Winners beat losers in trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Tuesday, driving the main indices down, following trading in 61 securities compared with 64 on Monday, with prices of 27 rising, 26 declining and eight ending unchanged, with West Indies Petroleum trading just one share at a record high of $1.31.
The volume of stocks traded declined by a mere 5 percent, with the value 57 percent less than on Monday, with trading of 38,501,644 shares with a value of $489,916,796, down from 40,517,832 stock units at $1,132,576,395 on Monday.
An average of 631,174 shares were traded for $8,031,423 compared with 633,091 units for $17,696,506 on Monday and month to date, an average of 297,127 units at $3,855,628 compared with 278,670 shares at $3,624,900 on the previous day and November with an average of 279,326 stock units at $1,890,583.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 8.24 million shares for 21.4 percent of total volume followed by Radio Jamaica which ended with 6.49 million stocks for 16.8 percent of the day’s trade, Wigton Energy closed with 5.56 million stocks for 14.4 percent of the volume traded, NCB Financial with 3.35 million units for 8.7 percent of the total volume, Supreme Ventures ended with 3.30 million units for 8.6 percent of the day’s trade and Jamaica Stock Exchange with 2.23 million units for 5.8 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index lost 779.87 points to end at 362,530.65, the JSE Main Index sank 234.40 points to close trading at 315,799.99 and the JSE Financial Index increased 0.24 points to end at 63.92. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and eight with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.9. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close, Caribbean Producers rose 61 cents in closing at $7.60 after a transfer of 967,044 shares, Carreras rose $1.45 to $19.05 in the trading of 1,975,857 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund popped 80 cents and ended at $46.75, with 852 units crossing the market. First Rock Real Estate increased 87 cents to $10.96 with an exchange of 84 shares, General Accident dipped 40 cents to end at $5.80 in trading 5,077 stock units, GraceKennedy climbed $2 to finish at $72 in an exchange of 324,667 shares. Guardian Holdings fell $2.50 to $342.50, with 12,881 stock units crossing the market, Jamaica Producers skidded 50 cents to end at $24 in switching ownership of 873,200 stocks, Kingston Wharves gained $5.02 in closing at $35 with an exchange of 380,715 units. Margaritaville rallied 44 cents to finish at $11.98 with traders dealing in 1,516 shares, Massy Holdings sank 99 cents and ended at $75 as investors exchanged 1,681 stock units, Mayberry Group increased 50 cents to close at $7 with a transfer of 567 units. NCB Financial declined $1 to $40.50 with investors dealing in 3,348,354 stocks, Sagicor Group climbed 55 cents and ended at $39.55 after an exchange of 850,553 shares, Scotia Group rose 44 cents to finish at $53.94 with investors trading 24,141 stocks. 
Stanley Motta shed 84 cents in closing at $6.30, with 1,507 units changing hands, Supreme Ventures dropped 60 cents to end at $15.80 with investors swapping 3,303,706 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments sank 52 cents to close at $12.48 in an exchange of 203,188 shares. Sygnus Real Estate Finance gained 64 cents to end at $11.89, with 909 stocks clearing the market and Wisynco Group popped 42 cents to end at $20.12 and closed after an exchange of 78,301 units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share dipped $1.39 in closing at $18.01 with investors trading 489 stock units. Jamaica Public Service 7% lost $8.73 to close at $36 after an exchange of 134 shares, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% rallied $90.85 and ended at $2300 passed through the market 15 stock units, 138 Student Living preference share declined $5.50 to finish at $214.50 in switching ownership of 150 stocks. Productive Business Solutions 10.5% lost $70 and ended at $1060 passed through the market 36 units, Sygnus Credit Investments 10% advanced $4.97 to $110 in trading 545 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% sank $1.80 to close at $100.20, with 400 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 22,852,005 shares for a value of $42,292,961, up from 21,561,883 units at $36,146,118 on Monday.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rose 20.33 points to 3,389.32. Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Honey Bun popped 70 cents to close at $7.20 as investors exchanged 14,798 units. Jamaican Teas slipped 12 cents to $2.38, with 8,192,936 shares crossing the market, Kintyre Holdings increased 13 cents in closing at a 52 weeks high of 76 cents in an exchange of 3,387,502 stock units, Knutsford Express climbed $1.30 to end at $11.60, with traders dealing in 58,292 stocks. Mailpac Group gained 13 cents to finish at $2.55 after an exchange of 1,087,180 units, MFS Capital Partners rallied 7 cents and ended at 45 cents and closed with 310,175 stocks changing hands, Spur Tree Spices rose 11 cents to close at $1.17 with trading of 56,345 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies dipped 10 cents to $1.57, with 1,140,745 stock units clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 1,144,349 shares for $2,808,804, down from 1,251,579 stock units at $3,363,388 on Monday.
AS Bryden lost 3 cents to end at $1.90 with 3,229 shares clearing the market, CIBC Caribbean Bank declined 1 cent in closing at $8.24 in an exchange of 151 stock units, Eric Solis Marketing ended at $3.90 with trading of a mere 3 shares. First Citizens Group fell by 40 cents to $34, with 12,217 units passing through the market, GraceKennedy slipped 1 cent to end at a 52 weeks low of $3.46, with investors swapping just 9 stock units, Guardian Holdings remained at $14.55, with 12,052 stocks crossing the exchange. Guardian Media fell 2 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of 60 cents with investors dealing in 45 shares, JMMB Group dropped 11 cents and ended at 76 cents and closed with 177,850 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings rallied 1 cent to finish at $3.69 after an exchange of 108,909 stocks. National Enterprises rose 1 cent to $1.75 with a transfer of 748,514 units, National Flour Mills ended at $1.61 as investors exchanged 1,950 shares, 
NCB Financial shed 1 cent and ended at $1.92 after a transfer of 250 stocks. Republic Financial sank 45 cents to finish at $103.05 with traders dealing in 836 units, Scotiabank dipped 1 cent to end at $47.99 in an exchange of 940 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $2.64, with 64,609 shares crossing the market. Unilever Caribbean advanced 20 cents to $14.20 with an exchange of 179 stock units and West Indian Tobacco slipped 3 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $2.61 as 11,891 units passed through the market.
Trading resulted in 64 securities changing hands compared with 63 on Wednesday, ending with prices of 29 rising, 18 declining and 17 unchanged, leading to gains in the major indices of the market.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.6. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Massy Holdings rallied 99 cents and ended at $75.99 in trading 3,393 stock units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy rose $3 to $45, after 351 shares passed through the market, Pan Jamaica gained $6 to finish at $52 in switching ownership of 190,722 units. Sagicor Real Estate Fund advanced 73 cents to close at $7.63 with trading of 940 stocks, Scotia Group sank 70 cents to end at $53.50 with an exchange of 55,923 units, Stanley Motta increased 94 cents in closing at $7.14, with 54 shares crossing the market. Supreme Ventures climbed 40 cents to $16.40 as investors exchanged 20,876,062 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments popped $1.35 to close at $13 with 321,954 units clearing the market and Sygnus Real Estate Finance dipped $2.75 to finish at $11.25 after an exchange of 3,584 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 21,561,883 shares for $36,146,118, well above the 9,578,688 units at $8,903,892 on Wednesday, as 6 companies each traded more than a million shares, with Kintyre Holdings leading trading with 4.97 million shares for 23.1 percent of the volume, followed by Jamaican Teas, ending with 3.65 million stocks for 16.9 percent of the day’s trade. Fosrich finished 3.06 million stock units for 14.2 percent of the volume traded, Dolla Financial with 2.52 million units for 11.7 percent of all trades, EduFocal ended with 1.60 million units for 7.4 percent of the volume traded and Stationery and Office Supplies with 1.0 million units for 4.7 percent of market share.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.7, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Kintyre Holdings rose 9 cents to finish at a 52 weeks high of 63 cents in an exchange of 4,973,343 shares, Knutsford Express dropped $1.53 in closing at $10.30, with investors dealing in 16,939 stocks, Lumber Depot sank 8 cents to end at $2.85, with 28,566 units changing hands. Mailpac Group gained 18 cents in closing at $2.42 as investors exchanged 307,124 stock units, Main Event dipped 7 cents to $7.70 with a transfer of 1,487 shares, Omni Industries shed 6 cents to finish at 95 cents after 357,782 stock units passed through the market and Spur Tree Spices skidded 13 cents and ended at $1.06 after a transfer of 64,940 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 1,251,579 shares worth $3,363,388 compared to 138,886 stock units at $5,166,474 on Wednesday.
AS Bryden gained 3 cents and ended at $1.93 after an exchange of 3,520 stocks, Endeavour Holdings slipped 1 cent to finish at $18.44 with investors trading 4,341 units, Eric Solis Marketing shed 10 cents to close at $3.90 with an exchange of 2 stocks. First Citizens Group popped 5 cents to $34.40 after 250 shares crossed the market, GraceKennedy finished at $3.47 after an exchange of 10,819 stock units, Guardian Holdings increased 5 cents and ended at $14.55 with a transfer of 1,500 units. Guardian Media remained at 62 cents with just one share crossing the market, JMMB Group climbed 8 cents to 87 cents in switching ownership of 23,777 units, Massy Holdings fell 1 cent to close at $3.68 with traders dealing in 5,085 stocks. National Enterprises ended at $1.74 in an exchange of 153,713 stock units, National Flour Mills remained at $1.61 with investors trading 53,008 shares, One Caribbean Media ended at $1.33, with 962 units crossing the exchange. Point Lisas rose 10 cents to end at $5.10 after trading of 96 stocks, 
Prestige Holdings rallied 40 cents in closing at a 52 weeks high of $13.55 in an exchange of 5 stock units, Republic Financial shed $1.50 to close at $103.50, with an exchange of 1,583 shares. Scotiabank advanced $1.54 to $48 as investors exchanged 582 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell 1 cent to end at $2.64, with 991,758 stocks changing hands, Unilever Caribbean dropped 23 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of $14 after a transfer of 125 units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $2.64 and closed with 420 stocks being traded.
Kintyre Holdings declined from the last report to as low as 39 cents, but strong buying in the stock pushed it back up to 54 cents by the close of the week. The stock holds the number one position in the TOP10, with considerable room to run, according to ICInsider’s earnings this yearprojection of 20 cents per share.
Kintyre doubled in price during December, leading the Junior Market list with potential gains of 567 percent, with Express Catering collapsing to $2.40 this week, with a potential to gain 313 percent. Sygnus Credit Investments leads in the Main Market with a potential gain of 444 percent, followed by Innovative Energy, 435 percent and JMMB Group, 400 percent.
IC TOP10 stocks that will likely deliver the best returns are ranked in order of potential gains, computed using projected earnings, allowing investors to focus on the most undervalued companies when making investment decisions.
The market closed ahead of Christmas, with just 9 stocks rising and 16 declining. The financial sector declined in all listings except for Guardian Holdings, which remained unchanged at the close. Conglomerates had two rising stocks and one declining. The Manufacturing sector had three stocks increasing and two falling. Three stocks in the Trading sector fell, two rose and all three stocks in the Entertainment and Media sector declined.
The market closed with 4,775,830 shares trading for $74,688,010 compared with 6,387,421 stock units at $69,616,031 on Tuesday.
At the close, AS Bryden rallied 98 cents to end at $28.98 with a transfer of 2,130 shares, Eppley dropped $2.40 in closing at $31.10 after an exchange of 100 units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund sank $1.04 to $45.95 with investors trading 946 stocks. Guardian Holdings popped $5 to close at $340 in an exchange of 122 shares, Jamaica Broilers declined 60 cents to finish at $16.85 with investors dealing in 42,461 stock units, Jamaica Stock Exchange sank 77 cents and ended at $10.53, with 2,878 shares crossing the market. JMMB Group climbed 99 cents to $17.99 after an exchange of 101,185 units, Kingston Wharves rose 75 cents to end at $34 after closing with an exchange of 17,813 stocks, Margaritaville lost 93 cents in closing at $14 with traders dealing in 10 stock units. Mayberry Group skidded 50 cents and ended at $6.50 as investors exchanged 13,700 shares, NCB Financial gained $1.80 to finish at $41.80, with 136,019 stocks crossing the market, 
Pan Jamaica fell $2 to close at $46 in an exchange of 4,623 units. Scotia Group shed 90 cents to $54.20 with 69,485 stock units clearing the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance advanced $1.21 in closing at a 52 weeks high of $14 after the trading of 2,011 shares and West Indian Petroleum increased 24 cents to close at a record high of 74 cents after 5,000 shares were exchanged, leaving 284 bidders for more than 60.6 million shares unsatisfied at the close.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction 
The market closed with trading of 9,578,688 shares for $8,903,892 compared to 10,088,668 units at $11,319,606 on Tuesday.
ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
Iron Rock Insurance climbed 48 cents to $3.48 with investors dealing in 15,883 shares, ISP Finance sank $3.68 to close at $12.21, with 19 stock units crossing the exchange, Mailpac Group increased 17 cents to end at $2.24 with investors trading 7,218 stocks. Main Event lost 23 cents in closing at $7.77 in an exchange of 913 units, ONE on ONE Educational popped 9 cents to 85 cents with traders dealing in 1,000 shares, Regency Petroleum gained 22 cents to finish at $4.08 in switching ownership of 152,317 stock units and Spur Tree Spices rose 6 cents and ended at $1.19 after a transfer of 49,137 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.