Sizable losses hit the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Thursday, with prices of 26 stocks declining, just 12 rising and 18 ending unchanged, following trading in 56 securities, up from 54 on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 38 percent and the value 35 percent more than on Wednesday.
Investors exchanged 6,536,660 shares for $52,361,399, up from 4,749,460 stocks at $38,772,140 on Wednesday.
Trading closed with an average of 116,726 shares at $935,025 compared to 87,953 stocks at $718,003 on Wednesday and for the month to date an average of 123,997 stock units at $940,862, compared with 126,465 shares at $942,844 on the previous day and October with an average of 210,503 stock units at $1,467,012.
Leading highway operators, Transjamaican Highway, led trading with 3.02 million shares for 46.2 percent of total volume, followed by QWI Investments which ended with just 421,638 units for 6.5 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Energy with 370,886 stocks for 5.7 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped by 3,317.56 points to end at 361,025.57, the JSE Main Index dived 3,443.73 points to finish at 316,738.21 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 1.03 points to conclude trading at 65.38. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.2. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of a day of moderate trades, AS Bryden dipped $2.50 and ended at $32.50, following trading of 54,481 shares, Barita Investments dropped $4.19 to $77.80 in an exchange of 22,155 units, Berger Paints slipped 64 cents to finish at $6 with traders dealing in 86,510 shares. Caribbean Cement rose $1.95 to end at $92.95 in switching ownership of 20,834 stock units, Eppley fell $1.50 in closing at $33.50 with an exchange of 1,784 stocks, General Accident jumped 90 cents to close at $6.49 trading 138,777 shares, following the announcement that the company is acquiring the Trinidad based Beacon Insurance. GraceKennedy popped $1.50 to $70.50 with an exchange of 8,356 stock units, 
Guardian Holdings dropped $5 to end at $365, after 695 stocks were traded, Jamaica Producers lost 40 cents in closing at $22.20 as investors exchanged 38,389 units. Jamaica Stock Exchange increased 49 cents and ended at $11.99 after 150 stocks changed hands, Mayberry Jamaican Equities climbed $1.38 to finish at $9.48 with a transfer of 500 units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy declined $1.28 to close at $47.02 after an exchange of 20 shares. Proven Investments shed 49 cents to close at $16 in trading 4,158 stock units, Sagicor Group sank $2.01 to finish at $39.98, after 66,439 shares passed through the market and Scotia Group skidded $1 and ended at $52 with investors trading 234,469 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of just 144,314 shares for $2,185,428 compared to 179,637 stock units at $11,074,615 on Wednesday.
At the close of market activity, Agostini climbed $3.50 to $67 in an exchange of 3,740 shares, Angostura Holdings fell 25 cents and ended at $12.75, after 180 units passed through the market, Ansa McAl dropped 50 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $42 after an exchange of 259 shares. Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $31.45 in trading 601 units, AS Bryden remained at $1.99 after a transfer of 10,250 stocks, Calypso Macro Investment Fund rose $1 to finish at $23.50 with investors trading 150 units. CIBC Caribbean Bank sank $1.15 and ended at $7.20, with 101 shares crossing the market, Eric Solis Marketing ended at $3.99 with traders dealing in 8 stocks, First Citizens Group lost 25 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of $33.75, with 7,246 stock units clearing the market. Guardian Holdings remained at $14.02 in switching ownership of 74,638 shares, JMMB Group rallied 3 cents to close at 88 cents after an exchange of 11 units, L.J. Williams A share ended at 22 cents after the trading of 4,750 stocks.
Massy Holdings remained at $3.50, with 18,927 stock units crossing the exchange, National Enterprises remained at $1.80, after 3,179 shares changed hands, National Flour Mills ended at $1.61 in an exchange of 294 stocks. NCB Financial dipped 7 cents to finish at $1.83 with investors swapping 485 units, Republic Financial ended at $103 and closed with an exchange of 3,391 stock units, Scotiabank fell 5 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $47.85 with investors trading 2,101 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL increased 19 cents to $2.94 with an exchange of 2,543 stocks, Unilever Caribbean popped 29 cents and ended at $13.55, with 1,460 units crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco skidded 2 cents in closing at $3.60 with investors dealing in 10,000 stock units.
The market closed with trading of 6,643,942 shares for $10,874,824 compared with 5,317,670 units at $8,323,400 on Tuesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.5, based on last traded price, in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2026.
Fosrich popped 8 cents in closing at $2.28, with 276,358 stock units clearing the market. GWest Corporation slipped 14 cents and ended at 60 cents as investors exchanged 10,000 shares, Honey Bun rallied 38 cents to finish at $7.38 with a transfer of 1,480 units, Indies Pharma sank 8 cents to close at $2.90 after an exchange of 1,000 stocks. Lasco Financial increased by 7 cents to $1.95 with investors dealing in a mere 100 stock units, Limners and Bards shed 7 cents and ended at $1.12 after a transfer of 834 shares, Regency Petroleum gained 16 cents to finish at $4.06 with investors trading 109,179 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies dipped 13 cents to close at $1.71 in an exchange of 4,437 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 4,749,460 shares trading for $38,772,140, down from 5,152,349 stock units at $48,418,772 on Tuesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.3. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
NCB Financial dropped 39 cents to end at $40.60 after an exchange of 40,863 units, Proven Investments climbed $1.49 in closing at $16.49 with a transfer of 21,903 stock units. Seprod sank $1.10 and ended at $79.90 as investors exchanged 823 shares, Supreme Ventures popped 55 cents to finish at $18.05 after it closed with an exchange of 15,471 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments slipped 39 cents to close at $13 in an exchange of 61,234 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 179,637 shares for $11,074,615, up from 171,916 stock units at $754,999 on Tuesday.
At the close, Agostini dropped $3 to end at $63.50, with 113 shares passing through the market, Angostura Holdings sank 10 cents to $13, with 291 units crossing the exchange, Ansa McAl declined $1.24 to finish at a 52 weeks low of $42.50 in trading 97 shares. AS Bryden ended at $1.99, with 2,228 stock units clearing the market, CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $8.35 with an exchange of 3,972 stocks, First Citizens Group ended at $34 and closed with an exchange of 2,898 shares. GraceKennedy fell 15 cents to a 52 weeks low of $3.30 in trading 195 stock units, Guardian Holdings ended at $14.02 with traders dealing in 626 stocks, JMMB Group skidded 3 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of 85 cents in switching ownership of 344 units. Massy Holdings remained at $3.50 with investors dealing in 12,044 stocks, Medcorp lost $1 and ended at $49 after an exchange of 114 shares, National Enterprises declined 25 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of $1.80 with the trading of 33,760 stock units. National Flour Mills ended at $1.61, with 1,462 units crossing the market, 
NCB Financial shed 3 cents to end at $1.90 as investors exchanged 55 stocks, Point Lisas remained at $4.10 with a transfer of 580 units. Republic Financial ended at $103 in trading 101,730 shares, Scotiabank ended at $47.90 in an exchange of 90 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL dropped 20 cents to finish at $2.75 with investors trading 7,227 shares. Trinidad Cement fell 10 cents to a 52 weeks low of $1.85 after 5,000 stock units passed through the market and West Indian Tobacco advanced 4 cents to finish at $3.62 with investors swapping 6,811 units.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with an exchange of 1.70 million shares accounting for 32.9 percent of the total volume followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund which ended with 974,252 units for 18.9 percent of the day’s trade and Carreras with 845,558 stocks for 16.4 percent of the volume traded.
At the close, AS Bryden skidded 50 cents to close at $37.50 crossing the market 359 shares, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund lost $3.50 to $38.50 after an exchange of 606 units, General Accident increased by 62 cents to end at $5.58, with 282 shares crossing the exchange. GraceKennedy dropped $1 to close at $71 with an exchange of 14,859 stock units, Jamaica Stock Exchange fell 60 cents and ended at $11.40 after it closed with an exchange of 10,100 stocks, JMMB Group dropped 50 cents to finish at $17.50 with a transfer of 66,695 units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities popped 92 cents to $9.42 after an exchange of 1,500 stocks, 138 Student Living gained 53 cents to close at $3.77 with investors trading 295 shares, Proven Investments sank $1.25 and ended at $15 in switching ownership of 132,424 stock units. Sagicor Real Estate Fund rose 74 cents to finish at $7.54 with traders dealing in 300 shares, 
Scotia Group shed 70 cents to end at $53, with 34,795 units crossing the exchange and Supreme Ventures sank 40 cents in closing at $17.50 with investors dealing in 21,586 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
AS Bryden ended at $1.99 with investors trading 382 stocks. CIBC Caribbean Bank closed at $8.35 after an exchange of 800 shares, First Citizens Group fell 50 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of $34 after trading of 3,841 shares, GraceKennedy closed at $3.45 after an exchange of 291 shares. Guardian Holdings ended at $14.02 with investors swapping 1,960 stock units, Guardian Media rose 8 cents to close at 73 cents with 6,778 units changing hands, JMMB Group sank 1 cent in closing at a 52 weeks low of 88 cents with 70 stocks being traded. Massy Holdings slipped 5 cents and ended at $3.50 after a transfer of 115,186 shares, National Enterprises rallied 5 cents to end at $2.05 in trading 1,436 stocks, NCB Financial remained at $1.93, with 74 units clearing the market. One Caribbean Media sank 23 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $1.55 in an exchange of 23,000 stock units, Point Lisas rallied 1 cent to $4.10 with investors trading 1,305 shares, 
Republic Financial remained at $103 in switching ownership of 225 stock units. Scotiabank ended at $47.90 with investors dealing in 265 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 4 cents to close at $2.95, with 4,861 stocks crossing the exchange, Unilever Caribbean dropped 24 cents to end at a 52 weeks low of $13.26 with traders dealing in 160 shares and West Indian Tobacco lost 2 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of $3.58, with 6,865 stock units crossing the market.
The market closed with a 45 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, with 41 percent lower value than Monday, with trading of 5,317,670 shares worth $8,323,400, down from 9,594,7 ended with an averaged 132,942 shares at $208,085 compared to 213,218 stocks at $313,238 on Monday, with the month to date, averaging 175,441 stock units at $263,754 compared with 213,218 shares at an average of $313,238 on the previous day and October with an average of 191,865 shares at $349,252.
At the close, Access Financial rallied $2.28 and ended at $19.49 with investors dealing in 886 shares, AMG Packaging increased 25 cents to $2.41 after an exchange of 8,117 stocks, Atlantic Hardware climbed 15 cents to finish at a record closing high of $1.30, with 3,202,497 shares changing hands. Blue Power sank 37 cents to close at $3.36 after a transfer of 1,056 stock units, Cargo Handlers rose $1.83 to end at $12.96 as investors exchanged a mere 29 units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers dipped 25 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of $1.65 with a transfer of 1,241 shares. Caribbean Flavours gained 11 cents to $1.63, after clearing the market of 1,578 units, Consolidated Bakeries popped 19 cents to end at $2.09 with investors trading 4,465 stocks, Dolphin Cove sank 20 cents in closing at $12.80 in an exchange of 3,384 stock units. Everything Fresh declined 5 cents to finish at $2.10 with traders dealing in 93,144 shares, Express Catering fell 15 cents and ended at $2.85 in an exchange of 58,009 stock units, Fontana advanced 10 cents to close at $9.10 with investors trading 19,023 stocks. 
Future Energy slipped 7 cents to $2.98 after the trading 51,292 units, GWest Corporation rose 14 cents to close at 74 cents in trading 164,959 shares, Honey Bun lost 20 cents to end at $7, after closing with an exchange of 7,451 stock units. JFP rallied 9 cents in closing at 72 cents with investors trading 67,128 stocks, Knutsford Express increased 80 cents to finish at $13.80 in switching ownership of 5 units, Lasco Financial dropped 7 cents and ended at $1.88, with 103,643 shares crossing the exchange. Lumber Depot climbed 27 cents to close at a 52 weeks high of $3.60 in trading 122,981 units, Mailpac Group shed 8 cents to close at $2.39 with an exchange of 188,114 shares. Main Event skidded 7 cents to finish at $6.60, with 5,926 stock units crossing the market after the price hit an intraday 52 weeks low of $5.71. Omni Industries popped 12 cents and ended at 96 cents after 83,550 shares passed through the market, Paramount Trading sank 12 cents in closing at $1.13, with 50,119 stock units crossing the market and Regency Petroleum gained 35 cents to end at $3.90 after an exchange of 350,115 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
By the close, the market ended with a 75 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, with 83 percent lower value than Friday, following trading in 45 securities compared with 42 on Friday and ending with prices of 10 rising, 22 falling and 13 closing unchanged.
At the close, Access Financial dropped $2.27 to end at $17.21 with trading of a mere 105 shares, AMG Packaging sank 24 cents to $2.16 in an exchange of 3,736 stocks, Atlantic Hardware climbed 19 cents to a record high of $1.15 after investors grabbed 3,128,475 shares. Cargo Handlers, one of the companies that could benefit from increased demand for goods for reconstruction, declined $1.85 and ended at $11.13, with 838 units crossing the market, Caribbean Flavours sank 8 cents to finish at $1.52 with a transfer of 899 stocks, Derrimon Trading slipped 8 cents to close at $1.85, with 427,175 units crossing the exchange. Dolla Financial fell 8 cents to $2.56 with investors trading 113,100 stocks, Dolphin Cove increased 50 cents to end at $13 after an exchange of 7,371 shares, Express Catering popped 10 cents in closing at $3, with 49,703 stock units changing hands after investors cut the price from $3.65 before the hurricane, last week, in expectation of a slippage in business as tourist traffic could decline for a few months. Future Energy dropped 6 cents and ended at $3.05 after an exchange of 178,074 shares, 
GWest Corporation lost 10 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of 60 cents, with 57,129 stocks crossing the market, Honey Bun shed 10 cents to finish at $7.20 in an exchange of 16,495 stock units. Image Plus skidded 5 cents to 94 cents and closed with an exchange of 75,000 stock units, Indies Pharma rallied 14 cents to finish at $2.98, with 175,041 shares clearing the market, Lumber Depot rose 41 cents and ended at a 52 weeks high of $3.33 as investors exchanged 928,959 units. Main Event, a company to be negatively affected by reduced entertainment activity, fell 27 cents in closing at $6.67, after hitting an intraday 52 weeks low of $5.89, in switching ownership of 7,570 stocks, Medical Disposables dropped 27 cents to end at $1.42 with investors swapping 16,183 stock units, Regency Petroleum, the stock could suffer from decreased demand for fuel in western Jamaica, shed a huge 75 cents to close at $3.55 with an exchange of 513,486 shares and Spur Tree Spices lost 5 cents to $1 after 170,706 stocks passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Seprod sank $1 to $81 and closed with an exchange of 2,817 units and Sygnus Real Estate Finance dipped 40 cents and ended at $8.10 after a transfer of 4,104 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.