Rising stocks pushed the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market higher on Friday, following trading in 61 securities, up from 57 on Thursday, with prices of 34 rising, just 15 declining and 12 ending unchanged, following a 42 percent fall in volume traded, with an 11 percent lower value than on Thursday.
The market closed with 30,821,308 shares trading for $194,472,980, falling from 52,921,774 stock units at $218,524,588 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 505,267 shares at $3,188,082, after declining from 928,452 stocks at $3,833,765 on Thursday. Trading for the month to date, an average of 290,756 units at $1,547,092, up from 265,299 stock units at $1,352,344 on the previous day and August with an average of 286,418 stock units at $1,923,954.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 26.84 million shares for 87.1 percent of total volume followed by Lasco Manufacturing which ended with 1.36 million stock units for 4.4 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Energy with 444,580 stocks for 1.4 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 1,663.64 points to cease trading at 367,588.25, the JSE Main Index popped 1,284.45 points to settle at 317,959.92 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.47 points to finish at 66.25. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four 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 13.5. 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 the market, AS Bryden rallied 21 cents to close at $25.81 with 2,603 shares crossing the market, Berger Paints sank 62 cents to $6.08 in trading 308 units, Caribbean Cement shed 42 cents to finish at $94 with 2,294 stock units clearing the market. Eppley shed $1.90 and ended at $33 after a transfer of 55 shares, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund increased $1.99 to end at $41.99 with 2,020 stock units being traded on the market, GraceKennedy sank 65 cents in closing at $70.90 with traders transferring 257,522 shares. Guardian Holdings lost $25 to end at $330 after investors exchanged 32,775 stocks, Jamaica Broilers popped 50 cents in closing at $26.50, after trading of 9,587 units, JMMB Group advanced 35 cents to end at $19 as investors exchanged 11,444 stock units. Lasco Manufacturing rose 20 cents to finish at $6.43 as 1,361,483 shares changed hands, Margaritaville gained $1.79 and ended at $15 with an exchange of 1,772 stock units, Mayberry Group climbed 20 cents to close at $7 after trading of 64 units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities slipped 69 cents to $9.50 with 1,947 stocks crossing the exchange, 
NCB Financial popped $1.05 to close at $44 with investors trading 240,630 units, 138 Student Living gained 34 cents to end at $4.44 after an exchange of 392 stocks. Pan Jamaica fell 20 cents to $50.80 with investors trading 2,008 shares, Portland JSX rose 35 cents and ended at $10.50 in switching ownership of of just 4 units, Proven Investments rose 20 cents to finish at $17 with investors dealing in 82,993 shares. Sagicor Group increased $1 to $41 as traders exchanged 14,234 stocks, Sagicor Real Estate Fund advanced 40 cents to close at $8 with 2,063 stocks passing through the market, Scotia Group rallied 61 cents in closing at $54.61 in trading 442,826 units. Seprod increased $3.92 and ended at $82.40 with traders dealing in 6,383 stocks, Sterling Investments climbed 29 cents to finish at $3.20 in an exchange of 60 units, Supreme Ventures popped 46 cents to end at $19.65 with investors dealing in 40,346 shares. 
Transjamaican Highway rallied 30 cents to $4 with 26,840,867 stock units clearing the market and Wisynco Group rose 35 cents to end at $21.31 as investors exchanged 4,596 shares.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share gained $1.39 in closing at $19.99 as traders switched ownership of 2 units. Jamaica Public Service 7% dipped $2.90 to close at $42 after an exchange of 9 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% advanced 91 cents and ended at $104.90 with investors swapping 2,001 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Angostura Holdings dipped 9 cents to $12.90, with 5,802 units clearing the market, Ansa McAl lost $3 in closing at a 52 week low of $40 in trading 10,635 stocks. Ansa Merchant Bank finished at $33.12, with the trading of 40 stock units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund skidded 41 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $23.10, with investors swapping 13,112 stock units, Eric Solis Marketing popped 2 cents to end at a 52 weeks high of $4.02 in an exchange of 293 shares. First Citizens Group sank 50 cents in closing at $38.50, with 2,201 stock units crossing the market. GraceKennedy rallied 5 cents to $3.65 with investors trading 200 stocks, L.J. Williams B share rose 3 cents to end at $1.18 after a transfer of 536 units. Massy Holdings shed 40 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $3.50, after trading of 180,299 shares, 
National Enterprises fell 1 cent to finish at $2.15, with 2,000 stock units passing through the market. National Flour Mills advanced 3 cents to close at $1.64 with an exchange of 27,049 stocks. One Caribbean Media slipped 15 cents to a 52 weeks low of $2 in an exchange of 650 units, Point Lisas climbed 3 cents to finish at $4 with investors trading 10,000 shares, Prestige Holdings remained at $12.50, with 600 units crossing the exchange. Republic Financial increased $2 to end at $109 with traders dealing in 756 stocks, Scotiabank ended at $48.75 after an exchange of 2,705 stock units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $2.99 with a transfer of 1,200 shares.
The market closed with 52,921,774 shares trading worth $218,524,588, rising dramatically from 7,971,105 stock units valued at $40,013,200 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, Barita Investments fell 20 cents to end at $78.05 as investors exchanged 24,455 shares, Caribbean Cement rose $4.41 to end at $94.42 with investors trading 1,190 shares, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund advanced $1.50 to $40 with 50 stock units passing through the market, General Accident dipped 41 cents to end at $5.79 after trading of 13,195 shares. GraceKennedy lost $1.55 in closing at $71.55 with a transfer of 4,526 units, Jamaica Broilers sank 89 cents to end at $26 with investors dealing in 6,833 stocks, Jamaica Stock Exchange skidded 79 cents to close at $11.78 after brokers transferred 4,349 units. JMMB Group fell 74 cents to $18.65 with investors trading 85,950 shares, Massy Holdings slipped 50 cents and ended at $77 with investors exchanging 17,632 stock units, Sagicor Group lost 48 cents to finish at $40, after trading of 49,707 shares. Sagicor Real Estate Fund climbed 84 cents to close at $7.60 as investors exchanged 150 units, 
Seprod sank $1.91 in closing at $78.48 in trading 531 stock units, Sterling Investments dipped 29 cents to $2.91 with traders exchanging 5,000 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments increased $1.15 to end at $13.30 with brokers clearing 4,941 shares and Wisynco Group declined 44 cents to $20.96 with an exchange of 16,990 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market ended with trading of 4,913,360 shares for $12,236,802, jumping from 1,431,920 units at $3,870,592 on Wednesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.5, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2026.
GWest Corporation lost 7 cents and ended at 76 cents with 8,154 shares crossing the market, Image Plus skidded 5 cents to 91 cents with traders dealing in 30,803 stocks, Indies Pharma fell 7 cents in closing at $3.01 as investors exchanged 232,992 stock units. Jamaican Teas shed 9 cents to finish at $2.25 with 10,968 shares changing hands, Jetcon Corporation popped 13 cents to close at $1.81 with investors trading 54,550 stock units, Mailpac Group rallied 10 cents to end at $2.59 after traders exchanged 76,496 stocks. Omni Industries dropped 5 cents in closing at 83 cents after trading 19,297 units and Spur Tree Spices slipped 5 cents to $1.10 in an exchange of 76,832 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 924,439 shares worth $6,935,695, down sharply 4,842,914 stock units at $31,641,002 on Wednesday.
At the close of a subdued trading session, Agostini rose $1.75 in closing at $68.75, with just 5 shares crossing the market, Ansa McAl remained at $43 after an exchange of a mere one stock unit, CIBC Caribbean Bank declined 35 cents to end at $8.50 with 67,166 shares clearing the market . Endeavour Holdings rose 50 cents to close at $19.50 after a transfer of 200 stocks, Eric Solis Marketing ended at $4 with investors trading 12 stock units, First Citizens Group fell $1 to finish at $39, with market 3,113 shares crossing the exchange. GraceKennedy slipped 3 cents to a 52 week low of $3.60 as investors exchanged 20,000 units, Guardian Holdings remained at $15.48 after closing with 2,548 stocks being traded, JMMB Group popped 4 cents in closing at $1.04 with an exchange of just one stock unit. L.J. Williams B share ended at $1.15 after the trading of 1,964 shares, Massy Holdings remained at $3.90, with 435,536 units crossing the exchange, Medcorp sank $2.50 to close at $49.50 with investors trading 20 stocks. National Enterprises rallied 4 cents to $2.16 in an exchange of 31,910 stock units, 
National Flour Mills ended at $1.61 with investors swapping 5,003 shares, NCB Financial shed 3 cents to end at a 52 week low of $1.90 in switching ownership of 286,000 units. Republic Financial ended at $107 with investors dealing in 33,335 stocks, Scotiabank sank 25 cents to close at $48.75 in an exchange of 1,325 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL skidded 1 cent to finish at a 52 week low of $2.99, 18,361 shares changing hands. Trinidad Cement lost 10 cents to end a 52 week low of $1.90 in trading 310 units, Unilever Caribbean increased 40 cents to close at $14.40 after an exchange of 4,000 stocks and West Indian Tobacco climbed 4 cents to end at $4 with a transfer of 13,629 stock units.
The market closed with 7,971,105 shares trading for $40,013,200, sliding from 8,912,798 stock units at $54,686,296 on Tuesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.4. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with financial year closing around August 2026.
Scotia Group shed $1.30 to end at $54.20 with just 2,388 shares passing through the market, Seprod climbed $1.89 in closing at $80.39 after the trading of 643 stocks. Supreme Ventures sank 39 cents to close at $19.20 with 70,190 shares crossing the exchange, Sygnus Credit Investments skidded 86 cents and ended at $12.15 with traders transferring 165,283 units and Wisynco Group fell 50 cents to finish at $21.40 with 96,241 stocks changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 1,431,920 shares for $3,870,592, after a steep decline from 2,971,755 units at $4,794,934 on Tuesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.5, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2026.
Fontana declined 19 cents to end at $8.86 with a transfer of 33,303 shares. ISP Finance declined $2.14 in closing at $14.45 as 77 units crossed the market, Jamaican Teas rallied 12 cents to $2.34 in trading 4,348 stocks, Jetcon Corporation lost 14 cents to end at $1.68, after closing with an exchange of 1,200 stock units. JFP dropped 9 cents to finish at 51 cents after a transfer of 22,955 shares and Regency Petroleum increased 10 cents and ended at $4.30 with traders dealing in 303 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 4,842,914 shares for $31,641,002, well above the 233,862 stock units at $1,499,663 on Tuesday.
CIBC Caribbean Bank sank 5 cents to end at $8.85 with investors trading 619 shares, First Citizens Group rose $2 to $40 with an exchange of 1,992 stock units, GraceKennedy ended at $3.63, with 158 shares bering traded Guardian Holdings climbed by 43 cents to $15.48 after an exchange of 1,275 stock units, Guardian Media shed 8 cents to finish at a 52 week low of 66 cents with investors swapping 100 units, JMMB Group ended at $1, with 1,000 stock units crossing the exchange. Massy Holdings increased 3 cents to end at $3.90, with 3,948,478 shares changing hands, Medcorp remained at $52 after an exchange of 94 stocks, National Enterprises sank by 5 cents to close at $2.12 with 22,578 units passing through the market. National Flour Mills ended at $1.61 with investors dealing in 12,295 stock units, NCB Financial remained at $1.93 after the market 250 shares changed hands, 
Prestige Holdings popped 27 cents to end at a 52 week high of $12.50 after a transfer of 2,291 stocks. Republic Financial advanced 50 cents in closing at $107, with 23,638 units crossing the market, Scotiabank rallied 25 cents to finish at $49 in trading 246,967 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL slipped 10 cents and ended at a 52 week low of $3 after closing with 124,243 shares being traded. Trinidad Cement popped 1 cent to $2 in an exchange of 452,705 shares and Unilever Caribbean advanced 99 cents in closing at $14 with investors trading 1,490 stocks.
The market closed with 8,912,798 shares being traded, with a value of $54,686,296, following a decline from 13,477,623 stock units for $104,726,080 on Monday.
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 financial year ending around August 2026.
JMMB Group dipped $1.06 and ended at $18.42 with traders swapping 46,691 stock units, 138 Student Living lost 40 cents to close at $4.08 with 1,945 stock units crossing the market, Scotia Group climbed 90 cents in closing at $55.50 after investors transferred 8,303 stock units and Seprod popped 50 cents to close at $78.50 after closing with 2,464 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 2,971,755 shares for $4,794,934, from 3,624,819 units at $4,546,581 on Monday.
At the close of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and only two with lower offers.
Express Catering shed 24 cents to $2.61 with investors swapping 311,369 units, ISP Finance popped $2.16 to finish at $16.59 with a transfer of a mere one stock, Jamaican Teas dipped 11 cents and ended at $2.22 with investors dealing in 13,005 stock units. KLE Group advanced 13 cents to close at 98 cents with 111 shares switching owners, Medical Disposables rose 8 cents to end at $1.40 with traders dealing in 410 stocks, Regency Petroleum sank 12 cents in closing at $4.20 as investors cleared 94,559 units from the market and Spur Tree Spices skidded 5 cents to $1.11 with an exchange of 164,987 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.