More than twice the amount of funds fueled trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Friday, compared to Thursday, resulting in a marginal decline in the volume of stocks traded, following activity in 60 securities compared with 56, with prices of 25 rising, 19 declining and 16 ending unchanged.
The market closed with trading in 17,403,798 shares with a value of $193,831,769 versus 18,495,766 stock units at $94,742,564 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 290,063 shares worth $3,230,529 compared with 330,282 stocks at $1,691,831 on Thursday and for the month to date, an average of 163,460 units at $1,428,555 up from 156,388 shares for $1,327,886 on the previous day and May with an average of 245,284 stock units at $2,050,773.
Sagicor Select Financial Fund led trading with 3.77 million shares for 21.7 percent of total volume followed by Sterling Investments which ended with 2.25 million stocks for 12.9 percent of the day’s trade, Wigton Energy closed with 2.22 million stocks for 12.7 percent of the total traded volume, Transjamaican Highway was next with 1.80 million units for 10.4 percent of the trading and Lasco Manufacturing with 1.75 million units for 10 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 1,819.67 points to finish at 361,144.30, the JSE Main Index rallied 1,349.94 points to 312,696.64 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.56 points to conclude trading at 65.20. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
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 the financial year ending around August 2025.
At the close of the week, Berger Paints fell 98 cents to end at $6.50 as investors exchanged a mere 14 shares, Caribbean Cement slipped 49 cents in closing at $81.01 after trading 9,632 stock units, Guardian Holdings rallied $1 to $319 after an exchange of 249 stocks. Jamaica Broilers rose 97 cents to close at $24.95 in trading 100,096 shares, Jamaica Producers increase 40 cents to end at $24.90 after an exchange of 103,731 stock units, Massy Holdings sank 50 cents to close at $77 with investors trading 64,623 shares. NCB Financial declined $1.50 to $40 in switching ownership of 757,913 stocks, Sagicor Group gained $1 and ended at $42, with 76,840 units crossing the exchange, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rose 39 cents to finish at $8.50, with 500 stock units changing hands. Seprod climbed $1.25 to close at $81 as 10,276 shares passed through the market, Sygnus Credit Investments advanced $1.20 in closing at $13.50 in an exchange of 451,466 stock units and 
Wisynco Group popped 50 cents to end at $21, with 280,992 shares crossing the market.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% shed 42 cents in closing at $41.58, with an exchange of 24 units, 138 Student Living preference share gained $28.50 to $218.50 with investors dealing in 292,212 stocks, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% lost $10 to finish at $1,130 with a transfer of 130 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments 10% rose $6.69 and ended at $109.69 after trading of just two stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% climbed $9.51 to close at $110, with 23,131 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 13,189,955 shares at a value of $22,163,154, up from 10,333,999 units at $17,077,015 on Thursday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.9, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Fontana lost 30 cents in closing at $8.50, with 26,743 units crossing the market, Honey Bun dipped 10 cents to $7.39 in trading 1,899 stocks, Knutsford Express gained $1.99 to finish at $12.99 after an exchange of 95,587 stock units. Omni Industries increased 13 cents and ended at 79 cents, with 20,403 shares changing hands, RA Williams climbed 5 cents to close at 48 cents with 197 stocks passing through the exchange, Regency Petroleum increased 13 cents to end at $4.09 with investors trading 293,873 units and Tropical Battery fell 10 cents in closing at $2.03 with 257,696 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 259,709 shares for $1,323,795, down from 746,572 stock units at $2,558,668 on Thursday.
At the close on the last trading day of the week, Angostura Holdings increased by 2 cents to finish at $14.80 with a transfer of 1,176 shares, CIBC Caribbean Bank slipped 44 cents to close at $8.30, with 2,200 units crossing the market, First Citizens Group sank 20 cents to finish at $42.50 after 700 stocks were traded. GraceKennedy ended at $3.80, with an exchange of 83 shares, Guardian Holdings ended at $16.85 with investors trading 1,563 stock units, JMMB Group ended at $1.08 with 181 shares clearing the market. Massy Holdings climbed 7 cents to $4 after an exchange of 173,223 stocks, National Enterprises remained at $2.42 after 33,568 units passed through the market, National Flour Mills skidded 2 cents and ended at $1.63, with 5,734 stock units changing hands. One Caribbean Media ended at $2.60 in trading 5 shares, Point Lisas rose 39 cents to end at $4.04 with 529 stock units crossing the market, 
Prestige Holdings advanced 11 cents in closing at $13, with investors exchanging 1,616 units. Republic Financial remained at $112.05 after a transfer of 1,532 stocks, Scotiabank popped 15 cents to end at $51.60 with traders dealing in 2,505 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 2 cents in closing at $3.73 following an exchange of 28,253 stocks. Trinidad Cement ended at $2.20 with investors swapping 5,859 shares, Unilever Caribbean gained 2 cents and ended at $13.90 in an exchange of 410 stock units and West Indian Tobacco rallied 10 cents to finish at $4.90 after closing with 572 shares changing hands.
The market closed with trading of 10,333,999 shares for $17,077,015, up from 4,702,128 stock units at $7,310,787 on Wednesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.1, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Indies Pharma advanced 7 cents to end at $3.65 in trading 6,948 stock units. Iron Rock Insurance shed 20 cents in closing at $5.80 with an exchange of 2,607 shares, KLE Group dropped 12 cents to finish at 85 cents, with investors exchanging 902 units, Lasco Financial increased 5 cents to close at $1.78, with 90,817 stocks crossing the market. MFS Capital Partners sank 6 cents to 42 cents with investors trading 11,204 stock units, Omni Industries dipped 12 cents to close at a 52 week low of 66 cents after 85,040 shares passed through the market and Stationery and Office Supplies rallied 12 cents to end at $1.70 with an exchange of 3,652,388 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 18,495,766 shares trading worth $94,742,564 compared with 11,890,305 stocks at $79,422,000 on Wednesday.
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 2025.
Sagicor Real Estate Fund gained 96 cents to end at $8.11 after an exchange of 458 shares, Seprod popped $2.25 to close at $79.75, after 85,598 shares cleared the market. Sterling Investments sank 36 cents to close trading at $3.10 in an exchange of 7,557 stock units. Sygnus Credit Investments advanced 78 cents and ended at $12.30 with 221,813 stock units crossing the market and Wisynco Group rose $1.55 to $20.50 in switching ownership of 157,838 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 746,572 shares for $2,558,668 compared to 319,312 stock units at $12,508,661 on Wednesday.
At the close of the market, Agostini’s popped $1 to $66 in an exchange of 915 shares, Angostura Holdings fell 2 cents to finish at $14.78, with 378 stocks clearing the market, Ansa McAl skidded 75 cents and ended at $44 with an exchange of 593 shares. CIBC Caribbean Bank sank 2 cents in closing at $8.74 with an exchange of 145 stock units, First Citizens Group ended at $42.70 with a transfer of 715 units, GraceKennedy dipped 5 cents to end at $3.80 as investors exchanged 23,010 shares. Guardian Holdings shed 12 cents in closing at $16.85 after a transfer of 8,569 units, Guardian Media declined 3 cents to 97 cents with investors trading 1,873 stocks, JMMB Group lost 7 cents to close at $1.08 after an exchange of 5 stock units. Massy Holdings dipped 1 cent to end at $3.93 with investors swapping 228,949 shares, 
National Enterprises remained at $2.42, after 468,293 units passed through the market, National Flour Mills rallied 2 cents to $1.65 after an exchange of 145 stocks. Prestige Holdings sank 10 cents to $12.89 with investors trading 6,685 stock units, Republic Financial slipped 20 cents in closing at $112.05 in an exchange of 382 shares, Scotiabank lost 15 cents to finish at a 52 week low of $51.45 with investors dealing in 123 stocks. Unilever Caribbean dropped 55 cents and ended at $13.88, with 552 units crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco sank 12 cents to close at $4.80 in trading 5,240 stock units.
Trading accounted for an exchange of 319,312 shares for $12,508,661, up from 131,536 stock units at $1,311,094 on Tuesday.
Ansa Merchant Bank skidded 39 cents and ended at $39 with a transfer of a mere 2 shares. Calypso Macro Investment rallied $1 to $24, with 3 units crossing the exchange. CIBC Caribbean Bank slipped 1 cent to finish at $8.76, with 394 stock units changing hands. First Citizens Group fell 25 cents in closing at $42.70 as investors exchanged 3,019 shares. Guardian Holdings remained at $16.97, with 4,004 units crossing the market, Guardian Media ended at $1 in an exchange of 120 stocks, JMMB Group advanced 8 cents to end at $1.15, with just 1 stock unit clearing the market. L.J. Williams B share remained at $1.25 after a transfer of 5 shares, Massy Holdings popped 9 cents and ended at $3.94 with investors swapping 169,823 stocks, National Enterprises dipped 22 cents to finish at $2.42 with an exchange of 3,151 units.
One Caribbean Media remained at $2.60 and closed after 86 stock units were traded, Prestige Holdings fell 1 cent to $12.99 with investors trading 1,387 shares, Republic Financial climbed 20 cents to finish at $112.25 after an exchange of 102,339 units. Scotiabank increased 10 cents to end at $51.60 with investors trading 210 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 2 cents in closing at $3.75 after an exchange of 34,593 stock units, Unilever Caribbean rallied 43 cents to close at $14.43 with investors dealing in 24 shares and West Indian Tobacco increased 22 cents to $4.92 after 35 units passed through the market.
The market closed with trading of 4,702,128 shares for $7,310,787 compared with 13,515,268 units at $19,999,006 on Tuesday.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rose 16.27 points to close at 3,377.70. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
Express Catering fell 9 cents and ended at $2.50 with 141,640 shares clearing the market. Fontana slipped 6 cents to $8.88 in trading 10,426 units, Future Energy sank 14 cents in closing at $2.92 after a transfer of 112,271 stocks, Iron Rock Insurance dipped 10 cents and ended at $6 after closing with an exchange of 25 stock units. Jamaican Teas popped 15 cents to close at $2.45 in switching ownership of 5,386 shares, Knutsford Express sank 64 cents to finish at $11 with 19,417 units crossing the exchange, Limners and Bards shed 12 cents to end at $1.08 with investors trading 1,726 stocks and RA Williams lost 7 cents in closing at 42 cents, with 511,050 stock units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
A total of 13,515,268 shares were exchanged for $19,999,006, with a sharp increase over the 4,852,506 units traded worth $8,954,570 on Monday.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index dropped 22.42 points to 3,361.43. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and six with lower offers.
GWest Corporation climbed 7 cents to close at 97 cents after an exchange of 308,030 shares. Honey Bun sank 51 cents to $7.50 with investors trading 20,345 stock units, Image Plus increased 8 cents to end at $1 after an exchange of 5,478 units, Iron Rock Insurance advanced 80 cents in closing at $6.10 with investors trading 12,043 stocks. ISP Finance rose $1.20 to end at $11.40 and closed with an exchange of 2,806 shares, Jamaican Teas skidded 5 cents to finish at $2.30 in trading 316,426 units, KLE Group rallied 12 cents to close at 97 cents with just one stock clearing the market. Limners and Bards popped 12 cents to $1.20 with a transfer of 150 stock units and MFS Capital Partners advanced 6 cents to close at 48 cents with investors dealing in 1,343,162 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 8,675,194 shares trading for $149,588,060, increasing from 7,001,365 stock units at $53,652,770 on Monday.
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 their financial year, ending on or around August 2025.
Sagicor Group dropped 50 cents to finish at $41.50 in an exchange of 7,582 shares, Salada Foods rose 44 cents and ended at $3.29, with 7,411 stocks changing hands, Scotia Group fell 39 cents to close at $52.80 as investors exchanged 1,528,259 units. Seprod advanced 96 cents to $78.95, with 1,389 stock units clearing the market. Sterling Investments declined 35 cents to end at $2.85 with an exchange of 10,000 shares and Wisynco Group slipped 54 cents in closing at $20.50 after trading at an intraday 52 week low of $18.01 after 210,974 stock units passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.