Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Wednesday, with a 51 percent jump in the volume of stocks changing hands, valued 235 percent more than on Tuesday, with trading in 62 securities compared with 61 on Tuesday, with prices of 21 rising, 25 declining and 16 ending unchanged.
The market closed with 17,740,083 shares trading worth $182,300,899 compared to 11,741,183 stock units at $54,384,733 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 286,130 shares at $2,940,337 compared to 192,478 stocks at $891,553 on Tuesday and for the month to date, an average of 183,568 units valued at $1,434,994 compared with 175,879 shares at $1,322,139, on the previous day and September with an average of 383,823 stock units at $3,398,543.
Carreras led trading with 3.31 million shares for 18.7 percent of total volume followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund, with 3.0 million stocks for 16.9 percent of the day’s trade, Transjamaican Highway closed with 2.48 million stocks for 14 percent of the volume traded, Wigton Energy closed with 2.41 million units for 13.6 percent of the days total volume and Wisynco Group with 1.71 million units for 9.6 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 4,239.29 points to end at 361,821.69, the JSE Main Index declined 3,408.36 points to 319,020.22 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.61 points to close at 65.99. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 16 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
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 that are forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of market activity, Caribbean Cement popped 50 cents to finish at $90 after an exchange of 141,856 shares, Carreras dipped 61 cents and ended at $18 with investors trading 3,311,138 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund sank $3.38 to $38.62 in switching ownership of 10 shares. First Rock Real Estate gained 45 cents to end at $11.99 with investors trading 651 units, GraceKennedy rose $1 in closing at $72, with 128,914 stocks crossing the market, Guardian Holdings skidded $13 to close at $360 with an exchange of 572 shares. Kingston Wharves sank 90 cents to $28.80 with 128,927 stock units changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing dropped 43 cents to finish at $6.26 after an exchange of 127,683 units, 
Massy Holdings fell $2.48 and ended at $75.02 with investors swapping 217,602 stocks. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy declined 49 cents to close at $42.50 after a transfer of 500 units, NCB Financial advanced $1.48 to end at $41.48, with trading of 30,851 shares, Pan Jamaica rallied $1.74 in closing at $49.75 in an exchange of 21,692 stock units and Wisynco Group shed 45 cents to $20, with 1,710,620 stocks clearing the market.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% lost 41 cents to close at $44.08 in trading 1,058 units, 138 Student Living preference share increased $20 in closing at $260 after just 51 stocks crossing the exchange and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% climbed $7.48 to finish at $1,160 with a transfer of a mere two shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 5,348,668 shares being traded with a value of a mere $27,352,412, after declining below the 6,807,392 stock units at $44,911,562 on Tuesday.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden popped $1.99 and ended at $37.27, with investors dealing in 1,985 shares, Barita Investments advanced by 90 cents to $82.90, with 5,037 stock units passing through the market, Caribbean Cement shed $2.84 to close at $89.27, after trading of 6,180 shares. Caribbean Producers sank 45 cents to end at $7.05 after a transfer of 8,386 units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund fell $3.40 in closing at $39 as investors exchanged 1,580 stocks, First Rock Real Estate rose $1.55 to finish at $11.75 with traders transferring 84 shares. GraceKennedy fell 50 cents and ended at $72.50 with investors swapping 1,503 stocks, Guardian Holdings slipped $15 to $360 with an exchange of 171 units, Jamaica Producers sank $1.25 to close at $23.25 with 58,130 stock units changing hands. Massy Holdings skidded 50 cents to finish at $77.50 after brokers executed an exchange of 854 shares, NCB Financial lost $1.05 to close at $40.90 with traders dealing in 48,479 units, 
Pan Jamaica dropped 75 cents to end at $49.25, with investors switching ownership of 29,009 stocks. Sagicor Group gained $1.28 to $41.49 after an exchange of 4,365 stock units, Scotia Group declined 98 cents to close at $55 in trading 30,928 shares, Seprod sank $1.06 to end at $78.60 with 2,015 units crossing the exchange. Supreme Ventures dropped 40 cents in closing at $18.40 with investors trading 209,850 stocks and Victoria Mutual Investments increased 42 cents to finish at $2.67 in an exchange of 121,608 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
A total of 5,942,960 shares were exchanged, worth $53,615,109, well below the 11,483,563 stock units at $109,755,571 on Thursday.
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 the financial year ending around August 2026.
Sagicor Real Estate Fund slipped 78 cents to close at $6.85 with investors trading 169,739 stock units. Supreme Ventures gained 80 cents to finish at $18.80 in an exchange of 52,952 shares, Sygnus Real Estate Finance fell 49 cents to end at $7.50 with traders dealing in 2,959 stock units and Wisynco Group dropped 44 cents in closing at $20.05 as traders exchanged 6,973 units
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 11,607,202 shares trading worth $124,710,468, down from 12,415,229 stock units at $54,099,958 on Tuesday.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden slipped $3.82 to $32 after trading of 46,213 shares, Barita Investments lost $1.05 and ended at $82 with 2,671 stocks changing hands, Berger Paints fell by 53 cents to finish at $6.08 with trading in 1,165 shares. Caribbean Cement rose $2.90 to end at $92.50 with 2,443 stock units crossing the market, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund climbed $2.40 in closing at $42.40 with investors dealing in 2,229 units, First Rock Real Estate sank $2.20 to close at $10.25 with 907 stocks crossing the exchange. Guardian Holdings skidded $25 to $350 after a transfer of 54 shares, Jamaica Broilers sank 76 cents in closing at $23.99 with 315,094 stock units passing through the market, Jamaica Producers dipped $1.90 to finish at $22.60 after an exchange of 149,910 units. JMMB Group increased 96 cents and ended at $18 with investors trading 17,791 stocks, Kingston Wharves popped 50 cents to close at $29.50 after an exchange of 9,710 units, Massy Holdings fell 50 cents to end at $77 with 649,352 shares clearing the market. Mayberry Group rallied $1.04 to $7.88 in switching ownership of 2,184 stock units, NCB Financial advanced 55 cents to close at $42.50 as investors exchanged 97,067 shares, 138 Student Living rallied 36 cents and ended at $4.28 with a transfer of 1,287 stock units. 
Pan Jamaica increased 49 cents to finish at $50 as 535 units crossed the market, Proven Investments climbed 48 cents in closing at $15.98 with investors trading 982 stocks, Sagicor Group rose 99 cents to end at $41.99 in an exchange of a mere one share. Scotia Group advanced 90 cents in closing at $55.50 after closing with an exchange of 291,930 stocks, Supreme Ventures dropped 43 cents to $18.46 with 46,444 units changing hands, Sygnus Real Estate Finance popped 88 cents to finish at $8 in trading 1,171 stock units and Victoria Mutual Investments shed 50 cents and ended at $2.16 with traders exchanging 140,410 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 26,443,441 shares trading for $145,538,318, down from 34,545,700 stock units at $212,470,981 on Thursday.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden climbed $2.30 to end at $30.90 with an exchange of 17,380 shares, Berger Paints popped 58 cents to $6.66 with 1,044 stocks crossing the market, Eppley fell 50 cents to $36 after trading of 138 shares. Eppley Caribbean Fund rallied $3.20 and ended at $42.20 with 256 stocks changing hands, Guardian Holdings rose $29 to close at $388 in trading 5,376 units, Jamaica Broilers lost 82 cents to finish at $24.20 after traders transferred 53,984 shares. Jamaica Producers gained $1.33 and ended at $24.34, with investors switching ownership of 126,002 stocks. Jamaica Stock Exchange advanced 51 cents to $12.50 as 152,302 units changed hands, Kingston Properties increased $1.29 in closing at $9.12 in an exchange of 111 stock units. Kingston Wharves shed 99 cents to finish at $28.01 with 39,928 shares passing through the market, Lasco Manufacturing sank 44 cents to end at $6.30 in an exchange of 4,805 stock units, Massy Holdings popped $6.50 to close at $77.50 with 1,470 stocks clearing the market. Mayberry Group slipped 45 cents to $7.50 after an exchange of 999,765 units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy sank $7.52 to finish at a 52 weeks low of $42.60, after trading of 251 stocks, 
NCB Financial declined 99 cents and ended at $44 as investors exchanged 85,659 shares. Portland JSX increased 35 cents in closing at $10.50, with 121,906 units, Proven Investments climbed 60 cents to close at $16.60 after an exchange of 225,848 stock units, Sagicor Group rose $2.27 to end at $42.43, with investors swapping 121,582 shares. Sagicor Real Estate Fund advanced 83 cents in closing at $7.63 with a transfer of 903 stocks, Scotia Group fell 40 cents to $54.60 with investors dealing in 2,017 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance gained $1.06 and ended at $8.16 with 281 stock units crossing the market and Wisynco Group dropped 60 cents to close at $20 with investors trading 15,284 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
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.
NCB Financial popped 67 cents to $44.99 with investors trading 165,897 units, 138 Student Living sank 42 cents to end at $3.85 with a mere 181 shares crossing the exchange, Portland JSX slipped 35 cents in closing at $10.15 with investors trading 88,000 units. Proven Investments fell 50 cents to close at $16 with 2,996 stocks crossing the market, Sagicor Real Estate Fund skidded 85 cents and ended at $6.80 as investors exchanged 825 stock units, Seprod sank 51 cents to finish at $79.49 with 492 shares clearing the market. Sygnus Real Estate Finance dropped 40 cents and ended at $7.10 in an exchange of 10,117 units, Victoria Mutual Investments rallied 53 cents to $2.81 with 479,989 stocks crossing the market and Wisynco Group increased 60 cents to end at $20.60 with an exchange of 265,487 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 9,600,330 shares trading worth $81,214,478, dropping from 14,234,593 units at $110,121,319 on Friday.
At the close of the market, Caribbean Cement increased by $3.80 to $94.80 as 167,075 shares were traded, Caribbean Producers dipped 97 cents to finish at $7.30 with dealing in 46,167 units, Eppley fell $4.90 to $30 after a transfer of 2,081 shares. Eppley Carib Fund rallied 40 cents in closing at $41.40 with traders dealing in 860 shares, General Accident rose 30 cents to end at $6.45, following an exchange of 8,764 stocks, GraceKennedy skidded $1.25 to close at $71.62 with investors trading 17,608 shares. Jamaica Broilers lost $1.20 to close at $24.25 with 33,987 stocks crossing the market, Jamaica Producers dropped $1.33 and ended at $23 with a transfer of 9,935 units, JMMB Group gained 96 cents in closing at $19.66 after an exchange of 55,857 stock units. Margaritaville shed $1.74 to end at $12.99 in trading 33 shares, Massy Holdings declined 30 cents to close at $75.60 with 80,198 units crossing the market, NCB Financial fell 98 cents to finish at $44.02 in an exchange of 170,360 stocks. Pan Jamaica popped 30 cents and ended at $51 with investors swapping 1,482 stock units, Portland JSX rallied 35 cents to $10.50 in an exchange of 37 shares, 
Proven Investments advanced $1.02 to end at $16.97 after trading of 231,352 stocks. Sagicor Group slipped 75 cents to $40 with traders switching ownership of 19,731 units, Scotia Group sank $1 to close at $54.01 with investors trading 145,259 stock units, Seprod popped $2 to finish at $82 with 3,707 shares changing hands. Stanley Motta increased by 41 cents to $6.42 as investors exchanged 9,020 stocks, Sygnus Real Estate Finance climbed 49 cents to finish at $7.49 as brokers cleared the market of 105,197 units, Victoria Mutual Investments rose 34 cents and ended at $2.41 after an exchange of 31,740 stock units and Wisynco Group dipped $1.44 in closing at $19.02 with 61,441 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 37,839,121 shares with a value of $191,734,600, up from 9,312,326 stock units at $125,617,829 on Wednesday.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden lost $5.05 to close at $24.65 with trading of 2,607 shares, Caribbean Cement rallied $2.01 to $91.01 with 2,455 stock units switching owners, Eppley fell $4.90 and ended at $30 with investors trading 500 shares. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rose $2.50 to $41, after an exchange of 2,616 stocks, GraceKennedy advanced by 90 cents to end at $71.90, with the swapping of 2,893 shares, Guardian Holdings increased $55 to finish at $370 with 5,058 shares crossing the market. Jamaica Producers climbed 30 cents to $23 in an exchange of 56,089 stock units, Kingston Wharves sank $1.42 to close at $28.52, after trading of 9,073 stocks, Massy Holdings shed 50 cents to close at $75.50 with a transfer of 812 units. NCB Financial declined 90 cents and ended at $45.50, with 212,483 stocks changing hands, Proven Investments popped $1.05 to finish at $16.15 in trading 222,779 units, Sagicor Group advanced $1.80 to end at $41.85 with 5,235 shares crossing the market. Scotia Group popped $1 in closing at $56 as investors exchanged 19,156 stock units, 
Seprod sank $3.29 to $79.10, with 125,962 shares clearing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 72 cents to $13.28 as traders exchanged 46,779 stock units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance climbed 49 cents to end at $7.49 with investors dealing in 1,962 units and Wisynco Group slipped 35 cents to finish at $20.15 after an exchange of 228,491 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 9,312,326 shares trading for $125,617,829, down from 12,546,553 stock units worth $144,334,520 on Tuesday. Trading averaged 169,315 shares at $2,283,961, down from 220,115 stocks at $2,532,185 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 265,941 stock units at $1,750,761 compared to 273,598 shares at $1,708,504 on the previous day and August with an average of 286,418 shares worth $123,954. Transjamaican Highway led trading with 3.84 million shares for 41.3 percent of total volume, followed by Supreme Ventures, with 1.49 million stocks for 15.9 percent of the day’s trade and Pan Jamaica with 1.0 million stock units for 10.8 percent of the day’s volume. The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 1,469.38 points to finish at 369,140.69, the JSE Main Index climbed 1,986.83 points to 319,335.50 and the JSE Financial Index popped just 0.11 points to close at 66.77. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 15 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five 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 last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026. At the close of trading, Berger Paints rallied 30 cents to close at $6.70 with an exchange of 210 shares, Caribbean Cement sank $2 to $89 with 5,392 stocks crossing the market, GraceKennedy lost $1.50 and ended at $71 in exchanging 19,401 shares. Jamaica Broilers skidded 51 cents to end at $25.50 with 13,872 stock units crossing the market, Jamaica Producers rose 30 cents in closing at $22.70 with investors transferring 15,606 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange climbed 62 cents to finish at $12.40 with 1,414 shares crossing the exchange. JMMB Group increased 69 cents to $19.70 with traders dealing in 38,723 units, Lasco Manufacturing popped 78 cents to close at $6.98 after investors exchanged 198,955 stocks, NCB Financial fell 60 cents and ended at $46.40 in the trading of 215,447 stock units. Proven Investments dropped 90 cents in closing at $15.10 after an exchange of 77,561 shares, Sagicor Group sank $1.80 to end at $40.05 with investors swapping 3,987 stock units, 
Scotia Group gained $1.01 to finish at $55 with traders switching ownership of 133,348 units. Seprod advanced $3.39 to $82.39 as investors exchanged 1,604 stocks, Supreme Ventures slipped $1.40 to finish at $18 with 1,485,072 shares being traded, Sygnus Credit Investments shed 72 cents to end at $12.56 with brokers exchanging 5,063 stocks and Sygnus Real Estate Finance declined 35 cents to end at $7 with investors dealing in 58,894 units. In the preference segment, 138 Student Living dipped $1 in closing at $254 with 25 stock units changing hands and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% lost $3.29 to close at $100 with investors trading 1,001 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 12,546,553 shares trading for $144,334,520, compared with 10,146,028 stock units at $151,789,451 on Monday.
The Main Market trading ended with an average P/E ratio of 13.6. The JSE Main and the USD Market P/E ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with financial year ending around August 2026.
Proven Investments dropped 99 cents and ended at $16 after traders exchanged 88,271 stocks, Sagicor Group climbed $1.30 to end at $41.85 with 35,963 units clearing the market, Salada Foods increased 40 cents to finish at $3 in switching ownership of 20,243 shares. Scotia Group lost $1.01 and ended at $53.99 as 342,705 stock units changed hands, Seprod rallied $1.93 to $79 after a transfer of 8,449 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments popped $1.11 to finish at $13.28 with 8,091 stocks crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.