First Rock Capital

Slippage for JSE USD Market

June 1, 2026 by IC Insider.com

Trading activity dipped on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded sliding 16 percent with a 25 percent lower value than on Friday resulting in an exchange of nine securities, compared with seven on Friday and ended with prices of two rising, three declining and four ending unchanged.

The market closed after an exchange of 294,791 shares for US$14,575, after sliding from 351,502 stocks at US$19,547 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 32,755 shares at US$1,619 in a fall from 50,215 stock units at US$2,792 on Friday, and May that ended with an average of 180,903 units for US$8,607. The US Denominated Equities Index slipped 1.81 points to 242.11. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 8.1. ICInsider.com compiles the earnings per share and the PE used in this report. The P/E ratio is derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, First Rock Real Estate USD share remained at 2.88 US cents as investors exchanged 250 shares, Margaritaville ended at 5.87 US cents with 350 units crossing the market, Productive Business Solutions skidded 4.99 cents to end at 50.01 US cents following a transfer of 546 shares. Proven Investments remained at 6.9 US cents with trading of 6,002 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments sank 0.01 of one cent to finish at 5.99 US cents with an exchange of 20,279 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share shed 0.85 of a cent to close at 4.4 US cents with 16,500 shares clearing the market and Transjamaican Highway gained 0.19 of a cent to end at 4.7 US cents with a transfer of 250,787 units.In the preference share segment, JMMB Group US8.5% closed at US$1.10 with investors swapping 74 stocks and AS Bryden 6% popped 15.13 cents in closing at US$1 after a transfer of 3 stock units.Prices of stocks are those for the last transaction unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: Global Market, Stock Market Tagged With: AS Bryden, Emerging market, Emerging market stock, First Rock Capital, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, JMMB Group, JSE USD dollar market, Margaritaville, Productive Business Solutions, Proven Investments, Sterling Investments, Sygnus Credit Investments, Sygnus Real Estate Finance, Transjamaican Highway

JSE USD Market dives into month end

May 29, 2026 by IC Insider.com

Trading ended the month on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday, with the volume and value of stocks of trading diving 81 percent and 77 percent, respectively, compared with Thursday following an exchange of seven securities, compared with nine on Thursday with prices of three rising, one declining and three ending unchanged.

The market closed with an exchange of 351,502 shares for US$19,547 after tumbling from 1,834,949 stock units at US$84,245 on Thursday.
Trading ended with an average of 50,215 shares at US$2,792 after a fall from 203,883 stock units at US$9,361 on Thursday. Trading for the month to date averages 180,903 stock units at US$8,607 compared with 187,345 stock units at US$8,893 on the previous day and higher than for April that ended with an average of 121,441 units for US$6,732.
The US Denominated Equities Index dropped 1.59 points to conclude trading at 243.92. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 8.2. ICInsider.com compiles the earnings per share and the PE used in this report. The P/E ratio is derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, First Rock Real Estate USD share advanced 0.38 of one cent to close at 2.88 US cents with a transfer of 199 shares, Margaritaville ended at 5.87 US cents after an exchange of 71 stocks, Productive Business Solutions popped 2 cents to 55 US cents with trading in 2,650 shares. Proven Investments rallied 0.89 of a cent in closing at 6.9 US cents with an exchange of 64,801 stock units, Sterling Investments remained at 2 US cents following trading of 224 units, Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 6 US cents in an exchange of 14,587 shares and Transjamaican Highway slipped 0.09 of a cent to 4.51 US cents with investors trading 268,970 stock units.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: Global Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Emerging market, Emerging market stock, First Rock Capital, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, JMMB Group, JSE USD dollar market, Margaritaville, Productive Business Solutions, Proven Investments, Sterling Investments, Sygnus Credit Investments, Transjamaican Highway

Wigton Energy trades into month end

May 29, 2026 by IC Insider.com

Wigton Energy closed out May with a large trade of near 69 million shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Friday, helping in pushing the volume of stocks traded up 129 percent with 52 percent higher value compared to Thursday. Trading ended with a slight reduction in the number of securities changing hands at 59 compared with 60 on Thursday, with prices of 25 rising, 21 declining and 13 ending unchanged.

Market activity soared to 86,182,062 shares trading valued $259,773,986, rising from 37,670,421 stocks worth $170,868,876 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 1,460,713 shares at $4,402,949, following an increase from 627,840 units at $2,847,815 on Thursday and for the month to date, an average of 328,145 stock units at $2,328,972 compared with 269,426 shares at $2,221,446 on the prior day and April with an average of 342,509 stock units at $2,726,829.
Trading in Wigton Energy ended with an exchange of 68.57 million shares for 79.6 percent of total volume, followed well behind by Transjamaican Highway with 5.27 million stocks for 6.1 percent of the day’s trade, Sagicor Select Financial Fund closed with 5.24 million stock units for 6.1 percent of the volume traded, Carreras delivered 2.13 million shares for 2.5 percent of the overall volume and Radio Jamaica with 1.85 million stocks for 2.1 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 1,385.89 points to close at 403,382.31, the JSE Main Index rallied 717.46 points to end at 341,344.15 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.01 points to close at 64.54. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 14 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 15.6. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios for the JSE Main and the USD Market based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts for companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, AS Bryden popped 65 cents in closing at $24 after a transfer of 2,860 shares, Eppley climbed 75 cents to $35.35, following trading of 386 units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund sank $3.30 to finish at $42.50 with 1,746 shares `crossing the market. First Rock Real Estate dipped $1.70 and ended at $7.10 with an exchange of 4,649 stocks, General Accident increased $1.26 to a 52 weeks close of $9.96 with 151,082 stock units changing hands, Guardian Holdings lost $4 to stop at $316 with traders dealing in 5,740 shares. Kingston Properties rose 50 cents to $12.50 with 73,218 stock units passing through the market, Margaritaville shed 58 cents to finish at $9.51 in an exchange of 200 stocks, Massy Holdings gained 40 cents and ended at $72.40 with 4,483 units clearing the market. Mayberry Group sank 79 cents to $5.51 in the trading of 10,469 shares, Proven Investments advanced 98 cents to $12.98 after an exchange of 253,614 stock units, Sagicor Group rallied $2 to close at $41, with trading of 195,053 stocks. Scotia Group rose $1 to $54 in an exchange of 44,087 units, Seprod skidded $1 to finish at $81 with investors swapping 56,437 shares and Sterling Investments fell 79 cents to a 52 weeks low of $2.71 with 22,978 stocks crossing the exchange.
In the preference share segment, 138 Student Living preferred share rallied $15 to end at $235 in switching ownership of 849 units and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% declined $1.99 to $105.01 with investors trading 497 stock units.
Prices of stocks trading, are those of the last transaction unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: 138 Student Living, AS Bryden, Barita Investments, Berger Paints, Caribbean Cement, Caribbean Producers, Carreras, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Eppley, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund, First Rock Capital, General Accident, GraceKennedy, Innovative Energy, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaica Producers, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, JMMB Group, Kingston Properties, Kingston Wharves, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Manufacturing, Mayberry Group, Mayberry Jamaica Equities, NCB Financial, PANJAM Investment, Portland JSX, Proven Investments, QWI Investments, Radio Jamaica, Sagicor Group, Sagicor Real Estate Fund, Sagicor Select Fund, Salada Foods, Scotia Group, Seprod, Stanley Motta, Sterling Investments, Supreme Ventures, Sygnus Credit, Trading Activity, Transjamaican Highway, Tropical Battery, Victoria Mutual Investments, West indies Petroleum, Wigton Windfarm, Wisynco Group

Transjam & Sterling control JSE USD Market

May 28, 2026 by IC Insider.com

The US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Thursday, with a 300 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded accompanied with a 252 percent climb in value compared to trading on Wednesday with Transjamaican Highway and Sterling Investments contributed 1.74 million shares for 95 percent of the shares traded, resulting from an exchange of nine securities, similar to trading on Wednesday and ending, with price of one rising, six declining and two ending unchanged.

The market closed with an exchange of 1,834,949 shares for US$84,245 up from 459,211 stock units valued at US$23,917 on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 203,883 shares at US$9,361 after increasing from 51,023 stocks at US$2,657 on Wednesday, with a month to date average of 187,345 units at US$8,893 compared with 186,226 stock units at US$8,862 on the previous day and April with an average of 121,441 units for US$6,732.
The US Denominated Equities Index fell 3.15 points to close at 245.51. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 8. ICInsider.com compiles the earnings per share and the PEused in this report. The P/E ratio is derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, First Rock Real Estate USD share sank 0.4 of a cent to finish at 2.5 US cents in trading 1,620 shares, Productive Business Solutions lost 6 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of 53 US cents after an exchange of 51 units, Proven Investments fell 0.59 of a cent in closing at 6.01 US cents with investors trading 70,785 shares. Sterling Investments ended at 2 US cents in switching ownership of 575,724 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments remained at 6 US cents with investors trading 7,314 stock units and Transjamaican Highway dipped 0.27 of one cent and ended at 4.6 US cents in an exchange of 1,167,829 units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% popped 3 cents to US$2.05, following trading of 50 shares, JMMB Group US8.5% sank 1 cent to US$1.10 after an exchange of 11,574 stock units and AS Bryden 6% shed 15.13 cents in closing a ta 52 weeks low of 84.87 US cents with a transfer of just two shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: Global Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Emerging market, Emerging market stock, First Rock Capital, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, JMMB Group, JSE USD dollar market, Productive Business Solutions, Proven Investments, Sterling Investments, Sygnus Credit Investments, Transjamaican Highway

Sharp jump in trading on JSE Main Market

May 28, 2026 by IC Insider.com

Trading jumped sharply on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded, jumping 169 percent to 37,670,421, from just 13,978,119 on Wednesday, with the value climbing 58 percent to $170,868,876, up from $108,261,883 previously, following trading in 60 securities down from 63 on Wednesday, with prices of 26 rising, 24 declining and 10 ending unchanged.

Trading ended with an average of 627,840 shares at $2,847,815 with an increase from 221,875 stock units worth $1,718,443 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 269,426 units at $2,221,446, rising from 249,478 shares at $2,186,583 on the preceding day and April with an average of 342,509 stock units at $2,726,829.
Sagicor Select Financial Fund was the lead trade, with 12.71 million shares for 33.8 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway with 7.56 million stocks for 20.1 percent of the day’s trade, QWI Investments closed with 6.17 million stock units for 16.4 percent of the volume traded, with the price closing at a 52 weeks low of 63 cents, Wigton Energy chipped in with 4.59 million shares for 12.2 percent of the overall trade and JMMB Group with 1.15 million stocks for 3 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index popped 1,426.30 points to 401,996.42, the JSE Main Index gained 1,435.15 points to close at 340,626.69 and the JSE Financial Index rallied 0.69 points to 64.53. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The Main Market closed with an average PE Ratio of 15.7. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios for the JSE Main and the USD Market based on the last traded prices and projected earnings for the fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, Barita Investments sank $1.20 to $68.50 with 756 shares passing through the market, Eppley lost 75 cents to close at $34.60 with investors swapping 387 units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rallied 80 cents to $45.80 with 2,833 shares crossing the market. General Accident rose 86 cents in closing at $8.70 with investors dealing in 5,507 stock units, Jamaica Producers climbed $1.25 to finish at $24 with a transfer of 326,748 stocks, Jamaica Stock Exchange increased 43 cents and ended at $10.60 as investors exchanged 202,006 shares. JMMB Group shed 76 cents to $15 in switching ownership of 1,145,248 units, Massy Holdings fell 40 cents in closing at $72 after a transfer of 2,948 stocks, Pan Jamaica slipped 98 cents to end at $47 with investors trading 213,509 stock units. Proven Investments popped 82 cents to $12 after an exchange of 338,821 shares, Sagicor Group sank $2 to close at $39 with investors trading 145,615 stock units, Sterling Investments rallied 41 cents to finish at $3.50 in an exchange of 500,000 stocks and Sygnus Real Estate Finance advanced $1 and ended at $10 with investors dealing in 541 units.
In the preference share segment of the market, Jamaica Public Service 7% shed $11.07 to a 52 weeks low of $29.53 with 142 shares crossing the exchange, 138 Student Living preference share popped $8 to finish at $220 with 11,029 stock units changing hands and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% gained $1 in closing at $107 trading 301 stocks.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Falling stocks overwhelm JSE Main Market

May 27, 2026 by IC Insider.com

Wigton Energy and Transjamaican Highway controlled nearly three quarter of the shares traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market, following sluggish trading on Wednesday. At the close of market activity, the volume of stocks traded plunged 72 percent and the value dived 58 percent compared to market activity on Tuesday, resulting from trading in 63 securities down from 64 on Tuesday, with prices of 20 rising, 30 declining and 13 ending unchanged.

The market closed with just 13,978,119 shares trading for $108,261,883, falling steeply from 49,520,117 stock units at $256,704,799 on Tuesday.
Trading ends after an average of 221,875 shares with a value of $1,718,443, a steep drop from 773,752 stock units worth $4,011,012 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date, an average of 249,478 units at $2,186,583 compared with 251,191 shares at $2,215,640 on the previous day and April with an average of 342,509 stock units at $2,726,829.
Wigton Energy led trading with 5.41 million shares for 38.7 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway with 4.61 million units for 33 percent of the day’s trade and Supreme Ventures with 721,516 stocks for 5.2 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index sank 4,752.39 points to settle at 400,570.12, the JSE Main Index slipped 3,746.53 points to wrap-up trading at 339,191.54 and the JSE Financial Index lost 1.21 points to end at 63.84. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 13 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.4. ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the closing of the Main Market, Caribbean Producers advanced 63 cents to end at $5.78 with a transfer of 39,447 shares, Eppley dropped 60 cents to $35.35 with 1,200 stock units passing through the market, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund sank $1.86 and ended at $45 after an exchange of 319 shares. General Accident skidded 86 cents in closing at $7.84, following trading of 12,375 stocks, Guardian Holdings sank $24 to $320 with 3,000 units crossing the exchange, Jamaica Broilers popped 73 cents to finish at $15.35 with investors trading 19,038 stocks. Jamaica Stock Exchange declined 43 cents to $10.17 in an exchange of 82,307 units, Kingston Wharves increased 60 cents to $37.50 with 8,291 shares crossing the market, Mayberry Jamaican Equities climbed 79 cents in closing at $6.79 as investors exchanged 1,653 stock units. NCB Financial rose $1.05 to finish at $53 with 370,481 shares clearing the market, Pan Jamaica gained $1.98 and ended at $47.98 after an exchange of 9,899 units, Sagicor Group rallied $1.80 to close at $41 with 64,300 stocks changing hands. Scotia Group fell 41 cents to $53.20 with an exchange of 63,647 stock units and Supreme Ventures dipped 44 cents to $16.70 with 721,516 shares crossing the market.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share popped 47 cents and ended at $19.50 in trading 7,750 units. Productive Business Solutions 10.5% advanced $4.78 to finish at $1,159.78 after a transfer of 18 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% lost $1 to close at $106 with investors trading a mere four stock units.
Prices of stocks are those for the last transaction unless otherwise stated.

Trading tumbles on JSE USD Market

May 27, 2026 by IC Insider.com

Trading on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange pulled back on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded, stumbling 66 percent with a 65 percent lower value than on Tuesday. The market closed following an exchange of nine securities, up from eight on Tuesday with prices of four rising, three declining and two ending unchanged.

The market closed with an exchange of 459,211 shares valued at US$23,917, after dropping from 1,332,877 stock units with a value of US$67,999 on Tuesday.
Trading ended with an average of 51,023 shares at US$2,657 each, after a fall from 166,610 stocks at US$8,500 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date averages 186,226 units at US$8,862 compared with 196,039 stock units at US$9,312 on the previous day and April with an average of 121,441 units for US$6,732.
The US Denominated Equities Index skidded 1.38 points to wrap up trading at 248.66. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 8.4. ICInsider.com compiles the earnings per share and the PE used in this report. The P/E ratio is derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, First Rock Real Estate USD share skidded 0.09 of one cent to end at 2.9 US cents with an exchange of 500 shares, Margaritaville gained 0.07 of one cent to close at 5.87 US cents with a transfer of 3,275 stock units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy sank 5.64 cents to 31.86 US cents in switching ownership of 50 shares. Productive Business Solutions dropped 12 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of 59 US cents with investors swapping 2,104 stocks, Proven Investments popped 0.6 of a cent to 6.6 US cents with 620 units passing through the market, Sterling Investments closed at 2 US cents with traders dealing in 1,001 stocks. Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 6 US cents after an exchange of 4,600 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share rallied 0.85 of a cent to close at 5.25 US cents in trading 138,015 shares and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.2 of one cent and ended at 4.87 US cents with 309,046 stock units crossing the exchange.

Prices of stocks are for the last transaction unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: Global Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Emerging market, Emerging market stock, First Rock Capital, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, JSE USD dollar market, Margaritaville, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy, Productive Business Solutions, Proven Investments, Sterling Investments, Sygnus Credit Investments, Sygnus Real Estate Finance, Transjamaican Highway

Losers batter winners on JSE Main Market

May 26, 2026 by IC Insider.com

Nearly twice the number of stocks declined for everyone that rose on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Tuesday. Trading resulted in a 164 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded, after JMMB Group 7.35% preferred share delivered the highest volume of shares trading and helped in a 87 percent climb in value, compared to Friday, following trading in 64 securities up from 61 on Friday, with prices of 19 rising, 34 declining and 11 ending unchanged.

The market closed with 49,520,117 shares trading for $256,704,799, climbing steeply from 18,733,871 stocks at $137,474,613 on Friday.
Trading averaged 773,752 shares at $4,011,012 after increasing from 307,113 stock units at $2,253,682 on Friday and for the month to date, an average of 251,191 stock units at $2,215,640 compared with 216,024 shares at $2,094,816 on the previous day and below trading during April, with an average of 342,509 stock units at $2,726,829.
Preferred share, JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028, led trading with 33.34 million shares for 67.3 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway with 9.23 million stocks for 18.6 percent of the day’s trade, Carreras closed with 1.91 million stock units for 3.9 percent of the total volume and QWI Investments with 1.26 million units for 2.5 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index sank 2,217.57 points to settle at 405,322.51, the JSE Main Index fell 2,050.18 points to 342,938.07 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.12 points to 65.05. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five 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 14.6. ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios based on the last traded prices and projected earnings for fiscal years ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden popped $1.14 to $23.39 with investors trading 148 shares, Barita Investments gained $1.82 and ended at $69.80 with 8,770 units passing through the market, Guardian Holdings rose $1 in closing at $344 in switching ownership of 420 shares. Jamaica Producers rallied 50 cents to end at $23 with investors swapping 384 stocks, Kingston Properties increased $1.78 to close at $12.28 with 1,635 stock units clearing the market, Kingston Wharves shed 50 cents to finish at $36.90 with a transfer of 9,748 shares. Margaritaville sank $2.99 to $10 with 102 stocks crossing the market, Mayberry Jamaican Equities slipped 79 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $6 with an exchange of 8,300 units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy climbed $3.50 to finish at $34 with 254 stock units changing hands. Pan Jamaica sank $1.80 to $46 after an exchange of 1,662 shares, Sagicor Group fell $2.33 in closing at $39.20 with investors trading 4,556 stock units, Scotia Group dipped $1.36 to $53.61 in an exchange of 345,447 units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance lost $1.10 to $9 with investors dealing in 200 stocks and West Indies Petroleum skidded 95 cents to $9.05 with 80,481 shares crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share declined by 47 cents in closing at $19.03 after a transfer of 9,982 stock units. Jamaica Public Service 9.5% advanced $201 to settle at $2,596 as investors exchanged 27 stocks, 138 Student Living preference share dropped $8 to finish at $212 after traders swapped 20 units, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% rose $20 and ended at $1,155 with traders dealing in 2 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% sank 97 cents to $107 with 97 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading dipped on JSE USD Market

May 26, 2026 by IC Insider.com

Trading dipped on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded sliding 12 percent with a 27 percent lower value than on Friday. Trading ended with an exchange of eight securities, similar to Friday with prices of two rising, three declining and three ending unchanged.

The market closed with investors trading 1,332,877 shares for US$67,999 after falling from 1,507,840 stock units at US$93,434 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 166,610 shares at US$8,500 after declining from 188,480 stock units at US$11,679 on Friday, with a month to date average of 196,039 units at US$9,312 compared with 198,069 stock units at US$9,368 on the previous day and well above April with an average of 121,441 units for US$6,732.
The US Denominated Equities Index declined 11.96 points to finish at 250.04. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 8.6. ICInsider.com compiles the earnings per share and the PE used in this report. The P/E ratio is derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, AS Bryden ended at 19.92 US cents with 124 shares crossing the market, First Rock Real Estate USD share remained at 2.99 US cents after investors exchanged just one share, Margaritaville climbed 0.75 of a cent to 5.8 US cents in switching the ownership of 132 stocks. Productive Business Solutions dropped 13 cents to finish at 71 US cents with investors trading 699 shares, Proven Investments sank 0.99 of a cent and ended at 6 US cents with an exchange of 254,564 stock units, Sterling Investments remained at 2 US cents after traders swapped just one share. Sygnus Credit Investments rose 0.01 of a cent to 6 US cents with a transfer of 5,200 stocks and Transjamaican Highway skidded 0.32 of a cent to 4.67 US cents after an exchange of 1,072,156 units.

Prices of traded stocks are those for the last transaction

Filed Under: Global Market, Stock Market Tagged With: AS Bryden, Emerging market, Emerging market stock, First Rock Capital, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, JSE USD dollar market, Margaritaville, Productive Business Solutions, Proven Investments, Sterling Investments, Sygnus Credit Investments, Transjamaican Highway

Transjamaican gets hit

May 22, 2026 by IC Insider.com

Transjamaican Highway, having reached a recent price ceiling on Thursday of $8, closed the week at $7.73 with trading of 11.5 million of its shares that amounts to 61.5 percent of the total volume of shares traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Friday. The market closed with a 70 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded with a mildly lower value compared to Thursday. Trading activity ended with exchanges of 61 securities down from 60 on Thursday, with prices of 27 rising, 22 declining and 12 ending unchanged.

The market closed with trading of 18,733,871 shares with a value of $137,474,613 against 11,013,373 stock units worth $141,467,311 on Thursday.
Trading ended with an average of 307,113 shares at $2,253,682 in contrast to 183,556 stock units at $2,357,789 on Thursday. Trading for the month to date, ended with an average of 216,024 shares at $2,094,816, up moderately from 209,781 shares at $2,083,927 on the preceding day and lower than for April with an average of 342,509 stock units at $2,726,829.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 11.52 million shares for 61.5 percent of total volume, followed by QWI Investments with 3.0 million stocks for 16 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Energy with 1.04 million units for 5.5 percent of the day’s outcome.
The All Jamaican Composite Index gained 1,540.69 points to end at 407,540.08, the JSE Main Index popped 198.55 points to 344,988.25 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.20 points to end at 65.17. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The Main Market closed trading resulting in an average PE Ratio of 14.9. ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden dropped $2.77 to end at $22.25 following trading of 9,562 shares, Barita Investments fell $1.72 in closing at $67.98 with investors dealing in 10,646 units, Caribbean Cement advanced 65 cents to $103.85, while 13,554 shares were traded. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rose $4.86 and ended at $46.86 as investors exchanged 231 stocks, General Accident climbed $1.16 to finish at $8.87 after 16,864 stock units were exchanged, Guardian Holdings increased $20 to close at $343 with investors trading 89 shares. Jamaica Broilers fell 40 cents to $14.60 after an exchange of 37,171 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange dipped 60 cents to $10.25 after traders swapped 28,363 stocks, Kingston Properties lost $1.71 to finish at $10.50 with 1,532 stock units changing owners. Kingston Wharves popped 85 cents and ended at $37.40 with traders dealing in 5,261 shares, Massy Holdings gained 40 cents to $72.40 in an exchange of 1,514 stocks, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy rallied $3.88 to end at $30.50 with 490 units changing hands. Proven Investments dropped 41 cents to $11.19 with an exchange of 3,721 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance rose 75 cents to $10.10 with 25 shares being exchanged, Transjamaican Highway shed 42 cents in closing at $7.73 in switching ownership of 11,522,135 stocks and West Indies Petroleum advanced $1.42 to close at $10 with investors trading 11,545 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% popped $3.50 and ended at $40.50 with 116 stock units passing through the market, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% climbed $6 to finish at $2,395 with investors swapping 2 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% sank $1.03 and ended at $107.97 with 4 stock units clearing the market.
The last price of securities trading are those for the last transaction unless otherwise stated.