JSE USD market gains 25% YTD

April 30, 2026 by
Trading dropped on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, with an 89 percent fall in volume at a 70 percent lower value than on Wednesday and similar to trading on Wednesday, nine securities an exchange, with prices of two rising, four declining and three ending unchanged, with the market just eking out a minor gain in closing out the month with gains of 25 percent for the year to date.

The market closed with an exchange of 86,897 shares for US$33,792, down from 757,093 stock units at US$111,640 on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 9,655 shares at US$3,755, down from 84,121 stock units at US$12,404 on Wednesday, with a month to date average of 121,441 units at US$6,732, well aligned with 127,290 stock units at US$6,888 on the previous day and well lower than March, with an average of 93,192 units for US$48,041.
The US Denominated Equities Index popped 0.37 points to wrap up trading at 264.62. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 10.1. The PE ratio is derived by dividing the last traded price by earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the earnings per share used in this report for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share remained at 2.99 US cents, following trading of 1,898 shares, Proven Investments dipped 0.01 of one cent to 6.99 US cents after an exchange of 1,541 units, Sterling Investments ended at 2 US cents, with 149 shares crossing the market. Sygnus Credit Investments shed 0.5 of a cent and ended at 5.5 US cents as investors exchanged 22,267 stock units and Transjamaican Highway fell by 0.08 of one cent to end at 4.43 US cents after a transfer of 58,185 stocks.
In the preference share segment, JMMB Group US8.5% popped 2 cents to close at US$1.12 with investors trading 50 units. Productive Business Solutions 9.25% gained 65 cents to close at US$10.65 after an exchange of 2,500 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments 8% remained at US$10 with investors dealing in 99 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% sank 3 cents in closing at US$9.97 in an exchange of 208 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Another Wigton dominant Main Market trade

April 30, 2026 by
Wigton Energy pushed trading well ahead of Wednesday’s levels following an exchange of a hefty 67 million shares for 84 percent of total volume traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Thursday. The large Wigton Energy trade pushed the volume of stocks exchanged up a solid 445 percent and the value 74 percent higher than on Wednesday. At the close of trading, 63 securities changed hands, similar to Wednesday, with prices of 24 rising, 27 declining and 13 ending unchanged.

The market closed with 79,019,440 shares trading for $358,863,155, up from 14,511,508 stock units at $206,741,820 on Wednesday.
Trading closed with an average of 1,254,277 shares at $5,696,241, well above the 230,341 stock units at $3,281,616 on Wednesday and for the month to date, an average of 342,509 stocks at $2,726,829, well ahead of 291,314 shares at $2,560,097 on the preceding day and compares well with March’s average of 244,194 stock units at $3,119,428.
Wigton Energy led trading with 66.55 million shares for 84.2 percent of total volume, followed by Transjamaican Highway, with 3.25 million stocks for 4.1 percent of the day’s trade, Scotia Group closed with 3.02 million stocks for 3.8 percent of the volume traded and Supreme Ventures with 2.84 million units for 3.6 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index popped 3,725.27 points to close at a multi-year high of 410,409.11, the JSE Main Index climbed 1,277.86 points to conclude trading at 346,834.58 and the JSE Financial Index rallied 0.53 points to 64.37. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 12 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 20.4. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts from ICInsider.com for companies with financial years ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden fell $4.39 to $25.06, with 2,876 shares passing the market, Barita Investments dropped 98 cents to close at $68.02 after an exchange of 8,955 stock units, Berger Paints declined 90 cents to $5.15, with a mere 47 shares crossing the market. Caribbean Cement climbed $3.50 in closing at $105 following an exchange of 22,350 units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund lost $1.49 to end at $45, in switching the ownership of 1,093 stocks, Guardian Holdings skidded $5 to close at $345 after a transfer of 8,294 shares. Jamaica Producers increased $2.05 to $27, with an exchange of 352,185 stocks, Kingston Properties sank 49 cents to end at $12 with investors trading 15,051 units, Pan Jamaica shed 98 cents to close at $48, with 131,533 shares crossing the market. Proven Investments dropped 65 cents and ended at $12.30 after an exchange of 6,507 units, Sagicor Group popped $2.31 to finish at $41.99 following trading of 189,284 stock units and Scotia Group gained $1.20 and ended at $52.20, after 3,020,768 stock units passed through the market.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.75% preference share rose 50 cents to $20.50 with an exchange of 234 shares, Jamaica Public Service 7% rallied $5.45 to end at $42.99, following trading of 465 units. 138 Student Living preference share advanced $31 in closing at $241 with investors dealing in 1,610 stocks, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% rose $75 to finish at $1,160 with a transfer of 3,572 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments 10% dipped $9 to close at $100 with investors swapping 5,018 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% advanced 80 cents to $103 in an exchange of 24,932 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Wigton dominates JSE Main Market

April 30, 2026 by
Wigton Energy pushed trading well ahead of Wednesday’s levels following an exchange of a hefty 67 million shares for 84 percent of total volume traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Thursday. The large Wigton Energy trade pushed the volume of stocks exchanged up a solid 445 percent and the value 74 percent higher than on Wednesday. At the close of trading, 63 securities changed hands, similar to Wednesday, with prices of 24 rising, 27 declining and 13 ending unchanged.

The market closed with 79,019,440 shares trading for $358,863,155, up from 14,511,508 stock units at $206,741,820 on Wednesday.
Trading closed with an average of 1,254,277 shares for $5,696,241, well above the 230,341 stock units at $3,281,616 on Wednesday and for the month to date, an average of 342,509 units at $2,726,829, quite ahead of 291,314 shares at $2,560,097 on the previous day and compares well with March’s average of 244,194 stock units at $3,119,428.
Wigton Energy led trading with 66.55 million shares for 84.2 percent of total volume, followed by Transjamaican Highway, with 3.25 million stocks for 4.1 percent of the day’s trade, Scotia Group closed with 3.02 million stocks for 3.8 percent of the volume traded and Supreme Ventures with 2.84 million units for 3.6 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index popped 3,725.27 points to close at a multi-year high of 410,409.11, the JSE Main Index climbed 1,277.86 points to conclude trading at 346,834.58 and the JSE Financial Index rallied 0.53 points to 64.37. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 12 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The Main Market closed with an average PE Ratio of 20.4. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for the fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close, AS Bryden fell $4.39 to $25.06, following the trading of 2,876 shares, Barita Investments dipped 98 cents to $68.02 in an exchange of 8,955 stock units, Berger Paints declined 90 cents to $5.15, with a mere 47 shares crossing the market. Caribbean Cement climbed $3.50 in closing at $105 following an exchange of 22,350 units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund lost $1.49 to end at $45, in switching the ownership of 1,093 stocks, Guardian Holdings skidded $5 to close at $345 after a transfer of 8,294 shares. Jamaica Producers increased $2.05 to $27, with an exchange of 352,185 stocks, Kingston Properties sank 49 cents to end at $12 with investors trading 15,051 units, Pan Jamaica shed 98 cents to close at $48, with 131,533 shares crossing the market, Proven Investments dropped 65 cents and ended at $12.30 after an exchange of 6,507 units, Sagicor Group popped $2.31 to finish at $41.99 following trading of 189,284 stocks and Scotia Group gained $1.20 and ended at $52.20, after 3,020,768 stock units passed through the market.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.75% preference share rose 50 cents to $20.50 with an exchange of 234 shares, Jamaica Public Service 7% rallied $5.45 to end at $42.99, following trading of 465 units. 138 Student Living preference share advanced $31 in closing at $241 with investors dealing in 1,610 stocks, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% rose $75 to finish at $1,160 with a transfer of 3,572 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments 10% dipped $9 to close at $100 with investors swapping 5,018 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% advanced 80 cents to $103 in an exchange of 24,932 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Trading recovery at the JSE Main Market

April 29, 2026 by
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 57 percent and the value jumping 216 percent compared to Tuesday, with trading in 63 securities compared with 55 on Tuesday, resulting in prices of 30 rising, 20 declining and 13 ending unchanged and ended with solid gains in the market index.

The market closed with 14,514,678 shares being traded with a value of $206,882,540, up from 9,270,119 units at $65,463,179 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 230,341 shares at $3,281,616, well above 168,548 stocks at $1,190,240 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 291,314 units with an average of  $2,560,097 versus 294,941 shares at $2,517,174 on the previous day and March with an average of 244,194 stock units at $3,119,428.
Sagicor Select Financial Fund led trading with 4.01 million shares for 27.6 percent of total volume, followed by Transjamaican Highway, with 2.79 million stocks for 19.2 percent of the day’s trade, Supreme Ventures closed with 1.15 million stocks for 7.9 percent of the volume traded and Scotia Group with 1.15 million units for 7.9 percent of market trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 2,308.98 points to close trading at 406,683.84, the JSE Main Index popped 1,707.19 points to conclude trading at 345,556.72 and the JSE Financial Index dropped 0.68 points to wrap-up trading at 63.84. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 15 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 10 with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 20.7. 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, AS Bryden climbed $3.94 to $29.45 in an exchange of 73 shares, Caribbean Cement popped $2.50 to end at $101.50 in switching ownership of 257,598 units. General Accident rallied 90 cents to close at $6 after an exchange of only 1,601 shares, GraceKennedy rose 50 cents to close at $71 in trading 538,336 stock units, Guardian Holdings climbed $20 to finish at $350 and closed after an exchange of 11,765 shares. Jamaica Producers advanced $2.39 to $24.95 with a transfer of 295,112 units, Kingston Properties gained 49 cents to close at $12.49 as investors exchanged 1,789 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing rose 82 cents and ended at $7.03, with 5,622 stock units crossing the market. Massy Holdings rallied $1 in closing at $72 with traders dealing in 165 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities increased 69 cents to finish at $7.20 following an exchange of 10,145 stock units, Pan Jamaica sank 50 cents in closing at $48.98, with 135,027 units crossing the market. Proven Investments popped $2.05 to $12.95 with investors swapping 522,331 shares, Scotia Group lost $1 to close at $51 after a transfer of 1,152,432 units, Seprod gained $5 and ended at $83 passed after 47,304 stocks passed through the market and Sygnus Real Estate Finance advanced $1.73 to finish at $10.73 following trading of 834 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% popped $5.04 to close at $37.54 after trading of 3 shares and 138 Student Living preference share sank $10 to finish at $210 in an exchange of 36 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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JSE USD Market slips

April 29, 2026 by
The US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded jumping 321 percent with 74 percent more value than on Tuesday, resulting in an exchange of nine securities, compared with 10 on Tuesday, with prices of two rising, two declining and five ending unchanged.

The market closed with an exchange of 1,011,492 shares for US$123,047 compared to 179,979 stock units at US$64,295 on Tuesday.
Trading ended with an average of 112,388 shares at US$13,672 compared to 17,998 stock units at US$6,429 on Tuesday.  Trading for the month to date ends with an average of 128,769 units at US$6,954, compared to 129,673 stock units at US$6,583 on the previous day and March, with an average of 93,192 units for US$48,041.
The US Denominated Equities Index sank 5.96 points to conclude trading at 264.25. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two 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 10.2. The PE ratio is derived by dividing the last traded price by earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the earnings per share used in this report for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close, AS Bryden declined 2.9 cents to close at 20 US cents with a transfer of 12 shares, First Rock Real Estate USD share ended at 2.99 US cents, with 1,226 stocks changing hands, Proven Investments rallied 0.99 of a cent and ended at 7 US cents in an exchange of 23,950 stock units. Sterling Investments remained at 2 US cents, after closing with an exchange of 2,868 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 6 US cents with investors dealing in 342,572 stock units and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.11 of one cent to end at 4.51 US cents, with 633,729 shares crossing the market.
In the preference share segment, JMMB Group 7.5% ended at US$2 with investors swapping 81 units, AS Bryden 6% sank 2 cents and ended at 98 US cents with an exchange of just two stocks and Productive Business Solutions 9.25% remained at US$10, with 7,052 stock units clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Mixed trading on the JSE USD market

April 28, 2026 by
Trading of stock in the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 48 percent with a 318 percent increase in value compared to Monday. The market closed, with an exchange of 10 securities, compared with six on Monday with prices of one rising, three declining and six ending unchanged, resulting in a bounce for the market index.

The market closed with an exchange of 179,979 shares for US$64,295 compared to 344,911 stock units at US$15,373 on Monday.
Trading ended with an average of 17,998 shares at US$6,429 compared with 57,485 stock units at US$2,562 on Monday, with a month to date average of 129,673 units at US$6,583 compared with 136,972 stock units at US$6,593 on the previous day and March that ended with an average of 93,192 units for US$48,041.
The US Denominated Equities Index climbed 4.16 points to close trading at 270.21. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 10.4. The PE ratio is derived by dividing the last traded price by earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the earnings per share used in this report for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share slipped 0.01 of one cent to end at 2.99 US cents, with 775 shares crossing the exchange, Proven Investments skidded 0.69 of one cent to 6.01 US cents with a transfer of 6,301 stocks, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 5.25 US cents, with 420 shares passing through the market and Transjamaican Highway gained 0.05 of a cent to close 4.4 US cents in switching ownership of 160,960 stock units.
In the preference share segment, JMMB Group 7.5% ended at US$2, with 5,484 units changing hands, JMMB Group US8.5% remained at US$1.10 in trading 1,636 shares. AS Bryden 6% ended at US$1, after 15 units passed through the market, Productive Business Solutions 9.25% lost US$1 to close at US$10 in an exchange of 3,314 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments 8% ended at US$10 with investors dealing in 1,069 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% remained at US$10 after an exchange of 5 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Gains for JSE Main Market 

April 28, 2026 by
Trading activities dropped on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 28 percent, with a 57 percent lower value compared to Monday, following trading in 55 securities compared with 60 on Monday, with prices of 19 rising, 24 declining and 12 ending unchanged, but this bias towards declining stocks did not prevent the main market indices from rallying.

The market closed with investors exchanging 9,270,119 shares, with a value of $65,463,179 compared to 12,952,559 stocks with a value of $151,066,529 on Monday.
Trading averaged 168,548 shares at $1,190,240 down from 215,876 stocks at $2,517,775 on Monday and month to date, an average of 294,941 stock units at $2,517,174 compared with 301,865 shares at $2,589,865 on the previous day and March with an average of 244,194 stock units at $3,119,428.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 4.31 million shares for 46.5 percent of total volume, followed by JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028, with 862,318 units for 9.3 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Energy with 849,212 stocks for 9.2 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 1,835.23 points to settle at 404,374.86, the JSE Main Index advanced 2,428.38 points to 343,849.53 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.88 points to 64.52. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 15 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 20.5. 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 trading activities, Barita Investments rose 50 cents to $69 after an exchange of 1,695 shares, Caribbean Cement dropped $1 to $99 with investors trading 74,113 units, General Accident declined by 90 cents to close at $5.10, with an exchange of 26,987 stocks. GraceKennedy rose 50 cents to $70.50 after trading 24,342 shares, Guardian Holdings fell $8 in closing at $330 with an exchange of 115 stock units, Jamaica Stock Exchange popped 60 cents to finish at $12.80 after 14,870 shares passed through the market. JMMB Group climbed 48 cents to $16.40 in switching ownership of 46,621 units, Lasco Manufacturing skidded 83 cents to close at $6.21, with 220,436 stocks clearing the market, Massy Holdings lost $1 and ended at $71 with an exchange of 1,022 stock units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities slipped 73 cents to finish at $6.51, with 61,846 shares changing hands, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy increased 51 cents in closing at $37 as investors exchanged 100 stock units, 138 Student Living sank 52 cents to end at $2.85, with 169,591 stocks crossing the market. Scotia Group rallied $1 to $52 in an exchange of 12,074 units, Seprod dipped $1 and ended at $78, with 2,647 stocks crossing the market and Sygnus Real Estate Finance declined $1.70 in closing at $9 with investors trading 3,740 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% gained $1.43 to end at $32.50 after an exchange of 45 shares, 138 Student Living preference share shed $4 to finish at $220, following trading in 12 stock units and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% rose $5 to close at $1085 after an exchange of 50 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Gains for JSE Main Market

April 27, 2026 by
Trading activities picked up on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Monday, with an 11 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, with 12 percent higher value compared to Friday, resulting from trading in 60 securities compared with 59 on Friday, with prices of 25 rising, 15 declining and 20 ending unchanged.

The market closed with trading of 12,952,559 shares, with a value o f$151,066,529, up from 11,702,015 stocks at $134,716,340 on Friday.
Trading averaged 215,876 shares, valued at $2,517,775, after rising above 198,339 units at $2,283,328 on Friday and month to date and compares averaging 301,865 units at $2,589,865, down slightly from 307,331 shares at $2,594,447 on the previous day and March with an average of 244,194 stock units at $3,119,428.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 8.90 million shares for 68.7 percent of the total volume, followed by JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028, with 1.02 million units for 7.9 percent of the day’s trade and GraceKennedy with 540,040 stocks for 4.2 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 3,634.86 points to 402,539.63, the JSE Main Index advanced 1,537.46 points to conclude trading at 341,421.15 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.56 points to 63.64. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 13 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 20.6. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden fell $3.94 to end at $25.51, with 510 shares clearing the market, Berger Paints popped 53 cents to close at $5.65, after the trading of 3,492 stock units, Jamaica Producers sank $1.14 in closing at $22.56, with an exchange of 2,893 shares. Lasco Manufacturing increased 54 cents to end at $7.04, with 42,321 units changing hands, Massy Holdings declined $1.90 and ended at $72 in an exchange of 3,574 stocks, Mayberry Jamaican Equities climbed 66 cents to finish at $7.24, with 1,500 shares crossing the market. Pan Jamaica rose $3.40 and ended at $49.50 in switching ownership of 10,728 stocks and Sagicor Real Estate Fund advanced 40 cents to $9.97 after an exchange of 530 units.
In the preferred share segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% fell $11.92 to finish at $31.07 with investors swapping a mere two units. Productive Business Solutions 10.5% rallied $20 to close at $1,080 after an exchange of 50 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% slipped $4.75 to end at $102.20 with investors dealing in 927 stock units.

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

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Trading drops on JSE USD Market

April 27, 2026 by
The US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Monday, with a 27 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded at a 28 percent lower value than on Friday. Trading resulted in an exchange of only six securities, down from 10 on Friday, with prices of three rising and three ending unchanged.

The market closed with an exchange of 344,911 shares for US$15,373, down from 469,587 stock units at US$21,272 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 57,485 shares at US$2,562, up from 46,959 stock units at US$2,127 on Friday, with a month to date average of 136,972 units at US$6,593, down from 140,217 stock units at US$6,758 on the previous day, compared with March that ended with an average of 93,192 units for US$48,041.
The US Denominated Equities Index gained 8.43 points to settle at 266.05. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows none ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and none with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 10.4. The PE ratio is derived by dividing the last traded price by earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the earnings per share used in this report for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share popped 0.1 of one cent in closing at 3 US cents, with 1,200 shares crossing the exchange, Proven Investments increased by 1.2 cents to 6.7 US cents with trading in 126 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 6 US cents after an exchange of 27,729 shares. Transjamaican Highway popped 0.17 of a cent to finish at 4.35 US cents in trading 315,639 stock units.
In the preference share segment, JMMB Group 7.5% remained at US$2 and closed with an exchange of 173 units and AS Bryden 6% ended at US$1 with investors trading 44 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Trading jumps on JSE Main Market

April 24, 2026 by
Another moderate trading session on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Friday, with a 37 percent rise in the volume of stocks trading and a 21 percent increase in value, compared to Thursday. 59 securities changed hands, as was the case on Thursday, with prices of 22 rising, 22 declining and 15 ending unchanged.

The market closed with trading of 11,702,015 shares, at a value of $134,716,340, up from 8,516,581 stock units at $110,934,522 on Thursday.
Trading closed with an average of 198,339 shares at $2,283,328, after an increase from 144,349 stock units valued $1,880,246 on the prior day and for the month to date, an average worth 307,331 units at $2,594,447, resulting in a decline from 314,597 shares at $2,615,188 on the previous day and March with an average of 244,194 stock units at $3,119,428.
Wigton Energy led trading with 4.09 million shares for 34.9 percent of total volume, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 1.99 million stocks for 17 percent of the day’s trade and Supreme Ventures with 1.74 million units for 14.9 percent of the day’s trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 513.44 points to 398,904.77, the JSE Main Index rose 319.77 points to finish at 339,883.69 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.32 points to end at 63.08. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 14 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 20. 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.
At the close of trading, Barita Investments slipped 40 cents to close at $68.25 with 4,614 shares clearing the market, Carreras rallied 44 cents to $20.99 with investors dealing in 174,516 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rose $2 and ended at $46.49 with 8,220 shares crossing the exchange. First Rock Real Estate climbed $1.16 in closing at $8.81 with a transfer of 1,392 stock units, GraceKennedy fell 80 cents to end at $70 with 612,612 units passing through the market, Guardian Holdings popped $18 to finish at $338 with investors trading 1,128 stocks. Jamaica Producers rallied $1.14 and ended at $23.70 in an exchange of 13,741 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange sank 54 cents to $12 with 49,756 shares crossing the market, Kingston Wharves rose $2.46 to $37.48 in trading 1,223 stock units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities shed 67 cents to end at $6.58 after traders swapped 1,749 shares, NCB Financial lost 50 cents and closed at $51.50 after a transfer of 39,519 units, Pan Jamaica gained $1.05 to settle at $46.10 with 289,204 stocks crossing the market. Proven Investments dipped 87 cents to $10.63 after an exchange of 61,156 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund popped $1.61 and ended at $9.57, following trading of 10,164 shares, Seprod gained $2.97 to end at $79 with 2,901 stock units changing hands and Wisynco Group rose $1.70 in closing at $21.71 in an exchange of 61,420 units.
In the preferred share segment, 138 Student Living preference share skidded $1 to finish at $224 with investors trading 5 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% rallied $3 to close at $106.95 with an exchange of a mere one share.
Prices of traded securities are those of the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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