Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks changing hands falling by 34 percent and the value 48 percent lower than on Monday, with an exchange of 58 securities similar to trading on Monday and closed with prices of 22 rising, 20 declining and 16 ending unchanged.
The market closed with 8,912,798 shares being traded, with a value of $54,686,296, following a decline from 13,477,623 stock units for $104,726,080 on Monday.
Trading averaged 153,669 shares at $942,867, falling from 232,373 stocks at $1,805,622 on Monday and month to date, an average of 188,676 stock units at $1,091,418 compared with 194,613 shares at $1,116,610 on the previous day and August with an average of 286,418 stock units at $1,923,954.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 5.46 million shares for 61.3 percent of the total volume, followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund, with just 735,326 units for 8.3 percent of the day’s trade and Radio Jamaica with 680,000 stock units for 7.6 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 493.98 points to close at 365,040.08, the JSE Main Index sank 837.41 points to end at 317,640.38 and the JSE Financial Index slipped just 0.03 points to 66.34. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight 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 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.
At the close of trading, AS Bryden slipped $4.40 and ended at $25.60 with trading of a mere 5 shares, Barita Investments sank 49 cents to $78.51 in an exchange of 1,415 units, Berger Paints gained 77 cents to close at $6.78 with 81 stocks crossing the market. Caribbean Cement rose $4.50 to end at $94 in an exchange of 55,587 shares, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund fell $3.49 in closing at $38.50, following trading of 306 stock units, Guardian Holdings sank $1 to finish at $359 after an exchange of 10 shares. 
JMMB Group dipped $1.06 and ended at $18.42 with traders swapping 46,691 stock units, 138 Student Living lost 40 cents to close at $4.08 with 1,945 stock units crossing the market, Scotia Group climbed 90 cents in closing at $55.50 after investors transferred 8,303 stock units and Seprod popped 50 cents to close at $78.50 after closing with 2,464 shares changing hands.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share skidded $78.50 to finish at $255 with a transfer of 280 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% advanced 51 cents to end at $104.50 with traders clearing 3,350 units in the market.
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 the fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Proven Investments climbed 97 cents in closing at $16.98 in an exchange of 20,921 shares, Sagicor Group climbed 50 cents to close at $40.50 as 13,485 shares switched hands, Scotia Group dipped 40 cents to $54.60 after an exchange of 5,445 stocks, Seprod sank $2.10 to end at $78 with investors trading 1,571 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments declined 59 cents to close at $13 with 8,065 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 10,476,508 shares with trading of $60,512,855 compared to 5,606,589 stock units at $30,609,534 on Thursday.
The All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 2,464.41 points to 367,176.41, the JSE Main Index climbed 1,256.26 points to settle at 320,622.66 and the JSE Financial Index skidded 0.14 points to wrap up trading at 66.85. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
NCB Financial increased 53 cents to $42.20 in an exchange of 203,156 units, Proven Investments fell $1.08 to end at $16.01, with 114,206 stocks changing hands, Sagicor Group sank $1.10 in closing at $40 with a transfer of 67,548 stock units. Seprod climbed $2.30 and ended at $80.10 in trading 3,086 shares. Stanley Motta fell 23 cents to close at $6 after 26,199 shares were traded and VM Investments closed at $2.11 with a gain of 23 cents after an exchange of 84,384 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 234,618 shares for US$22,007, down from 1,092,929 stock units at US$65,621 on Thursday.
Margaritaville dipped 1.2 cents to 6.79 US cents and closed with an exchange of just 2 stocks, Proven Investments ended at 10 US cents with an exchange of 36,302 units. Sterling Investments remained at 2.08 US cents, with 939 shares changing hands. Sygnus Credit Investments rose 0.99 of a cent to end at 8 US cents in an exchange of 79,976 stock units and Transjamaican Highway climbed 0.05 of a cent to finish at 2.45 US cents with investors trading 112,845 shares.
The market closed with an exchange of 7,320,894 shares worth US$182,827, up from just 126,779 stocks at US$11,408 on Monday.
Proven Investments ended at 10 US cents with investors swapping 87,725 stock units, Sterling Investments advanced 0.04 of a cent to close at 2.08 US cents after 2,010 shares passed through the market. Sygnus Credit Investments rose 0.82 of a cent in closing at 7.82 US cents as investors exchanged 1,500 stocks, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share gained 0.02 of one cent to end at 5.1 US cents, with 984 units crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.02 of one cent to finish at 2.42 US cents, with traders dealing in 7,220,966 shares.
The market closed with 11,442,288 shares being traded for $61,547,899 compared with 7,475,830 stock units at $44,487,169 on Monday.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden rallied $4.28 to $28 with an exchange of 26 shares, Barita Investments climbed $1.50 to end at $73.50 after trading of 15,101 units, Berger Paints gained 80 cents to end at $6.80 with an exchange of 17,869 stock units. Caribbean Cement rose $2 to $97, after 4,911 shares passed through the market, Eppley Caribbean Property declined $4.40 and ended at $38 with investors swapping 6,033 stock units, GraceKennedy lost 48 cents to close at $72.50 after an exchange of 16,754 shares. Jamaica Broilers slipped $1.80 to $25 with investors trading 61,109 stocks, Jamaica Producers gained $1.10 in closing at $25 in an exchange of 37 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange increased 99 cents and ended at $12.70, with 20,061 stock units crossing the market. JMMB Group fell 86 cents to end at $18.98 in an exchange of 9,185 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities dipped 65 cents to close at $9.65 with investors trading 20,806 stocks, Pan Jamaica rallied $1.11 to $52.11 after an exchange of 393 units. 
Proven Investments sank 50 cents to $16.50 with a transfer of 1,725 stock units, Sagicor Group dropped $1.85 to close at $40, with 28,473 shares crossing the exchange, the price of Seprod increased $2 to finish at $80 in trading 2,709 stocks. Stanley Motta climbed 42 cents and ended at $6.42 after an exchange of 657 units and Sygnus Credit Investments rose 56 cents to end at $13.60 as investors exchanged 142,108 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 126,779 shares for US$11,408, down sharply from 3,052,858 stocks at US$79,166 on Friday.
Sygnus Credit Investments skidded 0.58 of one cent and ended at 7 US cents after an exchange of 13,000 stock units and Transjamaican Highway slipped 0.1 of a cent in closing at 2.4 US cents, with 38,287 stocks being traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index surged 5,926.89 points to end at 369,318.79, the JSE Main Index jumped 4,710.76 points to wrap up trading at 320,857.81 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.76 points to 66.60.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.5. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
Proven Investments popped 50 cents and ended at $17 after 220,155 shares passed through the market. Sagicor Group rallied $1.99 to $41.99 with an exchange of 99,243 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund increased 35 cents to close at $8 and closed with an exchange of 50,520 shares, Seprod climbed $5.44 in closing at $82.93 after a transfer of 7,909 stock units and Supreme Ventures rose $1.49 to end at $19.90 in trading 81,728 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 15,824,719 shares trading for $115,570,611, compared to 16,522,479 stock units at $132,457,925 on Monday.
Trading averaged 263,745 shares at $1,926,177 compared to 266,492 stocks at $2,136,418 on Monday and month to date, an average of 277,241 units at $1,903,539, down from 278,193 shares at $1,901,943 on the previous day and July with an average of 270,399 stock units at $2,493,078.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 8.73 million shares for 55.2 percent of total volume, followed by Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund, with 1.56 million stocks for 9.8 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.51 million units for 9.5 percent of the day’s trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index fell 216.40 points to 362,036.26, the JSE Main Index advanced 1,524.60 points to close at 315,293.88 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.80 points to 65.54. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 16 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
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 the financial year ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden rallied 46 cents and ended at $26.46 with investors trading 77,152 shares, Barita Investments sank 78 cents to $70.02 with 1,967 stock units passing through the market, Caribbean Producers fell 40 cents to finish at $8, after closing with 99,903 shares being traded. Carreras rose 40 cents to close at $17.79 with investors dealing in 154,864 units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund skidded $3.98 in closing at $38.51 after a transfer of 52 stocks, GraceKennedy lost 85 cents to end at $71.05 as traders cleared 19,257 units through the market. Guardian Holdings advanced $45 to $390 in an exchange of 46,004 shares, Kingston Wharves declined $1.55 to close at $29.90 after trading of 12,810 stock units, Margaritaville popped $1.50 to end at $11.50 in an exchange of 27 stocks. Mayberry Jamaican Equities sank $1.30 in closing at $9.30 with traders dealing in 154,947 units, NCB Financial dipped 41 cents to finish at $40.09 with 197,184 stocks crossing the exchange, Proven Investments dropped 48 cents and ended at $16.50 in trading 1,731 shares. 
Sagicor Group increased $1.30 to $41.30 after an exchange of 181,130 stock units, Scotia Group shed 50 cents to close at $54.50 with a transfer of 62,341 shares, Seprod dipped $3.62 to finish at $77.38 with 7,230 units changing hands. Sygnus Credit Investments climbed 50 cents and ended at $12.97 with investors trading 237 stocks and Wisynco Group gained $1.01 to end at $21.99 with 52,613 stock units crossing the market.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share lost $41.94 in closing at $237.69 as investors exchanged just 100 shares and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% rose $4 to $1,129 as 20 stocks crossed the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated. 
The market closed with an exchange of 844,825 shares for US$48,855 tumbling from 28,260,743 stocks at US$652,562 on Monday.
Productive Business Solutions climbed 15.04 cents to end at US$1.15 as traders passed 12 stock units through the market, Proven Investments ended at 10 US cents with traders dealing in 33,504 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments shed 0.5 of one cent to finish at 6.5 US cents with 620,208 stocks clearing the market and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.07 of one cent and ended at 2.45 US cents in an exchange of 187,293 units.