JSE Main Market trading jumps


The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market closed on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 56 percent and the value 19 percent more than on Wednesday, following trading in 56 securities compared to 54 on Wednesday.  Prices of 20 stocks rose, 19 declined and 17 ended unchanged.

The market closed with 18,495,766 shares trading worth $94,742,564 compared with 11,890,305 stocks at $79,422,000 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 330,282 shares at $1,691,831, up from 220,191 stocks valued at $1,470,778 on Wednesday. Trading for the month to date, averaged 156,388 units at $1,327,886 compared to 146,822 shares at $1,307,866 on the prior day and May with an average of 245,284 stock units at $2,050,773.
Wigton Energy led trading with 5.71 million shares for 30.9 percent of total volume followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund, with 5.08 million stocks for 27.5 percent of the day’s trade, Transjamaican Highway closed with 1.74 million stocks for 9.4 percent of the volume traded, Radio Jamaica closed with 1.18 million units for 6.4 percent of the overall volume and JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 with 1.02 million units for 5.5 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index gained 2,555.15 points to close at 359,324.63, the JSE Main Index increased by 1,791.42 points to end at 311,346.70 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.22 points to close at 64.64. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six 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 13.3. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
At the close, Caribbean Cement popped 50 cents in closing at $81.50 with an exchange of 625 shares, while Eppley Caribbean Property Fund dropped $4.50 to $38 in trading 11,227 stocks, Jamaica Broilers fell 52 cents to end at $23.98, with 12,185 units crossing the market. Jamaica Producers rallied 50 cents to finish at $24.50 as investors exchanged 7,650 shares, Kingston Wharves slipped $1.95 and ended at $29.30, with 13,618 stock units changing hands, NCB Financial increased 90 cents to close at $41.50 after an exchange of 61,145 shares. Pan Jamaica climbed $2 to $53.50 with investors trading 148,455 stock units, Proven Investments rose 79 cents and ended at $18.29 in an exchange of 200,747 units, Sagicor Group advanced $1 in closing at $41 with 27,628 stocks clearing the market. Sagicor Real Estate Fund gained 96 cents to end at $8.11 after an exchange of 458 shares, Seprod popped $2.25 to close at $79.75, after 85,598 shares cleared the market. Sterling Investments sank 36 cents to close trading at $3.10 in an exchange of 7,557 stock units. Sygnus Credit Investments advanced 78 cents and ended at $12.30 with 221,813 stock units crossing the market and Wisynco Group rose $1.55 to $20.50 in switching ownership of 157,838 shares.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% rallied $5.99 to finish at $42, with 31 stock units crossing the exchange and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% declined $10 to end at $1,140, with investors swapping 30 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

JSE Main Market slides as trading jumps


The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market slipped at the end of trading on Tuesday, with the JSE Index falling 2,130 points and the All Jamaican Composite Index dropping 2,998.08 points following trading in 54 securities, compared to 59 on Monday, with prices of 19 advancing, 25 declining and 10 ending unchanged. The volume of stocks traded rose 24 percent and the value surged 179 percent more than on Monday.

The market closed with 8,675,194 shares trading for $149,588,060, increasing from 7,001,365 stock units at $53,652,770 on Monday.
Trading averaged 160,652 shares at $2,770,149, well above the 118,667 stocks at $909,369 on Monday and month to date, an average of 142,712 units at $1,298,740 compared with 141,647 shares at $1,211,425 on the previous day and May with an average of 245,284 stock units at $2,050,773.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 2.23 million shares for 25.7 percent of the total volume, followed by Scotia Group which ended with 1.53 million stocks for 17.6 percent of the day’s trade, Wigton Energy closed with 1.38 million shares for 15.9 percent of the volume traded and Jamaica Broilers with 1.20 million stock units for 13.9 percent of market trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index slipped 2,998.08 points to finish at 358,210.38, the JSE Main Index shed 2,129.19 points to wrap up trading at 310,674.91 and the JSE Financial Index skidded 0.95 points to finish at 64.35. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and eight 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 their financial year, ending on or around August 2025.
At the close, Caribbean Cement fell 70 cents to close trading of 4,952 shares at $81, Caribbean Producers increased 48 cents in closing at $8.48, with 4,542 stock units being traded, Carreras rose 36 cents to $15.86 with investors swapping 56,540 shares. Guardian Holdings skidded 90 cents to finish at $317 in switching ownership of 238 units, Jamaica Broilers sank 93 cents and ended at $24 after an exchange of 1,203,638 stocks, Jamaica Stock Exchange dipped 97 cents to close at $11.91 with an exchange of 5,589 units. Mayberry Group sank 44 cents to $6.56 in an exchange of 5,369 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities shed 99 cents in closing at $10 in trading 8,532 stock units, NCB Financial gained $2.09 to end at $42.60, with 258,371 stocks crossing the market. Sagicor Group dropped 50 cents to finish at $41.50 in an exchange of 7,582 shares, Salada Foods rose 44 cents and ended at $3.29, with 7,411 stocks changing hands, Scotia Group fell 39 cents to close at $52.80 as investors exchanged 1,528,259 units. Seprod advanced 96 cents to $78.95, with 1,389 stock units clearing the market. Sterling Investments declined 35 cents to end at $2.85 with an exchange of 10,000 shares and Wisynco Group slipped 54 cents in closing at $20.50 after trading at an intraday 52 week low of $18.01 after 210,974 stock units passed through the market.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% climbed 75 cents and ended at $38 after a transfer of 46 units and Jamaica Public Service 9.5% rallied $5 to finish at $2,655 with traders dealing in just one stock.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading surges on the JSE US dollar market 


Trading surged on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Tuesday compared to percent to Monday following a big recovery in the volume of stocks traded, with a huge 2,088 percent jumped, with the value surging by 2,773 percent from Monday’s depress levels as Transjamaican Highway, the leading trade contributing 90 percent of all shares traded.

Trading ended with an exchange of only four securities, down from nine on Monday with prices of one rising, one declining and two ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 252,487 shares for US$50,577, up from a mere 11,539 stocks at just US$1,760 on Monday.
Trading averaged 63,122 shares at US$12,644 compared to 1,282 stocks at US$196 on Monday, with a month to date average of 639,468 units at US$18,798, falling slightly from 657,620 stocks at US$18,991 on the previous day and May that ended with an average of 71,616 units for US$3,425.
The US Denominated Equities Index gained 1.10 points to wrap up trading at 196.38. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and three with lower offers.
The PE Ratio, one of the most frequently used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 9.9. The PE ratio is calculated based on last traded prices divided by projected earnings, computed by ICInsider.com for companies with financial year ending around August 2025.
At the close of a day with trading activity in a few companies, First Rock Real Estate USD share remained at 1.93 US cents as traders swapped 1,280 shares and Transjamaican Highway dropped 0.13 of one cent in closing at 2.25 US cents as investors exchanged 225,863 stock units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% increased 1 cent to US$1.98 with 20,082 shares crossing the market and JMMB Group US8.5% ended at US$1.10 after a transfer of 5,262 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading volume climbs on JSE Main Market


Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market index climbed on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded jumping 44 percent, with a 22 percent lower value than on Friday, following activities in 59 securities, up from 55 on Friday, with prices of 18 rising, 26 declining and 15 ending unchanged.

The market closed with 7,001,365 shares trading for $53,652,770, compared with 4,863,576 stock units at $68,352,713 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 118,667 shares at $909,369, from 88,429 stocks at $1,242,777 on Friday and month to date, an average of 141,647 stocks worth $1,211,425, which is in line with 143,241 shares at $1,232,367 on the previous day and lower than May with an average of 245,284 stock units at $2,050,773.
Wigton Energy led trading with 1.55 million shares for 22.1 percent of total volume, followed by Transjamaican Highway, with 1.21 million stock units for 17.3 percent of the day’s trade and QWI Investments with 559,163 stocks for 8 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 2,037.74 points to wrap up trading at 361,208.46, the JSE Main Index increased 1,513.55 points to 312,804.10 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.77 points to end at 65.30. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
The Main Market ended with an average PE Ratio of 13.3. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden dipped $2 and ended at $25 with an exchange of 1,815 shares, Barita Investments lost 68 cents to $70.29 with 10,542 stock units changing hands, Caribbean Producers slipped 49 cents to $8 with investors trading 7,806 shares. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rose $2.68 to $42.68 with trading in 40 stocks, GraceKennedy sank $1.68 to close at $72.11 after an exchange of 17,014 units, Jamaica Broilers rallied 93 cents to end at $24.93 with investors trading 15,525 stocks. Kingston Wharves fell 75 cents in closing at $31.25 with 2,630 shares crossing the market, Margaritaville popped 99 cents to $13.35 after trading 8 units, Massy Holdings sank 50 cents to finish at $77 with a transfer of 18,017 stock units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities climbed 74 cents and ended at $10.99 with investors swapping 251 shares, NCB Financial skidded $2.49 to end at $40.51 in an exchange of 421,291 units, Pan Jamaica increased 50 cents to close at $51.50 with 3,765 stocks crossing the market. Proven Investments advanced $1.57 to $17.68 after an exchange of 1,308 stock units, Sagicor Group gained $2 to end at $42 as 3,933 shares passed through the market, Salada Foods declined 45 cents to a 52 week low of $2.85 in an exchange of 11,000 units. Scotia Group rose 69 cents to close at $53.19 with investors dealing in 51,841 stocks, Seprod advanced $2.81 to finish at $77.99 with 2,457 stock units crossing the exchange and Stanley Motta shed 60 cents and ended at $6.28 with 40,133 shares switching owners.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share popped $29.24 to $224.24 as investors exchanged just 7 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading plunges on the JSE USD market


Trading plunged sharply on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded crashing, with a 96 percent drop, at a 89 percent lower value than Friday. Market activity resulted in the exchange of nine securities, up from eight on Friday, with prices of two rising, one declining and six ending unchanged.

The market closed with an exchange of a mere 11,539 shares for US$1,760, falling from a moderate 303,408 stocks at US$16,030 on Friday.
Trading averaged a mere 1,282 shares at US$196 compared to 37,926 stocks at US$2,004 on Friday, with a month to date average of 657,620 units at US$18,991, a decline from 707,680 stocks at US$20,425 on the previous day and May that ended with an average of 71,616 units for US$3,425.
The US Denominated Equities Index shed 1.19 points to finish at 195.28. 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 frequently used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 10. The PE ratio is calculated based on last traded prices divided by projected earnings, computed by ICInsider.com for companies with financial year ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, First Rock Real Estate USD share remained at 1.93 US cents with 2,489 shares crossing the market, Margaritaville ended at 8.2 US cents after a transfer of 80 stocks, Proven Investments rallied 0.01 of one cent to finish at 10.21 US cents in trading 464 units. Sterling Investments fell 0.05 of a cent and ended at 1.64 US cents with investors passing 212 shares through the market, Sygnus Credit Investments increased 0.1 of one cent to close at 7.9 US cents in an exchange of 934 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 7 US cents as investors traded 743 shares and Transjamaican Highway ended at 2.38 US cents with a transfer of 5,903 stock units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% remained at US$1.97 and closed with an exchange of 704 stocks and JMMB Group US8.5% ended at US$1.10 with investors trading 10 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Winners clobber losers on JSE Main Market


Winning stocks clobbered losers on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Friday, with 26 stocks rising, 14 declining, and 15 ending firm. This followed trading in 55 securities compared with 57 on Thursday and pushed the market higher to close out the week of mostly negative market movements on a positive note. The market closed with a 27 percent fall in the volume of traded stocks, with a 138 percent higher value than on Thursday.

The market closed with only 4,863,576 shares trading worth $68,352,713, versus 6,629,484 stock units at $28,683,781 on Thursday.
Trading ended with an average of 88,429 shares at $1,242,777 compared with 116,307 stock units at $503,224 on Thursday and for the month to date, an average of 143,241 units at $1,232,367, well in line with the 147,028 shares at $1,231,648 on the previous day and well below May with an average of 245,284 stock units at $2,050,773.
Carreras led trading with 851,346 shares for 17.5 percent of total volume, followed by Transjamaican Highway, with 575,472 stock units for 11.8 percent of the day’s trade and Palace Amusement with 473,112 stocks for 9.7 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 829.31 points to end at 359,170.72, the JSE Main Index climbed 1,170.81 points to close trading at 311,290.55 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.28 points to wrap up trading at 64.53. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
The Main Market ended 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.
At the close of the market, Barita Investments gained 97 cents to end at $70.97 with 70,007 shares changing hands, Berger Paints rose 92 cents to finish at $7.52 with investors trading 466 stock units, Caribbean Cement slipped 39 cents and ended at $81.70 with 5,656 shares crossing the market. Caribbean Producers climbed 54 cents to $8.49 with traders dealing in just 912 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property fell $2.69 in closing at $40 with 2,416 units passing through the market, Jamaica Broilers dropped 93 cents to end at $24 with investors swapping 5,361 shares. JMMB Group increased 99 cents to $21 with 407,001 stock units crossing the exchange, Lasco Manufacturing popped 46 cents and ended at $6.65 with a transfer of 118,962 units, Massy Holdings advanced 50 cents to $77.50 with investors trading 136 stocks. NCB Financial rallied $2.75 to end at $43 after an exchange of 314,079 shares, 138 Student Living popped 52 cents to finish at $4.02 after investors finished trading 68,154 stock units, Proven Investments sank 94 cents to close at $16.11 in an exchange of 143 units. Sagicor Group skidded $2.11 to $40 with traders clearing 37,767 stocks, Sagicor Real Estate Fund increased $1.40 to finish at $8.50 in an exchange of 150 shares, Scotia Group fell 97 cents and ended at $52.50 with investors dealing in 136,538 stocks. Seprod shed $3.82 to close at $75.18 after a transfer of 2,768 units, Stanley Motta climbed 60 cents in closing at $6.88 as investors exchanged just 8 stock units, Supreme Ventures rose 35 cents to end at $20.30 as brokers switched ownership of 242,701 shares and Sygnus Real Estate Finance advanced $1.13 in closing at $8.63 after an exchange of 19 stocks.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% rallied 49 cents to $37.25 as 39 units passed through the market, 138 Student Living preference share, gained 50 cents to close at $195 with an exchange of 8 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% rose 50 cents and ended at $100.50 with investors trading a mere one share.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

More losses for JSE USD Market, down 22%


The Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market suffered more losses on Friday with the market closing down 22 percent year to date, resulting from an exchange of eight securities on both Thursday and Friday with one stock rising, two declining and five ending unchanged, following a 258 percent jump in trading volume with a 50 percent lower value than on Thursday.

The market closed with an exchange of 303,408 shares for US$16,030, jumping from 84,860 stocks at US$32,196 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 37,926 shares for US$2,004, rising from 10,608 stocks at US$4,025 on Thursday, with a month to date average of 707,680 stock units at US$20,425, just below the 756,389 shares at US$21,765 on the previous day compared to and May that ended with an average of 71,616 units for just US$3,425.
The US Denominated Equities Index shed 4.62 points to finish at 196.47. 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 frequently used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 10. The PE ratio is calculated based on last traded prices divided by projected earnings, computed by ICInsider.com for companies with financial year ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, First Rock Real Estate USD share remained at 1.93 US cents with a transfer of just two shares, Proven Investments fell 0.86 of a cent to 10.2 US cents with investors dealing in 17,026 units, Sygnus Credit Investments shed 0.09 of a cent to end at 7.8 US cents with traders exchanging 32,086 shares over the market. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share gained 0.5 of one cent to finish at 7 US cents, with 1,750 stock units switched owners and Transjamaican Highway ended at 2.38 US cents with 248,903 stocks changing hands.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% remained at US$1.97, with investors exchanging 1,226 shares. JMMB Group US8.5% ended at US$1.10 after swapping of 2,277 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% ended at US$9.48 after trading of 138 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Sagicor & JPG Main Market top price movers


Sagicor Group advanced $2.10, followed by Jamaica Producers with a rise of $1.46 and Seprod, a gain of $1.10, the leading price movers on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Thursday, but did not prevent the market from falling, as Sagicor X Fund fell $1.40 and Proven Investments $1.09, helping to push the market down. Trading ended with an exchange of 57 securities compared with 50 on Wednesday, and ending in prices of 20 rising, 23 declining and 14 ending unchanged, following a 10 percent fall in volume of stocks traded, with a 69 percent lower value than on Wednesday.

The market closed with 6,629,484 shares trading for $28,683,781 compared with 7,392,747 stocks at $92,547,726 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 116,307 shares at $503,224, after declining from 147,855 stocks at $1,850,955 on Wednesday. Trading for the month to date, ended with an average of 147,028 units at $1,231,648 from 149,397 shares at $1,287,832 on the previous day and May with an average of 245,284 stock units at $2,050,773.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 2.08 million shares for 31.4 percent of total volume, followed by Wigton Energy, with 1.91 million stock units for 28.8 percent of the day’s trade and QWI Investments with 501,500 stocks for 7.6 percent of the volume traded.
The All-Jamaican Composite Index dipped 264.23 points to 358,341.41, the JSE Main Index fell 935.66 points to settle at 310,119.74 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.09 points to settle at 64.25. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.2. T
he 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, Berger Paints climbed 38 cents to close at $6.60 with investors trading a mere 500 shares, Caribbean Producers declined 55 cents to $7.95 after an exchange of 409,341 stock units, Jamaica Producers popped $1.46 and ended at $23.96 as traders chased 216 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange rallied 59 cents to end at $12.89 as investors exchanged 1,809 stocks, JMMB Group fell 92 cents in closing at $20.01 with 61,256 stock units clearing the market, Lasco Manufacturing dropped 65 cents to finish at $6.19 in an exchange of 69,400 stocks. Mayberry Jamaican Equities rose 97 cents and ended at $10 with traders dealing in 32,673 units, Proven Investments sank 64 cents to $17.05 with 7,218 shares crossing the exchange, Sagicor Group advanced $2.10 in closing at $42.11 with a transfer of 7,917 stock units. Sagicor Real Estate Fund skidded $1.40 to end at $7.10 with investors swapping 1,550 shares, Scotia Group gained 47 cents to finish at $53.47 as traders switched ownership of 26,641 stock units, Seprod increased $1.10 to close at $79 with investors trading 1,187 stock units and Supreme Ventures popped 35 cents to $19.95 after a transfer of 89,067 units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share sank $35.50 to finish at $194.50 after trading of 100 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% lost 50 cents and ended at $100 with an exchange of 2,000 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

JSE USD market drops 20% in 2025


The Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market dropped nearly 5 percent on Thursday, with the US-Denominated Equities Index plunging 9.85 points to 201.08 for a loss of 20 percent for the year to date. The volume of stocks traded dropped by 89 percent, with a 43 percent lower value than on Wednesday, with an exchange of eight securities, compared with six on Wednesday, with prices of four rising, two declining and two ending unchanged.

The market closed with an exchange of 84,860 shares for US$32,196, down sharply from 782,822 stocks at US$56,379 on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 10,608 shares at US$4,025 relative to 130,470 stocks at US$9,396 on Wednesday, with a month to date average of 756,389 units at US$21,765 compared with 814,882 stocks at US$23,156 on the previous day and May that ended with an average of 71,616 units for US$3,425.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows none ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
The PE Ratio, one of the most frequently used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 10.1. The PE ratio is calculated based on last traded prices divided by projected earnings, computed by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending around August 2025.
At the close of mixed trading, AS Bryden shed 3.61 cents to finish at 16 US cents after a transfer of 8,290 shares, First Rock Real Estate USD share increased 0.46 of a cent and ended at 1.93 US cents with 11,250 stocks changing hands, Margaritaville climbed 0.2 of one cent to 8.2 US cents with an exchange of 15 units. Proven Investments popped 0.99 of a cent to close at 11.06 US cents as 20 shares crossed the market, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 0.89 of a cent to 7.89 US cents in an exchange of 1,249 stocks and Transjamaican Highway ended at 2.38 US cents with 49,325 shares clearing the market.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% lost 3 cents to end at US$1.97 in trading 14,659 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% remained at US$9.48 with 52 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Big jump for Key, LASM on JSE Main Market


Key Insurance rose 9 percent and led winners on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Wednesday and Lasco Manufacturing rose 12 percent with stocks closing mixed with the Main Market slipping moderately at the close as the volume of stocks traded declined 33 percent with an 84 percent higher value than on Tuesday following trading in 50 securities compared with 52 on Tuesday, with prices of 18 rising, 19 declining and 13 ending unchanged.

The market closed with just 7,392,747 shares trading for $92,547,726, down from 11,072,953 units at $50,190,156 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 147,855 shares at $1,850,955, compared with 212,941 stocks at $965,195 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 149,397 units at $1,287,832 compared with 149,509, shares at $1,246,967 on the previous day and for May with an average of 245,284 stock units at $2,050,773.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 2.42 million shares for 32.8 percent of total volume followed by Jamaica Broilers which ended with 2.41 million stock units for 32.6 percent of the day’s trade and JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 with 1.49 million stock units for 20.2 percent of the day’s volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dipped 530.03 points to close at 358,605.64, the JSE Main Index slipped 598.79 points to 311,055.40 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.40 points to finish at 64.16. 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 13.3. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, Berger Paints sank $1.36 to end at $6.22 in an exchange of 2,157 shares, Caribbean Cement rose $1.02 to $82.08 with investors trading 1,722 units, Caribbean Producers climbed 40 cents to finish at $8.50 with traders switching ownership of 101,100 shares. GraceKennedy popped 50 cents and ended at $74 with investors dealing in 11,771 stock units, Jamaica Broilers rallied $1.40 in closing at $24.90 after 2,411,581 stocks were traded, JMMB Group increased 91 cents to close at $20.93 with 3,119 shares clearing the market. Lasco Manufacturing advanced 74 cents to $6.84 with traders dealing in 5,107 stocks, Mayberry Jamaican Equities dropped 67 cents to end at $9.03 after an exchange of 7,021 units, NCB Financial fell 75 cents in closing at a 52 week low of $40.26 with investors trading 151,221 stock units. 138 Student Living skidded 40 cents and ended at $3.28 in an exchange of 2,785 shares, Pan Jamaica sank 40 cents to finish at $51.10 with investors swapping 861 stock units, Proven Investments gained $1.19 to close at $17.69 with a transfer of 766 stocks. Sagicor Group rose $1 to $40.01 with 13,471 units crossing the exchange, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rallied 40 cents to finish at $8.50 in trading 1,168 shares, Scotia Group shed 50 cents and ended at $53 after a transfer of 77,499 stock units and Seprod increased 90 cents in closing at $77.90 as investors exchanged 20,098 stocks.
In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% declined $10 to end at $1,150 with a mere one unit crossing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% climbed 50 cents to close at $100.50 after an exchange of 1 stock.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.