Trading dropped on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market and ended with the All Jamaican Composite Index skidding 4,113.02 points to close at 365,793.24 and the JSE Main Index diving 5,216.14 points to 317,090.76 on Monday, following trading in 58 securities compared with 56 on Friday, with prices of 13 rising, 31 declining and 14 ending unchanged
The market closed with 5,602,541 shares trading for just $43,781,140 compared with 5,734,675 stock units at $38,148,725 on Friday.
Trading averaged 96,596 shares at $754,847, compared with 102,405 stocks at $681,227 on Friday and for the month to date, an average of 133,115 units at $918,438, down from 140,344 shares at $950,821 on the previous day and May with an average of 245,284 stock units at $2,050,773.
On a day of very low trades, JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 led trading with 1.79 million shares for 31.9 percent of total volume, followed by Transjamaican Highway, with 1.07 million stock units for 19 percent of the day’s trade and Sygnus Credit Investments with 466,229 stocks for 8.3 percent of the volume traded.
At the close, the JSE Financial Index sank 1.55 points to 65.62. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 21 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 13.6. 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 around August 2025.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden fell $4.59 in closing at $25.01 with 170 shares crossing the market, Guardian Holdings shed $28.86 to $326.14 in an exchange of 6,016 stocks, Jamaica Broilers lost 38 cents and ended at $25.12 with investors dealing in 39,871 shares. JMMB Group slipped 96 cents to close at $20.04 after a transfer of 39,725 units, Kingston Wharves rose $1.95 to end at $32.95 with 5,645 stock units crossing the exchange, Massy Holdings sank 50 cents to finish at $77 with investors trading 200 shares. Mayberry Jamaican Equities skidded $1 and ended at $9 with traders exchanging 53,020 units, Pan Jamaica sank $2.32 to $50.66 with 27,692 stocks clearing the market, Sagicor Group dropped 49 cents in closing at $40.51 with an exchange of 27,125 stock units. Scotia Group dipped 98 cents to finish at $54.91 as investors traded 20,351 shares, Supreme Ventures declined 74 cents to close at $19.01 with a transfer of 64,590 units, Sygnus Credit Investments lost 59 cents to end at $11.61 as investors exchanged 466,229 stocks and Sygnus Real Estate Finance slipped 50 cents to $8.20 in trading 515 units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.75% preference share sank $1.87 to close at $18.12 after traders exchanged 99 shares and Jamaica Public Service 7% gained $5.66 in closing at $43.37 with investors swapping 100 stock units.Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.ir
The market closed with an exchange of 313,665 shares for US$18,561, above the 73,658 stocks at US$42,410 on Friday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.6. 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.
The market closed with an exchange of a mere 73,658 shares for US$42,410, as trading tumbled from the heady 76,914,195 stocks at US$1,740,363 on Thursday.
Trading climbed to an average of 6,992,200 shares at US$158,215 compared to 46,397 stocks at US$19,982 on Wednesday, with a month to date average of 2,081,540 units at US$52,542, rising from just 80,901 stocks at US$9,490 on the previous day and May that ended with an average of 71,616 units for US$3,425.
The market closed trading with 13,196,714 shares with a value of $99,480,723, soaring sharply from 5,441,255 units at $36,679,194 on Wednesday.
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.
The market closed with 5,441,255 shares trading, worth $36,679,194, slipping from 6,582,118 stock units at $50,375,973 on Tuesday.
At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 19 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The market closed with an exchange of 371,175 shares for US$159,855, dropping from 552,534 stocks at US$66,374 on Tuesday.
Only 6,582,118 shares were traded with a value of $50,375,973, a fall from 10,166,077 stock units at $53,905,822 on Monday.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden dropped $5.88 in closing at $24.06 after traders exchanged 335 shares, Caribbean Cement shed $2 to close at $83 with investors dealing in 1,554 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rallied 80 cents to end at $36 with 226 shares being traded. Jamaica Broilers sank $1 to $27 with trading of 112,886 stock units, Jamaica Producers shed $2.90 to finish at $22.10 with 102,005 units clearing the market, JMMB Group sank $1.81 and ended at $20.18 with investors trading 126,554 stocks. Kingston Wharves declined 85 cents to $32 after a transfer of 37,738 units, Margaritaville lost 59 cents and ended at $13.50 as investors traded 318 shares, Massy Holdings popped 50 cents to finish at $77.50 with 1,010 stock units crossing the market. Mayberry Jamaican Equities skidded 95 cents to close at $10.10 with traders dealing in 45,285 shares, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy fell 48 cents to end at $64.52 with brokers switching ownership of 4 stock units,
The market closed with an exchange of 552,534 shares for US$66,374 compared to 1,260,621 stocks at US$30,005 on Monday.
Trading averaged 55,253 shares at US$6,637 compared to 140,069 stocks at US$3,334 on Monday, with a month to date average of 95,429 units at US$5,073 compared with May, with an average of 71,616 units for US$3,425.
The US Denominated Equities Index declined 3.62 points to conclude trading at 210.24. 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 10.1. 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 moderate trading, First Rock Real Estate USD share sank 0.49 of one cent to close at a 52 week low of 1.4 US cents with 3,266 shares passing through the market, Margaritaville dropped 0.7 of a cent to 7.5 US cents with investors trading 3,000 units, Productive Business Solutions shed 5 cents in closing at US$1.20 with 50 stocks clearing the market.