Guardian Holdings dropped $55 at the close of trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Wednesday, reversing the $50 jump on Tuesday, on a day that the volume of stocks exchanged fell 12 percent, with an 86 percent higher value than on Tuesday. At the close, 56 securities crossed the exchange compared with 54 on Tuesday, with prices of 21 rising, 21 declining and 14 ending unchanged.
The market closed with 14,696,324 shares trading for $159,154,978, slipping from 16,795,256 stocks at $85,738,813 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 262,434 shares at $2,842,053, valued at 311,023 units for $1,587,756 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 216,563 stock units at $1,836,429, which closely aligned with 211,594 shares valued $1,727,502 on the previous day and much lower that April with an average of 1,417,136 stock units at $6,010,754.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 6.32 million shares for 43 percent of the total volume, followed by Wigton Energy, with 2.45 million stocks for 16.7 percent of the day’s trade and Carreras with 1.14 million stock units for 7.8 percent of the day’s trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index shed 86.43 points to close at 370,086.44, the JSE Main Index dipped 2,480.82 points to settle at 321,905.84 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.53 points to close at 67.58. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 17 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13. 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 a soft market, AS Bryden shed 90 cents to end at $30 with 11 shares crossing the exchange, Caribbean Cement dropped $2.98 and ended at $83 with investors transferring 4,744 units, Caribbean Producers sank 35 cents to finish at $8 with investors dealing in 35,874 stocks. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund skidded $3 in closing at $37, with 350 shares changing hands, Guardian Holdings sank $55 to $340, with traders exchanging 317 stock units, Jamaica Producers slipped 50 cents to close at $22, with 503,445 shares passing through the market. Kingston Wharves climbed 41 cents to $29 with investors swapping 9,504 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing lost 36 cents to finish at $7.14 with 3,534 units switching owners, Margaritaville rose 40 cents and ended at $13.40 after traders exchanged 148 stock units. Mayberry Group climbed $1.30 to end at $7.48 with 3,258 shares changing hands, NCB Financial popped $2.42 in closing at $45.40 after an exchange of 875,172 stock units, 
138 Student Living declined 38 cents to $3.31 with investors trading 1,808 units. Pan Jamaica increased 80 cents to $52 after a transfer of 2,265 stocks, Sagicor Group rallied $2.46 and ended at $43 with traders dealing in 23,660 units, Seprod fell 50 cents in closing at $82.50 with 13,049 stocks crossing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments dipped 77 cents to end at $11.38 as investors exchanged 653,493 shares.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% gained $2.50 to finish at $20 with a mere one stock unit crossing the market and 138 Student Living preferred share rose $8.65 to close at $241.50 in trading 26 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market activities closed with 54 securities changing hands, sliding from 63 on Monday, with prices of 15 rising, 27 declining and 12 ending unchanged and resulting in the All Jamaican Composite Index falling a solid 1,626.79 points to 370,172.87. The JSE Main Index advanced 450.89 points to 324,386.66 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.46 points to wrap up trading at 68.11.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden advanced 90 cents to $30.90 after trading 286 shares, Caribbean Cement rose $4.97 in closing at $85.98 with investors clearing 3,969 stocks from the market, Eppley climbed $4.80 to $33.30 with trading in 28 units. Eppley Caribbean Property fell $2 and ended at $40 with trading in 5,989 shares, Guardian rose $50 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $395, after hitting an intraday high of $450, with 1,489 stock units crossing the exchange, Jamaica Broilers sank $1.25 to finish at $27.25 with investors swapping 44,340 shares. JMMB Group skidded 40 cents to $20.20 with 59,455 stocks crossing the market, Kingston Wharves lost 40 cents to end at $28.59 with investors trading 1,249 units, Margaritaville sank 88 cents in closing at $13 after an exchange of 6,134 stock units. Massy Holdings shed $1.08 and ended at $77.91 with investors trading 226,827 shares, Mayberry Group dropped $1.30 to finish at $6.18 after a transfer of 13,679 stocks, Mayberry Jamaican Equities gained 67 cents to close at $9.50 with traders dealing in 541 units. 
Pan Jamaica fell $1.80 to $51.20 with 502 units switching owners, Sagicor Group dipped $2.96 to close at $40.54 with 67,595 shares crossing the market, Scotia Group declined 41 cents to end at $57 with a transfer of 33,100 units. Seprod shed 70 cents in closing at $83 as 925 stocks changed hands and Supreme Ventures dropped 38 cents to $19.61, with investors exchanging 23,792 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with a mere 134,176 shares changing hands at just US$5,186, well below the 329,701 stocks at US$12,304 on Monday.
Proven Investments slipped 1.59 cents and ended at 9.4 US cents with 1,008 shares changing hands, Sterling Investments ended at 2 US cents in an exchange of 614 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments closed at 7.45 US cents with investors trading 3,725 shares. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 8 US cents with traders switching ownership of 32 units and Transjamaican Highway increased 0.03 of a cent to finish at 2.57 US cents, with investors dealing in 122,743 stocks.
The market closed with 11,213,430 shares trading for $45,588,813, down from 17,051,387 stock units at $245,931,805 on Friday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.3.
NCB Financial fell $2.90 to end at $43.10 in an exchange of 70,400 stocks. Pan Jamaica climbed $2.20 to $53 with investors trading 69 stock units, Sagicor Group sank 50 cents to close at $43.50 with an exchange of 10,145 shares, Scotia Group rose $2.53 in closing at $57.41 after trading of 263,251 stocks. Sygnus Credit Investments rallied 39 cents and ended at $12.49 as traders passed 3,078 stock units through the market and Wisynco Group dipped 50 cents to end at $20.51 with investors trading 4,928 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading on Monday averaged 29,973 shares at US$1,119 far below the average of 61,551 stocks at US$2,066 on Friday, with a month to date average of 36,602 units at US$1,619 within the range of 37,859 stocks at US$1,713 on the previous trading day and well below April that ended with an average of 261,717 units for US$10,686.
Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share skidded 0.01 of a cent to close at 8 US cents with traders dealing in 14 stocks and Transjamaican Highway slipped 0.02 of a cent to 2.54 US cents as sellers exchanged 292,781 stock units, following release of solid first quarter results.
The market closed with 17,051,387 shares trading worth $245,931,805 compared to 21,472,293 stock units for $158,528,037 on Thursday.
The Main Market finished 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.
NCB Financial rallied 49 cents to end at $46 with 604,082 units crossing the market, Pan Jamaica gained 79 cents to close at $50.80 with traders dealing in 336 stocks. Proven Investments popped 85 cents to end at $17.85 after an exchange of 4,692 units, Seprod gained $2.94 and ended at $84 with 562 shares crossing the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance rose $1.15 in closing at $9.25 with investors trading 22,502 units and Wisynco Group advanced 51 cents to end at $21.01 after 2,879 stocks crossed the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 21,472,293 shares traded worth $158,528,037, significantly above 5,328,869 stocks at $25,786,180 on Wednesday.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden fell $2 to $30 with investors trading 1,332 shares, Caribbean Cement lost $1.80 in closing at $84.20 with 713,766 units crossing the market, Caribbean Producers climbed 40 cents and ended at $8.40 with investors trading 4,669 shares. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund declined $4.95 to end at $34.50 with 861 stock units changing hands, Guardian Holdings shed $4 to finish at $340 with dealers trading 314 stocks, Jamaica Broilers sank 88 cents to close at $29.10 with 4,408 units crossing the market. Jamaica Stock Exchange dipped 50 cents to $12 with traders switching ownership of 100,389 shares, JMMB Group sank 60 cents to end at $20.10 with 265,152 stock units passing through the market, Margaritaville dropped $1.20 in closing at $10 after an exchange of 2,241 stocks. Massy Holdings rose $1 to finish at $79 with investors swapping 264 shares, Mayberry Group slipped 45 cents and ended at $7 with 951 stock units crossing the exchange, 
NCB Financial skidded $1.04 to close at $45.51 with investors trading 79,833 stocks. 138 Student Living sank 42 cents to $3.25 after an exchange of 58 units, Pan Jamaica dipped $3.47 in closing at $50.01 with a transfer of 121,891 shares, Seprod sank 94 cents to close at $81.06 with sellers clearing 31,721 units in the market. Sygnus Real Estate Finance slipped $1.24 and ended at $8.10 with an exchange of 11,392 stocks and Wisynco Group lost 80 cents to end at $20.50 with investors trading 614,956 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 217,386 shares for US$11,618, falling from 264,864 stocks at US$21,126 on Wednesday.
Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 8.01 US cents with traders dealing in 1,181 stock units and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.01 of a cent to 2.49 US cents with 126,110 stocks crossing the exchange.
The market closed with 5,328,869 shares traded for $25,786,180, well below 10,672,736 stock units at $117,194,035 on Tuesday.
The JSE 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.
Jamaica Producers dropped $1.30 to $22.70 with traders dealing in 15,176 stocks, Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 43 cents to $12.50 in an exchange of 2,819 shares, Massy Holdings declined $1.50 to close at $78 with 260 stocks clearing the market. NCB Financial skidded 45 cents and ended at $46.55 with investors trading 20,010 shares, Sagicor Group climbed 50 cents to end at $44 with 12,148 stocks crossing the exchange, Scotia Group increased 85 cents to finish at $54.85 with investors trading 74,168 units and Seprod popped 95 cents to $82 with 1,016 stock units switching owners.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 264,864 shares for US$21,126, just short of 289,631 stocks at US$8,296 on Tuesday.
Margaritaville climbed 0.13 of a cent to 8 US cents with traders transferring 121 stocks through the market, Productive Business Solutions rose 18.6 cents and ended at US$1.426 with investors swapping 13 shares. Sterling Investments remained at 2 US cents after a transfer of 15,781 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments slipped 1 cent to close at 6 US cents as investors exchanged 129,679 units and Transjamaican Highway gained 0.08 of one cent to finish at 2.48 US cents with 102,779 shares crossing the market.