NCB Financial Group was the star performer in trading on Monday, with the price hitting a near 2-year high of $59.22 in the early trading session. The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market Index gained a little over 2,300 points, climbing higher for the second straight day of trading, with the volume of stocks declining by 24 percent and the value 30 percent lower, compared to Friday. As was the case on Friday, with trading in 59 securities, prices of 21 advanced, 23 declined and 15 ending unchanged.
The market closed with 13,475,981 shares trading for only $65,009,956, after falling from 17,663,331 stock units at $93,338,496 on Friday.
Trading averaged 228,406 shares for $1,101,864, after tumbling from 299,378 stocks for $1,582,008 on Friday. Trading for the month to date, averages of 336,679 units at $2,915,290 compared with 346,492 shares valued at $3,079,640 on the preceeding trading day and March with an average of 244,194 stock units at $3,119,428.
Lasco Distributors led trading with 4.13 million shares for 30.6 percent of total volume, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 3.42 million stocks for 25.4 percent of the day’s trade, JMMB 9.5% preference share closed with 2.28 million units for 16.9 percent of the volume traded and Wigton Energy with 1.83 million shares for 13.6 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 3,785.56 points to 400,634.36, the JSE Main Index rose 2,376.90 points to conclude trading at 340,494.19 and the JSE Financial Index rallied 1.51 points to 63.96. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 19 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 19.9. 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 market activity, AS Bryden rallied $2.48 to end at $29.48 with investors trading 350 shares, Berger Paints shed 60 cents to $5.10 with 674 stock units passing through the market, Caribbean Cement lost 98 cents to finish at $101 with investors trading 6,684 shares. General Accident skidded 65 cents and ended at $5.70 in an exchange of a mere 353 stocks, GraceKennedy rose $1.48 in closing at $70.49after traders swapped 5,420 units, Guardian Holdings fell 90 cents to close at $318.90 as investors exchanged 1,433 stocks. Jamaica Broilers gained 43 cents to $16.50 with 63,471 shares changing hands, Jamaica Stock Exchange dipped 90 cents and ended at $12 with 10,001 stock units crossing the exchange, Massy Holdings sank $3.05 in closing at $70.95 with a transfer of 4,208 units. 
Mayberry Jamaican Equities popped 67 cents to close at $7.25 with 3,500 stocks crossing the market, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy climbed 60 cents to finish at $36 with an exchange of 115 shares, NCB Financial increased $1 to end at $52 with 114,595 units clearing the market. Pan Jamaica climbed $2.20 to $46.20 after an exchange of 40,651 stock units, Proven Investments popped 62 cents to finish at $11.62 trading 2,356 shares, Scotia Group increased 50 cents and ended at $50.25 after an exchange of 19,556 stock units and Wisynco Group dropped $1.67 in closing at $20 with investors swapping 274,417 units.
In the preference share segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share sank $2.84 to close at $16.16 with 100 stocks crossing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% climbed 50 cents to end at $106 with traders dealing in 641 units.
Prices of securities trading are that of the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 17,663,331 shares trading valued $93,338,496 compared with 30,848,293 stock units at $89,613,945 on Thursday.
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 fiscal year ending around August 2026.
NCB Financial gained $5.75 in closing at $51 in trading 165,182 stock units, the stock hit the highest price since November 18, 2024, when it also closed at $51. NCB closed with limited supply of shares for sale, with only 11 offers posted at the close, indications that the price to hit the $60 range sooner than later, Pan Jamaica dropped $2.50 and ended at $44 after an exchange of 49,485 shares, Seprod rose $3.21 to $80 with investors swapping 2,546 stock units and Supreme Ventures fell 88 cents to close at $14.52 with an exchange of 87,210 units.
Prices of securities trading are for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 243,530 shares with a value of $2,112,960, after falling from 255,708 stocks for $2,179,481 on Thursday.
First Citizens Group shed 1 cent to end at $34.52 with investors swapping 6,302 shares, GraceKennedy ended at trading at $3.35 after an exchange of 30,175 stocks, Guardian Holdings rose by 10 cents to finish at $15.15 with investors trading 6,658 shares. L.J. Williams B share ended at $1 in switching ownership of 1,466 units, Massy Holdings popped 4 cents to finish at $3.49 with traders dealing in 37,741 stocks, Medcorp gained $6.60 and ended at $44 with 5 stock units crossing the exchange. National Enterprises rallied 25 cents to close at $4.25, following trading of 29,160 shares, National Flour Mills sank 10 cents in closing at $1.40 after investors swapped 48,830 stock units, One Caribbean Media increased 6 cents to $1.50 with 199 stocks crossing the market. Point Lisas remained at $7 with an exchange of 3,699 units, 
Republic Financial climbed 50 cents to $107 with 2,947 stocks clearing the market, Scotiabank increased 5 cents to $45.50 with investors dealing in 3,642 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 85 cents to close at $12.50 with 67,325 units changing hands, Trinidad Cement ended at $1.50 in trading of 3,768 stock units and Unilever Caribbean remained at $14 with 350 shares crossing the market.
Market activity ended with 30,848,293 shares trading for $89,613,945, up from 13,412,274 stock units at $76,787,661 on Wednesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 19.9. 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.
Massy Holdings advanced $1 to finish at $71.90 with 20 shares crossing the market, NCB Financial climbed $1.24 and ended at $45.25 with the trading of 149,561 shares, Pan Jamaica dipped 50 cents to close at $46.50 with an exchange of 10,062 stock units. Proven Investments sank $1.20 to $11, following trading of 47,972 stock units and Seprod lost $1.21 in closing at $76.79 with 3,702 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 255,708 shares with a value of $2,179,481, down from 479,187 stock unis worth $3,131,046 on Wednesday.
AS Bryden dipped 8 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $1.27 with 15,083 stock units crossing the market, Endeavour Holdings remained at $15.65 after a transfer of 6 stocks, Eric Solis Marketing rallied 1 cent to $3.91 with 271 units crossing the exchange. First Citizens Group ended at $34.53 in trading 7,229 stocks, GraceKennedy sank by 5 cents to close at $3.35 after traders swapped 105,027 shares, Guardian Holdings ended at $15.05 with a transfer of 59 stock units. L.J. Williams B share rose 5 cents to $1 as investors exchanged 4,308 shares, Massy Holdings fell 5 cents to finish at $3.45 in switching ownership of 13,334 stock units, National Enterprises advanced 10 cents to close at $4 with 7,541 stocks clearing the market. National Flour Mills remained at $1.50, with investors trading 319 units, 
Point Lisas ended at $7 with an exchange of 5,000 shares, Republic Financial ended at $106.50 with 1,534 stocks crossing the market. Scotiabank ended at $45.45 with investors dealing in 4,326 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped $1.60 and ended at $11.65 in trading 90,004 stock units and Trinidad Cement remained at $1.50 with 202 shares changing hands.
The market closed with 13,412,274 shares trading for $76,787,661, in tumbling from 15,472,970 stocks at $286,825,909 on Tuesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 19.9 . 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.
Mayberry Jamaican Equities skidded 81 cents to $6.58 with 58,876 shares crossing the exchange, NCB Financial sank 99 cents to close at $44.01 with traders dealing in 16,952 stock units. Proven Investments dropped 80 cents to end at $12.20 with 247 shares crossing the market, Seprod declined $4.99 and ended at $78 with investors trading 2,758 stocks, Supreme Ventures advanced 81 cents to finish at $15.30 with 358,323 units clearing the market and West Indies Petroleum dipped 48 cents and ended at $10.62 in trading 23,553 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
National Enterprises delivered 285,035 stocks of the 479,187 shares traded, with an overall value of $3,131,046, after rising from 283,283 stock units worth $2,938,223 on Tuesday.
At the close of trading, Agostini ended at $61.85 with only three shares being traded, Ansa McAl ended at $39.50 with investors trading 2,025 stocks, AS Bryden remained at $1.35 with 6,666 shares crossing the exchange. CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.29 with investors swapping 5 stocks, First Citizens Group shed 11 cents to end at $34.53 following trading of 694 units, GraceKennedy skidded 17 cents to close at $3.40 with an exchange of 26,959 stocks. Guardian Holdings ended at $15.05 following trading of 46,851 units, JMMB Group sank 7 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of 75 cents after traders swapped 2,302 shares, L.J. Williams B share shed 1 cent and ended at 95 cents as investors exchanged 722 stock units. Massy Holdings rallied 10 cents in closing at $3.50 after a transfer of 12,160 shares, National Enterprises popped 19 cents to end at $3.90 in switching ownership of 285,035 units, National Flour Mills climbed 5 cents to finish at $1.50 with investors dealing in 21 stocks. 
NCB Financial remained at $1.97 with a transfer of 1,750 stock units, Republic Financial ended at $106.50 with 1,285 shares changing hands, Scotiabank closed at $45.45 in trading 108 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL sank 91 cents in closing at $10.05 after an exchange of 88,520 stocks, Trinidad Cement declined 12 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.50 with 3,720 stock units clearing the market and Unilever Caribbean ended at $14 with traders dealing in 361 shares.
The market closed with trading of 15,369,150 shares at $282,933,698 compared to 16,085,529 stock units at $134,655,483 on Monday.
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 last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
Massy Holdings sank $1.31 in closing at $70.59 after a transfer of 18,406 stock units, NCB Financial rose $1.65 to $45 with traders dealing in 59,603 stocks, Sagicor Group rallied 50 cents to close at $40 in an exchange of 5,784,164 units and Seprod gained $6.83 and ended at $82.99 with just 255 stocks passing through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 283,283 shares worth $2,938,223 compared to 200,258 stock units at $3,080,789 on Monday.
At the close of trading, Ansa McAl advanced by $1.50 to $39.50 with investors dealing in only 5 shares, AS Bryden skidded 5 cents to close at $1.35 with 9,225 stock units passing through the market, Endeavour Holdings dipped $2.75 and ended at $15.65 in an exchange of 400 shares. First Citizens Group rose 44 cents to close at $34.64 with traders dealing in 873 stocks, GraceKennedy climbed 22 cents to finish at $3.57 in switching ownership of 18 units, Guardian Holdings remained at $15.05 with 165 shares changing hands. L.J. Williams B share popped 1 cent in closing at 96 cents after trading of 5,100 units, Massy Holdings dipped 3 cents to $3.40 after an exchange of 39,627 stocks, Medcorp ended at $37.40 with trading of 14 stock units. National Flour Mills fell 3 cents and ended at $1.45 with an exchange of 6,375 shares, Prestige Holdings shed 49 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $10.51 with an exchange of 124 stocks, 
Republic Financial popped 20 cents to finish at $106.50 with investors swapping 6,193 units. Scotiabank rallied 14 cents to $45.45 with a transfer of 69 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained $1.36 in closing at $10.96 as investors exchanged 212,387 shares, Unilever Caribbean remained at $14 after a transfer of 191 stocks and West Indian Tobacco popped 15 cents to close at $2.90 with investors trading 2,517 units.
The market closed with an exchange of 200,258 shares for $3,080,789, down from 707,050 stock units worth $4,871,825 on Friday.
First Citizens Group rose 20 cents and ended at $34.20 in an exchange of 1,779 stocks, Guardian Holdings rallied 3 cents in closing at $15.05 with 755 stock units being traded, Guardian Media closed at 68 cents with a transfer of 1,509 shares. JMMB Group slipped 2 cents in closing at 82 cents with just 5 stocks passing through the exchange, L.J. Williams B share dropped 5 cents to 95 cents with traders dealing in 3,000 units, Massy Holdings dipped 7 cents to close at $3.43 with 10,036 stock units changing hands. Medcorp sank $6.60 to end at $37.40 with investors swapping 75 shares, National Enterprises popped 1 cent to finish at $3.71 after an exchange of 9,758 units, National Flour Mills ended at $1.48 with investors trading 2,142 stocks. One Caribbean Media advanced 24 cents to $1.44 after an exchange of 275 stock units, Point Lisas declined 25 cents and ended at $7after traders swapped 502 shares, Prestige Holdings sank $1.39 to finish at $11 in an exchange of 1,916 stocks. 
Republic Financial gained $1.05 to close at $106.30 with investors trading 10,987 units, Scotiabank popped 31 cents in closing at $45.31 with 5,789 stock units crossing the exchange, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rallied 41 cents to end at $9.60 after a transfer of 136,352 shares. Trinidad Cement skidded 1 cent to close at a 52 week low of $1.62 as investors exchanged a mere one stock unit, Unilever Caribbean lost 47 cents and ended at $14 in switching ownership of 11,564 stocks and West Indian Tobacco remained at $2.75 trading 3,761 units.