Stocks bounced at the close of trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Tuesday after following an exchange of 63 securities compared to 62 on Monday, with the prices of 22 rising, 27 declining and 14 ending unchanged and resulting in a surge in the market indices. At the close of trading, the value of stocks traded jumped by 68 percent compared to Monday, as the volume increased moderately.
The market closed with the trading of 15,264,024 shares with a value of $150,066,974, compared with 14,908,834 units for $89,566,329 on Monday.
Trading averaged 242,286 shares at $2,382,015, after rising from 240,465 stock units at $1,444,618 on Monday and month to date, an average of 232,383 stock units at $1,857,709 after increasing from 230,673 shares at $1,767,212 on the previous day, compared with January with an average of 271,336 stock units at $2,043,022.
Lasco Distributors led trading with 4.14 million shares for 27.1 percent of total volume, followed by Transjamaican Highway, with 3.79 million stocks for 24.8 percent of the day’s trade, Sagicor Select Financial Fund closed with 2.18 million stock units for 14.3 percent of the volume traded and Pan Jamaica with 1.66 million shares for 10.9 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 5,105.57 points to 402,201.17, the JSE Main Index climbed 3,752.16 points to end at 345,211.57 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.56 points to 62.54. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 17.7. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, AS Bryden dropped $3.33 to close at $30.60 after trading of 55 shares, Barita Investments sank 99 cents to $69.01 after an exchange of 18,979 stocks, Berger Paints rose 35 cents to end at $5.85 with investors swapping 1,316 units. Caribbean Cement advanced $3 and ended at $113 with a transfer of 6,121 shares, Carreras popped $1.45 to close at a 52 weeks high of $22, after hitting an intraday high of $24, with investors exchanging 256,535 stock units, Guardian Holdings declined $13.83 to end at $350 with 140 shares passing through the market. JMMB Group sank 70 cents in closing at $16.90 with traders dealing in 44,185 stock units, Massy Holdings skidded 50 cents to $74 after an exchange of 1,363 stocks, Mayberry Group fell 97 cents to close at $6.01 with investors trading 27,974 units. Pan Jamaica increased 45 cents to end at $45.50 with 1,663,495 shares crossing the market, Sagicor Group dipped 49 cents and ended at $39.90 with an exchange of 175,715 units, Seprod lost 43 cents to finish at $81, with 1,530 stocks crossing the market. 
Sygnus Real Estate Finance slipped 48 cents to $11 after an exchange of 1,997 stock units and Wisynco Group climbed 91 cents to end at $23.42, after trading of 167,821 shares.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share shed 40 cents in closing at $19 following an exchange of 72,777 units. Jamaica Public Service 9.5% declined $98 to close at $2,500 with investors trading 10 stocks, 138 Student Living preference share gained $27 to finish at $239 after a transfer of 15 stock units, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% shed $9.87 and ended at $1,130 with 87 shares crossing the exchange and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% rallied 50 cents to $107 with investors switching ownership of 2,631 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 14,908,834 shares trading for $89,566,329 after rising from 10,418,450 stock units at $88,310,564 on Friday.
At the close of the market, Caribbean Cement skidded 50 cents to $110 after the transfer of 27,945 shares, Caribbean Producers sank 44 cents to end at $6.35 with 104,105 stock units changing hands, Carreras gained $1 in closing at a record high of $20.55 after an exchange of 657,015 shares. Eppley rose $1.40 to finish at $33.95 in trading of 2,152 stock units, General Accident rose by $1.03 to $6.03 after closing with an exchange of 862 stocks, GraceKennedy shed $1.11 to close at $70 with investors trading 63,348 shares. Guardian Holdings popped $23.83 to $363.83 with an exchange of 537 stock units, Jamaica Producers increased $1.25 to $24 with 146 units passing through the market, JMMB Group climbed 60 cents to end at $17.60 with a transfer of 133,361 stocks. Margaritaville rallied $1.03 to finish at $11.33 as investors exchanged a mere one unit, Mayberry Jamaican Equities rose $1.69 and ended at $7.70 with 704,805 shares clearing the market, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy advanced 80 cents to close at $44.50 after an exchange of 845 shares. NCB Financial lost 76 cents to close at $42 with investors swapping 151,185 stock units, 138 Student Living slipped 36 cents to end at $2.75 in an exchange of 16,345 shares, Portland JSX sank $1.50 to a 52 weeks low of $8.50 with 8,000 stock units crossing the market. 
Proven Investments popped 35 cents to finish at $13.90 after trading 17,414 stocks, Sagicor Group gained $2.39 and ended at $40.39 with 29,661 stock units crossing the exchange, Seprod dropped $1.37 to close at $81.43 with investors trading 4,622 shares. Stanley Motta fell 48 cents to $6.02 in an exchange of 5,856 units, Supreme Ventures dipped 56 cents and ended at $16.84 with 22,719 stocks passing through the market and Transjamaican Highway increased 50 cents in closing at $6.40 with investors dealing in 6,137,092 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close of the market, 713,642 shares were traded for $2,447,911, in tumbling from 2,673,335 stocks valued at $4,315,494 on Friday.
Ansa Merchant Bank shed 20 cents and ended at $24 with 13 shares crossing the market, AS Bryden ended at $1.67 with an exchange of 1,925 stock units, CIBC Caribbean Bank rose 2 cents to end at $8.30 with 3,188 shares passing through the market. Endeavour Holdings remained at $18.40 with traders switching ownership of 3 stocks, Eric Solis Marketing ended at $3.91 with 1,000 units changing hands, First Citizens Group ended at $40 in an exchange of 5,229 stock units. GraceKennedy remained at $3.40 after trading of 43 shares, Guardian Holdings declined 7 cents to close at $15 after an exchange of 2,176 units, Guardian Media advanced 6 cents to finish at 68 cents with investors trading a mere one stock. JMMB Group climbed 2 cents to 82 cents with 13,499 stock units clearing the market, Massy Holdings increased 10 cents in closing at $3.55 in trading 166,370 shares, Medcorp remained at $47 with one unit crossing the market. National Enterprises rallied 5 cents and ended at $2.40 as investors exchanged 100,283 stocks, National Flour Mills increased 4 cents to finish at $1.47 with a transfer of 134,049 stock units,
NCB Financial ended at $1.97 after an exchange of 53 shares. One Caribbean Media ended at $1.35 with investors trading 102,304 units, Point Lisas climbed 8 cents to close at $5.08 with 62 stocks crossing the exchange, Prestige Holdings remained at $12.49 with investors swapping 48 stocks. Republic Financial fell 10 cents and ended at $105.50 after a transfer of 2,295 stock units, Scotiabank skidded 8 cents to end at $48.30 with traders dealing in 5,530 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell 6 cents to finish at $5.84 with 17,853 units crossing the market. Trinidad Cement popped 20 cents and ended at $1.94 after an exchange of 49,307 stock units, Unilever Caribbean advanced 4 cents to $15.24 with 1,109 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco remained at $2.61 as investors exchanged 107,066 stock units.
The market closed with 10,418,450 shares trading valued $88,310,564 after falling from 14,157,671 stock units at $109,166,935 on Thursday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 17.7. 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.
Proven Investments sank 70 cents to $13.55 in trading 5,251 stock units, Sagicor Group gained 39 cents to finish at $38 with 18,673 shares passing through the market, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rose 72 cents and ended at $7.50 with investors dealing in 2,944 units. Seprod rallied 80 cents to close at $82.80 with 1,515 stocks crossing the market, Supreme Ventures advanced 89 cents to end at $17.40 with investors trading 334,309 stock units, West Indies Petroleum climbed 65 cents in closing at $10.75 with 13,116 shares clearing the market and Wisynco Group skidded 38 cents to $22.62 after a transfer of 26,680 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The Composite Index popped 1.53 points to close 961.39, the All T&T Index advanced 2.94 points to close at 1,394.60, the SME Index ended unchanged at 92.68 and the Cross-Listed Index remained at 69.63.
AS Bryden remained at $1.67, after 122 stocks passed through the market, CIBC Caribbean Bank shed 2 cents to close at $8.28 with investors swapping 2,033 stocks, Endeavour Holdings ended at $18.40 after trading of a mere one share. Eric Solis Marketing fell 9 cents to end a 52 weeks low of $3.91, after trading of just one stock unit, First Citizens Group advanced 50 cents to close at $40 after a transfer of 1,355 units, GraceKennedy slipped 2 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $3.40 as investors exchanged 13 stock units. Guardian Holdings remained at $15.07 with a transfer of 202 shares, Guardian Media sank 1 cent in closing at 62 cents, after one stock changed hands, JMMB Group rose 1 cent to finish at 80 cents with investors trading 15,453 stock units. Massy Holdings rose 3 cents to $3.45, with 23,369 stock units clearing the market, Medcorp remained at $47 with traders dealing in two shares, National Enterprises ended at $2.35, with 43,343 stock units crossing the exchange. National Flour Mills increased by 1 cent to finish at $1.43 with investors trading 19,500 stocks, NCB Financial dipped 7 cents and ended at $1.97 after an exchange of 327 units, One Caribbean Media ended at $1.35, with 2,522,524 stocks crossing the market.
Point Lisas remained at $5 in switching owners of 13,500 units, Prestige Holdings remained at $12.49 after closing at 525 shares, Republic Financial ended at $105.60 with an exchange of 3,804 stock units. Scotiabank lost 12 cents in closing at $48.38 after trading of 79 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 38 cents to end at $5.90 in an exchange of 6,702 stocks, Trinidad Cement remained at $1.74 after 20 units changed hands. Unilever Caribbean rallied 21 cents to $15.20 in an exchange of 2,360 stock units and West Indian Tobacco gained 2 cents in closing at $2.61 with investors swapping 17,892 shares.
The market closed with 14,157,671 shares trading for $109,166,935, falling from 22,998,547 stock units at $198,140,943 on Wednesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 17.6. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
Sagicor Real Estate Fund slipped $1.20 to finish at $6.78 with investors trading 25,009 shares, Scotia Group gained $1.27 and ended at $51.40 with 69,702 units switching owners, Seprod popped $3.89 to close at $82 with traders dealing in 6,621 stock units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance climbed 93 cents to $11.48 in an exchange of 32 stock units and Wisynco Group rose 50 cents to $23, with investors trading 255,924 shares.
Prices of securities traded are for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 17.4. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
Seprod shed $4.88 to end at $78.11 after trading of 6,852 units, Stanley Motta dropped 64 cents in closing at $6.50 with an exchange of 500 shares Transjamaican Highway declined 42 cents to $5.84 in switching ownership of 11,202,878 stocks, West Indies Petroleum skidded $1.16 and ended at $10.10 with traders dealing in 169,985 shares and Wisynco Group sank 50 cents to end at $22.50 as 130,389 stock units passed 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 296,372 shares for $1,113,104 after rising from 110,331 stock units at $1,071,277 on Tuesday.
Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $24.20, with a transfer of 206 stock units, AS Bryden fell 9 cents to end at $1.60 after an exchange of 1,988 shares, CIBC Caribbean declined 2 cents to end at $8.25, with trading in 315 shares. First Citizens Group added $1 to $40 in an exchange of 3,915 stocks, Guardian Holdings declined by 9 cents to close at $15.10 in trading of 4,635 units, JMMB Group slipped 1 cent to end at 79 cents with an exchange of a mere 2 stock units. Massy Holdings rose 2 cents in closing at $3.42 with 23,462 shares crossing the market, Medcorp ended at $47 with investors trading 52 stocks, National Enterprises climbed 5 cents to close at $2.40 with 16,515 units crossing the exchange. National Flour Mills remained at $1.48, following trading of 14,022 stock units, NCB Financial sank 18 cents to close at $1.97 after an exchange of 61,000 shares, One Caribbean Media ended at $1.35 with investors dealing in 126,880 stocks. Point Lisas remained at $5 with 97 units clearing the market, 
Prestige Holdings ended at $12.49 as investors traded 6 stock units, Republic Financial dropped 11 cents to finish at $105.89 with 1,744 shares passing through the market. Scotiabank increased 45 cents and ended at $48.50 with investors trading 1,901 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 19 cents to end at $4.80 after a transfer of 17,990 stock units, Unilever Caribbean remained at $15.20 with trading in 650 units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $2.61 after an exchange of 20,623 shares.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 17.9. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are computed based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
Massy Holdings advanced 95 cents in closing at $74.95 with investors dealing in 597 shares. Mayberry Jamaican Equities rose $1.50 and ended at $8, with 42,516 stocks being traded, Sagicor Real Estate Fund gained 39 cents to close at $7.99 after a transfer of 7,045 stocks, Seprod rose $4.89 to finish at $82.99 with investors trading 1,556 units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance dropped 93 cents to $10.55 in an exchange of 1,691 stock units and Wisynco Group climbed 39 cents to end at a 52 weeks high of $23 with investors swapping 157,652 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 110,331 shares worth $1,071,277, sharply down from 433,673 stock units at $2,225,848 on Monday.
Ansa Merchant Bank climbed 20 cents and ended at $24.20 with an exchange of 210 stock units, AS Bryden increased 1 cent to end at $1.69, after 1,280 units passed through the market, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.27 with investors swapping 35 shares. First Citizens Group lost 50 cents to end at $39 after an exchange of 2,525 units, GraceKennedy slipped 1 cent in closing at a 52 weeks low of $3.44, with investors trading 191 stocks, Guardian Holdings fell 6 cents to end at $15.19 after an exchange of 1,034 stock units. Guardian Media rallied 6 cents to close at 68 cents, with a mere 3 shares clearing the market, JMMB Group rose 4 cents to finish at 80 cents with traders dealing in 2,125 stock units, Massy Holdings shed 2 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $3.40, with 11,194 stocks changing hands. Medcorp remained at $47 in an exchange of 8 units, National Enterprises sank 5 cents to end at $2.35, with 1,501 stocks crossing the market, National Flour Mills declined 1 cent in closing at $1.48 in switching ownership of 3,897 units. 
One Caribbean Media gained 1 cent to close at $1.35 as investors exchanged 2,000 shares, Point Lisas sank 9 cents and ended at $5 after 200 stock units crossed the market, Prestige Holdings remained at $12.49 with investors dealing in 48 shares. Republic Financial rallied by 45 cents and ended at $106, with 3,537 stocks passing through the exchange, Scotiabank popped 5 cents to end at $48.05 with a transfer of 1,544 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL dipped 11 cents in closing at $4.99 after 46,051 stock units changed hands. Trinidad Cement ended at $1.73 in an exchange of 700 shares, Unilever Caribbean advanced 21 cents to finish at $15.20 after the trading of 97 stock units and West Indian Tobacco rose 1 cent to close at $2.61, with 30,000 stocks crossing the market.