Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market stocks suffered a major decline in trading on Thursday, with prices of 20 stocks rising, 23 declining and 15 ending unchanged, resulting in the All Jamaican Composite Index diving 7,183.12 points to 353,527.66, the JSE Main Index dropping 4,717.16 points to 307,247.69 and the JSE Financial Index falling 2.12 points to 62.27. Trading ended with an exchange of 59 percent fewer shares changing hands, with a 73 percent collapse in value compared to Wednesday. The market closed with trading in 58 securities similar to Wednesday.
The market closed with, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 13 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
Trading ended with 9,333,460 shares at $53,086,070, down from 22,664,356 stock units amounting to $192,548,549 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 160,922 shares at $915,277, up from 390,765 stocks at $3,319,803 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 301,067 units at $1,894,813 compared with 321,962 shares at $2,040,862 on the previous day and July with an average of 270,399 stock units at $2,493,078.
Wigton Energy led trading with 3.79 million shares for 40.6 percent of total volume, followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund, ended with 1.53 million stocks for 16.4 percent of the day’s trade and Transjamaican Highway with 1.29 million units for 13.8 percent of the day’s trade.
The market closed with 9,281,650 shares trading for $51,567,241, falling sharply from 22,664,356 stock units at $192,548,549 on Wednesday.
Wigton Energy led trading with 3.79 million shares for 40.8 percent of total volume, followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund closed with 1.53 million stocks for 16.4 percent of the day’s trade and Transjamaican Highway, with 1.29 million stock units for 13.9 percent of market share.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.7. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with fiscal year ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, Caribbean Cement rallied 84 cents and ended at $90.85 with 45,447 shares passing through the market, Eppley increased $1.98 to $32 with 22 stocks changing hands, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund climbed $2.49 in closing at $42.49 after an exchange of 11,172 units. General Accident sank 40 cents to end at $5 with investors dealing in 1,433 shares, GraceKennedy slipped $1.32 to finish at $70.05 in trading of 30,784 stock units, Jamaica Broilers popped $1.90 to close at $25.40 in an exchange of 18,487 shares. Jamaica Producers fell 49 cents to $24 with 503 units crossing the market, Kingston Wharves lost $1.47 to finish at $31 in trading 449 stocks, Massy Holdings sank $1.50 and ended at $76 after closing with 101,265 stock units changing hands. Mayberry Jamaican Equities gained 63 cents to finish at $11 as investors exchanged 843 shares, NCB Financial rose 53 cents to close at $39.50, with 335,613 units clearing the market,
Pan Jamaica advanced $1.49 to end at $50 after a transfer of 546 stocks. Sagicor Group popped 36 cents in closing at $39.86 with 5,744 stock units crossing the exchange, Sagicor Real Estate Fund dipped 55 cents to $7.15 with investors swapping 1,000 shares, Scotia Group gained $1 to finish at $55 with 14,673 stocks crossing the market. Seprod declined $1.90 and ended at $83 in an exchange of 8,392 units, Sterling Investments rose 36 cents to close at $3.16 with traders dealing in 158 stock units and Wisynco Group shed 70 cents to end at $20.05 with investors switching ownership of 73,679 shares.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% dropped $6.45 to $36.55 after an exchange of 178 stock units, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% skidded $50 and ended at $2,600 with investors trading 110 units, 138 Student Living preference share sank $13 to close at $200 with an exchange of 18 stocks and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% skidded $2 in closing at $1,118 with a transfer of 20 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $9 with traders dealing in 1,010 stock units, Eric Solis Marketing popped 5 cents in closing at $4.05, with 5 units crossing the market. First Citizens Group fell 9 cents to end at $41.41 after an exchange of 2,056 stock units. GraceKennedy closed at $3.70 after 79 units changed hands, Guardian Holdings rallied 99 cents to end at $16.99 in an exchange of 12 shares, Massy Holdings sank 10 cents in closing at $3.85, with 583,857 stock units clearing the market. Medcorp dropped 2 cents and ended at $48 with an exchange of 6 shares, National Enterprises ended at $2.12 after 5 stock units passed through the market, NCB Financial remained at $1.93 after a transfer of 6,584 stocks. One Caribbean Media rose 24 cents and ended at $2.50 as investors exchanged 8,000 units, Point Lisas ended at $4 in trading 10 stocks, Prestige Holdings climbed 50 cents to close at a 52 week high of $13.50, with 605 shares crossing the exchange. Republic Financial shed 41 cents to finish at $110.59, with investors dealing in 2,052 stock units, 
Scotiabank declined 5 cents to end at a 52 week low of $50.40 after an exchange of 617 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $3.60 with investors swapping 344,721 stocks. Trinidad Cement sank 5 cents to close at a 52 week low of $1.95, after 9,469 shares were traded, Unilever Caribbean increased 39 cents and ended at $14.40 with investors trading 3,000 units and West Indian Tobacco gained 10 cents to finish at $4.50 with a transfer of 5,232 stock units.
The market closed with trading of 364,315 shares for $3,415,178 compared to 110,182 stock units at $3,511,004 on Tuesday.
At the close, Angostura Holdings remained at $14.45 with a transfer of 141 shares, Ansa McAl slipped $1.66 to close at a 52 week low of $40.84, with investors dealing in 3,239 units, Ansa Merchant Bank advanced 48 cents to finish at $38.98 in an exchange of 38,482 shares. CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $9 with the swapping of 46,230 stock units, First Citizens Group rose 8 cents in closing at $41.50 after an exchange of 858 stocks, GraceKennedy remained at $3.70 with investors trading 1,025 shares. Guardian Holdings sank $1 to $16 with an exchange of 1,531 stocks, Guardian Media gained 9 cents to close at 75 cents, with 4,570 units crossing the market, JMMB Group ended at $1.07 as investors exchanged 110 stock units. L.J. Williams B share dipped 5 cents in closing at $1.20 in switching ownership of just one share, Massy Holdings popped 4 cents and ended at $3.95 with traders dealing in 20,120 stock units, Medcorp sank $3.73 to finish at $48.02 in an exchange of 104 units. National Enterprises increased 12 cents to $2.12 and closed after 10 stocks were traded, National Flour Mills shed 4 cents to close at $1.60 after an exchange of 1,584 units, 
NCB Financial climbed 11 cents and ended at $1.93, with 200,000 shares clearing the market. One Caribbean Media lost 23 cents to end at a 52 week low of $2.26 after trading of 1,820 shares, Point Lisas ended at $4 after 657 stock units passed through the market, Prestige Holdings dipped 20 cents to finish at $13 with 1,200 shares changing hands. Republic Financial remained at $111 with investors trading 5,057 stocks, Scotiabank rallied 25 cents to finish at $50.45, with 2,150 units crossing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell 5 cents and ended at $3.60 after a transfer of 33,355 stock units. Trinidad Cement remained at $2 with an exchange of just one share, Unilever Caribbean ended at $14.01 in trading 70 stocks and West Indian Tobacco skidded 20 cents to a 52 week low of $4.41 after an exchange of 2,000 units.
The All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 2,272.33 points to close at 360,710.78, the JSE Main Index rallied 1,135.63 points to 311,964.85 and the JSE Financial Index increased 0.60 points to finish at 64.39.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden climbed $2.20 in closing at $26.20 in transferring 962 shares, Caribbean Cement dived $4.99 to end at $90.01 with an exchange of 9,394 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund shed $2.50 to close at $40 with an exchange of 640 units. GraceKennedy popped 37 cents and ended at $71.37 as 8,761 shares crossed the market, Guardian Holdings gained $1.02 to finish at $320 after an exchange of just one stock unit, Jamaica Broilers lost $1.90 to end at $23.50, with traders trading 1,751,493 shares. Kingston Wharves rose $2.57 to $32.47 with investors swapping 1,177 stocks, Mayberry Jamaican Equities advanced 97 cents to end at $10.37 with 480 stock units crossing the exchange, NCB Financial dropped $1.03 in closing at $38.97 as 1,621,200 stock units changed hands. 138 Student Living rallied 49 cents to close at $4.69 in an exchange of 189 shares, Pan Jamaica sank $1.49 and ended at $48.51 with investors trading 1,927 stocks, 
Sagicor Group slipped 50 cents to finish at $39.50 with an exchange of 21,255 units. Scotia Group sank $1.90 to $54 with traders dealing in 2,440 stock units and Wisynco Group increased 75 cents to close at $20.75 with investors switching ownership of 76,405 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 5,428,993 shares trading worth $60,680,520 compared with 47,379,247 stock units at $194,226,991 on Monday.
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 fiscal years ending around August 2025.
Sagicor Group dropped $1 and ended at $40 after traders swapped 4,806 units. Sagicor Real Estate Fund rallied 55 cents to close at $7.70 with investors trading 200 shares, Scotia Group increased $2.26 to end at $55.90 with 203,434 units passing through the market, Seprod popped 66 cents in closing at $84.90 after traders transferred 6,512 stocks. Stanley Motta increased 41 cents to $6.45 as 22 stock units crossed the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance sank $1.22 to finish at $7.25 with investors exchanging 50 shares and Wisynco Group slipped 75 cents and ended at $20 with 38,458 stocks clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 110,182 shares for $3,511,004 compared to 784,420 stock units at $4,363,367 on Monday.
Ansa Merchant Bank lost 49 cents and ended at $38.50 after 132 shares were traded, CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $9 with investors trading 1,200 stock units, First Citizens Group fell 53 cents to end at $41.42, with 7,514 shares crossing the exchange. GraceKennedy popped 12 cents to $3.70 with traders dealing in 703 stocks, Guardian Holdings advanced 3 cents to finish at $17 after a transfer of 1,111 units, L.J. Williams B share rose 5 cents and ended at $1.25 in trading just one stock unit. Massy Holdings remained at $3.91 with 30,128 shares clearing the market, Medcorp rallied $1.75 to end at $51.75 in an exchange of 31 units, Prestige Holdings gained 20 cents in closing at $13.20 with investors dealing in 8,872 stocks. 
Republic Financial ended at $111 in an exchange of 340 stock units, Scotiabank skidded 4 cents to close at $50.20 with investors trading 1,410 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed 5 cents and ended at $3.65 in switching ownership of 14,230 stock units. Trinidad Cement ended at $2 after trading in just 9 units, Unilever Caribbean rose 49 cents in closing at $14.01 after 625 stocks passed through the market and West Indian Tobacco gained 9 cents to finish at $4.60, with 100 shares changing hands.
The market closed with trading of 784,420 shares for $4,363,367 compared to 763,590 stock units at $5,982,305 on Friday. An average of 34,105 shares were traded at $189,712 compared with 30,544 units at $239,292 on Friday, with trading month to date averaging 17,563 shares at $151,561, up from 14,040 units at $143,436 on the previous day, compared with an average for July of 11,986 shares at $187,557. The Composite Index increased 4.02 points to 1,009.43, the All T&T Index climbed 6.57 points to wrap up trading at 1,458.87, the SME Index dipped 1.39 points to close at 96.43 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.18 points to close at 74.00. Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers. At the close, Angostura Holdings gained 29 cents to end at $14.49 with trading of 191 shares, Ansa McAl ended at $37.50, in an exchange of 2,584 stocks, Calypso Macro Investment Fund remained at $23.40 with investors trading 628 units. CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $9 in switching ownership of 1,988 shares, 
Eric Solis Marketing declined 5 cents and ended at $4 as investors exchanged 50 stocks, First Citizens Group popped 20 cents to close at $41.95 after 7,662 shares passed through the market, GraceKennedy fell 2 cents to $3.58 with an exchange of 623 stock units, Guardian Holdings gained $1.47 to end at $16.97 and closed with an exchange of 158 stock units, Guardian Media slipped 9 cents in closing at a 52 week low of 66 cents in trading of 1,271 units. JMMB Group remained at $1.07 with 5,000 shares crossing the market, L.J. Williams B share slipped 5 cents to $1.20 with investors swapping 950 units, Massy Holdings dipped 3 cents to finish at $3.91, with 447,182 stocks clearing the market. Medcorp ended at $50 with investors dealing in 251 stock units, National Enterprises lost 15 cents to end at a 52 week low of $2 in an exchange of 30,000 shares, National Flour Mills remained at $1.64 with traders dealing in 291 stocks. Point Lisas declined 8 cents to finish at $4, with 24,343 units passing throughthe exchange,
Prestige Holdings ended at $13 in trading 5,028 stock units, Republic Financial shed 90 cents to close at $111 after a transfer of 9,373 shares. Scotiabank remained at $50.24, with 73 stocks crossing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL dropped 5 cents to close at a 52 week low of $3.60 after an exchange of 220,736 stock units, Trinidad Cement skidded 3 cents to end at a 52 week low of $2, with 9,078 stock units changing hands. Unilever Caribbean sank 48 cents in closing at $13.52 after an exchange of 54 shares and West Indian Tobacco slipped 17 cents to finish at 52 week low of $4.51 with a transfer of 16,906 stock units. Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 47,379,247 shares trading for $194,226,991 compared with 13,799,663 stock units at $80,790,833 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 fiscal years ending around August 2025.
NCB Financial rallied $5.60 to end at $37 with investors dealing in 331,190 shares, 138 Student Living sank 50 cents in closing at $4.20 with a transfer of 1,120 units, Pan Jamaica dipped $1.48 to finish at $48.51 as investors exchanged 4,968 stocks. Sagicor Group lost 50 cents and ended at $41 after the trading of 61,771 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund slipped 73 cents to $7.15 after an exchange of 1,114 shares, Scotia Group increased 83 cents to end at $53.64 with 1,591 stocks crossing the market. Sterling Investments declined 49 cents in closing at $2.80 in an exchange of 67,779 units and Wisynco Group climbed 75 cents to close at $20.75 with investors trading 52,076 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 13,799,663 shares trading for $80,790,833, an increase from 7,536,952 stock units at $72,798,887 on Thursday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.4. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with fiscal year ending around August 2025.
NCB Financial rose 80 cents to close at $31.40 after traders exchanged 649,230 stock units. Pan Jamaica rallied $1.09 to end at $49.99 in trading 3,997 shares, Proven Investments increased 63 cents to finish at $17.13 with 641 stock units crossing the exchange, Sagicor Group gained 50 cents and ended at $41.50 after a transfer of 1,291 units and Stanley Motta popped 38 cents to $6 with investors trading 11,199 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 763,590 shares for $5,982,305, up from 288,324 stocks at $1,697,057 on Thursday.
Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $38.99, with an exchange of 100 stocks. Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $23.40 after trading of 1,600 units, CIBC Caribbean Bank closed at $9 with trading of 145 shares. Endeavour Holdings sank $1 to $19 with a transfer of 2,400 stocks, Eric Solis Marketing skidded 5 cents and ended at $4.05, with 635 stocks crossing the market, First Citizens Group sank 20 cents to close at $41.75 after an exchange of 2,713 units. GraceKennedy ended at $3.60 with investors trading 1,265 stocks, Guardian Holdings ended at $15.50 after an exchange of 355 shares, Guardian Media remained at 75 cents with investors swapping 31,433 stock units. JMMB Group added 1 cent to close at $1.07 after 69,095 units passed through the market, Massy Holdings ended at $3.94 as investors exchanged 158,884 stock units, Medcorp popped $2 and ended at $50 with 103 shares crossing the market. National Enterprises gained 12 cents to close at $2.15 after a transfer of 25,915 stock units, 
National Flour Mills remained at $1.64, with 5,214 units changing hands. One Caribbean Media rose 24 cents in closing at $2.49 with investors trading 100 shares. Point Lisas advanced 4 cents to a 52 week high of $4.08 in an exchange of 355,657 units, Prestige Holdings ended at $13 and closed after 6,636 stocks changed hands, Republic Financial declined 10 cents and ended at $111.90 with investors dealing in 322 stock units. Scotiabank lost 1 cent to end at $50.24, with 1,165 shares crossing the exchange. Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $3.65 in trading 12,597 stocks, Unilever Caribbean increased 2 cents to close at $14 with 44,688 units clearing the market and West Indian Tobacco rallied 8 cents to $4.68 in an exchange of 2,374 stock units.