The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market closed with mixed results on Friday, with cigarette distributors Carreras seizing nearly 26 percent of all stocks traded, on a day when the volume of stocks traded slipped marginally, as the value jumped 82 percent over Thursday, with trading in 50 securities, compared with 52 on Thursday, and ended with prices of 21 advancing, 15 declining and 14 ending unchanged.
The market closed with 8,215,878 shares trading for $172,248,776, compared to 8,369,724 stock units at $94,678,906 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 164,318 shares at $3,444,976 above the 160,956 stocks at $1,820,748 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 208,634 stock units at $1,439,450 compared with 211,649 shares at $1,303,019 on the previous day and June that averaged 183,242 stock units at $1,532,211.
Carreras led trading with 2.11 million shares for 25.6 percent of the total volume, followed by NCB Financial, with 1.43 million stock units for 17.4 percent of the day’s trade and Transjamaican Highway with 1.04 million units for 12.6 percent of the day’s trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 2,367.05 points to close at 352,406.90, the JSE Main Index increased 474.89 points to finish at 305,478.80 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.42 points to wrap up trading at 62.61. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
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.
At the close of the trading day, Caribbean Cement shed $1.99 and ended at $86 with trading of 1,782 shares, Eppley popped $2.85 to $32.55 after trading of 7 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund increased $3.19 to end at $41.19 with investors switching ownership of 7 shares. Guardian Holdings climbed 68 cents in closing at $320, with an exchange of 42 stocks, Jamaica Broilers rose 87 cents to close at $25.85 in an exchange of 13,082 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange dropped 94 cents to finish at $11.56 with 62,904 shares changing hands. Kingston Wharves rallied $2.34 and ended at $32.45 in an exchange of 9,618 stock units, Mayberry Group advanced 46 cents to $7.20 as traders exchanged 5,012 stocks, NCB Financial gained $1.60 to end at $35.80 after an exchange of 1,431,031 units. Pan Jamaica popped 70 cents in closing at $49.70 with 201,956 stocks crossing the market, Sagicor Group lost 46 cents to finish at $39.52 with a transfer of 13,433 shares, 
Scotia Group dipped 84 cents to close at $52 with investors dealing in 28,975 stock units. Seprod fell 51 cents to $79.49 after a transfer of 4,957 stock units, Sterling Investments gained 41 cents to finish at $3.71 with traders dealing in 49,719 stocks, Supreme Ventures rose 74 cents and ended at $20.29 after an exchange of 5,681 units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance climbed 80 cents to end at $8.05 with investors swapping 125 shares and Wisynco Group skidded 52 cents in closing at $18.86 with 14,595 stock units crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.75% preference share increased $2.97 to close at $19.84 in trading 44 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 71,632 shares valued, $437,925 compared to 736,736 stock units at $3,967,681 on Wednesday.
At the close of the market, Angostura Holdings declined 5 cents and ended at $14.75 with 300 shares crossing the market, Ansa McAl ended at $42 after investors exchanged 116 stock units, CIBC Caribbean Bank climbed 20 cents to $8.60 after 2,972 shares passed through the market. First Citizens Group lost 35 cents in closing at $42.15 with a transfer of 557 stocks, GraceKennedy sank 3 cents to finish at $3.65 with 1,350 units clearing the market, Guardian Holdings remained at $16.85 in switching ownership of 12 stocks. JMMB Group remained at $1.06 in trading 12,715 units, Massy Holdings dipped 2 cents to finish at $3.95 with investors dealing in 15,023 shares, National Flour Mills increased 1 cent and ended at $1.64 in an exchange of 6,091 stock units. NCB Financial sank 9 cents to end at a 52 week low of $1.85 with investors trading 9,500 shares, One Caribbean Media skidded 26 cents in closing at a 52 week low of $2.24 and closed with 248 stocks changing hands, Prestige Holdings fell 40 cents to close at $13 in trading 1,871 units. 
Republic Financial popped 10 cents to $112.10, with 270 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank ended at $50.50, with investors trading 2,715 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL advanced 1 cent and ended at $3.61 in an exchange of 520 units. Trinidad Cement rose 7 cents to end at $2.10 with traders dealing in 2 stocks, Unilever Caribbean remained at $14 after an exchange of 540 stock units and West Indian Tobacco rallied 10 cents to finish at $4.30 with investors swapping 16,830 shares.
The market closed with 8,189,546 shares trading for $40,860,657, from 6,826,566 stock units at $50,022,042 on Tuesday.
The All Jamaican Composite Index declined 1,049.80 points to 351,870.03, the JSE Main Index lost 795.20 points to finish at 305,067.91 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.17 points to 62.71. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 12 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
NCB Financial shed $1.11 to close at $35.89 with 247,572 shares changing hands. Sagicor Group sank $1.02 to end at $39.98 in an exchange of 579 units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund advanced 83 cents in closing at $7.98 with 200 stocks passing through the market, Supreme Ventures declined by 47 cents to finish at $19.55 after an exchange of 95,968 shares and Wisynco Group popped 57 cents and ended at $19.37 in trading 30,851 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 736,736 shares for $3,967,681 compared to 138,481 stock units at $2,344,902 on Tuesday.
At the close, Agostini increased by 50 cents in ending at $67 after an exchange of 26 shares, Ansa McAl ended at $42, after 696 units passed through the market. CIBC Caribbean Bank skidded 20 cents to $8.40 with traders dealing in 500 shares. Endeavour Holdings rose 10 cents to end at a 52 week high of $19.10 as investors exchanged 600 stock units, First Citizens Group remained at $42.50 with 725 stocks clearing the market, GraceKennedy popped 18 cents and ended at $3.68 in switching ownership of 40 units. Guardian Holdings fell 2 cents to $16.85 with investors swapping 43,867 shares, JMMB Group sank 1 cent to end at $1.06 after a transfer of 11,800 stock units, Massy Holdings lost 3 cents in closing at $3.97 after an exchange of 99,244 stocks. Medcorp remained at $47 with a transfer of 430 units, National Enterprises gained 3 cents to finish at $2.05 following 7,000 shares passing through the market, National Flour Mills ended at $1.63 with an exchange of 100 shares. 
One Caribbean Media dropped 9 cents to a 52 week low of $2.50 with investors trading 10 stock units, Prestige Holdings shed 10 cents to close at $13.40 in an exchange of 3,823 shares, Republic Financial ended at $112 with investors trading 4,805 units. Scotiabank remained at $50.50 after closing trading of 80 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $3.60 with investors dealing in 545,305 stock units, Trinidad Cement declined 2 cents and ended at a 52 week low of $2.03, with 5,500 shares crossing the market. Unilever Caribbean sank 15 cents to $14 in an exchange of 9,973 units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $4.20, with 2,212 stocks changing hands.
The market closed with trading of 138,481 shares for $2,344,902 compared to 252,431 stock units at $1,518,876 on Monday.
At the close of the market on Tuesday, Agostini shed 50 cents to end at $66.50 after a transfer of 296 shares, Angostura Holdings popped 55 cents in closing at $14.80 as investors exchanged 4,946 units, Ansa McAl ended at $42 after trading of 101 shares. Ansa Merchant Bank sank $1 to close at a 52 week low of $38 with an exchange of 38 stock units, CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $8.60 with 100 stocks clearing the market, First Citizens Group gained 50 cents to finish at $42.50 in an exchange of 2,665 shares. GraceKennedy skidded 22 cents and ended at $3.50 with investors trading 3,561 units, Guardian Holdings ended at $16.87, with 1,144 stocks crossing the market, Guardian Media remained at 97 cents in trading 5 stock units. JMMB Group ended at $1.07, with 403 shares crossing the exchange, Massy Holdings rose 5 cents to end at $4 with traders dealing in 46,858 stocks, 
Medcorp rallied $1 to finish at $47 in switching ownership of 5 units. National Enterprises increased 2 cents to $2.02 with investors dealing in 26,787 stock units, Prestige Holdings remained at $13.50 with a transfer of 35,506 shares, Republic Financial lost 3 cents and ended at $112 after an exchange of 11,708 stock units. Scotiabank ended at $50.50 with investors trading 1,102 stocks, Unilever Caribbean sank 26 cents in closing at $14.15, after 145 units passed through the market and West Indian Tobacco fell 30 cents to close at a 52 week low of $4.20 closed after 3,111 stocks were traded.
The market closed with trading of 10,127,598 shares for $54,364,045, falling from 12,681,799 stock units at $103,301,856 on Friday.
The Main Market ended 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.
Proven Investments skidded 42 cents and ended at $17.07 in an exchange of 684 stock units. Sagicor Group rose $1.25 in closing at $40.95 with investors trading 7,622 shares, Seprod gained 95 cents to close at $79.45 after an exchange of 6,208 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance sank 80 cents to end at $7.25 with investors trading 133 stocks and Wisynco Group dipped 70 cents to $19.30 after an exchange of 12,018 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 252,431 shares for $1,518,876 compared to 288,786 stock units at $26,270,660 on Friday.
Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $22.15 in switching ownership of 22 stock units, First Citizens Group declined 5 cents to end at $42 with investors trading 330 stocks, GraceKennedy rallied 2 cents to $3.72 in an exchange of 106 units. Guardian Holdings rose 2 cents to $16.87 with investors swapping 328 stocks, Guardian Media remained at 97 cents after an exchange of only one share, JMMB Group closed at $1.07 after gaining 1 cent to end, with 25,719 stock units changing hands. Massy Holdings slipped 1 cent in closing at $3.95, after 2,499 shares passed through the market. 
Prestige Holdings climbed 50 cents in closing at a 52 week high of $13.50 with investors dealing in 20,155 stock units, Republic Financial popped 3 cents to close at $112.03 after an exchange of 1,215 units, Scotiabank ended at $50.50 in trading 520 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL dropped 5 cents to $3.60, with 174,730 units crossing the market, Trinidad Cement remained at $2.05 with an exchange of 2,700 stocks, Unilever Caribbean climbed 39 cents and ended at $14.41 with 217 stock units clearing the market and West Indian Tobacco fell 15 cents to end at a 52 week low $4.50 as investors exchanged 174 shares.
The market closed with 12,681,799 shares traded worth $103,301,856, after jumping from 5,814,614 stock units at $81,101,642 on Thursday.
Main Market trading ended 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 projected by ICInsider.com, for financial years ending and or around August 2025.
NCB Financial lost $1 to close at a 52 week closing low of $34 closing with 1,783,475 shares, Seprod slipped 50 cents to end at $78.50 with 400 stock units crossing the exchange, Stanley Motta increased $1.05 to finish at $6.30 in trading 10,820 stock units. Sygnus Credit Investments gained 35 cents to $12.50 with investors trading 515,525 stocks and Wisynco Group sank $1 in closing at $20 with investors swapping 17,392 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Stocks ended with mostly losses on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, resulting from trading in 23 securities compared with 20 on Thursday, with prices of three stocks rising, 11 declining and nine ending firm including 5 that closed at 52 week low including newly listed Medcorp, closing below the IPO price of $48. 
At the close of a day with increased dollar flowing through the market, Agostini remained at $67 after an exchange of 44 shares, Angostura Holdings increased 45 cents to close at $14.70 after 120 units passed through the market, Ansa McAl declined $1 and ended at $42.50 in trading 20 shares. Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $39, with 50 stock units passing through the exchange, Calypso Macro Investment Fund remained at $22.15, with traders dealing in 1,000 stocks, First Citizens Group rose 5 cents in closing at $42.05 in an exchange of 392 units. GraceKennedy lost 2 cents to end at $3.70 with investors trading 1,327 stocks, Guardian Holdings dipped 2 cents to end at $16.85 after a transfer of 4,182 shares, Guardian Media ended at 97 cents with investors trading 4 stock units. JMMB Group slipped 1 cent to close at $1.06, with 12,879 shares crossing the market. Massy Holdings ended at $3.96 with investors swapping 6,617 stocks, newly listed Medcorp shed $7.20 and ended at an all-time low of $40.80 in an exchange of 861 shares. National Enterprises sank 24 cents to a 52 week low $2.01 after the trading of 7,000 stock units, National Flour Mills dipped 1 cent to close at $1.64, with 41 shares changing hands, 
NCB Financial fell 14 cents and ended at a 52 week low $1.80 after an exchange of 7,000 stock units. One Caribbean Media skidded 9 cents to end at $2.50 with 5,000 stocks clearing the market. Prestige Holdings remained at $13 in switching ownership of 809 units, Republic Financial remained at $112 with investors dealing in 230,860 shares. Scotiabank popped 20 cents and ended at $50.50, after a transfer of 3,040 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $3.65 as investors exchanged 547 units, Trinidad Cement remained at $2.05 and closed with an exchange of 800 stock units. Unilever Caribbean dropped 58 cents to finish at $14.02, with 1,810 shares crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco lost 5 cents in closing at a 52 week low of $4.65, with an exchange of 4,383 units.
The market closed with 5,814,614 shares trading for $81,101,642, a slight drop from 5,929,915 stocks for $87,528,704 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.
Sagicor Group sank 95 cents in closing at $40 with a transfer of 3,594 units, Seprod dropped $2 to end at $79 as 10,756 stock units crossed the market and Supreme Ventures gained 70 cents to finish at $20.30 with traders switching ownership of 8,358 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.