Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Tuesday with the volume of stocks traded declining by 25 percent, with little change in value compared to Monday, following trading in 62 securities compared with 58 on Monday, ending with prices of just 18 rising, 30 declining and 14 ending unchanged.
The market closed with 10,896,568 shares trading worth $47,423,116, falling from the 14,564,460 stock units at $47,513,938 on Monday.
Trading averaged 175,751 shares at $764,889, down from 251,111 stock units at $819,206 on Monday and well below the month to date average of 514,722 units valued at $3,628,657 and the 588,723 shares at $4,253,846 on the previous day and March that ended with an average of 896,190 stock units at $20,804,277.
Wigton Energy led trading with 3.98 million shares for 36.5 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway which ended with 3.45 million stock units for 31.7 percent of the day’s trade and JMMB 9.5% preference share with 606,122 stocks for 5.6 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index shed 2,832.48 points to close at 370,133.83, the JSE Main Index lost 2,120.55 points to settle at 319,974.29 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.56 points to conclude trading at 66.06. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 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 13.4. The JSE Main and 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 market, Barita Investments slipped $1.44 to finish at $72 as investors exchanged 9,932 shares, Berger Paints advanced 90 cents and ended at $7.90 with 4,000 stocks switching owners, Caribbean Cement declined $2 to $83 with investors dealing in 83,780 shares. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund fell $2.89 to $34.60 in exchanging 6,556 units, GraceKennedy popped 52 cents in closing at $73.99 with 7,662 stocks crossing the market, Jamaica Broilers lost 57 cents to close at $27.40 with an exchange of 22,733 shares after the price hit an a 52 weeks intraday low of $25.52. JMMB Group declined 51 cents to $20.22 in trading 29,879 units, Kingston Wharves fell 43 cents in closing at $28.90 after an exchange of 5,410 stocks, Mayberry Group dropped 52 cents to end at $6.98 with investors trading 15,764 stock units. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy shed $7 and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $57 in an exchange of 10 shares, NCB Financial fell 50 cents to finish at $43.50 with traders dealing in 43,151 stocks, Pan Jamaica dipped $2.69 to close at $52.31 after a transfer of 49,381 units. 
Sagicor Group sank 76 cents to $43.14 with investors swapping 28,972 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund slipped 65 cents to end at $8 with a transfer of 52,489 shares, Scotia Group sank 59 cents in closing at $53.01 with 65,921 stock units crossing the market and Sygnus Real Estate Finance climbed $1.26 and ended at $9.40 in trading 10 stocks.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share shed $2 to finish at $18 with 184 stock units crossing the exchange, Jamaica Public Service 7% increased 49 cents to close at $40 with 408 shares changing hands. 138 Student Living preference share declined $18 to $172 with 80 stock units passing through the market, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share rose $50 in closing at $1,050 with an exchange of 79 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% rallied $9 to close at $99 with 1,064 units clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated. 
At the close, Angostura Holdings dipped 5 cents to end at $14.05 with investors trading 742 shares, Ansa McAl remained at $52 in switching ownership of 2,000 units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $25 after investors exchanged 98 stocks. First Citizens Group fell 25 cents and ended at $41.50 with a transfer of 3,876 shares, Guardian Holdings gained 4 cents to finish at $14.85 with 2,072 stock units crossing the market, JMMB Group declined 5 cents to end at $1.10 after a transfer of 52,000 shares. Massy Holdings ended at $3.89 with investors trading 202,608 stock units, National Enterprises lost 7 cents to finish at $2.53 after an exchange of 100 stocks, NCB Financial sank 4 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.30 with investors swapping 667 units.
Prestige Holdings shed 25 cents to end at $10.75 after an exchange of 1,331 stocks, Republic Financial sank 50 cents to end at $112.50 in trading 823 shares, Scotiabank remained at $53, with 2,317 units crossing the exchange. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $4.04 with investors dealing in 13,890 stock units, Trinidad Cement slipped 3 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.17 in an exchange of 2,150 shares and West Indian Tobacco shed 1 cent and ended at $5.44 after 2,016 stocks passed through the market.
The market closed with just 14,564,460 shares trading for a mere $47,513,938, far below the 69,176,426 stock units at $329,968,167 on Friday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.5. The JSE Main and 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 Real Estate Fund rallied 65 cents in closing at $8.65 in an exchange of 580 stocks, Scotia Group shed 40 cents to finish at $53.60 with 27,829 units crossing the market. Seprod declined 46 cents to $88.50 in trading 11,837 stock units, Supreme Ventures advanced 44 cents in closing at $20.39 after 30,745 shares crossed the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance sank $1.36 to finish at $8.14 as investors exchanged 2,336 units and Wisynco Group skidded 75 cents and ended at $21.05 with 64,316 stocks crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 81,418 shares for $782,436, down sharply from 147,311 stock units at $1,341,827 on Friday.
At the close of trading, Agostini’s popped 19 cents to close at $68.19 with 75 shares clearing the market, Angostura Holdings popped 5 cents to $14.10 with a transfer of 78 stocks, Ansa McAl gained 50 cents and ended at $52 after an exchange of 1,000 units. Calypso Macro Index Fund rose $1.50 to $25 with 15 shares crossing the market, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.10 after a transfer of 85 stock units, First Citizens Group remained at $41.75 with investors swapping 3,128 shares. GraceKennedy ended at $3.69 after an exchange of 22 units, Guardian Holdings closed at $14.81 with investors trading 85 stocks, JMMB Group finished trading of 6 stock units at $1.15. Massy Holdings advanced 3 cents to end at $3.89 with traders dealing in 50,063 shares, 
National Enterprises skidded 5 cents to finish at $2.60 after an exchange of 7,905 stock units and National Flour Mills remained at $1.60 with investors trading 616 units. Prestige Holdings increased 18 cents to $11 with an exchange of 743 stocks, Republic Financial fell 9 cents to end at $113 after 2,311 units passed through the market, Scotiabank remained at $53 with investors trading 973 stocks. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $4.04 in an exchange of 7,052 shares, Trinidad Cement lost 15 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ loss of $2.20 with investors dealing in 2,981 stock units, Unilever Caribbean remained at $13.01 with 18 shares crossing the exchange and West Indian Tobacco rallied 1 cent to $5.45 in trading 4,262 stocks.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.6. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with financial year ending around August 2025.
Pan Jamaica dropped $1.79 in closing at $52.31 with investors trading 168,674 stock units. Sagicor Group gained 70 cents to finish at $43.70 with 61,936 shares crossing the market, Scotia Group rose 60 cents to close at $54 with 570,364 units switching owners, Seprod climbed 61 cents to end at $88.96 with 57,915 stocks passing through the market and Supreme Ventures popped 39 cents to $19.95 after an exchange of 91,261 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 147,311 shares worth $1,341,827 compared to 169,059 stock units at $1,040,064 on Thursday.
Republic Financial popped $1.09 to finish at $113.09 with an exchange of 2,939 units. Scotiabank lost $1 to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $53 with 5,015 stocks changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $4.04 with investors trading 24,990 units, Trinidad Cement ended at $2.35 after a transfer of 1,751 shares. Unilever Caribbean climbed $1.36 to $13.01, with investors swapping 10,408 stocks and West Indian Tobacco increased 44 cents to finish at $5.44, after a transfer of 3,002 stock units.
market closed with 25,828,337 shares trading for $632,142,176 compared to 35,151,057 stocks at $100,056,439 on Wednesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.4. The JSE Main and 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 lost $1 to close at $43 in an exchange of 1,866 shares, Seprod popped 35 cents in closing at $88.35 with investors swapping 8,497 stocks and Supreme Ventures sank 83 cents to end at $19.56 with 16,009 stock units 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 169,059 shares worth $1,040,064 compared to 621,202 stock units at $3,237,460 on Wednesday.
At the close of the market, Angostura Holdings remained at $14.05 after an exchange of 5,000 shares, Ansa McAl rose $6 to $54 with 1,500 stock units being traded, CIBC Caribbean Bank shed 9 cents in closing at $8.10 after an exchange of 513 shares. First Citizens Group ended at $42 after investors ended trading off 2,802 stock units, GraceKennedy sank 4 cents and ended at $3.65 after a transfer of 1,308 units, Guardian Holdings lost 4 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $14.81 with investors trading 1,700 stocks. Guardian Media dipped 1 cent in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of 95 cents in an exchange of 624 units, JMMB Group remained at $1.22 after 37,000 shares passed through the market, L.J. Williams B share ended at 90 cents with 439 stock units crossing the exchange. Massy Holdings ended at $3.89 with investors swapping 37,249 shares, National Enterprises rose 5 cents to end at $2.65 and closed with 900 units changing hands, National Flour Mills fell 12 cents to finish at $1.50 in an exchange of 24,849 stocks. 
NCB Financial advanced 1 cent to $2.35 with 9,374 stock units changing hands, One Caribbean Media remained at $2.70 as investors exchanged 4 shares, Prestige Holdings popped 5 cents to finish at $11.20 in trading 1,676 stock units. Republic Financial ended at $112 with 1,766 stocks clearing the market, Scotiabank rallied 98 cents to end at $54 with an exchange of 180 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL increased 2 cents in closing at $4.04 with 8,000 shares clearing the market. Trinidad Cement slipped 5 cents to $2.35 with a transfer of 6,037 stock units, Unilever Caribbean sank 10 cents to end at $11.65 with investors dealing in 10,303 stocks and West Indian Tobacco skidded 44 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $5 in switching ownership of 17,835 units.
The market closed with 35,151,057 shares trading for $100,056,439, comfortably above Tuesday’s trade with 22,477,080 stock units for $98,411,558.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.6. The JSE Main and 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.
agicor Real Estate Fund shed 64 cents to $8 in trading 5,500 shares, Scotia Group sank 40 cents in closing at $53.60 with 152,345 units being traded. Seprod slipped $1.90 to finish at $88 as investors exchanged 14,305 stocks and Sygnus Real Estate Finance rallied $1.29 to end at $9.36 with 1,867 stock units 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 621,202 shares worth $3,237,460 compared to 820,603 stock units at $6,335,662 on Friday.
Calypso Macro Investment Fund dropped $1.50 to end at $23.50 after an exchange of 80 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8.19 and closed after the trading of 1,544 stocks, Endeavour Holdings ended at $18 in an exchange of 10 units. First Citizens Group lost 12 cents to close at $42 with 20,417 stocks crossing the market, GraceKennedy remained at $3.69 with investors dealing in 121 shares, Guardian Holdings ended at $14.85 with investors trading 322 stock units. Guardian Media remained at 96 cents in switching ownership of 7 shares, JMMB Group remained at $1.22 with investors swapping 1,755 stock units, Massy Holdings declined 1 cent in closing at $3.89 with a transfer of 38,854 stocks. National Enterprises fell 5 cents to $2.60 as 23,000 units passed through the market, National Flour Mills slipped 8 cents and ended at $1.62 after a transfer of 100,045 stocks, NCB Financial ended at $2.34 with traders dealing in 400,786 shares. 
One Caribbean Media dropped 27 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.70 after an exchange of 5,828 stock units, Prestige Holdings remained at $11.15 with investors trading 366 units, Republic Financial shed $1.09 to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of $112 in an exchange of 3,956 shares. Scotiabank skidded 98 cents to $53.02 with investors trading 2,355 stock units, Trinidad Cement ended at $2.40 after an exchange of 265 stocks, Unilever Caribbean advanced 75 cents and ended at $11.75 with 9,027 units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco popped 1 cent in closing at $5.44 with an exchange of 6,261 stocks.