Trading activity jumped on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Friday, compared with Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 112 percent with a 35 percent increase in value, with trading in 59 securities compared with 58 on Thursday, and ended with prices of 25 stocks rising, 21 declining and 13 ending unchanged.
Trading resulted in an exchange of 15,689,285 shares at $148,621,916 up from 7,389,877 stock units at $109,962,525 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 265,920 shares at $2,519,016 well above 127,412 stocks for $1,895,906 on Thursday. Trading for the month to date ended with an average of 916,995 units at $34,992,886 just less than 998,036 shares at $39,034,992 on Thursday but well above February with an average of 405,332 stock units at $1,953,730.
Wigton Energy led trading with 6.12 million shares for 39 percent of total volume followed by Jamaica Producers which ended with 2.61 million stocks for 16.7 percent of the day’s trade, JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 closed with 1.67 million units for 10.6 percent of the volume traded, Transjamaican Highway closed with 1.47 million stocks for 9.4 percent of the total and Eppley with 1.18 million units for 7.5 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index popped 772.27 points to 377,974.18, the JSE Main Index gained 264.31 points to settle at 325,959.06 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.30 points to finish at 68.06. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 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 15. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending in or around August 2025.
At the close, Berger Paints rallied 75 cents in closing at $7.90 in trading 9,612 stock units, Eppley popped $1.67 to close trading at $35 in switching ownership of 1,177,582 shares, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund climbed 60 cents and ended at $30.60 with investors trading 25 units. GraceKennedy rose 70 cents to end at $73.70 after 36,928 stocks switched hands, Guardian Holdings gained $3.01 to finish at $303 with investors trading just one share, Jamaica Broilers advanced $2.01 to close at $37 with 18,114 stocks changing hands. Jamaica Producers lost 87 cents in closing at $23 with investors swapping 2,613,845 units, Kingston Properties increased $1.48 to finish at $10 after an exchange of 120,003 stock units, Kingston Wharves shed $1.65 and ended at $28 with investors dealing in 12,533 shares. 
Lasco Manufacturing fell 49 cents to end at $7.01 after a transfer of 68,009 stocks, Massy Holdings sank $2.19 in closing at $79.31 as investors exchanged 902 units, Pan Jamaica popped 35 cents to close at $52.35 with 100 stock units crossing the market. Proven Investments gained $1.48 to end at $19 with traders dealing in 160,658 shares, Seprod skidded 99 cents in closing at $87.01 in an exchange of 13,084 stocks and Sygnus Real Estate Finance rose 91 cents to end at $9.71 with 324 units crossing the market.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% sank $40 to finish at $2,650 in an exchange of 74 stock units, JMMB Group 7.15% – 2028 dipped 38 cents and ended at $2.60 with 106,609 shares clearing the market, 138 Student Living preference share dropped $5 to close at $285 after an exchange of 3 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% slipped $2.95 to $97.05 in trading 3,700 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of just 7,389,877 shares valued at $109,962,525 versus 41,544,650 stock units at $485,714,988 on Wednesday.
At the close, Berger Paints lost 60 cents to finish at $7.15 with a transfer of 6,866 shares, Eppley shed $2.17 and ended at $33.33 with 11,421 stock units crossing the market, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund dropped $7.28 to $30 in switching ownership of 4,602 shares. JMMB Group sank 50 cents in closing at $21.60 after an exchange of 3,634 stock units, Kingston Properties rallied 62 cents to close at $8.52 with investors trading 14,000 shares, Kingston Wharves increased $2.15 to end at $29.65 with 2,717 units changing hands. Lasco Manufacturing climbed 50 cents to $7.50 in trading 7,823 stocks, Massy Holdings rose 52 cents to close at $81.50 as investors exchanged 991,529 stock units, Mayberry Group gained 41 cents to end at $8 in trading 16,609 shares. 
NCB Financial dipped 35 cents in closing at $45.20 with 115,459 stocks crossing the exchange, Pan Jamaica sank 35 cents and ended at $52 with investors swapping 26,240 units, Scotia Group skidded $1.20 to finish at $57.50 after an exchange of 32,662 stock units and Stanley Motta popped 54 cents and ended at $6.95 with an exchange of 50 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 244,571 shares for $2,768,304 up from 216,849 units at $1,665,897 on Wednesday.
Angostura Holdings dropped 5 cents to $14.25 with traders dealing in 201 shares. Ansa McAl lost 64 cents to end at $57.35 in an exchange of 550 stock units, CIBC Caribbean Bank shed 15 cents in closing at $8 with investors trading 95,541 units, First Citizens Group fell 15 cents to close at $41.35 with a transfer of 5,390 stocks. 
One Caribbean Media remained at $2.85 with 1 unit clearing the market. Point Lisas increased 18 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.28 in switching ownership of 1 stock unit, Prestige Holdings ended at $11.30 after an exchange of 543 shares, Republic Financial dipped 26 cents to close at $113.14 after an exchange of 6,924 stock units. Scotiabank sank 5 cents to $55.95 after 741 stocks passed through the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $4.20 with investors trading 1,372 units, Trinidad Cement remained at $2.35 with 23,239 stocks crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco gained 8 cents to close at $5.50 with investors trading 101 units.
The market closed with 41,544,650 shares trading for $485,714,988 up sharply from 18,518,178 stock units at $73,536,330 on Tuesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.1. 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.
Scotia Group sank $1.80 to finish at $58.70 in switching ownership of 150,366 stocks. Seprod shed $2 to $88 after a transfer of 1,787 shares, Stanley Motta dropped 58 cents and ended at $6.41 with trading of 2,601 stock units, Supreme Ventures increased 39 cents to finish at $18.50 in an exchange of 29,438 stocks. Sygnus Real Estate Finance fell 91 cents in closing at $8.80 with investors trading 13,462 units and Wisynco Group skidded 60 cents to end at $21.20 after 55,964 stocks passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 18,518,178 shares being traded for $73,536,330 compared with 8,671,979 stock units at $74,051,831 on Monday.
Trading averaged 303,577 shares at $1,205,534 compared with 139,871 stocks at $1,194,384 on Monday and for the month to date, an average of 1,191,397 stock units at $50,300,578 compared with 1,374,970 shares at $60,452,110 on the previous day and February with an average of 405,332 stock units at $1,953,730.
Sagicor Select Financial Fund led trading with 6.29 million shares for 34 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Energy with 6.03 million stocks for 32.6 percent of the day’s trade and Transjamaican Highway with 1.58 million units for 8.5 percent of the volume of stocks traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index skidded 881.85 points to finish at 381,353.04, the JSE Main Index climbed 2,744.12 points to finish at 328,614.31 and the JSE Financial Index increased 0.26 points to 68.53. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.2. 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.
Lasco Manufacturing sank 47 cents to close at $7.50 after a transfer of 73,684 stock units. Massy Holdings climbed $9.99 to $80.99 with investors dealing in 13,547 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities rose 59 cents to finish at $10 in trading 102,000 stock units, Proven Investments advanced 98 cents and ended at $19.40 as investors exchanged 65,693 stocks. Scotia Group rose $1.40 to end at $60.50 with 64,768 stocks changing hands, Stanley Motta gained 37 cents in closing at $6.99 after an exchange of 656 shares and Supreme Ventures slipped 79 cents to close at $18.11 after 767,305 units passed through the market.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share popped $2.03 to $19.25 with investors trading 100 stocks, 138 Student Living preferred share rallied $35.83 and ended at $295.08 in switching ownership of 56 stock units and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share increased $50 to end at $1,050 with investors trading 734 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated. 
The market closed with trading in 8,671,979 shares for $74,051,831 down from 16,121,646 stock units at $289,183,399 on Friday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.9. 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.
Kingston Wharves rallied 50 cents in closing at $28.50 with a transfer of 6,947 stocks, Massy Holdings dropped $10.50 to finish at $71 with 4,011 stock units clearing the market. Proven Investments sank 40 cents to $18.42 in trading 5,500 shares, Scotia Group popped 90 cents to $59.10 with investors dealing in 358,019 units, Seprod gained $2.81 to end at $90 with 4,754 stocks crossing the market and Sygnus Real Estate Finance rose 88 cents in closing at $9.71 in trading 40 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 16,121,646 shares trading for $289,183,399 compared with 10,010,074 stock units at $65,070,056 on Thursday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 16.4. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with financial year ending around August 2025.
Proven Investments rose 82 cents and ended at $18.82 with investors trading 6,411 stock units, Salada Foods dipped 38 cents to end at $3.20 after an exchange of 3,139 stock units, Supreme Ventures gained 50 cents in closing at $19 with 54,605 units clearing the market and Sygnus Real Estate Finance sank 42 cents to $8.83 in switching ownership of 352 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 159,135 shares for $1,072,478 up from 44,488 stock units at $1,014,698 on Thursday. At the close, an average of 6,121 shares were traded at $41,249 compared with 2,341 units at $53,405 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 22,558 shares at $115,864 down from 34,430 stock units at $169,771 on the previous day compared to an average for February of 22,005 shares at $200,032.
Ansa Merchant Bank popped $1.19 and ended at $41.25 in an exchange of 28 units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund gained $1 to finish at a 52 weeks’ high of $25 after 50 shares passed through the market, CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $8 with a transfer of 2,650 stock units. Eric Solis Marketing dipped 20 cents to $4 as investors exchanged 300 stocks, First Citizens Group popped 1 cent and ended at $41.01 in switching ownership of 4,379 units, GraceKennedy remained at $3.69 with investors trading 3,690 stocks. Guardian Holdings ended at $14.90 with 580 units clearing the market, Guardian Media remained at $1.12 with investors trading 1,100 shares, JMMB Group increased 1 cent to end at $1.08 after a transfer of 6,442 stock units. L.J. Williams B share ended at 81 cents with 3,500 shares crossing the exchange, Massy Holdings lost 4 cents to end at $3.91 with investors dealing in 55,048 stocks, National Enterprises declined 1 cent to close at $2.68 after an exchange of 3,050 units. National Flour Mills shed 5 cents to end at $1.65 after the trading of 2,852 stock units, NCB Financial rallied 1 cent to finish at $2.40 in an exchange of 47,183 shares, One Caribbean Media dipped 1 cent to $2.84 with traders dealing in 1,925 stocks.
Point Lisas rose 1 cent to $3.21 with 1,200 units changing hands, Prestige Holdings ended at $11.15 after an exchange of 20 stock units, Republic Financial remained at $113.50 with 2,147 shares crossing the market, Scotiabank fell 1 cent to finish at $54.15 with an exchange of 2,942 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rallied 5 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $4.30 with 6,905 units crossing the market, Trinidad Cement increased 1 cent to close at $2.50 with investors dealing in 9,450 stocks. Unilever Caribbean ended trading at $11.19 and closed with an exchange of 132 units and West Indian Tobacco slipped 2 cents and ended at $5.50 with 3,299 changing hands.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15. 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.
Pan Jamaica declined $2.08 and closed at $51.02 after an exchange of 10,847 stocks, just a fraction of the volume passing through the market on Tuesday. Seprod dipped 95 cents to finish at $87 in trading 1,736 shares, Supreme Ventures skidded $1 and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $18.50 with 352,695 stock units changing hands and Sygnus Credit Investments sank 66 cents to close at $12.70 as investors exchanged 37,164 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 44,488 shares for $1,014,698, drastically down from 1,194,994 stock units for $5,097,202 on Wednesday.
At the close of a shortened week for trading, Agostini’s remained at $68 after an exchange of 9,998 stocks, Angostura Holdings rose 30 cents to $14.80 with investors trading 25 stock units, Ansa McAl closed at $57.99 after a transfer of 17 shares. Endeavour Holdings declined $1 in closing at $19 after an exchange of 75 stock units, First Citizens Group sank $1.12 to end at $41 with 3,231 shares being traded, GraceKennedy rose 1 cent to finish at $3.69 with investors dealing in 90 stock units. Guardian Holdings ended at $14.90 with 900 units crossing the exchange, JMMB Group dropped 1 cent to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.07 with investors trading 47 stocks, Massy Holdings sank 1 cent in closing at $3.95 with an exchange of 2,960 shares. National Enterprises gained 8 cents to finish at $2.69 with 105 units clearing the market, National Flour Mills remained at $1.70 with traders dealing in 20 stocks, 
One Caribbean Media popped 13 cents to close at $2.85 after an exchange of 4,413 stock units. Prestige Holdings remained at $11.15 with a transfer of 50 shares, Republic Financial dipped 2 cents in closing at $113.50 with investors swapping 513 units, Scotiabank increased 6 cents and ended at $54.16 in an exchange of 86 stocks. Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell 5 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $4.25 with 12,163 stock units changing hands, Trinidad Cement rallied 4 cents to finish at $2.49 in trading 3,900 shares, Unilever Caribbean advanced 34 cents to end at $11.19 with 569 stocks crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco slipped 3 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $5.52 as investors exchanged 5,326 units.