The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market made more gains on Monday, after investors traded 62 securities, up from 58 on Friday, with prices of 20 rising, 30 declining and 12 ending unchanged, following a 21 percent slippage in volume and a 70 percent drop in value compared to Friday.
The market closed following an exchange of 8,503,673 shares at $69,884,696, after dropping from 10,710,751 units at $231,348,510 on Friday.
Trading averaged 137,156 shares at $1,127,173, with a fall from 184,668 stock units at $3,988,767 on Friday and month to date, an average of 179,023 stock units at $2,294,022, after sliding mildly from 83,356 shares at $2,414,797 on the previous day and below February with an average of 296,521 stock units at $2,650,049.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 4.64 million shares for 54.6 percent of total volume, followed by Wigton Energy, which ended with 971,883 units for 11.4 percent of the day’s trade and Tropical Battery with 584,920 stocks for 6.9 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index gained 646.56 points to end at 405,451.35, the JSE Main Index increased 1,166.09 points to settle at 346,073.99 and the JSE Financial Index fell 0.08 points to 63.28. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 17 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 20.8. The PE ratios of the JSE Main and the USD Market 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 popped $2.93 to close at $30.43 in an exchange of 80 shares, Barita Investments advanced 50 cents to $69.50 after the swapping of 811 units, Berger Paints slipped 35 cents to finish at $5.32 with a transfer of 11,888 shares. Caribbean Cement rose 89 cents and ended at $103.99 with 8,240 stock units changing hands, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund sank $5.50 in closing at $41 in an exchange of 5,371 stocks, First Rock Real Estate dipped $1.79 to end at $7 with 20 units crossing the market. Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 68 cents to close at $10.50 after a transfer of 8,394 stocks, JMMB Group skidded 69 cents to finish at $16.85 with investors trading 33,081 shares, Kingston Properties climbed $1.11 and ended at a 52 weeks high of $11 with 3,286 stock units clearing the market. 
NCB Financial sank 84 cents to end at $44 with investors trading 205,159 shares, Pan Jamaica increased $1.99 in closing at $50 with 4,542 units crossing the market, Proven Investments declined 94 cents to close at $12.01 with traders dealing in 23,683 stocks. Scotia Group shed 84 cents to end trading at $50.11 after an exchange of 247,736 stock units, Seprod dropped $3.95 to close at $74.05 with 6,093 shares passing through the market, Stanley Motta fell $1.39 in closing at a 52 weeks low of $4.51 in switching ownership of 196,028 stock units and West Indies Petroleum rallied 35 cents to finish at $11.75 with 35,896 stocks crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preferred share gained $12 and ended at $192 in trading 430 units and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% sank $8 to end at $1,190 after an exchange of 9 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with the trading of 10,177,449 shares for $204,345,478, after falling from 21,498,975 stock units at $226,400,641 on Friday.
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.
NCB Financial increased $1.24 in closing at $44 after an exchange of 3,200,228 units, Pan Jamaica dropped $2.45 to finish at $45.61 with 8,394 stock units crossing the market. Seprod popped $1.50 and ended at $81 after an exchange of 8,045 shares and Stanley Motta advanced 35 cents to close at $6.35 in trading 5,685 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 2,540.17 points to close at 396,978.87, the JSE Main Index dipped by 1,038.69 points to 340,787.31 and the JSE Financial Index advanced 0.73 points to end at 62.64.
At the close of trading, Caribbean Cement climbed by 95 cents to end at $113.95 with an exchange of 480,554 shares, Carreras dropped $2.15 to end at $20.25, after an exchange of 2,335,985 stock units, Guardian Holdings sank $14 in closing at $348 with trading of 69 shares. Jamaica Producers rose $1.19 to close at $23.99 after an exchange of 41,303 stock units, Kingston Wharves advanced 99 cents to finish at $36 with a transfer of 15,994 shares, Margaritaville rose $2.56 and ended at $13.89 with investors swapping 26 shares. Massy Holdings dipped 50 cents to $74, 276,543 stocks with crossing the exchange, NCB Financial rallied $1.26 and ended at $42.76 in trading 160,855 units, Proven Investments slipped 43 cents to $13, with 57,741 stock units crossing the market. Sagicor Group increased 94 cents to $39.99 with investors dealing in 6,135 shares, Scotia Group dropped 51 cents to $49.99 after an exchange of 276,341 stocks, Seprod gained $1.19 to end at $79.50 with investors trading 1,796 units. 
Stanley Motta shed 50 cents in closing at $6 after 19,884 stocks passed through the market, Supreme Ventures popped $1.14 to end at $17.85 as investors exchanged 216,417 shares, Sygnus Real Estate Finance increased 47 cents to end at $11.47 with 142 stock units crossing the market and Wisynco Group declined 50 cents to close at $23 in an exchange of 37,679 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 9,312,867 shares changing hands valued at $93,820,699, after falling from 11,655,439 units at $101,650,621 on Wednesday.
At the close of the market, Barita Investments dropped $1.23 and ended at $69.02 with 16,148 shares passing through the market, Berger Paints increased 52 cents to $6.14 with investors swapping 2,001 stock units, Caribbean Cement sank $1 to close at $113 with 46,138 shares changing hands. Eppley popped $1.38 to end at $33.94, following the trading of 1,827 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rallied $8.65 to $47.15 with the transfer of 1,344 units, GraceKennedy rose 39 cents to finish at $71.89 with investors trading 17,850 stocks. Guardian Holdings climbed $12.06 and ended at $362 after an exchange of 14,033 units, Jamaica Producers slipped $1.20 to $22.80 with investors trading 7,193 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange allied 62 cents to close at $11.28 with 14,851 stock units clearing the market. Kingston Wharves lost 99 cents to end at $35.01 in an exchange of 6,979 shares, Mayberry Group advanced 76 cents in closing at $6.77 with investors dealing in 496 stock units, 
Sagicor Group declined 94 cents to finish at $39.05 with 23,561 stocks crossing the exchange. Scotia Group rose 40 cents and ended at $50.50 with a transfer of 322,276 units, Seprod fell 55 cents to $78.31 after an exchange of 5,796 shares and West Indies Petroleum skidded 63 cents to $10.07 after trading 57,328 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
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.
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.
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.
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 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 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.