Trading picked up on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Tuesday with the volume of stocks traded rising 31 percent and the value 40 percent more than on Monday, following trading in 56 securities compared with 58 on Monday, with prices of 17 rising, 23 declining and 16 ending unchanged with the market indices dropping to close out the day, with Guardian Holdings, AS Bryden and Pan Jamaica among the winning stock for the day.
Lasco Distributors traded at a 52 week low of $3.45 after falling 25 cents and VM Investments closed at a 52 week low of $1.95.
The market closed after 7,330,601 shares were traded at $61,349,989, climbing from 5,602,541 stock units at $43,781,140 on Monday.
Trading averaged 130,904 shares at $1,095,536, rising from 96,596 stocks at $754,847 on Monday and for the month to date, an average of 132,811 units valued at $942,805 compared with 133,115 shares at $918,438 on the previous day and May with an average of 245,284 stock units at $2,050,773.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 1.38 million shares for 18.8 percent of total volume, followed by Wigton Energy, with 1.30 million stocks for 17.8 percent of the day’s trade and Radio Jamaica with 1.09 million units for 14.8 percent of the market’s volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index fell 307.65 points to finish at 365,485.59, the JSE Main Index declined by 639.71 points to 316,451.05 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.27 points to finish at 65.35. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 12 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 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 market, AS Bryden increased $1.99 to $27 with investors trading 301 shares, Barita Investments dropped 97 cents to finish at $70.01 with traders pushing 12,966 stocks through the market, Guardian Holdings popped $21.86 and ended at $348 in trading 713 units. Jamaica Producers sank $1.82 in closing at $22.18 with 480 shares crossing the market, Kingston Wharves dropped $3 to end at $29.95, after trading of 166,941 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing sank 37 cents to close at $6.75 as investors exchanged 179,832 shares. Mayberry Jamaican Equities climbed 75 cents to $9.75 with a transfer of 696 stock units, NCB Financial skidded 55 cents to end at $41.90 with 30,625 units crossing the exchange, 138 Student Living fell 48 cents in closing at $3.26 with investors swapping 20,707 stocks. Pan Jamaica rose $1.84 and ended at $52.50 with 120 shares changing hands, Sagicor Group slipped 50 cents to close at $40.01 with traders dealing in 90,371 stock units, Stanley Motta gained 52 cents to finish at $6.80 after an exchange of 7,512 stocks. Sterling Investments lost 60 cents to $2.85 with 32,711 units crossing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments advanced 56 cents to finish at $12.17 in an exchange of 250 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 5,602,541 shares trading for just $43,781,140 compared with 5,734,675 stock units at $38,148,725 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 their financial year ending around August 2025.
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 the financial year ending around August 2025.
The market closed trading with 13,196,714 shares with a value of $99,480,723, soaring sharply from 5,441,255 units at $36,679,194 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.
The market closed with 5,441,255 shares trading, worth $36,679,194, slipping from 6,582,118 stock units at $50,375,973 on Tuesday.
At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 19 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Only 6,582,118 shares were traded with a value of $50,375,973, a fall from 10,166,077 stock units at $53,905,822 on Monday.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden dropped $5.88 in closing at $24.06 after traders exchanged 335 shares, Caribbean Cement shed $2 to close at $83 with investors dealing in 1,554 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rallied 80 cents to end at $36 with 226 shares being traded. Jamaica Broilers sank $1 to $27 with trading of 112,886 stock units, Jamaica Producers shed $2.90 to finish at $22.10 with 102,005 units clearing the market, JMMB Group sank $1.81 and ended at $20.18 with investors trading 126,554 stocks. Kingston Wharves declined 85 cents to $32 after a transfer of 37,738 units, Margaritaville lost 59 cents and ended at $13.50 as investors traded 318 shares, Massy Holdings popped 50 cents to finish at $77.50 with 1,010 stock units crossing the market. Mayberry Jamaican Equities skidded 95 cents to close at $10.10 with traders dealing in 45,285 shares, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy fell 48 cents to end at $64.52 with brokers switching ownership of 4 stock units, 

The market closed with 10,166,077 shares trading for $53,905,822 after falling sharply from 22,968,539 stock units at $187,235,609 on Friday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE of 13.7.
The market closed with 22,968,539 shares trading for $187,235,609 compared to 16,693,892 stocks at $197,735,173 on Thursday.
At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 14 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.