The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market bounced on Monday, following the usual post-month-end retreat over the prior two trading days, with trading in 58 securities as was the case on Friday, and ending with prices of 20 rising, 24 declining and 14 ending unchanged, resulted in the total volume of stocks traded declining by 5 percent and the value 69 percent lower than on Friday.
The market closed with 6,032,256 shares exchanged for $33,850,972, lower than the 6,354,185 stock units at $108,084,361 on Friday.
Trading averaged 104,004 shares at $583,637 compared to 109,555 stocks at $1,863,523 on Friday and for the month to date, an average of 157,077 stock units at $1,253,515 compared with 184,318 shares at $1,597,346 on the previous day and April with an average of 1,417,136 stock units at $6,010,754.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 1.86 million shares for 30.8 percent of total volume, followed by Wigton Energy, which ended with 1.22 million units for 20.3 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 917,095 stocks for 15.2 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index gained 1,566.91 points to conclude trading at 374,146.91, the JSE Main Index climbed 1,021.38 points to finish at 326,401.36 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.09 points to settle at 68.21. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 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 13.6. 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.
At the close of a modest trading session, Caribbean Cement dipped 99 cents to end at $85.50 after a transfer of 4,256 shares, Guardian Holdings sank $2 in closing at $345 with investors swapping 17 stocks, Jamaica Broilers lost $1 to $30 with traders exchanging 39,887 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange fell 42 cents to finish at $12.08 after an exchange of 4,740 stock units, JMMB Group shed 87 cents and ended at $21 after 31,739 units changed hands, Kingston Wharves rallied 59 cents to close at $28.99 with 9,351 stocks passing through the market. NCB Financial dropped $1.50 to $45.50 with an exchange of 76,055 units, Pan Jamaica popped $1.98 to finish at $54.98 in trading of 111,295 shares, 
Proven Investments climbed 40 cents and ended at $17.90 with 79 stock units crossing the exchange. Sagicor Group fell $1 in closing at $48 with 8,411 changing hands, Scotia Group increased $1.65 to end at $54.90 with investors dealing in 42,489 stocks, Seprod rose $3.93 to close at $84.98 with a transfer of 2,920 units and Stanley Motta gained 90 cents to finish the day at $6.79 with 1,073 stock units clearing the market.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share slipped $2.50 to end at $17.50 in an exchange of 2,000 shares, Jamaica Public Service 7% skidded $1.50 in closing at $43 with investors trading 44 stocks and 138 Student Living preference share dropping $50.70 and ended at $191.01 after an exchange of 6 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Caribbean Assurance fell 9 percent following the belated reporting of the 2024 results, with a major increase in employee costs pushing the operations into a loss and Caribbean Flavours fell 6 percent to $1.16.
At the end of the week, the Junior Marlet ICTOP10 ended with Caribbean Assurance and Dolphin Cove dropping out of the TOP10 and were replaced by Image Plus and Iron Rock Insurance. There are no changes to the Main Market ICTOP10 list. The All JSE ICTOP10 listings remained unchanged, but the order changed markedly, with Guardian Holdings dropping to the number 3 position and 138 Student Living climbing to the top.
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The market closed with 6,354,185 shares trading for $108,084,361 compared with 14,473,698 stock units at $72,415,760 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 109,555 shares for $1,863,523 in comparison with 263,158 stocks at $1,316,650 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 184,318 stock units at $1,597,346 compared with April that ended with an average of 1,417,136 stocks at $6,010,754.
Transjamaican Highway was the leading traded stock with 2.81 million shares for 44.2 percent of total volume, followed by Massy Holdings which ended with 991,704 units for 15.6 percent of the day’s trade and Sygnus Credit Investments with 423,982 stocks for 6.7 percent of the volume traded.
At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four 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 13.6. 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.
At the close of the market AS Bryden increased $2.54 to close at $33 in an exchange of 1,025 shares, Berger Paints climbed 99 cents to $7.85 with trading in 100 stocks, Caribbean Cement rose $3.52 and ended at $86.49 in swapping ownership of 2,834 units. Guardian Holdings rose $2 to finish at $347 with 1,157 stocks being traded, Jamaica Broilers popped $3 to end at $31 with an exchange of 70,802 stock units, Jamaica Producers rallied $1 in closing at $23.50 after trading of 1,004 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange sank 45 cents to $12.50 and closed with an exchange of 4,072 stock units, Kingston Wharves advanced 65 cents to close at $28.40 with investors trading 150 units, Margaritaville lost $4 to finish at $11 after 1,196 stocks passed through the market. Massy Holdings dropped $1.10 and ended at $78.40 with investors trading 991,704 shares, NCB Financial rose $1.98 in closing at $47 with 7,685 stock units crossing the market, Pan Jamaica fell $1.90 to end at $53 with investors swapping 10,087 stocks. 
Proven Investments dipped 50 cents to $17.50 with 46,309 units clearing the market, Sagicor Group advanced $5.10 and ended at $49 in trading 10,214 stocks, Seprod sank $3.90 to finish at $81.05 with 5,306 units crossing the exchange, before the company release notice to acquire additional shares in AS Bryan that will take their holding up to 80 percent. Stanley Motta slipped $1.08 in closing at $5.89 with investors dealing in 5,102 shares and Sygnus Real Estate Finance skidded $1.15 to end at $8.14 after an exchange of 14,000 stock units.
In the preference segment, Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% declined $6.50 to close at $95 with 931 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated. 
The market closed with 14,473,698 shares trading worth $72,415,760, down from 20,922,408 stock units at $136,737,004 on Wednesday.
At the close, AS Bryden increased $1.71 and ended at $30.46 with 17,302 shares crossing the market, Caribbean Cement fell $3.03 to $82.97 in an exchange of 2,471 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund popped 62 cents in closing at $39.45 with 8 shares changing hands. General Accident rallied 58 cents to end at $5.38 and closed with an exchange of 3,611 stocks, Guardian Holdings shed $4.99 in closing at $345, with investors trading 39 units, Jamaica Broilers sank $1 to finish at $28 after 39,712 shares passed through the market. Jamaica Producers slipped $2.40 to $22.50 with investors dealing in 33,001 units, JMMB Group sank 78 cents and ended at $21.87 with 5,836 stocks crossing the exchange, Kingston Wharves skidded 73 cents to finish at $27.75 with investors trading 31,919 stock units. 
Mayberry Group rose 55 cents to end at $7.25 after a transfer of 9,686 shares, NCB Financial lost $4.43 in closing at $45.02 following trading of 106,507 units, Pan Jamaica declined $1.35 to close at $54.90 as investors exchanged 131 stocks. Proven Investments dropped 45 cents to $18 with a transfer of 210,884 stock units, Sagicor Group fell $1.60 to $43.90 with 4,232 shares clearing the market, Scotia Group lost $1.19 to finish at $53 with traders dealing in 51,375 stocks and Wisynco Group gained 41 cents to close at $20.99 in switching ownership of 18,520 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 20,922,408 shares trading for $136,737,004 up from, 13,995,385 stock units at $95,941,290 on Tuesday.
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.
Massy Holdings rallied $1.10 to end at $79.50 after a transfer of 232 stock units, Mayberry Group advanced 35 cents in closing at $6.70 with 2,229 units crossing the exchange. Mayberry Jamaican Equities gained 78 cents and ended at $9.78 with 8,120 stocks changing hands, NCB Financial popped $3.45 to finish at $49.45 with an exchange of 281,429 units, Pan Jamaica fell 70 cents to close at $56.25 after investors ended trading 87,584 shares. Sagicor Group gained $1.60 to $45.50 after an exchange of 141,323 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rose 40 cents and ended at $8.60 with a transfer of 3,541 shares, Seprod sank $1.55 to close at $84.95 as investors exchanged 100,022 units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance advanced $1.20 to end at $9.34 in switching ownership of 12 stocks and Wisynco Group dropped 42 cents in closing at $20.58 with traders dealing in 24,744 stock units.
n the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% sank $4.49 to finish at $36.51, with an exchange of 100 shares. 138 Student Living preference share increased $44.28 and ended at $264.55 with investors swapping 4,816 stocks and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share climbed $10.99 to $1,044.99 after an exchange of 8 units.
The market closed with 13,995,385 shares trading worth $95,941,290 compared with 13,175,750 stock units at $118,093,716 on Monday.
At the close, Berger Paints shed 73 cents to end at $7.12 with 2,771 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cement advanced $1 to close at $83 with investors trading 26,476 units, Carreras rose 59 cents and ended at $15.49 with 345,009 stocks clearing the market. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund gained $4.45 in closing at $39.45 with investors dealing in 6,734 shares, First Rock Real Estate popped 58 cents to finish at $9.60 in switching ownership of 96,732 stock units, Guardian Holdings declined $6 to end at $344 following the trading of 110 shares. Kingston Properties rallied 79 cents to $9.50 as 131,207 stocks passed through the market, Mayberry Group sank $1.05 to finish at $6.35 after a transfer of 85,622 units, NCB Financial dropped $3 and ended at $46 with 203,827 stock units crossing the market. 
Scotia Group increased 90 cents to end at $53.90 after an exchange of 5,424 shares, Seprod climbed $2.95 in closing at $86.50 with 64,462 stocks crossing the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance fell $1.21 to close at $8.14 with investors swapping 1,381 stock units and Wisynco Group rose 41 cents to $21 with 114,740 stock units crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 113 percent increase in volume to 13,175,750 shares trading for $118,093,716, up from 6,188,249 stocks at $55,370,983 on Friday.
Trading averaged 219,596 shares at $1,968,229, up from 103,137 shares at $922,850 on Friday and month to date, an average of 1,548,789 units at $6,488,458, just below the 1,629,509 shares at $6,762,966 on the previous day and March with an average of 896,190 stock units at $20,804,277.
Wigton Energy led trading with 6.08 million shares for 46.2 percent of total volume, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 2.65 million units for 20.1 percent of the day’s trade and JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 with 655,653 shares for 5 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index surged 8,077.93 points to finish at 371,312.55, the JSE Main Index jumped 5,411.95 points to end at 321,170.96 and the JSE Financial Index rose 2.16 points to conclude trading at 67.79. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 14 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
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.
At the close, Caribbean Cement skidded $1.80 to end at $82 with a transfer of only 792 shares, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund sank $3.18 to $35 as investors exchanged 642 units, General Accident dipped 59 cents to finish at $4.80 after a transfer of 16,753 stocks. Guardian Holdings jumped $42 and ended at $350 in trading 56,215 shares, Jamaica Broilers gained $2.10 in closing at $28, with 234,241 stock units changing hands, Jamaica Producers popped 95 cents to close at $24.90 with an exchange of 116 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange increased 48 cents to $12.68 with 32,865 units crossing the market, JMMB Group climbed $3.48 to finish at $22.50 with traders dealing in 602,528 stocks, Kingston Wharves sank 58 cents and ended at $27.84 in an exchange of 160 stock units. Margaritaville advanced $1.21 to $15.55 with investors dealing in 66 shares, Massy Holdings dropped $1.09 to close at $78.40 after an exchange of 10,333 stock units, 
Mayberry Jamaican Equities shed 78 cents to end at $9 with investors trading 2,579 stocks. NCB Financial rallied $3 to $49 with 262,173 units crossing the exchange, Pan Jamaica popped $1.98 to end at $56.98 with investors swapping 126,749 stocks, Sagicor Group advanced $2 to $43.90 with 212,100 units crossing the market. Scotia Group rose 50 cents and ended at $53 after an exchange of 40,108 shares and Wisynco Group climbed 59 cents to finish at $20.59 after 34,631 stock units passed through the market.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% declined 82 cents to close at $37 in trading 3 shares. 138 Student Living preference share increased $38.53 to $230 in an exchange of 26,405 units and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% rallied $1.01 to end at $100 with investors trading 169 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise state 
At the end of the week, the Junior Marlet ICTOP10 main losers were AMG Packaging down 11 percent to close at $2.50, Dolphin Cove falling 10 percent to $12.43 and Elite Diagnostic declining 7 percent to finish at $1.35.
In the All JSE ICTOP10, Express Catering replaced NCB Financial, while Limners and Bards returned to the Junior Market ICTOP10.
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The market closed with 6,188,249 shares trading worth $55,370,983 compared to 9,442,070 stock units at $56,653,050 on Thursday.
At the close of market activities, Berger Paints rallied 39 cents to $7.89 in exchanging 22,678 shares, Caribbean Cement fell 49 cents to $83.80 after 7,455 shares were exchanged, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rose $3.58 to finish at $38.18 with an exchange of 336 shares. First Rock Real Estate popped 47 cents to end at $9.02 and closed with an exchange of 151 units, General Accident gained 59 cents in closing at $5.39 after an exchange of a mere 516 stocks. GraceKennedy climbed 65 cents to close at $72.25 with investors dealing in 167,653 shares. Guardian Holdings fell $1.75 to $308 after a transfer of 5,003 stock units, Jamaica Producers dipped 75 cents to close at $23.95 as investors exchanged 190,036 stocks, Jamaica Stock Exchange sank 55 cents to finish at $12.20 in trading 2,736 units. JMMB Group slipped $1 and ended at $19.02 after an exchange of 26,820 stocks, Kingston Properties lost 59 cents in closing at $8.71, with 2,690 units clearing the market, Kingston Wharves increased $1.32 to end at $28.42 in an exchange of 4,087 shares. 
Margaritaville advanced $1.30 in closing at $14.34 with 5,017 stock units crossing the market, Massy Holdings popped 49 cents to $79.49 with a transfer of 88 shares, Pan Jamaica increased $1.80 and ended at $55 with 100,079 stocks crossing the exchange and Sagicor Group climbed $1.33 to close at $41.90 with investors trading 13,870 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 9,442,070 shares trading worth $56,653,050 compared to 7,812,662 stock units at $77,406,640 on Wednesday.
At the close, Caribbean Cement rallied $6.09 to end at $84.29 in trading 1,208 shares, Caribbean Producers popped 40 cents to $8.40 after a transfer of 118,707 units, Carreras dipped 40 cents to finish at $15 with investors dealing in 237,270 stock units. Eppley Caribbean Property lost $4.85 and ended at $34.60 after 600 shares were traded. First Rock Real Estate dropped 70 cents to close at $8.55 following the trading of 55 stock units, General Accident fell 60 cents in closing at $4.80 in switching ownership of 2,600 shares. GraceKennedy sank 40 cents to $71.60 with traders dealing in 90,437 stock units, Jamaica Broilers climbed $1 and ended at $26 with 15,136 stock crossing the exchange, JMMB Group rose 97 cents to close at $20.02 with investors trading 21,513 units. Kingston Properties advanced 90 cents to finish at $9.30 with 122 stocks clearing the market, Kingston Wharves shed $1.36 in closing at $27.10 as investors exchanged 1,276 shares, Massy Holdings sank 50 cents to end at $79 after 358 stock units passed through the market. NCB Financial gained $1 in closing at $46 in an exchange of 20,247 units, 
138 Student Living increased 38 cents to $3.70 with investors swapping 849 stocks, Pan Jamaica skidded $3.80 to close at $53.20 after an exchange of 79,027 units. Proven Investments popped $1 to end at $18.50 with 477,202 shares crossing the market, Sagicor Real Estate Fund declined 65 cents to finish at $8 with an exchange of 254 stock units, Scotia Group slipped $1.45 and ended at $52.50 with 160,868 shares changing hands and Sygnus Credit Investments rallied 55 cents to $12 and closed after an exchange of 20,105 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.