Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange remained elevated with a minute fall in the volume of stocks exchanged, with little less than half the value on Monday. The market closed with a mild decline in major indices of the Main Market, with the Junior Market and the JSE USD Market indices rising. At the end of trading, the prices of 50 shares rose, 44 declined and 16 remained firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index declined by 79.96 points to end at 326,265.95, the All Jamaican Composite Index declined by 779.87 points to 362,530.65, the JSE Main Index slipped 234.40 points to finish at 315,799.99, the Junior Market Index increased 20.33 points to close at 3,389.32 and the JSE USD Market Index popped 6.62 points to 213.63.
At close of trading, 62,384,534 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down slightly from 62,644,058 units on Monday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $532.21 million, down sharply from $1.17 billion on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 1,030,885 shares for US$37,357 compared to 564,343 units at US$54,108 on Monday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led with 8.24 million shares, followed by Radio Jamaica with 6.49 million stock units and Wigton Energy with 5.56 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Jamaican Teas led with 8.19 million shares, followed by Dolla Financial with 3.64 million stock units and Kintyre Holdings with 3.39 million units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share sank $1.39 in closing at $18, Jamaica Public Service 7% shed $8.73 to end at $36, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% popped $90.85 and ended at $2,300, 138 Student Living preference share lost $5.50 to end at $215, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% dropped $70 to finish at $1,060, Sygnus Credit Investments 10% gained $4.97 to close at $110 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% fell $1.80 to $100.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 14.7 based on 2025-26 earnings and 15.5 applying 2024 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making. The PE ratio chart covers all the ordinary shares listed on Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market. The earnings per share (EPS) and PE ratios are based on 2024 and 2025 actual or projected earnings, excluding any major one time income or expense.
Pertinent information is required to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The chart should be used in making rational investment decisions when investing in stocks close to the sector average, not straying too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and place them on fundamentals, while at the same time not being too far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock. The net asset value of each company is incorporated into the chart. Investors can use this measure in assessing stock values. The chart also includes daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices. Dividends that are paid or are due to be paid and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts, along with the closing volume of the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.
The market closed with the JSE Combined Market Index climbing 1,033.05 points to 326,345.91, the All Jamaican Composite Index increasing 551.36 points to end at 363,310.52, the JSE Main Index advancing by 833.59 points to end at 316,034.39, the Junior Market Index rallying 33.15 points to end at 3,368.99 and the JSE USD Market Index popping 7.38 points to finish at 207.01.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% skidded $389.85 in closing at $2,209, 138 Student Living preference share popped $5 to $220, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% sank $20 to end at $1,130 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% gained $2 to close at $102.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index rose 2,326.70 points to end at 325,312.86, the All Jamaican Composite Index increased by 2,316.92 points to 362,759.16, the JSE Main Index popped 2,228.18 points to 315,200.80, the Junior Market Index gained 27.39 points to 3,335.84 and the JSE USD Market Index popped 1.02 points to finish at 199.63.
he market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 14.2 based on 2025-26 earnings and 15.2 compiled using 2024 historical earnings, excluding any major one time income or expense.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index climbed 2,124.07 points to end trading at 322,986.16, the All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 4,232.38 points to finish at 360,442.24, the JSE Main Index rallied 2,108.73 points to 312,972.62, the Junior Market Index popped 14.95 points to end at 3,308.45 and the JSE USD Market Index slipped 5.58 points to 198.61.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 14.1 based on 2025-26 earnings and 15.1 computed on 2024 historical earnings, excluding any major one time income or expense. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with information that is regularly updated to help decision-making.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index skidded 2,289.11 points to close at 320,862.09, the All Jamaican Composite Index dived 4,403.53 points to end at 356,209.86, the JSE Main Index sank 2,628.98 points to end at 310,863.89, the Junior Market Index climbed 31.74 points to 3,293.50 and the JSE USD Market Index slipped 0.84 points to 204.19.
In the Junior Market trading, Atlantic Hardware led with 3.89 million shares, followed by Kintyre Holdings with 3.82 million stocks and Lumber Depot with 802,073 units.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index declined 1,167.81 points to close at 323,151.20, the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped by 1,008.60 points to 360,613.39, the JSE Main Index shed 1,306.41 points to finish at 313,492.87, the Junior Market Index rose 11.52 points to 3,261.76 and the JSE USD Market Index gained 1.28 points to 205.03.
The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated data to help decision-making.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index fell 664.87 points to 324,319.01, the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 1,943.82 points to settle at 361,621.99, the JSE Main Index shed 855.61 points to end at 314,799.28, the Junior Market Index rallied by 21.58 points to 3,250.24 and the JSE USD Market Index gained 2.40 points to close trading at 203.75.
The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index popped 535.28 points to 324,983.88, the All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 1,562.91 points to settle at 363,565.81, the JSE Main Index rallied by 640.29 points to close at 315,654.89, the Junior Market Index fell 10.85 points to finish at 3,228.66, while the JSE USD Market Index slipped by 0.63 points to 201.35.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.7 based on 2025-26 projected earnings and 14.6 on historical 2024 earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated data to help decision-making.
The JSE Combined Market Index popped 1,063.93 points to end trading at 324,448.60, the All Jamaican Composite Index gained 1,138.25 points to end at 362,002.90, the JSE Main Index increased 807.83 points to conclude trading at 315,014.60, the Junior Market Index rallied 40.87 points to finish at 3,239.51 and the JSE USD Market Index declined 1.21 points to 201.98.
In the preferred share segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% lost $5.48 to finish at $36 and 138 Student Living preferred sank $5 to $215.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index popped 623.32 points to finish at 323,384.67, the All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 423.23 points to settle at 360,864.65, the JSE Main Index climbed 1,171.25 points to 314,206.77, while the Junior Market Index recover ground ahead of closing after trading with a loss of 102 points, to end up skidding 70.03 points at the close, to conclude trading at 3,198.64 and the JSE USD Market Index slipped 4.49 points to 203.19.
The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help in investment decision-making.