Increased market activity ended with a jump in the number of listings trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Monday, resulting in an exchange of 13 securities, up from just seven on Friday, with prices of four rising, four declining and five ending unchanged.
Trading ended with a 67 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, accompanied by a 48 percent drop in value compared to Friday.
The market closed with an exchange of 1,046,928 shares for US$52,952, after tumbling from 3,135,427 stocks at US$102,687 on Friday.
Trading averaged 80,533 shares at US$4,073 compared to 447,918 stocks at US$14,670 on Friday, with a month to date average of 125,424 units at US$5,978, down slightly from 130,635 stocks at US$6,200 on the previous day and August ending with an average of 261,739 units for US$8,269.
The US Denominated Equities Index rallied 2.51 points to close trading at 198.88. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the most frequently used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 9.6. The PE ratio is calculated based on last traded prices divided by projected earnings, computed by ICInsider.com for companies with a financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, First Rock Real Estate USD share ended at 2.48 US cents with 7,619 shares crossing the market, Margaritaville ended at 8.1 US cents with traders dealing in 136 units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy closed at 44.84 US cents after an exchange of 74 shares. Productive Business Solutions ended at 85 US cents with a transfer of 7,927 stock units, Proven Investments slipped 0.1 of one cent and ended at 9.9 US cents with investors dealing in 36,919 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments popped 0.06 of one cent to finish at 7.31 US cents after trading of 2,000 shares. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share gained 0.81 of a cent and ended at 5.81 US cents with traders exchanging 1,114 stocks and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.03 of a cent to 2.67 US cents after closing with an exchange of 985,814 units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% remained at US$2.10 in trading 814 stock units. JMMB Group US8.5% fell 7 cents to finish at US$1.13 with 3,508 shares passing through the market, Productive Business Solutions 9.25% skidded 22 cents to close at US$10.28 in an exchange of 100 units, Sygnus Credit Investments 8% lost 40 cents to end at US$10 with investors trading 898 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% climbed 48.98 cents in closing at US$9.90 in an exchange of 5 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 9,600,330 shares trading worth $81,214,478, dropping from 14,234,593 units at $110,121,319 on Friday.
At the close of the market, Caribbean Cement increased by $3.80 to $94.80 as 167,075 shares were traded, Caribbean Producers dipped 97 cents to finish at $7.30 with dealing in 46,167 units, Eppley fell $4.90 to $30 after a transfer of 2,081 shares. Eppley Carib Fund rallied 40 cents in closing at $41.40 with traders dealing in 860 shares, General Accident rose 30 cents to end at $6.45, following an exchange of 8,764 stocks, GraceKennedy skidded $1.25 to close at $71.62 with investors trading 17,608 shares. Jamaica Broilers lost $1.20 to close at $24.25 with 33,987 stocks crossing the market, Jamaica Producers dropped $1.33 and ended at $23 with a transfer of 9,935 units, JMMB Group gained 96 cents in closing at $19.66 after an exchange of 55,857 stock units. Margaritaville shed $1.74 to end at $12.99 in trading 33 shares, Massy Holdings declined 30 cents to close at $75.60 with 80,198 units crossing the market, NCB Financial fell 98 cents to finish at $44.02 in an exchange of 170,360 stocks. Pan Jamaica popped 30 cents and ended at $51 with investors swapping 1,482 stock units, Portland JSX rallied 35 cents to $10.50 in an exchange of 37 shares,
The market closed with trading of 9,119,265 shares at $20,151,499, jumping from 2,484,109 units at $4,523,984 on Friday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.5, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index rallied 489.02 points to 329,639.75, the All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 847.50 points to finish at 367,686.34, the JSE Main Index rose 469.16 points to settle at 319,199.49, the Junior Market Index advanced a mere 5.64 points to 3,406.66 and the JSE USD Market Index popped 2.52 points higher to finish at 198.93.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.3 based on 2025-26 earnings and 15.7 based on 2024 historical earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 3,135,427 shares for US$102,687 jumping from 59,756 stock units at US$12,538 on Thursday.
resulting from an 88 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded, with a huge 90 percent fall in value, following trading in 38 securities, down from 39 on the prior day and ending with prices of 16 rising, 11 falling and 11 closing firm.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index fell 14.13 points to 3,401.02. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index shed 99.04 points to end at 329,150.73, the All Jamaican Composite Index sank 193.51 points to 366,838.84, the JSE Main Index advanced a mere 1.30 points to 318,730.33, the Junior Market Index declined 14.13 points to wrap up trading at 3,401.02 and the JSE USD Market Index lost 7.20 points to 196.41.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.4 based on 2025-26 earnings and 15.9 based on 2024 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other detailed daily charts include regularly updated information to assist decision-making. 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. 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.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index popped 72.51 points to end at 329,249.77, with the All Jamaican Composite Index declining by 2,108.34 points to conclude trading at 367,032.35, the JSE Main Index dipped 606.47 points to 318,729.03, the Junior Market Index rose 91.99 points to 3,415.15 and the JSE USD Market Index skidded 1.95 points to settle at 203.61.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.3 based on 2025-26 earnings and 16 based on 2024 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making. 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. 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.
The market closed with trading of 37,839,121 shares with a value of $191,734,600, up from 9,312,326 stock units at $125,617,829 on Wednesday.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden lost $5.05 to close at $24.65 with trading of 2,607 shares, Caribbean Cement rallied $2.01 to $91.01 with 2,455 stock units switching owners, Eppley fell $4.90 and ended at $30 with investors trading 500 shares. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rose $2.50 to $41, after an exchange of 2,616 stocks, GraceKennedy advanced by 90 cents to end at $71.90, with the swapping of 2,893 shares, Guardian Holdings increased $55 to finish at $370 with 5,058 shares crossing the market. Jamaica Producers climbed 30 cents to $23 in an exchange of 56,089 stock units, Kingston Wharves sank $1.42 to close at $28.52, after trading of 9,073 stocks, Massy Holdings shed 50 cents to close at $75.50 with a transfer of 812 units. NCB Financial declined 90 cents and ended at $45.50, with 212,483 stocks changing hands, Proven Investments popped $1.05 to finish at $16.15 in trading 222,779 units, Sagicor Group advanced $1.80 to end at $41.85 with 5,235 shares crossing the market. Scotia Group popped $1 in closing at $56 as investors exchanged 19,156 stock units,
The market closed with trading of 19,981,937 shares at $46,526,369, well above the 5,904,123 units at $9,663,327 on Wednesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.4, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2026.