Trading closed Wednesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with fewer shares changing hands, with a lower value than on Tuesday, resulting in the major indices of the Main Market rising moderately, the Junior Market index just slipping lower and the JSE USD Market inching marginally higher. At the end of trading, the prices of 33 shares rose, 39 declined and 32 remained firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index popped 145.27 points to conclude trading at 328,296.49, the All Jamaican Composite Index rose 1,045.43 points to wrap up trading at 366,085.51, the JSE Main Index increased 157.76 points to settle at 317,798.14, the Junior Market Index slipped by just 0.81 points to 3,406.34 and the JSE USD Market Index edged 0.09 points up to 204.46.
At the close of the day’s trading, 10,394,061 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 11,984,502 units on Tuesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $43.88 million, down from $59.48 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 991,036 shares for US$40,146 compared to 99,949 units at US$34,172 on Tuesday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway was the leading traded stock with 4.09 million units, followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.0 million stocks and Radio Jamaica with 575,001 shares.
In Junior Market trading, Future Energy led with 509,675 shares, followed by Indies Pharma with 246,026 stocks and Derrimon Trading with 136,967 units.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used in valuing stocks, ended at 13.3 based on the 2025-26 earnings and 15.9 based on 2024 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other, more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated data to help in 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.
Pertinent information is required to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The chart is a useful guide in making rational 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 shows 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 trading of 1,431,920 shares for $3,870,592, after a steep decline from 2,971,755 units at $4,794,934 on Tuesday.
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.
Fontana declined 19 cents to end at $8.86 with a transfer of 33,303 shares. ISP Finance declined $2.14 in closing at $14.45 as 77 units crossed the market, Jamaican Teas rallied 12 cents to $2.34 in trading 4,348 stocks, Jetcon Corporation lost 14 cents to end at $1.68, after closing with an exchange of 1,200 stock units. JFP dropped 9 cents to finish at 51 cents after a transfer of 22,955 shares and Regency Petroleum increased 10 cents and ended at $4.30 with traders dealing in 303 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 8,912,798 shares being traded, with a value of $54,686,296, following a decline from 13,477,623 stock units for $104,726,080 on Monday.
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 financial year ending around August 2026.
JMMB Group dipped $1.06 and ended at $18.42 with traders swapping 46,691 stock units, 138 Student Living lost 40 cents to close at $4.08 with 1,945 stock units crossing the market, Scotia Group climbed 90 cents in closing at $55.50 after investors transferred 8,303 stock units and Seprod popped 50 cents to close at $78.50 after closing with 2,464 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 2,971,755 shares for $4,794,934, from 3,624,819 units at $4,546,581 on Monday.
At the close of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and only two with lower offers.
Express Catering shed 24 cents to $2.61 with investors swapping 311,369 units, ISP Finance popped $2.16 to finish at $16.59 with a transfer of a mere one stock, Jamaican Teas dipped 11 cents and ended at $2.22 with investors dealing in 13,005 stock units. KLE Group advanced 13 cents to close at 98 cents with 111 shares switching owners, Medical Disposables rose 8 cents to end at $1.40 with traders dealing in 410 stocks, Regency Petroleum sank 12 cents in closing at $4.20 as investors cleared 94,559 units from the market and Spur Tree Spices skidded 5 cents to $1.11 with an exchange of 164,987 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading in 99,949 shares for US$34,172, tumbling from 142,485 stocks at US$29,278 on Monday.
At the close of the market on Tuesday, Proven Investments slipped 0.4 of one cent to finish at 9.6 US cents with investors swapping 8,074 shares and Transjamaican Highway climbed 0.06 of a cent to 2.45 US cents in an exchange of 67,200 stock units.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index shed 1,030.10 points to end at 328,151.22, the All Jamaican Composite Index gained 493.98 points to finish at 365,040.08, the JSE Main Index sank 837.41 points to 317,640.38, the Junior Market Index dropped 32.22 points to end at 3,407.15 and the JSE USD Market Index rallied 1.13 points to 204.37.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.3 based on 2025-26 earnings and 15.9 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 and 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.
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 shows 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 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 fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Proven Investments climbed 97 cents in closing at $16.98 in an exchange of 20,921 shares, Sagicor Group climbed 50 cents to close at $40.50 as 13,485 shares switched hands, Scotia Group dipped 40 cents to $54.60 after an exchange of 5,445 stocks, Seprod sank $2.10 to end at $78 with investors trading 1,571 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments declined 59 cents to close at $13 with 8,065 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 3,624,819 shares for $4,546,581 compared with 2,982,944 units at $6,078,129 on Friday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.6, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2026.
Iron Rock Insurance lost 41 cents to $3.50 with investors swapping 100 units, ISP Finance skidded $2.37 to end at $14.43 after a transfer of 160 stocks, Jamaican Teas climbed 15 cents in closing at $2.33, with investors trading 934 stock units. Lumber Depot fell 10 cents and ended at $2.60 with an exchange of 20,078 shares, Mailpac Group dipped 5 cents to finish at $2.50 in trading 288,371 units, Medical Disposables sank 27 cents to close at $1.32, with 809 stocks crossing the market and Stationery and Office Supplies rose 19 cents to $1.78 with traders dealing in 4,920 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index shed 1,950.07 points to end at 329,181.32, the All Jamaican Composite Index declined by 2,630.31 points to 364,546.10, the JSE Main Index slipped 2,144.87 points to 318,477.79, while the Junior Market Index rallied 14.44 points to 3,439.37 and the JSE USD Market Index shed 1.25 points to 203.24.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.6 based on 2025-26 earnings and 16.2 based on 2024-25 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE chart and other detailed daily charts provide investors with updated data to help decision-making.
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 shows 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 10,476,508 shares with trading of $60,512,855 compared to 5,606,589 stock units at $30,609,534 on Thursday.
The All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 2,464.41 points to 367,176.41, the JSE Main Index climbed 1,256.26 points to settle at 320,622.66 and the JSE Financial Index skidded 0.14 points to wrap up trading at 66.85. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
NCB Financial increased 53 cents to $42.20 in an exchange of 203,156 units, Proven Investments fell $1.08 to end at $16.01, with 114,206 stocks changing hands, Sagicor Group sank $1.10 in closing at $40 with a transfer of 67,548 stock units. Seprod climbed $2.30 and ended at $80.10 in trading 3,086 shares. Stanley Motta fell 23 cents to close at $6 after 26,199 shares were traded and VM Investments closed at $2.11 with a gain of 23 cents after an exchange of 84,384 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.