The Jamaica Stock Exchange closed with a fall in the volume and value of stocks traded on Tuesday, with a lower value than on Monday, resulting in the Main Market major indices falling, the Junior Market index rising and the JSE USD Market falling. At the end of trading, prices of 36 shares rose, 41 declined and 28 remained firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index climbed 836.94 points to 324,229.41, the All Jamaican Composite Index rose 873.10 points to wrap up trading at 361,130.16, the JSE Main Index rallied 662.61 points to 313,132.16, the Junior Market Index rallied 28.58 points to end at 3,462.44 and the JSE USD Market Index slipped 0.20 points to 206.49.
At the close of trading, 18,086,848 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 19,991,191 units on Monday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to just $64.15 million, down from $160.2 million on the previous day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 100,524 shares for US$11,087 compared to 1,404,575 units at US$46,836 on Monday.
In Main Market activity, JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 led with 5.12 million shares, followed by Wigton Energy with 1.69 million stocks and Transjamaican Highway with 1.29 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Atlantic Hardware led with 2.15 million shares, followed by Dolla Financial with 1.49 million stocks and Regency Petroleum with 800,017 units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share advanced $5.33 and ended at $232.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 14.5 based on 2025-26 earnings and 16.5 based on historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other, more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help in decision-making. The PE ratio chart covers all the 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.
Pertinent information is required to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The chart will assist in making rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the sector average, not going 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 displays 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 6,776,645 shares for $12,578,011, increasing from 5,185,657 units at $7,337,628 on Monday.
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 2025.
Indies Pharma dropped 9 cents to finish at $3.26 with traders dealing in 13,924 units, KLE Group sank 9 cents and ended at 70 cents in an exchange of 18,066 stock units. Knutsford Express skidded 33 cents to end at $13.89 with investors trading 1,317 shares, Lasco Financial fell 12 cents in closing at $1.78 with 18,832 units changing hands, Main Event lost 30 cents to close at $8 with a transfer of 1,101 stock units. Paramount Trading increased 9 cents to 79 cents with investors dealing in 8,914 stock units and Regency Petroleum climbed 14 cents and ended at $4.14 with trading of 800,017 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 13,400,959 shares trading for $152,861,943, up from 5,596,297 stock units at $75,970,219 on Friday.
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.
138 Student Living dropped 67 cents and ended at $4.02 following the trading of 5,136 shares, Pan Jamaica climbed 49 cents to end at $49 with investors dealing in 230,552 stocks, Proven Investments increased 49 cents to finish at $16.49 in an exchange of 75,782 units. Sagicor Group rallied $1.14 and ended at $41 with investors swapping 190,976 stock units, Scotia Group shed 54 cents to $55.16 with 138,775 shares crossing the market, Seprod sank $6.03 in closing at $77.02 with traders switching ownership of 11,615 stock units. Sterling Investments dipped 38 cents to close at $3.30 with 281,566 units clearing the market and Supreme Ventures slipped 40 cents to finish at $18.85 with a transfer of 218,995 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 5,185,657 shares for $7,337,628, increasing from 4,890,272 units at $7,648,881 on Friday.
At the close of trading, Caribbean Assurance Brokers sank by 13 cents and ended at $2.19 with 5,599 shares changing hands. Dolla Financial slipped 8 cents to $2.47, with 181,586 stocks passing through the market, Dolphin Cove lost 12 cents to end at $14 as traders exchanged 53,467 units. Elite Diagnostic dropped 10 cents in closing at $1.50 with investors trading 17,500 shares, Everything Fresh increased 6 cents to finish at $2.32, in switching ownership of 32,585 stock units, Express Catering popped 19 cents to close at $2.97 with traders dealing in 750 shares. Fontana rallied 6 cents to $8.95 after a transfer of 133,102 stock units, Fosrich shed 29 cents in closing at $2.66 with 200,687 stocks crossing the exchange. Future Energy rose 8 cents to close at $3 with a transfer of 62,336 units. Honey Bun advanced 10 cents to finish at $7.70 with 4,643 stocks crossing the market, Image Plus declined 6 cents and ended at 95 cents with an exchange of 28,173 units, Indies Pharma gained 15 cents to end at $3.35 with 71,049 shares crossing the market. Jamaican Teas fell 15 cents in closing at $2.18 after traders exchanged 343,980 stock units, Jetcon Corporation climbed 23 cents to $2 after closing with trading of 9,071 shares, 
KLE Group skidded 7 cents to end at 79 cents, with investors dealing in 1,500 units. Knutsford Express rose $1.80 and ended at $14.22 with traders exchanging 2,223 stocks, Limners and Bards sank 14 cents to close at a 52 week low of 96 cents with investors trading 19,950 stock units, Main Event dipped 25 cents to finish at $8.30 after an exchange of 100 shares. Omni Industries sank 10 cents and ended at 74 cents in trading 79,594 stocks, One Great Studio lost 8 cents to 31 cents with 1,069,535 units clearing the market, Paramount Trading dropped 9 cents in closing at 70 cents as investors exchanged 399,224 stock units. Regency Petroleum climbed 10 cents to finish at $4 after trading of 66,647 shares, Spur Tree Spices popped 6 cents to close at 97 cents with investors swapping 5,187 units and Tropical Battery increased 8 cents to end at $1.79 in an exchange of 147,155 stocks.
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 dropped 1,549.98 points to finish at 323,392.47, the All Jamaican Composite Index sank 2,311.43 points to 360,257.06, the JSE Main Index shed 1,730.10 points to end at 312,469.49, the Junior Market Index climbed 14.16 points to 3,433.86 and the JSE USD Market Index popped 2.41 points to settle at 207.11.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13 based on 2024-25 earnings and 16 based on the 2024 earnings.
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 4,890,272 shares for $7,648,881 compared with 3,820,279 units at $8,170,504 on Thursday.
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 2025.
Jetcon Corporation dropped 24 cents to close at $1.77 in trading 15,059 units. JFP advanced 8 cents in closing at 57 cents after an exchange of 9,000 stocks, Limners and Bards climbed 10 cents to end at $1.10 with investors trading 2,244 units, Lumber Depot gained 21 cents to finish at $2.73 in an exchange of 1,000 shares. Mailpac Group popped 7 cents and ended at $2.47, after it closed with an exchange of 71,635 stock units, Main Event shed 24 cents to $8.55 after trading in 1,859 shares, Medical Disposables sank 10 cents to close at $1.50 with a transfer of 2,500 units. Stationery and Office Supplies skidded 9 cents to finish at $1.58 with investors clearing 2,782,628 stocks in the market and Tropical Battery slipped 8 cents to end at $1.71 with an exchange of 28,414 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 5,596,297 shares being traded with a value of $75,969,569, versus 9,333,460 units at $53,087,327 on Thursday.
At the close of the market, Caribbean Cement rose 65 cents to close at $91.50 after 2,514 shares were traded, Eppley dropped $1.94 to $30.06 after trading of 2,283 stocks, General Accident gained 38 cents to end at $5.38 with 361 units switching ownership. Jamaica Stock Exchange sank 68 cents in closing at $12.26 with 872 shares clearing the market, JMMB Group rose 36 cents to finish at $19.01, with the swapping of 29,405 stock units, Kingston Wharves advanced by $1 and ended at $32 with a transfer of 2,175 shares. Margaritaville shed $1.64 to close at $9.28 as investors exchanged 1,018 stock units, Massy Holdings climbed $1 in closing at $77 with an exchange of 61 stocks, NCB Financial increased $1.91 and ended at $41.41 with an exchange of 762,117 units.
Pan Jamaica fell $1.49 to close at $48.51, with 6,434 shares passing through the market, Proven Investments sank $1.13 to end at $16, with investors trading 22,597 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rallied 55 cents to finish at $7.70, with traders exchanging 2,519 units. Scotia Group rose 70 cents and ended at $55.70 with investors trading 7,167 stocks, Stanley Motta lost 43 cents in finishing at $6 with 1,819 shares crossing the market and Sterling Investments rallied 52 cents in closing at $3.68 with investors dealing in 1,571 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 1,082,403 shares for US$81,699, increasing from just 197,037 stocks at US$22,508 on Thursday.
Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 6 US cents with investors exchanging 810 shares and Transjamaican Highway sank 0.11 of one cent in closing at 2.37 US cents with 986,475 stocks clearing the market.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index jumped 6,336.02 points to conclude trading at 324,942.45, the All Jamaican Composite Index surged 9,040.83 points to 362,568.49, as the JSE Main Index sprang 6,951.90 points higher to 314,199.59, the Junior Market Index sank 42.55 points to end at 3,419.70 and the JSE USD Market Index skidded 2.44 points to conclude trading at 204.70.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.2 based on 2025-26 earnings and 16.1 based on 2024-25 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.
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, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 13 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.7. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with fiscal year ending around August 2025.
Pan Jamaica advanced $1.49 to end at $50 after a transfer of 546 stocks. Sagicor Group popped 36 cents in closing at $39.86 with 5,744 stock units crossing the exchange, Sagicor Real Estate Fund dipped 55 cents to $7.15 with investors swapping 1,000 shares, Scotia Group gained $1 to finish at $55 with 14,673 stocks crossing the market. Seprod declined $1.90 and ended at $83 in an exchange of 8,392 units, Sterling Investments rose 36 cents to close at $3.16 with traders dealing in 158 stock units and Wisynco Group shed 70 cents to end at $20.05 with investors switching ownership of 73,679 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.