Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Monday ended with the volume of stocks traded rising by 41 percent, but the value was 6 percent lower than on Friday. Trading ended with activity in 58 securities compared to 56 on Friday, with 23 stocks rising, 19 declining, and 16 ending firm, resulting in overall gains for the market.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 1,217.16 points to 349,209.17, at the same time, the JSE Main Index rallied 1,126.04 points to 304,111.12 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.49 points to 61.91. The market closed following 13,500,867 shares trading for $74,637,155, well above the 8,476,138 units at $69,163,067 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 232,775 shares for an average of $1,285,579 compared to 151,360 stocks at $1,235,055 on Friday and month to date, an average of 202,179 units at $1,508,408 compared with 200,512 shares at $1,520,485 on the previous day and June with an average of 183,242 stock units at $1,532,211.
JMMB 9.5% led trading with 5.01 million shares for 37.1 percent of total volume, followed by Transjamaican Highway, with 1.75 million shares for 13 percent of the day’s trade, Sagicor Select Funds-Financial closed with 1.45 million stock units for 10.8 percent of the volume traded, Wigton Energy chipped in with 1.20 million units for 8.9 percent of the day’s trade, Sterling Investments closed with 1.19 million units for 8.8 percent of shares traded and NCB Financial with 1.11 million units for 8.2 percent of market share.
At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 14 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.2. 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 advanced 57 cents in closing at $25 with 589 shares crossing the stock exchange, Caribbean Cement popped $1.34 to $84.96 with investors trading of 1,373 units, Eppley increased 83 cents to end at $33.33 with investors dealing in 38 shares. GraceKennedy slipped 39 cents and ended at $69.50 with traders swapping 19,261 stock units, Guardian Holdings fell $1 to finish at $317 with investors trading 563 stocks, JMMB Group climbed $1.24 to close at $20 with an exchange of 13,457 units. Massy Holdings rose 48 cents to $77.48 with 67,016 stocks clearing the market, Pan Jamaica rallied 95 cents to $49 as investors exchanged 5,183 shares, Sagicor Group shed 89 cents and ended at $39.11 with 17,553 stock units changing hands. Scotia Group gained $1.40 in closing at $53 with traders dealing in 9,861 shares,
Supreme Ventures sank 73 cents to end at $19.25 after an exchange of 24,307 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments popped 75 cents to close at $13.75 in trading 111,964 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% skidded $2 to $41 closing with an exchange of 9 stock units, 138 Student Living preference share fell $24.20 to finish at $190.80 in trading of 20 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments 10% declined $1.10 and ended at $106.90 with investors passing 439 stock units through the market and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% lost $7 to close at $98 after a transfer of 1,100 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.at the same time
Future Energy and Limners and Bards traded at 52 week intraday lows. Spur Tree closed at a 52 week low of 88 cents after trading as low as 65 cents during the day.
At the close of the market, Access Financial advanced 99 cents to close at $18 with investors dealing in 802 shares, Atlantic Hardware gained 6 cents and ended at 87 cents after exchanging 137,906 stocks, Cargo Handlers gained 54 cents in closing at $11.25 with a transfer of 817 shares. Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped 29 cents to end at $2 with 2,421 units crossing the market, Caribbean Cream shed 29 cents and ended at $2.10 in trading 3,349 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries sank 29 cents to finish at $1.20 with 871 shares crossing the exchange. Derrimon Trading increased 5 cents and ended at $1.90 with 4,721 stock units changing hands, Dolla Financial slipped 5 cents to $2.47 and closed with 80,105 stocks crossing the exchange, Dolphin Cove lost 44 cents to finish at $14 with 25,972 units crossing the market. Elite Diagnostic declined 6 cents to end at $1.55 in an exchange of 55 shares, Honey Bun climbed 42 cents in closing at $7.34 with investors swapping 4,450 units, JFP sank 8 cents to close at 46 cents with an exchange of 407,661 stocks. Knutsford Express skidded $1.13 to $12.27 in trading 29 stock units,
Mailpac Group rallied 9 cents to close at $2.45 with investors dealing in 739 shares, Main Event fell 16 cents in closing at $8.70 after a transfer of 6,889 stocks. MFS Capital Partners dipped 5 cents to finish at 35 cents with 107,253 units clearing the market, Omni Industries dropped 8 cents to 72 cents with traders switching ownership of 6,439 stock units, Paramount Trading fell 5 cents to end at 80 cents with investors trading 23,482 shares. Regency Petroleum skidded 23 cents to $3.75 with 380,039 units passing through the market, Stationery and Office Supplies lost 9 cents to end at $1.52 as investors exchanged 364,709 stocks and Tropical Battery sank 5 cents in closing at $1.95 in an exchange of 43,763 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 rallied 977.35 points to 315,124.93, the All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 1,217.16 points to close at 349,209.17, the JSE Main Index increased by 1,126.04 points to 304,111.12, as the Junior Market Index slipped 13.67 points to end at 3,395.20 and the JSE USD Market Index dipped 1.07 points to 202.50.
The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other, more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
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 3,015,334 shares for $4,740,048, down from 4,909,440 stock units at $6,350,564 on Thursday.
At the close of the market, Access Financial sank $2.84 to end at $17.01 with 100 shares passing through the market, AMG Packaging increased 30 cents in closing at $2.60 with investors trading 26,086 units, Atlantic Hardware climbed 5 cents to 81 cents with 215,097 stocks changing hands. Cargo Handlers slipped 28 cents to $10.71 after an exchange of 304 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers fell 28 cents and ended at $1.71 with investors swapping 22,236 stock units, Caribbean Flavours skidded 10 cents to finish at $1.55 with 31,688 shares clearing the market. Consolidated Bakeries sank 16 cents to $1.49 in an exchange of 68,554 units, Derrimon Trading declined 10 cents to end at $1.85 with investors trading 9,250 stocks, Dolphin Cove popped 66 cents in closing at $14.44 with traders exchanging 6,439 stock units. Everything Fresh shed 7 cents to finish at $2.25 with investors trading 25,676 shares, Fontana rallied 15 cents and ended at $9 with 12,223 stocks crossing the market, 
Honey Bun dropped $1.07 to close at $6.92 with an exchange of 16,896 units. ISP Finance rose $2.16 to $14.70 with only 7 stock units crossing the market, Knutsford Express advanced by $1.13 to end at $13.40 after a transfer of 1,029 shares, Mailpac Group lost 8 cents in closing at $2.36 as investors exchanged 345,300 units. Main Event gained 36 cents and ended at $8.86 with traders transferring 1,058 stocks, Medical Disposables rose 14 cents to finish at $1.48 as 10,000 stock units crossed the exchange, Omni Industries rallied 10 cents to close at 80 cents with traders dealing in 466,802 shares. Regency Petroleum increased 5 cents to $3.98 after closing with an exchange of 4,465 stock units and Tropical Battery climbed 6 cents in closing at $2 with investors dealing in 188,701 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending around August 2025.
Pan Jamaica sank 95 cents to end at $48.05 with investors trading 3,593 stocks. Sagicor Group climbed 43 cents to close at $40 after an exchange of 15,455 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund skidded 83 cents and ended at $7.15 in trading 335 stock units, Scotia Group slipped 35 cents to finish at $51.60 with traders trading 18,631 stock units. Seprod popped 80 cents and ended at $79.30 in trading of 11,871 stocks and Sygnus Real Estate Finance rallied 43 cents to $8.48 with 4,025 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.stock 
The market closed with an exchange of 200,040 shares for US$20,497, from 436,513 stocks at US$20,849 on Thursday.
Sygnus Credit Investments rose 0.51 of a cent to end at 7.57 US cents, with an exchange of 6,850 stock units and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.03 of a cent in closing at 2.3 US cents, with investors passing 157,350 stocks through the market.
The market closed with only 5,916,747 shares trading for $90,178,691, with falling from 20,743,087 stocks valued at $214,214,112 on Tuesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 20.6. 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 2026.
Pan Jamaica rallied $1.49 to close at $48.99 with 335 shares crossing the exchange, Proven Investments shed $2.78 to finish at $10.22 with 4,332 units changing hands, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rose 39 cents and ended at $9.84 in an exchange of 1,344 stock units. Seprod climbed $2.50 to end at $77.50 with 114,233 shares being traded, Supreme Ventures sank 45 cents in closing at $16.80 with investors dealing in 336,759 shares and Sygnus Real Estate Finance dipped 39 cents to finish at $10.50 with a transfer of 283 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 sank 2,606.15 points to end at 314,147.58, the All Jamaican Composite Index declined by 2,834.31 points to 347,992.01, the JSE Main Index dropped 2,644.53 points to 302,985.08, the Junior Market Index dipped 10.94 points to 3,408.87 and the JSE USD Market Index dipped 1.57 points to conclude trading at 203.57.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.1, it is based on 2024-25 earnings and 15.9 based on earnings.
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 an exchange of 436,513 shares for US$20,848.80, well above 226,841 stocks at US$30,271 on Wednesday.
Sygnus Credit Investments sank 0.41 of one cent in closing at 7.06 US cents closing with 70,000 shares. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 5 US cents with an exchange of just 2 stocks and Transjamaican Highway climbed 0.02 of a cent to end at 2.33 US cents with 297,670 units crossing the market.
The market closed with trading of 9,236,883 shares for $12,541,788 after increasing from just 1,742,399 units at $5,351,762 on Friday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.1, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Image Plus fell 8 cents to end at 97 cents with investors swapping 76,805 units, Indies Pharma declined 18 cents in closing at $3.30 with 178,500 stock units crossing the market. Main Event lost $1.61 to finish at $7.30 with an exchange of 11,050 shares, while Medical Disposables skidded 20 cents and ended at $1.34, with 530 stocks crossing the market, Regency Petroleum sank 10 cents to close at $3.75 with investors dealing in 58,117 units and Stationery and Office Supplies dipped 9 cents to $1.55 after an exchange of 289,011 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.