Trading closed Wednesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange after a fall in the volume of stocks traded, with a lower value than on Tuesday. Trading ended with the major indices of the Main Market falling, the Junior Market index falling and the JSE USD Market rising. At the end of trading, prices of 30 shares rose, 41 declined and 24 remained firm
At the end of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index fell 1,747.59 points to 370,551.14, as the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 1,381.00 points to 434,526.98, the JSE Main Index dipped 1,322.46 points to end at 365,766.83, the Junior Market Index fell 67.31 points to finish at 2,901.62 and the JSE USD Market Index gained 6.06 points to close at 307.11.
At the close of trading, 19,228,334 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 24,060,645 units on Tuesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $111.81 million, down from $126.78 million on the previous day. Trading on the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 931,250 shares for US$84,657 compared to 801,096 units at US$51,913 on Tuesday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led with 2.37 million shares, followed by Supreme Ventures with 1.85 million stocks and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.77 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Stationery and Office Supplies led with 2.71 million shares, followed by RA Williams with 790,055 stocks and Woodcats International with 620,618 units.
In Main Market ordinary shares movements, Barita Investments popped $2.97 in closing at $68.00, Quantas Advantage increased $2.50 to a new high of $23.00, Sygnus Real Estate Finance climbed $1.16 and ended at $8.80, Massy Holdings rose $1.15 to close at $78.50 and Eppley gained $1.05 to end at $35.80. 
Among the top losers, Guardian Holdings fell $28 to $350.00, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dipped $3.79 to $21.21, Sagicor Group lost $1.49 to finish at $41.51, Carreras shed 58 cents to close at $28.02 and Caribbean Producers shed 46 cents to end at $7.60.
In the Junior Market, among the top winners, Dolphin Cove rose 35 cents to close at $9.40, RA Williams rallied 15 cents to a 52 weeks high of 67 cents, JFP rose 11 cents to 46 cents, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rallied by 10 cents and ended at $1.70 and Caribbean Flavours increased 10 cents to end at $1.20. Among the top losers, Cargo Handlers skidded $1.29 to close at $14.26, Knutsford Express dropped $1.15 to finish at $7.49, Everything Fresh declined 30 cents to close at $1.67, Elite Diagnostic lost 18 cents to $1.59 and Stationery and Office Supplies skidded 18 cents to end at $1.40.
At the close of trading, the PE ratio for the current year, compiled from projected 2026-27 earnings, is 13.1 and 16.4 based on 2025 historical earnings. Major one-off income or expenses are excluded from earnings where applicable. The PE ratio is one of the most utilised measures in valuing shares. It is calculated by dividing the stock price by earnings per share. 
The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist in making investment decisions. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry and facilitates easy comparisons within sectors and the overall market.
Pertinent information is needed to navigate the numerous options in the stock market. The chart should be used to help in decision-making, especially when investing close to the market or sector averages, and not going too far from it unless compelling reasons exist. This approach reduces emotional bias in investment decisions and places them on fundamentals, without straying far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy stocks near the average will not overpay. 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 percentage year to date price movements based on the last traded price. Dividends that are paid or 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 7,703,163 shares for $10,200,830, after decreasing 8,413,693 units at $10,662,413 on Tuesday.
At the close of trading, Cargo Handlers fell $1.29 to close at $14.26 in an exchange of 9,005 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped by 10 cents to end at $1.70 with an exchange of 276,099 stocks, Caribbean Flavours gained 10 cents and ended at $1.20 with trading in 22,000 units. Derrimon Trading dipped by 12 cents to end at 82 cents in trading 413,512 stocks, Dolla Financial lost 9 cents to close at $3.50, with 72,634 units crossing the market, Dolphin Cove rose 35 cents to finish at $9.40 with investors dealing in 10,601 stocks. Elite Diagnostic skidded 18 cents and ended at $1.59 with 2,400 shares changing hands, Everything Fresh slipped 30 cents to $1.67 in an exchange of 17,320 stock units, Express Catering declined 16 cents to end at $1.80 with investors trading 351,690 shares. Fontana shed 10 cents in closing at $6.05 with an exchange of 25,759 stocks, Image Plus dropped 5 cents to finish at $1.25 with 3,302 units crossing the market, Jamaican Teas fell 12 cents to $2.07 following a transfer of 162,653 stock units. 
Jetcon Corporation skidded 8 cents to $4.39 with a transfer of 106,297 shares, JFP advanced by 11 cents to 46 cents as investors exchanged 12,592 stock units, Knutsford Express lost $1.15 to end at $7.49 with 6,051 units passing through the market. Mailpac Group shed 7 cents in closing at $2.30 after an exchange of 13,048 stocks, Omni Industries declined 5 cents to close at 90 cents with trading of 581,425 shares, Paramount Trading fell 6 cents to finish at 94 cents with 28,000 units crossing the exchange. RA Williams increased 15 cents to a 52 weeks high of 67 cents after a transfer of 790,055 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies dipped 18 cents to end at $1.40 in switching ownership of 2,709,459 stock units.
The market closed with an exchange of 931,250 shares for US$84,657 up from 801,096 stock units at US$51,913 on Tuesday.
At the close of trading, Proven Investments ended at 5.98 US cents in an exchange of 18,444 units, Quantas Advantage shed 1 cent to end at 12 US cents with 439,500 stocks being traded, Sterling Investments remained at 2.2 US cents after a transfer of 497 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 6 US cents with 253,917 stock units crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway gained 0.26 of a cent to end at 7 US cents after an exchange of 218,892 shares.
Several Junior Market stocks posted strong gains during the past week. Edufocal led with a 46.15 percent surge, followed by One Great Studio up 13.16 percent, and Iron Rock advancing 12 percent. Other notable winners included ONEonOne with a rise of 11.11 percent, MFS Capital Partners gaining 10 percent and IPCL advancing 8.7 percent.
Express Catering, not without some flaws, including excessive interest-free lending to its parent company, is expected to generate improved profits in the current fiscal year, with tourism traffic to the country gradually improving. RA Williams sits in the number 3 position as of Friday, with first quarter results showing a major turnaround and delivering a solid rise in revenues and profit; Caribbean Assurance Brokers and Caribbean Cream follow. Main Event makes the list based on the assumption of a recovery in operations in 2027.
The market closed with an exchange of 801,096 shares worth US$51,913, down from 1,387,653 stocks at US$107,528 on Monday.
Productive Business Solutions remained at 85 US cents after an exchange of 57 shares, Proven Investments ended at 6 US cents with a transfer of 12,946 shares. Quantas Advantage rallied 1.95 cents and ended at 13 US cents after an exchange of 1,543 stocks, Sterling Investments ended at 2.2 US cents with investors trading 15,007 units, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 0.64 of one cent in closing at 6 US cents in an exchange of 299,590 stocks and Transjamaican Highway shed 0.5 of a cent to 6.74 US cents with investors trading 471,717 shares.
The market closed with trading of 8,413,693 shares for $10,662,413, up from 7,321,627 stock units at $8,554,856 on Monday.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging rose by 7 cents to close at $1.80 with an exchange of 43,105 shares, Blue Power popped 25 cents to $3.49 with a swapping of 900 shares, Cargo Handlers advanced 55 cents to finish at $15.55 as investors exchanged 2 units. Caribbean Assurance Brokers fell 10 cents tot $1.60 in trading 16,343 stocks, Consolidated Bakeries rose 13 cents to $1.40 with 819 stock units passing through the market, Dolphin Cove dipped 40 cents in closing at $9.05 in an exchange of 27,010 shares. Elite Diagnostic climbed 8 cents to $1.77 with investors dealing in 1,165 stocks, Everything Fresh increased 39 cents in closing at $1.97 in an exchange of 1,740 stock units, Fontana lost 25 cents and ended at $6.15 with 52,794 shares clearing the market. Image Plus rallied 7 cents to end at $1.30 after an exchange of 858,023 units, JFP declined 13 cents to close at 35 cents with a transfer of 449,311 stocks, 
Main Event shed 30 cents to finish at $3.50 with 557 stock units crossing the exchange. MFS Capital Partners dropped 10 cents and ended at 45 cents after trading 273,553 shares, Paramount Trading popped 6 cents to $1 with 200,000 units crossing the market, RA Williams rallied 5 cents in closing at a 52 weeks high of 52 cents, with a transfer of 2,124,176 stocks. Regency Petroleum slipped 9 cents and ended at $4.06, with 5,808 shares changing hands and Spur Tree Spices rose 16 cents to end at $1.45, with investors trading 1,320,538 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with, the JSE Combined Market Index climbing by 1,059.30 points to close trading at 372,298.73. The All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 836.39 points to 435,907.98, the JSE Main Index popped 719.76 points to end at trading 367,089.29, as the Junior Market Index jumped 51.70 points to close at 2,968.93 and the JSE USD Market Index popped a mere 0.01 points to end at 301.05.
Among the top losers, Massy Holdings shed $2.05 to close at $77.35, Sagicor Real Estate Fund declined by $1.69 to finish at $8.00, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund fell $1 and ended at $42.00, Carreras slipped 88 cents in closing at $28.60 and Sagicor Group lost 79 cents to close at $43.00.
The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist in making investment decisions. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry and facilitates easy comparisons within sectors and the overall market.
The market closed with 17,738,008 shares trading worth $226,732,279 after increasing from 11,657,525 stocks at $86,155,572 on Friday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.8. ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
Quantas Advantage fell $2.70 to end at $16.80 with 7,100 stocks crossing the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance dipped $1.36 in closing at $7.64 after a transfer of 12,000 units, Transjamaican Highway skidded by 78 cents to close at $10.21, after trading of 10,554,234 stock units. West Indies Petroleum rallied 66 cents to $9.96 after an exchange of 1,769 shares and Wisynco Group increased 64 cents to close at $20.82 with 241,916 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
Trading resulted in an exchange of 7,321,627 shares worth $8,554,856, compared with 7,107,298 stocks at $9,084,330 on Friday.
Honey Bun dropped 19 cents to end at $5.80 with an exchange of 124,406 units, Jamaican Teas climbed 12 cents to finish at $2.20 after 78,051 stocks cleared the market, JFP gained 8 cents to close at 48 cents after an exchange of 122,739 stock units. Main Event advanced 52 cents to $3.80 with investors swapping 6,856 shares, Omni Industries rose 5 cents to end at 93 cents with 500 units crossing the market, Paramount Trading dipped 6 cents in closing at 94 cents with investors trading 14,417 stocks. RA Williams rallied 8 cents to close at 47 cents after a transfer of 3,102,606 stock units and Regency Petroleum skidded 23 cents to finish at $4.15 in switching ownership of 34,295 shares.
The market closed with an exchange of 1,387,653 shares for US$107,528 after surging from 337,799 stock units at US$51,834 on Friday.
Sterling Investments remained at 2.2 US cents as investors exchanged 18,307 units. Sygnus Credit Investments lost 0.53 of one cent to 5.36 US cents with a transfer of 17,387 stocks, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 4.79 US cents with the swapping of 304 stocks and Transjamaican Highway slipped 0.25 of one cent and ended at 7.24 US cents with 1,291,187 shares changing hands.