Stocks closed out the month, with all markets ending on Tuesday with gains for the year to date, on the Jamaica Stock Exchange at the close of a day when the volume of stocks traded jumped, with a greater value than on Monday. Transjamaican Highway and Wigton Energy account for just under half of the traded volume. Market activity resulted in the prices of 50 shares rising, 41 declining and 27 remaining firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index fell 684.22 points to 355,376.73, the All Jamaican Composite Index gained 424.09 points to end at 408,845.09, the JSE Main Index dropped 1,132.37 points to 346,079.71, the Junior Market Index popped sharply higher with a 55.28 points jump to end at 3,408.64 and the JSE USD Market Index fell 0.35 points to settle at 262.15.
At the close of the market for March, 65,638,472 shares were traded hands in all three markets, up from 35,904,331 units on Monday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $573.49 million, up from $124.63 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 416,369 shares for US$27,146 compared to 434,561 units at US$19,729 on Monday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 19.18 million shares followed by Wigton Energy with 12.50 million stocks and Supreme Ventures with 6.06 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Kintyre Holdings led with 3.97 million shares followed by Derrimon Trading with 1.85 million stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies with 1.84 million units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% declined $4.97 to close at $38, while 138 Student Living preference share rose $40.50 to $239 and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% climbed $15.97 and ended at $109.
At the close of trading, the market’s PE ratio ended at 15, based on the projection for 2026-27 earnings and 16 complied, using 2025 earnings, and excludes any major one-time income or expense. The PE ratio is one of the most popular measures used for valuing shares and is calculated by dividing the stock price by the company’s earnings per share. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist decision-making. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, with 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 in decision-making, especially when investing around the sector average, and not going too far from it unless compelling reasons exist. This approach reduces emotion from investment decisions and places them on fundamentals, without straying far from the majority of investors. 
Investors who buy stocks near the average will not be inclined to 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 shows 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.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index rallied just 379.93 points to 356,060.95, the All Jamaican Composite Index climbed by 1,075.30 points to 408,421.00, the JSE Main Index gained 473.58 points to 347,212.08, the Junior Market Index shed 10.10 points to wrap up trading at 3,353.36 and the JSE USD Market Index declined 2.93 points to finish at 262.50.
In the preference share segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% rose $6.85 to $43, 138 Student Living preference share declined $26 in closing at $199 and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% sank $15.09 to $93.
This approach reduces emotion from investment decisions and places them on fundamentals, without straying far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy stocks near the average will not be inclined to 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 shows 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 17,475,201 shares being traded at $99,709,568 compared to 16,647,376 stock units at $126,834,342 on Friday.
At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
Massy Holdings rose 84 cents to $72.84 in switching ownership of 1,101 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities shed 70 cents to end at $6.75 after an exchange of 1,891 stocks, Pan Jamaica advanced $1.19 to finish trading of 125,558 units at $53.99. Portland JSX gained 51 cents to $9 in an exchange of 5 stock units, Sagicor Group fell 50 cents to finish at $41.50, with 19,809 shares crossing the market, Seprod popped $4.50 and ended at $82 with a transfer of 27,822 stock units and Sterling Investments slipped 54 cents to close at $2.96 after it closed with an exchange of 1,003,568 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 17,994,569 shares, up 16 percent over Friday’s trade of 15,546,356 units, with the value slipping from $27,162,207 on Friday to finish at $24,916,920.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.4, derived by dividing the last traded price by the earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Everything Fresh increased 38 cents in closing at $2.10 with an exchange of 198,557 shares, Express Catering rallied 6 cents to close at $2.50 after a transfer of 43,020 stocks, GWest Corporation rose 6 cents to end at 83 cents as investors exchanged 46,148 units. Indies Pharma dropped 7 cents in closing at $2.88, with the trading of 73,326 stock units, ISP Finance fell $1.74 to $10.75, with 1,212 shares crossing the market, Jamaican Teas gained 5 cents to end at $2.60 in switching ownership of 234,486 stocks. Jetcon Corporation dipped 24 cents to close at $2.56 with investors trading 44,103 units, JFP popped 5 cents and ended at 45 cents, with 11,045 stock units crossing the market, KLE Group sank 5 cents to finish at 90 cents with a transfer of 1,301 shares. Knutsford Express declined 99 cents and ended at $9, with 13,024 units changing hands, Lasco Financial rallied 17 cents to $1.97 with an exchange of 368,044 stocks, Mailpac Group increased 6 cents in closing at $2.66 following trading of 835,272 stock units. Medical Disposables shed 18 cents to close at 52 weeks low 
low of $1.07 in an exchange of 328 shares, MFS Capital Partners climbed 6 cents to end at 49 cents with investors trading 527,367 units, Paramount Trading dropped 15 cents to finish at $1 and closed after an exchange of 467,133 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies sank 5 cents and ended at $1.65, with 2,151,000 stock units crossing the market.
The market closed with an exchange of 434,561 shares for US$19,729, up from 203,979 stock units at US$7,961 on Friday.
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy remained at 39 US cents, with 48 stock units passing through the market, Proven Investments ended at 8 US cents as investors exchanged 56,829 shares. Sterling Investments ended at 2 US cents after 104,934 stocks passed through the market, Sygnus Credit Investments dipped 0.03 of a cent and ended at 6.37 US cents after trading of 44,150 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 4.5 US cents with 160,508 shares changing hands and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.11 of a cent to 4.3 US cents after an exchange of 66,172 units.
The volume of stocks traded rose by a mere 4 percent, more importantly, the value dropped 39 percent lower compared to Thursday, with trading ending in 58 securities, as is the case on Friday, resulting in prices of 25 rising, 16 declining and 17 ending unchanged.
At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
Kingston Properties increased $1.42 to a 52 weeks high of $12, with 18,335 stocks clearing the market, Kingston Wharves climbed $1.50 to $37.50 in an exchange of 7,345 units, Lasco Manufacturing gained 50 cents in closing at $6.70 with investors swapping 11,791 units. Massy Holdings sank 90 cents and ended at $72 after a transfer of 1,898 shares, Pan Jamaica rose $3.81 to close at $52.80 in trading of 84,176 units, Proven Investments climbed $2.23 to finish at $14.50 and closed after 251,228 stocks were traded. Sagicor Real Estate Fund increased 72 cents and ended at $9.87 after an exchange of 1,757 stock units, Seprod dropped $1 to $77.50, with 105,260 shares crossing the market, Sterling Investments popped 40 cents to finish at $3.50 with investors trading 446,788 stocks. Supreme Ventures shed $1.15 to close at $16.05, with 3,397,677 units crossing the market and Sygnus Real Estate Finance gained 40 cents to end at $10.90 as investors exchanged 200 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 15,546,356 shares for $27,162,207, up from 10,344,107 stock units at $13,309,078 on Thursday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial shed 11 cents to finish at $17.66, with 490 shares crossing the market, AMG Packaging rose 24 cents to $2.20 with an exchange of 1,358 stocks, Atlantic Hardware fell 19 cents to $1.60 with 629,599 shares traded. Blue Power popped 15 cents to end at $3.85 after a transfer of 1,309 units, CAC 2000 gained 6 cents in closing at $1.57, with 529 stock units crossing the exchange, Cargo Handlers dipped 14 cents and ended at $18.37 in trading 500 units. Caribbean Flavours rose 5 cents to $1.63 and closed with an exchange of 24,276 stocks, Derrimon Trading climbed 20 cents to close at $1.83 after trading of 2,175,065 shares, Dolla Financial lost 22 cents in closing at $2.40 with investors trading 221,911 stock units. Dolphin Cove slipped 32 cents to finish at $10.61, with 14,164 shares changing hands, Everything Fresh sank 30 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $1.72 with investors swapping 46,314 units, Express Catering increased 28 cents to end at $2.44 after 13,500 stocks passed through the market. Fosrich rallied 18 cents in closing at $2.19 with traders dealing in 2,034,172 stock units, Future Energy popped 22 cents to $3.94 after an exchange of 167,774 shares, Image Plus rallied 6 cents to finish at 81 cents with investors dealing in 45,500 units.
Jamaican Teas increased 33 cents and ended at $2.55 in an exchange of 1,798,194 stocks, Jetcon Corporation climbed 5 cents to end at $2.80, with 90,891 stock units crossing the market, KLE Group rose 9 cents to close at 95 cents in trading 21 shares. Knutsford Express advanced 59 cents to $9.99 with a transfer of 94 units, Lasco Financial gained 29 cents to close at $1.80 as investors exchanged 119,971 stocks, Lumber Depot rose 29 cents to finish at $2.74 in switching ownership of 1,011,820 stock units. MFS Capital Partners advanced 6 cents and ended at 43 cents with investors trading 9,436 shares, ONE on ONE Educational popped 9 cents in closing at 95 cents in an exchange of 957,355 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies rallied 15 cents to end at $1.70 with investors trading 3,050,900 units, following the official opening of the Seek factory and warehouse during the morning session.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 203,979 shares for US$7,961, down from 558,299 units at US$24,736 on Thursday.
Productive Business Solutions slipped 24.99 cents to close at 97 US cents, with 105 units changing hands, Proven Investments advanced 0.19 of a cent and ended at 8 US cents with traders dealing in 7,265 stocks, Sterling Investments rose 0.02 of a cent to end at 2 US cents, after 72,314 units passed through the market. Sygnus Credit Investments gained 0.06 of one cent to finish at 6.4 US cents with investors swapping 100 shares, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 4.5 US cents, with 8,764 stocks crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway sank 0.07 of one cent to close at 4.41 US cents with investors dealing in 114,651 stock units.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index popped 4,611.48 points to 355,681.02, the All Jamaican Composite Index surged 6,066.86 points to close at 407,345.70, the JSE Main Index jumped 4,167.59 points to conclude trading at 346,738.50, the Junior Market Index spiked 87.13 points to close at 3,363.46 and the JSE USD Market Index slipped 10.20 points to settle at 265.43.
At the close of trading, the market’s PE ratio ended at 15, and is computed using projected 2026-27 earnings and 15.9 based on 2025 earnings, and excludes any major one-time income or expense. The PE ratio is one of the most popular measures used for valuing shares and is calculated by dividing the stock price by the company’s earnings per share. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist decision-making. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, with easy comparisons within sectors and the overall market.
Investors can use this measure in assessing stock values. The chart also shows 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 15,980,550 shares, with a value of $207,489,845 after increasing from 5,916,747 stocks at $90,178,691 on Wednesday.
The All Jamaican Composite Index lost 800.71 points to conclude trading at 401,278.84, the JSE Main Index fell 761.02 points to close at 342,570.91 and the JSE Financial Index advanced 0.12 points to 63.56. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ending with bids that are higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
Kingston Wharves sank $1.50 to $36 with investors swapping 2,002,746 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing dropped 50 cents to close at $6.20 with 417,825 shares crossing the exchange, Massy Holdings shed $1.09 in closing at $72.90 in switching ownership of 3,109 units. NCB Financial popped 50 cents to $44 after an exchange of 340,964 stocks, Proven Investments increased $2.05 and ended at $12.27 after trading of 977 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund fell 69 cents to close at $9.15 in an exchange of 116 stock units. Seprod climbed $1 to finish at $78.50 with investors trading 8,997 shares and Supreme Ventures advanced 40 cents in closing at $17.20 in an exchange of 4,046,287 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.