Transjamaican Highway accounted for 85 percent of the volume and 77 percent of the value of stocks traded on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange. The market closed on Friday, with an exchange of 966,680 shares, 55 percent above the 625,206 stock units traded on Thursday, for US$50,432, at 35 percent less than $77,360 on Thursday. Investors exchanged eight securities, down from 10 on Thursday with prices of two rising, four declining and two ending unchanged.
Trading ended with an average of 120,835 shares at US$6,304 in contrast to 62,521 stock units at US$7,736 on Thursday, with a month to date average of 95,098 units at US$6,755 as opposed to 93,880 stock units at US$6,776 on the previous day and January that ended with an average of 80,722 units for US$9,110.
The US Denominated Equities Index shed 0.01 points to 282.86. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 10.3. The PE ratio is derived by dividing the last traded price by earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the earnings per share used in this report for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, First Rock Real Estate USD share sank 0.19 of a cent in closing at 3.2 US cents, with investors trading 1,898 shares, Margaritaville remained at 8.1 US cents in switching ownership of 2 stock units, Productive Business Solutions ended at US$1 with investors dealing in 394 shares. 
Proven Investments skidded 0.3 of one cent to end at 7.8 US cents with 57,348 units passing through the market, Sterling Investments fell 0.05 of one cent to finish at 2.15 US cents with investors swapping 1,541 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 0.95 of one cent to 6.95 US cents in an exchange of 83,766 shares and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.15 of one cent to 4.63 US cents with 821,711 stocks crossing the market.
In the preference segment, Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% rallied 3 cents to end at US$10.13 as investors exchanged 20 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed on Friday and for February with trading in 7,060,215 shares for $28,011,689, following a slide from 21,504,069 stock units at $45,830,454 on Thursday.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rose a mere 3.24 points to close at 3,373.46. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Iron Rock Insurance increased 20 cents to $2.70, with trading in 400 units, Knutsford Express sank 50 cents to end at $9.50 with an exchange of 22,016 stock units. Limners and Bards rallied 7 cents in closing at 97 cents with 38,359 shares changing hands, after the price hit an intraday 52 weeks low of 87 cents, Medical Disposables slipped 18 cents to finish at $1.15 after an exchange of 31,042 units, MFS Capital Partners fell 6 cents to close at 36 cents with investors trading 779,523 stocks. Omni Industries advanced 10 cents to 98 cents after an exchange of 99,082 stock units and Regency Petroleum rose 11 cents to close at $4.35 with traders dealing in 507,052 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed on Friday with a jump in the volume of stocks exchanged, with a greater value than on Thursday, resulting in the major indices of the Main Market rising, the Junior Market index gaining marginally and the JSE USD Market just slipping.
In Junior Market trading, Dolla Financial led with 3.14 million shares followed by Kintyre Holdings with 2.86 million stocks and ONE on ONE Educational with 2.17 million units.
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 the percentage year to date price movement 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 13,903,304 shares trading for $88,827,373, with five companies accounting for 11.54 million shares. Thursday’s volume jumped by 15 percent over 12,124,104 stocks on Wednesday, with the value falling 15 percent from $104,342,325.
The Main Market ended with an average PE Ratio of 17.4. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings that are compiled by ICInsider.com for companies with fiscal year ending around August 2026.
JMMB Group shed 65 cents to $17.35 after an exchange of 445,874 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing rose 50 cents to close at $6.79 with 127,046 stock units changing hands, Margaritaville rallied $1.01 to end at $12.82 with an exchange of 398 stocks. Mayberry Group slipped 50 cents to $6 with 7,583 units crossing the market, NCB Financial sank 50 cents to end at $42.50 with traders dealing in 113,889 shares, Sagicor Group increased 95 cents in closing at $40 in an exchange of 4,399 stock units and Scotia Group climbed 61 cents and ended at $49.99 with investors trading 39,106 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 625,206 shares for US$77,360, after an increase from 435,942 units at US$32,193 on Wednesday.
Sygnus Credit Investments remained at 6 US cents after investors exchanged 85,729 stocks and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.02 of one cent to finish at 4.78 US cents after traders swapped 483,193 shares.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index rallied 888.78 points to 352,983.91, the All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 2,117.90 points to end at 401,734.12, the JSE Main Index rose 1,047.52 points to finish at 343,861.81, the Junior Market Index slipped by 16.00 points to 3,370.22, at the same time the JSE USD Market Index declined 1.64 points to end at 282.87.
In the preference share segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% rose $7.95 to finish at $43 and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% popped $2 and ended at $109.
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 the percentage year to date price movement 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 21,504,069 shares trading worth $45,830,454 compared with 22,146,875 units at $42,456,404 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index shed 16.00 points to end the day at 3,370.22. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Elite Diagnostic popped 12 cents to end at $1.48 in an exchange of 13,106 stocks, Fosrich fell 14 cents in closing at $2.19 with 1,910,662 stock units clearing the market. GWest Corporation dipped 9 cents and ended at 66 cents with an exchange of 7,279 shares, Honey Bun sank 9 cents to finish at $6.50 with 6,474 stock units crossing the market, Image Plus increased 9 cents to close at 89 cents with investors trading 28,473 units. Indies Pharma climbed 25 cents to $2.95 after an exchange of 24,982 stocks, Iron Rock Insurance slipped 20 cents to end at $2.50 with investors swapping 195,389 shares, Jetcon Corporation lost 9 cents in closing at $2.30 in an exchange of 2,162,971 stocks. Knutsford Express declined 80 cents to finish at $10 with traders dealing in 5,848 units, Limners and Bards fell 10 cents and ended at 90 cents as investors exchanged 339,706 stock units and Regency Petroleum shed 6 cents to close at $4.24 in switching ownership of 129,983 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 12,124,104 shares marginally more than the 11,892,251 stock units trading on Tuesday, after an exchange of $104,342,325, versus $75,617,149 on Tuesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 17.7. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings that are forecasted by ICInsider.com for the financial year ending around August 2026.
JMMB Group gained 92 cents to finish at $18 as investors traded 399,112 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities rose 84 cents to end at $7.54 with 787 stock units passing through the market, NCB Financial rallied 60 cents to close at $43 in an exchange of 183,406 stocks. Pan Jamaica increased $3.90 to $50.90 with investors swapping 209,162 units, Sagicor Group sank 45 cents to finish at $39.05 after a transfer of 118,725 stocks, Sagicor Real Estate Fund climbed $1.19 and ended at $7.94 in trading 160 units. Seprod popped $2.98 to end at $79.98 with 271 shares changing hands, Supreme Ventures advanced 63 cents in closing at $18.20 in an exchange of 48,875 stock units and Wisynco Group gained 70 cents to close at $22.50 with 33,005 shares clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close, a total of 22,146,875 shares worth $42,456,404 were traded, after an increase over the 6,025,721 units at $9,189,434 on Tuesday.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging shed 24 cents to end at $2 after an exchange of 121,713 shares, Cargo Handlers sank by 10 cents to $18.70 with 2,000 stocks crossing the market, Caribbean Cream slipped 10 cents to $1.79 at the close after trading at an intraday 52 days low of $1,55, after an exchange of 40,221 shares. Caribbean Flavours lost 20 cents in closing at $1.50 after a transfer of 206,256 stocks, Consolidated Bakeries increased 19 cents to $1.66 after trading of 5,000 units, Derrimon Trading popped 17 cents to finish at $1.80 in switching ownership of 2,105,408 stocks. Dolla Financial advanced 13 cents to $2.58 after an exchange of 3,334,960 units, Dolphin Cove rose 38 cents to close at $11.28 with 1,489 shares changing hands, Elite Diagnostic fell 14 cents in closing at $1.36 with a transfer of 20,902 stock units. Everything Fresh dipped 7 cents and ended at $2.02 with 25,000 shares passing through the market, Fosrich gained 13 cents to end at $2.33 in trading 2,885,472 stocks, Future Energy rallied 9 cents to finish at $3.10 with 40,243 units clearing the market. 
Honey Bun climbed 10 cents to $6.59 with traders dealing in 616 stock units, Image Plus sank 9 cents to end at 80 cents after an exchange of 1,510,819 shares, Indies Pharma skidded 20 cents in closing at $2.70 with investors trading 31,780 stocks. ISP Finance increased 85 cents to finish at $13 with an exchange of 157 stock units, Jamaican Teas climbed 19 cents and ended at $2.42 with 1,866,406 stock units crossing the market, Knutsford Express rose 52 cents to close at $10.80 with investors dealing in 8,645 shares. Lasco Financial dropped 15 cents to $1.65 with 6,526 stock units crossing the exchange, Mailpac Group advanced 30 cents to $2.90 with investors swapping 967,872 units, Omni Industries declined 12 cents to end at 88 cents after an exchange of 1,000,000 stocks. ONE on ONE Educational popped 8 cents in closing at 94 cents with investors trading 1,208,598 units and Stationery and Office Supplies gained 23 cents to finish at $1.74 after an exchange of 1,865,688 shares.
The market closed with a 28 percent decline in shares traded to 435,942 units, from 608,576 shares on Tuesday for US$32,193, just 5 percent more than US$30,667 on Tuesday. Trading ended with an average of 43,594 shares at US$3,219, down from 67,620 stock units at US$3,407 on Tuesday, with a month to date average of 95,852 units at US$6,716 compared with 99,360 stock units at US$6,950 on the previous day and January that ended with an average of 80,722 units for US$9,110.
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy sank 2 cents in closing at 37 US cents with traders dealing in 80 stocks, Productive Business Solutions rose 6.46 cents to end at US$1.07 in an exchange of 14 units, Proven Investments gained 0.01 of a cent to finish at 8.01 US cents with trading of 4,000 shares. Sterling Investments rose 0.32 of a cent to 2.32 US cents after trading of 7,100 units and Transjamaican Highway climbed 0.05 of a cent to close at 4.76 US cents with 421,773 stocks clearing the market.