Investors pumped more money into the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with trading of fewer stocks than on Monday, resulting in trading of 11 securities, similar to Monday, with prices of two rising, two declining and seven ending unchanged. At the close, 38 percent fewer shares traded, with the value surging 563 percent over Monday.
The market closed with an exchange of 645,573 shares for US$308,181 compared to 1,043,254 stock units at US$46,472 on Monday.
Trading ended with an average of 58,688 shares at US$28,016 compared to 94,841 stock units at US$4,225 on Monday, with a month to date average of 76,765 units at US$16,121 compared with 94,841 stock units at US$4,225 on the previous day and January that ended with an average of 80,722 units for US$9,110.
The US Denominated Equities Index dipped 0.96 points to finish at 269.21, up 27 percent in the year to February. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 10.1. 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, AS Bryden remained at 25 US cents with investors trading 47 shares, First Rock Real Estate USD share sank 0.54 of a cent to 3.05 US cents after 4,000 units passed through the market, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dipped 6.39 cents in closing at 24.66 US cents in switching ownership of 20 stocks. Productive Business Solutions ended at 99.31 US cents, with 60 shares passing through the market, 
Proven Investments ended at 8.99 US cents in an exchange of 19,581 stocks, Sterling Investments remained at 1.99 US cents and closed after an exchange of 5,725 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments rose 0.93 of a cent to 6.99 US cents following trading of 17,400 units and Transjamaican Highway climbed 0.1 of a cent to 4.3 US cents after 570,205 shares changed hands.In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% remained at US$1.20, with investors exchanging 554 stock units. Sygnus Credit Investments 8% ended at US$10, resulting from a transfer of 27,931 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% remained at US$10 with investors swapping 50 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 increased 2,197.74 points to 356,726.21, the All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 3,082.83 points to close at 404,662.45, the JSE Main Index climbed 2,224.36 points to end at 347,969.54, with the Junior Market Index advancing by just 9.75 points to end at 3,343.66 and the JSE USD Market Index dipped by 0.96 points to end at 269.21.
The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information that helps in decision-making. The PE ratio chart includes all of the ordinary shares listed on Jamaica Stock Exchange. The companies are grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market.
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 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 10,529,723 shares traded for $90,762,098 after falling from 24,529,732 stock units at $118,203,561 on Friday.
At the close of the market, Barita Investments sank $1.12 to $70.89 with 17,071 shares crossing the market, Caribbean Cement shed 50 cents to close at $107 with investors dealing in 5,754 units, Eppley shed $1.95 to finish at $32 after an exchange of 176 shares. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund declined by 65 cents and ended at $46.50 with 1,647 stocks changing hands, Guardian Holdings gained $4.50 to end at $369.50 after an exchange of 77 stocks, Jamaica Producers fell 67 cents in closing at $23.73 with 12,594 units crossing the market. JMMB Group slipped $1.51 to $16.98 with investors trading 227,644 stocks, Margaritaville popped 46 cents to finish at $12.12 with 10 shares passing through the market, Massy Holdings lost 99 cents and ended at $74 after an exchange of 234,334 stock units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities skidded $1.64 in closing at $6.50 with traders dealing in 27,587 shares, 138 Student Living increased 41 cents to end at $3.49 in an exchange of 6,675 stocks, Pan Jamaica sank $2.19 to close at $47.21 with investors trading 5,148 units. Proven Investments fell 86 cents to $14.23, with34,337 stock units crossing the exchange, 
Sagicor Real Estate Fund dipped 39 cents to finish at $7.60 after a transfer of 2,856 shares, Scotia Group climbed 44 cents and ended at $51.65 as investors exchanged 6,461 stocks. Seprod dropped $5.88 to end at $78.10 in trading 18,634 units, Supreme Ventures shed 50 cents in closing at $16.50 with 182,922 stock units clearing the market, West Indies Petroleum rose 45 cents to close at $11 in an exchange of 102,160 shares and Wisynco Group declined 38 cents to $22.61 after hitting a 52 weeks intraday high of $23 in trading 48,733 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 15,272,393 shares for $20,537,064 after falling from 17,505,463 units at $34,272,582 on Friday.
JFP shed 10 cents in closing at 44 cents after an exchange of 140,225 shares, Kintyre Holdings declined 6 cents and ended at 44 cents in trading 6,471,702 stocks. Knutsford Express sank $1.14 to end at $10.35 after a transfer of 14,660 units, Mailpac Group shed 6 cents to finish at $2.79 with traders dealing in 935,223 stock units, Main Event sank 20 cents to close at $7.50 after an exchange of 2,079 shares. Medical Disposables slipped 10 cents to $1.35 with 15,384 stocks crossing the market, ONE on ONE Educational lost 6 cents to close at 93 cents in an exchange of 225,040 units, Paramount Trading dipped 24 cents to $1.11 with 72,773 stock units crossing the market. Regency Petroleum fell 32 cents to finish at $3.88 with 78,403 shares clearing the market and Spur Tree Spices climbed 6 cents and ended at $1.08 with 54,287 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 1,043,254 shares for US$46,472, rising from 1,015,936 stock units at US$43,957 on Friday.
Proven Investments ended at 8.99 US cents with investors trading 136 stocks, Sterling Investments remained at 1.99 US cents after a transfer of 1,300 units, Sygnus Credit Investments fell by 0.91 of a cent to close at 6.06 US cents with investors swapping 35,671 stocks and Transjamaican Highway sank 0.3 of a cent to 4.2 US cents in an exchange of 1,005,813 units.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index dropped 1,062.48 points to conclude trading at 354,528.47, the All Jamaican Composite Index fell by 1,843.02 points to close at 401,579.62, the JSE Main Index declined 691.98 points to 345,745.18, the Junior Market Index shed 56.39 points to end at 3,333.91 and the JSE USD Market Index gained 5.17 points to close at 270.17.
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.
Main Market performance outshines the Junior Market. When the incredible and unsustainable 700 percent increase in the price of
Everything Fresh experienced the steepest decline in the Junior Market with a 30 percent loss, as investors see the company that distributes fresh produce and other food items facing margin pressures and sales challenges, with less demand for its products from the hotel sector. Knutsford Express Services fell 29 percent, impacted by rising fuel costs and competition in inter-city transportation.
At the close of January, the JSE Main Index ended at 346,437.16, with gains of 28,450.28 points for an 8.9 percent increase. The JSE All Jamaican Composite Index ended at 403,422.64 after rising 38,108.26 points up 10.4 percent and the JSE Select Index rose 603.96 points to 8,279.55 after rising by 7.9 percent. The gain in the market was not broad-based, as it arose from the prices of 16 stocks rising and 29 declining.
TransJamaican Highway posted a robust 33 percent gain, benefiting from increased traffic volumes and toll rate adjustments and taking on board the operations of the leg of the tolling road into the Mandeville area. The company operates Jamaica’s East-West toll road network under a concession with the Government of Jamaica.
The market closed after trading 24,529,732 shares with a value of $118,203,561, after a decline from 26,835,604 stock units at $357,812,042 on Thursday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 18. 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 fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Sagicor Real Estate Fund advanced $1.83 to end at $7.99 after a transfer of 136,908 shares, Scotia Group rose $1.46 and ended at $51.21 after the trading of 23,498 stocks, Seprod gained $5.98 to finish at $83.98 with 80,620 units crossing the exchange. West Indies Petroleum fell $1.65 to $10.55, with traders dealing in 209,310 stock units and Wisynco Group increased 50 cents to end at a 52 weeks high of $22.99 after an exchange of 32,362 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 17,505,463 shares for $34,272,582 after sliding from 27,371,857 units at $39,808,880 on Thursday.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rose 24.93 points to close at 3,390.30.
Fontana lost 20 cents to end at $8.20 with investors trading 178,831 units, Future Energy advanced 11 cents in closing at $2.64 in an exchange of 59,560 stocks. GWest Corporation gained 14 cents to close at 80 cents with traders dealing in 920 units, Honey Bun slipped 8 cents and ended at $6.33 as investors exchanged 8,428 shares, Indies Pharma popped 6 cents to finish at $2.78 with 12,104 stock units clearing the market. ISP Finance sank 44 cents to $14.20 with investors dealing in just one stock, Lasco Financial increased 10 cents to end at $1.60 in an exchange of 3,171 shares, Lumber Depot climbed 18 cents in closing at $2.74 with investors swapping 8,187 stock units. ONE on ONE Educational rose 6 cents to finish at 99 cents with an exchange of 1,094,682 units, Regency Petroleum rallied 54 cents and ended at $4.20 after the trading of 2,536,692 stocks and Spur Tree Spices shed 8 cents to close at $1.02 after an exchange of 248,691 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.