West Indies Petroleum Terminal was listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with high demand for shares in excess of 52 million units and ended with no trading in the shares. Elsewhere, trading pulled back with a decline in the value and volume of stocks exchanged, compared to Monday, resulting in the major indices of the Main Market and the Junior Market index climbing and the JSE USD Market slipping. At the end of trading, the prices of 42 shares rose, 41 declined and 27 remained firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index climbed 2,124.07 points to end trading at 322,986.16, the All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 4,232.38 points to finish at 360,442.24, the JSE Main Index rallied 2,108.73 points to 312,972.62, the Junior Market Index popped 14.95 points to end at 3,308.45 and the JSE USD Market Index slipped 5.58 points to 198.61.
At the close of of the market, 17,680,650 shares were traded in all three markets, down from 59,720,420 units on Monday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $86.05 million, down sharply from $694.05 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 885,137 shares for US$43,488 up from just 211,797 units at US$6,297 on Monday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led with 1.13 million shares, followed by Carreras with 665,503 stocks and NCB Financial with 546,278 units.
In Junior Market trading, Kintyre Holdings led with 2.68 million shares, with RA Williams closing with an exchange of 2.05 million stocks and Atlantic Hardware with 1.33 million units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% gained $5.40 to close at $41, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% lost $95 to $1,055 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% rose $15 to finish at $101.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 14.1 based on 2025-26 earnings and 15.1 computed on 2024 historical earnings, excluding any major one time income or expense. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with information that is regularly updated to help decision-making.
The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market.
Pertinent information helps to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The chart should be used in making rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the sector average, not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and place them on fundamentals, while not being too far from the majority of investors. 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 885,137 shares for US$43,488 compared to 211,797 stock units at US$6,297 on Monday.
Sterling Investments gained 0.06 of one cent to close at 1.75 US cents after trading of 812 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 6.5 US cents after 8,356 shares were traded and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.08 of a cent and ended at 3 US cents with investors trading 861,937 units.
The market closed, with trading of 10,088,668 shares for $11,319,606, down from 11,293,436 stock units at $14,486,739 on Monday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.2, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
ISP Finance lost $1.11 to end at $15.89 after an exchange of a mere 7 shares, Jetcon Corporation gained 6 cents in closing at $1.51 with an exchange of 296,808 stock units, KLE Group popped 24 cents to finish at $1.05 after a transfer of 2,000 stocks. Knutsford Express declined 12 cents to $11.83 with traders dealing in 107 stock units, Mailpac Group sank 13 cents to $2.07 in switching ownership of 6,035 shares, Main Event jumped $1.50 and ended at $8 with investors trading a mere 100 units. Omni Industries rallied 7 cents to finish at 98 cents, with 107,120 stocks changing hands, Paramount Trading rose 13 cents to close at $1.28 in an exchange of 500 stock units and Regency Petroleum skidded 19 cents to end at $3.86, with investors trading 263,974 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Transjamaican Highway accounted for 59 percent of the 48,215,187 shares trading on Monday stocks, valued at $679,567,514, compared with 42,067,995 stock units at $816,837,694 on Friday, with Seprod contributing $333 million of the value traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index lost 4,403.53 points to close at 356,209.86, the JSE Main Index skidded 2,628.98 points to 310,863.89 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 1.01 points to settle at 62.64.
Jamaica Producers popped 50 cents to finish at $23.50, with 446,949 stocks clearing the market, JMMB Group shed 79 cents to end at $17 after an exchange of 627,902 units. Margaritaville advanced $3.39 in closing at $14.93 after 1,000 stocks crossed the market, Massy Holdings sank $1 to $75 with traders dealing in 106,345 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities dipped $1.37 to end at $7.42 in an exchange of 2,153 stock units. NCB Financial fell $1.50 to finish at $41.50 with investors dealing in 2,372,593 shares, Sagicor Group dropped $1.24 and ended at $38.80, after 294,500 stock units passed through the market, Scotia Group rallied $2.96 to close at $54.36 in an exchange of 5,728 stocks, Seprod sank $2.99 to $84, with 3,898,667 units crossing the market and Wisynco Group declined by 35 cents to $19 after trading of 8,998 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading ended with an exchange of 11,293,436 shares worth $14,486,739, ahead of 7,013,935 units at $7,728,227 on Friday.
At the close, Access Financial climbed $1.07 and ended at $18.97 with traders dealing in 586 shares, Atlantic Hardware rose 11 cents to $1.61, with trading of 3,890,638 units, Blue Power rallied 49 cents to $4.05 in an exchange of 76,651 stock units. Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped 19 cents to close at $1.46, with 943 units changing hands, Caribbean Flavours shed 34 cents in closing at $1.55, with investors swapping 5,489 stocks, Dolla Financial rallied 10 cents to end at $2.40 in an exchange of 122,103 units. Dolphin Cove sank $1.19 to $10.81 with investors dealing in 5,740 stocks, Fontana increased 20 cents to close at $8 after an exchange of 22,362 shares, Honey Bun slipped 68 cents and ended at $6.81 in trading 3,825 stock units following the release of full year results that were less than half of the 2024 profit at 23 cents per share. 
Indies Pharma lost 12 cents to finish at $2.60, with 18,775 shares crossing the exchange, Jamaican Teas advanced by 6 cents in closing at $2.29, with investors trading 1,138 stock units, Lumber Depot rose 10 cents to end at $2.95, with 802,073 units clearing the market. Mailpac Group skidded 27 cents to $2.20 with a transfer of 4,559 stocks, Main Event rallied 61 cents to finish at $6.50 after an exchange of 85,160 shares, Omni Industries fell 11 cents and ended at 91 cents after closing with an exchange of 143,285 units and ONE on ONE Educational shed 9 cents to end at 76 cents after a transfer of 155,712 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 221,797 shares for US$6,297, down from 1,555,322 stock units at US$57,633 on Friday.
Sygnus Credit Investments slipped 0.06 of one cent to 6.5 US cents, with 473 stock units crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.01 of one cent higher to 2.92 US cents in switching ownership of 10,020 stocks.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index skidded 2,289.11 points to close at 320,862.09, the All Jamaican Composite Index dived 4,403.53 points to end at 356,209.86, the JSE Main Index sank 2,628.98 points to end at 310,863.89, the Junior Market Index climbed 31.74 points to 3,293.50 and the JSE USD Market Index slipped 0.84 points to 204.19.
In the Junior Market trading, Atlantic Hardware led with 3.89 million shares, followed by Kintyre Holdings with 3.82 million stocks and Lumber Depot with 802,073 units.
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 42,067,995 shares trading worth $816,837,694 after surging from just 11,535,147 stock units at $180,404,058 on Thursday.
The Main Market closed trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.1. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with financial years ending around August 2026.
Mayberry Jamaican Equities popped 79 cents to finish at $8.79 with 1,100 units crossing the exchange, NCB Financial declined $1 and ended at $43 with investors swapping 17,533,530 shares, valued at $684 million. Proven Investments rallied $1.22 to close at $15.07 in an exchange of 562 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rose $1.09 to $7.99 with 803 stocks crossing the market, Scotia Group sank $3.59 to end at $51.40 in an exchange of 15,889 stocks. Seprod dipped $1.89 in closing at $86.99 with investors trading 1,453 units, Supreme Ventures rose 55 cents to $16 after an exchange of 2,144,003 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments sank 59 cents to end at $11.40, with 135,835 units clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 7,013,935 shares for $7,728,227 after falling from 8,241,131 units at $9,318,536 on Thursday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with financial year ending around August 2026.
Iron Rock Insurance rallied 50 cents to $3 with 82 stocks passing through the market, ISP Finance increased by 50 cents in closing at $17 as investors traded 113 units. Kintyre Holdings rose 6 cents to close at 48 cents, after ownership of 2,486,467 shares was switched, KLE Group sank 13 cents to close at 81 cents with investors swapping 25,107 stock units, Knutsford Express rose $1.49 to $11.99 in an exchange of 16 shares. ONE on ONE Educational rallied 7 cents to 85 cents with investors trading 15,856 stock units and Spur Tree Spices increased 6 cents to finish at $1.11 with 104,927 shares crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an 11 percent decline in volume and a 46 percent decline in the value of stocks traded compared with Thursday, resulting in trading in 1,555,322 shares for US$57,633 after falling from 1,737,956 stock units at US$106,511 on Thursday.
Productive Business Solutions gained 15 cents and ended at 95 US cents with an exchange of 45 shares. Proven Investments climbed 0.96 of a cent to finish at 9 US cents with 200,558 units clearing the market, Sterling Investments remained at 1.99 US cents in trading 5,201 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments popped 0.56 of a cent to end at 6.56 US cents with 2,080 shares passing through the market and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.18 of one cent to 2.91 US cents in an exchange of 1,346,288 stock units.