Friday closed the week with heightened trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, helped by a block of NCB Financial and Sagicor Select Manufacturing and Distribution Fund shares, leading to a big rise in the volume and value of stocks changing hands, compared to that on Thursday. Market activities resulted in the major indices of the Main Market falling, while the Junior Market and the JSE USD Market rose. At the end of trading, prices of 43 shares rose, 26 declined and 33 remained firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index declined 1,167.81 points to close at 323,151.20, the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped by 1,008.60 points to 360,613.39, the JSE Main Index shed 1,306.41 points to finish at 313,492.87, the Junior Market Index rose 11.52 points to 3,261.76 and the JSE USD Market Index gained 1.28 points to 205.03.
At the close, 50,637,252 shares were traded in all three markets, up from 21,514,234 units on Thursday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $824.57 million, up sharply from $189.72 million on the previous day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 1,555,322 shares for US$57,633, down from 1,737,956 units at US$106,511 on Thursday.
In Main Market activity, NCB Financial led with 17.53 million shares with a value of $684 million, followed by Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund with 13.10 million stocks and Transjamaican Highway with 3.71 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Kintyre Holdings, led trading, with 2.49 million shares, followed by Atlantic Hardware with 1.26 million stocks and Omni Industries with 900,063 units.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.9 based on 2025-26 earnings and 15 based on 2024 historical earnings, excluding any major one time income or expense.
The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated data 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 data is required to navigate varying investment options in the stock market. The chart can be used in making rational investment 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 at the same time 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 1,737,956 shares for US$106,511 after jumping from 688,541 stock units at US$28,462 on Wednesday.
Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 6 US cents with an exchange of 957,018 stock units and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.11 of a cent in closing at 3.09 US cents with 526,063 stocks crossing the market.
Market activity concluded with an exchange of 11,535,147 shares, worth $180,404,058, after soaring from 7,408,031 shares, valued at $54,644,759 on Wednesday.
The Main Market ended 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 compiled by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
NCB Financial rallied $2 to end at $44 with investors trading 46,634 stocks, 138 Student Living declined 43 cents to $3.36 after an exchange of 104,289 units. Sagicor Group rose 55 cents and ended at $40 with 22,180 shares crossing the market, Seprod climbed $7.88 to close at $88.88 with traders dealing in 23,754 stocks, Supreme Ventures fell 55 cents to finish at $15.45 after a transfer of 157,567 units and Wisynco Group slipped 40 cents to $19.50 with investors swapping 133,419 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 8,241,131 shares for $9,318,536, moving up from 3,286,969 units at $3,981,031 on Wednesday.
Trading on the Junior Market ended with an average PE of 13.1, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by earnings per share.
Jamaican Teas dropped 7 cents to end at $2.23 with investors trading 19 units, Jetcon Corporation rallied 10 cents in closing at $1.50 with 49,223 stock units crossing the market. KLE Group increased 8 cents to close at 94 cents as investors exchanged 489 shares, Knutsford Express sank $1.50 to finish at $10.50 following the trading of 434 stock units, Lumber Depot declined 10 cents and ended at $2.85 closing with an exchange of 1,064,556 units. Medical Disposables sank 30 cents to $1.30 with traders dealing in 2,324 stocks and Paramount Trading climbed 10 cents and ended at $1.10 in an exchange of 226,946 shares.
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 fell 664.87 points to 324,319.01, the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 1,943.82 points to settle at 361,621.99, the JSE Main Index shed 855.61 points to end at 314,799.28, the Junior Market Index rallied by 21.58 points to 3,250.24 and the JSE USD Market Index gained 2.40 points to close trading at 203.75.
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. 
The chart 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 7,408,031 shares traded, worth $54,644,759, following trading of 7,936,401 units valued at $47,529,234 on Tuesday.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden dipped $2 in closing at $28 after an exchange of 14,998 shares, Barita Investments rose 49 cents to $72 with 4,693 units being traded, Caribbean Cement sank $1 to $115 after investors traded 14,614 stock units. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund shed $4.30 to finish at $40 with 426 shares being traded, General Accident fell 43 cents to $5.72 in an exchange of a mere 101 stock units, Jamaica Broilers rose 65 cents to end at $17.35 with 6,022 shares crossing the exchange. JMMB Group dipped 79 cents to $17.01 with an exchange of 14,855 stock units, Kingston Properties lost 52 cents to $8.13 with 299 stocks clearing the market, Kingston Wharves skidded $7.18 and ended at $29.72 with traders dealing in 23,238 units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities sank $2.39 to finish at $6.40 after a transfer of 663 shares, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy gained $9.74 to close at $42.25 in trading 12 units, NCB Financial dropped 95 cents to end at $42 after an exchange of 508,894 stocks. 
138 Student Living popped 53 cents in closing at $3.79 after trading of 106 stock units, Sagicor Group shed 60 cents to $39.45 after closing with an exchange of 2,588 shares, Scotia Group climbed $1.87 and ended at $54.99 with dealers switching ownership of just 1,663 stocks. Seprod increased $2.50 to close at $81, with investors swapping 2,898 units and Stanley Motta rallied 93 cents to end at $7.13 after 25,558 stock units passed through the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Overall, 3,286,969 shares were traded for $3,981,031, down from 4,231,454 units at $4,558,548 on Tuesday.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
Fontana popped 31 cents to $7.80 after an exchange of 1,633 stock units, Future Energy gained 8 cents to finish at $2.80 with 23,053 units passing through the market, GWest Corporation sank 6 cents and ended at 64 cents after an exchange of 13,916 stocks. Honey Bun dipped 9 cents to close at $7.06 with investors swapping 12,836 shares, Image Plus climbed 19 cents in closing at 98 cents in an exchange of 33,281 stocks, KLE Group fell 16 cents to end at 86 cents with traders dealing in 200 units. Knutsford Express advanced $1.50 to $12 with 1,016 stock units changing hands and Limners and Bards declined 7 cents to close at $1 with an exchange of 48,074 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock, unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 688,541 shares for US$28,462 after soaring from just 142,347 stock units at US$5,093 on Tuesday. Trading averaged 98,363 shares at US$4,066 after jumping from 14,235 stock units at US$509 on Tuesday, with a month to date average of 42,209 units at US$1,870, climbing from 37,936 stock units at US$1,703 on the previous day and compared with November, that ended with an average of 36,788 units for US$2,343. The US Denominated Equities Index fell 0.61 points to wrap up trading at 201.35.
Margaritaville remained at 6.8 US cents with investors swapping 10 shares, Proven Investments ended at 9 US cents with 42,858 units changing hands, Sterling Investments remained at 1.99 US cents after swapping 1,021 stocks. Sygnus Credit Investments sank 0.3 of one cent in closing at 6 US cents, with investors trading 123,371 shares, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 5.7 US cents, with a mere 4 stock units being traded and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.02 of one cent to close at 2.98 US cents as investors exchanged 521,127 shares. In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions 9.25% dropped 44.99 cents, to US$10.20, with 150 stock units crossing the market.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index popped 535.28 points to 324,983.88, the All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 1,562.91 points to settle at 363,565.81, the JSE Main Index rallied by 640.29 points to close at 315,654.89, the Junior Market Index fell 10.85 points to finish at 3,228.66, while the JSE USD Market Index slipped by 0.63 points to 201.35.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.7 based on 2025-26 projected earnings and 14.6 on historical 2024 earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated data to help decision-making.
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 trading of 4,231,454 shares for $4,558,548 after plunging from 8,494,875 units at $11,114,748 on Monday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.9, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share.
Honey Bun climbed 29 cents and ended at $7.15 with traders dealing in 178 units. Image Plus lost 18 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of 79 cents in an exchange of 312,350 shares, Jetcon Corporation rose 11 cents in closing at $1.39 with 3,981 stocks crossing the market, Knutsford Express shed 32 cents to end at $10.50, after hitting an intraday 52 weeks low of $9 with investors trading 6,678 units. Mailpac Group sank 12 cents in closing at $2.37 with 26,844 stock units changing hands and Regency Petroleum rallied 10 cents to $4.10, after 986 shares passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.