Trading closed Wednesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a sharp fall in the volume and value of stocks exchanged than on Tuesday, resulting in the Main and Junior Market declining as the JSE USD Market put in another day of solid gains. At the end of trading, prices of 37 shares rose, 45 declined and 24 remained firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index dipped 683.98 points to end at 334,919.06, the All Jamaican Composite Index declined by 148.80 points to wrap up trading at 372,744.15, the JSE Main Index sank 634.02 points to finish at 324,416.21, the Junior Market Index fell 10.65 points to settle at 3,449.28 and the JSE USD Market Index advanced 8.84 points to 247.93.
At the close, 10,415,345 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 18,282,094 units on Tuesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to a mere $34.32 million, down from $131.25 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 264,864 shares for US$21,126 compared to 289,631 units at US$8,296 on Tuesday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 2.08 million shares, followed by JMMB 9.5% preference share with 979,748 stock units and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 902,285 units.
In Junior Market trading, EduFocal led with 957,986 shares, followed by Indies Pharma with 825,556 stock units and Kintyre Holdings with 737,040 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% rose $1.45 to close at $44.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13 based on 2024-25 earnings and 19.2 based on 2024 earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other, more detailed daily charts provide investors with updated information 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. The earnings per share (EPS) and PE ratios are based on 2024 and 2025 actual or projected earnings, excluding any major one time income or expense.
Pertinent information is required 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 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 10,672,736 shares trading for $117,194,035, well above the 6,032,256 stocks changing hands at $33,850,972 on Monday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.6. 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 financial year ending around August 2025.
Proven Investments sank 90 cents in closing at $17 with 746 units changing hands. Sagicor Group skidded $4.50 to close at $43.50 with 7,703 stocks crossing the market, Scotia Group sank 90 cents to finish at $54 with an exchange of 5,589 shares, Seprod shed $3.93 and ended at $81.05 with 2,336 units crossing the market and Sygnus Real Estate Finance gained $1.04 to $9.34 with investors dealing in 717 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market ended with the volume of stocks traded declining by 6 percent, with a 14 percent lower value than on Monday, following an exchange of 289,631 shares for US$8,296, down from 309,324 stocks at US$9,698 on Monday.
Productive Business Solutions popped 1.6 cents to US$1.24 with investors swapping 404 stocks, Proven Investments ended at 10.99 US cents in an exchange of 845 units. Sterling Investments sank 0.14 of one cent to end at 2 US cents with 2,095 shares passing through the market and Transjamaican Highway dipped 0.02 of a cent and ended at 2.4 US cents with a transfer of 286,212 stock units.
The market closed with trading of 7,319,727 shares for $14,054,114, well above the 3,649,342 units at $5,015,277 on Monday.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index slipped 20.88 points to 3,459.93. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
Fontana rallied 18 cents and ended at $9.18 after an exchange of 107,405 stocks, Honey Bun popped 8 cents to close at $8.10 in trading 614 units, Jetcon Corporation gained 9 cents to finish at $1.10 with traders dealing in 3,720 stocks. KLE Group advanced 13 cents to $1.05 with an exchange of 500 units, Limners and Bards sank 12 cents to finish trading 10,833 shares at $1.07, Omni Industries declined 7 cents and ended at 87 cents as investors exchanged 405,831 stock units and Stationery and Office Supplies increased 8 cents in closing at $1.52 with traders switching ownership of 4,543 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 slipped 1,444.01 points to wrap up trading at 335,603.04, the All Jamaican Composite Index sank 1,253.96 points to 372,892.95, the JSE Main Index dropped 1,351.13 points to conclude trading at 325,050.23, the Junior Market Index slipped 20.88 points to end at 3,459.93 and the JSE USD Market Index popped 9.21 points to settle at 239.09.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13 based on 2024-25 earnings and 19.5 based on 2024 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information 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. The earnings per share (EPS) and PE ratios are based on 2024 and 2025 actual or projected earnings, excluding any major one time income or expense.
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.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 1.25 million shares for 34.3 percent of the total volume, followed by Derrimon Trading, with 463,467 units for 12.7 percent of the day’s trade and Atlantic Hardware with 387,256 stocks for 10.6 percent of the volume traded.
Future Energy dipped 10 cents in closing at $3.05 after a transfer of 149,639 stocks, Indies Pharma increased 22 cents to end at $3.82 with investors trading 111,903 units, Jamaican Teas sank 10 cents to close at $2.45 after an exchange of 100,000 stocks. Jetcon Corporation dropped 10 cents to $1.01 with 4,630 shares changing hands, Knutsford Express climbed $1.82 and ended at $14.50 with investors swapping a mere 145 stock units, Regency Petroleum shed 28 cents to end at $3.60 with 1,626 units clearing the market and Stationery and Office Supplies declined 8 cents in closing at $1.44 with traders dealing in 30,450 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise 
Despite the jump in the number of companies traded, the market closed with an exchange of just 309,324 shares for US$9,698 compared to 99,850 shares at US$12,828 on Friday.
Sterling Investments advanced 0.38 of a cent and ended at 2.14 US cents with traders dealing in 5,968 units, Sygnus Credit Investments remained at 7 US cents after a transfer of 26,694 stocks. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share dropped 0.19 of one cent and ended at 8.01 US cents with 668 units crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway slipped 0.11 of one cent to 2.42 US cents after 248,237 shares were traded.
The market closed with 6,032,256 shares exchanged for $33,850,972, lower than the 6,354,185 stock units at $108,084,361 on Friday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.6. 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 financial year ending around August 2025.
Proven Investments climbed 40 cents and ended at $17.90 with 79 stock units crossing the exchange. Sagicor Group fell $1 in closing at $48 with 8,411 changing hands, Scotia Group increased $1.65 to end at $54.90 with investors dealing in 42,489 stocks, Seprod rose $3.93 to close at $84.98 with a transfer of 2,920 units and Stanley Motta gained 90 cents to finish the day at $6.79 with 1,073 stock units clearing the market.
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 climbed 1,099.04 points to 337,047.05, the All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 1,566.91 points to finish at 374,146.91, the JSE Main Index popped 1,021.38 points to conclude trading at 326,401.36, the Junior Market Index rallied 16.78 points to 3,480.81 and the JSE USD Market Index gained 10.72 points to finish at 229.88.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular tool used to value stocks, ended at 13 based on 2024-25 earnings and 19.4 based on 2024 earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
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.
Caribbean Assurance fell 9 percent following the belated reporting of the 2024 results, with a major increase in employee costs pushing the operations into a loss and Caribbean Flavours fell 6 percent to $1.16.
At the end of the week, the Junior Marlet ICTOP10 ended with Caribbean Assurance and Dolphin Cove dropping out of the TOP10 and were replaced by Image Plus and Iron Rock Insurance. There are no changes to the Main Market ICTOP10 list. The All JSE ICTOP10 listings remained unchanged, but the order changed markedly, with Guardian Holdings dropping to the number 3 position and 138 Student Living climbing to the top.
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