Trading jumped and prices mostly rose on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, in closing out the month with a 52 percent rise in the volume of stocks exchanged, with 61 percent greater value than Tuesday following trading in 45 securities compared with 46 on Tuesday and ending with prices of 21 rising, nine declining and 15 closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 22,755,488 shares, with Stationery and Office Supplies accounting for 20 percent of the volume traded, resulting in a value of $47,209,153, up appreciably from 15,009,251 units at $29,395,669 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 505,678 shares at $1,049,092, up from 326,288 stock units at $639,036 on Tuesday, with the month to date, averaging 199,273 units at $488,496, closely aligned with 182,438 stock units at $457,694 on the previous day and March with an average of 307,021 shares at $759,432.
Stationery and Office Supplies led trading with 4.50 million shares for 19.8 percent of total volume followed by ONE on ONE Educational which ended with 3.88 million stocks for 17 percent of the day’s trade, Jamaican Teas closed with 2.75 million stocks for 12.1 percent of the volume traded, Image Plus with 1.72 million units for 7.6 percent of the overall volume, Indies Pharma with 1.69 million units for 7.4 percent of the day’s trade and Mailpac Group ended with 1.19 million units for 5.2 percent of market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index climbed 48.98 points to conclude trading at 3,517.84. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.7, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close, Access Financial popped $1.52 to $17.55, with 1,782 shares crossing the market, AMG Packaging rallied 30 cents to end at $2.31 in an exchange of 6,005 units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers increased 47 cents in closing at $2.50, with investors dealing in 3,150 stocks. Consolidated Bakeries climbed 5 cents and ended at $1.70 after 1,871 shares passed through the market, Dolla Financial rose 12 cents to finish at $2.57 with investors trading 80,135 stock units, Dolphin Cove sank 47 cents to close at $11.23 after an exchange of 30,950 shares. Everything Fresh advanced 7 cents to $2.10 with a transfer of 33 stocks, Fontana gained 48 cents and ended at $9.80 after the trading of 111,138 units, Fosrich popped 10 cents in closing at $2.60 with an exchange of 501,933 stock units. 
Future Energy rallied 14 cents to end at $3.30 with 581,156 shares crossing the market, GWest Corporation lost 10 cents to close at 87 cents in trading 9,900 stock units, Indies Pharma increased 20 cents to finish at $4.05 with 1,688,670 units crossing the exchange. Jamaican Teas skidded 6 cents and ended at $2.54 with investors trading 2,752,934 stocks, JFP Ltd climbed 18 cents to 60 cents in an exchange of 243,215 units, Knutsford Express rose 20 cents in closing at $12.68 with investors swapping 338,227 stocks. Limners and Bards advanced 10 cents to close at $1.25 in switching ownership of 5,662 shares, Lumber Depot gained 12 cents to finish at $3.02 after a transfer of 107,810 stock units, Mailpac Group popped 33 cents to end at $2.70 with traders dealing in 1,187,139 shares. Regency Petroleum rallied 40 cents to close at 52 weeks’ high at $3.80 with 774,792 stock units changing hands and Stationery and Office Supplies rose 6 cents to finish at $1.60 and closed with an exchange of 4,499,451 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The JSE Combined Market Index rallied 3,497.44 points to close trading at 339,090.26, the All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 3,626.12 points to end trading at 377,999.03, the JSE Main Index climbed 3,285.19 points to wrap up trading at 328,253.91, making it the sixth out of seven days of gains since last week. The Junior Market Index popped 48.98 points to end at 3,517.84 and the JSE USD Market Index jumped 15.96 points to end at 226.16.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 12.8 based on 2024-25- earnings and 19.6 based on 2024 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other more detailed daily charts provide regularly updated data to help decision-making. The PE ratio chart covers all the ordinary shares that are listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, and grouped by industry, which allows for an easy comparison 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.
The net asset value of each company is incorporated into the chart. Investors can use this measure to assess 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 13,995,385 shares trading worth $95,941,290 compared with 13,175,750 stock units at $118,093,716 on Monday.
At the close, Berger Paints shed 73 cents to end at $7.12 with 2,771 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cement advanced $1 to close at $83 with investors trading 26,476 units, Carreras rose 59 cents and ended at $15.49 with 345,009 stocks clearing the market. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund gained $4.45 in closing at $39.45 with investors dealing in 6,734 shares, First Rock Real Estate popped 58 cents to finish at $9.60 in switching ownership of 96,732 stock units, Guardian Holdings declined $6 to end at $344 following the trading of 110 shares. Kingston Properties rallied 79 cents to $9.50 as 131,207 stocks passed through the market, Mayberry Group sank $1.05 to finish at $6.35 after a transfer of 85,622 units, NCB Financial dropped $3 and ended at $46 with 203,827 stock units crossing the market. 
Scotia Group increased 90 cents to end at $53.90 after an exchange of 5,424 shares, Seprod climbed $2.95 in closing at $86.50 with 64,462 stocks crossing the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance fell $1.21 to close at $8.14 with investors swapping 1,381 stock units and Wisynco Group rose 41 cents to $21 with 114,740 stock units crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 15,009,251 shares at $29,395,669, up from 11,041,741 stock units at $18,804,210 on Monday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.4, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Fontana sank 48 cents to finish at $9.32 with investors trading 104,594 stocks. Indies Pharma increased 21 cents and ended at $3.85 after an exchange of 408,245 shares, Iron Rock Insurance climbed 5 cents to end at $3.70 with investors dealing in just one stock unit, ISP Finance rose $2.55 to close at $12.05 after an exchange of 2,035 stocks. Jamaican Teas gained 15 cents to finish at $2.60 with investors trading 1,863,472 units, JFP Ltd dropped 17 cents to close at a record low of 42 cents after a transfer of 228,115 stocks, Lasco Financial popped 7 cents in closing at $1.70 with investors trading 136,859 shares. Mailpac Group dipped 20 cents to finish at $2.37 with 3,556,348 stock units clearing the market and Spur Tree Spices advanced 5 cents and ended at $1.27 with investors swapping 32,976 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close of the market, the Main Market indices closed with a second day of B gains, with the Combined Market Index jumping 3,788.19 points to 335,592.82, the All Jamaican Composite Index rallying 3,060.36 points to end at 374,372.91 and the JSE Main Index climbed 3,797.76 points to 324,968.72. At the same time, the Junior Market Index increased 22.80 points to finish at 3,468.86 and the JSE USD Market Index rose 0.33 points to conclude trading at 210.20. At the close of trading, 29,223,151 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 25,240,870 units on Monday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $125.34 million, down from $136.9 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of just 218,515 shares for US$14,425 compared to 1,023,379 units at US$89,468 on Monday.
In the preferred segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% rallied $4 to finish at $41, 138 Student Living preference share sank $9.73 and ended at $220 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% rose $1.50 to $102. The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 12.5 based on 2024-25 earnings and 19.3 based on 2024-25 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. 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 to assess 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.As the same 
The market closed with an exchange of 1,023,379 shares for US$89,468, up from 433,666 stock units at US$22,834 on Friday.
Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 8.85 US cents with investors swapping 307 units and Transjamaican Highway dropped 0.28 of a cent to end at 2.28 US cents after an exchange of 648,515 stock units.
The market closed with 113 percent increase in volume to 13,175,750 shares trading for $118,093,716, up from 6,188,249 stocks at $55,370,983 on Friday.
Trading averaged 219,596 shares at $1,968,229, up from 103,137 shares at $922,850 on Friday and month to date, an average of 1,548,789 units at $6,488,458, just below the 1,629,509 shares at $6,762,966 on the previous day and March with an average of 896,190 stock units at $20,804,277.
Wigton Energy led trading with 6.08 million shares for 46.2 percent of total volume, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 2.65 million units for 20.1 percent of the day’s trade and JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 with 655,653 shares for 5 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index surged 8,077.93 points to finish at 371,312.55, the JSE Main Index jumped 5,411.95 points to end at 321,170.96 and the JSE Financial Index rose 2.16 points to conclude trading at 67.79. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 14 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.3. 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.
At the close, Caribbean Cement skidded $1.80 to end at $82 with a transfer of only 792 shares, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund sank $3.18 to $35 as investors exchanged 642 units, General Accident dipped 59 cents to finish at $4.80 after a transfer of 16,753 stocks. Guardian Holdings jumped $42 and ended at $350 in trading 56,215 shares, Jamaica Broilers gained $2.10 in closing at $28, with 234,241 stock units changing hands, Jamaica Producers popped 95 cents to close at $24.90 with an exchange of 116 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange increased 48 cents to $12.68 with 32,865 units crossing the market, JMMB Group climbed $3.48 to finish at $22.50 with traders dealing in 602,528 stocks, Kingston Wharves sank 58 cents and ended at $27.84 in an exchange of 160 stock units. Margaritaville advanced $1.21 to $15.55 with investors dealing in 66 shares, Massy Holdings dropped $1.09 to close at $78.40 after an exchange of 10,333 stock units, 
Mayberry Jamaican Equities shed 78 cents to end at $9 with investors trading 2,579 stocks. NCB Financial rallied $3 to $49 with 262,173 units crossing the exchange, Pan Jamaica popped $1.98 to end at $56.98 with investors swapping 126,749 stocks, Sagicor Group advanced $2 to $43.90 with 212,100 units crossing the market. Scotia Group rose 50 cents and ended at $53 after an exchange of 40,108 shares and Wisynco Group climbed 59 cents to finish at $20.59 after 34,631 stock units passed through the market.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% declined 82 cents to close at $37 in trading 3 shares. 138 Student Living preference share increased $38.53 to $230 in an exchange of 26,405 units and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% rallied $1.01 to end at $100 with investors trading 169 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise state 
The market closed with trading jumping to 11,041,741 shares for $18,804,210, up from 6,792,598 units at $8,087,536 on Friday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.2, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Iron Rock Insurance sank 5 cents to finish at $3.65 after 1,787 shares passed through the market, ISP Finance dipped $2.82 and ended at 52 weeks’ low of $9.50 and closed with an exchange of 23 units, Jamaican Teas gained 5 cents to end at $2.45 with 1,804,799 stocks crossing the exchange. JFP Ltd fell 5 cents to 59 cents with traders dealing in 454,318 stock units, Knutsford Express advanced 32 cents to close at $12.49 after an exchange of 34,942 shares, Lasco Financial declined 6 cents in closing at $1.63 in trading 3,875 stocks. Lumber Depot rose 7 cents to finish at $2.89 after an exchange of 588 units, Mailpac Group advanced 12 cents and ended at $2.57 with a transfer of 1,554,847 stock units, Spur Tree Spices dropped 5 cents to end at $1.22 in trading 107,680 shares and Tropical Battery slipped 5 cents in closing at $2.05 in an exchange of 64,416 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading resulted in a rise in the volume of stocks exchanged, with a greater value than on Friday, resulting in the prices of 37 shares rising, 48 declining and 32 closing firm.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 12.5 based on 2024-25 earnings and 19.1 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.
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.
At the end of the week, the Junior Marlet ICTOP10 main losers were AMG Packaging down 11 percent to close at $2.50, Dolphin Cove falling 10 percent to $12.43 and Elite Diagnostic declining 7 percent to finish at $1.35.
In the All JSE ICTOP10, Express Catering replaced NCB Financial, while Limners and Bards returned to the Junior Market ICTOP10.
ICInsider.com ranks stocks based on projected earnings, allowing investors to focus on the most undervalued stocks and remove emotions in selecting stocks for investments.