Transjamaican Highway traded 99 percent of all the shares traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Monday, driving the volume of stocks traded up by 2,402 percent with a 546 percent greater value than on Friday, resulting from an exchange of seven securities, compared with six on Friday with prices of three rising, one declining and three ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 20,195,931 shares for US$634,902 well above the 807,161 stocks that were exchanged on Friday for US$98,342.
Trading averaged 2,885,133 shares at US$90,700, substantially surpassing the 134,527 stocks at just US$16,390 on Friday. Trading for the month to date averages 541,837 units at US$19,752 up from 44,775 stocks at US$4,703 on the previous day and March that ended with an average of 92,288 units for US$8,588.
The US Denominated Equities Index increased 3.15 points to 212.90. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the best known measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 10.8. The PE ratio is calculated based on last traded prices divided by projected earnings, computed by ICInsider.com for companies with financial year ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, Productive Business Solutions ended at US$1.45 with investors dealing in 23 shares, Proven Investments rose 1.5 cents to 10.5 US cents with 187 stock units clearing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments declined 0.31 of one cent and ended at 6 US cents with investors trading 76,228 shares and Transjamaican Highway gained 0.09 of one cent to finish at 2.55 US cents with 20,050,886 units changing hands.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% preferred share remained at US$2 with traders dealing in 60,000 stocks, JMMB Group US8.5% preference share ended at US$1.03 with 8,591 shares crossing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments US 8% popped 5 cents to US$8.25 in trading 16 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 5,814,492 shares for $14,058,219, well below the 10,948,839 units at $47,033,318 on Friday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.1, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index lost 2,429.88 points to 333,268.61, the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 2,074.94 points to close at 372,966.31, while the JSE Main Index declined by 2,280.68 points to 322,094.84, the Junior Market Index skidded 34.58 points to finish at 3,522.92 and the JSE USD Market Index rallied 3.15 points to 212.95.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 12.5 based on 2024-25 earnings and 19.4 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 in 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.
Neither the company nor its auditors originally, properly accounted for the increased number of shares arising from a stock split of the issued shares in early 2024.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.6. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with financial year ending around August 2025.
Trading ended with just 38 securities changing hands compared with 37 on Thursday and ending with prices of 11 rising, 16 declining and 11 closing unchanged.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.3, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index advanced 1,284.37 points to 335,698.49, the All Jamaican Composite Index increase by 1,379.00 points to settle at 375,041.25, the JSE Main Index rose 1,496.05 points to 324,375.52, the Junior Market Index dropped 19.86 points to 3,557.50 and the JSE USD Market Index lost 4.38 points to wrap up trading at 209.80.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 12.6 based on 2024-25 earnings and 19.7 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.