Following the steep sell off of stocks on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange leading up to the public share issues that closed last week, the market made a spirited recovery over the past two days, ending with a 54.28 points jump on Tuesday to close at 3,555.80. The volume of stock traded fell 39 percent as the value dropped 75 percent lower than Monday, following trading in 44 securities down from 46 on Monday and ending with prices of 26 rising, only 10 declining and eight closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 12,294,992 shares at $23,929,634, well below the 19,996,597 units at $94,755,148 on Monday.
Trading averaged 279,432 shares at $543,855, down from 434,709 stocks at $2,059,895 on Monday, with the month to date, averaging 299,003 units at $790,561, which is aligned with the 300,346 stock units at $807,495 on the previous day compared with February with an average of 246,071 shares at $454,487.
Jamaican Teas led trading with 4.24 million shares for 34.5 percent of total volume followed by Fosrich which ended with 1.83 million stocks for 14.8 percent of the day’s trade, Kintyre Holdings closed with 1.05 million stock units for 8.5 percent of the volume traded, Derrimon Trading with 1.04 million shares for 8.5 percent of the volume traded and ONE on ONE Educational with 1.04 million stocks for 8.4 percent of market trade.
At the close of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.5, 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, AMG Packaging advanced 22 cents to finish at $2.80 after a transfer of 6,430 stock units, Blue Power popped 32 cents and ended at a 52 weeks; closing high of $5.69 as investors exchanged 31,308 shares, CAC 2000 climbed 20 cents to $2.35 with a transfer of 1,940 stocks. Cargo Handlers slipped $1 to end at $10.50 with 26,249 units passing through the market, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 36 cents in closing at $2.67 in an exchange of 12,835 stocks, Derrimon Trading lost 8 cents to close at $1.82 in trading 1,043,198 units. Dolphin Cove skidded 89 cents to $17 with 3,106 shares changing hands, Elite Diagnostic sank 9 cents to finish at $1.51 with investors swapping 65,876 stock units, Express Catering gained 6 cents and ended at $2.76 with 12,565 shares crossing the exchange. Fontana increased 20 cents to end at $9.20 with investors trading 85,529 stocks, 
Future Energy rallied 9 cents in closing at $3.28 with 155,275 units crossing the market, GWest Corporation rose 9 cents to close at 96 cents with investors dealing in 47,851 stock units. Indies Pharma shed 12 cents to end at $3.82 after an exchange of 23,458 shares, Iron Rock Insurance advanced 19 cents to end at $3.99 with 25 units clearing the market, Jamaican Teas popped 6 cents in closing at $2.45 after an exchange of 4,243,169 stock units. JFP Ltd increased 7 cents to finish at 72 cents with 24,739 stock units crossing the market, Main Event climbed $1.29 and ended at $11.99 with traders dealing in 350 shares, MFS Capital Partners gained 6 cents to close at 46 cents with 1,730 stock units switching owners and Regency Petroleum rallied 9 cents to $3.25 with investors trading 182,437 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
e market closed with 14,713,604 shares trading for $82,057,557, down from 21,696,953 stock units at $113,302,776 on Monday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.9. The JSE Main and 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.
Sagicor Group lost $1.35 to close at $42.15 after an exchange of 6,483 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund slipped 40 cents and ended at $8 with investors swapping 13,650 stocks, Scotia Group sank $3.70 to end at $53 with 380,744 stocks crossing the market. Seprod advanced 81 cents in closing at $85.02 as investors exchanged 855 units, Stanley Motta declined $1.05 to finish at $5.95 with a transfer of 10,232 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments sank 50 cents to close at $12.40 with 43,051 units crossing the market. Transjamaican Highway skidded 35 cents to $4.08 in trading 7,007,006 stocks and Wisynco Group fell 52 cents to finish at $21.30 after closing with an exchange of 42,384 stock units.
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, the best measure of the overall market performance advanced 1,266.53 points to 336,933.69, the All Jamaican Composite Index gained 1,444.50 points to wrap up trading at 378,728.70, the JSE Main Index rose 917.90 points to settle at 325,675.34, the Junior Market Index rallied a solid 54.28 points to 3,555.80 and the JSE USD Market Index increased 6.23 points to end at 230.48.
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.
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.
Sygnus Credit Investments advanced 0.69 of a cent to 7 US cents with a transfer of 11,253 stocks and Transjamaican Highway shed 0.04 of one cent and ended at 2.59 US cents with 205,031 shares crossing the market.
Investors traded 21,696,953 shares at $113,302,776 comfortably above 15,065,778 stocks at $82,569,896 trading on Friday. Trading averaged 361,616 shares at $1,888,380 well above the 264,312 stock units at $1,448,595 on Friday and month to date, an average of 639,582 units at $21,579,652 within the vicinity of the 659,748 shares at $23,008,281 on the previous trading day and well below February that ended with an average of 405,332 stock units at only $1,953,730. Wigton Energy led trading with 11.20 million shares for 51.6 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway which ended with 3.78 million stock units for 17.4 percent of the day’s trade, JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 closed with 1.83 million stocks for 8.4 percent of the volume traded and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.57 million units for 7.2 percent of market share. The All Jamaican Composite Index popped 1,298.70 points to end at 377,284.20, the JSE Main Index slipped 283.03 points to close trading at 324,757.44 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.28 points to 67.45. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 17 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers. 
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15. The JSE Main and 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 for the market, Caribbean Cement skidded 95 cents to finish at $83.05 with 3,305 stocks switching owners, Eppley gained 40 cents and ended at $35.40 with investors trading 281 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund sank $1.50 to $34.50 in an exchange of 2,993 shares. First Rock Real Estate dipped 74 cents to close at $8.21 with 802 stock units crossing the market, General Accident fell 56 cents to end at $5.16 as investors exchanged 636 shares, Guardian Holdings shed $18 in closing at $289 with 70 stocks being traded. Jamaica Broilers declined $1.24 to $34 with traders dealing in 37,617 units, Jamaica Producers popped 49 cents to close at $24.49 after an exchange of 4,372 stock units, JMMB Group advanced 80 cents to finish at $22 with investors swapping 66,055 shares. Kingston Wharves rose $1 and ended at $28.90 with 2,472 units clearing the market, Lasco Manufacturing lost 50 cents to end at $7 in trading 40,017 stocks, 
Margaritaville dropped 78 cents in closing at $14.72 with 20 stock units passing through the market. Massy Holdings sank $2.98 to $78 with a transfer of 90,119 shares, while Mayberry Jamaican Equities slipped 45 cents to end at $9.41 with investors dealing in 11,901 stocks, NCB Financial climbed $1 in closing at $43 in an exchange of 67,320 units. Sagicor Group gained $1.51 and ended at 52 weeks’ high of $43.50 after trading of 14,649 stock units, Seprod sank $5.68 to close at $84.21 with an exchange of 82,776 shares and Supreme Ventures rallied $1 to finish at $20 with 14,619 stocks changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The Transjamaican’s public share issue which is 36 percent oversubscribed, diverted funds away from the secondary market, resulting in the ICTOP10 ending with the prices of just two stocks rising in the Junior Market listing while seven declined. In the Main Market listing three stocks rose and six declined.
NCB Financial hit an eight and a half year low of $42 after falling 7 percent during the week after trading as low as $40.10, 38 percent below the $65 the new shares were sold at last year to the public, QWI Investments fell 6 percent to 77 cents and Jamaica Broilers dropped 5 percent to $35.24.
In the Junior Market IC TOP10, 12 stocks or 26 percent of the market have PEs ranging from 15 to 29 with an average of 19 and a PE of 17 for half of the market with the highest PEs.
At the close of the market, Access Financial popped 7 cents to finish at $16.39 with investors swapping 2,141 stock units, AMG Packaging gained 28 cents and ended at $2.58 with an exchange of 39,979 shares at the close of the trading session, CAC 2000 rose 21 cents to $2.15 with 85 units traded. Cargo Handlers rallied 50 cents in closing at $11.50 with investors dealing in 791 stock units, Caribbean Cream increased 15 cents to end at $2.65 in an exchange of 395 shares, Caribbean Flavours climbed 13 cents to close at $1.29 with 76 stocks changing hands. Consolidated Bakeries advanced 7 cents to $2.03 in an exchange of 12,168 units, Derrimon Trading rose 10 cents to close at $1.90 with 2,520,124 stock units clearing the market, Dolphin Cove gained $1.77 to end at $17.89 with an exchange of just 1,355 shares. Elite Diagnostic popped 9 cents in closing at $1.60 with 18,669 stocks crossing the market, Everything Fresh rallied 27 cents to finish at $1.90 in trading 23 units, Express Catering dipped 19 cents and ended at $2.70 after a transfer of 19,412 stock units. 
Fosrich increased 13 cents to $2.30 with traders dealing in 714,126 shares, Honey Bun climbed 9 cents to close at $7.99 as investors exchanged 21,806 stocks, Indies Pharma advanced 20 cents and ended at $3.94 with a transfer of 280,854 units. ISP Finance sank $3.48 to end at $16.52 after an exchange of 10 stock units, Jamaican Teas rose 9 cents in closing at $2.39 with investors trading 486,960 shares, Mailpac Group rallied 11 cents to finish at $2.49 with 73,613 stock units crossing the exchange. Main Event slipped $1.30 and ended at $10.70 with investors trading 6,050 stocks, Medical Disposables popped 20 cents to $1.55 after an exchange of 255 stock units, ONE on ONE Educational gained 6 cents to end at 93 cents with 3,240,756 shares passing through the market and Paramount Trading lost 9 cents in closing at $1 in the trading of 50,000 stock units.
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 skidded 58.44 points to end at 335,667.16, as the All Jamaican Composite Index popped 1,298.70 points to 377,284.20, the JSE Main Index slipped 283.03 points to close at 324,757.44, the Junior Market Index increased 29.64 points to wrap up trading at 3,501.52 and the JSE USD Market Index sank 0.05 points to 224.25.
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 more detailed daily charts provide regularly updated data to help in decision-making. The PE ratio chart covers all the ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange and grouped by industry, allowing 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 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.
Only 500 million shares were offered at $1 each of which just 100 million units were earmarked for the general public. Applications for all reserved shares have been fully allotted. The General Public pool was oversubscribed and applicants will be allotted the first 100,000 shares applied for and 64.48 percent of the balance, JMMB Securities, the brokers for the issue stated in a release on Friday.
The Junior Market ended with an average PE Ratio of 13.2, based on last traded prices in conjunction with the earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
ISP Finance climbed 48 cents and ended at $20 with 2,089 shares clearing the market. Knutsford Express rose $1.50 to end at $13.50 in an exchange of 2,397 stocks, Limners and Bards advanced 6 cents in closing at $1.12 with 104,275 units crossing the market, Main Event rallied $1.29 to close at $12 as investors exchanged just 2 stock units. One Great Studio increased by 7 cents to close at 50 cents with 21,242 shares changing hands, Regency Petroleum rose 7 cents to finish at $3.15 in an exchange of 45,837 units and Tropical Battery dropped 8 cents and ended at $2.32 with traders dealing in 110,212 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.