Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 102 percent and the value 205 percent more than on Thursday, with trading in 58 securities down from 60 on Thursday, with prices of 25 rising, 15 declining including, NCB Financial that traded at a 52 weeks’ low of $47.20 and 18 ending unchanged resulting 18 ending unchanged and resulted in the Market indices climbing.
The market closed with 13,681,851 shares trading for 165,127,354 up from just 6,727,759 stock units at $51,740,145 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 235,894 shares at $2,847,023 well above 112,129 stocks at $862,336 on Thursday and in trading for the month to date, an average of 443,829 units at $1,937,104 up from 458,289 shares at $1,874,351 on the prior day and January with an average of 257,074 stocks at $2,582,065.
Wigton Energy led trading with 3.62 million shares for 26.5 percent of total volume followed by QWI Investments which ended with 3.59 million stocks for 26.2 percent of the day’s trade and Transjamaican Highway with 1.54 million units for 11.2 percent of the day’s trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dipped 627.64 points to end at 378,269.18, the JSE Main Index rose 561.11 points to close at 327,774.19 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.52 points to 67.50. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.9. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
At the close of the week, Caribbean Cement dropped $2.49 to $84 after a transfer of 6,405 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund gained $3.55 to close at $39.10 with investors swapping 106 shares, Guardian Holdings fell $6.17 to end at $303.58 after just 13 units traded. JMMB Group rose 62 cents in closing at $21.20 as investors exchanged 65,793 stocks, Key Insurance rallied 38 cents and ended at $2.40 with the trading of 344 shares, Kingston Wharves increased $2.49 to finish at $29.99 after an exchange of 1,023 stock units. 
Massy Holdings climbed $2.85 and ended at $82.85 with investors trading 134,873 units, Pan Jamaica popped 60 cents to $55.90 with an exchange of 45,849 stocks, Sagicor Group dipped $2.69 in closing at $37.31 with 42,349 units changing hands. Salada Foods advanced 48 cents to close at $3.68 with investors dealing in 364 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments sank 39 cents to end at $12.60 in switching ownership of 177,576 shares.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% slipped $6 to finish at $38 with 1,132 stock units clearing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% fell $2.70 and ended at $101.30 in an exchange of 1,938 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 5,265,940 shares for $14,996,116 compared with 5,685,109 units at $8,860,389 on Thursday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.1, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2025.
ISP Finance slipped 24 cents to $28.26 with just 263 stock units crossing the market, Jamaican Teas advanced 8 cents to close at $2.28 with a transfer of 46,576 shares. Knutsford Express rallied 84 cents to end at $12.84 with investors exchanging 4,117 stocks, Lasco Financial increased 10 cents to close at $1.61 with 2,165 units crossing the market, Limners and Bards climbed 8 cents to $1.27 with investors trading 141,424 stock units. Lumber Depot increased 13 cents and ended at $2.94 with a mere 6 shares crossing the exchange, Medical Disposables popped 31 cents to $1.96 with investors trading 100 stock units and tTech sank 8 cents to end at $1.82 after an exchange of 3,721 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 gained 522.30 points to 339,479.75, the All Jamaican Composite Index lost 627.64 points to finish at 378,269.18, the JSE Main Index climbed 561.11 points to end at 327,774.19, the Junior Market Index declined by a mere 2.00 points to 3,630.95 and the JSE USD Market Index slipped 1.84 points to wrap up trading at 211.83.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used in valuing stocks, ended at 13.4 based on 2024-25 earnings and 19.8 based on 2023-24 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 that are quoted on the Jamaica Stock Exchange and grouped by industry, allowing for ease of 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.
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 333,718 shares valued US$11,447 versus 79,091 stocks at US$14,862 on Wednesday, with Transjamaican Highway, the leading trade with over 300,000 shares.
Proven Investments shed 0.01 of one cent to end at 11.29 US cents and closed with an exchange of 16,249 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments slipped 0.1 of one cent to finish at 6.9 US cents with 11,701 shares crossing the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share rallied 1.04 cents to close at 7.94 US cents in an exchange of 4,384 stock units and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.14 of one cent to 2.5 US cents with investors dealing in 300,186 units.
The market closed with the 
Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings that are forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
Lasco Distributors popped 40 cents to $4.75 with traders dealing in 80,324 units, Salada Foods sank 47 cents in closing at $3.20 in an exchange of 500 stocks, Seprod dipped $1.50 to end at $86 with investors trading 10,926 units. Supreme Ventures rose 69 cents to end at $20.34 after 159,544 stocks had passed through the market and Sygnus Credit Investments increased 44 cents to finish at $12.99 with investors trading 22,779 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 declined 1,155.15 points to 338,957.45, the All Jamaican Composite Index skidded 1,453.75 points to conclude trading at 378,896.82, the JSE Main Index lost 1,169.12 points to close at 327,213.08, the Junior Market Index dropped 5.18 points to end at 3,632.95 and the JSE USD Market Index declined 3.74 points to finish at 213.67.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.2 based on 2024-25 earnings and 19.5 based on 2023-24 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 the ordinary shares that are quoted on the Jamaica Stock Exchange and are, 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.
The market closed with an exchange of 79,091 shares for US$14,862 down from 373,308 stocks at US$25,625 on Tuesday. Trading ended with an average of 13,182 shares at US$2,477 well below the 37,331 stocks at US$2,563 on Tuesday, with a month to date average of 162,621 units at US$7,120 in line with 172,262 stocks at US$7,419 on the previous day compared with January that ended with an average of 103,137 units for US$4,549.
Sygnus Credit Investments
The market closed with trading of 5,685,109 shares for $8,860,389 down from 10,931,452 stock units at $16,401,707 on Wednesday. Trading averaged 129,207 shares at $201,372 below the 254,220 stocks at $381,435 on Wednesday with the month to date, averaging 188,642 units at $317,970 in line with the 193,230 stock units at $326,970 on the previous day and well below January with an average of 350,850 shares for $615,775. Kintyre Holdings led trading with 2.08 million shares, amounting to 36.7 percent of total volume, it was followed by One Great Studio which ended with 1.22 million units for 21.5 percent of the day’s trade and Regency Petroleum with 423,313 stocks for 7.4 percent of the volume traded. At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index skidded just 5.18 points and ended at 3,632.95. 
JFP Ltd declined 7 cents to close at 71 cents and closed with 20,915 units changing hands. Limners and Bards shed 8 cents in closing at $1.19 as investors exchanged 3,592 shares, Lumber Depot sank 9 cents to end at $2.81 as 69,926 stock units passed through the market, Omni Industries increased 6 cents to finish at $1.08 in an exchange of 365,390 stocks. Stationery and Office Supplies rose 10 cents to $1.60 with traders dealing in 3,686 units, Tropical Battery advanced 10 cents to finish at $2.86 in an exchange of 134,020 shares and tTech rallied 38 cents and ended at $1.90 with 1,594 stock units changing hands. 
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with the trading of 12,754,102 shares with a value of $61,851,097, down from 93,093,579 stocks at $227,245,086 on Tuesday. Trading averaged 236,187 shares at $1,145,391 and well below the 1,577,857 stocks at $3,851,612 on Tuesday and for the month to date, an average of 484,882 units at $1,952,099 compared with 503,355 shares at $2,012,019 on the previous day and January with an average of 257,074 stock units at $2,582,065.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.8. 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.
Massy Holdings fell $1.05 to $80 with investors dealing in 2,521 units, Pan Jamaica dropped $1.40 to close at $55.50 after an exchange of 5,400 stocks, Scotia Group advanced $1 to end at $58 after investors ended trading 1,189 units. Seprod rallied $2 in closing at $87.50 in an exchange of 3,543 stocks and Supreme Ventures shed 70 cents to finish at $19.65 with traders dealing in 36,233 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated. 
The market closed with trading of 10,931,452 shares for $16,401,707 compared with 12,238,191 units at $26,027,175 on Tuesday.
At the close of an active market, AMG Packaging climbed 8 cents and ended at $3.18 with investors swapping 59,309 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped 26 cents to $2.76 with a transfer of 14,561 units, Caribbean Cream fell by 47 cents to finish at $2.72 as investors exchanged 1,921 shares. Consolidated Bakeries increased 18 cents in closing at $1.98 after investors traded 649 stock units, Dolphin Cove rallied 40 cents to close at $15.90 after an exchange of 215,271 shares and trading at a 52 weeks’ intraday low of $14.05. Elite Diagnostic shed 6 cents to finish at $1.62 with 510 stocks being traded. Everything Fresh rose 18 cents and ended at $1.98 with 8,920 units crossing the market, Express Catering declined 10 cents to $3.10 with investors trading 3,000 stock units, Fontana gained 10 cents in closing at $9.20 with 24,123 shares clearing the market. Honey Bun advanced 16 cents to close at $8.11 with traders dealing in 1,210 units, Image Plus sank 8 cents to $1.27 after a transfer of 171,178 stocks, ISP Finance dipped $6.25 to finish at $37 in switching ownership of 1,039 stock units. 
JFP Ltd rose 9 cents and ended at 78 cents after 63,948 shares changed hands, Limners and Bards rallied 7 cents to $1.27 after an exchange of 287,005 stocks, Mailpac Group increased 11 cents to finish at $2.64 with 36,623 units changing hands . Main Event lost 20 cents in closing at $10.80 with investors dealing in 3,357 stock units, One Great Studio climbed 9 cents to end at 60 cents with 5,037,700 shares passing through the market, Regency Petroleum skidded 8 cents to $3.11 with investors trading 37,396 stocks. Spur Tree Spices sank 9 cents to $1.66 with 130,650 units crossing the exchange, Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 6 cents in closing at $1.50 with an exchange of 442,044 stock units, Tropical Battery shed 23 cents to close at $2.76 with 160,157 shares crossing the market and tTech popped 13 cents and ended at $1.52 in an exchange of 112,534 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.