The Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market closed on Monday with a 366 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded rising, with a 138 percent higher value than on Friday, resulting in the exchange of six securities, compared with nine on Friday with prices of four rising, one declining and one ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 680,107 shares for US$21,934 up from 145,889 stocks at US$9,208 on Friday. Trading averaged 113,351 shares at US$3,656 compared to 16,210 stocks at US$1,023 on Friday, with a month to date average of 122,977 units at US$5,018 compared with 123,379 shares at US$5,075 on the previous day and December that ended with an average of 229,957 units for US$7,451.
he US Denominated Equities Index lost 1.25 points to wrap-up trading at 236.18. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the best known measures used to determine appropriate stock values, averages 7.4. 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 trading, First Rock Real Estate USD share advanced 0.01 of one cent to close at 3 US cents with 4,659 stock units crossing the exchange,
Productive Business Solutions popped 5 cents to US$1.45 after a transfer of 124 shares, Sterling Investments ended at 1.8 US cents with 2,113 units passing through the market. Sygnus Credit Investments climbed 0.05 of a cent to finish at 7 US cents after an exchange of 8,588 stocks, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share rose 0.1 of a cent to end at 6 US cents with investors swapping 89,021 shares and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.13 of one cent in closing at 2.74 US cents with 575,602 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 day the stock dropped 17 cents to close at $4.03 in heavy trading that went as low as $3.87. Elsewhere, trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended, with the volume of stocks traded overall declining 11 percent and the value 10 percent lower than on Friday, following trading in 61 securities compared with 60 on Friday, with prices of 25 rising, 22 declining and 14 ending unchanged.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 3,023.20 points to 387,639.84, the JSE Main Index climbed 2,377.58 points to settle at 334,994.37 and the JSE Financial Index increased a mere 0.16 points to finish at 68.98. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
Guardian Holdings slipped $8 to $301 after an exchange of 4,500 stocks, JMMB Group increased 50 cents to close at $21 with 122,580 units crossing the market, Kingston Wharves gained $1.24 to end at $31.97 with an exchange of 46,289 shares. Margaritaville advanced 49 cents in closing at $14.69 with just 6 stocks being traded, NCB Financial fell 40 cents and ended at $50.10 with a transfer of 136,686 stocks, Sagicor Group popped $1.94 to finish at $39.99 with investors swapping 9,289 units. Seprod advanced $1.49 and ended at $85.50 after an exchange of 2,433 shares and Stanley Motta rose $1.29 to $7.70 in trading a mere 350 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% sank $4 to close at $2,686 with 15 stocks crossing the exchange and 138 Student Living preferred share drpoped $40.87 to end at $238 with traders dealing in 54 stock units.
The market ended with the trading of 4,427,056 shares at $10,204,392, down from 4,903,746 stock units at $16,541,029 on Friday.
At the close of the trading activity, Access Financial dipped 68 cents and ended at $16.32 with 608 stock units crossing the exchange, Blue Power sank 10 cents to $5.34 in trading of 18 shares, Caribbean Cream rose 19 cents to end at $2.98 after an exchange of a mere 49 units. Derrimon Trading climbed 15 cents in closing at $1.95 with 61,092 stocks clearing the market, Dolphin Cove increased 25 cents to close at $19.25 as investors exchanged 6,425 shares, Fontana popped 22 cents to finish at $9.18 with 265,037 stocks passing through the market. Fosrich advanced 11 cents to $2.25 after a transfer of 1,072,887 units, Future Energy shed 12 cents in closing at $3.38 with 27,682 stock units changing hands, 
Iron Rock Insurance dipped 10 cents to end at $4.20 with a transfer of 4,710 shares. Jamaican Teas gained 17 cents to finish at $2.25 with 859,266 stock units crossing the market, KLE Group rallied 12 cents and ended at $1.22 with an exchange of just 51 stocks, Limners and Bards rose 7 cents to close at $1.27 with 4,883 units crossing the market. Lumber Depot climbed 13 cents to $2.68 in trading 89,213 shares and Main Event popped 68 cents in closing at $11.48 after an exchange of just 4 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close of trading, the JSE Combined Market Index rallied 2,703.38 points to 346,824.21, the All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 3,023.20 points to close at 387,639.84, the JSE Main Index climbed 2,377.58 points to end trading at 334,994.37, the Junior Market Index rose 59.94 points to end at 3,692.31 and the JSE USD Market Index slipped 1.25 points to settle at 236.19.At the close of trading, 18,271,149 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 19,774,969 units on Friday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $74.45 million, just shy of $87.65 million on the previous trading day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 680,107 shares for US$21,934 up from to 145,889 units at US$9,208 on Friday.In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led with 9.17 million shares followed by Wigton Energy with 790,747 stocks and JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 with 613,148 units.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.9 based on 2024-25 estimated earnings and 20.3 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 ordinary shares that are 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.
In the Main Market ICTOP10, Scotia Group gained 13 percent to end at $62.00, Jamaica Broilers rose 4 percent in closing at $38.60 and Caribbean Producers declined 6 percent to $8.45.
Based on the earnings projected estimates for 2024, the Main Market ICTOP10 is projected to gain an average of 274 percent by May 2025, providing better values than the Junior Market, projected to achieve a 154 percent increase for the same time.
ICInsider.com ranks stocks based on projected earnings, allowing investors to focus on the most undervalued stocks and helping to remove emotions in selecting stocks for investments that often result in costly mistakes.
The market closed with trading of 4,903,746 shares for $16,541,029 up from 3,452,756 stock units at $8,835,555 on Thursday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.3, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Indies Pharma dropped 47 cents to close at $3.51 with investors trading 41,612 stock units, Jamaican Teas lost 11 cents to finish at $2.08 with 5,840 shares changing hands. KLE Group slipped 20 cents to finish at $1.10 with investors dealing in 10,000 stock units, Limners and Bards shed 7 cents and ended at $1.20 with 104,327 stock units switching owners, Medical Disposables declined 17 cents to end at $1.69 with traders dealing in 40 units and Paramount Trading rose 15 cents in closing at $1.15 in an exchange of 137,051 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Sterling Investments remained at 1.8 US cents with traders dealing in 410 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 0.8 of a cent to close at 6.95 US cents with 56,623 stock units ended up being traded. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 5.9 US cents with investors trading 165 stocks and Transjamaican Highway advanced 0.07 of one cent to end at 2.87 US cents with an exchange of 62,363 units.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index rallied 2,069.08 points to conclude trading at 344,120.83, the All Jamaican Composite Index end up jumping 4,007.11 points to 384,616.64, the JSE Main Index climbed 2,488.97 points to 332,616.79, the Junior Market Index skidded 43.39 points to end at 3,632.37 and the JSE USD Market Index popped 0.78 points higher to 237.44.
In the preferred share segment, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share jumped $165 to close trading at $1,100 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% sank $5.50 to $104.
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 close of the the Jamaica Stock exchange 14,725,334 shares were traded at $71,113,191 versus 6,256,844 stock at $94,236,504 on Thursday.
At the close of trading, AS Bryden dipped $1.77 and ended at $30 after an exchange of 9,288 stock units, Barita Investments climbed 49 cents to $73.99 with investors swapping 530 shares, Berger Paints rose 50 cents in closing at $8.30 in an exchange of 5,945 units. Caribbean Cement declined $1.79 to finish at $86.20 with 6,283 units being traded, GraceKennedy gained 40 cents to end at $73.90 after hitting a 52 weeks’ intraday low of $70 with a transfer of 65,107 shares, Guardian Holdings popped $8.90 to close at $309 with 30 stock units clearing the market. Jamaica Broilers shed 90 cents to close at $38.60 with traders dealing in 156,817 stocks, JMMB Group declined 40 cents to end at $20.50 with 69,516 stock units passing through the market, Kingston Wharves advanced 72 cents to close at $30.73 with investors trading 3,650 shares. 
Margaritaville lost 49 cents to close at $14.20 with 802 stocks crossing the market, Mayberry Group increased 48 cents and ended at $8 in trading 7,463 units, Pan Jamaica rallied $2.21 to finish at $54 after an exchange of 612 stock units. Proven Investments rose $2.58 to $20.50 with investors dealing in 302,665 shares, Sagicor Group climbed $1.05 to close at $38.05 in an exchange of 13,587 stock units, Scotia Group gained $1 and ended at $62 with investors trading 32,167 stocks. Seprod skidded 49 cents to end at $84.01 with an exchange of 368 units and Stanley Motta sank $1.59 to finish at $6.41 with 4,423 stocks crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Sygnus Credit Investments lost 0.8 of one cent to end at 6.15 US cents with investors ending up trading 5,200 shares and Transjamaican Highway remained at 2.8 US cents in an exchange of 92,394 stock units.