Trading closed Tuesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange following a huge drop in the number of stocks traded, with a lower value than on Monday, even as Transjamaican Highway led trading with more than 11 million shares. Trading resulted in major indices of the Main Market falling, the Junior Market and the JSE USD Market. At the end of trading, prices of 43 shares rose, 43 declined and 27 remained firm.
At the end of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index declined 2,525.37 points to wrap up trading at 374,458.82, while the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 4,399.66 points to end at 440,144.74, the JSE Main Index declined by 2,631.01 points to end at 369,858.06, the Junior Market Index declined a mere 1.35 points to end at 2,901.05 and the JSE USD Market Index fell 2.88 points to settle at 309.08.
At the close of the market, 31,481,788 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 63,241,354 units on Monday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $234.8 million, down from $284.97 million on the previous day. Trading on the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 1,795,092 shares for US$332,328, well above the 810,196 units at US$59,827 on Monday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 11.11 million shares, followed by Supreme Ventures with 1.57 million stocks and Wigton Energy with 1.17 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Omni Industries led with 2.95 million shares, followed by Woodcats International with 2.45 million stocks and Spur Tree Spices with 1.53 million units.
In Main Market ordinary share movements, among the top winners, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rallied $4.66 to end at $43.99, AS Bryden increased $1.40 to $24.55, Sagicor Real Estate Fund climbed $1.09 and ended at $8.30, Scotia Group rose 80 cents in closing at $58.00 and General Accident advanced 70 cents to finish at $8.95.
Among the top Main market losers, Margaritaville lost $2.42 to finish at $8.50, Caribbean Cement dropped $2.19 and ended at $109.00, First Rock Real Estate fell $1.67 to $5.82, Jamaica Producers skidded $1.36 to finish at $20.46 and Barita Investments shed 79 cents and ended at $65.
In the preference share segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% popped $1.73 to $34, while Eppley 7.75% preference share dropped $3.04 to close at $17 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% lost $5.45 in closing at $101.
In the Junior Market, among the top winners, Knutsford Express gained $1.36 to end at $8.00, Main Event increased 78 cents in closing at $4.68, Cargo Handlers climbed 30 cents and ended at $17.80, Caribbean Cream rallied 29 cents to close at $2.10 and Caribbean Assurance Brokers increased 19 cents to $1.24.
Among the top losers, Access Financial dipped $1.98 and ended at $15.00, Fosrich lost 11 cents to $1.27, Lumber Depot skidded 10 cents in closing at $2.46, Jetcon Corporation slipped 8 cents to close at $3.91 and Mailpac Group declined 8 cents to end at $2.55.
At the close of trading, the PE ratio for the current year, compiled from projected 2026-27 earnings, is 11.6 and 16 based on 2025 historical earnings. Major one-off income or expenses are excluded from earnings where applicable. 
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A total of 810,196 shares were exchanged for US$59,827, down from 1,615,358 stock units at US$116,966 on Friday.
Sterling Investments remained at 2 US cents after a transfer of 40,275 stock units. Sygnus Credit Investments lost 1.28 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of 4.12 US cents with trading in 45,400 units and Transjamaican Highway increased 0.1 of one cent to close at 7.75 US cents with 619,592 stocks crossing the market.
The market closed with trading of 39,086,510 shares for $59,928,412, after jumping from 21,161,137 units at $27,017,640 on Friday.
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Indies Pharma slipped 12 cents in closing at $2.55, after 140,582 shares passed through the market, ,Iron Rock Insurance rallied 20 cents to $2.30 in trading 29,889 stock units, ISP Finance fell $1.05 to end at $7.50 after closing with an exchange of 1,137 stocks. JFP advanced 5 cents and ended at 41 cents after an exchange of 964,930 units, Knutsford Express dropped 61 cents to close at $6.64 with investors swapping 16,310 stocks, Limners and Bards shed 12 cents to finish at $1.01 after a transfer of 8 shares. Lumber Depot popped 19 cents to $2.56, 32,461 stock units crossing the market, Mailpac Group rallied 8 cents to end at $2.63 with an exchange of 41,271 units, Main Event increased 10 cents in closing at $3.90 with investors trading 14,100 shares and Spur Tree Spices climbed 10 cents and ended at $1.20 in an exchange of 173,207 units.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
At the end of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index declined 1,615.86 points to end at 376,984.19, as the All Jamaican Composite Index shed 2,349.74 points to end at 444,544.40, the JSE Main Index dipped 1,891.16 points to end at 372,489.07, the Junior Market Index advanced 26.80 points to settle at 2,902.40 and the JSE USD Market Index shed 6.29 points to 311.96.
Amongst the main market losers, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund shed $4.66 and ended at $39.33, Caribbean Cement dropped $3.17 to finish at $111.19, AS Bryden fell $1.40 to $23.15, NCB Financial dipped $1.21 to end at $72.99 and Transjamaican Highway lost $1 and ended at $11.00.
The PE ratio is one of the commonly used measures in valuing shares. It is calculated by dividing the stock price by earnings per share. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist in making investment decisions. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry and facilitates easy comparisons within sectors and the overall market.
The market closed with trading of 21,161,137 shares for $27,017,640, after climbing from 14,049,501 units at $18,444,219 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, Atlantic Hardware slipped 16 cents to $1 with investors swapping 4,651,180 units, Blue Power lost 28 cents to finish at $3.02 after an exchange of 13,440 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers declined 17 cents and ended at $1.11 with 2,308 shares clearing the market. Caribbean Flavours rose 6 cents to $1.21 with investors dealing in 3,300 stock units, Dolphin Cove climbed $1 and finished at $11 following an exchange of 28,775 shares, Fontana popped 11 cents in closing at $6.22 in switching ownership of 63,344 stocks. Fosrich shed 10 cents to end at a 52 weeks low of $1.27 after an exchange of 350,871 units, GWest Corporation gained 14 cents in closing at 65 cents with a transfer of 157 stock units, Honey Bun dropped 34 cents to end at $5.46 with 1,862 shares crossing the exchange. Image Plus fell 13 cents and ended at $1.17 with investors trading 439,498 stocks, Indies Pharma dipped 8 cents to finish at $2.67 in an exchange of 106,837 units, ISP Finance increased $1.05 to close at $8.55 with 634 stock units crossing the market. 
Jetcon Corporation skidded 11 cents to $4 as investors exchanged 223,075 shares, Limners and Bards rallied 12 cents to close at $1.13 with traders swapping 16,979 units, Main Event fell 87 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $3.80 with investors trading 6,398 stocks. ONE on ONE Educational dipped 15 cents and ended at 61 cents with an exchange of 1,373,451 stock units, Paramount Trading advanced 5 cents to end at $1 with 11,931 shares passing through the market, Regency Petroleum rose 11 cents to finish at $4.44 after a transfer of 84,379 units and Spur Tree Spices advanced 16 cents to $1.10 with 3,091,424 stocks changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
The market closed after an exchange of 24,335,595 shares for $266,251,702 after sliding from 24,918,385 stock units at $213,647,357 on Wednesday.
ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
Proven Investments fell 56 cents to $8.78 in an exchange of 67,647 shares, Seprod increased $2.93 to settle at $75.49 after trading of 3,911 stocks, Sygnus Real Estate Finance climbed 40 cents in closing at $7.80 with 27,824 units crossing the exchange and Transjamaican Highway pulled back from its recent fabulous ride after the price skidded by 70 cents to $12 with investors swapping 17,633,192 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with an exchange of 1,615,358 shares for US$116,966 after surging from 764,110 stock units at US$58,570 on Wednesday.
Productive Business Solutions climbed 3 cents and ended at 75 US cents after an exchange of 3 stock units, Proven Investments rose 0.41 of a cent to finish at 5.51 US cents with 214,194 shares changing hands, Quantas Advantage remained at 9.52 US cents after a transfer of 4,000 units. Sterling Investments ended at 2 US cents with 275 stocks crossing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments slipped 0.1 of a cent and ended at 5.4 US cents with120,491 shares changing hands and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.28 of a cent and ended at 7.65 US cents with 1,265,461 shares passing through the market.
At the end of market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index skidded 2,595.00 points to end trading at 378,600.05, the All Jamaican Composite Index dipped 2,360.21 points to finish at 446,894.14, the JSE Main Index declined 2,338.95 points to 374,380.23, while the Junior Market Index dropped a sizable 49.97 points to end at 2,875.60 and the JSE USD Market Index climbed 8.33 points to settle at record 318.25.
Amongst the losers, Guardian Holdings slipped $10 to close at $350.00, Kingston Properties lost $1.75 to finish at $9.75, Caribbean Cement shed $1.64 and ended at $114.36, Carreras declined by 91 cents to $35.00 and Mayberry Group fell 75 cents to end at $5.13.
The market closed with trading of 14,049,501 shares for $18,444,219, compared with 12,830,628 units at $18,784,439 on Tuesday.
At the close, Access Financial rallied $1.69 in closing at $16.99, with 115 stock units crossing the market, Atlantic Hardware shed 9 cents to $1.16 with investors trading 1,243,560 shares, Blue Power rose 20 cents to close at $3.30 in an exchange of 7,379 units. Cargo Handlers declined 40 cents to finish at $17.05 with investors exchanging 20 stocks, Derrimon Trading fell 5 cents to end at $1 after an exchange of 362,349 shares, Dolla Financial slipped 6 cents to end at $2.90 with a transfer of 439,645 stock units. Dolphin Cove lost 15 cents to end at $10, with 17,645 stocks crossing the exchange, Express Catering dropped 7 cents to end at $1.88 following trading of 7,823 units, Fontana dipped 16 cents in closing at $6.11 after an exchange of 55,069 stocks. GWest Corporation skidded 14 cents to close at 51 cents, with 14 units clearing the market, Image Plus rallied 5 cents to finish at $1.30 with an exchange of 213,086 shares, Indies Pharma popped 5 cents and ended at $2.75, with 946,374 stock units changing hands. ISP Finance fell $1.05 to $7.50 in an exchange of 2 shares, Jamaican Teas climbed 9 cents and ended at $2.17 after trading of 64,749 stocks, Jetcon Corporation increased 9 cents to close at a 52 weeks high of $4.11 in switching ownership of 229,517 units. 
Knutsford Express advanced 65 cents to finish at $7.25 with investors trading 1,477 stock units, Lumber Depot lost 33 cents to end at $2.35, after 268,342 shares passed through the market, Main Event rose 17 cents in closing at $4.67 after a transfer of 4,560 units. Medical Disposables declined 5 cents to 95 cents as investors exchanged 135,005 stocks, MFS Capital Partners shed 7 cents to finish at 41 cents, with 103,633 stock units crossing the market, Omni Industries dropped 6 cents and ended at 90 cents with investors dealing in 1,279,624 shares. ONE on ONE Educational rallied 7 cents to close at 76 cents after closing with an exchange of 120,079 units, Paramount Trading increased 5 cents to end at 95 cents with a transfer of 661 stocks and Woodcats International skidded 6 cents in closing at 60 cents with investors dealing in 5,195,217 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.