Trading tumbled on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Thursday, following the passage of Hurricane Beryl to the south of Jamaica on Wednesday when the market was closed with a 70 percent decline in the volume of stocks exchanged with a 51 percent lower value than on Tuesday, resulting in trading in five securities, with all declining compared to two on Tuesday.
The market closed with an exchange of 6,543 shares for US$244 compared to 21,979 units at US$501 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 1,309 units at US$49 down from 10,990 shares at US$251 on Tuesday, with a month to date average of 3,177 shares at US$554 compared with 4,734 units at US$975 on the previous trading day and June that ended with an average of 53,325 units for US$3,682.
The US Denominated Equities Index lost 1.54 points to end at 235.55.
The PE Ratio, the most popular measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 7.8. The PE ratio is calculated based on last traded prices divided by projected earnings computed by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending and or around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Proven Investments shed 0.29 of a cent to finish at 12.71 US cents with investors trading 9 stock units, 
Sygnus Credit Investments lost 0.05 of a cent to close at 6.7 US cents with 108 shares clearing the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share skidded 1.32 cents to close at 8.8 US cents in an exchange of 40 units and Transjamaican Highway slipped 0.1 of a cent to close at 2 US cents with investors trading 6,286 stocks.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% preference share declined 18.75 cents to end at US$1.0625 in switching ownership of 100 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
All stocks fell on the JSE USD Market
Gains for JSE Main Market stocks
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 77 percent and the value 78 percent less than on Tuesday, with trading in 50 securities compared with 51 on Tuesday, with prices of 17 stocks rising, 18 declining and 15 ending unchanged with Radio Jamaica trading at an intraday low 52 weeks’ low of 80 cents before bouncing back at the close.
The market closed with 3,640,057 shares being traded for $12,309,649 compared with 15,743,476 units at $55,749,401 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 72,801 shares at $246,193 compared to 308,696 units at $1,093,126 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 162,241 stock units at $652,838 compared with 201,128 units at $829,641 on the previous trading day and June with an average of 246,425 units at $1,945,941.
Radio Jamaica led trading with 1.10 million shares for 30.1 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway with 791,444 units for 21.7 percent of the day’s trade and JMMB 9.5% preference share with 563,793 stocks for 15.5 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 2,786.02 points to end trading at 359,695.73, the JSE Main Index advanced 1,499.49 points to finish at 320,506.48 and the JSE Financial Index rallied 0.31 points to close at 67.34.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.1. 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.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, AS Bryden dropped $1.60 to close at $36 in trading 9 shares, Berger Paints climbed 48 cents to $8.98 with 550 stocks changing hands, Carreras fell 42 cents to end at $9.28 with investors swapping 22,808 shares. Eppley shed $1.60 in closing at $34.90 after 187 stock units passed through the market, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund declined $2.99 and ended at $37.01 after a transfer of 375 shares, GraceKennedy increased 50 cents to finish at $74 with 27,213 stock units clearing the market. Jamaica Producers popped $1.05 to $25 with investors trading 2,192 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange rallied 90 cents in closing at $11.90 after 392 stocks crossed the market, Kingston Wharves rose 84 cents to end at $25.70 with a transfer of 363 shares. 
Lasco Manufacturing advanced 45 cents to finish at $6.45 after an exchange of 2,838 stocks, Pan Jamaica gained $2.94 and ended at $49.94 with investors transferring 52 units, Sagicor Group sank 50 cents to close at $40.50 in an exchange of 17,724 stock units. Seprod rose $3.99 to $83.99 with 2,786 shares passing through the market, Supreme Ventures slipped $1.40 and ended at $23.96 with an exchange of 3,084 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments lost $1.05 to close at $11.05 after 50,100 units changed hands.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share skidded $1.44 in closing at $197 in switching ownership of just 6 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading slumped on Junior Market
Trading activity dipped on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Thursday, the day following the passage of Hurricane Beryl on Wednesday that disrupted commercial and individual activities on Thursday and resulted in a slump in trading with a 61 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, 
with 52 percent lower value than Tuesday with trading in only 35 securities down from 39 on Tuesday and ending with prices of 10 rising, 14 declining and 11 closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 3,565,444 shares for $5,961,750 up from 9,063,593 units at $12,534,600 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 101,870 shares at $170,336 compared with 232,400 units at $321,400 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date, averages 180,414 stock units at $256,831 compared to 213,140 stock units at $292,871 on the previous day and June with an average of 318,732 units at $696,979.
One Great Studio led trading with 817,294 shares for 22.9 percent of total volume followed by Dolla Financial with 815,186 units for 22.9 percent of the day’s trade and JFP Ltd with 650,000 units for 18.2 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index dipped 13.62 points to 3,814.89.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close of trading, Dolla Financial dipped 13 cents to finish at $2.50 after a transfer of 815,186 stocks, Dolphin Cove fell 19 cents and ended at $23.03 with traders dealing in 1,718 units, Fontana slipped 25 cents to $8 as investors exchanged 70,492 shares. 
Jetcon Corporation lost 10 cents to end at 85 cents in trading 329 stock units, JFP Ltd rallied 7 cents in closing at $1.11 after 650,000 shares were traded, Medical Disposables increased 33 cents to close at $2.53 after 18,890 stock units crossed the exchange. One Great Studio shed 7 cents to close at 79 cents with trading of 817,294 units, Regency Petroleum popped 29 cents and ended at $2.47 in an exchange of 116,760 stock units and tTech gained 34 cents to finish at $2.39 and closed after 5 units were traded.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Hurricane Beryl curtails JSE trading
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange was severely curtailed following the closure on Wednesday of the exchange and the dislocations caused by the passage of hurricane Beryl yesterday resulting in a sharp drop in the volume and value of stocks crossing the exchange on Thursday as the Junior Market JSE USD market closed moderately higher as trading ended with the number of stocks changing hands falling, with the value of stocks traded jumping sharply over the previous trading day, resulting in prices of 25 shares rising and 31 declining.
At the close of trading on Thursday, the JSE Combined Market Index climbed 1,339 points to 333,844.20, the All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 2,786.02 points to finish at 359,695.73, the JSE Main Index rose 1,499.49 points to 320,506.48. The Junior Market Index fell 13.62 points to end at 3,814.89 and the JSE USD Market Index fell 1.61 points to end at 235.48.
At the close of trading, 7,212,044 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 24,829,048 units on Tuesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $18.27 million, well below the $68.28 million on the previous trading day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 6,543 shares for US$244 compared to 21,979 units at US$501 on Tuesday.
In Main Market activity, Radio Jamaica led trading with 1.10 million shares followed by Transjamaican Highway with 791,444 units and JMMB 9.5% preference share with 563,793 stocks.
In Junior Market trading, One Great Studio led trading with 817,294 shares followed by Dolla Financial with 815,186 stocks and JFP Ltd with 650,000 units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share skidded $1.44 in closing at $197.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 20.7 on 2023-24 earnings and 14 times those for 2024-25 at the close of trading. ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market. The EPS & PE ratios are based on 2023 and 2024 actual or projected earnings, excluding major one off items.
Pertinent information is required to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
The chart should be used in making rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the average for the sector, not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and place them on fundamentals while at the same time not being too far from the majority of investors. 
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 reported as a guide for investors to quickly assess the value of stocks based on this measure. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices.
Dividends paid or payable 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.
Depressed JSE USD Market trading
Trading continues at paltry levels on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Tuesday, following extremely low trading activity on Monday with the volume of stocks exchanged rising 242 percent with 91 percent lower value than on Monday, 
resulting in trading in just two securities, down from four on Monday with prices of one rising and one ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 21,979 shares for a mere US$501 compared to 6,425 units at US$5,351 on Monday.
Trading averaged 10,990 units at US$251 versus 1,606 shares at US$1,338 on Monday, with a month to date average of 4,734 shares at US$975 compared with June with an average of 53,325 units for US$3,682.
The US Denominated Equities Index climbed 0.29 points to end at 237.09.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 7.9. 
The PE ratio is based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending and or around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows none ended with a bid higher than the last selling and four with lower offers.
At the close of trading, Proven Investments ended at 13 US cents in trading 516 units and Transjamaican Highway gained 0.01 of a cent to end at 2.1 US cents in an exchange of 21,463 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading bounces on the Main market
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 113 percent and the value 41 percent more than on Monday, with trading in 51 securities compared with 64 on Monday, with prices of 16 stocks rising, 19 declining and 16 ending unchanged including Carreras at closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $9.70 followed by Eppley 7.25 at $20.99 while Pulse closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.43 and Radio Jamaica at a low of 95 cents.
The market closed with 15,743,476 shares being traded for $55,749,401 compared with 7,386,196 stock units at $39,659,258 on Monday.
Trading averaged 308,696 shares at $1,093,126 compared with 115,409 units at $619,676 on Monday and month to date, an average of 201,128 stock units at $829,641 compared to June with an average of 246,425 units at $1,945,941.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 8.66 million shares for 55 percent of total volume followed by Lasco Manufacturing with 2.91 million stocks for 18.5 percent of the day’s trade and Transjamaican Highway with 1.90 million units for 12.1 percent of the day’s trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index sank 1,373.96 points to close trading at 356,909.71, the JSE Main Index declined 401.33 points to conclude trading at 319,006.99 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.06 points to close at 67.03.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts done by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 12 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Caribbean Cement dipped $2.02 in closing at $61.98, with 69,242 shares being traded, GraceKennedy fell 71 cents to $73.50 with a transfer of 26,546 units, Guardian Holdings advanced $14.99 to end at $359.99 in trading 4 shares. Jamaica Broilers popped $1.41 to close at $34.43 with 817 stock units crossing the market, Jamaica Stock Exchange skidded 86 cents and ended at $11 with investors dealing in 53,132 shares, JMMB Group sank 45 cents to finish at $24.55 in switching ownership of 15,127 units. Kingston Wharves dropped $1.13 to $24.86 after closing with an exchange of 5,726 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing fell 45 cents to $6 after an exchange of 2,910,256 stock units, 
Margaritaville climbed $2.29 to finish at $15.45 with investors swapping 64 shares. Pan Jamaica increased 49 cents to end at $47, with 91,349 stocks crossing the exchange, Supreme Ventures rallied 76 cents in closing at $25.36, with 11,694 stocks changing hands and Wisynco Group rose 75 cents to close at $21.25 as investors exchanged 43,238 units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share gained $1.99 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $20.99 in trading 2 stocks, Eppley 7.75% preference share rose $1.42 to end at $19.99 after an exchange of 10 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% rallied $6 in closing at $108 after 53 units passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market mirrors Monday’s trading
Trading activity closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Tuesday, with a modest pickup in the volume of stocks traded, with a slightly higher value than Monday following trading in 39 securities compared with 45 on Monday and ending with prices of 16 rising, 16 declining and seven closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 9,063,593 shares for $12,534,600 up from 8,840,186 units at $12,066,585 on Monday.
Trading averaged 232,400 shares at $321,400 compared with 196,449 units at $268,146 on Monday with the month to date, averaging 213,140 units at $292,871 compared to June with an average of 318,732 units at $696,979.
EduFocal led trading with 2.88 million shares for 31.8 percent of total volume followed by Omni Industries with 1.89 million stocks for 20.8 percent of the day’s trade and JFP Ltd with 1.51 million units for 16.6 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index popped 8.39 points to finish at 3,828.51.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.8, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging dipped 9 cents to finish at $3.20 after 9,495 shares crossed the market, Blue Power dipped 23 cents to close at $4.15 after 2,175 stock units were traded, Caribbean Assurance Brokers climbed 49 cents to $3.84 and closed after trading in 2,680 shares. Caribbean Cream declined 44 cents to close at $3.35, with 36,625 stocks crossing the market, Derrimon Trading popped 7 cents to end at $2.22 in switching ownership of 130 shares, Express Catering rallied 14 cents in closing at $3.79 with investors trading 7,600 stocks. 
Indies Pharma rose 12 cents to $2.69 in an exchange of 42,951 units, JFP Ltd sank 12 cents to end at $1.04 with 1,507,707 stocks clearing the market, Lasco Financial skidded 32 cents in closing at $1.85 with an exchange of 22,875 units. Limners and Bards advanced 44 cents to $1.92 after 290,364 stock units passed through the market, Mailpac Group fell 10 cents to finish at $2.15 after a transfer of 476,795 shares, Regency Petroleum dropped 30 cents to close at $2.18 with investors swapping 20,193 stock units. Tropical Battery shed 9 cents to $2.11 in an exchange of 17,747 shares and tTech slipped 30 cents to end at $2.05 with investors transferring just 1,559 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE Market pressured on Tuesday
The Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange declined in trading on Tuesday as the Junior Market and the JSE USD market closed moderately higher as trading ended with an increase in the number of stocks changing hands, at a lower value than on the previous trading day, resulting in prices of 28 shares rising and 33 declining.
At the close of trading on Tuesday, the JSE Combined Market Index fell 324.62 points to end at 332,505.5, the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 1,373.96 points to closed trading at 356,909.71, the JSE Main Index declined 401.33 points to finish at 319,006.9. The Junior Market Index rallied 8.39 points to end at 3,828.51 and the JSE USD Market Index popped 0.29 points to 237.09.
At the close of trading, 24,829,048 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 16,632,807 units on the previous day, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $68.28 million, well below $91.77 million on the prior day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 21,979 shares for US$501 compared to 6,425 units at US$5,351 on Monday.
In Main Market activity, Wigton Windfarm led trading with 8.66 million shares for 55 percent of total volume followed by Lasco Manufacturing with 2.91 million units for 18.5 percent of the day’s trade and Transjamaican Highway with 1.90 million units.
In Junior Market trading, EduFocal led trading with 2.88 million shares followed by Omni Industries with 1.89 million stocks and JFP Ltd with 1.51 million units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share gained $1.99 to $20.99, Eppley 7.75% preference share rose $1.42 to end at $19.99 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% rallied $6 in closing at $108.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 20.7 on 2023-24 earnings and 13.8 times those for 2024-25 at the close of trading. ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market. The EPS & PE ratios are based on 2023 and 2024 actual or projected earnings, excluding major one off items.
Pertinent information is required to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
The chart should be used in making rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the average for the sector, not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and place them on fundamentals while at the same time not being too far from the majority of investors. 
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 reported as a guide for investors to quickly assess the value of stocks based on this measure. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices.
Dividends paid or payable 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.
Main Market closed higher on reduced trading
Trading fell sharply from that on Friday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Monday, with a 73 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded and 81 percent lower value than on Friday, with trading in 64 securities up from 61 on Friday, with prices of 19 stocks rising, 29 declining and 16 ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 7,386,196 shares for $39,659,258 down from 27,058,198 units at $213,443,083 on Friday.
Trading averaged 115,409 shares at $619,676 compared to 443,577 units at $3,499,067 on Friday and June with an average of 246,425 units at $1,945,941.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 2.84 million shares for 38.5 percent of total volume followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.34 million stock units for 18.2 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Windfarm with 1.22 million units for 16.5 percent of the day’s trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index increased 147.08 points to end at 358,283.67, the JSE Main Index rose 488.45 points to 319,408.32 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.24 points to settle at 67.09.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.1. 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.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 14.1 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close of trading, AS Bryden climbed $1.60 to $37.60 with a transfer of 89 stock units, Barita Investments skidded 89 cents to $74 after 2,509 shares were exchanged, Caribbean Cement fell 98 cents and ended at $64, with 10,120 units crossing the market. Caribbean Producers popped 40 cents to end at $10 in trading 140,388 stock units, Jamaica Broilers slipped $2.48 to finish at $33.02, with 62,401 units passing through the market, Jamaica Producers sank $1.05 to close at $23.95 with investors trading 3,805 stocks. Margaritaville dipped 44 cents to $13.16 after an exchange of 900 shares, Mayberry Group rallied 68 cents to $7.99 after investors ended trading 102 stock units, Pan Jamaica rose 51 cents in closing at $46.51, with 1,198 shares crossing the exchange. Seprod lost $7.75 to close at $80.15 in switching ownership of 9,822 stock units, Supreme Ventures dropped $1.40 to finish at $24.60 after a transfer of 19,552 stocks,
Sygnus Credit Investments shed 62 cents to end at $11.88 with 1,639 units changing hands and Wisynco Group declined 65 cents to $20.50 in an exchange of 45,884 shares.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share sank $1 in closing at $19 with 53,900 stock units clearing the market, Eppley 7.75% preference share slipped $1.42 to finish at $18.57 with traders dealing in 140 units, JMMB Group 7% preference share advanced 48 cents and ended at $3.24 in an exchange of 1,212 stocks. 138 Student Living preference share fell $1.56 to close at $198.44 with investors swapping 6 units and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% declined $6 to end at $102 with an exchange of 20,000 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading plunges on JSE USD Market
The second half of the current year started on a muted note on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Monday, with the volume of stocks exchanged declining to a mere fraction of that on Friday with a 93 percent lower value, resulting in trading in just four securities, compared to seven with prices of one declining and three ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 6,425 shares for US$5,351 compared with 1,447,374 units at US$79,036 on Friday.
Trading averaged 1,606 units at US$1,338 versus 206,768 shares at US$11,291 on Friday, with a month to date average of 1,606 shares at US$1,338 compared with 53,325 units at US$3,682 on the previous day and June that ended with an average of 53,325 units for US$3,682.
The US Denominated Equities Index rose 0.13 points to end the day at 236.80.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 7.9. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending and or around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows none ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and four with lower offers.
At the close of trading, Productive Business Solutions ended at US$1.45 with investors trading 219 shares, Proven Investments ended at 13 US cents after 1,173 stocks were traded and Sygnus Credit Investments remained at 6.75 US cents with investors dealing in 4,583 shares.
In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions 9.25% preference share dropped US$1.50 to end at US$9.50 after a transfer of 450 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
