The Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange declined in trading on Tuesday as the Junior Market JSE USD market closed moderately higher as trading ended with the number of stocks changing hands rising moderately over that on Monday, with a much higher the value, resulting in prices of 31 shares rising and 32 declining.
At the close of trading, the JSE Combined Market Index fell 2,956.19 points to close at 336,894.23, the All Jamaican Composite Index declined 4,420.59 points to 362,015.66, the JSE Main Index dropped 3,062.56 points to end the day at 323,947.96. The Junior Market Index dipped 2.92 points to end at 3,781.03 and the JSE USD Market Index popped 1.19 points to settle at 242.61.
At the close of trading, 11,538,316 shares were exchanged in all three markets, marginally up from 11,094,504 units on Monday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $162.75 million, well over the $40.23 million on the previous trading day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 86,667 shares for US$14,748 compared to 152,339 units at US$5,545 on Monday.
In Main Market activity, Sagicor Group led trading with 3.04 million shares followed by Wigton Windfarm with 1.63 million stock units, Transjamaican Highway with 1.13 million stocks and General Accident with 1.08 million shares.
In Junior Market trading, One Great Studio led trading with 1.06 million shares followed by Spur Tree Spices with 1.05 million units and ONE on ONE Educational with 199,059 units for 6.4 percent market share.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% advanced $3.01 to end at $50, 138 Student Living preference share climbed $5 in closing at $215, Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share skidded $3.45 and ended at $115 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% popped $5.49 to finish at $109.49.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to determine the value of stocks, ended at 20 on 2023-24 earnings and 13.4. times those for 2024-25 at the close of trading. ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the 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 report 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.