The All Jamaican Composite Index advanced to a multi-year high of 410,409.11, the highest level since late 2022. The JSE Combined Market Index climbed 1,222.33 points to finish at 355,190.71, the All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 3,725.27 points at the close, the JSE Main Index rallied 1,277.86 points to settle at 346,834.58, the Junior Market Index advanced a mere 0.11 points to 3,282.64 and the JSE USD Market Index popped 0.48 points to settle at 264.62.
Trading closed Thursday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a rise in the volume of stocks exchanged, with a greater value than on Wednesday, resulting in the prices of 39 shares rising, 47 declining and 29 remaining firm.
Trading jumped sharply following 95,175,294 shares trading in all markets, from 52,487,910 units on Wednesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets totalling $382.75 million, compared with $251.17 million on the previous day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 86,897 shares for US$33,792 compared to 757,093 units at US$111,640 on Wednesday.
In Main Market activity, Wigton Energy led trading with 66.55 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 3.25 million stocks and Scotia Group with 3.02 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Kintyre Holdings led with 5.31 million shares, followed by Dolla Financial with 1.60 million stocks and ONE on ONE Educational with 1.49 million units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% rallied $5.45 in closing at $43, 138 Student Living preference share increased $31 to $241, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% popped $75 to close at $1,160 and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% declined $9 and ended at $100.The
At the close of trading, the market’s PE ratio ended at 16. The PE is computed using projected 2026-27 earnings and 15.5 based on 2025 historical earnings, excluding major one-time income or expenses. The PE ratio is one of the most popular measures used for valuing shares and is computed by dividing the price of a stock by the company’s earnings per share. (EPS) The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist in decision-making. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, with easy comparisons within sectors and the overall market.
Pertinent information is needed to navigate the numerous options in the stock market. The chart should be used to help in decision-making, especially when investing around the market or sector averages, and not going too far from it unless compelling reasons exist. This approach reduces emotion from investment decisions and places them on fundamentals, without straying far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy stocks near the average will not overpay. 
The net asset value of each company is incorporated into the chart. Investors can use this measure in assessing stock values. The chart also includes daily changes in stock prices and percentage year to date price movements based on the last traded price. Dividends that are paid or 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 trading of 37,219,309 shares for $44,423,689, well ahead of the 6,805,076 units at just $5,648,112 on Tuesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.5, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by earnings per share.
Jamaican Teas increased 19 cents to end at $2.58 in switching ownership of 2,010,394 stock units. Jetcon Corporation climbed 15 cents in closing at $2.63, after 69,659 shares passed through the market, Lasco Financial rallied 15 cents to finish at $1.93 in an exchange of 781,793 units, Limners and Bards sank 5 cents and ended at 80 cents, following trading of 833 stocks. Lumber Depot rose 24 cents to $2.78 in an exchange of 906,022 stock units, Mailpac Group slipped 6 cents to finish at $2.48 with traders dealing in 1,009,340 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 13 cents and ended at $1.69, after an exchange of 2,000,010 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 14,514,678 shares being traded with a value of $206,882,540, up from 9,270,119 units at $65,463,179 on Tuesday.
Pan Jamaica sank 50 cents in closing at $48.98, with 135,027 units crossing the market. Proven Investments popped $2.05 to $12.95 with investors swapping 522,331 shares, Scotia Group lost $1 to close at $51 after a transfer of 1,152,432 units, Seprod gained $5 and ended at $83 passed after 47,304 stocks passed through the market and Sygnus Real Estate Finance advanced $1.73 to finish at $10.73 following trading of 834 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 1,011,492 shares for US$123,047 compared to 179,979 stock units at US$64,295 on Tuesday.
Sterling Investments remained at 2 US cents, after closing with an exchange of 2,868 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 6 US cents with investors dealing in 342,572 stock units and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.11 of one cent to end at 4.51 US cents, with 633,729 shares crossing the market.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index gained 1,975.65 points to 353,968.38, the All Jamaican Composite Index popped 2,308.98 points to finish at 406,683.84, the JSE Main Index gained 1,707.19 points to end at 345,556.72, the Junior Market Index rose 47.71 points to end at 3,282.53 and the JSE USD Market Index dipped 6.07 points to end trading at 264.14.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% popped $5.04 to $38 and 138 Student Living preferred share skidded $10 to $210.
Investors can use this measure in assessing stock values. The chart also includes daily changes in stock prices and percentage year to date price movements based on the last traded price. Dividends that are paid or 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 trading of 6,805,076 shares for $5,648,112, compared with 6,891,951 units at $6,227,493 on Monday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.5, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Elite Diagnostic increased 36 cents to $1.51 after 100 units, passed through the market, Everything Fresh climbed 20 cents in closing at $2.30, following trading of 5,154 stocks, Fontana increased 43 cents to end at $7.19, with 30,791 stock units crossing the market. Fosrich slipped 5 cents and ended at $2 after a transfer of 186,095 shares, Honey Bun popped 53 cents to close at $6.48, with 2,692 stock units clearing the market, Indies Pharma gained 31 cents to finish at $2.82 in switching ownership of 2,778 units. Jamaican Teas rose 8 cents to $2.39 with investors trading 809 stocks and MFS Capital Partners rallied 6 cents to finish at 62 cents in an exchange of 11,463 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 179,979 shares for US$64,295 compared to 344,911 stock units at US$15,373 on Monday.
Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 5.25 US cents, with 420 shares passing through the market and Transjamaican Highway gained 0.05 of a cent to close 4.4 US cents in switching ownership of 160,960 stock units.
The market closed with investors exchanging 9,270,119 shares, with a value of $65,463,179 compared to 12,952,559 stocks with a value of $151,066,529 on Monday.
At the close of trading activities, Barita Investments rose 50 cents to $69 after an exchange of 1,695 shares, Caribbean Cement dropped $1 to $99 with investors trading 74,113 units, General Accident declined by 90 cents to close at $5.10, with an exchange of 26,987 stocks. GraceKennedy rose 50 cents to $70.50 after trading 24,342 shares, Guardian Holdings fell $8 in closing at $330 with an exchange of 115 stock units, Jamaica Stock Exchange popped 60 cents to finish at $12.80 after 14,870 shares passed through the market. JMMB Group climbed 48 cents to $16.40 in switching ownership of 46,621 units, Lasco Manufacturing skidded 83 cents to close at $6.21, with 220,436 stocks clearing the market, Massy Holdings lost $1 and ended at $71 with an exchange of 1,022 stock units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities slipped 73 cents to finish at $6.51, with 61,846 shares changing hands, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy increased 51 cents in closing at $37 as investors exchanged 100 stock units, 
138 Student Living sank 52 cents to end at $2.85, with 169,591 stocks crossing the market. Scotia Group rallied $1 to $52 in an exchange of 12,074 units, Seprod dipped $1 and ended at $78, with 2,647 stocks crossing the market and Sygnus Real Estate Finance declined $1.70 in closing at $9 with investors trading 3,740 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 popped 2,804.47 points to 351,992.73, the All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 1,835.23 points to settle at 404,374.86, the JSE Main Index popped 2,428.38 points to close at 343,849.53, as the Junior Market Index delivered a solid bounce of 67.08 points to finish at 3,234.82 and the JSE USD Market Index climbed 4.17 points to conclude trading at 270.21.
In the preferred segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% advanced $1.43 to end at $33, while 138 Student Living preference share sank $4 to $220 and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% rose $5 to finish at $1,085.
Investors who buy stocks near the average will not be inclined to overpay. 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 percentage year to date price movements based on the last traded price. Dividends that are paid or 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 trading of 6,891,951 shares for $6,227,493, compared with 6,298,384 units at $6,299,459 on Friday.
At the close, Access Financial rose 43 cents to finish at $17.43 with investors trading only 30 shares, Atlantic Hardware fell 7 cents and ended at $1.50, with 568,116 stock units crossing the exchange, Blue Power dropped 9 cents to $3.31 with a transfer of 829 shares. Cargo Handlers fell $3.10 in closing at $17.80, hitting an intraday 52-week high of $21, with an exchange of 4,727 units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers gained 12 cents to close at $1.64 after the trading of 5,760 stocks, Caribbean Cream declined 25 cents to end at $1.52 in an exchange of 10,365 units. Dolla Financial popped 7 cents in closing at $2.48, with 170,281 stocks changing hands, Dolphin Cove shed 32 cents to $10.07 after an exchange of 3,077 shares, Fontana sank 48 cents to close at $6.76 after trading of 32,442 stock units. Future Energy climbed 15 cents to finish at $3.40 and closed with an exchange of 116,025 shares, GWest Corporation increased 10 cents and ended at 72 cents in switching ownership of 3,384 units, Honey Bun dipped 53 cents to end at $5.95, after hitting an intraday 52-week low of $5.10, with investors dealing in 61,261 stocks.
Indies Pharma lost 19 cents in closing at $2.51, with 44,790 stock units crossing the market, Jetcon Corporation rallied 33 cents to $2.48 with an exchange of 210 shares, JFP slipped 8 cents to end at 40 cents after 1,008,885 units passed through the market. KLE Group advanced 5 cents to close at 92 cents with traders dealing in 350 stocks, Knutsford Express popped 9 cents and ended at $9.39, 306 stock units crossing the market, Lumber Depot skidded 9 cents to finish at $2.50 after a transfer of 2,252 shares. Main Event climbed 32 cents to $6.99 with investors trading 123 units, Medical Disposables sank 20 cents to close at $1.12 after an exchange of 1,341 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies slipped 13 cents to finish at $1.54 with investors swapping 90,000 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.