Trading closed Monday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, with the major indices of the Main Market benefitted from 35 cents rally in West Indian Petroleum, adding the most to the gins in the indices, followed by a $2.60 jump in Scotiabank and 34 cent rise in Transjamaican Highway, at the same time, the Junior Market index gained, but it was insignificant, while the JSE USD Market climb sharply. The market closed with a rise in the number of stocks traded, with the value lower than on Friday. At the end of trading, the prices of 41 shares rose, 44 declined and 33 remained firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index gained 2,609.94 points to wrap up trading at 347,387.75, the All Jamaican Composite Index popped 5,195.35 points to 395,624.06, the JSE Main Index advanced 2,726.22 points to 338,406.45, the Junior Market Index increased by 0.15 points to finish at 3,317.30 and the JSE USD Market Index increased 9.59 points to end at 249.86.
At the close of trading, 33,415,045 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 31,467,132 units on Friday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $147.97 million, down from $248.68 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 847,820 shares for US$93,018 after rising from 725,892 units at US$82,111 on Friday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led with 8.29 million shares, after closing at a record high of $6.35, followed by Wigton Energy with 1.70 million stocks and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.36 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Kintyre Holdings led with 3.75 million shares, followed by Atlantic Hardware with 3.64 million stocks and RA Williams with 1.53 million units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share declined $22.99 in closing at $171.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 14.3, computed on 2026-27 projected earnings and 15.6 using 2025 historical earnings, excluding major one time income or expense. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help in decision-making. The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market.
Pertinent information is required to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The chart should be used in making rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the sector average, 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 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.
The market closed with trading of 16,967,095 shares for $24,797,815, up from 8,133,049 stock units for $9,664,374 on Friday.
At the close of the market, Access Financial dipped by 77 cents to end at $17.63 with 230 shares crossing the exchange, AMG Packaging fell 40 cents to close at $2.10 with investors swapping 776 units, Atlantic Hardware climbed 25 cents to a record close of $2.25 with 3,641,761 shares clearing the market. Blue Power rose 47 cents to close at $4.24 with an exchange of 11,278 stock units, Cargo Handlers advanced 8 cents to finish at $18.10 after swapping 5,128 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped 7 cents and ended at $1.90 with investors trading 40,458 units. Caribbean Flavours skidded 13 cents to $1.62 after an exchange of 26,014 shares, Dolphin Cove sank $1.34 to close at $10.96 with a transfer of 134,133 stock units, Fontana rallied 54 cents to end at $8.54 with 203,372 stocks passing through the market. GWest Corporation increased 11 cents in closing at 78 cents in trading 3,186 units, Honey Bun declined 47 cents to finish at $5.98 with 19,969 stocks crossing the exchange, 
Indies Pharma shed 6 cents and ended at $2.64 after trading resulted in an exchange of 239,032 shares. Jetcon Corporation dropped 7 cents to end at $2.03 with market participants switching ownership of 23,047 stock units, JFP gained 13 cents to close at 56 cents with traders dealing in 114,743 shares, Knutsford Express lost 49 cents to end at $11.05 after a transfer of 3,964 stock units. Lasco Financial slipped 17 cents in closing at $1.41 with 134,582 units changing hands, Main Event sank 35 cents and ended at $7.35 with investors dealing in 2,010 stocks, Omni Industries dropped 6 cents to finish at 94 cents after an exchange of 1,125,883 units. Regency Petroleum lost 23 cents to $3.60 with 300,026 stocks crossing the market and Stationery and Office Supplies rose 8 cents to finish at $1.60 in an exchange of 100,000 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 15,600,130 shares trading for $123,170,250 , following a plunge from 22,608,191 shares at $239,014,176 on Friday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 17.7. The JSE Main and the 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 2026.
Massy Holdings sank 50 cents in closing at $73.50 after trading of 45,096 stock units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities dropped $1.15 and ended at $7.01 with a transfer of 15,424 shares, NCB Financial rose 54 cents to finish at $44.49 with 523,854 stock units crossing the market, Sagicor Group rallied 50 cents to end at $41 in an exchange of 11,708 stocks. Sagicor Real Estate Fund lost 79 cents in closing at $6.71 with 2,678 units clearing the market, Scotia Group advanced $2.60 to $51.90 with investors dealing in 80,695 stocks, Seprod gained $1 to close at $80 with 4,294 units changing hands. West Indies Petroleum rose 35 cents to finish at $10.35 with investors trading 51,523 shares and Wisynco Group gained 55 cents and ended at $21.50 after an exchange of 292,138 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 6,042.93 points to 390,428.71, the JSE Main Index rallied a solid 4,083.28 points to conclude trading at 335,680.23 and the JSE Financial Index skidded 0.42 points to 63.23.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 18. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2026.
138 Student Living sank 46 cents to close at $3.03 with investors trading 5,025 stock units. Sagicor Group skidded $1.01 to end at $40.50 in an exchange of 5,720 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund sank 49 cents in closing at $7.50 with 27,997 stocks clearing the market, West Indies Petroleum jumped $1.65 to $10 after the trading of 110,713 units and Wisynco Group climbed 73 cents to $20.95 with 107,264 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 8,133,049 shares for $9,664,374, after shrinking from 11,892,327 stock units woth $16,043,357 on Thursday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.4, 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.
ISP Finance climbed 10 cents in closing at $12 with 4,152 stocks crossing the market, JFP dropped 9 cents and ended at 43 cents after trading 32,569 shares, Lasco Financial gained 16 cents to finish at $1.58 in closing with 13,008 stock units. Mailpac Group sank 14 cents and ended at $2.46 with investors exchanging 4,039 units, Medical Disposables popped 27 cents to $1.43 with 10 shares passing through the market, MFS Capital Partners declined 6 cents to finish at 42 cents in an exchange of 388,822 stock units and Paramount Trading sank 9 cents to end at $1.40 with 917 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Sterling Investments popped 0.02 of one cent to finish at 1.95 US cents after an exchange of 13,094 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments fell 0.09 of a cent and ended at 6.9 US cents with 3,500 stocks clearing the market and Transjamaican Highway rallied 0.01 of one cent to close at 3.84 US cents with traders dealing in 694,265 stocks.
The market closed with price movements closely matched, between winners and losers, with prices of 42 shares rising, 41 declining and 26 remaining firm.
In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% dropped $13 to close at $1,120, while, Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% advanced by $1.25 in closing at $100.
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 price. 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.
Trading closed with an exchange of 18,732,577 shares valued at $100,569,406, after it increased from 13,423,567 stock units at $55,863,861 on Wednesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 17. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with fiscal years ending around August 2026.
Pan Jamaica shed 79 cents and ended at $49.51 with 14,760 shares changing hands, Proven Investments dropped 37 cents to finish at $14.13 with an exchange of 6,315 stock units, Sagicor Group gained 81 cents in closing at $41.51 with 1,251 shares crossing the market, Seprod lost 87 cents to end at $79 in an exchange of 6,765 stock units and West Indies Petroleum rallied $1.35 to close at $8.35 with stock market speculators trading in 7,677 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 1,237,094 shares for US$56,684, increasing from 740,004 stock units at US$30,128 on Wednesday.
Sterling Investments ended at 1.93 US cents in an exchange of 3,069 units, Sygnus Credit Investments inched 0.01 of one cent higher to end at 6.99 US cents after trading in 859 stocks. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 6.23 US cents with traders switching ownership of 142 shares and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.08 of one cent to close at 3.83 US cents after a transfer of 1,077,504 stock units.
A total of 11,892,327 shares were traded, at a value of $16,043,357, with a slide from 13,885,342 units at $18,694,619 on Wednesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.3, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by earnings per share. The ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Iron Rock Insurance popped 8 cents in closing at $3.47 with traders dealing in 2,553 units. ISP Finance gained 42 cents to finish at $11.90 after trading of 126 shares, Jetcon Corporation rose 9 cents and ended at $2.05 with 27,859 shares passing through the market, Knutsford Express advanced $1.57 to end at $11.57 in an exchange of 200 stock units. Lasco Financial sank 18 cents in closing at $1.42 with 106,007 stock units crossing the market, Lumber Depot rose 6 cents to $2.76 after trading in 167,225 shares, Mailpac Group dipped 22 cents to close at $2.60 with 3,550 units clearing the market. Main Event climbed 38 cents to finish at $7.68 after an exchange of 11,550 stocks, Medical Disposables increased 6 cents and ended at $1.16 with a mere 58 stock units changing hands and Regency Petroleum popped 8 cents to end at $3.83 with an exchange of 18,147 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated. unit