The US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 47 percent, with a 46 percent lower value than on Friday, resulting in an exchange of nine securities, similar to Friday, with prices of four declining and five ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 107,514 shares for US$4,811, down from 202,981 stock units at US$8,951 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 11,946 shares at US$535, well below 22,553 stock units at US$995 on Friday, with a month to date average of 17,250 units at US$765, adrift from 22,553 stock units at US$995 on the previous day and December ended with an average of 75,710 units for US$4,415.
The US Denominated Equities Index skidded 3.03 points to end at 211.05. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 8.8. The PE ratio is derived by dividing the last traded price by earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the earnings per share used in this report for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close, Margaritaville ended at 6.5 US cents, with 501 shares clearing the market, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy remained at 31.22 US cents in switching ownership of 15 units, Productive Business Solutions remained at US$1 with investors trading a mere 2 shares. Proven Investments dipped 0.01 of a cent to close at 9.97 US cents after 100 stock units passed through the market, Sterling Investments ended at 2 US cents after a transfer of 1,262 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments lost 0.02 of a cent and ended at 6.56 US cents with trading of 2,340 shares and Transjamaican Highway slipped 0.19 of one cent to 2.97 US cents after an exchange of 102,934 stocks.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% ended at US$2 with investors swapping 260 units and Productive Business Solutions 9.25% sank US$1.725 and ended at US$9.775, with 100 stock units crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 10,026,371 shares for $10,162,534, down from 11,000,282 stock units at $15,771,112 on Friday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.8, 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 financial year ending around August 2026.
Honey Bun slipped 22 cents in closing at $6.88 with a transfer of 2,223 shares, ISP Finance rallied $3.53 to end at $15 as investors exchanged 16 stock units. Jamaican Teas popped 12 cents to finish at $2.35 after 100,398 shares passed through the market, KLE Group sank 25 cents and ended at 80 cents with investors dealing in 7,042 units, Lumber Depot dipped 6 cents to close at $2.74 after closing with 119,564 stocks changing hands. Mailpac Group increased 18 cents to $2.60, with 60,074 stock units crossing the market, Main Event fell 15 cents to close at $7.55 with traders dealing in 4,600 shares, Medical Disposables skidded 20 cents in closing at $1.10, after 16,668 stocks crossed the exchange and Spur Tree Spices lost 8 cents to finish at $1.05, with 102,819 units changing hands.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index dropped 4,265.80 points to 325,472.58, the All Jamaican Composite Index declined by 3,694.26 points and ended at 363,505.90, the JSE Main Index plunged by 4,212.23 points to end at 315,271.70, the Junior Market Index fell 33.09 points to 3,348.78 and the JSE USD Market Index lost 3.03 points to settle at 211.05.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 15.6 based on 2026-27 earnings and 16 based on 2025-26 historical earnings, excluding any major one time income or expense.
The market closed with an exchange of 9,985,799 shares for $64,681,027 compared to 138,255,200 stock units at $802,340,940 on Wednesday.
At the close of the first day trading in 2026, Barita Investments shed $5.90 in closing at a 52 weeks low of $69.85 after an exchange of 2,504 shares, Caribbean Cement sank $1.50 to end at $106, after the trading of 5,487 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rose 40 cents to close at $47.15 with an exchange of 555 units. First Rock Real Estate dropped 87 cents to finish at $10.09, with 3,963 shares crossing the exchange, Guardian Holdings rose $2.40 and ended at $344.90 with traders dealing in 103 stock units, JMMB Group lost 75 cents to end at $19.20 in an exchange of 87,839 shares. Kingston Wharves rallied $4.49 in closing at $36.49 with investors trading 1,991 stock units, Mayberry Group skidded 90 cents to $7, after 18,733 stocks passed through the market, Mayberry Jamaican Equities sank 49 cents to close at $8.51 as investors exchanged 143 units. NCB Financial popped $3.75 and ended at $39.75 after it closed with 125,392 shares changing hands, Pan Jamaica dropped $6 to end at $45 with investors swapping 775 stock units, Proven Investments increased $2.24 to finish at $15.99, with an exchange of 3,579 stocks.
Sagicor Group fell 48 cents and ended at $41, with 83,824 units crossing the market, Seprod shed 78 cents to $83.20 after trading of 8,205 stocks, Supreme Ventures dipped $3.07 to end at $16.49 after a transfer of 1,605,332 units. Sygnus Credit Investments advanced 72 cents in closing at $12.40 with investors trading 25,837 shares, Sygnus Real Estate Finance gained $1.15 to close at $13 in switching ownership of 1,930 stock units, West Indian Petroleum rose 64 cents to finish at a record high of $1.95 after an exchange of only one share and Wisynco Group advanced 46 cents and ended at $19.96 with a transfer of 83,839 stock units.
Trading resulted in an exchange of 11,000,282 shares for $15,771,112, compared with 569,271,812 units at $1,715,858,400 on Wednesday.
At the close on the first trading day of the new year, Blue Power rose 10 cents to end at $4.60, with 1,178 shares, clearing the market, Cargo Handlers gained 28 cents in closing at $18.78, following an exchange of 200 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped 25 cents to close at $1.77, with 4,430 shares being traded. Dolla Financial fell 26 cents to finish at $2.84 with investors trading 48,123 stock units, Dolphin Cove climbed 56 cents and ended at $12.51, after 1,700 units passed through the market, Everything Fresh skidded 9 cents to close at $2.10 after switching ownership of 11,040 stocks. Fontana increased 10 cents to $7.88, with 2,073 shares changing hands, Future Energy sank 12 cents and ended at $2.80, 313,722 units crossing the exchange, Iron Rock Insurance shed 34 cents to finish at $3.47, with a transfer of 2,468 stock units.
Jamaican Teas sank 14 cents in closing at $2.23, with 629,945 shares crossing the market, Kintyre Holdings rallied 6 cents to end at 76 cents with an exchange of 4,432,960 stocks, Mailpac Group lost 13 cents to close at $2.42, resulting from an exchange of 49,561 stock units. Regency Petroleum slipped 23 cents to $3.85 with investors swapping 1,292,944 stock units and Stationery and Office Supplies dipped 9 cents to close at $1.56 in an exchange of 938,541 shares.
The market closed with an exchange of 202,981 shares for US$8,951 compared to 2,016,016 stock units at US$116,202 on Wednesday.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index increased 1,293.84 points to 329,738.38, the All Jamaican Composite Index popped 1,885.78 points to close at 367,200.16, the JSE Main Index climbed 1,497.05 points to wrap up trading at 319,483.93, the Junior Market Index dropped 19.54 points to finish at 3,381.87 and the JSE USD Market Index increased 1.92 points to 214.08.
In the preferred segment of the market, Jamaica Public Service 7% gained $3.63 to finish at $40, 138 Student Living preference share popped $2.99 to $250, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% rallied $85 to end at $1,145, Sygnus Credit Investments 10% slipped $4 to $106 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% rose $1.95 to close at $104.
The market closed with 138,255,200 shares being traded at $802,340,940 compared with 38,501,644 stocks at $489,916,796 on Tuesday.
At the closing day of the year, Barita Investments rallied $5.75 to $75.75 after 124,035 shares passed through the market. Berger Paints gained 45 cents to finish at $6.19, with investors trading 48 stocks. Caribbean Cement shed 50 cents to end at $107.50, with trading of 359,920 shares. Carreras fell $1.05 to close at $18, after trading of 191,796 units, General Accident climbed 40 cents in closing at $6.20 with investors dealing in 2,309 stock units, GraceKennedy rose $1.25 to end at $73.25 after an exchange of 20,410 shares. JMMB Group advanced $1.05 in closing at $19.95 with investors trading 270,974 stock units, Kingston Wharves sank $3 to $32, with 306,437 units crossing the exchange, Massy Holdings rose 90 cents and ended at $75.90 with a transfer of 865 stocks. Mayberry Group gained 90 cents to end at $7.90 as investors exchanged 53,924 units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities popped 49 cents to close at $9, with 53,990 shares crossing the market, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy gained $2 to finish at $47 in an exchange of 22 stock units. NCB Financial lost $4.50 and ended at $36 in closing with an exchange of 590,226 stocks,
Pan Jamaica slipped 99 cents to $51 in switching ownership of 277,183 units, Proven Investments sank $1.29 to close at $13.75 after 43,440 shares changed hands. Sagicor Group rose $1.93 to end at $41.48 in trading 1,132,613 stock units, Salada Foods climbed 50 cents in closing at $3.42 after a transfer of 485,071 stocks, Scotia Group dipped 94 cents to finish at $53, with 10,577 shares clearing the market. Stanley Motta increased 68 cents to $6.98 with investors swapping 2,070 stock units, Supreme Ventures advanced $3.76 to finish at $19.56 with 23,159,158 stocks crossing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments fell 80 cents and ended at $11.68 with traders dealing in 36,704 units and Wisynco Group skidded 62 cents to end at $19.50 in an exchange of 97,228 shares.
The market closed with an exchange of 2,016,016 shares for US$116,202 compared to 1,030,885 stock units at US$37,357 on Tuesday.
The market closed with trading of 569,271,812 shares, with a value of $1,715,858,400, well over the mere 22,852,005 units at $42,292,961 on Tuesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share.
Honey Bun declined 10 cents to finish at $7.10 after an exchange of 5,130 shares,