Stocks closed out November positively on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Friday, following an 18 percent rise in the volume traded, with a 78 percent jump in value over Thursday, resulting in 58 securities changing hands compared with 60 on Thursday, with prices of 26 rising, 16 declining and 16 ending unchanged, resulting in a jump in the major market indices.
The All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 3,549.61 points to 363,894.47, the JSE Main Index spiked 2,813.30 points to settle at 318,658.37 and the Financial Index popped 0.09 points to 64.42.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids for 15 stocks above their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
The market closed with trading of 35,413,331 shares, valued at $186,918,452 after increasing from 29,936,895 stock units at $105,228,853 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 610,575 shares at $3,222,732, rising from 498,948 stock units at $1,753,814 on Thursday. November closed trading with an average of 279,326 units at $1,890,583, jumping from 262,002 shares at $1,820,912 on the previous day and October with an average of 210,503 stock units at $1,467,012.
Wigton Energy led trading with 13.72 million shares for 38.7 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway ending with 4.95 million stocks for 14 percent of the day’s trade, Radio Jamaica closed with 4.06 million stock units for 11.5 percent of the volume traded, Sagicor Select Financial Fund ended with 3.91 million shares for 11 percent of total trading, Kingston Wharves chipped in with 1.37 million stocks for 3.9 percent of the day’s volume and Carreras with 1.37 million stock units for 3.9 percent of the share of the market.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.3. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden climbed $2.20 to $33.20 after an exchange of 9,758 stock units, Barita Investments dropped $1 to finish at $75.50 with 1,247 shares crossing the market, Caribbean Cement rose $1 and ended at $106 with investors trading 66,517 units. Caribbean Producers gained 94 cents to close at $7.97 with 1,002,185 shares switching ownership. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund slipped $2.35 to end at $43.64 as investors exchanged 181 stock units, First Rock Real Estate lost 52 cents in closing at $10.53 after a transfer of 45 shares. Guardian Holdings popped $4 to $364 with investors trading 2,997 stocks, Jamaica Producers advanced $2.39 to end at $24.47 with 300,093 units crossing the exchange, Jamaica Stock Exchange rallied $1.44 to $11.70 with investors swapping 11,179 stock units. JMMB Group increased 61 cents to close at $18.50 with 507,503 shares changing hands, Kingston Properties popped $1 and ended at $9.10 with traders dealing in 201,828 stock units, Kingston Wharves declined 98 cents to finish at $29 after closing with an exchange of 1,370,773 stocks. 
Margaritaville sank $2.20 and ended at $12.44 with an exchange of 10 units, Mayberry Group gained 57 cents to $7.13 with a mere 4 stocks passing through the market, 138 Student Living shed 41 cents to end at $3.48 with investors dealing in 1,224 units. Pan Jamaica rose $3.30 in closing at $52.20 in an exchange of 152,815 shares, Sagicor Group rallied $3.47 to close at $41.48, after trading of 117,060 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund dropped $1.20 to finish at $6.30 after an exchange of 282,057 shares. Seprod increased by $2 and ended at $84 with a transfer of 11,270 stocks, Stanley Motta climbed 52 cents to $6.79 with 38,043 units clearing the market, Supreme Ventures advanced 36 cents to finish at $16.16 in an exchange of 581,887 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments popped 75 cents to end at $13.15 with 72,380 shares crossing the market.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% advanced $2.97 in closing at $44.97 after 51 stock units were traded, JMMB Group 7.15% – 2028 fell 39 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $2.41 with 68,000 shares changing hands and 138 Student Living preference share rose $3 to $255 as investors exchanged 5,338 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Market activity closed with trading of 20,092,856 shares for $34,826,417, after soaring from 2,715,870 units at $4,424,619 on Thursday.
Atlantic Hardware traded 1.73 million stock units for 8.6 percent of market share and Stationery and Office Supplies with 1.0 million stock units for 5 percent of all trades.
Future Energy rose 8 cents to $2.98 after an exchange of 15,914 shares. Honey Bun advanced 8 cents to $7.75 with investors trading 11,026 stocks, ISP Finance gained $3.34 to end at $17.98, after an exchange of 201 units, Jetcon Corporation dipped 12 cents to $1.35 with investors swapping 3,142 stock units. Lasco Financial rallied 14 cents to finish at $1.92 with traders swapping 41,200 shares, Limners and Bards rose 10 cents and ended at $1.02 trading 22,533 units, Mailpac Group climbed 21 cents to close at $2.60 with 901,136 stocks passing through the market. ONE on ONE Educational popped 11 cents to 87 cents with 4,969,868 stock units crossing the exchange and Stationery and Office Supplies advanced 18 cents to close at $1.82 with a transfer of 1,000,000 shares.
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 rallied 3,032.47 points to 328,975.79, the All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 3,549.61 points to end at 363,894.47, the JSE Main Index climbed 2,813.30 points to closed at 318,658.37, the Junior Market Index popped 47.93 points to end at 3,386.07 and the JSE USD Market Index popped 7.42 points to 209.67.
The market’s PE ratio, the most used measure used to value stocks, ended at 14.3 based on 2025-26 projected earnings and 15.3 based on 2024 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
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 Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.1. 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.
Margaritaville advanced $1.33 to $14.64 with a transfer of 20 stock units. Massy Holdings fell 95 cents to end at $76.50 after an exchange of 900 shares, Mayberry Group dipped 44 cents in closing at $6.56 with 384 stocks passing through the market, Mayberry Jamaican Equities lost 45 cents to close at $8.50 as investors exchanged 7,200 units. 138 Student Living increased 43 cents to $3.89 after swapping 3,601 stock units, Sagicor Group declined $1.93 to finish at $38.01 in an exchange of 7,493 shares, Scotia Group climbed 75 cents and ended at $52.75 with investors trading 21,675 units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance sank $2.09 to close at $8.11 with an exchange of 567 stocks and Wisynco Group popped 85 cents to end at $20.86 with 15,896 stock units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market activity closed with 2,715,870 shares with a value of $4,424,619 changing hands, dropping from 6,424,024 units at $11,325,183 on Wednesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13, based on the last traded price, in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2026.
Honey Bun gained 18 cents to finish at $7.67 with 3,227 stocks crossing the market. Knutsford Express climbed $1.41 and ended at $12.91 with trading of 8 units, Limners and Bards sank 14 cents in closing at 92 cents in an exchange of 26,878 stocks, Lumber Depot declined 19 cents to end at $3, after 48,308 shares passed through the market. Main Event shed 8 cents to $5.89 after an exchange of 1,600 stock units, Regency Petroleum rose 6 cents and ended at $4.38 with 33,167 shares crossing the market and Stationery and Office Supplies fell 8 cents to end at $1.64 in an exchange of 3,599 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise 
The market closed with an exchange of 516,470 shares for US$15,861, climbing from 260,903 stocks at US$8,733 on Wednesday.
Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 7 US cents with investors trading 2,821 shares. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share rose 0.83 of a cent to close at 5.83 US cents after an exchange of 6 stock units and Transjamaican Highway sank 0.01 of one cent and ended at 3.07 US cents with investors dealing in 513,172 units.
At the conclusion of market activities, the JSE Combined Market Index climbed 1,115.58 points to 325,943.32, the All Jamaican Composite Index increased 2,050.55 points to close at 360,344.86, the JSE Main Index gained 1,053.67 points to finish at 315,845.07, while the Junior Market Index rose 15.11 points to 3,338.14 and the JSE USD Market Index fell 1.17 points to finish at 202.25.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 14.2 based on 2025-26 earnings and 15 based on 2024 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help 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. The earnings per share (EPS) and PE ratios are based on 2024 and 2025 actual or projected earnings, excluding any major one time income or expense.
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 prices. Dividends paid or due 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 an exchange of 6,424,024 shares worth $11,325,183 after falling from 14,586,203 stock units at $30,460,491 on Tuesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with the average PE Ratio at 12.9, based on the last traded price, in conjunction with projected earnings computed by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2026.
Future Energy dropped 14 cents to finish at $2.86 with market participants switching ownership of 129,899 stock units, Honey Bun rose 73 cents and ended at $7.49 after an exchange of 1,548 stock units. Iron Rock Insurance rallied 51 cents to end at $3.48 with investors trading 57 shares, ISP Finance shed 26 cents in closing at $14.63 in an exchange of a mere two stock units, Jamaican Teas increased 16 cents to close at $2.39 with dealings in 822,136 stocks. Omni Industries popped 7 cents to $1 with 75,590 stock units clearing the market, Spur Tree Spices advanced 11 cents in closing at $1.12 after a transfer of 816,170 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies gained 6 cents to finish at $1.72 as investors exchanged 466,669 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 16,197,918 shares being traded, with a value of $171,605,898 after jumping from 13,154,510 stock at $72,172,993 on Tuesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.7. The JSE Main and the USD Market PEs are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts that are computed by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy popped $3.01 to end at $47 with 51 shares changing hands, NCB Financial advanced 89 cents to finish at $39.89 with investors trading 109,731 stock units, Seprod rallied 39 cents and ended at $81.99 with traders switching ownership of 16,051 units and Wisynco Group lost 88 cents to $20.01 after an exchange of 3,016,076 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.by
Market activity ended with an exchange of 260,903 shares for US$8,733 after sliding from 708,178 stocks at US$81,601 on Tuesday.
Productive Business Solutions gained 9 cents to end at 80 US cents after a transfer of 237 shares. Proven Investments rose 0.1 of one cent to close at 10 US cents with traders dealing in 236 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 7 US cents after 14,691 stock units were traded and Transjamaican Highway remained at 3.08 US cents with 245,535 stocks crossing the market.