Trading picked up on Wednesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a rise in the volume of stocks exchanged by investors at a value that is greater than on Tuesday, resulting in Main Market major indices and the JSE USD Market declining falling, while the Junior Market index closed higher. At the close of trading the prices of 38 shares rose, 45 declined and 24 remained firm in the overall market.
At the close of the market the JSE Combined Market Index dropped 2,899.50 points to 324,228.12, the All Jamaican Composite Index fell 2,372.43 points to 359,090.31, the JSE Main Index dived 3,081.90 points to settle at 311,271.77, the Junior Market Index rallied a mere 6.58 points to conclude trading at 3,704.56, and the JSE USD Market Index sank 19.87 points to close at 223.47.
At the close of trading, 32,998,129 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 23,239,607 units on Tuesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $168.94 million, much higher than the $70.63 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 3,730,741 shares for US$237,829 up sharply from 93,280 units at US$4,522 on Tuesday.
In Main Market activity, Sygnus Credit Investments led trading with 2.57 million stocks followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.81 million shares and Transjamaican Highway with 1.32 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Dolla Financial led trading with 8.14 million stocks followed by Indies Pharma with 5.04 million shares and Mailpac Group with 2.60 million units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share sank $54.01 to finish at $209.99.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 12.6 on 2024-25 earnings 20.5 based on 2024-24 historical earnings.
The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other more detailed daily charts that 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 earnings per share (EPS) and PE ratios are based on 2024 and 2024 actual or projected earnings, excluding any major time income or expenses.
Pertinent information is required to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and more detailed daily 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 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 17,176,586 shares for $36,066,791 down sharply from 85,703,591 units at $267,676,941 on Monday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.6, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Fontana dropped 8 cents to finish at $7.95 with investors trading 9,614 stock units, Honey Bun popped 20 cents in closing at $8.70 in an exchange of 22,610 units, Indies Pharma rallied 8 cents to end at $3.03 with 800 stocks changing hands. Lasco Financial lost 11 cents to $1.76 as 75 shares were traded, Limners and Bards skidded 8 cents to finish at $1.28 after a transfer of 6,250 units, Lumber Depot rose 9 cents and ended at $2.77 with investors dealing in 56,100 stocks. MFS Capital Partners advanced 8 cents in closing at 68 cents with a transfer of a mere 10 stock units and Stationery and Office Supplies sank 8 cents to close at $1.60 while 8,068,243 shares crossed the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% fell $4.40 to $40.50, 138 Student Living preference share advanced $22.51 in closing at $264.
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.
Trading averaged 1,823,481 shares at $5,695,254 compared with 76,335 stocks at $97,940 on Friday with the month to date, averaging 405,865 stock units at $1,101,161 compared to 145,600 shares at $27,714 on the previous trading day and October with an average of 196,034 shares at $399,810.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.7, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Future Energy rallied 14 cents to end at $3.75 with 58,859 shares crossing the market. Honey Bun shed 10 cents in closing at $8.50 with investors trading 8,281 stock units, Indies Pharma lost 9 cents to finish at $2.95 with 51,615 units changing hands, Knutsford Express gained 45 cents to close at $12.45 with traders dealing in 3,800 stocks. Lumber Depot sank 10 cents to $2.68 with 73,505 units clearing the market, Mailpac Group slipped 5 cents to end at $2.45 with 839,590 stocks in switching owners, MFS Capital Partners sank 9 cents in closing at 60 cents after an exchange of 10,033 shares. Stationery and Office Supplies rose 5 cents and ended at $1.68 with 48,067 stock units trading and tTech skidded 14 cents to finish at $2 with 61,857 shares being traded.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close of trading the JSE Combined Market Index shed 1,717.88 points to end at 329,239.04, the All Jamaican Composite Index fell 1,411.66 points to wrap up trading at 362,264.40, the JSE Main Index dipped 1,362.91 points to end the day at 316,354.12, the Junior Market Index dropped 57.75 points to end at 3,725.64, and the JSE USD Market Index skidded 7.54 points to wrap-up trading at 238.91.
popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13 based on 2024-25 earnings and 21.2 based on 2023-24 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and other more detailed daily charts provide investors regularly updated information to help decision-making. The PE ratio chart covers ordinary shares 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 2023 and 2024 actual or projected earnings, excluding any major time income or expenses.
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.
In the Main Market ICTOP10, the only winning stock, Berger Paints popped 5 percent to $8.44. JMMB Group, 138 Student Living and Pulse Investments all fell 7 percent to end at $22.25, $4.06 and $1.49 respectively, with the rest losing 2 percent or less.
In the Junior Market IC TOP10 are 10 stocks, 21 percent of the market, with PEs ranging from 15 to 27 with an average of PE of 19 and a PE of 16 for half of the market with the highest PEs.
Trading ended with 3,206,080 shares being traded for $4,113,490 down sharply from 12,247,617 stock units at $25,016,931 on Thursday.
At the close, Access Financial rallied $1.07 to $20.07 with 29 units clearing the market, following release of second quarter results with a series of errors in the income statement. AMG Packaging dipped 5 cents to $3.15, with 1,950 stock units crossing the exchange, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 7 cents and ended at $3.27 with 9,630 stocks having been traded, Caribbean Cream fell 28 cents to close at $3.17 as 790 shares passed through the market. Caribbean Flavours slipped 29 cents to finish at $1.15 with investors trading 103,060 stock units, Dolla Financial increased 5 cents to close at $3.45 after an exchange of 124,039 stocks, Dolphin Cove sank 39 cents to end at $20.10 with 33,763 shares switching owners, 
Fontana lost 7 cents in closing at $8.03 after an exchange of 16,438 units. Future Energy sank 19 cents to $3.61 with 100,506 stocks being traded, Honey Bun skidded 10 cents to close at $8.60 with an exchange of 25,436 stock units, Knutsford Express declined 45 cents in closing at $12 with 1,400 shares changing hands, Medical Disposables shed 17 cents and ended at $2.10 after an exchange of 7,683 stock unit. MFS Capital Partners climbed 5 cents to 69 cents with 12,886 shares clearing the market and Spur Tree Spices slipped 5 cents to close at $1.90 as investors exchanged 244,502 stocks. .
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close of trading the JSE Combined Market Index lost 1,457.31 points to close trading at 330,956.92, the All Jamaican Composite Index sank 2,128.02 points to finish at 363,676.06, the JSE Main Index dipped 1,605.10 points to end at 317,717.03, the Junior Market Index rose 10.77 points to end at 3,783.39 and the JSE USD Market Index popped 4.94 points to cease trading at 246.45.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 12,9 based on 2024-25 projected earnings and 21.1 based on 2023-24 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and other 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 earnings per share (EPS) and PE ratios are based on 2023 and 2024 actual or projected earnings, excluding any major time income or expenses.
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 12,247,617 shares for $25,016,931 up sharply from 3,813,362 units at $6,091,200 on Wednesday. Trading averaged 314,041 shares valued at $641,460 compared to 86,667 units at $138,436 on Wednesday with the month to date, averaging 159,194 units at $289,072 up from 124,685 stock units at $210,540 on the previous day and October with an average of 196,034 shares at $399,810.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.3, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Jamaican Teas rose 4 cents in closing at $2.25 with investors trading 5,616,727 units, Knutsford Express gained 53 cents to close at $12.45 with 4,015 units crossing the market. MFS Capital Partners fell 4 cents to end at 64 cents with investors trading 5,437 shares. Paramount Trading dipped 4 cents to finish at $1.30 with a mere two stock units crossing the exchange, Regency Petroleum popped 7 cents to $2.89 with an exchange of 15,797 stocks, Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 9 cents to finish at $1.59 and closed with an exchange of 90,792 stock units and Tropical Battery rallied 10 cents and ended at $2.47 after a transfer of 35,984 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close of trading the JSE Combined Market Index rallied 1,932.36 points to wrap up trading at 332,414.23, the All Jamaican Composite Index popped 3,204.71 points to 365,804.08, the JSE Main Index climbed 2,259.74 points to finish at 319,322.13, the Junior Market Index fell 31.79 points to close at 3,772.62, and the JSE USD Market Index popped 6.17 points to wrap-up trading at 241.51.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share fell $17 in closing at $193.
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.