Trading picked up on Friday with the volume and value of stocks traded rising over Thursday’s levels on the Jamaica Stock Exchange resulting in JSE Market index gaining but the All Jamaica Index falling, with the Junior Market index slipping mildly and the JSE USD market rising moderately, with the market activity resulting in prices of 47 shares rising, 30 declining, with 29 remaining firm.
At the close of trading the JSE Combined Ma
rket Index rallied 534.09 points to wrap up trading at 320,930.39, while the All Jamaican Composite Index fell 1,387.15 points to close at 355,021.18, the JSE Main Index climbed 619.24 points to settle at 307,959.14, the Junior Market Index shed 8.07 points to conclude trading at 3,686.41 and the JSE USD Market Index popped 0.86 points higher to end at 226.45.
At the close of trading, 16,381,003 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 8,528,338 units on Thursday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $106.92 million, compared to $90.73 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 302,404 shares for US$26,091 compared to 373,225 units at US$39,451 on Thursday.
In Main Market activity, Wisynco Group led trading with 1.97 million stocks followed by Wigton Windfarm with 1.61 million shares and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 744,800 units. In Junior Market trading ,EduFocal led trading with 2.42 million stocks followed by Jamaican Teas with 811,556 shares and Regency Petroleum with 784,324 units. In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% increased $5.99 to finish at $45.99.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 12.8 based on 2023-24 historical earnings and 20.9 based on 2024 projected earnings. ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and 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 EPS & PE ratios are based on 2023 and 2024 actual or projected earnings, excluding major one time income or expense.
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 EPS & PE ratios are based on 2023 and 2024 actual or projected earnings, excluding major one off items.
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 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. 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 3,458,781 shares for $8,651,263 compared with 3,575,600 units at $6,737,028 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index
Dolphin Cove dropped 48 cents and ended at $20.50 closed after 127,693 shares changed hands, Everything Fresh sank 9 cents to finish at $2.40, with 5,539 stocks crossing the exchange. Express Catering rose 8 cents to $3.30 in switching ownership of 3,993 units, Jamaican Teas advanced 9 cents to finish at $2.36 with investors dealing in 16,186 stock units, Jetcon Corporation popped 11 cents and ended at $1.16 in an exchange of 1,709 shares. KLE Group skidded 23 cents to close at $1.09 with 121 stocks clearing the market, Limners and Bards gained 8 cents in closing at $1.44 with investors trading 97 units, Main Event lost 50 cents to end at $10.82 after an exchange of 17,210 stock units. Spur Tree Spices slipped 11 cents to $1.87 with a transfer of 63,585 shares and Tropical Battery rallied 16 cents to finish at $2.46 with trading of 27,702 stock units.
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 skidded 3,863.06 points to 320,396.3, the All Jamaican Composite Index rose 115.21 points to 356,408.33 but the JSE Main Index fell 4,183.75 points to end the day at 307,339.9, the Junior Market Index added 19.09 points to finish at 3,694.48 and the JSE USD Market Index rose 2.71 points to conclude trading at 225.59.
In Junior Market trading, Stationery and Office Supplies led trading with 1.01 million stocks followed by Omni Industries with 430,226 shares and One Great Studio with 327,803 units.
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 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. 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.
Guardian Holdings continues to hold on to the number one buy position in all markets and Elite Diagnostic the best in the Junior Market.
Image Plus fell out of the Junior Market IC TOP10 and was replaced by Express Catering. No stock moved in or out of the JSE Main Market ICTOP 10 this week. 
In the Main Market ICTOP 10, a total of 16 of the most highly valued stocks representing 31 percent of the Main Market have PEs between 15 to 108, with an average of 28 and 20 excluding the highest PE ratios, and a PE of 23 for the top half of the market with the highest values and 17 excluding the stocks with overweight values.
The market closed with 3,575,600 shares being traded valued $6,737,028 compared with 5,522,042 stock units at $7,976,248 on Tuesday.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
Jetcon Corporation fell 11 cents in closing at $1.05 with investors swapping 6,104 stock units, KLE Group gained 12 cents to finish at $1.32 with an exchange of 20,022 units, Knutsford Express sank $1.18 to end at $10.45 trading 27,981 stocks. Limners and Bards dropped 12 cents in closing at $1.36 in an exchange of 5,098 units, Lumber Depot sank 8 cents to $2.70 with 30,150 stocks clearing the market, Mailpac Group slipped 10 cents to finish at $2.30 with investors trading 391,285 shares. Main Event popped 32 cents and ended at $11.32 after closing with 59 stock units changing hands, Medical Disposables declined 39 cents to end at $1.90 in an exchange of 163,007 shares, MFS Capital Partners skidded 10 cents to close at 70 cents with traders dealing in 188,683 units. 
Spur Tree Spices
At the close of trading, the JSE Combined Market Index rose 2,032.13 points to 324,259.36, the All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 4,324.48 points to end at 356,293.12, the JSE Main Index rallied 2,035.29 points to end at 311,523.65, the Junior Market Index rose 11.99 points to 3,675.39, and the JSE USD Market Index slipped 0.81 points to close trading at 222.88.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 12.8 on 2024-25 earnings and 20.9 based on 2023-24 earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and 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 EPS & PE ratios are based on 2023 and 2024 actual or projected earnings, excluding major one off items.
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 5,522,042 shares for $7,976,248 compared with 11,943,047 units at $17,624,061 on Friday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.7, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Fontana slipped 14 cents and ended at $7.86, with 50,989 stocks changing hands, Honey Bun rose 17 cents to $8.41 with investors swapping 1,989 stock units, Indies Pharma sank 7 cents to finish at $2.96, with 66,140 shares crossing the market. Iron Rock Insurance advanced 28 cents to close at $3.94 with investors trading 24 stock units, ISP Finance skidded $4.99 to end at $20.01 with 12,001 units clearing the market, Jetcon Corporation gained 11 cents in closing at $1.16 after a transfer of 9 stocks. KLE Group rallied 11 cents to $1.20 with investors trading 33 units, Knutsford Express dipped 27 cents to end at $11.63 after an exchange of 548 stocks, Main Event declined 60 cents in closing at $11 with a transfer of 753 shares and tTech shed 21 cents and ended at $1.90 in trading 100 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock 
At the close of trading the JSE Combined Market Index sank 2,479.88 points to close at 322,227.23, the All Jamaican Composite Index fell 5,528.26 points to end at 351,968.64, the JSE Main Index dropped 2,401.76 points to 309,488.36, the Junior Market Index shed 25.54 points to end at 3,663.4, and the JSE USD Market Index dipped 1.99 points to settle at 223.69.
Trading climbed sharply on Friday with an exchange of 11,943,047 shares for $17,624,061 up solidly from 4,082,483 units at $8,098,206 on Thursday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.9, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
GWest Corporation gained 7 cents in closing at 97 cents with 415 stocks clearing the market, Jetcon Corporation slipped 12 cents to close at $1.05 with an exchange of 71 units, KLE Group sank 11 cents to finish at $1.09 in trading 10,041 stock units. Knutsford Express increased 29 cents and ended at $11.90 in an exchange of 4,519 shares, Main Event climbed 26 cents to $11.60 with 1,355 units crossing the market, Medical Disposables declined 7 cents to close at $2.30 with investors trading 100 stocks. Spur Tree Spices shed 11 cents in closing at $1.87 with 312,942 stock units changing hands and Tropical Battery skidded 7 cents to finish at $2.50 in an exchange of 57,443 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close of trading, 64,714,237 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 11,145,537 units on Wednesday. The value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets jumped to $267.31 million, well above the $39.69 million on the previous trading day and the JSE USD market closed with 51,055,916 shares traded for US$1,092,742 up from 231,331 units at US$18,240 on Wednesday.
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 EPS & PE ratios are based on 2023 and 2024 actual or projected earnings, excluding major income or expenses that do not recur regularly.