The Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange slipped in trading on Friday with the JSE USD market dipping lower and the Junior Market closing moderately higher as trading ended with the number of stocks changing hands climbing sharply over Thursday volume, with the value moderately higher, resulting in prices of 41 shares declining and 23 rising on the last trading day before the extended trading starts on Monday.
At the close of trading, the JSE Combined Market Index shed 152.52 points to close at 329,861.68, the All Jamaican Composite Index popped 333.74 points to 354,409.43, the JSE Main Index skidded 236.81 points to 317,262.50. The Junior Market Index gained 10.69 points to wrap-up trading at 3,691.54 and the JSE USD Market Index dipped 0.81 points to settle at 237.80.
At the close of trading, 18,855,563 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 10,562,804 units on Wednesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $81.15 million, over the $76.65 million on the previous trading day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 233,466 shares for US$32,685 compared to 276,289 units at US$33,572 on Wednesday.
In Main Market activity, Wigton Windfarm led trading with 9.19 million shares followed by JMMB 9.5% preference share with 1.39 million units and Wisynco Group with 753,254 stocks.
In the Junior Market, EduFocal led trading with 1.77 million shares followed by Dolla Financial with 731,474 units and Spur Tree Spices with 434,369 stocks.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.75% preference share increased $1.41 to end at $18.46, 138 Student Living preference share climbed $2 in closing at $217 and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share rose $2 to finish at $107.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to determine the value of stocks, ended at 20. on 2023-24 earnings and 13.1 times those for 2024-25 at the close of trading. ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the 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.
Pertinent information is required to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily report 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 reported as a guide for investors to quickly assess the value of stocks based on this measure. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices.
Dividends paid or payable 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.
Mixed Junior Market trading
Trading activity picked up on Wednesday ahead of the close of the market on Thursday for the labour day holiday as trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, with a 15 percent fall in the volume of stocks traded, with a 15 percent greater value than Tuesday, resulting in trading in 42 securities compared with 44 on Tuesday and ending with rising and declining stocks ending with 16 price movements each as 10 closed unchanged.
The Junior Market closed with trading of 3,223,099 shares for $8,496,465 compared with 3,806,992 units at $7,393,971 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 76,740 shares at $202,297 compared with 86,523 units at $168,045 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date averages 539,459 units at $1,142,236 compared with 569,968 stock units $1,204,210 on the previous day up from April with an average of 204,118 stock units at $439,599.
EduFocal led trading with 994,984 shares for 30.9 percent of total volume followed by Fontana with 394,800 stocks for 12.2 percent of the day’s trade and Future Energy with 307,222 units for 9.5 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index fell 11.69 points to end at 3,680.85.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.4, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial rose 50 cents to $20 as investors exchanged 2,710 shares, AMG Packaging gained 31 cents and ended at $3.20, with 598 units crossing the market, Caribbean Assurance Brokers dipped 24 cents to close at $2.45 in an exchange of 2,201 shares. Caribbean Cream sank 59 cents to end at $3.61 with investors trading 3,767 stock units, Dolphin Cove slipped 79 cents in closing at $21.90 after an exchange of 17,677 shares, Fontana lost 8 cents in finishing at $8.15 with a transfer of 394,800 stock units. 
Indies Pharma popped 20 cents to $2.70 after 3,207 stocks passed through the market, ISP Finance skidded $4.01 to close at $24 with investors transferring 18 stock units, Jetcon Corporation fell 7 cents and ended at 91 cents with 716 shares clearing the market. Knutsford Express advanced 50 cents to close at $11.50 with investors dealing in 4,476 units, Limners and Bards increased 24 cents to end at $1.60 with 26,159 stocks crossing the market, Main Event climbed 58 cents to finish at $13.09 after a transfer of 9,467 stock units. Medical Disposables rallied 19 cents to $2.19 with investors swapping 2,297 shares and tTech shed 10 cents to close at $2.16 in an exchange of 389 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE Main & Junior markets drop USD rise
Only the USD Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange recorded gains at the end of trading on Wednesday as the Junior Market slipped moderately as the Main Market major indices dropped as trading ended with the number and the value of stocks changing hands falling, resulting in prices of 39 shares rising and 29 declining.
At the close of trading, the JSE Combined Market Index fell 1,728.47 points to end at 330,014.20, the All Jamaican Composite Index skidded 3,411.32 points to 354,075.69, the JSE Main Index skidded 1,718.09 points to finish at 317,499.31. The Junior Market Index sank 11.69 points to end the day at 3,680.85 and the JSE USD Market Index rallied 2.61 points to conclude trading at 238.61.
At the close of trading, 10,562,804 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 14,746,118 units on Tuesday with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $76.65 million, just below the $80.45 million on the previous trading day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 276,289 shares for US$33,572 compared to 151,001 units at US$8,136 on Tuesday.
In Main Market activity, Wigton Windfarm led trading with 2.07 million shares followed by Jamaica Producers with 1.0 million stocks and JMMB 9.5% preference share with 687,416 units.
In the Junior Market, EduFocal led trading with 994,984 shares followed by Fontana with 394,800 stocks and Future Energy with 307,222 units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share rallied $1.16 and ended at $20.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to determine the value of stocks, ended at 21.4 on 2023-24 earnings and 13.3 times those for 2024-25 at the close of trading. ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the 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.
Pertinent information is required to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily report 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 reported as a guide for investors to quickly assess the value of stocks based on this measure. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices.
Dividends paid or payable 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.
Junior Market drops
Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Tuesday, with a 62 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, with a 54 percent drop in value compared with Monday after trading in 44 securities compared with 45 on Monday and ending with prices of nine rising, 23 declining and 12 closing unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 3,806,992 shares at $7,393,971 compared with 9,933,959 units at $16,224,087 on Monday.
Trading averaged 86,523 shares at $168,045 compared with 220,755 units at $360,535 on Monday with the month to date, averaging 569,968 units at $1,204,210 compared to 605,840 stock units at $1,281,092 on the previous day and April with an average of 204,118 units at $439,599.
EduFocal led trading with 1.16 million shares for 30.4 percent of total volume followed by Dolla Financial with 409,370 stocks for 10.8 percent of the day’s trade and One Great Studio with 359,377 units for 9.4 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index lost 47.71 points to wrap-up trading at 3,692.54.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.5, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial skidded $1.60 to close at $19.50 in an exchange of 5,012 shares, AMG Packaging fell 61 cents to $2.89 with 7,742 stocks clearing the market, Blue Power gained 61 cents in closing at $3.61 with a transfer of 19 shares. CAC 2000 dipped 48 cents to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of $3.36 with trading of 1,673 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers sank 10 cents and ended at $2.69 in an exchange of 537 shares, Derrimon Trading slipped 25 cents to end at $1.9 1after 148,710 stock units passed through the market. Everything Fresh dipped 10 cents to $1.70 in switching ownership of 123,182 stocks, Express Catering shed 15 cents in closing at $3.75 with investors dealing in 25,012 units, Indies Pharma declined 20 cents and ended at $2.50 after an exchange of 3,017 shares. JFP Ltd fell 10 cents to close at $1.12 with investors transferring 19,381 units, KLE Group rose 20 cents to end at $2.29, with 21 stocks crossing the exchange, Knutsford Express sank 80 cents to finish at $11 in trading 5,528 stock units. 
Lasco Financial dropped 11 cents and ended at $1.57, with 68,526 shares crossing the market, Limners and Bards fell 20 cents to $1.36 after a transfer of 1,166 stock units, Lumber Depot climbed 15 cents to close at $2.79 with an exchange of 174,549 units. Main Event skidded 49 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $12.51 with 1,836 stocks changing hands, Medical Disposables lost 20 cents to end at $2 with investors swapping 2,447 units, MFS Capital Partners gained 12 cents to finish at $1.42 with an exchange of 219,501 stocks. Tropical Battery dipped 9 cents and ended at $2.29, with 68,100 shares crossing the market and tTech popped 8 cents to $2.26 with traders dealing in 14,731 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
All Jamaica Stock Exchange markets fall
All three Markets of the Jamaica Stock Exchange declined in trading on Tuesday with moderately trading, with the number of stocks changing hands falling, with the value of stocks traded rising modestly higher over the previous trading day, resulting in prices of just 23 shares rising and 46 declining.
At the close of trading, the JSE Combined Market Index declined 1,567.79 points to 331,742.67, the All Jamaican Composite Index slipped 361.32 points to end at 357,487.01, the JSE Main Index skidded 1,288.58 points to close trading at 319,217.40. The Junior Market Index dropped 47.71 points to finish at 3,692.54 and the JSE USD Market Index declined 2.56 points to conclude trading at 236.00.
At the close of trading, 14,746,118 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from units on 17,563,944 Monday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $80.45 million, just above the $75.2 million on the previous trading day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 151,001 shares for US$8,136 compared to 98,295 units at US$9,105 on Monday.
In Main Market activity, Wigton Windfarm led trading with 4.83 million shares followed by Transjamaican Highway with 2.25 million units and Lasco Distributors with 683,042 stock units.
In the Junior Market, EduFocal led trading with 1.16 million shares followed by Dolla Financial with 409,370 stock units and One Great Studio with 359,377 shares.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.75% preference share dropped $2.95 to close at $17.05.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to determine the value of stocks, ended at 21.1 on 2023-24 earnings and 13.1 times those for 2024-25 at the close of trading. ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the 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.
Pertinent information is required to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily report 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 reported as a guide for investors to quickly assess the value of stocks based on this measure. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices.
Dividends paid or payable 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.
Junior Market price changes evenly split
Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Monday, following a 93 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, valued 19 percent more than Friday with trading in all 45 securities available to trade well up from just 36 on Friday and ending with price movements evenly split at 15 each between stocks rising, declining and closing firm.
Trading closed with 9,933,959 shares for $16,224,087 up from 5,151,901 units at $13,657,450 on Friday.
Trading averaged 220,755 shares at $360,535 compared to 143,108 stock units at $379,374 on Friday with the month to date, averaging 605,840 stocks at $1,281,092 compared with 637,462 stock units at $1,356,686 on the previous trading day and April with an average of 204,118 units at $439,599.
ONE on ONE Educational led trading with 4.37 million shares for 44 percent of total volume followed by Stationery and Office Supplies with 2.01 million units for 20.2 percent of the day’s trade and Everything Fresh with 908,181 units for 9.1 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index increased 13.66 points to culminate at 3,740.25.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.8, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial jumped on the $3.10 to close at $21.10 in trading 3,450 shares, AMG Packaging spiked 61 cents to $3.50, with 305 stocks changing hands, Caribbean Assurance Brokers skidded 41 cents to finish at $2.79 after trading as low as $2.24 shortly after opening with an exchange of 33,315 shares. Dolphin Cove popped $1.19 and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $22.69 after investors ended trading 89,551 stock units, Everything Fresh gained 10 cents to end at $1.80 in an exchange of 908,181 shares, Fosrich fell 7 cents in closing at $2.13 with investors transferring 12,894 stock units.
Future Energy shed 9 cents to close at $3.30 in an exchange of 75,815 units, Indies Pharma rose 34 cents and ended at $2.70 with 3,191 stocks clearing the market, Jetcon Corporation advanced 12 cents to close at 99 cents with an exchange of 416 units. KLE Group rallied 19 cents to finish at $2.09, with 556 stocks crossing the market, Limners and Bards declined 20 cents to end at $1.56 with investors trading 770 shares, Lumber Depot rose 9 cents in closing at $2.64 after a transfer of 53,042 stock units. MFS Capital Partners lost 14 cents to end at $1.30 as investors exchanged 10,351 shares and Spur Tree Spices gained 13 cents in closing at $2.35 with a transfer of 168,232 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading dives on the Jamaica Stock Exchange
Rising stocks outclassed those declining on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday but the market indices dropped at the end of trading, the Junior Market rose while the JSE USD market closed moderately higher as trading ended with the number and the value of stocks changing hands falling from the previous trading day, resulting in prices of 35 shares rising and 32 declining.
At the close of trading, the JSE Combined Market Index climbed 682.46 points to 333,310.47 and the All Jamaican Composite Index fell 551.92 points to 357,848.33. The JSE Main Index shed 811.24 points to settle at 320,505.98. The Junior Market Index rose 13.66 points to 3,740.25 and the JSE USD Market Index gained 1.51 points to close at 238.56.
At the close of trading, 17,563,944 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 32,255,498 units on Friday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $75.2 million, well below the $497.67 million on Friday and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 98,295 shares for US$9,105 compared to 280,988 units at US$32,878 on Friday.
In Main Market activity, Wigton Windfarm led trading with 2.38 million shares followed by Transjamaican Highway with 1.11 million stocks and Lasco Distributors with 1.10 million units.
In the Junior Market, ONE on ONE Educational led trading with 4.37 million shares followed by Stationery and Office Supplies with 2.01 million stock units and Everything Fresh with 908,181 units.
In the preference segment, Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% gained $1 to end at $109.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to determine the value of stocks, sits at 21.3 on 2023-24 earnings and 13.3 times those for 2024-25 at the close of trading. ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the 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 sectors 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 the more detailed daily report 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 reported as a guide for investors to quickly assess the value of stocks based on this measure. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices.
Dividends paid or payable 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.
3 new additions to ICTOP10
In a week when most results for the 2024 first quarter were released, the JSE Jamaica Stock Exchange junior market had major swings while the Main Market continued to record gains. Only three stocks in the IC TOP10 recorded notable gains while 4 suffered sizable declines, the impact was that 3 new stocks entered the TOP10.
Dropping from the ICTOP10 this week are ISP Finance from the Junior Market and from the Main Market General Accident and Scotia Group. Earnings for ISP Finance were adjusted to $1.60 per share to reflect what the first quarter results suggest. Prices of General Accident and Scotia Group moved up slightly and were replaced by stocks that had lower prices by the end of the week.
tTech gained 9 percent to close at $2.20 following the company reporting earnings for the first quarter. Based on the report and other data, earnings for the current year have expanded to 35 cents per share, up from 30 cents originally projected. This is the only major upward price move in the week, for the Junior Market ICTOP10 as AMG Packaging, fell 17 percent $2.89, followed by Access Financial and Caribbean Assurance Brokers each down 9 percent to close at $18.00 and $3.20 respectively and ISP Finance chipped in with a 5 percent fall to $28.01 had your full cup chopped 4 percent to $0.90.
In the Main Market, Berger Pant, added to the list last week, jumped 17 percent to close at $8.50. Compared to last week, more sellers came into the market than at the close the previous week, but that did not prevent the stock from posting gains of 70 percent just before the company released results during the last week. selling in the stock is moderate below $12. Palace Amusement rose 6 percent to $1.08, while there were no major losses in the market during the week.
Dolla Financial is the only new listing for the ICTOP10 Junior Market for the week. In the Main Market, Pulse Investments and Lasco Manufacturing which dropped out of the list last week, are now in the ICTOP10.
The average PE for the JSE Main Market ICTOP 10 stands at 5.2, well below the market average of 13.3 and the Junior Market TOP10 sits at 7.3, just over half of the market, with an average of 12.6.
The Main Market ICTOP10 is projected to gain an average of 288 percent by May 2025, based on 2024 forecasted earnings and providing better values than the Junior Market with the potential to achieve 220 percent over the same period.
In the Main Market ICTOP 10, a total of 15 of the most highly valued stocks representing 29 percent of the Main Market are priced at a PE of 15 to 79, with an average of 32 and 20 excluding the highest PE ratios, and a PE of 20 for the top half and 16 excluding the stocks with overweight values.
In the Junior Market IC TOP10 are 12 stocks, or 26 percent of the market, with PEs ranging from 15 to 41, averaging 20, well above the market’s average. The average PE in the top half of the market is 17, possibly the lowest fair value for stocks, currently.
ICTOP10 focuses on likely yearly winners, accordingly, the list includes some of the best companies in the market, but this is not always so. ICInsider.com ranks stocks based on projected earnings, allowing investors to focus on the most undervalued stocks and helping to remove emotions in selecting stocks for investments that often result in costly mistakes.
IC TOP10 stocks will likely deliver the best returns on or around May 2025 and are ranked in order of potential gains, computed using projected earnings for the current fiscal year. Expected values will change as stock prices fluctuate, resulting in weekly movements in and out of the lists. Revisions to earnings are ongoing, based on receipt of new information.
Persons who compiled this report may have an interest in securities commented on in this report.
Junior Market jumps to close out week
Stocks rebounded sharply in prices on Friday and ended with more shares trading, with a slightly lower value than on Thursday at the close of the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, resulting in a 53 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, with 16 percent lower value following trading in only 36 securities down from 40 on Thursday and ending with prices of 18 rising, nine declining and nine closing unchanged.
Trading ended with 5,151,901 shares for $13,657,450 versus 11,052,377 units at $16,339,934 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 143,108 shares at $379,374 compared with 276,309 units at $408,498 on Thursday. trading for the month to date averages 637,462 units at $1,356,686 compared with 672,221 stock units at $1,425,403 on the previous day and April with an average of 204,118 units at $439,599.
Dolla Financial led trading with 2.10 million shares for 40.8 percent of total volume followed by Fosrich with 1.03 million stock units for 20 percent of the day’s trade and Derrimon Trading with 525,307 units for 10.2 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index increased 61.95 points to lock up trading at 3,726.59.
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 on or around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close, Blue Power dipped 60 cents to $3 as investors traded 6,031 stock units, Cargo Handlers popped 82 cents in closing at $13, with 248 shares crossing the market, Caribbean Assurance Brokers climbed 48 cents to finish at $3.20 after a transfer of 7,559 units. Derrimon Trading rose 10 cents and ended at $2.15 with an exchange of 525,307 stocks, Dolphin Cove rallied 50 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $21.50 after an exchange of 1,509 units, Fosrich rallied 10 cents to close at $2.20 with investors dealing in 1,031,427 shares. 
GWest Corporation sank 8 cents to 94 cents after an exchange of 36,157 stocks, Indies Pharma dropped 33 cents to $2.36 with investors trading 110,000 stocks, Jamaican Teas gained 9 cents and ended at $2.39 in switching ownership of 151,903 shares. Jetcon Corporation lost 12 cents to end at 87 cents with investors trading 843 stock units, JFP Ltd advanced 14 cents in closing at $1.18 in an exchange of 25,304 stocks, Lasco Financial rose 19 cents to close at $1.69 with investors trading 878 units. Limners and Bards rallied 24 cents to close at $1.76, with 143,518 stocks changing hands, Medical Disposables skidded 8 cents to finish at $2.20 with traders dealing in 553 units, ONE on ONE Educational increased 7 cents and ended at 82 cents with 25,172 shares clearing the market and Paramount Trading climbed 16 cents to end at $1.45 in trading 26,982 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Jamaican stocks rally on Friday
Trading jumped sharply on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday with nearly twice the volume of stocks changing hands with the value surging well above that on Thursday and resulting in prices of 38 shares rising and 27 declining and ending with the Junior Market jumping sharply while the Main Market rallied higher at the close while the JSE USD market closed marginally higher.
At the close of trading, the JSE Combined Market Index climbed 1,251.08 points to 333,992.93, the All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 1,282.66 points to 358,400.25, the JSE Main Index rose 854.69 points to wrap-up trading at 321,317.22. The Junior Market Index surged 61.95 points to conclude trading at 3,726.59 and the JSE USD Market Index popped 0.06 points to finish at 237.05.
At the close of trading, 32,255,498 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 17,302,070 units on Thursday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $497.67 million, well above the $57.3 million on the previous trading day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 280,988 shares for US$32,878 compared to 102,017 units at US$10,991 on Thursday.
In Main Market activity, JMMB Group 7.25% preference share due 2024 led trading with 13.0 million shares followed by GraceKennedy with 5.27 million stocks, Wigton Windfarm with 3.31 million units, Carreras with 1.87 million units and Transjamaican Highway with 1.47 million stock units.
In the Junior Market, Dolla Financial led trading with 2.10 million shares followed by Fosrich with 1.03 million stocks and Derrimon Trading with 525,307 units.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to determine the value of stocks, ended at 21.5 on 2023-24 earnings and 13. times those for 2024-25 at the close of trading. ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the 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.
Pertinent information is required to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily report 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 reported as a guide for investors to quickly assess the value of stocks based on this measure. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices.
Dividends paid or payable 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.