The Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed higher on Friday with the Junior Market declining moderately following a drop in the volume and value of stocks exchanged than Thursday. At the end of trading, the prices of 46 shares rose, 36 declined and 27 remained firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index rose by 2,013.93 points to 323,948.31, the All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 2,479.15 points to close at 360,786.78, the JSE Main Index advanced 2,138.17 points to end at 312,991.30, the Junior Market Index declined 3.84 points to end at 3,441.93 and the JSE USD Market Index dipped a mere 0.58 points to wrap up trading at 203.84.
At the close of trading, 22,355,985 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 26,092,449 units on Thursday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $101.16 million, down from $107.12 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 255,956 shares for US$19,600 compared to 525,864 units at US$12,652 on Thursday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 9.69 million shares, followed by Wigton Energy with 3.57 million stocks and 138 Student Living with 2.07 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Tropical Battery led with 710,115 shares, followed by Fosrich with 622,637 stocks and Future Energy with 354,171 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% popped $1.55 to finish at $43, 138 Student Living preference share advanced $3 and ended at $220, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% sank $10 to $1,080 and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% rose $8.49 in closing at $109.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.8 based on 2024-25 earnings and 16.3 based on 2024 earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other, more 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 and grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market. 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.
Pertinent information is required to easily navigate the numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. 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 leading performing stock for the half year is the financial entity, Eppley, up 33 percent, followed by another financial stock, Sterling Investments with a rise of 25 percent, cigarette distributor Carreras, was up 21 percent following improved results and an increase in dividend payment and Innovative Energy rose 15 percent for the half year.
Chicken processors, Jamaica Broilers stocks got hit by accounting irregularities in their US operations, with investors marking the stock down by 33 percent to be the biggest Main Market loser, VM Investment fell 21 percent, Transjamaican Highway, Supreme Ventures and AS Bryden all lost 20 percent and NCB Financial fell 19 percent in the first six months of 2025.
The market closed with trading of 12,286,419 shares for $13,554,086, sharply down from 56,678,732 units at $49,193,048 on Wednesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.1, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Jetcon Corporation popped 9 cents and ended at a 52 week high of $1.59, with 381,419 stock crossing the exchange. Knutsford Express slipped 36 cents to close at $13.50 with investors trading 1,410 shares, Lasco Financial sank 10 cents in closing at $1.95, with 200,148 stocks clearing the market. Limners and Bards rallied 8 cents to end at $1.16 as investors exchanged 6 units. Mailpac Group rose 6 cents to $2.51 in trading 12,972 stock units, Omni Industries climbed 6 cents to finish at 72 cents, with 11,329 shares crossing the market, Regency Petroleum lost 5 cents and ended at $4.35 with investors dealing in 20,255 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies increased 10 cents to end at $1.80 in switching ownership of 367,363 units.
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 sank 697.54 points to end at 321,934.38, the All Jamaican Composite Index declined by 1,493.92 points to 358,307.63, the JSE Main Index dropped by 838.31 points to 310,853.13, the Junior Market Index rallied by 14.16 points to 3,445.77 and the JSE USD Market Index shed 0.05 points to 204.42.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used in valuing stocks, ended at 13.8 based on the 2024-25 earnings and 16.1 based on 2024 earnings.
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 56,678,732 shares for $49,193,048, down from 356,429,672 units at $171,426,830 on Tuesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.1, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Iron Rock Insurance slipped $1.01 to finish at $4.99 in switching ownership of 2,075 stock units. Knutsford Express increased $2.73 and ended at $13.86 with investors dealing in 1,710 shares, Lasco Financial rose 5 cents to close at $2.05 after an exchange of 2,039 stocks, Limners and Bards lost 9 cents to end at $1.08, with 5,246 units crossing the market. Mailpac Group shed 25 cents in closing at $2.45 in an exchange of 9,047,145 stock units, Medical Disposables rallied 18 cents to $1.50 with investors trading 1,750 shares, MFS Capital Partners advanced 5 cents to close at 45 cents, with 345,706 stock units crossing the exchange. Omni Industries dropped 9 cents and ended at 66 cents after a transfer of 12,548 units, Regency Petroleum popped 12 cents to end at a 52 week high of $4.40, after 130,818 stocks cleared the market and Tropical Battery declined 9 cents to finish at $1.99 with a transfer of 113,679 units.
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 sank 2,374.92 points to end at 322,631.92, the All Jamaican Composite Index shed 3,493.96 points to end at 359,801.55, the JSE Main Index declined 2,270.65 points to finish at 311,691.44, mean while the Junior Market Index shed 28.38 points to settle at 3,431.61 and the JSE USD Market Index shed 0.26 points to 204.47.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% fell $6.66 to end at $37.
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 leading performing stock for the half year is Iron Rock Insurance, with a 50 percent appreciation, followed by Lasco Financial Services with a gain of 27 percent and Regency Petroleum, up 26 percent. Another motor vehicle-related company, Jetcon Corporation, made the top ten, up 11 percent.
Spur Tree Spices declined the most with a 55 percent fall, followed by ISP Finance down 51 percent and One Great Studio and JFP Limited down 43 percent each.
The market closed with trading of 356,429,672 shares for a value of $171,426,830 up from 27,649,833 units at $70,387,812 on Monday.
At the close of trading Tuesday, Consolidated Bakeries popped 6 cents and ended at $1.63 following an exchange of 30,148 shares, Derrimon Trading sank 6 cents to $1.94 with the trading of 190,737 units, Dolla Financial dropped 20 cents to end at $2.50, with trading of 697,262 shares. Dolphin Cove declined 9 cents to $12.40, after trading of 4,009 stocks, Fontana declined 9 cents to finish at $8.70, with 15,702 stocks crossing the exchange, Future Energy shed 10 cents to end at $3.10, with 251,434 shares changing hands. Honey Bun lost 11 cents in closing at $7.39 in trading 1,135 stock units, Indies Pharma slipped 25 cents to $3.45 and closed after an exchange of 140,158 units, Jamaican Teas fell 15 cents and ended at $2.28 with a transfer of 397,092 stocks. Jetcon Corporation gained 6 cents to end at $1.50, with 306,520 shares clearing the market, JFP skidded 5 cents to close at 50 cents in switching ownership of 5,000 stock units, 
Knutsford Express dipped $2.73 to finish at $11.13 with traders dealing in 71 units. Lasco Financial rose 16 cents to $2 in an exchange of 476 stock units, Limners and Bards rallied 8 cents and ended at $1.17 with investors trading 75 shares, Main Event increased 47 cents to close at $9.97 after an exchange of 350 stock units. Omni Industries lost 5 cents to finish at 75 cents, with 7,047 units crossing the market, ONE on ONE Educational dipped 5 cents in closing at 89 cents with an exchange of 388,006 stocks, Regency Petroleum sank 7 cents to end at $4.28 after 38,037 units passed through the market and Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 9 cents to $1.70, after hitting an 52 week intraday high of $1.93 as investors exchanged 1,845,171 stocks.
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 slipped 3,318.03 points to end at 325,006.84, the All Jamaican Composite Index shed 4,571.03 points to end at 363,295.51, the JSE Main Index dipped 3,350.89 points to 313,962.09, the Junior Market Index fell 16.22 points to finish at 3,459.99 and the JSE USD Market Index declined 5.77 points to settle at 204.73.
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 Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.6, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Honey Bun advanced 11 cents to end at $7.50 in trading 11,708 shares, Indies Pharma popped 5 cents to close at $3.70 after an exchange of 273,610 units, Iron Rock Insurance advanced 20 cents to finish at $6 with investors trading just 2 stocks. Jetcon Corporation gained 1 cent to close at a 52 week high of $1.44 after investors traded 3,274 shares. Knutsford Express rose 87 cents to $13.86, with 122,987 stock units crossing the exchange, Lasco Financial rallied 6 cents to close at $1.84 with 307,105 shares changing hands, Mailpac Group increased 6 cents in closing at $2.69 in an exchange of 46,575 units. Regency Petroleum climbed 26 cents and ended at $4.35, with 3,142,487 stocks crossing the market, Spur Tree Spices slipped 12 cents to end at a 52 week low of 92 cents with a transfer of 110,227 stock units, Stationery and Office Supplies gained 10 cents to finish at a 52 week high of $1.79 with 1,258,117 shares crossing the market and Tropical Battery popped 8 cents to $2.11 after a transfer of 157,955 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.