Trading closed Tuesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a rise in the volume of stocks that were exchanged, with a greater value than on Monday, resulting in Main Market major indices, the Junior Market index dropping and the JSE USD Market jumping, following the prices of 29 shares rising, 51 declined and 31 remaining firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index shed 1,292.50 points to settle at 325,706.01, the All Jamaican Composite Index dipped by 2,110.82 points to 362,382.67, the JSE Main Index declined 1,103.52 points to conclude trading at 314,944.15, the Junior Market Index fell by 32.06 points to 3,423.60 and the JSE USD Market Index gained 8.55 points to finish at 228.77.
At the close of trading, 19,354,550 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 16,269,395 units on Monday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $68.39 million, up from $56.7 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 2,201,110 shares for US$192,691 compared to 3,997,953 units at US$108,139 on Monday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 6.42 million shares followed by Wigton Energy with 3.66 million stocks and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 769,936 units.
In Junior Market trading, Lumber Depot led with 1.04 million shares, followed by Stationery and Office Supplies with 654,289 stocks and Kintyre Holdings with 434,549 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% sank $4.50 and ended at $40, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% popped $38 to $2,688 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% skidded $5.98 to close at $95.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 12.4 based on 2024-25 earnings and 19.2 based on 2024 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help in decision-making. The PE ratio chart covers all the ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, and 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.
Pertinent information is required to navigate 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 market closed with trading of 4,098,615 shares at $8,619,179, noticeably above the 3,774,007 units at $6,476,930 on Friday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.3, based on the last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Indies Pharma dropped 6 cents to close at $3.43 with an exchange of 26,275 stocks, ISP Finance fell 47 cents in closing at $14.50 after trading in 10 shares. Knutsford Express popped $1.97 to end at $14 in an exchange of 108 units, Lumber Depot slipped 7 cents to close at $2.98 with investors trading 907,941 stocks, Main Event sank $1.54 to finish at $9.44 with shareholders switching ownership of 3,900 shares. Medical Disposables skidded 11 cents to $1.33 with traders dealing in 18,799 stock units and Tropical Battery gained 8 cents to close at $1.99 after an exchange of 295,403 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 advanced 301.80 points to conclude trading at 326,998.51, at the same time the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 1,358.42 points to close at 364,493.49, the JSE Main Index climbed 428.98 points to wrap up trading at 316,047.67, the Junior Market Index dipped 14.15 points to end at 3,455.66 and the JSE USD Market Index rallied by 5.44 points to wrap up trading at 220.22.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 12.6 based on 2024-25 earnings and 19.3 based on 2024 earnings.
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 Jamaica stock market struggled last week, even as interest rates on BOJ certificate of deposits have fallen since last year and seem poised to decline further, with Bank of Jamaica CD rates now under 6 percent currently. The total take from the money market dropped to $83 billion from $160 billion a year ago, and more than $100 billion a few eeks ago, The NIR is at a record high of US$5.79 billion and the price of oil on the world market has delined to just over US$60 per barrel and set to keep pressure on inflation. Profit results, of course, released by several companies are not inspiring enough to evoke increased buying interest across the market. 
During the past week, in the Junior Marlet TOP10, Kintyre Holdings climbed 8 percent to close at 27 cents and Caribbean Flavours gained 5 percent to close at $1.25. Dolphin Cove lost 15 percent to end at $13.99, Caribbean Assurance fell 13 percent to $2.50, as investors await the long delaid 2024 full year results. AMG Packaging declined by 10 percent to $2.50, Dolla Financial lost 9 percent to close at $2.40, Limners and Bards dipped by 7 percent to $1.10 and Express Catering and Elite Diagnostic fell 4 percent to $2.76 and and $1.54 43 spectively.
Based on 2024 earnings estimates, the Main Market ICTOP10 is projected to gain an average of 281 percent by May 2025, providing better values than the Junior Market, that is projected to achieve a 212 percent increase for the same period.
The market closed with trading of 3,774,007 shares for $6,476,930 compared with 3,462,954 units at $7,488,462 on Thursday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
JFP Ltd dropped 5 cents to end at 61 cents with 21,995 shares clearing the market, Knutsford Express sank $1.34 to finish at $12.03 after trading of 5,482 stocks, Lumber Depot gained 6 cents and ended at $3.05 in switching ownership of 500 units. Mailpac Group rallied 9 cents to $2.40 after an exchange of 33,182 stock units, Medical Disposables skidded 26 cents to finish at $1.44 with a transfer of 401 shares, MFS Capital Partners lost 7 cents and ended at 36 cents with investors swapping 10,200 units. One Great Studio increased 6 cents to end at 48 cents with 200 stocks crossing the exchange and Tropical Battery slipped 14 cents in closing at $1.91 with 212,937 stock units changing hands.
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 lost 2,725.77 points to wrap up trading at 326,696.71, the All Jamaican Composite Index shed 1,871.73 points to settle at 365,851.91, the JSE Main Index plunged 2,867.75 points to 315,618.69, the Junior Market Index gained 1.82 points to finish at 3,469.81 and the JSE USD Market Index slipped 1.97 points to finish at 214.78.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share rallied $19 to close at $233 and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% rose $1.17 to $99.
Trading averaged 82,451 shares at $178,297, versus 191,176 stocks at $357,955 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 223,998 units at $719,761 slightly below 243,948 stocks at $796,075 on the previous day and March with an average of 307,021 shares at $759,432.
At the close of the market, Access Financial climbed 21 cents to $16.96 with 62,452 shares crossing the exchange, AMG Packaging skidded 24 cents to $2.76, with investors trading 1,659 stocks, Cargo Handlers popped 6 cents in closing at $11.17 with 2,001 stocks crossing the market. Caribbean Assurance rose 29 cents to end at $2.79 as investors traded 208 shares, Caribbean Flavours gained 7 cents and ended at $1.28 with 300 stock units being traded, Fontana sank 6 cents to finish at $9.50 with investors trading 103,996 shares. GWest Corporation rose 9 cents and ended at 94 cents after an exchange of 19,595 units, Honey Bun advanced 14 cents to $8.14 with a transfer of 71,480 stocks, Image Plus slipped 6 cents to finish at $1.12 after an exchange of 633,385 stock units, with the price hitting a 52 weeks’ intraday low of 84 cents. Indies Pharma rallied 14 cents to close at $3.49with 51,581 shares being traded, 
KLE Group rose 24 cents in closing at $1.08 in an exchange of 101 stock units, Knutsford Express fell 8 cents to end at $13.37 with 810 stocks passing through the market. Mailpac Group declined 7 cents to $2.31 with an exchange of 121,486 units, Main Event rallied 62 cents to $10.98 with dealers clearing the market of 200 stocks, Omni Industries increased 9 cents and ended at 93 cents after a transfer of 34,316 shares. RA Williams climbed 5 cents to finish at 65 cents in trading 5,963 stock units, Stationery and Office Supplies shed 7 cents to close at $1.50 with 55,866 units changing hands and Tropical Battery popped 24 cents to end at $2.05 with investors swapping 340,948 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 sank 1,537.60 points to end at 329,422.48, the All Jamaican Composite Index shed 1,020.18 points to settle at 367,723.64, the JSE Main Index declined 1,489.05 points to wrap up trading at 318,486.44, the Junior Market Index fell 15.86 points to 3,467.99 and the JSE USD Market Index rose 0.60 points to end at 216.75.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share rose $2 in closing at $20, 138 Student Living preferred share dipped $17 to $214 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% gained $1.98 to close at $101.
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 8,794,095 shares trading for $16,465,937, far above the 4,991,142 stock units at $9,986,456 on Tuesday.
At the close of the market, CAC 2000 increased 35 cents to finish at $2.65 with investors trading 10,600 shares, Cargo Handlers popped 61 cents and ended at $11.11 after a transfer of 484 units, Consolidated Bakeries declined 48 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $1.50 with 12,994 stocks changing hands. Dolphin Cove sank $2.35 to close at $14 with 182,689 shares passing through the market, Fontana slipped 44 cents to end at $9.56 in an exchange of 284,687 stock units after trading at a 52 weeks’ intraday high of $10.50, GWest Corporation fell 9 cents in closing at 85 cents with traders dealing in 3,849 shares. Honey Bun gained 7 cents to close at $8 as investors exchanged 1,928 units, Indies Pharma dropped 44 cents to finish at $3.35 with 45,401 stocks clearing the market, ISP Finance rose $1.89 and ended at $14.99 with an exchange of 22 stock units, after trading at an intraday 52 weeks’ low of $10. Knutsford Express rallied 5 cents to end at $13.45 with 1,502 shares being traded, 
Lasco Financial lost 5 cents in closing at $1.64 with 526 units switching owners, Lumber Depot skidded 6 cents to close at $2.99 with investors swapping 63,821 stocks. Main Event climbed $1.02 to $10.36 with 45,840 stock units crossing the market, One Great Studio sank 7 cents to finish at 42 cents with investors dealing in 331,056 shares, Paramount Trading advanced 6 cents and ended at $1.05 after an exchange of 32 stock units. RA Williams dipped 8 cents to end at 60 cents in trading 100,000 stocks, Stationery and Office Supplies rose 7 cents in closing at $1.57 after an exchange of 58,243 units and Tropical Battery shed 19 cents to close at $1.81 with a transfer of 824,338 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 lost 37.62 points to end at 330,960.08, the All Jamaican Composite Index lost 1,390.01 points to wrap up trading at 368,743.82, the JSE Main Index climbed 1.20 points to conclude trading at 319,975.49, the Junior Market Index skidded 5.32 points to end at 3,483.85 and the JSE USD Market Index gained 1.91 points to end at 216.15.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 12.2 based on 2025-26 earnings and 18.9 based on 2024-25 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help in decision-making.
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