Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 34 percent and the value 2 percent lower than on Thursday, with trading in 60 securities compared with 57 on Thursday, with prices of 19 rising, 28 declining and 13 ending unchanged.
The market closed with 6,188,249 shares trading worth $55,370,983 compared to 9,442,070 stock units at $56,653,050 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 103,137 shares at $922,850 compared with 165,650 stocks for $993,913 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 1,629,50ging9 units at $6,762,966 down from an average of 1,728,197 shares at $7,140,560 on Thursday and March with an average of 896,190 stock units at $20,804,277.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 2.74 million shares for 44.3 percent of the total volume, followed by Wigton Energy with 1.0 million units for 16.2 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 585,733 stocks for 9.5 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index fell 841.19 points to conclude trading at 363,234.62, the JSE Main Index lost 499.80 points to end at 315,759.01 and the JSE Financial Index rallied 0.20 points to settle at 65.63. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.1. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
At the close of market activities, Berger Paints rallied 39 cents to $7.89 in exchanging 22,678 shares, Caribbean Cement fell 49 cents to $83.80 after 7,455 shares were exchanged, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rose $3.58 to finish at $38.18 with an exchange of 336 shares. First Rock Real Estate popped 47 cents to end at $9.02 and closed with an exchange of 151 units, General Accident gained 59 cents in closing at $5.39 after an exchange of a mere 516 stocks. GraceKennedy climbed 65 cents to close at $72.25 with investors dealing in 167,653 shares. Guardian Holdings fell $1.75 to $308 after a transfer of 5,003 stock units, Jamaica Producers dipped 75 cents to close at $23.95 as investors exchanged 190,036 stocks, Jamaica Stock Exchange sank 55 cents to finish at $12.20 in trading 2,736 units. JMMB Group slipped $1 and ended at $19.02 after an exchange of 26,820 stocks, Kingston Properties lost 59 cents in closing at $8.71, with 2,690 units clearing the market, Kingston Wharves increased $1.32 to end at $28.42 in an exchange of 4,087 shares. 
Margaritaville advanced $1.30 in closing at $14.34 with 5,017 stock units crossing the market, Massy Holdings popped 49 cents to $79.49 with a transfer of 88 shares, Pan Jamaica increased $1.80 and ended at $55 with 100,079 stocks crossing the exchange and Sagicor Group climbed $1.33 to close at $41.90 with investors trading 13,870 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% dropped $6.68 to end at $37.82 with 152 stock units crossing the market, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share shed $1 to finish at $1,034 following the trading of 83 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments 10% sank $1.01 and ended at $98.99 with just one unit changing hands and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% skidded 50 cents to $100 with traders dealing in 1,001 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 9,442,070 shares trading worth $56,653,050 compared to 7,812,662 stock units at $77,406,640 on Wednesday.
At the close, Caribbean Cement rallied $6.09 to end at $84.29 in trading 1,208 shares, Caribbean Producers popped 40 cents to $8.40 after a transfer of 118,707 units, Carreras dipped 40 cents to finish at $15 with investors dealing in 237,270 stock units. Eppley Caribbean Property lost $4.85 and ended at $34.60 after 600 shares were traded. First Rock Real Estate dropped 70 cents to close at $8.55 following the trading of 55 stock units, General Accident fell 60 cents in closing at $4.80 in switching ownership of 2,600 shares. GraceKennedy sank 40 cents to $71.60 with traders dealing in 90,437 stock units, Jamaica Broilers climbed $1 and ended at $26 with 15,136 stock crossing the exchange, JMMB Group rose 97 cents to close at $20.02 with investors trading 21,513 units. Kingston Properties advanced 90 cents to finish at $9.30 with 122 stocks clearing the market, Kingston Wharves shed $1.36 in closing at $27.10 as investors exchanged 1,276 shares, Massy Holdings sank 50 cents to end at $79 after 358 stock units passed through the market. NCB Financial gained $1 in closing at $46 in an exchange of 20,247 units, 
138 Student Living increased 38 cents to $3.70 with investors swapping 849 stocks, Pan Jamaica skidded $3.80 to close at $53.20 after an exchange of 79,027 units. Proven Investments popped $1 to end at $18.50 with 477,202 shares crossing the market, Sagicor Real Estate Fund declined 65 cents to finish at $8 with an exchange of 254 stock units, Scotia Group slipped $1.45 and ended at $52.50 with 160,868 shares changing hands and Sygnus Credit Investments rallied 55 cents to $12 and closed after an exchange of 20,105 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 7,812,662 shares being traded with a value of $77,406,640, up from 11,711,045 shares at $73,006,878 on Tuesday.
At the close of the market, Caribbean Cement dropped $6.10 to end at $78.20 with investors trading 969 shares, Caribbean Producers shed 40 cents in closing at $8 after 57,748 units were traded, Eppley rallied 83 cents to $33.33 after a transfer of 120,850 shares. Jamaica Broilers declined 90 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $25 after 50,108 units passed through the market, Jamaica Producers popped $1.65 to finish at $24.70 in an exchange of 24,317 stock units, JMMB Group lost $1.45 to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $19.05 with 19,723 units crossing the market. Kingston Properties slipped 85 cents to $8.40 with investors trading 8,079 stocks, Kingston Wharves climbed $1.36 to close at $28.46 with an exchange of 10,753 shares, Massy Holdings fell 40 cents in closing at $79.50 with 4,456 stock units clearing the market. Mayberry Group rose 39 cents to end at $7.39 with investors swapping 5,268 shares, 
NCB Financial advanced $1.10 to finish at $45 in switching ownership of 168,353 stocks, Pan Jamaica gained $3.49 and ended at $57 with investors trading 27,133 units. Sagicor Group increased 58 cents to $40.58 after an exchange of 20,211 stock units, Scotia Group popped $1.30 and ended at $53.95 with investors dealing in 163,670 shares and Seprod skidded 50 cents to finish at $83.50 with 6,302 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated. 
The market closed with 11,711,045 shares trading worth $73,006,878 compared to 14,003,097 stock units at $56,426,679 on Thursday.
At the close of market activities, Caribbean Cement rallied 43 cents to end at $84.30 while trading 2,130 shares, Eppley skidded 83 cents to $32.50, with an exchange of 2,473 units, Guardian Holdings climbed $19.75 to close at $309.75 with a transfer of 106,215 shares, the largest trade since November last year when 112,030 shares were traded. Jamaica Stock Exchange gained 74 cents and ended at $12.74 with investors swapping 22,566 stock units, JMMB Group popped 40 cents in closing at $20.50 with an exchange of 5,463 stocks, Kingston Wharves advanced 82 cents to finish at $27.10 with 2,294 units crossing the market. Lasco Manufacturing increased 45 cents and ended at $7.50 with investors trading 22,618 stocks, Massy Holdings climbed $1.35 to $79.90 in an exchange of 618 shares, 138 Student Living lost 49 cents to end at $3.21, with 15,641 stock units clearing the market and Proven Investments rose 57 cents in closing at $17.50 as investors exchanged 80,332 shares.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% sank $6.68 to close at $37.82 after a transfer of 72 stock units, JMMB Group 7.15% – 2028 declined 36 cents to $2.60 with investors trading 20,136 stocks. Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share rallied $43.99 and ended at $1,043.99 after an exchange of 3 units, Sygnus Credit Investments 10% sank $13.99 to $90.01 with the trading of 400 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% popped $2 to close at $100 with traders dealing in 141 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the end of the last week the Junior Marlet lost 57.58 points for a 1.7 percent decline during the past week, the Junior Marlet TOP10 stocks outperformed the market prices of 6 stocks rising and just two declining, in contrast, the JSE All Jamaica index fell 1.5 percent with prices of 6 stock declining and just one rising.
Caribbean Assurance rose 8 percent to $2.69, Limners and Bards rallied 5 percent to $1.15 and Kintyre Holdings popped 4 percent higher to close at 28 cents. Elite Diagnostic fell 6 percent to $1.45.
In the Junior Market IC TOP10, 17 stocks or 35 percent of the market have PEs ranging from 15 to 53, with an average of 22 and a PE of 20 for half of the market with the highest PEs.
The market closed with trading of 14,003,097 shares for $56,426,679, down from 26,127,733 stock units at $99,012,198 on Wednesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.9. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts for companies with financial year ending around August 2025 done by 
Margaritaville sank 90 cents and ended at $13 with traders dealing in 950 units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy slipped $1 in closing at $63 with a mere 2 stocks being traded and Sygnus Real Estate Finance gained $1.22 to finish at $9.36 after the trading of 14 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated 
The market closed with 26,127,733 shares trading for $99,012,198, up from just 13,296,040 stock units at $59,268,535 on Tuesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.3. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
Lasco Manufacturing advanced 38 cents to end at $7.47 with investors trading 11,471 shares, Massy Holdings sank $1.43 to finish at $78.55 with 132 stock units crossing the market, Pan Jamaica declined $3.50 and ended at $53.50 after an exchange of 6,254 stocks. Sagicor Real Estate Fund gained 65 cents to close at $8.65 with 205 units crossing the market, Scotia Group shed $1.48 to close at $52.52 after an exchange of 8,194 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments shed 43 cents to finish at $11.47 in trading 15,005 units and Sygnus Real Estate Finance lost $1.36 and ended at $8.14 with an exchange of 21 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 13,296,040 shares trading for $59,268,535, up from only 8,172,827 stock units at $48,080,512 on Monday.
The Main Market ended with an average PE Ratio of 13. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings that are forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
Pan Jamaica climbed $3 to close at $57 with investors dealing in 101,816 shares, Proven Investments declined 48 cents to finish at $17 with 8,357 stocks passing through the market, Sagicor Group skidded $2.47 and ended at $39.51 with an exchange of 59,908 units. Sagicor Real Estate Fund fell 65 cents to $8 with sellers crossing the market with 1,036 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 90 cents to finish at $11.90 in an exchange of 88,338 shares and Wisynco Group lost $1 and ended at $20 with 10,846 stock units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 8,172,827 shares trading for $48,080,512, much lower than the 12,317,187 stocks at $78,954,503 on Friday.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden gained $1.95 to end at $29.95 as investors exchanged 1,505 shares, after trading at a 52 weeks’ intraday low of $24.31, Berger Paints popped 78 cents to $7.89 with traders clearing the market with 10 units, Caribbean Cement advanced $1.50 to close at $82.50 in an exchange of 5,427 shares. Carreras rose 80 cents in closing at $15.80 with traders dealing in 214,188 stock units, First Rock Real Estate rallied 95 cents and ended at $9.45 after investors exchanged 5,776 stocks, Guardian Holdings increased $2 to finish at $306 with 2,755 shares being exchanged by the close. Lasco Manufacturing climbed 52 cents to $7.58 after a transfer of 79,091 stocks, Massy Holdings popped $1.45 to close at $80 with traders swapping 203 units, Mayberry Group dipped 49 cents in closing at $6.98 after shareholders exchanged 1,000 stock units. 138 Student Living fell 68 cents and ended at $3.12 with 7,932 shares passing through the market, 
Sagicor Group sank 52 cents to finish at $41.98 with an exchange of 50,811 stock units, Scotia Group increased $1.32 to end at $53.82 with 112,213 units changing hands. Sygnus Credit Investments lost 76 cents to $11 with 107,082 stocks crossing the exchange and Sygnus Real Estate Finance climbed $1.07 to end at $9.50 in trading 29 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
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.