Market activity fell on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Tuesday, with a 66 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded valued at 50 percent less than on Monday, with trading in 62 securities up from 59 on Monday, with prices of 19 stocks rising, 22 declining and 21 ending unchanged.
The market closed on Tuesday with 10,229,698 shares being trading at $90,771,121 down from 30,398,621 units at $182,144,563 on Monday.
Trading averaged 164,995 shares at $1,464,050 compared with 515,231 units at $3,087,196 on Monday and month to date, an average of 259,451 units at $1,427,202 compared with 276,041 units at $1,420,730 on the previous day and May that closed with an average of 336,947 units at $2,177,110.
Palace Amusement led trading with 1.72 million shares for 16.8 percent of total volume followed by Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund with 1.56 million units for 15.3 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.47 million units for 14.4 percent of the day’s trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index shed 975.19 points to 356,374.98, the JSE Main Index gained 526.71 points to cease trading at 318,616.65 and the JSE Financial Index sank 0.79 points to conclude trading at 67.23.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, AS Bryden increased $3.65 to end at $37.65 and closed with 9 stocks being traded, Berger Paints sank $1.49 in closing at $8.65, with just 683 units crossing the market, Caribbean Cement climbed $1.95 to $62.45 after trading 6,611 shares. GraceKennedy rose $1.49 and ended at $76.50 with investors dealing in 4,750 stock units, Jamaica Broilers rallied 99 cents to finish at $33 after an exchange of 536,323 shares, JMMB Group dropped $1.39 to close at $24.10 in trading 181,690 stocks. 
Kingston Properties popped 48 cents to $8.48 after exchanging 645 units, Lasco Manufacturing gained 51 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.46 with investors trading 277,458 stock units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy advanced $3 to finish at $95 with an exchange of just 2 shares. NCB Financial rose $1.08 and ended at $62.98, with 230,609 stock units clearing the market, Pan Jamaica shed $3.20 to close at $46.80 after a transfer of 4,209 units, Proven Investments climbed 63 cents to end at $19.18 after 1,226 stocks passed through the market. Sagicor Group fell $2.08 in closing at $39.90 with an exchange of 182,205 shares and Seprod increased $1 to $80, with 152,622 stock units changing hands.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.75% preference share popped 84 cents to end at $19.99, with 20 stock units crossing the exchange. 138 Student Living preference share dropped $28.18 and ended at $159.70 with investors swapping 46 units and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% lost $2.69 to finish at $112.31, with 133 stocks crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading picks up on JSE Main Market
The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market closed lower on Monday, following an 8 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, value 84 percent more than on Friday, with trading in 59 securities compared with 58 previously and ending with prices of 17 stocks rising, 23 declining and 19 ending unchanged after Berger Paints and Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund both traded at 52 weeks’ high.
The market closed with trading of 30,398,621 shares for $182,144,563 compared with 28,048,957 units at $98,812,380 on Friday.
Trading averaged 515,231 shares at $3,087,196 compared to 483,603 units at $1,703,662 on Friday and month to date, an average of 276,041 units at $1,420,730 compared with 228,041 units at $1,086,304 on the previous trading day and May that closed with an average of 336,947 units at $2,177,110.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 8.40 million shares for 27.6 percent of total volume followed by JMMB 9.5% preference share with 5.63 million units for 18.5 percent of the day’s trade. Sagicor Select Financial Fund ended with 4.89 million units changing hands for 16.1 percent market share, Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund closed with 2.47 million units for 8.1 percent of the market volume, Palace Amusement had an exchange of 1.58 million units for 5.2 percent of the market and Transjamaican Highway 1.33 million units for 4.4 percent of total volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index slipped 3,400.86 points to 357,350.17, the JSE Main Index shed 2,739.68 points to 318,089.94 and the JSE Financial Index skidded 0.90 points to end the day at 68.02.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.3. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 12 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, AS Bryden declined by $2.50 to $34 after 227 stock units passed through the market, Berger Paints increased $1.88 to end at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $10.14 after the price hit an intraday high of $11.98 and closed with an exchange of 12,690 shares, Caribbean Cement lost $2 in closing at $60.50 with investors dealing in 106,126 units. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund dropped $1.24 to end at $38.76, with 3,609 stocks changing hands, First Rock Real Estate sank 80 cents and ended at $9.20 with a transfer of 14,773 shares, Jamaica Broilers skidded $1.74 to finish at $32.01 after an exchange of 40,457 stock units. 
Jamaica Producers fell 53 cents and ended at $22.01 with 900,385 stocks clearing the market, Kingston Properties dipped 48 cents to $8 after a transfer of 11,968 units, Margaritaville dropped $1.65 to close at $14.30 in switching ownership of 3,753 shares. NCB Financial shed $1 to finish at $61.90 after an exchange of 28,435 stock units, Proven Investments sank $2.44 in closing at $18.55 with investors swapping 6,750 stocks, Sagicor Group popped $1.98 to end at $41.98, with 8,580 units crossing the market. Scotia Group advanced 34 cents in closing at $44.75 with an exchange of 540,060 shares, Seprod lost $1 to end at $79 and closed with an exchange of 100,666 units and Stanley Motta skidded 30 cents to close at $7 in an exchange of 1,616 stocks.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share rose 70 cents to end at $7.29 with investors trading 535 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Price volatility low in ICTOP10
Volatility was low in ICTOP10 in the past week with the highest price change coming in at 6 percent, following moderate declines in the Junior Market and the Main Market
The Junior Market ICTOP10, Iron Rock Insurance climbed just 4 percent to $2.18. Caribbean Cream fell 6 percent to $3.75 followed by Access Financial, down 5 percent to $20.
In the Main Market, Margaritaville and Palace Amusement rose by 6 percent to close at $15.95 and $1.06 respectively and Key Insurance fell 4 percent to $2.39. Of note is that Berger Paints fell 3 percent to close at $8.26, trading at a 52 weeks’ high of $10.10 on Friday as the stock closed with a big gap between buyers and sellers.
Lasco Financial was the only new addition to the ICTOP10 for the week replacing Edufocal that was suspended from trading during the week for not meeting the financial statement filing.
The average PE for the JSE Main Market ICTOP 10 stands at 5.1, well below the market average of 14.1 and the Junior Market TOP10 sits at 6.8, just over half of the market, with an average of 12.6.
The Main Market ICTOP10 is projected to gain an average of 292 percent by May 2025, based on 2024 forecasted earnings and providing better values than the Junior Market with the potential to achieve 209 percent over the same period.
In the Main Market ICTOP 10, a total of 17 of the most highly valued stocks representing 33 percent of the Main Market are priced at a PE of 15 to 103, with an average of 30 and 19 excluding the highest PE ratios, and a PE of 24 for the top half and 16 excluding the stocks with overweight values.
In the Junior Market IC TOP10 are 11 stocks, or 24 percent of the market, with PEs ranging from 15 to 47, averaging 21, well above the market’s average. The average PE in the top half of the market is 17 and is possibly the lowest fair value measure 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.
Transjamaican dominates Main Market trades
Transjamaican Highway cornered trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market with more than 60 percent of the volume of stocks traded on Friday, resulting in the volume of stocks traded rising 137 percent and the value 173 percent more than on Thursday, with trading in 58 securities compared with 56 on Thursday. At the close prices of 18 stocks rose, 21 declined and 19 ended unchanged.
The market closed with 28,048,957 shares being traded for $98,812,380 compared with 11,839,057 units at $36,250,961 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 483,603 shares at $1,703,662 compared to 211,412 units at $647,339 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 228,041 units at $1,086,304 compared with 165,233 units at $934,580 on the previous day and May that closed with an average of 336,947 units at $2,177,110.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 16.87 million shares for 60.1 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Windfarm with 7.92 million units for 28.3 percent of the day’s trade and JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 with 832,520 stocks for 3 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 409.02 points to settle at 360,751.03, the JSE Main Index lost 854.79 points to end the day at 320,829.62 and the JSE Financial Index increased 0.13 points to culminate at 68.92.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.1. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close, Berger Paints skidded 43 cents to finish at $8.26, with 13,183 stock units crossing the exchange with the price hitting an intraday high of $10.10, Caribbean Cement lost 50 cents to close at $62.50 with a transfer of 8,562 shares, Guardian Holdings dropped $9.86 in closing at $360.09 after 64 stocks passed through the market. 
JMMB Group rose 49 cents and ended at $25.49, with 17,973 units changing hands, Kingston Properties rose 48 cents to close at $8.48 after 62,979 stocks were traded, Pan Jamaica sank $1.19 to $50 in switching ownership of 11 units. Proven Investments popped $1.04 in closing at $20.99 with 1,809 shares clearing the market, Sagicor Group dipped $1 to $40 with investors dealing in 2,363 stock units and Stanley Motta gained $1.19 to close at $7.30 after a transfer of 19 shares.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share fell 46 cents to finish at $6.59 as investors exchanged 58 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% increased $5 and ended at $115 in trading 1,517 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Main Market rises on reduced trading value
The Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 50 percent but with a 42 percent lower value than on Wednesday, with trading in 56 securities compared with 57 on Wednesday, with prices of 19 stocks rising, 18 declining and 19 ending unchanged and resulted in the All Jamaican Composite Index increasing 2,623.72 points to 360,342.01, the JSE Main Index gained 2,321.13 points to end the day at 321,684.41 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.79 points to 68.79.
On Thursday, the market closed with 11,839,057 shares being traded at $36,250,961 compared to 7,896,278 units at $62,829,037, previously.
Trading averaged 211,412 shares at $647,339 compared to 138,531 units at $1,102,264 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 165,233 units at $934,580 compared with 150,866 units at $1,023,944 on the previous day and May that closed with an average of 336,947 units at $2,177,110.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 7.97 million shares for 67.3 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway with 2.02 million units for 17.1 percent of the day’s trade and Lasco Distributors with 242,507 stock units for 2 percent market share.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.9. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and nine with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Eppley shed $1.05 and ended at $38.95, with 155 shares crossing the market, Guardian Holdings rallied $9.95 to $369.95 after a transfer of 12 stocks, Jamaica Broilers rose $1.59 in closing at $33.79 after 21,564 shares passed through the market. Jamaica Producers climbed 65 cents to end at $22.55 with a transfer of just one stock unit, Jamaica Stock Exchange popped 39 cents to close at $10.39, with 762 shares crossing the exchange, Kingston Properties lost 40 cents to finish at $8 with investors transferring 12,182 stock units. 
Kingston Wharves dipped 40 cents to $26 in an exchange of 6,182 stocks, Margaritaville advanced $1.45 to end at $15.95 with 1,013 units clearing the market, Sagicor Group gained $1 in closing at $41 after an exchange of 10,102 stocks. Seprod increased $2 to close at $80 in trading 21 units, Supreme Ventures popped 30 cents and ended at $23 after exchanging 40,316 shares and Wisynco Group sank 38 cents to finish at $21 with investors swapping 22,617 stock units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share dropped 43 cents and ended at $7.05 in an exchange of 6 shares and Jamaica Public Service 7% advanced $3.50 to $45 with traders dealing in 101 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading picks up on the JSE Main Market
Falling prices dominated those rising at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Wednesday, following trading in 57 securities down from 62 on Tuesday, with prices of 18 rising, 25 declining and 14 ending unchanged, with the volume of stocks traded, rising 25 percent with a 27 percent greater value than on Tuesday.
The market closed with trading of 7,896,278 shares for $62,829,037 up from 6,312,177 units at $49,633,997 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 138,531 shares at $1,102,264 up from 101,809 units at $800,548 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 150,866 units at $1,023,944 compared with 156,583 units at $987,649 on the previous day and May that closed with an average of 336,947 units at $2,177,110.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 3.43 million shares for 43.5 percent of the volume followed by Wigton Windfarm with 1.68 million stocks for 21.3 percent of the day’s trade and Scotia Group with 360,975 units for 4.6 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index declined 1,046.83 points to 357,718.29, the JSE Main Index rose 1,447.87 points to end the day at 319,363.28 and the JSE Financial Index fell 0.14 points to close at 68.00.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Barita Investments dropped 30 cents in closing at $71.20 with 3,729 stock units clearing the market, Caribbean Cement rose 50 cents to $63 with investors swapping 17,789 shares, Eppley rallied $1 to $40 with 76 stocks changing hands. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rose $1.25 to finish at $40 with an exchange of 5,851 units, Jamaica Broilers shed $1.29 and ended at $32.20 after 5,179 stocks passed through the market, Jamaica Producers declined $1.20 to close at $21.90 in switching ownership of 1,067 units. Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 40 cents to end at $10 with investors dealing in 154,096 shares, JMMB Group climbed 40 cents to $25 after an exchange of 60,519 stock units, Kingston Wharves dipped $1.05 in closing at $26.40 in trading 121,219 shares. Lasco Manufacturing popped 45 cents to close at $5.85, with 43,846 units crossing the market, Margaritaville sank $1.65 to finish at $14.50 in trading 2,609 stocks, Massy Holdings gained $7.99 and ended at $88 after an exchange of 35 stock units. 
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy slipped $3 to $92 with a transfer of 100 shares, Pan Jamaica advanced $1.40 and ended at $51.30, with 125 stocks crossing the exchange, Scotia Group rose 50 cents in closing at $44.40 with traders dealing in 360,975 units, ahead of second quarter results due out on Thursday along with a dividend announcement. Seprod fell $1.40 to close at $78 in an exchange of 6,468 stock units, Stanley Motta skidded $1.34 to finish at $6.11 with 2,847 shares crossing the market and Supreme Ventures sank 30 cents to end at $22.70 after a transfer of 133,409 units.
In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share advanced $90 in closing at $1200 with an exchange of 10 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Main Market drops on lower volume
The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market traded lower on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining by 51 percent after a 31 percent lower valuation than on Monday, with trading in 62 securities compared with 61 on Monday, with prices of 23 stocks rising, 23 declining and 16 ending unchanged.
The market closed with 6,312,177 shares being traded for $49,633,997 that is lower than the 12,947,498 units for $71,846,878 on Monday.
Trading averaged 101,809 shares at $800,548 down from 212,254 units at $1,177,818 on Monday and month to date, an average of 156,583 units at $987,649 and May with an average of 336,947 units at $2,177,110.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 1.74 million shares for 27.6 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Windfarm with 840,062 units for 13.3 percent of the day’s trade and JMMB Group 7.25% preference share due 2024 with 736,302 stock units for 11.7 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dipped 1,399.25 points to end the day at 358,765.12, the JSE Main Index dropped 3,498.91 points to conclude trading at 317,915.41 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.91 points to wrap up trading at 68.14.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.9. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement dropped 50 cents to close at $62.50 with traders dealing in 2,860 shares, Eppley fell $1 to $39 in clearing the market with 107 units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund dipped 65 cents and ended at $38.75 with investors trading 15,896 shares. Guardian Holdings lost $10 to finish at $360, with 1,014 stock units crossing the market, Jamaica Broilers rose $1.99 to end at $33.49 while 828 shares were traded, Jamaica Producers advanced $1.10 in closing at $23.10 with an exchange of just one stock unit. JMMB Group shed 40 cents to $24.60 as investors traded 60,448 stocks, Kingston Wharves popped 52 cents and ended at $27.45 with a transfer of 422 units, Margaritaville rallied $1.16 to finish at $16.15 with investors swapping 2,598 shares. 
Massy Holdings declined $9.89 to $80.01 after an exchange of 1,211 stock units, Pan Jamaica sank $1.60 in closing at $49.90 after 100 stocks passed through the market, Proven Investments skidded $1.28 to $20.01 with an exchange of 4,895 units. Sagicor Group slipped $2.10 to $39.90 with 49,442 shares crossing the market, Seprod sank 60 cents and ended at $79.40 in switching ownership of 2,870 stock units and Stanley Motta increased 33 cents in closing at $7.45 with investors transferring 1,000 units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share climbed $1.28 to finish at $7.48 after an exchange of 104 stocks, Eppley 7.75% preference share dipped 85 cents to end at $19.15 with investors dealing in 60,000 shares, Jamaica Public Service 7% gained 71 cents to close at $41.50 in an exchange of 125 stocks. 138 Student Living preference share lost $2.12 in closing at $187.88, with 1,345 units changing hands and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share popped $11.10 to end at $113.50 with one stock unit crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE Main Market gave up part of Friday’s gains
The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Monday pulled back, some of the end of month gains on Friday but closed with the bulk of Friday’s gains in tack following a 47 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded at a 50 percent lower value than on Friday, with trading in 61 securities compared with 58 on Friday, with prices of 23 stocks rising, 21 declining and 17 ending unchanged.
The market closed after 12,947,498 shares were traded for $71,846,878 down from 24,210,650 stocks at $144,587,745 on Friday.
Trading averaged 212,254 shares at $1,177,818 compared with 417,425 stock units at $2,492,892 on Friday compared to May with an average of 336,947 units at $2,177,110.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 4.72 million shares for 36.5 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Windfarm with 2.36 million units for 18.3 percent of the day’s trade, Sagicor Real Estate Fund with 1.92 million units for 14.8 percent market share and JMMB 9.5% preference share with 1.18 million units for 9.1 percent of total volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dipped 859.63 points to conclude trading at 360,164.37, the JSE Main Index slipped 983.38 points to end the day at 321,414.32 and the JSE Financial Index fell 0.05 points to end at 69.05.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.1. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, AS Bryden gained $5.38 to close at $36.93 in an exchange of 54 shares, Barita Investments lost 50 cents to close at $71.49 after 6,395 stocks passed through the market, Eppley popped 50 cents to $40 in swapping 5,757 shares. GraceKennedy increased $1.50 and ended at $75 with traders dealing in 12,007 stock units, Jamaica Broilers skidded $2 to end at $31.50 after a transfer of 216,300 shares, Jamaica Producers fell $1 to finish at $22 with investors trading 2,764 units. Jamaica Stock Exchange dipped 45 cents to $10.20, with 10,718 stocks crossing the market, JMMB Group sank 50 cents to finish at $25 with investors transferring 21,087 stock units, Pan Jamaica climbed 81 cents and ended at $51.50 with 39,732 shares clearing the market. Portland JSX rose 65 cents to close at $10.25 with a transfer of 556 stocks,
Proven Investments rallied 79 cents in closing at $21.29 with 7,301 units crossing the market, Stanley Motta declined 37 cents to end at $7.12 in an exchange of 11,330 stock units and Sygnus Real Estate Finance advanced 50 cents in closing at $11 after investors ended the trading of 162 shares.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.75% preference share popped $1.50 to $20 with an exchange of 354 stocks, Jamaica Public Service 7% shed $7.20 to close at $40.79 and closed with an exchange of 1,461 units and 138 Student Living preference share climbed $5 and ended at $190 as investors exchanged 27 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Carib Assurance jumps 32% in ICTOP10
Caribbean Assurance Brokers is this week’s star performer, jumping 32 percent to $3.83, following the announcement of a 428 percent hike in dividend to 14.11 cents from just 2.67 cents last year, with the company reporting earnings of 47 cents per share for 2023, including a $17 million charge for doubtful debt, amounting to 6.5 cents per share which was reversed in the first quarter to March this year, but that did not prevent the first quarter results from falling compared with 2023.
Other stocks with notable price movements are tTech with a 13 percent rise to $2.45 followed by AMG Packaging, which climbed 6 percent to $3.25, while Access Financial and Edufocal rose 5 percent to $21 and 84 cents respectively.
In the Main Market, Berger Paints popped 6 percent to close at $8.50, JMMB Group rose 4 percent to $25.50, Palace Amusement fell 7 percent to close at $1 and Key Insurance slipped 4 percent to $230.
Dropping from the ICTOP10 is AMG Packaging which Dolla Financial replaces in the Junior Market. There are no changes to the Main Market list.
The Junior Market ICTOP10, , followed by Access Financial, with an 11 percent rise to $20. Edufocal dropped 11 percent to 80 cents, while Caribbean Assurance Brokers is down 9 percent to close at $2.90 and Caribbean Cream fell 7 percent to $3.90.
The average PE for the JSE Main Market ICTOP 10 stands at 5.1, well below the market average of 14.2 and the Junior Market TOP10 sits at 6.8, just over half of the market, with an average of 13.
The Main Market ICTOP10 is projected to gain an average of 296 percent by May 2025, based on 2024 forecasted earnings and providing better values than the Junior Market with the potential to achieve 207 percent over the same period.
In the Main Market ICTOP 10, a total of 16 of the most highly valued stocks representing 31 percent of the Main Market are priced at a PE of 15 to 96, with an average of 30 and 20 excluding the highest PE ratios, and a PE of 23 for the top half and 17 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 53, averaging 21, well above the market’s average. The average PE in the top half of the market is 18, possibly the lowest fair value measure for stocks.
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.
Month end rally for Main Market
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 76 percent and the value 9 percent more than on Thursday, with trading in 58 securities compared with 61 on Thursday, with prices of winning and losing stocks sharing 18 units each with22 ending unchanged.
The market closed after 24,210,650 shares were traded for $144,587,745 compared with 13,748,626 units at $132,263,247 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 417,425 shares at $2,492,892 compared to 225,387 units at $2,168,250 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 336,947 units at $2,177,110 compared with 333,219 units at $2,162,481 on the previous day and well below April with an average of 680,802 units at $3,619,595.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 11.63 million shares for 48.1 percent of total volume followed by Sagicor Real Estate Fund with 2.88 million stocks for 11.9 percent of the day’s trade, Lasco Distributors ended with 1.82 million units for 7.5 percent of the trading, Carreras with 1.32 million units for 5.5 percent market share, Mayberry Group chipped in with 1.15 million shares for 4.7 percent of the market and General Accident with 1.06 million units for 4.4 percent of total volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 4,067.85 points to close at 361,024.00, the JSE Main Index gained 2,430.29 points to wrap up trading at 322,397.70 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.98 points to culminate at 69.10.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 13 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, AS Bryden fell $5.40 to close at $31.55, with an exchange of 7,064 stock units, Caribbean Producers sank 39 cents to $8.50 after investors ended trading 52,134 shares, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund increased 40 cents in closing at $39.40 with investors transferring 50 units. Jamaica Broilers climbed $2 to end at $33.50, with 252,605 stocks crossing the market, Jamaica Producers rose 45 cents and ended at $23 as investors exchanged 920 units, Kingston Wharves gained $1 to finish at $27 in trading 5,254 shares. Lasco Manufacturing popped 33 cents and ended at $5.49 after closing with an exchange of 60,166 stocks, Mayberry Group advanced 35 cents to $8.10 with 1,145,498 stock units changing hands, 
Portland JSX rallied $1.17 in closing at $9.60 after 6,415 shares passed through the market. Proven Investments skidded 80 cents to close at $20.50 with investors trading 7,891 units, Sagicor Group popped $1.48 to finish at $41.98 in switching ownership of 109,544 stocks, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rallied 35 cents to end at $8 with 2,878,446 stock units changing hands and Sygnus Real Estate Finance lost 50 cents in closing at $10.50 with investors dealing in 3,700 shares.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share shed $32 to close at $185 in an exchange of 27 units and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share declined $90 and ended at $1110, with 100 stocks crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.