Majors fall, Juniors rise on Monday


The Junior Market index stole the show on Monday in trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, with a meaningful rise in the market index, at the same time the major indices of the Main Market suffered a sizable drop and the JSE USD Market slipped marginally. The volume of stocks exchanged, jumped over Friday’s levels as the value fell, but remained elevated at nearly $700 million as Transjamaican Highway traded almost 29 million shares and 3.90 million respectively. At the end of trading, prices of 33 shares rose, 43 declined and 32 remained firm.

At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index skidded 2,289.11 points to close at 320,862.09, the All Jamaican Composite Index dived 4,403.53 points to end at 356,209.86, the JSE Main Index sank 2,628.98 points to end at 310,863.89, the Junior Market Index climbed 31.74 points to 3,293.50 and the JSE USD Market Index slipped 0.84 points to 204.19.
At the close of the market, 59,785,420 shares were traded in all three markets, up from 50,637,252 units on Friday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $695.19 million, down from $824.57 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 236,797 shares for US$31,297, well lower than the 1,555,322 units at US$57,633 on Friday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led with 28.55 million shares, with a value of $134 million, followed by Seprod with 3.90 million stocks, worth $333 million and 138 Student Living with 3.05 million units.
In the Junior Market trading, Atlantic Hardware led with 3.89 million shares, followed by Kintyre Holdings with 3.82 million stocks and Lumber Depot with 802,073 units.
In the preference segment, Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% skidded $15 to finish at $86.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.9 based on 2025-26 earnings and 2024 historical earnings of 14.9. 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, 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.

Gains for Junior Market on Friday


Friday’s trades ended with a 15 percent volume drop and a 17 percent lower value than Thursday at the close of the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday. Market activity resulted in trading of 40 securities compared to 39 on Thursday and ended with prices increasing for 18, while 10 declined and 12 closed unchanged, resulting in a market index bounce.

The market closed with trading of 7,013,935 shares for $7,728,227 after falling from 8,241,131 units at $9,318,536 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 175,348 shares at $193,206, dipping from 211,311 shares at $238,937 on Thursday, with the month to date, averaging 368,764 stock units at $531,442 in shrinking from 382,266 stock units at $555,054 on the previous day and higher than November, with an average of 224,300 shares at $353,285.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 2.49 million shares for 35.5 percent of total volume, followed by Atlantic Hardware, ending with 1.26 million stock units for 18 percent of the day’s trade and Omni Industries with 900,063 stocks for 12.8 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index climbed 11.52 points to 3,261.76. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, Atlantic Hardware popped 11 cents to close at $1.50 in trading of 1,261,359 shares, CAC 2000 dropped 7 cents to $2.22 with 474 stock units changing hands, Caribbean Assurance Brokers lost 50 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $1.27 after an exchange of 3,000 shares. Caribbean Flavours advanced 14 cents to $1.89 in trading of 8,859 stocks, Dolla Financial dipped 10 cents and ended at $2.30 after an exchange of 118,796 units, Future Energy rose 8 cents to $2.87 after swapping of 116,119 shares. GWest Corporation gained 6 cents and ended at 70 cents in trading 1,946 stocks, Iron Rock Insurance rallied 50 cents to $3 with 82 stocks passing through the market, ISP Finance increased by 50 cents in closing at $17 as investors traded 113 units. Kintyre Holdings rose 6 cents to close at 48 cents, after ownership of 2,486,467 shares was switched, KLE Group sank 13 cents to close at 81 cents with investors swapping 25,107 stock units, Knutsford Express rose $1.49 to $11.99 in an exchange of 16 shares. ONE on ONE Educational rallied 7 cents to 85 cents with investors trading 15,856 stock units and Spur Tree Spices increased 6 cents to finish at $1.11 with 104,927 shares crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

NCB Financial tops trading on JSE market


Friday closed the week with heightened trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, helped by a block of NCB Financial and Sagicor Select Manufacturing and Distribution Fund shares, leading to a big rise in the volume and value of stocks changing hands, compared to that on Thursday. Market activities resulted in the major indices of the Main Market falling, while the Junior Market and the JSE USD Market rose. At the end of trading, prices of 43 shares rose, 26 declined and 33 remained firm.

At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index declined 1,167.81 points to close at 323,151.20, the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped by 1,008.60 points to 360,613.39, the JSE Main Index shed 1,306.41 points to finish at 313,492.87, the Junior Market Index rose 11.52 points to 3,261.76 and the JSE USD Market Index gained 1.28 points to 205.03.
At the close, 50,637,252 shares were traded in all three markets, up from 21,514,234 units on Thursday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $824.57 million, up sharply from $189.72 million on the previous day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 1,555,322 shares for US$57,633, down from 1,737,956 units at US$106,511 on Thursday.
In Main Market activity, NCB Financial led with 17.53 million shares with a value of $684 million, followed by Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund with 13.10 million stocks and Transjamaican Highway with 3.71 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Kintyre Holdings, led trading, with 2.49 million shares, followed by Atlantic Hardware with 1.26 million stocks and Omni Industries with 900,063 units.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.9 based on 2025-26 earnings and 15 based on 2024 historical earnings, excluding any major one time income or expense.
The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated data to help decision-making.
The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market.
Pertinent data is required to navigate varying investment options in the stock market. The chart can be used in making rational investment 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.

Trading jumps on the Junior Market


Stock market trading surged on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, with a 151 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded following Kintyre Holdings surging to the lead stock for the day, controlling 50 percent of trading. The value of stocks traded surged 134 percent over Wednesday’s levels. Trading ended within 39 securities changing hands, down from 42 on Wednesday and ending with prices of 17 rising, 12 declining and 10 closing unchanged and resulting in a bounce in the market index.

The market closed with trading of 8,241,131 shares for $9,318,536, moving up from 3,286,969 units at $3,981,031 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 211,311 shares at $238,937, jumping from 78,261 stocks at $94,786 on Wednesday, much lower than the month to date, average of 382,266 units at $555,054 compared with 394,751 units at $578,141 on the previous day and well ahead of the average for November at 224,300 shares at $353,285.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 4.09 million shares for 49.7 percent of total volume, followed by Lumber Depot ending with 1.06 million units for 12.9 percent of the day’s trade and MFS Capital Partners with 590,487 stocks for 7.2 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index advanced 21.58 points to 3,250.24. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Trading on the Junior Market ended with an average PE of 13.1, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by earnings per share.
ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, Access Financial gained 44 cents in closing at $17.90 with trading of 3,437 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped 22 cents to $1.77 after a transfer of 61,333 stock units, Caribbean Flavours shed 6 cents to end at $1.75 with investors trading 21,405 shares. Dolla Financial advanced 10 cents and ended at $2.40 with an exchange of 173,840 units, Express Catering rose 30 cents to finish at $2.70 with 12,913 stocks crossing the market, Honey Bun gained 44 cents to close at $7.50 in trading 1,906 shares. ISP Finance climbed 62 cents to $16.50 with a mere one stock unit clearing the market, Jamaican Teas dropped 7 cents to end at $2.23 with investors trading 19 units, Jetcon Corporation rallied 10 cents in closing at $1.50 with 49,223 stock units crossing the market. KLE Group increased 8 cents to close at 94 cents as investors exchanged 489 shares, Knutsford Express sank $1.50 to finish at $10.50 following the trading of 434 stock units, Lumber Depot declined 10 cents and ended at $2.85 closing with an exchange of 1,064,556 units. Medical Disposables sank 30 cents to $1.30 with traders dealing in 2,324 stocks and Paramount Trading climbed 10 cents and ended at $1.10 in an exchange of 226,946 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Juniors rise, JSE Main Market skids


Trading closed Thursday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a rise in the volume of stocks that were exchanged, with a greater value than on Wednesday, resulting in a drop in the major indices of the Main Market. The Junior Market and the JSE USD Market indices rose. At the end of trading, the prices of 43 shares rose, 31 declined and 29 remained firm.

At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index fell 664.87 points to 324,319.01, the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 1,943.82 points to settle at 361,621.99, the JSE Main Index shed 855.61 points to end at 314,799.28, the Junior Market Index rallied by 21.58 points to 3,250.24 and the JSE USD Market Index gained 2.40 points to close trading at 203.75.
At the close, 21,514,234 shares were traded, up from 11,383,541 units on Wednesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $189.72 million, up from $58.63 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 1,737,956 shares for US$106,511 compared to 688,541 units at US$28,462 on Wednesday.
In Main Market activity, Pan Jamaica led with 2.50 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 1.85 million stocks and Wigton Energy with 1.81 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Kintyre Holdings led with 4.09 million shares, followed by Lumber Depot with 1.06 million stocks and MFS Capital Partners with 590,487 units.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.8 based on projected 2025-26 earnings and 14.8 computed using 2024 historical earnings.
The 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 listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market. 
Pertinent data is needed to navigate various investment options in the stock market. The chart can assist in making rational investment decisions in stock selections close to the sector average, not straying 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 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.

Junior Market trading slides


Trading dipped on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded sliding 22 percent and the value down 13 percent from Tuesday, following trading in 42 securities, equating to that on Tuesday and ending with prices of 15 rising, 13 declining and 14 closing unchanged.

Overall, 3,286,969 shares were traded for $3,981,031, down from 4,231,454 units at $4,558,548 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 78,261 shares at $94,786, down from 100,749 stocks at $108,537 on Tuesday, with the month to date, averaging 394,751 units at $578,141 after a decline from 421,769 stock units at $619,403 on the previous day and November with an average of 224,300 shares at $353,285.
MFS Capital Partners was the leading trade with 864,318 shares for 26.3 percent of total volume, followed by Lasco Financial, ending with 477,080 stock units for 14.5 percent of the day’s trade and Paramount Trading with 326,480 stock units for 9.9 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index slipped 10.85 points to conclude trading at 3,228.66. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.9, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging rose 37 cents to $2.17 in an exchange of 2,000 shares, Blue Power rallied 11 cents to close at $3.57 with 1,896 units crossing the market, Cargo Handlers shed $3.59 to finish at $15.30 as investors exchanged a mere 19 stocks. Caribbean Assurance Brokers lost 15 cents and ended at $1.55 after swapping 25,880 shares, Caribbean Flavours increased 23 cents in closing at $1.81 with 3,540 stock units crossing the exchange, Express Catering dropped 20 cents to end at $2.40 with traders switching ownership of 16,407 shares. Fontana popped 31 cents to $7.80 after an exchange of 1,633 stock units, Future Energy gained 8 cents to finish at $2.80 with 23,053 units passing through the market, GWest Corporation sank 6 cents and ended at 64 cents after an exchange of 13,916 stocks. Honey Bun dipped 9 cents to close at $7.06 with investors swapping 12,836 shares, Image Plus climbed 19 cents in closing at 98 cents in an exchange of 33,281 stocks, KLE Group fell 16 cents to end at 86 cents with traders dealing in 200 units. Knutsford Express advanced $1.50 to $12 with 1,016 stock units changing hands and Limners and Bards declined 7 cents to close at $1 with an exchange of 48,074 shares.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock, unless otherwise stated.

JSE Main Market climbs, others falter


Trading closed on Wednesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a fall in the volume of stocks that were exchanged, with a greater value than on Tuesday, resulting in the major indices of the Main Market rising, at the same time, the Junior Market index and the JSE USD Market declined. At the end of trading, the prices of 38 shares rose, 40 declined and 31 remained firm.

At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index popped 535.28 points to 324,983.88, the All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 1,562.91 points to settle at 363,565.81, the JSE Main Index rallied by 640.29 points to close at 315,654.89, the Junior Market Index fell 10.85 points to finish at 3,228.66, while the JSE USD Market Index slipped by 0.63 points to 201.35.
At the close of trading, 11,383,541 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 12,310,202 units on Tuesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $58.63 million, up from $52.09 million on the previous day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 688,541 shares for US$28,462 compared to 142,347 units at US$5,093 on Tuesday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led with 3.10 million shares, followed by Wigton Energy with 1.20 million stocks and Tropical with 666,866 units.
In Junior Market trading, MFS Capital Partners led with 864,318 shares, followed by Lasco Financial with 477,080 stocks and Paramount Trading with 326,480 units.
In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% climbed $100 to finish at $1,150.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.7 based on 2025-26 projected earnings and 14.6 on historical 2024 earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated data to help decision-making.
The PE ratio chart covers all of the ordinary shares that are listed on Jamaica Stock Exchange, 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.

Junior Market trading drops


Trading activity shrank on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with a 50 percent drop in the volume, and a 59 percent decline in the value of trades over Monday, with trading in 42 securities compared with 45 on Monday and ending with prices of 14 rising, 18 declining and 10 closing unchanged.

The market closed with trading of 4,231,454 shares for $4,558,548 after plunging from 8,494,875 units at $11,114,748 on Monday.
Trading averaged 100,749 shares at $108,537 in falling from 188,775 stocks at $246,994 on Monday, with the month to date, averaging 421,769 units at $619,403, down from 451,731 shares at $667,084 on the previous day, but more than November, which ended with an average of 224,300 shares valued at $353,285.
EduFocal supplanted Kintyre Holdings, the leading traded stocks for several days since last week, led trading on Tuesday, with 812,980 shares for 19.2 percent of total volume, followed by RA Williams, ending with 759,386 units for 17.9 percent of the day’s trade and Atlantic Hardware chipped in with 575,500 stocks for 13.6 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rallied 40.87 points to finish at 3,239.51, thus clawing back a sizable portion of Monday’s losses. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.9, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share.
ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, Access Financial advanced $1.56 and ended at $17.46 with investors trading just 45 shares, AMG Packaging dropped 20 cents to a 52 weeks low of $1.80 after a transfer of 5,515 stocks, Blue Power popped 45 cents to close at $3.46 with investors dealing in 430 shares. Caribbean Assurance Brokers fell 9 cents to end at $1.70 with a transfer of 120 stock units, Caribbean Flavours increased 22 cents in closing at $1.58 after dealings in 500 units, Consolidated Bakeries declined 19 cents to finish at $1.40 with an exchange of 3,005 stocks. Express Catering sank 10 cents to $2.60 following trading of 52,139 shares, Fontana slipped 31 cents to finish at $7.49 with dealers switching ownership of 41,551 stock units, Honey Bun climbed 29 cents and ended at $7.15 with traders dealing in 178 units. Image Plus lost 18 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of 79 cents in an exchange of 312,350 shares, Jetcon Corporation rose 11 cents in closing at $1.39 with 3,981 stocks crossing the market, Knutsford Express shed 32 cents to end at $10.50, after hitting an intraday 52 weeks low of $9 with investors trading 6,678 units. Mailpac Group sank 12 cents in closing at $2.37 with 26,844 stock units changing hands and Regency Petroleum rallied 10 cents to $4.10, after 986 shares passed through the market.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

JSE markets mostly rise


The Junior and Main Market gained at the close of trading on Tuesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, with a fall in the volume and value of stocks changing hands compared with Monday, resulting in major indices of the Main Market and the junior Market rising and the index of the JSE USD Market falling. At the end of trading, prices of 36 shares rose, 44 declined and 27 remained firm.

The JSE Combined Market Index popped 1,063.93 points to end trading at 324,448.60, the All Jamaican Composite Index gained 1,138.25 points to end at 362,002.90, the JSE Main Index increased 807.83 points to conclude trading at 315,014.60, the Junior Market Index rallied 40.87 points to finish at 3,239.51 and the JSE USD Market Index declined 1.21 points to 201.98.
A total of 12,310,202 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 33,132,573 units on Monday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $52.0 million, down from $171.12 million on the previous day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 142,347 shares for US$5,093 compared to 138,831 units at US$7,736 on Monday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 3.52 million shares, followed by Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund with 2.71 million stocks and Wigton Energy with 308,359 units.
The lead trade in the Junior Market changed for the first time in days, with EduFocal leading with 812,980 shares, followed by RA Williams with 759,386 stocks and Atlantic Hardware with 575,500 units.
In the preferred share segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% lost $5.48 to finish at $36 and 138 Student Living preferred sank $5 to $215.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.9 based on 2025-26 earnings and 14.4 times the historical 2024 earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the 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, 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 can be used to assist in making rational investment decisions when investing in stocks around the sector average, not too far, unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and place them on fundamentals, while 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.

JSE Main Market rises, other markets fall


Investor pushed activity much higher on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, resulting in a solid rise in the volume and value of stocks traded over Friday, resulting in the major indices of the Main Market rising, the Junior Market index, and the JSE USD Market falling. At the end of trading, the prices of 39 shares rose, 43 declined and 34 remained firm.

At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index popped 623.32 points to finish at 323,384.67, the All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 423.23 points to settle at 360,864.65, the JSE Main Index climbed 1,171.25 points to 314,206.77, while the Junior Market Index recover ground ahead of closing after trading with a loss of 102 points, to end up skidding 70.03 points at the close, to conclude trading at 3,198.64 and the JSE USD Market Index slipped 4.49 points to 203.19.
At the conclusion of trading, 33,132,573 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 22,653,823 units on Friday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $171.12 million, up from just $80.33 million on the previous day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 138,831 shares for US$7,736, down from 164,203 units at US$10,792 on Friday.
In Main Market activity, Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund led with 13.29 million shares followed by JMMB Group with 6.60 million stocks and Transjamaican Highway with 2.11 million units.
In another Junior Market starring role, Kintyre Holdings again led trading with 1.53 million shares followed by EduFocal with 1.31 million stocks and Iron Rock Insurance with 991,747 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% increased $1.50 to $42, 138 Student Living preference share popped $20 and ended at $220 and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% sank $100 to finish at $1,050.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 14 based on 2025-26 projected earnings and 14.7, using 2024 historical earnings, excluding any major one time income or expense.
The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help in investment decision-making.
The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market.
Pertinent information is needed to successfully navigate the numerous investment options in the stock market. The chart should be used in making rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the sector average, not staying 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 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.