Trading closed Monday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a fall in the volume and the value of stocks exchanged than on Friday, resulting in al of the major indices falling, with the market ended with prices of 25 shares rising, 56 declining and 30 remaining firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index dipped 356.37 points to 339,123.38, the All Jamaican Composite Index shed 324.55 points to end at 377,944.63, the JSE Main Index fell 215.42 points to 327,558.77, the Junior Market Index slipped 20.97 points to conclude trading at 3,609.98 and the JSE USD Market Index dipped 2.06 points to settle at 209.77, with all market closing lower than the opening in January.
At the close of trading, 10,711,199 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 19,154,264 units on Friday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to a mere $45.15 million, down from $180.12 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 669,495 shares for US$20,297 compared to 206,473 units at US$22,674 on Friday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led with 2.31 million shares followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.17 million stocks and Wigton Energy with 1.02 million units.
In Junior Market trading, EduFocal led with 1.01 million shares followed by Derrimon Trading with 715,456 stocks and Future Energy with 532,266 units.
In the market’s preferred segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% lost $40 to close at $2,650, 138 Student Living preference share popped $30 to $240 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% slipped $1.30 to end at $100.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.4 based on 2024-25 earnings and 19.6 based on 2023-24 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making. The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, 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 5,265,940 shares for $14,996,116 compared with 5,685,109 units at $8,860,389 on Thursday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.1, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2025.
ISP Finance slipped 24 cents to $28.26 with just 263 stock units crossing the market, Jamaican Teas advanced 8 cents to close at $2.28 with a transfer of 46,576 shares. Knutsford Express rallied 84 cents to end at $12.84 with investors exchanging 4,117 stocks, Lasco Financial increased 10 cents to close at $1.61 with 2,165 units crossing the market, Limners and Bards climbed 8 cents to $1.27 with investors trading 141,424 stock units. Lumber Depot increased 13 cents and ended at $2.94 with a mere 6 shares crossing the exchange, Medical Disposables popped 31 cents to $1.96 with investors trading 100 stock units and tTech sank 8 cents to end at $1.82 after an exchange of 3,721 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index gained 522.30 points to 339,479.75, the All Jamaican Composite Index lost 627.64 points to finish at 378,269.18, the JSE Main Index climbed 561.11 points to end at 327,774.19, the Junior Market Index declined by a mere 2.00 points to 3,630.95 and the JSE USD Market Index slipped 1.84 points to wrap up trading at 211.83.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used in valuing stocks, ended at 13.4 based on 2024-25 earnings and 19.8 based on 2023-24 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 ordinary shares that are quoted on the Jamaica Stock Exchange and grouped by industry, allowing for ease of comparison 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.
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.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index declined 1,155.15 points to 338,957.45, the All Jamaican Composite Index skidded 1,453.75 points to conclude trading at 378,896.82, the JSE Main Index lost 1,169.12 points to close at 327,213.08, the Junior Market Index dropped 5.18 points to end at 3,632.95 and the JSE USD Market Index declined 3.74 points to finish at 213.67.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.2 based on 2024-25 earnings and 19.5 based on 2023-24 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making. The PE ratio chart covers all the ordinary shares that are quoted on the Jamaica Stock Exchange and are, 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.
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 5,685,109 shares for $8,860,389 down from 10,931,452 stock units at $16,401,707 on Wednesday. Trading averaged 129,207 shares at $201,372 below the 254,220 stocks at $381,435 on Wednesday with the month to date, averaging 188,642 units at $317,970 in line with the 193,230 stock units at $326,970 on the previous day and well below January with an average of 350,850 shares for $615,775. Kintyre Holdings led trading with 2.08 million shares, amounting to 36.7 percent of total volume, it was followed by One Great Studio which ended with 1.22 million units for 21.5 percent of the day’s trade and Regency Petroleum with 423,313 stocks for 7.4 percent of the volume traded. At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index skidded just 5.18 points and ended at 3,632.95. 
JFP Ltd declined 7 cents to close at 71 cents and closed with 20,915 units changing hands. Limners and Bards shed 8 cents in closing at $1.19 as investors exchanged 3,592 shares, Lumber Depot sank 9 cents to end at $2.81 as 69,926 stock units passed through the market, Omni Industries increased 6 cents to finish at $1.08 in an exchange of 365,390 stocks. Stationery and Office Supplies rose 10 cents to $1.60 with traders dealing in 3,686 units, Tropical Battery advanced 10 cents to finish at $2.86 in an exchange of 134,020 shares and tTech rallied 38 cents and ended at $1.90 with 1,594 stock units changing hands. 
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 10,931,452 shares for $16,401,707 compared with 12,238,191 units at $26,027,175 on Tuesday.
At the close of an active market, AMG Packaging climbed 8 cents and ended at $3.18 with investors swapping 59,309 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped 26 cents to $2.76 with a transfer of 14,561 units, Caribbean Cream fell by 47 cents to finish at $2.72 as investors exchanged 1,921 shares. Consolidated Bakeries increased 18 cents in closing at $1.98 after investors traded 649 stock units, Dolphin Cove rallied 40 cents to close at $15.90 after an exchange of 215,271 shares and trading at a 52 weeks’ intraday low of $14.05. Elite Diagnostic shed 6 cents to finish at $1.62 with 510 stocks being traded. Everything Fresh rose 18 cents and ended at $1.98 with 8,920 units crossing the market, Express Catering declined 10 cents to $3.10 with investors trading 3,000 stock units, Fontana gained 10 cents in closing at $9.20 with 24,123 shares clearing the market. Honey Bun advanced 16 cents to close at $8.11 with traders dealing in 1,210 units, Image Plus sank 8 cents to $1.27 after a transfer of 171,178 stocks, ISP Finance dipped $6.25 to finish at $37 in switching ownership of 1,039 stock units. 
JFP Ltd rose 9 cents and ended at 78 cents after 63,948 shares changed hands, Limners and Bards rallied 7 cents to $1.27 after an exchange of 287,005 stocks, Mailpac Group increased 11 cents to finish at $2.64 with 36,623 units changing hands . Main Event lost 20 cents in closing at $10.80 with investors dealing in 3,357 stock units, One Great Studio climbed 9 cents to end at 60 cents with 5,037,700 shares passing through the market, Regency Petroleum skidded 8 cents to $3.11 with investors trading 37,396 stocks. Spur Tree Spices sank 9 cents to $1.66 with 130,650 units crossing the exchange, Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 6 cents in closing at $1.50 with an exchange of 442,044 stock units, Tropical Battery shed 23 cents to close at $2.76 with 160,157 shares crossing the market and tTech popped 13 cents and ended at $1.52 in an exchange of 112,534 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 fell 110.57 points to 340,112.60, as the Junior Market Index sank 53.18 points to end at 3,638.13, the All Jamaican Composite Index gained 752.14 points to conclude trading at 380,350.57, the JSE Main Index rose 283.11 points to 328,382.20, and the JSE USD Market Index gained 2.28 points to conclude trading at 217.41.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.3 based on 2024-25 earnings and 19.7 based on 2023-24 historical earnings. ICInsider.com’s PE ratio chart and the other more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
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 12,238,191 shares for $26,027,175 up from 7,301,014 stock units at $11,842,518 on Monday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.1, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Iron Rock Insurance sank 30 cents to end at $3.60 after a transfer of 7,130 stocks, ISP Finance increased $6.25 in closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $43.25 with investors swapping 1,117 shares but only after trading at an intraday 52 weeks’ high of $49.42. Jetcon Corporation dipped 15 cents to finish at $1.02 in an exchange of 138,118 stock units, JFP Ltd fell 14 cents and ended at 69 cents with investors dealing in 403,400 units after trading at an 52 weeks’ intraday low of 58 cents, Knutsford Express popped $1 to close at $12 after an exchange of 2,170 stocks. Mailpac Group dropped 8 cents to $2.53 and closed after 4,309,861 units changed hands, Main Event advanced 20 cents to close at $11 with an exchange of 473 stocks, Medical Disposables fell 36 cents to finish at $1.63 with investors trading 14,532 shares and tTech slipped 8 cents and ended at $1.39 as investors exchanged 1,356 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Market movements resulted in prices of just three stocks rising and six declining in the Junior Market ICTOP10 while the Main Market ICTOP10 ended with three gains and two losses.
Dolla Financial and Kintyre Holdings entered the Junior Market ICTOP10, with Jamaican Teas and Iron Rock Insurance dropping out. In the Main Market ICTOP10, Caribbean Producers returns, replacing JMMB Group following the downgrading of earnings for the current fiscal year ending in March. Dolla Financial earnings are based on 2025 projections. The forecast assumes more borrowed funds are taken on during the year to finance expansion. Kintyre Holdings reported earnings of 8 cents for 2024, the latest quarterly numbers suggest earnings should reach 25 cents per share during 2025, all things being equal. The historical performance of the company, suggests a high degree of risk is associated with an investment in the stock.
In the Junior Market IC TOP10, 16 stocks or 33 percent of the market have PEs ranging from 15 to 32 with an average of 19 and a PE of 18 for half of the market with the highest PEs.
The market closed with trading of 7,301,014 shares for $11,842,518 down from 12,380,784 stock units at $15,337,067 on Friday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.2, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
JFP Ltd rose 6 cents to 83 cents in an exchange of 287,907 units, KLE Group gained 9 cents in closing at $1.25 with traders dealing in 400 stocks, Knutsford Express sank $1.79 to end at $11 with 7,728 shares crossing the exchange. Lasco Financial dropped 9 cents to finish at $1.51 after a transfer of 14,880 stocks, Medical Disposables advanced 29 cents and ended at $1.99 with 6,426 units changing hands, Paramount Trading increased 9 cents to close at $1.12 with a transfer of 34,171 stock units and tTech ended with 2,204 shares being traded in closing at $1.47 after the price hit a 52 weeks’ intraday low of $1.16.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.