Stocks closed Trading on Friday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a fall in the volume of stocks changing hands, with a lower value than Thursday. At the end of trading, the prices of 38 shares rose, 52 declined and 30 remained unchanged, resulting in the major indices Main Market rising, the Junior Market index falling and the JSE USD Market rising modestly.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index rallied 3,585.88 points to 350,927.26, the All Jamaican Composite Index popped 3,038.24 points to close at 396,928.21, the JSE Main Index climbed by 4,105.61 points to end at 342,361.72, the Junior Market Index helped by notable declines in the values of Access Financial, Lasco Financial and Blue Power, sank 48.30 points to 3,282.73 and the JSE USD Market Index rose 0.97 points to settle at 260.90.
At the close of trading, 18,411,087 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 19,096,561 units on Thursday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $98.12 million, down from $116.2 million on the previous day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 321,131 shares for US$14,336 compared to 563,158 units at US$24,398 on Thursday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 4.87 million shares, followed by Wigton Energy with 1.20 million stocks and QWI Investments with 674,410 units.
In Junior Market trading, Kintyre Holdings led with 2.70 million shares, followed by Omni Industries with 1.0 million stocks and Atlantic Hardware with 568,134 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% rallied $5.95 to close at $43, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% lost $99 to $2,500, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% popped by $174.87 to end at $1,140, while Sygnus Credit Investments 10% advanced $3 in closing at $106.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 14.2 computed on projected 2026-27 earnings and 15.4 based on 2025 historical earnings, excluding any major one time income or expense. 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, with easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market.
Pertinent information is required to successfully navigate the various 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 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 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 14,157,671 shares trading for $109,166,935, falling from 22,998,547 stock units at $198,140,943 on Wednesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 17.6. The JSE Main and the 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 2026.
Sagicor Real Estate Fund slipped $1.20 to finish at $6.78 with investors trading 25,009 shares, Scotia Group gained $1.27 and ended at $51.40 with 69,702 units switching owners, Seprod popped $3.89 to close at $82 with traders dealing in 6,621 stock units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance climbed 93 cents to $11.48 in an exchange of 32 stock units and Wisynco Group rose 50 cents to $23, with investors trading 255,924 shares.
Prices of securities traded are for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index dropped 4,078.75 points to end at 347,341.38, the All Jamaican Composite Index sank 3,821.13 points to wrap up trading at 393,889.97, the JSE Main Index sank 4,058.20 points to finish at 338,256.11, the Junior Market Index declined 27.51 points to 3,331.03 and the JSE USD Market Index fell 2.75 points to conclude trading at 259.93.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 14.4 computed using 2026-27 earnings and 15.3 based on 2025 historical 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 Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 17.4. The JSE Main and the 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 2026.
Seprod shed $4.88 to end at $78.11 after trading of 6,852 units, Stanley Motta dropped 64 cents in closing at $6.50 with an exchange of 500 shares Transjamaican Highway declined 42 cents to $5.84 in switching ownership of 11,202,878 stocks, West Indies Petroleum skidded $1.16 and ended at $10.10 with traders dealing in 169,985 shares and Wisynco Group sank 50 cents to end at $22.50 as 130,389 stock units passed through the market.
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 shed 5,306.08 points to end at 351,420.13, the All Jamaican Composite Index declined by 6,951.35 points to 397,711.10, the JSE Main Index dropped 5,655.23 points to 342,314.31, the Junior Market Index rallied 14.88 points to 3,358.54 and the JSE USD Market Index fell 6.53 points to 262.68.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.75% preference share lost $1.97 to end at $18, 138 Student Living preference share popped $23.99 and ended at $244 and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% skidded $165 to finish at $965.
Investors who buy stocks when prices are close to the average will not be 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 Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 17.9. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are computed based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
Massy Holdings advanced 95 cents in closing at $74.95 with investors dealing in 597 shares. Mayberry Jamaican Equities rose $1.50 and ended at $8, with 42,516 stocks being traded, Sagicor Real Estate Fund gained 39 cents to close at $7.99 after a transfer of 7,045 stocks, Seprod rose $4.89 to finish at $82.99 with investors trading 1,556 units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance dropped 93 cents to $10.55 in an exchange of 1,691 stock units and Wisynco Group climbed 39 cents to end at a 52 weeks high of $23 with investors swapping 157,652 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index increased 2,197.74 points to 356,726.21, the All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 3,082.83 points to close at 404,662.45, the JSE Main Index climbed 2,224.36 points to end at 347,969.54, with the Junior Market Index advancing by just 9.75 points to end at 3,343.66 and the JSE USD Market Index dipped by 0.96 points to end at 269.21.
The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information that helps in decision-making. The PE ratio chart includes all of the ordinary shares listed on Jamaica Stock Exchange. The companies are grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market.
The net asset value of each company is incorporated into the chart. Investors can use this measure in assessing stock values. The chart also includes 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 10,529,723 shares traded for $90,762,098 after falling from 24,529,732 stock units at $118,203,561 on Friday.
At the close of the market, Barita Investments sank $1.12 to $70.89 with 17,071 shares crossing the market, Caribbean Cement shed 50 cents to close at $107 with investors dealing in 5,754 units, Eppley shed $1.95 to finish at $32 after an exchange of 176 shares. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund declined by 65 cents and ended at $46.50 with 1,647 stocks changing hands, Guardian Holdings gained $4.50 to end at $369.50 after an exchange of 77 stocks, Jamaica Producers fell 67 cents in closing at $23.73 with 12,594 units crossing the market. JMMB Group slipped $1.51 to $16.98 with investors trading 227,644 stocks, Margaritaville popped 46 cents to finish at $12.12 with 10 shares passing through the market, Massy Holdings lost 99 cents and ended at $74 after an exchange of 234,334 stock units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities skidded $1.64 in closing at $6.50 with traders dealing in 27,587 shares, 138 Student Living increased 41 cents to end at $3.49 in an exchange of 6,675 stocks, Pan Jamaica sank $2.19 to close at $47.21 with investors trading 5,148 units. Proven Investments fell 86 cents to $14.23, with34,337 stock units crossing the exchange, 
Sagicor Real Estate Fund dipped 39 cents to finish at $7.60 after a transfer of 2,856 shares, Scotia Group climbed 44 cents and ended at $51.65 as investors exchanged 6,461 stocks. Seprod dropped $5.88 to end at $78.10 in trading 18,634 units, Supreme Ventures shed 50 cents in closing at $16.50 with 182,922 stock units clearing the market, West Indies Petroleum rose 45 cents to close at $11 in an exchange of 102,160 shares and Wisynco Group declined 38 cents to $22.61 after hitting a 52 weeks intraday high of $23 in trading 48,733 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 dropped 1,062.48 points to conclude trading at 354,528.47, the All Jamaican Composite Index fell by 1,843.02 points to close at 401,579.62, the JSE Main Index declined 691.98 points to 345,745.18, the Junior Market Index shed 56.39 points to end at 3,333.91 and the JSE USD Market Index gained 5.17 points to close at 270.17.
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 January, the JSE Main Index ended at 346,437.16, with gains of 28,450.28 points for an 8.9 percent increase. The JSE All Jamaican Composite Index ended at 403,422.64 after rising 38,108.26 points up 10.4 percent and the JSE Select Index rose 603.96 points to 8,279.55 after rising by 7.9 percent. The gain in the market was not broad-based, as it arose from the prices of 16 stocks rising and 29 declining.
TransJamaican Highway posted a robust 33 percent gain, benefiting from increased traffic volumes and toll rate adjustments and taking on board the operations of the leg of the tolling road into the Mandeville area. The company operates Jamaica’s East-West toll road network under a concession with the Government of Jamaica.