Trading dives on Junior Market


Trading dropped on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded diving 46 percent, with a 51 percent lower value than on Friday. The number of companies following activity in 42 securities, up from 39 on Friday and ending, with prices of only 10 rising, 17 declining and 15 closing unchanged.

The market closed with trading of just 7,400,596 shares worth $6,536,470, after tumbling from 13,669,671 units at $13,446,186 on Friday.
Trading closed with an average of 176,205 shares at $155,630, with a fall from 350,504 stock units at $344,774 on Friday. Trading for the month to date averages 296,673 units valued at $315,348, down moderately from 307,148 stocks at $329,236 on the previous day and March, with an average of 410,874 shares at $527,130.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 2.66 million shares for 35.9 percent of total volume, followed by Woodcats International with 1.94 million stocks for 26.2 percent of the day’s trade and Atlantic Hardware with 1.52 million stock units for 20.6 percent of the day’s trade.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index slipped 14.07 points to close at 3,226.55. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven 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 15.3, 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 fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging skidded 25 cents and ended at $1.82 following trading 12,404 shares, Atlantic Hardware fell 20 cents to $1.40 after an exchange of 1,521,110 stock units, Cargo Handlers dropped by 17 cents to $20.50 following the  trading of 941 shares. Caribbean Assurance Brokers lost 11 cents to close at $1.52 with an exchange of 177 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries shed 13 cents to finish at $1.51 with 1,681 units changing hands, Derrimon Trading sank 12 cents to end at $1.57 with investors trading 18,432 stocks. Dolla Financial dropped 5 cents to $2.35 in an exchange of 60,912 units, Dolphin Cove climbed 49 cents to end at $10.51 with 9,678 shares passing through the market, Everything Fresh increased 18 cents in closing at $2.28 with a transfer of 190 stock units. Express Catering popped 28 cents to finish at $2.48 as investors exchanged just 700 shares, Fosrich gained 5 cents and ended at $2.05 in switching ownership of 83,968 stocks, Future Energy slipped 5 cents to close at $3.29 with 168,744 units crossing the exchange. GWest Corporation rose 7 cents to 69 cents after a transfer of 10,110 stock units, Lasco Financial slipped 5 cents and ended at $1.89 with 3,001 shares crossing the market, Mailpac Group dipped 15 cents in closing at $2.33 with traders dealing in 17,996 stock units. Regency Petroleum sank 25 cents to finish at $4.23 with 18,451 units crossing the market and Woodcats International declined 6 cents to close at a new low of 78 cents in trading 1,941,022 stocks.
Prices of securities are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

NCB lifts JSE Main market, Juniors fall


Trading closed Monday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a fall in the volume and value of stocks that were exchanged, with a lower value than on Friday, with NCB Financial Group shooting right out of the box at the start to hit a near two years high of $59.22 before closing at $52, resulting in the major indices Main Market enjoying another day of solid gains, the Junior Market index declining and the JSE USD Market climbing. At the end of trading, prices of 33 shares rose, 41 declined and 33 remained firm.

At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index popped 2,170.75 points to conclude trading at 348,725.74, as the All Jamaican Composite Index gained 3,785.56 points to close at 400,634.36, the JSE Main Index added 2,376.90 points to close at 340,494.19, the Junior Market Index dipped 14.07 points to end at 3,226.55 and the JSE USD Market Index slipped by 3.61 points to 258.48.
At the close of trading, 21,100,807 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 31,495,073 units on Friday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $71.55 million, down from $106.78 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 224,230 shares for US$10,779 compared to 162,071 units at US$8,365 on Friday.
In Main Market activity, Lasco Distributors led trading with 4.13 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 3.42 million stocks and JMMB 9.5% with 2.28 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Kintyre Holdings led with 2.66 million shares, followed by Woodcats International with 1.94 million stock units and Atlantic Hardware with 1.52 million units.
In the preferred  segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share skidded $2.84 to end at $16.
At the close of trading, the market’s PE ratio ended at 15.5. The PE is computed using projected 2026-27 earnings and 15 based on 2025 historical earnings, excluding major one-time income or expenses. The PE ratio is one of the most used measures for valuing shares and is calculated by dividing the stock price by the company’s earnings per share. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist in decision-making. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, with easy comparisons within sectors and the overall market.
Pertinent information is needed to navigate the numerous options in the stock market. The chart should be used to help in decision-making, especially when investing around the market or sector averages, and not going too far from it unless compelling reasons exist. This approach reduces emotion from investment decisions and places them on fundamentals, without straying far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy stocks near the average will not overpay. 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 percentage year to date price movements based on the last traded price. Dividends that are paid or 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 winners beat losers 2 to 1


The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with winning stocks enjoying a 2-to-1 advantage over losers, resulting in a sharp 60-point rebound in the market index on Friday, following a 79 percent surge in the volume traded and a 46 percent drop in value from the levels on Thursday. The market closed, with investors swapping 39 securities, compared with 42 on Thursday, and the prices of 15 rising, 8 declining and 16 closing unchanged.

The market closed with trading of 13,669,671 shares for $13,446,186, compared with 7,655,976 units at $9,238,569 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 350,504 shares at $344,774, after it jumped from 182,285 stock units at $219,966 on Thursday, Trading for the month to date, averages 307,148 stock units at $329,236 following a slide from 303,340 shares at $327,871 on the previous day and for March, with an average of 410,874 shares at $527,130.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 7.29 million shares for 53.3 percent of total volume, followed by Fosrich, with 4.43 million units for 32.4 percent of the day’s trade and Woodcats International with 511,883 stocks for 3.7 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index bounced 60.74 points to 3,240.62. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three 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 15.9, 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 fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging increased 27 cents to $2.07 after an exchange of 200 shares, Caribbean Assurance rose 11 cents to finish at $1.63 with 3,423 stocks changing hands, Consolidated Bakeries rallied 19 cents and ended at $1.64 following the trading of 320,487 units. Derrimon Trading rose 12 cents to end at $1.69 after dealers swapped 1,137 shares, Dolla Financial climbed 9 cents in closing at $2.40, with investors trading 129,810 stock units, Express Catering shed 28 cents to close at $2.20, with 86,387 shares clearing the market. Fontana lost 5 cents to $7.35 with a transfer of 7,976 units, GWest Corporation dipped 7 cents to end at 62 cents with 21,735 stocks passing through the market, Image Plus gained 11 cents in closing at 82 cents in switching ownership of 23,526 stock units. Jamaican Teas advanced 13 cents to $2.33 with a mere 204 shares crossing the market, Jetcon Corporation fell 11 cents and ended at $2.52, following an exchange of 2,212 stock units, Medical Disposables popped 18 cents to finish at $1.33 with traders dealing in 4,000 stocks. MFS Capital Partners increased 20 cents to 69 cents as investors exchanged 20 stock units and Paramount Trading climbed 11 cents to close at $1.16 after a transfer of 8,754 shares.
Prices of securities trading are for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

NCB jumps $5.75 on the JSE Main Market


NCB Financial Group jumped a sharp $5.75 to close at $51 in trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday, and ending with prices of 49 shares rising, 27 declining and 33 ending firm. Trading closed with a fall in the volume of stocks exchanged, with a greater value than on Thursday, resulting in the major indices of the Main Market rising, the Junior Market index rebounding sharply from the big 94 points drop on Wednesday and the JSE USD Market rose.

At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index rallied by 3,750.34 points to 346,554.99, the All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 3,006.04 points to settle at 396,848.80, the JSE Main Index jumped by 3,465.58 points to end at 338,117.29, as the Junior Market Index gained 60.74 points to wrap up trading at 3,240.62 and the JSE USD Market Index rallied by 5.23 points to end at 262.09.
At the close of trading, 31,495,073 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 38,692,294 units on Thursday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $106.78 million, marginally up from $98.85 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 162,071 shares for US$8,365 compared to 188,025 units at US$9,812 on Thursday.
In Main Market activity, JMMB 9.5% preferred share led trading with 6.33 million units, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 4.09 million stocks and Caribbean Producers with 2.60 million shares.
In Junior Market trading, Kintyre Holdings led with 7.29 million shares followed by Fosrich with 4.43 million stocks and Woodcats International with 511,883 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% rallied $196 in closing at $2,585 and 138 Student Living preference share dipped $16 to $215.
At the close of trading, the market’s PE ratio ended at 15.7. The PE is computed using projected 2026-27 earnings and 14.9 based on 2025 historical earnings, excluding major one-time income or expenses. The PE ratio is one of the most popular measures used for valuing shares and is calculated by dividing the stock price by the company’s earnings per share. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist in decision-making. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, with easy comparisons within sectors and the overall market.
Pertinent information is needed to navigate the numerous options in the stock market. The chart should be used to help in decision-making, especially when investing around the market or sector averages, and not going too far from it unless compelling reasons exist. This approach reduces emotion from investment decisions and places them on fundamentals, without straying far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy stocks near the average will not overpay. 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 percentage year to date price movements based on the last traded price. Dividends that are paid or 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 drops on Junior Market


Cargo Handlers climbed back by a near 18 percent to lead the winners on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, with trading in 42 securities, similar to Wednesday, with prices of 18 rising, 17 declining and seven closing unchanged as the market index recovered a mere fraction of the 94 points fall on Wednesday, as the market index closed higher. Trading ended with a big drop in the volume of stocks changing hands by 64 percent, with a 75 percent lower value than on Wednesday.

The market closed with trading of 7,655,976 shares for $9,238,569, after it tumbled from 21,516,511 stocks valued at $37,579,067 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 182,285 shares at $219,966, down from 512,298 units at $894,740 on Wednesday, with the month to date, averaging 303,340 units at $327,871, after sliding marginally from 315,987 stock units at $339,145 on the previous day and March, with an average of 410,874 shares worth  $527,130.
Woodcats International led trading with 2.06 million shares for 26.9 percent of total volume, followed by MFS Capital Partners, with 2.02 million units for 26.4 percent of the day’s trade and Kintyre Holdings with 951,111 stocks for 12.4 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index popped 7.89 points to finish at 3,179.88. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine 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 15.5, 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 fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, Blue Power popped 11 cents to end at $4 with trading of 8,010 shares, while Cargo Handlers jumped sharply from Wednesday’s big loss by $3.09 to close at $20.67 with a transfer of just 100 stocks, Derrimon Trading declined 13 cents to end at $1.57 with 10,178 shares crossing the market. Dolla Financial declined 9 cents after closing at $2.31 in an exchange of 283,293 stock units, Elite Diagnostic dropped 11 cents and ended at $1.37 with traders dealing in 2,738 stocks, Everything Fresh lost 18 cents to finish at $2.10 with 4,978 units crossing the market. Future Energy dipped 15 cents and ended at $3.34 in trading 621,779 stocks, GWest Corporation rose 9 cents to 69 cents after traders swapped 32,035 shares, Honey Bun climbed 62 cents in closing at $6.50 with investors trading 4,715 stock units. ISP Finance increased 47 cents to finish at $12.47 with 10 shares clearing the market, Jamaican Teas gained 7 cents to end at $2.20 with investors swapping 36,902 stock units, Jetcon Corporation rallied 23 cents to close at $2.63 with 14,176 units changing hands. Knutsford Express increased 39 cents to $9.39 as investors exchanged 3,849 stocks, Lasco Financial popped 5 cents and ended at $1.94 with 1,002 shares passing through the market, Lumber Depot sank 5 cents to finish at $2.55 after an exchange of 2,386 stocks. MFS Capital Partners shed 20 cents to end at 49 cents, following trading of 2,024,954 stock units, Omni Industries fell 5 cents in closing at 85 cents after an exchange of 897 stock units and ONE on ONE Educational rallied 11 cents to close at 96 cents with investors dealing in 241,500 shares.

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

Marginal changes in the JSE Markets


An equal number of stocks rallied and fell at the close of trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, as trading volume rose, but with a lower value than on Wednesday, resulting in the Junior Market index and the JSE USD Market indices climbing, the major indices of the Main Market slipped. At the end of trading the prices of 42 shares rose, 42 declined and 21 remained firm.

At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index slipped 116.73 points to wrap up trading at 342,804.65, as the All Jamaican Composite Index fell 554.08 points to 393,842.76, the JSE Main Index dipped 181.56 points to 334,651.71, the Junior Market Index climbed just 7.89 points to 3,179.88 and the JSE USD Market Index advanced 4.03 points to end at 256.86.
At the close of market activities, 38,692,294 shares were tradged in all three markets, up from 34,996,200 units on Wednesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $98.85 million, down from $114.37 million on the previous day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 188,025 shares for US$9,812 compared to 67,415 units at US$3,944 on Wednesday.
In Main Market activity, was led by stocks listed in the preferred share segamnt of the market, with JMMB 9.5% leading with 18.08 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 4.20 million stocks and JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 with 3.64 million units.
In Junior Market trading, the 2026 listed, Woodcats International led with 2.06 million shares followed by MFS Capital Partners with 2.02 million stock units and Kintyre Holdings with 951,111 units.
In the preferred share segment, 138 Student Living preference share dipped $4 to close at $231.
At the close of trading, the market’s PE ratio ended at 15.4. The PE is computed using projected 2026-27 earnings and 14.7 based on 2025 historical earnings, excluding major one-time income or expenses. The PE ratio is one of the most popular measures used for valuing shares and is calculated by dividing the stock price by the company’s earnings per share. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist in decision-making. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, with easy comparisons within sectors and the overall market.
Pertinent information is needed to navigate the numerous options in the stock market. The chart should be used to help in decision-making, especially when investing around the market or sector averages, and not going too far from it unless compelling reasons exist. This approach reduces emotion from investment decisions and places them on fundamentals, without straying far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy stocks near the average will not overpay. 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 percentage year to date price movements based on the last traded price. Dividends that are paid or 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.

Big drop in the JSE Junior Market


The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange took a sharp 3.7 percent drop on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded jumping 197 percent with a 395 percent increase in value, compared with Tuesday. Investors exchanged 42 securities similar to Tuesday, with prices of only four rising, 23 declining and 15 closing unchanged, with the Junior Market Index plunging a sizable 93.94 points to end at 3,171.99, down 6.7 percent year to date.

The market closed with trading of 21,516,511 shares for $37,579,067, after an exchange of just 7,248,907 units at a low value of $7,585,733 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 512,298 shares worth $894,740, after jumping from 172,593 stock units at $180,613 on Tuesday, with the month to date, averaging 315,987 units with valued $339,145 compared with 293,084 shares at $274,326 on the previous day and March, with an average of 410,874 shares at $527,130.
Fosrich led trading with 14.08 million shares for 65.4 percent of total volume, followed by Kintyre Holdings, which ended with 2.37 million shares for 11 percent of the day’s trade and Jamaican Teas with 1.83 million units for 8.5 percent of the volume changing hands.
At the close of trading, Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 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 15.4, calculated by dividing the last traded price by the earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging dipped by 32 cents to end at $1.82 with an exchange of 15,729 shares, Atlantic Hardware shed 10 cents to $1.60, with trading in 311,782 units, Cargo Handlers fell $3.09 to finish at $17.58 with 986 stocks crossing the market. It was the major contributor to the decline in market value, along with the sparseness of winning stocks. Caribbean Assurance Brokers skidded 11 cents and ended at $1.50 with investors trading 3,683 shares, Caribbean Cream advanced 5 cents to $1.65 after a transfer of 608 stock units, Dolphin Cove lost 46 cents in closing at $10.05 after investors swapped 550 shares. GWest Corporation slipped 10 cents to 60 cents with 138,559 stocks crossing the exchange, Honey Bun sank 60 cents to end at $5.88 with investors dealing in 71,904 units, Image Plus dipped 5 cents in closing at 70 cents with 22,253 stock units passing through the market. Jamaican Teas sank 19 cents to close at $2.13 with investors trading 1,828,800 shares, Jetcon Corporation dropped 10 cents to finish at $2.40 with 275,509 stocks clearing the market, ONE on ONE Educational sank 9 cents and ended at 85 cents in an exchange of 12,120 units and Regency Petroleum rose 29 cents to $4.49 with 11,614 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Big fall for JSE Main & Junior Markets


The Junior Market plunged sharply at the close of trading on Wednesday, followed by declines of the major indices of the Main Market on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, following a rise in the volume of stocks exchanged, with a lower value than on Tuesday, resulting in prices of 23 shares rising, 51 declining and 28 remaining firm.

At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index dropped 3,556.49 points to end at 342,921.38, the All Jamaican Composite Index sank 3,012.35 points to end at 394,396.84, the JSE Main Index shed 3,012.61 points to 334,833.27, the Junior Market Index sank 93.94 points to finish at 3,171.99 and the JSE USD Market Index declined by 0.99 points to 252.83.
At the close of trading, 34,996,200 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 23,646,329 units on Tuesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $114.37 million, down from $294.41 million on the previous day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 67,415 shares for US$3,944, down from 924,452 units at US$39,397 on Tuesday.
In Main Market activity, QWI Investments led with 5.55 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 1.91 million stocks and Jamaica Producers with 1.0 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Fosrich led with 14.08 million shares, followed by Kintyre Holdings with 2.37 million stocks and Jamaican Teas with 1.83 million units.
In the preference segment, Sygnus Credit Investments 10% slipped $3.50 to $106.
At the close of trading, the market’s PE ratio ended at 15.4. The PE is computed using projected 2026-27 earnings and 14.6 based on 2025 historical earnings, excluding major one-time income or expenses. The PE ratio is one of the most popular measures used for valuing shares and is calculated by dividing the stock price by the company’s earnings per share. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist in decision-making. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, with easy comparisons within sectors and the overall market.
Pertinent information is needed to navigate the numerous options in the stock market. The chart should be used to help in decision-making, especially when investing around the market or sector averages, and not going too far from it unless compelling reasons exist. This approach reduces emotion from investment decisions and places them on fundamentals, without straying far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy stocks near the average will not overpay. 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 percentage year to date price movements based on the last traded price. Dividends that are paid or 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 drops 4% in April


Declining stocks weighed down the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with a moderate fall that added to losses previously, resulting in a fall of 143 points since the end of March or almost 4 percent. Trading ended with 42 securities changing hands, slightly ahead of the 43 on Monday, ending with prices of 17 rising, 14 declining and 11 closing unchanged.

The market closed with trading of 7,248,907 shares, at 50 percent less than the 14,579,915 units on Monday, with the value falling 51 percent to $7,585,733, from at $15,466,817 on Monday.
Trading averaged 172,593 shares at $180,613, after falling from 339,068 stock units at $359,693 on Monday, with an average of 293,084 units at $274,326 for the month to date, with a fall from 308,998 stock units at $286,703 on the previous day and March, with an average of 410,874 shares at $527,130.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 2.80 million shares for 38.6 percent of total volume, followed by Woodcats International, with 1.36 million units for 18.8 percent of the day’s trade and Jetcon Corporation with 507,661 stocks for 7 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index sank 15.12 points to close at 3,265.93, down 4 percent for the year to date. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.9. The PE ratio is derived at by dividing the last traded stock price by the earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, Blue Power dipped 7 cents in closing at $3.90 with 638 shares crossing the market, Caribbean Cream popped 8 cents to $1.60 as investors exchanged 452 units, Derrimon Trading advanced 5 cents to finish at $1.70 after investors swapped 52,417 shares. Dolla Financial rose 18 cents and ended at $2.43 after a transfer of 24,715 stocks, Dolphin Cove climbed 46 cents to close at $10.51 with investors exchanging 19,243 stock units, Everything Fresh increased 20 cents to end at $2.30 with 122 shares passing through the market. Fontana lost 16 cents in closing at $7.40 in an exchange of 52,430 stock units, Fosrich skidded 5 cents to $2.01 with 105,785 units crossing the market, Future Energy gained 20 cents to finish at $3.50 after trading of 73,927 stocks. GWest Corporation rallied 6 cents and ended at 70 cents with a transfer of 12,495 units, Honey Bun increased 12 cents to close at $6.48 with 45 stocks clearing the market, Jamaican Teas sank 26 cents to end at $2.32 with traders dealing in 3,835 shares. Knutsford Express declined 36 cents to $9 in an exchange of 429 stock units, Lumber Depot popped 26 cents to end at $2.61, with investors trading 74,249 shares, Omni Industries fell 8 cents in closing at 90 cents, with 156,691 stocks crossing the exchange and Regency Petroleum advanced 10 cents to finish at $4.20, following trading of 64,293 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

JSE Majors rise, Juniors fall again


Trading closed Tuesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a fall in the volume of stocks that were exchanged, with a greater value than on Monday, resulting in the major indices of the Main Market rising, with the Junior Market and the JSE USD Market indices falling, following trading activity with the prices of 42 shares rising, 39 declining and 28 remaining firm.

At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index rose 2,457.75 points to wrap up trading at 346,477.87, the All Jamaican Composite Index rose 2,820.25 points to end at  397,409.19, with the JSE Main Index rallying 2,685.00 points to close trading at 337,845.88, the Junior Market Index shed 15.12 points to end at 3,265.93, at the same time and the JSE USD Market Index declined by 6.45 points to settle at 253.82.
At the close of the market, 23,646,329 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 32,380,724 units on Monday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $294.4 million, up from $194.13 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 924,452 shares for US$39,397 compared with 778,828 units at US$41,701 on Monday.
In Main Market activity, Sagicor Group led trading with 5.78 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 3.34 million stocks and QWI Investments with 1.75 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Kintyre Holdings led with 2.80 million shares, followed by Woodcats International with 1.36 million stocks and Jetcon Corporation with 507,661 units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share popped $30 to $235, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% shed $10 to close trading at $1,190 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% sank $1.25 and ended at $101.
At the close of trading, the PE ratio ended at 15.6. The PE is computed using projected 2026-27 earnings and 14.8 based on 2025 earnings, excluding major one-time income or expenses. The PE ratio is one of the most popular measures used for valuing shares and is calculated by dividing the stock price by the company’s earnings per share. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist in decision-making. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, with easy comparisons within sectors and the overall market.
Pertinent information is needed to navigate the numerous options in the stock market. The chart should be used to help in decision-making, especially when investing around the market or sector averages, and not going too far from it unless compelling reasons exist. This approach reduces emotion from investment decisions and places them on fundamentals, without straying far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy stocks near the average will not overpay. 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 percentage year to date price movements based on the last traded price. Dividends that are paid or 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.