Transjamaican dominates JSE trading


Transjamaican Highway operators of Jamaica’s largest toll road system was the dominant trade Wednesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with more than 87 million ordinary shares, pushing the overall volume of stocks trading on the market surging, with a much greater value than on Tuesday. Trading ended with the Main Market major indices closing mixed, the Junior Market index slipping moderately, with the JSE USD Market just inching higher, with prices of 42 shares rising, 44 declining and 27 remaining firm.

At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index lost 37.62 points to end at 330,960.08, the All Jamaican Composite Index lost 1,390.01 points to wrap up trading at 368,743.82, the JSE Main Index climbed 1.20 points to conclude trading at 319,975.49, the Junior Market Index skidded 5.32 points to end at 3,483.85 and the JSE USD Market Index gained 1.91 points to end at 216.15.
At the close of trading, 105,765,623 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from just 16,184,176 stocks on Tuesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $449.61 million, up from a mere $57.41 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 2,421,389 shares for US$115,441 compared to 296,466 units at US$32,601 on Tuesday, with Transjamaican accounting for 1,820,486 units.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led with 87.28 million shares followed by Wigton Energy with 2.22 million stocks and Carreras with 1.35 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Kintyre Holdings led with 3.16 million shares followed by Tropical Battery with 824,338 stocks and Dolla Financial with 798,934 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% rallied $5 to finish at $45, 138 Student Living preference share rose $59 to $231 and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share slipped $5 to close at $1,045.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 12.2 based on 2025-26 earnings and 18.9 based on 2024-25 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 the ordinary shares that are 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

Trading tumbles on the Junior Market


Trading activity closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Tuesday, with a 14 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, and a 29 percent lower value than Monday, following trading in all 48 listed securities up from 42 on Monday and ending with prices of 16 rising, 23 declining and nine closing unchanged, ending with the Junior Market Index dropping 33.75 points to end at 3,489.17.

The market closed with trading of 4,991,142 shares for $9,986,456, below the 5,814,492 stock units at $14,058,219 on Monday.
Trading averaged 103,982 shares at $208,051, lower than 138,440 stocks at $334,720 on Monday, with trading for the month to date, averaging 253,581 stock units at $876,049 from 288,781 units at $1,033,226 on the previous day and March with an average of 307,021 shares at $759,432.
Tropical Battery led trading with 895,136 shares for 17.9 percent of the total volume followed by Everything Fresh that ended with 785,720 units for 15.7 percent of the day’s trade and Derrimon Trading with 610,799 stocks for 12.2 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four 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 13.9, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, Access Financial dropped 23 cents to end at $16.75 after just  2,748 shares changed hands, AMG Packaging climbed 10 cents in closing at $3 after a transfer of 1,745 units, Blue Power lost 41 cents to close at $4.59 with 3,764 shares switching owners. CAC 2000 popped 30 cents to close at $2.30 with traders dealing in 600 stock units, Cargo Handlers skidded 69 cents and ended at $10.50 with 235 stocks clearing the market, Caribbean Flavours sank 9 cents to finish at $1.20 with a transfer of 6,445 shares. Dolphin Cove shed 15 cents and ended at $16.35 with 3,559 stock units traded at the close of the market, Elite Diagnostic sank 14 cents to $1.32 in trading 44,611 stocks, Express Catering slipped 12 cents in closing at $2.76 with 4,123 units crossing the market. Indies Pharma fell 7 cents to finish at $3.79 with an exchange of 3,117 shares, Iron Rock Insurance increased 40 cents to end at $3.70 in trading 118 stock units, ISP Finance advanced 10 cents to close at $13.10 in an exchange of 443 units after trading at 52 weeks’ intraday low of $11.08. Jamaican Teas rose 10 cents to $2.45 with investors trading 106,015 stocks, KLE Group dipped 14 cents to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of 84 cents after an exchange of 3,638 shares, Knutsford Express declined 65 cents and ended at $13.40 with investors trading 4,800 stocks. Lasco Financial gained 5 cents to close at $1.69 with 5,009 units passing through the market, Lumber Depot rallied 6 cents to end at $3.05 as investors exchanged 65,587 stock units, Mailpac Group increased 9 cents in closing at $2.40 with 132,799 shares crossing the market. Main Event lost $2.36 to close at $9.34 with investors dealing in 15,914 stock units, MFS Capital Partners climbed 5 cents in closing at 41 cents after an exchange of 650 stocks, Omni Industries declined 17 cents to close at 52 weeks’ low of 83 cents with investors swapping 350,837 units. Regency Petroleum shed 10 cents and ended at $3.40 with 55,624 stocks crossing the exchange and Tropical Battery dropped 39 cents to end at $2 in an exchange of 895,136 shares.

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

Main and Junior JSE markets drop


Trading closed Tuesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a fall in the volume of stocks exchanged, at a lower value than on Monday and ended with the prices of 37 shares rising, 56 declining and 26 remaining firm, resulting in the Main Market indices falling, the Junior Market index declining and the JSE USD Market rising.

At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index dropped 2,270.91 points to 330,997.70, the All Jamaican Composite Index sank 2,832.48 points to end at 370,133.83, the JSE Main Index sank 2,120.55 points to wrap up trading at 319,974.29, the Junior Market Index dipped 33.75 points to finish at 3,489.17 and the JSE USD Market Index rallied 1.29 points to 214.24.
At the close of trading, 16,184,176 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 40,574,883 units on Monday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $57.41 million, down from $61.57 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 296,466 shares for US$32,601 compared to 20,195,931 units at US$634,902 on Monday.
In Main Market activity, Wigton Energy led trading with 3.98 million shares followed by Transjamaican Highway with 3.45 million stocks and JMMB 9.5% preference share with 606,122 units.
In Junior Market trading, Tropical Battery led with 895,136 shares followed by Everything Fresh with 785,720 stocks and Derrimon Trading with 610,799 units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share sank $2 to $18, 138 Student Living preference share dropped $18 in closing at $172, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share climbed $50 and ended at $1,050 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% rose $9 to close at $99.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 12.3 based on 2025-26 earnings and 18.8 based on 2024-25 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 listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange and 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 skids on Monday


The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange shed about 35 points, on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded falling 47 percent, with 70 percent less value than Friday following trading in 42 securities, up from 38 on Friday and ending with prices of just 11 rising, 18 declining and 13 closing unchanged with Fontana traded at a 52 weeks’ high of $9.98, ISP Finance and Atlantic Hardware closing at 52 week’s low of $13 and MFS Partners and Omni Industries trading at 52 weeks’ intraday lows.

The market closed with trading of 5,814,492 shares for $14,058,219, well below the 10,948,839 units at $47,033,318 on Friday.
Trading averaged 138,440 shares at $334,720, down from 288,127 stocks worth $1,237,719 on Friday with the month to date, averaging 288,781 units at $1,033,226 lower than the 327,758 stock units at $1,214,320 on the previous day and March with an average of 307,021 shares at $759,432.
Jamaican Teas led trading with 1.39 million shares for 24 percent of the total volume, followed by recently listed Atlantic Hardware with 595,761 stock units for 10.2 percent of the day’s trade and Kintyre Holdings with 394,166 stocks for 6.8 percent of the total volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index dipped 34.58 points to cease trading at 3,522.92. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight 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 14.1, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging declined 15 cents to $2.90 in an exchange of 11,184 shares, Atlantic Hardware sank 5 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of 90 cents with 595,761 units passing through the market, Caribbean Assurance Brokers fell 38 cents in closing at $2.51 with investors trading 4,335 shares. Caribbean Flavours popped 10 cents to close at $1.29 with an exchange of 18,803 stocks, Dolla Financial shed 7 cents to finish at $2.58 with investors trading 291,882 stock units, Elite Diagnostic dropped 14 cents and ended at $1.46 after an exchange of 21,331 shares. Fontana advanced 47 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $9.97 with 374,178 stocks crossing the market, Indies Pharma rose 31 cents to finish at $3.86 as investors exchanged 389,680 units, ISP Finance sank $2 and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $13 after trading 611 stock units. Jamaican Teas slipped 11 cents to close at $2.35 with 1,393,319 shares crossing the exchange, JFP Ltd climbed 7 cents in closing at 68 cents with investors dealing in 204 stocks, Knutsford Express increased 65 cents to end at $14.05 with a transfer of 1,162 units. Lasco Financial lost 6 cents in closing at $1.64 with investors swapping 9,112 stock units, Limners and Bards dipped 9 cents to $1.09 and closed with an exchange of 14,640 shares, Mailpac Group skidded 5 cents to end at $2.31 in trading 159,740 stocks. MFS Capital Partners sank 6 cents and ended at 36 cents with 102,336 units clearing the market, after the price dropped to an intraday 52 weeks’ low of 34 cents, Regency Petroleum shed 5 cents to finish at $3.50 after a transfer of 13,747 stock units and Stationery and Office Supplies rallied 5 cents to close at $1.46 with 216,440 shares changing hands.

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

Trading plunges on Jamaica Stock Exchange   


Trading plunged on the Jamaica Stock Exchange to start the week with a fall in the volume and value of stocks exchanged compared to Friday. The Main and Junior Market indices declined and the JSE USD Market climbed at the close, following prices of 34 shares rising compared to 46 declining and 27 remaining firm.

At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index lost 2,429.88 points to 333,268.61, the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 2,074.94 points to close at 372,966.31, while the JSE Main Index declined by 2,280.68 points to 322,094.84, the Junior Market Index skidded 34.58 points to finish at 3,522.92 and the JSE USD Market Index rallied 3.15 points to 212.95.
At the close of trading, 40,574,883 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 80,932,426 units on Friday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to a mere $61.57 million, substantially below the $377 million on the previous trading day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 20,195,931 shares for US$634,902 with Transjamaican Highway USD stock, trading 20 million units compared to trading on Friday of 807,161 units at US$98,342.
In Main Market activity, Wigton Energy led with 5.28 million shares followed by Transjamaican Highway with 2.95 million stocks and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 2.91 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Jamaican Teas led with 1.39 million shares followed by Atlantic Hardware with 595,761 stocks and Kintyre Holdings with 394,166 stock units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% increased $5.15 to end at $40 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% popped $1.90 to $90.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 12.5 based on 2024-25 earnings and 19.4 based on 2024 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 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 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.

Omni Industries revised audited accounts


Audited financial statements for 2024 of Omni Industries have now been corrected following ICInsider.com’s highlighting of an overstatement of earnings per share arising from an error in the computation of the average number of shares issued in 2024.

Neither the company nor its auditors originally, properly accounted for the increased number of shares arising from a stock split of the issued shares in early 2024.
The revised audited account, posted to the Jamaica Stock Exchange website this morning, shows the revised earnings per share for 2024 and has corrected for the omission of earnings per share for 2023.
The report now shows the average number of shares is just over 2.389 billion units with earnings per share of 5 cents, with 7 cents for 2023 from 2.25 billion shares.
Omni generated revenues of $1.923 billion in 2024, a 6 percent decline from $2.039 billion in 2023. Profit after taxation declined by 16 percent to $127 million from $151 million in 2023.
The company reported an improved gross profit margin of 33.1 percent, up from 29.5 percent in 2023. A sharp 31 percent jump in administrative and selling expenses to 483 million from $368 million eroded by benefit from improvement in the gross profit.
The company now needs to post corrected accounts for all the interim reports for 2024 that were based on the incorrect number of shares and, therefore, overstated earnings per share.
The stock that traded at $1 on Friday collapsed to 75 cents on Monday, with trading in the stock suspended after triggering the circuit breaker.

Atlantic Hardware lands on Junior Market


Atlantic Hardware, fresh from the successful public issue of shares in March, was listed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday and closed with 1.90 million stocks trading, with the price declining from the public issue price. The listing restored the number of listed companies to 48, following the delisting of tTech in February.

Trading ended with just 38 securities changing hands compared with 37 on Thursday and ending with prices of 11 rising, 16 declining and 11 closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 10,948,839 shares for $47,033,318, down from 11,731,854 stock units at $80,157,352 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 288,127 shares at $1,237,719, down from the 317,077 stocks at $2,166,415 on Thursday with the month to date, averaging 327,758 units at $1,214,320 compared to 339,903 stock units at $1,207,149 on the previous day and March with an average of 307,021 shares at $759,432.
Fontana led trading with 4.05 million shares for 37 percent of total volume followed by ONE on ONE Educational which ended with 1.97 million stocks for 18 percent of the day’s trade, newly listed, Atlantic Hardware closed with 1.90 million stocks for 17.4 percent of the volume traded and Kintyre Holdings with 1.08 million stock units for 9.8 percent market share.
At the close of the market, the Junior Market Index skidded 19.86 points to finish at 3,557.50. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six 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 14.3, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, newly listed Atlantic Hardware dropped 5 cents from the $1 IPO price and to 95 cents with trading in 1,902,934 shares, Caribbean Cream popped 30 cents to $2.60 after an exchange of 3,582 stocks, Derrimon Trading dipped 5 cents to finish at $1.85 with a transfer of 596,195 units. Dolla Financial sank 8 cents in closing at $2.65 with 80,222 shares passing through the market, Fontana dropped 18 cents to end at $9.50 in trading 4,047,971 stock units, Fosrich fell 25 cents to close at $2.45 with the trading of 213,403 shares. Indies Pharma gained 14 cents to end at $3.55 with 73,467 stocks switching owners, Jetcon Corporation rose 12 cents to close at $1.18 as investors exchanged 5,000 units, Knutsford Express skidded $1.09 to end at $13.40 after a transfer of 160 stock units. Medical Disposables climbed 22 cents in closing at $1.71 after investors ended trading 10,000 shares, Omni Industries increased 14 cents and ended at $1 in an exchange of 5,000 stocks, Regency Petroleum rallied 16 cents to finish at $3.55 with traders dealing in 136,802 units and Stationery and Office Supplies sank 18 cents to $1.41 in an exchange of 62,183 stock units.

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

Big Transjamaican Friday trade


Transjamaican Highway ended trading to close out the week with an exchange of 61.59 million shares on Friday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, pushing the volume of stocks exchanged vastly higher, with the value failing to better Thursday’s level. Trading resulted in the JSE Main Market major indices rising, the Junior Market index and the JSE USD Markets falling, with prices of 32 shares rising, 38 declining and 26 remaining firm. Atlantic Hardware traded on the Junior Market for the first time, with the stock price slipping from the $1 IPO offer.

At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index advanced 1,284.37 points to 335,698.49, the All Jamaican Composite Index increase by 1,379.00 points to settle at 375,041.25, the JSE Main Index rose 1,496.05 points to 324,375.52, the Junior Market Index dropped 19.86 points to 3,557.50 and the JSE USD Market Index lost 4.38 points to wrap up trading at 209.80.
At the close of the market, 80,478,817 shares were traded in all three markets, up from 37,626,914 units on Thursday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $377 million, down from $712.3 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 353,552 shares for US$57,064 well above the 66,723 units at US$3,837 on Thursday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led with 61.59 million shares dwarfing Wigton Energy’s 1.85 million stocks and Carreras with 1.60 million stock units.
In Junior Market trading, Fontana led with 4.05 million shares followed by ONE on ONE Educational with 1.97 million stocks and Atlantic Hardware with 1.90 million stock units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share slipped $6.18 to $190 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% sank $14.90 and ended at $88.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 12.6 based on 2024-25 earnings and 19.7 based on 2024 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.

Trading climbs on Junior Market


Trading activity dropped on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded diving 51 percent with the value jumping 40 percent compared to Wednesday. The market closed with 37 securities changing ownership compared with 41 on Wednesday and ending with prices of 12 advancing, 11 declining and 14 closing unchanged.

The market closed with trading of 11,731,854 shares for $80,157,352, down from 24,097,251 units at $57,354,315 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 317,077 shares at $2,166,415 compared to 587,738 stocks at $1,398,886 on the prior day, with trading the month to date, averaging 339,903 stock units at $1,207,149 compared to 349,610 stocks at $799,185 on the previous day and March with an average of 307,021 shares at $759,432.
Fontana led trading with 8.13 million shares for 69.3 percent of the total volume, followed by ONE on ONE Educational with 1.01 million stock units for 8.6 percent of the day’s trade and Dolla Financial with 786,388 stocks for 6.7 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index increased 7.76 points to close at 3,577.36. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six 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 14.3, based on last traded prices and projected earnings computed by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging popped 24 cents to finish at $3.04 with 4,501 shares clearing the market, Caribbean Cream slipped 20 cents to $2.30 with traders dealing in 2,119 stock units, Derrimon Trading sank 5 cents and ended at $1.90 with 6,021 shares crossing the market. Dolla Financial gained 13 cents to close at $2.73 with investors swapping 786,388 units, Elite Diagnostic dipped 19 cents in closing at $1.60 with 36,182 stocks crossing the exchange, Fontana rose 13 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $9.68 with investors dealing in 8,133,730 units. Indies Pharma fell 22 cents to $3.41 with 39,265 stocks being traded, Jamaican Teas climbed 15 cents to finish at $2.46 after an exchange of 10,639 shares, Jetcon Corporation declined 12 cents and ended at $1.06 with 27,728 stock units changing hands Knutsford Express increased 33 cents to close at $14.49 in trading 296 shares, Mailpac Group sank 10 cents to end at $2.38 with 8,514 stocks units crossing the market, Omni Industries shed 5 cents in closing at 86 cents in trading 437,330 units. Regency Petroleum advanced 44 cents to $3.39 with a transfer of 7,971 stocks and Spur Tree Spices dipped 5 cents to close at $1.30 as investors exchanged 42,912 shares.

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

NCB Financial knocks Jamaica Stock Exchange


Trading closed Thursday with NCB Financial trading 13 million shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, with a $5 fall in price that helped push the market indices down. Trading ended with the volume of stocks exchanged falling as the value jumped compared to Wednesday, resulting in Main Market major indices rising, the Junior Market index rising and the JSE USD Market falling. At the end of trading, the prices of 28 shares rose, 44 declined and 28 remained firm.

At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index dropped 2,007.27 points to end at 334,414.12, the All Jamaican Composite Index shed 1,783.85 points to to finish at 373,662.25, the JSE Main Index shank 2,156.94 points to finish at 322,879.47, the Junior Market Index gained 7.76 points to conclude trading at 3,577.36 and the JSE USD Market Index declined 4.01 points to end at 214.18.
At the close of trading, 37,626,914 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 59,690,075 units on Wednesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $712.3 million, up from just $157.41 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 66,723 shares for US$3,837 far below the 441,767 units at US$12,713 on Wednesday.
In Main Market activity, NCB Financial led with 12.85 million shares followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 6.47 million stocks and Transjamaican Highway with 3.08 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Fontana led with 8.13 million shares followed by ONE on ONE Educational with 1.01 million stocks and Dolla Financial with 786,388 units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share gained $2.99 in closing at $20, Jamaica Public Service 7% declined $5.64 to $34, 138 Student Living preference share sank $33.82 to finish at $196, Sygnus Credit Investments 10% lost $3 and ended at $97 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% sank by $2 to end at $103.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 12.5 based on 2024-25 earnings and 20.1 based on 2024 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 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 the 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 is useful in making of rational decisions when investing in stocks that are 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.