Trading picked up on Friday with the volume and value of stocks traded rising over Thursday’s levels on the Jamaica Stock Exchange resulting in JSE Market index gaining but the All Jamaica Index falling, with the Junior Market index slipping mildly and the JSE USD market rising moderately, with the market activity resulting in prices of 47 shares rising, 30 declining, with 29 remaining firm.
At the close of trading the JSE Combined Ma
rket Index rallied 534.09 points to wrap up trading at 320,930.39, while the All Jamaican Composite Index fell 1,387.15 points to close at 355,021.18, the JSE Main Index climbed 619.24 points to settle at 307,959.14, the Junior Market Index shed 8.07 points to conclude trading at 3,686.41 and the JSE USD Market Index popped 0.86 points higher to end at 226.45.
At the close of trading, 16,381,003 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 8,528,338 units on Thursday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $106.92 million, compared to $90.73 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 302,404 shares for US$26,091 compared to 373,225 units at US$39,451 on Thursday.
In Main Market activity, Wisynco Group led trading with 1.97 million stocks followed by Wigton Windfarm with 1.61 million shares and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 744,800 units. In Junior Market trading ,EduFocal led trading with 2.42 million stocks followed by Jamaican Teas with 811,556 shares and Regency Petroleum with 784,324 units. In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% increased $5.99 to finish at $45.99.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 12.8 based on 2023-24 historical earnings and 20.9 based on 2024 projected earnings. ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making. 
The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market. The EPS & PE ratios are based on 2023 and 2024 actual or projected earnings, excluding major one time income or expense.
The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market. The EPS & PE ratios are based on 2023 and 2024 actual or projected earnings, excluding major one off items.
Pertinent information is required to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making. The chart should be used in making rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the average for the sector, 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 3,458,781 shares for $8,651,263 compared with 3,575,600 units at $6,737,028 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index
Dolphin Cove dropped 48 cents and ended at $20.50 closed after 127,693 shares changed hands, Everything Fresh sank 9 cents to finish at $2.40, with 5,539 stocks crossing the exchange. Express Catering rose 8 cents to $3.30 in switching ownership of 3,993 units, Jamaican Teas advanced 9 cents to finish at $2.36 with investors dealing in 16,186 stock units, Jetcon Corporation popped 11 cents and ended at $1.16 in an exchange of 1,709 shares. KLE Group skidded 23 cents to close at $1.09 with 121 stocks clearing the market, Limners and Bards gained 8 cents in closing at $1.44 with investors trading 97 units, Main Event lost 50 cents to end at $10.82 after an exchange of 17,210 stock units. Spur Tree Spices slipped 11 cents to $1.87 with a transfer of 63,585 shares and Tropical Battery rallied 16 cents to finish at $2.46 with trading of 27,702 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 3,575,600 shares being traded valued $6,737,028 compared with 5,522,042 stock units at $7,976,248 on Tuesday.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
Jetcon Corporation fell 11 cents in closing at $1.05 with investors swapping 6,104 stock units, KLE Group gained 12 cents to finish at $1.32 with an exchange of 20,022 units, Knutsford Express sank $1.18 to end at $10.45 trading 27,981 stocks. Limners and Bards dropped 12 cents in closing at $1.36 in an exchange of 5,098 units, Lumber Depot sank 8 cents to $2.70 with 30,150 stocks clearing the market, Mailpac Group slipped 10 cents to finish at $2.30 with investors trading 391,285 shares. Main Event popped 32 cents and ended at $11.32 after closing with 59 stock units changing hands, Medical Disposables declined 39 cents to end at $1.90 in an exchange of 163,007 shares, MFS Capital Partners skidded 10 cents to close at 70 cents with traders dealing in 188,683 units. 
Spur Tree Spices
The market closed with trading of 5,522,042 shares for $7,976,248 compared with 11,943,047 units at $17,624,061 on Friday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.7, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Fontana slipped 14 cents and ended at $7.86, with 50,989 stocks changing hands, Honey Bun rose 17 cents to $8.41 with investors swapping 1,989 stock units, Indies Pharma sank 7 cents to finish at $2.96, with 66,140 shares crossing the market. Iron Rock Insurance advanced 28 cents to close at $3.94 with investors trading 24 stock units, ISP Finance skidded $4.99 to end at $20.01 with 12,001 units clearing the market, Jetcon Corporation gained 11 cents in closing at $1.16 after a transfer of 9 stocks. KLE Group rallied 11 cents to $1.20 with investors trading 33 units, Knutsford Express dipped 27 cents to end at $11.63 after an exchange of 548 stocks, Main Event declined 60 cents in closing at $11 with a transfer of 753 shares and tTech shed 21 cents and ended at $1.90 in trading 100 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock 
At the close of trading the JSE Combined Market Index fell 1,209.12 points to close trading at 324,707.11, the All Jamaican Composite Index skidded 618.05 points to finish at 357,496.90, the JSE Main Index dipped 1,151.31 points to finish at 311,890.12, the Junior Market Index declined 15.08 points to 3,688.94 and the JSE USD Market Index popped 1.41 points to end at 225.68.
In the Junior Market trading, Stationery & Office Supplies led with 7.08 million stocks, ONE on ONE Educational followed with 958,740 shares and One Great Studio with 861,147 units.
Trading climbed sharply on Friday with an exchange of 11,943,047 shares for $17,624,061 up solidly from 4,082,483 units at $8,098,206 on Thursday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.9, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
GWest Corporation gained 7 cents in closing at 97 cents with 415 stocks clearing the market, Jetcon Corporation slipped 12 cents to close at $1.05 with an exchange of 71 units, KLE Group sank 11 cents to finish at $1.09 in trading 10,041 stock units. Knutsford Express increased 29 cents and ended at $11.90 in an exchange of 4,519 shares, Main Event climbed 26 cents to $11.60 with 1,355 units crossing the market, Medical Disposables declined 7 cents to close at $2.30 with investors trading 100 stocks. Spur Tree Spices shed 11 cents in closing at $1.87 with 312,942 stock units changing hands and Tropical Battery skidded 7 cents to finish at $2.50 in an exchange of 57,443 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close of trading, 64,714,237 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 11,145,537 units on Wednesday. The value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets jumped to $267.31 million, well above the $39.69 million on the previous trading day and the JSE USD market closed with 51,055,916 shares traded for US$1,092,742 up from 231,331 units at US$18,240 on Wednesday.
The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market. The EPS & PE ratios are based on 2023 and 2024 actual or projected earnings, excluding major income or expenses that do not recur regularly.
The market closed with trading of 4,082,483 shares valued $8,098,206 down from 8,063,040 stock units at $14,011,886 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index skidded 24.37 points to finish at 3,704.02, with the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator flashing negative signals at the close.
Cargo Handlers shed 9 cents to end at $11.80 with traders dealing in 802 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers lost 10 cents and ended at $3.20 after an exchange of 94,169 shares, Caribbean Cream skidded 29 cents to close at $3.16 with investors trading 10,004 stock units. Dolphin Cove climbed 34 cents to $20.19 with an exchange of 21,388 stocks, Everything Fresh sank 20 cents to $2.19 after 6,702 units passed through the market, Fontana dipped 16 cents to close at $7.86 with a transfer of 52,624 shares. Honey Bun fell 13 cents to end at $8.25 with investors dealing in 7,335 stocks, Image Plus climbed 15 cents in to $1.68 in an exchange of 105,207 units, Iron Rock Insurance declined 33 cents to finish.
at $3.66 with 27,003 stock units changing hands. KLE Group rose 12 cents and ended at $1.20 in trading 8,299 shares and Tropical Battery rallied 7 cents to $2.57 after an exchange of 55,251 stock units.
The market closed with trading of 8,063,040 shares for $14,011,886 compared with 8,243,054 units at $22,444,796 on Tuesday.
Image Plus
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 8,243,054 shares for $22,444,796 compared with 4,540,755 units at $8,078,268 on Monday.
Elite Diagnostic dipped 9 cents in closing at $2.40 with 2,804 shares changing hands, Future Energy sank 10 cents to close at $3.50 with investors dealing in 139,537 units. Iron Rock Insurance rose 60 cents to $4 with 115,874 stocks crossing the exchange, Main Event rallied 29 cents to end at $11.59 with investors swapping 2 stock units, Medical Disposables increased 19 cents in closing at $2.39 after 363 shares passed through the market. MFS Capital Partners declined 12 cents and ended at 72 cents with 13,810 stock units changing hands and Regency Petroleum climbed 7 cents to close at $2.82 with investors trading 50,002 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.