Trading closed Tuesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a rise in the volume and value of stocks exchanged, compared to Monday, resulting in the major indices of Main Market and the Junior Market index falling and the JSE USD Market rising. At the end of trading the prices of 38 shares rose, 50 declined and 30 remained firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index dropped 558.08 points to end trading at 350,135.59, with the All Jamaican Composite Index skidding 386.57 points to close at 399,288.11, the JSE Main Index slipped 408.05 points to 341,364.52, the Junior Market Index dipped 23.33 points to end at 3,306.77 and the JSE USD Market Index rallied by 6.91 points to 279.20.
At the close of trading, 34,961,772 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 18,496,265 units on Monday, with the value of stocks traded on the Main and the Junior markets, amounted to $231.77 million, well above the $69.7 million on the previous day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 971,344 shares for US$46,476, up sharply from 493,735 units at US$27,081 on Monday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 9.39 million shares followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 4.55 million stocks and Tropical Battery with 1.43 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Woodcats International led with 5.43 million shares followed by Kintyre Holdings with 2.60 million stocks and Indies Pharma with 1.52 million units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share dropped $26.50 and ended at $199 and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% rallied $61 to $1,121.
At the close of trading, the market’s PE ratio ended at 14.7, computed using projected 2026-27 earnings and 15.6 based on 2025 earnings, excluding major one-time income or expense. The PE ratio is one of the most popular 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 more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist 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 in decision-making, especially when investing around the sector average, 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 be inclined to 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 shows 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.
The market closed with trading of an average of 241,024 shares at $294,475, after declining from 453,980 stock units at $610,735 on Friday. Trading for the month to date, averages 441,577 units at $544,959, just below 454,887 stocks $561,582 on the previous day and more that the average of 301,118 shares at $408,514 for February.
At the close of the market, Cargo Handlers lost 5 cents and ended at $18.70, in trading of 3,688 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers shed 15 cents to finish at $1.80 with 325 stocks crossing the exchange, Dolla Financial popped 35 cents in closing at $2.65 with investors swapping 63,654 units. Dolphin Cove dropped 44 cents to close trading at $10.51 with 6,710 shares crossing the market, Elite Diagnostic sank 33 cents to end at $1.25 after an exchange of 60,000 stock units, Express Catering increased 8 cents to $2.44 with 43,241 shares passing through the market. Fontana skidded 5 cents to $7.35 with an exchange of 27,444 stocks, Future Energy sank 29 cents and ended at $3.76 with 839,575 units clearing the market, GWest Corporation declined 10 cents to finish at 60 cents in trading 27,846 stock units. Indies Pharma climbed 8 cents in closing at $2.98 with 7,950 shares crossing the market, ISP Finance fell $1.67 to end at $10.33 in an exchange of 37 stock units, Jetcon Corporation rose 40 cents to close at $2.90 with investors dealing in 65,543 stocks.
Knutsford Express dipped 45 cents to $9.55 in an exchange of 30,117 units, Lasco Financial slipped 15 cents to close at $1.50 with traders dealing in 119,573 stocks, Limners and Bards sank 7 cents to end at 85 cents as investors exchanged 211,628 shares. Lumber Depot skidded 5 cents in closing at $2.40 with 8,402 stocks changing hands, Medical Disposables fell 10 cents to $1.10 after an exchange of 44,052 stock units, Regency Petroleum slipped 6 cents and ended at $4.59 after traders swapped 27,222 stocks. Stationery and Office Supplies rallied 7 cents to $1.61 in switching ownership of 2,716 units and Woodcats International sank 7 cents to finish at 92 cents with investors trading 5,971,175 shares.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index lost 131.97 points to 350,693.67, the All Jamaican Composite Index rose 78.40 points to end at 399,674.68, the JSE Main Index increased 66.85 points to close at 341,772.57, the Junior Market Index sank 27.19 points to 3,330.10 and the JSE USD Market Index dipped 1.19 points to 272.29.
At the close of the market, 18,496,265 shares were traded in all three markets, down from 39,863,889 units on Friday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $69.7 million, down from $99.62 million on the previous day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 493,735 shares for US$27,081 compared to 583,059 units at US$167,362 on Friday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 4.21 million shares followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 523,061 stocks and Wigton Energy with 362,886 units.
In the Junior Market trading, Woodcats International ended as the leading traded stock with 5.97 million shares, followed by Future Energy that ended with the trading of 839,575 shares and Kintyre Holdings finishing with 772,536 units.
The market’s PE ratio, one of the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 14.4, that is computed using 2026-27 earnings and 15.6 compiled with 2025 historical earnings.
The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the 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, 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 in decision-making, especially when investing around the sector average, 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 be inclined to overpay. The net asset value of each company is incorporated into the chart.
The market closed with trading of 19,975,126 shares for $26,872,353, compared with 23,933,244 units at $30,479,616 on Thursday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.6, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Honey Bun popped 10 cents to finish at $6.46, with 3,491 units crossing the market. Indies Pharma rallied 10 cents to close at $2.90 as investors exchanged 105,221 stocks, Jamaican Teas shed 17 cents to end at $2.23, with 141,814 units changing hands, Jetcon Corporation lost 70 cents in closing at $2.50, with 334,404 shares crossing the exchange, after trading at a 52 weeks intraday high of $3.68. Mailpac Group slipped 18 cents to $2.61 with investors dealing in 1,000 stock units, Paramount Trading advanced 5 cents to end at $1.17 in an exchange of 2,000 shares and Regency Petroleum popped 15 cents in closing at $4.65 with dealings in 20,617 units.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index slipped 559.79 points to land at 350,825.64, the All Jamaican Composite Index fell 1,426.84 points to settle at 399,596.28, the JSE Main Index skidded 264.42 points to 341,705.72, the Junior Market Index declined 42.62 points to finish at 3,357.29 and the JSE USD Market Index increased 3.68 points to 273.48.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share gained $27 to end at $225.
The market closed with trading of 23,933,244 shares for $30,479,616, after sliding from 45,999,918 units at $53,057,532 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, Atlantic Hardware advanced 12 cents in closing at $1.83 with investors trading 262,037 shares, Cargo Handlers shed 50 cents to $18.22 in switching ownership of 2,585 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 19 cents and ended at $1.99 with investors swapping 442 shares. Dolphin Cove slipped 29 cents to $10.66 in an exchange of 500 stock units, Fosrich dipped 8 cents to close at $2.11 with 113,488 units clearing the market, Future Energy sank 6 cents to finish at $4.52 after a transfer of 954,619 stocks. Honey Bun gained 9 cents to $6.36 in trading 13,193 shares, Indies Pharma popped 5 cents in closing at $2.80 after an exchange of 310,536 units, ISP Finance dropped 50 cents to close at $12 with investors trading 3,217 stock units. Jamaican Teas climbed 16 cents and ended at $2.40 after an exchange of 34,149 shares, Jetcon Corporation increased 40 cents to finish at a 52 weeks high of $3.20 with 173,918 stocks changing hands,
JFP lost 5 cents to end at 45 cents with an exchange of 90,735 units. Knutsford Express rallied 20 cents in closing at $10 following trading of 2,200 stock units, Limners and Bards increased 6 cents to 96 cents with a transfer of 1,276 shares, Omni Industries fell 5 cents to close at 95 cents with investors dealing in 12,805 units. Paramount Trading declined 5 cents and ended at $1.12 with 15,129 stocks crossing the market, Regency Petroleum slipped 20 cents to finish at $4.50 in an exchange of 188,759 stock units and Spur Tree Spices skidded 5 cents to end at $1.03 with 2,366 shares passing through the market.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index dipped 1,327.66 points to close at 351,385.43, the All Jamaican Composite Index declined by 806.53 points to wrap up trading at 401,023.12, the JSE Main Index slipped 1,340.31 points to close trading at 341,970.14, the Junior Market Index skidded just 6.45 points to 3,399.91 and the JSE USD Market Index slipped 1.55 points to conclude trading at 269.80.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share sank $31 to $198, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% dived $130 to close trading at $1,060 and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% advanced $2 to end at $109.
The market closed with trading of 45,999,918 shares for $53,057,532, after slipping from 47,836,301 units at $50,727,113 on Tuesday.
At the close of the market, Access Financial advanced 72 cents to $17.62, following trading of a mere 248 shares, AMG Packaging dipped 13 cents to $2.11 in an exchange of 11,696 stocks, Blue Power popped 17 cents to $3.88, with 17,015 units crossing the market . Caribbean Assurance Brokers sank 20 cents and ended at $1.80 after 617 shares were exchanged, Caribbean Cream increased 7 cents to end at $1.80 after an exchange of 4,381 stock units, Caribbean Flavours climbed 8 cents to finish at $1.64 with a transfer of 12,140 shares. Dolla Financial slipped 12 cents to $2.56 with 108,362 stocks crossing the market, Elite Diagnostic rose 14 cents in closing at $1.60 after a transfer of 350,081 units, Express Catering gained 22 cents to finish at $2.36 with 22,140 stock units crossing the exchange. Fosrich rallied 6 cents and ended at $2.19 with investors trading 6,019 shares, Future Energy rose 13 cents to close at $4.58 with 712,648 stocks passing through the market, GWest Corporation lost 5 cents to end at 68 cents with investors dealing in 6,231 units.
Honey Bun dropped 24 cents in closing at $6.27 with 12,145 stock units changing hands, Image Plus sank 7 cents to 82 cents after an exchange of 783,795 shares, Indies Pharma skidded 23 cents and ended at $2.75 in switching ownership of 105,256 units. ISP Finance advanced $2.45 to finish at $12.50 with 51 stocks clearing the market, Jamaican Teas fell 6 cents to close at $2.24 after an exchange of 37,983 stock units, Knutsford Express popped 75 cents to end at $9.80 with investors trading 79 shares. Limners and Bards declined 6 cents in closing at 90 cents in an exchange of 88,621 stocks, Lumber Depot climbed 5 cents to $2.45 with investors swapping 2,100 units, Mailpac Group shed 5 cents and ended at $2.79 with an exchange of 6,003 stock units. Main Event dropped 20 cents to close at $6.75 with traders dealing in 176 shares, Medical Disposables lost 8 cents to end at $1.20 as investors exchanged 48,410 stocks, Omni Industries increased 6 cents to finish at $1 with 6,146 units crossing the market and Regency Petroleum dipped 17 cents to $4.70 in an exchange of 236,734 stock units.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index sank 645.85 points to 352,713.09, the All Jamaican Composite Index declined 998.64 points to end at 401,829.65, the JSE Main Index lost 592.61 points to end at 343,310.45, the Junior Market Index dipped 11.02 points to end at 3,406.36 and the JSE USD Market Index shed 8.58 points to end at 271.35.
PE ratio ended at 14.7, computed using projected 2026-27 earnings and 15.8 based on 2025 historical earnings, and excludes any major one-time income or expense. The PE ratio is one of the most popular 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 more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist 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.
The market closed with trading of 47,836,301 shares for $50,727,113, after soaring from 8,955,318 units at $25,019,004 on Monday.
ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Iron Rock Insurance rose 30 cents to finish at $2.70 with 169 shares clearing the market, Knutsford Express shed 75 cents to end at $9.05 with a transfer of 13,993 units, Lumber Depot lost 7 cents to close at $2.40 with 8,929 stocks crossing the market. Mailpac Group advanced 5 cents to $2.84 with investors swapping 11,455 stock units, Omni Industries dipped 5 cents to end at 94 cents after an exchange of 942 shares, Spur Tree Spices gained 7 cents in closing at $1.08 after traders swapped 24,416 units. Stationery and Office Supplies sank 10 cents to finish at $1.54, with investors trading 1,008,782 stocks and Woodcats International gained 13.3 percent on debut after the price popped 12 cents to $1.02, with 32,520,188 stock units crossing the market.