The Junior Market Index sank 48.82 points to finish at 3,409.97 at the close of trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday after ending with 42 securities changing hands, up from 40 on Tuesday and ending with prices of 16 advancing, 18 falling and eight closing unchanged, following a jump of 141 percent jump in the volume traded, with a 108 percent rise in value over Tuesday.
The market closed with trading of 18,164,035 shares with a value of $19,343,788, soaring well above 7,541,461 units at $9,279,095 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 432,477 shares at $460,566, well above 188,537 stocks at $231,977 on Tuesday, with the month to date, averaging 177,708 units at $252,262, up from 150,130 units at $229,713 on the previous day but lower than in April. with an average of 199,273 shares at $488,496.
ONE on ONE Educational led trading with 12.42 million shares for 68.4 percent of the total volume, followed by Atlantic Hardware, with 849,987 stock units for 4.7 percent of the day’s trade and Dolla Financial with 816,179 stocks for 4.5 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, 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, 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, Atlantic Hardware increased 9 cents to end at 95 cents with an exchange of 849,987 shares, CAC 2000 slipped 23 cents to end at $1.96 and closed with an exchange of 88 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries fell 9 cents to close at $1.66 after a transfer of just 65 shares. Dolla Financial shed 19 cents to finish at $2.46 with 816,179 stock units crossing the market, Dolphin Cove declined 74 cents to close at $13.57 with traders dealing in 5,071 stocks, Elite Diagnostic sank 25 cents to end at $1.26 with 28,582 shares changing hands. Express Catering dipped 35 cents in closing at $2.54 after an exchange of 13,183 stocks, Fontana climbed 49 cents to $9.48 with investors trading 119,026 units, Indies Pharma rose 23 cents and ended at $3.80 after an exchange of 838 stock units. Iron Rock Insurance gained 20 cents to finish at $3.90 with investors dealing in 23,727 shares, ISP Finance popped $2.50 to close at $11.50 with traders exchanging 345 stocks, Jetcon Corporation rallied 9 cents to end at $1.10 with investors swapping 700 units. 
Knutsford Express sank $3.30 in closing at $11.20 in an exchange of 3,645 stock units, Limners and Bards skidded 8 cents to $1.10 with 39 shares crossing the market, Lumber Depot lost 13 cents and ended at $2.81 in trading 2,500 units. Main Event dropped 14 cents to finish at $11.30 with 1,629 stocks crossing the exchange, Regency Petroleum sank 6 cents to end at $3.44 with a transfer of 181,901 stock units, Spur Tree Spices dropped 7 cents to close at $1.21 with investors trading 100,282 shares. Stationery and Office Supplies advanced 16 cents to $1.59 with 765,875 stocks switching owners and Tropical Battery popped 9 cents to end at $1.92 with traders passing 224,204 units through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading plunged sharply on Monday with a 73 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded down to 3,818,332 from 14,213,890 units on Friday, with 77 percent lower value of $5,134,860, dramatically lower than $21,868,340 previously.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.7, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
ISP Finance sank 70 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $8 in an exchange of 2,330 stock units. Jamaican Teas advanced 22 cents and ended at $2.54 with investors trading 2,726 shares, Jetcon Corporation rallied 22 cents to close at $1.10 in an exchange of 11,376 stock units, Mailpac Group rose 9 cents to finish at $2.42 with 4,158 stock units crossing the market. Main Event recovered Friday’s big $2.16 fall by advancing $2.26 and ended at $11.45 with investors swapping 562 stocks, Paramount Trading shed 6 cents to $1 as traders swapped 9,092 shares through the market and Tropical Battery lost 25 cents in closing at $1.85 with an exchange of 543,834 stocks, following the release of the price of the new share issue later this month of $1.87.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading ended with activity in just 41 securities, down from 44 on Thursday and ending with prices of 10 stocks rising, 16 declining and 15 closing unchanged.
At the close of the market, Access Financial recovered $3.25 of the loss on Thursday in closing at $17.30 with investors dealing in 781 shares, Caribbean Cream shed 40 cents to $2.20 after an exchange of 101,000 stocks, Derrimon Trading advanced 10 cents and ended at $2 with investors trading 6,774,835 units. Dolla Financial popped 7 cents to end at $2.62 with 99,151 shares changing hands, Elite Diagnostic lost 21 cents to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.19 with investors swapping 100,337 stock units, Express Catering increased 52 cents to close at $2.94 with traders transferring 500 shares through the market. Fontana fell 6 cents to $9 with investors dealing in 31,899 stock units, GWest Corporation dropped 12 cents in closing at 85 cents in an exchange of 248,961 stocks, Indies Pharma sank 20 cents to finish at $3.55 with 415,551 units changing hands. 
Iron Rock Insurance climbed 70 cents and ended at $3.70 with an exchange of 10,000 stocks, Jamaican Teas dipped 13 cents to end at $2.32 with a mere 3 shares clearing the market, Knutsford Express gained $1.17 to close at $14.50 with investors trading 1,183 stock units. Lasco Financial sank 10 cents to $1.70 with traders exchanging 67,587 units, Mailpac Group skidded 17 cents in closing at $2.33 with 245,000 shares being traded, Main Event declined $2.16 to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $9.19 as investors exchanged 284,719 stock units. RA Williams rallied 7 cents and ended at 58 cents after a transfer of 61,905 stocks and Tropical Battery increased 29 cents to close at $2.10 with investors trading 10,322 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated. 
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 12.6 based on 2024-25 earnings and 19.5 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.
The market closed with trading of 7,122,679 shares for $7,747,839, after sliding from 7,960,170 units at $13,236,337 on Monday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.3, 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 financial year ending around August 2026.
KLE Group sank 14 cents to finish at 90 cents with investors trading 34 shares, Knutsford Express dropped 70 cents and ended at $10.29 in an exchange of 1,616 stocks, Limners and Bards advanced 11 cents to close at $1.03 with traders dealing in 149,436 units. Mailpac Group lost 30 cents to $2.49 after a transfer of 28,552 stock units, Main Event declined 10 cents to finish at $7 as investors exchanged 3,743 shares, Medical Disposables popped 24 cents and ended at $1.34 with 203 stocks crossing the market. Paramount Trading shed 22 cents in closing at $1.06 with an exchange of 25,578 units and Regency Petroleum rallied 6 cents to close at $3.94 with 3,998 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close of trading, the JSE Combined Market Index popped 303.60 points to close at 332,830.15, the All Jamaican Composite Index gained 147.08 points to end trading at 358,283.67, the JSE Main Index rose 488.45 points to lock up trading at 319,408.32. The Junior Market Index shed 23.11 points to end at 3,820.12 and the JSE USD Market Index popped 0.13 points to end the day at 236.80.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share sank $1 in closing at $19, Eppley 7.75% preference share slipped $1.42 to finish at $18.57, 138 Student Living preference share fell $1.56 to close at $198.44 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% declined $6 to end at $102.
The net asset value of each company is reported as a guide for investors to quickly assess the value of stocks based on this measure. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices.
At the close of trading, the JSE Combined Market Index climbed 682.46 points to 333,310.47 and the All Jamaican Composite Index fell 551.92 points to 357,848.33. The JSE Main Index shed 811.24 points to settle at 320,505.98. The Junior Market Index rose 13.66 points to 3,740.25 and the JSE USD Market Index gained 1.51 points to close at 238.56.
In the preference segment, Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% gained $1 to end at $109.
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.
At the close of trading, 137,437,210 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up sharply from 13,481,892 units on Friday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets jumped to $397.68 million, well above the $63.38 million that was exchanged on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed trading of 24,785 shares at US$735 down from 727,558 stock units at US$21,301 on Thursday.
At the close, the JSE Combined Market Index dived 1,769.31 points to finish trading at 331,364.99, the All Jamaican Composite Index shed 624.47 points to close at 356,196.59, the JSE Main Index dropped 1,389.45 points to end at 318,562.02. The Junior Market Index skidded 62.76 points to 3,728.49 and the JSE USD Market Index rose 3.15 points to settle at 236.53.
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 revenue at Margaritaville (Turks) rose just 5 percent to US$5.25 million for the current year, compared to US$4.98 million for the same period last year, with a net profit of US$521,909, earnings per share of 0.773 US cents compared with the similar period of 2023, with a net profit of US$1.18 million which includes non-recurring gains of US$658,000 for EPS of 1.749 US cents.
At the close of trading on Monday, the JSE Combined Market Index rallied 1,132.02 points to end at 340,293.63, the All Jamaican Composite Index rose 2,140.38 points to 367,297.93, the JSE Main Index rose 1,337.67 points to close at 327,756.09. The Junior Market Index sank 21.57 points to end the day at 3,744.99 and the JSE USD Market Index popped 0.96 points to settle at 244.99.
In the preference segment Jamaica Public Service 9.5% dropped $50 to close at $2650 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% declined $9 to finish at $101.
The net asset value of each company is reported as a guide for investors to assess the value of stocks based on this measure quickly. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices.