Rising stocks sent the Jamaica Stock Exchange higher in trading on Wednesday, with the Main and Junior markets rising. The JSE USD market closed moderately lower as trading ended with the number and value of stocks changing hands jumping, sharply over the previous trading day, resulting in prices of just 23 shares rising and 48 declining.
At the close of trading, the JSE Combined Market Index rose 680.60 points to 326,793.96, the All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 1,371.83 points to 354,079.08, the JSE Main Index popped 497.17 points to settle at 313,613.94. The Junior Market Index rallied 28.88 points to 3,751.07 and the JSE USD Market Index slipped 0.14 points to cease trading at 227.08.
At the close of trading, 33,083,446 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 11,572,254 units on Tuesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $178.27 million, well above the $35.47 million on the previous trading day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 514,418 shares for US$11,601 compared to 123,275 units at US$3,408 on Tuesday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 18.71 million shares followed by Lasco Distributors with 2.72 million stock units, Jamaica Broilers was next with 1.48 million shares and Wigton Windfarm with 1.17 million units.
In Junior Market trading, EduFocal led trading with 1.75 million shares followed by Stationery and Office Supplies with 1.07 million stock units and Dolla Financial with 731,534 shares.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share nosedived by $54.50 to finish at $140.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 20.2 on 2023-24 earnings and 13.7 times those for 2024-25 at the close of trading. 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 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 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.
Dividends paid or payable 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 Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange rose at the close of trading on Tuesday as the Main Market dropped and JSE USD market closed modestly higher as trading ended with the number of stocks changing hands falling, with the value of stocks traded jumping sharply over the previous trading day, resulting in prices of 30 shares rising and 34 declining that included several heavily weighted Main Market stocks.
At the close of trading, the JSE Combined Market Index dropped 3,029.58 points to 326,113.36, the All Jamaican Composite Index dived 4,372.87 points to end at 352,707.25, the JSE Main Index sank 3,334.60 points to close trading at 313,116.77. The Junior Market Index climbed 22.93 points to 3,722.19 and the JSE USD Market Index rallied 0.85 points to 227.22.
At the close of trading, 11,572,254 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 8,691,048 units on Monday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $35.47 million, well below the $40.09 million on the previous trading day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 123,275 shares for US$3,408 compared to 243,637 units at US$6,654 on Monday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 1.93 million shares followed by Wigton Windfarm with 1.56 million stocks and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.06 million units.
In Junior Market trading, JFP Ltd led trading with 1.75 million shares followed by Jamaican Teas with 950,471 stocks for and ONE on ONE Educational with 496,370 units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share dropped $3.98 to end at $17.01, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% fell $2 in closing at $2,697 and 138 Student Living preference share gained $24.50 to close at $194.50.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 20.4 on 2023-24 earnings and 13.9 times those for 2024-25 at the close of trading. 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 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 reported as a guide for investors to assess the value of stocks. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices.
Dividends paid or payable 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.

tTech now follows Caribbean Producer in a shift in ownership to a third party, when today 52 million or 49 percent of the listed shares of the company were traded on the exchange as the Main Market and Junior markets of the Jamaica Stock Exchange recovered loss grounds at the close on Thursday the JSE USD market declined after the market closed with a moderately higher volume and value of stocks changing hands compared with Wednesday, resulting in prices of 31 shares rising and 34 declining.
At the close of trading on Thursday, the JSE Combined Market Index rallied 1,303.95 points to 332,539.57, the All Jamaican Composite Index popped 1,003.17 points to 358,129.65 and the JSE Main Index climbed by 1,098.84 points to end the day at 319,573.41. The Junior Market Index rose 35.57 points to finish at 3,756.8 and the JSE USD Market Index skidded 6.88 points to end the day at 224.57.
At the close of trading, 66,615,941 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 27,362,023 units on Tuesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $168.55 million, below the $175.39 million on the previous trading day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 222,252 shares for US$66,982 compared to 448,485 units at US$18,478 on Wednesday.
In Main Market activity, Sagicor Select Financial Fund led trading with 2.56 million shares followed by Caribbean Producers with 2.45 million units and Wigton Windfarm with 977,128 stocks.
In Junior Market trading, tTech led trading with 52.01 million shares followed by Jamaican Teas with 3.01 million stocks and iCreate with 553,176 units.
In the preference segment, no stock traded with a notable price change.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 20.5 on 2023-24 earnings and 13.9 times those for 2024-25 at the close of trading. 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 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 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.
Dividends paid or payable 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 fell back to more recent normal levels on the Jamaica Stock Exchange declined on Wednesday following the big 45 percent acquisition of Caribbean Producers’ shareholding on Tuesday resulting in all markets closing lower as the volume and the value of stocks traded, pulled back sharply ended with prices of just 26 shares rising and 44 declining.
At the close of trading, the JSE Combined Market Index shed 423.64 points to close at 331,235.62, the All Jamaican Composite Index skidded 225.66 points to wrap up trading at 357,126.48, the JSE Main Index rose 203.31 points to lock up trading at 318,474.57. The Junior Market Index sank 87.25 points to wrap-up trading at 3,721.26 and the JSE USD Market Index fell 7.18 points to conclude trading at 231.45.
At the close of trading, 27,362,023 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from the Caribbean Producers boosted 505,129,200 units on Tuesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $175.39 million, well below the $5.2 billion on the previous trading day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 448,485 shares for US$18,478 compared to 331,393 units at US$15,388 on Tuesday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 5.49 million shares followed by Wigton Windfarm with 4.45 million stocks, Innovative Energy Group Ltd ended with 1.93 million units, Caribbean Producers had trading of 1.24 million units, Carreras closed with 1.21 million shares and GraceKennedy with 1.06 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Future Energy led trading with 3.03 million shares followed by Omni Industries with 1.36 million units and Indies Pharma with 972,611 stocks.
In the preference segment, no stock was traded with a notable price change.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 20.1 on 2023-24 earnings and 13.7 times those for 2024-25 at the close of trading. 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 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 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.
Dividends paid or payable 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 Main Market listed Caribbean Producers dominated trading of the Jamaica Stock Exchange with 492.77 million shares valued at $5.17 billion with AS Bryan announcing an acquisition of 44.8 percent of the company, with the intention in the future to acquire majority control. Tuesday’s acquisition makes them the largest shareholders of the company and helped to push the Main market slightly lower at the close on Tuesday as the Junior Market JSE USD market closed moderately higher as trading ended with the number and value of stocks changing hands jumping sharply over the previous trading day, resulting in prices of 29 shares rising and 30 declining.
At the close of trading, the JSE Combined Market Index slipped 98.55 points to close at 331,659.26, the All Jamaican Composite Index popped 58.72 points to end at 357,352.14, the JSE Main Index declined 315.16 points to 318,271.26. The Junior Market Index rallied 28.67 points to 3,808.51 and the JSE USD Market Index rose 0.15 points to 238.63.
At the close of trading, 505,129,200 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 7,306,298 units on Monday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $5.2 billion, well over the $38.49 million on the previous trading day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 331,393 shares for US$15,388 compared to 250,977 units at US$20,236 on Monday.
In Main Market activity, Caribbean Producers led trading with 492.77 million shares followed by Transjamaican Highway with 1.49 million stocks sand Wigton Windfarm with 798,214 units.
In Junior Market trading, EduFocal led trading with 5.21 million shares followed by Derrimon Trading with 741,995 stocks and the recently listed Omni Industries with 512,520 units.
In the preference segment, Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% rose $2 to close at $110.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 21.1 on 2023-24 earnings and 14.1 times those for 2024-25 at the close of trading. 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 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 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.
Dividends paid or payable 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 picked up over the depressed post Hurricane Beryl activity on Thursday with the volume and value of stock changing hands and climbing above the measly volume and value passing through the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, resulting in prices of 28 shares rising and 26 declining, with all three market suffering losses at the close.
At the close of trading on Friday, the JSE Combined Market Index dropped 1,331.89 points to 332,512.31, the All Jamaican Composite Index sank by 2,298.32 points to 357,397.41, the JSE Main Index dropped 1,249.94 points to  close at 319,256.54. The Junior Market Index shed 19.10 points to finish at 3,795.79 and the JSE USD Market Index lost 0.93 points to wrap-up trading at 234.55.
At the close of trading, 15,522,492 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 7,212,044 units on Thursday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $27.85 million, well over the mere $18.27 million on the previous trading day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 52,744 shares for US$1,293 compared to 6,543 units at US$244 on Thursday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 1.56 million shares followed by Wigton Windfarm with 378,147 stock units and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with just 250,108 units.
In Junior Market trading, EduFocal led trading with 8.57 million shares followed by Lasco Financial with 1.55 million units and iCreate with 630,506 stocks.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share rose $3 to $200.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 20.3 on 2023-24 earnings and 13.7 times those for 2024-25 at the close of trading. 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 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 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.
Dividends paid or payable 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 on the Jamaica Stock Exchange was severely curtailed following the closure on Wednesday of the exchange and the dislocations caused by the passage of hurricane Beryl yesterday resulting in a sharp drop in the volume and value of stocks crossing the exchange on Thursday as the Junior Market JSE USD market closed moderately higher as trading ended with the number of stocks changing hands falling, with the value of stocks traded jumping sharply over the previous trading day, resulting in prices of 25 shares rising and 31 declining.
At the close of trading on Thursday, the JSE Combined Market Index climbed 1,339 points to 333,844.20, the All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 2,786.02 points to finish at 359,695.73, the JSE Main Index rose 1,499.49 points to 320,506.48. The Junior Market Index fell 13.62 points to end at 3,814.89 and the JSE USD Market Index fell 1.61 points to end at 235.48.
At the close of trading, 7,212,044 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 24,829,048 units on Tuesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $18.27 million, well below the $68.28 million on the previous trading day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 6,543 shares for US$244 compared to 21,979 units at US$501 on Tuesday.
In Main Market activity, Radio Jamaica led trading with 1.10 million shares followed by Transjamaican Highway with 791,444 units and JMMB 9.5% preference share with 563,793 stocks.
In Junior Market trading, One Great Studio led trading with 817,294 shares followed by Dolla Financial with 815,186 stocks and JFP Ltd with 650,000 units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share skidded $1.44 in closing at $197.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 20.7 on 2023-24 earnings and 14 times those for 2024-25 at the close of trading. 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 off items.
Pertinent information is required to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the 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 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.
Dividends paid or payable 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.