The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended with a robust rally with the major indices closing well above that on Monday as trading remained relatively steady on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded marginally down with an 18 percent lower value compared to Monday, following trading in 55 securities down from 59 on Monday, with prices of 17 rising, 23 declining and 15 left unchanged.
The market closed with 14,784,445 shares trading for $55,846,494, down from 15,124,381 stock units at $68,395,358 on Monday.
Trading averaged 268,808 shares worth $1,015,391, versus 256,345 stocks at $1,159,243 on Monday and month to date, an average of 211,135 units at $1,435,679 versus 202,020 shares at $1,502,104 on the previous day, but down from November with an average of 279,326 stock units at $1,890,583.
JMMB 9.5% led trading with 6.86 million shares for 46.4 percent of total volume, followed by Wigton Energy, ending with 2.34 million stock units for 15.9 percent of the day’s trade, Transjamaican Highway closed with 1.68 million units for 11.4 percent of the volume traded and JMMB Group 10% with 1.26 million shares for 8.5 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 2,834.64 points to end at 357,330.20, the JSE Main Index gained 2,078.92 points to 312,190.83 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.71 points to close trading at 63.51. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.8. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecast by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, Caribbean Cement popped $3.50 to end at $105.50 with 24,582 shares being traded, Carreras shed 49 cents to $17 after trading of 114,729 stock units, First Rock Real Estate sank 88 cents and ended at $10.10 with 1,978 shares clearing the market. Jamaica Broilers climbed 60 cents in closing at $17.60 after an exchange of 24,271 stocks, Kingston Properties rose 80 cents to finish at $8.93 after investors swapped 7,647 units, Margaritaville gained $1.74 to close at $13.32 with traders dealing in 723 stocks. NCB Financial fell 50 cents to $39 in switching ownership of 139,737 shares, Pan Jamaica lost 75 cents to finish at $49.25 with investors trading 1,002 stock units,
Proven Investments skidded $2.98 and ended at a 52 weeks low of $13 in an exchange of 3,345 units. Sagicor Group rallied $2.10 and ended at $39.10 with investors swapping 2,068 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund sank 88 cents in closing at $7.82 with a transfer of 622 stock units, Stanley Motta increased 93 cents to close at $7.13 as investors exchanged 379 units. Sygnus Credit Investments advanced 54 cents to $12.99 in trading 6,601 stocks and Wisynco Group declined 69 cents and finished at $19.10 with 735,577 units changing hands.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% rose $318 and ended at $2598 in an exchange of 57 shares.Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed on Friday with 11,126,193 shares trading for a total of $93,408,624 versus 13,066,430 stock units worth $74,861,736 on Thursday.
At close of the market, Berger Paints popped 48 cents to end at $6.29 after an exchange of 115 shares, Caribbean Cement rallied $1.50 to close at $104.50 with trading in 3,982 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund declined by 59 cents to end at $45.41 after an exchange of 184 shares. GraceKennedy gained 78 cents and ended at $73.24 with a transfer of 27,430 stocks, Jamaica Producers fell 88 cents to end at $22.12 after an exchange of 8,291 stocks, JMMB Group climbed 49 cents to finish at $18.49 with investors trading 34,032 shares. Kingston Properties sank 97 cents to $8.12 with 130 stocks switching owners, Kingston Wharves skidded 89 cents to finish at $31.01 with investors dealing in 14,724 units, Massy Holdings rose $1 $76 with 1,004 stock units crossing the exchange. NCB Financial gained 40 cents to end at $37.50 in trading 146,336 share, Pan Jamaica fell $2.01 in closing at $52.98 after a transfer of 143 stock units, Sagicor Group dipped $1 to close at $39 with investors swapping 6,660 units.
The market closed the day with 13,066,430 shares being traded, down by 11 percent from the 14,609,258 stock units, with the value declining to $74,861,736, from $137,596,723 the prior day.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.1. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with financial years, ending around August 2026.
The market closed with 14,609,258 shares trading for $137,596,723, after soaring from 8,548,957 stock units at $68,511,970 on Tuesday.
Pan Jamaica climbed $6.90 in closing at $53 in an exchange of 239 units, Sagicor Group shed 50 cents to close at $39.50 with 3,281 stock units clearing the market, Scotia Group increased 50 cents to finish at $52.50 after a transfer of 258,678 shares. Seprod dropped $1.10 and ended at $82 with traders dealing in 38,240 stocks, Stanley Motta skidded $1.38 to $6 with 50,000 stock units crossing the exchange, Sygnus Credit Investments popped 45 cents to finish at $12.90 with investors trading 259 stock units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance advanced $1.25 to end at $9.25 with an exchange of 23 shares and Wisynco Group lost $1.25 in closing at $19.30 as investors exchanged 18,705 units.
The All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 3,549.61 points to 363,894.47, the JSE Main Index spiked 2,813.30 points to settle at 318,658.37 and the Financial Index popped 0.09 points to 64.42.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.3. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Margaritaville sank $2.20 and ended at $12.44 with an exchange of 10 units, Mayberry Group gained 57 cents to $7.13 with a mere 4 stocks passing through the market, 138 Student Living shed 41 cents to end at $3.48 with investors dealing in 1,224 units. Pan Jamaica rose $3.30 in closing at $52.20 in an exchange of 152,815 shares, Sagicor Group rallied $3.47 to close at $41.48, after trading of 117,060 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund dropped $1.20 to finish at $6.30 after an exchange of 282,057 shares. Seprod increased by $2 and ended at $84 with a transfer of 11,270 stocks, Stanley Motta climbed 52 cents to $6.79 with 38,043 units clearing the market, Supreme Ventures advanced 36 cents to finish at $16.16 in an exchange of 581,887 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments popped 75 cents to end at $13.15 with 72,380 shares crossing the market.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.1. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
The market closed with 16,197,918 shares being traded, with a value of $171,605,898 after jumping from 13,154,510 stock at $72,172,993 on Tuesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.7. The JSE Main and the USD Market PEs are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts that are computed by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy popped $3.01 to end at $47 with 51 shares changing hands, NCB Financial advanced 89 cents to finish at $39.89 with investors trading 109,731 stock units, Seprod rallied 39 cents and ended at $81.99 with traders switching ownership of 16,051 units and Wisynco Group lost 88 cents to $20.01 after an exchange of 3,016,076 stocks.
The market closed with 13,154,510 shares trading worth $72,172,993 compared with 10,381,875 stocks at $197,316,364 on Monday.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden popped $1.52 to close at $33.50 with investors trading 311 shares, Caribbean Cement rallied $4.50 to $106 with 6,287 stocks crossing the exchange, Carreras rose 64 cents to end at $17.90 with traders dealing in 112,528 shares. Eppley dipped 49 cents to $34.50 as investors exchanged 5,803 units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund fell $5.83 to $39.99 with 461 stocks being traded, GraceKennedy rose 50 cents to finish at $73.50 in an exchange of 68,455 shares. Guardian Holdings slipped 45 cents to $369.50 with investors trading 138 stocks, Jamaica Broilers gained 35 cents to end at $17.95 with 53,038 stock units switching owners, Jamaica Stock Exchange climbed 78 cents in closing at $11.98 after an exchange of 4,818 stock units. Kingston Wharves increased 50 cents and ended at $29.50 with investors dealing in 5,843 shares, Mayberry Group climbed 60 cents to close at $7.15 with 8,003 stock units changing hands, NCB Financial lost $1.65 to finish at $39 with investors swapping 83,362 stocks.
Sagicor Real Estate Fund increased $1.25 and ended at $7.56 with 700 stock units crossing the market, Seprod declined 38 cents to $81.60 in the trading of 3,093 shares, Sygnus Real Estate Finance popped 45 cents to end at $10.50 after an exchange of 3,591 units and Wisynco Group gained $1.64 in closing at $20.89 with 187,337 stocks clearing the market.
The market closed with 10,381,875 shares ending with an exchange of $197,316,364 after tumbling from 86,348,623 units at $209,695,547 on Friday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.4. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
Kingston Wharves sank 80 cents to end at $29 with investors dealing in 55,599 shares, Margaritaville aded $1.74 in closing at $13.31 with a transfer of 5 units, Massy Holdings rose 95 cents to close at $77.45 with 18,238 stocks crossing the market. Mayberry Jamaican Equities added 99 cents to end at $8.99, with 4,505 stocks changing hands, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy rose $5.74 to $43.99, with the swapping of just 2 shares, NCB Financial rallied 88 cents to $40.65 in an exchange of 17,042 units. Sagicor Real Estate Fund skidded $1.25 to finish at $6.31 with 1,186 stocks passing through the market, Scotia Group increased $1.79 to close at $51.99 in an exchange of 2,021 stock units, Seprod climbed $1.97 to end at $81.98 with 599 shares clearing the market and Supreme Ventures dropped 42 cents in closing at $15.92 with investors trading 967,770 stocks.
Trading ended the day with an exchange of 86,348,623 shares worth $209,695,547, with a solid increase from 8,541,634 stocks at $172,991,340 on Thursday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE of 13.2. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.