Trading ended on a high note on the final day of the year on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, which did not overcome the negative performance of the markets in the earlier part of the year; all three markets closed, with the main indices recording declines. The volume and value of stocks surged sharply, following a 532 million share trade in Dolla Financial shares with a value of $1.6 billion, as it appears Dequity Capital offloaded their holdings in the company. There were also sizable amounts in the three leading Main Market stocks, with more than 27 million units each and AMG Packaging with nearly 20 million units.

Trading resulted in the major indices of the Main Market rising, along with the Junior Market index and the JSE USD Market fell. At the end of trading, prices of 41 shares rose, 42 declined and 31 remained firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index rallied 2,178.59 points to settle at 328,444.54, as the All Jamaican Composite Index rose 2,783.73 points to close at 365,314.38, with a decline of 5.9 percent for the year, the JSE Main Index increased 2,186.89 points to wrap up trading at 317,986.88, down 5.3 percent for the year, the Junior Market Index popped 12.09 points to finish at 3,401.41, down 8.9 percent for the year and the JSE USD Market Index dipped 1.47 points to end at 212.16, with a fall of 15.8 percent for 2025.
At the close of trading, 709,543,028 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 62,384,534 units on Tuesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $2.52 billion, up from $532.21 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 2,016,016 shares for US$116,202, up from 1,030,885 units at US$37,357 on Tuesday.
In Main Market activity, Wigton Energy led with 39.28 million shares, followed by Innovative Energy with 33.13 million stocks and Transjamaican Highway with 26.95 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Dolla Financial led with 531.69 million shares, representing over 20 percent of the listed shares, followed by AMG Packaging with 19.62 million stocks and Jamaican Teas with 4.22 million units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share rallied $1.39 to $19, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% jumped $200 to $2,500, 138 Student Living preferred climbed $32.50 to $247 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% popped $1.80 and ended at $102.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used in valuing stocks, ended the year at 14.7 based on 2025-26 earnings and on 2024 historical earnings of 15.6, excluding any major one time income or expense. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help 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.
Pertinent information is required to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The chart should be used to make rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the sector average, not staying 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 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.