Trading ended on Friday with a sharp bounce in the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market following a 63 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded with a 25 percent lower value than Thursday, flowing from trading in 57 securities down slightly from 58 on Thursday. Trading resulted in, prices of 25 shares rising, 14 declining and 18 ending unchanged.
The market closed with 15,065,778 shares trading for $82,569,896 up from 9,258,988 stock units with a value of $109,778,942 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 264,312 shares at $1,448,595 in contrast to 159,638 stocks at $1,892,740 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 659,748 units at $23,008,281 that is closely aligned with 689,021 shares at $24,604,258 on the previous day but well above February with an average of 405,332 stock units at just $1,953,730.
Wigton Energy led trading with 7.28 million shares for 48.3 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway that ended with 3.50 million stocks for 23.2 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.01 million stock units for 6.7 percent of the day’s total volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 3,457.62 points to wrap up trading at 375,985.50, the JSE Main Index surged 3,847.52 points to close at 325,040.47 and the JSE Financial Index advanced 0.48 points to 67.17. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.1. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded stock prices and earnings projected by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, Berger Paints popped 83 cents to finish at $7.98 after an exchange of just 5 stock units, Eppley sank 45 cents and ended at $35 with 1,109 shares being traded, First Rock Real Estate increased 43 cents to $8.95 with an exchange of 123,765 stocks. General Accident climbed 72 cents to end at $5.72 with 2,465 units crossing the market, Guardian Holdings rose $18 in closing at $307 in trading 302 stocks, Jamaica Broilers rallied $1.49 to close at $35.24 after an exchange of 4,072 shares. Jamaica Producers gained $2 to close at $24 with 111,606 units passing through the market, 
Kingston Wharves advanced $1.30 to finish at $27.90 as investors exchanged 760 stock units, Massy Holdings popped $2.98 and ended at $80.98 with 71 shares switching owners. NCB Financial skidded $1.78 to end at a multiyear low of $42 with 90,433 stocks clearing the market. Pan Jamaica rallied $3.80 in closing at $57 in an exchange of 214,250 units, Sagicor Group sank 41 cents to close at $41.99 with investors dealing in 110,317 stock units and Scotia Group increased 82 cents to $56.82 in an exchange of 25,761 shares.
In the preference segment, Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% climbed $4.93 and ended at $101.99 in trading 674 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 206,473 shares for US$22,674 compared with 333,718 stocks at US$11,447 on Thursday.
Sygnus Credit Investments advanced 0.08 of a cent to end at 6.98 US cents 140 stocks crossing the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 7.94 US cents after an exchange of 398 shares and Transjamaican Highway closed at 2.5 US cents with 36,678 stocks clearing the market.
The market closed with 13,681,851 shares trading for 165,127,354 up from just 6,727,759 stock units at $51,740,145 on Thursday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.9. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
Massy Holdings climbed $2.85 and ended at $82.85 with investors trading 134,873 units, Pan Jamaica popped 60 cents to $55.90 with an exchange of 45,849 stocks, Sagicor Group dipped $2.69 in closing at $37.31 with 42,349 units changing hands. Salada Foods advanced 48 cents to close at $3.68 with investors dealing in 364 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments sank 39 cents to end at $12.60 in switching ownership of 177,576 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 333,718 shares valued US$11,447 versus 79,091 stocks at US$14,862 on Wednesday, with Transjamaican Highway, the leading trade with over 300,000 shares.
Proven Investments shed 0.01 of one cent to end at 11.29 US cents and closed with an exchange of 16,249 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments slipped 0.1 of one cent to finish at 6.9 US cents with 11,701 shares crossing the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share rallied 1.04 cents to close at 7.94 US cents in an exchange of 4,384 stock units and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.14 of one cent to 2.5 US cents with investors dealing in 300,186 units.
The market closed with the 
Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings that are forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
Lasco Distributors popped 40 cents to $4.75 with traders dealing in 80,324 units, Salada Foods sank 47 cents in closing at $3.20 in an exchange of 500 stocks, Seprod dipped $1.50 to end at $86 with investors trading 10,926 units. Supreme Ventures rose 69 cents to end at $20.34 after 159,544 stocks had passed through the market and Sygnus Credit Investments increased 44 cents to finish at $12.99 with investors trading 22,779 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated
The market closed with an exchange of 79,091 shares for US$14,862 down from 373,308 stocks at US$25,625 on Tuesday. Trading ended with an average of 13,182 shares at US$2,477 well below the 37,331 stocks at US$2,563 on Tuesday, with a month to date average of 162,621 units at US$7,120 in line with 172,262 stocks at US$7,419 on the previous day compared with January that ended with an average of 103,137 units for US$4,549.
Sygnus Credit Investments
The market closed with the trading of 12,754,102 shares with a value of $61,851,097, down from 93,093,579 stocks at $227,245,086 on Tuesday. Trading averaged 236,187 shares at $1,145,391 and well below the 1,577,857 stocks at $3,851,612 on Tuesday and for the month to date, an average of 484,882 units at $1,952,099 compared with 503,355 shares at $2,012,019 on the previous day and January with an average of 257,074 stock units at $2,582,065.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.8. The JSE Main and 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 2025.
Massy Holdings fell $1.05 to $80 with investors dealing in 2,521 units, Pan Jamaica dropped $1.40 to close at $55.50 after an exchange of 5,400 stocks, Scotia Group advanced $1 to end at $58 after investors ended trading 1,189 units. Seprod rallied $2 in closing at $87.50 in an exchange of 3,543 stocks and Supreme Ventures shed 70 cents to finish at $19.65 with traders dealing in 36,233 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated. 
Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 7 US cents after 1,500 shares crossed the market and Transjamaican Highway slipped 0.02 of a cent and ended at 2.64 US cents with investors trading 325,095 units.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.8. The JSE Main and 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 2025.
Guardian Holdings rallied $1.50 in closing at $305 with 9,001 stock units crossing the market, Jamaica Broilers sank 62 cents to $36.38 with investors dealing in 65,019 stock units, Kingston Wharves dropped $3 to end at $27 with 53,454 shares crossing the market . Massy Holdings lost 80 cents to close at $81.05 in switching ownership of 1,222 units, Mayberry Group increased 45 cents and ended at $7.60 with 13,405 stocks clearing the market, NCB Financial skidded $1.98 to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of $48 in an exchange of 340,780 stock units. Pan Jamaica climbed $2.40 and ended at $56.90 with 1,263 shares changing hands, Seprod sank $3.38 to $85.50 with 72,182 units crossing the exchange and Stanley Motta dipped 95 cents in closing at $6.41 with investors swapping 5,004 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.7. The JSE Main and 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 2025.
Lasco Manufacturing fell 38 cents to close at $7.60, with 23,997 stock units crossing the market. NCB Financial popped 98 cents to $49.98 in an exchange of 1,112,756 stocks, after the price hit an intraday 52 weeks low of $47, Pan Jamaica climbed $1.60 to close at $54.50 with investors swapping 11,622 units, Proven Investments rose 73 cents to end at $19 in an exchange of 29,776 stocks. Sagicor Group skidded 50 cents in closing at $40 with investors trading 8,036 units, Scotia Group lost $1.39 to finish at $57 after a transfer of 44,767 shares and Supreme Ventures gained 65 cents and ended at $20.25 trading 36,086 stock units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% declined $4 to $2,686 as investors exchanged 2,000 shares, JMMB Group 7.15% – 2028 dipped 50 cents to close at $2.50 in trading 289 stock units, 138 Student Living preference share dropped $23.85 to finish at $231.15 after an exchange of 186 units and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% sank $1 and ended at $104 with investors trading 1,002 stocks.