The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market closed on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 56 percent and the value 19 percent more than on Wednesday, following trading in 56 securities compared to 54 on Wednesday. Prices of 20 stocks rose, 19 declined and 17 ended unchanged.
The market closed with 18,495,766 shares trading worth $94,742,564 compared with 11,890,305 stocks at $79,422,000 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 330,282 shares at $1,691,831, up from 220,191 stocks valued at $1,470,778 on Wednesday. Trading for the month to date, averaged 156,388 units at $1,327,886 compared to 146,822 shares at $1,307,866 on the prior day and May with an average of 245,284 stock units at $2,050,773.
Wigton Energy led trading with 5.71 million shares for 30.9 percent of total volume followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund, with 5.08 million stocks for 27.5 percent of the day’s trade, Transjamaican Highway closed with 1.74 million stocks for 9.4 percent of the volume traded, Radio Jamaica closed with 1.18 million units for 6.4 percent of the overall volume and JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 with 1.02 million units for 5.5 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index gained 2,555.15 points to close at 359,324.63, the JSE Main Index increased by 1,791.42 points to end at 311,346.70 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.22 points to close at 64.64. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six 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 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 the financial year ending around August 2025.
At the close, Caribbean Cement popped 50 cents in closing at $81.50 with an exchange of 625 shares, while Eppley Caribbean Property Fund dropped $4.50 to $38 in trading 11,227 stocks, Jamaica Broilers fell 52 cents to end at $23.98, with 12,185 units crossing the market. Jamaica Producers rallied 50 cents to finish at $24.50 as investors exchanged 7,650 shares, Kingston Wharves slipped $1.95 and ended at $29.30, with 13,618 stock units changing hands, NCB Financial increased 90 cents to close at $41.50 after an exchange of 61,145 shares. Pan Jamaica climbed $2 to $53.50 with investors trading 148,455 stock units, Proven Investments rose 79 cents and ended at $18.29 in an exchange of 200,747 units, Sagicor Group advanced $1 in closing at $41 with 27,628 stocks clearing the market. 
Sagicor Real Estate Fund gained 96 cents to end at $8.11 after an exchange of 458 shares, Seprod popped $2.25 to close at $79.75, after 85,598 shares cleared the market. Sterling Investments sank 36 cents to close trading at $3.10 in an exchange of 7,557 stock units. Sygnus Credit Investments advanced 78 cents and ended at $12.30 with 221,813 stock units crossing the market and Wisynco Group rose $1.55 to $20.50 in switching ownership of 157,838 shares.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% rallied $5.99 to finish at $42, with 31 stock units crossing the exchange and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% declined $10 to end at $1,140, with investors swapping 30 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 8,675,194 shares trading for $149,588,060, increasing from 7,001,365 stock units at $53,652,770 on Monday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.2. 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 financial year, ending on or around August 2025.
Sagicor Group dropped 50 cents to finish at $41.50 in an exchange of 7,582 shares, Salada Foods rose 44 cents and ended at $3.29, with 7,411 stocks changing hands, Scotia Group fell 39 cents to close at $52.80 as investors exchanged 1,528,259 units. Seprod advanced 96 cents to $78.95, with 1,389 stock units clearing the market. Sterling Investments declined 35 cents to end at $2.85 with an exchange of 10,000 shares and Wisynco Group slipped 54 cents in closing at $20.50 after trading at an intraday 52 week low of $18.01 after 210,974 stock units passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 7,001,365 shares trading for $53,652,770, compared with 4,863,576 stock units at $68,352,713 on Friday.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden dipped $2 and ended at $25 with an exchange of 1,815 shares, Barita Investments lost 68 cents to $70.29 with 10,542 stock units changing hands, Caribbean Producers slipped 49 cents to $8 with investors trading 7,806 shares. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rose $2.68 to $42.68 with trading in 40 stocks, GraceKennedy sank $1.68 to close at $72.11 after an exchange of 17,014 units, Jamaica Broilers rallied 93 cents to end at $24.93 with investors trading 15,525 stocks. Kingston Wharves fell 75 cents in closing at $31.25 with 2,630 shares crossing the market, Margaritaville popped 99 cents to $13.35 after trading 8 units, Massy Holdings sank 50 cents to finish at $77 with a transfer of 18,017 stock units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities climbed 74 cents and ended at $10.99 with investors swapping 251 shares, NCB Financial skidded $2.49 to end at $40.51 in an exchange of 421,291 units, Pan Jamaica increased 50 cents to close at $51.50 with 3,765 stocks crossing the market. 
Proven Investments advanced $1.57 to $17.68 after an exchange of 1,308 stock units, Sagicor Group gained $2 to end at $42 as 3,933 shares passed through the market, Salada Foods declined 45 cents to a 52 week low of $2.85 in an exchange of 11,000 units. Scotia Group rose 69 cents to close at $53.19 with investors dealing in 51,841 stocks, Seprod advanced $2.81 to finish at $77.99 with 2,457 stock units crossing the exchange and Stanley Motta shed 60 cents and ended at $6.28 with 40,133 shares switching owners.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The Main Market TOP10 ended with only one losing stock, with 138 Student Living, the biggest winner rising 9 percent, followed by Caribbean Producers, up 6 percent to land at $8.02, QWI Investments and NCB Financial both gained 4 percent, while Scotia Group lost 4 percent.
Expres Catering fell 8 percent to $2.50 and Cargo Handlers declined by 6 percent to $9.75.
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The market closed with only 4,863,576 shares trading worth $68,352,713, versus 6,629,484 stock units at $28,683,781 on Thursday.
At the close of the market, Barita Investments gained 97 cents to end at $70.97 with 70,007 shares changing hands, Berger Paints rose 92 cents to finish at $7.52 with investors trading 466 stock units, Caribbean Cement slipped 39 cents and ended at $81.70 with 5,656 shares crossing the market. Caribbean Producers climbed 54 cents to $8.49 with traders dealing in just 912 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property fell $2.69 in closing at $40 with 2,416 units passing through the market, Jamaica Broilers dropped 93 cents to end at $24 with investors swapping 5,361 shares. JMMB Group increased 99 cents to $21 with 407,001 stock units crossing the exchange, Lasco Manufacturing popped 46 cents and ended at $6.65 with a transfer of 118,962 units, Massy Holdings advanced 50 cents to $77.50 with investors trading 136 stocks. NCB Financial rallied $2.75 to end at $43 after an exchange of 314,079 shares, 138 Student Living popped 52 cents to finish at $4.02 after investors finished trading 68,154 stock units, Proven Investments sank 94 cents to close at $16.11 in an exchange of 143 units. Sagicor Group skidded $2.11 to $40 with traders clearing 37,767 stocks, 
Sagicor Real Estate Fund increased $1.40 to finish at $8.50 in an exchange of 150 shares, Scotia Group fell 97 cents and ended at $52.50 with investors dealing in 136,538 stocks. Seprod shed $3.82 to close at $75.18 after a transfer of 2,768 units, Stanley Motta climbed 60 cents in closing at $6.88 as investors exchanged just 8 stock units, Supreme Ventures rose 35 cents to end at $20.30 as brokers switched ownership of 242,701 shares and Sygnus Real Estate Finance advanced $1.13 in closing at $8.63 after an exchange of 19 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 6,629,484 shares trading for $28,683,781 compared with 7,392,747 stocks at $92,547,726 on Wednesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.2. T
Sagicor Group advanced $2.10 in closing at $42.11 with a transfer of 7,917 stock units. Sagicor Real Estate Fund skidded $1.40 to end at $7.10 with investors swapping 1,550 shares, Scotia Group gained 47 cents to finish at $53.47 as traders switched ownership of 26,641 stock units, Seprod increased $1.10 to close at $79 with investors trading 1,187 stock units and Supreme Ventures popped 35 cents to $19.95 after a transfer of 89,067 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with just 7,392,747 shares trading for $92,547,726, down from 11,072,953 units at $50,190,156 on Tuesday.
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 the financial year ending around August 2025.
138 Student Living skidded 40 cents and ended at $3.28 in an exchange of 2,785 shares, Pan Jamaica sank 40 cents to finish at $51.10 with investors swapping 861 stock units, Proven Investments gained $1.19 to close at $17.69 with a transfer of 766 stocks. Sagicor Group rose $1 to $40.01 with 13,471 units crossing the exchange, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rallied 40 cents to finish at $8.50 in trading 1,168 shares, Scotia Group shed 50 cents and ended at $53 after a transfer of 77,499 stock units and Seprod increased 90 cents in closing at $77.90 as investors exchanged 20,098 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 11,072,953 shares traded worth $50,190,156, climbing from 5,165,643 stock units at $32,043,934 on Monday.
At the close of active trading, AS Bryden popped $1 to close at $27 with investors trading 10,032 shares, Barita Investments dipped 77 cents to $70.02 in an exchange of 4,111 stocks, Berger Paints rallied 58 cents to finish at $7.58, after trading at a 52 week intraday low of $5.97, in trading of 6,675 shares. Caribbean Producers fell 65 cents and ended at $8.10 after closing with 2,223 units changing hands, Carreras increased 55 cents in closing at $15.86 in trading 72,523 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund climbed $6.59 to end at $42.59 with 519 shares changing hands. Jamaica Broilers shed 50 cents in closing at a 52 week low of $23.50, with investors trading 45,922 stocks, JMMB Group dropped 48 cents to $20.02 with 234,619 units crossing the market, Kingston Wharves rose 77 cents to end at $31.77 in an exchange of 302 stock units. Lasco Distributors advanced 58 cents and ended at $3.58 with traders dealing in 6,336 shares, Lasco Manufacturing lost $1 to close at $6.10 as investors exchanged 93,641 stocks, Massy Holdings skidded 45 cents to finish at $77.05 as traders switched ownership of 41 units. 
Mayberry Group gained 71 cents to $7.25 as 86 stock units crossed the exchange, Mayberry Jamaican Equities rose 67 cents to end at $9.70 with investors dealing in 650 shares, Pan Jamaica advanced 85 cents in closing at $51.50 as 14,676 units crossed the market. Proven Investments sank $1.25 to finish at $16.50 after an exchange of 1,286 stocks, Sagicor Group slipped $1 and ended at $39.01 with investors clearing 26,701 stock units in the market, Sagicor Real Estate Fund popped $1.06 to close at $8.10 after an exchange of 1,250 shares. Scotia Group sank 50 cents to $53.50 with a transfer of 60,148 stock units, Seprod declined $1 in closing at $77 as 1,152 stock units passed through the market, Stanley Motta shed 52 cents to close at $6.28 with an exchange of 26,047 stocks. Supreme Ventures lost 35 cents and ended at $19.55 with investors swapping 25,201 units, Sygnus Credit Investments rallied 37 cents to finish at $11.90 after a transfer of 187,648 stocks and Wisynco Group slipped 41 cents to end at $20.99 with traders switching ownership of 17,826 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close of the week, the Main Market TOP10, Caribbean Producers declined by 11 percent to $8.02, Guardian Holdings lost 10 percent to end at $318 and VVM Investments declined by 7 percent to $2. In the Junior Market, Kintyre Holdings fell 10 percent to 27 cents, Access financials dropped 8 percent to $15.51, Limners & Bards lost 6 percent to $1.15, Image Plus declined by 5 percent to 95 cents and Elite Diagnostic slipped 4 percent to $1.20. In the All JSE ICTOP10 listings, Caribbean Producers replaced 138 Student Living.
The average PE for the JSE Main Market ICTOP 10 is just 5.6, well below the market average of 13.4. The Junior Market TOP10 stands at 5.8, less than half the market’s average of 14.5.
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The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.1. The JSE Main and the USD Market PEs are based on last traded prices and earnings projected by ICInsider.com for companies whose financial year ends around August 2025.
Kingston Wharves fell $1.98 and ended at $31 after an exchange of 29,217 shares, Lasco Distributors skidded 63 cents to finish at 52 week low of $3 with investors swapping 302,697 stock units, Mayberry Group sank 78 cents to close at $6.54 in an exchange of 4,469 units. Pan Jamaica lost $1.35 in closing at $50.65 with investors trading 32,898 stocks, Scotia Group dipped 50 cents to end at $54 after traders exchanged 42,129 shares, Seprod sank $1.75 in closing at $78 with 2,851 stocks crossing the market. Sygnus Credit Investments dropped 57 cents to finish at $11.53 with traders dealing in 15,103 units and Wisynco Group increased 41 cents and ended at $21.40 as investors exchanged 12,910 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.