Trading closed on Wednesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a rise in the volume of stocks exchanged, with a lower value than on Tuesday, resulting in the major indices of the Main Market, the Junior Market index declining and the JSE USD Market rising. At the end of trading, prices of 31 shares rose, 42 declined and 35 remained firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index skidded 1,122.88 points to 357,943.76, the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 2,065.43 points to end at 416,710.90, the JSE Main Index declined by 972.24 points to close at 351,724.73, the Junior Market Index dropped 26.87 points to finish trading at 3,015.88 and the JSE USD Market Index rose 2.96 points to settle at 232.75.
At the close of trading, 46,938,917 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 29,332,895 units on Tuesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $125.5 million, down from $145.55 million on the preceding day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 105,531 shares for US$5,448, down from, 472,335 units at US$28,952 on Tuesday.
In Main Market activity, JMMB 9.5% led with 13.74 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 3.68 million stocks and QWI Investments with 2.51 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Kintyre Holdings led with 17.57 million shares, followed by Woodcats International with 1.10 million stocks and One Great Studio with 651,528 units.
At the close of trading, the PE ratio for the current year, compiled from projected 2026-27 earnings is 12.6 and 14.4 based on 2025 historical earnings. Major one-off income or expenses are excluded from the earnings where applicable. The PE ratio is one of the most utilised measures used in valuing shares. It is calculated by dividing the stock price by the company’s earnings per share. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist in making investment decisions. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry and facilitates easy comparisons within sectors and the overall market.
Pertinent information is needed to navigate the numerous options in the stock market. The chart should be used to help in decision-making, especially when investing close to the market or sector averages, and not going too far from it unless compelling reasons exist. This approach reduces emotional bias in investment decisions and places them on fundamentals, without straying far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy stocks near the average will not overpay. The net asset value of each company is incorporated into the chart. Investors can use this measure in assessing stock values. The chart also includes daily changes in stock prices and percentage year to date price movements based on the last traded price. Dividends that are paid or 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.
The market closed with trading of 18,569,665 shares at $10,390,828, compared with 11,656,263 units at $11,088,799 on Monday.
At the close of the market, Access Financial rallied 75 cents to $17.75 with an exchange of 19,051 shares, Blue Power rose 20 cents to finish at $3.57 with 2,295 units changing hands, Cargo Handlers shed 15 cents to close at $19.50 after a transfer of 110 shares. Caribbean Flavours gained 11 cents to end at $1.15 in trading 7,657 stock units, Dolla Financial rose by 5 cents to $2.93 with 379,760 stocks crossing the exchange, Express Catering increased 13 cents to close at $2.15 with investors swapping 165,638 shares. Fosrich lost 5 cents in closing at $1.60 with a transfer of 79,569 units, GWest Corporation climbed 5 cents to finish at 55 cents following trading of 1,701 stocks, Image Plus dipped 13 cents and finished at 60 cents after an exchange of 58,458 stock units. Indies Pharma advanced 8 cents to end at $2.78 with investors trading 12,478 shares, Jetcon Corporation rose 34 cents in closing at $2.75 with 47,502 units crossing the market, JFP rallied 5 cents to close at 34 cents after an exchange of 105,061 stocks. Kintyre Holdings popped 5 cents to 21 cents with investors dealing in 13,114,984 stock units,
KLE Group fell 13 cents in closing at 71 cents in switching ownership of 22,783 shares, Knutsford Express skidded 5 cents and ended at $7.75 with 494 units clearing the market. Lasco Financial gained 33 cents to finish at $2.14 with investors trading 51,610 stocks, Limners and Bards climbed 12 cents to end at $1.12 in an exchange of 20 stock units, Mailpac Group increased 34 cents to close at $2.50 with 21,909 shares passing through the market. Main Event advanced 60 cents to $5.53 as investors exchanged 431 stocks and Regency Petroleum popped 8 cents to end at $4.39 after a transfer of 101,421 units.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index climbed 1,435.91 points to 359,066.64, the All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 2,571.51 points to close at 418,776.33, the JSE Main Index popped 1,396.20 points to wrap up trading at 352,696.97, the Junior Market Index rose 14.06 points to 3,042.75 and the JSE USD Market Index fell 2.05 points to conclude trading at 229.79.
In the preference share segment, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% fell $70 to finish at $1,130 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% rallied $12.99 and ended at $106.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index declined by 3,113.43 points to 357,630.73, the All Jamaican Composite Index lost 2,868.72 points to 416,204.82, the JSE Main Index dropped 3,242.18 points to close at 351,300.77, the Junior Market Index shed just 1.97 points to 3,028.69 and the JSE USD Market Index dropped 9.03 points to 231.84.
At the close of trading, the PE ratio for the current year, is compiled from projected 2026-27 earnings, end at 12.5 and 14 based on 2025 historical earnings. Major one-off income or expenses are excluded from earnings where these apply. The PE ratio is one of the most utilised measures used in valuing shares. It is calculated by dividing the stock price by the company’s earnings per share. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist in making investment decisions. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry and facilitates easy comparisons within sectors and the overall market.
6,263 shares worth $11,088,799, after sliding from 13,183,970 units for $19,399,701 on Friday.
At the close of trading, Blue Power dropped 62 cents to $3.37 after a transfer of 111,155 shares, Cargo Handlers lost 15 cents to close at $19.65 with trading of 86 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 10 cents to $1.40 following the switching ownership of 1,699 units. Caribbean Cream dropped 23 cents to finish at $1.27 with investors trading 262 shares, after the price hit an intraday 25 weeks low of $1.10. Caribbean Flavours declined 6 cents to finish at $1.04 after dealers exchanged 21,678 stock units, Dolphin Cove declined by 20 cents to $9.90 with a transfer of 3,538 shares. Fosrich advanced 9 cents to $1.65 with 136,264 stocks changing hands, Iron Rock Insurance fell 18 cents to a 52 weeks low of $2.20 following trading of 2,916 units, Jamaican Teas rose 11 cents to end at $2.22 with 704 stock units crossing the market. Jetcon Corporation dipped 21 cents to $2.41 with an exchange of 43,003 shares,
Knutsford Express skidded 68 cents to close at $7.80 with 14 stocks crossing the market, Lasco Financial fell 34 cents to $1.81 as investors exchanged 41,475 units. Limners and Bards skidded 6 cents and ended at $1 with 129,395 stock units passing through the market, Mailpac Group lost 24 cents to $2.16 with investors dealing in 150,830 shares, Main Event declined 62 cents to close at $4.93 after an exchange of 6,076 stock units. Medical Disposables shed 10 cents to finish at 90 cents, with investors swapping 112,761 units and ONE on ONE Educational rallied 12 cents in closing at 80 cents in an exchange of 94,890 stocks.
The market closed with trading of 13,183,970 shares for $19,399,701, with a decline in the volume from 24,702,731 units at $8,886,507 on Thursday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.1.
Indies Pharma climbed 5 cents to end at $2.70 after a transfer of 1,741 shares, Jamaican Teas lost 12 cents in closing at $2.11 with investors swapping 871 stocks, KLE Group advanced 13 cents to 84 cents with an exchange of a mere one unit. Knutsford Express climbed by $1.98 and ended at $8.48after a transfer of 4,068 stock units, Limners and Bards skidded 7 cents to $1.06 with investors trading 18,791 shares, Omni Industries slipped 9 cents to finish at 85 cents in an exchange of 221,801 stock units and Woodcats International dropped 5 cents to close at 60 cents following trading of 1,599,416 stocks.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index surged 8,783.32 points to finish trading on Friday at 360,744.16, the All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 10,632.40 points to close the week at a near 4-year high of 419,073.54, the highest since August 15, 2022. The JSE Main Index rallied 8,646.78 points to 354,542.95, the Junior Market Index rose 71.88 points to 3,030.66 and the JSE USD Market Index gained 1.56 points to end at 240.87.
In the preference share segment, Eppley 7.25% preferred share rose by $2.88 in closing at $19, followed by 138 Student Living preference share that dropped by $25 to $175, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preferred stock popped $42 and ended at $1,200 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% rose $1.99 to close at $106.
The market closed with trading of 24,702,731 shares, with a value of $8,886,507, following a slide from 36,376,699 units at $45,548,308 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, Cargo Handlers advanced $1 to end at $16 with 4,990 stock units changing hands, Caribbean Assurance Brokers fell 10 cents in closing at $1.30 with investors trading 6,643 units, Consolidated Bakeries rose 17 cents to end at $1.63 after an exchange of a mere one share, Dolphin Cove dropped 10 cents to end at $10, after trading in 21,719 stock units, Everything Fresh declined by 6 cents to finish at $2.10 as investors exchanged 13,500 stocks, Express Catering climbed 11 cents and ended at $1.88 with 90,253 shares passing through the market. Fosrich popped 19 cents to $1.69 with investors trading 321,117 stocks, Future Energy lost 19 cents and ended at $3.42 in an exchange of 134,384 units, GWest Corporation dipped 9 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of 49 cents with investors dealing in 83,465 stock units. Honey Bun gained 14 cents to end at $6.04 after an exchange of 54,523 shares, Image Plus increased 7 cents in closing at 80 cents with investors swapping 76,624 stocks, Indies Pharma rallied 6 cents to $2.65 after a transfer of 2,100 units. Jamaican Teas rose 12 cents to $2.23 with 3,137 stock units clearing the market, Knutsford Express slipped $1.60 to finish at a 52 weeks low of $6.50 in an exchange of 3,051 shares, Lasco Financial rallied 16 cents and ended at a 52 weeks high of $2.15 with 125,340 units crossing the market.
Limners and Bards popped 7 cents in closing at $1.13 in switching ownership of 501 stocks, Mailpac Group climbed 6 cents to $2.39 with 20,349 stock units crossing the exchange, MFS Capital Partners increased 7 cents to close at 53 cents with a transfer of 2,123 shares. Omni Industries advanced 5 cents to 94 cents with 139,986 stocks crossing the market, ONE on ONE Educational skidded 11 cents to finish at 65 cents after the trading of 170,833 units, Paramount Trading gained 5 cents and ended at $1.08 after swapping of 5,001 stock units. Regency Petroleum declined 18 cents to $4.31 with an exchange of 32,179 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies shed 6 cents in closing at $1.53 with 898,482 stocks crossing the market.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index skidded 1,514.60 points to wrap up trading at 351,960.84, the All Jamaican Composite Index shed 1,008.97 points to end at 408,441.14, the JSE Main Index lost 1,665.55 points to settle at 345,896.17, the Junior Market Index rose 10.76 points to 2,958.78 and the JSE USD Market Index popped 6.80 points to end trading at 239.31.
In the preference share segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share declined $2.88 to close at $16, 138 Student Living preference share climbed $25 to $200, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% rose by $8 to $1,158, Sygnus Credit Investments 10% advanced $2.48 and ended at $111 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% shed $2.49 to end at $104.
The market closed with trading of 36,376,699 shares for $45,548,308, after sliding from 22,594,459 units at $16,078,243 on Tuesday.
At the close of trading, Blue Power increased by 20 cents to $4, with an exchange of 14,690 stock units, Cargo Handlers declined 30 cents and ended at $15 with 19,404 units crossing the exchange, Caribbean Flavours popped 7 cents to $1.10 after trading of 46,886 shares. Dolla Financial gained 10 cents to close at $2.50 with 6,147,361 stock units crossing the market, Dolphin Cove rose 10 cents to end at $10.10 as investors exchanged 12,991 stock units, Elite Diagnostic gained 14 cents in closing at $1.25 with 13,040 shares crossing the market. Everything Fresh rallied 6 cents to $2.16 after a transfer of 1,219 stock units, Fontana fell 25 cents to $6.45 with 73,040 stocks passing through the market, Future Energy climbed 19 cents to end at $3.61 after an exchange of 346,053 units. Indies Pharma dropped 11 cents to $2.59 with investors trading 26,615 stocks, Jamaican Teas shed 9 cents and ended at $2.11 in switching ownership of 10,634,939 units, Jetcon Corporation rose 16 cents to $2.67 with investors dealing in 52,316 shares. Knutsford Express advanced $1.30 to $8.10 with 963 stock units crossing the market,
Lasco Financial popped 19 cents in closing at $1.99 with investors swapping 205,540 shares, Limners and Bards lost 9 cents and ended at $1.06 after a transfer of 42,786 units. Lumber Depot skidded 5 cents to finish at $2.65 in an exchange of 1,005 stocks, Mailpac Group slipped 12 cents to $2.33 with 6,898 stock units changing hands, Main Event dipped 27 cents to $5.57 after an exchange of 1,762 shares. MFS Capital Partners lost 8 cents in closing at 46 cents in trading 22,376 stocks, ONE on ONE Educational increased 5 cents to 76 cents with a transfer of 7,700 units, Paramount Trading climbed 11 cents to end at $1.03 with investors swapping 26,634 stock units. Regency Petroleum rallied 14 cents to finish at $4.49 in an exchange of 34,187 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies gained 6 cents and ended at $1.59 with investors dealing in 77,186 units.