Big Junior Market fall


The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange dropped just under 44 points on Wednesday, following an oversized jump on Tuesday with the volume of stocks traded declining 36 percent and the value of trades fell 40 percent lower value than on Tuesday. Investors’ activities led to trading in 46 securities down from 48 on Tuesday and ending, with prices of 17 rising, 20 declining and nine closing unchanged.

The market ended following an exchange of 9,681,842 shares for $12,581,625, in sliding from 15,013,414 units at $20,901,682 on Tuesday.
Trading ended with an average of 210,475 shares at $273,514, down from 312,779 stocks at $435,452 on Tuesday compared to an average of 410,874 shares at $527,130 in March.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 2.19 million shares for 22.6 percent of total volume followed by EduFocal with 1.83 million stocks for 18.9 percent of the day’s trade and Indies Pharma with 1.16 million units for 12 percent of traded shares.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index skidded 43.65 points to 3,364.99. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.5, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, Access Financial climbed by 29 cents to $17.76 with investors trading 3,702 shares, AMG Packaging popped 17 cents to end at $2.18 with 7,772 stocks crossing the market, Blue Power declined by14 cents to $3.90 with a transfer of 286 shares. Cargo Handlers increased $1.94 to finish at $18.50 with investors swapping 5,013 stocks, Caribbean Cream rose by 5 cents to $1.80 with traders switching ownership of 799 units, Dolla Financial sank 11 cents to close at $2.49 with traders dealing in 785,810 stocks. Elite Diagnostic rose 14 cents to $1.51 as investors exchanged 2,100 units, Everything Fresh rallied 22 cents to close at $2.32 following trading of 1,000 shares, Future Energy gained 5 cents and ended at $3.76 with investors dealing in 440,650 stock units. GWest Corporation dropped 10 cents in closing at 80 cents with 160,060 shares crossing the exchange, Indies Pharma sank 10 cents to finish at $2.85 with investors trading 1,161,685 stock units, Iron Rock Insurance skidded 5 cents to end at $2.65 with 100 stocks clearing the market. ISP Finance lost 15 cents to $12 after hitting a low for the day of $10, with an exchange of 6,385 stock units, Knutsford Express declined 45 cents to end at $9.50 with 1,367 shares crossing the market, Lasco Financial popped 8 cents in closing at $1.97 in trading 101,067 shares. Limners and Bards shed 8 cents and ended at 84 cents after an exchange of 234,994 stock units, Mailpac Group rallied 13 cents to close at $2.79 with 2,386 units changing hands, Main Event rose 5 cents to $6.49 after an exchange of 1,536 stocks. MFS Capital Partners climbed 5 cents and ended at 56 cents with 10,444 units passing through the market, Omni Industries dipped 5 cents to 94 cents with an exchange of 183,546 shares, Regency Petroleum slipped 8 cents in closing at $4.50, with investors swapping 10,999 stock units. Spur Tree Spices increased 5 cents to $1.08 in an exchange of 5,010 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies fell 10 cents to end at $1.65 after a transfer of a mere 1,771 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

The JSE market stumbles into April


Trading closed Wednesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a fall in the number of shares exchanged, with a lower value than Tuesday, resulting in mixed results for the major indices of the Main Market, with the JSE main index just eking out a few points, to remain positive at the close. The Junior Market index dropped and the JSE USD Market rose. At the end of trading the prices of 42 shares rose, 52 declined and 20 remained firm.

At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index fell 307.31 points to 355,069.42, the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 1,079.04 points to settle at 407,766.05, the JSE Main Index rallied a mere 7.44 points to wrap up trading at 346,087.15, the Junior Market Index shed 43.65 points to close at 3,364.99 and the JSE USD Market Index rose 1.80 points to 263.95.
At the end of trading, 32,017,566 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 65,638,472 units on Tuesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $147.85 million, down from $573.49 million on the previous day. Trading rose sharply on the JSE USD market with an exchange of 2,443,294 shares for US$123,451, up from only 416,369 units at US$27,146 on Tuesday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led with 14.02 million shares followed by Wigton Energy with 2.05 million stocks and JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 ended with 1.10 million units being traded.
In Junior Market trading, Kintyre Holdings led with 2.19 million shares followed by EduFocal with 1.83 million stocks and Indies Pharma with 1.16 million units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% rose $4.96 and ended at $43, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% dropped $111 to $2,389, 138 Student Living preference share lost $35 to finish at $204, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% skidded $40 to end at $1,150 and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% sank $11 in closing at $98.
At the close of trading, the market’s PE ratio ended at 14.9, computed using projected 2026-27 earnings and 15.8 based on 2025 earnings excluding  major one-time income or expense. The PE ratio is one of the most popular measures used for valuing shares and is calculated by dividing the stock price by the company’s earnings per share. ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist decision-making. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, with 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 in decision-making, especially when investing around the sector average, and not going too far from it unless compelling reasons exist. This approach reduces emotion from investment decisions and places them on fundamentals, without straying far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy stocks near the average will not be inclined to 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 shows 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.

Junior Market jumps to close out March


The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 17 percent, with 16 percent lower value than Monday, following trading in all 48 listed securities, compared with 47 on Monday and ending, with prices of 21 rising, 16 declining and 11 closing unchanged.

 The market closed with trading of 15,013,414 shares for $20,901,682, down from 17,994,569 stock units at $24,916,920 on Monday.
Trading averaged 312,779 shares at $435,452, compared to 382,863 stock units at $530,147 on Monday, with the month to date, averaging 410,874 units at $527,130, close to 415,894 stock units at $531,821 on the previous day and higher than the average of 301,118 shares at $408,514 in February.
Stocks trading over a million shares climbed, with Kintyre Holdings leading with 3.97 million shares for 26.5 percent of total volume followed by Derrimon Trading which ended with 1.85 million stocks for 12.3 percent of the day’s trade, Stationery and Office Supplies closed with 1.84 million stocks for 12.3 percent of the volume traded, Dolla Financial ended with 1.27 million units for 8.5 percent of the total volume, Woodcats International closed with 1.18 million units for 7.9 percent of the traded stocks and Lumber Depot with 1.15 million units for 7.7 percent of market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index popped 55.28 points to 3,408.64, to close the first quarter, a fraction above the end of 2025. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.1, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, Access Financial climbed $1.85 to end at $17.47 after 401 shares changed hands, AMG Packaging declined 16 cents in closing at $2.01 in an exchange of 1,033 units, Blue Power increased 15 cents to $4.04 with investors dealing in 8,146 shares. CAC 2000 popped 16 cents and ended at $1.85 in trading 300 stock units, Cargo Handlers skidded $1.84 to finish at $16.56 after an exchange of 1,030 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers advanced 20 cents to close at $1.77 with investors trading 2,974 units. Caribbean Cream rose 24 cents to $1.75, after 320 stocks passed through the market, Consolidated Bakeries gained 12 cents and ended at $1.63 with an exchange of 15 shares, Dolphin Cove rallied 22 cents in closing at $10.93, with 1,822 stock units crossing the market. Elite Diagnostic fell 8 cents to close at $1.37 after an exchange of 15,883 shares, Fosrich declined 10 cents to finish at $2.10 with a transfer of 33,142 stock units, Future Energy shed 19 cents to end at $3.71, with 528,473 stock units passing through the exchange. GWest Corporation popped 7 cents in closing at 90 cents with traders dealing in 38,000 shares, Indies Pharma climbed 7 cents to $2.95 in an exchange of 4,967 units, ISP Finance rose $1.40 to end at $12.15, with 31 stocks crossing the market. Jetcon Corporation rallied 22 cents to close at $2.78 in trading 3,728 shares, Knutsford Express increased 95 cents to finish at $9.95 after a transfer of 2,270 stock units, Lasco Financial dropped 8 cents and ended at $1.89 with investors trading 4,518 shares. Medical Disposables gained 17 cents to $1.24 in switching ownership of 300 stock units, Omni Industries advanced 6 cents to finish at 99 cents with investors swapping 2,821 stocks, Paramount Trading rose 5 cents and ended at $1.05, with 150,360 units clearing the market and Stationery and Office Supplies advanced 10 cents to close at $1.75, with investors exchanging 1,842,708 shares.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Transjamaican & Wigton take 48% of trading



Stocks closed out the month, with all markets ending on Tuesday with gains for the year to date, on the Jamaica Stock Exchange at the close of a day when the volume of stocks traded jumped, with a greater value than on Monday. Transjamaican Highway and Wigton Energy account for just under half of the traded volume. Market activity resulted in the prices of 50 shares rising, 41 declining and 27 remaining firm.

At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index fell 684.22 points to 355,376.73, the All Jamaican Composite Index gained 424.09 points to end at 408,845.09, the JSE Main Index dropped 1,132.37 points to 346,079.71, the Junior Market Index popped sharply higher with a 55.28 points jump to end at 3,408.64 and the JSE USD Market Index fell 0.35 points to settle at 262.15.
At the close of the market for March, 65,638,472 shares were traded hands in all three markets, up from 35,904,331 units on Monday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $573.49 million, up from $124.63 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 416,369 shares for US$27,146 compared to 434,561 units at US$19,729 on Monday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 19.18 million shares followed by Wigton Energy with 12.50 million stocks and Supreme Ventures with 6.06 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Kintyre Holdings led with 3.97 million shares followed by Derrimon Trading with 1.85 million stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies with 1.84 million units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% declined $4.97 to close at $38, while 138 Student Living preference share rose $40.50 to $239 and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% climbed $15.97 and ended at $109.
At the close of trading, the market’s PE ratio ended at 15, based on the projection for 2026-27 earnings and 16 complied, using 2025  earnings, and  excludes any major one-time income or expense. The PE ratio is one of the most popular measures used for valuing shares and is calculated by dividing the stock price by the company’s earnings per share. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist decision-making. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, with 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 in decision-making, especially when investing around the sector average, and not going too far from it unless compelling reasons exist. This approach reduces emotion from investment decisions and places them on fundamentals, without straying far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy stocks near the average will not be inclined to 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 shows 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.

Trading rises on Jamaica Stock Exchange 


Trading closed Monday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a rise in the volume of stocks that were exchanged, with a lower value than on Friday, resulting in the major indices Main Market rising, the Junior Market index and the JSE USD Market declining. At the end of trading the prices of 45 shares rose, 46 declined and 23 remained firm.

At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index rallied just 379.93 points to 356,060.95, the All Jamaican Composite Index climbed by 1,075.30 points to 408,421.00, the JSE Main Index gained 473.58 points to 347,212.08, the Junior Market Index shed 10.10 points to wrap up trading at 3,353.36 and the JSE USD Market Index declined 2.93 points to finish at 262.50.
At the close of the market, trading resulted in 35,904,331 shares being traded in all three markets, up from 32,397,711 units on Friday, with the value of stocks traded on the Main and Junior markets amounted to $124.63 million, down from $154 million on the previous trading day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 434,561 shares for US$19,729 compared to 203,979 units at US$7,961 on Friday.
In Main Market activity, Sagicor Select Financial Fund led trading with 6.31 million shares followed by Transjamaican Highway with 2.62 million stocks and Wigton Energy with 2.41 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Kintyre Holdings led with 4.89 million shares followed by Stationery and Office Supplies with 2.15 million stocks and Derrimon Trading with 2.02 million units.
In the preference share segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% rose $6.85 to $43, 138 Student Living preference share declined $26 in closing at $199 and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% sank $15.09 to $93.
At the close of trading, the market’s PE ratio ended at 14.9, computed using projected 2026-27 earnings and 15.8 based on 2025 historical earnings, excluding any major one-time income or expense. The PE ratio is one of the most popular measures used for valuing shares and is calculated by dividing the stock price by the company’s earnings per share. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist decision-making. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, with 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 in decision-making, especially when investing around the sector average, and not going too far from it unless compelling reasons exist. This approach reduces emotion from investment decisions and places them on fundamentals, without straying far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy stocks near the average will not be inclined to 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 shows 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.

Mixed trading for JSE Junior Market


Trading closed mixed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Monday, with the volume of stocks traded rising at a lower value than Friday, following trading in 47 securities, compared with 45 on Friday and ending, with prices of 24 rising, 20 declining and three closing unchanged with the market index declining.

The market closed with trading of 17,994,569 shares, up 16 percent over Friday’s trade of 15,546,356 units, with the value slipping from $27,162,207 on Friday to finish at $24,916,920.
Trading averaged 382,863 shares at $530,147, compared to 345,475 stock units at $603,605 on Friday and closely aligned with the month to date average of 415,894 stock units at $531,821 and 417,636 stock units at $531,909 on the previous trading day but a bit higher than February’s average of 301,118 shares at $408,514.
With Kintyre Holdings continuing to be in the news with various announcements relating to expansion, the stock again led trading with 4.89 million shares for 27.2 percent of total volume followed by Stationery and Office Supplies, with 2.15 million stocks for 12 percent of the day’s trade, following the official opening of the new Seek factory and warehouse. Derrimon Trading closed with 2.02 million stocks for 11.2 percent of the overall trades, Fosrich with 1.63 million units for 9.1 percent of the volume traded and Woodcats International with 1.59 million units for 8.8 percent of market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index shed 10.10 points to wrap up trading at 3,353.36. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.4, derived by dividing the last traded price by the earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, Access Financial dropped $2.04 to end at $15.62, with 1,498 shares clearing the market, Atlantic Hardware gained 18 cents to close at $1.78 after an exchange of 201,166 units, CAC 2000 popped 12 cents and ended at $1.69 with investors dealing in 2,213 shares. Caribbean Assurance Brokers advanced 7 cents in closing at $1.57 after an exchange of 4,588 stock units, Caribbean Cream lost 23 cents to close at $1.51, after 133,623 stocks passed through the market, Consolidated Bakeries skidded 16 cents to finish at $1.51 in an exchange of 734 shares. Dolla Financial rose 20 cents to $2.60 with investors swapping 738,661 stock units, Dolphin Cove climbed 10 cents to finish at $10.71, with 20,615 units crossing the exchange, Elite Diagnostic sank 9 cents and ended at $1.45 with traders dealing in 200 stocks. Everything Fresh increased 38 cents in closing at $2.10 with an exchange of 198,557 shares, Express Catering rallied 6 cents to close at $2.50 after a transfer of 43,020 stocks, GWest Corporation rose 6 cents to end at 83 cents as investors exchanged 46,148 units. Indies Pharma dropped 7 cents in closing at $2.88, with the trading of 73,326 stock units, ISP Finance fell $1.74 to $10.75, with 1,212 shares crossing the market, Jamaican Teas gained 5 cents to end at $2.60 in switching ownership of 234,486 stocks. Jetcon Corporation dipped 24 cents to close at $2.56 with investors trading 44,103 units, JFP popped 5 cents and ended at 45 cents, with 11,045 stock units crossing the market, KLE Group sank 5 cents to finish at 90 cents with a transfer of 1,301 shares. Knutsford Express declined 99 cents and ended at $9, with 13,024 units changing hands, Lasco Financial rallied 17 cents to $1.97 with an exchange of 368,044 stocks, Mailpac Group increased 6 cents in closing at $2.66 following trading of 835,272 stock units. Medical Disposables shed 18 cents to close at 52 weeks low low of $1.07 in an exchange of 328 shares, MFS Capital Partners climbed 6 cents to end at 49 cents with investors trading 527,367 units, Paramount Trading dropped 15 cents to finish at $1 and closed after an exchange of 467,133 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies sank 5 cents and ended at $1.65, with 2,151,000 stock units crossing the market.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Big surge for Junior Market


The Junior Market Index surged 87.13 points to end at 3,363.46 at the end of trading activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Friday, after a 50 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded, with 104 percent more value than Thursday, following trading in 45 securities, compared with 44 on Thursday and ending, with prices of 25 rising, 13 declining and seven closing unchanged.

The market closed with trading of 15,546,356 shares for $27,162,207, up from 10,344,107 stock units at $13,309,078 on Thursday.
Trading ended with an average of 345,475 shares at $603,605, well above 235,093 stocks at $302,479 on Thursday, with the month to date, averaging 417,636 stock units at $531,909, marginally higher than the 421,474 stock units at $528,096 on the previous day and much higher than for February, with an average of 301,118 shares with an average value of $408,514.
Stationery and Office Supplies led trading with 3.05 million shares for 19.6 percent of total volume followed by Derrimon Trading which ended with 2.18 million stocks for 14 percent of the day’s trade, Fosrich closed with 2.03 million stock units for 13.1 percent of the volume traded, Jamaican Teas with 1.80 million units for 11.6 percent of traded stocks, Kintyre Holdings with 1.11 million units for 7.1 percent of the overall volume and Lumber Depot with 1.01 million units for 6.5 percent of market share.
At the close of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.4, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, Access Financial shed 11 cents to finish at $17.66, with 490 shares crossing the market, AMG Packaging rose 24 cents to $2.20 with an exchange of 1,358 stocks, Atlantic Hardware fell 19 cents to $1.60 with 629,599 shares traded. Blue Power popped 15 cents to end at $3.85 after a transfer of 1,309 units, CAC 2000 gained 6 cents in closing at $1.57, with 529 stock units crossing the exchange, Cargo Handlers dipped 14 cents and ended at $18.37 in trading 500 units. Caribbean Flavours rose 5 cents to $1.63 and closed with an exchange of 24,276 stocks, Derrimon Trading climbed 20 cents to close at $1.83 after trading of 2,175,065 shares, Dolla Financial lost 22 cents in closing at $2.40 with investors trading 221,911 stock units. Dolphin Cove slipped 32 cents to finish at $10.61, with 14,164 shares changing hands, Everything Fresh sank 30 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $1.72 with investors swapping 46,314 units, Express Catering increased 28 cents to end at $2.44 after 13,500 stocks passed through the market. Fosrich rallied 18 cents in closing at $2.19 with traders dealing in 2,034,172 stock units, Future Energy popped 22 cents to $3.94 after an exchange of 167,774 shares, Image Plus rallied 6 cents to finish at 81 cents with investors dealing in 45,500 units. Jamaican Teas increased 33 cents and ended at $2.55 in an exchange of 1,798,194 stocks, Jetcon Corporation climbed 5 cents to end at $2.80, with 90,891 stock units crossing the market, KLE Group rose 9 cents to close at 95 cents in trading 21 shares. Knutsford Express advanced 59 cents to $9.99 with a transfer of 94 units, Lasco Financial gained 29 cents to close at $1.80 as investors exchanged 119,971 stocks, Lumber Depot rose 29 cents to finish at $2.74 in switching ownership of 1,011,820 stock units. MFS Capital Partners advanced 6 cents and ended at 43 cents with investors trading 9,436 shares, ONE on ONE Educational popped 9 cents in closing at 95 cents in an exchange of 957,355 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies rallied 15 cents to end at $1.70 with investors trading 3,050,900 units, following the official opening of the Seek factory and warehouse during the morning session.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

The JSE Main & Junior markets surged


Stocks displayed very bullish moves on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday, with the prices of 53 shares rising, 32 declining and 29 remained firm, pushed by a rise in the volume of stocks traded, but with a lower value than on Thursday, resulting in major indices of the Main Market and the Junior Market index surging and the JSE USD Market declining.

At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index popped 4,611.48 points to 355,681.02, the All Jamaican Composite Index surged 6,066.86 points to close at 407,345.70, the JSE Main Index jumped 4,167.59 points to conclude trading at 346,738.50, the Junior Market Index spiked 87.13 points to close at 3,363.46 and the JSE USD Market Index slipped 10.20 points to settle at 265.43.
At the close of trading, 32,404,491 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 26,882,956 stock units on Thursday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $154.29 million, down from $220.8 million on the previous day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 203,979 shares for US$7,961 compared to 558,299 units at US$24,736 on Thursday.
In Main Market activity, Sagicor Select Financial Fund led trading with 5.47 million shares followed by Supreme Ventures with 3.40 million stocks and Transjamaican Highway with 2.09 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Stationery and Office Supplies led with 3.05 million shares, followed by Derrimon Trading with 2.18 million stocks and Fosrich with 2.03 million units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% dropped $6.85 to end at $36 and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% rallied $40 in closing at $1,190.
At the close of trading, the market’s PE ratio ended at 15, and is computed using projected 2026-27 earnings and 15.9 based on 2025 earnings, and excludes any major one-time income or expense. The PE ratio is one of the most popular measures used for valuing shares and is calculated by dividing the stock price by the company’s earnings per share. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist decision-making. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, with 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 in decision-making, especially when investing around the sector average, and not going too far from it unless compelling reasons exist. This approach reduces emotion from investment decisions and places them on fundamentals, without straying far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy stocks near the average will not be inclined to 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 shows 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.

Trading bounces on JSE Main Market 


Trading gained momentum on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Thursday, with 170 percent surge in the volume of stocks traded valued 130 percent more than on Wednesday. Trading ended with activity in 58 securities, in sliding from 63 on Wednesday, with prices of 25 rising, 14 declining and 19 ending unchanged.

The market closed with trading of  15,980,550 shares, with a value of $207,489,845 after increasing from 5,916,747 stocks at $90,178,691 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 275,527 shares at $3,577,411, in contrast to just 93,917 stock units at $1,431,408 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 208,628 stock units at $2,927,884 in line with 205,041 shares valued at $2,893,066 on the previous day and February with an average of 296,521 stock units at $2,650,049.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 4.06 million shares for 25.4 percent of total volume, followed by Supreme Ventures ending with 4.05 million stocks for 25.3 percent of the day’s trade, Kingston Wharves closed with 2.0 million stock units for 12.5 percent of the volume traded and JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 with 1.41 million shares for 8.8 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index lost 800.71 points to conclude trading at 401,278.84, the JSE Main Index fell 761.02 points to close at 342,570.91 and the JSE Financial Index advanced 0.12 points to 63.56. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ending with bids that are higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
Trading on the Main Market concluded  with an average PE Ratio of 20.9. 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.
At the close of trading, Caribbean Cement rallied $7.40 to end at $109.10 with 11,992 shares clearing the market, Eppley rose $6.52 to $40.59 with an exchange of 11,968 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund gained $4.54 and ended at $46.04 with 922 shares changing hands. Kingston Wharves sank $1.50 to $36 with investors swapping 2,002,746 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing dropped 50 cents to close at $6.20 with 417,825 shares crossing the exchange, Massy Holdings shed $1.09 in closing at $72.90 in switching ownership of 3,109 units. NCB Financial popped 50 cents to $44 after an exchange of 340,964 stocks, Proven Investments increased $2.05 and ended at $12.27 after trading of 977 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund fell 69 cents to close at $9.15 in an exchange of 116 stock units. Seprod climbed $1 to finish at $78.50 with investors trading 8,997 shares and Supreme Ventures advanced 40 cents in closing at $17.20 in an exchange of 4,046,287 stock units.
In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% popped $29 to end at $1,150 after investors traded 20 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Junior Market spillage


Trading activity slowed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, with the Junior Market Index slipping further, with trading of 44 securities, down from 48 on Wednesday and ending, with prices of 17 rising, 19 declining and eight closing unchanged. The volume of stocks traded fell 50 percent, with a 57 percent lower value than Wednesday.

The market closed with trading of 10,344,107 shares with a valued of $13,309,078, following a slide from 20,780,796 stocks at $30,614,536 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 235,093 shares at $302,479, after plunging from 432,933 stock units at $637,803 on Wednesday, with trading month to date, averaging 421,474 stocks at $528,096 compared with 431,700 units at $540,474 on the previous day and February, with an average of 301,118 shares at $408,514.
Under pressure, Woodcats International led trading with 1.94 million shares for 18.8 percent of total volume, followed by Kintyre Holdings, with 1.77 million stocks for 17.1 percent of the day’s trade, MFS Capital Partners closed with 1.43 million stock units for 13.9 percent of the volume traded and Fosrich with 1.10 million units for 10.6 percent of market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index fell 29.95 points to 3,276.33. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.1, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, Access Financial rose 19 cents to $17.77 after a transfer of 1,371 shares, AMG Packaging lost 25 cents to finish at $1.96 after trading of 9,413 units, CAC 2000 dipped 10 cents and ended at $1.51 in an exchange of 1,412 stocks. Cargo Handlers rose $2.41 to end at $18.51 with 453 shares passing through the market, Caribbean Assurance Brokers sank 27 cents in closing at $1.51 as investors exchanged a mere 81 stock units, Derrimon Trading skidded 9 cents to close at $1.63 in trading 52,037 shares. Dolla Financial gained 11 cents to close at $2.62 after traders swapped 58,702 stock units, Express Catering sank 19 cents to finish at $2.16 with 65,133 units changing hands, Future Energy popped 7 cents and ended at $3.72 in an exchange of 830,793 stocks. GWest Corporation advanced 7 cents to end at 73 cents with 200,075 shares clearing the market, Image Plus declined 6 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of 75 cents in switching ownership of 40,363 stocks, Indies Pharma increased 10 cents to $2.97 with traders dealing in 92,289 units. Jetcon Corporation shed 9 cents to close at $2.75 after an exchange of 222,658 stock units, KLE Group fell 9 cents to end at 86 cents with investors trading 2,938 shares, Knutsford Express dipped 10 cents in closing at $9.40 with an exchange of 7,889 stocks. Lasco Financial slipped 14 cents to finish at $1.51 with 30,963 units crossing the market, Lumber Depot rallied 5 cents and ended at $2.45 with investors dealing in 22,506 stock units, MFS Capital Partners sank 6 cents to close at 37 cents with a transfer of 1,434,961 shares and Paramount Trading shed 6 cents to $1.11 with investors swapping 23,043 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.