Jamaica Stock Exchange closed lower


Trading closed Thursday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a fall in the volume of stocks exchanged, with a greater value than on Wednesday, resulting in the major indices of the Main Market, the Junior Market and the JSE USD Market declining. At the end of trading the prices of 34 shares rose, 48 declined and 28 remained firm.

At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index dipped 1,327.66 points to close at 351,385.43, the All Jamaican Composite Index declined by 806.53 points to wrap up trading at 401,023.12, the JSE Main Index slipped 1,340.31 points to close trading at 341,970.14, the Junior Market Index skidded just 6.45 points to 3,399.91 and the JSE USD Market Index slipped 1.55 points to conclude trading at 269.80.
At the close of trading, 36,262,347 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 54,525,420 units on Wednesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $127.06 million, up from $107.96 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 133,182 shares for US$7,112 compared to 41,837 units at US$6,179 on Wednesday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 2.70 million shares followed by Wigton Energy with 2.36 million stocks and Supreme Ventures with 1.95 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Woodcats International led with 17.78 million shares followed by Kintyre Holdings with 1.27 million stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies with 1.12 million units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share sank $31 to $198, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% dived $130 to close trading at $1,060 and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% advanced $2 to end at $109.
At the close, the market’s PE ratio ended at 14.7, computed using projected 2026-27 earnings and 15.8 based on 2025 historical earnings, excluding major one-time income or expense. The PE ratio is one of the most popular measures 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.

Woodcats tops Junior Market trades


For a second consecutive day, newly listed Woodcats International, pallet manufacturer, is the volume leader with 79 percent on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday. . Investors traded all 48 listed securities, compared with 42 on Tuesday, ending, with prices of 15 rising, 20 declining and 13 closing unchanged as the market declined for a second day.

The market closed with trading of 45,999,918 shares for $53,057,532, after slipping from 47,836,301 units at $50,727,113 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 958,332 shares valued $1,105,365, down from an average of 1,138,960 stock units at $1,207,788 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date, averages just 446,589 stock units at $545,887 compared with 400,155 stock units at $495,121 on the previous day and February, with an average of 301,118 shares at $408,514.
Freshly listed Woodcats International, led trading for a second day, with 36.45 million shares for 79.2 percent of total volume followed by Kintyre Holdings which ended with 2.55 million stocks for 5.6 percent of the day’s trade and Jetcon Corporation with 1.17 million units for 2.5 percent of the day’s trade, with the stock trading at a 52 week high of $3.01
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index dipped 11.02 points to wrap-up trading at 3,406.36. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.8, 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 advanced 72 cents to $17.62, following trading of a mere 248 shares, AMG Packaging dipped 13 cents to $2.11 in an exchange of 11,696 stocks, Blue Power popped 17 cents to $3.88, with 17,015 units crossing the market . Caribbean Assurance Brokers sank 20 cents and ended at $1.80 after 617 shares were exchanged, Caribbean Cream increased 7 cents to end at $1.80 after an exchange of 4,381 stock units, Caribbean Flavours climbed 8 cents to finish at $1.64 with a transfer of 12,140 shares. Dolla Financial slipped 12 cents to $2.56 with 108,362 stocks crossing the market, Elite Diagnostic rose 14 cents in closing at $1.60 after a transfer of 350,081 units, Express Catering gained 22 cents to finish at $2.36 with 22,140 stock units crossing the exchange. Fosrich rallied 6 cents and ended at $2.19 with investors trading 6,019 shares, Future Energy rose 13 cents to close at $4.58 with 712,648 stocks passing through the market, GWest Corporation lost 5 cents to end at 68 cents with investors dealing in 6,231 units. Honey Bun dropped 24 cents in closing at $6.27 with 12,145 stock units changing hands, Image Plus sank 7 cents to 82 cents after an exchange of 783,795 shares, Indies Pharma skidded 23 cents and ended at $2.75 in switching ownership of 105,256 units. ISP Finance advanced $2.45 to finish at $12.50 with 51 stocks clearing the market, Jamaican Teas fell 6 cents to close at $2.24 after an exchange of 37,983 stock units, Knutsford Express popped 75 cents to end at $9.80 with investors trading 79 shares. Limners and Bards declined 6 cents in closing at 90 cents in an exchange of 88,621 stocks, Lumber Depot climbed 5 cents to $2.45 with investors swapping 2,100 units, Mailpac Group shed 5 cents and ended at $2.79 with an exchange of 6,003 stock units. Main Event dropped 20 cents to close at $6.75 with traders dealing in 176 shares, Medical Disposables lost 8 cents to end at $1.20 as investors exchanged 48,410 stocks, Omni Industries increased 6 cents to finish at $1 with 6,146 units crossing the market and Regency Petroleum dipped 17 cents to $4.70 in an exchange of 236,734 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

JSE Markets pull back on Wednesday


Trading closed Wednesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a fall in the volume of stocks that were exchanged, with a sharply lower value than on Tuesday, resulting in all major indices Main Market falling at the end of trading, as prices of 44 shares rose, 42 declined and 35 remained firm.

At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index sank 645.85 points to 352,713.09, the All Jamaican Composite Index declined 998.64 points to end at 401,829.65, the JSE Main Index lost 592.61 points to end at 343,310.45, the Junior Market Index dipped 11.02 points to end at 3,406.36 and the JSE USD Market Index shed 8.58 points to end at 271.35.
The newly listed Junior Market Woodcats International was the dominant traded stock on the overall market, with nearly 37 million shares at a market value of $37.8 million. At the close, a total of 54,525,420 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 77,758,205 units on Tuesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $107.96 million, down from $1.08 billion on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 41,837 shares for US$6,179, down from 124,111 units at US$19,989 on Tuesday.
In Main Market activity, Sagicor Select Financial Fund led trading with 3.21 million shares followed by Transjamaican Highway with 2.64 million stocks and Carreras with 366,764 units.
In Junior Market trading, Woodcats International led with 36.45 million shares followed by Kintyre Holdings with 2.55 million stocks and Jetcon Corporation with 1.17 million units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% dropped $201 to close at $2,299 and 138 Student Living preference share increased $32 to $229.
At the close of trading, the market’s PE ratio ended at 14.7, computed using projected 2026-27 earnings and 15.8 based on 2025 historical earnings, and excludes any major one-time income or expense. The PE ratio is one of the most popular measures 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.

Woodcats gains 13% on listing


Woodcats International, pallet and crate manufacturer, the most recent company to make an initial public offer of shares in Jamaica, was listed on Tuesday, with 32 million shares changing hands, accounting for 68 percent of shares traded on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday. The volume of stocks traded jumped by 434 percent, with the value increasing by 103 percent over Monday, following trading of 42 securities, down from 45 on Monday and ending, with prices of 14 rising, 15 declining and 13 closing unchanged, resulting in a drop in the market index.

The market closed with trading of 47,836,301 shares for $50,727,113, after soaring from 8,955,318 units at $25,019,004 on Monday.
Trading averaged 1,138,960 shares valued at $1,207,788, compared to 199,007 stock units at $555,978 on Monday. Trading the month to date, ended with an average of 400,155 units at $495,121, up from 336,438 stock units at $433,659 on the previous day and February, with an average of 301,118 stock units at $408,514.
Newly listed Woodcats International, led trading with 32.52 million shares for 68 percent of the total volume, followed by Kintyre Holdings, with 9.78 million stocks for 20.4 percent of the day’s trade, Future Energy closed with 1.64 million stocks for 3.4 percent of the volume traded, Atlantic Hardware chipped in with 1.51 million units for 3.2 percent of the overall volume and Stationery and Office Supplies with 1.01 million units for 2.1 percent of market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index lost 14.38 points to end at 3,417.38. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.5, 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 market activity, Access Financial slipped 75 cents to $16.90 in an exchange of 48 shares; Atlantic Hardware slipped 5 cents to close at $1.74 after trading 1,512,141 shares; Blue Power rose 37 cents to close at $3.71 after a trading 119,539 shares. CAC 2000 skidded 10 cents to end at $1.89 as investors exchanged 281 units, Dolphin Cove rallied 30 cents and ended at $10.95 with 212 stocks passing through the market, Express Catering fell 25 cents to end at $2.14 with investors trading 91,498 units. Future Energy dropped 6 cents to $4.45 after an exchange of 1,641,261 stocks, after the stock climbed to an intraday 52 weeks high of $4.80, Honey Bun increased 6 cents and ended at $6.51 with 4,556 shares changing hands, Image Plus climbed 6 cents in closing at 89 cents in trading 61,679 stock units. Iron Rock Insurance rose 30 cents to finish at $2.70 with 169 shares clearing the market, Knutsford Express shed 75 cents to end at $9.05 with a transfer of 13,993 units, Lumber Depot lost 7 cents to close at $2.40 with 8,929 stocks crossing the market. Mailpac Group advanced 5 cents to $2.84 with investors swapping 11,455 stock units, Omni Industries dipped 5 cents to end at 94 cents after an exchange of 942 shares, Spur Tree Spices gained 7 cents in closing at $1.08 after traders swapped 24,416 units. Stationery and Office Supplies sank 10 cents to finish at $1.54, with investors trading 1,008,782 stocks and Woodcats International gained 13.3 percent on debut after the price popped 12 cents to $1.02, with 32,520,188 stock units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Big surge in JSE trading as Woodcats list & NCB trades big


Trading surged on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday following the listing of Woodcats International with the company accounting for more than 32.5 million shares and NCB Financial with 22.3 million shares with a value of $969 million, resulting in the volume of stocks that were exchanged, jumping well above trading on Monday, Trading close with all three markets ending with the major indices declining. At the end of trading, prices of 35 shares rose, 43 declined and 27 remained firm.

At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index skidded 2,178.83 points to 353,358.94, the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 2,623.06 points to end at 402,828.29, the JSE Main Index shed 2,170.93 points to finish at 343,903.06, the Junior Market Index fell 14.38 points to conclude trading at 3,417.38 and the JSE USD Market Index skidded 8.49 points to 279.93.
At the close of trading, 77,758,205 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from just 18,672,192 units on Monday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $1.08 billion, up from a mere $94.9 million on the previous day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 124,111 shares for US$19,989, down sharply from 1,213,201 units at US$898,871 on Monday.
In Main Market activity, NCB Financial led trading with 22.28 million shares followed by Transjamaican Highway with 2.51 million stocks and Wigton Energy was next with 1.11 million units.
In Junior Market trading, newly listed, Woodcats International led with 32.52 million shares followed by Kintyre Holdings with 9.78 million stocks and Future Energy with 1.64 million units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% popped $4.94 to $43, 138 Student Living preference share advanced $5 to $197 and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% rose $2 in closing at $107.
At the close of the market, the market’s PE ratio averaged 14.9, is computed using projected 2026-27 earnings and 15.9 based on 2025 historical earnings, excluding any major one-time income or expense. The PE ratio is one of the most popular measures 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 climbs on the Junior Market


Trading activity climbed 15 points to close at 3,431.76 on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday. The volume of stocks traded jumped 32 percent, with 45 percent more value than on Friday. Trading in Future Energy generated $20.5 million, for 82 percent of the value of stocks traded after investors swapped 45 securities the same as on Friday and ending, with prices of 16 rising, 19 declining and 10 closing unchanged.

The market closed with trading of 8,955,318 shares for $25,019,004, following a climb from 6,782,030 units at $17,225,291 on Friday.
Trading averaged 199,007 shares worth $555,978, up from 150,712 stock units at $382,784 on Friday, with trading for the month to date, averaging 336,438 stock units at $433,659, compared with 350,430 stock units at $421,206 on the previous trading day, but higher than February, with an average of 301,118 shares at $408,514.
Future Energy led trading with 4.54 million shares for 50.7 percent of total volume, with the price ending at a 52 weeks high of $4.51, followed by Kintyre Holdings, with 1.76 million units for 19.7 percent of the day’s trade and Limners and Bards with 749,323 stocks for 8.4 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index climbed 15.08 points to settle at 3,431.76. 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 each 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, Atlantic Hardware skidded 6 cents to $1.79 with 317,815 shares crossing the market, CAC 2000 rallied 9 cents to $1.99 after an exchange of 21 stock units, Caribbean Flavours sank 11 cents and ended at $1.56, with investors trading 35,438 shares. Derrimon Trading popped 9 cents to end at $1.74 after traders swapped 286 stocks, Dolla Financial advanced 15 cents to close at $2.70 as investors exchanged 318,699 units, Dolphin Cove rose 15 cents to finish at $10.65, following trading of 2,312 shares. Indies Pharma climbed 7 cents to $2.98 with investors dealing in 45,824 stock units, ISP Finance declined $2.45 to end at $10.05 in switching ownership of 1,267 stocks, Jetcon Corporation gained 7 cents in closing at a 52 weeks high of $2.77 with investors swapping a mere 1,054 units. Knutsford Express rallied 30 cents to close at $9.80 after an exchange of 2,549 shares, Medical Disposables rose 13 cents and ended at $1.28, following trading of 100,003 stock units, Regency Petroleum rallied 36 cents to finish at $4.87 with 10,697 units crossing the market and Spur Tree Spices fell 7 cents and ended at $1.01 with traders dealing in 91,744 stocks.

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

All JSE markets bounce


Trading closed Monday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a rise in the volume of stocks changing hands, with a lower value than on Friday, resulting in major indices of the Main Market, the Junior Market index and the JSE USD Market rising, even as trading ended with prices of 38 shares rising, 54 declined and 25 remained firm.

At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index rallied by 1,222.92 points to 355,537.77, the All Jamaican Composite Index gained 646.56 points to end at 405,451.35, while the JSE Main Index popped 1,166.09 points to close at 346,073.99, the Junior Market Index rose 15.08 points to 3,431.76 and the index of the USD Market popped 1.05 points to end at 288.42.
At the close of trading, 18,672,192 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 18,263,937 units on Friday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $94.9 million, down sharply from $248.57 million on the previous trading day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 1,213,201 shares for US$898,871 compared to 771,156 units at US$43,569 on Friday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 4.64 million shares, followed by Wigton Energy with 971,883 stocks and Tropical Battery with 584,920 units.
In Junior Market trading, Future Energy led with 4.54 million shares, followed by Kintyre Holdings with 1.76 million stocks and Limners and Bards with 749,323 units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share gained $12 to close at $192 and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% declined $8 to end at $1,190.
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 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.

Junior Market back in black for 2026


Stocks closed in positive territory on Friday for only the second time since the start of the year on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, with the Junior Market Index rallying 27.88 points to 3,416.68, to record the highest close since October last year. Future Energy hit a 52 weeks high following outstanding third quarter results, gaining 54 percent since the end of December, to be a major contributor to the market’s gain. Trading ended with activity in 45 securities, compared with 42 on Thursday, with prices of 14 rising, 14 declining and 17 closing unchanged.

Market activity closed, with the volume of stocks traded falling 26 percent to 6,782,030 shares, down from 9,202,694 units on Thursday. The value fell by 15 percent to end at $17,225,291, from $20,259,101 on Thursday.
Trading closed with an average of  150,712 shares with a value of $382,784, down from 219,112 stocks at $482,360 on Thursday, with a month to date, average of 350,430 units at $421,206, just a bit below 373,068 stock units at $425,561 on the previous day, but higher than February, with an average of 301,118 shares at $408,514.
Future Energy led trading with 2.90 million shares for 42.7 percent of total volume, followed by Kintyre Holdings, ending with 1.61 million stocks for 23.7 percent of the day’s trade and Derrimon Trading with 1.23 million units for 18.1 percent of the day’s volume.
At the close of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.9, 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 financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of a week of the market rising, Access Financial declined by 12 cents to close at $17.65, with an exchange of a mere one share, Blue Power sank 36 cents to $3.34 in trading 3,229 stock units, Cargo Handlers climbed 51 cents to end at $18.71 after it closed with an exchange of 950 shares. Dolla Financial dipped 10 cents in closing at $2.55 with investors swapping 3,037 stocks, Dolphin Cove sank 30 cents and ended at $10.50 with an exchange of 8,288 units, Future Energy popped 11 cents to finish at a 52 weeks high of $4.46 following trading in 2,899,105 shares. Iron Rock Insurance lost 17 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $2.35 after an exchange of 1,061 stock units, KLE Group slipped 15 cents in closing at 90 cents with a transfer of 900 stocks, Medical Disposables fell 15 cents and ended at $1.15, with 4,595 stocks changing hands. Regency Petroleum shed 43 cents to close at $4.51 in an exchange of 128,292 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies gained 11 cents to end at $1.69 with traders dealing in 35,676 units.

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

JSE Main & Junior Market rise, USD slips


Trading closed Friday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a fall in the volume of stocks that were exchanged, with a greater value than on Thursday, resulting in the major indices of the Main and the Junior Market index rising and the JSE USD Market slipping. At the end of trading, prices of 41 shares rose, 34 declined and 38 remained firm.

At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index climbed 1,664.22 points to 354,314.85, the All Jamaican Composite Index increased by 2,026.35 points to close at 404,804.79, the JSE Main Index rallied by 1,532.21 points to wrap up trading at 344,907.90, the Junior Market Index rose 27.88 points to 3,416.68, the second time for the year, the market is closing above the 2025 close and the JSE USD Market Index lost 1.80 points to finish at 287.37.
At the close of trading, 18,263,937 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 24,929,737 units on Thursday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $248.57 million, well over $162.72 million on the previous day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 771,156 shares for US$43,569, down sharply from 8,117,402 units at US$7,853,389 on Thursday, boosted by an AS Bryden USD share trade of 7.84 million units.
In Main Market activity, Sagicor Group led with 4.01 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 3.44 million stocks and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 653,821 units.
In Junior Market trading, Future Energy led with 2.90 million shares, followed by Kintyre Holdings with 1.61 million stocks and Derrimon Trading with 1.23 million shares.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share lost $54.98 to end at $180.
The market’s average PE ratio ended at 14.9 which is computed using projected 2026-27 earnings and 15.9 on 2025 earnings and excludes major one-time income or expense.
The PE ratio is one of the most popular measures used in valuing shares. It is computed by dividing the stock price by the earnings per share of each company. 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.

Gains for JSE Junior Market


Trading activity pushed the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange higher on Thursday, with stocks valued at 25 percent more than those on Wednesday passing through the market, accompanied by a 38 percent drop in volume. In a new burst of energy, following a recent release of solid profit gains for 2026, Future Energy hit a 52 weeks high, as the stock led trading, with 36 percent of the volume.

Investors exchanged 42 securities on both Wednesday and Thursday, with prices of 12 rising, 14 declining and 16 closing unchanged.
Trading ended with an exchange of 9,202,694 shares for $20,259,101, compared to 14,784,453 units at $16,218,626 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 219,112 shares at $482,360, from 352,011 stock units at $386,158 on Wednesday, with a month to date, average of 373,068 units at $425,561 compared with 391,283 stock units at $418,842 on the previous day and February, with an average of 301,118 shares at $408,514.
Future Energy led trading with 3.30 million shares for 35.8 percent of total volume, followed by in the news, Kintyre Holdings, with 2.91 million stock units for 31.6 percent of the day’s trade and Atlantic Hardware with 891,883 stocks for 9.7 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index increased 7.94 points to 3,388.80. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with a bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.7, 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 rose by  7 cents to end at $17.77 in trading 1,500 shares, AMG Packaging rose 6 cents to $2.25 with 10,446 units changing hands, Cargo Handlers skidded 51 cents in closing at $18.20 as investors exchanged 124 shares. Fontana sank 10 cents to finish at $7.50 with 34,483 stocks clearing the market, Fosrich gained 7 cents to end at $2.12 with investors dealing in 128,607 stock units, Future Energy popped 35 cents to close at a 52 weeks high of $4.35 with 3,297,782 shares crossing the market. GWest Corporation dipped 6 cents to 68 cents with investors trading 771 stock units, Honey Bun lost 6 cents to end at $6.45 with 10,841 stocks crossing the exchange, Iron Rock Insurance slipped 26 cents in closing at $2.52 with traders dealing in 50,843 units. Jamaican Teas fell 6 cents and ended at $2.24 with 29,899 shares crossing the market, Lumber Depot increased 13 cents to finish at $2.48 with an exchange of 2,000 stock units, Medical Disposables climbed 15 cents to $1.30 after traders swapped 5,000 stocks and Regency Petroleum rallied 13 cents to $4.94 after an exchange of 100,203 stock units.

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