Trading jumped on Friday, with a 41 percent rise in the volume of stocks changing hands and the value surging 62 percent compared to Thursday, on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, following trading in 58 securities compared with 61 on Thursday. Sagicor Group led trading with 38 percent of the day’s volume. The market closed with prices of 24 stocks rising, 17 declining and 17 ending unchanged, resulting in gains for the main market indices.
The market closed with trading of 10,710,751 shares with a value of $231,348,510, up from 7,609,641 stock units worth $142,459,801 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 184,668 shares at $3,988,767, well above 124,748 stock units worth $2,335,407 on Thursday and for the month to date, an average of 183,356 units at $2,414,797, in alignment with 183,215 shares at $2,246,054 on the prior day and below February, with an average of 296,521 stock units at $2,650,049.
Sagicor Group led trading with 4.01 million shares for 37.5 percent of total volume, followed by Transjamaican Highway, with 3.44 million units for 32.2 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Financial Fund ended with 653,821 stock units for 6.1 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 2,026.35 points to 404,804.79, the JSE Main Index advanced 1,532.21 points to finish at 344,907.90 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.13 points to conclude trading at 63.36. 
At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 21. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings that are forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading on Friday, AS Bryden sank $3.40 to end at $27.50 as investors exchanged 3,304 shares, Eppley dipped 51 cents to close at $35.48, 2,273 stock units crossing the market, First Rock Real Estate gained 49 cents to end trading 412 shares at $8.79. General Accident popped 49 cents to finish at $6.60 after an exchange of a mere 547 stocks, JMMB Group rallied 68 cents and ended at $17.54 with investors trading 38,393 units, Kingston Properties fell 91 cents to close at $9.89 after trading ended with an exchange of 10,344 stocks. 
Kingston Wharves declined $1.45 to close at $35.50 after 6,608 units passed through the market, Pan Jamaica shed $1.44 and ended at $48.01, with 532 shares changing hands, Proven Investments rose 35 cents to end at $12.95 in an exchange of 1,649 stock units. Scotia Group advanced 40 cents to close at $50.95 with investors swapping 324,513 shares, Seprod dropped 74 cents to finish at $78 with a transfer of 4,369 stock units and West Indies Petroleum increased 49 cents to end at $11.40, with 40,086 units crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share dropped $54.98 to close at $180 with trading of 1,000 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 7,609,641 shares trading for $142,459,801 after a dive from 12,263,110 units at $111,826,164 on Wednesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 20.7. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Lasco Manufacturing gained 45 cents to $6.90 as investors exchanged 14,324 units, Mayberry Group rallied 49 cents in closing at $6.49 with a transfer of a mere one stock, NCB Financial popped 60 cents to close at $44.97 after an exchange of 2,598,715 stock units. Salada Foods fell 35 cents to end at $2.45 after investors swapped 43,608 shares and Seprod gained $5.74 to finish at $78.74 in an exchange of 40,722 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 12,263,110 shares, compared to 12,379,931 stocks on Tuesday, with the value falling 57 percent to $111,826,164, well off from $259,288,386 on Tuesday.
The All Jamaican Composite Index skidded 3,568.80 points to cease trading at 400,277.39, the JSE Main Index dipped 4,165.03 points to 341,511.82 and the JSE Financial Index fell 0.36 points to 62.98.
First Rock Real Estate fell 89 cents to $8.30 with investors trading 16,002 stock units, GraceKennedy dipped $1.71 to end at $70.50 after a transfer of 18,485 units, Guardian Holdings lost $2 to $338 with the trading of 12,108 stocks. JMMB Group sank 66 cents to end at $16.88 with 49,586 units crossing the exchange, Kingston Wharves skidded $1 to $36 in switching ownership of 6,762 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing dropped 49 cents to finish at $6.45 with investors swapping 21,787 shares. Mayberry Group shed 41 cents to $6 after an exchange of 10,001 stock units, NCB Financial rose $1.35 to close at $44.37 in trading 1,067,021 shares, Proven Investments sank 47 cents to finish at $12.50 with 15,134 stocks crossing the market and Seprod fell $5.80 and ended at $73 with an exchange of 4,159 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 12,379,931 shares trading for $259,288,386 compared with 12,724,432 stock units at $152,983,551 on Monday.
The Main Market ended with an average PE Ratio of 20.9. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Mayberry Group popped 41 cents and ended at $6.41 after 1,380 units passed through the market, Mayberry Jamaican Equities gained 80 cents in closing at $7.50 as investors exchanged 2,569 stocks, NCB Financial fell 98 cents to end at $43.02 after a transfer of 543,410 stock units. Pan Jamaica rose 93 cents in closing at $49.45 with investors trading 25,715 shares, Scotia Group rallied 50 cents to close at $50.50 after an exchange of 8,027 units and West Indies Petroleum increased 50 cents to finish at $11 in closed with an exchange of 46,900 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 12,724,432 shares trading for $152,983,551, with Wisynco Group contributing just over 34 percent of the traded value on Monday. In contrast, 13,914,119 stock units were traded at $99,178,461 on Friday.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 716.35 points to 403,156.26, the JSE Main Index advanced 1,799.67 points toend at 345,029.71 and the JSE Financial Index climbed 0.15 points to cease63.27. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
Mayberry Group lost 60 cents to close at $6 with 118,135 shares clearing the market. Mayberry Jamaican Equities dipped 74 cents to $6.70 as investors exchanged 3,591 stock units, 138 Student Living fell 45 cents to end at $3.15 with 208,729 stocks changing hands, Pan Jamaica skidded 48 to $48.52 after a transfer of 5,642 units. Scotia Group sank 46 cents to finish at $50 with investors trading 66,132 stocks and Seprod rose $5.90 and ended at $79 after an exchange of 1,316 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 13,914,119 shares with a value of $99,178,461, following an increase from 8,107,227 stock units worth $98,375,084 on Thursday.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden shed $4.68 to $27.12 in an exchange of 250 shares, with selling pressure and weak demand confronting the stock. Caribbean Cement dropped $2.25 to close at $101.75 following trading of 5,696 stock units, Caribbean Producers rallied 60 cents to $6.60 with an exchange of 521 shares. Eppley rose $1 $34.90 with 9,351 stock units crossing the market, First Rock Real Estate advanced 68 cents to finish at $9, with investors dealing in 6,670 stocks, Guardian Holdings lost $10 and ended at $340 after an exchange of 5,898 units. Jamaica Producers sank 82 cents to $22.58 with 182,026 shares crossing the market, JMMB Group popped $1.10 to close at $17.99 in switching ownership of 18,477 stocks, Kingston Properties climbed 92 cents to end at a 52 weeks high of $10.82 after a transfer of 2,376 stock units. 
NCB Financial increased $1.32 in closing at $43.72 as investors exchanged 39,224 shares, 138 Student Living gained 56 cents and ended at $3.60 with a transfer of 61,186 units, Seprod declined $5.90 to $73.10 with 18,579 stocks crossing the exchange and Stanley Motta popped 39 cents and ended at $6.10 with investors trading 50 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with just 6,538,417 shares trading for $77,664,984 after a slide from 10,606,743 stocks valued at $104,053,703 on Tuesday.
At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stock units ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
Portland JSX fell $2.16 to close at $6.41 with a transfer of a mere one unit, Proven Investments skidded 94 cents to end at $12.06 with 2,925 stock units clearing the market. Sagicor Real Estate Fund advanced 43 cents in closing at $9.87 with investors trading 1,488 shares, Seprod rallied 99 cents to finish at $79.99 after a transfer of 3,363 stock units, Stanley Motta lost 94 cents and ended at $5.33 with investors dealing in 18,000 units and Sygnus Credit Investments increased 39 cents to $10.90 with 33,111 stocks crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading ended with an average of 179,775 shares worth $1,763,622, down from 243,259 stock units at $2,857,623 on Monday, compared with February, that ended with an average of 296,521 stock units at $2,650,049.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 20.3. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with financial year ending around August 2026.
Sagicor Real Estate Fund increased by 95 cents to $9.44 as investors exchanged 18,604 stock units. Scotia Group climbed 55 cents to $50.50, after 422,104 shares passed through the market. Seprod lost $1 to close at $79 with investors swapping 5,424 stocks, Stanley Motta rose 37 cents to finish at $6.27, with 1,629 units crossing the market. Supreme Ventures slipped 70 cents to $16.95 with investors dealing in 1,714,084 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments declined 44 cents to close at $10.51 after a transfer of 62,473 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading averaged 243,259 shares at $2,857,623 after plunging from 687,045 stock units at $3,926,804 on Friday and February, with an average of 296,521 stock units at $2,650,049.
At the close of the market, Barita Investments rose 48 cents to $69.50 in trading 3,425 shares, Caribbean Cement sank $3 to finish at $107 with 12,939 units crossing the exchange, Carreras slipped 66 cents to end at $21.50 with trading of 5,110,119 stocks. Eppley Caribbean Property fell 39 cents to close at $45.50 after traders exchanged 643 shares, Jamaica Producers dipped 40 cents to end at $23 after an exchange of 22,319 stock units, JMMB Group declined $1.53 to $16.85 with 51,420 shares passing through the market. Margaritaville climbed 61 cents to $13.44 after an exchange of 758 units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy fell 50 cents and ended at $44 with 11 stocks clearing the market, NCB Financial skidded $1.31 to finish at $42.42 in an exchange of 154,739 stock units. Pan Jamaica popped $2.80 in closing at $49.80 with investors trading 1,295 shares, Portland JSX rallied 57 cents to end at $8.57 with an exchange of 907 units, 
Proven Investments shed 95 cents to close at $12.05 with 2,686 stocks crossing the market. Sagicor Real Estate Fund dropped 53 cents to end at $8.49 as investors exchanged 8,703 stock units and Seprod increased by 50 cents and closed at $80 after a transfer of 6,918 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading averaged 687,045 shares at $3,926,804, up from 231,722 stocks at $1,480,456 on Thursday. For the month to date, an average of 296,521 shares at $2,650,049, were traded slightly more than 274,845 shares at $2,579,183 on the preceding day and January with an average of 271,336 stock units at $2,043,022.
At the close of the market, Barita Investments fell 98 cents to $69.02 after trading 2,559 shares. Carreras rose $1.16 to $22.16 in trading 77,514 shares, following the company announced a 40 cents interim dividend for April. Eppley popped $1.92 to $33.92, after switching ownership of 5,058 shares. First Rock Real Estate climbed $1.39 to $9.70 in trading of 1,333 stock units, GraceKennedy rose $2.25 to finish at $72.25 in an exchange of 46,325 units, Guardian Holdings skidded $16.50 to close at $350 with investors trading 10,082 shares. JMMB Group gained $1.03 to $18.38 with 303,048 stock units changing hands, Kingston Properties climbed 40 cents to $10 in trading 1,563 stocks, Kingston Wharves increased $1.05 in closing at $34.85 with 13,713 units crossing the exchange. Massy Holdings popped 50 cents and ended at $74.50 with a transfer of 432 shares, Mayberry Group increased 50 cents to finish at $6.50 after traders swapped 1,617 stock units, NCB Financial climbed $1.23 to close at $43.73 with 259,130 units crossing the market. 
Pan Jamaica sank $3.84 to $47 in an exchange of 104,327 stocks, Sagicor Group rose 75 cents to close at $40.75 with investors trading 114,116 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rallied $1.10 to end at $9.02 after a transfer of 523,068 stock units. Seprod lost 50 cents in closing at $79.50 with 8,494 stocks clearing the market and Wisynco Group advanced 64 cents and ended at $23.14 after an exchange of 69,913 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.