Steady Jamaica Stock Exchange activity on Tuesday ended with a big fall in the volume of stocks exchanged, at a lower value than on Monday, resulting in all three markets slipping marginally, resulting in prices of 30 shares rising, 45 declining and 31 remaining firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index slipped 97.83 points to finish at 319,882.42, the All Jamaican Composite Index increased by just 2.00 points to settle at 355,133.02, the JSE Main Index dipped 80.17 points to 308,775.28, the Junior Market Index lost just 2.94 points to end at 3,436.80 and the JSE USD Market Index shed 1.25 points to finish at 203.69.
At the close of trading, 10,985,037 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 39,650,572 units on Monday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $52.94 million, down from $113.82 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 90,425 shares for US$17,687 up from 75,504 units at US$8,352 on Monday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 4.52 million shares, followed by Wigton Energy with 1.43 million stocks and JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 with 603,691 units.
In Junior Market trading, Tropical Battery led with 549,104 shares, followed by Fontana with 483,158 stock units and Derrimon Trading with 375,500 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% sank $6.63 to $37, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% dipped $20 to end at $1,060 and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% popped $4.45 in closing at $108.
The market’s PE ratio, the most used measure to value stocks, ended at 13.7 based on 2024-25 earnings and 16.2 based on historical earnings.
The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated data to help decision-making.
The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange and grouped by industry, to allow for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market. The earnings per share (EPS) and PE ratios are based on 2024 and 2025 actual or projected earnings, excluding any major one time income or expense.
Pertinent information is required to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The chart should be used to help in making rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the sector average, not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and place them on fundamentals, while at the same time not being too far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock. 
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 the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices. Dividends that are paid or are 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 34,385,915 shares at $105,788,980 compared to 18,537,937 stock units at $93,974,345 on Friday.
At the close, Eppley advanced $5.38 to close at $32.34 after investors exchanged 306 shares, as Eppley Caribbean Property Fund skidded 47 cents to $41.50, with 14 units crossing the market, GraceKennedy popped 50 cents and ended at $71 with investors trading 6,073 shares. Guardian Holdings sank $10 in closing at $310 in an exchange of 617 stocks, Jamaica Broilers shed 84 cents to end at $25 with traders dealing in 2,776 stocks, JMMB Group declined 49 cents to finish at $19.31, with 22,309 shares passing through the market. Margaritaville lost 78 cents to end at $12.50 with investors swapping 5 stock units, NCB Financial dropped $2.45 to end at 52 week low of $38.50 after 912,847 shares passed through the market, Pan Jamaica sank 98 cents in closing at $50.50 with a transfer of 6,970 units. Sagicor Group dropped 70 cents to close at $40.29 after an exchange of 2,156 shares, 
Scotia Group increased 50 cents and ended at $53 with trading of 203,035 units, Seprod fell $1.65 to finish at $80 after a transfer of 2,158 stocks. Stanley Motta dropped 55 cents and ended at $6.05, with 6,000 stock units changing hands. Sterling Investments fell 44 cents to $3.50 in an exchange of 52,242 shares and Sygnus Real Estate Finance climbed $1.07 in closing at $8.32, with investors dealing in 335 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated. 
Trading resulted in the Main Market primary indices declining sharply, while the Junior Market index slipping modestly and the JSE USD Market inching higher, following the prices of 37 shares rising, 45 falling and 30 ending firm.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.7 based on 2024-25 profits and an average of .16.3 based on 2024 earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other, more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help in the making of investment decisions. The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange and grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market. The earnings per share (EPS) and PE ratios are based on 2024 and 2025 actual or projected earnings, excluding any major one time income or expense.
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 the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices. Dividends that are paid or are 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.
In the ICTOP10, MFS Partners rallied 10 percent to close at 46 cents, followed by Elite Diagnostic after gaining of 8 percent to finish at $1.62, Kintyre Holdings added 7 percent to end at 29 cents and Consolidated Bakeries rose 5 percent to $1.65. Dolla Financial declined by 5 percent to $2.41. There are no new companies in this week’s listings.
In the Main Market, ICTOP10, 15 stocks with the highest values account for 29 percent of the market, with PE ratios of 15 to 40. The average PE for the market is 24 and 20 for the half with the highest values.
IC TOP10 stocks that will likely deliver the best returns are ranked in order of potential gains, computed using projected earnings, allowing investors to focus on the most undervalued companies when making investment decisions.
The All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 2,479.15 points to end at 360,786.78, the JSE Main Index climbed 2,138.17 points to close at 312,991.30 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.41 points to 64.47.
Wigton Energy, with 3.57 million stock units for 19.3 percent of the day’s trade and 138 Student Living closed with 2.07 million units for 11.2 percent of the day’s market share. The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.6. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings that are projected by ICInsider.com for the listed companies with financial year ending around August 2025.
Pan Jamaica increased 78 cents to $51.48 after a transfer of 30 units, Stanley Motta advanced by 55 cents to finish at $6.60 and closed after 34,661 stocks changed hands. Supreme Ventures slipped 38 cents and ended at $19.30, with 28,229 shares crossing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments popped 35 cents to close at $12.90 in trading 357 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index rose by 2,013.93 points to 323,948.31, the All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 2,479.15 points to close at 360,786.78, the JSE Main Index advanced 2,138.17 points to end at 312,991.30, the Junior Market Index declined 3.84 points to end at 3,441.93 and the JSE USD Market Index dipped a mere 0.58 points to wrap up trading at 203.84.
The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange and grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market. Earnings per share (EPS) and PE ratios are based on 2024 and 2025 actual or projected earnings, excluding any major one time income or expense.
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 the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices. Dividends that are paid or are 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 All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 1,493.92 points to conclude trading at 358,307.63, the JSE Main Index declined 838.31 points to 310,853.13 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.29 points to 64.06.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.6. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with financial year ending around August 2025.
Pan Jamaica dropped $1 to close at $50.70 with investors trading 294 shares, Sagicor Group climbed $1.55 to end at $40.95 with 22,909 stock clearing the market, Scotia Group declined 55 cents to finish at $52.50 with an exchange of 42,373 units. Seprod rose 70 cents to $81.70 after 3,648 stock units passed through the market, Supreme Ventures gained 68 cents to end at $19.68 with 88,824 shares crossing the exchange and Sygnus Credit Investments skidded 40 cents in closing at $12.55 with a transfer of 4,699 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index sank 697.54 points to end at 321,934.38, the All Jamaican Composite Index declined by 1,493.92 points to 358,307.63, the JSE Main Index dropped by 838.31 points to 310,853.13, the Junior Market Index rallied by 14.16 points to 3,445.77 and the JSE USD Market Index shed 0.05 points to 204.42.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used in valuing stocks, ended at 13.8 based on the 2024-25 earnings and 16.1 based on 2024 earnings.
Investors can use this measure in assessing stock values. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices. Dividends that are paid or are 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 13,517,427 shares valued at $45,330,088 up from 8,944,979 stock units at $61,640,185 on Tuesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.5. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending on or around August 2025.
Mayberry Jamaican Equities slipped $1.50 to $9.25 in an exchange of 4,000 stock units. NCB Financial sank 93 cents to close at $40.07, with 76,896 shares crossing the market, Sagicor Group shed $1.60 to end at $39.40 after an exchange of 5,684 stocks, Sagicor Real Estate Fund dropped 79 cents to finish at $7.20, with investors trading 211 units. Sterling Investments climbed 63 cents and ended at $3.93 with an exchange of 3,444 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance sank $1.27 to $7.18 after it closed with an exchange of 1,027 shares and Wisynco Group skidded $1.49 to close at $20.50 after trading of 43,001 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index sank 2,374.92 points to end at 322,631.92, the All Jamaican Composite Index shed 3,493.96 points to end at 359,801.55, the JSE Main Index declined 2,270.65 points to finish at 311,691.44, mean while the Junior Market Index shed 28.38 points to settle at 3,431.61 and the JSE USD Market Index shed 0.26 points to 204.47.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% fell $6.66 to end at $37.
Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock. 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 the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices. Dividends that are paid or are 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.