GraceKennedy and NCB Financial were the two most prominent traded stocks on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Thursday, pushing the volume of stocks traded up by 64 percent and the value 469 percent higher than on Wednesday, with both stocks accounting for 45 percent of the volume and 88 percent in value with the market ending with trading in 60 securities compared with 61 on Wednesday, with prices of 17 rising, 22 declining and 21 ending unchanged.
The market closed with 33,308,007 shares trading for $1,000,353,283 up from 20,258,733 stock units at $175,672,244 on Wednesday.
Trading on Thursday ended with an average of 555,133 stock units at $16,672,555 well over the 332,110 shares that were exchanged for $2,879,873 on Wednesday and for the month to date, an average of 252,150 units at $2,532,298 versus 237,126 shares at $1,831,129 on the previous day and December with an average of 967,720 stock units at $18,390,902.
NCB Financial led trading with 9.02 million shares with a value of $432 million, for 27.1 percent of total volume followed by GraceKennedy with 6.0 million stocks valued at $432 million, for 18 percent of the day’s traded volume, JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 closed with 5.18 million stocks for 15.5 percent of the volume traded, Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 4.62 million units for 13.9 percent of the day’s trade, Wigton Energy ended with 2.48 million units for 7.4 percent of the market’s volume and Transjamaican Highway with 2.29 million units for 6.9 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index inched a mere 15.69 points higher to close at 384,355.15, the JSE Main Index gained 117.82 points to finish at 332,778.25 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.42 points to 68.50. 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 Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.5. The JSE Main and 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 2025.
At the close of trading activities, AS Bryden fell $1.10 to end at $30.60 in switching ownership of 2,694 stocks, Caribbean Cement declined by $2.49 in closing at $82.51 after trading 74,900 units, General Accident rallied 43 cents to $6.45 after a transfer of 116,494 shares. GraceKennedy increased 70 cents to close at $73.90 after 6,004,166 stock units changed hands, Guardian Holdings popped $6.70 and ended at $308.70 after an exchange of 2,363 shares, Jamaica Producers dropped $1 to finish at $24 with 703 stocks crossing the market. JMMB Group climbed 85 cents to $22.10 with traders dealing in 137,439 units,
Kingston Properties rose 41 cents to close at $9.59 after an exchange of 303,063 stock units, Kingston Wharves gained 39 cents and ended at $32.89 with the trading of 66,997 shares. Massy Holdings advanced $1.51 to end at $84 with investors swapping 151,402 stocks, Mayberry Group shed 46 cents in closing at $7.53 in an exchange of 3,210 units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities declined 59 cents to finish at $9.40 with investors trading 1,540 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments rose 74 cents to $12.74 in an exchange of 18,612 shares.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% advanced $1 to end at $43 with investors dealing in 107 stocks, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% popped $4 in closing at $2,690 with a transfer of 40 units. 138 Student Living preference share sank $43.12 to finish at $244.38 as investors exchanged 37 stock units and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share skidded $49.99 and ended at $1,050 in trading 130 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close of trading, the JSE Combined Market Index rallied 417.09 points to 345,082.54, the All Jamaican Composite Index rose 15.69 points to 384,355.15, the JSE Main Index rose 117.82 points to 332,778.25, the Junior Market Index was up by 42.46 points to 3,744.97 and the JSE USD Market Index rallied 11.04 points to end at 247.27.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used in valuing stocks, ended at 13.9 based on 2024-25 earnings and 20.3 based on 2023-24 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other more detailed daily charts provide investors with updated information to help decision-making. The PE ratio chart covers all of the ordinary shares that are listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange and are 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 to assess 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 20,258,733 shares at $175,672,244 up from 16,260,410 stock units at $133,744,634 on Tuesday. Trading ended with an average of 332,110 shares at $2,879,873 well above 275,600 stocks at $2,266,858 on Tuesday and for the month to date, an average of 237,126 units at $1,831,129 compared with 232,083 shares for $1,775,451 previously and December with an average of 967,720 stock units at $18,390,902.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.4. The JSE Main and 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 2025.
Mayberry Jamaican Equities rallied 62 cents to close at $9.99 in trading 751 stock units, Sagicor Group advanced $1 to end at $40 with 24,563 stocks crossing the exchange, Stanley Motta shed 96 cents in closing at $6.74 with investors dealing in 899 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments dropped 50 cents to $12 after 815,769 shares passed through the market.
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 rallied 1,190.87 points to 344,665.45, the All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 834.58 points to end at 384,339.46, the JSE Main Index increased 1,088.61 points to settle at 332,660.43, the Junior Market Index popped 20.90 points to 3,702.51 and the JSE USD Market Index dipped 0.34 points to settle at 236.23.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 14 based on 2024-25 earnings and 20.2 based on 2023-24 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making. The PE ratio chart covers all the ordinary shares that are listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, and are 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.
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 to assess 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.
Trading ended with an exchange of 16,260,410 shares at $133,744,634 up from 13,163,986 stock units at $64,249,076 on Monday.
Trading averaged 275,600 shares at $2,266,858 compared to 215,803 stocks for $1,053,264 on Monday and month to date, an average of 232,083 stock units at $1,775,451 compared with 229,728 shares at $1,748,852 on the previous day and December that ended with an average of 967,720 stock units at $18,390,902.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 5.91 million shares for 36.4 percent of total volume followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund ending with 1.96 million stocks for 12 percent of the day’s trade, JMMB Group closed with 1.36 million stocks for 8.4 percent of the volume traded, Wigton Energy with 1.30 million units for 8 percent of the day’s volume and Caribbean Producers with 1.26 million units for 7.7 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dived 4,134.96 points to end at 383,504.88, the JSE Main Index sank 3,422.55 points to finish at 331,571.82 and the JSE Financial Index fell 0.95 points to 68.03. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator is showing 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.5. The JSE Main and 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 2025.
At the close on a day of mostly falling prices, Caribbean Cement skidded $3 in closing at $85 in switching ownership of 13,615 stocks, Caribbean Producers rose 55 cents to $9 after the trading of 1,256,108 units, GraceKennedy gained 40 cents to end at $73.50 with 308,039 shares crossing the market. Jamaica Broilers lost 40 cents to finish at $38.50 with a transfer of 15,964 stock units, JMMB Group declined 40 cents and ended at $20.60 with 1,358,574 shares crossing the exchange, Kingston Properties popped 40 cents to close at $9.55 with investors trading 654,660 units. 
Mayberry Group sank 47 cents to close at $7.52 in an exchange of 20,126 stock units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities slipped 63 cents to $9.37 after 2,003 stocks passed through the market, Proven Investments sank 68 cents to end at $19.50 in trading 382,551 shares. Sagicor Group dipped 99 cents in closing at $39 with 52,736 units changing hands, Scotia Group fell $1.99 to finish at $60 with an exchange of 34,345 stocks and Seprod dropped $1 and ended at $84.50 with 51,859 stock units clearing the market.
In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preferred shed $44.99 to end at $1,055 with investors swapping 116 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% sank $2.20 to end at $101.30 after an exchange of 700 stocks.
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 dropped 3,349.63 points to 343,474.58, the All Jamaican Composite Index sank 4,134.96 points to 383,504.88, the JSE Main Index lost 3,422.55 points to finish at 331,571.82, the Junior Market Index shed 10.70 points to close at 3,681.61 and the JSE USD Market Index rose 0.38 points to finish at 236.57.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.9 based on 2024-25 projected earnings and 20.1 based on 2023-24 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making. The PE ratio chart covers all of the ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, 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.
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.
At the close of the day the stock dropped 17 cents to close at $4.03 in heavy trading that went as low as $3.87. Elsewhere, trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended, with the volume of stocks traded overall declining 11 percent and the value 10 percent lower than on Friday, following trading in 61 securities compared with 60 on Friday, with prices of 25 rising, 22 declining and 14 ending unchanged.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 3,023.20 points to 387,639.84, the JSE Main Index climbed 2,377.58 points to settle at 334,994.37 and the JSE Financial Index increased a mere 0.16 points to finish at 68.98. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
Guardian Holdings slipped $8 to $301 after an exchange of 4,500 stocks, JMMB Group increased 50 cents to close at $21 with 122,580 units crossing the market, Kingston Wharves gained $1.24 to end at $31.97 with an exchange of 46,289 shares. Margaritaville advanced 49 cents in closing at $14.69 with just 6 stocks being traded, NCB Financial fell 40 cents and ended at $50.10 with a transfer of 136,686 stocks, Sagicor Group popped $1.94 to finish at $39.99 with investors swapping 9,289 units. Seprod advanced $1.49 and ended at $85.50 after an exchange of 2,433 shares and Stanley Motta rose $1.29 to $7.70 in trading a mere 350 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% sank $4 to close at $2,686 with 15 stocks crossing the exchange and 138 Student Living preferred share drpoped $40.87 to end at $238 with traders dealing in 54 stock units.
At the close of trading, the JSE Combined Market Index rallied 2,703.38 points to 346,824.21, the All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 3,023.20 points to close at 387,639.84, the JSE Main Index climbed 2,377.58 points to end trading at 334,994.37, the Junior Market Index rose 59.94 points to end at 3,692.31 and the JSE USD Market Index slipped 1.25 points to settle at 236.19.At the close of trading, 18,271,149 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 19,774,969 units on Friday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $74.45 million, just shy of $87.65 million on the previous trading day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 680,107 shares for US$21,934 up from to 145,889 units at US$9,208 on Friday.In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led with 9.17 million shares followed by Wigton Energy with 790,747 stocks and JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 with 613,148 units.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.9 based on 2024-25 estimated earnings and 20.3 based on 2023-24 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making. The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares that are listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, 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 Main Market ICTOP10, Scotia Group gained 13 percent to end at $62.00, Jamaica Broilers rose 4 percent in closing at $38.60 and Caribbean Producers declined 6 percent to $8.45.
Based on the earnings projected estimates for 2024, the Main Market ICTOP10 is projected to gain an average of 274 percent by May 2025, providing better values than the Junior Market, projected to achieve a 154 percent increase for the same time.
ICInsider.com ranks stocks based on projected earnings, allowing investors to focus on the most undervalued stocks and helping to remove emotions in selecting stocks for investments that often result in costly mistakes.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index rallied 2,069.08 points to conclude trading at 344,120.83, the All Jamaican Composite Index end up jumping 4,007.11 points to 384,616.64, the JSE Main Index climbed 2,488.97 points to 332,616.79, the Junior Market Index skidded 43.39 points to end at 3,632.37 and the JSE USD Market Index popped 0.78 points higher to 237.44.
In the preferred share segment, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share jumped $165 to close trading at $1,100 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% sank $5.50 to $104.
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.