Trading volume dropped a sharp 59 percent on Thursday as the flow of funds passing through the market jumped 41 percent over trading on the prior day, at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market, resulting from activities in 55 securities down from 58 on Wednesday, with prices of 13 rising, 28 declining and 14 ending unchanged as the JSE Main Index dived 4,183.75 points to 307,339.90.
The market closed with trading of 4,696,332 shares for $82,080,955 compared with 11,422,541 units at $58,122,200 on Wednesday. Trading ended with an average of 85,388 shares at $1,492,381 compared to 196,940 stocks at $1,002,107 on Wednesday and for the month to date an average of 159,473 shares at an average value of $1,432,91 compared with 163,799 shares at $1,429,438 on the prior day and September with an average of 592,167 stocks at $8,859,784.
Jamaica Broilers led trading with 1.27 million shares for 27 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway with 735,129 units for 15.7 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Windfarm with 628,302 stock units for 13.4 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 115.21 points to finish at 356,408.33 and the JSE Financial Index shed 0.61 points to end at 64.58. 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 14.1.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 a lacklustre day of trading, AS Bryden declined 99 cents and ended at $34.50 in the trading of 1,490 shares, Caribbean Cement sank 98 cents to $68 with 2,305 stocks changing hands, Eppley dropped $4 to close at $33 in an exchange of 2,769 shares. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund shed $3.89 to finish at $38.01 with 1,009 stock units crossing the market, Guardian Holdings fell $13.99 in closing at $301 after trading of 7 shares, Jamaica Broilers skidded $1.45 to end at $35.30 after an exchange of 1,267,657 stocks. Jamaica Producers sank 72 cents to $20.03 with a transfer of 5,724 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange dipped 51 cents and ended at $10.13 with investors dealing in 931 stock units, JMMB Group lost $1.69 to finish at $21.21 with 9,772 shares crossing the exchange. Massy Holdings slipped $3 to close at $75 with investors swapping 25,040 units, after hitting a intraday 52 weeks’ low of $65. 
Mayberry Group increased 84 cents in closing at $8.10 after 2,779 stocks passed through the market, Mayberry Jamaican Equities fell $1.25 to end at $9 after a transfer of 129,859 stock units. NCB Financial skidded 99 cents to $52 with 356,556 shares crossing the market, Scotia Group climbed $1 in closing at $45.15 as investors exchanged 16,206 stocks, Seprod popped $1.50 to end at $83 after closing with 1,641 units changing hands. Sygnus Credit Investments sank 68 cents and ended at $11.30 with investors trading 113,891 stock units and Sygnus Real Estate Finance slipped 72 cents to close at $10.01 in switching ownership of 251 shares.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% sank $5.99 to finish at $40 with 285 stocks clearing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% declined 40 cents and ended at $104.60 with investors trading 1,017 units.
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 skidded 3,863.06 points to 320,396.3, the All Jamaican Composite Index rose 115.21 points to 356,408.33 but the JSE Main Index fell 4,183.75 points to end the day at 307,339.9, the Junior Market Index added 19.09 points to finish at 3,694.48 and the JSE USD Market Index rose 2.71 points to conclude trading at 225.59.
In Junior Market trading, Stationery and Office Supplies led trading with 1.01 million stocks followed by Omni Industries with 430,226 shares and One Great Studio with 327,803 units.
Pertinent information is required to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making. The chart should be used in making rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the average for the sector, 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.
The market closed with 11,422,541 shares trading for $58,122,200 compared with 10,864,715 units at $66,883,337 on Tuesday.
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.
Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rose $2.90 and ended at $41.90 with 47 stock units clearing the market, Guardian Holdings slipped $13.01 to close at $314.99 after a transfer of 5,902 shares, Jamaica Broilers advanced 99 cents to finish at $36.75 in switching ownership of 5,947 stocks. Jamaica Stock Exchange gained 53 cents to $10.64 as investors exchanged 6,809 units, JMMB Group rallied $1.85 to close at $22.90 in trading 15,819 stock units, Mayberry Group fell 79 cents and ended at $7.26 in an exchange of 51,174 shares. NCB Financial shed 41 cents to end at $52.99 after 20,137 stocks passed through the market, Sagicor Group increased $2 in closing at $39 with an exchange of 120 units and Seprod popped 80 cents to finish at $81.50 with 15,447 stock units changing hands.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% sank $210 to $2690 after an exchange of 1,133 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% increased 40 cents in closing at $105 with investors dealing in 39 stock units.
At the close of trading the JSE Combined Market Index sank 2,479.88 points to close at 322,227.23, the All Jamaican Composite Index fell 5,528.26 points to end at 351,968.64, the JSE Main Index dropped 2,401.76 points to 309,488.36, the Junior Market Index shed 25.54 points to end at 3,663.4, and the JSE USD Market Index dipped 1.99 points to settle at 223.69.
At the close of trading the JSE Combined Market Index fell 1,209.12 points to close trading at 324,707.11, the All Jamaican Composite Index skidded 618.05 points to finish at 357,496.90, the JSE Main Index dipped 1,151.31 points to finish at 311,890.12, the Junior Market Index declined 15.08 points to 3,688.94 and the JSE USD Market Index popped 1.41 points to end at 225.68.
In the Junior Market trading, Stationery & Office Supplies led with 7.08 million stocks, ONE on ONE Educational followed with 958,740 shares and One Great Studio with 861,147 units.
The market closed with 
The All Jamaican Composite Index sank 618.05 points to settle at 357,496.90, the JSE Main Index lost 1,151.31 points to close at 311,890.12 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.21 points to end at 65.41.
Jamaica Broilers sank $1.63 in closing at $35.50 with traders dealing in 513,394 stocks, JMMB Group slipped 64 cents to $21.66 after 49,090 units passed through the market, Kingston Wharves sank $1.22 to finish at $25.83 with investors dealing in 885 stocks. Massy Holdings advanced $4 and ended at $78 after 318,735 stock units were exchanged, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dipped $12.99 to end at $75 with investors trading 30 shares, NCB Financial popped 62 cents to close at $53.16 in an exchange of 19,190 stock units. Pan Jamaica rallied $1.96 to $48.96 with 5,471 shares clearing the market, Sagicor Group fell $1.51 in closing at $37.54 as investors exchanged 8,085 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund skidded 41 cents and ended at $7.53 with a transfer of 16,320 stocks. Scotia Group gained $1.20 to finish at $45.20 with investors swapping 313,527 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance lost 76 cents to close at $10.02 after a transfer of 649 shares and Wisynco Group shed 83 cents to end at $20.61 with 24,471 stocks changing hands.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% climbed $2 to $46 after an exchange of just 4 units and 138 Student Living preference share popped $12.98 to finish at $199.74 with investors trading 20 stock units.
At the close of trading, 64,714,237 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 11,145,537 units on Wednesday. The value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets jumped to $267.31 million, well above the $39.69 million on the previous trading day and the JSE USD market closed with 51,055,916 shares traded for US$1,092,742 up from 231,331 units at US$18,240 on Wednesday.
The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market. The EPS & PE ratios are based on 2023 and 2024 actual or projected earnings, excluding major income or expenses that do not recur regularly.
The market closed with 9,575,838 shares trading for $259,212,134 compared with 3,117,397 units at $35,533,347 on Wednesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14. 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.
Massy Holdings slipped $1.50 in closing at $74 with 5,847 stock units crossing the market, NCB Financial fell 96 cents to close at $52.54 after an exchange of 52,593 stocks, Pan Jamaica dropped $1.90 to finish at $47 with 1,003,002 units clearing the market. Sagicor Group dipped 95 cents to $39.05 in switching ownership of 15,393 stocks, Seprod climbed $2.50 in closing at $83 with 4,419 units changing hands and Wisynco Group rose $1.07 to finish at $21.44 with investors swapping 6,124 shares.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share advanced 61 cents and ended at $6.59 with 86 stock units crossing the market, Jamaica Public Service 7% gained $4.90 to end at $44 as investors exchanged 58 shares and 138 Student Living preference share rose $16.98 to close at $186.76 after trading of just 2 stocks.
At the close of trading the JSE Combined Market Index rose 1,760.76 points to 326,230.15, the All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 3,577.52 points to end trading at 358,937.25, the JSE Main Index popped 2,012.28 points to 313,186.67, the Junior Market Index shed 22.73 points to 3,728.39, and the JSE USD Market Index skidded 0.95 points to close at 221.29.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 21.3 based on 2023-24 earnings and 13 based on 2024-25 projected 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 on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market. The EPS & PE ratios are based on 2023 and 2024 actual or projected earnings, excluding major one off items.
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 6,034,933 shares trading valued $30,473,110 compared to 11,475,735 stocks at $77,364,981 on Monday.
JMMB Group rallied $1.60 to $23.60 with investors trading in 35,551 stock units, NCB Financial sank 42 cents to close at $53.50 with 6,344 stock units crossing the exchange, Pan Jamaica gained $1.60 and finished at $48.90 with investors trading 569 shares. Proven Investments slipped 78 cents and ended at $15.50 after 1,400 stock units passed through the market, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rose 65 cents in closing at $8 trading 139,471 stocks, Scotia Group lost 43 cents to end at $44.97 in an exchange of 2,284 units. Supreme Ventures advanced $1.08 in closing at $22.88 with 117,925 stocks crossing the market and Sygnus Real Estate Finance popped 53 cents to $10.53 with investors swapping 473 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.