The Jamaica Stock Exchange suffered declines in all markets at the end of trading on Friday, following an increase trading with the number and value of stocks changing hands climbed above trading on Thursday, resulting in prices of 37 shares rising and 35 declining.
At the close of trading, the JSE Combined Market Index declined 2,747.67 points to 326,807.16, the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 3,124.21 points to finish at 355,999.71 and the JSE Main Index fell 2,402.51 points to close at 313,414.53. The Junior Market Index skidded 62.72 points to cease trading at 3,778.39 and the JSE USD Market Index slipped 0.55 points to conclude trading at 222.50.
At the close of trading, 24,902,509 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 19,477,144 units on Thursday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $132.26 million, above the $108.65 million on the previous trading day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 1,373,440 shares for US$127,152 compared to 501,008 units at US$10,466 on Thursday.
In Main Market activity, Sagicor Select Financial Fund led trading with 13.36 million shares followed by Transjamaican Highway with 1.27 million stocks for 6.6 percent of the day’s trade and NCB Financial with 1.03 million units.
In Junior Market trading, MFS Capital Partners led trading with 708,105 shares followed by Dolla Financial with 643,699 units and Indies Pharma with 401,789 stocks.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% climbed $51 to $2,750.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 20.2 on 2023-24 earnings and 13.5 times those for 2024-25 at the close of trading. ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information 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.
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.
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.

Stocks mostly traded lower on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday with the volume and value of market activity declining compared with trading on Wednesday leaving the Main and Junior Market with modest gains and the JSE USD market closing moderately lower as trading ended with prices of 31 shares rising and 41 declining.
At the close of trading, the JSE Combined Market Index climbed 1,332.40 points to 329,554.83, the All Jamaican Composite Index gained by 573.65 points to end at 359,123.92 and the JSE Main Index rallied 1,278.81 points to end at 315,817.04. The Junior Market Index rallied 15.27 points to cease trading at 3,841.11 and the JSE USD Market Index shed 1.06 points to end at 223.05.
At the close of trading, 19,477,144 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 23,066,388 units on Wednesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $108.65 million, in line with $109.09 million on the previous trading day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 501,008 shares for US$10,466 compared to 76,769 units at US$6,069 on Wednesday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 4.58 million shares followed by Wigton Windfarm with 2.48 million stocks, Sagicor Select Financial Fund ended with 1.60 million units, Supreme Ventures with 1.54 million shares and Radio Jamaica with 1.17 million units.
In Junior Market trading, JFP Ltd led trading with 1.24 million shares followed by Paramount Trading with 1.0 million units and EduFocal with 969,571 stock units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share popped $3.58 in closing at $19.58, Eppley 7.50% preference share rose 84 cents to finish at $6.45 and Jamaica Public Service 7% gained $3.99 and ended at $46.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 20.2 on 2023-24 earnings and 13.6 times those for 2024-25 at the close of trading. ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information 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.
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.
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 rose on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday with the number and the value of stocks changing hands rising over the previous trading day as the market indices declined as the Junior Market Index posted a modest gain at the close after surging in early trading while the other markets declined resulting from prices of 28 shares rising and 37 declining.
At the close of trading, the JSE Combined Market Index dropped 2,623.76 points to 328,222.43, the All Jamaican Composite Index shed 2,909.34 points to 358,550.27 and the JSE Main Index sank 2,808.47 points to end the day at 314,538.23. The Junior Market rose 8.56 points to cease trading at 3,825.84 and the JSE USD Market Index dipped 0.42 points to end at 224.11.
At the close of trading, 23,066,388 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 21,814,315 units on Tuesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $101.09 million, well over the $79.26 million on the previous trading day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 76,769 shares for US$6,069 compared to 368,591 units at US$10,955 on Tuesday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 3.02 million shares followed by Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund with 2.46 million stocks, Wigton Windfarm with 2.26 million units and Lasco Manufacturing with 1.18 million shares.
In Junior Market trading, Jamaican Teas led trading with 4.22 million shares followed by ONE on ONE Educational with 2.37 million units and RA Williams with 825,139 stock units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share declined $3 to finish at $16, Eppley 7.50% preference share lost 99 cents and ended at $5.61 and 138 Student Living preference share popped $35.24 to $234.99.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 20.2 on 2023-24 earnings and 13.6 times those for 2024-25 at the close of trading. ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information 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.
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.
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 activity cooled considerably on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday with the volume and value of stock changing hands plunging sharply compared with Monday, resulting in the market indices declining from the b rallies over the past few days, resulting in prices of 58 shares declining and just 15 rising.
At the close of trading, the JSE Combined Market Index dropped 1,020.79 points to 330,846.19, the All Jamaican Composite Index shed 830.30 points to end at 361,459.61 and the JSE Main Index dropped 978.99 points to close at 317,346.70. The Junior Market Index dipped 11.80 points to settle at 3,817.28 and the JSE USD Market Index fell 5.00 points to 224.53.
At the close of trading, 21,814,315 shares were exchanged in all three markets, well down on 94,375,061 units on Monday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $79.26 million, well below the $640.11 million on the previous trading day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 368,591 shares for US$10,955 compared to 2,488,448 units at US$141,556 on Monday.
In Main Market activity, Wigton Windfarm led trading with 4.59 million shares followed by Transjamaican Highway with 2.91 million stock units and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.12 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Jamaican Teas led trading with 1.75 million shares followed by Medical Disposables with 1.70 million units and Fosrich with 726,555 stock stocks.
In the preference segment, Wigton Windfarm led trading with 4.59 million shares, Transjamaican Highway followed with 2.91 million stock units and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.12 million units.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 20.4 on 2023-24 earnings and 13.7 times those for 2024-25 at the close of trading. ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information 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.
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.
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 for September ended on Monday with all three markets of the Jamaica Stock Exchange posting solid gains, with the markets closing well above July and August and higher than on Friday, with market activity ending with the number of stocks changing hands surging, with the value traded dropping sharply from that on Friday, resulting in some major price gains of several stocks and ended with prices of 53 shares rising and 23 declining.
At the close of trading, the JSE Combined Market Index jumped 5,317.22 points to 331,866.98, the All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 3,621.15 points to end at 362,289.91, the JSE Main Index surged 5,339.38 points to  close at 318,325.69. The Junior Market Index rallied 29.52 points to 3,829.08 and the JSE USD Market Index popped 2.62 points to cease trading at 229.53.
At the close of trading, 94,375,061 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 70,384,194 units on Friday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amount to $640.11 million, well below the $1.73 billion on the previous trading day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 2,488,448 shares for US$141,556 compared to 156,160 units at US$14,973 on Friday.
In Main Market activity, Wigton Windfarm led trading with 15.81 million shares followed by Wisynco Group with 8.13 million stocks, Transjamaican Highway with 6.72 million units, Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 5.10 million shares, Radio Jamaica ended with 3.62 million stock units and Barita Investments with 2.45 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Fosrich led trading with 11.67 million shares followed by One Great Studio with 5.34 million stocks, Derrimon Trading ended with 5.05 million units, Future Energy with 4.51 million shares, Dolla Financial ended with 4.20 million stock units and EduFocal with 3.73 million units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% slipped $1 to close at $46, 138 Student Living preference share increased $31 to finish at $230 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% climbed $1 and ended at $105.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 20.6 on 2023-24 earnings and 13.9 times those for 2024-25 at the close of trading. ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information 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.
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.
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.