Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Friday, with a moderate fall in the value and volume of stocks traded compared to Thursday, with trading in 63 securities up from 60 on Thursday, with prices of 21 rising, 26 declining and 16 ending unchanged.
The market closed with the trading of 12,846,746 shares with a value of $102,917,764, with a slight fall from 13,213,833 stock units worth $105,706,728 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 203,917 shares at $1,633,615 down from 220,231 stocks at $1,761,779 on Thursday, well below the average for the month to date of 278,131 units at $3,039,536 compared to 284,501 shares at $3,160,207 on the prior day and June with an average of 277,379 stock units at $3,134,117.
Transjamaican Highway was the leading traded stock with 5.82 million shares for 45.3 percent of total volume, followed by Wigton Energy with 1.85 million stocks for 14.4 percent of the day’s trade and Sygnus Credit Investments with 1.0 million units for 7.8 percent of stocks traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 229.69 points to 430,789.44, the JSE Main Index advanced 330.69 points to 361,929.37 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.11 points to settle at 69.06. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 24.5. ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close, Barita Investments shed 44 cents to finish at $68.01 after an exchange of 7,088 stock units, Berger Paints declined by 50 cents and ended at $5 with 9,444 shares clearing the market, Carreras rallied 89 cents to close at $30.89 with an exchange of 89,884 stocks. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund increased $3.50 in closing at $44.50, with trading of 176 units, General Accident rose 40 cents to $9 with a transfer of 6,896 stocks, GraceKennedy lost $4.47 to end trading at $71.53, with 29,253 units crossing the market. Guardian Holdings gained $1.01 in closing at $354 with investors trading 1,632 shares, Kingston Properties rose 58 cents to $10.48, with 300 stock units crossing the market, Lasco Manufacturing dipped 42 cents to close at $6.60 after trading of 20,443 shares. Margaritaville fell $2.50 and ended at a 52 weeks low of $8.50 as investors exchanged 300 stock units, Massy Holdings advanced 51 cents to end at $72.01 in switching ownership of 585 stocks, Mayberry Group dropped 44 cents to finish at $5.54, with 1,859 units crossing the exchange. NCB Financial climbed $1 and ended at $72.90 after 154,295 shares were exchanged, 
Proven Investments slipped 48 cents to $9.82 with investors dealing in 23,144 units, Quantas Advantage skidded 80 cents in closing at an all-time low of $14.45 after an exchange of 14,198 stocks. Scotia Group declined by 94 cents to $57.06 with investors swapping 26,745 stock units, Seprod skidded $1.50 to close at $73 after 9,674 shares passed through the market and Sygnus Credit Investments fell 60 cents to finish at $9.35 and closed with 1,001,538 stock units changing hands.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% popped $340 and ended at $2240 with investors trading a mere 6 stocks, 138 Student Living preference share dropped 50 cents to $219.50 after an exchange of 5 units and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% shed 74 cents to close at $113.25 in trading 51 shares.
The closing prices of stocks are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with an exchange of 222,238 shares for US$21,598 after tumbling from 3,291,527 stock units at US$2,445,825 on Friday.
Sygnus Credit Investments remained at 5.89 US cents with investors swapping 1,066 stock units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share and ended at 4.5 US cents with traders dealing in 252 shares and Transjamaican Highway advanced 0.11 of a cent to close at a record high of 5.61 US cents with an exchange of 161,359 stocks.
The market closed with an exchange of 3,291,527 shares, following three block transactions in shares of Productive Business Solutions covering 3,055,842 shares with a value of US$2,424,811, swelling trading in the overall market to US$2,445,825 after surging from 395,609 stock units at US$80,018 on Thursday.
Trading ended with an average of 365,725 shares at US$271,758 after increasing from 49,451 stock units at US$10,002 on Thursday, with a month to date average of 85,846 units at US$42,349 compared with 41,655 stock units at US$6,127 on the previous day and June that ended with an average of 625,703 units for US$203,999.
The US Denominated Equities Index climbed 13.34 points to finish at 262.64. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and none with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 13.3. ICInsider.com compiles the earnings per share and the PE used in this report. The PE ratio is derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, Margaritaville fell 0.25 of a cent to 5.5 US cents after an exchange of 20,003 units, Productive Business Solutions rose 0.1935 of a cent to 79 US cents with traders swapping a mere 3 shares, Proven Investments remained at 6.79 US cents in an exchange of 28,422 shares. 
Quantas Advantage declined 1 cent in closing at 12 US cents after the trading of 116,313 stock units, Sterling Investments ended at 2 US cents as investors exchanged 278 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 5.89 US cents in switching ownership of 1,855 stock units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share gained 0.48 of one cent to 4.48 US cents with 367 stocks passing through the market and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.1 of a cent to close at a 52 weeks high of 5.5 US cents in trading 68,433 units.
In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions 9.25% advanced US$2.30 and ended at a 52 weeks high of US$13 with 11 shares crossing the exchange.
Closing prices of stocks are those of the last transaction. 
Investors exchanged 395,609 shares worth US$80,018 after climbing from 334,610 stock units at US$19,892 on Wednesday.
Proven Investments gained 0.04 of a cent to end at 6.79 US cents with 43,387 shares crossing the market. Quantas Advantage ended at 13 US cents with investors trading 1,839 stock units, Sterling Investments remained at 2 US cents with 5 shares crossing the exchange, Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 5.89 US cents with investors dealing in 5 stocks and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.18 of a cent and ended at a record 5.4 US cents after an exchange of 243,204 units.
The market closed with an exchange of 334,610 shares for US$19,892, after tumbling from 435,339 stock units at US$184,279 on Tuesday.
Sygnus Credit Investments rose 0.06 of a cent in closing at 5.89 US cents after an exchange of 889 stocks, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share skidded 0.94 of a cent to close at 4 US cents with 2,703 shares crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.04 of a cent to end at 5.22 US cents with investors swapping 267,967 stocks.
The market closed with an exchange of 435,339 shares for US$184,279, up from 135,178 stock units at US$9,177 on Monday, as Productive Business Solutions gobbled up a little over 250,000 shares, valued at $173,082.
Proven Investments skidded 0.2 of a cent to end at 6.4 US cents after an exchange of 8,479 stock units, Quantas Advantage ended at 12 US cents with 3,500 shares crossing the market, Sterling Investments remained at 2 US cents following trading of 421 stocks. Sygnus Credit Investments fell 0.06 of a cent to 5.83 US cents after an exchange of 905 units and Transjamaican Highway slipped 0.01 of one cent to end at 5.26 US cents with investors trading 169,725 stock units.
Quantas Advantage remained at 12 US cents after an exchange of 1,010 stocks, Sterling Investments ended at 2 US cents with investors trading 2,045 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 0.04 of one cent to end at 5.89 US cents with an exchange of 6,027 stocks and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.02 of one cent in closing at 5.27 US cents with 122,361 units passing through the market.
The market closed following trading falling by 57 percent 
The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied a solid 5,202.98 points to finish at a 5-year by a record high of 423,099.82, the JSE Main Index rose 2,502.79 points to settle at 355,579.82 and the JSE Financial Index popped by 0.64 points to end at 68.33. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
NCB Financial climbed $2 to finish at a 52 weeks closing high of $65 after an exchange of 235,149 shares, with the price trading at an intraday high of $66 and more that doubling since August last year. Proven Investments advanced 45 cents to $11.45 with 4,451 stocks passing through the market, Quantas Advantage dipped $1.01 in closing at $19.99 in switching ownership of 146,197 units, Sagicor Group rallied 70 cents to $39.70 with investors trading 4,467 stock units. Sagicor Real Estate Fund slipped 90 cents to $8.10 with 1,030,603 shares crossing the exchange, Scotia Group ended at $58.00 with dealers swapping 37,590 shares and Sygnus Real Estate Finance climbed $1.76 to end at $8.50 with 124 units clearing the market.
Closing prices of stocks trading are those of the last transaction.
Quantas Advantage traded for the first time since listing this week and closed at 12 US cents after an exchange of 2,000 stock units, Sterling Investments rallied 0.39 of a cent to end at 2 US cents after a transfer of 2,000 units, Sygnus Credit Investments declined 0.13 of one cent in closing at 5.85 US cents with 559 stocks passing through the market and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.19 of one cent to close at a record high of 5.29 US cents, with 339,797 shares crossing the exchange.