Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Friday, with the volume of stocks passing through the market rising 27 percent with an 11 percent greater value compared with Thursday, following trading in 59 securities compared with 57 on Thursday, with prices of 18 rising, 27 declining, and 14 ending unchanged, resulting in a fall in the value of the market.
The market closed with 15,074,139 shares trading for $85,730,529, up from 11,880,585 stock units worth $77,159,297 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 255,494 shares at $1,453,060, well over 208,431 stocks at $1,353,672 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 228,049 stock units at $1,943,127 compared with 220,884 shares at $2,071,065 on the preceding day and May that ended with an average of 328,145 stock units at $2,328,972.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 5.64 million shares for 37.5 percent of the total volume, followed by Wigton Energy with 5.23 million stocks for 34.7 percent of the day’s trade and QWI Investments with 1.79 million units for 11.9 percent of the overall volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index lost 2,185.94 points to wrap up trading at 396,087.73, the JSE Main Index dropped 3,255.93 points to end at 336,149.93 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.52 points to 63.51. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.8. 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, AS Bryden fell $3.20 to end at $23.50 after 4,493 shares passed through the market, Berger Paints rallied by 53 cents to $5.65, following an exchange of 200 stock units, First Rock Real Estate rose 71 cents to $7.86 after trading of 100 shares. General Accident fell $2.13 to end at $7.98 with trading of 134,586 stock units, Guardian Holdings sank $19.99 in closing at $320 after an exchange of 5,759 units, JMMB Group slipped by 70 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $14.50, following trading of 212,477 shares. Kingston Wharves lost $2.38 to close at $35.02 after an exchange of 4,200 stock units, Mayberry Group shed $1.37 to finish at $5.03 with a transfer of 1,439 stocks, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy declined 90 cents and ended at $36.50, with 5,000 units crossing the exchange. NCB Financial sank 45 cents to close at $51.55 after a transfer of 10,487 stocks, Pan Jamaica gained 98 cents to end at $45.98 with investors dealing in 2,956 units, Sagicor Group popped $1 to $40 in an exchange of 20,685 shares. 
Sygnus Real Estate Finance rose 49 cents to $8.50 with investors trading 3,080 stocks and West Indies Petroleum skidded $1.23 in closing at $8.06, with 39,875 shares clearing the market.
In the preference segment, the Jamaica Public Service 7% increased $5.87 to close at $35.40, with investors trading 2,285 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments 10% climbed $1.23 and ended at $110, with 9 shares changing hands and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% dropped $5.50 to end at $101 after investors exchanged 370 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 11,880,585 shares trading worth $77,159,297, increasing from 9,753,182 stocks at $75,380,369 on Wednesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.4. 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.
Proven Investments sank $1.39 to finish at $11 after a transfer of 40 stock units. Sagicor Group climbed 49 cents and ended at $39 with investors dealing in 22,998 shares, Sygnus Real Estate Finance rose 61 cents to $8.01 with a transfer of 131 stock units and West Indies Petroleum advanced 41 cents to end at $9.29 with 20,407 stocks clearing the market.
Prices of stocks traded are the last transaction unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with just 9,753,182 shares trading for $75,380,369 from 10,286,197 stock units at $66,247,560 on Tuesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.4. ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios based on last traded prices and earnings forecasted for the fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Mayberry Group advanced $1.41 to close at $6.41, in an exchange of just one unit, NCB Financial dropped 70 cents in closing at $52 with investors trading 58,246 stocks. Pan Jamaica sank $1.50 to finish at $45 after an exchange of 240,319 units, Sagicor Group dipped $1.74 to $38.51 with a transfer of 4,984 stocks, Scotia Group lost 50 cents to end at $53.50 after an exchange of 12,925 shares. Seprod slipped $1 to $75 after a transfer of 9,945 stock units and West Indies Petroleum rose 82 cents to finish at $8.88 with 47,164 shares clearing the market.
Prices of traded stocks are for the last transaction unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 1,063,465 shares for US$54,678 up sharply from 112,843 stock units at US$16,717 on Tuesday.
Proven Investments fell 0.89 of a cent to close at 6.1 US cents with 40,000 stock units passing through the market, Sterling Investments shed 0.3 of a cent in closing at 1.7 US cents in an exchange of 4,680 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments lost 0.39 of one cent to end at 5.6 US cents with 26,000 units crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway sank 0.35 of one cent to 4.4 US cents with a transfer of 988,713 stocks.
The market closed with 10,286,197 shares trading for $66,247,560 after sliding from 17,999,843 shares for $249,273,407on Monday.
At the close of trading, AS Bryden increased by $2.70 and ended at $26.70 after a transfer of 39 shares, Barita Investments declined $1 to $68.50 in an exchange of 199 units, Berger Paints shed 54 cents to finish at $5.22 with trading of 218 stock units. Caribbean Producers sank 75 cents to close at $5.15 after exchanging 144,496 shares, Eppley skidded 70 cents to end at $34.60 in switching ownership of 1,083 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund popped $3.30 in closing at $45.50 with 580 shares crossing the exchange. GraceKennedy sank 99 cents to $69.01 with 99,813 stocks changing hands, Guardian Holdings slipped $11 to end at $319 with an exchange of 3,139 units, Jamaica Producers fell 45 cents in closing at $22.07, following trading of 3,114 stock units. Jamaica Stock Exchange advanced 40 cents and ended at $10.45 with a transfer of 7,451 shares, JMMB Group dropped 50 cents to close at $15.50 with investors swapping 12,450 units, Mayberry Group lost $1.42 to stop at $5 after a transfer of 63,639 stocks. 
Pan Jamaica dipped 49 cents to $46.50 in trading 1,111 stock units, Sagicor Group rose 75 cents to finish at $40.25 after an exchange of 20,088 shares, Seprod lost $4.74 and ended at $76 with investors trading 41,449 units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance dropped $1.10 to end at $7.40 after an exchange of 3,484 stocks and West Indies Petroleum fell 94 cents to $8.06 with investors dealing in 6,098 stock units.
Prices of stocks traded are those of the last transaction unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of just 112,843 shares for a mere US$16,717 in contrast to 294,791 stocks at US$14,575 on Monday.
First Rock Real Estate USD share remained at 2.88 US cents with an exchange of 20 shares, Productive Business Solutions skidded 5.01 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of 45 US cents after the trading of 12,802 units, Proven Investments rallied 0.09 of a cent to 6.99 US cents after an exchange of 7,742 shares. Sterling Investments ended at 2 US cents with investors trading 995 stocks and Transjamaican Highway increased 0.05 of a cent to finish at 4.75 US cents after a transfer of 85,809 stock units.
The market closed following 
The Main Market ended with an average PE Ratio of 15.3 at the close of trading. ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts for companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Sagicor Group skidded $1.50 in closing at $39.50 with investors swapping 101,043 shares, Stanley Motta gained 50 cents and ended at $7 with 30 stock units clearing the market, Sterling Investments advanced 49 cents to finish at $3.20 in an exchange of 16,114 units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance fell $1.50 to $8.50 following trading of 1,114 stocks and West Indies Petroleum slipped 49 cents to $9 in an exchange of 47,236 units.
The closing prices of stocks are for the last transaction unless otherwise stated.
The market closed after an exchange of 294,791 shares for US$14,575, after sliding from 351,502 stocks at US$19,547 on Friday.
Proven Investments remained at 6.9 US cents with trading of 6,002 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments sank 0.01 of one cent to finish at 5.99 US cents with an exchange of 20,279 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share shed 0.85 of a cent to close at 4.4 US cents with 16,500 shares clearing the market and Transjamaican Highway gained 0.19 of a cent to end at 4.7 US cents with a transfer of 250,787 units.In the preference share segment, JMMB Group US8.5% closed at US$1.10 with investors swapping 74 stocks and AS Bryden 6% popped 15.13 cents in closing at US$1 after a transfer of 3 stock units.Prices of stocks are those for the last transaction unless otherwise stated.
Margaritaville ended at 5.87 US cents after an exchange of 71 stocks, Productive Business Solutions popped 2 cents to 55 US cents with trading in 2,650 shares. Proven Investments rallied 0.89 of a cent in closing at 6.9 US cents with an exchange of 64,801 stock units, Sterling Investments remained at 2 US cents following trading of 224 units, Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 6 US cents in an exchange of 14,587 shares and Transjamaican Highway slipped 0.09 of a cent to 4.51 US cents with investors trading 268,970 stock units.
Market activity soared to 86,182,062 shares trading valued $259,773,986, rising from 37,670,421 stocks worth $170,868,876 on Thursday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.6. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios for the JSE Main and the USD Market based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts for companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Massy Holdings gained 40 cents and ended at $72.40 with 4,483 units clearing the market. Mayberry Group sank 79 cents to $5.51 in the trading of 10,469 shares, Proven Investments advanced 98 cents to $12.98 after an exchange of 253,614 stock units, Sagicor Group rallied $2 to close at $41, with trading of 195,053 stocks. Scotia Group rose $1 to $54 in an exchange of 44,087 units, Seprod skidded $1 to finish at $81 with investors swapping 56,437 shares and Sterling Investments fell 79 cents to a 52 weeks low of $2.71 with 22,978 stocks crossing the exchange.
Prices of stocks trading, are those of the last transaction unless otherwise stated.