Transjamaican Highway controlled 97 percent of shares traded, with only 253,931 units trading. The US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed lower compared to Thursday, resulting from the volume of stocks trading rising 18 percent and the value dipping moderately, compared to Wednesday. Investors were engaged in trading 14 securities, up from 10 on Wednesday with prices of three rising, two declining and nine ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of of a mere 262,300 shares for US$15,870 compared with 221,580 stock units at US$16,385 on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 18,736 shares at US$1,134 after decreasing from 22,158 stock units at US$1,639 on Wednesday, with the month to date averaging 66,305 units at US$4,286, after sliding from 82,954 stock units at US$5,390 on the previous day and March with an average of 93,192 units for US$48,041.
The US Denominated Equities Index sank 7.54 points to close trading at 259.75. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 9.9. The PE ratio is derived by dividing the last traded price by earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the earnings per share used in this report for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, AS Bryden ended at 22.9 US cents after an exchange of 656 shares, First Rock Real Estate USD share remained at 3 US cents with 176 units crossing the market, Margaritaville closed unchanged at 7 US cents after a transfer of 457 stocks. Productive Business Solutions ended at US$1.02 with investors trading 150 shares, Proven Investments skidded 0.87 of a cent and ended at 7.11 US cents in an exchange of 2,075 stock units, 
Sterling Investments ended at 1.98 US cents with investors swapping 345 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments climbed 0.08 of a cent and ended at 6.38 US cents with an exchange of 791 stocks, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 4.5 US cents with 535 units crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway ended at 4.54 US cents in switching ownership of 253,931 stock units.
In the preference share segment, JMMB Group US8.5% fell 23.2 cents to close at US$1.02 with traders dealing in 3,046 shares, AS Bryden 6% ended at US$1 with just three stock units crossing the exchange, Productive Business Solutions 9.25% ended at US$10.99 in trading 16 stocks. Sygnus Credit Investments 8% rose 25 cents to US$10.25 with 35 units passing through the market and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% gained 8 cents to end at US$10 with investors trading 84 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 14,404,352 shares being traded with a value of $116,400,565 after plunging from 31,352,045 stock units at a value of $440,141,748 on Wednesday.
The Main Market ended trading with the average PE Ratio of 20.7. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
Mayberry Jamaican Equities increased 41 cents to finish at $7.46 with 1,005 shares crossing the exchange, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dropped $11.99 in closing at $32.01 with traders dealing in 3 stock units, Portland JSX shed $1.25 to end at $8 after an exchange of 509 stock units. Proven Investments advanced 42 cents to $12.48 with investors swapping 392 units, Sagicor Group fell $2 and ended at $40 with an exchange of 261,574 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund dropped 70 cents in closing at $9.50 after trading of 11,812 units. Scotia Group rose 50 cents to close at $50.50 in switching ownership of 213,854 stocks, Seprod rallied $5.95 to end at $83.45 with investors trading 1,764 stock units, Supreme Ventures increased 46 cents to finish at $14.01 in an exchange of 97,232 shares and West Indies Petroleum popped $2.15 and ended at $11.15 with 30,682 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of just 221,580 shares for US$16,385 compared to 406,384 stock units at US$21,373 on Tuesday.
Sterling Investments rallied 0.3 of a cent to finish at 1.98 US cents after an exchange of 677 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments declined 0.08 of one cent and ended at 6.3 US cents with investors dealing in 4,915 units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 4.5 US cents with 2,828 stocks crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.05 of a cent to close at 4.54 US cents with traders dealing in 193,339 shares.
The market closed with 31,352,045 shares trading for $440,141,748 after an increase from 25,845,084 units at $309,012,147 on Tuesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 19.7. The JSE Main and the 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 2026.
Margaritaville increased 95 cents to end at $12.15 as investors exchanged 75 shares, Massy Holdings advanced $1 and ended at $72.50 with 13,451 units crossing the market, NCB Financial skidded 42 cents to finish at $43.03 after an exchange of 18,257 stocks. Proven Investments fell $1.70 to $12.06 with investors dealing in 9,566 stock units, Seprod declined $3.90 in closing at $77.50 in switching ownership of 2,864,147 shares, Supreme Ventures slipped 45 cents to close at $13.55 with investors trading 724,003 stocks and West Indies Petroleum fell $2.05 to end at $9 with 27,819 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The All Jamaican Composite Index shed 4,327.22 points to 401,261.86, the JSE Main Index declined 3,590.53 points to close at 340,876.51, while the JSE Financial Index dipped by 0.70 points to settle at 63.14. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five ended with lower offers. The market closed with 25,845,084 shares trading for $309,012,147 after jumping from18,875,786 stock units at $172,618,714 on Thursday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 20.2. The JSE Main and the 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 2026.
Proven Investments slipped 51 cents and ended at $13.76 in an exchange of 4,982 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund sank 99 cents to finish at $10after trading 13,701 units, Scotia Group skidded 53 cents to $49.87 in trading 12,948 stocks. Seprod popped 40 cents to $81.40 after an exchange of 1,668 stock units and Supreme Ventures dipped 49 cents to close at $14 with 19,181,458 shares clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Proven Investments ended at 7.99 US cents in trading 16,560 stock units, after the price hit an intraday 52 weeks low of 7 cents, Sterling Investments slipped 0.3 of a cent to close at 1.68 US cents with 10,000 shares crossing the exchange. Sygnus Credit Investments gained 0.01 of a cent to 6.38 US cents with investors dealing in 515 units and Transjamaican Highway sank 0.18 of one cent and ended at 4.49 US cents with a transfer of 377,175 stocks, with the stock trading ex-dividend today.
The market closed with an exchange of 246,904 shares for US$54,386, down from 2,443,294 stock units at US$123,451 on Wednesday.
Sterling Investments remained at 1.98 US cents, with 4,990 units clearing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 6.37 US cents with investors dealing in 1,560 shares. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 4.5 US cents in an exchange of 312 stock units and Transjamaican Highway climbed 0.02 of a cent in closing at 4.67 US cents with investors trading 174,984 units.
The market closed with 18,875,786 shares and ending with a value of $172,618,714, in comparison with 19,892,430 stocks at $135,267,009 on Wednesday.
At the close, AS Bryden slipped $1.70 in closing at $27.60, after 3,657 shares passed through the market, Barita Investments sank 49 cents to $69.30 in an exchange of 1,015 stock units, Berger Paints dipped 68 cents to close at $5.02 with investors trading 8,296 stocks. Caribbean Cement fell $3.49 to end at $104.50 with an exchange of 31,195 shares, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund popped $2.70 and ended at $44.70, with 5,943 stock units changing hands, Guardian Holdings climbed $4.95 to finish at $329.95 with a transfer of 275 shares. Jamaica Producers increased $1.24 to $23.74 after an exchange of 9 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange dropped 69 cents to finish at $12.21 in trading 7,755 stocks, JMMB Group gained 60 cents and ended at $17.10 after a transfer of 13,776 stock units. Kingston Properties rose $1.30 to close at $13.80, with 6,014 shares crossing the exchange, Kingston Wharves shed $1.85 in closing at $35.50 with investors dealing in 18,689 stock units, Margaritaville declined 81 cents to end at $11.19 after an exchange of 4,951 stocks. Massy Holdings advanced 93 cents in closing at $72.43 after trading of 1,777 units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities rallied 42 cents to $7.10 in an exchange of 52 shares, NCB Financial lost $1.92 to finish at $43 with investors swapping 443,847 stock units. 
Pan Jamaica skidded 75 cents and ended at $48.25, with 2,143 units crossing the market, Proven Investments popped 42 cents to close at $14.27 in switching ownership of 691 stocks, Seprod sank 75 cents to end at $81, with 502 shares clearing the market. Stanley Motta shed 46 cents in closing at $6.53 as investors exchanged 155 stocks, Supreme Ventures sank 48 cents to a 52 weeks closing low of $14.49 and closed with an exchange of 3,228,392 units and Wisynco Group advanced 50 cents and ended at $22 with investors trading 72,364 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 2,443,294 shares with a value of US$123,451 up from 416,369 stock units at US$27,146 on Tuesday.
ygnus Credit Investments gained 0.36 of one cent to end at 6.37 US cents with 200 stocks crossing the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 4.5 US cents with investors dealing in 40,106 stock units and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.32 of a cent to close at 4.65 US cents with trading in 2,244,961 shares.
The market closed with 19,892,430 shares trading for $135,267,009, down from with 50,208,689 stock units at $552,584,464 on Tuesday.
At the close of trading, Barita Investments popped 49 cents to end at $69.79 with investors trading 3,754 shares, Eppley slipped $1.50 to end at $35.50 with 1,744 stocks crossing the exchange, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund sank $3.50 to $42 after trading in 100 shares. GraceKennedy increased 40 cents to finish at $70.40 in an exchange of 13,772 stock units, Guardian Holdings climbed $8 and ended at $325 with 275 stock units clearing the market, Jamaica Producers lost 50 cents to close at $22.50 after a transfer of 46,873 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange rose 80 cents to $12.90 in trading 4,684 stock units, JMMB Group sank 75 cents to close at $16.50 with 26,205 stocks passing through the market, Kingston Properties declined $1.87 in closing at $12.50 as investors exchanged 3,862 units. Margaritaville shed $1.08 to end at $12 with 121 stocks changing hands, Massy Holdings dropped 95 cents and ended at $71.50 after an exchange of 2,657 shares, 
Mayberry Jamaican Equities fell 77 cents to finish at $6.68 with investors trading 47,572 stock units. NCB Financial gained $1.41 to $44.92 after an exchange of 23,608 units, Pan Jamaica skidded $4.50 to close at $49 with a transfer of 545 shares, Proven Investments dipped 65 cents in closing at $13.85 with 3,508 units crossing the market. Sagicor Real Estate Fund rallied $1.14 to end at $11 following trading of 1,148 stock units, Seprod sank $1.55 to finish at $81.75 in an exchange of 1,940 stock units, Supreme Ventures skidded $1.91 and ended at $14.97 with traders dealing in 913,790 shares and Wisynco Group fell 50 cents to $21.50 with 99,191 stock units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.