Trading fell on the JSE Main Market 

February 11, 2026 by

The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market shed over 3,200 points on Wednesday, even as prices of 24 stocks rose, 23 declined and 12 ended firm. Trading resulted in the exchange of 59 securities compared to 63 on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 24 percent and the value 32 percent lower compared to trading on Tuesday.

The market closed with 11,655,439 shares trading worth $101,650,621 after sliding from 15,264,024 stock units at $150,066,974 on Tuesday. Trading averaged 197,550 shares at $1,722,892, after declining from 242,286 stock units at $2,382,015 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 228,163 stock units at $1,841,376 compared to 232,383 shares at $1,857,709 on Tuesday and January with an average of 271,336 stock units at $2,043,022. Transjamaican Highway led trading with 5.49 million shares for 47.1 percent of total volume, followed by Tropical Battery, ended with 1.26 million units for 10.9 percent of the day’s trade and Jamaica Producers, with 873,884 stocks for 7.5 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index skidded 1,472.60 points to end trading at 400,728.57, the JSE Main Index sank 3,288.92 points to close at 341,922.65 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.45 points to close trading at 62.09.
At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 15 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers. The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 17.7. 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.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden declined 60 cents to finish at $30 with 5,589 shares crossing the market, Barita Investments climbed by $1.24 and ended at $70.25 with traders dealing in 176 units, Caribbean Cement rallied $1 to $114 with 13,326 shares changing hands. Eppley fell $1.39 in closing at $32.56 with 1,280 stock units passing through the market, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund skidded $8.50 to end at $38.50 with investors dealing in 1,105 stocks, GraceKennedy rose $1.40 to close at $71.50 with 15,596 units clearing the market. Jamaica Stock Exchange sank 54 cents to $10.66 with investors swapping 202,300 stocks, Massy Holdings climbed 50 cents to $74.50 after an exchange of 6,502 shares, 138 Student Living increased 47 cents to close at $3.47 with investors trading 5,937 stock units. Pan Jamaica gained $2.60 and ended at $48.10 with an exchange of 6,811 shares, Proven Investments shed 74 cents to finish at $13.10 trading 24,712 units, Scotia Group dropped $1.15 to end at $50.10 with a transfer of 98,843 stocks. Seprod dropped $2.14 to close at $78.86 with 5,431 stock units crossing the exchange and Stanley Motta advanced 47 cents to close at $6.50 in trading 199 shares.
In preference segment trading, Jamaica Public Service 7% rose 45 cents to finish at $43.45 after swapping 51 stocks. Jamaica Public Service 9.5% rallied $85 and ended at $2,585 with investors switching ownership of 4 units and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% dipped $4 in closing at $103 after a transfer of 763 stock units.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise state

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Trading surge on JSE US Dollar Market 

February 11, 2026 by
Trading took a notable jump on Wednesday with a 112 percent bounce in the volume of stocks changing hands and a surge of 165 percent in value compared to Tuesday on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange. The market index shed just under 12 points or 4.38 percent, following an exchange of 12 securities, compared with eight on Tuesday, with prices of three rising, six declining and three ending unchanged.

The market closed with an exchange of 702,385 shares for US$64,328 after rallying from 331,797 stock units at US$24,284 on Tuesday.
Trading ended with an average of 58,532 shares at US$5,361 after rising from 41,475 stock units at US$3,036 on Tuesday, with a month to date average of 81,299 units at US$7,728 from 85,503 stocks at US$8,165 on the previous day and January that ended with an average of 80,722 units for US$9,110.
The US Denominated Equities Index dipped 11.61 points to end trading at 253.64. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no 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 9.4. 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 the market, AS Bryden fell 4 cents in closing at 20 US cents, with traders dealing in 340 shares, First Rock Real Estate USD share dropped 0.05 of one cent to 3 US cents after an exchange of 101 stock units, Proven Investments shed 0.98 of one cent to finish at 8 US cents, with investors trading 217,085 shares. Sterling Investments remained at 1.99 US cents in an exchange of 2,100 units, Sygnus Credit Investments slipped 0.01 of a cent to close at 6.09 US cents with 66,785 stocks crossing the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share gained 0.79 of one cent to end at 6.09 US cents after an exchange of 8,465 shares and Transjamaican Highway skidded 0.08 of a cent in closing at 4.17 US cents in trading 401,503 stock units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% ended at US$2 with 2,425 units crossing the exchange, JMMB Group US8.5% fell 2 cents to close at US$1.17 with investors switching ownership of 1,847 stocks. Productive Business Solutions 9.25% popped 60 cents to finish at US$10 with 1,335 units crossing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments 8% rallied US$1.25 and ended at US$11.25 with an exchange of 19 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% remained at US$10 with 380 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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JSE Main Market bounce

February 10, 2026 by
Stocks bounced at the close of trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Tuesday after following an exchange of 63 securities compared to 62 on Monday, with the prices of 22 rising, 27 declining and 14 ending unchanged and resulting in a surge in the market indices. At the close of trading, the value of stocks traded jumped by 68 percent compared to Monday, as the volume increased moderately.

The market closed with the trading of 15,264,024 shares with a value  of $150,066,974, compared with 14,908,834 units for $89,566,329 on Monday.
Trading averaged 242,286 shares at $2,382,015, after rising from 240,465 stock units at $1,444,618 on Monday and month to date, an average of 232,383 stock units at $1,857,709 after increasing from 230,673 shares at $1,767,212 on the previous day, compared with January with an average of 271,336 stock units at $2,043,022.
Lasco Distributors led trading with 4.14 million shares for 27.1 percent of total volume, followed by Transjamaican Highway, with 3.79 million stocks for 24.8 percent of the day’s trade, Sagicor Select Financial Fund closed with 2.18 million stock units for 14.3 percent of the volume traded and Pan Jamaica with 1.66 million shares for 10.9 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 5,105.57 points to 402,201.17, the JSE Main Index climbed 3,752.16 points to end at 345,211.57 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.56 points to 62.54. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 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 17.7. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, AS Bryden dropped $3.33 to close at $30.60 after trading of 55 shares, Barita Investments sank 99 cents to $69.01 after an exchange of 18,979 stocks, Berger Paints rose 35 cents to end at $5.85 with investors swapping 1,316 units. Caribbean Cement advanced $3 and ended at $113 with a transfer of 6,121 shares, Carreras popped $1.45 to close at a 52 weeks high of $22, after hitting an intraday high of $24, with investors exchanging 256,535 stock units, Guardian Holdings declined $13.83 to end at $350 with 140 shares passing through the market. JMMB Group sank 70 cents in closing at $16.90 with traders dealing in 44,185 stock units, Massy Holdings skidded 50 cents to $74 after an exchange of 1,363 stocks, Mayberry Group fell 97 cents to close at $6.01 with investors trading 27,974 units. Pan Jamaica increased 45 cents to end at $45.50 with 1,663,495 shares crossing the market, Sagicor Group dipped 49 cents and ended at $39.90 with an exchange of 175,715 units, Seprod lost 43 cents to finish at $81, with 1,530 stocks crossing the market. Sygnus Real Estate Finance slipped 48 cents to $11 after an exchange of 1,997 stock units and Wisynco Group climbed 91 cents to end at $23.42, after trading of 167,821 shares.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share shed 40 cents in closing at $19 following an exchange of 72,777 units. Jamaica Public Service 9.5% declined $98 to close at $2,500 with investors trading 10 stocks, 138 Student Living preference share gained $27 to finish at $239 after a transfer of 15 stock units, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% shed $9.87 and ended at $1,130 with 87 shares crossing the exchange and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% rallied 50 cents to $107 with investors switching ownership of 2,631 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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JSE USD Market jumps

February 10, 2026 by
Trading pulled back on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with a 20 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded and a 27 percent fall in value compared with Monday. The number of securities trading remained constant, with trading on Monday at 8, with prices of two rising, two declining and four ending unchanged.

The market closed with an exchange of 331,797 shares for US$24,284 after sliding from 415,487 stock units at US$33,408 on Monday.
Trading ended with an average of 41,475 shares at US$3,036, after slipping from 51,936 stock units at US$4,176 on Monday, with a month to date average of 85,503 units at US$8,165 compared with 91,682 stock units at US$8,885 on the previous day and January that ended with an average of 80,722 units for US$9,110.
The US Denominated Equities Index increased 4.47 points to finish at 265.25. 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 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 the market, Productive Business Solutions remained at US$1 with investors trading just 5 shares, Proven Investments popped 0.28 of a cent to 8.98 US cents after an exchange of 100 units, Sterling Investments ended at 1.99 US cents after trading of 8,000 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments remained at 6.1 US cents after a transfer of 29,821 stocks and Transjamaican Highway rallied 0.05 of one cent to close at 4.25 US cents following trading of 292,514 stocks.

In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% lost 0.01 of a cent and ended at US$1.19 with 450 units crossing the market. Productive Business Solutions 9.25% dipped US$1.48 to US$9.40 with investors switching ownership of 607 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% ended at US$10 with 300 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Transjamaican reverses recent declines

February 9, 2026 by
Transjamaican Highway jumped back sharply to winning ways on Monday, with the price surging 50 cents and erasing a big chunk of the fall last week, with investors trading just over 6 million shares, amounting to 41 percent of stocks traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Monday. Overall, the volume of stocks traded jumped 43 percent with a marginally higher value compared to Friday, following trading in 62 securities compared with 63 on Friday, with prices of 23 rising, 22 declining and 17 ending unchanged.

The market closed with 14,908,834 shares trading for $89,566,329 after rising from 10,418,450 stock units at $88,310,564 on Friday.
Trading averaged 240,465 shares at $1,444,618, after increasing from 165,372 stock units at $1,401,755 on Friday and month to date, an average of 230,673 stock units at $1,767,212, compared with 228,670 shares at $1,833,222 on the prior day and January, with an average of 271,336 units at $2,043,022.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 6.14 million shares for 41.2 percent of total volume, followed by QWI Investments, with 2.29 million stocks for 15.3 percent of the day’s trade, Sagicor Select Financial Fund closed with 1.75 million stock units for 11.7 percent of the volume traded and JMMB Group 10% with 1.12 million units for 7.5 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index increased 167.39 points to 397,095.60, the JSE Main Index sank 902.31 points to 341,459.41 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.98 points to 61.98. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 13 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 17.7. 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.
At the close of the market, Caribbean Cement skidded 50 cents to $110 after the transfer of 27,945 shares, Caribbean Producers sank 44 cents to end at $6.35 with 104,105 stock units changing hands, Carreras gained $1 in closing at a record high of $20.55 after an exchange of 657,015 shares. Eppley rose $1.40 to finish at $33.95 in trading of 2,152 stock units, General Accident rose by $1.03 to $6.03 after closing with an exchange of 862 stocks, GraceKennedy shed $1.11 to close at $70 with investors trading 63,348 shares. Guardian Holdings popped $23.83 to $363.83 with an exchange of 537 stock units, Jamaica Producers increased $1.25 to $24 with 146 units passing through the market, JMMB Group climbed 60 cents to end at $17.60 with a transfer of 133,361 stocks. Margaritaville rallied $1.03 to finish at $11.33 as investors exchanged a mere one unit, Mayberry Jamaican Equities rose $1.69 and ended at $7.70 with 704,805 shares clearing the market, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy advanced 80 cents to close at $44.50 after an exchange of 845 shares. NCB Financial lost 76 cents to close at $42 with investors swapping 151,185 stock units, 138 Student Living slipped 36 cents to end at $2.75 in an exchange of 16,345 shares, Portland JSX sank $1.50 to a 52 weeks low of $8.50 with 8,000 stock units crossing the market. Proven Investments popped 35 cents to finish at $13.90 after trading 17,414 stocks, Sagicor Group gained $2.39 and ended at $40.39 with 29,661 stock units crossing the exchange, Seprod dropped $1.37 to close at $81.43 with investors trading 4,622 shares. Stanley Motta fell 48 cents to $6.02 in an exchange of 5,856 units, Supreme Ventures dipped 56 cents and ended at $16.84 with 22,719 stocks passing through the market and Transjamaican Highway increased 50 cents in closing at $6.40 with investors dealing in 6,137,092 stock units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% climbed $98 to close at $2,598 with traders switching ownership of 22 shares, 138 Student Living preference share declined $31.98 to finish at $212 with traders dealing in 53 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% rallied 50 cents to end at $106.50 with 4 units clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Trading bounces on the JSE USD Market  

February 9, 2026 by
Trading jumped on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, following a 133 percent increase in value and a 29 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded compared to Friday. Trading ended with an exchange of eight securities, down from 12 on Friday, with prices of three rising, one declining and four ending unchanged.

The market closed with an exchange of 415,487 shares for US$33,408, following a jump from 321,131 units at US$14,336 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 51,936 shares at US$4,176, up from 26,761 stock units at US$1,195 on Friday, with a month to date average of 91,682 stock units at US$8,885, down from 98,171 stock units at US$9,654 on the previous day and in January, with an average of 80,722 units for US$9,110.
The US Denominated Equities Index skidded 0.12 points to finish at 260.78. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows that no 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 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 the market, First Rock Real Estate USD share ended at 3.05 US cents with 846 shares crossing the market, Proven Investments rose 0.44 of a cent to 8.7 US cents after an exchange of 1,216 stock units, Sterling Investments ended at 1.99 US cents with investors swapping 1,000 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments dipped 0.88 of a cent to end at 6.1 US cents after a transfer of 34,717 units and Transjamaican Highway advanced 0.23 of a cent after closing at 4.2 US cents as investors exchanged 373,331 stock units.

In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% ended at US$2 with a transfer of 3 shares. JMMB Group US8.5% popped 0.01 of a cent to US$1.19 after an exchange of 3,228 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% remained at US$10 in trading 1,146 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

 

 

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Trading cooled on the JSE USD Market

February 6, 2026 by
Trading cooled on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US Dollar Market on Friday, following a 43 percent drop in volume of stocks traded, with a 41 percent lower value than on Thursday. The market closed with an exchange of 12 securities, up from seven on Thursday, with prices of two advancing, five declining and five ending unchanged.

The market ended with an exchange of 321,131 shares for US$14,336 after the volume fell from 563,158 stock units at US$24,398 on Thursday.
Trading ended with an average of 26,761 shares at US$1,195, down from 80,451 stock units at US$3,485 on Thursday, with a month to date average of 98,171 units at US$9,654, after sliding from 121,331 stock units at US$12,397 on the previous day and January that ended with an average of 80,722 units for US$9,110.
The US Denominated Equities Index rose 0.97 points to 260.90. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no 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 9.8. 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 the market, AS Bryden fell 0.99 of one cent to end at 24 US cents after an exchange of 1,204 shares, First Rock Real Estate USD share ended at 3.05 US cents with investors dealing in 1,000 units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy rose 3.7 cents to close at 28.36 US cents with 40 stocks crossing the market. Productive Business Solutions remained at US$1 after an exchange of 10 shares,  Proven Investments fell 0.02 of a cent and ended at 8.26 US cents after swapping 4,429 stock units, Sterling Investments gained 0.22 of a cent to end at 1.99 US cents after a transfer of 14,191 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments slipped 0.01 of a cent in closing at 6.98 US cents, with investors trading 1,176 units and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.03 of a cent to 3.97 US cents, with 298,897 stocks crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% ended at US$2, with investors trading 3 stock units. JMMB Group US8.5% dipped 1 cent and ended at US$1.19 after an exchange of 100 shares, Productive Business Solutions 9.25% remained at US$10.88 with 21 units crossing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments 8% ended at US$10 with a transfer of 60 stocks.
Prices of traded securities are for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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JSE Main Market bounce

February 6, 2026 by
The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market recovered losses incurred from Thursday’s trading, with the JSE Main Market Index bouncing just over 4,100 points on Friday. The volume of stocks traded declined 26 percent and the value slid 19 percent lower compared to Thursday. Investors traded in 63 securities, up from 59 on Thursday, with prices of 22 rising, 26 declining and 15 ending unchanged.

The market closed with 10,418,450 shares trading valued $88,310,564 after falling from 14,157,671 stock units at $109,166,935 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 165,372 shares at $1,401,755, after declining from 239,961 stock units at $1,850,287 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 228,670 stock units at $1,833,222, skidding from 245,285 shares valued at $1,946,482 on the previous day and down from an average of 271,336 stock units at $2,043,022 in January.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 4.87 million shares for 46.8 percent of total volume, followed by Wigton Energy, ending with 1.20 million units for 11.5 percent of the day’s trade and QWI Investments with 674,410 stocks for 6.5 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 3,038.24 points to end at 396,928.21, the JSE Main Index climbed 4,105.61 points to settle at 342,361.72 and the JSE Financial Index advanced 1.01 points to settle at 62.96. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 13 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 17.7. 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.
At the close of trading, Berger Paints skidded 65 cents to finish at $5.50 after an exchange of 280 shares, Caribbean Cement lost $1.50 to end at $110.50 with a transfer of 6,961 units, Eppley dropped $1.30 to close at $32.55 with the trading of11,360 shares. General Accident sank $1 to end at $5 with an exchange of 56,828 stock units, Guardian Holdings increased $1.95 in closing at $340 with 1,475 stocks passing through the market, Jamaica Producers shed $1.25 to close at $22.75 as traders switched ownership of 39,366 shares. JMMB Group declined 78 cents to $17 after swapping 25,975 units, Kingston Wharves slipped 40 cents to close at $36.20 in an exchange of 42,320 stocks, Massy Holdings fell 75 cents and ended at $74.50 after trading of 59,403 stock units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities dropped $1.79 in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of interest in $6.01 in an exchange of 20,000 shares, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy popped $5.70 to end at $43.70 with traders dealing in 31 units, Pan Jamaica slipped $2.87 to finish at $45.03 after an exchange of 53,036 stocks. Proven Investments sank 70 cents to $13.55 in trading 5,251 stock units, Sagicor Group gained 39 cents to finish at $38 with 18,673 shares passing through the market, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rose 72 cents and ended at $7.50 with investors dealing in 2,944 units. Seprod rallied 80 cents to close at $82.80 with 1,515 stocks crossing the market, Supreme Ventures advanced 89 cents to end at $17.40 with investors trading 334,309 stock units, West Indies Petroleum climbed 65 cents in closing at $10.75 with 13,116 shares clearing the market and Wisynco Group skidded 38 cents to $22.62 after a transfer of 26,680 stock units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.75% preference share increased 48 cents and ended at $18.50 with 638 stocks crossing the exchange, Jamaica Public Service 7% jumped $5.95 to close at $43 with investors swapping 60 units. Jamaica Public Service 9.5% lost $99 to end at $2,500 with investors trading one stock, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% rallied $174.87 to $1,139.87 with an exchange of 86 units and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% rose $3 to finish at $106 with 500 shares switching owners.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Slippage for JSE USD Market

February 5, 2026 by
The US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange lost ground on Thursday following an exchange of seven securities, compared with eight on Wednesday, with prices of four rising, two declining and one ending unchanged. Trading resulted in the volume of stocks changing hands declining by 75 percent and the value ending 69 percent lower than on Wednesday.
The market closed with an exchange of 563,158 shares for US$24,398 after tumbling from 2,237,272 stock units at US$79,651 on Wednesday.

Trading ended with an average of 80,451 shares at US$3,485, dropping from 279,659 stock units at US$9,956 on Wednesday, with a month to date average of 121,331 units at US$12,397 compared with 130,870 stock units at US$14,477 on the previous day and January that ended with an average of 80,722 units for US$9,110.
The US Denominated Equities Index skidded 2.75 points to finish at 259.93. 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 9.8 . 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 the market, AS Bryden slipped 0.01 of a cent and ended at 24.99 US cents in an exchange of one share, Proven Investments dropped 0.52 of a cent to 8.28 US cents with traders dealing in 43,761 stock units,  Sterling Investments gained 0.08 of a cent in closing at 1.77 US cents after exchanging 12,325 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments popped 0.29 of a cent to close at 6.99 US cents after trading of 3,276 units and Transjamaican Highway increased 0.07 of one cent to finish at 4 US cents after an exchange of 503,768 stocks.In the preference segment, AS Bryden 6% remained at US$1 with investors dealing in 4 units and Productive Business Solutions 9.25% climbed 8 cents in closing at US$10.88 with 23 stocks crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Sagicor & Guardian knock JSE Main Market

February 5, 2026 by
Winning stocks edged out losers on The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Thursday, the JSE Main Index slipped by 1.19 percent and wiped out just over 4,000 points, as declines in Guardian Group and Sagicor Group inflicted most of the damage. At the close of the market, the volume of stocks traded fell 38 percent and the value declined by 45 percent compared with Wednesday, following the exchange of 59 securities, up from 57 on Wednesday, with prices of 25 rising, 22 declining and 12 ending unchanged.

The market closed with 14,157,671 shares trading for $109,166,935, falling from 22,998,547 stock units at $198,140,943 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 239,961 shares at $1,850,287, falling from 403,483 units at $3,476,157 on Wednesday. Trading month to date, closed with an average of 245,285 stock units valued at $1,948,483, in alignment with 247,021 shares at $1,977,838 on the previous day and January, with an average of 271,336 stock units at $2,043,022.
On a day of low trading activity, Transjamaican Highway was the only stock trading in excess of a million shares after it closed trading with 10.43 million units for 73.6 percent of total volume, followed by Wigton Energy ending with 846,956 stock units for 6 percent of the day’s trade and JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028, with 482,716 stocks for 3.4 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index skidded 3,821.13 points to settle at 393,889.97, the JSE Main Index declined 4,058.20 points to end at 338,256.11 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 1.69 points to conclude trading at 61.95. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight 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 17.6. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden rose $3.47 to $33.97 after trading of 100 shares, Caribbean Cement rose $3 to $112 following trading of 36,114 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rallied $2.03 to finish at $47.03 after a transfer of 1,762 shares. Guardian Holdings sank $26.95 and ended at $338.05 after an exchange of 27,045 stock units, Jamaica Producers rallied $1.25 to end at $24 with 584 units crossing the market, Kingston Wharves shed 40 cents to close at $36.60 in trading 19,539 stocks. Lasco Manufacturing increased 36 cents to $6.56 with 2,535 units passing through the market, Massy Holdings climbed $1.25 to end at $75.25 with an exchange of 12,565 shares, Sagicor Group lost $2.89, in closing at $37.61 with 111,070 stock units clearing the market. Sagicor Real Estate Fund slipped $1.20 to finish at $6.78 with investors trading 25,009 shares, Scotia Group gained $1.27 and ended at $51.40 with 69,702 units switching owners, Seprod popped $3.89 to close at $82 with traders dealing in 6,621 stock units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance climbed 93 cents to $11.48 in an exchange of 32 stock units and Wisynco Group rose 50 cents to $23, with investors trading 255,924 shares.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% sank $5.95 and ended at $37.05 after an exchange of 507 units. Sygnus Credit Investments 10% dipped $3.50 to $103 with investors dealing in 500 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% gained 89 cents to end at $100 with one stock unit crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities traded are for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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