Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Monday, starting the month off negatively, with the volume of stocks traded declining 74 percent and the value 37 percent lower than on Friday, with Transjamaican Highway accounting for the bulk of trading with 73 percent of the volume exchanged. The market closed with trading in 58 securities compared with 57 on Friday, with prices of just 15 rising, while 32 declined and 11 ended unchanged.
The market closed with 10,964,961 shares being traded at $68,378,275 compared to 42,767,820 stock units at $107,809,982 on Friday.
Trading averaged 189,051 shares at $1,178,936 compared to 750,313 stocks at $1,891,403 on Friday up from October with an average of 210,503 stock units at $1,467,012.
Transjamaican Highway was the leading trade with 7.95 million shares for 72.5 percent of total volume, followed by JMMB 9.5% , which ended with 1.03 million units for 9.4 percent of the day’s trade and Carreras with 447,684 stocks for 4.1 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index declined 1,941.68 points to wrap up trading at 366,505.94, the JSE Main Index skidded 3,047.82 points to settle at 319,772.93 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.91 points to settle at 66.24. 
At the close of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 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 13.3. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of market activities, Carreras sank 35 cents to $17.65 with investors dealing in 447,684 shares, Guardian Holdings dropped $44.36 to $337.64, with 100 stocks crossing the exchange, Jamaica Producers climbed 49 cents to end at $24.49, with 1,823 shares changing hands. Mayberry Jamaican Equities lost 92 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $8.50 with a transfer of 17,286 units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy rose 40 cents to finish at $42 after 767 stock units crossed the market, NCB Financial skidded 38 cents and ended at $41 in trading 34,926 shares. Seprod sank $1 to $81 and closed with an exchange of 2,817 units and Sygnus Real Estate Finance dipped 40 cents and ended at $8.10 after a transfer of 4,104 stocks.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share fell $10 to finish at $255, after 6 stock units passed through the market. Productive Business Solutions 10.5% declined $145 in closing at $1,010 in an exchange of 372 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments 10% shed $4.78 to end at $100 with traders dealing in 4,000 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% rallied $4.90 to close at $104.90 in an exchange of 1 unit.Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

The market closed with an exchange of 232,839 shares for US$24,914, up from 17,043 stocks at US$10,544 on Friday.
The market closed with 42,767,820 shares trading for $107,809,982, with trading soared from 11,709,850 units at $63,409,333 on Thursday.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 676.16 points to wrap up trading at 368,447.62, the JSE Main Index fell 1,021.05 points to finish at 322,820.75 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.28 points to 67.15. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The market closed with an exchange of 17,043 shares for US$10,544, jumping from 9,916 stocks at US$2,439 on Thursday.
The market closed with 11,709,850 shares traded worth $63,409,333 compared to 7,520,061 stock units at $49,523,282 on Friday.
At the close of the market, Caribbean Cement lost $2.50 to end at $90 with traders dealing in 19,502 shares, Carreras sank 50 cents in closing at $18 after an exchange of 234,764 stocks, Eppley fell 50 cents to $34 with investors trading 955 shares. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rallied $1 to finish at $42 with 110 stock units clearing the market, GraceKennedy shed $1 and ended at $72 in trading 24,289 stock units, Guardian Holdings sank $7 to close at $375 with 6,000 shares crossing the market. JMMB Group popped 38 cents to $17.88 as investors exchanged 2,300 units, Kingston Wharves dipped $1.20 in closing at $28.60 after the trading of 4,789 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing gained 45 cents and ended at $6.70 with 7,945 stock units crossing the market. Pan Jamaica rose 90 cents to close at $50 with investors dealing in 27,019 shares,
The market closed with 7,520,061 shares trading for $49,523,282, down from 10,363,654 stock units at $145,134,187 on Thursday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.5. 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.
The market closed with an exchange of 24,870 shares for US$3,934 compared to 107,676 stocks at US$8,375 on Thursday.
The market closed with an exchange of 107,676 shares for US$8,375 compared to 787,325 stocks at US$33,574 on Wednesday.
The market closed with trading of 10,363,654 shares at $145,134,187 compared with 17,740,083 stocks at $182,300,899 on Wednesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.5. 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.