Investors exchanged 54 percent fewer shares with a two percent greater value than on Thursday, on the Jamaica Stock Exchange USD Market closed on Friday, resulting from an exchange of eight securities, compared with seven on Thursday, with prices of three rising, one declining and four ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 200,040 shares for US$20,497, from 436,513 stocks at US$20,849 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 25,005 shares at US$2,562 compared to 62,359 stocks at US$2,978 on Thursday, with a month to date average of 43,540 units at US$2,657 compared with 44,556 stocks at US$2,662 on the previous day and well below June with an average of 591,343 units for US$19,218.
The US Denominated Equities Index sank 1.57 points to conclude trading at 203.57. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the most frequently used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 10.3. The PE ratio is calculated based on last traded prices divided by projected earnings, computed by ICInsider.com for companies with financial year ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, Productive Business Solutions ended at US$1.18 with investors exchanging 58 shares, Proven Investments remained at 10.38 US cents with 7,293 stock units crossing the market, Sterling Investments closed at 2.1 US cents after an exchange of 15,696 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments rose 0.51 of a cent to end at 7.57 US cents, with an exchange of 6,850 stock units and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.03 of a cent in closing at 2.3 US cents, with investors passing 157,350 stocks through the market.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% ended at US$1.10 with an exchange of 12,674 shares. Productive Business Solutions 9.25% rallied 30 cents to US$10.80 with an exchange of 59 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments 8% increased 5 cents to finish at US$9.65 with 60 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with only 5,916,747 shares trading for $90,178,691, with falling from 20,743,087 stocks valued at $214,214,112 on Tuesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 20.6. 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.
Pan Jamaica rallied $1.49 to close at $48.99 with 335 shares crossing the exchange, Proven Investments shed $2.78 to finish at $10.22 with 4,332 units changing hands, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rose 39 cents and ended at $9.84 in an exchange of 1,344 stock units. Seprod climbed $2.50 to end at $77.50 with 114,233 shares being traded, Supreme Ventures sank 45 cents in closing at $16.80 with investors dealing in 336,759 shares and Sygnus Real Estate Finance dipped 39 cents to finish at $10.50 with a transfer of 283 units.
The market closed with an exchange of 290,134 shares for US$24,809, surging from 88,568 stocks at US$13,671 on Thursday.
At the close of the trading day, Caribbean Cement shed $1.99 and ended at $86 with trading of 1,782 shares, Eppley popped $2.85 to $32.55 after trading of 7 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund increased $3.19 to end at $41.19 with investors switching ownership of 7 shares. Guardian Holdings climbed 68 cents in closing at $320, with an exchange of 42 stocks, Jamaica Broilers rose 87 cents to close at $25.85 in an exchange of 13,082 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange dropped 94 cents to finish at $11.56 with 62,904 shares changing hands. Kingston Wharves rallied $2.34 and ended at $32.45 in an exchange of 9,618 stock units, Mayberry Group advanced 46 cents to $7.20 as traders exchanged 5,012 stocks, NCB Financial gained $1.60 to end at $35.80 after an exchange of 1,431,031 units. Pan Jamaica popped 70 cents in closing at $49.70 with 201,956 stocks crossing the market, Sagicor Group lost 46 cents to finish at $39.52 with a transfer of 13,433 shares,
Scotia Group dipped 84 cents to close at $52 with investors dealing in 28,975 stock units. Seprod fell 51 cents to $79.49 after a transfer of 4,957 stock units, Sterling Investments gained 41 cents to finish at $3.71 with traders dealing in 49,719 stocks, Supreme Ventures rose 74 cents and ended at $20.29 after an exchange of 5,681 units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance climbed 80 cents to end at $8.05 with investors swapping 125 shares and Wisynco Group skidded 52 cents in closing at $18.86 with 14,595 stock units crossing the exchange.
The market closed with an exchange of 88,568 shares for US$13,671, with a drop from 221,759 stocks to US$20,033 on Wednesday.
The market closed with 8,189,546 shares trading for $40,860,657, from 6,826,566 stock units at $50,022,042 on Tuesday.
The All Jamaican Composite Index declined 1,049.80 points to 351,870.03, the JSE Main Index lost 795.20 points to finish at 305,067.91 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.17 points to 62.71. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 12 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
NCB Financial shed $1.11 to close at $35.89 with 247,572 shares changing hands. Sagicor Group sank $1.02 to end at $39.98 in an exchange of 579 units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund advanced 83 cents in closing at $7.98 with 200 stocks passing through the market, Supreme Ventures declined by 47 cents to finish at $19.55 after an exchange of 95,968 shares and Wisynco Group popped 57 cents and ended at $19.37 in trading 30,851 stocks.
The market closed with an exchange of 221,759 shares for US$20,033, up from 181,959 stocks at US$12,055 on Tuesday.
The market closed with an exchange of 181,959 shares worth US$12,055, down from 353,790 stocks at US$13,093 on Monday.
The market closed with trading of 10,127,598 shares for $54,364,045, falling from 12,681,799 stock units at $103,301,856 on Friday.
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 the financial year ending around August 2025.
The market closed with an exchange of 353,790 shares for US$13,093, falling precipitously from 2,482,008 stocks at US$72,123 on Friday.