Following the closure of the market on Labour Day on Friday, trading surged on Monday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market, with a 65 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded carrying a 24 percent lower value than on Thursday, with trading in 59 securities compared with 56 on Thursday and ended with prices of only seven rising, 36 declining and 16 ending unchanged.
The market closed with 9,762,580 shares trading for $56,407,184, increasing from 5,906,767 stock units at $74,251,622 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 165,467 shares at $956,054 compared to 105,478 stocks at $1,325,922 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 237,845 units at $1,918,847, slightly down from 242,467 shares at $1,980,324 on the previous day and April with an average of 1,417,136 stock units at $6,010,754.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 4.26 million shares for 43.6 percent of total volume, followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund which ended with 1.43 million stocks for 14.7 percent of the day’s trade, Wigton Energy closed with 1.13 million stock units for 11.5 percent of the volume traded and Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund with 1.06 million shares for 10.9 percent of market trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 19.55 points to finish at 367,407.81, the JSE Main Index sank 1,636.91 points to 318,273.51 and the JSE Financial Index dropped 1.01 points to finish at 66.62. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 16 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 12.5. 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 2025.
At the close of trading, Berger Paints dropped 59 cents to end at $7.01 with investors ending up trading 4,098 shares, Caribbean Cement sank 90 cents to $80 after a transfer of 25,270 stocks, with Eppley Caribbean Property Fund dropping $7.43 in closing at $38.01, with investors swapping 234 shares. First Rock Real Estate lost 90 cents to finish at $8.60 in an exchange of 2,123 stock units, Guardian Holdings declined $33 and ended at $327 with investors trading 7 units, Jamaica Broilers fell 87 cents to close at $28 with traders passing 6,641 stocks through the market. Jamaica Producers sank $1.42 to $22.08 in trading 108 shares, Massy Holdings skidded 58 cents to finish at $76.42 with 15,613 stock units crossing the market, Mayberry Group dipped 35 cents and ended at $7 with investors trading 559 units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities shed 59 cents to end at $9 with 499 stocks changing hands, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy lost $6.70 in closing at $57.30 with investors dealing in a mere one unit, 
NCB Financial fell $1 to close at $43 with 32,840 shares switching owners. 138 Student Living popped 38 cents to $3.68 with traders dealing in 2,079 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund sank 35 cents to end at $8.60 in an exchange of 5,655 shares, Seprod skidded $1.45 in closing at $81.55 with 1,054 stock units clearing the market. Supreme Ventures sank 64 cents and ended at $19 with an exchange of 10,178 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments shed 40 cents to finish at $12.10 with 6,228 units crossing the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance declined 93 cents to close at $8.30 after an exchange of 2,418 stocks and Wisynco Group slipped 80 cents to $20.20 with a transfer of 16,108 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% dipped $35.82, in closing at $2,654.18 with a mere one share crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed on Monday with an exchange of 248,681 shares for US$11,647, up from 197,380 stocks at US$50,568 on Thursday.
Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 8 US cents with 31 units changing hands and Transjamaican Highway slipped 0.09 of one cent to end at 2.4 US cents with investors dealing in 220,663 stocks.
The market closed with 11,890,305 shares trading valued $79,422,000 compared to 8,675,194 stock units at $149,588,060 on Tuesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.9. 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.
NCB Financial lost $2 to close at $40.60, with 110,184 units crossing the market. Sagicor Group declined $1.50 and ended at $40 in trading 1,162 stocks, Sagicor Real Estate Fund fell $1.05 in closing at $7.15 after an exchange of 401 stock units. Seprod sank $1.45 to finish at $77.50 with a transfer of 27,115 shares, Sterling Investments climbed 61 cents to close at $3.46 with investors dealing in 2,989 stock units and Wisynco Group dropped $1.55 to end at $18.95 in an exchange of 50,577 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 5,906,767 shares trading for $74,251,622, down from 9,854,027 stock units at $97,063,679 on Wednesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.8. 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.
Massy Holdings rose 60 cents to $77 as investors exchanged 124 stocks, NCB Financial advanced $2 to end at $44 in switching ownership of 81,141 stock units. Proven Investments rallied 77 cents in closing at $17.77 after the transferring of 5,308 stocks, Sagicor Real Estate Fund increased 40 cents to finish at $8.95 after 1,127 shares passed through the market, Seprod sank 75 cents to close at $83 in an exchange of 1,174 stock units and Supreme Ventures popped $2.34 to $19.64, with 5,833 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated. 
The market closed with 9,854,027 shares trading worth $97,063,679, drastically lower than 29,367,477 units at $182,721,206 on Tuesday.
At the close of the market, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund climbed $8.79 to close at $45.90 with 53 shares trading, Jamaica Broilers popped 60 cents to end at $28 with investors exchanging 37,759 units, Jamaica Producers declined $1.50 to end at $22 with 118,017 shares traded. Jamaica Stock Exchange rose 55 cents to $13 as investors exchanged 3,915 stocks, Kingston Wharves rose 70 cents to close at $30 in trading 30,105 shares Massy Holdings shed 60 cents and ended at $76.40 in an exchange of 7,945 shares. Mayberry Group gained $1.36 to close at $7.38 with a mere one stock passing through the market, NCB Financial sank $1.50 and ended at $42 with an exchange of 117,172 units, 138 Student Living fell 37 cents in closing at $3.30 with traders swapping 60 stocks. Proven Investments lost 45 cents to close at $17 with investors dealing in 664 units, Sagicor Group rallied 48 cents to finish at $43 with 5,328 stocks changing hands, Scotia Group climbed $2.99 to end at $56 with traders dealing in a mere 2,290 shares. 
Stanley Motta increased 73 cents to $6.73 with traders switching ownership of 1,342 stock units, Supreme Ventures sank $1.85 to close at a 52 week low of $17.30 in trading 3,588,059 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments popped 55 cents in closing at $12.55 in an exchange of 9,548 stocks. Sygnus Real Estate Finance rallied $1.23 and ended at $9.23 with investors swapping 32 units and Wisynco Group rose 68 cents to end at $20.90 after a transfer of 15,230 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 2,301,473 shares for US$61,640, a steep increase from 206,661 stocks at US$67,749 on Tuesday.
At the close of the market, Sterling Investments remained at 1.98 US cents with 338 shares changing hands, Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 6.7 US cents after closing with 46,911 units changing hands and Transjamaican Highway ended at 2.5 US cents after an exchange of 2,251,745 shares.
The market closed with 29,367,477 shares trading for $182,552,839 rising steeply from 14,854,030 stock units at $65,132,064 on Monday.
At the close of the market, Caribbean Cement dipped 51 cents and ended at $81 after an exchange of 11,679 shares, Caribbean Producers increased 35 cents to $8.35 with investors trading 9,452 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund sank $4.39 to $37.11 with investors trading 2,455 shares. First Rock Real Estate climbed 60 cents to $9.62 as investors exchanged 1,405 stocks, GraceKennedy shed 50 cents to close at $71.50 after a transfer of 52,562 units, Guardian Holdings popped $56 to finish at $364 after investors ended trading 101 shares. Jamaica Broilers rallied $1.19 to $27.40 after an exchange of 1,446 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange fell 35 cents in closing at $12.45 with investors swapping 1,823 stocks, Mayberry Group dropped $1.37 to $6.02 with 1,009 stock units clearing the market. NCB Financial lost 49 cents and ended at $43.50 with traders dealing in 2,076,920 shares, 138 Student Living rose 45 cents to close at $3.67 with 50,622 stocks crossing the market, Pan Jamaica advanced 50 cents to end at $53.45 in trading 89,380 units. Sagicor Group dropped 97 cents to $42.52 with investors passing 27,465 stock units through the market, 
Scotia Group shed $4.14 in closing at $53.01 with traders swapping 89,375 shares, Stanley Motta declined 73 cents to finish at $6 with investors dealing in 31 units. Supreme Ventures sank 84 cents and ended at $19.15 with 8,247 stocks crossing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments skidded 55 cents to close at $12 in an exchange of 19,251 stock units and Wisynco Group fell 78 cents to end at $20.22 with investors trading 15,475 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 95,221 shares for US$2,806, steeply falling from 818,516 stocks at US$25,705 on Friday.
Sterling Investments declined by 0.23 of a cent and ended at 1.98 US cents after closing with an exchange of 1,086 units, Sygnus Credit Investments fell 0.22 of a cent in closing at 7.2 US cents with 300 stock units trading, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 8 US cents after a transfer of 395 shares and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.01 of a cent to 2.5 US cents as traders switched ownership of 88,775 stocks.
The market closed with 14,854,030 shares trading worth $65,132,064, down from 15,326,884 stock units at $209,095,375 on Friday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.7. 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 2025.
Sagicor Group rose 49 cents to $43.49 with investors dealing in 4,364 units, Scotia Group shed 73 cents to end at $57.15 with traders exchanging 23,912 stocks. Seprod rallied $2.50 and ended at $84 as 22,712 shares changed hands, Supreme Ventures increased by 99 cents to finish at $19.99 after 5,072 stocks were traded, Sygnus Credit Investments advanced 55 cents to close at $12.55 with investors exchanging 8,226 units and Sygnus Real Estate Finance declined $1.24 to $8 after a transfer of 1,855 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 15,326,884 shares trading worth $209,095,375, sliding from 24,639,843 stock units at $149,281,517 on Thursday.
At the close of the market, Berger Paints rallied 55 cents and ended at $7.62 after 4,015 shares were traded, Carreras lost 39 cents to $16 with 152,942 units crossing the exchange, Eppley sank 55 cents to end at $32.75 with investors trading 601 shares. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund shed $4.90 in closing at $37.10 as buyers walked off with 2,267 stocks, General Accident increased 40 cents to finish at $5.30 as investors passed 3,570 stock units through the market, Guardian Holdings popped $42 to close at $390 as investors exchanged 294 shares. Jamaica Broilers advanced 50 cents to $27.50 after a transfer of 15,256 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange sank 44 cents in closing at $12.76 with investors trading 26,074 stocks, JMMB Group dropped 35 cents and ended at $20.10 with an exchange of 13,907 stock units. Kingston Wharves rose 40 cents to end at $29.50 with 2,483 shares clearing the market, Margaritaville fell 89 cents to finish at $12.51 with a transfer of 85 stocks, 
Mayberry Group climbed $1.17 to close at $7.47 after an exchange of a mere 2 units. NCB Financial skidded $1.41 to $43.99, with 209,442 stock units crossing the market, with increased buying interest in Scotia Group in recent weeks, investors picked up 171,616 shares at $1.48 more in closing at $57.88 than the opening, Seprod declined $2.48 to end at $81.50 with 3,491 stock units switching owners. Supreme Ventures dipped 99 cents to close at $19 with investors swapping 5,628,924 stocks and Wisynco Group rose 74 cents and ended at $21.29 in an exchange of 38,641 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.