Trading in Wigton Energy stocks accounted for more than 91 percent of all shares exchanged on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Tuesday, pumping up the volume of stocks traded by 770 percent and the value 6 percent more than on Monday, with trading in 58 securities compared with 63 on Monday and ending with prices of 23 rising, 19 declining and 16 ending unchanged.
The market closed with 73,155,105 shares being traded for $128,115,803 up from just 8,404,948 stock units for $117,857,156 on Monday.
Trading ended with an average of 1,261,295 shares for $2,208,893 up from 133,412 stock units at $1,870,749 on Monday. Trading for the month to date ended with an average of 333,249 stock units at $1,869,861 compared with 186,182 shares at $1,816,134 on Monday and versus January that averaged 257,074 stock units at $2,582,065.
Wigton Energy led trading with 66.86 million shares for 91.4 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway that ended with 3.39 million stock units for 4.6 percent of the day’s trade and Carreras with 503,505 stocks for 0.7 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 645.13 points to 382,678.35, the JSE Main Index gained 129.38 points to end at 330,873.26 and the JSE Financial Index climbed 0.41 points to finish at 68.46. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.7. The JSE Main and 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 heavy trading in Wigton shares, Berger Paints fell 61 cents to $7.49 with investors swapping 126,404 units, Caribbean Cement popped $3.99 to end at $87 after an exchange of 36,435 shares, Eppley lost $2.50 in closing at $33.50 with a transfer of 309 units. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund increased $2.48 to close at $39.48 trading 3,132 stocks, First Rock Real Estate shed 96 cents and ended at $9 after a transfer of 402 units, Jamaica Broilers climbed 89 cents to finish at $37.30 with 17,712 stocks crossing the exchange. Kingston Wharves rose 71 cents to $30.90 with 5,847 shares changing hands, 
Massy Holdings declined $1.70 to close at $82 with investors dealing in 6,954 stock units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy sank $5 in closing at $65 with 3,015 shares switching owners. 138 Student Living skidded 85 cents and ended at $3.25 with 15,929 stock units crossing the market, Sagicor Group gained 70 cents to end at $42 in trading 12,854 units, Scotia Group advanced 80 cents to finish at $56.20 with 24,044 stocks crossing the market and Seprod rallied $4.44 and ended at $88.94 in an exchange of 6,716 units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.75% preference share popped 59 cents to $19.99 with investors trading 199 stocks, Jamaica Public Service 7% advanced $3 to close at $43 in an exchange of 58 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% sank $5.48 to end at $102.50 with 523 stock units passing through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 469,562 shares for US$20,129 compared with 11,346,663 stocks at US$322,286 on Monday.
Productive Business Solutions climbed 17.85 cents to US$1.37 with 8 shares crossing the market.Proven Investments slipped 0.5 of one cent and ended at 11 US cents with 68,618 stock units switching owners, Sygnus Credit Investments dipped 0.3 of a cent to finish at 6.5 US cents and closed with an exchange of 8,653 shares and Transjamaican Highway shed 0.05 of one cent to close at 2.69 US cents with investors trading 370,194 units.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index popped just 103.13 points to end trading at 342,929.53, as the All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 645.13 points to 382,678.35, the JSE Main Index advanced 129.38 points to settle at 330,873.26, the Junior Market Index dipped 2.88 points to 3,698.76 and the JSE USD Market Index advanced 6.42 points to wrap up trading at 235.12.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.6 based on 2024-25 earnings and 19.8 based on 2024-25 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly up to date information to help in decision-making. The PE ratio chart covers all the ordinary shares that are listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange and are grouped by industry, which allows for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market. The earnings per share (EPS) and PE ratios are based on 2024 and 2025 actual or projected earnings, excluding any major one time income or expense.
Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock. The net asset value of each company is incorporated into the chart. Investors can use this measure in assessing stock values. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices. Dividends that are paid or are due to be paid and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts, along with the closing volume of the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.
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The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.5. The JSE Main and 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 popped $1.30 to $83.70 with 3,124 shares crossing the market, Pan Jamaica shed $1.09 to close at $52.90 after an exchange of 1,621 stock units, Scotia Group fell $1.57 in closing at $55.40 with investors trading 132,468 shares. Supreme Ventures dipped 60 cents in ending at $20 with 175,407 units crossing the exchange and Sygnus Credit Investments skidded 49 cents to finish at $12.25 with investors dealing in 10,684 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading surged on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Monday, with a 5,798 percent spike in the volume of stocks traded at a 356 percent greater value than on Friday, following an exchange of more than 11.3 million units of Transjamaican Highway after an exchange of nine securities, compared with eight on Friday with prices of two rising, five declining and two ending unchanged and resulting in the US Denominated Equities Index dropping 11.25 points to 228.70.
Proven Investments declined 0.47 of a cent to 11.5 US cents with 16,968 shares passing through the market. Sygnus Credit Investments remained at 6.8 US cents after an exchange of 2,267 stock units and Transjamaican Highway dipped.01 of one cent in closing at 2.74 US cents with 11,315,150 shares changing hands.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index advanced 780.62 points to 342,826.40, the All Jamaican Composite Index rose 1,249.82 points to 382,033.22, the JSE Main Index gained 934.29 points to finish at 330,743.88, the Junior Market Index dipped 15.73 points to finish at 3,701.64 and the JSE USD Market Index shed 11.25 points to end at 228.70.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used in valuing stocks, ended at 13.6 based on 2024-25 earnings and 19.9 based on 2024-25 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other more detailed daily charts provide investors regularly updated information to help in investments decisions. The PE ratio chart covers all of the ordinary shares that are listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange and are grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market. The earnings per share (EPS) and PE ratios are based on 2024 and 2025 actual or projected earnings, excluding any major one time income or expense.
Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock. The net asset value of each company is incorporated into the chart. Investors can use this measure in assessing stock values. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices. Dividends that are paid or are due to be paid and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts, along with the closing volume of the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.
The market closed with 17,554,244 shares trading for $100,875,544, up from 8,386,532 stock units at $75,006,097 on Thursday.
At the close on a day of increased trading, AS Bryden dropped 60 cents to close at $30 after investors traded 1,422 stock units, Caribbean Cement lost 49 cents to $86 with an exchange of 15,990 units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund skidded 50 cents to end at $37 in swapping 1,072,118 shares. First Rock Real Estate climbed 81 cents to finish at $9.80 with a mere 8 stocks passing through the market, while Jamaica Broilers sank $1 to end at $36.99 with the trading of 47,213 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange popped 38 cents in closing at $13.36 with 112 units clearing the market. JMMB Group slipped 97 cents to $20.53 with investors trading 32,593 stocks, Kingston Properties advanced 39 cents and ended at $9.14 with 6,592 stock units crossing the market, Kingston Wharves rose $1.09 in closing at $30.99 in an exchange of 6,656 shares. Massy Holdings sank 60 cents to finish at $82.40 with investors trading 701 stocks, 
NCB Financial rallied 50 cents to close at $50 after an exchange of 73,874 units, Pan Jamaica increased $1.09 to end at $53.99 with 9,024 stock units being traded. Proven Investments dropped 68 cents in closing at $17.81 with an exchange of 4,217 shares, Scotia Group gained $1.67 to close at $56.97 with 14,271 units crossing the market, Seprod fell $1.70 to close at $84.45 in an exchange of 25,576 stocks. Stanley Motta declined 64 cents to end at $6.76 with investors dealing in 9,389 stock units and Supreme Ventures dipped 38 cents to finish at $20.60 with 116,855 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 192,369 shares for US$70,619 compared to 39,450 stocks at US$4,029 on Thursday.
Sygnus Credit Investments popped 0.3 of one cent to 6.8 US cents after a transfer of 2,334 stock units and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.04 of a cent to close at 2.75 US cents with 119,254 shares to end trading.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index declined by 132.94 points to 342,045.78, the All Jamaican Composite Index popped 460.84 points to settle at 380,783.40, the JSE Main Index advanced 45.59 points to wrap up trading at 329,809.59, the Junior Market Index lost 24.63 points to 3,717.37 and the JSE USD Market Index fell 2.04 points to conclude trading at 239.95.
At the close of trading, 40,301,061 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 21,574,580 stock units on Thursday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $125.78 million, up from $99.96 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 192,369 shares for US$70,619 well above 39,450 units at US$4,029 on Thursday.
In Main Market activity, Wigton Energy led with 6.25 million shares followed by JMMB 9.5% preference share with 3.53 million stocks and JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 with 2.02 million stock units.
In Junior Market trading, Kintyre Holdings led with 13.26 million shares followed by Jamaican Teas with 5.72 million stock units and Omni Industries with 1.03 million stocks.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% rallied $3.96 and ended at $40 and 138 Student Living preference share popped $10.68 to $301.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.7 based on 2024-25 earnings and 20 based on 2023-24 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other more detailed daily charts provide investors, information that is regularly updated to assist in decision-making. The PE ratio chart covers all the ordinary shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market. The earnings per share (EPS) and PE ratios are based on 2024 and 2025 actual or projected earnings, excluding any major one time income or expense.
Pertinent information is required to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The chart should be used in making rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the sector average, not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and place them on fundamentals while at the same time not being too far from the majority of investors. 
Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock. The net asset value of each company is incorporated into the chart. Investors can use this measure in assessing stock values. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices. Dividends that are paid or are due to be paid and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts, along with the closing volume of the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company. 
The market closed with 10,786,528 stock units traded for $74,668,059, down sharply from 17,763,087 units at $261,676,546 on Tuesday. Trading averaged 185,975 shares at $1,287,380, down from 286,501 stocks at $4,220,589 on Tuesday. For the month to date, an average of 187,760 units were traded at $2,060,924 compared with 188,609 units at $2,428,675 on Wednesday and January with an average of 257,074 stock units at $2,582,065.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.5. The JSE Main and 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 Jamaica Producers shed $2 and ended at $24 with investors snapping up a total of 300,107 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange gained 40 cents to close at $13.39 with 426 stock units crossing the market, Kingston Wharves climbed $1.61 to end at $31.50 after an exchange of 4,367 stock units, Scotia Group increased $1.98 to finish at $56.98 with a transfer of 28,121 stocks. Seprod rallied $4.10 and ended at $89.10 with 13,649 shares passing through the market and Supreme Ventures dropped $1.37 to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $20.08 with traders dealing in 881,804 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.