Trading volume dipped on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Thursday, ending 56 percent lower with Transjamaican Highway accounting for 24 percent of the total shares exchanged in the market as the value popped 49 percent higher than on Wednesday. Trading took place in 61 securities compared with 56 on Wednesday and ended with prices of 19 rising, 26 declining and 16 ending unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 6,256,844 shares at $94,236,504 in contrast to 14,230,000 stocks at $63,207,258 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 102,571 shares valued at $1,544,861 compared to 254,107 stocks at $1,128,701 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 229,633 units at $1,827,540 slightly down from 238,169 shares at $1,846,531 on the previous day and December with an average of 967,720 stock units at $18,390,902.
Trading was led by Transjamaican Highway with 1.50 million shares for 24 percent of the total volume and followed by JMMB 9.5% preferred share with 1.29 million units for 20.6 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 842,421 stocks for 13.5 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index declined 401.76 points to conclude trading at 380,609.53, the JSE Main Index lost 255.90 points to finish at 330,127.82 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.36 points to wrap up trading at 67.40. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 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 14.4. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded stock prices and earnings computed by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, Berger Paints dipped 50 cents to end at $7.80 after an exchange of 3,551 stocks, Caribbean Cement rose $2.99 to close at $87.99 with trading in 713,090 units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund sank $1 to $37 with 1,408 shares clearing the market. GraceKennedy dropped 45 cents and ended at $73.50 in an exchange of 21,332 stock units, Guardian Holdings sank $5.90 to close at $300.10 with investors dealing in 984 shares, Jamaica Broilers declined 50 cents to finish at $39.50 with 4,847 stocks switching owners. Mayberry Group fell 49 cents to $7.52 with 9,400 units crossing the exchange, Mayberry Jamaican Equities advanced 63 cents to finish at $10 with investors trading just three stock units, NCB Financial shed 45 cents and ended at $50.20 in an exchange of 127,097 shares. 
Pan Jamaica popped $1.18 to close at $51.79 with investors swapping 2,430 units, Proven Investments lost $3.50 in closing at $17.92 with an exchange of 600 stocks, Sagicor Group slipped $2 to end at $37 with 108,660 stock units having been traded at the close. Scotia Group increased $1.02 to $61 with traders dealing in 103,450 shares, after the price hit an intraday low of $56.59, Seprod climbed 50 cents to $84.50 after an exchange of 150 stocks and Sygnus Real Estate Finance gained 38 cents to close at $10.28 with 450 units crossing the market.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share rallied $2.89 to finish at $19.25 with a transfer of 250 stock units, 138 Student Living preferred share popped $40.12 and ended at $278.87 with 123 shares crossing the market, 
Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share skidded $165 to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $935 with the trading of 113 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% gained $5 to $109 with 5,622 stocks passing through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index declined 68.19 points to finish at 342,051.75, the All Jamaican Composite Index declined by 401.76 points to conclude trading at 380,609.53, the JSE Main Index fell by 255.90 points to 330,127.82, the Junior Market Index gained 24.62 points to end at 3,675.76 and the JSE USD Market Index dipped 0.17 points to end at 236.66.
In the preference segment of the market, Eppley 7.25% preferrence share rose $2.89 in closing at $19, 138 Student Living preferred share climbed $40.12 to close at $279, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share lost $165 and ended at $935 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% rose $5 to close at $109.
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 trading of 14,230,000 shares for $63,207,258 compared to 9,345,201 stock units at $253,994,490 on Tuesday.
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.
NCB Financial rose 40 cents to finish at $50.65 with investors trading 5,210 shares. Proven Investments gained 94 cents and ended at $21.42 in switching ownership of 14,194 units, Scotia Group sank $3.02 to end at $59.98 after 45,840 stocks passed through the market, Seprod skidded $1 to close at $84 in trading 9,112 stock units. Sygnus Credit Investments popped 80 cents to $12.80 after a transfer of 21,547 shares and Wisynco Group climbed 44 cents in closing at $21.59 with 222,260 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 10,853,995 shares for US$299,532 up from just 325,340 stocks at US$10,946 on Tuesday.
Proven Investments ended at 12.79 US cents as investors exchanged 792 stocks, Sterling Investments gained 0.29 of a cent to end at 1.75 US cents after 1,070 shares passed through the market. Sygnus Credit Investments rose 0.8 of a cent in closing at 6.95 US cents after trading 2,866 stock units and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.07 of one cent to close at 2.8 US cents with a heavy trade of 10,849,216 shares.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market dropped 1,800.10 points to 342,119.94, the All Jamaican Composite Index sank 1,811.19 points to conclude trading at 381,011.29, the JSE Main Index declined by 1,575.05 points to 330,383.72, the Junior Market Index pulled back 40.99 points to end at 3,651.14 and the JSE USD Market Index lost 1.65 points to finish at 236.83.
The JSE market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.9 on 2024-25 earnings and 20.1 based on 2023-24 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making. The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares listed 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.
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 9,345,201 shares trading for $253,994,490 up from 5,102,009 units at $45,848,686 on Monday.
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.
Kingston Properties shed 58 cents to close at $8.41 with trading of 1,016 shares. Kingston Wharves popped $1.78 to end at $30.09 after an exchange of 9,436 stock units, Massy Holdings sank $1.45 in closing at $82.50 after investors ended trading 4,051 stocks, Mayberry Group rallied 73 cents to finish at $8.29 after a transfer of 3,406 units. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy advanced $4.98 to $70 with traders dealing in 250 shares, Pan Jamaica dipped $3.68 to end at $50.32 after an exchange of 10,300 stock units, Proven Investments popped $2.58 to close at $20.48 with a transfer of 893 stocks. Scotia Group climbed $2 to finish at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $63, after trading at an intraday high of $63.99 with 21,024 units crossing the exchange, Seprod rose $1 and ended at $85 with 5,735 shares switching owners, Stanley Motta advanced $1 to close at $8 50 with stock units crossing the market and Wisynco Group slipped 73 cents to $21.15 with investors dealing in 35,141 stocks.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preferred share declined $43 to close at $238.75 with 50 units passing through the market and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share skidded $13.99 to end at $1,100 with an exchange of 207 shares.
Sygnus Credit Investments increased 0.05 of a cent and ended at 6.15 US cents in switching ownership of 9,593 units and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.01 of one cent in closing at 2.87 US cents with 5,445 stocks crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, Sygnus Credit Investments US 8% dipped 57.79 cents to close at US$9.40 with investors swapping 100 units and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% ended at US$10 in an exchange of 25 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated. 
The market closed with 13,915,261 shares traded in all three markets, up from 10,906,252 stock units on Monday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and the Main markets amounting to $261.56 million, up from $54.8 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with 325,340 shares being exchanged for US$10,946 versus 20,668 units at US$13,498 on Monday.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.8 on 2024-25 earnings and 20.3 based on 2024 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making. The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares listed 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.
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 trading in 20,668 shares amounting to US$13,498, down from 843,267 stocks at US$30,797 on Friday. Trading averaged 2,296 shares at US$1,500 compared to 120,467 stocks at US$4,400 on Friday, with a month to date average of 54,477 units at US$2,908 versus 58,908 stocks at US$3,028 on the previous day and December that ended with an average of 229,957 units for US$7,451.
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At the close of trading activity, Caribbean Cement climbed $1.09 to $87 in an exchange of 159,933 stocks, Caribbean Producers fell 69 cents to close at $8.31 with 9,575 stocks clearing the market, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund sank $1.10 to $36.90 following a transfer of 9,738 shares. First Rock Real Estate slipped 95 cents to close at $8.50 with 5,503 stocks crossing the exchange, JMMB Group fell 35 cents to $20.90 with 68,424 stocks changing hands, Mayberry Group shed 83 cents to finish at $7.56 with an exchange of 11,146 stocks. Pan Jamaica rose $3.11 and ended at $54 after 537 units crossed the market, Proven Investments sank $3.10 to $17.90 after an exchange of 6,700 stock units, Sagicor Group lost $1 to close at $39 with investors swapping 5,521 shares. Scotia Group gained $6 to end at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $61 with 50,871 stock units switching owners, after trading at an intraday high of $62, Seprod dropped $1 to close at $84 as investors exchanged 19,018 stocks, 
Supreme Ventures popped 49 cents to finish at $21.99 closing at 4,569 units and Wisynco Group increased 43 cents and ended at $21.88 with investors trading 54,779 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.