Palace Amusement led trading with 38 percent of the volume on Thursday following the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market, with the volume of stocks traded rising 240 percent and the value 253 percent more than on Wednesday, following the trading of 61 securities compared with 59 on Wednesday, with prices of 20 rising, 31 declining and 10 ending unchanged.
QWI Investments traded at a 52 weeks’ closing high of 98 cents and AS Bryden and Sons traded at an intraday 50 weeks’ low of $29.01.
The market closed with 27,432,042 shares trading for $280,889,896, up from 8,067,093 stock units at $79,460,205 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 449,706 shares for $4,604,752 up from 136,730 stocks at $1,346,783 previously and month to date, an average of 284,939 stock units at $1,898,115 compared to 252,094 shares at $1,358,557 on the previous day and an average of 967,720 stock units at $18,390,902 in December.
Palace Amusement was the most heavily traded with 10.40 million shares for 37.9 percent of total volume followed by Jamaica Producers with 4.15 million stock units for 15.1 percent of the day’s trade, Victoria Mutual Investments contributed 2.71 million stocks for 9.9 percent market share, Transjamaican Highway chipped in with 2.57 million units for 9.4 percent market share, Wisynco Group delivered 2.05 million stock units for 7.5 percent of the market trade and Wigton Energy ended with 1.06 million stocks for 3.9 percent of total volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index fell 109.32 points to wrap up trading at 382,789.94, the JSE Main Index skidded 742.17 points to close trading at 332,025.32 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.14 points to finish trading at 67.05. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 12 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.1. 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 of the trading activity, Berger Paints dropped $1.01 and ended at $7.36 with investors trading a mere 163 stock units, Caribbean Cement lost $2.49 to close at $89 after an exchange of 7,506 units, Eppley popped $1 to end at $37 with 2,436 shares clearing the market. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rallied $5.50 to close at $40 after an exchange of 124 stock units, First Rock Real Estate rose 44 cents to close at $9 with 1,173 shares crossing the market, GraceKennedy dipped $2.90 to finish at $75 with an exchange of 124,240 units. Guardian Holdings fell $1 to $309 with 64,339 stocks exchanging owners, Jamaica Broilers climbed 50 cents to end at $41.30 with investors dealing in 4,264 stock units, Jamaica Producers increased 35 cents to $24.35 with 4,150,415 shares passing through the market. Jamaica Stock Exchange slipped 89 cents and ended at $12.50 with 6,988 units switching owners, Massy Holdings sank $2 to close at $84 with investors trading 105,968 stocks, Mayberry Group skidded 40 cents to finish at $8 with 1,750 stock units crossing the exchange. 
Mayberry Jamaican Equities advanced 44 cents and ended at $11.80 in trading 693 shares, Pan Jamaican sank $5.62 to $51.02 with 753 stock units being traded, Sagicor Group gained $3.33 to finish at $40.98 in an exchange of 1,004,314 stocks. Scotia Group shed $1.30 to close at $50.70 with traders dealing in 56,885 units, Seprod rose $1.30 to close at $85.70 after a transfer of 1,706 shares and Supreme Ventures declined 41 cents to end at $22.59 with 64,867 stock units changing hands.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% advanced $1 in closing at $43 in an exchange of 1,125 units, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% sank $264 to $2,431 with investors swapping only 2 stocks, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share skidded $48 to end at $1,070 with a transfer of 22 units and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% lost 35 cents to close at $104.65 as investors exchanged 3,208 shares.
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 dipped 703.68 points to 343,898.84, the All Jamaican Composite Index sank 109.32 points to 382,789.94, the JSE Main Index fell 742.17 points to conclude trading at 332,025.32, the Junior Market Index advanced a mere 0.85 points to 3,680.30 and the JSE USD Market Index inched 0.11 points higher to 234.80.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.8 based on 2025-26 earnings and 20.3 based on 2024-25 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and other more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making. The PE ratio chart covers all 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.
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 an exchange of 328,177 shares for US$25,278 compared to 430,771 stocks at US$49,241 on Tuesday. Trading averaged 41,022 shares at US$3,160 compared to 35,898 stocks at US$4,103 on Tuesday, with a month to date average of 66,604 units at US$3,634 compared with 71,852 stocks at US$3,731 on the previous day and December that ended with an average of 229,957 units for US$7,451.
Sygnus Credit Investments remained at 7 US cents after a transfer of 53,152 stock units and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.05 of a cent and ended at 2.79 US cents with 256,630 shares clearing the market.
The market closed with the trading of 8,067,093 shares at $79,460,205, well below the 26,059,234 stock units at $82,370,790 on Tuesday. Trading averaged 136,730 shares at $1,346,783 compared to 420,310 stocks at $1,328,561 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 252,094 units at $1,358,557, down from 279,650 shares at $1,361,369 on the previous day and December with an average of 967,720 stock units at $18,390,902.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.6. 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.
GraceKennedy popped $2.90 and ended at $77.90 with a transfer of 23,486 units, Jamaica Producers skidded 65 cents to $24 to close with the trading of 24,118 stock units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities fell 45 cents to end at $11.36 with 402 shares switching owners. Pan Jamaica rallied $5.64 to close at $56.64 with traders exchanging 3,421 units, Sagicor Group dropped $2.35 to finish at $37.65 in an exchange of 20,207 stocks, Scotia Group sank $2 to close at $52 after the trading of 22,322 stock units. Supreme Ventures rose 82 cents to $23 after an exchange of 5,502 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments gained 50 cents to close at $12.90 with investors trading 17,783 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 430,771 shares for US$49,241 compared to 172,833 stocks at US$26,689 on Monday. Trading averaged 35,898 shares at US$4,103 compared to 19,204 units at US$2,965 on Monday, with a month to date average of 71,852 shares at US$3,731 compared with 87,831 stocks at US$3,566 on the previous day and December that ended with an average of 229,957 units for US$7,451.
Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 5.9 US cents with an exchange of 73 stocks and Transjamaican Highway slipped 0.06 of one cent to 2.74 US cents with 286,230 units clearing the market.
Trading ended with Carreras and Sagicor Select Manufacturing Funds closing at 52 weeks’ highs and Sterling Investments and QWI Investments trading at intraday 52 weeks’ highs.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.5. 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.
Lasco Manufacturing rallied 40 cents to end at $8 with 214,975 stock units crossing the market, NCB Financial gained 48 cents to close at $51 with investors trading 87,010 stock units, Pan Jamaica declined $3 to close at $51 after an exchange of 11,613 units. Sagicor Group sank $1 to $40 with a transfer of 8,249 stocks, Scotia Group rose $1.50 to close at $54 after trading 27,388 units, Supreme Ventures skidded $1.52 and ended at $22.18 with an exchange of 32,736 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments lost 55 cents to end at $12.40 with 48,443 stock units passing through the market and Sygnus Real Estate Finance slipped 38 cents to close at $9.90 with trading in 612 shares.
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 gained 655.63 points to wrap up trading at 345,653.13, the All Jamaican Composite Index rose 1,216.87 points to close at 384,291.70, while the JSE Main Index increased 893.50 points to 333,804.62, the Junior Market Index slipped 27.73 points to close at 3,687.66 and the JSE USD Market Index fell 2.68 points to settle at 233.02.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.75% preference share skidded $3.37 to $19 and 138 Student Living preferred share fell $2.75 to $225.25.
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.
Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share rose 0.03 of a cent to end at 5.9 US cents after an exchange of 232 stocks and Transjamaican Highway gained 0.07 of a cent in closing at 2.8 US cents with investors trading 123,117 shares.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index dropped 3,738.74 points to close at 344,997.50, the All Jamaican Composite Index sank 5,392.63 points to wrap up trading at 383,074.83, the JSE Main Index dived 3,890.22 points to settle at 332,911.12, the Junior Market Index lost 2.59 points to close at 3,715.39 and the JSE USD Market Index advanced 1.10 points to wrap-up trading at 235.70.
In Junior Market trading, Lasco Financial led with 1.58 million shares followed by Everything Fresh with 1.42 million stocks and Kintyre Holdings with 1.16 million units.
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 to assess 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 following the trading of 19,423,907 shares for $93,678,407 up from 10,333,431 units at $51,358,952 on Thursday. Trading averaged 318,425 shares at $1,535,712 up from 169,401 stocks at $841,950 on Thursday. Trading for the month to date, averaged 243,913 stock units with a value of $1,188,831, compared with an average of 967,720 stocks at $18,390,902 in December.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.8. 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 dropped $3.05 to $84 with a transfer of 485 units, NCB Financial shed 37 cents to finish at $50.53 with investors swapping 130,892 stocks, Pan Jamaica rose $5.46 and ended at $57.96 with 2,731 shares passing through the market. Sagicor Group declined $1.40 to $40 with investors trading 10,183 units and Wisynco Group gained 40 cents to close at $21.90 with an exchange of 19,119 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.