Rising stocks pushed the Main Market of Jamaica Stock Exchange sharply higher at the close on Monday, with the All Jamaican Composite Index surging 6,573.73 points to 355,796.22, the JSE Main Index jumped 4,806.02 points to 318,082.47 and the JSE Financial Index rose 1.44 points to 67.28, following a 25 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded after an 18 percent decline in value compared to Friday.
Trading ended with an exchange of 60 securities up from 58 on Friday, with prices of 24 stocks rising, 21 declining and 15 ending unchanged.
The market closed with 13,700,341 shares trading for $172,344,664 from 18,284,634 units at $210,425,299 on Friday.
Trading averaged 228,339 shares at $2,872,411 compared with 315,252 units at $3,628,022 on Friday and month to date, an average of 236,916 units at $1,855,942 versus 237,508 units at $1,785,841 on the previous day and May that closed with an average of 336,947 units at $2,177,110.
Sagicor Select Financial Fund led trading with 3.75 million shares for 27.4 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Windfarm with 1.94 million units for 14.2 percent of the day’s trade, NCB Financial ended with 1.52 million units for 11.1 percent of market share, Carreras followed with 1.24 million units for 9.1 percent trading and Transjamaican Highway with 1.23 million units for 9 percent of total volume.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.3. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 12 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments skidded 71 cents to $71 with traders dealing in 6,001 stock units, Berger Paints jumped $1.28 to $9.28 after trading 1,604 shares, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rose $5 to close at $42 with investors trading 352 units. First Rock Real Estate climbed 50 cents to $10 after 260,735 stocks were traded, Jamaica Producers rallied $2.50 to finish at $24 with an exchange of 203,434 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange popped $1 and ended at $ 11 with 538,235 units crossing the market. JMMB Group advanced $3.05 to $25.30 with investors dealing in 615,810 stocks, Kingston Wharves rallied 50 cents and ended at $25.50 after an exchange of 502,908 stock units, Mayberry Group increased 92 cents to finish at $7.98 with investors trading 811 shares. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy lost $16.94 in closing at $83.06 with 5,147 stock units crossing the market,

NCB Financial shed $1.80 to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $55 as investors exchanged 1,516,844 units, with the price coming close to a level of support, but a price as low as $50 may not be out of place, with a PE ratio of 7 times this year’s earnings. Pan Jamaica popped $1 to end at $51, with 79,068 stocks changing hands, Proven Investments fell 50 cents in closing at $19.50 in trading 3,950 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund dipped 53 cents to $7.50 after a transfer of 50 units. Seprod rallied $1.50 and ended at $80 with 113,419 stocks clearing the market, Stanley Motta rose 60 cents to finish at $6.50 after an exchange of 5 stock units and Sterling Investments climbed 45 cents to close at $2.40 and closed with 4,125 shares being traded.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.75% preference share sank $1.42 to end at $18.57 with a transfer of 648 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Declining stocks sent the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market sharply lower at the end of trading on Friday, with trading in 58 securities down from 54 on Thursday, with prices of 20 stocks rising, 18 declining and 20 unchanged with the volume of stocks traded rising a 192 percent and the value 331 percent more than on Thursday.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dived 4,210.54 points to 349,222.49, the JSE Main Index dropped by 2,656.40 points to close trading at 313,276.45 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.68 points to settle at 65.84.
Trading accounted for 18,284,634 shares for $210,425,299 up sharply from 6,262,498 units at $48,874,680 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 315,252 shares at $3,628,022 compared with 115,972 units at $905,087 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 237,508 units at $1,785,841 compared to 231,955 units at $1,654,256 on the previous day and May that closed with an average of 336,947 units at $2,177,110.
Jamaica Producers led trading with 6.64 million shares for 36.3 percent of total volume followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 4.58 million stocks for 25.1 percent of the day’s trade and Transjamaican Highway with 3.25 million units for 17.8 percent of the day’s trade.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.9. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings projected by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Berger Paints dipped $1.29 to close at $8 with investors trading 15,100 stock units, Caribbean Cement gained 98 cents to end at $62.26 after an exchange of 5,223 shares, Eppley popped $2.45 and ended at $38.95 with investors dealing in 250 stocks. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund fell $5 to end at $37 with 2,975 units clearing the market, GraceKennedy slipped 94 cents to close at $74.06 in an exchange of 52,515 shares, Guardian Holdings rallied $10 to finish at $360 and closed with an exchange of 861 units. Jamaica Broilers rose $1.35 to $33.35, with 1,812 stocks crossing the exchange, Jamaica Stock Exchange climbed 40 cents in closing at $10, with 11,301 stock units changing hands, JMMB Group sank $1.75 to end at a 52 weeks’ closing low of $22.25 in trading 894,112 shares. Kingston Wharves rose 96 cents to finish at $25, with 7,672 stocks crossing the market, Margaritaville shed $1.85 and ended at $13.60 in switching ownership of 69 units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities advanced 40 cents to close at $9.52, with 209 stock units crossing the market. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dropped $8.44 to $100 after a transfer of 107 shares, Pan Jamaica popped $2 to finish at $50 with investors trading 4,020 stocks, Scotia Group lost $2.04 and ended at $42.76 after 116,965 units passed through the market. Stanley Motta declined $1.01 to end at $5.90 as investors exchanged 18 stocks and Sterling Investments skidded 44 cents in closing at $1.95 in trading 22,862 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

The heavily weighted NCB Financial continue to pressure trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market, with the stock trading at a 52 weeks’ intraday low of $54.95 more than $10 lower than the ill-fated public offer price of $65 that closed a few weeks ago and pressuring the stock to a multi-year low.
Trading ended on the Main Market, with trading in 54 securities compared with 55 on Wednesday, with prices of 18 stocks rising, 26 declining and 10 ending unchanged.
The market closed with a 34 percent decline in the volume of 6,262,498 shares being traded down from 9,539,890 units on Wednesday, with the value traded falling 24 percent to $48,874,680 from $64,529,225.
Trading averaged 115,972 shares at $905,087 compared to 173,453 units at $1,173,259 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 231,955 units at $1,654,256 compared with 240,217 units at $1,707,627 on the previous day and May that closed with an average of 336,947 units at $2,177,110.
Sagicor Select Financial Fund led trading with 1.82 million shares for 29.1 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway with 1.37 million units for 21.8 percent of the day’s trade and QWI Investments with 1.0 million units for 16 percent of the day’s trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 961.07 points to finish at 353,433.03, the JSE Main Index skidded 477.47 points to end the day at 315,932.85 and the JSE Financial Index skidded 0.24 points to end at 66.52.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.2. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close of market activity, AS Bryden sank $4.65 and ended at $37, with 50 stocks clearing the market, Caribbean Cement skidded $2.62 to $61.28 with investors swapping 13,472 units, First Rock Real Estate advanced 65 cents to finish at $9.50 and closed after an exchange of 489 shares. GraceKennedy fell $1.40 to $75 with traders dealing in 20,916 stock units, Guardian Holdings dipped $10 to close at $350, with 9 shares changing hands, Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 90 cents to end at $9.60 with investors transferring 20,000 units. JMMB Group popped 99 cents to $24 after exchanging 14,434 stocks, Kingston Wharves declined $1.71 to finish at $24.04 with 20,219 stock units crossing the market, Margaritaville shed 77 cents and ended at $15.45 with an exchange of 70 shares. Massy Holdings climbed $1 to close at $88 in trading 20,241 stock units, Mayberry Group dropped 98 cents in closing at $7.02 as investors exchanged 5,387 stocks, Mayberry Jamaican Equities slipped 40 cents to end at $9.12 after a transfer of 700 units. NCB Financial fell 95 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ closing low of $56.80 with investors dealing in 425,340 stocks, 138 Student Living rose 50 cents to finish at $4.10 in an exchange of 8,035 units, Pan Jamaica declined $1.97 to $48, with 26,900 shares crossing the market. Sagicor Real Estate Fund rallied 53 cents to end at $8.03 in an exchange of 161 stock units, Seprod lost $1 in closing at $78.50 after 1,596 shares passed through the market, Stanley Motta increased 91 cents to close at $6.91 with a transfer of 350 units and Sygnus Credit Investments gained 44 cents to $10.90 after an exchange of 106,765 stocks.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share rose $1 and ended at $6.50 with investors trading 142 stock units and Jamaica Public Service 7% rallied $1.99 to end at $47.99, with 522 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Rising stocks just edged out those declining at the close of trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Wednesday, following trading in 55 securities down from 58 on Tuesday, with prices of 24 stocks rising, 23 declining and eight ending unchanged.
The market closed with a 40 percent increase in the volume of shares trading to 9,539,890 units for $64,529,225 compared with 6,821,943 units at $67,725,820 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 173,453 shares at $1,173,259 compared with 117,620 units at $1,167,687 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 240,217 units at $1,707,627 compared with 245,441 units at $1,749,434 on the previous day and May that closed with an average of 336,947 units at $2,177,110.
Sagicor Select Financial Fund led trading with 3.24 million shares for 34 percent of total volume followed by JMMB Group with 1.26 million units for 13.2 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Windfarm with 949,260 stocks for 10 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index slipped 1,016.07 points to close at 352,471.96, the JSE Main Index lost 1,265.04 points to end at 316,410.32 and the JSE Financial Index dropped 0.05 points to end trading at 66.76.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.1. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 13 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Berger Paints climbed 84 cents to $9.29 with investors trading a mere 107 shares, Caribbean Cement rose $2.15 to end at $63.90 after an exchange of 10,719 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rallied $1.50 to $42 with 2,932 stocks changing hands. GraceKennedy popped $2.33 in closing at $76.40 with traders dealing in 12,628 units, Jamaica Broilers slipped 90 cents to $32.10, with 10,651 stocks crossing the market, Jamaica Stock Exchange gained 92 cents to finish at $10.50 after a transfer of 3,971 units. JMMB Group sank $1.09 and ended at a 52 weeks’ closing low of $23.01 with investors dealing in 1,259,499 shares, following the release of poor full year results from ongoing earnings, Kingston Wharves rallied $1.74 to $25.75 with 159,093 stock units clearing the market, Massy Holdings increased $6.98 in closing at $87 as investors exchanged 466 shares.

MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dipped 68 cents to close at $108.44 with a transfer of 12 stocks, Pan Jamaica popped $3.11 to finish at $49.97 after investors ended trading 50 units, Sagicor Group fell $1 to end at $40 after an exchange of 4,505 stock units. Scotia Group increased $2.04 in closing at $44.75 in trading 209,976 shares, Seprod climbed $1 to $79.50, with 41 units crossing the exchange, Sygnus Credit Investments declined 78 cents and ended at $10.46 with investors swapping 9,318 stocks and Sygnus Real Estate Finance rose $1.18 to close at $10.69 in an exchange of 3,288 stock units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share shed $1 to end at $5.50 after 8,349 shares passed through the market, Jamaica Public Service 7% advanced $1 to finish at $46 in switching ownership of 91 stocks and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share dropped $50.03 to $1,050 with 2,116 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.