Trading closed Monday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a rise in the volume of stocks traded, with a lower value than on Friday. Trading resulted in major indices of the Main Market and the JSE USD Market falling. The Junior Market index closed higher, at the end of trading, with prices of 60 shares rising, 42 declining and 17 remaining firm.
At the end of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index declined 1,615.86 points to end at 376,984.19, as the All Jamaican Composite Index shed 2,349.74 points to end at 444,544.40, the JSE Main Index dipped 1,891.16 points to end at 372,489.07, the Junior Market Index advanced 26.80 points to settle at 2,902.40 and the JSE USD Market Index shed 6.29 points to 311.96.
At the close of trading, 63,241,354 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 47,112,090 units on Friday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $284.97 million, down from $293.27 million on the previous day. Trading on the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 810,196 shares for US$59,827 compared to 1,615,358 units at US$116,966 on Friday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led with 13.94 million shares, followed by Wigton Energy with 2.26 million stocks and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.61 million units.
In Junior Market trading, AMG Packaging led with 25.01 million shares, followed by Woodcats International with 4.04 million stocks and Omni Industries with 1.84 million units.
In Main Market ordinary share movements, among the top winners, Guardian Holdings gained $15 to end at $365.00, Eppley and ended at, Pan Jamaica climbed $1.60 and ended at $45.00, Margaritaville increased $1.42 to close at $10.92 and Kingston Properties rallied $1.25 in closing at $11.00.
Amongst the main market losers, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund shed $4.66 and ended at $39.33, Caribbean Cement dropped $3.17 to finish at $111.19, AS Bryden fell $1.40 to $23.15, NCB Financial dipped $1.21 to end at $72.99 and Transjamaican Highway lost $1 and ended at $11.00.
In the preference share segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share rose $2.86 to $19, Eppley 7.75% preference share rallied $1.04 to conclude trading at $20, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% shed $300 to close at $1,900, 138 Student Living preference share and ended at and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% fell $1.75 and ended at $112.
In the Junior Market, among the top winners, Honey Bun gained $1.14 in closing at $6.60, Blue Power rallied 45 cents and ended at $3.47, Cargo Handlers increased 45 cents to end at $17.50, Atlantic Hardware climbed 20 cents to close at $1.20 and Iron Rock Insurance rose 20 cents to $2.30. Among the top losers, ISP Finance skidded $1.05 to finish at $7.50, Dolphin Cove lost 99 cents and ended at $10.01, Knutsford Express shed 61 cents to $6.64, Elite Diagnostic declined 18 cents to end at $1.19 and GWest Corporation dipped 14 cents in closing at 51 cents.
At the close of trading, the PE ratio for the current year, compiled from projected 2026-27 earnings, is 11.5 and 15.7 based on 2025 historical earnings. Major one-off income or expenses are excluded from earnings where applicable. 
The PE ratio is one of the commonly used measures in valuing shares. It is calculated by dividing the stock price by earnings per share. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist in making investment decisions. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry and facilitates easy comparisons within sectors and the overall market.
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The market closed after an exchange of 24,335,595 shares for $266,251,702 after sliding from 24,918,385 stock units at $213,647,357 on Wednesday.
ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
Proven Investments fell 56 cents to $8.78 in an exchange of 67,647 shares, Seprod increased $2.93 to settle at $75.49 after trading of 3,911 stocks, Sygnus Real Estate Finance climbed 40 cents in closing at $7.80 with 27,824 units crossing the exchange and Transjamaican Highway pulled back from its recent fabulous ride after the price skidded by 70 cents to $12 with investors swapping 17,633,192 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with an exchange of 1,615,358 shares for US$116,966 after surging from 764,110 stock units at US$58,570 on Wednesday.
Productive Business Solutions climbed 3 cents and ended at 75 US cents after an exchange of 3 stock units, Proven Investments rose 0.41 of a cent to finish at 5.51 US cents with 214,194 shares changing hands, Quantas Advantage remained at 9.52 US cents after a transfer of 4,000 units. Sterling Investments ended at 2 US cents with 275 stocks crossing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments slipped 0.1 of a cent and ended at 5.4 US cents with120,491 shares changing hands and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.28 of a cent and ended at 7.65 US cents with 1,265,461 shares passing through the market.
At the end of market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index skidded 2,595.00 points to end trading at 378,600.05, the All Jamaican Composite Index dipped 2,360.21 points to finish at 446,894.14, the JSE Main Index declined 2,338.95 points to 374,380.23, while the Junior Market Index dropped a sizable 49.97 points to end at 2,875.60 and the JSE USD Market Index climbed 8.33 points to settle at record 318.25.
Amongst the losers, Guardian Holdings slipped $10 to close at $350.00, Kingston Properties lost $1.75 to finish at $9.75, Caribbean Cement shed $1.64 and ended at $114.36, Carreras declined by 91 cents to $35.00 and Mayberry Group fell 75 cents to end at $5.13.
The market closed with an exchange of 764,110 shares for US$58,570 compared to 769,895 stock units at US$61,096 on Tuesday.
Quantas Advantage dipped 1.19 cents to close at 9.52 US cents after an exchange of 3,114 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments lost 0.3 of a cent to finish at 5.5 US cents crossing the market 27,213 shares, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 5 US cents as investors exchanged 83 units and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.88 of one cent in closing at a record high of 7.93 US cents after a transfer of 705,334 stocks.
The market closed following an exchange of 24,918,385 shares for $213,647,357 compared with 18,467,471 stocks with a value of $241,065,021 on Tuesday.
At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 18 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
Sagicor Real Estate Fund slipped $2.50 and ended at $6.50, with 38,255 shares changing hands. Scotia Group skidded 44 cents and ended at $57.06 after an exchange of 230,489 stock units, Transjamaican Highway increased $1.42 to close at a record high of $12.70 after trading of 11,057,816 stock units and West Indies Petroleum lost $1.29 to end at $8.60, with 11,336 stock units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
At the close of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index advanced 1,825.77 points to end at 381,195.05, the All Jamaican Composite Index climbed up by 2,130.90 points to 449,254.35, the JSE Main Index gained 1,615.50 points to finish at 376,719.18, the Junior Market Index increased 39.16 points to settle at 2,925.57 and the JSE USD Market Index rallied by 13.07 points to a new record high of 309.92.
Among the losers, Guardian Holdings dipped $7 to close at $360.00, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund fell $2.80 to end at $39.20, Sagicor Real Estate Fund shed $2.50 to $6.50, Barita Investments lost $1.50 to finish at $65.50 and West Indies Petroleum skidded $1.29 and ended at $8.60.
The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist in making investment decisions. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry and facilitates easy comparisons within sectors and the overall market.
The healthy increase is fueled by West Indies Petroleum a solid outperforming stock, well above others, after rising 598 percent, but lower than the much higher level of $14 on January 14 when it peaked at an uncanny high. The price has since cooled but still excessively high, with a PE ratio of 178. 
The biggest losers include movie house, Palace Amusement Company with a decline of 60 percent, followed by MPC Caribbean Energy, down 38 percent while the investment house, Proven Investments, ended with a loss of 35 percent, Portland PJX lost 34 percent followed by a Caribbean Producers with a fall of 30 percent.
The market closed with an exchange of 769,895 shares for US$61,096 after tumbling from 5,256,613 stock units at US$348,331 on Monday.
Proven Investments remained at 5.51 US cents with 76,659 stocks clearing the market, Quantas Advantage dipped 0.29 of one cent to 10.71 US cents with investors dealing in 2,001 units, Sterling Investments ended at 2 US cents with 2,491 shares crossing the market. Sygnus Credit Investments fell 0.17 of one cent to close at 5.8 US cents with trading of 17,000 stocks and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.05 of a cent and ended at 7.05 US cents in switching ownership of 651,310 stocks.