Led by a 10 percent fall in the price of West Indies Petroleum 29 stocks fell on the Main Market with just 12 rising in driving the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market index sharply lower on Wednesday, the Junior Market index rose and the JSE USD Market index declined, at the end of trading with the prices of 31 shares rising, 52 declining and 26 remaining firm. Trading closed with a rise in volume and value of stocks exchanged over that on Tuesday.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index shed 5,306.08 points to end at 351,420.13, the All Jamaican Composite Index declined by 6,951.35 points to 397,711.10, the JSE Main Index dropped 5,655.23 points to 342,314.31, the Junior Market Index rallied 14.88 points to 3,358.54 and the JSE USD Market Index fell 6.53 points to 262.68.
At the close of the market, 41,686,186 shares were traded in all three markets, up from 25,150,043 units on Tuesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets rising to $221 million, up from $82.81 million on the previous day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 2,237,272 shares for US$79,651 compared to 645,573 units at US$308,181 on Tuesday.
In Main Market activity, selling pressure resulted with Transjamaican Highway leading trading with 11.20 million shares, followed by Wigton Energy with 5.10 million stocks and Carreras with 2.12 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Kintyre Holdings led with 6.47 million shares, followed by Dolla Financial with 5.63 million stocks and Fosrich with 1.61 million units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.75% preference share lost $1.97 to end at $18, 138 Student Living preference share popped $23.99 and ended at $244 and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% skidded $165 to finish at $965.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 14.4, computed on 2026-27 earnings and 15.4 based on 2025 historical earnings excluding any major one time income or expense. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the 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, and allows for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market.
Pertinent information is required to navigate the 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 and not straying too far, unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and place them on fundamentals, while not being too far from the majority of investors.
Investors who buy stocks when prices are close to the average will not be 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 Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 17.9. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are computed based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
Massy Holdings advanced 95 cents in closing at $74.95 with investors dealing in 597 shares. Mayberry Jamaican Equities rose $1.50 and ended at $8, with 42,516 stocks being traded, Sagicor Real Estate Fund gained 39 cents to close at $7.99 after a transfer of 7,045 stocks, Seprod rose $4.89 to finish at $82.99 with investors trading 1,556 units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance dropped 93 cents to $10.55 in an exchange of 1,691 stock units and Wisynco Group climbed 39 cents to end at a 52 weeks high of $23 with investors swapping 157,652 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 645,573 shares for US$308,181 compared to 1,043,254 stock units at US$46,472 on Monday.
Proven Investments ended at 8.99 US cents in an exchange of 19,581 stocks, Sterling Investments remained at 1.99 US cents and closed after an exchange of 5,725 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments rose 0.93 of a cent to 6.99 US cents following trading of 17,400 units and Transjamaican Highway climbed 0.1 of a cent to 4.3 US cents after 570,205 shares changed hands.In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% remained at US$1.20, with investors exchanging 554 stock units. Sygnus Credit Investments 8% ended at US$10, resulting from a transfer of 27,931 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% remained at US$10 with investors swapping 50 stock units.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index increased 2,197.74 points to 356,726.21, the All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 3,082.83 points to close at 404,662.45, the JSE Main Index climbed 2,224.36 points to end at 347,969.54, with the Junior Market Index advancing by just 9.75 points to end at 3,343.66 and the JSE USD Market Index dipped by 0.96 points to end at 269.21.
The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information that helps in decision-making. The PE ratio chart includes all of the ordinary shares listed on Jamaica Stock Exchange. The companies are grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market.
The net asset value of each company is incorporated into the chart. Investors can use this measure in assessing stock values. The chart also includes 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 10,529,723 shares traded for $90,762,098 after falling from 24,529,732 stock units at $118,203,561 on Friday.
At the close of the market, Barita Investments sank $1.12 to $70.89 with 17,071 shares crossing the market, Caribbean Cement shed 50 cents to close at $107 with investors dealing in 5,754 units, Eppley shed $1.95 to finish at $32 after an exchange of 176 shares. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund declined by 65 cents and ended at $46.50 with 1,647 stocks changing hands, Guardian Holdings gained $4.50 to end at $369.50 after an exchange of 77 stocks, Jamaica Producers fell 67 cents in closing at $23.73 with 12,594 units crossing the market. JMMB Group slipped $1.51 to $16.98 with investors trading 227,644 stocks, Margaritaville popped 46 cents to finish at $12.12 with 10 shares passing through the market, Massy Holdings lost 99 cents and ended at $74 after an exchange of 234,334 stock units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities skidded $1.64 in closing at $6.50 with traders dealing in 27,587 shares, 138 Student Living increased 41 cents to end at $3.49 in an exchange of 6,675 stocks, Pan Jamaica sank $2.19 to close at $47.21 with investors trading 5,148 units. Proven Investments fell 86 cents to $14.23, with34,337 stock units crossing the exchange, 
Sagicor Real Estate Fund dipped 39 cents to finish at $7.60 after a transfer of 2,856 shares, Scotia Group climbed 44 cents and ended at $51.65 as investors exchanged 6,461 stocks. Seprod dropped $5.88 to end at $78.10 in trading 18,634 units, Supreme Ventures shed 50 cents in closing at $16.50 with 182,922 stock units clearing the market, West Indies Petroleum rose 45 cents to close at $11 in an exchange of 102,160 shares and Wisynco Group declined 38 cents to $22.61 after hitting a 52 weeks intraday high of $23 in trading 48,733 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 1,043,254 shares for US$46,472, rising from 1,015,936 stock units at US$43,957 on Friday.
Proven Investments ended at 8.99 US cents with investors trading 136 stocks, Sterling Investments remained at 1.99 US cents after a transfer of 1,300 units, Sygnus Credit Investments fell by 0.91 of a cent to close at 6.06 US cents with investors swapping 35,671 stocks and Transjamaican Highway sank 0.3 of a cent to 4.2 US cents in an exchange of 1,005,813 units.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index dropped 1,062.48 points to conclude trading at 354,528.47, the All Jamaican Composite Index fell by 1,843.02 points to close at 401,579.62, the JSE Main Index declined 691.98 points to 345,745.18, the Junior Market Index shed 56.39 points to end at 3,333.91 and the JSE USD Market Index gained 5.17 points to close at 270.17.
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.
At the close of January, the JSE Main Index ended at 346,437.16, with gains of 28,450.28 points for an 8.9 percent increase. The JSE All Jamaican Composite Index ended at 403,422.64 after rising 38,108.26 points up 10.4 percent and the JSE Select Index rose 603.96 points to 8,279.55 after rising by 7.9 percent. The gain in the market was not broad-based, as it arose from the prices of 16 stocks rising and 29 declining.
TransJamaican Highway posted a robust 33 percent gain, benefiting from increased traffic volumes and toll rate adjustments and taking on board the operations of the leg of the tolling road into the Mandeville area. The company operates Jamaica’s East-West toll road network under a concession with the Government of Jamaica.
The market closed after trading 24,529,732 shares with a value of $118,203,561, after a decline from 26,835,604 stock units at $357,812,042 on Thursday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 18. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Sagicor Real Estate Fund advanced $1.83 to end at $7.99 after a transfer of 136,908 shares, Scotia Group rose $1.46 and ended at $51.21 after the trading of 23,498 stocks, Seprod gained $5.98 to finish at $83.98 with 80,620 units crossing the exchange. West Indies Petroleum fell $1.65 to $10.55, with traders dealing in 209,310 stock units and Wisynco Group increased 50 cents to end at a 52 weeks high of $22.99 after an exchange of 32,362 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Productive Business Solutions skidded 15 cents to finish at 85 US cents after trading 11 stocks. Proven Investments remained at 8.99 US cents with a transfer of 350 shares, Sterling Investments ended at 1.99 US cents with investors swapping 995 units, Sygnus Credit Investments popped 0.97 of one cent to 6.97 US cents after an exchange of 1,312 shares and Transjamaican rallied 0.04 of one cent to close at a record high of 4.5 US cents with 1,010,168 units changing hands.