The Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Monday with a fall in the volume of stocks traded, with a greater value than on Friday, resulting in mixed movements in the market indices. At the close of trading, the prices of 35 shares rose, 40 declined and 29 remained firm, with NCB Financial jumping $5.63 and Caribbean Cement climbing $4.73.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index fell 338.85 points to 319,064.46, the All Jamaican Composite Index popped 1,815.69 points to end at 356,077.28, the JSE Main Index shed 393.30 points to settle at 307,981.39, the Junior Market Index rose 5.12 points to close at 3,428.58 and the JSE USD Market Index popped 0.01 points to 205.93.
At the close, 48,894,360 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 55,796,292 units on Friday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $187.36 million, up from $185 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 219,406 shares for US$8,853 compared to 64,440 units at US$2,396 on Friday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led with 29.86 million shares, followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 10.58 million stocks and Carreras with 2.56 million units.
In Junior Market trading, MFS Capital Partners led with 482,627 shares, followed by Atlantic Hardware with 341,397 stocks and JFP with 331,100 units.
In the preference segment, Sygnus Credit Investments 10% rallied $1.95 to finish at $108.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.1 based on the 2025-26 earnings and 16.2 based on 2024-25 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other, more detailed daily charts provide with regularly updated data to help in 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.
Pertinent information is required to navigate 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, not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. 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 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 an exchange of 64,440 shares for US$2,396 in contrast to 49,993 stocks at US$52,790 on Thursday.
At the close of the market on Friday, Proven Investments remained at 10.77 US cents with investors exchanging 277 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments rallied 0.05 of one cent to 7.2 US cents following trading of 3,361 stock units and Transjamaican Highway ended at 2.39 US cents after traders exchanged 60,461 shares.
The market closed with 13,799,663 shares trading for $80,790,833, an increase from 7,536,952 stock units at $72,798,887 on Thursday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.4. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with fiscal year ending around August 2025.
NCB Financial rose 80 cents to close at $31.40 after traders exchanged 649,230 stock units. Pan Jamaica rallied $1.09 to end at $49.99 in trading 3,997 shares, Proven Investments increased 63 cents to finish at $17.13 with 641 stock units crossing the exchange, Sagicor Group gained 50 cents and ended at $41.50 after a transfer of 1,291 units and Stanley Motta popped 38 cents to $6 with investors trading 11,199 stock units.
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 popped 1,228.14 points to 319,403.31, the All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 1,267.23 points to finish at 354,261.59, the JSE Main Index rose 1,561.65 points to 308,374.69, the Junior Market Index lost 36.59 points to end at 3,423.46 and the JSE USD Market Index increased 0.78 points to 205.92.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.2 based on 2024-25 earnings and 16.2 based on 2024 earnings.
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 an exchange of 49,993 shares for US$52,790, falling from 157,947 ended with an average of 5,555 shares at US$5,866, compared to 17,550 stocks at US$801 on Tuesday, with a month to date average of 15,351 stock units at US$3,518, compared with 20,249 stocks at US$2,344 on the previous day and July with an average of 71,904 units for US$3,475.
Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 6 US cents in trading 448 stocks and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.01 of a cent and ended at 2.39 US cents with traders clearing 15,216 units from the market.
The market closed with 7,575,501 shares trading for $74,612,967, down from 13,806,979 stock units at $79,573,053 on Tuesday.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden advanced $1.25 to $26.25 with investors trading 100 shares, Caribbean Cement rose $8 to $96, with the trading of 10,172 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rallied $4.50 to close at $42.50 with investors swapping 545 stock units. General Accident increased 39 cents to finish at $5.39 after closing with an exchange of 1,277 shares, GraceKennedy skidded $3 and ended at $69 with investors dealing in 35,046 stock units, Guardian Holdings popped $10 to end at $320 after a transfer of 202 shares. JMMB Group gained 87 cents in closing at $19.38 with traders switching ownership of 5,813 stock units, Massy Holdings fell $1.30 to $76 as investors exchanged 42,049 units, NCB Financial climbed $2.60 to close at $30.60 with traders clearing 1,579,193 stocks from the market. 138 Student Living rose 42 cents to finish at a 52 week high of $4.65 with investors trading 7,908 shares, Pan Jamaica shed $1.60 and ended at $48.90 with 2,058 stocks crossing the market, 
Proven Investments sank 80 cents to end at $16.50 in trading 16,767 units. Sagicor Group declined 49 cents in closing at $41 with 2,100 stock units passing through the market, Scotia Group fell 50 cents to $52.50 after trading of 11,106 shares, Seprod slipped $1 to finish at $84 with an exchange of 1,166 stocks and Wisynco Group lost 75 cents and ended at $20 with 120,495 units crossing 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 dipped 979.94 points to 318,175.17, the All Jamaican Composite Index sank 1,764.69 points to close at 352,994.36, the JSE Main Index declined 930.06 points to finish at 306,813.04,at the same time the Junior Market Index fell 12.63 points to settle at 3,460.05 and the JSE USD Market Index sank 1.21 points to finish at 205.14.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.2 based on 2024-25 earnings as well as 16.1 based on 2024 earnings.
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 movements 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 157,947 shares for US$7,208, after skidding from 206,542 stocks at US$34,989 on Monday.
Sterling Investments popped 0.02 of one cent and ended at 2.12 US cents after an exchange of 14,639 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments sank 0.4 of a cent to close at 7.15 US cents in trading 17,889 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share declined 0.21 of a cent to end at 6 US cents with 13,021 stock units changing hands and Transjamaican Highway sank 0.19 of a cent in closing at 2.4 US cents with traders dealing in 97,409 shares.
The market closed with 13,806,979 shares traded for $79,583,760 and sliding from 14,588,589 stock units at $111,467,715 on Monday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.3. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with financial year ending around August 2025.
Pan Jamaica skidded 50 cents in closing at $50.50 after an exchange of 6,596 shares, Sagicor Group gained 49 cents to finish at $41.49 with investors dealing in 5,548 stocks, Scotia Group sank $2.95 and ended at $53 with 12,942 units crossing the market. Seprod rose $2 to $85 with a transfer of 551 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments dipped 57 cents to end at $13.33 with 9,069 shares changing hands and Wisynco Group sank 70 cents in closing at $20.75 with an exchange of 8,847 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 3,806,979 shares trading worth $79,573,053, sliding from 14,588,589 stocks at $111,467,715 on Monday.
The Main Market ended with trading of an average PE Ratio of 13.3. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with financial year ending around August 2025.
Pan Jamaica skidded 50 cents in closing at $50.50 after an exchange of 6,596 shares, Sagicor Group gained 49 cents to finish at $41.49 with investors dealing in 5,548 stocks, Scotia Group sank $2.95 and ended at $53 with 12,942 units crossing the market. Seprod rose $2 to $85 with a transfer of 551 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments dipped 57 cents to end at $13.33 with 9,069 shares changing hands and Wisynco Group sank 70 cents in closing at $20.75 with an exchange of 8,847 stocks.