Trading jumps JSE markets mostly fall


Trading closed Tuesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a rise in the volume and value of stocks exchanged, compared to Monday, resulting in the major indices of Main Market and the Junior Market index falling and the JSE USD Market rising. At the end of trading the prices of 38 shares rose, 50 declined and 30 remained firm.

At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index dropped 558.08 points to end trading at 350,135.59, with the All Jamaican Composite Index skidding 386.57 points to close at  399,288.11, the JSE Main Index slipped 408.05 points to 341,364.52, the Junior Market Index dipped 23.33 points to end at 3,306.77 and the JSE USD Market Index rallied by 6.91 points to 279.20.
At the close of trading, 34,961,772 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 18,496,265 units on Monday, with the value of stocks traded on the Main and the Junior markets, amounted to $231.77 million, well above the $69.7 million on the previous day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 971,344 shares for US$46,476, up sharply from 493,735 units at US$27,081 on Monday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 9.39 million shares followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 4.55 million stocks and Tropical Battery with 1.43 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Woodcats International led with 5.43 million shares followed by Kintyre Holdings with 2.60 million stocks and Indies Pharma with 1.52 million units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share dropped $26.50 and ended at $199 and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% rallied $61 to $1,121.
At the close of trading, the market’s PE ratio ended at 14.7, computed using projected 2026-27 earnings and 15.6 based on 2025 earnings, excluding major one-time income or expense. The PE ratio is one of the most popular measures for valuing shares and is calculated by dividing the stock price by the company’s earnings per share. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist decision-making. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, with easy comparisons within sectors and the overall market.
Pertinent information is needed to navigate the numerous options in the stock market. The chart should be used in decision-making, especially when investing around the sector average, and not going too far from it unless compelling reasons exist. This approach reduces emotion from investment decisions and places them on fundamentals, without straying far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy stocks near the average will not be inclined to overpay. 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 percentage year to date price movements based on the last traded price. Dividends that are paid or 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.

Juniors drop, JSE majors inched higher


Trading closed Monday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a fall in the volume and the value of stocks changing hands, than on Friday, resulting in the major indices of the Main Market inching higher, the Junior Market index declined and the JSE USD Market slipped marginally. At the end of trading the prices of 29 shares rose, 58 declined and 29 remained firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index lost 131.97 points to 350,693.67, the All Jamaican Composite Index rose 78.40 points to end at 399,674.68, the JSE Main Index increased 66.85 points to close at 341,772.57, the Junior Market Index sank 27.19 points to 3,330.10 and the JSE USD Market Index dipped 1.19 points to 272.29. At the close of the market, 18,496,265 shares were traded in all three markets, down from 39,863,889 units on Friday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $69.7 million, down from $99.62 million on the previous day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 493,735 shares for US$27,081 compared to 583,059 units at US$167,362 on Friday. In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 4.21 million shares followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 523,061 stocks and Wigton Energy with 362,886 units. In the Junior Market trading, Woodcats International ended as the leading traded stock with 5.97 million shares, followed by Future Energy that ended with the trading of 839,575 shares and Kintyre Holdings finishing with 772,536 units. The market’s PE ratio, one of the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 14.4, that is computed using 2026-27 earnings and 15.6 compiled with 2025 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help in decision-making. The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, with easy comparisons within sectors and the overall market. Pertinent information is needed to navigate the numerous options in the stock market. The chart should be used in decision-making, especially when investing around the sector average, and not going too far from it unless compelling reasons exist. This approach reduces emotion from investment decisions and places them on fundamentals, without straying far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy stocks near the average will not be inclined to overpay. 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 percentage year to date price movements based on the last traded price. Dividends that are paid or 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.

JSE Main & Junior markets drop on Friday


Trading closed Friday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a rise in the volume of stocks exchanged, with a lower value than on Thursday, and ending with the major indices of the Main Market and the Junior Market index declining and the JSE USD Market rising. At the close of a day of moderate price movements, trading ended with prices of 45 shares rising, 44 declining and 23 remaining firm.

At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index slipped 559.79 points to land at  350,825.64, the All Jamaican Composite Index fell 1,426.84 points to settle at 399,596.28, the JSE Main Index skidded 264.42 points to 341,705.72, the Junior Market Index declined 42.62 points to finish at 3,357.29 and the JSE USD Market Index increased 3.68 points to 273.48.
At the close of trading, at the close of the week, 39,863,889 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 36,262,347 units on Thursday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $99.62 million, down from $127.06 million on the previous day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 583,059 closed in a surprise move, with Tropical Battery leading trading with 14.52 million shares followed by Transjamaican Highway with 2.01 million stocks on the eve of a dividend consideration by the company and Sagicor Select Financial Fund closed with an exchange of 960,113 units.
In Junior Market trading, Woodcats International led with 10.89 million shares, as trading interest in the stock abates, followed by Dolla Financial with 2.02 million stocks and Future Energy with 1.46 million units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share gained $27 to end at $225.
At the close of trading on Friday, the market’s PE ratio ended at 14.6, computed using projected 2026-27 earnings just below 15.7 based on the 2025 historical earnings, and excludes major one-time income or expense. The PE ratio is one of the most popular measures for valuing shares and is calculated by dividing the stock price by the company’s earnings per share. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist decision-making. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, with easy comparisons within sectors and the overall market.
Pertinent information is needed to navigate the numerous options in the stock market. The chart should be used in decision-making, especially when investing around the sector average, and not going too far from it unless compelling reasons exist. This approach reduces emotion from investment decisions and places them on fundamentals, without straying far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy stocks near the average will not be inclined to overpay. 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 percentage year to date price movements based on the last traded price. Dividends that are paid or 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.

Jamaica Stock Exchange closed lower


Trading closed Thursday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a fall in the volume of stocks exchanged, with a greater value than on Wednesday, resulting in the major indices of the Main Market, the Junior Market and the JSE USD Market declining. At the end of trading the prices of 34 shares rose, 48 declined and 28 remained firm.

At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index dipped 1,327.66 points to close at 351,385.43, the All Jamaican Composite Index declined by 806.53 points to wrap up trading at 401,023.12, the JSE Main Index slipped 1,340.31 points to close trading at 341,970.14, the Junior Market Index skidded just 6.45 points to 3,399.91 and the JSE USD Market Index slipped 1.55 points to conclude trading at 269.80.
At the close of trading, 36,262,347 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 54,525,420 units on Wednesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $127.06 million, up from $107.96 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 133,182 shares for US$7,112 compared to 41,837 units at US$6,179 on Wednesday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 2.70 million shares followed by Wigton Energy with 2.36 million stocks and Supreme Ventures with 1.95 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Woodcats International led with 17.78 million shares followed by Kintyre Holdings with 1.27 million stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies with 1.12 million units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share sank $31 to $198, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% dived $130 to close trading at $1,060 and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% advanced $2 to end at $109.
At the close, the market’s PE ratio ended at 14.7, computed using projected 2026-27 earnings and 15.8 based on 2025 historical earnings, excluding major one-time income or expense. The PE ratio is one of the most popular measures for valuing shares and is calculated by dividing the stock price by the company’s earnings per share. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist decision-making. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, with easy comparisons within sectors and the overall market.
Pertinent information is needed to navigate the numerous options in the stock market. The chart should be used in decision-making, especially when investing around the sector average, and not going too far from it unless compelling reasons exist. This approach reduces emotion from investment decisions and places them on fundamentals, without straying far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy stocks near the average will not be inclined to overpay. 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 percentage year to date price movements based on the last traded price. Dividends that are paid or 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.

JSE Markets pull back on Wednesday


Trading closed Wednesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a fall in the volume of stocks that were exchanged, with a sharply lower value than on Tuesday, resulting in all major indices Main Market falling at the end of trading, as prices of 44 shares rose, 42 declined and 35 remained firm.

At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index sank 645.85 points to 352,713.09, the All Jamaican Composite Index declined 998.64 points to end at 401,829.65, the JSE Main Index lost 592.61 points to end at 343,310.45, the Junior Market Index dipped 11.02 points to end at 3,406.36 and the JSE USD Market Index shed 8.58 points to end at 271.35.
The newly listed Junior Market Woodcats International was the dominant traded stock on the overall market, with nearly 37 million shares at a market value of $37.8 million. At the close, a total of 54,525,420 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 77,758,205 units on Tuesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $107.96 million, down from $1.08 billion on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 41,837 shares for US$6,179, down from 124,111 units at US$19,989 on Tuesday.
In Main Market activity, Sagicor Select Financial Fund led trading with 3.21 million shares followed by Transjamaican Highway with 2.64 million stocks and Carreras with 366,764 units.
In Junior Market trading, Woodcats International led with 36.45 million shares followed by Kintyre Holdings with 2.55 million stocks and Jetcon Corporation with 1.17 million units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% dropped $201 to close at $2,299 and 138 Student Living preference share increased $32 to $229.
At the close of trading, the market’s PE ratio ended at 14.7, computed using projected 2026-27 earnings and 15.8 based on 2025 historical earnings, and excludes any major one-time income or expense. The PE ratio is one of the most popular measures for valuing shares and is calculated by dividing the stock price by the company’s earnings per share. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist decision-making. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, with easy comparisons within sectors and the overall market.
Pertinent information is needed to navigate the numerous options in the stock market. The chart should be used in decision-making, especially when investing around the sector average, and not going too far from it unless compelling reasons exist. This approach reduces emotion from investment decisions and places them on fundamentals, without straying far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy stocks near the average will not be inclined to overpay. 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 percentage year to date price movements based on the last traded price. Dividends that are paid or 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.

Big surge in JSE trading as Woodcats list & NCB trades big


Trading surged on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday following the listing of Woodcats International with the company accounting for more than 32.5 million shares and NCB Financial with 22.3 million shares with a value of $969 million, resulting in the volume of stocks that were exchanged, jumping well above trading on Monday, Trading close with all three markets ending with the major indices declining. At the end of trading, prices of 35 shares rose, 43 declined and 27 remained firm.

At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index skidded 2,178.83 points to 353,358.94, the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 2,623.06 points to end at 402,828.29, the JSE Main Index shed 2,170.93 points to finish at 343,903.06, the Junior Market Index fell 14.38 points to conclude trading at 3,417.38 and the JSE USD Market Index skidded 8.49 points to 279.93.
At the close of trading, 77,758,205 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from just 18,672,192 units on Monday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $1.08 billion, up from a mere $94.9 million on the previous day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 124,111 shares for US$19,989, down sharply from 1,213,201 units at US$898,871 on Monday.
In Main Market activity, NCB Financial led trading with 22.28 million shares followed by Transjamaican Highway with 2.51 million stocks and Wigton Energy was next with 1.11 million units.
In Junior Market trading, newly listed, Woodcats International led with 32.52 million shares followed by Kintyre Holdings with 9.78 million stocks and Future Energy with 1.64 million units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% popped $4.94 to $43, 138 Student Living preference share advanced $5 to $197 and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% rose $2 in closing at $107.
At the close of the market, the market’s PE ratio averaged 14.9, is computed using projected 2026-27 earnings and 15.9 based on 2025 historical earnings, excluding any major one-time income or expense. The PE ratio is one of the most popular measures for valuing shares and is calculated by dividing the stock price by the company’s earnings per share. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist decision-making. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, with easy comparisons within sectors and the overall market.
Pertinent information is needed to navigate the numerous options in the stock market. The chart should be used in decision-making, especially when investing around the sector average, and not going too far from it unless compelling reasons exist. This approach reduces emotion from investment decisions and places them on fundamentals, without straying far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy stocks near the average will not be inclined to overpay. 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 percentage year to date price movements based on the last traded price. Dividends that are paid or 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.