Trading dropped on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Thursday, with a 53 percent decline in the volume of stocks switching owners following a 25 percent drop in value compared with Wednesday, resulting in trading in four securities, down from five on Wednesday with prices of one rising, two declining and one ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 243,125 shares for US$8,678 compared to 514,418 stock units at US$11,601 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 60,781 stocks at US$2,169 compared with 102,884 shares at US$2,320 on Wednesday, with a month to date average of 40,815 shares at US$2,892 compared with 39,547 units at US$2,938 on the previous day and June that ended with an average of 53,325 units for US$3,682.
The US Denominated Equities Index dipped 0.03 points to close at 227.05.
The PE Ratio, a most used measure for computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.2. The PE ratio is computed based on last traded prices divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with financial year ending and or around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share skidded 0.44 of a cent to 4.03 US cents with investors trading 6,958 shares, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy slipped 1 cent in closing at 69 US cents after an exchange of 95 stocks, Proven Investments ended at 12 US cents, with trading of 35,729 shares and Transjamaican Highway climbed 0.07 of a cent and ended at 2.09 US cents and closed after 200,343 stock units were traded.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading dropped on the JSE US dollar market
GraceKennedy dominates trading on JSE markets
GraceKennedy lead trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange jumped sharply on Thursday, accounting for just over $249 million of the total value of stocks traded, resulting in fewer shares being traded in all markets. The market closed with more stock prices declining than rising, resulting in a sharp decline in the Junior Market index and a drop in the Main Market major indices. The JSE USD market closed marginally lower as trading ended with the number of stocks changing hands falling, with the value of stocks traded jumping sharply over the previous day, resulting in prices of 26 shares rising and 40 declining.
At the close of trading, the JSE Combined Market Index fell 1,306.76 points to close at 325,487.20, the All Jamaican Composite Index skidded 1,215.46 points to finish at 352,863.62. The JSE Main Index sank by 860.58 points to close at 312,753.36. The Junior Market Index dropped 68.15 points to close at 3,682.92 and the JSE USD Market Index slipped 0.03 points to conclude trading at 227.05.
At the close of trading, with just 10,033,070 shares being exchanged in all three markets, down from 33,083,446 units on Wednesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $281.88 million, well over the $178.27 million on the previous trading day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 243,125 shares for US$8,678 down from 514,418 units at US$11,601 on Wednesday.
In Main Market activity, GraceKennedy led trading with 3.45 million shares followed by Wigton Windfarm with 1.10 million units for 15.5 percent of the day’s trade and Transjamaican Highway with 990,119 units.
In Junior Market trading, Stationery and Office Supplies led trading with 824,225 shares followed by Fosrich with 328,942 stocks and Dolla Financial with 316,992 units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share gained $2.79 and ended at $19.80, Jamaica Public Service 7% sank $5.34 in closing at $42 and 138 Student Living preference share lost $12.64 to end at $127.36.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 20.1 on 2023-24 earnings and 13.7 times those for 2024-25 at the close of trading. ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market. The EPS & PE ratios are based on 2023 and 2024 actual or projected earnings, excluding major one off items.
Pertinent information is required to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
The chart should be used in making rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the average for the sector, 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 reported. Investors can use this measure as a guide to easily assess the value of stocks. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices.
Dividends paid or payable 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.
Weakness of Trinidad Exchange continues
JMMB ended trading at 52 weeks’ low and West Indian Tobacco at a multi-year low on Thursday, on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange, with trading in 15 securities, down from 18 on Wednesday and ending with prices of three stocks rising, eight declining and four ended firm following a 32 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded with a 15 percent lower value than on Wednesday.
A total of 129,847 shares were traded for $1,051,586, from 191,862 stocks at $1,239,785 on Wednesday.
An average of 8,656 stock units were exchanged at $70,106 compared with 10,659 shares at $68,877 at the close on Wednesday, with trading for the month to date averaging 9,848 shares at $167,611 down from 9,925 units at $173,941 on the previous day and an average for June of 9,110 shares at $119,497.
The Composite Index climbed 2.60 points to end the day at 1,120.74, the All T&T Index rose 5.42 points to 1,683.33, the SME Index remained at 87.78 and the Cross-Listed Index dropped 0.06 points to conclude trading at 72.61.
The market continues its weak tone as reflected in the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator showing three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s dipped 50 cents and ended at $69.50 after a transfer of 443 shares, Angostura Holdings slipped 6 cents to $18 with investors trading 1,029 stocks, Calypso Macro Investment Fund declined 30 cents to close at $23.70 after an exchange of 12,050 units. Endeavour Holdings ended at $17 with trading of 10 stocks, First Citizens Group added 5 cents to close at $44.05 with investors exchanging 382 shares, FirstCaribbean International Bank fell 4 cents to $6.86, with 53,358 stock units changing hands. JMMB Group shed 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.14 with traders dealing in 700 units, Massy Holdings popped 20 cents to close at $3.70 after an exchange of 11,884 stocks, National Enterprises ended at $3.21 after 25,101 units passed through the exchange. 
Prestige Holdings dipped 8 cents to $12.70 with a transfer of 620 stocks, Republic Financial remained at $115 with 636 shares crossing the exchange, Scotiabank advanced 99 cents and ended at $63.99 in switching ownership of 200 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $7 with 11,820 shares clearing the market, Trinidad Cement sank 30 cents in closing at $2.65 in an exchange of 11,564 stocks and West Indian Tobacco skidded 20 cents and ended at a 52 multi-year low of $8.30 with investors dealing in 50 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Surge in trading on JSE Main Market
A surge in the volume of stock trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Wednesday, with a 355 percent increase in the volume of stocks traded with a value of 554 percent more than on Tuesday, with trading in 54 securities compared with 55 on Tuesday, with prices of 12 rising, 29 declining and 13 ending unchanged.
The market closed with 26,580,065 shares being traded for $169,019,186 up from 5,847,947 units at $25,826,887 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 492,223 shares at $3,129,985 compared to 106,326 units at $469,580 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 935,480 units at $8,817,927 compared with 974,913 units at $9,323,938 on the previous day and June with an average of 246,425 units at $1,945,941.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 18.71 million shares for 70.4 percent of total volume followed by Lasco Distributors with 2.72 million units for 10.2 percent of the day’s trade, Jamaica Broilers ended with 1.48 million stocks for 5.6 percent market share and Wigton Windfarm with 1.17 million units for 4.4 percent of total volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 1,371.83 points to close at 354,079.08, the JSE Main Index increased 497.17 points to 313,613.94 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.11 points to finish at 65.77.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.5. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on 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 11 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, AS Bryden skidded $4.87 to $36.02 with investors trading 697 stocks, Berger Paints climbed 64 cents to end at $8.64 after closing after an exchange of 389 units, Caribbean Producers rose 88 cents in closing at $10.22 after 13,736 shares passed through the market. Eppley rallied $1 and ended at $36, with investors trading 392 stock units, GraceKennedy fell $1 to finish at $72.50 with 82,329 shares clearing the market, Guardian Holdings slipped 95 cents to close at $345.05 with investors swapping 10 stocks. Jamaica Broilers lost 40 cents in ending at $33 in switching ownership of 1,483,018 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange declined 75 cents and ended at $10 after an exchange of 229,576 stock units, Kingston Wharves popped $1.92 to finish at $27.83 in trading 20,917 shares. 
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy shed 95 cents to end at $107, with 30 stocks crossing the exchange, Proven Investments increased 60 cents in closing at $19.10 after a transfer of 4,619 units, Sagicor Group gained $1.06 to close at $40.06, with 116,240 stock units changing hands. Scotia Group advanced $2.22 to $45.33 in an exchange of 114,624 shares, Seprod dropped 98 cents to end at $78.01 with investors dealing in 7,790 units and Wisynco Group rose 45 cents in closing at $20.95 after an exchange of 525,898 stocks.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share sank $54.50 to finish at $140 with a transfer of 130 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading jumps on the JSE USD market
Trading jumped on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks exchanged rising 317 percent after 240 percent more funds passed through the market than on Tuesday, resulting in trading in five securities, compared to six on Tuesday with prices of two rising, one declining and two unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 514,418 shares for US$11,601 compared to 123,275 units at US$3,408 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 102,884 stock units at US$2,320 versus 20,546 shares at US$568 on Tuesday, with a month to date average of 39,547 shares at US$2,938 compared with 34,087 units at US$2,992 on the previous day and June that ended with an average of 53,325 units for US$3,682.
The US Denominated Equities Index slipped 0.14 points to end at 227.08.
The PE Ratio, a most used measure for computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.3. The PE ratio is computed based on last traded prices divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with financial year ending and or around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, AS Bryden ended at 22.49 US cents, after 2,019 shares passed through the market, Proven Investments remained at 12 US cents with investors dealing in 1,000 units, Sterling Investments increased 0.19 of a cent to end at 1.77 US cents after a transfer of 25,550 stocks and Transjamaican Highway declined 0.03 of a cent to finish at 2.02 US cents with investors swapping 485,461 stock units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% climbed 22 cents and ended at US$1.95 in an exchange of 388 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior market rises with negative sentiments
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange rallied on Wednesday, with trading in 40 securities, up marginally from 39 on Tuesday and ended with prices of 13 rising, 21 declining and six closing unchanged, with the market closing with negative market sentiment that is reflected in the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator on a day when trading volume and value were marginally different compared with Tuesday.
The market closed with an exchange of 5,990,982 shares for $9,247,492 compared with 5,601,327 stock units at $9,640,939 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 149,775 shares at $231,187 versus 143,624 units at $247,204 on Tuesday with the month to date, averaging 291,473 units at $526,774 compared to 304,747 stock units at $554,463 on the previous day and June with an average of 318,732 units at $696,979.
EduFocal led trading with 1.75 million shares for 29.2 percent of total volume, with the stock trading at an intraday 52 weeks’ low of 40 cents followed by Stationery and Office Supplies with 1.07 million units for 17.9 percent of the day’s trade and Dolla Financial with 731,534 units for 12.2 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rallied 28.88 points to close at 3,751.07.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.6, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and eight with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial climbed $3.45 to finish at $21.96 in an exchange of 4,754 stocks, Blue Power popped 8 cents to $4.38 after the trading of 2,000 units, Cargo Handlers sank $2.30 to close at $11.70 after a transfer of a mere 110 shares. Caribbean Assurance Brokers rallied 19 cents and ended at $3.74 with investors dealing in 1,220 stock units, Caribbean Cream increased 25 cents in closing at $3.75 with 2,440 shares clearing the market, Derrimon Trading advanced 25 cents to end at $2.05 in switching ownership of 700 stocks. Dolla Financial rose 9 cents in closing at $2.60 after 731,534 units passed through the market, Elite Diagnostic slipped 5 cents to $1.55 in trading 600 stock units, iCreate fell 6 cents to close at 50 cents after 267,786 shares crossed the market. Indies Pharma dipped 12 cents to finish at $2.50 with traders dealing in 23,487 stock units, ISP Finance sank $2.29 and ended at $25 after an exchange of 10 units, Jamaican Teas gained 12 cents to end at $2.32 with investors trading 6,594 stocks. JFP Ltd rose 13 cents in closing at $1.18 with an exchange of 69,078 shares, 
Knutsford Express skidded 10 cents to $10.90 and closed after an exchange of 3,647 stocks, Lumber Depot lost 5 cents to finish at $2.75, with 15,051 stock units crossing the exchange. Main Event rallied 50 cents and ended at $12.50 with investors swapping 2,296 stock units, Medical Disposables declined 61 cents to end at $1.90 with a transfer of 32 shares, Regency Petroleum shed 18 cents to close at $2.41, with 4,932 stock units crossing the market. Spur Tree Spices shed 7 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.90 with investors trading 494,277 stock units, Stationery and Office Supplies lost 5 cents in closing at $1.65, with 1,072,600 units changing hands and tTech skidded 58 cents to close at $2.62 after an exchange of 1,017 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Rising stocks push Jamaica Stock Exchange higher
Rising stocks sent the Jamaica Stock Exchange higher in trading on Wednesday, with the Main and Junior markets rising. The JSE USD market closed moderately lower as trading ended with the number and value of stocks changing hands jumping, sharply over the previous trading day, resulting in prices of just 23 shares rising and 48 declining.
At the close of trading, the JSE Combined Market Index rose 680.60 points to 326,793.96, the All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 1,371.83 points to 354,079.08, the JSE Main Index popped 497.17 points to settle at 313,613.94. The Junior Market Index rallied 28.88 points to 3,751.07 and the JSE USD Market Index slipped 0.14 points to cease trading at 227.08.
At the close of trading, 33,083,446 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 11,572,254 units on Tuesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $178.27 million, well above the $35.47 million on the previous trading day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 514,418 shares for US$11,601 compared to 123,275 units at US$3,408 on Tuesday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 18.71 million shares followed by Lasco Distributors with 2.72 million stock units, Jamaica Broilers was next with 1.48 million shares and Wigton Windfarm with 1.17 million units.
In Junior Market trading, EduFocal led trading with 1.75 million shares followed by Stationery and Office Supplies with 1.07 million stock units and Dolla Financial with 731,534 shares.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share nosedived by $54.50 to finish at $140.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 20.2 on 2023-24 earnings and 13.7 times those for 2024-25 at the close of trading. ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market. The EPS & PE ratios are based on 2023 and 2024 actual or projected earnings, excluding major one off items.
Pertinent information is required to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
The chart should be used in making rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the average for the sector, 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 reported as a guide for investors to quickly assess the value of stocks based on this measure. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices.
Dividends paid or payable 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.
More fall out for Trinidad Exchange
Stocks ended lower at the close of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with trading in 18 securities up from 13 on Tuesday and ending with prices of three stocks rising, four declining and 11 ending firm, resulting from a 19 percent fall in the volume of stocks traded with valued 9 percent decline in value compared with market activity on Tuesday.
The market closed with trading of 191,862 shares for $1,239,785 down from 236,530 stocks at $1,357,640 on Tuesday.
An average of 10,659 shares were traded at $68,877 compared with 18,195 units at $104,434 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 9,925 shares at $173,941 compared with 9,863 units at $182,820 on the previous day and an average for June of 9,110 shares at $119,497.
The Composite Index dropped 3.92 points to conclude trading at 1,118.14, the All T&T Index dipped 7.59 points to 1,677.91, the SME Index remained at 87.78 and the Cross-Listed Index ended unchanged at 72.67.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close of market activities, Agostini’s ended at $70 after an exchange of 208 stocks, Angostura Holdings popped 1 cent higher to close at $18.06 with investors trading 1,005 stock units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $24 after a transfer of 5 shares. Endeavour Holdings remained at $17 with 30 stocks clearing the market, First Citizens ended at $44 after an exchange of 5,317 shares, FirstCaribbean International Bank closed at $6.90, with 35,600 stocks changing hands. GraceKennedy ended at $3.89 after 35 stocks passed through the market, Guardian Holdings rose 60 cents in closing at $15.60 in trading 2,310 units, JMMB Group remained at $1.15, with 3,018 shares crossing the exchange. Massy Holdings sank 30 cents to end at $3.50 with a transfer of 110,030 stock units, 
National Enterprises ended at $3.21 with investors swapping 3,670 stocks, Point Lisas rallied 18 cents to $3.28 with an exchange of 3,031 units. Prestige Holdings ended at $12.78, with 453 shares crossing the market, Republic Financial declined 50 cents to close at $115 in an exchange of 372 units, Scotiabank lost $1 in closing at $63 with investors trading 603 stocks. Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $7 in an exchange of 18,797 stock units, Trinidad Cement dipped 2 cents and ended at $2.95 with traders dealing in 21 shares and West Indian Tobacco ended at $8.50 after an exchange of 7,357 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
RA Williams comes to market with error filled prospectus
The initial offering of 400 million shares in RA Williams opens today at 9 in the morning at $1 each and is scheduled to close on the 31st of July but is expected to close much earlier.
Unfortunately, the prospectus has errors relating to data on profitability in 2024, resulting in uncertainty as to what years some of the information relates with both captioned with 2024 as the financial years and error in the interim statement of financial position to January.
The company currently has 1.16 billion shares outstanding and will have 2 billion units issued at the end of what is expected to be a successful offer. The shares are to be listed on the Junior Market, bringing the total listing back to 48. A total of 190 million of the shares being offered are reserved, with just 210 million available for the general public.
Profit before tax amounts to $133 million at April this year, for EPS of 83 and resulting in a PE of 12 times earnings just below the market average PE close to 14, there is not much room for short-term growth other than the hype of initial investment in the IPO and the limited number of shares on offer.
R.A. Williams, a primarily pharmacist-owned and operated pharmaceutical distribution company, that started operations in Spanish Town, St. Catherine in 2012.
In commenting on the issue, the Chief Executive Officer, R A Williams states, “We have recently concluded negotiations with Fourrts (India) Laboratories Pvt Ltd and Mankind Pharma Limited, which will see us introducing new treatment options in areas that require treatment with anti-infectives and dermatological options. From this expanded product offering, we expect a boost in the company’s revenues.”
Willaims went on to state, “The Company is in a new cycle of its growth which will be underpinned by the utilisation of a higher proportion of equity to fund its future expansion. As a result, the proceeds from this Invitation will be mainly used to repay the Company’s debts. This debt reduction will have the immediate effect of reducing the Company’s financing costs, thereby increasing the Company’s profitability and the expected returns to shareholders.
They currently distribute over 130 products, serving more than 700 customers across the island.
Growth in Revenues has been strong since 2020, with an increase of 41.6 percent For the year ended April 2023, to $1.4 billion, above sales of $994 million in 2023, which increased by a sharp 54 percent from $647 million in 2021 and was up 29 percent over the $502 million in 2020 with 2020 seeing an increase of 19 percent.
While revenue growth has been impressive, the annual improvement in the bottom line is even more impressive up to 2023. In 2020 while revenues climbed attractively, profit declined 51 percent from $36 million in 2019 to $18 million but grew 133 percent to $42 million in 2021 and by 26 percent to $52 in 2022 and 88 percent in 2023 to $98 million.
Margins on sales have been impressive at 42 percent over the past two years and an average of 43.4 percent since 2019.
Revenues grew by just 6.3 percent for the year to April 2024 to $1.5 billion with profit falling before tax to $133 million from $161 million in 2023.
Shareholders equity stood at $386 million at the end of April this year. In January 2024, short term loan which is erroneously grouped under a caption headed current assets, amounts to $215 million and related party loans of $107 million.
Sagicor Investments are brokers for the issue.
Stocks plunged on the JSE Main Market Tuesday
Stocks prices plunged at the close of trading on Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Tuesday, following trading in 55 securities compared with 59 on Monday, with prices of 19 stocks rising, 20 declining and 16 ending unchanged at the close, with the volume of stocks traded rising by 86 percent with a 15 percent lower value than Monday.
The market closed with 5,847,947 shares trading for a mere $25,826,887 compared with 3,152,052 units at $30,466,322 on Monday.
Trading averaged 106,326 shares at $469,580 compared to 53,425 units at $516,378 on Monday and month to date, an average of 974,913 units at $9,323,938 compared with 1,061,457 units at $10,206,166 on the previous day and June with an average of 246,425 units at $1,945,941.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 1.93 million shares for 32.9 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Windfarm with 1.56 million stocks for 26.6 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.06 million units for 18.1 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dived 4,372.87 points to close at 352,707.25, the JSE Main Index dropped 3,334.60 points to end at 313,116.77 and the JSE Financial Index fell 1.41 points to finish at 65.66.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.7. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on 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 eight stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and nine with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Producers lost 66 cents to finish at $9.34 after 20,238 stocks changed hands, Eppley dropped $3.67 and ended at $35, with 965 units crossing the exchange, Guardian Holdings sank $3 to $346 in switching ownership of 58 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange increased 75 cents in closing at $10.75, with 6,345 stock units crossing the market, Mayberry Group popped 52 cents to close at $8.09 with investors swapping 28,774 shares, NCB Financial shed $1.05 to end at $54.95, with 34,412 units crossing the market. Pan Jamaica declined $1.05 in closing at $48 after an exchange of 57,445 stocks, 
Proven Investments fell $1.30 to $18.50, with 10,189 stock units passed through the market, Sagicor Group skidded $1 to finish at $39 in an exchange of 68,737 shares. Scotia Group sank $2.29 and ended at $43.11 with 47,852 units clearing the market and Supreme Ventures slipped 44 cents to close at $23.55 as investors exchanged 18,496 stocks.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share dipped $3.98 to end at $17.01 after a transfer of 288 stock units. Jamaica Public Service 9.5% fell $2 in closing at $2,697 with investors dealing in 30 shares and 138 Student Living preference share gained $24.50 to close at $194.50 in an exchange of 131 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
