Rising stocks outpaced those falling on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday, but that did not prevent to market index from dropping, following a 15 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded and a 7 percent fall in value compared with Thursday with trading in 42 securities compared with 41 on Thursday and ending with prices of 18 rising, 13 declining and 11 closing unchanged.
The market closed with the trading of 4,006,350 shares for $9,943,397 down from 4,733,856 units at $10,743,830 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 95,389 shares at $236,748 compared to 115,460 units at $262,045 on Thursday with the month to date, averaging 161,098 stock units at $353,985 compared with 177,525 units at $383,294 on the previous day and May with an average of 451,257 units at $953,021.
Fosrich led trading with 1.15 million shares for 28.6 percent of total volume followed by Dolla Financial with 763,547 units for 19.1 percent of the day’s trade and Spur Tree Spices with 534,396 units for 13.3 percent market share.
The Junior Market Index dipped 39.08 points to close at 3,699.06 at the close of trading.
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 one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and five with lower offers.
At the close, Blue Power sank 20 cents to end at $3.05 in an exchange of 33,006 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers gained 10 cents to $3.85 with 66,906 stocks clearing the market, Caribbean Cream dropped 45 cents and ended at $3.75 after investors ended exchanging 36,578 shares. Elite Diagnostic lost 8 cents in closing at $1.48 with a transfer of 23,761 stock units, Express Catering rose 39 cents to close at $4.20 after an exchange of 1,189 shares, 
Fontana advanced 7 cents to finish at $8.12 and closed after an exchange of 7,228 stock units. Honey Bun popped 9 cents and ended at $8 after a transfer of 13,092 units, Indies Pharma fell 9 cents to $2.65, with 11,315 stocks crossing the exchange, ISP Finance shed 60 cents to finish at $24.40 in switching ownership of 501 units. Knutsford Express increased 13 cents in closing at $11.50 after 554 shares crossed the market, Limners and Bards climbed 16 cents to end at $1.70 with an exchange of 151 stock units, Main Event rallied 49 cents to close at $12.99 with trading of 71,986 stocks and tTech popped 12 cents to $2.47 as investors exchanged 9,310 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Transjamaican & Wigton dominate JSE trading
Transjamaican Highway dominated trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with nearly 17 million shares followed by Wigton Windfarm with 8 million units as trading on Friday exceeded Thursday’s outturn as investors moved the Main Market higher, as the Junior Market and the JSE USD market closed lower and resulting in prices of 31 shares rising and 32 declining.
At the close of trading, the JSE Combined Market Index dropped 1,091.82 points to 333,333.62, the All Jamaican Composite Index popped 409.02 points to 360,751.03, the JSE Main Index sank 854.79 points to 320,829.62. The Junior Market fell 39.08 points to 3,699.06 and the JSE USD Market Index dipped 0.14 points to close at 224.05.
At the close of trading, 32,074,516 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 16,806,355 units on Thursday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $108.76 million, well above the $46.99 million on the previous trading day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of a mere 20,041 shares for US$2,072 compared to 238,919 units at US$7,681 on Thursday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 16.87 million shares followed by Wigton Windfarm with 7.92 million stock units and JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 with 832,520 units.
In Junior Market trading, Fosrich led trading with 1.15 million shares followed by Dolla Financial with 763,547 units and Spur Tree Spices with 534,396 shares.
In the preference segment, Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% increased $5 and ended at $115.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to determine the value of stocks, ended at 21.3 on 2023-24 earnings and 13.5. times those for 2024-25 at the close of trading. 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 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 the more detailed daily report 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.
Mixed trading on Trinidad Exchange
Stocks ended with a close mixture of gains and losses that were almost evenly matched at the close of trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, resulting from trading in 19 securities up from 16 on Thursday and ending with prices of seven rising, eight declining and four ended firm, following a 69 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded at a 36 percent greater value than on Thursday.
Trading closed with of 98,850 shares for $2,451,133 compared to 318,285 stock units at $1,799,795 on Thursday.
An average of 5,203 shares were traded for $129,007 compared with 19,893 units at $112,487 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 7,430 shares at $94,552 compared with 8,001 units at $85,706 on the previous day and an average for May of 15,629 shares at $129,694.
The Composite Index gained 1.89 points to close trading at 1,114.69, the All T&T Index advanced 7.29 points to 1,677.75, the SME Index remained at 86.99 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped 0.54 points to conclude trading at 71.69.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s climbed 53 cents in closing at $68.78 as investors exchanged 1,401 shares, Angostura Holdings popped 94 cents to $18 with a transfer of 339 stocks, Ansa McAl advanced $1.89 to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $62.29 after investors ended trading 143 shares. 
Ansa Merchant Bank declined 2 cents to $41.50 with an exchange of 2,019 stocks, First Citizens Group fell 99 cents to $43, with 528 shares changing hands, FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $6.93 with investors trading 1,286 stocks. GraceKennedy skidded 13 cents to $3.57, with 6,550 units passing through the exchange, Guardian Holdings ended at $15.60 with investors swapping 155 stock units, JMMB Group rose 3 cents and ended at $1.28 with 8,408 shares crossing the market. Massy Holdings slipped 7 cents to end at $4.05 after an exchange of 4,040 stocks, National Enterprises dipped 5 cents in closing at $3.45 after 23,533 units passed through the market, National Flour Mills ended at $2.25 and closed with an exchange of 21,940 stock units. 
Prestige Holdings rallied 25 cents to $13 in trading 1,125 shares, Republic Financial gained $2 to $108 after investors traded 9,460 stocks, Scotiabank lost 76 cents in closing at $65.24 with 15,258 units clearing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 6 cents to finish at $6.99 in an exchange of 240 units, Trinidad Cement closed at $2.60 with investors dealing in 60 shares, Unilever Caribbean slipped 2 cents to close at $11.70 after a transfer of 1,315 stocks and West Indian Tobacco shed 52 cents to $8.75 with 1,050 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading drops on JSE USD Market
The Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Thursday, with a 57 percent drop in the volume of stocks changing hands, with a 45 percent decline in value from Wednesday, resulting in trading in seven securities, compared to seven on Wednesday with prices of one rising, three declining and three ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 238,919 shares for US$7,681, down from 552,161 units at US$14,011, on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 34,131 units at US$1,097 versus 78,880 shares at US$2,002 on Wednesday, with a month to date average of 65,334 shares at US$2,587 compared with 74,070 units at US$3,004 on the previous day and May that ended with an average of 32,077 units for US$3,201.
The US Denominated Equities Index advanced 2.43 points to wrap up trading at 224.19 to trade in negative territory for the year to date after being positive for most of the year to the end of May.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.3. The PE ratio is based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending and or around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, AS Bryden remained at 22.49 US cents with a transfer of 5,477 shares, 
Margaritaville dropped 1.1 cents in closing at 8.88 US cents, with 2,501 units crossing the exchange, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy popped 3 cents to end at 64 US cents with investors dealing in 10 shares. Productive Business Solutions ended trading at US$1.275 after an exchange of 54 stocks, Proven Investments ended at 13 US cents with investors swapping 590 shares and Transjamaican Highway shed 0.09 of a cent to close at 2.05 US cents with 230,168 stock units changing hands.
In the preference segment, Sygnus Credit Investments E8.5% fell 25 cents to US$10.05 as investors exchanged 119 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Main Market rises on reduced trading value
The Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 50 percent but with a 42 percent lower value than on Wednesday, with trading in 56 securities compared with 57 on Wednesday, with prices of 19 stocks rising, 18 declining and 19 ending unchanged and resulted in the All Jamaican Composite Index increasing 2,623.72 points to 360,342.01, the JSE Main Index gained 2,321.13 points to end the day at 321,684.41 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.79 points to 68.79.
On Thursday, the market closed with 11,839,057 shares being traded at $36,250,961 compared to 7,896,278 units at $62,829,037, previously.
Trading averaged 211,412 shares at $647,339 compared to 138,531 units at $1,102,264 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 165,233 units at $934,580 compared with 150,866 units at $1,023,944 on the previous day and May that closed with an average of 336,947 units at $2,177,110.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 7.97 million shares for 67.3 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway with 2.02 million units for 17.1 percent of the day’s trade and Lasco Distributors with 242,507 stock units for 2 percent market share.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.9. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the 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 five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and nine with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Eppley shed $1.05 and ended at $38.95, with 155 shares crossing the market, Guardian Holdings rallied $9.95 to $369.95 after a transfer of 12 stocks, Jamaica Broilers rose $1.59 in closing at $33.79 after 21,564 shares passed through the market. Jamaica Producers climbed 65 cents to end at $22.55 with a transfer of just one stock unit, Jamaica Stock Exchange popped 39 cents to close at $10.39, with 762 shares crossing the exchange, Kingston Properties lost 40 cents to finish at $8 with investors transferring 12,182 stock units. 
Kingston Wharves dipped 40 cents to $26 in an exchange of 6,182 stocks, Margaritaville advanced $1.45 to end at $15.95 with 1,013 units clearing the market, Sagicor Group gained $1 in closing at $41 after an exchange of 10,102 stocks. Seprod increased $2 to close at $80 in trading 21 units, Supreme Ventures popped 30 cents and ended at $23 after exchanging 40,316 shares and Wisynco Group sank 38 cents to finish at $21 with investors swapping 22,617 stock units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share dropped 43 cents and ended at $7.05 in an exchange of 6 shares and Jamaica Public Service 7% advanced $3.50 to $45 with traders dealing in 101 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The Junior Market bounce
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange bounced at the close of trading on Thursday, following a 52 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded, with a 53 percent lower value than Wednesday with trading in 41 securities up from 39 on Wednesday and ending with prices of 17 rising, 14 declining and 10 closing unchanged and ending in the Junior Market Index gaining 30.53 points to 3,738.14.
Trading ended with an exchange of 4,733,856 shares with a value of $10,743,830 versus 9,936,988 units at $23,043,491 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 115,460 shares at $262,045 compared with 254,795 units at $590,859 on Wednesday with the month to date, averaging 177,525 units at $383,294 down from 197,562 stocks at $422,437 on the previous day and May with an average of 451,257 units at $953,021.
Lasco Financial led trading with 1.38 million shares for 29.1 percent of total volume followed by Dolla Financial with 1.24 million stocks for 26.1 percent of the day’s trade and Future Energy with 378,131 units for 8 percent market share.
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 three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, AMG Packaging rallied 25 cents to close at $3.30 after an exchange of 21,432 stocks, Blue Power gained 18 cents in closing at $3.25 after an exchange of 2,534 stocks, CAC 2000 climbed 18 cents and ended at $3.53 in switching ownership of just 6 shares. Cargo Handlers sank 15 cents to end at $14, with 105 stock units crossing the market, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 13 cents to finish at $3.75 with a transfer of 271,391 shares, Caribbean Cream dipped 17 cents to close at $4.20 with investors dealing in 7,028 units. Caribbean Flavours advanced 7 cents to $1.65 after a transfer of 1,519 stocks, 
Derrimon Trading popped 17 cents to end at $2.10 with traders dealing in 2,294 stock units, Dolphin Cove fell 50 cents in closing at $22.50 with 328 shares clearing the market. Fontana declined 10 cents and ended at $8.05 with an exchange of 13,802 units, Indies Pharma gained 9 cents to close at $2.74, with just 4 stocks changing hands, ISP Finance popped 99 cents in finishing at $25, with a mere 2 units being traded. Lasco Financial lost 8 cents to end at $1.52 with investors trading 1,377,242 stock units, Lumber Depot gained 11 cents to $2.79 after exchanging 55,779 units and Paramount Trading rose 15 cents to finish at $1.30 with investors swapping 20,011 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
All JSE markets rise on Thursday
The markets all rose at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, as the volume and value of stocks changed hands falling below Wednesday’s levels and resulting in prices of 36 shares rising and 30 declining.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index bounced 2,437.84 points to 334,425.44, the All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 2,623.72 points to 360,342.01, the JSE Main Index climbed 2,321.13 points to 321,684.41. The Junior Market Index popped 30.53 points to conclude trading at 3,738.14 and the JSE USD Market Index rose 2.43 points to wrap-up trading at 224.19.
At the close of trading, 16,806,355 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 18,375,177 units on Wednesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $46.99 million, well below the $85.87 million on the previous trading day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 238,919 shares for US$7,681 compared to 552,161 units at US$14,011 on Wednesday.
In Main Market activity, Wigton Windfarm led trading with 7.97 million shares followed by Transjamaican Highway with 2.02 million units and Lasco Distributors with 242,507 shares.
In Junior Market trading, Lasco Financial led trading with 1.38 million shares followed by Dolla Financial with 1.24 million stocks and Future Energy with 378,131 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% advanced $3.50 to $45.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to determine the value of stocks, ended at 21.2 on 2023-24 earnings and 13.4 times those for 2024-25 at the close of trading. 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 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 the more detailed daily report 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.
Big fall for Trinidad Exchange
Big declines in prices of Republic Financial and Ansa McAl stocks pushed the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange prime indices sharply lower on Thursday, following a 287 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded with a 15 percent lower value than Wednesday’s and ending in an exchange of 16 securities similar to Wednesday and ending with prices of five stocks rising, six declining and five ended firm.
The market closed with trading of 318,285 shares valued at $1,799,795 compared to 82,230 stock units at $2,125,118 on Wednesday.
An average of 19,893 shares were traded at $112,487 compared to 5,139 units at $132,820 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 8,001 shares at $85,706 compared with 4,721 units at $78,313 on the previous day and an average for May of 15,629 shares at $129,694.
The Composite Index dropped 18.55 points to end at 1,112.80, the All T&T Index dived 34.64 points to end the day at 1,670.46, the SME Index remained unchanged at 86.99 and the Cross-Listed Index fell 0.18 points to 72.23.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s skidded 50 cents to close at $68.25 as investors exchanged 110 stocks, Ansa McAl fell $3.15 to $60.40 in switching ownership of 1,555 units, Ansa Merchant Bank popped 1 cent to end at $41.52, with 50 shares crossing the exchange. First Citizens Group slipped 31 cents in closing at $43.99 with investors trading 2,613 stock units, FirstCaribbean International Bank remained at $6.93 after 1,175 shares passed through the market, GraceKennedy sank 17 cents and ended at $3.70 with investors swapping 732 units. JMMB Group ended at $1.25 with a transfer of 60,557 stocks, Massy Holdings gained 8 cents to finish at $4.12 with investors trading 239,249 stock units, National Enterprises ended at $3.50 after an exchange of 990 shares. 
One Caribbean Media rose 3 cents in closing at $3.68 after 431 units were traded, Republic Financial declined $4 to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $106, with 3,856 stocks changing hands, Scotiabank climbed 76 cents to close at $66 in an exchange of 644 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $6.93 with 3,346 shares crossing the market, Trinidad Cement ended at $2.60 with an exchange of 31 stock units, Unilever Caribbean popped 1 cent to close at $11.72 with 2,506 units clearing the market and West Indian Tobacco shed 73 cents and ended at $9.27 with investors dealing in 440 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading picks up on the JSE Main Market
Falling prices dominated those rising at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Wednesday, following trading in 57 securities down from 62 on Tuesday, with prices of 18 rising, 25 declining and 14 ending unchanged, with the volume of stocks traded, rising 25 percent with a 27 percent greater value than on Tuesday.
The market closed with trading of 7,896,278 shares for $62,829,037 up from 6,312,177 units at $49,633,997 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 138,531 shares at $1,102,264 up from 101,809 units at $800,548 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 150,866 units at $1,023,944 compared with 156,583 units at $987,649 on the previous day and May that closed with an average of 336,947 units at $2,177,110.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 3.43 million shares for 43.5 percent of the volume followed by Wigton Windfarm with 1.68 million stocks for 21.3 percent of the day’s trade and Scotia Group with 360,975 units for 4.6 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index declined 1,046.83 points to 357,718.29, the JSE Main Index rose 1,447.87 points to end the day at 319,363.28 and the JSE Financial Index fell 0.14 points to close at 68.00.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the 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 four with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Barita Investments dropped 30 cents in closing at $71.20 with 3,729 stock units clearing the market, Caribbean Cement rose 50 cents to $63 with investors swapping 17,789 shares, Eppley rallied $1 to $40 with 76 stocks changing hands. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rose $1.25 to finish at $40 with an exchange of 5,851 units, Jamaica Broilers shed $1.29 and ended at $32.20 after 5,179 stocks passed through the market, Jamaica Producers declined $1.20 to close at $21.90 in switching ownership of 1,067 units. Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 40 cents to end at $10 with investors dealing in 154,096 shares, JMMB Group climbed 40 cents to $25 after an exchange of 60,519 stock units, Kingston Wharves dipped $1.05 in closing at $26.40 in trading 121,219 shares. Lasco Manufacturing popped 45 cents to close at $5.85, with 43,846 units crossing the market, Margaritaville sank $1.65 to finish at $14.50 in trading 2,609 stocks, Massy Holdings gained $7.99 and ended at $88 after an exchange of 35 stock units. 
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy slipped $3 to $92 with a transfer of 100 shares, Pan Jamaica advanced $1.40 and ended at $51.30, with 125 stocks crossing the exchange, Scotia Group rose 50 cents in closing at $44.40 with traders dealing in 360,975 units, ahead of second quarter results due out on Thursday along with a dividend announcement. Seprod fell $1.40 to close at $78 in an exchange of 6,468 stock units, Stanley Motta skidded $1.34 to finish at $6.11 with 2,847 shares crossing the market and Supreme Ventures sank 30 cents to end at $22.70 after a transfer of 133,409 units.
In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share advanced $90 in closing at $1200 with an exchange of 10 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE USD Market drops on reduced trades
Market activity dropped at the end of trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Wednesday, with a 54 percent fall in the volume of stocks being exchanged, with a 62 percent drop in value on Tuesday, resulting in trading in seven securities, down from 10 on Tuesday, with prices of three rising, four declining and none ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 552,161 shares for US$14,011 down from 1,188,623 units at US$36,705 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 78,880 units at US$2,002 down from 118,862 shares at US$3,671 on Tuesday, with a month to date average of 74,070 shares at US$3,004 compared with 72,200 units at US$3,394 on the previous day and May that ended with an average of 32,077 units for US$3,201.
The US Denominated Equities Index declined nearly 4 percent in dropping 9.12 points to close at 221.76.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.4. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending and or around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, AS Bryden rose 0.49 cents to finish at 22.49 US cents, with 10,250 stock units crossing the market, First Rock Real Estate USD share advanced 0.3 of a cent and ended at 5 US cents after an exchange of just one share, 
Productive Business Solutions slipped 22.5 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of US$1.275, with 30 stocks changing hands. Proven Investments lost 0.08 of a cent to end at 13 US cents with investors transferring 1,340 units, Sterling Investments skidded 0.05 of a cent in closing at 1.55 US cents in switching ownership of 5,640 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments popped 0.29 of one cent to close at 9 US cents as 6,900 stock units passed through the market and Transjamaican Highway sank 0.01 of a cent to 2.14 US cents and closed with an exchange of 528,000 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
