Trading gained momentum on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Thursday, with 170 percent surge in the volume of stocks traded valued 130 percent more than on Wednesday. Trading ended with activity in 58 securities, in sliding from 63 on Wednesday, with prices of 25 rising, 14 declining and 19 ending unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 15,980,550 shares, with a value of $207,489,845 after increasing from 5,916,747 stocks at $90,178,691 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 275,527 shares at $3,577,411, in contrast to just 93,917 stock units at $1,431,408 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 208,628 stock units at $2,927,884 in line with 205,041 shares valued at $2,893,066 on the previous day and February with an average of 296,521 stock units at $2,650,049.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 4.06 million shares for 25.4 percent of total volume, followed by Supreme Ventures ending with 4.05 million stocks for 25.3 percent of the day’s trade, Kingston Wharves closed with 2.0 million stock units for 12.5 percent of the volume traded and JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 with 1.41 million shares for 8.8 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index lost 800.71 points to conclude trading at 401,278.84, the JSE Main Index fell 761.02 points to close at 342,570.91 and the JSE Financial Index advanced 0.12 points to 63.56. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ending with bids that are higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
Trading on the Main Market concluded with an average PE Ratio of 20.9. 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 financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, Caribbean Cement rallied $7.40 to end at $109.10 with 11,992 shares clearing the market, Eppley rose $6.52 to $40.59 with an exchange of 11,968 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund gained $4.54 and ended at $46.04 with 922 shares changing hands. 
Kingston Wharves sank $1.50 to $36 with investors swapping 2,002,746 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing dropped 50 cents to close at $6.20 with 417,825 shares crossing the exchange, Massy Holdings shed $1.09 in closing at $72.90 in switching ownership of 3,109 units. NCB Financial popped 50 cents to $44 after an exchange of 340,964 stocks, Proven Investments increased $2.05 and ended at $12.27 after trading of 977 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund fell 69 cents to close at $9.15 in an exchange of 116 stock units. Seprod climbed $1 to finish at $78.50 with investors trading 8,997 shares and Supreme Ventures advanced 40 cents in closing at $17.20 in an exchange of 4,046,287 stock units.
In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% popped $29 to end at $1,150 after investors traded 20 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.