Trading ended on Monday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market, with a 34 percent drop in the volume of stocks changing hands at an 81 percent lower value than Friday, following trading in 63 securities compared with 58 on Friday, with prices of 21 rising, 28 declining and 14 ending unchanged.
The market closed with 11,213,430 shares trading for $45,588,813, down from 17,051,387 stock units at $245,931,805 on Friday.
Trading averaged 177,991 shares at $723,632 compared to 293,989 stocks at $4,240,204 on Friday and for the month to date, an average of 199,998 units at $1,743,801, lower than the 203,464 shares at $1,904,478 on the previous day and April that ended with an average of 1,417,136 stock units at $6,010,754.
Wigton Energy led trading with 6.29 million shares for 56.1 percent of total volume, followed by Transjamaican Highway, ending with 2.36 million stock units for 21 percent of the day’s trade and JMMB 9.5% preference share with 927,126 stocks for 8.3 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 1,043.56 points to end at 371,799.66, the JSE Main Index rallied 996.82 points to settle at 323,935.77 and the JSE Financial Index climbed 0.59 points to finish at 67.65. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 15 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
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 projected earnings computed by ICInsider.com for listed companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden shed $1.98 to close at $30 with 742 shares trading, Caribbean Cement declined $2.49 to $81.01 with investors dealing in 3,790 stocks, Eppley lost $4.83 to finish at $28.50 with 1,775 shares crossing the exchange. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund increased $7.50 and ended at $42 in trading 1,753 stock units, General Accident popped 76 cents in closing at $5.37 with 2,870 units changing hands, Guardian Holdings rallied $7 to end at $345 as investors exchanged 442 shares. Jamaica Producers slipped $2 to $22.05 as traders switched owners of 64,922 stock units, JMMB Group rose 49 cents and ended at $20.60 with investors swapping 40,113 units, Kingston Wharves advanced $2.99 in closing at $28.99 with 4,589 stocks crossing the market. Margaritaville jumped $3.88 to close at $13.88 with a transfer of 28 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities sank 67 cents to finish at $8.83 with 80 units crossing the market, 
NCB Financial fell $2.90 to end at $43.10 in an exchange of 70,400 stocks. Pan Jamaica climbed $2.20 to $53 with investors trading 69 stock units, Sagicor Group sank 50 cents to close at $43.50 with an exchange of 10,145 shares, Scotia Group rose $2.53 in closing at $57.41 after trading of 263,251 stocks. Sygnus Credit Investments rallied 39 cents and ended at $12.49 as traders passed 3,078 stock units through the market and Wisynco Group dipped 50 cents to end at $20.51 with investors trading 4,928 stock units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% skidded 68 cents to finish at $43.82 after a transfer of 12 shares. 138 Student Living preference share popped $8.65 and ended at $241.50 with 24 stocks clearing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% advanced $2 to $104 after an exchange of 251 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.