Trading on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday ended with a 68 percent fall in the volume of stocks traded and a 70 percent drop in value compared to Monday, following trading in 55 securities compared with 61 on Monday, with prices of 20 rising, 22 declining and 13 ending unchanged.
Trading closed with 7,936,401 shares worth $47,529,234 after plunging from 24,498,867 stocks at $160,004,590 on Monday.
Trading ended with an average of 144,298 shares at $864,168, falling from 401,621 stock units at $2,623,026 on Monday and for the month to date, an average of 213,601 units at $1,446,223 compared with 219,632 shares at $1,496,877 on the previous day and November with an average of 279,326 shares at $1,890,583.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 3.52 million shares for 44.3 percent of the total volume, followed by Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund, ending with 2.71 million stock units for 34.2 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Energy with 308,359 stocks for 3.9 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 1,138.25 points to settle at 362,002.90, the JSE Main Index rallied 807.83 points to finish at 315,014.60 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.58 points to conclude trading at 63.65. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 12 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, Caribbean Cement rose $4 and ended at $116 with an exchange of 21,078 shares, Eppley popped $2.80 to $34 with 390 stocks crossing the market, GraceKennedy lost 44 cents in closing at $73 in an exchange of 67,575 shares. Jamaica Producers sank 84 cents to finish at $22.06 with 2,570 stock units changing hands, Kingston Properties fell 45 cents to end at $8.65 after an exchange of 3,397 units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy declined $5.74 to close at $32.51 in trading 152 shares. NCB Financial increased by $1.98 to $42.95 with 87,924 stock units crossing the exchange, Pan Jamaica rose $2.48 in closing at $49 as traders switched owners of 400 stocks, 
Proven Investments shed 90 cents to end at $14.10 with investors dealing in 6,043 units. Sagicor Group advanced 80 cents and ended at $40.05 in an exchange of 62,432 stocks, Sagicor Real Estate Fund dropped $1.14 to close at $6.86 with 2,677 units crossing the market, Scotia Group rallied 62 cents to finish at $53.12 after a transfer of 49,504 shares and Seprod sank $5.68 and ended at $78.50 with traders dealing in 4,243 stock units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% skidded $5.48 to $36.02 as investors exchanged 148 shares and 138 Student Living preference share dipped $5 to end at $215 with a transfer of 496 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated