Trading closed Tuesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a fall in the volume of stocks that were exchanged, at a lower value than on Monday, resulting in the major indices of the Main Market rising, with the Junior Market index declining and the JSE USD Market just slipping. At the end of trading, prices of 36 shares rose, 50 declined and 16 remained firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index rallied 293.28 points to end at 324,089.43, the All Jamaican Composite Index gained 568.16 points to finish at 357,604.19, the JSE Main Index rose 555.44 points to 313,974.72, while the Junior Market Index dropped 33.56 points to end at 3,329.11 and the JSE USD Market Index dipped 0.04 points to end at 191.86.
At the close of trading, 11,342,286 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 15,694,964 units on Monday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $41.07 million, just marginally down from $44.84 million on the previous day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 197,673 shares for US$19,760 compared to 231,242 units at US$8,374 on Monday.
In Main Market activity, Wigton Energy led trading with 1.65 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 1.29 million stocks and QWI Investments with 561,452 units.
In Junior Market trading, Atlantic Hardware led with 2.18 million shares, followed by Jamaican Teas with 1.0 million stocks and Omni Industries with 784,905 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% advanced $3.20 to finish at $47 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% slipped $4.90 and ended at $100.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.1 based on 2025-26 projected earnings and 14.7 based on 2024 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other, more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making. The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market. The earnings per share (EPS) and PE ratios are based on 2024 and 2025 actual or projected earnings, excluding any major one time income or expense.
Pertinent information is required to navigate successfully the numerous investment options in the stock market. The chart should be used in making rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the sector average, 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 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. 
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