in Trading declined on Wednesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, following a minor slippage in the volume of stocks changing hands, accompanied by a lower value than on Tuesday. The Main Market major indices fell, the Junior Market and the JSE USD Market gained as the prices of 40 shares rose, 31 declined and 33 remained firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index skidded 700.88 points to end at 316,047.07, the All Jamaican Composite Index declined by 1,049.80 points to 351,870.03, and the JSE Main Index dipped by 795.20 points to 305,067.91. The Junior Market Index rose 8.18 points to finish at 3,396.28 and the JSE USD Market Index added 1.02 points to end at 207.84.
At the close of the day’s, 12,117,135 shares were traded in all three markets, down from 12,704,818 units on Tuesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $46.49 million, down from $59.37 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 221,759 shares for US$20,033 compared to 181,959 units at US$12,055 on Tuesday.
In Main Market activity, Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund led with 1.55 million shares, followed by Lasco Manufacturing with 1.36 million stocks and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.20 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Stationery and Office Supplies led with 896,850 shares, followed by Image Plus with 841,028 stocks and Future Energy with 394,986 units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preferred dipped $4.47 and ended at $210.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13 based on 2024-25 earnings and for 2024 earnings, 15.9.
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