Trading ended on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Friday, with a 41 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded with the value 64 percent lower than on Thursday, following trading in 58 securities compared with 61 on Thursday, with prices of 16 stocks rising, 26 declining and 16 ending unchanged, with three stocks closing at 52 weeks’ high and the market indices ending the day higher.
The market closed with 14,408,912 shares trading for $78,350,856 down sharply from 24,228,317 stock units valued $219,452,208 on Thursday. Trading averaged 248,430 shares at $1,350,877 from 397,186 stocks at $3,597,577 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 235,029 units at $2,082,500 compared to 233,710 shares at $2,154,544 on the prior day and October with an average of 205,025 stock units at $2,311,672.
At the close, Wigton Energy led trading with 6.86 million shares for 47.6 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway with 2.85 million units for 19.8 percent of the day’s trade and Kingston Wharves with 801,675 stock units for 5.6 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index increased 322.06 points to finish at 361,016.17 the JSE Main Index climbed 1,227.82 points to settle at 313,489.48 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.17 points to close at 64.71. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and eight with lower offers.
The Main Market ended the week with an average PE Ratio of 14.9. The JSE Main and 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 2025.
At close of the market, AS Bryden gained $2.88 and ended at $33.99 with traders dealing in just one share, Barita Investments rose $1.80 to $73 with 6,160 stock units switching owners, Berger Paints shed $1.50 to $7 with 3,801 shares changing hands, following the release of nine months results with a third quarter loss and a small profit year to date. Caribbean Cement climbed $1 to end at $72 after a transfer of 6,490 stock units, First Rock Real Estate popped 50 cents to end at $10.50 with investors dealing in 102 shares, Guardian Holdings sank $7.79 to finish at $297.21 with 4,286 stock units clearing the market and sitting at an extremely undervalued price. Jamaica Broilers declined 84 cents to $35.60 with investors trading 26,387 units, Jamaica Producers shed $1.84 and ended at $20.15 in an exchange of 12,955 stocks, Kingston Wharves advanced 60 cents to close at $31 following the trading of 801,675 shares. Mayberry Group increased 59 cents to finish at $8 after an exchange of 26,613 stocks, Mayberry Jamaican Equities rallied 65 cents to end at $9.65 with investors swapping 61,180 units, 
NCB Financial rose 56 cents to $51.39 after an exchange of 194,903 stock units. Proven Investments advanced 99 cents to $18.99 trading 4,462 shares, Sagicor Group dropped 75 cents to $39.25 as investors exchanged 6,191 units, Scotia Group sank $1.99 to close at $47 with 30,567 stocks crossing the market. Seprod skidded $1 to end at $84 with investors trading 9,002 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments popped $1.20 to finish at $13 in an exchange of 279,705 shares. In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% fell $4.98 and ended at $2,890 with a just one stock unit passing through the market. 
138 Student Living preference share dipped $12.85 to $278.14 with 4 units switching owners and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share lost $85 to end at $1,015 with 200 stocks crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.