Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 74 percent and the value 57 percent lower than on Monday, with trading in 56 securities compared with 61 on Monday, with prices of 14 rising, 30 declining and 12 ending unchanged and ending with a minor slippage in the market indices.
The market closed with 8,955,994 shares trading worth $45,557,853 compared with 34,385,915 stock units at $105,788,980 on Monday.
Trading averaged 159,928 shares at $813,533 compared to 563,704 stocks at $1,734,246 on Monday and month to date, an average of 282,146 stock units at $1,288,616 compared with 305,746 shares at $1,380,357 on the previous day and June with an average of 183,242 stock units at $1,532,211.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 4.52 million shares for 50.5 percent of the total volume, followed by Wigton Energy, which ended with 1.43 million units for 16 percent of the day’s trade and JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 with 603,691 stocks for 6.7 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index increased by just 2.00 points to 355,133.02, the JSE Main Index declined 80.17 points to end at 308,775.28 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.33 points to close at 63.01. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.4. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with financial year, ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, Eppley sank $1.34 to finish at $31 with an exchange of 957 stock units, Jamaica Broilers increased 78 cents to $25.78 after a transfer of 47,936 units, JMMB Group dropped 66 cents to end at $18.65 with investors dealing in 85,556 stocks. Massy Holdings lost 50 cents in closing at $76.50 in an exchange of 529 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities dipped 40 cents and ended at $10.50 with investors swapping 300 stock units, NCB Financial sank $2.16 to end at a 52 week closing low at $36.34 with an exchange of 333,159 shares. Pan Jamaica fell 45 cents to $50.05 after 3,680 units passed through the market, Proven Investments shed 61 cents and ended at $17.09 after an exchange of 7,279 stocks, 
Sagicor Group declined 78 cents to finish at $39.51, with 77,938 stock units crossing the market. Sagicor Real Estate Fund popped 87 cents to end at $8 in an exchange of 212 shares and Seprod advanced $1.63 in closing at $81.63, with 4,574 shares changing hands.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% dropped $6.63 to close at $36.62 with a transfer of 10 units. 138 Student Living preference share rose 84 cents to $225.83, with 1 stock unit crossing the market, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% skidded $20 and ended at $1, 060 in switching ownership of 120 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% climbed $4.45 in closing at $108.45 with traders dealing in 17 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.