Trading eased on Tuesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, with a fall in the volume and value of stocks traded, compared to Monday. Trading resulted in major indices of the Main Market rising, the Junior Market index just inching higher and the JSE USD Market index falling. At the end of trading the prices of 36 shares rose, 55 declined and 24 remained firm.
At the end of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index increased by 850.53 points to end at 379,468.40, the All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 2,106.64 points to end at 447,058.84, the JSE Main Index gained 889.37 points to 374,345.63, the Junior Market Index popped 0.03 points to finish at 3,001.20 and the JSE USD Market Index lost 3.71 points to settle at 317.46.
At the close of trading, 26,659,324 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 70,310,030 units on Monday. The value of stocks trading on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $126.32 million, down from $228.37 million on the previous day. Trading on the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 517,105 shares for US$47,725, compared to 1,186,972 units at US$82,527 on Monday.
In Main Market activity, Wigton Energy led trading with 10.89 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 3.25 million stocks and JMMB Group 10% preferred share, with 1.31 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Dolla Financial led with 2.04 million shares, followed by Omni Industries with 1.53 million stocks and Woodcats International with 747,576 units.
In Main Market ordinary share segment, among the top winners, Barita Investments gained $2.99 and ended at $68.00, Seprod popped $1.99 to $74.99, NCB Financial advanced $1.50 to close at $70.00, Sygnus Real Estate Finance rose $1.30 to finish at $8.60 and Quantas Advantage rallied $1.10 in closing at $17.00. 
Among the top losers, Guardian Holdings fell $14 to end at $351.00, Pan Jamaica shed $3.48 to $42.52, Jamaica Producers dropped by $2.32 and ended at $18.01, Margaritaville declined $1.24 to finish at $8.18 and Caribbean Cement skidded $1.13 to end at $113.37.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% advanced $9 to end at $2,154, 138 Student Living preference share fell $15.25 to $235 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% rose $1.82 in closing at $105.
Among the Junior Market top winners, Knutsford Express climbed 80 cents in closing at $9.00, Dolphin Cove increased 21 cents to $10.21, Caribbean Assurance Brokers climbed 13 cents to $1.40, KLE Group rose 10 cents to end at $1.10 and Image Plus gained 6 cents in closing at $1.23. Among the top losers, Caribbean Cream slipped 40 cents to $2.40, Lumber Depot dipped 39 cents to close at $2.31, Future Energy declined 31 cents to finish at $3.34, Cargo Handlers shed 23 cents to $16.17 and Dolla Financial fell 20 cents to close at $3.45.
At the close of trading, the PE ratio for the current year, compiled from projected 2026-27 earnings, is 13.8 and 16.1 based on 2025 historical earnings. Major one-off income or expenses are excluded from earnings where applicable. The PE ratio is one of the most used measures in valuing shares. It is calculated by dividing the stock price by earnings per share. 
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