Trading climbed Monday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a rise in the value and volume of stocks exchanged, over Friday, resulting in the major indices of the Main Market declining, the Junior Market index rising and the JSE USD Market slipping modestly. At the end of trading, the prices of 45 shares rose, 38 declined and 34 remained firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index declined 796.95 points to end at 350,130.31, the All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 167.39 points to 397,095.60, the JSE Main Index shed 902.31 points to end at 341,459.41, the Junior Market Index rose 9.36 points to 3,292.09 and the JSE USD Market Index dipped by 0.12 points to 260.78.
At the close of the market, 23,284,491 shares were traded in all three markets, up from 18,411,087 stock units on Friday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets rising to $102.8 million, from $98.12 million on the previous day. The JSE USD market closed, after an exchange of 415,487 shares for US$33,408 compared to 321,131 units at US$14,336 on Friday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 6.14 million shares, followed by QWI Investments with 2.29 million stocks and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.75 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Kintyre Holdings led with 2.13 million shares, followed by Atlantic Hardware with 1.54 million stocks and Derrimon Trading with 1.12 million units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% gained $98 and ended at $2,598 and 138 Student Living preference share dipped $31.98 to $212.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used in valuing stocks, ended at 14.4 computed on 2026-27 earnings and 15.4 based on the 2025 earnings, excluding any major one-time income or expense. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the 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, with easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market.
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