Trading closed Friday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a fall in the volume of stocks exchanged, with a much lower value than on Thursday, resulting in the major indices of the Main Market rising, while the Junior Market index and the JSE USD Market climbed. At the end of trading the prices of 35 shares rose, 37 declined and 29 remained firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index climbed 1,942.59 points to finish at 356,203.28, the All Jamaican Composite Index increased by 972.17 points to 409,414.17, the JSE Main Index rose 2,214.79 points to 348,995.34, the Junior Market Index slipped by 24.23 points to end at 3,136.47 and the JSE USD Market Index dipped 1.43 points to end at 264.40.
At the close of market activities, 26,726,603 shares were traded in all three markets, down from 35,632,408 units on Thursday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $72.32 million, down from $282.08 million on the preceding day. Trading jumped on the JSE USD market, with an exchange of 13,435,457 shares for US$613,032 compared to 347,887 units at US$16,393 on Thursday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 1.63 million shares followed by Wigton Energy with 1.03 million stocks and JMMB Group with 605,085 units.
In Junior Market trading, Kintyre Holdings led with 3.16 million shares followed by Future Energy with 1.09 million stocks and Jetcon Corporation with 1.07 million units.
At the close of trading, the market’s PE ratio ended at 15.5. The PE is computed using projected 2026-27 earnings and 15 based on 2025 historical earnings, excluding major one-time income or expenses. The PE ratio is one of the more popular measures used for valuing shares and is calculated by dividing the stock price by the company’s earnings per share. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist in decision-making. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, with easy comparisons within sectors and the overall market.
Pertinent information is needed to navigate the numerous options in the stock market. The chart should be used to help in decision-making, especially when investing around the market or sector averages, and not going too far from it unless compelling reasons exist. This approach reduces emotion from investment decisions and places them on fundamentals, without straying far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy stocks near the average will not overpay. 
The net asset value of each company is incorporated into the chart. Investors can use this measure in assessing stock values. The chart also includes daily changes in stock prices and percentage year to date price movements based on the last traded price. Dividends that are paid or due to be paid and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts, along with the closing volume of the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.