Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market surged on Thursday, with a 143 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, with the value, 171 percent more than on Wednesday, resulting in activities in 54 securities, down from 59 on Wednesday, with prices of 24 rising, 17 declining and 13 ending unchanged.
The market closed trading with 13,196,714 shares with a value of $99,480,723, soaring sharply from 5,441,255 units at $36,679,194 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 244,384 shares at $1,842,236, rising from 92,225 stocks at $621,681 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 149,309 units at $1,014,522, up from 121,254 shares at $770,279 on the previous day but lower than May with an average of 245,284 stock units at $2,050,773.
At the end of the day, Wigton Energy led trading with 4.67 million shares for 35.4 percent of total volume, followed by Jamaica Producers which ended with 2.91 million stocks for 22 percent of the day’s trade, Transjamaican Highway closed with 1.92 million stocks for 14.5 percent of the volume traded and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.76 million units for 13.4 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 1,881.59 points to finish at 369,284.68, the JSE Main Index advanced 2,174.51 points to end at 320,959.73 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.68 points to 67.06. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 12 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.5. The JSE Main and the 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 the close of moderate trading, Barita Investments rose $1 in closing at $71 with investors swapping 2,224 shares, Berger Paints climbed 49 cents to $7.60 after an exchange of 423 shares, Eppley Caribbean Property rose $1.90 to finish at $38.01 after closing with an exchange of 2,309 shares. Guardian Holdings popped $15 and ended at $355 with 14 stock units crossing the exchange, Jamaica Broilers fell $1.29 to close at $25.01 with traders dealing in 56,921 stocks, Jamaica Producers gained 42 cents to end at $22.55 with investors switching ownership of 2,906,124 shares. 
Kingston Wharves rallied 96 cents to $32.96 with investors trading 290 stock units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities declined $1.05 and ended at $10 with an exchange of 8,368 units, NCB Financial advanced 78 cents in closing at $41.97, with 28,332 stocks clearing the market. Seprod shed $2.06 to close at $81.44 in trading 1,664 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments lost 39 cents to end at $12.10 with traders crossing 32,610 stock units and Wisynco Group slipped 35 cents to finish at $21.50 with 52,497 units being traded.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share popped $20.37 to $224.37 in trading a mere one stock and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% gained $2.10 to end at $103 with investors dealing in 2,200 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.