Stocks pulled back at the close of trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Tuesday, with trading in 58 securities compared with 58 on Monday, with prices of 22 rising, 17 declining and 19 ending unchanged following a 77 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded with 246 percent greater value than on Monday.
The market closed with 10,672,736 shares trading for $117,194,035, well above the 6,032,256 stocks changing hands at $33,850,972 on Monday.
Trading averaged 184,013 shares at $2,020,587, up from 104,004 stocks at $583,637 on Monday and for the month to date, an average of 163,899 units at $1,447,795 up from 157,077 shares at $1,253,515 on the previous day and April with an average of 1,417,136 stock units at $6,010,754.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 2.69 million shares for 25.2 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Energy which ended with 1.94 million stocks for 18.2 percent of the day’s trade, Sagicor Select Financial Fund closed with 1.37 million stock units for 12.8 percent of the volume traded, QWI Investments chipped in with 1.31 million shares for 12.2 percent of the volume traded and Massy Holdings closed with 1.0 million stocks for 9.4 percent of market trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index sank 1,253.96 points to wrap up trading at 372,892.95, the JSE Main Index skidded 1,351.13 points to conclude trading at 325,050.23 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.05 points to cease trading at 68.16. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and eight with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.6. 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 the market, AS Bryden dropped $1 to end at $32 with a transfer of 16,555 shares, Caribbean Cement popped 90 cents in closing at $86.40 after the trading of 28,245 units, Jamaica Broilers lost $2.49 to $27.51 with 13,383 stocks crossing the exchange. Jamaica Producers rallied 50 cents to finish at $24 with traders dealing in 14,613 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange rose 85 cents and ended at $12.93 with 783 stock units changing hands at the close, Massy Holdings climbed 80 cents to close at $79.50 with investors trading 1,001,066 shares. NCB Financial increased $1.50 to $47 with 55,228 stock units changing hands, Pan Jamaica dipped $1.48 to end at $53.50 with 125 stocks passing through the market, 
Proven Investments sank 90 cents in closing at $17 with 746 units changing hands. Sagicor Group skidded $4.50 to close at $43.50 with 7,703 stocks crossing the market, Scotia Group sank 90 cents to finish at $54 with an exchange of 5,589 shares, Seprod shed $3.93 and ended at $81.05 with 2,336 units crossing the market and Sygnus Real Estate Finance gained $1.04 to $9.34 with investors dealing in 717 stock units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share advanced $2.50 to end at $20 with a mere one share clearing the market, 138 Student Living preference share rose $14.44 in closing at $205.45 with investors swapping 19,482 units and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% advanced $5 to finish at $100 after a transfer of 616 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.