Trading picked up Bly on Monday with an exchange of 39,850,132 shares in all three markets, up from 17,595,083 units on Friday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $134.92 million, well up on $101.15 million on the previous trading day as the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 225,466 shares for US$8,422 up from 44,023 units at US$2,193 on Friday.
In activity on Monday on the Main Market, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 29.52 million stock units followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.78 million shares and Wigton Energy with 910,857 units
In Junior Market trading, EduFocal was the leading traded shares with 883,939 stock units followed by Dolla Financial with 582,700 shares and Spur Tree Spices with 501,299 stock units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share gained $3.39 to finish at $19.90, Jamaica Public Service 7% rose $4.17 and ended at $44.27 and 138 Student Living preference share lost $38 to close at $212.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.1 based on 2024-25 projected earnings and 21.3 based on 2023-24 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and other more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market. The earnings per share (EPS) and PE ratios are based on 2023 and 2024 actual or projected earnings, excluding any major time income or expenses.
Pertinent information is required to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making. The chart should be used in making rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the average for the sector, not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and place them on fundamentals while at the same time not being too far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock. The net asset value of each company is incorporated into the chart. 
Investors can use this measure in assessing stock values. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices. Dividends that are paid or are 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.