Another moderate trading session on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Friday, with a 37 percent rise in the volume of stocks trading and a 21 percent increase in value, compared to Thursday. 59 securities changed hands, as was the case on Thursday, with prices of 22 rising, 22 declining and 15 ending unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 11,702,015 shares, at a value of $134,716,340, up from 8,516,581 stock units at $110,934,522 on Thursday.
Trading closed with an average of 198,339 shares at $2,283,328, after an increase from 144,349 stock units valued $1,880,246 on the prior day and for the month to date, an average worth 307,331 units at $2,594,447, resulting in a decline from 314,597 shares at $2,615,188 on the previous day and March with an average of 244,194 stock units at $3,119,428.
Wigton Energy led trading with 4.09 million shares for 34.9 percent of total volume, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 1.99 million stocks for 17 percent of the day’s trade and Supreme Ventures with 1.74 million units for 14.9 percent of the day’s trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 513.44 points to 398,904.77, the JSE Main Index rose 319.77 points to finish at 339,883.69 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.32 points to end at 63.08. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 14 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 20. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, Barita Investments slipped 40 cents to close at $68.25 with 4,614 shares clearing the market, Carreras rallied 44 cents to $20.99 with investors dealing in 174,516 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rose $2 and ended at $46.49 with 8,220 shares crossing the exchange. First Rock Real Estate climbed $1.16 in closing at $8.81 with a transfer of 1,392 stock units, GraceKennedy fell 80 cents to end at $70 with 612,612 units passing through the market, Guardian Holdings popped $18 to finish at $338 with investors trading 1,128 stocks. Jamaica Producers rallied $1.14 and ended at $23.70 in an exchange of 13,741 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange sank 54 cents to $12 with 49,756 shares crossing the market, Kingston Wharves rose $2.46 to $37.48 in trading 1,223 stock units. 
Mayberry Jamaican Equities shed 67 cents to end at $6.58 after traders swapped 1,749 shares, NCB Financial lost 50 cents and closed at $51.50 after a transfer of 39,519 units, Pan Jamaica gained $1.05 to settle at $46.10 with 289,204 stocks crossing the market. Proven Investments dipped 87 cents to $10.63 after an exchange of 61,156 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund popped $1.61 and ended at $9.57, following trading of 10,164 shares, Seprod gained $2.97 to end at $79 with 2,901 stock units changing hands and Wisynco Group rose $1.70 in closing at $21.71 in an exchange of 61,420 units.
In the preferred share segment, 138 Student Living preference share skidded $1 to finish at $224 with investors trading 5 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% rallied $3 to close at $106.95 with an exchange of a mere one share.
Prices of traded securities are those of the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.