Trading ended on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday with the Main Market and the Junior Market rising, with a fall in the JSE USD Market following a surge in the volume and value of stocks changing hands on Friday, resulting in prices of 52 shares rising, 42 declining and 26 remaining firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index jumped 3,275.14 points to 327,850.10, the All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 2,988.94 points to end at 361,335.50, the JSE Main Index rallied 3,381.91 points to end at 315,355.90, the Junior Market Index increased by just 5.78 points to 3,665.14 and the JSE USD Market Index lost 5.06 points to close at 240.72.
At the close of trading, 26,048,890 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from solidly from 12,195,304 units on Friday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $252.51 million, well above $70.23 million on the previous trading day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 585,154 shares for US$33,029 down from 669,330 units at US$70,066 on Friday.
In Main Market activity, Wigton Energy led trading with 7.54 million stocks followed by Transjamaican Highway with 2.78 million shares and Sterling Investments with 1.65 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Mailpac Group led trading with 918,470 stocks followed by EduFocal with 866,004 shares and Dolla Financial with 836,789 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% increased $2.90 in closing at $43 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% climbed $2.99 to $104.99.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.7 based on 2024-25 earnings and 19.8 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 listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange and 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 historical earnings and 2024-25 projected earnings, excluding major one time income or expense.
Pertinent information is required to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the 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 sector average, 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.