Trading climbed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Tuesday, with 36 percent rise in the volume and after a 429 percent surge in value over Monday, with trading in 59 securities compared with 61 on Monday, with prices of 20 stocks rising, 18 declining and 21 ending unchanged.
The market closed with 8,349,044 shares trading for $156,852,014 up from 6,145,603 units at $29,633,029 on Monday.
Trading averaged 141,509 shares at $2,658,509 compared to 100,748 units at $485,787 on Monday and month to date, an average of 1,031,265 units at $4,148,315, in comparison with 1,117,606 units at $4,292,885 on the previous day and March that closed with an average of 828,473 units at $2,341,254.
Sagicor Group led trading with 3.04 million shares for 36.4 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Windfarm with 1.63 million units for 19.5 percent of the day’s trade, Transjamaican Highway with 1.13 million units for 13.5 percent market share and General Accident with 1.08 million units for 12.9 percent of total volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index sank 4,420.59 points to culminate at 362,015.66, the JSE Main Index skidded 3,062.56 points to lock up trading at 323,947.96 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 1.00 point to 69.08.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.1. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close, AS Bryden lost $1.12 to close at $38.88 after 334 shares were traded, Barita Investments slipped $1.50 and ended at $71 after 9,956 stocks passed through the market, Caribbean Cement gained 75 cents to close at $57.99 after a transfer of 8,209 shares. Eppley sank $1 to end at $39, with 110 stock units crossing the market, Jamaica Stock Exchange dropped 55 cents in closing at $11.56 with investors trading 57,058 shares, Kingston Properties shed 32 cents to finish at $7.75, with 52,114 stocks crossing the market. Lasco Manufacturing declined by 30 cents and ended at $5.25 after an exchange of 35,532 units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities rose 50 cents to $10.50 with 400 stock units clearing the market, 
NCB Financial fell 75 cents to end at $64.50 with an exchange of 32,268 shares. Proven Investments dipped 50 cents to close at $21.50 after investors traded 1,103 stock units, Scotia Group rallied $1.60 to finish at $45.60 after an exchange of 28,074 stocks, Seprod increased $2.42 to end at $80 with traders dealing in 1,110 units and Supreme Ventures popped $1 to $25, with 8,401 stocks crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% gained $3.01 to finish trading 22 units at $50, 138 Student Living preference share climbed $5 in closing at $215 after exchanging one share, Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share skidded $3.45 and ended at $115 with a transfer of 110 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% popped $5.49 to finish at $109.49 with investors dealing in 2,000 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.