Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 187 percent and the value jumping 454 percent compared to Monday, with trading in 60 securities similar to Monday, with prices of 26 rising, 21 declining and 13 ending unchanged.
The market closed with 50,208,689 shares trading worth $552,584,464 compared with 17,475,201 stock units at $99,709,568 on Monday.
Trading averaged 836,811 shares at $9,209,741, above just 291,253 units at $1,661,826 on Monday and month to date, an average of 244,194 units at $3,119,428, well above 215,929 shares with a value of $2,828,952 on the previous day and February with an average of 296,521 stock units at $2,650,049.
Transjamaican Highway was the leading traded stock with 19.18 million shares for 38.2 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Energy which ended with 12.50 million stocks for 24.9 percent of the day’s trade , Supreme Ventures closed with 6.06 million stocks for 12.1 percent of the volume traded, Kingston Wharves contributed 3.52 million units for 7 percent of the overall trade, Jamaica Stock Exchange finished with 1.85 million units for 3.7 percent of the traded stocks and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.60 million units for 3.2 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index gained 424.09 points to close at 408,845.09, but the JSE Main Index dropped by 1,132.37 points to end at 346,079.71 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.86 points to close at 63.27. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 12 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 20.9. 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 2026.
At the close, AS Bryden skidded 70 cents and ended at $29.30 in switching ownership of 1,006 shares, Caribbean Cement sank $2.02 to $107.98 with investors dealing in 2,199 units, Eppley rallied $1.99 to close at $37, with 911 shares clearing the market. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rose $3.50 to finish at $45.50 and closed with an exchange of 354 stock units, Guardian Holdings shed $17.90 in closing at $317 as 7,558 stocks passed through the market, Jamaica Producers declined $1.49 to end at $23 after an exchange of 254,779 units. 
Kingston Properties rose $1.84 to $14.37, with trading of 11,124 stocks, Margaritaville popped $1.55 to $13.08 in an exchange of 262 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities advanced 70 cents to finish at $7.45 after trading of 2,065 stock units. NCB Financial fell 48 cents and ended at $43.51 after trading of 1,466,953 shares, Pan Jamaica slipped 49 cents to end at $53.50 with traders dealing in 577,922 stock units, Sagicor Group climbed 50 cents to close at $42, with 403,446 units crossing the exchange. Seprod increased $1.30 to $83.30 with investors trading 18,384 stocks, Stanley Motta climbed 79 cents in closing at $6.99, after 322,446 units crossed the market, Supreme Ventures increased 88 cents and ended at $16.88 in trading 6,059,999 stocks and West Indies Petroleum sank 45 cents to close at $10.85 after a transfer of 9,481 shares.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% dipped $4.97 to end at $38 as investors exchanged 16 stock units, 138 Student Living preference share popped $40.50 to finish at $239 with a transfer of 1,138 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% rallied $15.97 to $109, with 58 stocks crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.