The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market closed out trading n Monday, with 169 percent jump in the volume traded accompanied by a 69 percent rise in value compared to Friday following million unit trades in Transjamaican Highway, Wigton Energy and Lasco Distributors. At the close trading ended with action in 61 securities up from 55 on Friday, with prices of 22 rising, 20 declining and 19 ending unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 14,693,883 shares at $104,103,624, with a jump from 5,456,609 stocks at $61,470,982 on Friday.
Trading averaged 240,883 shares at $1,706,617 compared to 99,211 stock units at $1,117,654 on Friday and month to date, an average of 205,018 stock units at $1,581,181, following a modest increase from 198,785 shares at $1,559,382 on the previous day and April with an average of 342,509 stock units at $2,726,829.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 4.90 million shares for 33.4 percent of total volume, followed by Wigton Energy with 3.26 million stocks, with 22.2 percent of the day’s trade and Lasco Distributors with 3.16 million units for 21.5 percent of the overall trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index increased 618.58 points to finish at 410,032.75, the JSE Main Index fell 972.24 points to end at 348,023.10 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.22 points to64.85. 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 19.9. ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, AS Bryden sank $2.76 and ended at $26.01 with investors dealing in 7 shares, Caribbean Cement declined $2.50 to $103 trading 14,723 stock units, Eppley slid 48 cents to end at $35.52 with an exchange of 1,840 shares. Guardian Holdings dropped $18.75 in closing at $330 with 8,012 stocks crossing the market, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy gained $1.35 to finish at $36.85 with investors swapping 270 units, 
Scotia Group rose 52 cents to close at $53 in an exchange of 144,313 shares and Seprod fell $1.48 to $81.51 with 762 units crossing the market.
In the preference share segment, Eppley 7.75% preference share lost 49 cents to close at $20 in trading 110 stocks, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% rallied $11 to finish at $2,400 after an exchange of a mere one stock unit. JMMB Group 7.15% – 2028 dipped 40 cents and ended at $2.65 after trading of 4,000 shares and 138 Student Living preference share increased $11 to end at $216 in an exchange of 47 stock units.
Prices of stocks traded are those for the last transaction unless otherwise stated.