Trading plunged on the Jamaica Stock Exchange to start the week with a fall in the volume and value of stocks exchanged compared to Friday. The Main and Junior Market indices declined and the JSE USD Market climbed at the close, following prices of 34 shares rising compared to 46 declining and 27 remaining firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index lost 2,429.88 points to 333,268.61, the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 2,074.94 points to close at 372,966.31, while the JSE Main Index declined by 2,280.68 points to 322,094.84, the Junior Market Index skidded 34.58 points to finish at 3,522.92 and the JSE USD Market Index rallied 3.15 points to 212.95.
At the close of trading, 40,574,883 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 80,932,426 units on Friday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to a mere $61.57 million, substantially below the $377 million on the previous trading day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 20,195,931 shares for US$634,902 with Transjamaican Highway USD stock, trading 20 million units compared to trading on Friday of 807,161 units at US$98,342.
In Main Market activity, Wigton Energy led with 5.28 million shares followed by Transjamaican Highway with 2.95 million stocks and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 2.91 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Jamaican Teas led with 1.39 million shares followed by Atlantic Hardware with 595,761 stocks and Kintyre Holdings with 394,166 stock units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% increased $5.15 to end at $40 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% popped $1.90 to $90.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 12.5 based on 2024-25 earnings and 19.4 based on 2024 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help in decision-making. The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, 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 2024 and 2025 actual or projected earnings, excluding any major one-time income or expense.
Pertinent information is required to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. 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 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.