Guardian Holdings jumped $11.99 to $300 as trading closed Thursday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a fall in the volume and the value of stocks exchanged than on Wednesday, ending with prices of 37 shares rising, 42 declining and 26 remaining firm, resulting in all the major market indices declining.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index skidded 1,423.62 points to 336,688.46, the All Jamaican Composite Index sank 1,694.22 points to 377,201.91, the JSE Main Index lost 1,421.60 points to 325,694.75, the Junior Market Index fell 8.94 points to end at 3,518.95 and the JSE USD Market Index dipped 0.89 points to 239.20.
At the close of trading, 17,542,788 shares were exchanged in all three markets, well down from 51,449,996 units on Wednesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $119.38 million, down from $498.42 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 297,049 shares for US$114,196 compared to 648,148 units at US$24,798 on Wednesday.
In Main Market activity, Wigton Energy led trading with 2.94 million shares followed by Transjamaican Highway with 1.83 million stocks and Massy Holdings with 991,529 units.
In Junior Market trading, Kintyre Holdings led with 2.74 million shares followed by MFS Capital Partners with 2.29 million stocks and Lasco Financial with 1.80 million units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share increased $34.99 to finish at $290 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% climbed $3.95 and ended at $100.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 12.6 based on 2024-25 earnings and 19.4 based on 2024 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and other more detailed daily charts provide updated data to help in decision-making. The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares that are listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange and are 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.
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