All three markets of the Jamaica Stock Exchange declined at the close of trading on Wednesday, following a jump in the volume and value of stocks exchanged compared to Tuesday, resulting in prices of 41 shares rising, 41 declining and 26 remaining firm, following a $55 drop in the price of Guardian Holdings.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index dropped 2,730.36 points to wrap up trading at 332,232.25, the All Jamaican Composite Index slipped 86.43 points to 370,086.44, the JSE Main Index shed 2,480.82 points to settle at 321,905.84, the Junior Market Index lost 48.82 points to 3,409.97 and the JSE USD Market Index skidded 2.83 points to settle at 244.69.
At the close of trading, 33,815,460 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 24,470,893 units on Tuesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $178.5 million, well above the $95.02 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 955,101 shares for US$24,981 compared to 134,176 units at US$5,186 on Tuesday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led with 6.32 million shares followed by Wigton Energy with 2.45 million stocks and Carreras with 1.14 million units.
In Junior Market trading, ONE on ONE Educational led with 12.42 million shares followed by Atlantic Hardware with 849,987 stocks and Dolla Financial with 816,179 units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share gained $2.50 to end at $20 and 138 Student Living preference share rose $8.65 to $242.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 12.7 based on 2024-25 earnings and 19.5 based on 2024 earnings.
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The PE ratio chart covers all of the ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange and 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 the 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.