Trading closed Monday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a rise in the volume of stocks that were exchanged, with a lower value than on Friday, resulting in the major indices Main Market rising, the Junior Market index and the JSE USD Market declining. At the end of trading the prices of 45 shares rose, 46 declined and 23 remained firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index rallied just 379.93 points to 356,060.95, the All Jamaican Composite Index climbed by 1,075.30 points to 408,421.00, the JSE Main Index gained 473.58 points to 347,212.08, the Junior Market Index shed 10.10 points to wrap up trading at 3,353.36 and the JSE USD Market Index declined 2.93 points to finish at 262.50.
At the close of the market, trading resulted in 35,904,331 shares being traded in all three markets, up from 32,397,711 units on Friday, with the value of stocks traded on the Main and Junior markets amounted to $124.63 million, down from $154 million on the previous trading day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 434,561 shares for US$19,729 compared to 203,979 units at US$7,961 on Friday.
In Main Market activity, Sagicor Select Financial Fund led trading with 6.31 million shares followed by Transjamaican Highway with 2.62 million stocks and Wigton Energy with 2.41 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Kintyre Holdings led with 4.89 million shares followed by Stationery and Office Supplies with 2.15 million stocks and Derrimon Trading with 2.02 million units.
In the preference share segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% rose $6.85 to $43, 138 Student Living preference share declined $26 in closing at $199 and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% sank $15.09 to $93.
At the close of trading, the market’s PE ratio ended at 14.9, computed using projected 2026-27 earnings and 15.8 based on 2025 historical earnings, excluding any major one-time income or expense. The PE ratio is one of the most popular measures used for valuing shares and is calculated by dividing the stock price by the company’s earnings per share. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist decision-making. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, with easy comparisons within sectors and the overall market.
Pertinent information is needed to navigate the numerous options in the stock market. The chart should be used in decision-making, especially when investing around the sector average, and not going too far from it unless compelling reasons exist. 
This approach reduces emotion from investment decisions and places them on fundamentals, without straying far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy stocks near the average will not be inclined to overpay. 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 movements based on the last traded price. Dividends that are paid or 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.