Trading jumped on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with a 146 percent surge in the number of shares traded, carrying 52 greater value than on Monday, and ended with only the JSE USD Market rising. The major indices of the Main Market fell more than 1,700 points and the Junior Market index got another big hit as it dropped lower. At the end of trading the prices of 38 shares rose, 43 declined and 28 remained firm.
The JSE Combined Market Index dropped 1,711.97 points to finish at 347,013.77, as the All Jamaican Composite Index dipped 1,770.27 points to settle at 398,864.09, the JSE Main Index dropped 1,439.18 points to 339,055.01, the Junior Market Index skidded 46.68 points to end at 3,179.87 and the JSE USD Market Index popped by 5.17 points to 263.65.
At the close of trading, 52,082,820 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 21,100,807 units on Monday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $108.61 million, up from $71.55 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 12,114,663 shares for US$512,838, well above 224,230 units at US$10,779 on Monday.
In Main Market activity, JMMB 9.5% preferred share led trading with 18.41 million shares followed by Transjamaican Highway with 3.30 million stocks and Caribbean Producers with 1.40 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Woodcats International led with 5.0 million shares followed by Kintyre Holdings with 3.03 million stock units and Fosrich with 2.17 million units.
In the preferred share segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% shed $3.99 to close at $39, while 138 Student Living preference share advanced by $10 to end at $225 and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% rose $3 to end at $109.
At the close of trading, the market’s PE ratio ended at 15.5. The PE is computed using projected 2026-27 earnings and 15 based on 2025 historical earnings, excluding major one-time income or expenses. 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 detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist in 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.
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