More than twice the amount of funds fueled trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Friday, compared to Thursday, resulting in a marginal decline in the volume of stocks traded, following activity in 60 securities compared with 56, with prices of 25 rising, 19 declining and 16 ending unchanged.
The market closed with trading in 17,403,798 shares with a value of $193,831,769 versus 18,495,766 stock units at $94,742,564 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 290,063 shares worth $3,230,529 compared with 330,282 stocks at $1,691,831 on Thursday and for the month to date, an average of 163,460 units at $1,428,555 up from 156,388 shares for $1,327,886 on the previous day and May with an average of 245,284 stock units at $2,050,773.
Sagicor Select Financial Fund led trading with 3.77 million shares for 21.7 percent of total volume followed by Sterling Investments which ended with 2.25 million stocks for 12.9 percent of the day’s trade, Wigton Energy closed with 2.22 million stocks for 12.7 percent of the total traded volume, Transjamaican Highway was next with 1.80 million units for 10.4 percent of the trading and Lasco Manufacturing with 1.75 million units for 10 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 1,819.67 points to finish at 361,144.30, the JSE Main Index rallied 1,349.94 points to 312,696.64 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.56 points to conclude trading at 65.20. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.6. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
At the close of the week, Berger Paints fell 98 cents to end at $6.50 as investors exchanged a mere 14 shares, Caribbean Cement slipped 49 cents in closing at $81.01 after trading 9,632 stock units, Guardian Holdings rallied $1 to $319 after an exchange of 249 stocks. Jamaica Broilers rose 97 cents to close at $24.95 in trading 100,096 shares, Jamaica Producers increase 40 cents to end at $24.90 after an exchange of 103,731 stock units, Massy Holdings sank 50 cents to close at $77 with investors trading 64,623 shares. NCB Financial declined $1.50 to $40 in switching ownership of 757,913 stocks, Sagicor Group gained $1 and ended at $42, with 76,840 units crossing the exchange, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rose 39 cents to finish at $8.50, with 500 stock units changing hands. Seprod climbed $1.25 to close at $81 as 10,276 shares passed through the market, Sygnus Credit Investments advanced $1.20 in closing at $13.50 in an exchange of 451,466 stock units and 
Wisynco Group popped 50 cents to end at $21, with 280,992 shares crossing the market.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% shed 42 cents in closing at $41.58, with an exchange of 24 units, 138 Student Living preference share gained $28.50 to $218.50 with investors dealing in 292,212 stocks, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% lost $10 to finish at $1,130 with a transfer of 130 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments 10% rose $6.69 and ended at $109.69 after trading of just two stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% climbed $9.51 to close at $110, with 23,131 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.