Trading closed Monday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange after a rise in volume of stocks traded, with a lower value than on Friday. Trading resulted in major indices of the Main Market rising, the Junior Market index and the JSE USD Market declining. At the end of trading the prices of 41 shares rose, 39 declined and 34 remained firm.
At the end of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index climbed 2,673.41 points to wrap up trading at a new yearly high of 364,737.69, as is the case of the All Jamaican Composite Index that gained 3,503.69 points to end at a new 2026 closing high of 426,603.51, the JSE Main Index jumped 3,083.31 points to close at 358,663.13, the Junior Market Index dropped 38.27 points to settle at 3,037.96 and the JSE USD Market Index skidded 2.44 points to wrap up trading at 244.40.
At the close of trading, 54,214,016 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from just 15,967,955 units on Friday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $157.32 million, down from $221.1 million on the previous trading day. Trading on the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 135,178 shares for US$9,177 compared to 447,663 units at US$23,128 on Friday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 1.66 million shares, followed by Wigton Energy with 650,171 stocks and Lasco Manufacturing with 503,968 units.
In Junior Market trading, Elite Diagnostic led with 31.54 million shares, followed by Omni Industries with 5.57 million stocks and Jetcon Corporation with 4.34 million units.
In Main Market ordinary share movements, the top winners, include Guardian Holdings with a rise of $12.94 to end at $337.99, NCB Financial increasing $1.45 to a 52 weeks closing high of $66.45, West Indies Petroleum popped $1.36 to finish at $10.75, Kingston Properties climbed $1.10 to end at $10.99 and AS Bryden rose $1.05 in closing at $24.25.
Among the top losers, Seprod shed $1.99 to end at $76.00, Proven Investments declined 95 cents in closing at $10.50, Eppley fell 90 cents to $31.00, Quantas Advantage dropped 53 cents in closing at $19.46 and Sagicor Group lost 50 cents to close at $39.20.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.75% preferred share slipped $3.07 and ended at $17 491 and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% advanced $99.74 to close at $1,200.
In the Junior Market, among the top winners, Dolphin Cove gained $1.90 and ended at $11.50, Jetcon Corporation rallied 35 cents to end at $3.00, Jamaican Teas increased 13 cents to finish at $2.13, Elite Diagnostic climbed 12 cents to $1.40 and Consolidated Bakeries rose 8 cents to $1.30.
Among the top Junior Market losers, Main Event slipped 72 cents to finish at $4.75, Cargo Handlers fell 50 cents to $18.00, Lumber Depot dropped 37 cents to end at $2.42, Honey Bun shed 31 cents in closing at $5.66 and Caribbean Assurance Brokers skidded 24 cents and ended at $1.14,
At the close of trading, the PE ratio for the current year, compiled from projected 2026-27 earnings, is 12.9 and 14.8 based on 2025 historical earnings. Major one-off income or expenses are excluded from earnings where applicable. The PE ratio is one of the most utilised measures in valuing shares. It is calculated by dividing the stock price by earnings per share. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist in making investment decisions. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry and facilitates easy comparisons within sectors and the overall market.
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