Trading volume slipped, with the value rising at the close on Thursday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange compared with Wednesday. Trading closed with the major indices of the Main Market rising, the Junior Market index and the JSE USD Market index both declined. At the end of trading, prices of 43 shares rose, 36 declined and 23 remained firm.
At the end of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index popped 296.04 points to finish at 371,981.22, as the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 182.18 points to end at 437,440.59, the JSE Main Index rallied by 488.21 points to 367,153.90, the Junior Market Index dipped 23.79 points to end at 2,916.09 and the JSE USD Market Index slipped 1.62 points to end trading at 315.66.
At the close of trading, 32,450,709 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 52,106,273 units on Wednesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $197.08 million, up from $172.76 million on the previous day. Trading on the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 1,237,260 shares for US$93,191 compared to 1,277,677 units at US$117,937 on Wednesday.
In Main Market activity, Lasco Manufacturing led trading with 6.71 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 4.19 million stocks and Jamaica Producers with 2.01 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Jamaican Teas led with 8.60 million shares, followed by Woodcats International with 2.22 million stocks and EduFocal with 1.10 million units.
In Main Market ordinary share movements, Quantas Advantage rallied $2.50 to end at $19.50, Caribbean Producers gained $1.65 in closing at $8.79, General Accident gained 76 cents to $8.77, Mayberry Jamaican Equities rose 49 cents to close at $6.49 and Mayberry Group climbed 25 cents to finish at $5.80. 
Among the top losers, Sagicor Group slipped $3.95 to end at $40.05, Sagicor Real Estate Fund fell $1.37 to $8.43, Scotia Group skidded $1.20 in closing trading at $57.80, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund lost $1.10 and ended at $42.00 and First Rock Real Estate declined 75 cents in closing at $5.50.
In the preferred share segment, Sygnus Credit Investments 10% rose $2.19 to finish at $114.
In the Junior Market, among the top winners, Lumber Depot rose 19 cents to end at $2.51, AMG Packaging advanced 16 cents to close at $1.86, Jetcon Corporation popped 12 cents to a 52 weeks high of $4.47, MFS Capital Partners gained 11 cents to finish at 56 cents and Caribbean Flavours rose 11 cents and ended at $1.21. Among the top losers, Cargo Handlers shed $2.15 to close at $14.18, Fontana dropped 18 cents to end at $6.24, Regency Petroleum dipped 13 cents to close at $4.05, Consolidated Bakeries fell 13 cents to $1.27 and Elite Diagnostic shed 12 cents to end at $1.58.
At the close of trading, the PE ratio for the current year, compiled from projected 2026-27 earnings, is 13.2 and 16.3 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 used measures in valuing shares. It is calculated by dividing the stock price by earnings per share. The 
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