Trading activity dropped on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Monday, with a 61 percent plunge in the volume of stocks traded, with the value 25 percent more than on Friday, following trading in 59securities compared with 57 on Friday, with prices of 20 rising, 23 declining and 16 ending unchanged.
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he market closed with 5,952,637 shares trading for $102,283,394, after plunging from 15,457,522 stock units at $81,911,284 on Friday.
Trading averaged 100,892 shares at $1,733,617, after sliding from 271,185 stocks at $1,437,040 on Friday and month to date, an average of 204,993 units at $1,509,894 compared with 239,694 shares at $1,435,319 on the previous day and September with an average of 383,823 stock units at $3,398,543.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 3.15 million shares for 52.9 percent of total volume, followed by Caribbean Cement which ended with 767,617 units for 12.9 percent of the day’s trade and Carreras with 411,388 stocks for 6.9 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 714.64 points to 369,513.39, the JSE Main Index sank 1,097.29 points to settle at 322,401.56 and the JSE Financial Index shed 0.58 points to conclude trading at 67.12. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 15 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
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he Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.5. 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 2026.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden dipped $2.89 to finish at $31.11 in an exchange of 5,025 shares, Barita Investments sank 42 cents and ended at $83.58 with 1,106 stocks changing hands, Berger Paints rose 60 cents to $6.70 with investors swapping 8,224 shares. Caribbean Cement dropped 70 cents to close at $88.31 with traders switching ownership of 767,617 stock units, Carreras rallied 52 cents to end at a 52 week high of $18 as investors exchanged 411,388 units, Eppley popped 85 cents in closing at $35.35 with 7 stocks crossing the market. GraceKennedy increased 48 cents to $72.98 with an exchange of 19,868 units, Guardian Holdings fell $24 to close at $351 closing with an exchange of 27 shares, Kingston Wharves slipped 49 cents and ended at $28.99 with investors dealing in 2,364 stock units. 
Mayberry Group sank $1.15 to $6.81 after an exchange of 24,352 shares, Pan Jamaica climbed 48 cents to finish at $50.48 with 2,839 units clearing the market, Sagicor Group declined 75 cents to end at $41 in an exchange of 15,562 stocks. Sagicor Real Estate Fund advanced 78 cents in closing at $7.63 with 231 stock units passing through the market, Scotia Group fell 48 cents to $54.02 with 43,476 shares crossing the exchange, Seprod skidded $2.01 and ended at $81 with a transfer of 3,065 stock units and Sygnus Real Estate Finance shed $1.27 to end at $7.18, after trading of 998 stocks.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share gained $52.98 to close at $252.98 after a transfer of 4 units and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% sank $1.91 to finish at $102 with traders dealing in 1,000 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.