Transjamaican Highway, having reached a recent price ceiling on Thursday of $8, closed the week at $7.73 with trading of 11.5 million of its shares that amounts to 61.5 percent of the total volume of shares traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Friday. The market closed with a 70 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded with a mildly lower value compared to Thursday. Trading activity ended with exchanges of 61 securities down from 60 on Thursday, with prices of 27 rising, 22 declining and 12 ending unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 18,733,871 shares with a value of $137,474,613 against 11,013,373 stock units worth $141,467,311 on Thursday.
Trading ended with an average of 307,113 shares at $2,253,682 in contrast to 183,556 stock units at $2,357,789 on Thursday. Trading for the month to date, ended with an average of 216,024 shares at $2,094,816, up moderately from 209,781 shares at $2,083,927 on the preceding day and lower than for April with an average of 342,509 stock units at $2,726,829.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 11.52 million shares for 61.5 percent of total volume, followed by QWI Investments with 3.0 million stocks for 16 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Energy with 1.04 million units for 5.5 percent of the day’s outcome.
The All Jamaican Composite Index gained 1,540.69 points to end at 407,540.08, the JSE Main Index popped 198.55 points to 344,988.25 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.20 points to end at 65.17. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The Main Market closed trading resulting in an average PE Ratio of 14.9. ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden dropped $2.77 to end at $22.25 following trading of 9,562 shares, Barita Investments fell $1.72 in closing at $67.98 with investors dealing in 10,646 units, Caribbean Cement advanced 65 cents to $103.85, while 13,554 shares were traded. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rose $4.86 and ended at $46.86 as investors exchanged 231 stocks, General Accident climbed $1.16 to finish at $8.87 after 16,864 stock units were exchanged, Guardian Holdings increased $20 to close at $343 with investors trading 89 shares. Jamaica Broilers fell 40 cents to $14.60 after an exchange of 37,171 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange dipped 60 cents to $10.25 after traders swapped 28,363 stocks, Kingston Properties lost $1.71 to finish at $10.50 with 1,532 stock units changing owners. 
Kingston Wharves popped 85 cents and ended at $37.40 with traders dealing in 5,261 shares, Massy Holdings gained 40 cents to $72.40 in an exchange of 1,514 stocks, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy rallied $3.88 to end at $30.50 with 490 units changing hands. Proven Investments dropped 41 cents to $11.19 with an exchange of 3,721 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance rose 75 cents to $10.10 with 25 shares being exchanged, Transjamaican Highway shed 42 cents in closing at $7.73 in switching ownership of 11,522,135 stocks and West Indies Petroleum advanced $1.42 to close at $10 with investors trading 11,545 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% popped $3.50 and ended at $40.50 with 116 stock units passing through the market, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% climbed $6 to finish at $2,395 with investors swapping 2 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% sank $1.03 and ended at $107.97 with 4 stock units clearing the market.
The last price of securities trading are those for the last transaction unless otherwise stated.