.Transjamaican led trading with nearly half of the day’s volume on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Wednesday, with a 71 percent rise in the number of shares changing hands and the value that was 101 percent higher more than on Tuesday, following trading in 59 securities up from 58 on Tuesday, with prices of 25 rising, 23 declining and 11 ending unchanged
The market closed with 14,609,258 shares trading for $137,596,723, after soaring from 8,548,957 stock units at $68,511,970 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 247,615 shares valued at $2,332,148, well above the 147,396 units at $1,181,241 on Tuesday and for the month to date, an average of 177,122 stock units at $1,664,349, up from 141,875 shares at $1,330,449 on the prior day and less than November with an average of 279,326 stock units at $1,890,583.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 7.19 million shares for 49.2 percent of total volume, followed by Carreras, ending with 4.19 million stock units for 28.6 percent of the day’s trade and Innovative Energy with 728,450 stock units for 5 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 3.49 points to close at 358,082.55, the JSE Main Index climbed 352.11 points to close at 314,047.12 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.44 points to conclude trading at 64.08. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13. 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 climbed $4.20 to end at $32.20 with investors trading 110 shares, Barita Investments slipped $3.99 to $72 after an exchange of 1,134 stock units, Caribbean Cement increased by $1.50 to close at $104.60 after trading of 2,740 shares. Caribbean Producers popped 36 cents in closing at $7.50 after an exchange of 854 stock units, General Accident rallied 82 cents to finish at $6 with 6,223 stocks passing through the market, Guardian Holdings sank $18.99 and ended at $350 in an exchange of 38 shares. Jamaica Producers dipped $1.81 to $22.09 with investors swapping 14,273 stocks, Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 70 cents to finish at $11 with 2,288 units changing hands, Kingston Wharves rose 50 cents and ended at $32 with a transfer of 2,333 stock units. Margaritaville declined 86 cents in closing at $11.58 with investors dealing in 31 shares, Massy Holdings sank $1.44 to end at $76 with 3,875 stock units crossing the market, Mayberry Group fell 72 cents to close at $6 after the trading of 103,976 stocks. Mayberry Jamaican Equities advanced $1.13 to $8.35 after the switching of ownership of 500 units, NCB Financial gained $1.78 and ended at $38.80 after an exchange of 146,358 shares, 138 Student Living rose 40 cents to end at $3.90 with 17,696 stocks crossing the market. 
Pan Jamaica climbed $6.90 in closing at $53 in an exchange of 239 units, Sagicor Group shed 50 cents to close at $39.50 with 3,281 stock units clearing the market, Scotia Group increased 50 cents to finish at $52.50 after a transfer of 258,678 shares. Seprod dropped $1.10 and ended at $82 with traders dealing in 38,240 stocks, Stanley Motta skidded $1.38 to $6 with 50,000 stock units crossing the exchange, Sygnus Credit Investments popped 45 cents to finish at $12.90 with investors trading 259 stock units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance advanced $1.25 to end at $9.25 with an exchange of 23 shares and Wisynco Group lost $1.25 in closing at $19.30 as investors exchanged 18,705 units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.75% preference share rallied $3.20 to close at $21.34 with 90 stocks changing hands. 138 Student Living preference share dipped $31.60 to $250 after a transfer of 98 stock units, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% sank $100 in closing at $1,055 with 153 shares crossing the exchange and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% gained $2 to end at $101 in trading 3,443 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.