Wigton Energy, volume leader on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market, secured a little over 33 percent of the total volume traded on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded soaring by 201 percent 41,909,751 shares, from 13,903,304 stock units on Thursday, with values climbing 170 percent to $239,535,045 over $88,827,373 on Thursday, with Transjamaican Highway ending as value leader. At the close, winners outnumbered losers by more than 2 to 1, following trading in 61 securities just up from 60 on Thursday, with prices of 31 rising, 14 declining and 16 ending unchanged, sending the major market indices higher, with the market rising nine percent for the year to date.
Trading averaged 687,045 shares at $3,926,804, up from 231,722 stocks at $1,480,456 on Thursday. For the month to date, an average of 296,521 shares at $2,650,049, were traded slightly more than 274,845 shares at $2,579,183 on the preceding day and January with an average of 271,336 stock units at $2,043,022.
Wigton Energy led trading with 13.69 million shares for 32.7 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway which ended with 8.05 million stocks valued at $56 million for 19.2 percent of the day’s volume, Lasco Distributors closed with 8.05 million stock units for 19.2 percent of the volume traded and Lasco Manufacturing with 6.75 million shares with a consideration of $47 million, for 16.1 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index increased 2,670.52 points to end at 404,404.64, the JSE Main Index climbed 2,836.49 points to 346,698.30 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.13 points higher to 63.48. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 17.8. 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, Barita Investments fell 98 cents to $69.02 after trading 2,559 shares. Carreras rose $1.16 to $22.16 in trading 77,514 shares, following the company announced a 40 cents interim dividend for April. Eppley popped $1.92 to $33.92, after switching ownership of 5,058 shares. First Rock Real Estate climbed $1.39 to $9.70 in trading of 1,333 stock units, GraceKennedy rose $2.25 to finish at $72.25 in an exchange of 46,325 units, Guardian Holdings skidded $16.50 to close at $350 with investors trading 10,082 shares. JMMB Group gained $1.03 to $18.38 with 303,048 stock units changing hands, Kingston Properties climbed 40 cents to $10 in trading 1,563 stocks, Kingston Wharves increased $1.05 in closing at $34.85 with 13,713 units crossing the exchange. Massy Holdings popped 50 cents and ended at $74.50 with a transfer of 432 shares, Mayberry Group increased 50 cents to finish at $6.50 after traders swapped 1,617 stock units, NCB Financial climbed $1.23 to close at $43.73 with 259,130 units crossing the market. 
Pan Jamaica sank $3.84 to $47 in an exchange of 104,327 stocks, Sagicor Group rose 75 cents to close at $40.75 with investors trading 114,116 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rallied $1.10 to end at $9.02 after a transfer of 523,068 stock units. Seprod lost 50 cents in closing at $79.50 with 8,494 stocks clearing the market and Wisynco Group advanced 64 cents and ended at $23.14 after an exchange of 69,913 units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share gained $3.01 to finish at $241 with 1,158 shares passing through the market and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% rose $30.01 to $1,180 with investors dealing in 265 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.