Transjamaican Highway delivered 44 percent of the volume traded to lead trading on Thursday, as investors took profit in the stock, resulting in a slippage in the stock price on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market, with trading in the overall market remaining largely unchanged from Wednesday. Trading closed with activity in 64 securities, compared with 63 on Wednesday, with prices of 19 rising, 29 declining and 16 ending unchanged.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index declined by 2,856.23 points to 402,575.60, the JSE Main Index slipped a mere 38.98 points to close at 345,816.24, while at the same time the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.85 points to close at 63.65.
At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator is showing 11 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
The market closed with 26,835,604 shares trading for $357,812,042 compared with 27,111,860 stock units at $350,301,702 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 419,306 shares at $5,590,813, just down from 430,347 stock units at $5,560,344 on Wednesday. Trading for the month to date, averaged of 264,574 units at $2,046,611 up from 256,008 shares at $1,850,392 on the previous day and well lower than December with an average of 395,435 stock units at $4,321,753.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 11.81 million shares for 44 percent of total volume followed by NCB Financial ending with 4.84 million stocks for 18 percent of the day’s trade, Wigton Energy closed with 1.83 million stock units for 6.8 percent of the volume traded, Radio Jamaica ended with 1.50 million shares for 5.6 percent of the volume traded and QWI Investments with 1.45 million stocks for 5.4 percent of market share.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 18.4. 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 popped $2.90 to end at $34.10 with 199 shares passing through the market, Caribbean Cement rallied $1.05 to $107 with investors trading 18,047 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund slipped by just 35 cents and ended at $46.80 with 419 shares crossing the market. GraceKennedy fell 35 cents to finish at $70.25 in an exchange of 39,490 stock units, Guardian Holdings rose by $5 to $365 with 9,145 stock units changing hands, JMMB Group climbed 49 cents to close at $17.99 with 338,664 shares crossing the exchange. Kingston Properties increased 35 cents to $9.70 after a transfer of 201,764 stocks, Kingston Wharves slipped $2 to close at $35 as investors exchanged 7,471 units, Margaritaville lost $1.76 to finish at $11.66 with 1,015 stock units crossing the market. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy gained $3 and ended at $41 with an exchange of three shares, 138 Student Living dropped 40 centsto $3.08 with 23,750 units clearing the market, Sagicor Real Estate Fund shed 88 cents to end at $6.16 with investors swapping 16,837 stocks. 
Scotia Group declined $1.46 to $49.75 after an exchange of 98,922 stock units, Seprod fell $1.98 to close at $78 with investors dealing in 4,160 shares, Supreme Ventures advanced 45 cents to end at $17 in an exchange of 193,449 stock units. West Indies Petroleum popped 68 cents in closing at $12.20, with investors trading 133,676 stocks and Wisynco Group gained 69 cents and ended at a 52 weeks high of $22.49 after switching ownership of 323,607 units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.75% preference share dipped 98 cents to finish at $18.02 with traders dealing in 200 shares, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% sank $396.50 to $2,201.50 after an exchange of a mere one stock unit and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% dropped $1 to finish at $106 after trading of 661 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.