Trading closed Tuesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a sharp rise in the volume of stocks exchanged, with RA Williams leading with 96 percent, with a fall in the value compared with Monday. The markets gave back some of Monday’s month-end with trading closing with prices of 27 shares rising, 56 declining and 22 remaining firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index slipped 3,318.03 points to end at 325,006.84, the All Jamaican Composite Index shed 4,571.03 points to end at 363,295.51, the JSE Main Index dipped 3,350.89 points to 313,962.09, the Junior Market Index fell 16.22 points to finish at 3,459.99 and the JSE USD Market Index declined 5.77 points to settle at 204.73.
At the close, 365,871,810 shares were traded in all three markets, up from 66,672,394 units on Monday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $233.07 million, down from $278.33 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 497,159 shares for US$23,827 compared to 5,779,467 units at US$171,261 on Monday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led with 3.64 million shares followed by Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund with 1.78 million stocks and Innovative Energy with 571,848 units.
In Junior Market trading, RA Williams led with 351.21 million shares, followed by Stationery and Office Supplies with 1.85 million stocks and Dolla Financial with 697,262 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% rallied $1.67 to finish at $43 and 138 Student Living preference share dropped $6.25 and ended at $217.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.7 based on 2024-5 earnings and 16.3 based on 2024 earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other, more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making. 
The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares that are listed on Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market. The earnings per share (EPS) and PE ratios are based on 2024 and 2025 actual or projected earnings, excluding any major one time income or expense.
Pertinent information is required to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The chart should be used in making rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the sector average, not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and place them on fundamentals, while at the same time not being too far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock. The net asset value of each company is incorporated into the chart.
Investors can use this measure in assessing stock values. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices. Dividends that are paid or are due to be paid and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts, along with the closing volume of the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.