Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended with a 21 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded on Friday. More importantly, the value jumped 55 percent higher than on Thursday, with the market indices climbing, following trading in 58 securities compared with 59 on Thursday. At the close, prices of 26 stocks rose, 18 declined, and 14 ended unchanged.
The market closed with 17,051,387 shares trading worth $245,931,805 compared to 21,472,293 stock units for $158,528,037 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 293,989 shares at $4,240,204 compared to 363,937 stocks at $2,686,916 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 203,464 stock units at $1,904,478, increasing from 188,111 shares at $1,508,361 on the previous day. down from April that ended with an average of 1,417,136 stock units at $6,010,754.
Kingston Wharves led trading with 6.70 million shares for 39.3 percent of total volume, followed by Wigton Energy, with 3.51 million stock units for 20.6 percent of the day’s trade, Transjamaican Highway closed with 1.66 million units for 9.7 percent of the volume traded and Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund with 1.50 million shares for 8.8 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index popped 223.61 points to settle at 370,756.10, the JSE Main Index rose 578.46 points to close trading at 322,938.95 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.38 points to conclude trading at 67.06. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and eight with lower offers.
The Main Market finished trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.3. 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 2025.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden advanced $1.98 to finish at $31.98 in trading 15 shares, Berger Paints popped 60 cents and ended at $7.75 with investors closing with just 3 units changing hands, Caribbean Cement shed 70 cents to $83.50 with sellers trading 1,840 shares. General Accident sank 79 cents to end at $4.61 with investors exchanging a mere 1,738 stocks, Guardian Holdings dropped $2 in closing at $338 with 431 stock units changing hands, Jamaica Broilers lost 45 cents to close at $28.65 with investors swapping a mere 704 shares. Jamaica Producers gained $1.80 to end at $24.50 with a transfer of just 15 stock units, Jamaica Stock Exchange climbed 50 cents to finish at $12.50 as investors exchanged 2,336 stocks, Kingston Wharves slipped $2.80 and ended at $26 with traders exchanging a massive 6,702,980 units. Mayberry Group rose 48 cents in closing at $7.48 after an exchange of 2,387 shares, 
NCB Financial rallied 49 cents to end at $46 with 604,082 units crossing the market, Pan Jamaica gained 79 cents to close at $50.80 with traders dealing in 336 stocks. Proven Investments popped 85 cents to end at $17.85 after an exchange of 4,692 units, Seprod gained $2.94 and ended at $84 with 562 shares crossing the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance rose $1.15 in closing at $9.25 with investors trading 22,502 units and Wisynco Group advanced 51 cents to end at $21.01 after 2,879 stocks crossed the exchange.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share increased $32.35 to finish at $232.85 with investors trading 42 stock units, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share climbed $10 to close at $1,060 in an exchange of 149 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments 10% sank $2 to $102 with investors dealing in 3,013 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% rallied $5.50 in closing at $100.50 with a mere one unit passing through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.