Stocks closed out a day of light trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market indices bouncing moderately on Friday, following trading in 56 securities, up from 54 on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 57 percent, valued 62 percent less, compared to Thursday. Trading closed with prices of 24 stocks advancing, 18 declining and 14 ending unchanged.
Market activity ended with 5,734,675 shares trading at $38,148,725, down from 13,196,714 stock units worth $99,480,723 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 102,405 shares at $681,227, declining from 244,384 stocks at $1,842,236 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 140,344 units at $950,821 compared with 149,309 shares at $1,014,522 on the previous day and May with an average of 245,284 stock units at $2,050,773.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 1.29 million shares for 22.4 percent of total volume, followed by Wigton Energy, with 794,694 stock units for 13.9 percent of the day’s trade and JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 with 746,779 stocks for 13 percent of the volume traded.
The All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 621.58 points to close at 369,906.26, the JSE Main Index rose 1,347.17 points to end trading at 322,306.90 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.11 points to 67.17. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven 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 13.6. 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 jumped $4.60 to end at $29.60 with investors trading 6 shares, Caribbean Cement rose 43 cents to end at $81.43 with 1,634 stocks being exchanged, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund popped $4.98 to close at $42.99 in an exchange of 625 shares. Jamaica Broilers gained 49 cents in closing at $25.50 with 19,608 stock units crossing the market, Jamaica Producers advanced $1.42 to finish at $23.97 with investors swapping 1,609 stock units, JMMB Group increased 97 cents and ended at $21 with 25,306 shares crossing in the exchange. Kingston Wharves shed $1.96 to $31 in trading 15,639 stock units, Pan Jamaica rallied $1.68 and ended at $52.98 with 49,622 stocks crossing the market, 
Proven Investments rose 96 cents to close at $18.16 after a transfer of 528 units. Sagicor Group lost $1.50 in closing at $41 with investors exchanging 201,523 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund sank 42 cents to $8.58 with traders swapping 401,000 shares to close out trading activities, Scotia Group rallied 59 cents to end at $55.89 with an exchange of 66,767 stock units. Seprod increased 66 cents in closing at $82.10, with 721 stock units being traded and Sygnus Real Estate Finance popped 39 cents to $8.70, with a transfer of 4,129 stocks.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% dropped $6.66, to finish at $37.71 after an exchange of 10 units. Jamaica Public Service 9.5% sank $40 and ended at $2,649 as traders moved 216 shares through the market and 138 Student Living preference share, skidded $24.37 to close at $200 after an exchange of 91 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.