Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 46 percent and the value 22 percent more than on Thursday, with trading in 61 securities compared with 57 on Thursday, with prices of 24 stocks rising, 24 declining and 13 ending unchanged.
The market closed with 19,318,065 shares being traded at $122,171,322 compared with 13,221,777 units at $100,035,603 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 316,690 shares at $2,002,809 compared with 231,961 stocks at $1,755,011 on Thursday and for the month to date, with an average of 242,919 stock units at $1,544,376 compared with 217,057 units at $1,383,660 on the previous day and September with an average of 592,167 units at $8,859,784.
Sagicor Select Financial Fund led trading with 13.36 million shares for 69.2 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway with 1.27 million stock units for 6.6 percent of the day’s trade and NCB Financial with 1.03 million units for 5.4 percent of the day’s trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index slipped 3,124.21 points to finish at 355,999.71, the JSE Main Index lost 2,402.51 points to end the day at 313,414.53 and the JSE Financial Index declined 0.33 points to cease trading at 66.77.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.2. The JSE Main and 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.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 13 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close of trading on Friday, Barita Investments advanced 94 cents to close at $78.99 after 6,957 shares were traded, Caribbean Cement slipped $3.79 to $65.21 with 6,800 stocks crossing the market, GraceKennedy sank 65 cents and ended at $73.35 with investors swapping 476,335 shares. Guardian Holdings popped $5.10 in closing at $365 after an exchange of 61 stock units, Jamaica Broilers skidded 50 cents to end at $36 with investors dealing in 4,254 shares, Jamaica Producers sank 68 cents to finish at $20.07 after a transfer of 4,732 stock units. Massy Holdings increased $1.70 and ended at $77.90 with 2,911 units crossing the exchange, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dropped $18 to $70 with a transfer of 50 stocks, NCB Financial shed $3.20 in closing at $51.25 after an exchange of 1,034,482 units. Proven Investments fell 55 cents to close at $15.55 with investors trading 9,340 stocks, Seprod dipped $4.45 to finish at $80.55 in an exchange of 4,299 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments lost 66 cents to end at $11.34 with 141,850 stock units changing hands and Wisynco Group declined 96 cents to $20.99 in trading 20,218 shares.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% climbed $51 to end at $2,750 after 20 stock units passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Thursday, with the volume of stocks passing through the market rising 12 percent and the value 28 percent more than on Wednesday, with trading in 57 securities, similar to Wednesday and ending with prices of 23 stocks rising, 26 declining and eight ending unchanged.
The market closed on Thursday with trading of 13,221,777 shares for $100,035,603 up from 11,755,061 units at $78,397,036 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 231,961 shares at $1,755,011 compared with 206,229 units at $1,375,387 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 217,057 stock units at $1,383,660 compared with 209,796 shares at $1,202,746 on the previous day and September with an average of 592,167 units at $8,859,784.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 4.58 million shares for 34.7 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Windfarm with 2.48 million stocks for 18.7 percent of the day’s trade, Sagicor Select Financial Fund ended with 1.60 million units for 12.1 percent market share, Supreme Ventures closed with 1.54 million stock units for 11.6 percent the day’s trade and Radio Jamaica with 1.17 million units for 8.8 percent of total volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 573.65 points to conclude trading at 359,123.92, the JSE Main Index rallied 1,278.81 points to finish at 315,817.04 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.21 points higher to end at 67.10.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.5. The JSE Main and 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.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement dropped $3.50 to finish at $69 with investors swapping 4,481 units, Jamaica Broilers lost $1.45 to end at $36.50 with an exchange of 1,699 stocks, Jamaica Stock Exchange dipped 41 cents in closing at $10.22 after 7,729 shares passed through the market. JMMB Group fell 49 cents to close at $24 after an exchange of 40,692 stock units, Kingston Wharves shed $2.30 and ended at $26 with investors trading 227,571 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities sank $2.24 to end at $10.75 in an exchange of 1,022 stocks. NCB Financial climbed $2.45 to $54.45 with 66,881 units crossing the market, Pan Jamaica skidded 55 cents to close at $48.45 after an exchange of 34,456 stock units, Scotia Group popped 50 cents to end at $45.50 and closed after an exchange of 467,290 shares. Seprod gained $5 in closing at $85 after a transfer of 1,703 stocks, Supreme Ventures sank $1.30 to finish at $21.68 with traders dealing in 1,538,063 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 55 cents to $12 with 42,705 stocks crossing the exchange. Sygnus Real Estate Finance rallied 53 cents to $10.53 in switching ownership of 173 shares and Wisynco Group increased 95 cents to close at $21.95, with 23,083 stocks crossing the market.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share advanced $3.58 in closing at $19.58 in an exchange of 9 units. Eppley 7.50% preference share rose 84 cents to finish at $6.45 with 4 stock units clearing the market and Jamaica Public Service 7% gained $3.99 and ended at $46 as investors exchanged 5 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market dived at the close of trading on Wednesday, following activity in 60 securities compared with 57 on Tuesday, with prices of 15 stocks rising, 18 declining and 24 ending unchanged resulting in a marginal decline in the volume of stocks traded as the value climbed 26 percent over Tuesday.
The market closed with 11,755,061 shares being traded for $78,397,036 compared with 12,791,113 stock units at $62,324,282 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 206,229 shares at $1,375,387 compared to 213,185 stocks at $1,038,738 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 209,796 units at $1,202,746 compared with September that averaged 592,167 shares at $8,859,784.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 3.02 million shares for 25.7 percent of total volume followed by Sagicor Select Manufacturing & Distribution Fund with 2.46 million stocks for 20.9 percent of the day’s trade, Wigton Windfarm with 2.26 million units for 19.2 percent market share and Lasco Manufacturing with 1.18 million shares for 10.1 percent of total volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 2,909.34 points to 358,550.27, the JSE Main Index sank 2,808.47 points to settle at 314,538.23 and the JSE Financial Index increased 0.09 points to end at 66.89.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.4. The JSE Main and 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.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 12 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, AS Bryden slipped $1.05 to finish at $35.95 with 2,631 stock units crossing the market, Barita Investments fell $2.24 to $78.01 with a transfer of 26,971 shares, Caribbean Cement fell $1.45 to $72.50 with 202,786 stock units being traded. Guardian Holdings popped $9.90 to $359.90 with an exchange of 1,568 units, Jamaica Broilers popped $2.68 to end at $37.95 with investors dealing in 2,855 stocks, Jamaica Producers climbed $1.93 in closing at $20.98 in switching ownership of 9,125 units. Jamaica Stock Exchange rose 62 cents to $10.63 as 30,459 shares passed through the market, JMMB Group advanced $1.98 to close at $24.49 with an exchange of 22,392 stock units, Massy Holdings sank $1.10 in closing at $76 after the swapping of 109,317 shares. Mayberry Jamaican Equities rallied $1.94 and ended at $12.99 with traders dealing in 95 units, Pan Jamaica skidded $1.40 to finish at $49 after a transfer of 188,886 stocks, Proven Investments increased $2.29 to end at $16.20 as investors exchanged 3,993 stock units. Seprod sank $6 in closing at $80 in trading 42,448 shares, Supreme Ventures climbed $1.37 to $22.98 with 46,822 stocks passing through the exchange and Wisynco Group increased 50 cents to end at $21 trading 80,446 units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share declined $3 to finish at $16 with 3,992 stocks clearing the market, Eppley 7.50% preference share lost 99 cents and ended at $5.61 after an exchange of 440 units, JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 dipped 40 cents to close at $2.78 with 330,155 shares crossing the market and 138 Student Living preference share popped $35.24 to $234.99 with investors swapping 23 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

The Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange failed to add to the gains of the previous three days when trading ended on Tuesday, the decline was not of major proportion following the lack of buying interest, which resulted in the volume of stocks traded declining 74 percent, with the value down 89 percent versus Monday, with trading in 60 securities compared with 63 on Monday, as prices of eight stocks rose, 32 declined and 20 ended unchanged.
The market closed with 12,791,113 shares being traded for $62,324,282 compared to 48,453,061 stock units at $544,507,816 on Monday.
Trading averaged 213,185 shares at $1,038,738 compared with 769,096 stock units at $8,642,981 on Monday and September with an average of 592,167 units at $8,859,784.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 4.59 million shares for 35.9 percent of the overall volume Transjamaican Highway followed with 2.91 million stocks for 22.7 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.12 million units for 8.7 percent of the day’s trade.

The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 830.30 points to settle at 361,459.61, the JSE Main Index declined 978.99 points to 317,346.70 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.33 points to conclude trading at 66.80.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.3. The JSE Main and 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.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments dipped 75 cents to $80.25 in trading 36,597 units, Caribbean Cement rallied $3.95 to finish at a 52 weeks’ high of $73.95 after 2,494 stocks passed through the market, Eppley fell $2 and ended at $35 with investors dealing in 204 shares. Guardian Holdings declined $9.90 to close at $350 with 19 stock units changing hands, Jamaica Broilers sank $2.67 in closing at $35.27 in switching ownership of 182,489 shares, Jamaica Producers skidded $2.95 to end at $19.05 with 80,544 stock units crossing the exchange. JMMB Group sank $3.29 in closing at $22.51 with traders dealing in 305,633 units, Massy Holdings popped 80 cents to $77.10 as investors exchanged 81 stocks, NCB Financial shed $2.48 to finish at $52 after a transfer of 31,714 shares. Pan Jamaica dropped 60 cents and ended at $50.40 with 49,443 stock units clearing the market, Proven Investments lost $2.48 to close at a 52 weeks low of $13.91 in an exchange of 31,446 stocks, Seprod slipped $4 to end at $86 with 5,315 units crossing the market. Supreme Ventures sank $4.19 in closing at $21.61 with investors swapping 119,883 stocks and Wisynco Group dipped 50 cents to $20.50 in an exchange of 38,015 shares.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% fell $3.99 to close at $42.01 with the trading of 250 stock units. JMMB Group 7% preference share skidded 51 cents to end at $2.45 with 200 units changing hands, 138 Student Living preference share sank $30.25 and ended at $199.75 with investors trading 12 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% declined 50 cents to finish at $104.50 with an exchange of 161 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 3 percent and the value 68 percent lower than on Friday, with trading in 63 securities compared with 60 on Friday, with prices of 35 stocks rising, 16 declining and 12 ending unchanged.
The market closed with 48,453,061 shares trading for $544,507,816 compared with 47,144,468 units at $1,680,812,024 on Friday.
Trading averaged 769,096 shares at $8,642,981 down from 785,741 units at $28,013,534 on Friday and month to date, an average of 592,167 units at $8,859,784 compared to 582,583 units at $8,871,528 on the previous day and August with an average of 290,511 units at $2,258,494.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 15.81 million shares for 32.6 percent of total volume followed by Wisynco Group with 8.13 million stocks for 16.8 percent of the day’s trade, Transjamaican Highway chipped in with 6.72 million units for 13.9 percent market share, Sagicor Select Financial Fund contributed 5.10 million shares for 10.5 percent of stocks traded, Radio Jamaica ended with 3.62 million stock units for 7.5 percent market share and Barita Investments with 2.45 million shares for 5.1 percent of the total volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 3,621.15 points to conclude trading at 362,289.91, the JSE Main Index surged 5,339.38 points to 318,325.69 and the JSE Financial Index popped 1.69 points to 67.13.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.6. The JSE Main and 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.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, AS Bryden increased $2.75 and ended at $37 with 926 stocks changing hands, Barita Investments rose $4.10 to $81 with investors trading 2,452,544 stock units, Caribbean Cement rallied $5 to close at $70 with 209,117 shares crossing the market. Eppley rose 50 cents to end at $37 with an exchange of 491 stock units, GraceKennedy climbed 50 cents in closing at $74 trading 84,888 shares, Guardian Holdings jumped $47.90 to finish at $359.90 after an exchange of 21 units. Jamaica Broilers gained $2.57 to land at $37.94 and closed after 113,726 stocks changed hands, Jamaica Stock Exchange sank 49 cents to close at $10.31 after an exchange of 172,546 stock units, JMMB Group rose $1.81 and ended at $25.80 in trading 616,279 shares. Kingston Wharves gained $1.05 to end at $28 with 8,612 stocks clearing the market, Massy Holdings lost $1.70 in closing at $76.30 in switching ownership of 351 units, NCB Financial popped $1.48 to finish at $54.48 after transfer of 90,531 stock units. Pan Jamaica advanced 50 cents and ended at $51 with investors dealing in 131,335 shares, Sagicor Group rallied $2.96 to $40 in an exchange of 210,231 units, Scotia Group shed 50 cents to close at $45 with investors trading 1,501 stocks. Seprod increased $5 to finish at $90 with 22,694 stock units crossing the market, Supreme Ventures climbed $1.30 to end at $25.80 with investors swapping 2,268,882 shares and Wisynco Group declined 50 cents in closing at $21 as 8,131,488 stocks passed through the market.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share fell 58 cents to $19 with investors trading 508 units, Jamaica Public Service 7% slipped $1 to close at $46, with 2,558 stock units crossing the exchange, 138 Student Living preference share increased $31 to finish at $230 with a transfer of 297 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% climbed $1 and ended at $105 as investors exchanged 2 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

NCB Financial was the commanding trade on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Friday, with investors trading more than 23 million shares of the financial conglomerate, with a value of $1.1 billion, which was the primary driver of the sharp 143 percent hike in the volume of stocks traded with the value surging 784 percent over Thursday, with trading occurring in 60 securities as was the case on Thursday and ended with prices of 32 stocks rising, 12 declining and 16 ending unchanged.
The market closed with 47,144,468 shares trading for $1,680,812,024 well above the 19,364,021 units at $190,164,266 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 785,741 shares at $28,013,534 compared to 322,734 stocks at $3,169,404 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 582,583 units at $8,871,528 up from 571,532 shares at $7,830,258 on the prior day and August that averaged 290,511 units at $2,258,494.
NCB Financial led trading with 23.01 million shares for 48.8 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Windfarm with 8.95 million stocks for 19 percent of the day’s trade, Barita Investments with 4.16 million stock units for 8.8 percent market share, Transjamaican Highway with 2.32 million shares for 4.9 percent of market share, Radio Jamaica closed with 1.99 million stock units for 4.2 percent of traded shares and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.52 million units for 3.2 percent of total volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index gained a solid 5,154.96 points to end at 358,668.76, the JSE Main Index jumped 3,160.11 points to end the day at 312,986.31 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.77 points to end the day at 65.44.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.4. The JSE Main and 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.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of the market ahead of the last trading day for September, Barita Investments rallied $3.40 to $76.90 and closed after 4,156,680 stock units passed through the exchange, Berger Paints popped $1.15 to close at $7.40 with traders dealing in 19,087 shares, following a small block of shares that overhung the market for a few weeks. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund advanced $1.98 to $42 with just 5 units crossing the exchange. GraceKennedy rose 50 cents to end at $73.50 with investors swapping 676,599 stocks, Guardian Holdings climbed $5 in closing at $312 with a transfer of 52 units, Jamaica Broilers increased $1.47 to finish at $35.37 after an exchange of 426,037 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange gained 60 cents and ended at $10.80 in trading 357,317 stock units, Kingston Wharves rose 95 cents to $26.95, with 24,942 stocks crossing the market, Margaritaville climbed $1.13 in closing at $15.34 in an exchange of just one share. Mayberry Jamaican Equities popped 60 cents to finish at $11 with investors dealing in 12,730 stock units, Sagicor Group declined $1.71 to close at $37.04 in switching ownership of 54,963 stocks and Supreme Ventures rallied 50 cents to end at $24.50 after an exchange of 394,455 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% increased by $4.99 in closing at $47 after investors ended trading 417 stocks, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% sank $1 to $2,699 as investors exchanged just one stock unit and 138 Student Living preference share advanced $19.01 to finish at $199 after just two shares passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.