Stocks rallied on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange rallied on Monday, with trading in all 47 listed securities, up from 42 on Friday and ending, with prices of 17 rising, 15 declining and 15 closing unchanged, sending the market higher for a fourth consecutive day and ended with the volume of stocks jumping 40 percent, with the value surging 100 percent over Friday.
The market closed with trading of 9,748,287 shares for $18,921,148, up from 6,942,008 stock units at $9,449,512 on Friday.
Trading averaged 207,410 shares at $402,578, rising from 165,286 stock units at $224,988 on Friday. Trading month to date averages 217,271 units at $305,065, from 218,308 stocks at $294,812 on the previous trading day and well below January, with an average of 469,885 shares at $594,149.
Atlantic Hardware led trading with 2.85 million shares for 29.3 percent of total volume, followed by Dolla Financial, with 2.70 million units for 27.7 percent of the day’s trade and Kintyre Holdings with 848,923 stocks for 8.7 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rallied 22.69 points to 3,315.53. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.2, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, CAC 2000 rose 30 cents to $2 after an exchange of 2,020 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers climbed 11 cents to $1.85 with dealers swapping 8,069 stocks, Caribbean Cream increased 7 cents to $1.92 with a mere 225 units crossing the exchange. Consolidated Bakeries popped 19 cents and ended at $1.79, with investors trading 105,442 shares, Dolphin Cove shed 35 cents to close at $10.61, with owners switching 38,039 stock units, Fontana sank 37 cents to finish at $7.63 as investors exchanged 33,323 shares. GWest Corporation slipped 13 cents to 72 cents with 36,645 stocks changing hands, Honey Bun fell 31 cents in closing at $6.14 in an exchange of 599 units, ISP Finance advanced $1.43 and ended at $13.25, after trading of 6,503 stock units. Jamaican Teas dipped 8 cents to finish at $2.20 after an exchange of 409,340 shares, KLE Group sank 14 cents to close at 91 cents with investors swapping 10,123 stocks, Knutsford Express dropped 14 cents to end at $10.85 with 1,639 units clearing the market. 
Lumber Depot gained 14 cents to $2.64 with traders dealing in 317,776 stock units, Mailpac Group rallied 9 cents to close at $2.65 with 229,816 shares crossing the market, Main Event rose $1.10 to $7 with investors trading 898 stock units. Medical Disposables advanced 20 cents to finish at $1.35 with an exchange of 135 units, Omni Industries lost 6 cents and ended at 96 cents with 138,592 stocks crossing the market, Regency Petroleum popped 8 cents to end at $4 in trading 209,296 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies rallied 9 cents to $1.65 with 124,189 stock units passing through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.