RA Williams gained 61 percent and slipped to the 5th position, on the Junior Market ICTOP10 this week. Fontana comes into the TOP10 at the expense of Iron Rock Insurance, with a gain of 15 percent to close out the week at $3.22, as the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed the week, with less than a one percent slippage, with the market index declining just 15 points to 2,923.65 from 2,939.15 points at the close of the prior week. Several stocks beat the market movement.
The past week’s top performing Junior Market stocks include five on this ICInsider.com TOP10 list. Those on the list are RA Williams Distributors, Access Financial, Caribbean Assurance, Main Event and Omni Industries.
The top 10 winners. The top performer for the past week by a wide margin was R.A. Williams Distributors, which surged 61.54 percent to 63 cents, more than four times the next best gainer. Iron Rock Insurance followed, with a 15 percent gain and Access Financial Services up by 14.92 percent.
ICTOP10 forecast. The market has many stocks with potential for above-average growth over the next year, with Kintyre Holdings at the top, with potential to gain 1,000 percent, followed by Express Catering 500 percent, Caribbean Assurance Brokers 370 percent, Caribbean Cream 350 percent. R.A. Williams Distributors is still in Junior Market ICTOP10, at number 5 with a potential gain of 200 percent. See above chart for all ten stocks.
Rounding out the top five winners for the week are Main Event Entertainment, up 14.33 percent and Spur Tree Spices rallied by 13.28 percent. Indies Pharma popped 12 percent, Limners and Bards climbed by 7.84 percent, Omni Industries rose by 6.82 percent, Consolidated Bakeries ended with a gain of 6.3 percent and JFP 5 percent.
Downside, Everything Fresh posted the biggest decline, falling 15.15 percent, followed by ISP Finance Services slipping 15.03 percent, GWest Corporation fell 14.55 percent, MFS Capital Partners dropped 12.73 percent, while Elite Diagnostic slipped 10.59 percent and EduFocal 10.53 percent.
The rest of the TOP10 losers are: Paramount Trading and Derrimon Trading, declining 10 percent, followed by ice cream makers, Caribbean Cream down by 8.75 percent and Blue Power 8.57 percent.
Overall, the winning stocks are dominated by the standout mover, R.A. Williams Distributors. The rest of the gains were modest and broadly spread across insurance, financial services, entertainment, food, and pharmaceuticals. On the losering side, declines were fairly evenly clustered between 8.5 percent and 15.2 percent, with no single stock experiencing an outsized drop, spanning sectors such as retail, finance, healthcare and trading.
At the end of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index slipped 376.64 points to close at 371,601.66, as the All Jamaican Composite Index shed 1,137.30 points to end at 434,693.46, the JSE Main Index shed 431.36 points to 366,700.15, the Junior Market Index rallied a mere 4.99 points to 2,923.65 and the JSE USD Market Index slipped 3.48 points to 303.57.
In the preference share segment, Sygnus Credit Investments 10% dropped $8.99 to $105.
The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry and facilitates easy comparisons within sectors and the overall market.
The market closed with only 6,123,360 shares trading for $88,487,284 after sliding from 10,593,921 stock units at $101,610,805 on Wednesday.
Trading closed with an average PE ratio of 15.7. ICInsider.com compiles the 
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy lost $2.61 to $18.60 with 2 stocks crossing the market, Sagicor Group climbed $1.89 to close at $43.40 in switching ownership of 61,945 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund increased $1.43 to finish at $9.43 with 109 shares clearing the market and Seprod slipped $1.04 and ended at $73.96 9,595 shares.
At the end of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index rallied 1,427.16 points to finish trading at 371,978.30, as the All Jamaican Composite Index popped 1,303.78 points to end at 435,830.76, the JSE Main Index advanced 1,364.68 points to end at 367,131.51, the Junior Market Index climbed by 17.04 points to 2,918.66 and the JSE USD Market Index slipped 0.06 points to finish at 307.05.
Among the top losers, Massy Holdings lost $4.90 to end at $73.60, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy fell $2.61 to $18.60, Eppley declined $1.05 to end at $34.75, Seprod shed $1.04 in closing at $73.96, Barita Investments dropped 20 cents to $67.80 and Mayberry Group dipped 20 cents to finish at $5.00.
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At the end of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index fell 1,747.59 points to 370,551.14, as the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 1,381.00 points to 434,526.98, the JSE Main Index dipped 1,322.46 points to end at 365,766.83, the Junior Market Index fell 67.31 points to finish at 2,901.62 and the JSE USD Market Index gained 6.06 points to close at 307.11.
Among the top losers, Guardian Holdings fell $28 to $350.00, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dipped $3.79 to $21.21, Sagicor Group lost $1.49 to finish at $41.51, Carreras shed 58 cents to close at $28.02 and Caribbean Producers shed 46 cents to end at $7.60.
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The market closed with trading of 7,703,163 shares for $10,200,830, after decreasing 8,413,693 units at $10,662,413 on Tuesday.
At the close of trading, Cargo Handlers fell $1.29 to close at $14.26 in an exchange of 9,005 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped by 10 cents to end at $1.70 with an exchange of 276,099 stocks, Caribbean Flavours gained 10 cents and ended at $1.20 with trading in 22,000 units. Derrimon Trading dipped by 12 cents to end at 82 cents in trading 413,512 stocks, Dolla Financial lost 9 cents to close at $3.50, with 72,634 units crossing the market, Dolphin Cove rose 35 cents to finish at $9.40 with investors dealing in 10,601 stocks. Elite Diagnostic skidded 18 cents and ended at $1.59 with 2,400 shares changing hands, Everything Fresh slipped 30 cents to $1.67 in an exchange of 17,320 stock units, Express Catering declined 16 cents to end at $1.80 with investors trading 351,690 shares. Fontana shed 10 cents in closing at $6.05 with an exchange of 25,759 stocks, Image Plus dropped 5 cents to finish at $1.25 with 3,302 units crossing the market, Jamaican Teas fell 12 cents to $2.07 following a transfer of 162,653 stock units. 
Jetcon Corporation skidded 8 cents to $4.39 with a transfer of 106,297 shares, JFP advanced by 11 cents to 46 cents as investors exchanged 12,592 stock units, Knutsford Express lost $1.15 to end at $7.49 with 6,051 units passing through the market. Mailpac Group shed 7 cents in closing at $2.30 after an exchange of 13,048 stocks, Omni Industries declined 5 cents to close at 90 cents with trading of 581,425 shares, Paramount Trading fell 6 cents to finish at 94 cents with 28,000 units crossing the exchange. RA Williams increased 15 cents to a 52 weeks high of 67 cents after a transfer of 790,055 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies dipped 18 cents to end at $1.40 in switching ownership of 2,709,459 stock units.
Several Junior Market stocks posted strong gains during the past week. Edufocal led with a 46.15 percent surge, followed by One Great Studio up 13.16 percent, and Iron Rock advancing 12 percent. Other notable winners included ONEonOne with a rise of 11.11 percent, MFS Capital Partners gaining 10 percent and IPCL advancing 8.7 percent.
Express Catering, not without some flaws, including excessive interest-free lending to its parent company, is expected to generate improved profits in the current fiscal year, with tourism traffic to the country gradually improving. RA Williams sits in the number 3 position as of Friday, with first quarter results showing a major turnaround and delivering a solid rise in revenues and profit; Caribbean Assurance Brokers and Caribbean Cream follow. Main Event makes the list based on the assumption of a recovery in operations in 2027.
The market closed with trading of 8,413,693 shares for $10,662,413, up from 7,321,627 stock units at $8,554,856 on Monday.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging rose by 7 cents to close at $1.80 with an exchange of 43,105 shares, Blue Power popped 25 cents to $3.49 with a swapping of 900 shares, Cargo Handlers advanced 55 cents to finish at $15.55 as investors exchanged 2 units. Caribbean Assurance Brokers fell 10 cents tot $1.60 in trading 16,343 stocks, Consolidated Bakeries rose 13 cents to $1.40 with 819 stock units passing through the market, Dolphin Cove dipped 40 cents in closing at $9.05 in an exchange of 27,010 shares. Elite Diagnostic climbed 8 cents to $1.77 with investors dealing in 1,165 stocks, Everything Fresh increased 39 cents in closing at $1.97 in an exchange of 1,740 stock units, Fontana lost 25 cents and ended at $6.15 with 52,794 shares clearing the market. Image Plus rallied 7 cents to end at $1.30 after an exchange of 858,023 units, JFP declined 13 cents to close at 35 cents with a transfer of 449,311 stocks, 
Main Event shed 30 cents to finish at $3.50 with 557 stock units crossing the exchange. MFS Capital Partners dropped 10 cents and ended at 45 cents after trading 273,553 shares, Paramount Trading popped 6 cents to $1 with 200,000 units crossing the market, RA Williams rallied 5 cents in closing at a 52 weeks high of 52 cents, with a transfer of 2,124,176 stocks. Regency Petroleum slipped 9 cents and ended at $4.06, with 5,808 shares changing hands and Spur Tree Spices rose 16 cents to end at $1.45, with investors trading 1,320,538 shares.
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The market closed with, the JSE Combined Market Index climbing by 1,059.30 points to close trading at 372,298.73. The All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 836.39 points to 435,907.98, the JSE Main Index popped 719.76 points to end at trading 367,089.29, as the Junior Market Index jumped 51.70 points to close at 2,968.93 and the JSE USD Market Index popped a mere 0.01 points to end at 301.05.
Among the top losers, Massy Holdings shed $2.05 to close at $77.35, Sagicor Real Estate Fund declined by $1.69 to finish at $8.00, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund fell $1 and ended at $42.00, Carreras slipped 88 cents in closing at $28.60 and Sagicor Group lost 79 cents to close at $43.00.
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The market closed with 17,738,008 shares trading worth $226,732,279 after increasing from 11,657,525 stocks at $86,155,572 on Friday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.8. ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
Quantas Advantage fell $2.70 to end at $16.80 with 7,100 stocks crossing the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance dipped $1.36 in closing at $7.64 after a transfer of 12,000 units, Transjamaican Highway skidded by 78 cents to close at $10.21, after trading of 10,554,234 stock units. West Indies Petroleum rallied 66 cents to $9.96 after an exchange of 1,769 shares and Wisynco Group increased 64 cents to close at $20.82 with 241,916 units crossing the market.
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