The Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market Index skidded 70.03 points to 3,198.64 on Monday following a 51 percent jump in the value of stocks traded on Monday, sparking a 56 percent rise in the number of stocks traded compared with Friday. Market activity resulted in activity in 45 securities, up from 39 on Friday, ending with prices of 16 rising, 16 declining and 13 closing unchanged.
Overall, 8,494,875 shares were exchanged for $11,114,748 after climbing from 5,440,156 units at $7,382,491 on Friday.
Trading averaged 188,775 shares at $246,994, up from 139,491 stock units at $189,295 on Friday, with the month to date, averaging 451,731 units at $667,084 after slipping from 480,948 stock units at $713,761 on the previous day and November with an average of 224,300 shares at $353,285.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 1.53 million shares for 18 percent of total volume, followed by EduFocal with 1.31 million stock units for 15.4 percent of the day’s trade and Iron Rock Insurance with 991,747 stocks for 11.7 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13, 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, Access Financial dipped 45 cents to close at $15.90 with traders dealing in 5,021 shares, Blue Power sank 49 cents to $3.01, with an exchange of 15,542 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 24 cents to finish at $1.79 with 1,448 shares passing through the exchange. Caribbean Cream advanced 17 cents and ended at $2.17 with an exchange of 43 stocks, Caribbean Flavours skidded 13 cents in closing at $1.36 after the trading of 50,000 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries sank 29 cents to end at $1.59 with investors trading 7,277 shares. Dolphin Cove popped 50 cents to $12 with 26,330 units crossing the market, Express Catering climbed 9 cents to $2.70 as investors exchanged 68,889 stocks, Future Energy fell 11 cents and ended at $2.72 with 368,664 stock units switching owners. 
Iron Rock Insurance shed 53 cents to finish trading at a 52 weeks low of $2.50 with an exchange of 991,747 shares, KLE Group rallied 25 cents to close at $1 in an exchange of 8,600 stock units, Knutsford Express lost 68 cents to end at $10.82 with 14,126 stocks crossing the market. Limners and Bards slipped 9 cents in closing at $1.06 with a transfer of 163,123 units, Lumber Depot gained 7 cents to end at $2.96 with 7,667 stocks clearing the market, Mailpac Group rallied 9 cents and ended at $2.49 after a transfer of 45,869 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies increased 13 cents to end at $1.69 in trading 204,957 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
resulting from trading in 39 securities up from 38 on Thursday and ending with prices of 14 rising, 16 falling and nine closing unchanged and ending with a slight fall in the market index.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index shed 3.38 points to 3,268.67. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with seven stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
Dolphin Cove sank 9 cents and ended at $11.50 in an exchange of 100,020 units, Fontana skidded 15 cents to close at $7.75 with traders dealing in 38,064 stocks. Honey Bun fell 29 cents to $6.81 after an exchange of 1,446 units, Jamaican Teas climbed 10 cents to close at $2.30 with investors trading 118,628 shares, Regency Petroleum rose 10 cents and ended at $4 after an exchange of 137,076 stock units. Spur Tree Spices advanced 6 cents to finish at $1.08 with investors trading 2,528 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies sank 14 cents to $1.56 in an exchange of 650,000 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 15,816,768 shares for $12,897,980 compared with 11,654,091 units at $13,548,315 on Tuesday.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging shed 33 cents to end at a 52 weeks low of $1.87 with 80,033 shares crossing the exchange, Cargo Handlers fell 8 cents to end at $18.90 with 1,225 stocks changing hands, Caribbean Assurance rose 17 cents to $1.80 after closing with an exchange of 1,200 shares. Caribbean Cream sank 23 cents in closing at $2 with 2,242 stock units switching owners, Caribbean Flavours skidded 45 cents to finish at $1.45 with traders dealing in 27,376 units, Consolidated Bakeries climbed 14 cents to end at $1.87 after an exchange of 200 stocks. Derrimon Trading rose 10 cents in closing at $1.85 after trading of 200 shares, Dolla Financial gained 9 cents to $2.32 with a transfer of 225,219 stock units, Elite Diagnostic popped 6 cents to close at $1.56 with investors dealing in 1,061,023 units. Express Catering lost 24 cents and ended at $2.62 after an exchange of 24,059 shares, Fontana rallied 17 cents to finish at $7.97 with investors trading 10,155 units, 
Future Energy sank 17 cents to end at $2.71 after a transfer of 79,829 stocks. Honey Bun advanced 13 cents to $7.18 as investors exchanged 2,594 stock units, Image Plus dipped 9 cents to close at 89 cents with 143,116 shares clearing the market, ISP Finance fell 21 cents in closing at $15.89 after trading of 85 stocks. JFP rose 7 cents to end at 57 cents with 38,272 units passing through the market, Knutsford Express gained 20 cents to finish at $10.70 in an exchange of 5,231 stock units, Limners and Bards popped 15 cents to end at $1.15 with investors swapping 22,598 shares. Medical Disposables climbed 23 cents to $1.60 in an exchange of 5,200 units and Regency Petroleum slipped 13 cents to finish at $4.10 with investors trading 12,078 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Investors traded 11,654,091 shares worth $13,548,315 compared with 12,780,847 units at $8,633,054 on Monday.
At the close of the market, Access Financial gained 61 cents to finish at $17.99 in an exchange of 814 shares, Atlantic Hardware popped 9 cents to $1.35 with investors trading 866,905 units, Blue Power lost 26 cents to close at $3.27 after the trading of 2,081 shares. At the same time Cargo Handlers rose $4.08 in closing at $18.98 with a transfer of 50 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers shed 17 cents and ended at $1.63 after an exchange of 1,058 stocks, Caribbean Cream sank 7 cents to close at $2.23 with investors trading 2,084 units. Consolidated Bakeries declined 17 cents to $1.73 after an exchange of 2,788 shares, Future Energy increased 13 cents to end at $2.88 after trading of 117,993 stock units, ISP Finance rose $2.10 in closing at $16.10 with 273 stocks crossing the market. Jamaican Teas shed 9 cents and ended at $2.22 with investors dealing in 155,200 shares, 
Jetcon Corporation lost 12 cents to close at $1.28 after a transfer of 68,728 stock units, JFP skidded 7 cents to finish at 50 cents in trading 96,864 units. Knutsford Express fell 50 cents and ended at $10.50 with 2,004 stocks passing through the market, Limners and Bards dipped 13 cents to $1 with an exchange of 153,106 units, Main Event rallied 84 cents to close at $5.89 with 15 stocks crossing the market. Regency Petroleum advanced 13 cents to end at $4.23 as traders switched ownership of 4,108 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 12 cents in closing at $1.62 with 2,167,052 stock units clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 12,780,847 shares for $8,633,054 after rising from 11,425,315 units at $7,638,426 on Friday.
At the close of the market, Access Financial rallied $1.62 to finish at $17.38 with the trading of 95 shares, Blue Power rose 13 cents to end at $3.53 with 1,042 units changing hands, CAC 2000 popped 8 cents to end at $2.30 with a transfer of 500 shares. Cargo Handlers declined $4.10 in closing at $14.90 after trading of 1,980 stock units, Derrimon Trading advanced 9 cents and ended at $1.79 in an exchange of 12,811 stocks, Dolphin Cove shed 89 cents to close at $11.61 with 1,000 units clearing the market. Fontana fell 7 cents to $7.78 with investors swapping 21,492 stocks, Honey Bun dipped 72 cents in closing at $7.03 with 3,407 shares passing through the exchange, ISP Finance sank $2.90 to close at $14 in trading only three stock units. Jetcon Corporation rose 11 cents to finish at $1.40 with 1,000 shares crossing the market, Kintyre Holdings dropped 12 cents and ended at 43 cents as investors exchanged 7,081,063 stock units, 
Knutsford Express gained 95 cents to end at $11 after 17 stocks were traded. Lasco Financial sank 8 cents in closing at $1.77 with traders dealing in 15,480 units, Limners and Bards climbed 7 cents to $1.13 after an exchange of 4,121 stocks, Mailpac Group slipped 11 cents and ended at $2.39 with investors trading 45,500 shares. Main Event lost 84 cents to finish at $5.05 with 2,472 units passing through the market, ONE on ONE Educational skidded 8 cents to close at 76 cents in an exchange of 11,570 stock units, Paramount Trading sank 7 cents to end at $1.08 with 10,755 shares crossing the market and Regency Petroleum popped 9 cents in closing at $4.10 after traders exchanged 19,001 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading on the market remained pretty low, with activity in only 39 securities, up slightly from 38 on Thursday. After a long suspension of trading in shares of Edufocal, the restriction was lifted on Friday. The market closed, with modest changes in the volume and value of stocks traded and ended with 23 rising, 12 declining and four closing unchanged.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rose 13.57 points to 3,296.71. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator is showing three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Dolla Financial increased 14 cents to finish at $2.29 with 20,655 units passing through the market, Elite Diagnostic dropped 6 cents and ended at $1.50 with an exchange of 5,005 stock units. Fontana climbed 22 cents to end at $7.85 after 22,368 shares changed hands, Fosrich rallied 9 cents in closing at $2.20 in an exchange of 132,075 units, ISP Finance lost 10 cents to close at $16.90 with investors swapping 32 stocks. Jamaican Teas rose 9 cents to $2.31 with 5,107 stock units crossing the exchange, 
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Overall, trading on the Junior Market suffered a sharp pullback on Thursday, ending with an 82 percent drop and a 62 percent decline in the value and volume of stocks, respectively, compared to trading on Wednesday. At the close of the market, 38 securities changed hands compared with 40 on Wednesday, ending with prices of 13 rising, 15 declining and 10 closing unchanged.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index fell 6.62 points to conclude trading at 3,283.14.
Honey Bun rose 66 cents to finish at $7.70 in an exchange of 257 stock units, Image Plus advanced 8 cents to close at 98 cents following the trading of 159,582 shares. Jamaican Teas skidded 10 cents to $2.22 in an exchange of 53,000 units, Jetcon Corporation sank 15 cents to $1.29 with traders dealing in 48,088 stocks, Kintyre Holdings popped 10 cents to close at 46 cents after an exchange of 8,318,927 stock units. Knutsford Express shed 99 cents and ended at $10.01 in trading 21,846 shares, Mailpac Group declined 11 cents to finish at $2.39 with 82,846 stocks crossing the market, Main Event dropped 48 cents to end at $5.42, with buyers switching ownership of 7,219 units and Omni Industries increased 8 cents in closing at $1.07 with investors dealing in 442,870 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading closed after an exchange of 28,706,823 shares with a value of $44,130,983 after a climb from 8,925,358 units at $6,328,557 on Tuesday.
The Junior Market finished trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.3, which is calculated by dividing the last traded price of a stock by its earnings per share. The PE ratios in this report are computed by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
KLE Group lost 11 cents in closing at 74 cents with investors trading 10,000 shares, Knutsford Express dropped 50 cents and ended at $11 in an exchange of 58,595 units, Lasco Financial gained 14 cents to finish at $1.91 with investors dealing in 8,365 stocks. Limners and Bards sank 9 cents to 97 cents with 20,740 stock units crossing over the exchange, Regency Petroleum dipped 34 cents in closing at $4 with investors swapping 1,156,444 shares, Spur Tree Spices shed 7 cents to finish at $1.07 with 87,126 stocks switching owners, with Stationery and Office Supplies lost 14 cents and ended at $1.61 as investors exchanged 474,361 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 8,925,358 shares for $6,328,557 after tumbling from 83,305,717 units at $171,261,070 on Monday.
The Junior Market ended with an average PE Ratio of 13.5, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share. The PE in this report are compiled by ICInsider.com for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Fontana dropped 35 cents to close at $8.04 after an exchange of 174,725 units, Future Energy advanced 10 cents and ended at $2.90 with investors trading 47,959 stock units. ISP Finance rose $1 to finish at $17 in an exchange of just 16 shares, Jamaican Teas climbed 11 cents to end at $2.32 after swapping 177,302 stock units, Knutsford Express sank 50 cents in closing at $11.50 after an exchange of 980 stocks. Mailpac Group increased 9 cents to $2.50 with 74,172 stock units passing through the market and Regency Petroleum lost 6 cents to close at $4.34 after trading of 148,448 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 83,305,717 shares with a value of $171,261,070, up from 20,092,856 units at $34,826,417 on Friday. An average of 1,937,342 shares were traded at $3,982,816, up from a mere 528,759 stocks at $916,485 on Friday, compared to November, with an average of 224,300 shares at $353,285. Dolla Financial led trading with 78.09 million shares for 93.7 percent of total volume, followed by RA Williams, with 1.39 million stock units for 1.7 percent of the day’s trade and Express Catering with 758,200 stocks for 0.9 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of the market, Access Financial slipped $3.21 to $15.76 with 1,474 shares being traded, Cargo Handlers increased $2.10 to close at a 52 weeks high of $19 after 3,739 units passed through the exchange, Caribbean Cream rose 38 cents to end at $2.37 in an exchange of 86,251 stock units. Consolidated Bakeries advanced 21 cents in closing at $1.61 with 2,548 shares crossing the market, Derrimon Trading sank 15 cents to finish at $1.70 in an exchange of 84,065 stock units, Dolla Financial shed 36 cents and ended at $2.12 with investors swapping 78,094,372 shares. Dolphin Cove rose 64 cents to $12.59 after a transfer of 11,151 units, Elite Diagnostic dropped 6 cents to $1.50 with 453,194 stocks switching owners, Fosrich lost 19 cents in closing at $2.15 after an exchange of 14,801 stock units. Future Energy declined 18 cents to finish at $2.80 after closing with an exchange of 148,474 shares, Honey Bun fell 25 cents and ended at $7.50 after swapping 252 stocks, ISP Finance skidded $1.98 to close at $16 with investors trading just 31 units. 
Jamaican Teas sank 19 cents to $2.21 with an exchange of 10,150 stocks, Jetcon Corporation dipped 7 cents in closing at $1.28 with 79,334 shares changing hands, Knutsford Express sank 91 cents to finish at $12 with traders dealing in 213 stock units. Lasco Financial slipped 15 cents and ended at $1.77 with 18,403 stocks crossing the market, Mailpac Group fell 19 cents to close at $2.41 with investors dealing in 5,936 units, Medical Disposables shed 19 cents to end at $1.32 with a transfer of 9,340 shares. ONE on ONE Educational dropped 10 cents to 77 cents after 142,071 stock units crossed the market, Paramount Trading lost 15 cents to finish at $1.15 as investors exchanged 37,772 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies dipped 7 cents and ended at $1.75 after the trading of 28,835 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.