Trading activity pushed the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange higher on Thursday, with stocks valued at 25 percent more than those on Wednesday passing through the market, accompanied by a 38 percent drop in volume. In a new burst of energy, following a recent release of solid profit gains for 2026, Future Energy hit a 52 weeks high, as the stock led trading, with 36 percent of the volume.
Investors exchanged 42 securities on both Wednesday and Thursday, with prices of 12 rising, 14 declining and 16 closing unchanged.
Trading ended with an exchange of 9,202,694 shares for $20,259,101, compared to 14,784,453 units at $16,218,626 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 219,112 shares at $482,360, from 352,011 stock units at $386,158 on Wednesday, with a month to date, average of 373,068 units at $425,561 compared with 391,283 stock units at $418,842 on the previous day and February, with an average of 301,118 shares at $408,514.
Future Energy led trading with 3.30 million shares for 35.8 percent of total volume, followed by in the news, Kintyre Holdings, with 2.91 million stock units for 31.6 percent of the day’s trade and Atlantic Hardware with 891,883 stocks for 9.7 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index increased 7.94 points to 3,388.80. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with a bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.7, 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 fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, Access Financial rose by 7 cents to end at $17.77 in trading 1,500 shares, AMG Packaging rose 6 cents to $2.25 with 10,446 units changing hands, Cargo Handlers skidded 51 cents in closing at $18.20 as investors exchanged 124 shares. Fontana sank 10 cents to finish at $7.50 with 34,483 stocks clearing the market, Fosrich gained 7 cents to end at $2.12 with investors dealing in 128,607 stock units, Future Energy popped 35 cents to close at a 52 weeks high of $4.35 with 3,297,782 shares crossing the market. GWest Corporation dipped 6 cents to 68 cents with investors trading 771 stock units, 
Honey Bun lost 6 cents to end at $6.45 with 10,841 stocks crossing the exchange, Iron Rock Insurance slipped 26 cents in closing at $2.52 with traders dealing in 50,843 units. Jamaican Teas fell 6 cents and ended at $2.24 with 29,899 shares crossing the market, Lumber Depot increased 13 cents to finish at $2.48 with an exchange of 2,000 stock units, Medical Disposables climbed 15 cents to $1.30 after traders swapped 5,000 stocks and Regency Petroleum rallied 13 cents to $4.94 after an exchange of 100,203 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.