Trading activity slowed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, with the Junior Market Index slipping further, with trading of 44 securities, down from 48 on Wednesday and ending, with prices of 17 rising, 19 declining and eight closing unchanged. The volume of stocks traded fell 50 percent, with a 57 percent lower value than Wednesday.
The market closed with trading of 10,344,107 shares with a valued of $13,309,078, following a slide from 20,780,796 stocks at $30,614,536 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 235,093 shares at $302,479, after plunging from 432,933 stock units at $637,803 on Wednesday, with trading month to date, averaging 421,474 stocks at $528,096 compared with 431,700 units at $540,474 on the previous day and February, with an average of 301,118 shares at $408,514.
Under pressure, Woodcats International led trading with 1.94 million shares for 18.8 percent of total volume, followed by Kintyre Holdings, with 1.77 million stocks for 17.1 percent of the day’s trade, MFS Capital Partners closed with 1.43 million stock units for 13.9 percent of the volume traded and Fosrich with 1.10 million units for 10.6 percent of market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index fell 29.95 points to 3,276.33. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.1, 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 trading, Access Financial rose 19 cents to $17.77 after a transfer of 1,371 shares, AMG Packaging lost 25 cents to finish at $1.96 after trading of 9,413 units, CAC 2000 dipped 10 cents and ended at $1.51 in an exchange of 1,412 stocks. Cargo Handlers rose $2.41 to end at $18.51 with 453 shares passing through the market, Caribbean Assurance Brokers sank 27 cents in closing at $1.51 as investors exchanged a mere 81 stock units, Derrimon Trading skidded 9 cents to close at $1.63 in trading 52,037 shares. Dolla Financial gained 11 cents to close at $2.62 after traders swapped 58,702 stock units, Express Catering sank 19 cents to finish at $2.16 with 65,133 units changing hands, Future Energy popped 7 cents and ended at $3.72 in an exchange of 830,793 stocks. 
GWest Corporation advanced 7 cents to end at 73 cents with 200,075 shares clearing the market, Image Plus declined 6 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of 75 cents in switching ownership of 40,363 stocks, Indies Pharma increased 10 cents to $2.97 with traders dealing in 92,289 units. Jetcon Corporation shed 9 cents to close at $2.75 after an exchange of 222,658 stock units, KLE Group fell 9 cents to end at 86 cents with investors trading 2,938 shares, Knutsford Express dipped 10 cents in closing at $9.40 with an exchange of 7,889 stocks. Lasco Financial slipped 14 cents to finish at $1.51 with 30,963 units crossing the market, Lumber Depot rallied 5 cents and ended at $2.45 with investors dealing in 22,506 stock units, MFS Capital Partners sank 6 cents to close at 37 cents with a transfer of 1,434,961 shares and Paramount Trading shed 6 cents to $1.11 with investors swapping 23,043 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.