The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended trading on Wednesday, with a vast increase in the value of stocks traded, up 83 percent over Tuesday, even as the volume traded slipped by 6 percent. The market closed following trading of 43 securities, compared to 42 on Tuesday and ending, with prices of 11 rising, 22 declining and 10 closing unchanged, resulting in more slippage for the market index.
The market closed with trading of 26,710,021 shares for $39,023,256, compared with 28,340,692 units at $21,298,462 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 621,163 shares at $907,518, compared to 674,778 stock units at $507,106 on Tuesday, but lower than the average for the month to date, of 1,199,268 units at $797,358 and 1,282,967 stock units at $781,408 on the preceding day and May, which averaged 644,187 shares at $540,889.
Dolla Financial led trading with 8.81 million shares for 33 percent of total volume followed by Kintyre Holdings with 5.12 million stocks for 19.2 percent of the day’s trade, Limners and Bards closed with 4.53 million stock units for 17 percent of the volume traded and Jamaican Teas with 4.39 million shares for 16.4 percent of the market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index sank 20.61 points to finish at 2,987.92, a new multi-year low and is down 12.2 percent for 2026 to date. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.2. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close, AMG Packaging skidded 20 cents to $1.60 with 4,706 shares passing through the market, Dolphin Cove fell 45 cents to $10.30 after a transfer of 1,449 stocks, Express Catering climbed 10 cents and ended at $1.78 as investors exchanged 206,974 shares. Fontana popped 55 cents in closing at $6.60 with a transfer of 149,006 stock units, Honey Bun slipped 30 cents to finish at $5.70 with 5,194 units crossing the exchange, Indies Pharma gained 5 cents to $2.70 with investors trading 12,752 shares. Iron Rock Insurance sank 35 cents to $2.35 with 112,050 stocks crossing the market, 
ISP Finance shed 25 cents and ended at $11.75 after an exchange of 768 units, Jamaican Teas sank 12 cents to $2.15, following trading of 4,385,724 stock units. Limners and Bards rose by 13 cents in closing at $1.13 with 4,529,379 shares changing hands, Medical Disposables dropped 17 cents to finish at 95 cents with an exchange of 37,868 units, Regency Petroleum lost 39 cents to end at $4.25 with 90,095 stocks clearing the market and Stationery and Office Supplies advanced 6 cents in closing at $1.63 in an exchange of 1,469 stock units.
Prices of stocks trading are for the last transaction unless otherwise stated.