The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with winning stocks enjoying a 2-to-1 advantage over losers, resulting in a sharp 60-point rebound in the market index on Friday, following a 79 percent surge in the volume traded and a 46 percent drop in value from the levels on Thursday. The market closed, with investors swapping 39 securities, compared with 42 on Thursday, and the prices of 15 rising, 8 declining and 16 closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 13,669,671 shares for $13,446,186, compared with 7,655,976 units at $9,238,569 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 350,504 shares at $344,774, after it jumped from 182,285 stock units at $219,966 on Thursday, Trading for the month to date, averages 307,148 stock units at $329,236 following a slide from 303,340 shares at $327,871 on the previous day and for March, with an average of 410,874 shares at $527,130.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 7.29 million shares for 53.3 percent of total volume, followed by Fosrich, with 4.43 million units for 32.4 percent of the day’s trade and Woodcats International with 511,883 stocks for 3.7 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index bounced 60.74 points to 3,240.62. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.9, 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, AMG Packaging increased 27 cents to $2.07 after an exchange of 200 shares, Caribbean Assurance rose 11 cents to finish at $1.63 with 3,423 stocks changing hands, Consolidated Bakeries rallied 19 cents and ended at $1.64 following the trading of 320,487 units. Derrimon Trading rose 12 cents to end at $1.69 after dealers swapped 1,137 shares, Dolla Financial climbed 9 cents in closing at $2.40, with investors trading 129,810 stock units, Express Catering shed 28 cents to close at $2.20, with 86,387 shares clearing the market. Fontana lost 5 cents to $7.35 with a transfer of 7,976 units, 
GWest Corporation dipped 7 cents to end at 62 cents with 21,735 stocks passing through the market, Image Plus gained 11 cents in closing at 82 cents in switching ownership of 23,526 stock units. Jamaican Teas advanced 13 cents to $2.33 with a mere 204 shares crossing the market, Jetcon Corporation fell 11 cents and ended at $2.52, following an exchange of 2,212 stock units, Medical Disposables popped 18 cents to finish at $1.33 with traders dealing in 4,000 stocks. MFS Capital Partners increased 20 cents to 69 cents as investors exchanged 20 stock units and Paramount Trading climbed 11 cents to close at $1.16 after a transfer of 8,754 shares.
Prices of securities trading are for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.