Kintyre Holdings remains in the driver’s seat after grabbing 78 percent of all shares traded on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, the same day the company announced yet another venture, without indication of financing of the various projects. At the close of trading, the volume of stocks changing hands fell 32 percent, with 80 percent lower value than on Wednesday, following trading in 46 securities, up from 41 on Wednesday and ending, with prices of 20 rising, 14 declining and 12 closing unchanged, resulting in a mild rise in the market index.
The market closed with trading of 24,702,731 shares, with a value of $8,886,507, following a slide from 36,376,699 units at $45,548,308 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 537,016 shares at $193,185, down from 887,237 stock units valued at $1,110,934 on Wednesday. Trading for the month to date averages 2,208,488 units for $2,335,388, slightly less than the 2,347,024 stock units at $2,512,940 on the previous day, but well above May, which ended with an average of 644,187 shares at $540,889.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 19.32 million shares for 78.2 percent of total volume, followed by Woodcats International with 1.03 million units for 4.2 percent of the day’s trade and Stationery and Office Supplies with 898,482 stocks for 3.6 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rallied 10.76 points to 2,958.78. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer, as one stock closed at a 52 weeks high and two at 52 weeks low.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, which are derived 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 of trading, Cargo Handlers advanced $1 to end at $16 with 4,990 stock units changing hands, Caribbean Assurance Brokers fell 10 cents in closing at $1.30 with investors trading 6,643 units, Consolidated Bakeries rose 17 cents to end at $1.63 after an exchange of a mere one share, Dolphin Cove dropped 10 cents to end at $10, after trading in 21,719 stock units, Everything Fresh declined by 6 cents to finish at $2.10 as investors exchanged 13,500 stocks, Express Catering climbed 11 cents and ended at $1.88 with 90,253 shares passing through the market. Fosrich popped 19 cents to $1.69 with investors trading 321,117 stocks, Future Energy lost 19 cents and ended at $3.42 in an exchange of 134,384 units, GWest Corporation dipped 9 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of 49 cents with investors dealing in 83,465 stock units. Honey Bun gained 14 cents to end at $6.04 after an exchange of 54,523 shares, Image Plus increased 7 cents in closing at 80 cents with investors swapping 76,624 stocks, Indies Pharma rallied 6 cents to $2.65 after a transfer of 2,100 units. Jamaican Teas rose 12 cents to $2.23 with 3,137 stock units clearing the market, Knutsford Express slipped $1.60 to finish at a 52 weeks low of $6.50 in an exchange of 3,051 shares, Lasco Financial rallied 16 cents and ended at a 52 weeks high of $2.15 with 125,340 units crossing the market. 
Limners and Bards popped 7 cents in closing at $1.13 in switching ownership of 501 stocks, Mailpac Group climbed 6 cents to $2.39 with 20,349 stock units crossing the exchange, MFS Capital Partners increased 7 cents to close at 53 cents with a transfer of 2,123 shares. Omni Industries advanced 5 cents to 94 cents with 139,986 stocks crossing the market, ONE on ONE Educational skidded 11 cents to finish at 65 cents after the trading of 170,833 units, Paramount Trading gained 5 cents and ended at $1.08 after swapping of 5,001 stock units. Regency Petroleum declined 18 cents to $4.31 with an exchange of 32,179 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies shed 6 cents in closing at $1.53 with 898,482 stocks crossing the market.
The prices of stocks traded are those of the last transaction unless otherwise stated.