Kintyre Holdings controlled just over 42 percent of the volume of stocks traded on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded in the market declining by 13 percent, and the value 40 percent lower than on Friday. Losers overshadowed winners almost 2-to-1 following trading in 46 securities compared with 43 on Friday, resulting in the prices of 12 stocks advancing, 26 declining and eight closing unchanged and a sharp fall in the market index that may be tied to the opening of the Woodcat Initial Public offering, which opened today.
The market closed with trading of 15,272,393 shares for $20,537,064 after falling from 17,505,463 units at $34,272,582 on Friday.
Trading averaged 332,009 shares at $446,458, after declining from 407,104 stock units at $797,037 on Friday, compared with 469,885 stock units at $594,149 in January Kintyre Holdings led trading with 6.47 million shares for 42.4 percent of the total volume, followed by Atlantic Hardware, ending with 2.46 million stocks for 16.1 percent of the day’s trade, Image Plus closed with 1.50 million stock units for 9.8 percent of the volume traded and Fosrich with 1.44 million shares for 9.5 percent of the market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index fell 56.39 points to close at 3,333.91. 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 13.4, 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 financial year ending around August 2026. 
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging skidded 15 cents to finish at $2.25 after trading of 12,404 shares, Blue Power rose 14 cents to $4.19 in an exchange of 1,957 stocks, Cargo Handlers lost 85 cents in closing at $18 with investors trading 639 shares. Caribbean Assurance Brokers slipped 19 cents to end at $1.56 in switching ownership of 7,012 stock units, Caribbean Flavours rallied by 7 cents and ended at $1.74 as investors exchanged 33,648 stocks, Dolla Financial fell 18 cents to close at $2.33, following trading of 134,485 shares. Dolphin Cove popped 24 cents to $11.20 with 5,619 stock units crossing the exchange, Fontana dropped 40 cents to end at $7.80 with investors dealing in 182,229 units, Fosrich slipped 13 cents in closing at $2.17 with a transfer of 1,443,853 stocks. Indies Pharma dipped 13 cents to finish at $2.65 with investors swapping 14,499 units, Iron Rock Insurance advanced 67 cents and ended at $3.47 with an exchange of 143 stocks, ISP Finance gained 79 cents to close at $14.99 with a mere one share passing through the market. Jamaican Teas dipped 21 cents to $2.21 with investors trading 6,000 stock units, 
JFP shed 10 cents in closing at 44 cents after an exchange of 140,225 shares, Kintyre Holdings declined 6 cents and ended at 44 cents in trading 6,471,702 stocks. Knutsford Express sank $1.14 to end at $10.35 after a transfer of 14,660 units, Mailpac Group shed 6 cents to finish at $2.79 with traders dealing in 935,223 stock units, Main Event sank 20 cents to close at $7.50 after an exchange of 2,079 shares. Medical Disposables slipped 10 cents to $1.35 with 15,384 stocks crossing the market, ONE on ONE Educational lost 6 cents to close at 93 cents in an exchange of 225,040 units, Paramount Trading dipped 24 cents to $1.11 with 72,773 stock units crossing the market. Regency Petroleum fell 32 cents to finish at $3.88 with 78,403 shares clearing the market and Spur Tree Spices climbed 6 cents and ended at $1.08 with 54,287 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.