Knutsford Express, Honey Bun, Caribbean Cream and Express Catering were the winners on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, following trading in 43 securities, up from 39 on Monday. The market closed with prices of 14 rising, 18 declining and 11 closing unchanged. The market closed with trading of 8,284,109 shares, down 21 percent from 10,465,109 units on Monday, with a 20 percent slide in value to $12,511,780, from $15,711,667 on the preceding day.
Trading averaged 192,654 shares at $290,972, after declining from 268,336 stock units at $402,863 on Monday with the month to date, averaging 238,614 units for $364,050, closely aligned with 242,093 stock units at $369,583 on the preceding day, but well below the average of 1,591,326 shares at $1,703,148 for June.
Lasco Financial led trading with 1.93 million shares in accounting for 23.3 percent of total volume, followed by Image Plus with 1.36 million stocks for 16.5 percent of the day’s trade and Atlantic Hardware with 1.10 million units for 13.3 percent of the total number of shares traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index lost 45.67 points to close at 2,978.65. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two 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 11.6. 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, Blue Power rose 13 cents to $3.13 after trading of 10,280 stocks, Cargo Handlers dropped $2.25 and ended at $16 in an exchange of 1,113 units, 
Caribbean Assurance Brokers dropped by 34 cents to finish at $1 with trading of 40 shares. Caribbean Cream rose 20 cents to $2 after a transfer of 8,476 stocks, Caribbean Flavours rose by 18 cents and ended at $1.19 with 70,822 shares crossing the market, Dolla Financial skidded 6 cents to $2.80 with the trading of 375,550 stocks. Dolphin Cove fell $1.78 to $12.32 with a transfer of 6,711 stocks, Express Catering rallied 20 cents to finish at $2.38 with 3,024 stock units crossing the market, Honey Bun increased 37 cents and ended at $5.92 following trading of 20,918 shares. Image Plus shed 10 cents in closing at $1.25 with 1,363,855 stocks passing through the market, Jamaican Teas declined 5 cents to close at $2.01 with a transfer of 18,750 units, Knutsford Express climbed 62 cents to end at $8.24 as investors exchanged 154 stock units. Lasco Financial dipped 25 cents to $1.85 in switching ownership of 1,927,207 shares, Lumber Depot slipped 13 cents to $2.55 with investors trading 89,896 stocks, 
Mailpac Group gained 17 cents in closing at $2.55 after an exchange of 15,486 units. MFS Capital Partners fell 6 cents to settle at 39 cents with 823,275 stock units crossing the market, Omni Industries dipped 8 cents to close at 89 cents after an exchange of 65,686 shares, ONE on ONE Educational popped 8 cents to finish at 78 cents with 45,757 stock units changing hands and Spur Tree Spices gained 6 cents to 98 cents with an exchange of 27,648 stocks.
Closing prices of securities are those fr the last transaction.
At the end of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index fell 3,267.31 points to 364,866.69, the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped by 4,081.78 points to end at 427,192.24, the JSE Main Index declined 3,074.35 points to wrap up trading at 359,243.33, the Junior Market Index dropped 45.67 points to end at 2,978.65 and the JSE USD Market Index dipped 11.00 points to end at 272.13.
Among the top losers, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund dropped $2.50 to close at $42.00, GraceKennedy shed $2 and ended at $74.00, Pan Jamaica lost $1.80 to $43.20, Proven Investments fell $1.53 to close at $8.96, First Rock Real Estate slipped 80 cents to $7.10 1,000 shares changing hands and Mayberry Group declined 77 cents in closing at $5.21.
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Trading averaged 268,336 shares at $402,863, after jumping from 176,795 stock units at $334,512 on Friday. Trading for the month to date, averages 242,093 units at $369,583 well in line with 240,158 stocks that traded at an eaverage of $367,129, previously and well below June, with an average of 1,591,326 shares at $1,703,148.
At the close of trading, Blue Power skidded 15 cents to $3 with 16,373 stocks crossing the market, Cargo Handlers advanced by 40 cents to $18.25 with investors trading 1,044 shares, Caribbean Cream lost 9 cents and ended at $1.80 with 176,203 units clearing the market. Caribbean Flavours dropped by 17 cents to close at $1.01 with investors swapping 19,210 stocks, Dolla Financial fell 15 cents to close at $2.86 with a transfer of 850,532 stock units, Dolphin Cove slipped 39 cents to end at $14.10 after investors exchanged 5,235 shares. Elite Diagnostic rose 30 cents to close at $1.37 in switching ownership of 3,114 stock units, Express Catering shed 38 cents to $2.18 with 13,721 stocks crossing the market, Future Energy gained 7 cents to end at $3.57 in an exchange of 152,677 shares. Honey Bun declined 37 cents to finish at $5.55 after the trading of 150,617 stock units, Image Plus rallied by 10 cents to a 52 weeks high of $1.35 with investors swapping 450,587 shares, 
Jetcon Corporation rallied 5 cents to close at $3.35 with a transfer of 15,732 units. Lasco Financial increased 19 cents to $2.10 with an exchange of 3,003,346 stocks, Limners and Bards dipped 8 cents to end at $1.02 with 28,243 units passing through the market, Lumber Depot climbed 8 cents in closing at $2.68 with 148,839 shares crossing the exchange Main Event lost 30 cents to close at $4.70 in trading 105,561 stock units and Omni Industries declined by 7 cents and ended at 97 cents, with investors dealing in 1,055,012 shares.
Closing prices of stocks are those of the last transaction.
At the end of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index climbed 625.13 points to close at 368,134.00, as the All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 484.58 points to end at 431,274.02, the JSE Main Index gained 388.31 points to finish at 362,317.68, the Junior Market Index advanced a solid 35.36 points to 3,024.32 and the JSE USD Market Index fell 1.27 points to 283.13.
lost 68 cents to end at $2.32.
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The market closed with trading of 7,425,371 shares for $14,049,511, up from 6,511,089 stock units at $7,695,614 on Thursday.
Cargo Handlers lost 13 cents to end at $17.85 after an exchange of 15,901 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped 16 cents to end at $1.31 after trading of 57,726 shares. Derrimon Trading fell 6 cents to $1.14, with trading of 1,906,790 stocks, Elite Diagnostic declined 29 cents in closing at $1.07 after an exchange of 74,337 shares, Express Catering increased 19 cents to end at $2.56 following an exchange of 213,522 stock units. Fontana shed 12 cents in closing at $6.18, with 159,630 units crossing the market, Future Energy rose 10 cents to $3.50 with an exchange of 1,153,131 stock units, Honey Bun climbed 36 cents and ended at $5.92, with 207 shares changing hands. Image Plus increased 25 cents to end at a 52 weeks high of $1.25, with investors trading 411,518 units, Jamaican Teas dropped 12 cents to finish at $2.03 after a transfer of 65,286 stocks, Jetcon Corporation advanced 7 cents to close at $3.30 with investors dealing in 92,288 stock units. Knutsford Express rallied $1.14 to $7.62 after 14,094 shares changed hands, 
Lasco Financial slipped 8 cents and ended at $1.91, with 4,021 shares changing hands, Limners and Bards gained 9 cents to close at $1.10 with an exchange of 440 shares. Lumber Depot dipped by 8 cents and ended at $2.60 in switching ownership of 4,697 stock units, Mailpac Group fell 18 cents to $2.37 after an exchange of 8,406 shares, MFS Capital Partners rallied 6 cents in closing at 47 cents with 6,247 units crossing the market. Omni Industries dipped 6 cents to 90 cents in an exchange of 64,279 stocks, Spur Tree Spices lost 9 cents to end at 91 cents after 177,053 stock units passed through the market and Stationery and Office Supplies shed 6 cents in closing at $1.54 with an exchange of 19,885 shares.
The closing prices of stocks are those of the last transaction.
Among the Main market top losers, GraceKennedy shed $4.47 to end at $71.53, Margaritaville dropped $2.50 to finish at $8.50, Seprod lost $1.50 and ended at $73.00, Scotia Group slipped 94 cents to $57.06 and Quantas Advantage fell by 80 cents to close at $14.45.
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The market closed with trading of 6,511,089 shares for $7,695,614, after sliding from 7,025,518 units at $12,095,456 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial shed 9 cents to close at $17.49 with a transfer of just 188 stock units, AMG Packaging advanced 26 cents to $1.81 with 30,065 shares changing hands, Blue Power rallied 39 cents to $3.35 after an exchange of 3,667 units. Cargo Handlers jumped $1.48 to $17.98 with investors swapping 13 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers dropped 18 cents to end at $1.15 with trading of 10,880 stock units, Caribbean Cream popped 40 cents to $1.89 with investors trading 208,427 stock units, following release of solid first quarter results of 12 cents per share. Derrimon Trading climbed 6 cents in closing at $1.20 after 692,316 units clearing the market, Dolla Financial fell 6 cents to $2.99 as investors exchanged 276,660 stocks, Dolphin Cove dipped 35 cents and ended at $14.50 in trading 11,628 units. Fosrich lost 6 cents to finish at $1.42 after an exchange of 338,447 shares, Honey Bun increased 6 cents to close at $5.56 with investors trading 10,286 stock units, Image Plus rallied 7 cents to end at $1 in an exchange of 550,663 stocks. Iron Rock Insurance skidded 34 cents to a 52 weeks low of $1.91 with investors dealing in 100,000 units, 
Jetcon Corporation rose 8 cents to settle at $3.23 with investors transferring 5,644 stocks, Knutsford Express dropped $1.17 in closing at $6.48 after the trading of 21,721 shares. Limners and Bards slipped by 12 cents to $1.01, with 14,164 shares changing hands, Lumber Depot rallied 9 cents and ended at $2.68 after a transfer of 13,363 shares, Mailpac Group increased 15 cents to finish at $2.55 with 8,714 stocks passing through the market. ONE on ONE Educational fell 9 cents and ended at 71 cents after an exchange of 71,709 units, Regency Petroleum closed at $4.27 with a transfer of 5,969 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies advanced 8 cents to finish at $1.60 in switching ownership of 2,552 shares.
Closing stock prices are those of the last transaction.
At the end of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index dipped 2,377.08 points to end at 367,345.09, as the All Jamaican Composite Index fell 3,433.08 points to close at 430,559.75, the JSE Main Index dipped 2,624.49 points to settle at 361,598.68, the Junior Market Index rallied 18.43 points to finish at 3,010.19 and the JSE USD Market Index dropped 0.41 points to 279.01.
Among the top losers, NCB Financial shed $2.59 to end at $71.90, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund declined by $2.49 to conclude trading at $41.00, Margaritaville dipped $1.50 to end at $11.00, West Indies Petroleum skidded by $1.14 to $8.85 and Sterling Investments lost 54 cents to end at $2.85.
It is calculated by dividing the stock price by earnings per share. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist in making investment decisions. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry and facilitates easy comparisons within sectors and the overall market.
At the end of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index slipped 1,165.78 points to wrap up trading at 369,722.17, the All Jamaican Composite Index fell 1,713.42 points to end at 433,992.83, the JSE Main Index lost 1,367.78 points to 364,223.17, the Junior Market Index rallied 19.79 points to conclude trading at 2,991.76 and the JSE USD Market Index rose 8.94 points to 279.42.
The top losing stocks include NCB Financial, which declined by $3.50 to close at $74.49. Seprod lost $2 to end at $75.00, Massy Holdings dropped $1.23 to $70.77, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund fell by $1.01 to conclude trading at $43.49 and Kingston Properties fell 71 cents and ended at $9.89.
Pertinent information is needed to navigate the numerous options in the stock market. The chart should be used to help in decision-making, especially when investing close to the market or sector averages, and not going too far from it unless compelling reasons exist. This approach reduces emotional bias in investment decisions and places them on fundamentals, without straying far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy stocks near the average will not overpay. The net asset value of each company is incorporated into the chart. Investors can use this measure in assessing stock values. The chart also includes daily changes in stock prices and percentage year to date price movements based on the last traded price. Dividends that are paid or due to be paid and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts, along with the closing volume of the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company. 
The market closed with a 39 percent drop in the number of shares traded amounting to 7,025,518 units, down from 11,477,220 units on Tuesday, following a 36 percent fall in value to $12,095,456, vastly lower than the $18,916,410 traded previously.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index climbed 19.79 points to 2,991.76. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Honey Bun lost 39 cents to finish at $5.50 with 130,038 stock units crossing the market, Image Plus gained 8 cents and settled at 93 cents after an exchange of 965,218 shares and first quarter profit more than doubled to $33 million from $14 million in 2025. Iron Rock Insurance shed 15 cents to end at $2.25 with investors trading 630 stocks, Jetcon Corporation declined 18 cents in closing at $3.15 in switching ownership of 22,094 units, Knutsford Express rallied 31 cents to $7.65 with 10,368 stock units changing hands. Limners and Bards climbed 11 cents to $1.13 with an exchange of 62 shares, Mailpac Group dropped 15 cents to $2.40 with 22,023 stock units passing through the market, Medical Disposables slipped 8 cents in closing at 90 cents with investors dealing in 2,000 stocks. ONE on ONE Educational rose 7 cents and ended at 80 cents in an exchange of 249,712 units and Stationery and Office Supplies fell 9 cents to finish at $1.52 with 104,100 stocks crossing the market.
Closing prices of stocks are those of the last transaction.