The Junior Market ended October with the market index declining by 168.78 points year-to-date, or 4.96 percent to 3,232.63 points on Friday, from the 2025 close of 3,401.41. The move reflects a major rebound from the 15.5 percent fall in early August, fueled a great deal by a sharp decline in – Fosrich, Derrimon Trading and Woodcats International, three of the market’s heavily weighted stocks.
The decline and bottoming of the market reflect a long-term trend with a sell-off of stocks in May, with the market bottoming out in the summer months. This year’s sell-off started in March and accelerated in April and May. Companies reporting solid profit increases over the 2025 fiscal year attracted more buying interest and, in some cases, drove prices higher, with all TOP10 companies recording increased profits this year.
The weakness in the market index took place despite advances from several securities, led by Jetcon Corporation, which jumped more than 283 percent. Several securities lost more than half of their value, as most stocks declining suffered from reduced profits or incurred losses.
Among the top gainers, Jetcon Corporation led with a gain of 283.33 percent, following vastly improved results driven by revenues up by more than 100 percent and profits jumping over 170 percent over 2025. Caribbean Cream climbed 123.92 percent, following a 9 percent jump in revenues and, more importantly, profits for the half year to August surged from a loss of $9.5 million to a profit of $114 million. R.A. Williams Distributors rallied 86.49 percent as the company returned to profit of just under $50 million for the first quarter, more than 50 percent for the company’s full year 2024 results. 
One Great Studio gained 62.86 percent, recovering from an oversold position. Image Plus Consultants rose 50 percent, and MFS Capital climbed by 41.03 percent. Future Energy rallied by 26.71 percent, Atlantic Hardware jumped 23.65 percent, Spur Tree Spices is up 20.69 percent helped by improved six months results and Dolla Financial Services rounded out the top ten with a gain of 14.52 percent.
Falling stocks was led by, Kintyre Holdings, the weakest performer, declining 75.71 percent, before the shares were suspended earlier in the year, followed by CAC 2000 at 68.18 percent as profit performance worsened for the nine months and Main Event at 48.05 percent, following a sharp fall in revenues and a fall in profit for the nine months and the quarter to July. Caribbean Flavours & Fragrances lost 38.92 percent, Fosrich fell 36.95 percent and Edufocal dropped 35.71 percent. Blue Power Group declined 26.89 percent, Knutsford Express Services fell 26.64 percent, Derrimon Trading lost 26.59 percent, and Consolidated Bakeries shed 23.91 percent.
At the same time Everything Fresh fell nearly 12 percent, followed by Blue Power with a fall of 9 percent and Spur Tree Spices down 7 percent. The lowest loser was Future Energy with a decline below one percent.
RA Williams is expected to make a big recovery, having bounced back to a profitable position. Caribbean Cream made a major surge forward in its first quarter results and holds down the 5th spot, with the price of the stock, having bounced since the release of its interim results to May.
At the close of the market, Main Market stocks rallying were Jamaica Broilers with a gain of $1.49, Sagicor Group up $1 and Scotia Group closing at a new 52 weeks’ closing high of $37.50, after gaining 38 cents. Declining Main Market stocks include GraceKennedy down $2.17 and Barita Investments with a fall of 90 cents.
Investors traded 10,449,490 shares, in all three markets, down from 13,761,322 units on Tuesday. The value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounts to $48.29 million compared with $65.97 million on Tuesday. The JSE USD market closed after just 6,525 shares were traded, for US$320 compared to 130,502 units at US$2,973 on Wednesday.
The net asset value of each company is reported as a guide to quickly assess the value of stocks based on this measure. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices.
Dolla Financial posted increased profit of $280 million or 18 cents per share from revenues of $746 million up 115 percent from profit of $130 million in 2021, with revenues up 90 percent on the $395 million in 2021. The company should go on to earn 40 cents in 2023. In the earning call, Trevene Mckenzie, the Chief Financial Officer stated that they expected first quarter revenues to come in around $250 million with profit rising at least 50 percent year over year. The company also indicates that they plan to open a second branch in Guyana in Berbice town, in the second quarter.
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The Junior Market ended 2017 with 3 new listings in the Top 10 best performing stocks in 2017. The 3 are, 
The market closed with 12 stocks with bids higher than their last sale and 1 with a lower offer than the last sale.
Jetcon Corporation closed trading with just 650 shares, to end with a gain of 56 cents to $10.10. KLE Group ended with 8,200 units changing hands at $2.49, Lasco Distributors ended trading with 16,985 units changing hands to end at $7.30. Lasco Financial had 45,650 shares changing hands and rose 15 cents to end at $3.95, Lasco Manufacturing with 3,240 units changing hands and closed with a gain of 5 cents at $5.15, Medical Disposables gained 30 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.20 with 2,850 shares trading. Paramount Trading closed with a gain of 2 cents at $3.22 with 2,500 shares changing hands and tTech closed trading with 40,936 units changing hands to end at a record $6.90.
Total comprehensive income for the March quarter at investment bankers, 
