Dolla Financial topped the trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with more than a quarter of the volume traded, with six companies each contributing more 1.6 million shares, resulting in a 62 percent bounce in volume and a 100 percent jump in value compared to Tuesday, following activity in 41 securities, down from on Tuesday and ending with prices of 16 rising, 19 declining and six closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 36,522,902 shares for $65,382,268 after increasing from 22,534,059 units at $32,626,163 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 890,802 shares at $1,594,689 after jumping from 512,138 stock units at $741,504 on Tuesday, with the month to date, averaging 465,525 stock units at $567,207, up from 442,821 stock units at $512,354 on the previous day and well below December, with an average of 1,003,109 shares at $2,482,468.
Dolla Financial led trading with 9.89 million shares for 27.1 percent of total volume followed by Kintyre Holdings ending with 5.44 million stocks for 14.9 percent of the day’s trade, Stationery and Office Supplies closed with 4.45 million stock units for 12.2 percent of the volume traded, Derrimon Trading with 4.45 million shares for 12.2 percent of the volume traded, Jamaican Teas closed with an exchange of 3.76 million stocks for 10.3 percent of the overall number of traded shares and Mailpac Group with 1.63 million stock units for 4.5 percent of market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index climbed 35.98 points to end at 3,384.88, just o.5 percent lower than the close in December. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.7, 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, Blue Power sank 24 cents in closing at $4, with trading of 14,990 shares, Cargo Handlers skidded 94 cents to $17.90 after a transfer of 2,439 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 10 cents to close at $2.10 with 5,459 units clearing the market. Caribbean Cream sank 14 cents to end at $1.99 after trading of 134,560 shares, Consolidated Bakeries rallied 8 cents and ended at $1.50 with 354,022 stock units changing hands, Derrimon Trading increased 19 cents to finish at $1.80 with a transfer of 4,445,044 shares. Dolla Financial climbed 24 cents to $2.64 with 9,893,762 stock units crossing the market, Express Catering popped 15 cents to finish at $2.50 with dealers switching ownership of 13,000 stocks, 
Fontana advanced 46 cents and ended at $8.50 with investors swapping 111,942 units. Future Energy gained 11 cents to end at $2.69 in an exchange of 143,688 shares, Indies Pharma dipped 20 cents in closing at $2.50 with investors dealing in 173,456 units, ISP Finance fell $3.04 to close at $11.95 after an exchange of 29 stocks. Jamaican Teas popped 23 cents to $2.34, with trading in 3,764,063 stock units, Jetcon Corporation rallied 22 cents to finish at $2.22 after swapping 113,305 shares, JFP shed 7 cents and ended at 49 cents in an exchange of 123,045 stocks. Lasco Financial increased 18 cents in closing at $1.60 with 265,425 units crossing the market, Mailpac Group climbed 36 cents to close at $2.85 with investors trading 1,630,251 stock units, Medical Disposables declined 29 cents to end at $1.16 with 9,956 shares passing through the market. ONE on ONE Educational rose 6 cents to end at 94 cents with an exchange of 203,514 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies gained 15 cents to $1.70 with investors trading 4,450,245 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading closed with an exchange of 22,534,059 shares, with a value of $32,626,163, well above 16,967,095 units at $24,797,815 on Monday.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging popped 39 cents to finish at $2.49 in an exchange of 265 shares, CAC 2000 slipped 30 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $1.70 with 10 units passing through the market, Cargo Handlers rallied 74 cents to close at $18.84 with trading in 2,254 shares. Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose by 10 cents to end at $2 after trading of 20,705 shares, Caribbean Flavours rose 12 cents in closing at $1.74 after trading of 20,894 stock units, Dolphin Cove rallied $1.04 and ended at $12 in an exchange of 74,106 shares. Express Catering fell 14 cents to $2.35 with investors dealing in 50,712 stocks, Fontana declined 50 cents in closing at $8.04 following the switch of ownership of 68,474 units, Future Energy slipped by 8 cents to $2.58 after an exchange of 141,870 stock units. Honey Bun advanced by 44 cents to finish at $6.42 with investors swapping 14,972 shares, Indies Pharma gained 6 cents to end at $2.70 with 16,295 stocks changing hands, Iron Rock Insurance skidded 67 cents to close at $2.80 with investors trading 500 units.
ISP Finance popped $2.99 to $14.99 with 10 stock units crossing the market, Jamaican Teas lost 9 cents to close at $2.11 after an exchange of 893,991 shares, Knutsford Express advanced 49 cents and ended at $11.54 with 54 stocks crossing the market. Lumber Depot dipped 8 cents to end at $2.70 with investors trading 690,834 units, Main Event rose 35 cents in closing at $7.70 with 1,459 stock units clearing the market, MFS Capital Partners rallied 6 cents to finish at 48 cents with an exchange of 38,824 shares and Regency Petroleum increased 10 cents to $3.70 with a transfer of 377,135 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 16,967,095 shares for $24,797,815, up from 8,133,049 stock units for $9,664,374 on Friday.
At the close of the market, Access Financial dipped by 77 cents to end at $17.63 with 230 shares crossing the exchange, AMG Packaging fell 40 cents to close at $2.10 with investors swapping 776 units, Atlantic Hardware climbed 25 cents to a record close of $2.25 with 3,641,761 shares clearing the market. Blue Power rose 47 cents to close at $4.24 with an exchange of 11,278 stock units, Cargo Handlers advanced 8 cents to finish at $18.10 after swapping 5,128 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped 7 cents and ended at $1.90 with investors trading 40,458 units. Caribbean Flavours skidded 13 cents to $1.62 after an exchange of 26,014 shares, Dolphin Cove sank $1.34 to close at $10.96 with a transfer of 134,133 stock units, Fontana rallied 54 cents to end at $8.54 with 203,372 stocks passing through the market. GWest Corporation increased 11 cents in closing at 78 cents in trading 3,186 units, Honey Bun declined 47 cents to finish at $5.98 with 19,969 stocks crossing the exchange, 
Indies Pharma shed 6 cents and ended at $2.64 after trading resulted in an exchange of 239,032 shares. Jetcon Corporation dropped 7 cents to end at $2.03 with market participants switching ownership of 23,047 stock units, JFP gained 13 cents to close at 56 cents with traders dealing in 114,743 shares, Knutsford Express lost 49 cents to end at $11.05 after a transfer of 3,964 stock units. Lasco Financial slipped 17 cents in closing at $1.41 with 134,582 units changing hands, Main Event sank 35 cents and ended at $7.35 with investors dealing in 2,010 stocks, Omni Industries dropped 6 cents to finish at 94 cents after an exchange of 1,125,883 units. Regency Petroleum lost 23 cents to $3.60 with 300,026 stocks crossing the market and Stationery and Office Supplies rose 8 cents to finish at $1.60 in an exchange of 100,000 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading accounted for 13,885,342 shares worth $18,694,619, a solid increase from 5,811,112 units at $8,232,056 on Tuesday.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rose 9.68 points to 3,304.81.
Caribbean Assurance Brokers gained 30 cents and closed at $1.77 as investors traded 3,159 shares, Derrimon Trading sank 8 cents to end at $1.57 with 1,498,609 stock units clearing the market, Dolphin Cove dropped 15 cents in closing at $12.28 after exchanging 1,857 shares. Knutsford Express popped 47 cents to $10 with 4,860 units crossing the market, Lasco Financial increased 10 cents in closing at $1.60 after trading of 47,000 stocks, Mailpac Group advanced 31 cents and ended at $2.82 with 1,553,279 stock units crossing the market. Main Event shed 39 cents to end at $7.30 after a transfer of 6,073 shares and ONE on ONE Educational sank 9 cents to finish at 89 cents with 26,666 stocks changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 13,068,999 shares for $25,015,021, up from 8,051,937 stock units at $8,032,911 on Thursday.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
Indies Pharma sank 13 cents to $2.75 after an exchange of 41,644 stock units, Iron Rock Insurance dipped 58 cents to finish at $2.80, with investors swapping 2,030 units, ISP Finance skidded $1.76 and ended at $14.99 after a mere two shares passed through the market. Jamaican Teas dropped 25 cents to close at $2.09 after trading 100,082 stock units, Jetcon Corporation rose 29 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.55 with a transfer of 508,957 stocks, after trading as high as $2.75, Medical Disposables slipped 15 cents to end at $1.30, with 99,497 units changing hands. Paramount Trading rallied 13 cents to $1.38 with investors trading 560 stock units and Spur Tree Spices increased 6 cents to finish at $1.15 after a transfer of 4,070 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 8,051,937 shares for $8,032,911 compared with 115,343,679 units at $65,947,305 on Wednesday.
At the close, Cargo Handlers rose $1.28 to close at $18.78, with 5,136 shares clearing the market, Caribbean Assurance Brokers lost 23 cents to close at $1.60 in an exchange of 1,635 stocks, Dolla Financial climbed 15 cents to close at $2.65, with 167,704 shares crossing the market. Dolphin Cove sank 33 cents to finish at $12.15 after an exchange of 7,401 units, Express Catering fell by 7 cents and ended at $2.58, after 11,500 units passed through the market, Fontana dipped 9 cents to end at $7.80 as investors exchanged 36,329 stocks. Future Energy sank 6 cents in closing at $2.65, after trading at a 52 weeks intraday low of $2.41, in switching ownership of 513,086 units, Honey Bun shed 19 cents to $6.90, after hitting a 52 weeks intraday low of $5, with investors trading 55,595 shares, Indies Pharma increased 11 cents and ended at $2.88 with an exchange of 9,573 stock units. ISP Finance declined 25 cents to end at $16.75 after a mere two shares, 
Jamaican Teas gained 14 cents to close at $2.34 after a transfer of just 40 stocks, KLE Group rose 25 cents to finish at $1.05 in trading 8,509 units. Knutsford Express skidded 11 cents and ended at $11 after it closed with trading of 2,795 stock units, Mailpac Group dropped 16 cents to $2.42 with investors dealing in 5,189 shares, Medical Disposables rallied 13 cents to close at $1.45 with a transfer of 174,392 stock units. ONE on ONE Educational slipped 13 cents in closing at 86 cents after an exchange of 5,335 stocks and Paramount Trading sank 13 cents to end at $1.25 with investors trading 63,774 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market ended with trading of 115,343,679 shares with a value of $65,947,305, with JFP trading over 108 million shares. Trading for Wednesday compares with 19,864,336 units at $35,000,636 on Tuesday.
Trading on the Market closed with an average PE Ratio of 13.8, derived by dividing the last traded price of each stock by the earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios used in this report for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026. At the close of trading, Access Financial climbed 84 cents to end at $18.45, after 295 shares passed through the market, as Atlantic Hardware rose 7 cents in closing at $1.60, after 1,807,288 stock units were traded, CAC 2000 dipped 20 cents to $2 and closed after 4,134 shares changed hands. Cargo Handlers sank $1.27 to finish at $17.50 in an exchange of 2,917 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped 21 cents and ended at $1.83 with investors swapping a mere 5 units, Caribbean Cream skidded 9 cents to close at $2 with 900 shares crossing the exchange. Caribbean Flavours lost 6 cents to close at $1.75 with traders dealing in 7,673 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries gained 12 cents and ended at $1.78 after an exchange of 515 units, Dolla Financial shed 19 cents in closing at $2.50 with investors dealing in 38,106 stocks. Dolphin Cove increased 48 cents to close at $12.48 after an exchange of 1,999 shares, Fontana climbed 19 cents to finish at $7.89, with 16,558 stock units crossing the market, Honey Bun rallied 21 cents to end at $7.09 as investors exchanged 1,168 units. 
Indies Pharma declined by 11 cents in closingat $2.77 after a transfer of 26,772 stocks, Jamaican Teas rose 18 cents to $2.20 after trading of 16,964 shares, ICInsider.com BUYRATED, Jetcon Corporation jumped 38 cents and ended at a 52 weeks high of $2.27 in an exchange of 268,023 stocks. Knutsford Express popped 11 cents to finish at $11.11 with investors trading 1,111 units, Mailpac Group climbed 13 cents to close at $2.58, with 128,124 stock units crossing the market, Medical Disposables increased 12 cents to end at $1.32 with investors trading 5,000 shares. Omni Industries rallied 14 cents in closing at 99 cents with an exchange of 149,076 stocks, ONE on ONE Educational gained 13 cents to close at 99 cents, with 439,467 units clearing the market and Stationery and Office Supplies rose 7 cents to close at $1.57 with a transfer of 182,387 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 19,864,336 shares for $35,000,636, up from 10,026,371 stock units at $10,162,534 on Monday.
At the close, Access Financial dropped 84 cents to end at $17.61 with investors dealing in 567 shares, AMG Packaging climbed 51 cents to $2.38 in switching ownership of 10,003,023 stocks, Caribbean Cream shed 8 cents in closing at $2.09, with 285 shares crossing the exchange. Derrimon Trading declined 9 cents to finish at $1.64 in trading 1,275,811 stock units, Dolla Financial popped 23 cents and ended at $2.69, with 12,203 units crossing the market, Dolphin Cove gained $1.05 to close at $12 with investors swapping 3,699 shares. Everything Fresh rose 9 cents to $2.19 after a transfer of 409 stocks, Fontana fell 19 cents to close at $7.70 in trading of 3,239 units, Iron Rock Insurance slipped 9 cents and ended at $3.38 as investors exchanged 2,270 stock units. ISP Finance advanced $2 to finish at $17 and closed with trading in only 10 shares, Jamaican Teas sank 33 cents to end at $2.02 with traders dealing in 368,445 stock units, Jetcon Corporation rallied a solid 39 cents in closing at $1.89 after an exchange of 529,680 stocks. Knutsford Express dipped 55 cents to $11, with 611 units clearing the market, 
Mailpac Group sank 15 cents to $2.45 in an exchange of 6,501 shares, Main Event increased 15 cents in closing at $7.70, with investors trading 1,380 stocks. Medical Disposables climbed 10 cents and ended at $1.20 with an exchange of 48,824 units, MFS Capital Partners skidded 8 cents to close at 36 cents after 1,892,715 stock units passed through the market, Omni Industries lost 15 cents to finish at 85 cents in an exchange of 311,597 shares. Paramount Trading rose 8 cents and ended at $1.38, with 20,271 units crossing the market, Regency Petroleum sank 13 cents to $3.72 after an exchange of 172,485 stocks, while Stationery and Office Supplies lost 7 cents to end at $1.50, with investors trading 18,054 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 10,026,371 shares for $10,162,534, down from 11,000,282 stock units at $15,771,112 on Friday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.8, 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.
Honey Bun slipped 22 cents in closing at $6.88 with a transfer of 2,223 shares, ISP Finance rallied $3.53 to end at $15 as investors exchanged 16 stock units. Jamaican Teas popped 12 cents to finish at $2.35 after 100,398 shares passed through the market, KLE Group sank 25 cents and ended at 80 cents with investors dealing in 7,042 units, Lumber Depot dipped 6 cents to close at $2.74 after closing with 119,564 stocks changing hands. Mailpac Group increased 18 cents to $2.60, with 60,074 stock units crossing the market, Main Event fell 15 cents to close at $7.55 with traders dealing in 4,600 shares, Medical Disposables skidded 20 cents in closing at $1.10, after 16,668 stocks crossed the exchange and Spur Tree Spices lost 8 cents to finish at $1.05, with 102,819 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 569,271,812 shares, with a value of $1,715,858,400, well over the mere 22,852,005 units at $42,292,961 on Tuesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share.
Honey Bun declined 10 cents to finish at $7.10 after an exchange of 5,130 shares, 
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.