Elite Diagnostic dominated trading, for a second day since last Thursday 88 million units traded, pushing trading well over Monday’s levels on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market on Tuesday. The volume of stocks traded spiked 1,763 percent, and the value surged 1,368 percent over Monday’s trades, with a total of 39 securities changing hands d, compared with 43 on Monday and ending with prices of nine rising, 14 declining and 16 closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 86,783,039 shares at $148,426,316, after surging from 4,659,346 units at $10,113,535 on Monday.
Trading averaged 2,225,206 shares at $3,805,803, after increasing from 108,357 stock units at $235,198 on Monday. Trading for the month to date, averages 1,135,630 units at $2,106,537 compared with 806,223 stocks at $1,592,806 on Monday and an average of 324,023 shares at $544,060 for September.
Elite Diagnostic led trading with 83.89 million shares for 96.7 percent of total volume followed by RA Williams with 498,426 units for 0.6 percent of the day’s trade and Atlantic Hardware with 422,006 stocks for 0.5 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index popped 11.72 points to end at 3,099.38. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.7. ICInsider.com computes the PE ratios, that are derived by dividing the last traded stock price by earnings per share for companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2027.
At the close of trading, Caribbean Assurance Brokers advanced 5 cents to close at $1.55 in trading 6,621 stocks, Caribbean Flavours popped 15 cents to $1.35 after an exchange of 99,567 units, Dolla Financial shed 19 cents and ended at $3.81 with a transfer of 256,244 shares. Dolphin Cove jumped by 88 cents to close at $10.18 with 675 stock units crossing the market, Elite Diagnostic declined 37 cents to finish at $1.60 in an exchange of 83,893,279 shares, Fontana fell 15 cents to end at $6 after trading of 151,966 stocks. Future Energy climbed 8 cents in closing at $3.74 with 271,608 units changing hands, 
GWest Corporation skidded 12 cents to 60 cents, with 10,000 stocks passing through the exchange, Honey Bun lost 39 cents to end at $7.09 after a transfer of 4,721 shares. Image Plus dipped 7 cents to finish at $1.88 with 76,392 units crossing the market, Jetcon Corporation rose 24 cents and ended at $4.79 with an exchange of 113,906 shares, Knutsford Express rallied 70 cents to close at $8.49 with 4,473 stock units passing through the exchange, while ONE on ONE Educational dipped 7 cents to 71 cents with investors trading 51,743 shares and RA Williams slipped 7 cents and ended at 69 cents with 498,426 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 2,510,680 shares for $4,693,116, after sliding from an already low 3,770,771 units at $5,251,892 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial climbed $1.58 to $20.70 with an exchange of 684 stocks, Atlantic Hardware dropped by 15 cents to end at $1.65 with 115,724 shares crossing the market, CAC 2000 rallied 32 cents and ended at $1.01 with investors swapping 408 units. Cargo Handlers shed 49 cents to $14.50 in an exchange of 9,700 stocks, Caribbean Cream gained 44 cents and settled at $4.82, Derrimon Trading dipped by 16 cents to close at $1.07 after trading of 41,271 stocks. Dolla Financial gained 5 cents to end at $3.65 with 219,077 units crossing the market, Elite Diagnostic fell 5 cents to close at $1.65 with a transfer of 20,200 stock units, Everything Fresh skidded by 6 cents to finish at $1.72 with 19,000 shares changing hands. Express Catering rose 8 cents and settled at $2.39 with investors trading 163,397 stocks, Fontana advanced 10 cents in closing at $6.20 with 74,036 units passing through the market, 
Fosrich lost 15 cents and finished at $1.35 with investors trading 6,000 stock units. Future Energy slipped 5 cents and ended at $3.80 with 120,105 shares changing hands, Honey Bun declined by 58 cents to close at $6.40 with 12,167 units clearing the market, Jetcon Corporation lost 20 cents to end at $5.20 in trading 49,052 stocks. Limners and Bards skidded by 18 cents in closing at $1.12 after an exchange of 6,630 stock units, Lumber Depot rallied 8 cents to finish at $2.76, with investors swapping 1,250 shares, One Great Studio fell 6 cents and ended at 50 cents after a transfer of 73,140 units and Regency Petroleum declined by 16 cents to close at $4.15, after 30,709 stocks crossed the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
Elsewhere, the Junior Market ended the week with the market index rising 2.5 percent to close at 3,127.70. Price movements ended with a wide swing among its best and worst performers. At the same time, ICInsider.com is forecasting solid gains into 2027 for the Junior Market ICTOP10 picks, shown below.
Knutsford Express Services dropped 10.4 percent, Mailpac Group dipped by 9.58 percent, while Caribbean Assurance Brokers suffered a loss of 8.57 percent. Smaller declines were recorded by Derrimon Trading after falling by 6.59 percent, Jetcon Corporation, fell 5.31 percent and GWest lost 4.05 percent. The two largest losses were each bigger than the other eight combined, with the sell-off concentrated in a few names. The ICI TOP10 picks for 2026-27 project some healthy returns for the select listing of stocks on the Junior Market.
K.L.E. Group is forecast at 170 percent, RA Williams, 167 percent, even after gaining 103 percent for the year to date and Omni Industries at 164 percent.
The market closed with trading of 4,204,346 shares for $6,997,783, after it tumbled from 95,139,132 units at $188,360,616 on Thursday.
ICInsider.com computes the PE ratios, derived by dividing the last traded stock price by earnings per share for companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2027.
Jetcon Corporation shed 46 cents and ended at $4.28 after trading of 300,217 stocks, Mailpac Group rose 12 cents to finish at $2.17 in an exchange of 1,982 units. One Great Studio slipped 5 cents and ended at 52 cents with 222,407 shares changing hands, ONE on ONE Educational gained 8 cents to 80 cents after an exchange of 7,264 units, Regency Petroleum rose 22 cents to finish at $4.34, with 23,524 shares crossing the market. Spur Tree Spices dipped 34 cents to end at $1.06, with investors trading 10,470 stock units and Stationery and Office Supplies fell 5 cents to close at $1.62, after an exchange of 4,376 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 95,139,132 shares with a value of $188,360,616, after climbing from 28,573,089 stocks at $57,024,764 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial climbed 50 cents and finished at $19 in an exchange of 476 stocks, AMG Packaging rose 6 cents to $1.86 with 3,978 units crossing the market, Blue Power dipped 27 cents in closing at $3.23 in an exchange of 2,038 shares. Cargo Handlers advanced by17 cents to end at $15.15 with 5 stock units changing hands, Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped 19 cents and ended at $1.60 with investors dealing in 809 shares, Caribbean Cream rallied 58 cents to close at $2.99 with a transfer of 20,473 stocks. Caribbean Flavours increased 13 cents to $1.34 with a transfer of 570,600 units, Derrimon Trading lost 8 cents to close at 90 cents after a transfer of 1,589 stock units, Dolla Financial slipped 10 cents and ended at $4 with 752,994 shares changing hands. Dolphin Cove gained 48 cents to end at $9.98 with 6,437 units clearing the market, Elite Diagnostic rose 10 cents and ended at $2 with an exchange of 88,474,298 stocks, Honey Bun rallied 36 cents to finish at $6.52 with 1,246 stock units crossing the market. Image Plus fell 13 cents and ended at $1.84 as investors exchanged 87,171 shares, Iron Rock Insurance increased 42 cents to $3.80 in trading 137,643 units, Jamaican Teas declined 9 cents to finish at $2.19 after an exchange of 35,280 stocks. 
Jetcon Corporation shed 5 cents to close at $4.74 with investors dealing in 56,966 stock units, KLE Group dropped 15 cents in closing at 70 cents after an exchange of 4,578 shares, Knutsford Express skidded 5 cents to end at $7.75 with investors trading 7,122 stock units. Limners and Bards climbed 11 cents to $1.11 with 100 stocks passing through the market, Mailpac Group fell 39 cents and settled at $2.05 after trading of 780,367 units, One Great Studio rose 7 cents and settled at 57 cents with a transfer of 36,416 shares. ONE on ONE Educational dipped 8 cents to close at 72 cents with investors swapping 45,815 stock units, Regency Petroleum lost 28 cents to finish at $4.12 with a transfer of 93,324 stocks and Spur Tree Spices advanced 9 cents to end at $1.40 as investors exchanged 168,903 units.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 28,573,089 shares for $57,024,764, compared with 76,861,663 units at $116,606,016 on Tuesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.8. ICInsider.com computes the PE ratios that are derived by dividing the last traded stock price by earnings per share for companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2027.
Elite Diagnostic rose 20 cents to close at $1.90, with trading 1,055,683 shares, Fontana dipped 5 cents to $6.15 after an exchange of 40,686 stocks, Fosrich advanced 18 cents to close at $1.59, with 1,490,680 stocks crossing the market. Future Energy increased 14 cents to $3.64 in switching ownership of 3,178,452 shares, Jetcon Corporation climbed 9 cents to finish at $4.79 with 57,971 units crossing the market, Limners and Bards fell 13 cents and ended at $1 in an exchange of 64,178 stocks. One Great Studio rallied 6 cents, after closing at a 52 weeks high of 50 cents, after 2,378,309 stock units passed through the market, ONE on ONE Educational rose 9 cents to end at 80 cents with a transfer of 1,534,384 shares, Regency Petroleum advanced 20 cents to close at $4.40 as investors exchanged 1,177,787 stocks and Spur Tree Spices dropped 9 cents to $1.31 after trading of 9,695 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction.
The market closed with 76,861,663 shares changing hands valued at $116,606,016, up from 15,797,464 units at $29,523,288 on Monday.
Express Catering rallied 22 cents to finish at $2.18 in an exchange of 3,112,026 stocks, Fontana fell 15 cents to end at $6.20 after trading of 36,155 units. ISP Finance advanced 37 cents in closing at $8.88, with 152 shares clearing the market, Jamaican Teas rose 16 cents to $2.27 in trading 2,520,876 stock units, Jetcon Corporation slipped 5 cents and ended at $4.70, with 99,682 shares changing hands. Limners and Bards gained 16 cents to end at $1.13 with a transfer of 73,320 units, Mailpac Group popped 17 cents to finish at $2.45 as investors exchanged 1,560,381 shares and Regency Petroleum rallied 10 cents to close at $4.20, with 85,577 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction. 
The market closed with trading of 15,797,464 shares for $29,523,288, compared with 5,447,885 units at $6,185,164 on Friday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.6. ICInsider.com computes the PE ratios, that are derived by dividing the last traded stock price by earnings per share for companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2027.
Knutsford Express dropped 85 cents to $7.80 after an exchange of 1,775 shares, Limners and Bards dipped 8 cents to end at 97 cents with 383,948 stocks being traded, Lumber Depot rose 15 cents in closing at $2.70 with dealings in 1,108,457 stock units. Mailpac Group skidded 12 cents and ended at $2.28, with 1,541,128 units crossing the exchange, One Great Studio gained 6 cents to finish at 47 cents in trading 920,293 shares, ONE on ONE Educational popped 6 cents to close at 71 cents with 416,812 stock units crossing the market. Paramount Trading fell 8 cents to 80 cents with investors trading 111,890 units, Regency Petroleum climbed 5 cents and ended at $4.10 with an exchange of 22,303 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies increased 11 cents to finish at $1.65 after trading of 2,001,034 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 5,447,885 shares for $6,185,164, after sliding from 9,607,200 units at $16,791,971 on Thursday.
Trading closed on the Junior Market with an average PE of 11.5. ICInsider.com computes the PE ratios, which are derived by dividing the last traded stock price by earnings per share for companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2027.
Fontana popped 23 cents to close at $6.25 with investors trading 29,541 stock units, Image Plus advanced 10 cents to end at a 52 weeks high of $1.90 after an exchange of 197,326 shares, Jamaican Teas rose 5 cents to finish at $2.15, with investors dealing in 10,000 stock units. Jetcon Corporation shed 23 cents and ended at $4.52 after trading of 122,727 shares, Knutsford Express rallied 65 cents to $8.65 with 387 stock units passing through the market, ONE on ONE Educational declined 7 cents in closing at 65 cents as investors exchanged 130,988 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 12 cents to finish at $1.54 with 1,002 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with a 33 percent rise in volume to 9,607,200 shares up from 7,242,815 units, for a 29 percent higher at $16,791,971, up from $12,972,389 on Wednesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.3. ICInsider.com computes the PE ratios, that are derived by dividing the last traded stock price by earnings per share for companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2027.
Iron Rock Insurance advanced 38 cents to finish at $3.38 with 1,998,565 units crossing the market. JFP shed 5 cents and ended at 40 cents after an exchange of 126,188 shares, Knutsford Express declined 65 cents to at $8 with investors swapping 9,597 stock units, Lasco Financial gained 15 cents to close at $1.56 after a transfer of 67,845 stocks. ONE on ONE Educational rallied by 7 cents to 72 cents as investors exchanged 26,283 units and Stationery and Office Supplies fell 14 cents to finish at $1.42 with 13,813 stocks crossing the market.