Kintyre Holdings captured 60 percent of all the volume of shares traded on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, following a release from the company indicating that profits attributed to shareholders for 2025 jumped to $149 million. At the end of trading, the volume of stocks changing hands rose 41 percent, with 5 percent more value than on Tuesday, following an exchange of 42 securities, as trading slipped from 47 on Tuesday, with prices of 14 rising, 13 declining and 15 closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 14,784,453 shares for $16,218,626, after a climb from 10,487,172 units at $15,410,498 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 352,011 shares at $386,158, compared to 223,131 stocks at $327,883 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date, ended with an average of 391,283 units at $418,842 after sliding from 396,553 stock units at $423,227 on the previous day and February, with an average of 301,118 shares at $408,514.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 8.90 million shares for 60.2 percent of total volume, followed by Fosrich with 1.43 million units for 9.7 percent of the day’s trade and Mailpac Group with 670,000 stocks for 4.5 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index advanced 1.93 points to settle at 3,380.86. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.7, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share.
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At the close of the market, CAC 2000 fell 9 cents to finish at $1.90 as investors exchanged 4 shares, Derrimon Trading dipped by 11 cents to end at $1.63 with traders switching ownership of 128,407 stocks, Dolla Financial advanced 18 cents to $2.69 with investors trading 513,010 shares. Dolphin Cove sank 16 cents to close at $10.80 after dealers swapped 7,442 stocks, Express Catering declined 6 cents in closing at $2.39 with investors dealing in 14,756 units, Fontana popped 30 cents to end at $7.60 with 5,584 stocks crossing the market. Future Energy increased 19 cents to $4 with investors swapping 657,939 shares, GWest Corporation climbed 6 cents and ended at 74 cents with an exchange of 316 stock units, Image Plus rose 6 cents in closing at 87 cents with 19,409 units clearing the market. Indies Pharma rallied 18 cents to end at $2.99 after an exchange of 48,861 stock units, Knutsford Express slipped 50 cents to close at $9.50 in trading of 30,691 units, Lasco Financial gained 8 cents to finish at $1.65 after an exchange of 1,505 shares. Lumber Depot shed 14 cents to $2.35 with a transfer of 11,907 stock units, Main Event jumped $1.36 in closing at $6.97 with 202 shares crossing the market and Regency Petroleum lost 18 cents and ended at $4.81 in an exchange of 158,322 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading ended with an exchange of 10,487,172 shares for $15,410,498 after sliding from 11,434,106 units at $18,735,373 on Monday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.6, 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.
Image Plus shed 6 cents to close at 81 cents after an exchange of 100,957 units, Indies Pharma sank 16 cents to$2.81 with a transfer of 10,824 stocks, Iron Rock Insurance climbed 28 cents and ended at $2.78 with 120 stock units clearing the market. Lasco Financial slipped 8 cents to end at $1.57 with investors trading 5,737 shares, Main Event skidded $1.39 in closing at $5.61 in an exchange of 7,829 stock units and Medical Disposables dropped 16 cents to finish at $1.15 with investors swapping 2,789 units.
Trading on Monday ended with an average of 248,568 shares at $407,291, in a fall from 326,335 stock units averaging $532,619 on Friday. Trading for the month to date averages 427,195 units at $440,074, down from 464,544 stock units at $446,928 on the previous day and greater than February, which ended with an average of 301,118 shares at $408,514.
At the close of the market, CAC 2000 rose 23 cents to $1.98, after switching ownership of 700 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers climbed 27 cents to $2.05 after an exchange of 9,247 stock units, Caribbean Flavours popped 6 cents to close at $1.66 with a transfer of 765 shares. Derrimon Trading slipped by 10 cents to $1.70 after an exchange of 15,882 stock units, Dolla Financial advanced 14 cents to $2.69, with trading of 149,173 units, Dolphin Cove sank 46 cents to end at $10.54 with 34,671 stocks changing hands. Express Catering gained 32 cents to $2.48 with investors swapping 5,497 units, Fontana dropped 19 cents to $7.36 with 63,481 shares crossing the market, Fosrich rallied 6 cents to end at $2.19 after an exchange of 6,882 stock units. Future Energy increased 12 cents and ended at a 52 weeks high of $3.62 after investors swapped 2,610,712 shares, Honey Bun popped 22 cents to close at $6.50 with 3,409 stock units crossing the exchange, Indies Pharma gained 17 cents to finish at $2.97 after a transfer of 61,740 stocks.
ISP Finance rose $1.70 to $12.50 with investors trading 53 units, Jetcon Corporation rallied 31 cents to finish at a 52 weeks high of $2.76, with 301,963 shares crossing the market, after most shares traded around $2.50, KLE Group increased 13 cents and ended at $1.04 with traders dealing in 8,800 stock units. Omni Industries climbed 7 cents to end at 98 cents with 120,024 units clearing the market, Spur Tree Spices advanced 7 cents in closing at $1.07 in trading 460 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies lost 11 cents to end at $1.56, after 959,483 units passed through the market.
Some 14,685,086 shares were traded for $23,967,844, up from 13,650,004 units at $15,782,587 on Thursday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14, derived at 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.
Iron Rock Insurance dropped 29 cents to $2.50 with investors swapping 428,754 stock units, ISP Finance climbed 17 cents to $10.80 in an exchange of 32 shares, Jamaican Teas fell 10 cents and ended at $2.30 with traders dealing in 400,000 stock units. KLE Group declined by 12 cents to close at 91 cents with 210 shares passing through the market, Omni Industries lost 8 cents to end at 91 cents with an exchange of 721,450 stock units, Regency Petroleum increased 10 cents in closing at $5 with 413,407 units changing hands and Stationery and Office Supplies rallied 12 cents to $1.67 after a transfer of 23,875 stocks.
The market closed with trading of 13,650,004 shares for $15,782,587 after rising from 11,889,308 units at $14,632,854 on Wednesday.
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Honey Bun skidded 25 cents and ended at $6.25 as investors exchanged 7,003 shares, Indies Pharma fell 19 cents to finish at $2.80 after a transfer of 67,272 stock units, ISP Finance slipped $2.37 to close at $10.63 with traders dealing in a mere one unit. Jamaican Teas lost 6 cents to $2.40 after an exchange of 41,494 stocks, Main Event rallied $1.42 and ended at $7 with a transfer of 230 units, Regency Petroleum rose 45 cents to close at a 52 weeks high of $4.90 following an exchange of 308,057 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies declined 15 cents to finish at $1.55 in switching ownership of 300,000 shares.
The market closed with trading of 6,563,836 shares for $9,598,255, in a plunge from 55,411,434 units at $34,342,706 on Monday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.6, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share.
Future Energy rallied 11 cents to $3.18, following trading of 359,175 units, Honey Bun slipped 8 cents to close at $6.51 with 4,535 stocks crossing the market, Indies Pharma fell 9 cents and ended at $2.71 after an exchange of 501,274 stock units. Iron Rock Insurance dropped 38 cents to finish at $2.50 with 1,650 shares clearing the market, Lumber Depot shed 13 cents to end at $2.52 in an exchange of 25,142 stocks and Medical Disposables sank 17 cents to close at $1.16 with 8,931 units passing through the market.
The market closed with trading with an average of 1,178,967 shares at $730,696, up from 379,116 stock units at $622,482 on Friday, and in February, with an average of 301,118 shares at $408,514.
At the close of the market, Access Financial advanced by $1.74 to $17.25 after an exchange of 1,968 shares, AMG Packaging fell by 7 cents to $2.10 with 17,050 units clearing the market, Blue Power rose 30 cents to finish at $3.80 after an exchange of 4,763 shares. Caribbean Assurance Brokers dipped 6 cents and ended at $2 with 45,013 stock units crossing the market, Caribbean Cream climbed 7 cents to $1.62 in trading 202 stocks, Caribbean Flavours shed 13 cents to end at $1.55 after an exchange of 108 shares. Consolidated Bakeries declined 39 cents in closing at $1.26 with investors trading 468 stocks, Dolphin Cove increased 40 cents to $11.20 with 11,839 units changing hands, Fontana popped 22 cents and ended at $7.80 as investors exchanged 69,981 stock units. GWest Corporation sank 6 cents to end at 67 cents with a transfer of 49,611 shares,
Indies Pharma dipped 20 cents to finish at $2.80 with investors swapping 35,425 units, Iron Rock Insurance gained 18 cents to close at $2.88 with traders switching ownership of 100 stocks. Jetcon Corporation rallied 8 cents to $2.38 with dealings in 36,851 stock units, Knutsford Express increased 50 cents in closing at $10 with 20,232 shares passing through the market, Lumber Depot popped 15 cents and ended at $2.65 with investors dealing in 19,727 stock units. Medical Disposables rallied 18 cents to finish at $1.33 with trading of 534 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies lost 6 cents to close at $1.69 with an exchange of 842,038 units.
The market closed on Friday and for February with trading in 7,060,215 shares for $28,011,689, following a slide from 21,504,069 stock units at $45,830,454 on Thursday.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rose a mere 3.24 points to close at 3,373.46. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Iron Rock Insurance increased 20 cents to $2.70, with trading in 400 units, Knutsford Express sank 50 cents to end at $9.50 with an exchange of 22,016 stock units. Limners and Bards rallied 7 cents in closing at 97 cents with 38,359 shares changing hands, after the price hit an intraday 52 weeks low of 87 cents, Medical Disposables slipped 18 cents to finish at $1.15 after an exchange of 31,042 units, MFS Capital Partners fell 6 cents to close at 36 cents with investors trading 779,523 stocks. Omni Industries advanced 10 cents to 98 cents after an exchange of 99,082 stock units and Regency Petroleum rose 11 cents to close at $4.35 with traders dealing in 507,052 shares.
The market closed with 21,504,069 shares trading worth $45,830,454 compared with 22,146,875 units at $42,456,404 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index shed 16.00 points to end the day at 3,370.22. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Elite Diagnostic popped 12 cents to end at $1.48 in an exchange of 13,106 stocks, Fosrich fell 14 cents in closing at $2.19 with 1,910,662 stock units clearing the market. GWest Corporation dipped 9 cents and ended at 66 cents with an exchange of 7,279 shares, Honey Bun sank 9 cents to finish at $6.50 with 6,474 stock units crossing the market, Image Plus increased 9 cents to close at 89 cents with investors trading 28,473 units. Indies Pharma climbed 25 cents to $2.95 after an exchange of 24,982 stocks, Iron Rock Insurance slipped 20 cents to end at $2.50 with investors swapping 195,389 shares, Jetcon Corporation lost 9 cents in closing at $2.30 in an exchange of 2,162,971 stocks. Knutsford Express declined 80 cents to finish at $10 with traders dealing in 5,848 units, Limners and Bards fell 10 cents and ended at 90 cents as investors exchanged 339,706 stock units and Regency Petroleum shed 6 cents to close at $4.24 in switching ownership of 129,983 shares.
At the close, a total of 22,146,875 shares worth $42,456,404 were traded, after an increase over the 6,025,721 units at $9,189,434 on Tuesday.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging shed 24 cents to end at $2 after an exchange of 121,713 shares, Cargo Handlers sank by 10 cents to $18.70 with 2,000 stocks crossing the market, Caribbean Cream slipped 10 cents to $1.79 at the close after trading at an intraday 52 days low of $1,55, after an exchange of 40,221 shares. Caribbean Flavours lost 20 cents in closing at $1.50 after a transfer of 206,256 stocks, Consolidated Bakeries increased 19 cents to $1.66 after trading of 5,000 units, Derrimon Trading popped 17 cents to finish at $1.80 in switching ownership of 2,105,408 stocks. Dolla Financial advanced 13 cents to $2.58 after an exchange of 3,334,960 units, Dolphin Cove rose 38 cents to close at $11.28 with 1,489 shares changing hands, Elite Diagnostic fell 14 cents in closing at $1.36 with a transfer of 20,902 stock units. Everything Fresh dipped 7 cents and ended at $2.02 with 25,000 shares passing through the market, Fosrich gained 13 cents to end at $2.33 in trading 2,885,472 stocks, Future Energy rallied 9 cents to finish at $3.10 with 40,243 units clearing the market.
Honey Bun climbed 10 cents to $6.59 with traders dealing in 616 stock units, Image Plus sank 9 cents to end at 80 cents after an exchange of 1,510,819 shares, Indies Pharma skidded 20 cents in closing at $2.70 with investors trading 31,780 stocks. ISP Finance increased 85 cents to finish at $13 with an exchange of 157 stock units, Jamaican Teas climbed 19 cents and ended at $2.42 with 1,866,406 stock units crossing the market, Knutsford Express rose 52 cents to close at $10.80 with investors dealing in 8,645 shares. Lasco Financial dropped 15 cents to $1.65 with 6,526 stock units crossing the exchange, Mailpac Group advanced 30 cents to $2.90 with investors swapping 967,872 units, Omni Industries declined 12 cents to end at 88 cents after an exchange of 1,000,000 stocks. ONE on ONE Educational popped 8 cents in closing at 94 cents with investors trading 1,208,598 units and Stationery and Office Supplies gained 23 cents to finish at $1.74 after an exchange of 1,865,688 shares.