The Junior Market Index advanced a solid 54.46 points to finish trading at 3,359.27 after the market hit 3,384 points in the late morning session on the Jamaica Stock Exchange. The volume and the value of shares traded dipped 14 percent, respectively, from Wednesday. Trading activity closed with trading in 42 securities, as was the case on Wednesday and ended with prices of 19 rising, 13 declining and 10 closing unchanged.
A total of 11,892,327 shares were traded, at a value of $16,043,357, with a slide from 13,885,342 units at $18,694,619 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 283,151 shares at $381,985 in decreasing from 330,603 stock units at $445,110 on Wednesday, with the month to date, averaging 459,109 units at $512,401 compared with 471,530 stock units at $521,607 on the previous day and December with an average of 1,003,109 shares at $2,482,468.
Kintyre Holdings now seems to be facing selling pressure, led trading with 4.16 million shares for 35 percent of the total volume, followed by Dolla Financial ending with 3.35 million stocks for 28.1 percent of the day’s trade and EduFocal with 1.06 million stocks for 8.9 percent of the volume of shares traded.
At the close of the market, the Junior Market Index increased 54.46 points to end at 3,359.27. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six 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 13.3, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by earnings per share. The ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, Blue Power rallied 49 cents to $4.29 as investors traded 3,820 shares, Caribbean Flavours lost 13 cents to finish at $1.62 in trading 2,102 stock units, Derrimon Trading increased 13 cents and ended at $1.70 with 76 shares crossing the market. Dolla Financial skidded 9 cents to close at $2.40 with investors trading 3,345,695 stocks, Dolphin Cove sank 28 cents in closing at $12 with 2,050 units crossing the exchange, Fontana climbed 25 cents to end at $7.95 with investors swapping 13,915 stocks. Future Energy shed 9 cents to $2.66 with traders switching ownership of 581,270 shares, Honey Bun declined 10 cents to close at $6.50 after a transfer of 6,134 stock units,
Iron Rock Insurance popped 8 cents in closing at $3.47 with traders dealing in 2,553 units. ISP Finance gained 42 cents to finish at $11.90 after trading of 126 shares, Jetcon Corporation rose 9 cents and ended at $2.05 with 27,859 shares passing through the market, Knutsford Express advanced $1.57 to end at $11.57 in an exchange of 200 stock units. Lasco Financial sank 18 cents in closing at $1.42 with 106,007 stock units crossing the market, Lumber Depot rose 6 cents to $2.76 after trading in 167,225 shares, Mailpac Group dipped 22 cents to close at $2.60 with 3,550 units clearing the market. Main Event climbed 38 cents to finish at $7.68 after an exchange of 11,550 stocks, Medical Disposables increased 6 cents and ended at $1.16 with a mere 58 stock units changing hands and Regency Petroleum popped 8 cents to end at $3.83 with an exchange of 18,147 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated. unit
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 15,336,531 shares for $10,873,321 after moving from 10,630,002 units at $16,050,365 on Friday.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging popped 33 cents to close at $2.69 with investors trading 3,253 shares, Atlantic Hardware fell 9 cents to $1.88 after an exchange of 1,400,006 stocks, Blue Power shed 49 cents and ended at $3.80 with traders dealing in 8,317 units. Consolidated Bakeries lost 15 cents in closing at $1.40 with 32,718 shares passing through the market, Derrimon Trading slipped 10 cents to finish at $1.55 with investors swapping 42,605 stock units, Dolphin Cove sank 24 cents to end at $12.20 with 1,696 shares clearing the market. Elite Diagnostic dipped 15 cents to $1.41 with a transfer of 47,623 stocks, Fosrich increased 13 cents and ended at $2.35 following trading of 10,555 units, Honey Bun climbed 71 cents to close at $6.60 with an exchange of 21,954 stock units. Jamaican Teas clawed back 28 cents of its recent loss, to end at $2.18 with 31,844 shares crossing the market, Jetcon Corporation sank 33 cents in closing at $1.98 in trading 166,647 stocks, 
KLE Group rallied 11 cents to finish at $1 with 19 units crossing the exchange. Knutsford Express skidded 8 cents and ended at $11.50 with investors trading 4,546 stock units, Limners and Bards declined 7 cents to 98 cents in an exchange of 111,670 shares, Lumber Depot advanced 6 cents to end at $2.69 with investors dealing in 38,112 stock units. Mailpac Group dropped 39 cents in closing at $2.50 with dealers switching ownership of 75,567 units, Omni Industries gained 13 cents to finish at 98 cents as investors exchanged 512,700 stocks, ONE on ONE Educational sank 6 cents to close at 90 cents after a transfer of 470,343 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies popped 10 cents to $1.60 with 86,779 stocks crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading ended with an exchange of 10,630,002 shares, valued at $16,050,365, sliding sharply from 30,768,377 units at $59,694,483 on Thursday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.6, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by earnings per share.
Indies Pharma climbed 9 cents to $2.74 in an exchange of 82,708 units, Jamaican Teas slipped 36 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $1.90 with 2,561,887 units crossing the market, Jetcon Corporation sank 7 cents in closing at $2.31 after an exchange of 29,342 stock units. KLE Group gained 9 cents and ended at 89 cents after the transfer of 1,100 shares, Knutsford Express rose $1.03 to end at $11.58 with 1,179 stocks clearing the market, Lasco Financial gained 9 cents to finish at $1.60 with traders dealing in 1,389 stocks. Lumber Depot popped 8 cents and ended at $2.63 with 90,248 units crossing the market, Medical Disposables fell 6 cents to $1.10 in an exchange of 419 shares, Omni Industries sank 21 cents to close at 85 cents with investors trading 345,929 stock units and ONE on ONE Educational climbed 10 cents to finish at 96 cents with an exchange of 13,481 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated. unit
The volume of stocks traded jumped 117 percent, with a 266 percent higher value than on Wednesday, following trading of 30,768,377 shares valued at $59,694,483 after soaring from 14,148,099 stock units worth $16,310,076 on Wednesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.5, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share.
ISP Finance sank $3.51 to finish at $11.48 after an exchange of 101 shares, Jetcon Corporation rose 11 cents and ended at $2.38 with a transfer of 286,885 stocks, Kintyre Holdings slipped 6 cents to close at 58 cents with 1,952,048 units crossing the exchange. Knutsford Express gained 55 cents to $10.55 in trading 8,957 stock units, Lasco Financial skidded 9 cents in closing at $1.51 after a transfer of 15,716 shares, Lumber Depot sank 20 cents to end at $2.55 with traders dealing in 11,195 units. Medical Disposables declined 6 cents to finish at $1.16 in an exchange of 65,600 stocks and Paramount Trading increased 13 cents and ended at a 52 weeks high of $1.51 with investors swapping 356,570 stock units, after trading at a 52 weeks intraday high of $1.79.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading ended with an exchange of 14,148,099 shares for $16,310,076 compared with 6,302,303 units at $10,830,092 on Tuesday.
At the close of the market, Access Financial gained 82 cents after closing at $18.44 with traders dealing in 153 shares, AMG Packaging sank 40 cents to $2.50 after an exchange of 22,875 units, Atlantic Hardware popped 17 cents and ended at a record high of $2.02 after trading of 4,649,996 stock units. Cargo Handlers rallied $2.32 to end at $17.81 with a transfer of 12,185 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 18 cents in closing at $1.78 with 3,183 stock units crossing the market, Caribbean Cream dipped 16 cents to finish at $2 in an exchange of 4,613 shares. Consolidated Bakeries fell 16 cents to $1.35 with investors trading 2,000 stocks, Derrimon Trading skidded 9 cents to finish at $1.65 with investors switching ownership of 330,362 units, Dolla Financial gained 22 cents and ended at $2.57 with 35,252 stock units changing hands. Dolphin Cove sank 34 cents to close at $12.10 with investors dealing in 773 shares, EduFocal slipped 6 cents to 23 cents after an exchange of 3,116,038 stock units, Everything Fresh lost 8 cents to end at $2.10 in trading 218 units. 
Express Catering dropped 26 cents to $2.33 with 117,107 stocks crossing the market, Fontana shed 25 cents and ended at $7.75 with investors trading 82,210 units, Fosrich declined 25 cents to finish at $2.21 with 3,897 stocks clearing the market. Jetcon Corporation sank 8 cents in closing at $2.27 as investors exchanged only 545 shares, Knutsford Express advanced 55 cents to close at $10 with 1,573 stock units passing through the market, Mailpac Group climbed 38 cents to end at a 52 weeks high of $2.88 after an exchange of 106,489 shares and Main Event increased 20 cents in closing at $7.70 with investors swapping 138 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated. unit
The market closed with trading of 6,322,850 shares for $9,741,688 after plunging from 13,068,999 units at $25,015,021 on Friday.
The Junior Market finished 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 used in this report for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
Jetcon Corporation declined 10 cents to finish at $2.45 with 389,554 shares passing through the market, Kintyre Holdings declined by 7 cents and ended at 60 cents with investors dealing in 688,072 stocks, Knutsford Express rallied 54 cents to close at $11.54 with dealers switching ownership of 6,392 units. Mailpac Group rose 29 cents to $2.71 with 27,338 stock units crossing the market, Medical Disposables advanced 13 cents to finish at $1.43 after a transfer of 101 shares, MFS Capital Partners gained 6 cents and ended at 40 cents following the trading of 3,312 units and ONE on ONE Educational rose 11 cents to end at 97 cents with 15,413 stocks crossing the exchange.
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.