Trading ended on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 36 percent and the value down 53 percent from Wednesday, following trading in 41 securities, compared with 40 on Wednesday and ending with 13 rising, 17 declining and 11 closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 5,462,459 shares for $8,266,954, down from 8,524,187 stock units at $17,475,935 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 133,231 shares at $201,633, well below 213,105 shares valued at $436,898 on the preceding day. Trading month to date, averages 822,380 units at $1,524,663, down from 958,221 stock units at $1,785,453 on the previous day and greater than an average of 324,023 shares at $544,060 for September.
RA Williams led trading with 1.27 million shares for 23.2 percent of total volume, followed by Jamaican Teas with 1.14 million units for 20.9 percent of the day’s trade and Express Catering with 421,980 stocks for 7.7 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index slipped 25.68 points to end at 3,085.34. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
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.
At the close, Access Financial shed $2.29 and closed at $17.66 after an exchange of 238 units, AMG Packaging fell 14 cents to $1.71 with investors trading 718 stocks, Blue Power skidded by 26 cents and ended at $3.23 after trading of 100 shares. Caribbean Cream advanced 6 cents to a 52 weeks high of $3.45 with an exchange of 75,409 stock units, Dolla Financial gained 5 cents and ended at $3.78 after 148,311 shares were exchanged, Dolphin Cove fell 6 cents to $10.12 as after an exchange of 1,122 units. Elite Diagnostic slipped 6 cents to $1.78, after 149,251 stocks passed through the market, Express Catering climbed 47 cents to close at $3 with an exchange of 421,980 stock units, Fontana dipped 8 cents to $6.10, with 34,058 shares changing hands. Future Energy dropped 6 cents in closing at $3.68, with investors trading 35,866 stock units, Honey Bun increased 56 cents to finish at $7.66 following an exchange of 6,751 units, ISP Finance declined 88 cents and ended at $8, with a transfer of a mere 2 stocks. 
Jetcon Corporation rose 15 cents to $4.65 after 57,768 shares crossed the exchange, Knutsford Express lost 70 cents to close at $7.78 in trading 134 units, Mailpac Group rallied 12 cents to close at $2.32 after a transfer of 1,093 stocks. One Great Studio declined 5 cents to end at 52 cents, with investors dealing in 149,553 stock units, ONE on ONE Educational gained 9 cents and ended at 80 cents in an exchange of 134,003 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies rose 18 cents to finish at $1.61, with an exchange of 49,481 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction.
Quantas Advantage advanced 0.12 of one cent to end at 15 US cents with 900 shares being traded, Sygnus Credit Investments dropped 0.37 of a cent in closing at 6.53 US cents in an exchange of 14,940 units and Transjamaican Highway rallied 0.22 of one cent to 6.43 US cents with 408,117 stocks crossing the market.
The market closed with trading of 8,524,187 shares for $17,475,935, after it tumbled from 86,783,039 units at $148,426,316 on Tuesday.
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.
Jamaican Teas dipped 15 cents to $2.01 after trading of 2,599,885 stocks, Jetcon Corporation declined 29 cents to settle at $4.50 as investors exchanged 14,956 units. Mailpac Group shed 12 cents to $2.20 with 17,637 shares crossing the market, Main Event dipped 5 cents to close at $3.75 after an exchange of 23,702 units, RA Williams slipped 5 cents in closing at 64 cents with dealing in 681,734 stock units. Regency Petroleum fell 10 cents and ended at $4.15 in an exchange of 12,406 stock units and Spur Tree Spices rose 14 cents to close at $1.39 with 53 shares passing through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
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.
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.
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 an exchange of 236,327 shares, down 67 percent from 709,279 stock units on Monday, resulting in a value of US$16,739 after tumbling 62 percent from US$43,937 on Monday.
Proven Investments declined 0.01 of a cent and ended at 5.75 US cents after trading of 4,651 shares. Sterling Investments ended at 2.1 US cents in switching owners of 5,265 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 0.25 of one cent in closing at 6.9 US cents with investors trading 32,988 shares, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share shed 0.39 of a cent to end at 4.6 US cents with 500 units crossing the exchange and Transjamaican Highway dropped 0.23 of one cent in closing at 6.21 US cents in trading 186,689 stocks.
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.
The market closed with an exchange of 709,279 shares for US$43,937, down from 743,959 stock units at US$54,674 on Friday.
Proven Investments dropped 0.23 of a cent to 5.76 US cents with 97 shares changing hands. Quantas Advantage rose 0.06 of a cent to close at 14.88 US cents after trading of 4,244 stock units, Sterling Investments lost 0.18 of a cent to close at 2.1 US cents with a mere one share passing through the market and Transjamaican Highway dipped 0.05 of one cent to end at 6.44 US cents in switching ownership of 704,923 stock units.
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.