Junior Market trading ended on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with rising 25 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, having a 31 percent greater value than Tuesday, following trading in 39 securities compared with 40 on Tuesday and ending with prices of 14 rising, 18 declining and seven closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 6,643,942 shares for $10,874,824 compared with 5,317,670 units at $8,323,400 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 170,357 shares at $278,842 compared with 132,942 stocks at $208,085 on Tuesday, with the month to date, averaging 173,842 units at $268,500 compared to 175,441 stock units at $263,754 on the previous day and October with an average of 191,865 shares at $349,252.
Atlantic Hardware led trading with 1.59 million shares for 23.9 percent of total volume, followed by Kintyre Holdings, with 693,100 units for 10.4 percent of the day’s trade and RA Williams closed with 629,904 stocks for 9.5 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index lost only 0.09 points to end at 3,390.31. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 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 12.5, based on last traded price, in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging dropped 17 cents to finish at $2.24, after 22,857 shares were traded, Atlantic Hardware advanced 17 cents to close at a record of $1.47, with 1,589,761 stocks changing hands, Cargo Handlers rose 38 cents to end at $13.34 after trading of 15,222 shares. Caribbean Flavours lost 13 cents in closing at $1.50 after an exchange of 37,476 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries climbed 20 cents and ended at 52 weeks high of $2.29 closed at 23,465 units, Dolphin Cove declined $1.69 to close at $11.11 with investors swapping 79,228 stocks. Elite Diagnostic fell 23 cents to $1.67, with 16,059 units crossing the market, Express Catering sank 10 cents to end at $2.75 in an exchange of 30,685 shares, 
Fosrich popped 8 cents in closing at $2.28, with 276,358 stock units clearing the market. GWest Corporation slipped 14 cents and ended at 60 cents as investors exchanged 10,000 shares, Honey Bun rallied 38 cents to finish at $7.38 with a transfer of 1,480 units, Indies Pharma sank 8 cents to close at $2.90 after an exchange of 1,000 stocks. Lasco Financial increased by 7 cents to $1.95 with investors dealing in a mere 100 stock units, Limners and Bards shed 7 cents and ended at $1.12 after a transfer of 834 shares, Regency Petroleum gained 16 cents to finish at $4.06 with investors trading 109,179 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies dipped 13 cents to close at $1.71 in an exchange of 4,437 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 177,061 shares for US$10,906 compared to 232,839 stocks at US$24,914 on Monday.
Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 6.39 US cents in an exchange of 13 units and Transjamaican Highway declined 0.16 of one cent and ended at 2.4 US cents with investors trading 115,734 stocks.
The market closed with a 45 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, with 41 percent lower value than Monday, with trading of 5,317,670 shares worth $8,323,400, down from 9,594,7 ended with an averaged 132,942 shares at $208,085 compared to 213,218 stocks at $313,238 on Monday, with the month to date, averaging 175,441 stock units at $263,754 compared with 213,218 shares at an average of $313,238 on the previous day and October with an average of 191,865 shares at $349,252.
At the close, Access Financial rallied $2.28 and ended at $19.49 with investors dealing in 886 shares, AMG Packaging increased 25 cents to $2.41 after an exchange of 8,117 stocks, Atlantic Hardware climbed 15 cents to finish at a record closing high of $1.30, with 3,202,497 shares changing hands. Blue Power sank 37 cents to close at $3.36 after a transfer of 1,056 stock units, Cargo Handlers rose $1.83 to end at $12.96 as investors exchanged a mere 29 units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers dipped 25 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of $1.65 with a transfer of 1,241 shares. Caribbean Flavours gained 11 cents to $1.63, after clearing the market of 1,578 units, Consolidated Bakeries popped 19 cents to end at $2.09 with investors trading 4,465 stocks, Dolphin Cove sank 20 cents in closing at $12.80 in an exchange of 3,384 stock units. Everything Fresh declined 5 cents to finish at $2.10 with traders dealing in 93,144 shares, Express Catering fell 15 cents and ended at $2.85 in an exchange of 58,009 stock units, Fontana advanced 10 cents to close at $9.10 with investors trading 19,023 stocks. 
Future Energy slipped 7 cents to $2.98 after the trading 51,292 units, GWest Corporation rose 14 cents to close at 74 cents in trading 164,959 shares, Honey Bun lost 20 cents to end at $7, after closing with an exchange of 7,451 stock units. JFP rallied 9 cents in closing at 72 cents with investors trading 67,128 stocks, Knutsford Express increased 80 cents to finish at $13.80 in switching ownership of 5 units, Lasco Financial dropped 7 cents and ended at $1.88, with 103,643 shares crossing the exchange. Lumber Depot climbed 27 cents to close at a 52 weeks high of $3.60 in trading 122,981 units, Mailpac Group shed 8 cents to close at $2.39 with an exchange of 188,114 shares. Main Event skidded 7 cents to finish at $6.60, with 5,926 stock units crossing the market after the price hit an intraday 52 weeks low of $5.71. Omni Industries popped 12 cents and ended at 96 cents after 83,550 shares passed through the market, Paramount Trading sank 12 cents in closing at $1.13, with 50,119 stock units crossing the market and Regency Petroleum gained 35 cents to end at $3.90 after an exchange of 350,115 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
By the close, the market ended with a 75 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, with 83 percent lower value than Friday, following trading in 45 securities compared with 42 on Friday and ending with prices of 10 rising, 22 falling and 13 closing unchanged.
At the close, Access Financial dropped $2.27 to end at $17.21 with trading of a mere 105 shares, AMG Packaging sank 24 cents to $2.16 in an exchange of 3,736 stocks, Atlantic Hardware climbed 19 cents to a record high of $1.15 after investors grabbed 3,128,475 shares. Cargo Handlers, one of the companies that could benefit from increased demand for goods for reconstruction, declined $1.85 and ended at $11.13, with 838 units crossing the market, Caribbean Flavours sank 8 cents to finish at $1.52 with a transfer of 899 stocks, Derrimon Trading slipped 8 cents to close at $1.85, with 427,175 units crossing the exchange. Dolla Financial fell 8 cents to $2.56 with investors trading 113,100 stocks, Dolphin Cove increased 50 cents to end at $13 after an exchange of 7,371 shares, Express Catering popped 10 cents in closing at $3, with 49,703 stock units changing hands after investors cut the price from $3.65 before the hurricane, last week, in expectation of a slippage in business as tourist traffic could decline for a few months. Future Energy dropped 6 cents and ended at $3.05 after an exchange of 178,074 shares, 
GWest Corporation lost 10 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of 60 cents, with 57,129 stocks crossing the market, Honey Bun shed 10 cents to finish at $7.20 in an exchange of 16,495 stock units. Image Plus skidded 5 cents to 94 cents and closed with an exchange of 75,000 stock units, Indies Pharma rallied 14 cents to finish at $2.98, with 175,041 shares clearing the market, Lumber Depot rose 41 cents and ended at a 52 weeks high of $3.33 as investors exchanged 928,959 units. Main Event, a company to be negatively affected by reduced entertainment activity, fell 27 cents in closing at $6.67, after hitting an intraday 52 weeks low of $5.89, in switching ownership of 7,570 stocks, Medical Disposables dropped 27 cents to end at $1.42 with investors swapping 16,183 stock units, Regency Petroleum, the stock could suffer from decreased demand for fuel in western Jamaica, shed a huge 75 cents to close at $3.55 with an exchange of 513,486 shares and Spur Tree Spices lost 5 cents to $1 after 170,706 stocks passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 232,839 shares for US$24,914, up from 17,043 stocks at US$10,544 on Friday.
Sterling Investments ended at 2 US cents with a transfer of 5,543 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments lost 0.7 of one cent to end at 7 US cents, with 148,034 stock units crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.09 of a cent in closing at 2.56 US cents with traders dealing in 34,311 shares.
Trading closed with a sharp jump in the number of shares changing hands to 38,833,920, valued at $84,315,909, which is well above the 8,369,275 stock units worth $15,674,660 on Thursday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial popped $2.27 to finish at $19.48 with investors trading just 476 shares, AMG Packaging gained 3 cents to close at $2.40 in an exchange of 16,249,970 stock units, Atlantic Hardware rose by 10 cents to 96 cents with trading of 222,839 shares. Caribbean Cream dropped 8 cents to close at $2.01 after a transfer of 4,500 stocks, Dolla Financial climbed 6 cents and ended at $2.64 in trading 1,396,377 units, Dolphin Cove sank $1.33 to end at $12.50 with 1,910 stocks crossing the market. Express Catering lost 40 cents to end at $2.90 with an exchange of 161,310 shares, Fosrich slipped 13 cents and ended at $2.20 with 3,676,468 stock units changing hands, Honey Bun fell 19 cents in closing at $7.30 with a transfer of 10,361 stock units. Indies Pharma skidded 15 cents to finish at $2.84 as investors exchanged 21,500 shares, Iron Rock Insurance sank 8 cents to end at $3.40 with 39 units crossing the market, ISP Finance increased 46 cents to close at $12.96 with traders dealing in 1,502 stocks. Jamaican Teas advanced 10 cents to $2.50 with 2,068,386 stock units crossing the exchange, JFP dipped 8 cents in closing at 60 cents after trading of 15,701 shares, KLE Group declined 15 cents and ended at 75 cents as traders exchanged 16,241 stock units. 
Knutsford Express shed 69 cents to finish at $13 with 22,778 units clearing the market, Limners and Bards sank 4 cents to close at $1.20 after investors exchanged 2,117,927 stocks, Lumber Depot rallied 3 cents to end at $2.92 with 2,099,319 units passing through the market. Main Event skidded 21 cents to $6.94 after an exchange of 9,512 stocks, Medical Disposables sank 3 cents to finish at $1.69, after closing with an exchange of 17,632 shares, MFS Capital Partners dipped 5 cents and ended at 35 cents with investors trading 10,435 stock units. ONE on ONE Educational lost 5 cents to end at 86 cents with 4,940,169 shares switching ownership, Paramount Trading declined 4 cents in closing at $1.25 with investors swapping 8,267 stock units, Regency Petroleum shed 10 cents to close at $4.30 as traders passed 1,887,645 stocks through the market and Stationery and Office Supplies dipped 4 cents to $1.84 after closing with 2,065,522 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 17,043 shares for US$10,544, jumping from 9,916 stocks at US$2,439 on Thursday.
Productive Business Solutions ended at 74 US cents after trading 3 units, Proven Investments rose 0.2 of a cent and ended at 10.2 US cents with investors trading 1,215 shares. Sterling Investments remained at 2 US cents with 17 stock units passing through the market, Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 7.7 US cents after an exchange of 455 stock units and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.03 of one cent to end at 2.65 US cents with 14,076 units changing hands.
At the close of the market, Margaritaville remained at 7 US cents in trading 94 shares, Proven Investments shed 0.25 of one cent in closing at 10 US cents after an exchange of 1,818 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments gained 0.88 of one cent to 7.7 US cents with investors swapping a mere one share. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share popped 0.39 of a cent and ended at 6.39 US cents with traders crossing 312 units through the exchange and Transjamaican Highway slipped 0.06 of one cent to close at 2.68 US cents with investors dealing in 6,578 stocks.
The market closed with trading of 8,369,275 shares for $15,674,660, sliding from 13,876,969 units at $25,659,844 on Friday.
At the close of the market, Access Financial slipped 79 cents to $17.21 with a transfer of a mere 104 shares, AMG Packaging rose 13 cents to $2.37 with 3,021 stocks passing through the market, Atlantic Hardware lost 3 cents to end at 86 cents after trading of 81,040 shares. Cargo Handlers rallied 18 cents to $12.98 with 204 stocks crossing the market, Consolidated Bakeries popped 20 cents in closing at $1.90 with 10,214 stock units switching ownership, Derrimon Trading gained 6 cents to end at $1.91 with 2,574,178 shares clearing the market. Dolla Financial increased 3 cents in closing at $2.58 after a transfer of 162,020 stocks, Dolphin Cove sank 10 cents to $13.83 with 24,835 units crossing the exchange, Express Catering fell 35 cents to close at $3.30 in trading 10,642 stock units. Fontana dipped 9 cents to end at $9 as 21,462 shares changed hands, Fosrich climbed 3 cents to finish at $2.33 with traders dealing in 1,735,577 units, GWest Corporation sank 7 cents and ended at 70 cents after an exchange of 58 stocks. 
Jamaican Teas advanced 5 cents to $2.40 with investors dealing in 806,273 stock units, Knutsford Express dropped 11 cents to finish at $13.69 with 37 shares crossing the market, Limners and Bards popped 3 cents and ended at $1.24 with investors trading 10,000 stock units. Lumber Depot advanced 4 cents to end at $2.89, closing with 54,670 stocks changing hands, One Great Studio rose 3 cents in closing at 42 cents, with investors trading 519,397 units, Paramount Trading rallied 4 cents to close at $1.29 with an exchange of 11,267 stocks. Regency Petroleum shed 10 cents to land at $4.40 in trading 165,075 units, Spur Tree Spices declined 4 cents to close at $1.05 as investors exchanged 273,348 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies increased 8 cents to end at $1.88 in an exchange of just one stock unit.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with the trading of 13,876,969 shares at $25,659,844, much more than the 4,079,653 units that traded at $5,854,583 on Thursday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.8, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2026.
KLE Group declined 7 cents in closing at 90 cents after an exchange of 117 shares, Lumber Depot rallied 16 cents to finish at $2.85 in trading 1,848,895 stock units. Main Event rose 35 cents and ended at $7.15 after 17,418 shares passed through the market, One Great Studio declined 3 cents to finish at 39 cents, with 29,969 units crossing the market. RA Williams popped 3 cents to 43 cents, with 25,000 shares changing hands, Regency Petroleum sank 14 cents to end at $4.50 in an exchange of 143,445 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies added 3 cents to end at $1.80, with 1,000,433 stocks crossed the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.