Woodcats International pallet and crate manufacturer, cornered 39 percent of the 6,549,859 shares traded following a 47 percent rise from 4,455,615 units with a value of $8,170,358, compared with $8,483,284 on Tuesday on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange. At the close, 39 securities were exchanged compared to 42 on Tuesday, with prices of 13 rising, 19 declining and seven closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of an average of 167,945 shares traded at $209,496, after an increase from 106,086 stock units at $201,983 on Tuesday. Trading month to date, ended with an average of 140,604 stock units at $270,599 compared to 136,439 stock units at $279,908 on the preceding day and well lower than August, with an average of 433,821 shares at $676,565.
Woodcats International led trading with 2.56 million shares for 39.1 percent of total volume followed by Omni Industries with 1.58 million units for 24.2 percent of the day’s trade and Mailpac Group with 643,638 stocks for 9.8 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index gained 17.74 points to end at 2,939.88. 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.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.3.
ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, which are derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by earnings per share for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging declined 14 cents to close at $1.70, with 243,583 units being traded, Cargo Handlers increased $1.83 to end at $16.33 following an exchange of 1,036 stocks, Caribbean Cream shed 18 cents to close at $2.27 with 13,200 shares changing hands. Caribbean Flavours dropped 12 cents to $1.10 after a transfer of 38,475 stock units, Dolla Financial climbed 5 cents to finish at $3.55 with investors trading 164,374 shares, Elite Diagnostic rose 13 cents to close at $1.70 in an exchange of 1,647 stock units. Fontana advanced 22 cents to $6.42 with investors dealing in 11,995 stocks, Indies Pharma lost 9 cents to $2.56 after an exchange of 9,696 units, ISP Finance dipped 10 cents and ended at $9.85, with 1,002 stocks clearing the market. Jamaican Teas fell 10 cents to close at $2.14 as investors exchanged 1,150 units,
Jetcon Corporation popped 21 cents in closing at a 52 weeks high of $4.35, with trading of 287,330 shares, Knutsford Express shed 34 cents to end at $8.66 with 7,107 stock units passing through the market. Lasco Financial gained 15 cents to close at $1.55 in trading 43,784 shares, Lumber Depot slipped 21 cents and settled at $2.32 with 51,344 shares changing hands, Main Event lost 20 cents to stop at $3.80 with investors trading 4,753 units. MFS Capital Partners shed 5 cents to close at 45 cents with a transfer of 27,351 stock units and Regency Petroleum rallied 19 cents to finish at $4.18 after an exchange of 1,074 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.

Trading resulted in an exchange of 4,455,615 shares for $8,483,284, with an increase from 4,381,580 units at $7,840,390 on Monday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial fell $1.17 in closing at $16.83 with 847 stock units being traded, AMG Packaging rallied 24 cents to $1.84 with an exchange of 2,998 shares, Atlantic Hardware rose 5 cents to close at $1.43 after a transfer of 377,830 stocks. CAC 2000 lost 26 cents to end at $1.44 after exchanging of 600 stock units, Cargo Handlers gained 35 cents after closing at $14.50 with trading of a mere 1,000 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers climbed by 7 cents and to $1.70 with a transfer of 332,456 stock units. Caribbean Cream declined 20 cents to $2.45 in an exchange of 3,473 units, Derrimon Trading shed 7 cents to finish at 88 cents with investors swapping 595,928 stocks, Dolla Financial climbed 10 cents and ended at $3.50 after an exchange of 785,742 units. Elite Diagnostic dropped 30 cents to end at $1.57 with a transfer of 4,736 stocks, Express Catering increased 13 cents in closing at $1.98 with 40,734 shares crossing the exchange,
Lasco Financial skidded 6 cents to close at $1.40 in trading 418,652 stock units. Mailpac Group gained 6 cents to close at $2.37 with 2,423 shares crossing the market, ONE on ONE Educational popped 11 cents and ended at 73 cents with investors exchanging 17,457 shares, Regency Petroleum slipped 20 cents to $3.99 with 193,016 units clearing the market and Spur Tree Spices dipped 12 cents and ended at $1.28 with investors dealing in 120,140 stock units.
The market closed with an exchange of 1,312,663 shares for US$93,471 compared to 1,084,551 stock units at US$79,042 on Friday.
The market closed with trading of 4,381,580 shares for $7,840,390, well below the 7,655,368 units at $11,369,983 on Friday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.4. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Iron Rock Insurance climbed 19 cents to close at $2.69 after trading of 700 shares, Jetcon Corporation dipped 8 cents to finish at $4.13 after a transfer of 64,392 shares, Lasco Financial dropped 14 cents to end at $1.46 following trading of 665,320 stock units. Mailpac Group slipped 14 cents and ended at $2.31, with 500,921 shares changing hands, Regency Petroleum advanced 14 cents to $4.19 with investors dealing in 34,105 units, Spur Tree Spices rallied 5 cents to end at $1.40 after an exchange of 28,669 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies increased 13 cents and ended at $1.63 with investors swapping just 1,795 stock units.
Worst Performers. Notwithstanding to strong showing by the winners, the Junior Market suffered notable declines, following the porting of some poor profit results. Kintyre tops the ICInsider.com Top 10 Junior Market losers, reporting a steep 75.71 percent decline for the period year to August. This is partly tied to newer shareholders liquidating their holdings. The suspension of trading in Kintyre stock has not provided room for any price rebound to share price following the rapid sell off of shares that took place after news shares were issued earlier this year. Main Event ended as the second worst performing stock with 48.7 percent fall with profits down sharply. Fosrich slipped 43.37 percent, with huge losses incurred in 2025 and 2026 so far. Derrimon Trading fell sharply 42.2 percent and Edufocal declined by 39.29 percent, in rounding out the list of the five worst performers.
The market closed with trading of 7,655,368 shares for $11,369,983, compared with 9,294,685 units at $24,506,403 on Thursday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial skidded $1.70 to end at $16.83 with a transfer of 114 units, AMG Packaging climbed 5 cents to $1.85 with a transfer of 104 stocks, Cargo Handlers fell by 10 cents to close at $16.15 with 4,822 shares passing through the market. Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 20 cents to finish at $1.63 in trading 56,479 stocks, Caribbean Cream gained 43 cents and ended at $2.69 with a transfer of 46,610 shares, Dolphin Cove lost 38 cents to close at $9.62 with investors trading 33,031 stock units. Elite Diagnostic gained 39 cents to $1.94 with an exchange of 71,442 stocks, Everything Fresh rose 14 cents to close at $2.02 with 10,904 units changing hands, Express Catering rallied 5 cents and ended at $1.85 as investors exchanged 1,050 stocks. Fontana declined 10 cents to end at $6.35 after trading of 44,192 units, Fosrich shed 6 cents in closing at $1.25 with 42,072 shares crossing the market, Indies Pharma dropped 5 cents to finish at $2.60 with investors dealing in 12 stock units.
Iron Rock Insurance slipped 19 cents and ended at $2.50 with 3,602 shares changing hands, ISP Finance dipped 5 cents to $9.95 with investors swapping a mere one stock, Jetcon Corporation advanced 22 cents to finish at $4.21 after a transfer of 166,254 units. Knutsford Express rose 34 cents to end at $9 in switching ownership of 9,835 stock units, Lasco Financial climbed 7 cents in closing at $1.60 after an exchange of 32,808 shares, Main Event increased 63 cents to close at $3.99 with just 732 units clearing the market. ONE on ONE Educational fell 9 cents to 63 cents with investors trading 4,335 stocks, Regency Petroleum declined 20 cents to end at $4.05 with 19,782 stock units crossing the exchange, Spur Tree Spices popped 5 cents to $1.35 with investors dealing in 1,845 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies shed 16 cents to close at $1.50 in an exchange of 307,795 units.
The market closed with an exchange of 1,084,551 shares for US$79,042 after increasing from 522,273 stocks at US$51,007 on Thursday. Trading ended with an average of 98,596 shares at US$7,186 after rising from 65,284 units at US$6,376 on Thursday, with a month to date average of 72,418 units at US$5,859, compared to 62,819 stocks at US$5,372 on the previous day and August that ended with an average of 115,072 units for US$12,480.
The market closed with an exchange of 522,273 shares for US$51,007 after it dropped from 845,195 stock units at US$62,437 on Wednesday.
Trading resulted in an exchange of 9,294,685 shares up from 3,132,549 units on Wednesday, with a value of $24,506,403, rising from $7,271,958 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial shed 83 cents to end at $18.53 following trading of 91 stocks. AMG Packaging dipped 5 cents to $1.80 with investors swapping 29,567 shares, Cargo Handlers jumped $1.60 to end at $16.25 after an exchange of 429 units. Caribbean Cream fell 14 cents to $2.26 in trading of 504,860 stock units, Derrimon Trading shed 8 cents to end at 92 cents with an exchange of 5,166 stocks, Dolla Financial popped 9 cents to end at $3.50 as investors exchanged 5,084,417 stocks. Dolphin Cove declined 45 cents to $10 with 18,856 shares changing hands, Elite Diagnostic lost 24 cents to close at $1.55 with 13,573 stock units crossing the exchange, Everything Fresh advanced 6 cents to finish at $1.88 with investors dealing in 20,051 shares. Express Catering slipped 9 cents and ended at $1.80 with 3,531 shares changing hands, Honey Bun rose 38 cents to end at $5.78 with investors trading 6,676 units, KLE Group dipped 24 cents in closing at 86 cents with 9,952 stock units clearing the market.
Lasco Financial lost 7 cents to end at $1.53 in trading of 6,861 shares, Lumber Depot slipped by 6 cents to finish at $2.63 after a transfer of 88,977 stocks, Mailpac Group fell 5 cents and ended at $2.45 with investors trading 29,654 units. Main Event rallied 35 cents in closing at $3.36 in an exchange of 1,015 stock units, MFS Capital Partners dropped 8 cents to 50 cents after trading of 26,372 shares, Regency Petroleum increased 5 cents to close at $4.25 in switching ownership of 125,526 stocks and Spur Tree Spices shed 5 cents to $1.30 after an exchange of 165,300 units.