Trading pulled back sharply on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market on Wednesday, following heavy trading in Elite Diagnostic on the previous day, resulting in the volume of stocks trading plunging 90 percent and the value down 88 percent compared with Tuesday. The market closed with action in 40 securities, after climbing from 39 on Tuesday and ending, with prices of 12 rising, 17 declining and 11 closing unchanged.
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.
Trading averaged 213,105 shares at $436,898, after dropping from 2,225,206 stocks at $3,805,803 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date averages 958,221 stock units at $1,785,453 following trading of 1,135,630 stocks at $2,106,537 on the previous day and an average of 324,023 shares at $544,060 for September.
Jamaican Teas led trading with 2.60 million shares for 30.5 percent of total volume followed by ONE on ONE Educational with 904,896 units for 10.6 percent of the day’s trade and RA Williams with 681,734 stocks for 8 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index advanced 11.64 points to close at 3,111.02. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.7. 
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.
At the close of a steep decline in trading, Access Financial fell 5 cents to $19.95 with a transfer of 28 units, Cargo Handlers rose 25 cents and ended at $15.75 with a transfer of 3,036 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers lost 14 cents to close at $1.41 in trading of 15,392 shares. Dolla Financial skidded by 8 cents to close at $3.73 after a transfer of 463,272 stock units, Elite Diagnostic climbed 24 cents to $1.84, with trading of 16,050 shares, Express Catering rose 10 cents to finish at $2.53, with an exchange of 240,547 units. Fontana advanced 18 cents to $6.18, with 87,205 stocks changing hands, Fosrich popped 20 cents and stopped at $1.60, with a transfer of 465,426 units, GWest Corporation rallied 10 cents and ended at 70 cents with 2,439 shares crossing the market. Indies Pharma gained 9 cents in closing at $2.69, with investors swapping 155,085 stock units, 
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 trading of 146,607 shares for $618,687 after sliding from 179,440 stock units at $1,207,091 on Monday.
Ansa McAl declined 49 cents to $44.50 with 220 shares crossing the market. AS Bryden shed 15 cents to close at $1.35 in trading 71,000 stock units, First Citizens Group closed at $40 in trading 4,636 shares, GraceKennedy rallied by 5 cents in closing at $4.20 with trading 34 stocks. Guardian Holdings popped 50 cents to $17.50 with 29 units crossing the exchange, JMMB Group ended at 85 cents after trading of 3,300 stock units, Massy Holdings ended at $3.30 in switching ownership of 17,817 shares. Medcorp dipped 1 cent to close at $43.74 with 10 stocks clearing the market, National Enterprises remained at $4.60 in an exchange of 13,248 units, National Flour Mills lost 4 cents to end at $1.65 with investors swapping 30,253 stock units. Point Lisas remained at $7.50 with a transfer of 20 shares, 
Republic Financial rallied $1 and ended at $115 as investors exchanged 1,001 stock units, Scotiabank ended at $47.74 with 23 units passing through the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL skidded 5 cents to end at $10.10 after an exchange of 2,506 stocks, Unilever Caribbean ended at $16.45 with investors dealing in 30 units and West Indian Tobacco rose 10 cents to finish at $4 in an exchange of 2,446 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 trading of 179,440 shares worth $1,207,091 after rising from 173,038 stock units at $1,163,724 on Friday.
AS Bryden rose 1 cent to $1.50, with trading of 21 share, CinemaOne ended at $2.87 after 104 shares were traded, First Citizens Group closed at $40 with an exchange of 6,511 stocks. GraceKennedy fell 5 cents to $4.15 with 194 stock units clearing the market, Guardian Holdings climbed 39 cents to $17 with trading in 52 stock units, JMMB Group ended at 85 cents in an exchange of 4,988 shares. Massy Holdings dipped 5 cents to end at $3.30 with 9,530 stocks crossing the market, Medcorp remained at $43.75 in an exchange of 3 units, National Enterprises ended at $4.60 with investors swapping 29,175 stock units. National Flour Mills remained at $1.69 after an exchange of 103 shares, NCB Financial remained at $3 with a transfer of 216 stocks, One Caribbean Media lost 12 cents to close at $1.55 in switching ownership of 406 units. Point Lisas ended at $7.50 as investors exchanged 1,170 stock units, Prestige Holdings skidded 70 cents and ended at $11 with a transfer of 110 shares, Republic Financial ended at $114 with 1,116 units crossing the exchange. 
Scotiabank remained at $47.74 after a transfer of 456 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $10.15 with investors trading 894 stock units, Trinidad Cement shed 5 cents in closing at $2 in trading 3,585 shares. Unilever Caribbean declined 5 cents and ended at $16.45 after trading of 27 stock units and West Indian Tobacco slipped 15 cents to close at $3.90 with 117,474 stocks passing through the exchange.
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 173,038 shares worth $1,163,724 compared to 379,581 stock units at $3,852,358 on Thursday.
Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $28.33 as investors exchanged 1,403 stock units, AS Bryden fell 1 cent and ended at $1.49 in trading 34,831 shares, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended the day at $8.14 after a transfer of 968 units. CinemaOne ended at $2.87 with 10 units changing hands, Endeavour Holdings closed at $13.50 with trading of 10 stock units, Eric Solis Marketing increased 5 cents to finish at a 52 weeks high of $4.85 with an exchange of 10 shares. First Citizens Group ended at $40 with 2,376 units clearing the market, GraceKennedy ended at $4.20 with investors trading 370 stocks, Guardian Holdings popped 1 cent to end at $16.61 with 40 stock units crossing the market. JMMB Group dipped 3 cents to a 52 weeks low of 85 cents in an exchange of 4,218 shares, Massy Holdings remained at $3.35 with 89,624 stocks passing through the market, Medcorp rallied 2 cents in closing at $43.75 with the swapping of just 1 ushare. National Enterprises remained at $4.60 after an exchange of 1,693 stock units, National Flour Mills lost 1 cent to finish at $1.69 with a transfer of 527 shares, NCB Financial ended at $3 with 184 stocks crossing the exchange. 
One Caribbean Media skidded 1 cent and ended at $1.67 after trading of 1,512 units, Point Lisas remained at $7.50 with an exchange of 256 stock units, Republic Financial rose $1 in closing at $114 after an exchange of 1,682 shares. Scotiabank advanced 24 cents to settle at $47.74 in an exchange of 5,234 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 14 cents to end at $10.15 with 4,640 stocks crossing the market, Trinidad Cement popped 5 cents to finish at $2.05 after a transfer of 10 stock units. Unilever Caribbean gained 95 cents and stopped at $16.50 with 2,808 shares crossing the exchange, West Indian Tobacco shed 5 cents to $4.05 after trading of 19,636 stocks and West Indian Traders remained at $2.13 with investors swapping 10 units.
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.
The market closed with trading in 379,581 shares with a value of $3,852,358 after surging from 92,806 stocks at $1,239,915 on Wednesday.
CIBC Caribbean Bank advanced by 14 cents to close at $8.14 after an exchange of 5,456 stocks, Endeavour Holdings ended at $13.50 with a transfer of just 4 shares, First Citizens Group ended at $40 with 9,015 stocks traded. GraceKennedy popped 5 cents to close at $4.20 with an exchange of 50 stocks, Massy Holdings closed at $3.35 with 1,275 units clearing the market, National Enterprises ended at $4.60 after a transfer of 125 stocks. NCB Financial gained 5 cents in closing at $3 in trading 27,057 units, One Caribbean Media rose 1 cent to close at $1.68 with 4,002 shares crossing the exchange, Point Lisas ended at $7.50 after trading of 15 stock units. Prestige Holdings fell 30 cents to $11.70 in an exchange of 15 shares, Republic Financial remained at $113 with investors dealing in 761 stocks, Scotiabank ended at $47.50 after an exchange of 262 units. 
Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 25 cents to close at $10.01 with a transfer of 319,869 stock units, Trinidad Cement fell 5 cents to finish at $2 with investors swapping 955 shares, Unilever Caribbean remained at $15.55 with 507 stocks being traded, West Indian Tobacco slipped 5 cents to close at $4.10 after investors exchanged 9,226 units and West Indian Traders ended at $2.13 in switching ownership of 499 stock units.