Rising stocks were just edged out by decliners, resulting in gains for the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, following a 57 percent jump in traded value over Monday that bought 9 percent more stocks than the previous day, following trading in 43 securities compared with 44 on Monday and ending with prices of 18 rising, 19 declining and six closing unchanged.
Investors traded 11,654,091 shares worth $13,548,315 compared with 12,780,847 units at $8,633,054 on Monday.
Trading averaged 271,025 shares at $315,077 versus 290,474 units at $196,206 on Monday, with an average for the month to date of 590,606 units at $913,138, slipping from 647,626 stocks at $1,019,846 on the previous day and higher than November, with an average of 224,300 shares at $353,285. The market’s recent buoyant traded stock, Kintyre Holdings, led trading with 2.66 million shares for 22.9 percent of total volume followed by Elite Diagnostic, ending with 2.56 million stocks for 21.9 percent of the day’s trade, Stationery and Office Supplies closed with 2.17 million stocks for 18.6 percent of the volume traded and EduFocal with 1.39 million stock units for 11.9 percent of market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rallied 17.73 points to 3,282.74. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three 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 13.3, is derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, Access Financial gained 61 cents to finish at $17.99 in an exchange of 814 shares, Atlantic Hardware popped 9 cents to $1.35 with investors trading 866,905 units, Blue Power lost 26 cents to close at $3.27 after the trading of 2,081 shares. At the same time Cargo Handlers rose $4.08 in closing at $18.98 with a transfer of 50 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers shed 17 cents and ended at $1.63 after an exchange of 1,058 stocks, Caribbean Cream sank 7 cents to close at $2.23 with investors trading 2,084 units. Consolidated Bakeries declined 17 cents to $1.73 after an exchange of 2,788 shares, Future Energy increased 13 cents to end at $2.88 after trading of 117,993 stock units, ISP Finance rose $2.10 in closing at $16.10 with 273 stocks crossing the market. Jamaican Teas shed 9 cents and ended at $2.22 with investors dealing in 155,200 shares, 
Jetcon Corporation lost 12 cents to close at $1.28 after a transfer of 68,728 stock units, JFP skidded 7 cents to finish at 50 cents in trading 96,864 units. Knutsford Express fell 50 cents and ended at $10.50 with 2,004 stocks passing through the market, Limners and Bards dipped 13 cents to $1 with an exchange of 153,106 units, Main Event rallied 84 cents to close at $5.89 with 15 stocks crossing the market. Regency Petroleum advanced 13 cents to end at $4.23 as traders switched ownership of 4,108 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 12 cents in closing at $1.62 with 2,167,052 stock units clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 14,784,445 shares trading for $55,846,494, down from 15,124,381 stock units at $68,395,358 on Monday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.8. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecast by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
Proven Investments skidded $2.98 and ended at a 52 weeks low of $13 in an exchange of 3,345 units. Sagicor Group rallied $2.10 and ended at $39.10 with investors swapping 2,068 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund sank 88 cents in closing at $7.82 with a transfer of 622 stock units, Stanley Motta increased 93 cents to close at $7.13 as investors exchanged 379 units. Sygnus Credit Investments advanced 54 cents to $12.99 in trading 6,601 stocks and Wisynco Group declined 69 cents and finished at $19.10 with 735,577 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 742,448 shares worth $12,426,798 after tumbling from 7,084,274 stock units at $57,440,210 on Monday.
Ansa McAl sank 50 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $43.25 with 30 stock units clearing the market, Ansa Merchant Bank jumped by $1.75 to end at $29.75 with trading of 70 shares. AS Bryden shed 1 cent in closing at $1.93 with traders switching ownership of 8,597 units, with CIBC Caribbean Bank ending at $8.28 with traders dealing in 8,883 stocks, Endeavour Holdings fell 1 cent to finish at $18.49 in an exchange of just 3 stock units. Eric Solis Marketing remained at $4 with investors trading 731 stocks, First Citizens Group popped 97 cents to finish at $34.07 after an exchange of 650 shares, GraceKennedy gained 8 cents and ended at $3.58 with a transfer of 2,666 stock units. Guardian Holdings declined 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks low of $14.50 with investors dealing in 10,867 shares, JMMB Group remained at 75 cents with 58,160 units crossing the market, Massy Holdings lost 12 cents to end at a 52 weeks low of $3.60 after an exchange of 56,247 stocks. National Enterprises rose 1 cent in closing at $1.66 with 5,700 stock units being traded. National Flour Mills ended at $1.56 in an exchange of 1,175 shares, NCB Financial remained at $1.93, with 5 stocks passing through the market. 
One Caribbean Media ended at $1.33 with 54,280 units crossing the exchange, Point Lisas dropped 60 cents to end at $4 in trading 8,983 stock units, Republic Financial advanced $3 to finish at $104 with 35,816 shares changing hands. Scotiabank sank $1.34 to a 52 weeks low of $43.90 after a transfer of 130,638 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL skidded 3 cents to close at $2.65 after trading of 215,921 stocks, Trinidad Cement remained at $1.88 after investors traded 30 units. Unilever Caribbean dipped 1 cent in closing at $13.48 after closing with an exchange of 596 shares and West Indian Tobacco ended at $2.65 with investors trading 6,400 units.
The market closed with trading of 12,780,847 shares for $8,633,054 after rising from 11,425,315 units at $7,638,426 on Friday.
At the close of the market, Access Financial rallied $1.62 to finish at $17.38 with the trading of 95 shares, Blue Power rose 13 cents to end at $3.53 with 1,042 units changing hands, CAC 2000 popped 8 cents to end at $2.30 with a transfer of 500 shares. Cargo Handlers declined $4.10 in closing at $14.90 after trading of 1,980 stock units, Derrimon Trading advanced 9 cents and ended at $1.79 in an exchange of 12,811 stocks, Dolphin Cove shed 89 cents to close at $11.61 with 1,000 units clearing the market. Fontana fell 7 cents to $7.78 with investors swapping 21,492 stocks, Honey Bun dipped 72 cents in closing at $7.03 with 3,407 shares passing through the exchange, ISP Finance sank $2.90 to close at $14 in trading only three stock units. Jetcon Corporation rose 11 cents to finish at $1.40 with 1,000 shares crossing the market, Kintyre Holdings dropped 12 cents and ended at 43 cents as investors exchanged 7,081,063 stock units, 
Knutsford Express gained 95 cents to end at $11 after 17 stocks were traded. Lasco Financial sank 8 cents in closing at $1.77 with traders dealing in 15,480 units, Limners and Bards climbed 7 cents to $1.13 after an exchange of 4,121 stocks, Mailpac Group slipped 11 cents and ended at $2.39 with investors trading 45,500 shares. Main Event lost 84 cents to finish at $5.05 with 2,472 units passing through the market, ONE on ONE Educational skidded 8 cents to close at 76 cents in an exchange of 11,570 stock units, Paramount Trading sank 7 cents to end at $1.08 with 10,755 shares crossing the market and Regency Petroleum popped 9 cents in closing at $4.10 after traders exchanged 19,001 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 7,084,274 shares for $57,440,210 after an increase from 119,011 stock units at $776,692 on Friday.
Ansa Merchant Bank sank $2 in closing at a 52 weeks low of $28 after the trading of 30 shares, AS Bryden popped 14 cents to $1.94 with trading of 32,351 stock units, CIBC Caribbean Bank skidded 2 cents to finish at $8.28 with investors dealing in 35,028 shares. First Citizens Group closed at $33.10 in a transfer of a total of 164,200 stock units, GraceKennedy sank 10 cents to finish at $3.50 with investors trading 110,082 units, Guardian Holdings advanced 1 cent to $14.51 with an exchange of 3,434 stock units. JMMB Group dipped 5 cents in closing at 75 cents with 928 shares crossing the market, Massy Holdings lost 3 cents to end at $3.72 in an exchange of 5,780,866 stock units, National Enterprises dipped 5 cents to close at $1.65 with investors trading 647 stocks. One Caribbean Media remained at $1.33 with 120,030 stock units clearing the market, 
Point Lisas rose 60 cents to close at a 52 weeks high of $4.60 as investors exchanged 5 shares, Republic Financial remained at $101 after the swapping of 204,164 stocks. Scotiabank ended at $45.24 in an exchange of 5,770 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed 3 cents in closing at $2.68 with investors trading 1,832 stock units, Trinidad Cement remained at $1.88 with 190 shares crossing the exchange. Unilever Caribbean ended at $13.49 with 304 stock units switching owners and West Indian Tobacco fell 9 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of $2.65 after an exchange of 7,684 units.
With the above gains, the stock sits at the number two position in the TOP10 chart, with more room to run, with ICInsider’s projection of 20 cents per share for earnings this year.
Stanley Motta dropped 11 percent but fell out of the Main Market ICTOP10, with Berger Paints returning after a long absence, based on an increase in projected earnings. Guardian Holdings declined 9 percent to $335 and JMMB Group rallied 9 percent to $18.49.
IC TOP10 stocks that will likely deliver the best returns are ranked in order of potential gains, computed using projected earnings, allowing investors to focus on the most undervalued companies in making investment decisions.
Trading on the market remained pretty low, with activity in only 39 securities, up slightly from 38 on Thursday. After a long suspension of trading in shares of Edufocal, the restriction was lifted on Friday. The market closed, with modest changes in the volume and value of stocks traded and ended with 23 rising, 12 declining and four closing unchanged.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rose 13.57 points to 3,296.71. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator is showing three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Dolla Financial increased 14 cents to finish at $2.29 with 20,655 units passing through the market, Elite Diagnostic dropped 6 cents and ended at $1.50 with an exchange of 5,005 stock units. Fontana climbed 22 cents to end at $7.85 after 22,368 shares changed hands, Fosrich rallied 9 cents in closing at $2.20 in an exchange of 132,075 units, ISP Finance lost 10 cents to close at $16.90 with investors swapping 32 stocks. Jamaican Teas rose 9 cents to $2.31 with 5,107 stock units crossing the exchange, 
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed on Friday with 11,126,193 shares trading for a total of $93,408,624 versus 13,066,430 stock units worth $74,861,736 on Thursday.
At close of the market, Berger Paints popped 48 cents to end at $6.29 after an exchange of 115 shares, Caribbean Cement rallied $1.50 to close at $104.50 with trading in 3,982 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund declined by 59 cents to end at $45.41 after an exchange of 184 shares. GraceKennedy gained 78 cents and ended at $73.24 with a transfer of 27,430 stocks, Jamaica Producers fell 88 cents to end at $22.12 after an exchange of 8,291 stocks, JMMB Group climbed 49 cents to finish at $18.49 with investors trading 34,032 shares. Kingston Properties sank 97 cents to $8.12 with 130 stocks switching owners, Kingston Wharves skidded 89 cents to finish at $31.01 with investors dealing in 14,724 units, Massy Holdings rose $1 $76 with 1,004 stock units crossing the exchange. NCB Financial gained 40 cents to end at $37.50 in trading 146,336 share, Pan Jamaica fell $2.01 in closing at $52.98 after a transfer of 143 stock units, Sagicor Group dipped $1 to close at $39 with investors swapping 6,660 units. 
Sagicor Real Estate Fund shed 49 cents to $8 with 3,085 stocks crossing the market, Scotia Group dropped $1.44 to end at $51.30 after the trading of 6,529 shares, Stanley Motta sank 50 cents in closing at $6 after an exchange of 8,570 units. Sygnus Credit Investments climbed $1.20 to finish at $13.20 with investors exchanging 37,801 stocks through the market and Wisynco Group slipped 46 cents to $19.42 with traders dealing in 32,308 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Overall, trading on the Junior Market suffered a sharp pullback on Thursday, ending with an 82 percent drop and a 62 percent decline in the value and volume of stocks, respectively, compared to trading on Wednesday. At the close of the market, 38 securities changed hands compared with 40 on Wednesday, ending with prices of 13 rising, 15 declining and 10 closing unchanged.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index fell 6.62 points to conclude trading at 3,283.14.
Honey Bun rose 66 cents to finish at $7.70 in an exchange of 257 stock units, Image Plus advanced 8 cents to close at 98 cents following the trading of 159,582 shares. Jamaican Teas skidded 10 cents to $2.22 in an exchange of 53,000 units, Jetcon Corporation sank 15 cents to $1.29 with traders dealing in 48,088 stocks, Kintyre Holdings popped 10 cents to close at 46 cents after an exchange of 8,318,927 stock units. Knutsford Express shed 99 cents and ended at $10.01 in trading 21,846 shares, Mailpac Group declined 11 cents to finish at $2.39 with 82,846 stocks crossing the market, Main Event dropped 48 cents to end at $5.42, with buyers switching ownership of 7,219 units and Omni Industries increased 8 cents in closing at $1.07 with investors dealing in 442,870 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed the day with 13,066,430 shares being traded, down by 11 percent from the 14,609,258 stock units, with the value declining to $74,861,736, from $137,596,723 the prior day.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.1. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with financial years, ending around August 2026.
NCB Financial declined $1.70 to close at $37.10 with investors trading 191,807 stocks, 138 Student Living shed 40 cents to finish at $3.50 in an exchange of 3,525 units. Pan Jamaica popped $1.99 to $54.99 with 263 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Group gained 50 cents in closing at $40 with a transfer of 6,295 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund popped 69 cents to end at $8.49 with 150 stock units crossing the market. Stanley Motta climbed 50 cents to finish at $6.50 with traders dealing in just 158 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments dropped 90 cents and ended at $12 with 63,315 units crossing the exchange and Wisynco Group rose 58 cents to close at $19.88 with investors swapping 100,084 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.