Trading closed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market on Wednesday, with a 63 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, at a 51 percent lower value than Tuesday, following trading in 43 securities, compared with 41 on Tuesday and ending with prices of 19 rising, 15 declining and nine closing unchanged, with the market index closing higher.
The market closed with trading of 28,573,089 shares for $57,024,764, compared with 76,861,663 units at $116,606,016 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 664,490 shares at $1,326,157 from 1,874,675 units averaging $2,844,049 on Tuesday. Trading month to date ended with an average of 324,023 stock units at $544,060 compared to 307,272 stocks at $505,582 on the previous day and an average of 433,821 shares at $676,565 for August.
Derrimon Trading led he market with 5.17 million shares for 18.1 percent of total volume, followed by Future Energy with 3.18 million stocks for 11.1 percent of the day’s trade, Mailpac Group closed with 2.76 million stocks for 9.7 percent of the volume traded, Jamaican Teas ended with 2.70 million units for 9.4 percent of the overall volume changing hands, One Great Studio closed with 2.38 million units for 8.3 percent of the day’s volume and Image Plus with 2.04 million units for 7.1 percent of market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rallied 13.40 points to conclude trading at 3,104.25. 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 11.8. 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 slipped 79 cents to $18.50 after a transfer of 3,694 stock units, AMG Packaging fell 5 cents to $1.80 with investors trading 5,185 stocks, Blue Power declined 5 cents to close at $3.50 with an exchange of 7,265 shares. Cargo Handlers shed 52 cents and ended at $14.98, with 6,367 stock units changing hands, Caribbean Assurance Brokers lost 19 cents to end at $1.41, with 1,490 shares crossing the exchange, Caribbean Cream skidded 57 cents to finish at $2.41, with investors swapping 542,150 stocks. Derrimon Trading popped 8 cents to 98 cents after an exchange of 5,172,890 units, Dolla Financial gained 5 cents to finish at $4.10 in trading 1,628,306 stock units, Dolphin Cove dropped 46 cents and ended at $9.50 with 1,993 shares clearing the market. 
Elite Diagnostic rose 20 cents to close at $1.90, with trading 1,055,683 shares, Fontana dipped 5 cents to $6.15 after an exchange of 40,686 stocks, Fosrich advanced 18 cents to close at $1.59, with 1,490,680 stocks crossing the market. Future Energy increased 14 cents to $3.64 in switching ownership of 3,178,452 shares, Jetcon Corporation climbed 9 cents to finish at $4.79 with 57,971 units crossing the market, Limners and Bards fell 13 cents and ended at $1 in an exchange of 64,178 stocks. One Great Studio rallied 6 cents, after closing at a 52 weeks high of 50 cents, after 2,378,309 stock units passed through the market, ONE on ONE Educational rose 9 cents to end at 80 cents with a transfer of 1,534,384 shares, Regency Petroleum advanced 20 cents to close at $4.40 as investors exchanged 1,177,787 stocks and Spur Tree Spices dropped 9 cents to $1.31 after trading of 9,695 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of a mere 92,806 shares for $1,239,915, down from 393,264 stock units at $5,477,809 on Tuesday.
Ansa McAl ended at $44.99 with 31 shares changing hands. Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $28.33 after 2 stocks passed through the market, First Citizens Group fell 5 cents to $40 in trading of 1,753 shares, GraceKennedy closed at $4.15, with 2,658 stocks clearing the market. Guardian Holdings ended at $16.60 with trading of 258 stock units, Guardian Media skidded 1 cent to 85 cents and closed with an exchange of 500 stocks, Massy Holdings lost 5 cents and ended at $3.35 after a transfer of 18,756 shares. National Enterprises ended at $4.60 after trading of 8,950 stocks, National Flour Mills remained at $1.70, with 12,399 units crossing the market, NCB Financial dipped 28 cents to close at $2.95 with investors trading 6,500 stock units. One Caribbean Media declined 1 cent to $1.67 with 2,000 shares crossing the exchange, Point Lisas remained at $7.50 after trading of 98 units, Republic Financial slipped $2 to end at $113, with 5,417 shares changing hands. 
Scotiabank fell 10 cents to end at $47.50 with investors trading 976 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 1 cent in closing at $10.26 in an exchange of 27,610 shares, Trinidad Cement rose 5 cents to finish at $2.05 with investors dealing in 3,072 units. Unilever Caribbean advanced 5 cents and ended at $15.55 after an exchange of 101 stocks, West Indian Tobacco ended at $4.15 with investors swapping 138 stock units and West Indian Traders ended at $2.13, with 361 shares crossing the market.Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction.
Going forward, ICInsider.com’s forecast of leading Main Market stocks for the twelve months into late 2027 anticipates substantial upside across a group of stocks. Berger Paints tops the list with forecasted appreciation of 597 percent, ahead of Margaritaville with 572 percent and Sygnus Credit Investments with a 496 percent. QWI Investments is projected to gain 433 percent, Jamaica Broilers 402 percent and JMMB Group 382 percent. Further down, 138 Student Living is projected to rise 300 percent, as it recovers from a recent steep fall. Palace Amusement Company is projected to deliver a 239 percent, as good quality movies is expected to be a big pulling card for patrons, Lasco Distributors is projected for 215 percent rise and Caribbean Cement Company 155 percent to round out the ten.
It was followed by First Rock Real Estate, up 24.6 percent, VM Investments rallied by 20.6 percent. Sygnus Real Estate popped 14.5 percent and Berger Paints rose 12.6 percent. Kingston Properties advanced 12.3 percent while Jamaica Broilers Group rose 11.1 percent. 138 Student Living moved 9.1 percent higher, Barita Investments rose 8.3 percent, and a security trading under the symbol Tropical Battery closed out the top ten with a gain of 7.1 percent.
Eppley lost 9.09 percent, and Caribbean Producers declined by 6.25 percent. Rounding out the bottom half, , Mayberry Jamaican Equities fell by 4.23 percent, Sagicor Select Manufacturing and Distribution 
The market closed with 76,861,663 shares changing hands valued at $116,606,016, up from 15,797,464 units at $29,523,288 on Monday.
Express Catering rallied 22 cents to finish at $2.18 in an exchange of 3,112,026 stocks, Fontana fell 15 cents to end at $6.20 after trading of 36,155 units. ISP Finance advanced 37 cents in closing at $8.88, with 152 shares clearing the market, Jamaican Teas rose 16 cents to $2.27 in trading 2,520,876 stock units, Jetcon Corporation slipped 5 cents and ended at $4.70, with 99,682 shares changing hands. Limners and Bards gained 16 cents to end at $1.13 with a transfer of 73,320 units, Mailpac Group popped 17 cents to finish at $2.45 as investors exchanged 1,560,381 shares and Regency Petroleum rallied 10 cents to close at $4.20, with 85,577 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction. 
The market closed with trading of 19,036,666 shares with the value at $284,857,279, up from 12,183,080 stocks at $237,605,239 on Monday.
At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Quantas Advantage climbed 49 cents to $24.99 in trading 96,330 stocks, QWI Investments climbed 11 cents to close at a 52 weeks high of 87 cents, after trading of 747,061 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rallied $1.48 to $9.78, with 102 stocks crossing the market. Scotia Group advanced $8.25 to a 52 weeks high of $67.50, with swapping of 890,332 shares and Sygnus Real Estate Finance rose $1.13 in closing at $8.63 after 35 stocks passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction
The market closed with trading of 393,264 shares at $5,477,809 compared to 473,453 stock units at $3,567,796 on Monday.
Ansa Merchant Bank rallied 8 cents to end at $28.33, following trading of 695 stocks, AS Bryden finished trading at $1.50 with an exchange of 167 shares, CIBC Caribbean Bank rallied by 1 cent to close at $8 with trading of 204,011 stock units. First Citizens Group skidded 29 cents to end at $40.05 after an exchange of 9,221 stocks, GraceKennedy remained at $4.15 after trading of 2,345 units, Guardian Holdings ended at $16.60 after a transfer of 2,191 shares. JMMB Group fell 1 cent to finish at 88 cents in switching ownership of 1,845 stock units, Massy Holdings remained at $3.40 with 57,808 stocks crossing the market, Medcorp dipped 1 cent to close at 52 weeks low of $43.73 in an exchange of 1 unit. National Enterprises ended at $4.60 with investors dealing in 1,834 stocks, National Flour Mills ended at $1.70 with 28,731 units clearing the market, NCB Financial gained 33 cents in closing at $3.23 with investors swapping 3 shares. One Caribbean Media remained at $1.68 after trading of 5,040 stock units, Point Lisas remained at $7.50 with an exchange of 143 shares, Prestige Holdings ended at $12, with 5 units changing hands. 
Republic Financial gained $2 to close at $113.01 with an exchange of 23,924 shares, Scotiabank lost 3 cents in closing at $47.60 with a transfer of 600 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 5 cents to $10.25 as investors exchanged 20,885 shares. Trinidad Cement climbed 9 cents to end at $2, with 20,191 stocks crossing the market, Unilever Caribbean increased 31 cents to finish at $15.50 after an exchange of 5,915 units, West Indian Tobacco ended at $4.15 with investors trading 6,778 stock units and West Indian Traders remained at $2.13 with an exchange of 20 shares.
The market closed with trading of 15,797,464 shares for $29,523,288, compared with 5,447,885 units at $6,185,164 on Friday.
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.
Knutsford Express dropped 85 cents to $7.80 after an exchange of 1,775 shares, Limners and Bards dipped 8 cents to end at 97 cents with 383,948 stocks being traded, Lumber Depot rose 15 cents in closing at $2.70 with dealings in 1,108,457 stock units. Mailpac Group skidded 12 cents and ended at $2.28, with 1,541,128 units crossing the exchange, One Great Studio gained 6 cents to finish at 47 cents in trading 920,293 shares, ONE on ONE Educational popped 6 cents to close at 71 cents with 416,812 stock units crossing the market. Paramount Trading fell 8 cents to 80 cents with investors trading 111,890 units, Regency Petroleum climbed 5 cents and ended at $4.10 with an exchange of 22,303 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies increased 11 cents to finish at $1.65 after trading of 2,001,034 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 473,453 shares for $3,567,796 compared to 125,024 stock units at $875,803 on Friday.
CinemaOne ended at $2.87 in an exchange of 10 stock units, Endeavour Holdings closed at $13.50 with trading of just one stock unit, Eric Solis Marketing popped 61 cents to end at a 52 weeks high of $4.80 following a transfer of a mere 1 stock. First Citizens Group lost 41 cents to end at $40.34 with an exchange of 1,664 stocks, GraceKennedy remained at $4.15, with 121,016 shares crossing the market, Guardian Holdings rallied 25 cents to close at $16.60 with an exchange of 226 stock units. JMMB Group increased 2 cents to 89 cents, with 451 shares passing through the market, Massy Holdings dropped 2 cents to finish at $3.40 after an exchange of 21,989 stocks, Medcorp dipped 1 cent and ended at a 52 weeks low of $43.74, with 2 units crossing the market. National Enterprises climbed 3 cents to close at $4.60, with investors swapping 9,832 stock units, National Flour Mills rose 5 cents to end at $1.70 after trading of 73,273 shares, NCB Financial slipped 10 cents in closing at $2.90 after an exchange of 20,011 stocks. One Caribbean Media remained at $1.68 with investors dealing in 3,396 stock units, 
Point Lisas ended at $7.50 with 8,582 shares passing through the exchange, Republic Financial climbed $1 and ended at $113 in trading 3,644 shares. Scotiabank declined 37 cents to end at $47.63, with 1,564 units being traded, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 10 cents in closing at $10.30 after an exchange of 195,640 stock units, Unilever Caribbean ended at $15.19 after 4,613 stock units passed through the market. West Indian Tobacco remained at $4.15 after an exchange of 355 shares and West Indian Traders ended at $2.13 with investors trading 279 stocks.
At the end of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index rallied 729.97 points to 377,335.57, with the All Jamaican Composite Index popping 3,083.96 points to 443,622.55, the JSE Main Index rose 710.66 points to 371,694.62, the Junior Market Index climbed by 7.04 points to 3,057.20 and the JSE USD Market Index skidded 2.84 points to finish at 294.52.
Among the top losers, AS Bryden shed $5.40 to close at $19.00, NCB Financial dropped 82 cents to $67.00, Sygnus Real Estate Finance lost 40 cents in closing at $7.50, JMMB Group dipped 32 cents to finish at $20.43 and Kingston Wharves fell 23 cents and ended at $33.22.
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Trading ended with an exchange of 19,453,239 shares valued at $284,365,684, after an increase from 16,948,175 stock units at $132,898,559 on Thursday.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 360.22 points to close at 440,538.59, the JSE Main Index climbed 1,179.39 points to 370,983.96 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.37 points to 70.69. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Jamaica Broilers climbed 69 cents to $13.95 with 98,305 stocks passing through the market, Kingston Properties increased 40 cents to end at $11.90 after an exchange of 828 stock units, NCB Financial dropped 98 cents to close at $67.82 with 34,965 shares changing hands. Proven Investments lost 44 cents and ended at $9.35 after a transfer of 31,056 units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund dipped $1.40 to close at $8.33 with investors swapping 8,129 stocks and Scotia Group declined 50 cents to finish at $58.50 after trading of 11,922 stock units.