Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, with a 110 percent rise in the volume traded, with 80 percent more value than on Wednesday, with trading in just 37 securities compared with 36 on Wednesday and ending with prices of 13 rising, 17 falling and seven closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 5,175,807 shares for $6,259,164, increasing from 2,468,696 units at $3,480,608 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 139,887 shares at $169,167, jumping from 68,575 stocks at $96,684 on Wednesday, with the month to date, averaging 224,239 units at $341,308 each, compared to 234,054 stock units at $361,337 on the previous day and October with an average of 191,865 shares at $349,252.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 1.98 million shares for 38.3 percent of total volume followed by AMG Packaging, with 659,335 stock units for 12.7 percent of the day’s trade and Omni Industries with 466,077 stocks for 9 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index shed 10.93 points to conclude trading at 3,363.02. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13, based on the last traded price, in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2026.
Trading ended on Thursday with, Cargo Handlers skidding 90 cents to $12.10 with 576 shares changing hands, with Caribbean Assurance Brokers falling 15 cents in closing at $2.04 with traders dealing in 490 units, Caribbean Flavours dropped 22 cents to finish at $1.42 with investors switching ownership of 20,554 stocks. Derrimon Trading increased 8 cents and ended at $1.84 after the trading of 798 shares, Dolla Financial shed 8 cents to close at $2.45 with 147,087 stock units crossing the market, Dolphin Cove popped 78 cents to end at $12.78 after an exchange of 1,944 shares. Elite Diagnostic sank 10 cents to $1.75 with a transfer of 4,090 stock units, Express Catering gained 23 cents in closing at $3.28 after an exchange of 3,933 units, Fontana rose 15 cents to close at $9 with investors trading 3,820 stocks. 
Honey Bun rallied 41 cents to $7.50 in an exchange of 19,404 shares, ISP Finance dipped $1.04 and ended at $11.90 with investors trading 528 stock units, Jamaican Teas climbed 13 cents to $2.38 with traders exchanging 1,770 units. Jetcon Corporation lost 10 cents and ended at $1.40 with investors swapping 288,842 stocks, Main Event declined 10 cents to $6.40, with 756 shares being traded, Omni Industries advanced 10 cents to finish at $1.05 after an exchange of 466,077 stock units. Paramount Trading sank 10 cents to end at $1.15 with 72,584 stocks crossing the exchange and Regency Petroleum popped 10 cents in closing at $4.10 after a transfer of 15,539 units. 
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close of the market, Agostini skidded $1.11 to close at $61.39 in an exchange of 100 shares, Ansa McAl sank $1 to $41 with 2 stock units crossing the market, AS Bryden dropped 18 cents to finish at $1.80 with investors trading 6,550 shares. Calypso Macro Investment Fund climbed 14 cents to end at $23.14 after closing with an exchange of 1,873 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank sank 4 cents to end at $8.30 with investors swapping 2,000 units, First Citizens Group rose 3 cents in closing at $33.92 after brokers transferred 12,335 stocks. GraceKennedy rallied 4 cents to $3.49 with traders switching ownership of 1,140 shares, Guardian Media remained at 73 cents after an exchange of 3 units, JMMB Group ended at 81 cents with a transfer of 1,618 stock units. Massy Holdings ended at $3.45 with 2,011 shares crossing the market, 
National Enterprises slipped 1 cent and ended at $1.79 with an exchange of 5,802 stock units, Prestige Holdings fell 32 cents to close at $13.25 in trading 927 stocks. Republic Financial remained at $105 with 2,305 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank ended at $47, with 1,404 shares crossing the exchange, Trinidad & Tobago NGL increased 10 cents in closing at $2.95 with investors trading in 20,764 units. Unilever Caribbean remained at $13.50 after an exchange of 95 stocks and West Indian Tobacco ended at $3.24 with investors trading 910 stock units.
The market closed with trading of 458,340 shares for $2,149,060, after soaring from 94,939 stock units at $1,455,792 on Tuesday.
AS Bryden fell 2 cents to end at $1.98 with traders swapping 23 units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund dropped 50 cents to finish at $23 in trading of 836 shares, Endeavour Holdings remained at $18.50 after an exchange of 50 units. Eric Solis Marketing ended at $3.99 with investors dealing in just one stock, First Citizens Group rose $1.39 to $33.89 with trading of 2,634 shares, GraceKennedy gained 15 cents and ended at $3.45 with 75,140 stock units passing through the market. Guardian Holdings popped 35 cents to end at $14.35 with traders dealing in 20,000 shares, Guardian Media remained at 73 cents in an exchange of 4,070 stocks, JMMB Group lost 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks low of 81 cents after trading of 711 units. L.J. Williams A share ended at 22 cents with 24,350 stock units crossing the market, Massy Holdings slipped 5 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of $3.45 with an exchange of 319,712 shares, 
National Enterprises remained at $1.80 as 2,546 units crossed the market. National Flour Mills ended at $1.56 in an exchange of 413 stocks, Republic Financial jumped $4 to close at $105 with investors swapping 3,281 stock units, Scotiabank remained at $47 after an exchange of 205 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $2.85 with 500 stock units clearing the market, Trinidad Cement ended at $1.88 after traders transferred 1,500 stock units, Unilever Caribbean remained at $13.50 as investors exchanged 263 stock units and West Indian Tobacco fell 31 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of $3.24 with 1,810 shares changing hands.
The market closed trading with an average of 92,155 shares at $545,056, well in alignment with 93,470 stocks at $530,099 on Monday and month to date, an average of 122,952 stocks for $862,315, down from 128,070 shares at $915,035 on the prior day but lower than October with an average of 210,503 stock units at $1,467,012.
The Main Market ended trading with the average PE Ratio of 13.1. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dipped $2.03 to close at $44.99 after an exchange of 500 stock units, 138 Student Living lost 49 cents to finish at $3.46 with investors trading 500 stocks. Pan Jamaica advanced 50 cents and ended at $48 with 2,095 units clearing the market, Proven Investments rallied 52 cents to $15.93 after trading of 521 stocks, Scotia Group slipped 40 cents to end at $51.60 with investors dealing in 177,414 units and Seprod shed 81 cents in closing at $78.20 in an exchange of 8,692 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
An average of 4,747 shares were traded at $72,790 below 7,969 units at $29,129 on Monday, with trading month to date averaging 12,397 shares valued at $171,866 versus 13,694 units at $188,659 on the previous day and an average for October of 34,584 shares at $266,203.
Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $31.45 with brokers trading 9 units, AS Bryden advanced 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks high of $2, following trading of 25,428 stocks, CIBC Caribbean Bank dipped 1 cent to $8.34 with 339 units crossing the market. First Citizens fell $1.50 to end at a 52 weeks low of $32.50 after an exchange of 1,136 stocks, GraceKennedy dipped 1 cent to end at $3.30 with traders dealing in 21,084 shares, Massy Holdings sank 6 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of $3.50 with 14,510 stock units crossing the market. Medcorp rose 50 cents and ended at $49.50 in trading 20 shares, National Enterprises ended at $1.80, with 505 shares clearing the market, National Flour Mills climbed 4 cents to close at $1.56, with traders exchanging 5,026 units. NCB Financial popped 6 cents to $1.89 with 7,895 stock units passing through the market, Prestige Holdings slipped 3 cents to finish at $13.57 with investors swapping 1,451 shares, Republic Financial increased 93 cent
s and ended at $101 after a transfer of 6,860 stocks. Scotiabank dipped 1 cent in closing at a 52 weeks low of $47 as investors exchanged 820 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $2.85 with traders switching ownership of 500 stock units, Trinidad Cement rallied 3 cents to close at $1.88 with investors trading 363 shares. Unilever Caribbean skidded 5 cents to a 52 weeks low of $13.50 in an exchange of 389 stock units and West Indian Tobacco fell 5 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $3.55, with investors dealing in 1,540 units.
The market closed with a 72 percent drop following trading, of 151,420 shares, with a 90 percent fall in value to $553,458, down from 538,047 stock units at $5,285,685 on Friday.
At the close, Agostini ended at $64.75 in switching ownership of mere three shares, Angostura Holdings climbed 30 cents to $13.05 in trading 23 stock units, Ansa McAl fell $2.25 to finish at a 52 weeks low of $40.75 as investors traded 4,265 shares. Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $31.45 with a mere one unit crossing the market, AS Bryden ended at $1.99 after traders transferred 657 stocks, Calypso Macro Investment Fund remained at $23.50 with traders dealing in 5 units. First Citizens Group increased $3 to $34 in an exchange of 2,252 shares, Guardian Holdings dipped 2 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $14 after closing, with an exchange of 4,413 stock units, JMMB Group lost 6 cents to close at 82 cents with brokers trading 49,919 stocks. L.J. Williams B share remained at $1.18 with a mere one share changing hands, Massy Holdings popped 1 cent in closing at $3.56 in trading 5,933 stock units, 
National Enterprises ended at $1.80 after traders exchanged 500 units. National Flour Mills dropped 9 cents to $1.52 with investors trading 51,000 stock units, NCB Financial ended at $1.83 with 26,000 units crossing the exchange, Republic Financial shed $6.55 in closing at a 52 weeks low of $100.07 with investors dealing in 209 stocks. Scotiabank declined 24 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $47.01 in an exchange of 357 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL sank 9 cents to finish at $2.85 with investors swapping 3,994 stock units, Unilever Caribbean remained at $13.55 after brokers exchanged 41 shares and West Indian Tobacco remained at $3.60 with a transfer of 1,847 stocks.
Market activity ended with trading of 10,169,579 shares worth $16,597,115, well below the 24,114,652 units at $36,360,760 on Thursday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.7, based on the last traded price, in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2026.
Future Energy lost 12 cents in closing at $2.85, with 120,725 units crossing the market. Honey Bun rallied 69 cents to finish at $7.69 with investors trading 12,861 shares, Jetcon Corporation shed 30 cents and ended at $1.20, with 22,042 stocks changing hands, Lasco Financial advanced 7 cents to close at $1.95 with investors dealing in 76 units. Main Event declined 6 cents to $6.61 in an exchange of 1,200 stock units, One Great Studio popped 6 cents to end at 41 cents after it closed with an exchange of 12,269 shares and Paramount Trading rallied 19 cents in closing at $1.20 after a transfer of 11,471 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 10,428,249 shares trading, worth $70,220,578, compared to 6,536,660 stock units at $52,361,399 on Thursday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.1. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Jamaica Stock Exchange slipped 49 cents to close at $11.50 with traders dealing in 29,975 stocks, JMMB Group fell 52 cents to end at $17, with 114,875 units crossing the market, NCB Financial shed $1.39 to finish at $39.01 with a transfer of 184,682 shares. Pan Jamaica dropped $1.99 to $48 with investors dealing in 633 stock units, Proven Investments lost 47 cents to end at $15.53, as 118 shares passed through the market, Sagicor Group rallied $1.02 in closing at $41 with investors trading 3,618 stocks. Sagicor Real Estate Fund dipped $1.16 to finish at $6.38 with an exchange of 8,416 units, Seprod gained 60 cents and ended at $80.50 with 6,273 stock units clearing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments fell $1.89 to close at $11.11 in switching ownership of 102,150 shares and Wisynco Group slipped 89 cents to $19.99 after an exchange of 149,652 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close, Agostini fell $2.25 to $64.75 in trading 6 shares, Angostura Holdings ended trading at $12.75 with a transfer of 40 units, Ansa McAl rallied $1 in closing at $43 after closing with an 1,000 shares being traded. AS Bryden ended at $1.99, with 500 stock units clearing the market, CIBC Caribbean Bank rose $1.15 and ended at $8.35 with investors swapping 25,030 stocks, Endeavour Holdings ended at $18.50 after an exchange of 250 shares. First Citizens Group shed $2.75 and ended at a 52 weeks low of $31 in trading 17,879 stock units, GraceKennedy gained 1 cent to finish at $3.31, with 50 units crossing the market, Guardian Holdings remained at $14.02 with traders dealing in 1,957 stocks. Guardian Media remained at 73 cents in an exchange of 50 shares, Massy Holdings popped 5 cents in closing at $3.55 with investors dealing in 454,464 stock units, 
National Enterprises ended at $1.80 in switching ownership of 1,000 units. National Flour Mills remained at $1.61, 5,001 stocks crossing the exchange, Prestige Holdings sank 15 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of $13.60 with investors trading 53 shares, Republic Financial jumped $3.62 and ended at $106.62 after an exchange of 26,230 stocks. Scotiabank dipped 60 cents to end at a 52 weeks low of $47.25 with investors trading 101 units, Unilever Caribbean ended at $13.55 with an exchange of 500 stock units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $3.60, with 3,936 shares changing hands.
At the close on a day of increased trades, AMG Packaging popped 17 cents to close at $2.41, with 23,566 shares passing through the exchange, Atlantic Hardware fell 13 cents to close at $1.34 after a transfer of 15,637,738 stocks, with the stock hitting a record high of $1.70. Cargo Handlers sank 6 cents in closing at $13.28 after an exchange of 65 shares. Caribbean Assurance Brokers advanced 20 cents and ended at $1.90 in an exchange of 110 units, Caribbean Flavours rose 10 cents to end at $1.60 with just 2 stock units clearing the market, Consolidated Bakeries dropped 50 cents to finish at $1.79 with traders dealing in 17,070 shares. Dolphin Cove rallied 88 cents to $11.99 in switching ownership of 61,114 units, Elite Diagnostic sank 17 cents to close at $1.50, with 58,545 stocks changing hands, Express Catering increased 30 cents and ended at $3.05 in trading 45,933 stock units. Fontana shed 25 cents in closing at $8.85, with 79,248 shares crossing the market, Fosrich lost 11 cents to end at $2.17 with investors swapping 218,239 stock units, 
GWest Corporation climbed 6 cents to finish at 66 cents after an exchange of 299,213 stocks. Honey Bun dipped 38 cents and ended at $7 after 24,233 units passed through the market, Iron Rock Insurance gained 8 cents to $3.48 in an exchange of 10,227 shares, Jamaican Teas fell 26 cents in closing at $2.20 with investors trading 1,119,981 stock units. Jetcon Corporation skidded 17 cents to end at $1.50 with an exchange of 82,651 stocks, JFP slipped 13 cents to close at 62 cents, with 15,850 units crossing the market, Knutsford Express sank 80 cents to finish at $13 after an exchange of 1,634 shares. Lasco Financial dropped 7 cents to $1.88 with investors trading 3,615 units, Limners and Bards lost 12 cents to finish at $1 as investors exchanged 339,856 stocks, Lumber Depot popped 14 cents and ended at a 52 weeks high of $3.74 after hitting an intraday high of $4 in trading 621,201 stock units. Main Event rallied 12 cents to close at $6.67 with a transfer of 1,708 shares, Medical Disposables rose 8 cents to $1.50 with investors dealing in 584 stocks.