Junior Market closed with a 243 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, following an exchange in Fosrich that accounted for 55 percent of the day’s trade. The value of stocks changing hands rose by 216 percent over Wednesday, following activity in 42 securities compared with 40 on the prior day and ending with prices of 16 rising, 16 declining and 10 closing unchanged.
The market ended with trading of 4,913,360 shares for $12,236,802, jumping from 1,431,920 units at $3,870,592 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 116,985 shares at $291,352 compared with 35,798 stocks at $96,765 on Wednesday, with the month to date, averaging 71,141 units at $136,011, after rising from 65,271 stock units at $116,120 on the previous day and August ending, with an average of 236,241 shares at $494,923.
Fosrich led trading with 2.71 million shares for 55.1 percent of total volume, followed by Dolla Financial, with 639,384 stock units for 13 percent of the day’s trade and Fontana with 293,929 stocks for 6 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index sank 16.89 points to settle at 3,389.45. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.5, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging gained 13 cents to close at $2.55 after 1,791 shares were traded, Cargo Handlers lost 12 cents to close at $14.36, after 205 stock units were exchanged, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 10 cents to end at $2.10 with investors dealing in 1,650 shares. Caribbean Cream declined 11 cents in closing at $2.12 with traders switching ownership of 486 units, Consolidated Bakeries sank 10 cents and ended at $1.50 after an exchange of 2,435 stocks, Dolphin Cove advanced 22 cents to finish at $14.30 with investors trading 2,676 units. 
GWest Corporation lost 7 cents and ended at 76 cents with 8,154 shares crossing the market, Image Plus skidded 5 cents to 91 cents with traders dealing in 30,803 stocks, Indies Pharma fell 7 cents in closing at $3.01 as investors exchanged 232,992 stock units. Jamaican Teas shed 9 cents to finish at $2.25 with 10,968 shares changing hands, Jetcon Corporation popped 13 cents to close at $1.81 with investors trading 54,550 stock units, Mailpac Group rallied 10 cents to end at $2.59 after traders exchanged 76,496 stocks. Omni Industries dropped 5 cents in closing at 83 cents after trading 19,297 units and Spur Tree Spices slipped 5 cents to $1.10 in an exchange of 76,832 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 1,431,920 shares for $3,870,592, after a steep decline from 2,971,755 units at $4,794,934 on Tuesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.5, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2026.
Fontana declined 19 cents to end at $8.86 with a transfer of 33,303 shares. ISP Finance declined $2.14 in closing at $14.45 as 77 units crossed the market, Jamaican Teas rallied 12 cents to $2.34 in trading 4,348 stocks, Jetcon Corporation lost 14 cents to end at $1.68, after closing with an exchange of 1,200 stock units. JFP dropped 9 cents to finish at 51 cents after a transfer of 22,955 shares and Regency Petroleum increased 10 cents and ended at $4.30 with traders dealing in 303 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 2,971,755 shares for $4,794,934, from 3,624,819 units at $4,546,581 on Monday.
At the close of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and only two with lower offers.
Express Catering shed 24 cents to $2.61 with investors swapping 311,369 units, ISP Finance popped $2.16 to finish at $16.59 with a transfer of a mere one stock, Jamaican Teas dipped 11 cents and ended at $2.22 with investors dealing in 13,005 stock units. KLE Group advanced 13 cents to close at 98 cents with 111 shares switching owners, Medical Disposables rose 8 cents to end at $1.40 with traders dealing in 410 stocks, Regency Petroleum sank 12 cents in closing at $4.20 as investors cleared 94,559 units from the market and Spur Tree Spices skidded 5 cents to $1.11 with an exchange of 164,987 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 3,624,819 shares for $4,546,581 compared with 2,982,944 units at $6,078,129 on Friday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.6, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2026.
Iron Rock Insurance lost 41 cents to $3.50 with investors swapping 100 units, ISP Finance skidded $2.37 to end at $14.43 after a transfer of 160 stocks, Jamaican Teas climbed 15 cents in closing at $2.33, with investors trading 934 stock units. Lumber Depot fell 10 cents and ended at $2.60 with an exchange of 20,078 shares, Mailpac Group dipped 5 cents to finish at $2.50 in trading 288,371 units, Medical Disposables sank 27 cents to close at $1.32, with 809 stocks crossing the market and Stationery and Office Supplies rose 19 cents to $1.78 with traders dealing in 4,920 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 2,982,944 shares worth $6,078,129, with Dolla Financial the leading trade, compared to 2,266,266 units at $5,102,005 on Thursday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2026.
Jamaican Teas slipped 17 cents to close at $2.18 with investors trading 46,488 units. Jetcon Corporation gained 29 cents and ended at $1.85 in an exchange of 70,000 shares, JFP popped 7 cents to finish at 59 cents with investors trading 100 stocks, Knutsford Express climbed $1.61 to end at $14.31 in an exchange of 1,548 stock units. Regency Petroleum rose 15 cents in closing at $4.35 after 9,655 stocks passed through the market and Stationery and Office Supplies fell 21 cents to $1.59 with a transfer of 29,079 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 2,921,170 shares for $3,914,240 compared with 3,430,481 units at $6,399,711 on Monday.
At the close of the second trading day of the month of September, AMG Packaging advanced 26 cents to finish at $2.56 with a transfer of 5,892 shares, Cargo Handlers rose $3.15 and ended at a 52 week high of $14.50, after an exchange of 18,034 stocks, Dolla Financial shed 14 cents to close at $2.47, following trading of 10,718 shares. Dolphin Cove shed 14 cents to close at $13.30 with an exchange of 5,768 units, Future Energy lost 8 cents to close at $3, with 14,055 units changing hands, Honey Bun gained 34 cents to end at $7.74 as investors exchanged 1,249 shares. Iron Rock Insurance popped 10 cents in closing at $3.70 in switching ownership of 3,050 stocks, Jetcon Corporation climbed 23 cents to $1.76 with traders dealing in 84,194 units,
KLE Group increased 15 cents to end at 85 cents after an exchange of 363 stock units. Limners and Bards slipped 9 cents to close at $1 with investors swapping 1,000 shares, Mailpac Group fell 10 cents to finish at $2.50, with 1,663 stock units changing hands, Medical Disposables rallied 13 cents and ended at $1.45 after trading of 500 stocks. Omni Industries rose 8 cents to 85 cents after a transfer of 28,848 units and Stationery and Office Supplies dipped 21 cents to end at $1.65, with 152,440 stocks crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.5, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Jetcon Corporation fell 34 cents to end at $1.50 with a transfer of 101,689 stock units. JFP declined 9 cents in closing at 54 cents after 232,903 shares passed through the exchange. Knutsford Express rallied 29 cents and ended at $14.26 in switching ownership of 75,368 units, Lasco Financial gained 18 cents to finish at $1.95 with investors trading 53,438 stocks. Limners and Bards rose 22 cents and ended at $1.12 in an exchange of 8,191 stock units, Lumber Depot sank 9 cents to $2.61 with traders dealing in 15,278 shares, Mailpac Group climbed 9 cents to close at $2.59 after a transfer of 1,289,686 stocks. Medical Disposables skidded 48 cents to finish at $1.32 in trading 4,999,626 units, Regency Petroleum increased 20 cents to end at $4.50, with 1,388,178 stock units crossing the market and Spur Tree Spices dipped 10 cents in closing at $1.10 with an exchange of 160,586 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 20,230,933 shares for $34,706,309, up from 8,791,632 stock units at $19,500,281 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rose 28.26 points to 3,394.34. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator is showing three stocks with their bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
Jamaican Teas rallied 12 cents to $2.45, with 1,402,632 shares crossing the market, Knutsford Express sank 25 cents to end at $13.97 with a transfer of 3,844 units, Limners and Bards dropped 19 cents in closing at a 52 week low of 90 cents, with 74,437 stock units changing hands. Main Event sank 20 cents and ended at $8.50 with trading in 5,685 shares, Medical Disposables gained 46 cents to close at $1.80 in an exchange of just 1,000 stock units, Regency Petroleum advanced 15 cents to finish at $4.30 after closing with an exchange of 757,290 stocks. Spur Tree Spices dipped 14 cents to $1.20 with investors swapping 69,542 units and Stationery and Office Supplies popped 21 cents and ended at $1.87, with 2,768,805 stocks crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 7,386,851 shares for $15,456,388, after falling from 7,451,150 units at $13,427,705 on Monday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.1, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2026.
KLE Group popped 8 cents to finish at 70 cents after a transfer of 101 stocks, Lasco Financial sank 6 cents and ended at $1.90, with 38,504 stock units clearing the market. Main Event dipped 65 cents to close at $8.05 as traders exchanged 1,409 shares, after trading at a 52 week intraday low of $6.01, Medical Disposables rallied 23 cents to $1.73 with investors trading 6,822 stocks, RA Williams advanced 9 cents to end at 45 cents as 81,600 stock units crossed the market and Spur Tree Spices rose 8 cents in closing at $1.40 with investors trading 1,145,605 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 17,826,693 shares for $34,669,918, jumping from 7,060,322 stock units at $10,235,382 on Thursday.
At the close of the market, Access Financial climbed $1.48 to $18 with investors trading a mere 658 shares, AMG Packaging increased 30 cents in closing at $2.30 after an exchange of 11,549 stocks, Cargo Handlers fell 77 cents to end at $10.58 with investors trading 2,000 units. Dolla Financial fell 7 cents to finish at $2.43 after a transfer of 11,925 shares, Express Catering popped 19 cents and ended at $3.19 with brokers exchanging ownership of 3,500 stock units, Fosrich shed 36 cents to close at $2.30 with traders dealing in 13,158,566 shares. Honey Bun rallied 13 cents to $7.48 with 55,796 units crossing the exchange, Indies Pharma sank 6 cents to close at $3.24 with a transfer of 46,378 stocks, Knutsford Express rose 6 cents to finish at $13.95 with 66 stock units crossing the market. Lasco Financial dropped 12 cents and ended at $1.78 in trading 58,423 shares, Limners and Bards sank 6 cents in closing at 91 cents after an exchange of 59,058 stocks, Lumber Depot advanced 9 cents to end at $2.69 after closing with 16,065 units changing hands. 
Mailpac Group gained 7 cents in closing at $2.57 with 8,722 stock units crossing the market, One Great Studio popped 7 cents to 42 cents after trading of 1,260,085 shares, ONE on ONE Educational climbed 6 cents to end at 86 cents as 45,050 stocks changed hands. Paramount Trading skidded 11 cents to finish at 69 cents in an exchange of 15,000 units, RA Williams increased 9 cents and ended at 45 cents with investors dealing in 1,654,919 stock units, Regency Petroleum rose 13 cents to close at $4.23 as traders exchanged 84,661 shares and Spur Tree Spices advanced 21 cents to $1.31 with investors trading 251,137 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.