Elite Diagnostic ended as the top trader on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market for the 4th time in 6 trading days, accounting for 41.6 million units, 92 percent of traded volume. Friday’s trading ended with significantly higher activity than on Thursday, with trading volume surging 725 percent and the value jumping 833 percent compared with Thursday. Trading closed with an exchange of 40 securities, down from 41 on Thursday and ended with prices of 14 rising, 21 declining and five closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 45,061,140 shares for $77,107,032, after increasing from only 5,462,459 units at $8,266,954 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 1,126,529 shares at $1,927,676, after it climbed from 133,231 stock units at $201,633 on Thursday. Trading for the month to date averages 864,476 stock units at $1,580,443 compared to 822,380 stock units at $1,524,663 on the preceding day and an average of 324,023 shares at $544,060 for September.
Elite Diagnostic led trading with 41.60 million shares for 92.3 percent of total volume, followed by One Great Studio with 555,640 units for just 1.2 percent of the day’s trade and Atlantic Hardware with 474,050 stocks for a mere 1.1 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index popped 23.34 points to close at 3,108.68. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six 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 11.5. 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.
At the close of trading, Access Financial gained $2.29 to close at $19.95 with 510 units crossing the market, Atlantic Hardware shed 5 cents to close at $1.52 after an exchange of 474,050 stocks, Blue Power popped 6 cents to finish at $3.29 with investors trading 3,204 shares. Cargo Handlers climbed by 10 cents to $15.82 in switching ownership of 6,347 stock units, Derrimon Trading dropped by 6 cents to 82 cents with trading of 49,894 shares, Dolla Financial rose 8 cents to end at $3.86 with 347,900 stocks crossing the market. Dolphin Cove fell $1.41 in closing at $8.71 with investors dealing in 35,357 units, Elite Diagnostic advanced 7 cents to $1.85 after trading of 41,595,419 stock units, Express Catering dipped 10 cents to $2.90 with an exchange of 6,534 shares. Fontana rallied 8 cents to finish at $6.18 with 10,324 stocks changing hands, Fosrich lost 13 cents to end at $1.45 in an exchange of 14,665 units, GWest Corporation skidded 9 cents to close at 61 cents with 6,073 stock units clearing the market. Honey Bun declined 5 cents to $7.61 with a transfer of 350 shares, Image Plus slipped 7 cents and ended at $1.80 with 464,018 shares changing hands, Indies Pharma fell 5 cents and ended at $2.64 with investors swapping 256,157 stocks. 
Jamaican Teas increased 15 cents to close at $2.15 with 6,932 units passing through the exchange, Jetcon Corporation climbed by 15 cents to end at $4.80 after a transfer of 76,286 stocks, Knutsford Express rose 66 cents to $8.44 in trading of 4,711 units. Lumber Depot dipped 21 cents to $2.28 after an exchange of 108,931 shares, while Main Event lost 39 cents to end at $3.40 with a transfer of 1,031 stocks, ONE on ONE Educational skidded 8 cents in closing at 72 cents as investors exchanged 314,052 shares and Regency Petroleum dropped 8 cents to $4.05 with 15,823 stocks passing through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 5,462,459 shares for $8,266,954, down from 8,524,187 stock units at $17,475,935 on Wednesday.
At the close, Access Financial shed $2.29 and closed at $17.66 after an exchange of 238 units, AMG Packaging fell 14 cents to $1.71 with investors trading 718 stocks, Blue Power skidded by 26 cents and ended at $3.23 after trading of 100 shares. Caribbean Cream advanced 6 cents to a 52 weeks high of $3.45 with an exchange of 75,409 stock units, Dolla Financial gained 5 cents and ended at $3.78 after 148,311 shares were exchanged, Dolphin Cove fell 6 cents to $10.12 as after an exchange of 1,122 units. Elite Diagnostic slipped 6 cents to $1.78, after 149,251 stocks passed through the market, Express Catering climbed 47 cents to close at $3 with an exchange of 421,980 stock units, Fontana dipped 8 cents to $6.10, with 34,058 shares changing hands. Future Energy dropped 6 cents in closing at $3.68, with investors trading 35,866 stock units, Honey Bun increased 56 cents to finish at $7.66 following an exchange of 6,751 units, ISP Finance declined 88 cents and ended at $8, with a transfer of a mere 2 stocks. 
Jetcon Corporation rose 15 cents to $4.65 after 57,768 shares crossed the exchange, Knutsford Express lost 70 cents to close at $7.78 in trading 134 units, Mailpac Group rallied 12 cents to close at $2.32 after a transfer of 1,093 stocks. One Great Studio declined 5 cents to end at 52 cents, with investors dealing in 149,553 stock units, ONE on ONE Educational gained 9 cents and ended at 80 cents in an exchange of 134,003 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies rose 18 cents to finish at $1.61, with an exchange of 49,481 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction.
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 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 of 28,573,089 shares for $57,024,764, compared with 76,861,663 units at $116,606,016 on Tuesday.
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.
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 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 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 5,447,885 shares for $6,185,164, after sliding from 9,607,200 units at $16,791,971 on Thursday.
Trading closed on the Junior Market with an average PE of 11.5. 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.
Fontana popped 23 cents to close at $6.25 with investors trading 29,541 stock units, Image Plus advanced 10 cents to end at a 52 weeks high of $1.90 after an exchange of 197,326 shares, Jamaican Teas rose 5 cents to finish at $2.15, with investors dealing in 10,000 stock units. Jetcon Corporation shed 23 cents and ended at $4.52 after trading of 122,727 shares, Knutsford Express rallied 65 cents to $8.65 with 387 stock units passing through the market, ONE on ONE Educational declined 7 cents in closing at 65 cents as investors exchanged 130,988 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 12 cents to finish at $1.54 with 1,002 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with a 33 percent rise in volume to 9,607,200 shares up from 7,242,815 units, for a 29 percent higher at $16,791,971, up from $12,972,389 on Wednesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.3. 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.
Iron Rock Insurance advanced 38 cents to finish at $3.38 with 1,998,565 units crossing the market. JFP shed 5 cents and ended at 40 cents after an exchange of 126,188 shares, Knutsford Express declined 65 cents to at $8 with investors swapping 9,597 stock units, Lasco Financial gained 15 cents to close at $1.56 after a transfer of 67,845 stocks. ONE on ONE Educational rallied by 7 cents to 72 cents as investors exchanged 26,283 units and Stationery and Office Supplies fell 14 cents to finish at $1.42 with 13,813 stocks crossing the market.