In a surprising bullish session, rising stocks pushed the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange sharply higher at the close of trading on Wednesday, with the market index surging 70.96 points to close at 3,386.22, just below the December close, following trading in 45 securities, up from 43 on Tuesday and ending, with prices of 23 rising, 13 declining and nine closing unchanged. Market activity jumped sharply with a 268 percent surge in the volume of stocks traded, with the value jumping 362 percent more than on Tuesday.
At the close, a total of 22,146,875 shares worth $42,456,404 were traded, after an increase over the 6,025,721 units at $9,189,434 on Tuesday.
Trading ended with an average of 492,153 shares at $943,476, after jumping from 140,133 stock units at $213,708 on Tuesday, with the month to date, averaging 285,094 stock units at $358,192 compared to 271,934 stock units at $320,992 on the previous day and January, with an average of 469,885 shares at $594,149.
Dolla Financial led trading with 3.33 million shares for 15.1 percent of total volume followed by Fosrich, with 2.89 million stocks for 13 percent of the day’s trade, Express Catering closed with 2.47 million stock units for 11.2 percent of the volume traded, Derrimon Trading closed with 2.11 million shares for 9.5 percent of the volume, Jamaican Teas contributed 1.87 million stocks for 8.4 percent of the overall volume and Stationery and Office Supplies with 1.87 million stock units for 8.4 percent of market share.
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 two with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.3, 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, AMG Packaging shed 24 cents to end at $2 after an exchange of 121,713 shares, Cargo Handlers sank by 10 cents to $18.70 with 2,000 stocks crossing the market, Caribbean Cream slipped 10 cents to $1.79 at the close after trading at an intraday 52 days low of $1,55, after an exchange of 40,221 shares. Caribbean Flavours lost 20 cents in closing at $1.50 after a transfer of 206,256 stocks, Consolidated Bakeries increased 19 cents to $1.66 after trading of 5,000 units, Derrimon Trading popped 17 cents to finish at $1.80 in switching ownership of 2,105,408 stocks. Dolla Financial advanced 13 cents to $2.58 after an exchange of 3,334,960 units, Dolphin Cove rose 38 cents to close at $11.28 with 1,489 shares changing hands, Elite Diagnostic fell 14 cents in closing at $1.36 with a transfer of 20,902 stock units. Everything Fresh dipped 7 cents and ended at $2.02 with 25,000 shares passing through the market, Fosrich gained 13 cents to end at $2.33 in trading 2,885,472 stocks, Future Energy rallied 9 cents to finish at $3.10 with 40,243 units clearing the market. 
Honey Bun climbed 10 cents to $6.59 with traders dealing in 616 stock units, Image Plus sank 9 cents to end at 80 cents after an exchange of 1,510,819 shares, Indies Pharma skidded 20 cents in closing at $2.70 with investors trading 31,780 stocks. ISP Finance increased 85 cents to finish at $13 with an exchange of 157 stock units, Jamaican Teas climbed 19 cents and ended at $2.42 with 1,866,406 stock units crossing the market, Knutsford Express rose 52 cents to close at $10.80 with investors dealing in 8,645 shares. Lasco Financial dropped 15 cents to $1.65 with 6,526 stock units crossing the exchange, Mailpac Group advanced 30 cents to $2.90 with investors swapping 967,872 units, Omni Industries declined 12 cents to end at 88 cents after an exchange of 1,000,000 stocks. ONE on ONE Educational popped 8 cents in closing at 94 cents with investors trading 1,208,598 units and Stationery and Office Supplies gained 23 cents to finish at $1.74 after an exchange of 1,865,688 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 6,025,721 shares for $9,189,434 after plunging from 48,900,696 units at $25,636,425 on Monday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14, 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 the fiscal year ending around August 2026.
GWest Corporation fell 13 cents and ended at 70 cents after a transfer of 1,400 shares, ISP Finance dropped $1.10 to close at $12.15 with a mere unit exiting the exchange, Jetcon Corporation rallied 9 cents to end at $2.39, following the trading of 546,642 stock units. Knutsford Express sank 51 cents to $10.28 after an exchange of 2,174 stock units, Limners and Bards increased 9 cents to $1.02 after dealers swapped 20,742 shares, Lumber Depot climbed 20 cents and ended at $2.50 with an exchange of 5,201 stock units. Medical Disposables rose 18 cents to close at $1.34 with 201 stocks changing hands, Regency Petroleum advanced 20 cents to finish at $4.30 after an exchange of 57,262 units and Stationery and Office Supplies skidded 13 cents to end at $1.51 with a transfer of 271,016 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
A total of 48,900,696 shares were exchanged for $25,636,425, up steeply from 9,227,293 units at $7,983,321 on Friday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.8, 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.
Elite Diagnostic dropped 8 cents to $1.42 with 141 shares changing hands, Fontana fell 10 cents to close at $7.55 in an exchange of 18,542 stock units. Iron Rock Insurance gained 20 cents to finish at $2.70, following trading of 1,612 shares, ISP Finance rose $1.21 and ended at $13.25 after a transfer of 22 stock units, Jetcon Corporation advanced by 7 cents to $2.30 as investors exchanged 5,644 units. Lumber Depot declined 9 cents to $2.30 with 136,469 stocks crossing the market, Medical Disposables sank 18 cents and ended at $1.16 in an exchange of 6,042 shares and Regency Petroleum dipped 35 cents to end at $4.10 with 4,220 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 9,227,293 shares trading at $7,983,321 after sliding from 13,366,612 units at $21,586,275 on Thursday.
At the close of the market Junior Market Index gained 18.39 points to 3,337.60. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
Jetcon Corporation dipped 7 cents to close at 2.23 with a transfer of 330,635 shares, Lasco Financial increased 20 cents to end at $1.80 with 5,561 stock units crossing the market, Limners and Bards sank 7 cents in closing at 95 cents in an exchange of 343,284 stocks. Mailpac Group dropped 11 cents to close at $2.59 with investors swapping 41,841 stock units and Regency Petroleum popped 41 cents to finish at $4.45, with 254,786 stock units switching owners.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 13,366,612 shares with a value of $21,586,275, up significantly from 7,676,725 units at $12,164,513 on Tuesday.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index popped a mere 5.74 points to 3,319.21. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
Fontana popped 39 cents to $7.99, with 40,202 units crossing the exchange, Honey Bun advanced 45 cents to end at $6.45 after trading of 534 stocks, Jamaican Teas rose 11 cents in closing at $2.31 after an exchange of 1,472 stock units. Lasco Financial dropped 10 cents to close at $1.60, with 9,020 shares crossing the market, Mailpac Group rallied 15 cents and ended at $2.70 as investors exchanged 129,500 units, Regency Petroleum gained 9 cents to finish at $4.04, after 245,786 stocks were traded and Spur Tree Spices climbed 8 cents and ended at $1.07, with investors trading 169,786 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 7,676,725 shares for $12,164,513, after decreasing from 9,748,287 units at $18,921,148 on Monday.
The Junior Market closed with an average PE Ratio of 14.2, which is derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share.
Honey Bun dipped 14 cents and ended at $6 after investors swapped 5,517 stocks, ISP Finance lost $1.21 to $12.04 after an exchange of just 353 shares, KLE Group gained 14 cents to close at $1.05 with investors trading 50 stock units. Lumber Depot declined 24 cents to end at $2.40 with 94,492 shares crossing the market, Mailpac Group shed 10 cents in closing at $2.55 with traders switching ownership of 220,000 stock units, MFS Capital Partners dropped 6 cents to finish at 40 cents with investors trading 180,069 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies slipped 6 cents to $1.59 with an exchange of 17,721 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close of the market, CAC 2000 rose 30 cents to $2 after an exchange of 2,020 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers climbed 11 cents to $1.85 with dealers swapping 8,069 stocks, Caribbean Cream increased 7 cents to $1.92 with a mere 225 units crossing the exchange. Consolidated Bakeries popped 19 cents and ended at $1.79, with investors trading 105,442 shares, Dolphin Cove shed 35 cents to close at $10.61, with owners switching 38,039 stock units, Fontana sank 37 cents to finish at $7.63 as investors exchanged 33,323 shares. GWest Corporation slipped 13 cents to 72 cents with 36,645 stocks changing hands, Honey Bun fell 31 cents in closing at $6.14 in an exchange of 599 units, ISP Finance advanced $1.43 and ended at $13.25, after trading of 6,503 stock units. Jamaican Teas dipped 8 cents to finish at $2.20 after an exchange of 409,340 shares, KLE Group sank 14 cents to close at 91 cents with investors swapping 10,123 stocks, Knutsford Express dropped 14 cents to end at $10.85 with 1,639 units clearing the market. 
Lumber Depot gained 14 cents to $2.64 with traders dealing in 317,776 stock units, Mailpac Group rallied 9 cents to close at $2.65 with 229,816 shares crossing the market, Main Event rose $1.10 to $7 with investors trading 898 stock units. Medical Disposables advanced 20 cents to finish at $1.35 with an exchange of 135 units, Omni Industries lost 6 cents and ended at 96 cents with 138,592 stocks crossing the market, Regency Petroleum popped 8 cents to end at $4 in trading 209,296 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies rallied 9 cents to $1.65 with 124,189 stock units passing through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 6,942,008 shares for $9,449,512 compared with 8,460,508 units at $12,542,960 on Thursday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.4, 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 fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Indies Pharma advanced 31 cents to finish at $2.98, following trading of 503,484 stock units. ISP Finance fell $1.18 and ended at $11.82, with 3,335 shares crossing the market, Jetcon Corporation popped 8 cents to close at $2.25 with a transfer of 10,238 stock units, KLE Group advanced 14 cents to end at $1.05 after an exchange of 500 units. Knutsford Express rose 39 cents to $10.99, following trading of 1,008 stocks, Limners and Bards gained 9 cents to finish at $1.02, with 27,466 shares crossing the exchange, Lumber Depot climbed 10 cents and ended at $2.50 after a transfer of 5,100 stocks and Paramount Trading lost 8 cents to close at $1.19, after 500 units passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading ended with an exchange of 8,460,508 shares with the value amounting to $12,542,960, down from 10,006,290 stock units worth $14,834,366 on Wednesday.
ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Knutsford Express slipped 39 cents and ended at $10.60 with a transfer of 865 stocks, Limners and Bards dropped 10 cents to close at 93 cents as investors exchanged 7,501 units. Lumber Depot dipped 10 cents to $2.40 with traders switching ownership of 92,284 stock units, Mailpac Group lost 15 cents to close at $2.55 with investors swapping 32,647 shares, Main Event slipped 60 cents to $5.90 after an exchange of 1,000 stocks. Omni Industries popped 7 cents in closing at $1.03 with 599,171 units crossing the market, Paramount Trading gained 25 cents to finish at $1.27 after an exchange of 648,840 stock units and Regency Petroleum dipped 9 cents to end at $3.90 with traders dealing in 99,488 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 10,006,290 shares for $14,834,366 after climbing from 7,122,679 units at $7,747,839 on Tuesday.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging dipped 30 cents to end at $2.10 with an exchange of 46,821 shares, at the same time Atlantic Hardware shed 10 cents to close at $2.04 after an exchange of 4,307,499 stocks, Blue Power gained 35 cents to end at $4.10, after the trading of 5,048 shares. Cargo Handlers skidded 20 cents to $18.80 after 4,191 stock units were traded, Caribbean Assurance Brokers lost 24 cents to close at $1.76 with 1,062 stock units clearing the market, Dolphin Cove declined $1.05 to finish at $10.95 with a transfer of 4,528 shares. Express Catering rose 14 cents to $2.47 after an exchange of 2,094 units, Honey Bun climbed 26 cents to $6.36 with investors dealing in 114,319 stocks, Indies Pharma shed 13 cents to close at $2.70 with 102,465 stock units passing through the market. Iron Rock Insurance popped 39 cents and ended at $2.89 in trading a mere 201 shares, KLE Group advanced 13 cents to end at $1.03 after investors swapped 12,254 units, 
Knutsford Express increased 70 cents to finish at $10.99 in an exchange of 2,380 stocks. Lumber Depot dropped 15 cents and ended at $2.50 with 10,714 stock units crossing the market, Mailpac Group rallied 21 cents to $2.70 with investors trading 1,013 shares, Main Event sank 50 cents to $6.50 with 2,594 units changing hands. Medical Disposables slipped 24 cents to finish at $1.10 with investors trading 57 stocks and ONE on ONE Educational fell 7 cents to end at 86 cents with market participants switching the shareholders of 110,079 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.