The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange dropped on Monday, with trading in 41 securities compared with 38 on Friday and ending with prices of eight rising, 21 declining and 12 closing unchanged. The volume of stocks traded declined by just 9 percent, with a 36 percent lower value than on Friday.
The market closed with trading of 10,026,371 shares for $10,162,534, down from 11,000,282 stock units at $15,771,112 on Friday.
Trading averaged 244,546 shares at $247,867, well off the 289,481 stock units for $415,029 on Friday. Trading for the month to date ended with an average of 266,160 units worth $328,274, compared with 289,481 units at $415,029 on Friday, compared with December, which averaged 1,003,109 shares at $2,482,468.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 3.64 million shares for 36.3 percent of total volume, followed by JFP, which ended with 1.18 million stock units for 11.7 percent of the day’s trade, EduFocal closed with 1.13 million shares for 11.2 percent of the volume traded and One Great Studio with 1.08 million units for 10.8 percent of market trade.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index skidded 33.09 points to 3,348.78. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six 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 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.
At the close, AMG Packaging dropped 31 cents and ended at $1.87 with investors swapping 137,068 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers sank 17 cents to $1.60 after an exchange of 11,747 stock units, Caribbean Cream gained 8 cents to end at $2.17 with investors trading 297 shares. Consolidated Bakeries shed 18 cents in closing at $1.66, 354 stocks crossing the market, Dolla Financial declined 38 cents to finish at $2.46 with investors trading 233,630 units, Dolphin Cove lost $1.56 to close at $10.95 in an exchange of 26,351 stocks. Express Catering rose 29 cents to $2.69 after trading of 134,571 units, 
Honey Bun slipped 22 cents in closing at $6.88 with a transfer of 2,223 shares, ISP Finance rallied $3.53 to end at $15 as investors exchanged 16 stock units. Jamaican Teas popped 12 cents to finish at $2.35 after 100,398 shares passed through the market, KLE Group sank 25 cents and ended at 80 cents with investors dealing in 7,042 units, Lumber Depot dipped 6 cents to close at $2.74 after closing with 119,564 stocks changing hands. Mailpac Group increased 18 cents to $2.60, with 60,074 stock units crossing the market, Main Event fell 15 cents to close at $7.55 with traders dealing in 4,600 shares, Medical Disposables skidded 20 cents in closing at $1.10, after 16,668 stocks crossed the exchange and Spur Tree Spices lost 8 cents to finish at $1.05, with 102,819 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading resulted in an exchange of 11,000,282 shares for $15,771,112, compared with 569,271,812 units at $1,715,858,400 on Wednesday.
At the close on the first trading day of the new year, Blue Power rose 10 cents to end at $4.60, with 1,178 shares, clearing the market, Cargo Handlers gained 28 cents in closing at $18.78, following an exchange of 200 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped 25 cents to close at $1.77, with 4,430 shares being traded. Dolla Financial fell 26 cents to finish at $2.84 with investors trading 48,123 stock units, Dolphin Cove climbed 56 cents and ended at $12.51, after 1,700 units passed through the market, Everything Fresh skidded 9 cents to close at $2.10 after switching ownership of 11,040 stocks. Fontana increased 10 cents to $7.88, with 2,073 shares changing hands, Future Energy sank 12 cents and ended at $2.80, 313,722 units crossing the exchange, Iron Rock Insurance shed 34 cents to finish at $3.47, with a transfer of 2,468 stock units. 
Jamaican Teas sank 14 cents in closing at $2.23, with 629,945 shares crossing the market, Kintyre Holdings rallied 6 cents to end at 76 cents with an exchange of 4,432,960 stocks, Mailpac Group lost 13 cents to close at $2.42, resulting from an exchange of 49,561 stock units. Regency Petroleum slipped 23 cents to $3.85 with investors swapping 1,292,944 stock units and Stationery and Office Supplies dipped 9 cents to close at $1.56 in an exchange of 938,541 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 569,271,812 shares, with a value of $1,715,858,400, well over the mere 22,852,005 units at $42,292,961 on Tuesday.
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.
Honey Bun declined 10 cents to finish at $7.10 after an exchange of 5,130 shares, 
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 22,852,005 shares for a value of $42,292,961, up from 21,561,883 units at $36,146,118 on Monday.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rose 20.33 points to 3,389.32. Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Honey Bun popped 70 cents to close at $7.20 as investors exchanged 14,798 units. Jamaican Teas slipped 12 cents to $2.38, with 8,192,936 shares crossing the market, Kintyre Holdings increased 13 cents in closing at a 52 weeks high of 76 cents in an exchange of 3,387,502 stock units, Knutsford Express climbed $1.30 to end at $11.60, with traders dealing in 58,292 stocks. Mailpac Group gained 13 cents to finish at $2.55 after an exchange of 1,087,180 units, MFS Capital Partners rallied 7 cents and ended at 45 cents and closed with 310,175 stocks changing hands, Spur Tree Spices rose 11 cents to close at $1.17 with trading of 56,345 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies dipped 10 cents to $1.57, with 1,140,745 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 an exchange of 21,561,883 shares for $36,146,118, well above the 9,578,688 units at $8,903,892 on Wednesday, as 6 companies each traded more than a million shares, with Kintyre Holdings leading trading with 4.97 million shares for 23.1 percent of the volume, followed by Jamaican Teas, ending with 3.65 million stocks for 16.9 percent of the day’s trade. Fosrich finished 3.06 million stock units for 14.2 percent of the volume traded, Dolla Financial with 2.52 million units for 11.7 percent of all trades, EduFocal ended with 1.60 million units for 7.4 percent of the volume traded and Stationery and Office Supplies with 1.0 million units for 4.7 percent of market share.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.7, 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.
Kintyre Holdings rose 9 cents to finish at a 52 weeks high of 63 cents in an exchange of 4,973,343 shares, Knutsford Express dropped $1.53 in closing at $10.30, with investors dealing in 16,939 stocks, Lumber Depot sank 8 cents to end at $2.85, with 28,566 units changing hands. Mailpac Group gained 18 cents in closing at $2.42 as investors exchanged 307,124 stock units, Main Event dipped 7 cents to $7.70 with a transfer of 1,487 shares, Omni Industries shed 6 cents to finish at 95 cents after 357,782 stock units passed through the market and Spur Tree Spices skidded 13 cents and ended at $1.06 after a transfer of 64,940 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 9,578,688 shares for $8,903,892 compared to 10,088,668 units at $11,319,606 on Tuesday.
ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
Iron Rock Insurance climbed 48 cents to $3.48 with investors dealing in 15,883 shares, ISP Finance sank $3.68 to close at $12.21, with 19 stock units crossing the exchange, Mailpac Group increased 17 cents to end at $2.24 with investors trading 7,218 stocks. Main Event lost 23 cents in closing at $7.77 in an exchange of 913 units, ONE on ONE Educational popped 9 cents to 85 cents with traders dealing in 1,000 shares, Regency Petroleum gained 22 cents to finish at $4.08 in switching ownership of 152,317 stock units and Spur Tree Spices rose 6 cents and ended at $1.19 after a transfer of 49,137 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed, with trading of 10,088,668 shares for $11,319,606, down from 11,293,436 stock units at $14,486,739 on Monday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.2, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
ISP Finance lost $1.11 to end at $15.89 after an exchange of a mere 7 shares, Jetcon Corporation gained 6 cents in closing at $1.51 with an exchange of 296,808 stock units, KLE Group popped 24 cents to finish at $1.05 after a transfer of 2,000 stocks. Knutsford Express declined 12 cents to $11.83 with traders dealing in 107 stock units, Mailpac Group sank 13 cents to $2.07 in switching ownership of 6,035 shares, Main Event jumped $1.50 and ended at $8 with investors trading a mere 100 units. Omni Industries rallied 7 cents to finish at 98 cents, with 107,120 stocks changing hands, Paramount Trading rose 13 cents to close at $1.28 in an exchange of 500 stock units and Regency Petroleum skidded 19 cents to end at $3.86, with investors trading 263,974 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading ended with an exchange of 11,293,436 shares worth $14,486,739, ahead of 7,013,935 units at $7,728,227 on Friday.
At the close, Access Financial climbed $1.07 and ended at $18.97 with traders dealing in 586 shares, Atlantic Hardware rose 11 cents to $1.61, with trading of 3,890,638 units, Blue Power rallied 49 cents to $4.05 in an exchange of 76,651 stock units. Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped 19 cents to close at $1.46, with 943 units changing hands, Caribbean Flavours shed 34 cents in closing at $1.55, with investors swapping 5,489 stocks, Dolla Financial rallied 10 cents to end at $2.40 in an exchange of 122,103 units. Dolphin Cove sank $1.19 to $10.81 with investors dealing in 5,740 stocks, Fontana increased 20 cents to close at $8 after an exchange of 22,362 shares, Honey Bun slipped 68 cents and ended at $6.81 in trading 3,825 stock units following the release of full year results that were less than half of the 2024 profit at 23 cents per share. 
Indies Pharma lost 12 cents to finish at $2.60, with 18,775 shares crossing the exchange, Jamaican Teas advanced by 6 cents in closing at $2.29, with investors trading 1,138 stock units, Lumber Depot rose 10 cents to end at $2.95, with 802,073 units clearing the market. Mailpac Group skidded 27 cents to $2.20 with a transfer of 4,559 stocks, Main Event rallied 61 cents to finish at $6.50 after an exchange of 85,160 shares, Omni Industries fell 11 cents and ended at 91 cents after closing with an exchange of 143,285 units and ONE on ONE Educational shed 9 cents to end at 76 cents after a transfer of 155,712 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 7,013,935 shares for $7,728,227 after falling from 8,241,131 units at $9,318,536 on Thursday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13, 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 financial year ending around August 2026.
Iron Rock Insurance rallied 50 cents to $3 with 82 stocks passing through the market, ISP Finance increased by 50 cents in closing at $17 as investors traded 113 units. Kintyre Holdings rose 6 cents to close at 48 cents, after ownership of 2,486,467 shares was switched, KLE Group sank 13 cents to close at 81 cents with investors swapping 25,107 stock units, Knutsford Express rose $1.49 to $11.99 in an exchange of 16 shares. ONE on ONE Educational rallied 7 cents to 85 cents with investors trading 15,856 stock units and Spur Tree Spices increased 6 cents to finish at $1.11 with 104,927 shares crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 8,241,131 shares for $9,318,536, moving up from 3,286,969 units at $3,981,031 on Wednesday.
Trading on the Junior Market ended with an average PE of 13.1, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by earnings per share.
Jamaican Teas dropped 7 cents to end at $2.23 with investors trading 19 units, Jetcon Corporation rallied 10 cents in closing at $1.50 with 49,223 stock units crossing the market. KLE Group increased 8 cents to close at 94 cents as investors exchanged 489 shares, Knutsford Express sank $1.50 to finish at $10.50 following the trading of 434 stock units, Lumber Depot declined 10 cents and ended at $2.85 closing with an exchange of 1,064,556 units. Medical Disposables sank 30 cents to $1.30 with traders dealing in 2,324 stocks and Paramount Trading climbed 10 cents and ended at $1.10 in an exchange of 226,946 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.