Junior Market trading picked up on Wednesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, with investors snapping up more shares than on Tuesday, at a marginally low value and driving 44 percent of traded securities higher. Trading concluded with 43 securities compared with 42 on Tuesday and ended with prices of 19 rising, 12 declining and 12 closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 11,395,083 shares for $15,244,152 after rising from 8,157,423 units at $15,369,549 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 265,002 shares at $354,515, above 194,224 stock units worth $365,942 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date, ended with an average of 216,113 units at $317,787 after increasing from 211,761 units at $314,517 on the previous day and October, with an average of 191,865 shares at $349,252.
Custom manufacturer, JFP led trading with 2.97 million shares for 26.1 percent of total volume, followed by Lasco Financial, with 2.20 million stock units for 19.3 percent of the day’s trade, Jamaican Teas closed with 1.30 million stock units for 11.4 percent of the volume traded and Kintyre Holdings with 1.06 million units for 9.3 percent of market trade.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index climbed 15.77 points to 3,381.84. 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 12.1, based on the last traded price, in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, Access Financial rallied by 44 cents and ended at $19.44 after a transfer of just 98 shares, AMG Packaging popped 29 cents to $2.39 after it closed with an exchange of 6,650 stocks, CAC 2000 climbed 29 cents to finish at $2.22 with 5 units clearing the market. Cargo Handlers gave back Tuesday’s gain of $1.79 by dropping to $2.27 on Tuesday, with a transfer of 284 shares in closing at $12.83, Caribbean Assurance Brokers lost 20 cents to close at $1.80, with 6,069 stock units crossing the exchange, Caribbean Cream rose 35 cents to end at $2.40 with 75,322 shares switching ownership. Dolla Financial gained 7 cents to close at $2.50 after 527,919 stock units crossed the market, Dolphin Cove skidded 32 cents to finish at $12.20 as investors exchanged 22,710 stock units, Express Catering increased 36 cents and ended at $3.08 after 3,195 units changed hands. 
Image Plus sank 13 cents to close at $1.02 after an exchange of 87,351 shares, Jetcon Corporation rallied 10 cents in closing at $1.60 with investors trading 33,732 units, KLE Group popped 57 cents to end at 85 cents in an exchange of 6,806 shares. Lasco Financial slipped 11 cents in closing at $1.87 with traders dealing in 2,199,718 stock units, Lumber Depot advanced 13 cents to $3.19 with 93,749 shares passing through the market, Spur Tree Spices rose 7 cents to $1.09 with investors trading 288,264 units and Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 7 cents to finish at $1.74 with an exchange of 6,288 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 8,157,423 shares for $15,369,549, with an increase from 5,560,103 units at $7,226,779 on Monday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average P/E ratio of 12, based on the last traded price, in conjunction with earnings that are projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2026.
Image Plus popped 17 cents to end at $1.15 with investors swapping 3,590 shares, Jamaican Teas sank 13 cents in closing at $2.24 with an exchange of 1,253,865 stocks, Lasco Financial gained 10 cents to close at $1.98 with 1,000,006 units crossing the market. Lumber Depot skidded 14 cents to $3.06 in trading 132,932 stock units, Main Event increased 76 cents to close at $6.24 with 500 shares clearing the market, Paramount Trading sank 7 cents to finish at $1.32 with traders dealing in 20,616 stock units. Regency Petroleum advanced 10 cents to $4.40 in an exchange of 291,735 stocks, Spur Tree Spices dipped 8 cents to end at $1.02 with investors trading 146,781 units and Stationery and Office Supplies fell 7 cents in closing at $1.67 with 200,000 shares 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 8,957,951 shares for $8,150,940, well over the 5,175,807 units at $6,259,164 on Thursday.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index shed 27.32 points to 3,335.70. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Honey Bun declined 99 cents to close at $6.51 with investors dealing in 57,907 stock units, ISP Finance climbed $1.06 to finish at $12.96 with traders switching ownership of a mere one share. Jamaican Teas shed 12 cents to $2.26 with investors swapping 4,407 units, Knutsford Express dropped $1.35 to close at $11.65, with 17,026 stock units changing hands, Paramount Trading popped 21 cents and ended at $1.36 with traders dealing in 26,846 stock units and Stationery and Office Supplies advanced 6 cents in closing at $1.76 after an exchange of 151,787 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The market closed with trading of 6,643,942 shares for $10,874,824 compared with 5,317,670 units at $8,323,400 on Tuesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.5, based on last traded price, in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2026.
Fosrich popped 8 cents in closing at $2.28, with 276,358 stock units clearing the market. GWest Corporation slipped 14 cents and ended at 60 cents as investors exchanged 10,000 shares, Honey Bun rallied 38 cents to finish at $7.38 with a transfer of 1,480 units, Indies Pharma sank 8 cents to close at $2.90 after an exchange of 1,000 stocks. Lasco Financial increased by 7 cents to $1.95 with investors dealing in a mere 100 stock units, Limners and Bards shed 7 cents and ended at $1.12 after a transfer of 834 shares, Regency Petroleum gained 16 cents to finish at $4.06 with investors trading 109,179 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies dipped 13 cents to close at $1.71 in an exchange of 4,437 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
By the close, the market ended with a 75 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, with 83 percent lower value than Friday, following trading in 45 securities compared with 42 on Friday and ending with prices of 10 rising, 22 falling and 13 closing unchanged.
At the close, Access Financial dropped $2.27 to end at $17.21 with trading of a mere 105 shares, AMG Packaging sank 24 cents to $2.16 in an exchange of 3,736 stocks, Atlantic Hardware climbed 19 cents to a record high of $1.15 after investors grabbed 3,128,475 shares. Cargo Handlers, one of the companies that could benefit from increased demand for goods for reconstruction, declined $1.85 and ended at $11.13, with 838 units crossing the market, Caribbean Flavours sank 8 cents to finish at $1.52 with a transfer of 899 stocks, Derrimon Trading slipped 8 cents to close at $1.85, with 427,175 units crossing the exchange. Dolla Financial fell 8 cents to $2.56 with investors trading 113,100 stocks, Dolphin Cove increased 50 cents to end at $13 after an exchange of 7,371 shares, Express Catering popped 10 cents in closing at $3, with 49,703 stock units changing hands after investors cut the price from $3.65 before the hurricane, last week, in expectation of a slippage in business as tourist traffic could decline for a few months. Future Energy dropped 6 cents and ended at $3.05 after an exchange of 178,074 shares, 
GWest Corporation lost 10 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of 60 cents, with 57,129 stocks crossing the market, Honey Bun shed 10 cents to finish at $7.20 in an exchange of 16,495 stock units. Image Plus skidded 5 cents to 94 cents and closed with an exchange of 75,000 stock units, Indies Pharma rallied 14 cents to finish at $2.98, with 175,041 shares clearing the market, Lumber Depot rose 41 cents and ended at a 52 weeks high of $3.33 as investors exchanged 928,959 units. Main Event, a company to be negatively affected by reduced entertainment activity, fell 27 cents in closing at $6.67, after hitting an intraday 52 weeks low of $5.89, in switching ownership of 7,570 stocks, Medical Disposables dropped 27 cents to end at $1.42 with investors swapping 16,183 stock units, Regency Petroleum, the stock could suffer from decreased demand for fuel in western Jamaica, shed a huge 75 cents to close at $3.55 with an exchange of 513,486 shares and Spur Tree Spices lost 5 cents to $1 after 170,706 stocks passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading closed with a sharp jump in the number of shares changing hands to 38,833,920, valued at $84,315,909, which is well above the 8,369,275 stock units worth $15,674,660 on Thursday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial popped $2.27 to finish at $19.48 with investors trading just 476 shares, AMG Packaging gained 3 cents to close at $2.40 in an exchange of 16,249,970 stock units, Atlantic Hardware rose by 10 cents to 96 cents with trading of 222,839 shares. Caribbean Cream dropped 8 cents to close at $2.01 after a transfer of 4,500 stocks, Dolla Financial climbed 6 cents and ended at $2.64 in trading 1,396,377 units, Dolphin Cove sank $1.33 to end at $12.50 with 1,910 stocks crossing the market. Express Catering lost 40 cents to end at $2.90 with an exchange of 161,310 shares, Fosrich slipped 13 cents and ended at $2.20 with 3,676,468 stock units changing hands, Honey Bun fell 19 cents in closing at $7.30 with a transfer of 10,361 stock units. Indies Pharma skidded 15 cents to finish at $2.84 as investors exchanged 21,500 shares, Iron Rock Insurance sank 8 cents to end at $3.40 with 39 units crossing the market, ISP Finance increased 46 cents to close at $12.96 with traders dealing in 1,502 stocks. Jamaican Teas advanced 10 cents to $2.50 with 2,068,386 stock units crossing the exchange, JFP dipped 8 cents in closing at 60 cents after trading of 15,701 shares, KLE Group declined 15 cents and ended at 75 cents as traders exchanged 16,241 stock units. 
Knutsford Express shed 69 cents to finish at $13 with 22,778 units clearing the market, Limners and Bards sank 4 cents to close at $1.20 after investors exchanged 2,117,927 stocks, Lumber Depot rallied 3 cents to end at $2.92 with 2,099,319 units passing through the market. Main Event skidded 21 cents to $6.94 after an exchange of 9,512 stocks, Medical Disposables sank 3 cents to finish at $1.69, after closing with an exchange of 17,632 shares, MFS Capital Partners dipped 5 cents and ended at 35 cents with investors trading 10,435 stock units. ONE on ONE Educational lost 5 cents to end at 86 cents with 4,940,169 shares switching ownership, Paramount Trading declined 4 cents in closing at $1.25 with investors swapping 8,267 stock units, Regency Petroleum shed 10 cents to close at $4.30 as traders passed 1,887,645 stocks through the market and Stationery and Office Supplies dipped 4 cents to $1.84 after closing with 2,065,522 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 8,369,275 shares for $15,674,660, sliding from 13,876,969 units at $25,659,844 on Friday.
At the close of the market, Access Financial slipped 79 cents to $17.21 with a transfer of a mere 104 shares, AMG Packaging rose 13 cents to $2.37 with 3,021 stocks passing through the market, Atlantic Hardware lost 3 cents to end at 86 cents after trading of 81,040 shares. Cargo Handlers rallied 18 cents to $12.98 with 204 stocks crossing the market, Consolidated Bakeries popped 20 cents in closing at $1.90 with 10,214 stock units switching ownership, Derrimon Trading gained 6 cents to end at $1.91 with 2,574,178 shares clearing the market. Dolla Financial increased 3 cents in closing at $2.58 after a transfer of 162,020 stocks, Dolphin Cove sank 10 cents to $13.83 with 24,835 units crossing the exchange, Express Catering fell 35 cents to close at $3.30 in trading 10,642 stock units. Fontana dipped 9 cents to end at $9 as 21,462 shares changed hands, Fosrich climbed 3 cents to finish at $2.33 with traders dealing in 1,735,577 units, GWest Corporation sank 7 cents and ended at 70 cents after an exchange of 58 stocks. 
Jamaican Teas advanced 5 cents to $2.40 with investors dealing in 806,273 stock units, Knutsford Express dropped 11 cents to finish at $13.69 with 37 shares crossing the market, Limners and Bards popped 3 cents and ended at $1.24 with investors trading 10,000 stock units. Lumber Depot advanced 4 cents to end at $2.89, closing with 54,670 stocks changing hands, One Great Studio rose 3 cents in closing at 42 cents, with investors trading 519,397 units, Paramount Trading rallied 4 cents to close at $1.29 with an exchange of 11,267 stocks. Regency Petroleum shed 10 cents to land at $4.40 in trading 165,075 units, Spur Tree Spices declined 4 cents to close at $1.05 as investors exchanged 273,348 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies increased 8 cents to end at $1.88 in an exchange of just one stock unit.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.