The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended trading on Wednesday, with a vast increase in the value of stocks traded, up 83 percent over Tuesday, even as the volume traded slipped by 6 percent. The market closed following trading of 43 securities, compared to 42 on Tuesday and ending, with prices of 11 rising, 22 declining and 10 closing unchanged, resulting in more slippage for the market index.
The market closed with trading of 26,710,021 shares for $39,023,256, compared with 28,340,692 units at $21,298,462 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 621,163 shares at $907,518, compared to 674,778 stock units at $507,106 on Tuesday, but lower than the average for the month to date, of 1,199,268 units at $797,358 and 1,282,967 stock units at $781,408 on the preceding day and May, which averaged 644,187 shares at $540,889.
Dolla Financial led trading with 8.81 million shares for 33 percent of total volume followed by Kintyre Holdings with 5.12 million stocks for 19.2 percent of the day’s trade, Limners and Bards closed with 4.53 million stock units for 17 percent of the volume traded and Jamaican Teas with 4.39 million shares for 16.4 percent of the market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index sank 20.61 points to finish at 2,987.92, a new multi-year low and is down 12.2 percent for 2026 to date. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.2. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close, AMG Packaging skidded 20 cents to $1.60 with 4,706 shares passing through the market, Dolphin Cove fell 45 cents to $10.30 after a transfer of 1,449 stocks, Express Catering climbed 10 cents and ended at $1.78 as investors exchanged 206,974 shares. Fontana popped 55 cents in closing at $6.60 with a transfer of 149,006 stock units, Honey Bun slipped 30 cents to finish at $5.70 with 5,194 units crossing the exchange, Indies Pharma gained 5 cents to $2.70 with investors trading 12,752 shares. Iron Rock Insurance sank 35 cents to $2.35 with 112,050 stocks crossing the market, 
ISP Finance shed 25 cents and ended at $11.75 after an exchange of 768 units, Jamaican Teas sank 12 cents to $2.15, following trading of 4,385,724 stock units. Limners and Bards rose by 13 cents in closing at $1.13 with 4,529,379 shares changing hands, Medical Disposables dropped 17 cents to finish at 95 cents with an exchange of 37,868 units, Regency Petroleum lost 39 cents to end at $4.25 with 90,095 stocks clearing the market and Stationery and Office Supplies advanced 6 cents in closing at $1.63 in an exchange of 1,469 stock units.
Prices of stocks trading are for the last transaction unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 16,992,748 shares for $10,343,912, marginally less than the 18,931,461 units at $10,642,378 on Friday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.2. Insider.com compiles the PE ratios, that are derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Jetcon Corporation slipped 14 cents to $2.65 after a transfer of 71,777 shares, Knutsford Express gained 90 cents to $8.90 with 18,084 stocks crossing the exchange, Lasco Financial popped 19 cents to finish at $1.82 with a transfer of 1,602 units. Limners and Bards climbed 6 cents to $1.03 with 3,989,801 stock units clearing the market, MFS Capital Partners rose 5 cents in closing at 48 cents in an exchange of 18,650 shares, Paramount Trading sank 9 cents and ended at $1 with 178 stocks crossing the market and Regency Petroleum rallied 6 cents to finish at $4.36 following trading of 93,243 units.
Prices of stocks are those of the last transaction unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 29,611,455 shares for $13,766,592, an increase from 18,879,113 units at $9,499,845 on Wednesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.3. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
GWest Corporation lost 5 cents to close at 59 cents with 12,199 shares crossing the market, Image Plus popped 9 cents to 80 cents with an exchange of 41,930 units, Lasco Financial increased 28 cents to end at $1.84 with 10,960 stocks crossing the market. Lumber Depot climbed 17 cents to $2.71 after an exchange of 2,585 stock units, ONE on ONE Educational rose 9 cents to 82 cents with 184,649 shares clearing the market and Stationery and Office Supplies gained 5 cents in closing at $1.60 in switching ownership of 110,000 stock units.
Prices of stocks trading are those for the last transaction unless otherwise stated.
Trading concluded with an average PE Ratio of 12.1. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios are derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Future Energy rose 7 cents in closing at $3.57 with 202,979 stock units changing hands. Honey Bun shed 5 cents to finish at $6 with an exchange of 2,514 shares, Indies Pharmacy rallied 6 cents and ended at $2.85 with 147,111 units clearing the market, JFP sank 5 cents to close at 31 cents with investors dealing in 1,080,063 stocks. Lasco Financial slipped 25 cents to $1.56 with 28,037 stock units crossing the market, Mailpac Group advanced 22 cents to close at $2.53 after investors exchanged 5,936 shares and ONE on ONE Educational fell 6 cents and ended at a 52 weeks closing low of 73 cents following trading of 230,000 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 175,192,962 shares with a value of $116,962,293, in surging from 93,092,745 stocks at $49,564,826 on Monday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE ratio of 12.5. The PE ratios included in this report are compiled by ICInsider.com, and derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
ISP Finance skidded 25 cents to t $11.75 with an exchange of 5,196 units. Jamaican Teas increased 8 cents in closing at $2.23 with 31,972 shares clearing the market, Lasco Financial popped 25 cents to finish at $1.81 with investors swapping 2,531 stock units, Lumber Depot slipped 18 cents and ended at $2.55 with a transfer of 3,336 units. Mailpac Group dipped 24 cents to $2.31 as investors exchanged 15,005 stocks, Main Event rallied $1.58 to end at $6.65 in trading 704 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies fell 15 cents in closing at $1.54 with 535,174 stocks changing hands.
The closing prices of stocks are those for the last transaction unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 93,092,745 shares for $49,564,826, after jumping from 37,184,148 units at $35,084,290 on Friday.
Cargo Handlers sank 5 cents and ended at $16.75 after a transfer of 3,218 shares, Caribbean Cream rose 15 cents to $1.66 after trading of 59,491 stock units, Caribbean Flavours shed 6 cents to finish at $1.19 with 2,449 shares clearing the market. Derrimon Trading sank 24 cents to $1.45, following trading of 6,977,445 stocks, Dolla Financial slipped 12 cents to $2.41 in an exchange of 108,669 units, Dolphin Cove climbed 78 cents to finish at $10.93 with investors swapping 2,908 stock units. Fontana popped 28 cents in closing at $6.93 with 86,058 shares crossing the market, Fosrich fell 8 cents to end at $1.75 as investors exchanged 118,277 units, Future Energy rallied 5 cents to close at $3.60 in switching ownership of 98,742 stocks. Honey Bun increased 6 cents to $6.05 with 1,167 stock units crossing the exchange, Iron Rock Insurance gained 37 cents in closing at $2.70 with 3,688 shares changing hands, ISP Finance rose $1.60 to end at $12 with an exchange of 141 stock units. Jamaican Teas dipped 11 cents to $2.15 with 354,154 units passing through the market, Lasco Financial declined 33 cents and ended at $1.56 after an exchange of 1,001 stocks, 
Lumber Depot dropped 7 cents to finish at $2.73 after investors swapped 1,479,791 units. Mailpac Group shed 8 cents to $2.55, following a transfer of 6,227 stocks, Main Event sank $1.62 to close at $5.07 with 36,731 shares crossing the market, MFS Capital Partners climbed 10 cents to close at 51 cents with a transfer of 234,983 stock units. Paramount Trading rallied 10 cents to $1.10 with trading in 80,786 shares, Regency Petroleum dipped 29 cents to end at $4.33, following trading of 16,564 units, Stationery and Office Supplies sank 5 cents to finish at $1.69 after trading of 507,498 stocks and Woodcats International skidded 5 cents to 70 cents after an exchange of 2,597,250 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 21,248,025 shares, down by 47 percent from 39,957,630 units on Wednesday worth $31,747,458, up 114 percent compared with $14,850,424 previously.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.5. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, which are derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Indies Pharma slipped 6 cents to finish at $2.77 with 234,412 stock units crossing the exchange, ISP Finance dropped $1.60 to end at $10.40, following trading of 826 units. Jamaican Teas rose 7 cents in closing at $2.39 with an exchange of 3,000,450 stocks, Lasco Financial advanced 29 cents to $1.89 with 2,006,252 units crossing the market, Lumber Depot popped 28 cents to close at $2.70 in an exchange of 1,011,022 stocks. Mailpac Group gained 11 cents and ended at $2.56 with investors swapping 18,368 shares, Main Event rallied 7 cents to $6.70 in switching ownership of 3,849 stock units, ONE on ONE Educational lost 8 cents to finish at 77 cents after a transfer of 3,074,816 shares. Paramount Trading dropped 16 cents to 99 cents with 97,345 units passing through the market, RA Williams increased 8 cents and ended at 35 cents in an exchange of 1,538 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 13 cents to end at $1.70 with investors trading 2,510,390 stock units.
Prices of traded stocks are those of the last transaction unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 39,957,630 shares for $14,850,424, tumbling from 72,570,090 units at $31,204,395 on Tuesday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial gained 20 cents to finish at $17.15 after an exchange of 116 shares, Cargo Handlers fell $1.80 to $15 with trading of 1,137 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers fell 5 cents to $1.40 following the trading of 3,725 shares. Caribbean Cream slipped 20 cents in closing at a 52 weeks closing low of $1.40 with 69,650 stocks crossing the market, Caribbean Flavours sank 8 cents to end at $1.17 in trading 111,533 units, Derrimon Trading rose 6 cents to close at $1.60 with 794,499 stocks changing hands. Elite Diagnostic climbed 13 cents to $1.15 as investors exchanged 9,097 units, Future Energy increased 16 cents to $3.71 with 209,942 shares crossing the market, Honey Bun dropped 9 cents and ended at $5.90 in an exchange of 25,572 stock units. Image Plus popped 10 cents to 80 cents after a transfer of 44,462 shares, Iron Rock Insurance sank 37 cents to close at $2.33 with 1,721 units crossing the exchange, ISP Finance advanced $1.60 to finish at $12 with traders dealing in 1,928 stocks. 
Lasco Financial rallied 10 cents and ended at $1.60 in an exchange of 12,145 stock units, Mailpac Group skidded 10 cents to $2.45 with investors trading 50,034 shares, Main Event dipped 7 cents to $6.63 with investors dealing in 2,900 units. ONE on ONE Educational increased 8 cents to close at 85 cents with 1,199,306 stocks passing through the market, Paramount Trading popped 14 cents in closing at $1.15 with investors swapping 58,958 stock units, Regency Petroleum gained 5 cents to end at $4.30 after a transfer of 51,479 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies rose 7 cents to $1.57 with investors trading 3,257 units.
Prices of stocks are those for the last transaction unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 72,570,090 shares for $31,204,395, up from 10,277,494 stock units at $13,353,151 on Friday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial lost 20 cents to finish at $16.95 after investors exchanged 1,251 shares, AMG Packaging advanced 36 cents and ended at $1.98, following trading of 32,696 stocks, Blue Power popped 5 cents to $3.89 with 4,007 shares crossing the exchange. Cargo Handlers declined by 15 cents to close at $16.80 after a transfer of 457 stocks, Caribbean Flavours rallied 7 cents to end at $1.25 with 122,593 units clearing the market, Dolla Financial increased 7 cents in closing at $2.50 after an exchange of 148,406 shares. Elite Diagnostic sank 36 cents to a 52 weeks low of $1.02 with 6,461 stock units changing hands, Everything Fresh rallied 9 cents in closing at $2.19 in an exchange of 593 stocks, Express Catering skidded 11 cents to end at $1.76 after traders swapped 32,424 units. Fontana slipped 6 cents to close at $6.94 in switching ownership of 113,887 stocks, Future Energy dipped 16 cents to finish at $3.55 with 569,164 units passing through the market, Image Plus fell 10 cents and ended at 70 cents in an exchange of 429,136 shares. 
Jetcon Corporation dropped 16 cents to $2.99 with traders dealing in 7,002 stock units, Knutsford Express rose $1.04 to end at $9 with 17,226 shares crossing the market, Lasco Financial shed 10 cents in closing at $1.50 with investors trading 3,207 stock units. Limners and Bards gained 7 cents and ended at 80 cents after an exchange of 1,086,545 stock units, Lumber Depot dipped 31 cents to finish at $2.38 in trading 12,909 units, Main Event popped $1.29 to close at $6.70 with 6,548 stocks crossing the market. MFS Capital Partners sank 10 cents to 41 cents with a transfer of 189,462 shares, ONE on ONE Educational shed 5 cents to close at 77 cents with investors dealing in 12,408,938 stock units, Paramount Trading declined 24 cents to finish at $1.01 with investors trading 131,727 units. RA Williams slipped 9 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of 27 cents with an exchange of 47,806 shares and Regency Petroleum dropped 5 cents to end at $4.25 with investors swapping 190,575 units.
Prices of traded securities are for the last transaction unless otherwise stated.
The market closed following an exchange of 10,277,494 shares for $13,353,151, compared with 19,637,979 stock units trading at $12,246,626 on Thursday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, which are derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Future Energy rose 12 cents to finish at $3.71 as investors exchanged 1,128,010 stocks, Honey Bun shed 15 cents and ended at $5.95, after trading of 2,318 stock units. Jetcon Corporation advanced 15 cents to $3.15 after an exchange of94,564 shares, Mailpac Group rallied 6 cents to end at $2.58 with a transfer of 2,003 stock units, Main Event dropped 39 cents to $5.41 after753 units changed hands. Medical Disposables sank 18 cents to $1.02 with 52,224 stocks crossing the market and MFS Capital Partners rose 7 cents in closing at 51 cents in an exchange of 211,867 shares.
The last traded price of securities is for the last transaction unless otherwise stated.