Lumber Depot and Elite Diagnostic were the two top winners on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Wednesday, but they were outshone by declines Cargo Handlers and Main Event and Access Financial following trading in 44 securities up from 42 on Tuesday and ending, with prices of 20 rising, 11 declining and 13 closing unchanged. The volume of stocks traded declined 48 percent, and the value of trades dropped 40 percent lower than on Tuesday.
The market closed following trading of 3,132,549 shares for $7,271,958, after tumbling from 6,008,618 units at $12,184,309 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 71,194 shares at $165,272, down from 143,062 units at $290,103 on the previous day. Trading month to date averages 106,293 stock units worth $226,236 compared to an average of 433,821 shares at $676,565 for August.
On a day of sub par trading no company traded one million market shares. Dolla Financial was the leading traded stock, with 939,872 shares for 30 percent of the total volume, followed by Derrimon Trading with 390,878 units for 12.5 percent of the day’s trade and Woodcats International with 333,700 stocks for 10.7 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index declined 28.08 points to finish at 2,973.12. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five 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 11.6. 
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.
At the close of trading, Access Financial dropped 34 cents to finish at $19.36 with 90 units crossing the market, Cargo Handlers lost $1.52 to $14.65 with a transfer of 10,212 stocks, Caribbean Flavours rose 7 cents to $1.18 after trading of 1,928 units. Consolidated Bakeries pop 14 cents and ended at $1.40 in trading 64 stock units, Dolphin Cove increased 24 cents to end at $10.45 after an exchange of 17,392 shares, Elite Diagnostic popped 26 cents to close at $1.79 with investors trading 24,562 units. Fontana gained 17 cents to end at $6.49 with an exchange of 76,140 stocks, Future Energy advanced 16 cents to finish at $3.50 with 41,038 stock units clearing the market, Honey Bun rallied 15 cents and ended at $5.40 after trading of 9,078 shares. Image Plus declined 11 cents to close at $1.12 with 61,793 units crossing the exchange, 
Indies Pharma popped 5 cents to end at $2.65 with investors trading 5,073 stocks, Jetcon Corporation climbed 21 cents to $3.98 with 218,766 stock units passing through the market. Knutsford Express fell 34 cents to $8.66 in an exchange of 4,924 shares, Lasco Financial slipped 7 cents and ended at $1.60 with 15,909 shares changing hands, Lumber Depot increased 38 cents and ended at $2.69 in an exchange of 18,058 units. Main Event skidded 94 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of $3.01, with investors swapping 35,369 stock units, Regency Petroleum dipped 12 cents to end at $4.20 after an exchange of 55,579 shares and Spur Tree Spices rose 6 cents to finish at $1.35 with 14,842 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
At the end of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index skidded 1,719.49 points to end at 377,748.91, the All Jamaican Composite Index shed 1,063.31 points to 445,995.53, the JSE Main Index dipped 1,587.60 points to conclude trading at 372,758.03, the Junior Market Index declined 8.08 points to 2,973.12 and the JSE USD Market Index shed 2.81 points to settle at 314.65.
In the preference share segment, 138 Student Living preferred stock fell $4.75 to close at $230.
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The market closed with an exchange of 517,105 shares for US$47,725 after sliding from trading of 1,186,972 stocks at US$82,527 on Monday.
Sterling Investments gained 0.3 of one cent and ended at 2.3 US cents with 3,464 stocks clearing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 5.9 US cents as investors exchanged 6 shares. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share rose 0.09 of a cent to 4.79 US cents after trading of 10,703 stocks and Transjamaican Highway dipped 0.25 of one cent in closing at 7.5 US cents with 487,428 units changing hands.
At the end of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index increased by 850.53 points to end at 379,468.40, the All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 2,106.64 points to end at 447,058.84, the JSE Main Index gained 889.37 points to 374,345.63, the Junior Market Index popped 0.03 points to finish at 3,001.20 and the JSE USD Market Index lost 3.71 points to settle at 317.46.
Among the top losers, Guardian Holdings fell $14 to end at $351.00, Pan Jamaica shed $3.48 to $42.52, Jamaica Producers dropped by $2.32 and ended at $18.01, Margaritaville declined $1.24 to finish at $8.18 and Caribbean Cement skidded $1.13 to end at $113.37.
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The market closed with trading of 6,008,618 shares for $12,184,309, after rising from 25,037,877 units at $42,500,415 on Monday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial slipped 10 cents to $19.70 after a transfer of 66 stock units, Cargo Handlers lost 23 cents to end at $16.17 with 1,167 shares crossing the market, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rallied 13 by cents to close at $1.40 with trading of 168,898 stock units. Caribbean Cream shed 40 cents to end at $2.40 following an exchange of 26,549 stock units, Caribbean Flavours dropped 9 cents to finish at $1.11 with 2,109 units passing through the market, Dolla Financial fell 20 cents to $3.45 after trading of 2,044,208 shares. Dolphin Cove added 21 cents and finished trading of 21,558 units at $10.21, Elite Diagnostic dipped 7 cents and ended at $1.53 in trading 51,209 stock units, Express Catering declined 9 cents to finish at $1.90 after an exchange of 5,768 shares. Fontana skidded 17 cents to close at $6.32 with a transfer of 17,230 units, Fosrich fell 8 cents in closing at $1.33 with 67,305 stocks crossing the exchange, Future Energy dipped 31 cents to end at $3.34 in switching ownership of 112,756 stock units. 
Honey Bun lost 10 cents in closing at $5.25 as investors exchanged 27,495 shares, Image Plus advanced 6 cents to $1.23 with 116,166 units changing hands, Indies Pharma shed 5 cents and stopped at $2.60 in an exchange of 67,948 stocks. KLE Group rose 10 cents to close at $1.10 with investors swapping 3 stock units, Knutsford Express rallied 80 cents to $9 in an exchange of 19,364 shares, Lumber Depot declined 39 cents to $2.31 with a transfer of 94,699 stock units. Mailpac Group slipped 5 cents and ended at $2.50 with 90,611 shares changing hands and Spur Tree Spices skidded 11 cents to finish at $1.29 with investors dealing in 34,195 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 44,085,181 shares in exchange for $185,872,106 compared with just 26,485,734 shares at $196,324,683 on Friday.
ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
Proven Investments climbed 75 cents to $9.80 and ended with an exchange of 6,492 shares, Quantas Advantage shed 80 cents in closing at $15.90 with investors dealing in 5,313 stocks, Sagicor Group climbed $1.70 to end at $42 after 80,467 units passed through the market. Sagicor Real Estate Fund increased $1.19 to finish at $9.99 and closed after 23,821 stocks passed through the market, Scotia Group advanced 60 cents and ended at $58.80 after trading of 10,510 shares, Supreme Ventures gained 45 cents to close at $17.50, with 171,423 stock units clearing the market. Sygnus Real Estate Finance declined $1.29 to $7.30 as investors exchanged 20,789 stocks and West Indies Petroleum lost 76 cents to finish at $9.17 with a transfer of 1,119 units.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction. 
Trading closed with 25,037,877 shares changing hands for $42,500,415, down from 104,133,196 units at $154,779,129 on Friday.
At the close of the market, Access Financial increased by $1.19 and ended at $19.80, with 902 stock units crossing the market, Blue Power climbed 25 cents to $3.50 after trading of 304 shares, Cargo Handlers rose 90 cents to $16.40, with the trading of 472 stock units. Caribbean Cream rose 47 cents to close at a 52 weeks high of $2.80 after an exchange of 23,389 units, Elite Diagnostic popped 10 cents to end at $1.60, after 64,855 stocks passed through the market, Fontana gained 29 cents to close at $6.49 after the trading of 71,243 units. Fosrich advanced 16 cents to $1.41, with 3,679,748 shares, crossing the market, Future Energy declined by 15 cents to $3.65, with trading of 2,152,902 shares, Honey Bun dipped 63 cents to close at $5.35 after an exchange of 7,200 shares. Image Plus climbed 5 cents to finish at $1.17 in trading 66,628 stock units, Indies Pharma fell 6 cents to close at $2.65 after an exchange of 296,689 units, 
Jetcon Corporation declined 21 cents to end at $3.77 with investors trading 205,746 stock units. KLE Group increased 9 cents to $1 in an exchange of 9,972 shares, Limners and Bards lost 10 cents to finish at $1 and closed with an exchange of 40,685 stock units, Lumber Depot advanced 5 cents and ended at $2.70 with a transfer of 1,523,722 stocks. Mailpac Group rose 19 cents to close at $2.55, with 313,713 units changing hands, Main Event dropped 5 cents to end at $3.95, with 671 shares crossing the exchange and Regency Petroleum shed 9 cents in closing at $4.30 after a transfer of 16,122 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with 41,753,131 shares trading for $323,847,100, up from 30,445,350 stock units at $281,536,908 on Thursday.
At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 13 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
Mayberry Group increased 84 cents to finish at $5.88 after trading 16,378 stocks, Quantas Advantage shed 69 cents to end at $16 with 64,672 stocks passing through the market, Sagicor Group gained $2.25 in closing at $41 as investors exchanged 563,092 stock units. Scotia Group advanced 49 cents to $57.50 in trading 16,804 shares, Seprod rose $1 to finish at $75 after an exchange of 8,737 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance skidded 48 cents and ended at $9.50 with a transfer of 510 stocks and Transjamaican Highway advanced 40 cents to close at $10.39 with 7,832,569 stock units crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities are those for the last transaction.
Trading ended following an exchange of 1,186,972 shares worth US$82,527 compared to 1,152,520 stock units at US$117,982 on Friday.
Productive Business Solutions rose 5.99 cents to 84.99 US cents after trading of 11 stocks, Proven Investments slipped 0.5 of one cent in closing at 5.5 US cents in an exchange of 180,075 shares, Quantas Advantage ended at 11.64 US cents with investors trading 3 stock units. Sterling Investments rallied 0.1 of a cent to 2 US cents in exchanging 202,685 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments popped 0.01 of one cent and ended at 5.9 US cents after an exchange of 10,066 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 4.7 US cents, with 7 shares clearing the market and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.2 of one cent to 7.75 US cents after a transfer of 766,068 stock units.
At the end of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index rallied by 1,407.95 points to close at 378,617.87, the All Jamaican Composite Index popped 658.34 points to end at 444,952.20, the JSE Main Index rose by 1,329.07 points to finish at 373,456.26, the Junior Market Index climbed by 19.11 points to 3,001.17 and the JSE USD Market Index popped 2.09 points to finish at 321.17.
Among the top losers, Barita Investments declined $2.89 to close at $65.01, NCB Financial shed $1.50 to $68.50, Sygnus Real Estate Finance dropped $1.29 to $7.30, Quantas Advantage lost 80 cents to finish at $15.90 and West Indies Petroleum slipped 76 cents and ended at $9.17.
The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the all daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist in making investment decisions. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry and facilitates easy comparisons within sectors and the overall market.