The sole 2026 Junior Market listed, Woodcats International, ended as the market leader on the market at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday. Trading ended as it did on Monday, with activity in 44 active securities, with prices of 16 rising, 14 declining and 14 closing unchanged. The volume of stocks traded rose 54 percent, with 34 percent more value than Monday.
The market closed with 13,003,089 shares traded for $21,567,572, up from 8,450,118 stock units worth $16,120,088 on Monday.
Trading averaged 295,525 shares values the month to date, average of 319,445 units at $508,718, but in line with 321,076 stock units at $509,983 on the previous day and higher than July, with an average of 280,479 shares at $401,436.
Woodcats International was the leading traded stocks with 4.43 million shares for 34.1 percent of total volume, followed by Regency Petroleum with 2.03 million stocks for 15.6 percent of the day’s trade, Atlantic Hardware closed with 1.90 million stock units for 14.6 percent of the volume traded and Omni Industries with 1.12 million shares for 8.6 percent of market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index popped 18.77 points to end at 2,904.78. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three 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 11.6. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, derived by dividing the last traded price by earnings per share for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, Access Financial dropped 59 cents to close at $18 after trading of 131 stocks, Atlantic Hardware fell 8 cents to $1.39 with 1,897,533 units clearing the market, Cargo Handlers lost $1.78 to close at $14.65 with trading 4,432 shares. Dolla Financial rallied 10 cents to end at $3.45 after a transfer of 406,867 stock units, Dolphin Cove rose 73 cents to $11.23 in trading of 2,529 shares, Fontana climbed 20 cents to end at $6.20 after an exchange of 236,339 stocks. Jamaican Teas popped 12 cents to $2.17 with investors swapping 53,100 stocks, Jetcon Corporation increased 8 cents to finish at $3.78 in an exchange of 70,488 units, JFP advanced 8 cents and ended at 48 cents with 6 stocks passing through the market. KLE Group gained 25 cents to close at $1.10 in swapping 8,000 units, Knutsford Express rose 49 cents to end at $7.99 after an exchange of 7,727 shares, 
Main Event shed 20 cents to close at $4 with 19,405 stocks crossing the market. Paramount Trading declined 5 cents to 95 cents with an exchange of 5,184 shares, Regency Petroleum gained 45 cents to finish at $4.45 with a transfer of 2,034,699 units, Spur Tree Spices climbed 6 cents and ended at $1.46 with investors swapping 684,541 shares. Stationery and Office Supplies increased 7 cents to end at $1.54 with a transfer of 1,763 stock units and Woodcats International dipped 7 cents in closing at 51 cents with 4,427,574 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
Among the top losers, Guardian Holdings slipped $7 to finish at $348.00, Kingston Wharves lost $3.50 and ended at $31.00, Pan Jamaica fell by $2 to $42.00, Sagicor Group shed 50 cents in closing at $40.00 and Mayberry Group declined 45 cents to end at $5.10.
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The market closed with trading of 8,450,118 shares for $16,120,088, compared with 7,485,925 units at $12,587,165 on Friday.
Cargo Handlers declined by 6 cents and ended at $16.43 after a transfer of 150 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rallied 15 cents to end at $1.25 with investors swapping 1,630 shares, Caribbean Cream rose 5 cents to close at $2.15, after an exchange of 15,154 shares. Caribbean Flavours increased 14 cents to $1.19 with trading of 539,571 stocks, Consolidated Bakeries gained 15 cents and closed at $1.40 after trading of 5,188 shares, Dolphin Cove popped 50 cents and ended at $10.50 with 537 shares crossing the market. Fontana dipped 9 cents to finish at $6 in switching ownership of 164,831 stock units, Fosrich lost 12 cents to end at $1.06 with 366,636 stocks crossing the market, Future Energy climbed 11 cents in closing at $3.64 with investors trading 1,306,599 units. Honey Bun rose 16 cents to $6.16 with 67,071 stocks crossing the exchange, after trading at an intraday 52 weeks low of $5, Indies Pharma rallied 9 cents to finish at $2.74 with investors dealing in 18,549 units, Jamaican Teas dropped 5 cents and ended at $2.05 with a transfer of 932,167 shares. Jetcon Corporation shed 25 cents in closing at $3.70 with investors trading 124,079 stock units, 
JFP declined 5 cents to end at 40 cents with an exchange of 1,377 shares, Knutsford Express increased 35 cents to close at $7.50 with 1,235 stock units clearing the market. Limners and Bards slipped 6 cents to $1.01, with 61,867 shares changing hands, Mailpac Group advanced 13 cents in closing at $2.50 in trading 439,172 stocks, Medical Disposables gained 14 cents to finish at $1.09 in an exchange of 4,963 shares. MFS Capital Partners rose 5 cents to 60 cents after trading of 5 stock units, Paramount Trading climbed 9 cents to end at $1 with 64 units crossing the market, Regency Petroleum skidded 49 cents to close at $4 after trading of 253,266 stocks. Spur Tree Spices lost 10 cents to $1.40 with 54,927 units crossing the market and Stationery and Office Supplies declined 6 cents and ended at $1.47 with an exchange of 48,899 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
At the close of the market, 782,008 shares were exchanged for US$72,929, an increase from 695,671 stock units at US$54,353 on Friday.
Sterling Investments remained at 2 US cents after an exchange of 5,584 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 5.79 US cents with 12,163 stock units changing hands, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share increased 0.76 of a cent and ended at 4.76 US cents with the trading of 818 shares and Transjamaican Highway climbed 0.31 of a cent to end at 7.85 US cents after a transfer of 742,541 stock units.
The JSE Combined Market Index dropped 4,183.40 points to close at 372,956.53, wthe the All Jamaican Composite Index shed 3,721.63 points to finish at 441,397.24, the JSE Main Index declined 4,392.23 points to close at 368,399.71, the Junior Market Index increased 2.26 points to end at 2,886.01 and the JSE USD Market Index fell 1.32 points to finish at 315.77.
In the Junior Market, among the top winners, Access Financial gained $1.41 to finish at $18.59, Dolphin Cove increased 50 cents and ended at $10.50, Knutsford Express climbed by 35 cents to $7.50, Atlantic Hardware rose by 23 cents in closing at $1.47 and Honey Bun advanced 16 cents to close at $6.16.
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.
A total of 695,671 shares were exchanged at US$54,353 following a decrease from 1,450,938 stock units at US$597,546 on Thursday.
Proven Investments lost 0.06 of one cent in closing at 5.9 US cents with 7,478 stock units crossing the exchange, Sterling Investments ended at 2 US cents in swapping 2,307 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments remained at 5.79 US cents in switching ownership of 4,747 units and Transjamaican Highway dropped 0.2 of one cent in closing at 7.54 US cents with investors trading 678,251 stocks.
The market closed with 17,802,017 shares trading worth $126,875,104 after a fall from 332,532,212 stocks at $3,115,456,830 on Thursday.
The Main Market closed with an average PE of 15.2. ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main Market PE ratios based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts for the fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Pan Jamaica skidded $5.98 to close at $40.02 after an exchange of 11,065 stock units, Quantas Advantage jumped $1.55 to $16.55 with a transfer of 101 stocks, Sagicor Group slipped 90 cents to end at $40.10 with 23,476 shares changing hands. Scotia Group climbed 51 cents and ended at $57.50 with 132,796 stocks crossing the market and Supreme Ventures dropped 69 cents to $17.20 with investors dealing in 154,772 units.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 7,485,925 shares for $12,587,165, after decreasing from 13,478,113 units at $49,815,825 on Thursday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial popped 36 cents to finish at $17.18 following an exchange of 10,724 units, AMG Packaging rallied 16 cents to end at $1.85 after an exchange of 4,835 stocks, Blue Power increased by 33 cents to $3.58 with a transfer of 12,271 shares. Cargo Handlers climbed $2.04 to $16.49 after an exchange of 45,260 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers declined by 13 cents to close at $1.10 after a transfer of 1,244 shares, Caribbean Cream slipped by 5 cents to end at $2.10 with 42 stock units crossing the market. Caribbean Flavours lost 14 cents in closing at $1.05 with an exchange of 2,421 units, Dolla Financial rose 10 cents to $3.35 with investors swapping 539,189 stocks, Dolphin Cove dropped $2.15 to close at $10 after an exchange of 34,728 units. Elite Diagnostic advanced 13 cents and ended at $1.34 with 8,225 stocks clearing the market, Express Catering gained 13 cents to finish at $2 with investors dealing in 2,304 shares, Honey Bun shed 20 cents to end at $6 with 4,881 stock units passing through the market. 
Indies Pharma declined 8 cents in settling at $2.65 after trading of 100 shares, ISP Finance popped $2.99 to $9.99 in an exchange of 35 units, Jamaican Teas dipped by 8 cents to $2.10 with investors swapping 2,528,279 stocks. Jetcon Corporation increased 25 cents and ended at $3.95 with 36,637 stock units changing hands, Knutsford Express skidded 84 cents to $7.15 with 581 shares crossing the exchange, Lasco Financial fell 19 cents to $1.60 in trading of 20,046 stock units. Mailpac Group slipped 21 cents to $2.37, with 51,209 units crossing the market, Paramount Trading lost 9 cents to end at 91 cents in an exchange of 18,299 stocks and Spur Tree Spices climbed 10 cents in closing at a 52 weeks high of $1.50 with investors trading 518,103 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
At the end of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index fell 1,251.71 points to 377,139.93, with the All Jamaican Composite Index slipping by 593.47 points to finish at 445,118.87, the JSE Main Index dipped by 1,212.13 points to 372,791.94, as the Junior Market Index declined by 12.92 points to 2,883.75 and the JSE USD Market Index rallied 3.91 points to finish at 317.09.
The ordinary shares of the Main Market closed after, Caribbean Cement increased $7.43 to end at $114.43, Quantas Advantage popped $1.55 to close at $16.55, Jamaica Broilers rallied by 75 cents to close at $13, Kingston Properties rose 69 cents to finish at $11.99 and Scotia Group rose by 51 cents and ended at $57.50. Among the top losers, Guardian Holdings lost $25 to close at $340, Pan Jamaica dipped $5.98 to $40.02, Jamaica Producers fell $2.90 to end at $18.60, Barita Investments slipped $2 in closing at $64.00 and Carreras skidded $1.10 to finish at $33.90.
The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the 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.
The market closed with an exchange of 1,450,938 shares for US$597,546 up from 413,008 stock units at US$76,788 on Wednesday.
Sterling Investments ended at 2 US cents with 2,968 stock units passing through the market, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 0.01 of one cent to finish at 5.79 US cents following an exchange of 45,065 units and Transjamaican Highway gained 0.18 of a cent to end at 7.74 US cents with investors trading 592,294 stocks.