The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with winning stocks enjoying a 2-to-1 advantage over losers, resulting in a sharp 60-point rebound in the market index on Friday, following a 79 percent surge in the volume traded and a 46 percent drop in value from the levels on Thursday. The market closed, with investors swapping 39 securities, compared with 42 on Thursday, and the prices of 15 rising, 8 declining and 16 closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 13,669,671 shares for $13,446,186, compared with 7,655,976 units at $9,238,569 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 350,504 shares at $344,774, after it jumped from 182,285 stock units at $219,966 on Thursday, Trading for the month to date, averages 307,148 stock units at $329,236 following a slide from 303,340 shares at $327,871 on the previous day and for March, with an average of 410,874 shares at $527,130.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 7.29 million shares for 53.3 percent of total volume, followed by Fosrich, with 4.43 million units for 32.4 percent of the day’s trade and Woodcats International with 511,883 stocks for 3.7 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index bounced 60.74 points to 3,240.62. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.9, 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.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging increased 27 cents to $2.07 after an exchange of 200 shares, Caribbean Assurance rose 11 cents to finish at $1.63 with 3,423 stocks changing hands, Consolidated Bakeries rallied 19 cents and ended at $1.64 following the trading of 320,487 units. Derrimon Trading rose 12 cents to end at $1.69 after dealers swapped 1,137 shares, Dolla Financial climbed 9 cents in closing at $2.40, with investors trading 129,810 stock units, Express Catering shed 28 cents to close at $2.20, with 86,387 shares clearing the market. Fontana lost 5 cents to $7.35 with a transfer of 7,976 units, 
GWest Corporation dipped 7 cents to end at 62 cents with 21,735 stocks passing through the market, Image Plus gained 11 cents in closing at 82 cents in switching ownership of 23,526 stock units. Jamaican Teas advanced 13 cents to $2.33 with a mere 204 shares crossing the market, Jetcon Corporation fell 11 cents and ended at $2.52, following an exchange of 2,212 stock units, Medical Disposables popped 18 cents to finish at $1.33 with traders dealing in 4,000 stocks. MFS Capital Partners increased 20 cents to 69 cents as investors exchanged 20 stock units and Paramount Trading climbed 11 cents to close at $1.16 after a transfer of 8,754 shares.
Prices of securities trading are for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 17,663,331 shares trading valued $93,338,496 compared with 30,848,293 stock units at $89,613,945 on Thursday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 20.5. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2026.
NCB Financial gained $5.75 in closing at $51 in trading 165,182 stock units, the stock hit the highest price since November 18, 2024, when it also closed at $51. NCB closed with limited supply of shares for sale, with only 11 offers posted at the close, indications that the price to hit the $60 range sooner than later, Pan Jamaica dropped $2.50 and ended at $44 after an exchange of 49,485 shares, Seprod rose $3.21 to $80 with investors swapping 2,546 stock units and Supreme Ventures fell 88 cents to close at $14.52 with an exchange of 87,210 units.
Prices of securities trading are for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index rallied by 3,750.34 points to 346,554.99, the All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 3,006.04 points to settle at 396,848.80, the JSE Main Index jumped by 3,465.58 points to end at 338,117.29, as the Junior Market Index gained 60.74 points to wrap up trading at 3,240.62 and the JSE USD Market Index rallied by 5.23 points to end at 262.09.
At the close of trading, the market’s PE ratio ended at 15.7. The PE is computed using projected 2026-27 earnings and 14.9 based on 2025 historical earnings, excluding major one-time income or expenses. The PE ratio is one of the most popular measures used for valuing shares and is calculated by dividing the stock price by the company’s earnings per share. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to assist in decision-making. The PE ratio chart includes all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, with easy comparisons within sectors and the overall market.
The net asset value of each company is incorporated into the chart. Investors can use this measure in assessing stock values. The chart also includes daily changes in stock prices and percentage year to date price movements based on the last traded price. Dividends that are paid or due to be paid and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts, along with the closing volume of the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.
The market closed with an exchange of 188,025 shares for US$9,812 compared to 67,415 stock units at US$3,944 on Wednesday.
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dipped 9 cents to finish at 30 US cents with traders dealing in 38 stocks, Proven Investments fell 0.6 of one cent and ended at 6.3 US cents as investors exchanged 60,944 units. Sterling Investments remained at 2 US cents with 38 shares passing through the market, Sygnus Credit Investments skidded 1.02 cents in closing at 5 US cents with an exchange of 58,682 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share popped 0.1 of a cent to close at 4.6 US cents with 5,150 shares crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway sank 0.07 of a cent to 4.2 US cents with investors trading 62,726 stock units.
Market activity ended with 30,848,293 shares trading for $89,613,945, up from 13,412,274 stock units at $76,787,661 on Wednesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 19.9. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
Massy Holdings advanced $1 to finish at $71.90 with 20 shares crossing the market, NCB Financial climbed $1.24 and ended at $45.25 with the trading of 149,561 shares, Pan Jamaica dipped 50 cents to close at $46.50 with an exchange of 10,062 stock units. Proven Investments sank $1.20 to $11, following trading of 47,972 stock units and Seprod lost $1.21 in closing at $76.79 with 3,702 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 7,655,976 shares for $9,238,569, after it tumbled from 21,516,511 stocks valued at $37,579,067 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, Blue Power popped 11 cents to end at $4 with trading of 8,010 shares, while Cargo Handlers jumped sharply from Wednesday’s big loss by $3.09 to close at $20.67 with a transfer of just 100 stocks, Derrimon Trading declined 13 cents to end at $1.57 with 10,178 shares crossing the market. Dolla Financial declined 9 cents after closing at $2.31 in an exchange of 283,293 stock units, Elite Diagnostic dropped 11 cents and ended at $1.37 with traders dealing in 2,738 stocks, Everything Fresh lost 18 cents to finish at $2.10 with 4,978 units crossing the market. Future Energy dipped 15 cents and ended at $3.34 in trading 621,779 stocks, GWest Corporation rose 9 cents to 69 cents after traders swapped 32,035 shares, Honey Bun climbed 62 cents in closing at $6.50 with investors trading 4,715 stock units. ISP Finance increased 47 cents to finish at $12.47 with 10 shares clearing the market, Jamaican Teas gained 7 cents to end at $2.20 with investors swapping 36,902 stock units, 
Jetcon Corporation rallied 23 cents to close at $2.63 with 14,176 units changing hands. Knutsford Express increased 39 cents to $9.39 as investors exchanged 3,849 stocks, Lasco Financial popped 5 cents and ended at $1.94 with 1,002 shares passing through the market, Lumber Depot sank 5 cents to finish at $2.55 after an exchange of 2,386 stocks. MFS Capital Partners shed 20 cents to end at 49 cents, following trading of 2,024,954 stock units, Omni Industries fell 5 cents in closing at 85 cents after an exchange of 897 stock units and ONE on ONE Educational rallied 11 cents to close at 96 cents with investors dealing in 241,500 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index slipped 116.73 points to wrap up trading at 342,804.65, as the All Jamaican Composite Index fell 554.08 points to 393,842.76, the JSE Main Index dipped 181.56 points to 334,651.71, the Junior Market Index climbed just 7.89 points to 3,179.88 and the JSE USD Market Index advanced 4.03 points to end at 256.86.
In Junior Market trading, the 2026 listed, Woodcats International led with 2.06 million shares followed by MFS Capital Partners with 2.02 million stock units and Kintyre Holdings with 951,111 units.
Investors who buy stocks near the average will not overpay. The net asset value of each company is incorporated into the chart. Investors can use this measure in assessing stock values. The chart also includes daily changes in stock prices and percentage year to date price movements based on the last traded price. Dividends that are paid or due to be paid and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts, along with the closing volume of the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.
The market closed with an exchange of 67,415 shares for only US$3,944 after plunging from 924,452 stock units at US$39,397 on Tuesday.
Sygnus Credit Investments dipped 0.08 of a cent to close at 6.02 US cents after an exchange of 6,559 shares and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.27 of one cent to end at 4.27 US cents with investors trading 60,428 stocks.
The market closed with 13,412,274 shares trading for $76,787,661, in tumbling from 15,472,970 stocks at $286,825,909 on Tuesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 19.9 . The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
Mayberry Jamaican Equities skidded 81 cents to $6.58 with 58,876 shares crossing the exchange, NCB Financial sank 99 cents to close at $44.01 with traders dealing in 16,952 stock units. Proven Investments dropped 80 cents to end at $12.20 with 247 shares crossing the market, Seprod declined $4.99 and ended at $78 with investors trading 2,758 stocks, Supreme Ventures advanced 81 cents to finish at $15.30 with 358,323 units clearing the market and West Indies Petroleum dipped 48 cents and ended at $10.62 in trading 23,553 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 21,516,511 shares for $37,579,067, after an exchange of just 7,248,907 units at a low value of $7,585,733 on Tuesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.4, calculated by dividing the last traded price by the earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
GWest Corporation slipped 10 cents to 60 cents with 138,559 stocks crossing the exchange, Honey Bun sank 60 cents to end at $5.88 with investors dealing in 71,904 units, Image Plus dipped 5 cents in closing at 70 cents with 22,253 stock units passing through the market. Jamaican Teas sank 19 cents to close at $2.13 with investors trading 1,828,800 shares, Jetcon Corporation dropped 10 cents to finish at $2.40 with 275,509 stocks clearing the market, ONE on ONE Educational sank 9 cents and ended at 85 cents in an exchange of 12,120 units and Regency Petroleum rose 29 cents to $4.49 with 11,614 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.