The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange gave back a large portion of yesterday’s 54 points gained on Thursday and ended lower on Friday, as trading levels eased, with the volume of stocks traded falling by 32 percent and the value dropped by 40 percent, from Thursday, following trading in 43 securities compared with 42 on Thursday and ending with prices of 20 rising, 15 declining and eight closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 8,133,049 shares for $9,664,374, after shrinking from 11,892,327 stock units woth $16,043,357 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 189,141 shares at $224,753 following a fall from 283,151 stock units at $381,985 on Thursday with the month to date, averaging 442,038 units at $494,212 compared to 459,109 stock units at $512,401 on the previous day and December with an average of 1,003,109 shares at $2,482,468.
EduFocal led trading with 1.41 million shares for 17.4 percent of total volume followed by Kintyre Holdings closing with 1.39 million stocks for 17.1 percent of the day’s trade, RA Williams closed with 1.20 million stock units for 14.7 percent of the volume traded and Dolla Financial with 1.19 million shares for 14.7 percent of market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index shed 42.12 points to wrap up trading at 3,317.15. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.4, 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 skidded 9 cents to $2.50 as investors exchanged 17,606 shares, Blue Power fell 52 cents in closing at $3.77 after a transfer of 1,546 stocks, Cargo Handlers dipped 83 cents to end at $18.02 with dealers switching ownership of 4,400 units. Caribbean Flavours rose 13 cents to close at $1.75 after trading of 5,503 shares, Derrimon Trading lost 10 cents to finish at $1.60 with an exchange of 203,651 stock units, Dolphin Cove advanced 30 cents and ended at $12.30 with 535 shares changing hands. Elite Diagnostic popped 9 cents to $1.54 with investors swapping 1,022 stock units, Fosrich rallied 7 cents to close at $2.30 with 4,361 stocks clearing the market, GWest Corporation increased 8 cents to end at 67 cents with traders dealing in 19,549 units.
ISP Finance climbed 10 cents in closing at $12 with 4,152 stocks crossing the market, JFP dropped 9 cents and ended at 43 cents after trading 32,569 shares, Lasco Financial gained 16 cents to finish at $1.58 in closing with 13,008 stock units. Mailpac Group sank 14 cents and ended at $2.46 with investors exchanging 4,039 units, Medical Disposables popped 27 cents to $1.43 with 10 shares passing through the market, MFS Capital Partners declined 6 cents to finish at 42 cents in an exchange of 388,822 stock units and Paramount Trading sank 9 cents to end at $1.40 with 917 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Sterling Investments popped 0.02 of one cent to finish at 1.95 US cents after an exchange of 13,094 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments fell 0.09 of a cent and ended at 6.9 US cents with 3,500 stocks clearing the market and Transjamaican Highway rallied 0.01 of one cent to close at 3.84 US cents with traders dealing in 694,265 stocks.
The market closed with price movements closely matched, between winners and losers, with prices of 42 shares rising, 41 declining and 26 remaining firm.
In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% dropped $13 to close at $1,120, while, Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% advanced by $1.25 in closing at $100.
The net asset value of each company is incorporated into the chart. Investors can use this measure in assessing stock values. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded price. Dividends that are paid or are 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.
Trading closed with an exchange of 18,732,577 shares valued at $100,569,406, after it increased from 13,423,567 stock units at $55,863,861 on Wednesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 17. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with fiscal years ending around August 2026.
Pan Jamaica shed 79 cents and ended at $49.51 with 14,760 shares changing hands, Proven Investments dropped 37 cents to finish at $14.13 with an exchange of 6,315 stock units, Sagicor Group gained 81 cents in closing at $41.51 with 1,251 shares crossing the market, Seprod lost 87 cents to end at $79 in an exchange of 6,765 stock units and West Indies Petroleum rallied $1.35 to close at $8.35 with stock market speculators trading in 7,677 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 1,237,094 shares for US$56,684, increasing from 740,004 stock units at US$30,128 on Wednesday.
Sterling Investments ended at 1.93 US cents in an exchange of 3,069 units, Sygnus Credit Investments inched 0.01 of one cent higher to end at 6.99 US cents after trading in 859 stocks. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 6.23 US cents with traders switching ownership of 142 shares and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.08 of one cent to close at 3.83 US cents after a transfer of 1,077,504 stock units.
A total of 11,892,327 shares were traded, at a value of $16,043,357, with a slide from 13,885,342 units at $18,694,619 on Wednesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.3, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by earnings per share. The ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Iron Rock Insurance popped 8 cents in closing at $3.47 with traders dealing in 2,553 units. ISP Finance gained 42 cents to finish at $11.90 after trading of 126 shares, Jetcon Corporation rose 9 cents and ended at $2.05 with 27,859 shares passing through the market, Knutsford Express advanced $1.57 to end at $11.57 in an exchange of 200 stock units. Lasco Financial sank 18 cents in closing at $1.42 with 106,007 stock units crossing the market, Lumber Depot rose 6 cents to $2.76 after trading in 167,225 shares, Mailpac Group dipped 22 cents to close at $2.60 with 3,550 units clearing the market. Main Event climbed 38 cents to finish at $7.68 after an exchange of 11,550 stocks, Medical Disposables increased 6 cents and ended at $1.16 with a mere 58 stock units changing hands and Regency Petroleum popped 8 cents to end at $3.83 with an exchange of 18,147 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated. unit
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index gained 2,174.62 points to wrap up trading at 341,169.38, the All Jamaican Composite Index rose 1,818.80 points to 384,385.78, the JSE Main Index popped 1,868.46 points to 331,596.95, the Junior Market Index rallied a solid 54.46 points to finish at 3,359.27 after the market hit a high during the day at 3,384 points in late morning trading and the JSE USD Market Index rose by just 0.61 points to finish at 239.59.
In Junior Market trading, Kintyre Holdings led with 4.16 million units, followed by Dolla Financial with 3.35 million shares and EduFocal with 1.06 million units.
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 the percentage year to date price movement based on the the last traded prices. Dividends that are paid or are 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.
Trading accounted for 13,885,342 shares worth $18,694,619, a solid increase from 5,811,112 units at $8,232,056 on Tuesday.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rose 9.68 points to 3,304.81.
Caribbean Assurance Brokers gained 30 cents and closed at $1.77 as investors traded 3,159 shares, Derrimon Trading sank 8 cents to end at $1.57 with 1,498,609 stock units clearing the market, Dolphin Cove dropped 15 cents in closing at $12.28 after exchanging 1,857 shares. Knutsford Express popped 47 cents to $10 with 4,860 units crossing the market, Lasco Financial increased 10 cents in closing at $1.60 after trading of 47,000 stocks, Mailpac Group advanced 31 cents and ended at $2.82 with 1,553,279 stock units crossing the market. Main Event shed 39 cents to end at $7.30 after a transfer of 6,073 shares and ONE on ONE Educational sank 9 cents to finish at 89 cents with 26,666 stocks changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 13,423,567 shares trading for $55,863,861, down from 14,336,129 stock units at $85,336,664 on Tuesday.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 279.73 points to settle at 382,566.98, the JSE Main Index declined 196.45 points to wrap up trading at 329,728.49 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.22 points to finish at 63.36. At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator concluded trading with nine stock units ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
Pan Jamaica popped $3.35 to finish at $50.30 after an exchange of 727 units. Sagicor Group sank $1.05 and ended at $40.70 with investors swapping 42,973 shares and Sygnus Real Estate Finance skidded 45 cents to $11.55 with 969 stock units passing through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 740,004 shares valued at US$30,128, after dropping from 1,068,470 stock units at US$46,136 on Tuesday.
Proven Investments skidded 0.8 of one cent to finish at 9 US cents, with 27,374 stock units crossing the exchange, Sterling Investments lost 0.07 of a cent to end at 1.93 US cents, with dealers switching ownership of 2,330 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments slipped 0.01 of a cent to 6.98 US cents with dealings in 1,437 stock units and Transjamaican Highway rallied 0.05 of a cent to close at 3.75 US cents in an exchange of 707,822 stocks.