Trading activity dived on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, with a 50 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, at a 32 percent lower value than Friday. Trading ended with activity in 42 securities compared with 41 on Friday and finished with prices of 19 rising, 20 declining and three closing unchanged.
The market closed after 4,971,203 shares were traded for $9,095,712, after falling from 9,975,110 units at $13,356,995 on Friday.
Trading averaged 118,362 shares at $216,565, with a decrease from 243,295 stock units at $325,780 on Friday. Trading for the month to date averages 211,792 units at $315,149, closely aligned with the previous day’s trades of 218,225 stocks at $321,937 and October with an average of 191,865 shares at $349,252.
Atlantic Hardware led trading with 862,376 shares for 17.3 percent of total volume, followed by Jamaican Teas, with 812,921 stock units for 16.4 percent of the day’s trade and Omni Industries with 734,896 stock units for 14.8 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index dipped 5.62 points to 3,331.88 after opening at 3,385.32. 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 12.7, based on last traded price, in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2026.
At the end of trading on the market, Access Financial lost 25 cents to finish at $15.75 with traders dealing in 9,041 shares, AMG Packaging rose 18 cents to $2.28 after closing after an exchange of 524 stock units, Cargo Handlers climbed by $1.82 in closing at a 52 weeks high of $16.92 with 4,665 shares being. traded, as Caribbean Assurance Brokers slipped 12 cents to end at $1.70 with 57,402 units crossing the market, Dolphin Cove added $1.23 to end at $12.78 with investors dealing in 2,670 stocks, Elite Diagnostic popped 10 cents to close at $1.60 with 6,830 shares passing through the market. Fontana sank 85 cents to $8 after trading of 92,403 stock units, Honey Bun rallied 26 cents to end at $7.19 after traders exchanged 26,874 units, Indies Pharma shed 6 cents in closing at $2.84 with 83,716 shares crossing the market. Iron Rock Insurance declined 51 cents to close at $2.97 after an exchange of 503 units, 
Jetcon Corporation fell 22 cents and ended at $1.28 with 91,355 shares changing hands, JFP gained 8 cents to finish at 59 cents as investors exchanged 16,033 stocks. Knutsford Express skidded 11 cents to end at $12.99 after switching ownership of 283 units, Lasco Financial advanced 15 cents to $1.95 after a transfer of 10,053 shares, Lumber Depot sank 10 cents to $3.05, with investors trading 133,166 stocks. Medical Disposables rose 14 cents to close at $1.69, with 5 units crossing the market and Paramount Trading gained 7 cents to end at $1.30, with a transfer of 5 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 553,286 shares for US$20,101 after rising from 26,534 stock units at only US$1,226 on Friday.
Proven Investments ended at 10 US cents after an exchange of 54,253 stock units, Sterling Investments remained at 2 US cents, with the trading of 2,060 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments rose 0.69 of a cent after closing at 7.7 US cents with 343 stocks clearing the market and Transjamaican Highway ended at 2.97 US cents with investors swapping 494,855 units.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index increased 1,856.98 points to 324,582.24, the All Jamaican Composite Index gained 1,646.34 points to close at 357,470.53, the JSE Main Index gained 1,982.26 points to finish at 314,469.20, as the Junior Market Index shed 5.62 points to finish at 3,331.88 and the JSE USD Market Index declined 1.19 points to conclude trading at 198.49.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, averages 14.2 based on 2025-26 earnings and at 14.8 based on 2024 earnings.
Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock. 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 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 ended the day with an exchange of 86,348,623 shares worth $209,695,547, with a solid increase from 8,541,634 stocks at $172,991,340 on Thursday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE of 13.2. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2026.
Massy Holdings popped 50 cents to end at $76.50 with investors trading 2,501 stocks. Mayberry Group fell 58 cents in closing at $6.56 after an exchange of 10,001 stock units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities shed 99 cents to $8 after trading of 61,576 shares, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy declined $6.75 to a 52 weeks low of $38.25 as investors exchanged a mere 8 stock units. Proven Investments rallied 80 cents to finish at $15.90 in trading 56 stocks, Sagicor Real Estate Fund lost 44 cents and ended at $7.56 after an exchange of 4,229 units, Seprod dropped $1.94 to end at $80.01 with a transfer of 1,712 stocks. Supreme Ventures rose $1.17 in closing at $16.34 with 5,617,017 units crossing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments advanced 50 cents to $12.50 with investors trading 10,689 shares and Wisynco Group sank 71 cents to finish at $19.19 with 38,447 stock units passing through the market.In the preference segment, Eppley 7.75% preference share gained $3.20 and ended at $21.34 with investors swapping 20 shares, 
Jamaica Public Service 7% slipped 50 cents to end at $42 with traders switching ownership of 2,867 units, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% lost $1 to close at $2,599 with investors dealing in 85 stocks. 138 Student Living preference share climbed $5 to $230 in an exchange of 8 stock units, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% slipped $100 in closing at $1,055 with investors swapping a mere one share and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% rose $1 to end at $106 in an exchange of 45 stocks.
The market closed with trading of 9,975,110 shares for $13,356,995 after slipping from 9,466,427 units at $15,868,946 on Thursday.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Jetcon Corporation lost 8 cents to $1.50 as investors exchanged 1,024 stock units, JFP dropped 9 cents to 51 cents in the trading of 2,360,605 shares, Knutsford Express climbed 10 cents in closing at $13.10 after 1,614 units passed through the market. Lasco Financial fell 15 cents to end at $1.80 in an exchange of 6,650 stocks, Medical Disposables slipped 14 cents to close at $1.55, with 5 units being traded, Spur Tree Spices skidded 8 cents to finish at $1 with a transfer of 584,153 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies dipped 8 cents and ended at $1.66 with investors dealing in 8,030 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close, the JSE Combined Market Index skidded 1,413.73 points to close at 322,725.26, the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 2,581.50 points to end at 355,824.19, the JSE Main Index declined 1,401.44 points to end at 312,486.94, the Junior Market Index declined 10.23 points to end at 3,337.50 and the JSE USD Market Index rallied 0.25 points to 199.68.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.8 based on 2025-26 earnings and 14.4 based on 2024 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
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 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.
The market closed with an exchange of 339,923 shares for US$14,918 compared to 192,510 stock units at US$47,478 on Wednesday.
At the close of the market, First Rock Real Estate USD share remained at 3 US cents in an exchange of 331 shares, Productive Business Solutions ended at 71 US cents after 140 stock units crossed the market, Proven Investments rose 1 cent to close at 10 US cents with investors swapping 66,400 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments climbed 0.01 of a cent to end at 7.01 US cents with 1,400 stocks clearing the market and Transjamaican Highway increased 0.16 of one cent in closing at 2.96 US cents with traders dealing in 271,652 units.
The market closed with trading of 9,466,427 shares for $15,868,946 after slipping from 11,395,083 units valued $15,244,152 on the previous day.
At the close of the market, Access Financial dropped by $3.44 and ended at $16 with 18,207 shares passing through the exchange, AMG Packaging fell 10 cents to $2.29 after a transfer of 5,268 units, Blue Power sank 19 cents to close at $3.40 and closed with 7,332 shares changing hands. Cargo Handlers increased $2.27 to end at $15.10 after 60 stocks passed through the exchange, Consolidated Bakeries fell 32 cents in closing at $1.53, with traders switching ownership of 800 stocks, Dolla Financial fell 10 cents to finish at $2.40 with an exchange of 451,058 units. Dolphin Cove slipped 20 cents to $12 with 16,982 stocks clearing the market, Elite Diagnostic lost 8 cents in closing at $1.50 with investors trading 108,458 shares, Honey Bun popped 12 cents to close at $7.50 after trading at a 52 week intraday low of $6.27, with investors transferring 100,700 stock units through the market. 
Iron Rock Insurance shed 52 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of $2.96 after an exchange of 900 shares, Lasco Financial rallied 8 cents and ended at $1.95 with 45,272 units changing hands, Main Event declined $1.19 to end at a 52 weeks low of $5.05 in an exchange of 12,766 stocks. Medical Disposables rose 18 cents in closing at $1.69 after investors traded 10,016 stock units and Paramount Trading declined by 7 cents to close trading at $1.23 with an exchange of 2,506 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 8,541,634 shares trading for $172,991,340 after increasing from 7,545,813 stock units for just $47,368,831 on Wednesday.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden shed $3.34 to close at $30.20 with investors trading 500 shares, Berger Paints gained 71 cents to end at $6.41 with 1,101 stocks passing through the market, Carreras rose 68 cents to $17.93 with investors trading 80,103 units. Eppley rallied by $3.99 in closing at $34.99 with 246 shares switching ownership, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund lost $1 and ended at $45 with 271 stock units changing hands, General Accident fell 82 cents to finish at $6 with investors dealing in just 5,494 shares. GraceKennedy dropped $1.90 to $72 after an exchange of 1,119,768 stocks, Jamaica Broilers sank $1.73 to end at $18.12 with 107,286 units crossing the market, JMMB Group dipped 35 cents in closing at $17.05 with an exchange of 28,197 stock units. Kingston Properties sank 88 cents to finish at $8.12 after 69 shares were traded, , Mayberry Group increased 59 cents and ended at $7.14 in an exchange of 2,097 stock units, Proven Investments skidded $1.09 to close at $15.10 with investors swapping 7,149 units. Sagicor Group popped 78 cents to $39.92 with a transfer of 6,059 stocks, 
Sagicor Real Estate Fund rallied 50 cents to end at $8 as investors exchanged 9,954 shares, Scotia Group slipped 50 cents to end at $50.50 after a transfer of 5,386 stocks. Seprod advanced $1.95 in closing at $81.95 with traders dealing in 4,813 units, Supreme Ventures declined $2.68 to close at $15.17 in an exchange of 1,459,534 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments fell 35 cents to finish at $12 after closing with an exchange of 27,919 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 rose 654.55 points to 324,138.99, the All Jamaican Composite Index popped 672.77 points to 358,405.69, the JSE Main Index rallied 937.05 points to wrap up trading at 313,888.38, the Junior Market Index declined 34.11 points to end at 3,347.73 and the JSE USD Market Index rallied 6.24 points to finish at 199.43.
The market’s PE ratio, the most utilized measure to value stocks, ended at 14.7, based on 2025-26 earnings and 14.7 based on 2024 historical earnings.
The net asset value of each company is incorporated into the chart. Investors can use this measure in assessing stock values. The chart shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on 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.