Trading activity closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, with a 35 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, with a 89 percent lower value than Wednesday, following trading in 42 securities compared with 40 on Wednesday and ending with prices of 15 rising, 14 declining and 13 closing unchanged, pushing the market value higher at the close.
The market closed with trading of 4,700,572 shares for a mere $4,406,644, from just 7,252,413 units at $39,999,213 previously.
Trading ended with an average of 111,918 shares at $104,920, compared with 181,310 stocks worth $999,980 on Wednesday. The month to date, ended with an average of 145,768 stock units at $541,535, compared to September, with an average of 154,641 shares at $329,246.
JFP led trading with 1.74 million shares for 37 percent of total volume, followed by Kintyre Holdings, which ended with 1.62 million stock units for 34.4 percent of the day’s trade and Future Energy with 387,183 shares for 8.2 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rallied 28.82 points to 3,390.31. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four 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 12.3, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, Access Financial popped 93 cents to end at $17.94 with 1,745 shares changing hands, Blue Power rallied 10 cents to close at $3.50 as investors traded 19,913 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers climbed 9 cents to finish at $2.09 with 100 shares crossing the market. Fontana rose 5 cents to close at $9 with trading of 38,799 stocks, Future Energy advanced 9 cents in closing at $3.10 with 387,183 units crossing the exchange, Honey Bun rallied 23 cents to end at $7.25 with investors dealing in 1,177 shares. ISP Finance gained $1.68 to $13.18 with traders passing 301 stock units through the market, Limners and Bards lost 6 cents and ended at $1 after trading of 1,500 units, 
Lumber Depot dipped 14 cents to end at $2.51 in an exchange of 6,794 stocks. Mailpac Group rose 14 cents in closing at $2.54 with investors trading 27,807 shares, Medical Disposables rose 10 cents to finish at $1.90 after brokers exchanged 3,440 shares, Omni Industries popped 10 cents to close at 85 cents with investors trading 31,471 units. Paramount Trading gained 5 cents to close at 73 cents after a transfer of 3,505 stocks, Regency Petroleum sank 8 cents and ended at $4.53 with traders dealing in 18,486 shares and Spur Tree Spices declined 5 cents to end at $1.08 after an exchange of 15,154 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 17,273,940 shares trading for $103,566,482, tumbling steeply from 112,876,120 stock units at $1,839,053,851 on Tuesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.5. The JSE Main and the USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with financial year ending around August 2026.
Kingston Wharves fell 49 cents to end at $28.51 with investors swapping 4,265 shares, NCB Financial popped 50 cents to finish at $42.50 in an exchange of 630,988 stocks, Proven Investments dropped 59 cents to close at $16 with investors trading 1,095 units. Sagicor Group shed 35 cents to $42.10 with 90,877 stock units crossing the market, Sagicor Real Estate Fund declined 78 cents and ended at $6.85 with investors trading 20,062 shares, Seprod fell $1 to finish at $82 after an exchange of 1,761 units. Supreme Ventures dropped $3.75 in closing at $17, with investors dealing in 357,574 stocks and Wisynco Group sank $1 to close at $20.50 after trading of 5,875 stock units.
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 dropped 1,400.46 points to end at 334,123.00, the All Jamaican Composite Index shed 2,196.71 points to end at 369,973.95, the JSE Main Index declined 963.73 points to end at 324,219.60, the Junior Market Index sank 67.36 points to 3,361.49 and the JSE USD Market Index slipped 1.59 points to close at 191.96.
ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making. The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market. The earnings per share (EPS) and PE ratios are based on 2024 and 2025 actual or projected earnings, excluding any major one time income or expense.
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 trading of 7,252,413 shares for $39,999,213, well below the 16,305,661 units at $43,278,471 on Tuesday.
At the close of the market, Access Financial dropped 94 cents to $17.01 with 1,696,112 shares crossing the market, Blue Power dropped 10 cents and ended at a 52 weeks low of $3.40 with investors trading 36,025 units, Cargo Handlers declined by $1.97 to close at $11.03 after trading 2,476 shares. Caribbean Assurance Brokers skidded 10 cents to end at $2 with an exchange of 1,901 units, Derrimon Trading lost 8 cents in closing at $1.80 with investors passing 201,369 stocks through the market, Express Catering climbed 16 cents to close at $2.80 with investors dealing in 831,753 units. Fontana declined 5 cents to $8.95, with an exchange of 10,668 stocks, Future Energy sank 29 cents and ended at $3.01 after a transfer of 814,754 shares, Honey Bun slipped 65 cents to finish at $7.02 with traders dealing in 3,381 stock units. ISP Finance shed $1.70 in closing at $11.50 with 769 shares crossing the market, Jamaican Teas dipped 7 cents to end at $2.34 with a transfer of 4,250 units, 
Knutsford Express rose 45 cents to close at $15 after an exchange of 24 stocks. Lumber Depot advanced 7 cents to $2.65 with investors trading 1,143,050 stock units, Mailpac Group sank 15 cents and ended at $2.40 with traders switching ownership of 658,820 shares, Main Event popped 50 cents in closing at $7, after trading at a 52 weeks intraday low of $6.45, ending with trading of 5,833 stock units. Medical Disposables rallied 11 cents to end at $1.80 in an exchange of 556 units, Omni Industries fell 9 cents to finish at 75 cents with 126,689 stocks clearing the market, Paramount Trading sank 9 cents to close at 68 cents in trading 102,014 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies declined 5 cents to $1.81 with 17,946 stock units crossing the exchange.
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 jumped 3,952.45 points to settle at 335,523.46, at the same time the All Jamaican Composite Index surged 5,169.78 points to 372,170.66, the JSE Main Index rallied 4,105.80 points to end at 325,183.33, the Junior Market Index popped just 3.30 points to wrap up trading at 3,428.85 and the JSE USD Market Index rose 1.07 points to end at 193.55.
ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making. The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, and are grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market. The earnings per share (EPS) and PE ratios are based on 2024 and 2025 actual or projected earnings, excluding any major one time income or expense.
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.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index rallied 781.56 points to end at 331,571.01, the All Jamaican Composite Index slipped 320.94 points to 367,000.88, the JSE Main Index rose 692.21 points to wrap up trading at 321,077.53, the Junior Market Index popped 16.79 points to end at 3,425.55 and the JSE USD Market Index gained 0.51 points to finish at 192.48.
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 trading of 22,027,705 shares at $53,420,714, surging from just 2,366,476 units at $5,053,420 on Thursday.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index jumped 50.86 points to close at 3,408.76. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
Fosrich popped 7 cents to finish at $2.29 with investors trading 2,067,088 stock units. Future Energy advanced 8 cents to close at $3.19 with 10,099,806 shares passing through the market, Honey Bun rose 17 cents to end at $7.18 with a transfer of 17,858 stock units, Indies Pharma rallied 9 cents in closing at $3.10 with 68,714 units changing hands. Iron Rock Insurance fell 30 cents to $3.50 in trading 299 stocks, ISP Finance increased 9 cents to finish at $12 after closing with 751 shares changing hands, Jamaican Teas climbed 12 cents and ended at $2.32 with traders dealing in 2,766,626 stocks. Knutsford Express declined 48 cents to close at $13.50 in an exchange of 1,317 units, Mailpac Group gained 10 cents in closing at $2.55 with investors trading 884,214 stock units, Main Event sank 99 cents to end at $7 with an exchange of 11,786 shares. Medical Disposables slipped 26 cents in closing at $1.42 with 316 stocks clearing the market, Regency Petroleum popped 7 cents to $4.32 after a transfer of 27,851 units, Spur Tree Spices advanced 12 cents and ended at $1.15 with 122,058 stock units crossing the market and Stationery and Office Supplies rose 17 cents to close at $1.80 after an exchange of 1,238,011 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 26,443,441 shares trading for $145,538,318, down from 34,545,700 stock units at $212,470,981 on Thursday.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden climbed $2.30 to end at $30.90 with an exchange of 17,380 shares, Berger Paints popped 58 cents to $6.66 with 1,044 stocks crossing the market, Eppley fell 50 cents to $36 after trading of 138 shares. Eppley Caribbean Fund rallied $3.20 and ended at $42.20 with 256 stocks changing hands, Guardian Holdings rose $29 to close at $388 in trading 5,376 units, Jamaica Broilers lost 82 cents to finish at $24.20 after traders transferred 53,984 shares. Jamaica Producers gained $1.33 and ended at $24.34, with investors switching ownership of 126,002 stocks. Jamaica Stock Exchange advanced 51 cents to $12.50 as 152,302 units changed hands, Kingston Properties increased $1.29 in closing at $9.12 in an exchange of 111 stock units. Kingston Wharves shed 99 cents to finish at $28.01 with 39,928 shares passing through the market, Lasco Manufacturing sank 44 cents to end at $6.30 in an exchange of 4,805 stock units, Massy Holdings popped $6.50 to close at $77.50 with 1,470 stocks clearing the market. Mayberry Group slipped 45 cents to $7.50 after an exchange of 999,765 units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy sank $7.52 to finish at a 52 weeks low of $42.60, after trading of 251 stocks, 
NCB Financial declined 99 cents and ended at $44 as investors exchanged 85,659 shares. Portland JSX increased 35 cents in closing at $10.50, with 121,906 units, Proven Investments climbed 60 cents to close at $16.60 after an exchange of 225,848 stock units, Sagicor Group rose $2.27 to end at $42.43, with investors swapping 121,582 shares. Sagicor Real Estate Fund advanced 83 cents in closing at $7.63 with a transfer of 903 stocks, Scotia Group fell 40 cents to $54.60 with investors dealing in 2,017 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance gained $1.06 and ended at $8.16 with 281 stock units crossing the market and Wisynco Group dropped 60 cents to close at $20 with investors trading 15,284 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 jumped 4,475.32 points to conclude trading at 330,789.45, the All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 3,067.95 points to end at 367,321.82, the JSE Main Index climbed 4,299.36 points to 320,385.32, the Junior Market Index popped 50.86 points to end at 3,408.76 and the JSE USD Market Index rose 4.86 points to settle at 191.97.
In the preference segment, Sygnus Credit Investments 10% climbed $1.85 to close at $105.
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.
The market closed with an exchange of 179,556 shares worth US$84,417, compared with 208,255 stocks at US$6,331 on Wednesday.
Sterling Investments lost 0.25 of a cent in closing at 1.75 US cents with an exchange of 22,646 units. Sygnus Credit Investments gained 0.51 of a cent to finish at 7.77 US cents with a mere 16 shares clearing the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share slipped 0.69 of a cent and ended at 5.12 US cents with investors trading 18,409 stock units and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.03 of one cent to close at 2.61 US cents in an exchange of 106,755 shares.