Cargo Handlers climbed back by a near 18 percent to lead the winners on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, with trading in 42 securities, similar to Wednesday, with prices of 18 rising, 17 declining and seven closing unchanged as the market index recovered a mere fraction of the 94 points fall on Wednesday, as the market index closed higher. Trading ended with a big drop in the volume of stocks changing hands by 64 percent, with a 75 percent lower value than on Wednesday.
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.
Trading averaged 182,285 shares at $219,966, down from 512,298 units at $894,740 on Wednesday, with the month to date, averaging 303,340 units at $327,871, after sliding marginally from 315,987 stock units at $339,145 on the previous day and March, with an average of 410,874 shares worth $527,130.
Woodcats International led trading with 2.06 million shares for 26.9 percent of total volume, followed by MFS Capital Partners, with 2.02 million units for 26.4 percent of the day’s trade and Kintyre Holdings with 951,111 stocks for 12.4 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index popped 7.89 points to finish at 3,179.88. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine 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 15.5, 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 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.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index dropped 3,556.49 points to end at 342,921.38, the All Jamaican Composite Index sank 3,012.35 points to end at 394,396.84, the JSE Main Index shed 3,012.61 points to 334,833.27, the Junior Market Index sank 93.94 points to finish at 3,171.99 and the JSE USD Market Index declined by 0.99 points to 252.83.
The market closed with an exchange of 924,452 shares for US$39,397, compared to 778,828 stock units at US$41,701 on Monday.
Sterling Investments increased 0.02 of one cent and ended at 2 US cents as investors exchanged 273 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments remained at 6.1 US cents after a transfer of 17,717 shares. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 4.5 US cents with 178,572 stock units passing through the market and Transjamaican Highway dipped 0.44 of one cent to end at 4 US cents with an exchange of 703,592 units.
The market closed with trading of 7,248,907 shares, at 50 percent less than the 14,579,915 units on Monday, with the value falling 51 percent to $7,585,733, from at $15,466,817 on Monday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.9. The PE ratio is derived at by dividing the last traded stock 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 rallied 6 cents and ended at 70 cents with a transfer of 12,495 units, Honey Bun increased 12 cents to close at $6.48 with 45 stocks clearing the market, Jamaican Teas sank 26 cents to end at $2.32 with traders dealing in 3,835 shares. Knutsford Express declined 36 cents to $9 in an exchange of 429 stock units, Lumber Depot popped 26 cents to end at $2.61, with investors trading 74,249 shares, Omni Industries fell 8 cents in closing at 90 cents, with 156,691 stocks crossing the exchange and Regency Petroleum advanced 10 cents to finish at $4.20, following trading of 64,293 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 15,369,150 shares at $282,933,698 compared to 16,085,529 stock units at $134,655,483 on Monday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 20.6. 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 sank $1.31 in closing at $70.59 after a transfer of 18,406 stock units, NCB Financial rose $1.65 to $45 with traders dealing in 59,603 stocks, Sagicor Group rallied 50 cents to close at $40 in an exchange of 5,784,164 units and Seprod gained $6.83 and ended at $82.99 with just 255 stocks passing through the market.
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 2,457.75 points to wrap up trading at 346,477.87, the All Jamaican Composite Index rose 2,820.25 points to end at 397,409.19, with the JSE Main Index rallying 2,685.00 points to close trading at 337,845.88, the Junior Market Index shed 15.12 points to end at 3,265.93, at the same time and the JSE USD Market Index declined by 6.45 points to settle at 253.82.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share popped $30 to $235, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% shed $10 to close trading at $1,190 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% sank $1.25 and ended at $101.
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.