Trading activity ended on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, with a 57 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded, resulting in a 46 percent lower value than Wednesday, following trading in 43 securities, compared with 40 on Wednesday and ending, with prices of 14 rising, 16 declining and 13 closing unchanged, resulting in the market closing 3.5 percent lower than the 2025 close, after four months of activities in the year.
The market closed with trading of 16,068,957 shares for $23,882,122, compared with 37,219,309 units at $44,423,689 on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 373,697 shares at $555,398, down from 930,483 stocks at $1,110,592 on Wednesday with a month to date, average of 504,653 units at $502,169 compared with 511,640 shares at $499,329 on the previous day and March, with an average of 410,874 shares at $527,130.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 5.31 million shares for 33 percent of total volume followed by Dolla Financial which ended with 1.60 million stocks for 9.9 percent of the day’s trade, ONE on ONE Educational closed with 1.49 million stock units for 9.3 percent of the volume traded, Regency Petroleum chipped in with 1.36 million units for 8.5 percent of the overall trading and Derrimon Trading with 1.07 million units for 6.7 percent of market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rose 13.04 points to finish at 3,282.64, but closed May with a 3.5 percent decline year to date. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three 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 the fourth month, Access Financial sank 46 cents to $16.97 as investors exchanged only 3 shares, Atlantic Hardware climbed 28 cents to close at $1.70, with 943,610 stock units changing hands, Blue Power dropped 25 cents in closing at $3.40 after an exchange of 4,500 shares. CAC 2000 increased 5 cents and ended at $1.60, with 111 units crossing the market, Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped 6 cents to end at $1.56, with investors dealing in 53,038 stocks, Consolidated Bakeries fell 26 cents to finish at $1.25 after the trading of 50,000 shares. Dolphin Cove shed 32 cents to $10.06, with 1,273 stocks crossing the exchange, Fontana declined 49 cents in closing at $6.70 in switching ownership of 182,240 units, Fosrich slipped 5 cents to end at $2, with trading of 285,549 stock units. 
Future Energy advanced 8 cents and ended at $3.48 with an exchange of 304,081 shares, GWest Corporation dipped 7 cents to close at 65 cents after just one stock passed through the market, Image Plus rose 10 cents to finish at 90 cents in an exchange of 521,600 units. Jetcon Corporation lost 13 cents and ended at $2.50 with traders dealing in 61,669 stocks, Knutsford Express slipped $1.41 to $7.94 after an exchange of 46,193 units, Mailpac Group gained 18 cents to close at $2.66 with 135,931 stocks clearing the market and Regency Petroleum rallied 43 cents to finish at $4.60 following an exchange of 1,360,576 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 37,219,309 shares for $44,423,689, well ahead of the 6,805,076 units at just $5,648,112 on Tuesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.5, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by earnings per share.
Jamaican Teas increased 19 cents to end at $2.58 in switching ownership of 2,010,394 stock units. Jetcon Corporation climbed 15 cents in closing at $2.63, after 69,659 shares passed through the market, Lasco Financial rallied 15 cents to finish at $1.93 in an exchange of 781,793 units, Limners and Bards sank 5 cents and ended at 80 cents, following trading of 833 stocks. Lumber Depot rose 24 cents to $2.78 in an exchange of 906,022 stock units, Mailpac Group slipped 6 cents to finish at $2.48 with traders dealing in 1,009,340 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 13 cents and ended at $1.69, after an exchange of 2,000,010 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 6,805,076 shares for $5,648,112, compared with 6,891,951 units at $6,227,493 on Monday.
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.
Elite Diagnostic increased 36 cents to $1.51 after 100 units, passed through the market, Everything Fresh climbed 20 cents in closing at $2.30, following trading of 5,154 stocks, Fontana increased 43 cents to end at $7.19, with 30,791 stock units crossing the market. Fosrich slipped 5 cents and ended at $2 after a transfer of 186,095 shares, Honey Bun popped 53 cents to close at $6.48, with 2,692 stock units clearing the market, Indies Pharma gained 31 cents to finish at $2.82 in switching ownership of 2,778 units. Jamaican Teas rose 8 cents to $2.39 with investors trading 809 stocks and MFS Capital Partners rallied 6 cents to finish at 62 cents in an exchange of 11,463 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 6,891,951 shares for $6,227,493, compared with 6,298,384 units at $6,299,459 on Friday.
At the close, Access Financial rose 43 cents to finish at $17.43 with investors trading only 30 shares, Atlantic Hardware fell 7 cents and ended at $1.50, with 568,116 stock units crossing the exchange, Blue Power dropped 9 cents to $3.31 with a transfer of 829 shares. Cargo Handlers fell $3.10 in closing at $17.80, hitting an intraday 52-week high of $21, with an exchange of 4,727 units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers gained 12 cents to close at $1.64 after the trading of 5,760 stocks, Caribbean Cream declined 25 cents to end at $1.52 in an exchange of 10,365 units. Dolla Financial popped 7 cents in closing at $2.48, with 170,281 stocks changing hands, Dolphin Cove shed 32 cents to $10.07 after an exchange of 3,077 shares, Fontana sank 48 cents to close at $6.76 after trading of 32,442 stock units. Future Energy climbed 15 cents to finish at $3.40 and closed with an exchange of 116,025 shares, GWest Corporation increased 10 cents and ended at 72 cents in switching ownership of 3,384 units, Honey Bun dipped 53 cents to end at $5.95, after hitting an intraday 52-week low of $5.10, with investors dealing in 61,261 stocks.
Indies Pharma lost 19 cents in closing at $2.51, with 44,790 stock units crossing the market, Jetcon Corporation rallied 33 cents to $2.48 with an exchange of 210 shares, JFP slipped 8 cents to end at 40 cents after 1,008,885 units passed through the market. KLE Group advanced 5 cents to close at 92 cents with traders dealing in 350 stocks, Knutsford Express popped 9 cents and ended at $9.39, 306 stock units crossing the market, Lumber Depot skidded 9 cents to finish at $2.50 after a transfer of 2,252 shares. Main Event climbed 32 cents to $6.99 with investors trading 123 units, Medical Disposables sank 20 cents to close at $1.12 after an exchange of 1,341 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies slipped 13 cents to finish at $1.54 with investors swapping 90,000 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 6,298,384 shares for $6,299,459, in a decline from 15,877,153 units at $10,450,188 on Thursday.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
EduFocal advanced by 5 cents to 24 cents with investors dealing in 155,605 shares. Elite Diagnostic declined by 17 cents to $1.15 with 32,025 units changing hands, Everything Fresh declined 20 cents and ended at $2.10 after an exchange of 53,625 stocks, Future Energy sank 7 cents to finish at $3.25 with 50,384 stock units clearing the market. Jetcon Corporation slipped 48 cents in closing at $2.15 with an exchange of 30,000 shares, Limners and Bards climbed 13 cents to end at 87 cents with 7,337 stock units crossing the market, Main Event increased 20 cents to close at $6.67 in switching ownership of 7,325 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies rallied 11 cents to $1.67 with 534,130 units crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities traded are for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated3
The market closed with trading of 15,877,153 shares for $10,450,188, following a drop from 170,488,981 units at $150,133,750 on the prior day, with 147 million shares of One to One Education.
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 for this report for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Indies Pharma fell 10 cents to $2.70 with 83,696 stocks clearing the market, Jamaican Teas gained 7 cents to $2.33 after an exchange of 46,246 units, JFP climbed 9 cents to 50 cents with 197,796 stock units crossing the market. Lasco Financial skidded 15 cents in closing at $1.79 after an exchange of 915,834 shares and Limners and Bards sank 6 cents to close at 74 cents in trading 105,834 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 13,047,736 shares for $13,719,102, after an increase from 7,400,596 units at $6,536,470 on Monday.
ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Jetcon Corporation advanced 11 cents to $2.63 with investors swapping 55,940 stocks. JFP dropped 5 cents in closing at 41 cents after an exchange of 4,000 stock units, Lasco Financial dipped 9 cents to $1.80 following trading of 1,001,000 shares, Lumber Depot sank 19 cents to finish at $2.40 with an exchange of 18,101 stocks. Mailpac Group climbed 15 cents and ended at $2.48 with 3,383 units changing hands, MFS Capital Partners slipped 9 cents to close at 60 cents in trading 6,315 stock units and ONE on ONE Educational sank 5 cents to 91 cents with 172,468 shares crossing the market.
Prices of traded securities are the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of just 7,400,596 shares worth $6,536,470, after tumbling from 13,669,671 units at $13,446,186 on Friday.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging skidded 25 cents and ended at $1.82 following trading 12,404 shares, Atlantic Hardware fell 20 cents to $1.40 after an exchange of 1,521,110 stock units, Cargo Handlers dropped by 17 cents to $20.50 following the trading of 941 shares. Caribbean Assurance Brokers lost 11 cents to close at $1.52 with an exchange of 177 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries shed 13 cents to finish at $1.51 with 1,681 units changing hands, Derrimon Trading sank 12 cents to end at $1.57 with investors trading 18,432 stocks. Dolla Financial dropped 5 cents to $2.35 in an exchange of 60,912 units, Dolphin Cove climbed 49 cents to end at $10.51 with 9,678 shares passing through the market, Everything Fresh increased 18 cents in closing at $2.28 with a transfer of 190 stock units. Express Catering popped 28 cents to finish at $2.48 as investors exchanged just 700 shares, Fosrich gained 5 cents and ended at $2.05 in switching ownership of 83,968 stocks, Future Energy slipped 5 cents to close at $3.29 with 168,744 units crossing the exchange. 
GWest Corporation rose 7 cents to 69 cents after a transfer of 10,110 stock units, Lasco Financial slipped 5 cents and ended at $1.89 with 3,001 shares crossing the market, Mailpac Group dipped 15 cents in closing at $2.33 with traders dealing in 17,996 stock units. Regency Petroleum sank 25 cents to finish at $4.23 with 18,451 units crossing the market and Woodcats International declined 6 cents to close at a new low of 78 cents in trading 1,941,022 stocks.
Prices of securities are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
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.
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.
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 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.