Atlantic Hardware grabs 41 percent of Junior Market trades on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, but the stocks rose by only one cent on a day when investors stayed away from wide spread trading, resulting in a 17 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, with a marginally higher value than Wednesday. Similar to Wednesday, just 43 securities were exchanged, with prices of just 10 rising, 21 declining and 12 closing unchanged.
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.
Trading averaged 220,149 shares at $369,045, dipping from 265,002 stocks at $354,515 on Wednesday, with the month to date, averaging 216,418 units at $321,660, up from 216,113 stock units at $317,787 on the previous day, compared with October, with an average of 191,865 shares at $349,252.
Atlantic Hardware led trading with 3.89 million shares for 41.1 percent of total volume, followed by Jamaican Teas, ending with 1.48 million units for 15.6 percent of the day’s trade and Future Energy with 540,094 stock units for 5.7 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index slipped 34.11 points to finish at 3,347.73. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.9, based on the last traded price, in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2026.
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 trading of 11,395,083 shares for $15,244,152 after rising from 8,157,423 units at $15,369,549 on Tuesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.1, based on the last traded price, in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2026.
Image Plus sank 13 cents to close at $1.02 after an exchange of 87,351 shares, Jetcon Corporation rallied 10 cents in closing at $1.60 with investors trading 33,732 units, KLE Group popped 57 cents to end at 85 cents in an exchange of 6,806 shares. Lasco Financial slipped 11 cents in closing at $1.87 with traders dealing in 2,199,718 stock units, Lumber Depot advanced 13 cents to $3.19 with 93,749 shares passing through the market, Spur Tree Spices rose 7 cents to $1.09 with investors trading 288,264 units and Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 7 cents to finish at $1.74 with an exchange of 6,288 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 8,157,423 shares for $15,369,549, with an increase from 5,560,103 units at $7,226,779 on Monday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average P/E ratio of 12, based on the last traded price, in conjunction with earnings that are projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2026.
Image Plus popped 17 cents to end at $1.15 with investors swapping 3,590 shares, Jamaican Teas sank 13 cents in closing at $2.24 with an exchange of 1,253,865 stocks, Lasco Financial gained 10 cents to close at $1.98 with 1,000,006 units crossing the market. Lumber Depot skidded 14 cents to $3.06 in trading 132,932 stock units, Main Event increased 76 cents to close at $6.24 with 500 shares clearing the market, Paramount Trading sank 7 cents to finish at $1.32 with traders dealing in 20,616 stock units. Regency Petroleum advanced 10 cents to $4.40 in an exchange of 291,735 stocks, Spur Tree Spices dipped 8 cents to end at $1.02 with investors trading 146,781 units and Stationery and Office Supplies fell 7 cents in closing at $1.67 with 200,000 shares passing through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 8,957,951 shares for $8,150,940, well over the 5,175,807 units at $6,259,164 on Thursday.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index shed 27.32 points to 3,335.70. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Honey Bun declined 99 cents to close at $6.51 with investors dealing in 57,907 stock units, ISP Finance climbed $1.06 to finish at $12.96 with traders switching ownership of a mere one share. Jamaican Teas shed 12 cents to $2.26 with investors swapping 4,407 units, Knutsford Express dropped $1.35 to close at $11.65, with 17,026 stock units changing hands, Paramount Trading popped 21 cents and ended at $1.36 with traders dealing in 26,846 stock units and Stationery and Office Supplies advanced 6 cents in closing at $1.76 after an exchange of 151,787 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 5,175,807 shares for $6,259,164, increasing from 2,468,696 units at $3,480,608 on Wednesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13, based on the last traded price, in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2026.
Honey Bun rallied 41 cents to $7.50 in an exchange of 19,404 shares, ISP Finance dipped $1.04 and ended at $11.90 with investors trading 528 stock units, Jamaican Teas climbed 13 cents to $2.38 with traders exchanging 1,770 units. Jetcon Corporation lost 10 cents and ended at $1.40 with investors swapping 288,842 stocks, Main Event declined 10 cents to $6.40, with 756 shares being traded, Omni Industries advanced 10 cents to finish at $1.05 after an exchange of 466,077 stock units. Paramount Trading sank 10 cents to end at $1.15 with 72,584 stocks crossing the exchange and Regency Petroleum popped 10 cents in closing at $4.10 after a transfer of 15,539 units. 
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Market activity ended with trading of 10,169,579 shares worth $16,597,115, well below the 24,114,652 units at $36,360,760 on Thursday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.7, based on the last traded price, in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2026.
Future Energy lost 12 cents in closing at $2.85, with 120,725 units crossing the market. Honey Bun rallied 69 cents to finish at $7.69 with investors trading 12,861 shares, Jetcon Corporation shed 30 cents and ended at $1.20, with 22,042 stocks changing hands, Lasco Financial advanced 7 cents to close at $1.95 with investors dealing in 76 units. Main Event declined 6 cents to $6.61 in an exchange of 1,200 stock units, One Great Studio popped 6 cents to end at 41 cents after it closed with an exchange of 12,269 shares and Paramount Trading rallied 19 cents in closing at $1.20 after a transfer of 11,471 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close on a day of increased trades, AMG Packaging popped 17 cents to close at $2.41, with 23,566 shares passing through the exchange, Atlantic Hardware fell 13 cents to close at $1.34 after a transfer of 15,637,738 stocks, with the stock hitting a record high of $1.70. Cargo Handlers sank 6 cents in closing at $13.28 after an exchange of 65 shares. Caribbean Assurance Brokers advanced 20 cents and ended at $1.90 in an exchange of 110 units, Caribbean Flavours rose 10 cents to end at $1.60 with just 2 stock units clearing the market, Consolidated Bakeries dropped 50 cents to finish at $1.79 with traders dealing in 17,070 shares. Dolphin Cove rallied 88 cents to $11.99 in switching ownership of 61,114 units, Elite Diagnostic sank 17 cents to close at $1.50, with 58,545 stocks changing hands, Express Catering increased 30 cents and ended at $3.05 in trading 45,933 stock units. Fontana shed 25 cents in closing at $8.85, with 79,248 shares crossing the market, Fosrich lost 11 cents to end at $2.17 with investors swapping 218,239 stock units, 
GWest Corporation climbed 6 cents to finish at 66 cents after an exchange of 299,213 stocks. Honey Bun dipped 38 cents and ended at $7 after 24,233 units passed through the market, Iron Rock Insurance gained 8 cents to $3.48 in an exchange of 10,227 shares, Jamaican Teas fell 26 cents in closing at $2.20 with investors trading 1,119,981 stock units. Jetcon Corporation skidded 17 cents to end at $1.50 with an exchange of 82,651 stocks, JFP slipped 13 cents to close at 62 cents, with 15,850 units crossing the market, Knutsford Express sank 80 cents to finish at $13 after an exchange of 1,634 shares. Lasco Financial dropped 7 cents to $1.88 with investors trading 3,615 units, Limners and Bards lost 12 cents to finish at $1 as investors exchanged 339,856 stocks, Lumber Depot popped 14 cents and ended at a 52 weeks high of $3.74 after hitting an intraday high of $4 in trading 621,201 stock units. Main Event rallied 12 cents to close at $6.67 with a transfer of 1,708 shares, Medical Disposables rose 8 cents to $1.50 with investors dealing in 584 stocks.
The market closed with trading of 6,643,942 shares for $10,874,824 compared with 5,317,670 units at $8,323,400 on Tuesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.5, based on last traded price, in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2026.
Fosrich popped 8 cents in closing at $2.28, with 276,358 stock units clearing the market. GWest Corporation slipped 14 cents and ended at 60 cents as investors exchanged 10,000 shares, Honey Bun rallied 38 cents to finish at $7.38 with a transfer of 1,480 units, Indies Pharma sank 8 cents to close at $2.90 after an exchange of 1,000 stocks. Lasco Financial increased by 7 cents to $1.95 with investors dealing in a mere 100 stock units, Limners and Bards shed 7 cents and ended at $1.12 after a transfer of 834 shares, Regency Petroleum gained 16 cents to finish at $4.06 with investors trading 109,179 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies dipped 13 cents to close at $1.71 in an exchange of 4,437 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with a 45 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, with 41 percent lower value than Monday, with trading of 5,317,670 shares worth $8,323,400, down from 9,594,7 ended with an averaged 132,942 shares at $208,085 compared to 213,218 stocks at $313,238 on Monday, with the month to date, averaging 175,441 stock units at $263,754 compared with 213,218 shares at an average of $313,238 on the previous day and October with an average of 191,865 shares at $349,252.
At the close, Access Financial rallied $2.28 and ended at $19.49 with investors dealing in 886 shares, AMG Packaging increased 25 cents to $2.41 after an exchange of 8,117 stocks, Atlantic Hardware climbed 15 cents to finish at a record closing high of $1.30, with 3,202,497 shares changing hands. Blue Power sank 37 cents to close at $3.36 after a transfer of 1,056 stock units, Cargo Handlers rose $1.83 to end at $12.96 as investors exchanged a mere 29 units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers dipped 25 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of $1.65 with a transfer of 1,241 shares. Caribbean Flavours gained 11 cents to $1.63, after clearing the market of 1,578 units, Consolidated Bakeries popped 19 cents to end at $2.09 with investors trading 4,465 stocks, Dolphin Cove sank 20 cents in closing at $12.80 in an exchange of 3,384 stock units. Everything Fresh declined 5 cents to finish at $2.10 with traders dealing in 93,144 shares, Express Catering fell 15 cents and ended at $2.85 in an exchange of 58,009 stock units, Fontana advanced 10 cents to close at $9.10 with investors trading 19,023 stocks. 
Future Energy slipped 7 cents to $2.98 after the trading 51,292 units, GWest Corporation rose 14 cents to close at 74 cents in trading 164,959 shares, Honey Bun lost 20 cents to end at $7, after closing with an exchange of 7,451 stock units. JFP rallied 9 cents in closing at 72 cents with investors trading 67,128 stocks, Knutsford Express increased 80 cents to finish at $13.80 in switching ownership of 5 units, Lasco Financial dropped 7 cents and ended at $1.88, with 103,643 shares crossing the exchange. Lumber Depot climbed 27 cents to close at a 52 weeks high of $3.60 in trading 122,981 units, Mailpac Group shed 8 cents to close at $2.39 with an exchange of 188,114 shares. Main Event skidded 7 cents to finish at $6.60, with 5,926 stock units crossing the market after the price hit an intraday 52 weeks low of $5.71. Omni Industries popped 12 cents and ended at 96 cents after 83,550 shares passed through the market, Paramount Trading sank 12 cents in closing at $1.13, with 50,119 stock units crossing the market and Regency Petroleum gained 35 cents to end at $3.90 after an exchange of 350,115 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
By the close, the market ended with a 75 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, with 83 percent lower value than Friday, following trading in 45 securities compared with 42 on Friday and ending with prices of 10 rising, 22 falling and 13 closing unchanged.
At the close, Access Financial dropped $2.27 to end at $17.21 with trading of a mere 105 shares, AMG Packaging sank 24 cents to $2.16 in an exchange of 3,736 stocks, Atlantic Hardware climbed 19 cents to a record high of $1.15 after investors grabbed 3,128,475 shares. Cargo Handlers, one of the companies that could benefit from increased demand for goods for reconstruction, declined $1.85 and ended at $11.13, with 838 units crossing the market, Caribbean Flavours sank 8 cents to finish at $1.52 with a transfer of 899 stocks, Derrimon Trading slipped 8 cents to close at $1.85, with 427,175 units crossing the exchange. Dolla Financial fell 8 cents to $2.56 with investors trading 113,100 stocks, Dolphin Cove increased 50 cents to end at $13 after an exchange of 7,371 shares, Express Catering popped 10 cents in closing at $3, with 49,703 stock units changing hands after investors cut the price from $3.65 before the hurricane, last week, in expectation of a slippage in business as tourist traffic could decline for a few months. Future Energy dropped 6 cents and ended at $3.05 after an exchange of 178,074 shares, 
GWest Corporation lost 10 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of 60 cents, with 57,129 stocks crossing the market, Honey Bun shed 10 cents to finish at $7.20 in an exchange of 16,495 stock units. Image Plus skidded 5 cents to 94 cents and closed with an exchange of 75,000 stock units, Indies Pharma rallied 14 cents to finish at $2.98, with 175,041 shares clearing the market, Lumber Depot rose 41 cents and ended at a 52 weeks high of $3.33 as investors exchanged 928,959 units. Main Event, a company to be negatively affected by reduced entertainment activity, fell 27 cents in closing at $6.67, after hitting an intraday 52 weeks low of $5.89, in switching ownership of 7,570 stocks, Medical Disposables dropped 27 cents to end at $1.42 with investors swapping 16,183 stock units, Regency Petroleum, the stock could suffer from decreased demand for fuel in western Jamaica, shed a huge 75 cents to close at $3.55 with an exchange of 513,486 shares and Spur Tree Spices lost 5 cents to $1 after 170,706 stocks passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.