Trading dropped sharply on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Wednesday with the volume of stocks traded falling 50 percent, with 47 percent lower value than Tuesday resulting from trading in 42 securities down from 46 on Tuesday and ending with prices of 11 rising, 20 declining and 11 closing unchanged and putting the Market indices marginally higher at the close.
The market closed with trading of 3,211,827 shares for $7,290,865 down from 6,394,435 stock units at $13,808,848 on Tuesday. Trading ended with an average of 76,472 shares at $173,592 compared with 139,009 stocks at $300,192 on Tuesday with trading for the month to date, averaging 179,004 units at $304,429 compared with 193,077 stock units at $322,387 on the previous day and January with an average of 350,850 shares at $615,775.
Dolla Financial led trading with 653,057 shares for 20.3 percent of total volume followed by Lasco Financial which ended with 450,025 stock units trading for 14 percent of the day’s trade and Tropical Battery with 440,815 stocks for 13.7 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rallied by just 4.56 points to wrap up trading at 3,703.32. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six 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 13, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close of a low keyed session, AMG Packaging dropped 19 cents to $3.01 with investors swapping 150 units, Blue Power fell 26 cents to $5.28 in an exchange of 630 stocks, Caribbean Cream rose 20 cents to end at $3.20 with 3,837 shares changing hands. Dolla Financial dipped 11 cents in closing at $2.81 in trading 653,057 stock units, Dolphin Cove rallied 15 cents and ended at $19.70 after an exchange of 22,970 shares, Fontana lost 14 cents to finish at $9.10 with trading in 29,304 stocks. Future Energy increased 6 cents and ended at $3.50 and closed with an exchange of 9,189 units, Honey Bun skidded 9 cents to $8.03 with investors trading 1,300 stock units, 
Jamaican Teas dipped 6 cents in closing at $2.16 in an exchange of 45,000 shares. Lumber Depot slipped 7 cents to close at $2.80 with investors trading 18,286 stock units, Main Event fell 15 cents to finish at $10.85 after a transfer of 996 units, Medical Disposables shed 10 cents to end at $1.80 with traders dealing in 1,000 stocks. Paramount Trading declined 11 cents to $1.02 with 658 units crossing the market, Regency Petroleum climbed 33 cents and ended at $3.18 with investors dealing in 327,505 shares and tTech popped 32 cents to close at $2 with 74,807 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 skidded 1,437.46 points to 341,492.07, the All Jamaican Composite Index sank 1,842.72 points to 380,835.63, as the JSE Main Index dropped 1,537.34 points to 329,335.92, the Junior Market Index rose a mere 4.56 points to wrap up trading at 3,703.32 and the JSE USD Market Index dipped 1.13 points to 233.99.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.7 based on 2024-25 earnings and 19.8 based on 2023-24 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other more 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.
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
The market closed with trading of 6,394,435 shares for $13,808,848 compared with 5,281,187 units at $8,580,323 on Monday. Trading for the day averaged 139,009 shares at $300,192 compared with 125,743 stocks at $204,293 on Monday with a month to date average of 193,077 units at $322,387 down moderately from 202,642 stocks at $326,313 on the previous day and some distance from January with an average of 350,850 shares at $615,775.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
KLE Group popped 10 cents to end at $1.25 after investors ended trading 41 units, Main Event lost 35 cents in closing at $11 with an exchange of 200 shares being traded at the close. Medical Disposables slipped 10 cents and ended at $1.90 in an exchange of 24,933 units, Paramount Trading increased 13 cents to close at $1.13 with 52,739 stocks changing hands, Regency Petroleum fell 26 cents to finish at $2.85 as investors exchanged 2,576,597 stock units. Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 7 cents to $1.57 after a transfer of 64,174 shares and tTech rallied 28 cents to end at $1.68 with investors trading 11,702 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 popped just 103.13 points to end trading at 342,929.53, as the All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 645.13 points to 382,678.35, the JSE Main Index advanced 129.38 points to settle at 330,873.26, the Junior Market Index dipped 2.88 points to 3,698.76 and the JSE USD Market Index advanced 6.42 points to wrap up trading at 235.12.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.6 based on 2024-25 earnings and 19.8 based on 2024-25 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly up to date information to help in decision-making. The PE ratio chart covers all the ordinary shares that are listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange and are grouped by industry, which allows 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.
The market closed with trading of 7,122,679 shares for $7,747,839, after sliding from 7,960,170 units at $13,236,337 on Monday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.3, 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 financial year ending around August 2026.
KLE Group sank 14 cents to finish at 90 cents with investors trading 34 shares, Knutsford Express dropped 70 cents and ended at $10.29 in an exchange of 1,616 stocks, Limners and Bards advanced 11 cents to close at $1.03 with traders dealing in 149,436 units. Mailpac Group lost 30 cents to $2.49 after a transfer of 28,552 stock units, Main Event declined 10 cents to finish at $7 as investors exchanged 3,743 shares, Medical Disposables popped 24 cents and ended at $1.34 with 203 stocks crossing the market. Paramount Trading shed 22 cents in closing at $1.06 with an exchange of 25,578 units and Regency Petroleum rallied 6 cents to close at $3.94 with 3,998 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 5,281,187 shares for $8,580,323 down sharply from 22,554,448 units at $24,909,066 on Friday.
Trading averaged 125,743 shares at $204,293 well off of the 479,882 stocks at $529,980 on Friday with the month to date, ending with an average of 202,642 stock units at $326,313 compared with 217,458 stocks at $349,822 on the previous day and January with an average of 350,850 shares at $615,775.
RA Williams led trading with 1.31 million shares for 24.7 percent of total volume followed by One Great Studio which ended with 806,029 stock units for 15.3 percent of the day’s trade and Jamaican Teas with 655,503 stocks for 12.4 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index slipped 15.73 points to close at 3,701.64. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three 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 13.1, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, CAC 2000 shed 36 cents to end at $2.09 after an exchange of 17,547 stock units, Cargo Handlers fell 40 cents to $11.10 with investors dealing in 100 shares, Elite Diagnostic lost 12 cents and ended at $1.68 after the trading of 48,045 stocks by investors. Everything Fresh sank 8 cents to end at $1.97 in an exchange of 19,512 units, Express Catering skidded 8 cents in closing at $3.22 with traders dealing in 2,792 shares, Fontana lost 6 cents to finish at $9.11 as investors exchanged 79,011 stocks. GWest Corporation climbed 8 cents and ended at 93 cents with 557 units crossing the market, Honey Bun rose 22 cents to $8.22 with investors trading 16,369 stock units, 
Jamaican Teas rallied 7 cents to close at $2.30 with 655,503 shares clearing the market, but ended with nearly 5.2 million shares on offer at $2.30. JFP Ltd popped 7 cents to end at 89 cents with 41,603 stocks switching owners, Main Event increased 55 cents in closing at $11.35 with 1,718 stock units crossing the exchange, Paramount Trading dipped 10 cents to finish at $1 in trading 85,581 stocks. Stationery and Office Supplies sank 8 cents and ended at $1.50 after an exchange of 580,722 shares, Tropical Battery declined 12 cents to $2.92 with 299,623 stocks passing through the market and tTech dropped 16 cents to end at 52 weeks’ low of $1.40 with an exchange of 40,894 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 advanced 780.62 points to 342,826.40, the All Jamaican Composite Index rose 1,249.82 points to 382,033.22, the JSE Main Index gained 934.29 points to finish at 330,743.88, the Junior Market Index dipped 15.73 points to finish at 3,701.64 and the JSE USD Market Index shed 11.25 points to end at 228.70.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used in valuing stocks, ended at 13.6 based on 2024-25 earnings and 19.9 based on 2024-25 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other more detailed daily charts provide investors regularly updated information to help in investments decisions. The PE ratio chart covers all of the ordinary shares that are 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.
Market movements resulted in prices of just two stocks rising and four declining in the Junior Market TOP10 stocks while the Main Market TOP10 ended with three gaining and five falling.
MMB Group returns to the Main Market ICTOP10 after a week’s absence, replacing Caribbean Producers. There is no change in the Junior Market ICTOP10 list.
ICTOP10 focuses on likely yearly winners, accordingly, the list includes some of the best companies in the market, but this is not always so. ICInsider.com ranks stocks based on projected earnings, allowing investors to focus on the most undervalued stocks and helping to remove emotions in selecting stocks for investments that often result in costly mistakes.
The market closed with 22,554,448 shares being traded at $24,909,066 compared with 13,148,598 units at $24,952,294 on Thursday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.3, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Iron Rock Insurance gained 6 cents and ended at $4.20 with 148 units changing hands, Jamaican Teas sank 27 cents to $2.23 with a transfer of 5,719,042 stock units, Knutsford Express rallied 32 cents to close at $12.82 with 1,285 shares crossing the exchange. Lumber Depot rose 10 cents in closing at $2.90 with traders trading 14,098 stocks, Paramount Trading slipped 6 cents to finish at $1.10 in an exchange of 5,088 units and tTech sank 40 cents to end at $1.56 with investors dealing in 18,736 stocks.
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 declined by 132.94 points to 342,045.78, the All Jamaican Composite Index popped 460.84 points to settle at 380,783.40, the JSE Main Index advanced 45.59 points to wrap up trading at 329,809.59, the Junior Market Index lost 24.63 points to 3,717.37 and the JSE USD Market Index fell 2.04 points to conclude trading at 239.95.
At the close of trading, 40,301,061 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 21,574,580 stock units on Thursday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $125.78 million, up from $99.96 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 192,369 shares for US$70,619 well above 39,450 units at US$4,029 on Thursday.
In Main Market activity, Wigton Energy led with 6.25 million shares followed by JMMB 9.5% preference share with 3.53 million stocks and JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 with 2.02 million stock units.
In Junior Market trading, Kintyre Holdings led with 13.26 million shares followed by Jamaican Teas with 5.72 million stock units and Omni Industries with 1.03 million stocks.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% rallied $3.96 and ended at $40 and 138 Student Living preference share popped $10.68 to $301.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.7 based on 2024-25 earnings and 20 based on 2023-24 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other more detailed daily charts provide investors, information that is regularly updated to assist in decision-making. The PE ratio chart covers all the ordinary shares 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.
Pertinent information is required to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The chart should be used in making rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the sector average, not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and place them on fundamentals while at the same time not being too far from the majority of investors. 
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.