One of Jamaica’s leading suppliers of stationery and office equipment, Stationery and Office Supplies and beverage producers Jamaican Tea, led trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, with 80 percent of the total volume traded. Trading culminated in an increase of 325 percent in the volume of stocks changing hands with 236 percent more value than Wednesday, when 42 securities were traded, the same as Thursday and ending with prices of 17 rising, 19 declining and six closing unchanged.
The market closed with 13,148,598 shares trading for $24,952,294 up from 3,096,129 units at $7,428,101 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 313,062 shares at $594,102 well above the 73,717 stocks at $176,860 on Wednesday with the month to date, averaging 145,330 units at $300,304 up from 90,719 stock units at $204,649 on the previous day and January with an average of 350,850 shares at $615,775.
Stationery and Office Supplies ended with 7.45 million shares for 56.7 percent of total volume followed by Jamaican Teas which ended with 3.03 million stock units for 23.1 percent of the day’s trade and Omni Industries with 309,810 stocks for just 2.4 percent of the volume traded. All three stocks are worth noting for future major activities and possible prices breaking out.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index skidded 13.23 points to finish at 3,742.00, still a fraction above the 2024 close. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five 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 13.3, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close of an interesting session, Access Financial dropped 95 cents and ended at $17.05 after an exchange of 1,010 stock units and closed with an offer of 439,488 shares at $17.99, which could keep a lid on the price in the short run. AMG Packaging advanced 23 cents to $3.24 with investors trading 2,906 units, Blue Power sank 43 cents to close at $5.11 with 4,469 shares changing hands. CAC 2000 rose 20 cents to close at $2.43 as investors exchanged 109 stock units, Cargo Handlers climbed 40 cents to end at $11.50 with just 14 shares being traded, Caribbean Assurance Brokers increased 26 cents to finish at $2.48 with investors swapping 922 stock units. Consolidated Bakeries popped 8 cents and ended at $2.05 with 75,966 stocks passing through the market, Dolla Financial declined 7 cents to $2.89 with a transfer of 189,840 units, Dolphin Cove rallied 98 cents to end at $19.60 with trading in 2,134 stocks. Everything Fresh lost 39 cents to close at $1.70 after a transfer of 200,714 units, Express Catering slipped 8 cents to finish at $3.25 with 22,383 shares crossing the market, Future Energy sank 6 cents to close at $3.43 in an exchange of 34,814 stock units.
GWest Corporation gained 5 cents to 90 cents with investors trading 73,489 shares, Honey Bun dipped 25 cents and ended at $7.95 with an exchange of 30,513 stocks, Image Plus fell 10 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.31 with 159,942 units changing hands. Jamaican Teas popped 29 cents to close at $2.50 after an exchange of 3,032,490 stock units, following the release of first quarter results showing an 11.4 percent increase in net profits, with little contribution from QWI Investments. JFP Ltd skidded 7 cents to finish at 82 cents in trading 23,313 shares, KLE Group shed 14 cents to end at $1.15 with 13,257 units crossing the exchange. Knutsford Express dropped 30 cents in closing at $12.50 with traders dealing in 971 stocks, Medical Disposables sank 15 cents to $2 in an exchange of 678 stock units, ONE on ONE Educational skidded 5 cents to end at 94 cents with investors dealing in 18,660 shares and Tropical Battery climbed 7 cents and ended at $3.07 with 305,461 units clearing 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 dropped 2,323.95 points to 342,178.72, the All Jamaican Composite Index skidded 2,939.83 points to close at 380,322.56, the JSE Main Index declined 2,330.96 points to finish at 329,764.00, the Junior Market fell just 13.23 points to 3,742.00 and the JSE USD Market Index popped 0.06 points to conclude trading at 241.99.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.7 based on 2023-24 earnings and 20 based on 2024-25 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 for each company.
The market closed with trading of 3,096,129 shares for $7,428,101 compared with 5,623,176 units at $13,644,131 on Tuesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.4, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Jamaican Teas fell 19 cents to $2.21 with an exchange of 5,223 units, Limners and Bards shed 6 cents in closing at $1.21 with 18,791 stocks changing hands, Lumber Depot declined 10 cents to finish at $2.83 after a transfer of 272,397 stock units. Main Event skidded 59 cents to $10.80 with 707 shares switching owners, Medical Disposables dipped 15 cents to finish at $2.15 with traders dealing in 201 units, Regency Petroleum fell 43 cents and ended at $3.08 in an exchange of 44,885 stocks and Spur Tree Spices gained 5 cents to end at $1.70 with investors trading 1,424 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 shed 864.48 points to finish at 344,502.67, the All Jamaican Composite Index sank 1,532.52 points to end at 383,262.39, the JSE Main Index drifted lower by 1,024.19 points to 332,094.96, the Junior Market Index rose 16.03 points to 3,755.23 and the JSE USD Market Index slipped 1.48 points to finish at 241.93.
In Junior Market trading, Mailpac Group led with 1.16 million shares followed by RA Williams with 410,257 stock units and Lumber Depot with 272,397 stocks.
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 5,623,176 shares valued at $13,644,131 up from 2,983,475 units at $5,327,523 on Monday. The day’s trading ended with an average of 130,772 shares at $317,305 up from 67,806 stocks at $121,080 on Monday with a month to date average of 98,927 stock units at $218,065 compared to January with an average of 350,850 shares at $615,775.
The market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.4, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Fosrich sank 11 cents to end at $2.24 with investors dealing in 46,397 stock units, Honey Bun dipped 9 cents to $8.20 with 3,640 shares crossing the exchange. Indies Pharma lost 8 cents to finish at $3.52 with 14,050 units being traded, Iron Rock Insurance declined 6 cents to close at $4.14 after an exchange of 464 stocks, Jamaican Teas rose 31 cents to close at $2.40 with investors trading 1,620,714 stock units. JFP Ltd dropped 6 cents to 85 cents with 87,205 shares switching owners, Main Event rallied 59 cents to finish at $11.39 as investors exchanged 4,560 stock units, Medical Disposables increased 44 cents and ended at $2.30 after a transfer of 26,106 units. One Great Studio shed 5 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of 51 cents with 95,591 stocks changing hands, Spur Tree Spices fell 15 cents in closing at $1.65 with an exchange of 162,633 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies dipped 14 cents to close at $1.55 with 32,990 stocks crossing 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 declined 3,130.40 points to 345,367.15, the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 4,149.71 points to wrap up trading at 384,794.91, the JSE Main Index sank 2,999.25 points to settle at 333,119.15, the Junior Market Index dipped 36.58 points to 3,739.20 and the JSE USD Market Index climbed 1.90 points to end at 243.41.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 14 based on 2024-25 earnings and 20.1 based on 2023-24 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other more detailed daily charts cover all 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.
The market closed with trading of 2,983,475 shares for $5,327,523 compared with 19,286,403 units at $40,628,456 on Friday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial dropped 55 cents to $18 with investors trading just 136 stock units, Blue Power popped 7 cents and ended at $5.62 after an exchange of 20,827 shares, CAC 2000 rallied 34 cents to close at $2.73 with trading in 1,225 units. Consolidated Bakeries lost 22 cents in closing at $1.69 with 12,500 stocks passing through the market, Elite Diagnostic gained 8 cents after ending at $1.84 with investors trading 43,495 shares, Everything Fresh rallied 5 cents to close at $2.09 with 4,825 units changing hands, Express Catering dipped 7 cents to close at $2.98 after an exchange of 22,698 stocks. Fontana climbed 13 cents to $9.23 with 2,358 units crossing the market, Fosrich shed 5 cents and ended at $2.35 as investors exchanged 14,477 shares. Future Energy sank 9 cents to close at $3.50 with 47,703 stocks switching owners, Honey Bun rose 21 cents to finish at $8.29 after 26,622 shares passed through the market.
Image Plus sank 5 cents to close at $1.39 with investors dealing in 370,035 stock units, Indies Pharma shed 10 cents and ended at $3.60 in transferring 1,262 units. Jamaican Teas declined 13 cents to close at $2.09 with 120,128 stocks crossing the exchange, Knutsford Express sank $1.48 to end at $12.82 with traders dealing in 3,292 stock units, Main Event slipped 60 cents to $10.80 in an exchange of 14,113 shares and Tropical Battery advanced 25 cents and ended at $2.98 trading 164,824 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 climbed 1,741.14 points to 348,497.55, the All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 2,550.43 points to end at 388,944.62, while the JSE Main Index rose 1,899.29 points to end at 336,118.40, the Junior Market Index lost 10.47 points to close at 3,775.78 after trading above 3,800 points in the morning session and the JSE USD market slipped 3.46 points to end at 241.51.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 14 based on 2024-25 projected earnings and 20.4 based on 
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.
In the Junior Market ICTOP10, Lumber Depot jumped 15 percent to close at $2.94, AMG Packaging rose 10 percent to $3.26 followed by Access Financial and Limners and Bards with an increase of 9 percent to close at $18.55 and $1.31 respectively while Jamaican Teas gained 7 percent to finish trading at $2.22. Caribbean Assurance Brokers declined by 10 percent to $2.49, Express Catering lost 9 percent to close at $3.05 and Caribbean Flavours fell 5 percent in ending at $1.30.
Lumber Depot dropped out of the Junior Market ICTOP10 following the B gain during the week and is replaced by Cargo Handlers. Jamaica Broilers returns to the Main Market ICTOP10 with JMMB Group falling out.
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 trading of 19,286,403 shares for $40,628,456 up from 14,337,567 stock units for $22,756,450 on Thursday.
At the close of the of a day of winner outnumbering losers by a wide margin, Access Financial gained $2 to end at $18.55 with an exchange of 22,256 shares, AMG Packaging rose 11 cents to $3.26 with 2,314 stocks crossing the market, CAC 2000 rallied 44 cents to finish at $2.39 in an exchange of 10,011 shares. Cargo Handlers increased 50 cents and ended at $11.50 with traders dealing in 1,524 stock units, Dolphin Cove popped 7 cents to close at $19.56 as investors exchanged 8,012 shares, Everything Fresh advanced 6 cents in closing at $2.04 in trading 129,239 units. Express Catering skidded 18 cents to $3.05 after it closed with 68,690 stocks changing hands, Fontana sank 15 cents to close at $9.10 in an exchange of 27,986 stock units, Indies Pharma shed 13 cents and ended at $3.70 with investors swapping 531,979 shares. 
JFP Ltd climbed 9 cents to finish at 94 cents after an exchange of 127,362 stock units, KLE Group popped 19 cents to end at $1.29 with investors dealing in 27 units, Knutsford Express gained $1.55 in closing at $14.30 after 22,556 stocks were traded. Limners and Bards rose 9 cents to $1.31 with investors trading 46,495 units, Regency Petroleum climbed 43 cents to close at $3.48 in switching ownership of 2,084,804 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies increased 20 cents to finish at $1.72 with investors trading 2,584,246 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.