JFP traded over 108 million shares and swelled the volume and value on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange that closed with a burst of trading on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded jumping 481 percent, and the value climbing 88 percent over Tuesday. The market index ended above the December close, after trading in 44 securities compared with 43 on Tuesday, and ending with prices of 20 rising, 12 declining and 12 closing unchanged.
The market ended with trading of 115,343,679 shares with a value of $65,947,305, with JFP trading over 108 million shares. Trading for Wednesday compares with 19,864,336 units at $35,000,636 on Tuesday.
The average trade ended at 2,621,447 shares at $1,498,802, up from 461,961 stock units at $813,968 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date, finished with an average of 941,173 units at $764,347, well above 335,172 stock units at $499,461 on the previous day, but below December with an average of 1,003,109 shares at $2,482,468.
JFP led trading with 108.29 million shares for 93.9 percent of total volume, followed by Kintyre Holdings, with 2.91 million stocks for 2.5 percent of the day’s trade and Atlantic Hardware with 1.81 million units for 1.6 percent of the market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rose 16.64 points to end at 3,409.53, marginally higher than December. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and eight with lower offers.
Trading on the Market closed with an average PE Ratio of 13.8, derived by dividing the last traded price of each stock by the earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios used in this report for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026. At the close of trading, Access Financial climbed 84 cents to end at $18.45, after 295 shares passed through the market, as Atlantic Hardware rose 7 cents in closing at $1.60, after 1,807,288 stock units were traded, CAC 2000 dipped 20 cents to $2 and closed after 4,134 shares changed hands. Cargo Handlers sank $1.27 to finish at $17.50 in an exchange of 2,917 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped 21 cents and ended at $1.83 with investors swapping a mere 5 units, Caribbean Cream skidded 9 cents to close at $2 with 900 shares crossing the exchange. Caribbean Flavours lost 6 cents to close at $1.75 with traders dealing in 7,673 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries gained 12 cents and ended at $1.78 after an exchange of 515 units, Dolla Financial shed 19 cents in closing at $2.50 with investors dealing in 38,106 stocks. Dolphin Cove increased 48 cents to close at $12.48 after an exchange of 1,999 shares, Fontana climbed 19 cents to finish at $7.89, with 16,558 stock units crossing the market, Honey Bun rallied 21 cents to end at $7.09 as investors exchanged 1,168 units. 
Indies Pharma declined by 11 cents in closingat $2.77 after a transfer of 26,772 stocks, Jamaican Teas rose 18 cents to $2.20 after trading of 16,964 shares, ICInsider.com BUYRATED, Jetcon Corporation jumped 38 cents and ended at a 52 weeks high of $2.27 in an exchange of 268,023 stocks. Knutsford Express popped 11 cents to finish at $11.11 with investors trading 1,111 units, Mailpac Group climbed 13 cents to close at $2.58, with 128,124 stock units crossing the market, Medical Disposables increased 12 cents to end at $1.32 with investors trading 5,000 shares. Omni Industries rallied 14 cents in closing at 99 cents with an exchange of 149,076 stocks, ONE on ONE Educational gained 13 cents to close at 99 cents, with 439,467 units clearing the market and Stationery and Office Supplies rose 7 cents to close at $1.57 with a transfer of 182,387 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close of the market, with the newly listed West Indian Petroleum trading at a new record high of $4.52 and a PE ratio of an incredible 152, the JSE Combined Market Index rose 3,051.39 points to end at 334,207.01, the All Jamaican Composite Index increased by 3,581.55 points to 372,436.50, the JSE Main Index advanced 3,065.20 points to 323,948.39, the Junior Market Index rose 16.64 points to 3,409.53 and the JSE USD Market Index increased 10.20 points to conclude trading at 222.06.
In Junior Market trading, JFP led with 108.29 million shares, followed by Kintyre Holdings with 2.91 million stocks and Atlantic Hardware with 1.81 million units.
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 19,864,336 shares for $35,000,636, up from 10,026,371 stock units at $10,162,534 on Monday.
At the close, Access Financial dropped 84 cents to end at $17.61 with investors dealing in 567 shares, AMG Packaging climbed 51 cents to $2.38 in switching ownership of 10,003,023 stocks, Caribbean Cream shed 8 cents in closing at $2.09, with 285 shares crossing the exchange. Derrimon Trading declined 9 cents to finish at $1.64 in trading 1,275,811 stock units, Dolla Financial popped 23 cents and ended at $2.69, with 12,203 units crossing the market, Dolphin Cove gained $1.05 to close at $12 with investors swapping 3,699 shares. Everything Fresh rose 9 cents to $2.19 after a transfer of 409 stocks, Fontana fell 19 cents to close at $7.70 in trading of 3,239 units, Iron Rock Insurance slipped 9 cents and ended at $3.38 as investors exchanged 2,270 stock units. ISP Finance advanced $2 to finish at $17 and closed with trading in only 10 shares, Jamaican Teas sank 33 cents to end at $2.02 with traders dealing in 368,445 stock units, Jetcon Corporation rallied a solid 39 cents in closing at $1.89 after an exchange of 529,680 stocks. Knutsford Express dipped 55 cents to $11, with 611 units clearing the market, 
Mailpac Group sank 15 cents to $2.45 in an exchange of 6,501 shares, Main Event increased 15 cents in closing at $7.70, with investors trading 1,380 stocks. Medical Disposables climbed 10 cents and ended at $1.20 with an exchange of 48,824 units, MFS Capital Partners skidded 8 cents to close at 36 cents after 1,892,715 stock units passed through the market, Omni Industries lost 15 cents to finish at 85 cents in an exchange of 311,597 shares. Paramount Trading rose 8 cents and ended at $1.38, with 20,271 units crossing the market, Regency Petroleum sank 13 cents to $3.72 after an exchange of 172,485 stocks, while Stationery and Office Supplies lost 7 cents to end at $1.50, with investors trading 18,054 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The winners include recently listed West Indies Petroleum, trading at a record high of $3.45, at PE ratio of 69 times 2024 earnings from continuing operations.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% dropped $200 to end up at $2,300, 138 Student Living preferred share rose $36 to $250 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% fell $3.94 in closing at $100.
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 10,026,371 shares for $10,162,534, down from 11,000,282 stock units at $15,771,112 on Friday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.8, 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.
Honey Bun slipped 22 cents in closing at $6.88 with a transfer of 2,223 shares, ISP Finance rallied $3.53 to end at $15 as investors exchanged 16 stock units. Jamaican Teas popped 12 cents to finish at $2.35 after 100,398 shares passed through the market, KLE Group sank 25 cents and ended at 80 cents with investors dealing in 7,042 units, Lumber Depot dipped 6 cents to close at $2.74 after closing with 119,564 stocks changing hands. Mailpac Group increased 18 cents to $2.60, with 60,074 stock units crossing the market, Main Event fell 15 cents to close at $7.55 with traders dealing in 4,600 shares, Medical Disposables skidded 20 cents in closing at $1.10, after 16,668 stocks crossed the exchange and Spur Tree Spices lost 8 cents to finish at $1.05, with 102,819 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 4,265.80 points to 325,472.58, the All Jamaican Composite Index declined by 3,694.26 points and ended at 363,505.90, the JSE Main Index plunged by 4,212.23 points to end at 315,271.70, the Junior Market Index fell 33.09 points to 3,348.78 and the JSE USD Market Index lost 3.03 points to settle at 211.05.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 15.6 based on 2026-27 earnings and 16 based on 2025-26 historical earnings, excluding any major one time income or expense.
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.
Trading resulted in an exchange of 11,000,282 shares for $15,771,112, compared with 569,271,812 units at $1,715,858,400 on Wednesday.
At the close on the first trading day of the new year, Blue Power rose 10 cents to end at $4.60, with 1,178 shares, clearing the market, Cargo Handlers gained 28 cents in closing at $18.78, following an exchange of 200 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped 25 cents to close at $1.77, with 4,430 shares being traded. Dolla Financial fell 26 cents to finish at $2.84 with investors trading 48,123 stock units, Dolphin Cove climbed 56 cents and ended at $12.51, after 1,700 units passed through the market, Everything Fresh skidded 9 cents to close at $2.10 after switching ownership of 11,040 stocks. Fontana increased 10 cents to $7.88, with 2,073 shares changing hands, Future Energy sank 12 cents and ended at $2.80, 313,722 units crossing the exchange, Iron Rock Insurance shed 34 cents to finish at $3.47, with a transfer of 2,468 stock units. 
Jamaican Teas sank 14 cents in closing at $2.23, with 629,945 shares crossing the market, Kintyre Holdings rallied 6 cents to end at 76 cents with an exchange of 4,432,960 stocks, Mailpac Group lost 13 cents to close at $2.42, resulting from an exchange of 49,561 stock units. Regency Petroleum slipped 23 cents to $3.85 with investors swapping 1,292,944 stock units and Stationery and Office Supplies dipped 9 cents to close at $1.56 in an exchange of 938,541 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 increased 1,293.84 points to 329,738.38, the All Jamaican Composite Index popped 1,885.78 points to close at 367,200.16, the JSE Main Index climbed 1,497.05 points to wrap up trading at 319,483.93, the Junior Market Index dropped 19.54 points to finish at 3,381.87 and the JSE USD Market Index increased 1.92 points to 214.08.
In the preferred segment of the market, Jamaica Public Service 7% gained $3.63 to finish at $40, 138 Student Living preference share popped $2.99 to $250, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% rallied $85 to end at $1,145, Sygnus Credit Investments 10% slipped $4 to $106 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% rose $1.95 to close at $104.
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 569,271,812 shares, with a value of $1,715,858,400, well over the mere 22,852,005 units at $42,292,961 on Tuesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share.
Honey Bun declined 10 cents to finish at $7.10 after an exchange of 5,130 shares, 
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading resulted in the major indices of the Main Market rising, along with the Junior Market index and the JSE USD Market fell. At the end of trading, prices of 41 shares rose, 42 declined and 31 remained firm.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share rallied $1.39 to $19, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% jumped $200 to $2,500, 138 Student Living preferred climbed $32.50 to $247 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% popped $1.80 and ended at $102.
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.