Junior Market trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Friday with an 18 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded and a 25 percent decline in value compared to Thursday. Trading involved 42 securities on Wednesday and Thursday and ended with 21 rising, 13 declining, and eight closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 6,942,008 shares for $9,449,512 compared with 8,460,508 units at $12,542,960 on Thursday.
Trading ended with an average of 165,286 shares valued $224,988 compared to 201,441 stock units at $298,642 on Thursday, with an average of 218,308 units, Trading for the month to date averaged $294,812 compared with 223,806 stock units at $302,053 on the previous day and for January that closed with an average of 469,885 shares at $594,149.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 2.25 million shares for 32.5 percent of total volume, followed by Dolla Financial, with 1.0 million units for 14.4 percent of the day’s trade and Atlantic Hardware with 850,868 stocks for 12.3 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index popped 7.70 points to end at 3,292.84. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three 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 13.4, 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 market on Friday, AMG Packaging rose 36 cents to end at $2.29, with 4,718 shares clearing the market, Blue Power sank 46 cents in closing at $3.61 with an exchange of 6,014 stocks, CAC 2000 skidded 30 cents to $1.70, with 709 shares crossing the market. Caribbean Cream climbed 29 cents to finish at $1.85 with investors dealing in 15,152 units, Caribbean Flavours increased 17 cents and ended at $1.72 after an exchange of 41,000 stock units, Dolla Financial popped 9 cents to close at $2.40 in trading of 1,002,574 shares. Fontana rallied 40 cents to $8, with 31,299 stocks changing hands, Honey Bun gained 35 cents in closing at $6.45 as investors exchanged 12,893 units, 
Indies Pharma advanced 31 cents to finish at $2.98, following trading of 503,484 stock units. ISP Finance fell $1.18 and ended at $11.82, with 3,335 shares crossing the market, Jetcon Corporation popped 8 cents to close at $2.25 with a transfer of 10,238 stock units, KLE Group advanced 14 cents to end at $1.05 after an exchange of 500 units. Knutsford Express rose 39 cents to $10.99, following trading of 1,008 stocks, Limners and Bards gained 9 cents to finish at $1.02, with 27,466 shares crossing the exchange, Lumber Depot climbed 10 cents and ended at $2.50 after a transfer of 5,100 stocks and Paramount Trading lost 8 cents to close at $1.19, after 500 units passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading ended with an exchange of 8,460,508 shares with the value amounting to $12,542,960, down from 10,006,290 stock units worth $14,834,366 on Wednesday.
ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Knutsford Express slipped 39 cents and ended at $10.60 with a transfer of 865 stocks, Limners and Bards dropped 10 cents to close at 93 cents as investors exchanged 7,501 units. Lumber Depot dipped 10 cents to $2.40 with traders switching ownership of 92,284 stock units, Mailpac Group lost 15 cents to close at $2.55 with investors swapping 32,647 shares, Main Event slipped 60 cents to $5.90 after an exchange of 1,000 stocks. Omni Industries popped 7 cents in closing at $1.03 with 599,171 units crossing the market, Paramount Trading gained 25 cents to finish at $1.27 after an exchange of 648,840 stock units and Regency Petroleum dipped 9 cents to end at $3.90 with traders dealing in 99,488 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 10,006,290 shares for $14,834,366 after climbing from 7,122,679 units at $7,747,839 on Tuesday.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging dipped 30 cents to end at $2.10 with an exchange of 46,821 shares, at the same time Atlantic Hardware shed 10 cents to close at $2.04 after an exchange of 4,307,499 stocks, Blue Power gained 35 cents to end at $4.10, after the trading of 5,048 shares. Cargo Handlers skidded 20 cents to $18.80 after 4,191 stock units were traded, Caribbean Assurance Brokers lost 24 cents to close at $1.76 with 1,062 stock units clearing the market, Dolphin Cove declined $1.05 to finish at $10.95 with a transfer of 4,528 shares. Express Catering rose 14 cents to $2.47 after an exchange of 2,094 units, Honey Bun climbed 26 cents to $6.36 with investors dealing in 114,319 stocks, Indies Pharma shed 13 cents to close at $2.70 with 102,465 stock units passing through the market. Iron Rock Insurance popped 39 cents and ended at $2.89 in trading a mere 201 shares, KLE Group advanced 13 cents to end at $1.03 after investors swapped 12,254 units, 
Knutsford Express increased 70 cents to finish at $10.99 in an exchange of 2,380 stocks. Lumber Depot dropped 15 cents and ended at $2.50 with 10,714 stock units crossing the market, Mailpac Group rallied 21 cents to $2.70 with investors trading 1,013 shares, Main Event sank 50 cents to $6.50 with 2,594 units changing hands. Medical Disposables slipped 24 cents to finish at $1.10 with investors trading 57 stocks and ONE on ONE Educational fell 7 cents to end at 86 cents with market participants switching the shareholders of 110,079 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close of trading, 7,960,170 shares changed hands at a value of $13,236,337, versus 7,671,506 units at $9,809,820 on Friday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.6, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share.
Jamaican Teas gained 10 cents to end at $2.30 with investors swapping 69,037 shares, KLE Group popped 14 cents to $1.04 with a transfer of 400 stock units, Lasco Financial advanced 25 cents to close at $1.70 with 2,418 units crossing the market. Limners and Bards shed 8 cents to 92 cents with investors trading 223,763 stocks, Main Event dropped 20 cents in closing at $7.10 with 445 shares changing hands, Medical Disposables popped 10 cents to close at $1.10 after a transfer of 421 stock units and Paramount Trading increased by 11 cents and ended at $1.28 with 800 units 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 7,671,506 shares for $9,809,820, after rising from 4,375,732 units at $7,036,255 on Thursday.
At the close of the market, Access Financial shed $2.47 to finish at $15.51 with a transfer of 420 shares, AMG Packaging sank 55 cents and ended at $1.87 as investors exchanged 134,536 stocks, Blue Power fell 45 cents to $3.75 with owners of 29,008 shares being switched. Caribbean Assurance Brokers gained 13 cents to end at $1.74 with investors swapping 38,557 stock units, Caribbean Cream skidded 9 cents to $1.84 in an exchange of 154 units, Honey Bun lost 17 cents to close at $6.42, resulting from trading of 52,139 stocks. Iron Rock Insurance dropped 60 cents to $2.80 with 3,140 units changing hands, ISP Finance rose $3.22 to end at $14.70 after an exchange of a mere one share, Jamaican Teas slipped 8 cents in closing at $2.20 with 328,096 stock units crossing the market. Jetcon Corporation rallied 15 cents and ended at $2.35 with an exchange of 19,794 shares, KLE Group dipped 13 cents to finish at 90 cents with 2,159 stock units crossing the market, Knutsford Express increased 49 cents to close at $10.99 in trading 1,550 units. Lasco Financial declined 45 cents to $1.45 after an exchange of 128,586 stocks, 
Lumber Depot climbed 27 cents to close at $2.68 with investors dealing in 344,744 shares, Main Event popped 23 cents in closing at $7.30 with 1,891 units passing through the market. Medical Disposables dropped 34 cents to end at a 52 weeks low of $1 with traders dealing in 47,334 stocks, ONE on ONE Educational advanced 10 cents and ended at 98 cents with 39,547 stock units clearing the market, Paramount Trading shed 11 cents to finish at $1.17 with investors trading 103,957 shares. Spur Tree Spices sank 7 cents and ended at $1.02 with 357,099 stock units crossing the exchange and Stationery and Office Supplies fell 11 cents to $1.55 with investors trading 102,500 stocks.
Prices of traded securities are for the last transaction, unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 4,375,732 shares for $7,036,255 after falling from 16,450,367 units at $22,859,222 on Wednesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.4, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Knutsford Express lost 61 cents in closing at $10.50 with a transfer of 1,794 units. Lasco Financial rose 30 cents to end at $1.90 with 383,841 stock units changing hands, Lumber Depot shed 33 cents and ended at $2.41 after a transfer of 181,192 shares, Medical Disposables advanced 19 cents to finish at $1.34 as investors exchanged 2,600 stock units. ONE on ONE Educational declined 6 cents to 88 cents after trading of 77,397 units, Spur Tree Spices increased 6 cents to end at $1.09 in an exchange of 123,808 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 11 cents to $1.66 with investors trading 22,314 units.
Prices of traded securities are for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 16,450,367 shares for $22,859,222 climbing up from 13,321,936 units at $13,727,515 on Tuesday.
The Junior Market ended with an average PE Ratio of 13.5, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share.
ISP Finance sank 15 cents to finish at $14.80 with investors trading a mere one stock unit. Jetcon Corporation rose 9 cents and ended at $2.29 after an exchange of 13,191 shares, Knutsford Express advanced by $1.08 to end at $11.11 after trading of 1,107 stocks, Lumber Depot popped 14 cents to close at $2.74 in an exchange of 56,772 units. Mailpac Group shed 8 cents to end at $2.79 with 120,468 stock units crossing the market, Medical Disposables fell 20 cents and ended at $1.15 in trading 85,006 shares, Regency Petroleum skidded 7 cents to end at $3.88 with 69,309 stocks changing hands and Stationery and Office Supplies lost 12 cents in closing at $1.55 with investors swapping 101,454 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading resulted in an exchange of 13,321,936 shares at $13,727,515, down from 15,272,393 stock units at $20,537,064 on Monday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.4, derived by dividing the last traded price of stocks by the earnings per share.
Knutsford Express shed 32 cents to finish at $10.03 with 11,700 units crossing the exchange. Limners and Bards popped 7 cents to end at $1.05 with traders dealing in 3,090 stocks, Lumber Depot sank 14 cents in closing at $2.60, after 16,018 units passed through the market, Mailpac Group gained 8 cents to close at $2.87 with investors trading 35,033 shares. Main Event dipped 40 cents to $7.10 after a transfer of 1,454 stock units, Paramount Trading rallied 18 cents to end at $1.29 with investors trading 286,717 shares and Regency Petroleum popped 7 cents in closing at $3.95 after an exchange of 15,224 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 15,272,393 shares for $20,537,064 after falling from 17,505,463 units at $34,272,582 on Friday.
JFP shed 10 cents in closing at 44 cents after an exchange of 140,225 shares, Kintyre Holdings declined 6 cents and ended at 44 cents in trading 6,471,702 stocks. Knutsford Express sank $1.14 to end at $10.35 after a transfer of 14,660 units, Mailpac Group shed 6 cents to finish at $2.79 with traders dealing in 935,223 stock units, Main Event sank 20 cents to close at $7.50 after an exchange of 2,079 shares. Medical Disposables slipped 10 cents to $1.35 with 15,384 stocks crossing the market, ONE on ONE Educational lost 6 cents to close at 93 cents in an exchange of 225,040 units, Paramount Trading dipped 24 cents to $1.11 with 72,773 stock units crossing the market. Regency Petroleum fell 32 cents to finish at $3.88 with 78,403 shares clearing the market and Spur Tree Spices climbed 6 cents and ended at $1.08 with 54,287 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 17,505,463 shares for $34,272,582 after sliding from 27,371,857 units at $39,808,880 on Thursday.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rose 24.93 points to close at 3,390.30.
Fontana lost 20 cents to end at $8.20 with investors trading 178,831 units, Future Energy advanced 11 cents in closing at $2.64 in an exchange of 59,560 stocks. GWest Corporation gained 14 cents to close at 80 cents with traders dealing in 920 units, Honey Bun slipped 8 cents and ended at $6.33 as investors exchanged 8,428 shares, Indies Pharma popped 6 cents to finish at $2.78 with 12,104 stock units clearing the market. ISP Finance sank 44 cents to $14.20 with investors dealing in just one stock, Lasco Financial increased 10 cents to end at $1.60 in an exchange of 3,171 shares, Lumber Depot climbed 18 cents in closing at $2.74 with investors swapping 8,187 stock units. ONE on ONE Educational rose 6 cents to finish at 99 cents with an exchange of 1,094,682 units, Regency Petroleum rallied 54 cents and ended at $4.20 after the trading of 2,536,692 stocks and Spur Tree Spices shed 8 cents to close at $1.02 after an exchange of 248,691 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.