Investors pushed the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange higher on Monday, following a 61 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, with 87 percent more value than on Friday, as Atlantic Hardware and Kintyre Holdings controlled nearly 70 percent of the volume. Trading ended with activity in 43 securities, up from 40 on Friday, with prices of 15 rising, 16 declining and 12 remaining unchanged.
Trading ended with an exchange of 11,293,436 shares worth $14,486,739, ahead of 7,013,935 units at $7,728,227 on Friday.
Trading averaged 262,638 shares at $336,901 compared with 175,348 stock units at $193,206 on Friday, with the month to date, averaging 361,807 units at $518,690, to be closely aligned with 368,764 stock units at $531,442 on the previous trading day and well ahead of November with an average of 224,300 shares at $353,285.
Atlantic Hardware led trading with 3.89 million shares for 34.5 percent of total volume, followed by Kintyre Holdings, with 3.82 million units for 33.9 percent of the day’s trade and Lumber Depot with 802,073 shares for 7.1 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index advanced 31.74 points to 3,293.50. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 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, 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.
At the close, Access Financial climbed $1.07 and ended at $18.97 with traders dealing in 586 shares, Atlantic Hardware rose 11 cents to $1.61, with trading of 3,890,638 units, Blue Power rallied 49 cents to $4.05 in an exchange of 76,651 stock units. Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped 19 cents to close at $1.46, with 943 units changing hands, Caribbean Flavours shed 34 cents in closing at $1.55, with investors swapping 5,489 stocks, Dolla Financial rallied 10 cents to end at $2.40 in an exchange of 122,103 units. Dolphin Cove sank $1.19 to $10.81 with investors dealing in 5,740 stocks, Fontana increased 20 cents to close at $8 after an exchange of 22,362 shares, Honey Bun slipped 68 cents and ended at $6.81 in trading 3,825 stock units following the release of full year results that were less than half of the 2024 profit at 23 cents per share.
Indies Pharma lost 12 cents to finish at $2.60, with 18,775 shares crossing the exchange, Jamaican Teas advanced by 6 cents in closing at $2.29, with investors trading 1,138 stock units, Lumber Depot rose 10 cents to end at $2.95, with 802,073 units clearing the market. Mailpac Group skidded 27 cents to $2.20 with a transfer of 4,559 stocks, Main Event rallied 61 cents to finish at $6.50 after an exchange of 85,160 shares, Omni Industries fell 11 cents and ended at 91 cents after closing with an exchange of 143,285 units and ONE on ONE Educational shed 9 cents to end at 76 cents after a transfer of 155,712 stocks.Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 7,013,935 shares for $7,728,227 after falling from 8,241,131 units at $9,318,536 on Thursday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13, 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 financial year ending around August 2026.
Iron Rock Insurance rallied 50 cents to $3 with 82 stocks passing through the market, ISP Finance increased by 50 cents in closing at $17 as investors traded 113 units. Kintyre Holdings rose 6 cents to close at 48 cents, after ownership of 2,486,467 shares was switched, KLE Group sank 13 cents to close at 81 cents with investors swapping 25,107 stock units, Knutsford Express rose $1.49 to $11.99 in an exchange of 16 shares. ONE on ONE Educational rallied 7 cents to 85 cents with investors trading 15,856 stock units and Spur Tree Spices increased 6 cents to finish at $1.11 with 104,927 shares crossing the market.
The market closed with trading of 8,241,131 shares for $9,318,536, moving up from 3,286,969 units at $3,981,031 on Wednesday.
Trading on the Junior Market ended with an average PE of 13.1, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by earnings per share.
Jamaican Teas dropped 7 cents to end at $2.23 with investors trading 19 units, Jetcon Corporation rallied 10 cents in closing at $1.50 with 49,223 stock units crossing the market. KLE Group increased 8 cents to close at 94 cents as investors exchanged 489 shares, Knutsford Express sank $1.50 to finish at $10.50 following the trading of 434 stock units, Lumber Depot declined 10 cents and ended at $2.85 closing with an exchange of 1,064,556 units. Medical Disposables sank 30 cents to $1.30 with traders dealing in 2,324 stocks and Paramount Trading climbed 10 cents and ended at $1.10 in an exchange of 226,946 shares.
Overall, 3,286,969 shares were traded for $3,981,031, down from 4,231,454 units at $4,558,548 on Tuesday.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
Fontana popped 31 cents to $7.80 after an exchange of 1,633 stock units, Future Energy gained 8 cents to finish at $2.80 with 23,053 units passing through the market, GWest Corporation sank 6 cents and ended at 64 cents after an exchange of 13,916 stocks. Honey Bun dipped 9 cents to close at $7.06 with investors swapping 12,836 shares, Image Plus climbed 19 cents in closing at 98 cents in an exchange of 33,281 stocks, KLE Group fell 16 cents to end at 86 cents with traders dealing in 200 units. Knutsford Express advanced $1.50 to $12 with 1,016 stock units changing hands and Limners and Bards declined 7 cents to close at $1 with an exchange of 48,074 shares.
The market closed with trading of 4,231,454 shares for $4,558,548 after plunging from 8,494,875 units at $11,114,748 on Monday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.9, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share.
Honey Bun climbed 29 cents and ended at $7.15 with traders dealing in 178 units. Image Plus lost 18 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of 79 cents in an exchange of 312,350 shares, Jetcon Corporation rose 11 cents in closing at $1.39 with 3,981 stocks crossing the market, Knutsford Express shed 32 cents to end at $10.50, after hitting an intraday 52 weeks low of $9 with investors trading 6,678 units. Mailpac Group sank 12 cents in closing at $2.37 with 26,844 stock units changing hands and Regency Petroleum rallied 10 cents to $4.10, after 986 shares passed through the market.
Overall, 8,494,875 shares were exchanged for $11,114,748 after climbing from 5,440,156 units at $7,382,491 on Friday.
At the close of the market, Access Financial dipped 45 cents to close at $15.90 with traders dealing in 5,021 shares, Blue Power sank 49 cents to $3.01, with an exchange of 15,542 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 24 cents to finish at $1.79 with 1,448 shares passing through the exchange. Caribbean Cream advanced 17 cents and ended at $2.17 with an exchange of 43 stocks, Caribbean Flavours skidded 13 cents in closing at $1.36 after the trading of 50,000 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries sank 29 cents to end at $1.59 with investors trading 7,277 shares. Dolphin Cove popped 50 cents to $12 with 26,330 units crossing the market, Express Catering climbed 9 cents to $2.70 as investors exchanged 68,889 stocks, Future Energy fell 11 cents and ended at $2.72 with 368,664 stock units switching owners.
Iron Rock Insurance shed 53 cents to finish trading at a 52 weeks low of $2.50 with an exchange of 991,747 shares, KLE Group rallied 25 cents to close at $1 in an exchange of 8,600 stock units, Knutsford Express lost 68 cents to end at $10.82 with 14,126 stocks crossing the market. Limners and Bards slipped 9 cents in closing at $1.06 with a transfer of 163,123 units, Lumber Depot gained 7 cents to end at $2.96 with 7,667 stocks clearing the market, Mailpac Group rallied 9 cents and ended at $2.49 after a transfer of 45,869 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies increased 13 cents to end at $1.69 in trading 204,957 stock units.
resulting from trading in 39 securities up from 38 on Thursday and ending with prices of 14 rising, 16 falling and nine closing unchanged and ending with a slight fall in the market index.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index shed 3.38 points to 3,268.67. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with seven stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The market closed with a total of 15,816,768 shares being traded for $12,897,980 after the volume climbed from 11,654,091 units at $13,548,315 on Tuesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.2, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share. The PE ratios in this report are compiled by ICInsider.com for the fiscal year ending on or around August 2026.
Fontana rallied 17 cents to finish at $7.97 with investors trading 10,155 units, Future Energy sank 17 cents to end at $2.71 after a transfer of 79,829 stocks. Honey Bun advanced 13 cents to $7.18 as investors exchanged 2,594 stock units, Image Plus dipped 9 cents to close at 89 cents with 143,116 shares clearing the market, ISP Finance fell 21 cents to close at $15.89 after trading of 85 stocks. JFP rose 7 cents to end at 57 cents after 38,272 stock units passed through the market, Knutsford Express gained 20 cents to finish at $10.70 in an exchange of 5,231 stock units, Limners and Bards popped 15 cents and ended at $1.15 with investors swapping 22,598 shares. Medical Disposables climbed 23 cents to $1.60 in an exchange of 5,200 units and Regency Petroleum slipped 13 cents to finish at $4.10 with investors trading 12,078 stocks.
The market closed with trading of 15,816,768 shares for $12,897,980 compared with 11,654,091 units at $13,548,315 on Tuesday.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging shed 33 cents to end at a 52 weeks low of $1.87 with 80,033 shares crossing the exchange, Cargo Handlers fell 8 cents to end at $18.90 with 1,225 stocks changing hands, Caribbean Assurance rose 17 cents to $1.80 after closing with an exchange of 1,200 shares. Caribbean Cream sank 23 cents in closing at $2 with 2,242 stock units switching owners, Caribbean Flavours skidded 45 cents to finish at $1.45 with traders dealing in 27,376 units, Consolidated Bakeries climbed 14 cents to end at $1.87 after an exchange of 200 stocks. Derrimon Trading rose 10 cents in closing at $1.85 after trading of 200 shares, Dolla Financial gained 9 cents to $2.32 with a transfer of 225,219 stock units, Elite Diagnostic popped 6 cents to close at $1.56 with investors dealing in 1,061,023 units. Express Catering lost 24 cents and ended at $2.62 after an exchange of 24,059 shares, Fontana rallied 17 cents to finish at $7.97 with investors trading 10,155 units,
Future Energy sank 17 cents to end at $2.71 after a transfer of 79,829 stocks. Honey Bun advanced 13 cents to $7.18 as investors exchanged 2,594 stock units, Image Plus dipped 9 cents to close at 89 cents with 143,116 shares clearing the market, ISP Finance fell 21 cents in closing at $15.89 after trading of 85 stocks. JFP rose 7 cents to end at 57 cents with 38,272 units passing through the market, Knutsford Express gained 20 cents to finish at $10.70 in an exchange of 5,231 stock units, Limners and Bards popped 15 cents to end at $1.15 with investors swapping 22,598 shares. Medical Disposables climbed 23 cents to $1.60 in an exchange of 5,200 units and Regency Petroleum slipped 13 cents to finish at $4.10 with investors trading 12,078 stocks.
Investors traded 11,654,091 shares worth $13,548,315 compared with 12,780,847 units at $8,633,054 on Monday.
At the close of the market, Access Financial gained 61 cents to finish at $17.99 in an exchange of 814 shares, Atlantic Hardware popped 9 cents to $1.35 with investors trading 866,905 units, Blue Power lost 26 cents to close at $3.27 after the trading of 2,081 shares. At the same time Cargo Handlers rose $4.08 in closing at $18.98 with a transfer of 50 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers shed 17 cents and ended at $1.63 after an exchange of 1,058 stocks, Caribbean Cream sank 7 cents to close at $2.23 with investors trading 2,084 units. Consolidated Bakeries declined 17 cents to $1.73 after an exchange of 2,788 shares, Future Energy increased 13 cents to end at $2.88 after trading of 117,993 stock units, ISP Finance rose $2.10 in closing at $16.10 with 273 stocks crossing the market. Jamaican Teas shed 9 cents and ended at $2.22 with investors dealing in 155,200 shares,
Jetcon Corporation lost 12 cents to close at $1.28 after a transfer of 68,728 stock units, JFP skidded 7 cents to finish at 50 cents in trading 96,864 units. Knutsford Express fell 50 cents and ended at $10.50 with 2,004 stocks passing through the market, Limners and Bards dipped 13 cents to $1 with an exchange of 153,106 units, Main Event rallied 84 cents to close at $5.89 with 15 stocks crossing the market. Regency Petroleum advanced 13 cents to end at $4.23 as traders switched ownership of 4,108 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 12 cents in closing at $1.62 with 2,167,052 stock units clearing the market.