Gains for Junior Market


Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with a 13 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, accompanied by a 33 percent drop in value after 46 securities were traded similar to that on Monday and ended with prices of 17 stocks rising, 18 declining and 11 closing unchanged and resulted in a mild pick up in the market index.

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 average trade for Tuesday was 289,607 shares for $298,424, dipping below 332,009 stock units at $446,458 on Monday. Trading for the month to date averages 310,808 stock units at $372,441 compared to January, that ended with an average of 469,885 shares at $594,149.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 7.44 million shares for 55.8 percent of total volume, followed by Dolla Financial with 2.05 million units for 15.4 percent of the day’s trade and Atlantic Hardware with 869,802 stocks for 6.5 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index gained 9.75 points to finish at 3,343.66. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
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.
ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of market activities, AMG Packaging skidded 9 cents to close at $2.16, with trading of 49,052 shares, Cargo Handlers advanced 85 cents to close at $18.85, following an exchange of 2,937 shares, Dolphin Cove rose 78 cents to close at $11.98, following an exchange of 23,607 shares. Elite Diagnostic fell 7 cents to end at $1.43, with 16,580 stock units crossing the market, Fontana climbed 20 cents and ended at $8 as investors exchanged 17,300 units, Image Plus declined 10 cents to finish at 85 cents in trading 115,330 shares. Iron Rock Insurance sank 67 cents and ended at $2.80 after an exchange of 25,060 stock units, Jamaican Teas increased 10 cents to $2.31, with 2,490 stocks changing hands, 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.

Sharp fall for the Junior Market


Kintyre Holdings controlled just over 42 percent of the volume of stocks traded on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded in the market declining by 13 percent, and the value 40 percent lower than on Friday. Losers overshadowed winners almost 2-to-1 following trading in 46 securities compared with 43 on Friday, resulting in the prices of 12 stocks advancing, 26 declining and eight closing unchanged and a sharp fall in the market index that may be tied to the opening of the Woodcat Initial Public offering, which opened today.

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.
Trading averaged 332,009 shares at $446,458, after declining from 407,104 stock units at $797,037 on Friday, compared with 469,885 stock units at $594,149 in January Kintyre Holdings led trading with 6.47 million shares for 42.4 percent of the total volume, followed by Atlantic Hardware, ending with 2.46 million stocks for 16.1 percent of the day’s trade, Image Plus closed with 1.50 million stock units for 9.8 percent of the volume traded and Fosrich with 1.44 million shares for 9.5 percent of the market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index fell 56.39 points to close at 3,333.91. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 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 financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging skidded 15 cents to finish at $2.25 after trading of 12,404 shares, Blue Power rose 14 cents to $4.19 in an exchange of 1,957 stocks, Cargo Handlers lost 85 cents in closing at $18 with investors trading 639 shares. Caribbean Assurance Brokers slipped 19 cents to end at $1.56 in switching ownership of 7,012 stock units, Caribbean Flavours rallied by 7 cents and ended at $1.74 as investors exchanged 33,648 stocks, Dolla Financial fell 18 cents to close at $2.33, following trading of 134,485 shares. Dolphin Cove popped 24 cents to $11.20 with 5,619 stock units crossing the exchange, Fontana dropped 40 cents to end at $7.80 with investors dealing in 182,229 units, Fosrich slipped 13 cents in closing at $2.17 with a transfer of 1,443,853 stocks. Indies Pharma dipped 13 cents to finish at $2.65 with investors swapping 14,499 units, Iron Rock Insurance advanced 67 cents and ended at $3.47 with an exchange of 143 stocks, ISP Finance gained 79 cents to close at $14.99 with a mere one share passing through the market. Jamaican Teas dipped 21 cents to $2.21 with investors trading 6,000 stock units, 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.

Junior Market rises to close month


Trading activity pushed the Junior Market Index of the Jamaica Stock Exchange higher on Friday, to close the month minutely lower than the December close. The market closed following trading in 43 securities, down from 45 on Thursday, ending with prices of 19 rising, 15 declining and nine finishing unchanged. The volume of stocks traded declined by 36 percent, with 14 percent lower value than on Thursday.

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.
The average trade for the day ends at 407,104 shares at $797,037 in a decline from 608,263 stock units at $884,642 on Thursday. Trading for the month to date, ended with an average of 469,885 stock units at $594,149, which is closely aligned with 473,046 shares at $583,933 on the previous day but much lower than for December with an average of 1,003,109 shares at $2,482,468.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 3.89 million shares for 22.2 percent of total volume followed by Dolla Financial ending with 3.25 million stocks for 18.6 percent of the day’s trade, Regency Petroleum closed with 2.54 million stock units for 14.5 percent of the volume traded, Derrimon Trading closed with 1.47 million shares for 8.4 percent of the stocks traded, Jamaican Teas came in with 1.23 million stocks for 7 percent of the overall number of shares traded and ONE on ONE Educational with 1.09 million stock units for 6.3 percent of market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rose 24.93 points to close at 3,390.30.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ending with the bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.7, 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 of the market, Access Financial rallied 83 cents to finish at $17.99 after closing with at 196 shares changing hands, AMG Packaging skidded6 cents and ended at $2.40 with a transfer of 5,115 stock units, Cargo Handlers rose $1.85 to $18.85 with 536 shares changing hands. Caribbean Assurance Brokers dipped 31 cents to close at $1.75 after an exchange of 12,988 units, Caribbean Cream climbed 13 cents after closing at $1.98 with 629 stocks crossing the market, Caribbean Flavours increased 20 cents to end at $1.67 i in switching ownership of3,500 shares. Derrimon Trading popped 11 cents to $1.78 with 1,466,237 stock units crossing the market, 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.

Trading pulls back on Junior Market


Activity declined on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, following trading in 45 securities, up from 41 on Wednesday, with prices of 12 advancing, 25 declining and eight closing unchanged. With more than 7 million Kintyre Holdings shares traded, the overall volume and value of stock traded fell by 25 percent and 39 percent, respectively, compared to Wednesday.

 The market closed with trading of 27,371,857 shares for $39,808,880, up from an exchange of 36,522,902 stocks  at $65,382,268 on the prior day.
Trading averaged 608,263 shares at $884,642, falling from 890,802 units at $1,594,689 on Wednesday with the month to date, averaging 473,046 units at $583,933, up from 465,525 stock units at $567,207 on the preceding day and well below December with an average of 1,003,109 shares at $2,482,468.
The market closed with heavy trading in six stocks with more than a million shares each, with Kintyre Holdings leading trading with 7.22 million shares for 26.4 percent of total volume followed by ONE on ONE Educational ending with 4.31 million stocks for 15.8 percent of the day’s trade, Dolla Financial closed with 3.73 million stock units for 13.6 percent of the volume traded, Derrimon Trading ended with 2.73 million shares for 10 percent of the overall volume, Stationery and Office Supplies closed with 2.22 million stocks for 8.1 percent of the day’s trades and Jamaican Teas with 2.02 million stock units for 7.4 percent of market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index shed 19.51 points to close the month marginally down at 3,365.37. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five 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 13.5, 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 of the market, Access Financial dropped 47 cents to end at $17.16 with 3,328 shares crossing the market Cargo Handlers fell 90 cents to finish at $17 with an exchange of 5,860 stocks, Caribbean Cream dipped 14 cents and ended at $1.85 after swapping of 40,047 units. Caribbean Flavours lost 26 cents to close at $1.47 with 70,005 shares clearing the market, Derrimon Trading skidded 13 cents to end at $1.67 with an exchange of 2,732,997 stock units, Dolla Financial fell 8 cents in closing at $2.56 with 3,729,576 shares switching ownership. Dolphin Cove declined $1.02 to $10.97 with traders dealing in 30,305 stocks, Fontana shed 10 cents to close at $8.40 with 32,745 units crossing the market, Fosrich increased 14 cents and ended at $2.35 with investors trading 9,115 stock units. Future Energy slid 16 cents to finish at $2.53 in an exchange of 79,576 shares, GWest Corporation slipped 12 cents in closing at 66 cents with investors trading 14,388 units, Indies Pharma popped 22 cents to end at $2.72 in an exchange of 6,278 stocks. ISP Finance rallied $2.69 to $14.64 with investors trading in a mere one stock unit, Lasco Financial slipped 10 cents in closing at $1.50 in trading of 17,892 shares, Lumber Depot dipped 10 cents to end at $2.56 as investors exchanged 36,381 stocks and Medical Disposables rose 28 cents and ended at $1.44 in trading 6,638 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading bounces on Junior Market


Dolla Financial topped the trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with more than a quarter of the volume traded, with six companies each contributing more 1.6 million shares, resulting in a 62 percent bounce in volume and a 100 percent jump in value compared to Tuesday, following activity in 41 securities, down from on Tuesday and ending with prices of 16 rising, 19 declining and six closing unchanged.

The market closed with trading of 36,522,902 shares for $65,382,268 after increasing from 22,534,059 units at $32,626,163 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 890,802 shares at $1,594,689 after jumping from 512,138 stock units at $741,504 on Tuesday, with the month to date, averaging 465,525 stock units at $567,207, up from 442,821 stock units at $512,354 on the previous day and well below December, with an average of 1,003,109 shares at $2,482,468.
Dolla Financial led trading with 9.89 million shares for 27.1 percent of total volume followed by Kintyre Holdings ending with 5.44 million stocks for 14.9 percent of the day’s trade, Stationery and Office Supplies closed with 4.45 million stock units for 12.2 percent of the volume traded, Derrimon Trading with 4.45 million shares for 12.2 percent of the volume traded, Jamaican Teas closed with an exchange of 3.76 million stocks for 10.3 percent of the overall number of traded shares and Mailpac Group with 1.63 million stock units for 4.5 percent of market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index climbed 35.98 points to end at 3,384.88, just o.5 percent lower than the close in December. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.7, 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, Blue Power sank 24 cents in closing at $4, with trading of 14,990 shares, Cargo Handlers skidded 94 cents to $17.90 after a transfer of 2,439 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 10 cents to close at $2.10 with 5,459 units clearing the market. Caribbean Cream sank 14 cents to end at $1.99 after trading of 134,560 shares, Consolidated Bakeries rallied 8 cents and ended at $1.50 with 354,022 stock units changing hands, Derrimon Trading increased 19 cents to finish at $1.80 with a transfer of 4,445,044 shares. Dolla Financial climbed 24 cents to $2.64 with 9,893,762 stock units crossing the market, Express Catering popped 15 cents to finish at $2.50 with dealers switching ownership of 13,000 stocks, Fontana advanced 46 cents and ended at $8.50 with investors swapping 111,942 units. Future Energy gained 11 cents to end at $2.69 in an exchange of 143,688 shares, Indies Pharma dipped 20 cents in closing at $2.50 with investors dealing in 173,456 units, ISP Finance fell $3.04 to close at $11.95 after an exchange of 29 stocks. Jamaican Teas popped 23 cents to $2.34, with trading in 3,764,063 stock units, Jetcon Corporation rallied 22 cents to finish at $2.22 after swapping 113,305 shares, JFP shed 7 cents and ended at 49 cents in an exchange of 123,045 stocks. Lasco Financial increased 18 cents in closing at $1.60 with 265,425 units crossing the market, Mailpac Group climbed 36 cents to close at $2.85 with investors trading 1,630,251 stock units, Medical Disposables declined 29 cents to end at $1.16 with 9,956 shares passing through the market. ONE on ONE Educational rose 6 cents to end at 94 cents with an exchange of 203,514 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies gained 15 cents to $1.70 with investors trading 4,450,245 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Junior Market trading jumps


The Junior Market trading climbed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with a 33 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded, led by Kintyre Holdings, with just under 43 percent of shares traded while the value of stocks traded rose 32 percent over Monday, following activity in 44 securities that was similar to Monday and ended with prices of 22 rising, 17 declining and five closing unchanged.

Trading closed with an exchange of 22,534,059 shares, with a value of $32,626,163, well above 16,967,095 units at $24,797,815 on Monday.
Trading averaged 512,138 shares at $741,504, an increase over 385,616 stock units trading at $563,587 on Monday. Trading for the month to date, averages 442,821 stock units at $512,354, up from 438,609 shares at $498,428 on the previous day, but below December with an average of 1,003,109 shares at $2,482,468.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 9.65 million shares for 42.8 percent of total volume, followed by Dolla Financia,l ending with 6.04 million stock units for 26.8 percent of the day’s trade and Derrimon Trading with 944,282 stocks for 4.2 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index climbed 31.60 points to settle at 3,348.90. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.5, 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 the fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging popped 39 cents to finish at $2.49 in an exchange of 265 shares, CAC 2000 slipped 30 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $1.70 with 10 units passing through the market, Cargo Handlers rallied 74 cents to close at $18.84 with trading in 2,254 shares. Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose by 10 cents to end at $2 after trading of 20,705 shares, Caribbean Flavours rose 12 cents in closing at $1.74 after trading of 20,894 stock units, Dolphin Cove rallied $1.04 and ended at $12 in an exchange of 74,106 shares. Express Catering fell 14 cents to $2.35 with investors dealing in 50,712 stocks, Fontana declined 50 cents in closing at $8.04 following the switch of ownership of 68,474 units, Future Energy slipped by 8 cents to $2.58 after an exchange of 141,870 stock units. Honey Bun advanced by 44 cents to finish at $6.42 with investors swapping 14,972 shares, Indies Pharma gained 6 cents to end at $2.70 with 16,295 stocks changing hands, Iron Rock Insurance skidded 67 cents to close at $2.80 with investors trading 500 units. ISP Finance popped $2.99 to $14.99 with 10 stock units crossing the market, Jamaican Teas lost 9 cents to close at $2.11 after an exchange of 893,991 shares, Knutsford Express advanced 49 cents and ended at $11.54 with 54 stocks crossing the market. Lumber Depot dipped 8 cents to end at $2.70 with investors trading 690,834 units, Main Event rose 35 cents in closing at $7.70 with 1,459 stock units clearing the market, MFS Capital Partners rallied 6 cents to finish at 48 cents with an exchange of 38,824 shares and Regency Petroleum increased 10 cents to $3.70 with a transfer of 377,135 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading jumps on Junior Market


Kintyre Holdings led the trading activity on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on a day when winning stocks were edged out by those that fell, but the market managed to eke out a slim gain on Monday. Trading resulted in a 109 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, accompanied by a 157 percent jump in value compared to Friday, following trading in 44 securities compared with 43 on Friday and ending with prices of 15 rising, 18 declining and 11 closing unchanged.

The market closed with trading of 16,967,095 shares for $24,797,815, up from 8,133,049 stock units for $9,664,374 on Friday.
Trading averaged 385,616 shares valued at $563,587 after rising from 189,141 stock units at $224,753 on Friday. Trading for the month to date, averages 438,609 stock units at $498,428 compared with 442,038 stocks at $494,212 on the previous day, but well lower than December, which closed with an average of 1,003,109 shares at $2,482,468.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 3.75 million shares for 22.1 percent of total volume followed by Atlantic Hardware ending with 3.64 million stocks for 21.5 percent of the day’s trade, RA Williams closed with 1.53 million stock units for 9 percent of the volume traded, Dolla Financial contributed 1.41 million shares for 8.3 percent of the trading volume, Omni Industries ended with 1.13 million stocks for 6.6 percent of the overall volume traded and EduFocal with 1.13 million stock units for 6.6 percent of market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index inched 0.15 points higher to 3,317.30. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
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 financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, Access Financial dipped by 77 cents to end at $17.63 with 230 shares crossing the exchange, AMG Packaging fell 40 cents to close at $2.10 with investors swapping 776 units, Atlantic Hardware climbed 25 cents to a record close of $2.25 with 3,641,761 shares clearing the market. Blue Power rose 47 cents to close at $4.24 with an exchange of 11,278 stock units, Cargo Handlers advanced 8 cents to finish at $18.10 after swapping 5,128 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped 7 cents and ended at $1.90 with investors trading 40,458 units. Caribbean Flavours skidded 13 cents to $1.62 after an exchange of 26,014 shares, Dolphin Cove sank $1.34 to close at $10.96 with a transfer of 134,133 stock units, Fontana rallied 54 cents to end at $8.54 with 203,372 stocks passing through the market. GWest Corporation increased 11 cents in closing at 78 cents in trading 3,186 units, Honey Bun declined 47 cents to finish at $5.98 with 19,969 stocks crossing the exchange, Indies Pharma shed 6 cents and ended at $2.64 after trading resulted in an exchange of 239,032 shares. Jetcon Corporation dropped 7 cents to end at $2.03 with market participants switching ownership of 23,047 stock units, JFP gained 13 cents to close at 56 cents with traders dealing in 114,743 shares, Knutsford Express lost 49 cents to end at $11.05 after a transfer of 3,964 stock units. Lasco Financial slipped 17 cents in closing at $1.41 with 134,582 units changing hands, Main Event sank 35 cents and ended at $7.35 with investors dealing in 2,010 stocks, Omni Industries dropped 6 cents to finish at 94 cents after an exchange of 1,125,883 units. Regency Petroleum lost 23 cents to $3.60 with 300,026 stocks crossing the market and Stationery and Office Supplies rose 8 cents to finish at $1.60 in an exchange of 100,000 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Fall back for Junior Market


The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange gave back a large portion of yesterday’s 54 points gained on Thursday and ended lower on Friday, as trading levels eased, with the volume of stocks traded falling by 32 percent and the value dropped by 40 percent, from Thursday, following trading in 43 securities compared with 42 on Thursday and ending with prices of 20 rising, 15 declining and eight closing unchanged.

The market closed with trading of 8,133,049 shares for $9,664,374, after shrinking from 11,892,327 stock units woth $16,043,357 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 189,141 shares at $224,753 following a fall from 283,151 stock units at $381,985 on Thursday with the month to date, averaging 442,038 units at $494,212 compared to 459,109 stock units at $512,401 on the previous day and December with an average of 1,003,109 shares at $2,482,468.
EduFocal led trading with 1.41 million shares for 17.4 percent of total volume followed by Kintyre Holdings closing with 1.39 million stocks for 17.1 percent of the day’s trade, RA Williams closed with 1.20 million stock units for 14.7 percent of the volume traded and Dolla Financial with 1.19 million shares for 14.7 percent of market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index shed 42.12 points to wrap up trading at 3,317.15. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and none 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, AMG Packaging skidded 9 cents to $2.50 as investors exchanged 17,606 shares, Blue Power fell 52 cents in closing at $3.77 after a transfer of 1,546 stocks, Cargo Handlers dipped 83 cents to end at $18.02 with dealers switching ownership of 4,400 units. Caribbean Flavours rose 13 cents to close at $1.75 after trading of 5,503 shares, Derrimon Trading lost 10 cents to finish at $1.60 with an exchange of 203,651 stock units, Dolphin Cove advanced 30 cents and ended at $12.30 with 535 shares changing hands. Elite Diagnostic popped 9 cents to $1.54 with investors swapping 1,022 stock units, Fosrich rallied 7 cents to close at $2.30 with 4,361 stocks clearing the market, GWest Corporation increased 8 cents to end at 67 cents with traders dealing in 19,549 units. ISP Finance climbed 10 cents in closing at $12 with 4,152 stocks crossing the market, JFP dropped 9 cents and ended at 43 cents after trading 32,569 shares, Lasco Financial gained 16 cents to finish at $1.58 in closing with 13,008 stock units. Mailpac Group sank 14 cents and ended at $2.46 with investors exchanging 4,039 units, Medical Disposables popped 27 cents to $1.43 with 10 shares passing through the market, MFS Capital Partners declined 6 cents to finish at 42 cents in an exchange of 388,822 stock units and Paramount Trading sank 9 cents to end at $1.40 with 917 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Sharp jump for Junior Market


The Junior Market Index advanced a solid 54.46 points to finish trading at 3,359.27 after the market hit 3,384 points in the late morning session on the Jamaica Stock Exchange. The volume and the value of shares traded dipped 14 percent, respectively, from Wednesday. Trading activity closed with trading in 42 securities, as was the case on Wednesday and ended with prices of 19 rising, 13 declining and 10 closing unchanged.

A total of 11,892,327 shares were traded, at a value of $16,043,357, with a slide from 13,885,342 units at $18,694,619 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 283,151 shares at $381,985 in decreasing from 330,603 stock units at $445,110 on Wednesday, with the month to date, averaging 459,109 units at $512,401 compared with 471,530 stock units at $521,607 on the previous day and December with an average of 1,003,109 shares at $2,482,468.
Kintyre Holdings now seems to be facing selling pressure, led trading with 4.16 million shares for 35 percent of the total volume, followed by Dolla Financial ending with 3.35 million stocks for 28.1 percent of the day’s trade and EduFocal with 1.06 million stocks for 8.9 percent of the volume of shares traded.
At the close of the market, the Junior Market Index increased 54.46 points to end at 3,359.27. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.3, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by earnings per share. The ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, Blue Power rallied 49 cents to $4.29 as investors traded 3,820 shares, Caribbean Flavours lost 13 cents to finish at $1.62 in trading 2,102 stock units, Derrimon Trading increased 13 cents and ended at $1.70 with 76 shares crossing the market. Dolla Financial skidded 9 cents to close at $2.40 with investors trading 3,345,695 stocks, Dolphin Cove sank 28 cents in closing at $12 with 2,050 units crossing the exchange, Fontana climbed 25 cents to end at $7.95 with investors swapping 13,915 stocks. Future Energy shed 9 cents to $2.66 with traders switching ownership of 581,270 shares, Honey Bun declined 10 cents to close at $6.50 after a transfer of 6,134 stock units, Iron Rock Insurance popped 8 cents in closing at $3.47 with traders dealing in 2,553 units. ISP Finance gained 42 cents to finish at $11.90 after  trading of 126  shares, Jetcon Corporation rose 9 cents and ended at $2.05 with 27,859 shares passing through the market, Knutsford Express advanced $1.57 to end at $11.57 in an exchange of 200 stock units. Lasco Financial sank 18 cents in closing at $1.42 with 106,007 stock units crossing the market, Lumber Depot rose 6 cents to $2.76 after trading in 167,225 shares, Mailpac Group dipped 22 cents to close at $2.60 with 3,550 units clearing the market. Main Event climbed 38 cents to finish at $7.68 after an exchange of 11,550 stocks, Medical Disposables increased 6 cents and ended at $1.16 with a mere 58 stock units changing hands and Regency Petroleum popped 8 cents to end at $3.83 with an exchange of 18,147 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated. unit

Sharp jump in Junior Market trading


A sharp jump in trading activity pushed the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Index higher on Wednesday, following a 139 percent climb in the number of stocks changing hands, with a 127 percent increase in value over Tuesday. At the close of the market, 42 securities were exchanged compared with 43 on Tuesday and ended with prices of 15 rising, 13 declining and 14 closing unchanged.

Trading accounted for 13,885,342 shares worth $18,694,619, a solid increase from 5,811,112 units at $8,232,056 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 330,603 shares with an average value of $445,110, after climbing from 135,142 stock units at $191,443 on Tuesday, with trading for the month to date, averaging 471,530 stock units at $521,607 after slipping marginally from 482,233 stocks at $527,417 on the previous day and well below December, which closed with an average of 1,003,109 shares at $2,482,468.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 3.66 million shares for 26.4 percent of total volume followed by EduFocal ending with 2.05 million stocks for 14.8 percent of the day’s trade, Mailpac Group closed with 1.55 million stock units for 11.2 percent of the volume traded, Derrimon Trading ended with 1.50 million shares for 10.8 percent of the overall volume and Caribbean Flavours with 1.02 million stocks for 7.3 percent of market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rose 9.68 points to 3,304.81.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.5, 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 of the market, AMG Packaging climbed 57 cents to finish at $2.59 in trading 7,169 shares, Blue Power declined 47 cents and ended at $3.80, with 31,305 stocks crossing the exchange, Cargo Handlers rose 86 cents to $18.85 with ownership switching for 537 units. Caribbean Assurance Brokers gained 30 cents and closed at $1.77 as investors traded 3,159 shares, Derrimon Trading sank 8 cents to end at $1.57 with 1,498,609 stock units clearing the market, Dolphin Cove dropped 15 cents in closing at $12.28 after exchanging 1,857 shares. Knutsford Express popped 47 cents to $10 with 4,860 units crossing the market, Lasco Financial increased 10 cents in closing at $1.60 after trading of 47,000 stocks, Mailpac Group advanced 31 cents and ended at $2.82 with 1,553,279 stock units crossing the market. Main Event shed 39 cents to end at $7.30 after a transfer of 6,073 shares and ONE on ONE Educational sank 9 cents to finish at 89 cents with 26,666 stocks changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.