Honey Bun jumped 78 cents on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, but that sizable gain could not prevent the market from sinking on the first trading day of the week, ending with prices of only 13 rising, compared with 20 declining and nine remaining unchanged, following trading in 42 securities compared with 44 on Friday. Meanwhile, the volume of stocks traded rose by 44 percent, with the value declining by 32 percent in comparison to Friday.
The market closed with trading of 15,336,531 shares for $10,873,321 after moving from 10,630,002 units at $16,050,365 on Friday.
Trading averaged 365,156 shares at $258,889 after increasing from 241,591 stock units at $364,78 on Friday. Trading for the month to date, averages 511,498 units at $555,744 after falling from 524,631 shares at $582,385 on the previous day and December, ending with an average of 1,003,109 shares at $2,482,468.
EduFocal led trading with 6.70 million shares for 43.7 percent of total volume, followed by Kintyre Holdings ended with 3.87 million stock units for 25.2 percent of the day’s trade and Atlantic Hardware with 1.40 million stock units for 9.1 percent of the day’s trade.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index skidded 27.75 points to finish at 3,292.00, down 3.2 percent year to date. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight 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 13.4, 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 popped 33 cents to close at $2.69 with investors trading 3,253 shares, Atlantic Hardware fell 9 cents to $1.88 after an exchange of 1,400,006 stocks, Blue Power shed 49 cents and ended at $3.80 with traders dealing in 8,317 units. Consolidated Bakeries lost 15 cents in closing at $1.40 with 32,718 shares passing through the market, Derrimon Trading slipped 10 cents to finish at $1.55 with investors swapping 42,605 stock units, Dolphin Cove sank 24 cents to end at $12.20 with 1,696 shares clearing the market. Elite Diagnostic dipped 15 cents to $1.41 with a transfer of 47,623 stocks, Fosrich increased 13 cents and ended at $2.35 following trading of 10,555 units, Honey Bun climbed 71 cents to close at $6.60 with an exchange of 21,954 stock units. Jamaican Teas clawed back 28 cents of its recent loss, to end at $2.18 with 31,844 shares crossing the market, Jetcon Corporation sank 33 cents in closing at $1.98 in trading 166,647 stocks, 
KLE Group rallied 11 cents to finish at $1 with 19 units crossing the exchange. Knutsford Express skidded 8 cents and ended at $11.50 with investors trading 4,546 stock units, Limners and Bards declined 7 cents to 98 cents in an exchange of 111,670 shares, Lumber Depot advanced 6 cents to end at $2.69 with investors dealing in 38,112 stock units. Mailpac Group dropped 39 cents in closing at $2.50 with dealers switching ownership of 75,567 units, Omni Industries gained 13 cents to finish at 98 cents as investors exchanged 512,700 stocks, ONE on ONE Educational sank 6 cents to close at 90 cents after a transfer of 470,343 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies popped 10 cents to $1.60 with 86,779 stocks crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading ended with an exchange of 10,630,002 shares, valued at $16,050,365, sliding sharply from 30,768,377 units at $59,694,483 on Thursday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.6, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by earnings per share.
Indies Pharma climbed 9 cents to $2.74 in an exchange of 82,708 units, Jamaican Teas slipped 36 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $1.90 with 2,561,887 units crossing the market, Jetcon Corporation sank 7 cents in closing at $2.31 after an exchange of 29,342 stock units. KLE Group gained 9 cents and ended at 89 cents after the transfer of 1,100 shares, Knutsford Express rose $1.03 to end at $11.58 with 1,179 stocks clearing the market, Lasco Financial gained 9 cents to finish at $1.60 with traders dealing in 1,389 stocks. Lumber Depot popped 8 cents and ended at $2.63 with 90,248 units crossing the market, Medical Disposables fell 6 cents to $1.10 in an exchange of 419 shares, Omni Industries sank 21 cents to close at 85 cents with investors trading 345,929 stock units and ONE on ONE Educational climbed 10 cents to finish at 96 cents with an exchange of 13,481 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated. unit
The volume of stocks traded jumped 117 percent, with a 266 percent higher value than on Wednesday, following trading of 30,768,377 shares valued at $59,694,483 after soaring from 14,148,099 stock units worth $16,310,076 on Wednesday.
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.
ISP Finance sank $3.51 to finish at $11.48 after an exchange of 101 shares, Jetcon Corporation rose 11 cents and ended at $2.38 with a transfer of 286,885 stocks, Kintyre Holdings slipped 6 cents to close at 58 cents with 1,952,048 units crossing the exchange. Knutsford Express gained 55 cents to $10.55 in trading 8,957 stock units, Lasco Financial skidded 9 cents in closing at $1.51 after a transfer of 15,716 shares, Lumber Depot sank 20 cents to end at $2.55 with traders dealing in 11,195 units. Medical Disposables declined 6 cents to finish at $1.16 in an exchange of 65,600 stocks and Paramount Trading increased 13 cents and ended at a 52 weeks high of $1.51 with investors swapping 356,570 stock units, after trading at a 52 weeks intraday high of $1.79.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 6,322,850 shares for $9,741,688 after plunging from 13,068,999 units at $25,015,021 on Friday.
The Junior Market finished 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 used in this report for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
Jetcon Corporation declined 10 cents to finish at $2.45 with 389,554 shares passing through the market, Kintyre Holdings declined by 7 cents and ended at 60 cents with investors dealing in 688,072 stocks, Knutsford Express rallied 54 cents to close at $11.54 with dealers switching ownership of 6,392 units. Mailpac Group rose 29 cents to $2.71 with 27,338 stock units crossing the market, Medical Disposables advanced 13 cents to finish at $1.43 after a transfer of 101 shares, MFS Capital Partners gained 6 cents and ended at 40 cents following the trading of 3,312 units and ONE on ONE Educational rose 11 cents to end at 97 cents with 15,413 stocks crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 13,068,999 shares for $25,015,021, up from 8,051,937 stock units at $8,032,911 on Thursday.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
Indies Pharma sank 13 cents to $2.75 after an exchange of 41,644 stock units, Iron Rock Insurance dipped 58 cents to finish at $2.80, with investors swapping 2,030 units, ISP Finance skidded $1.76 and ended at $14.99 after a mere two shares passed through the market. Jamaican Teas dropped 25 cents to close at $2.09 after trading 100,082 stock units, Jetcon Corporation rose 29 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.55 with a transfer of 508,957 stocks, after trading as high as $2.75, Medical Disposables slipped 15 cents to end at $1.30, with 99,497 units changing hands. Paramount Trading rallied 13 cents to $1.38 with investors trading 560 stock units and Spur Tree Spices increased 6 cents to finish at $1.15 after a transfer of 4,070 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 8,051,937 shares for $8,032,911 compared with 115,343,679 units at $65,947,305 on Wednesday.
At the close, Cargo Handlers rose $1.28 to close at $18.78, with 5,136 shares clearing the market, Caribbean Assurance Brokers lost 23 cents to close at $1.60 in an exchange of 1,635 stocks, Dolla Financial climbed 15 cents to close at $2.65, with 167,704 shares crossing the market. Dolphin Cove sank 33 cents to finish at $12.15 after an exchange of 7,401 units, Express Catering fell by 7 cents and ended at $2.58, after 11,500 units passed through the market, Fontana dipped 9 cents to end at $7.80 as investors exchanged 36,329 stocks. Future Energy sank 6 cents in closing at $2.65, after trading at a 52 weeks intraday low of $2.41, in switching ownership of 513,086 units, Honey Bun shed 19 cents to $6.90, after hitting a 52 weeks intraday low of $5, with investors trading 55,595 shares, Indies Pharma increased 11 cents and ended at $2.88 with an exchange of 9,573 stock units. ISP Finance declined 25 cents to end at $16.75 after a mere two shares, 
Jamaican Teas gained 14 cents to close at $2.34 after a transfer of just 40 stocks, KLE Group rose 25 cents to finish at $1.05 in trading 8,509 units. Knutsford Express skidded 11 cents and ended at $11 after it closed with trading of 2,795 stock units, Mailpac Group dropped 16 cents to $2.42 with investors dealing in 5,189 shares, Medical Disposables rallied 13 cents to close at $1.45 with a transfer of 174,392 stock units. ONE on ONE Educational slipped 13 cents in closing at 86 cents after an exchange of 5,335 stocks and Paramount Trading sank 13 cents to end at $1.25 with investors trading 63,774 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.