Ten winning Junior Market stocks gained an average of 8.2 percent, the ten losing stocks averaged 10.9 percent. The market index declined by 2.56 percent to close the week at 3,149.92, down 82.71 points from 3,232.63 at the close of the previous week.
Caribbean Cream rose modestly during the week and slipped from the IC TOP10 listing and allowing Access Financial to enter the ICTOP10. Looking forward, the ICTOP10 listing that is compiled by ICInsider.com is headed by the currently suspended, Kintyre Holdings, projected to rise 1,076 percent. Two other stocks are projected to gain well over 300 percent and Omni Industries appears on both the weekly gainers list as well as the forecast.
CAC 2000 bouncing off a 52 weeks low led the winning stocks, with a rise of 28.57 percent, while Derrimon Trading led declining stocks. Limners and Bards rose 16.36 percent, and Edufocal advanced by 11.11 percent. GWEST Corporation added 9.68 percent, Omni Industries gained 6.52 percent and ISP Finance Services rounded out the top six with a rise of 2.92 percent.
Derrimon Trading Company fell by 21.26 percent, the week’s weakest performer. One on One Educational Services declined by 15.29 percent, followed by Mailpac Group at 12.31 percent. Fosrich Company lost 10.83 percent, Dolphin Cove dropped 10.57 percent and Express Catering fell 9.6 percent.
The ICInsider.com forecast based on 2026-27 earnings ranks the top ten Junior Market stocks by projected gain. Kintyre Holdings tops the list with a projected gain of 1,076 percent, more than double the next stock. While the potential gains may seem large, the stock rebounded early in the year to a high of 83 cents before dropping back to just 17 cents, following selling pressure that came from new shareholders who were paid for entities sold by share-based payments. The stock has fallen sharply this year and the Jamaica Stock Exchange suspended its trading in July over delays in filing audited financial statements. 
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Caribbean Assurance Brokers is second, with a projected gain of 476 percent, as the stock is expected to benefit from lower costs and a boost in third quarter revenues and profit. Of note and a vote of confidence, two directors acquired more than 2.3 million shares between August and September. RA Williams follows in fourth place at 171 percent, but remains undervalued having posted outstanding first quarter results even as they embark on adding new product line to the business. MFS Capital Partners is fifth, with projected gains of 157 percent, 
the company recently announced expansion of its business in new locations and acquired a stationery and office supply business. Fontana is next, with a projected gain of 148 percent and Paramount Trading, with a projected gain of 135 percent, Omni Industries and Everything Fresh are projected to gain 133 percent and highly overlooked Access Financial sits at tenth place with 132 percent.
The market closed with trading of 10,277,964 shares for $12,252,452, up from only 2,510,680 stock units at $4,693,116 on Thursday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.2. ICInsider.com computes the PE ratios derived by dividing the last traded stock price by earnings per share for companies with the fiscal years ending around August 2027.
Express Catering shed 13 cents to close at $2.26 in an exchange of 7,540 stocks, Fontana dropped 15 cents to finish at $6.05, with 69,250 units clearing the market, Fosrich rose 5 cents and ended at $1.40 in switching ownership of 7,387 stock units. Jetcon Corporation rallied 20 cents to close at $5.40 as investors traded 48,201 shares, Limners and Bards increased 16 cents to close at $1.28 after trading of 45,787 stocks, Lumber Depot skidded by 21 cents to end at $2.55 with an exchange of 54,763 units. Mailpac Group lost 30 cents in closing at $2.28, with 64,680 stock units crossing the market and Regency Petroleum popped 15 cents and ended at $4.30 with investors dealing in 2,051 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction. 
The decline and bottoming of the market reflect a long-term trend with a sell-off of stocks in May, with the market bottoming out in the summer months. This year’s sell-off started in March and accelerated in April and May. Companies reporting solid profit increases over the 2025 fiscal year attracted more buying interest and, in some cases, drove prices higher, with all TOP10 companies recording increased profits this year.
One Great Studio gained 62.86 percent, recovering from an oversold position. Image Plus Consultants rose 50 percent, and MFS Capital climbed by 41.03 percent. Future Energy rallied by 26.71 percent, Atlantic Hardware jumped 23.65 percent, Spur Tree Spices is up 20.69 percent helped by improved six months results and Dolla Financial Services rounded out the top ten with a gain of 14.52 percent.
The market closed with trading of 19,590,680 shares for $35,932,610, after rising from 14,007,097 units at $26,566,861 on Thursday.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index popped 22.94 points to end at 3,232.63. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
Elite Diagnostic declined by 7 cents in closing at $1.74 with a transfer of 31 stocks. ISP Finance shed 35 cents to end at $12 after an exchange of 369 units, Jamaican Teas rose 14 cents to settle at $2.19 with 4,151,714 stock units crossing the market, Lumber Depot climbed 19 cents and ended at $2.70 with an exchange of 1,001,500 shares. Mailpac Group increased 24 cents to finish at $2.60 with 1,506,235 units clearing the market, ONE on ONE Educational advanced 5 cents and ended at 85 cents with a transfer of 1,379,071 stocks and Regency Petroleum rallied 16 cents to close at $4.37 with investors swapping 620,115 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
Trading ended with 14,007,097 shares changing hands for $26,566,861, after climbing from a mere 4,854,941 units at $7,919,796 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging shed 6 cents to close at $1.75 after an exchange of 1,591 stock units, Caribbean Cream rose 98 cents to finish at $4.83, with 1,953 shares passing through the market, Consolidated Bakeries fell 15 cents and ended at $1.40 after trading of 392 stocks. Dolla Financial dropped 8 cents to $3.66 with an exchange of 211,861 units, Dolphin Cove climbed 77 cents in closing at $10.13 with 911 stocks clearing the market, Fontana rose 9 cents and ended at $6.49 with a transfer of 20,378 shares. Fosrich gained 15 cents to close at $1.55 in trading 2,006,350 stock units, Honey Bun lost 15 cents in closing at $7 with 5,839 units crossing the exchange, Image Plus slipped 10 cents to finish at $1.49 with investors trading 183,275 stocks. ISP Finance jumped $2.47 to end at $12.35 in an exchange of 640 shares, Jamaican Teas fell 13 cents in closing at $2.05 with 3,075,458 units crossing the market, Lasco Financial rallied 6 cents to end at $1.57 as investors exchanged 30,620 stock units. 
Lumber Depot dipped by 15 cents and ended at $2.51 with a transfer of 1,154,333 shares, Mailpac Group advanced 5 cents to finish at $2.36 with 2,207,001 stock units crossing the market, ONE on ONE Educational rose 8 cents to close at 80 cents in an exchange of 1,384,263 units. Paramount Trading climbed 20 cents to end at $1.03 with 3,000 stocks changing hands, Regency Petroleum popped 13 cents in closing at $4.21 after a transfer of 160,967 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies rallied 6 cents to $1.65 in switching ownership of 810,910 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 4,854,941 shares for $7,919,796, up from 4,582,347 stock units at $7,908,126 on Tuesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.7. ICInsider.com computes the PE ratios derived by dividing the last traded stock price by earnings per share for companies with the fiscal years ending around August 2027.
Honey Bun shed 9 cents to close at $7.15 with 15,745 stock units changing hands, Image Plus rose 6 cents to end at $1.59 with a transfer of 73,073 shares. Knutsford Express climbed 36 cents to finish at $8.51 after an exchange of 1,387 stocks, Lasco Financial dipped by 16 cents and ended at $1.51 with investors dealing in 652 units, Paramount Trading fell 7 cents in closing at 83 cents after an exchange of 216,824 stock units and Regency Petroleum skidded by 6 cents to end at $4.08 in trading 43,856 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
MFS Capital Partners ended the week with a gain of 21.28 percent to be the leading stock rising, but Limners and Bards was the weakest, in falling 12.5 percent. Caribbean Cream was the sixth-best performing stock, following solid second quarter results, reported after the close of the market on Thursday, with profit before tax amounting to $152 million for the half-year, and earnings per share coming in at 18 cents for the second quarter, up from 12 cents in the first quarter. The shares responded positively to the results, triggering the circuit breaker. In the process, it traded at $4.19. Looking ahead, the twelve-month forecast compiled by ICInsider.com projects earnings of 55 cents per share, with the stock set to rise by 186 percent over the next twelve months to $11. The stock has so far gained 84 percent for the year to date.
Caribbean Assurance Brokers is projected to rise 476 percent. The insurance broker’s shares had lost ground over the past year, so the forecast implies a substantial recovery. Express Catering is forecast to gain 267 percent, placing it third on the list. Express operates restaurants at Sangster International Airport, so its outlook is closely tied to a rebound in passenger traffic and tourism.
Among the top five winning companies for the week, MFS Capital Partners topped the list, after rising 21.28 percent. R.A. Williams Distributors was next with a gain of 20.31 percent, Paramount Trading advanced by 18.18 percent. Dolphin Cove rallied by 16.42 percent, while Consolidated Bakeries rose to the top five with a gain of 15.11 percent. See chart for the top 10.
Elsewhere, trading closed after a 53 percent drop in the quantity of stocks traded, carrying a 45 percent lower value compared with Thursday, following trading in 38 securities, compared with 40 on Thursday and ending with prices of 16 rising, nine falling and 13 closing firm, resulting in a tidy gain for the market index.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.4. ICInsider.com computes the PE ratios derived by dividing the last traded stock price by earnings per share for companies with the fiscal years ending around August 2027.
Jamaican Teas rallied 19 cents to end at $2.19 with investors dealing in only 2 shares. Jetcon Corporation rose 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks high of $5.19 after an exchange of 38,523 shares, Lasco Financial skidded 5 cents to finish at $1.50, after 8,549 stock units passed through the market, Limners and Bards fell 10 cents and ended at 98 cents in an exchange of 141,131 stocks, MFS Capital Partners rose 10 cents in closing at 57 cents, with a mere 1 unit clearing the market. Paramount Trading climbed 14 cents to close at $1.04 in trading 82 shares, RA Williams increased by 8 cents to end at 77 cents with a transfer of 905,109 stocks and Regency Petroleum dipped by 13 cents to finish at $4.05, after 11,253 units passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 9,001,420 shares for $18,200,038, compared with 4,951,523 units at $9,364,927 on Wednesday.
ICInsider.com computes the PE ratios, derived by dividing the last stock price by earnings per share for companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2027.
Image Plus skidded 6 cents and ended at $1.80 with investors swapping 1,562,382 units, Jamaican Teas dropped 16 cents to end at $2 after an exchange of 3,943,420 stock units. Jetcon Corporation increased 29 cents to close at $5.18 with a transfer of 127,834 shares, Knutsford Express climbed 6 cents to $8.51, with 64,081 stock units crossing the exchange, Paramount Trading declined by 15 cents to finish at 90 cents in switching owners of 1,059 units. Regency Petroleum advanced 12 cents and ended at $4.18 after a transfer of 16,969 stocks and Spur Tree Spices dropped 5 cents to finish at $1.35 in trading 47,982 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction. 
Caribbean Assurance Brokers is second in the ICTOP10, with the potential to increase 471 percent, followed by Express Catering at 279 percent after rising more than 16 percent this past week. All ten stocks in the forecast are projected to gain at least 140 percent.
ICInsider.com’s forecast Kintyre Holdings as the dominant stock with projections, of 1,076 per cent over the next twelve months, on the assumption that trading in the stock will resume. That is more than double the projection for the second-placed stock, and reflects the stock’s extremely low price. Caribbean Assurance Brokers follows with potential gains of 471 percent, with Express Catering at 279 percent and could be better with the company now charging interest on its intercompany loan that will raise profits above forecast. Caribbean Cream is in at 220 percent and R.A. Williams Distributors at 197 percent. Interestingly, this stock was listed at a $1 in 2024 and was oversubscribed but profits for the 2026 first quarter is more than 50 percent of the 2024 profits. MFS Capital Partners sits with potential of 190 percent, K.L.E. Group at 170 percent, Main Event Group at 165 percent, Omni Industries at 153 percent and Fontana 143 percent.
Caribbean Cream and Express Catering both posted weekly gains and are also forecast to be among the best performers, so the recent momentum is consistent with the outlook. By contrast, Caribbean Assurance Brokers, R.A. Williams and Main Event appear among this week’s biggest losers, each is projected to gain between 165 percent and 471 percent.