The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange bounced on Thursday, following a 52 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, with a 22 percent greater value than Wednesday, with trading in 46 securities on both days and ending with prices of 15 rising, 14 declining and 17 closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 6,378,257 shares for $9,740,845, up from 4,199,125 stock units at $7,967,838 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 138,658 shares at $211,757, well over the 91,285 shares at $173,214 on the prior day with a month to date average of 170,179 units at $465,057, in line with 172,449 stock units at $483,292 on the previous day and lower than March with an average of 307,021 shares at $759,432.
ONE on ONE Educational led trading with 2.30 million shares for 36.1 percent of the total volume, followed by Derrimon Trading with 2.12 million units for 33.2 percent of the day’s trade and Stationery and Office Supplies with 545,315 shares for 8.5 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rose 18.58 points to 3,424.50. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six 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 14.2, based on last traded prices and projected earnings computed by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close of a rising market, Blue Power dipped 41 cents to end at $4.59 with traders dealing in 2,876 shares, CAC 2000 rose 11 cents to $2.40 with 4,405 units passing through the market, Cargo Handlers sank 60 cents to finish at $10.50 with a transfer of 3,010 shares. Caribbean Assurance Brokers lost 11 cents and ended at $2.40 with investors swapping 31,525 stocks, Consolidated Bakeries declined 15 cents to close at $1.65 with an exchange of 1,177 stock units, Dolla Financial sank 6 cents in closing at $2.49 in the trading of 167,343 shares. Dolphin Cove dipped $2.41 to a 52 weeks’ closing low of $11.14 after closing with an exchange of 9,064 units, 
GWest Corporation rallied 13 cents and ended at $1 with investors dealing in 10,060 stocks, Indies Pharma increased 18 cents to end at $3.50 with 42,473 stock units clearing the market. ISP Finance climbed $1 to end at $11 with investors trading 22 shares, Limners and Bards fell 5 cents to close at $1.11 after an exchange of 18,360 stocks, Mailpac Group dropped 5 cents to finish at $2.40 in trading 51,928 units. Main Event popped 7 cents to $10.97 after a transfer of 2,400 stock units, Regency Petroleum gained 7 cents in closing at $3.37 with 1,237 shares crossing the exchange, Spur Tree Spices advanced 5 cents to end at $1.22 in switching ownership of 340 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies shed 5 cents and ended at $1.45 as investors exchanged 545,315 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
During the trading session, 4 stocks traded at intraday 52 weeks’ lows, with Dolphin Cove dropping to $10.07, Main Event declining to a low of $7.94, MFS Partners down to $0.32 and Spur Tree Spices down at $1.09.
At the close of a moderate day of trading, The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
Fontana climbed 21 cents in closing at $9.99 in an exchange of 79,083 units, GWest Corporation declined 13 cents to end at 87 cents with investors trading 408 stocks. Honey Bun sank 14 cents to close at $8 after a transfer of 2,288 shares, Image Plus rose 6 cents and ended at $1.05, with 110,990 stocks crossing the market, ISP Finance slipped $1 to finish at $10 in trading 5,031 units. Jetcon Corporation gained 25 cents to end at $1.18 with 101,300 stock units crossing the market, JFP Ltd rallied 5 cents to end at 64 cents with an exchange of 151 shares, Lumber Depot popped 7 cents in closing at $2.89 after 1,000 stock units passed through the market. Main Event slipped 7 cents to close at $10.90 after trading of 16,527 stocks, Medical Disposables rallied 26 cents and ended at $1.60, with 1,375 units crossing the exchange and Regency Petroleum rose 15 cents to finish at $3.30 with traders dealing in 3,428 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index popped 1,157.07 points to 326,964.66, the All Jamaican Composite Index gained 1,669.61 points to wrap up trading at 364,075.81, the JSE Main Index increased by 1,068.01 points to end at 316,258.81, the Junior Market Index rose 18.58 points to finish at 3,424.50 and the JSE USD Market Index declined 0.53 points to 223.44.
In the preference share segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% rose $8.50 to end at $45, Productive Business 10.5% preference share shed $5.97 to $1,035 and Sygnus Credit Investments 10% climbed $9.99 to finish at $100.
Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock. The net asset value of each company is incorporated into the chart. Investors can use this measure in assessing stock values. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices. Dividends that are paid or are due to be paid and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts, along with the closing volume of the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.
The market closed with an average of 99,520 shares at $153,952, down from 184,019 stocks at $356,097 on Thursday, with the month to date, ending with an average of 178,745 units at $507,345 compared with 184,939 stock units at $534,974 on the previous day and March with an average of 307,021 stock units at $759,432.
At the close of market activity, CAC 2000 climbed 21 cents to close at $2.50 after a transfer of just 92 shares, Cargo Handlers fell 10 cents to $11.10 with traders dealing in 699 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries sank 15 cents and ended at $1.65 with 126 shares clearing the market. Derrimon Trading popped 11 cents to finish at $1.90 with investors trading 917,851 units, Dolla Financial rallied 10 cents to end at $2.55 with 98,313 stocks crossing the exchange, Dolphin Cove increased 44 cents in closing at $14.19 with a transfer of 9,061 shares. Elite Diagnostic dipped 21 cents to $1.24 with 8,714 stocks crossing the market, Fontana rose 10 cents and ended at $9.78 in switching ownership of 49,071 units, Future Energy sank 6 cents to finish at $3.13 as investors exchanged 35,240 stock units. GWest Corporation gained 14 cents to close at $1 with 149 shares crossing the market, Honey Bun advanced 34 cents in closing at $8.14 after an exchange of 2,301 stocks, Image Plus declined 11 cents to end at 99 cents following trading of 126,094 units. Iron Rock Insurance rose 68 cents in closing at $3.68 after an exchange of 44 stock units, 
ISP Finance gained $1.39 to close at $11 after 20 shares were traded, Jetcon Corporation lost 22 cents to close at 93 cents after 11,421 stocks passed through the market. KLE Group skidded 16 cents to end at 92 cents with investors swapping 1,191 units, MFS Capital Partners shed 6 cents to finish at 34 cents in an exchange of 104,328 stock units, One Great Studio popped 9 cents and ended at 43 cents with investors dealing in 56,917 shares. ONE on ONE Educational increased 5 cents to 90 cents in an exchange of 812,293 units, RA Williams dropped 15 cents to close at 51 cents with investors trading 119,371 stocks, Regency Petroleum slipped 5 cents to end at $3.15 with an exchange of 19,765 stock units and Spur Tree Spices sank 7 cents in closing at $1.15 with 138,743 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close of market activity, 16,478,941 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 21,602,495 units on Thursday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets climbing to $79.63 million, from $70.31 million on the previous trading day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 488,548 shares for US$21,786 compared to 422,657 units at US$21,798 on Thursday.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 12.3 based on 2025 earnings and 18.9 based on 2024 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other, more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making. The PE ratio chart covers all the ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market. The earnings per share (EPS) and PE ratios are based on 2024 and 2025 actual or projected earnings, excluding any major one time income or expense.
Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock. The net asset value of each company is incorporated into the chart. Investors can use this measure in assessing stock values. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices. Dividends that are paid or are due to be paid and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts, along with the closing volume of the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.
At the end of the last week the Junior Marlet lost 57.58 points for a 1.7 percent decline during the past week, the Junior Marlet TOP10 stocks outperformed the market prices of 6 stocks rising and just two declining, in contrast, the JSE All Jamaica index fell 1.5 percent with prices of 6 stock declining and just one rising.
Caribbean Assurance rose 8 percent to $2.69, Limners and Bards rallied 5 percent to $1.15 and Kintyre Holdings popped 4 percent higher to close at 28 cents. Elite Diagnostic fell 6 percent to $1.45.
In the Junior Market IC TOP10, 17 stocks or 35 percent of the market have PEs ranging from 15 to 53, with an average of 22 and a PE of 20 for half of the market with the highest PEs.
The market closed with trading of 7,176,741 shares for $13,887,774, up from 6,649,966 stock units at $11,415,609 on Wednesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.8, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Jamaican Teas dipped 6 cents to close at $2.29 in switching ownership of 301,647 stock units, Jetcon Corporation rallied 22 cents to end at $1.15 trading just 103 shares. Knutsford Express sank 40 cents to $12.50 as investors exchanged 28 stock units, Mailpac Group rose 9 cents to finish at $2.39 after a transfer of 7,169 stocks, Medical Disposables skidded 31 cents and ended at $1.34 with traders dealing in 10,315 units. One Great Studio fell 6 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of 34 cents in an exchange of 1,765,573 stocks, Spur Tree Spices shed 9 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.22 with investors dealing in 400,685 shares and Tropical Battery climbed 10 cents to end at $2.10 with 107,559 stock units clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index dipped 1,376.94 points to end at 323,281.37, the All Jamaican Composite Index sank 809.47 points to end trading at 360,488.92, the JSE Main Index shed 1,153.08 points to settle at 312,487.89, while the Junior Market Index dipped 36.99 points to close at 3,412.23, the lowest level in a year and the JSE USD Market Index rallied 0.40 points to settle at 226.29.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 12.2 based on 2024-25 earnings and 19.1 based on 2024 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making. The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market. The earnings per share (EPS) and PE ratios are based on 2024 and 2025 actual or projected earnings, excluding any major one time income or expense.
Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock. The net asset value of each company is incorporated into the chart. Investors can use this measure in assessing stock values. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices. Dividends that are paid or are due to be paid and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts, along with the closing volume of the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index fell 1,047.70 points to close at 324,658.31, the All Jamaican Composite Index declined by 1,084.28 points to 361,298.39, the JSE Main Index dipped 1,303.18 points to 313,640.97, the Junior Market Index rose 25.62 points to 3,449.22 and the JSE USD Market Index skidded 2.88 points to finish at 225.89.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used in valuing stocks, ended at 12.2 based on 2024-25 earnings and 19.1 based on 2024 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other more detailed daily charts, provide investors with regularly updated information to assist in decision-making. The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market. The earnings per share (EPS) and PE ratios are based on 2024 and 2025 actual or projected earnings, excluding any major one time income or expense.
Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock. The net asset value of each company is incorporated into the chart. Investors can use this measure in assessing stock values. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices. Dividends that are paid or are due to be paid and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts, along with the closing volume of the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.
Market activity led to Image Plus and ISP Finance trading at 52 weeks’ lows and One Great Studio trading at an intraday 52 weeks’ low of 39 cents.
At the close of the market, Access Financial increased 21 cents and ended at $16.96, with 134 shares crossing the market, AMG Packaging skidded 32 cents to $2.77 after trading 50 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped 24 cents in closing at $2.74 with just 1,513 stocks crossing the market. Caribbean Cream lost 9 cents in finishing trading at $2.20 after an exchange of 23,896 shares, Derrimon Trading rose 7 cents to close at $1.77 with investors exchanging 30 stock units, Dolphin Cove rose 73 cents to end at $14.70 with traders exchanging 2,257 shares. Express Catering gained 7 cents in closing at $2.95 with a transfer of 21,842 stocks, following posting of solid nine months results that beat 2023 by 58 percent, Fontana climbed 35 cents to $9.75 after trading 18,037 stock units, Honey Bun shed 11 cents to end at $7.94 after an exchange of 8,279 stock units. Image Plus declined 11 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.01 with investors trading 11,800 shares, Indies Pharma sank 8 cents and ended at $3.35 after traders exchange 158,436 stock units, Iron Rock Insurance slipped 30 cents to finish at $3.40 with 15 stocks passing through the market. 
ISP Finance sank $3.50 to a 52 weeks’ closing low of $11 with an exchange of 10,163 units, Jamaican Teas dipped 5 cents to finish at $2.40 with 49,760 stocks clearing the market, Jetcon Corporation fell 17 cents and ended at 93 cents after a transfer of 5,854 shares. Knutsford Express dropped $2 to close at $12 with traders dealing in 140,001 units, Lumber Depot advanced 6 cents in closing at $3.04 with shareholders exchanging 1,040,506 stock units, Mailpac Group sank 10 cents to end at $2.30 with investors dealing in 100,653 shares. Main Event popped $1.53 to $10.97 with 631 stocks crossing the exchange, Medical Disposables climbed 36 cents to finish at $1.69 with investors swapping 12 units, RA Williams declined 7 cents and ended at 60 cents with 102,000 stock units switching owners. 
Regency Petroleum shed 14 cents in closing at $3.25 after investors exchanged 4,159 shares and Tropical Battery rose 13 cents to end at $2.12 with investors trading 89,588 stock units.