Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Friday, following a 65 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded and a 73 percent slide in value compared with Thursday. The market closed with trading in 44 securities as was the case on Thursday, with prices of 19 rising, 17 declining and eight closing unchanged.
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.
Trading averaged 241,591 shares at $364,781, after dropping from 699,281 stock units at $1,356,693 on Thursday, with the month to date, averaging 524,631 units at $582,385, slipping from 554,003 stock units at $604,967 on the previous day and December with an average of 1,003,109 shares at $2,482,468.
Jamaican Teas led trading with 2.56 million shares for 24.1 percent of total volume, followed by Atlantic Hardware, ending with 2.20 million stocks for 20.7 percent of the day’s trade, EduFocal closed with 1.40 million stocks for 13.2 percent of the volume traded and JFP with 1.31 million units for 12.3 percent of market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index advanced 3.53 points to settle at 3,319.75. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine 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 13.6, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by 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 trading, Atlantic Hardware popped 7 cents to end at $1.97 with 2,201,762 shares changing hands, Cargo Handlers advanced 17 cents to $17.99 as investors exchanged 6,231 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 18 cents to end at $1.78 after a transfer of 7,250 shares. Consolidated Bakeries rallied 20 cents in closing at $1.55 with investors dealing in 1,500 units, Dolphin Cove increased 43 cents to finish at $12.44 with 2,191 stocks passing through the market, Honey Bun lost 11 cents to close at $5.89, following trading of 16,842 shares.
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