JFP traded over 108 million shares and swelled the volume and value on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange that closed with a burst of trading on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded jumping 481 percent, and the value climbing 88 percent over Tuesday. The market index ended above the December close, after trading in 44 securities compared with 43 on Tuesday, and ending with prices of 20 rising, 12 declining and 12 closing unchanged.
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.
The average trade ended at 2,621,447 shares at $1,498,802, up from 461,961 stock units at $813,968 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date, finished with an average of 941,173 units at $764,347, well above 335,172 stock units at $499,461 on the previous day, but below December with an average of 1,003,109 shares at $2,482,468.
JFP led trading with 108.29 million shares for 93.9 percent of total volume, followed by Kintyre Holdings, with 2.91 million stocks for 2.5 percent of the day’s trade and Atlantic Hardware with 1.81 million units for 1.6 percent of the market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rose 16.64 points to end at 3,409.53, marginally higher than December. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and eight with lower offers.
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.