Trading picked up on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, with a 74 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded and a 77 percent increase in value over Tuesday, following trading in 42 securities compared with 43 on Tuesday and ending with prices of 16 rising, 17 declining and nine closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 13,366,612 shares with a value of $21,586,275, up significantly from 7,676,725 units at $12,164,513 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 318,253 shares at $513,959, from 178,528 stock units at $282,896 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date, averages 221,719 stock units at $318,571 compared to 214,169 stock units at $303,290 on the previous day and January with an average of 469,885 shares at $594,149.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 2.48 million shares for 18.5 percent of total volume, followed by Dolla Financial, with 2.05 million stocks for 15.3 percent of the day’s trade, Elite Diagnostic closed with 1.98 million shares for 14.8 percent of the volume traded and Atlantic Hardware with 1.43 million units for 10.7 percent of market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index popped a mere 5.74 points to 3,319.21. 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.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close, Access Financial sank 8 cents to end at $17.90, with a mere three shares clearing the market, Caribbean Cream declined 32 cents to $1.60 in an exchange of 4,869 units, Caribbean Flavours fell 7 cents to finish at $1.51, with 21,950 stocks changing hands. Dolla Financial slipped 6 cents and ended at $2.44 in trading 2,049,331 shares, Dolphin Cove increased 99 cents to $11.60 after an exchange of 83 stock units, Express Catering lost 19 cents to close at $2.31 with investors dealing in 6,852 shares. 
Fontana popped 39 cents to $7.99, with 40,202 units crossing the exchange, Honey Bun advanced 45 cents to end at $6.45 after trading of 534 stocks, Jamaican Teas rose 11 cents in closing at $2.31 after an exchange of 1,472 stock units. Lasco Financial dropped 10 cents to close at $1.60, with 9,020 shares crossing the market, Mailpac Group rallied 15 cents and ended at $2.70 as investors exchanged 129,500 units, Regency Petroleum gained 9 cents to finish at $4.04, after 245,786 stocks were traded and Spur Tree Spices climbed 8 cents and ended at $1.07, with investors trading 169,786 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.