Trading activity ended with the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange dropping 26.47 points to close at 3,368.62 on Tuesday, the ninth day out of 12, with declines for the month to date, resulting from activity in 42 securities similar to Monday and ending with prices of 15 rising, 16 declining and 11 closing unchanged, following a 31 percent dive in the volume of stocks changing hands and fell 34 percent lower value compared to Monday.
The market closed with trading of 4,310,526 shares for a mere $6,684,160, down from 6,274,342 units at $10,070,268 on Monday.
Trading averaged 102,632 shares at $159,147 below 149,389 stocks at $239,768 on Monday, with the month to date, averaging 149,413 units at $233,446 compared to 153,694 stock units at $240,244 on the previous day and May with an average of 419,466 shares at $701,563.
MFS Capital Partners led trading with 740,113 shares for 17.2 percent of total volume, followed by Spur Tree Spices, which ended with 601,026 units for 13.9 percent of the day’s trade and One Great Studio with 572,831 stocks for 13.3 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.1, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close of trading, Access Financial gained $2.33 to finish at $16.72 with a transfer of 3 shares, Atlantic Hardware climbed 5 cents to $1 with investors dealing in 331,162 stocks, Blue Power rose 13 cents to close at $5 with 1,095 shares being traded. CAC 2000 skidded 11 cents to $2 in trading 10,002 stocks, Caribbean Assurance fell 12 cents and ended at $2 in trading 160,089 units, but only after the price hitting an intraday 52 week low of $1.74, Caribbean Cream dipped 36 cents to close at $1.95 with 600 stocks passing through the market. Derrimon Trading lost 8 cents to $1.82 with investors trading 626 units, Dolla Financial rallied 19 cents to end at $2.45 as 51,981 shares crossed the exchange, Dolphin Cove shed $1.23 in closing at $12.66 with 14,764 stock units changing hands. Express Catering declined 7 cents to close at $2.70 after an exchange of 48 shares, Fontana fell 5 cents and ended at $8.93 with 71,176 stock units crossed the market, GWest Corporation slipped 11 cents to finish at 81 cents with investors swapping 5,600 stocks. 
Honey Bun rose 25 cents to $8.25 after an exchange of 5,703 units, Image Plus sank 10 cents to close at a 52 week low of 86 cents in trading 43,926 shares, ISP Finance dropped $1.20 in closing at $10.20 after a transfer of 79 stock units. JFP advanced 5 cents to end at 55 cents as traders switched ownership of 23,412 stocks, Knutsford Express gained $1.19 and ended at $12.99 as investors exchanged 517 units, Limners and Bards popped 5 cents to finish at $1.15 trading 53,000 stocks, Main Event traded 5,048 shares to close at $9.97 after the price hit a 52 week intraday low of $8.47, Medical Disposables sank 5 cents to $1.50 in an exchange of 2,000 shares, Regency Petroleum increased 10 cents to end at $4.30 with traders dealing in 100,607 units and Stationery & Office Supplies traded 46,000 stocks to close unchanged at $1.45 after the price hit a 52 week intraday low of $1.20.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 6,274,342 shares trading for $10,070,268, up from 3,388,758 units for $7,134,869 on Friday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.2, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Fosrich popped 7 cents to $2.64 as investors exchanged 81,076 stocks, Indies Pharma advanced 10 cents to close at $3.70 with 7,073 stock units crossing the market. KLE Group sank 7 cents in closing at 90 cents after an exchange of 20 shares, Limners and Bards lost 5 cents to end at $1.10 with investors swapping 65,348 stock units, ahead of second quarter results that reflects a sharp reduction in revenues and profit, Paramount Trading sank 9 cents to finish at 91 cents in an exchange of 2,991 stocks and RA Williams rose 8 cents and ended at 50 cents with traders dealing in 4,583 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 3,388,758 shares for $7,134,869 compared with 6,031,514 units at $7,131,624 on Thursday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.5, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Indies Pharma fell 20 cents to close at $3.60 with traders dealing in 600 stock units. JFP dropped 5 cents to end at 50 cents after 5,032 shares passed through the market, Knutsford Express skidded $1.19 in closing at $11.80, with 4,085 stock units changing hands, Main Event climbed 86 cents to finish at $9.97, with investors trading 39 stocks. Medical Disposables rose 6 cents and ended at $1.59 with an exchange of 293 units, Regency Petroleum traded 55,396 shares at $4.20 after trading at a intraday 52 week high of $4.39, Spur Tree Spices declined 6 cents to $1, with 32,628 stocks clearing the market and Tropical Battery shed 6 cents to finish at $2.13 with investors swapping 82,921 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 6,031,514 shares for $7,131,624, skidding from 6,073,363 units at $14,579,413 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial fell $1.28 to end at $15.51 with traders dealing in just 110 shares, AMG Packaging rallied 10 cents to $2.43 with 2,630 stock units passing through the market, Atlantic Hardware sank 6 cents to finish at 94 cents with investors trading 5,060 shares. Cargo Handlers popped 37 cents and ended at $10.37 with a mere one stock unit switching ownership, Caribbean Flavours climbed 27 cents to close at $1.59 as investors cleared 21,123 stock units in the market, Consolidated Bakeries dropped 9 cents to end at $1.35 in trading 14,000 shares. Derrimon Trading shed 14 cents in closing at $1.82 as traders ended with a take of 208,576 stocks, Dolla Financial increased 9 cents to $2.39 as investors exchanged 175,145 units, Dolphin Cove gained 59 cents to finish at $14.57 after a transfer of 48,394 stock units. Honey Bun declined 21 cents and ended at $7.65 with investors dealing in 2,987 shares, Indies Pharma rose 20 cents to end at $3.80 with a transfer of 8,913 units, 
JFP advanced 5 cents to close at 55 cents after an exchange of 10,303 stocks. KLE Group rose 7 cents to 97 cents with investors trading 30 stock units, Limners and Bards lost 7 cents to end at $1.15 with an exchange of 85,860 shares, Main Event slipped 86 cents in closing at $9.11 with 738 stocks changing hands, while Medical Disposables advanced 20 cents to close at $1.53 after exchanging 1,500 stocks, RA Williams sank 8 cents and ended at 42 cents with investors swapping 150,603 units and Regency Petroleum popped 10 cents to finish at a 52 week high of $4.20 as traders exchanged 126,951 stocks through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market ended with trading of 6,073,363 shares for $14,579,413, with an increase from 5,378,999 units at $10,914,660 on Tuesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.3, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Fontana rallied 25 cents to finish at $9 after an exchange of 121,309 stocks. Image Plus sank 5 cents to close at 95 cents, with 10,000 shares clearing the market. Indies Pharma dropped 5 cents in closing at $3.60 with traders switching ownership of 100,000 units, Iron Rock Insurance lost 20 cents to end at $5 after an exchange of 20 stocks. Jamaican Teas slipped 6 cents in closing at $2.30 after closing with 2,914,496 stock units changing hands, JFP Ltd lost 5 cents to 50 cents as investors exchanged 4,838 shares, KLE Group increased 6 cents to close at 90 cents in trading 1,746 units. Main Event popped 86 cents to end at $9.97 with 8,832 stocks passing through the market, RA Williams climbed 8 cents to finish at 50 cents after trading of 2,687 stock units and Regency Petroleum gained 10 cents and ended at $4.10 in an exchange of 81,830 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 5,378,999 shares for $10,914,660, well above the 2,081,282 units at $4,155,813 on Monday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial increased by $2.44 to close at $16.79 in trading 527 shares, AMG Packaging popped 10 cents to $2.43, in trading 6,200 units, Caribbean Assurance rose 31 cents to end at $2.14 with a mere one stock unit crossing the exchange. Caribbean Flavours shed 9 cents in closing at $1.32 with trading in 1,016 shares, Derrimon Trading rose 16 cents to finish at $1.96 with 3,561 stock units passing through the market, Dolla Financial sank 12 cents and ended at $2.26 with investors trading 285,522 shares. Dolphin Cove gained 52 cents to $14.20 with 18,666 stock units clearing the market, Fontana fell 16 cents to end at $8.75 as investors exchanged 14,258 stocks, Future Energy climbed 13 cents in closing at $3.07 with a transfer of 70,859 units. Indies Pharma lost 21 cents to close at $3.65 with investors dealing in 124,972 shares, Iron Rock Insurance dropped 12 cents and ended at $5.20 after 2,109 stock units were traded, 
JFP Ltd advanced 5 cents to finish at 55 cents with 40,018 stocks crossing the market. Knutsford Express popped 99 cents and ended at $12.99 with investors trading 426 units, Main Event shed 79 cents to close at $9.11 after 12,268 stocks changed hands, Medical Disposables sank 25 cents to end at $1.35 with 876 stock units switching owners. RA Williams dipped 5 cents in closing at a 52 week’s low of 42 cents as traders crossed 296,218 shares in the market, Regency Petroleum increased 5 cents to close at $4 with investors swapping 38,772 stock units and Spur Tree Spices slipped 5 cents to finish at $1.02 with an exchange of 22,030 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of a mere 2,081,282 shares for $4,155,813, below the 6,258,831 units at $14,570,622 on Friday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.3, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Future Energy sank 6 cents to close at $2.94 after an exchange of 155,803 stock units. Honey Bun rallied 22 cents to end at $7.88 after trading of 660 shares, Indies Pharma advanced 16 cents to finish at $3.86 and closed after 56,855 stock units passed through the market, Iron Rock Insurance gained 32 cents and ended at a 52 week high of $5.32 with 248 stocks clearing the market. Jamaican Teas rose 7 cents to $2.40 with investors swapping 71,718 units, KLE Group declined 13 cents to end at 84 cents with traders exchanging 559 shares, Knutsford Express shed 90 cents in closing at $12 with 4,746 units changing hands and Tropical Battery dropped 7 cents and ended at $2.14 after brokers transferred 179,338 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
On a day of moderate trading, 6,258,831 shares were exchanged for $14,570,622, up from a mere 4,299,953 units at $8,479,228 on Thursday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.3, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Iron Rock Insurance climbed 80 cents in closing at $5 after trading 113 shares, Jamaican Teas declined 16 cents to close at $2.33 with investors clearing 3,040,247 stock units, JFP Ltd rose 5 cents to end at 54 cents with traders dealing in 107,421 stocks. Knutsford Express dipped 9 cents to $12.90 with 7,023 stock units crossing the market, Limners and Bards gained 14 cents to end at $1.22 with an exchange of 8,000 shares, Main Event advanced 17 cents in closing at $9.87 as 84 stock units passed through the market. MFS Capital Partners dropped 5 cents to close at 53 cents with 132,724 units crossing the exchange, ONE on ONE Educational slipped 9 cents and ended at 87 cents after a transfer of 79,690 stocks and Tropical Battery popped 6 cents to finish at $2.21 with 35,258 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 4,299,953 shares for $8,479,228, moderately above 3,323,810 units at $5,956,247 on Wednesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.2, based on last traded prices along with earnings that are projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
KLE Group slipped 11 cents to close at 97 cents after a transfer of 200 stocks. Knutsford Express fell 51 cents to $12.99 with traders dealing in 1,011 stock units, Limners and Bards declined 8 cents and ended at $1.08 after an exchange of 188,598 shares, Medical Disposables advanced 23 cents to end at $1.58 with a transfer of 73,100 stock units. ONE on ONE Educational popped 9 cents in closing at 96 cents with traders clearing the market of 8,377 units, RA Williams shed 5 cents to close at 49 cents with an exchange of 510,000 stocks, Regency Petroleum climbed 44 cents to finish at a 52 week high of $4 as 26,603 shares passed through the market and Tropical Battery dipped 5 cents to $2.15 in an exchange of 40,402 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 3,323,810 shares with a value of a mere $5,956,247, dropping steeply from 23,396,014 stock units at $16,266,034 on Tuesday.
At the close of the market, Access Financial popped 26 cents to end at $15.29 as investors exchanged 3,321 shares, Caribbean Flavours lost 25 cents in closing at $1.39 with a transfer of 81 units, Consolidated Bakeries declined by 5 cents to end at $1.45 after an exchange of 2,209 stocks. Dolphin Cove shedded 34 cents to end at $14.51 after closing with an exchange of 13,344 shares, Express Catering advanced by 6 cents to finish trading at $2.72 after a transfer of 8,425 stock units, Fontana sank 5 cents to close at $9 with 8,915 shares clearing the market. Honey Bun skidded 13 cents to $7.96 in an exchange of 9,772 units, Image Plus fell 6 cents to finish at $1 with traders dealing in 7,511 stocks, ISP Finance dropped $3.55 to $11.40 in an exchange of 9,323 stock units. Jetcon Corporation rose 9 cents to end at $1.09 with a mere 173 shares passing through the market, 
Knutsford Express gained 50 cents in closing at $13.50 with an exchange of 160 stocks, Main Event sank 27 cents to close at $9.70 with 1,050 units crossing the market. MFS Capital Partners climbed 5 cents to 55 cents after trading 771 stock units, ONE on ONE Educational dropped 10 cents to finish at 87 cents as 11,000 shares crossed the exchange, RA Williams increased 7 cents and ended at 54 cents with investors dealing in 12,000 stocks. Regency Petroleum dipped 37 cents in closing at $3.56 after an exchange of 10,267 units and Stationery and Office Supplies rallied 5 cents to close at $1.48 with investors trading 304,949 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.