After weeks of suspension, MFS Capital Partners heads trading activity on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday, with just over 28 percent of the volume exchanged and contributed in a major way in staving off a bigger decline than the 2 percent fall in the volume of stocks traded, but could not prevent a steep 34 percent drop in value compared to Thursday following trading in 45 securities compared with 44 on Thursday and ending with prices of 13 rising, 21 declining and 11 closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 6,078,064 shares for $10,022,406 down from 6,215,396 units at $15,198,884 on Thursday.
Trading ended in an average of 135,068 shares at $222,720 notably below the 141,259 stocks at $345,429 on Thursday with a month to date, average of 136,186 units at $276,653 almost in line with 136,582 stock units at $295,763 on the previous day and well off from February with an average of 246,071 shares at $454,487.
MFS Capital Partners led trading with 1.72 million shares for 28.3 percent of total volume with the stock closing at a 52 weeks’ low of 50 cents, followed by Mailpac Group which ended with 898,950 units for 14.8 percent of the day’s trade and Lumber Depot with 751,407 stocks for 12.4 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rose 14.21 points to wrap up trading at 3,549.95 after spiking just over 65 points in reaching 3,600.14 within 26 minutes after opening. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.8, based on the last traded prices in conjunction with ICInsider.com projected earnings for the financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close, Access Financial advanced 10 cents to close at $16.60 with 10 shares clearing the market, AMG Packaging skidded 10 cents to $2.90 with investors dealing in 16,874 stock units, Blue Power rose 34 cents to end trading at $5.37 after an exchange of 20,698 shares. Cargo Handlers climbed 46 cents in closing at $11.53 with 2,176 stock units crossing the market, Caribbean Assurance Brokers increased 25 cents to finish at $2.75 with traders dealing in 18,208 shares, Caribbean Cream lost 19 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.15 with 8,393 stocks crossing the exchange. Consolidated Bakeries popped 9 cents to $1.98 with investors trading 2,348 units, Dolla Financial gained 10 cents to finish at $2.90 in exchanging 423,921 stock units, 
Dolphin Cove ended the trading of 8,186 shares and rallied 71 cents after closing at $17 in recovering much of the losses over the past two weeks that saw the price hitting a 52 weeks’ low of $11.90. Express Catering shed 33 cents to close at $2.80 after investors exchanged 5,219 stock units, Indies Pharma increased 46 cents in closing at $3.55 after 55,536 stocks passed through the market, Lasco Financial sank 6 cents to end at $1.59 with investors trading 21,139 units. Mailpac Group slipped 30 cents to $2.31 in switching ownership of 898,950 stocks, Main Event sank 20 cents to end at $10.80 with investors swapping 4,871 shares, One Great Studio declined 6 cents in closing at 45 cents with 357,662 stock units crossing the market. RA Williams fell 9 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of 61 cents in trading 112,407 units and Tropical Battery climbed 20 cents and ended at $2.69 after an exchange of 19,067 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 6,215,396 shares for $15,198,884 up from 3,975,497 stock units at $7,451,520 on Tuesday.
Indies Pharma dropped 56 cents to end at $3.09 with investors dealing in 1,071,509 stocks, ISP Finance shed 32 cents in closing at $27 with 59 shares crossing the market. Knutsford Express lost 47 cents to finish at $12.28 after an exchange of 2,001 stocks, Lasco Financial rose 6 cents and ended at $1.65 after 37,646 units were traded, Limners and Bards slipped 14 cents to close at $1.16 with an exchange of 142,498 stock units. Main Event rallied 20 cents to $11 after a mere 306 shares passed through the market, Regency Petroleum skidded 8 cents and ended at $3.10 after a transfer of 80,551 stocks, Spur Tree Spices increased 9 cents to finish at $1.59 with traders dealing in 19,617 units and Tropical Battery sank 21 cents to end at $2.49 in an exchange of 168,974 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with the trading of 3,975,497 shares for $7,451,520 down from 7,155,019 units at $14,911,504 on Monday.
At the close, Caribbean Assurance Brokers sank 24 cents to $2.50 after 75,435 stocks passed through the market, Caribbean Cream lost 42 cents in closing at $2.31 with 29,810 changing hands, Caribbean Flavours sank 7 cents to close at $1.25 after an exchange of 33,482 shares. Dolla Financial fell 7 cents to finish at $2.83 after 84,290 stock units were traded, Dolphin Cove increased $1 and ended at $15 after the trading of 53,304 shares, Elite Diagnostic shed 12 cents to end at $1.51 with 211,221 units crossing the market. Express Catering dropped 20 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.80 in switching ownership of 10,000 stocks, Fosrich declined 9 cents to $2.20 with 264,704 stock units crossing the exchange, Honey Bun popped 15 cents to finish at $8 with investors dealing in 4,089 shares. Indies Pharma skidded 9 cents and ended at $3.65 in an exchange of 202,053 units,
ISP Finance spiked $6.15 to close at $27.32 with traders dealing in 150 stocks, Jamaican Teas rose 22 cents to end at $2.43 as investors exchanged 445,140 units. Jetcon Corporation advanced 13 cents in closing at $1.13 with 2,222 shares crossing the market, JFP Ltd slipped 8 cents to 72 cents after an exchange of 335,010 units, Knutsford Express gained 54 cents to finish at $12.75 with investors swapping 875 stocks and Limners and Bards climbed 15 cents and ended at $1.30 with an exchange of 160,556 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.1, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
ISP Finance declined 83 cents to $21.17 with traders dealing in 52 units, Jamaican Teas sank 25 cents in closing at $2.21 after a transfer of 930,218 stock units, Knutsford Express dropped $2.16 to end at $12.21 in switching the ownership of 220 shares. Medical Disposables fell 7 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.31 after an exchange of 287,132 stock units, Omni Industries dipped 7 cents and ended at 95 cents with a transfer of 75,412 stocks with the price starting to reflect a truer valuation following the overstating of the earnings per share for 2024 of 5 cents, instead of the 8.6 cents the company erroneously reported. Regency Petroleum skidded 17 cents to finish at $3.20, with 116,188 units crossing the market. Stationery and Office Supplies sank 15 cents to $1.53 after an exchange of 139,184 stocks and Tropical Battery fell 10 cents in closing at $2.70 after 122,095 units were traded.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 8,941,253 shares for $19,448,755 down from 40,888,827 stock units at $84,909,114 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index skidded 4.09 points to end at 3,583.86. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and three with lower offers.
Dolla Financial increased 10 cents and ended at $2.94 with 70,055 shares crossing the market, Dolphin Cove sank 70 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $12.50 with investors trading 93,411 stock units. Express Catering rose 11 cents in closing at $3.11 with 78,963 stocks crossing the market, Indies Pharma rallied 6 cents to $3.36 with investors trading 47,954 units, Iron Rock Insurance shed 15 cents to close at $3.60 with 28 stocks changing hands. ISP Finance dropped $1.42 to end at $21.27 with 6,974 units crossing the exchange, JFP Ltd gained 7 cents and ended at 82 cents in switching ownership of 11,265 shares, Lasco Financial popped 9 cents to finish at $1.59 after an exchange of 950,057 stock units. Regency Petroleum climbed 10 cents to $3.25 in trading 1,452,650 shares, Spur Tree Spices increased 8 cents to close at $1.50 with 332,517 units clearing the market and tTech rose 12 cents to finish at $1.37 in an exchange of 1,250 stocks.
The market closed with trading of 40,888,827 shares for $84,909,114 up solidly from 16,202,659 units at $31,625,775 on Tuesday.
At the close, Access Financial skidded 24 cents to finish at $16.32 with 12,771 stock units crossing the exchange, AMG Packaging sank 17 cents and ended at $3.01 in switching the ownership of 1,403 shares, Cargo Handlers dropped 80 cents to $10.20 after 7,398 units changed hands. Caribbean Cream lost 20 cents in closing at $2.80 with an exchange of 29,370 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries dipped 17 cents to close at $1.80 with 1,500 shares being traded, Dolphin Cove fell 40 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $13.20 with investors dealing in 170,706 stock units. Express Catering declined 11 cents in closing at $3 after a transfer of 4,395 stocks, Image Plus popped 8 cents to $1.32 after trading at a 52 weeks’ intraday low of $1.15 as investors exchanged 156,795 units, ISP Finance shed $1.81 to end at $22.69 in trading 300 shares. Jamaican Teas increased 8 cents and ended at $2.48 after an exchange of 21,747,628 units, Jetcon Corporation sank 15 cents to finish at $1.01 with investors trading 4,948 stocks, JFP Ltd slipped 7 cents to close at 75 cents after an exchange of 79,661 stock units. 
KLE Group fell 14 cents to $1.10 with investors swapping 1,668 shares, Knutsford Express declined 51 cents to finish at $13.29 with a transfer of 4,562 stocks, Lasco Financial sank 14 cents and ended at $1.50 with 5,845,755 units crossing the market. Medical Disposables dipped 36 cents to close at $1.59 with investors trading 102,329 stock units, Paramount Trading lost 6 cents in closing at $1.06 with 50 shares changing hands, Spur Tree Spices sank 27 cents to end at a 52 week’s low of $1.42 in trading 93,031 units. Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 9 cents to $1.60 with 274,582 stocks clearing the market, Tropical Battery shed 6 cents to close at $2.80 with traders dealing in 24,654 stock units and tTech dropped 20 cents and ended at $1.25 with just one share passing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 16,202,659 shares amounting to $31,625,775 up sharply from just 3,731,860 units at $7,247,787 on Monday.
At the close of fairly robust trading, Access Financial fell 44 cents to close at $16.56 in trading 100,010 shares, Caribbean Cream skidded 14 cents to $3 after an exchange of 10,898 units, Caribbean Flavours advanced 9 cents in closing at $1.34 with investors trading 7,377 shares. Dolla Financial sank 7 cents to end at $2.83 with 214,936 stock units crossing the market, Dolphin Cove dipped 90 cents to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of $13.60 with investors trading 60,718 shares, Everything Fresh popped 22 cents and ended at $2.08 after an exchange of 772,403 units. Express Catering sank 9 cents to $3.11 after 61,181 stocks passed through the market, Fosrich gained 12 cents to close at $2.37 after 1,781,081 stock units were traded, Future Energy rose 10 cents to end at $3.37 with 393,447 shares crossing the market. Image Plus declined 9 cents in closing at $1.24 with a transfer of 602,245 units, Iron Rock Insurance rallied 14 cents and ended at $3.75 with 50,000 stocks clearing the market, 
Jamaican Teas increased 13 cents to finish at $2.40 with traders dealing in 4,215,841 stock units. Knutsford Express climbed 96 cents and ended at $13.80 after an exchange of 4,194 shares, Limners and Bards popped 16 cents to $1.29 after investors ended trading 15,945 stock units, Mailpac Group gained 13 cents in closing at $2.65 in an exchange of 549,121 units. Main Event shed 20 cents to close at $10.80 with 5,000 stocks, changing hands, ONE on ONE Educational rose 6 cents to finish at 99 cents in an exchange of 2,797,941 shares, Regency Petroleum lost 8 cents to end at $3.12 with investors dealing in 46,574 units and tTech slipped 37 cents in closing at $1.45 in switching ownership of 90 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated. 
The market closed with trading of 3,731,860 shares for $7,247,787 compared with 5,265,940 units at $14,996,116 on Friday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.1, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Jetcon Corporation rose 15 cents and ended at $1.16 with investors trading 750 units. Limners and Bards dipped 14 cents to finish at $1.13 and closed with an exchange of 11,384 stocks, Mailpac Group fell 7 cents in closing at $2.52 in trading 75,497 shares, Main Event rallied 20 cents to end at $11 with a mere 3 stock units crossing the market. Regency Petroleum increased 10 cents in closing at $3.20 with investors dealing in 21,615 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 6 cents to $1.53 after a transfer of 60,103 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 5,265,940 shares for $14,996,116 compared with 5,685,109 units at $8,860,389 on Thursday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.1, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2025.
ISP Finance slipped 24 cents to $28.26 with just 263 stock units crossing the market, Jamaican Teas advanced 8 cents to close at $2.28 with a transfer of 46,576 shares. Knutsford Express rallied 84 cents to end at $12.84 with investors exchanging 4,117 stocks, Lasco Financial increased 10 cents to close at $1.61 with 2,165 units crossing the market, Limners and Bards climbed 8 cents to $1.27 with investors trading 141,424 stock units. Lumber Depot increased 13 cents and ended at $2.94 with a mere 6 shares crossing the exchange, Medical Disposables popped 31 cents to $1.96 with investors trading 100 stock units and tTech sank 8 cents to end at $1.82 after an exchange of 3,721 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 5,685,109 shares for $8,860,389 down from 10,931,452 stock units at $16,401,707 on Wednesday. Trading averaged 129,207 shares at $201,372 below the 254,220 stocks at $381,435 on Wednesday with the month to date, averaging 188,642 units at $317,970 in line with the 193,230 stock units at $326,970 on the previous day and well below January with an average of 350,850 shares for $615,775. Kintyre Holdings led trading with 2.08 million shares, amounting to 36.7 percent of total volume, it was followed by One Great Studio which ended with 1.22 million units for 21.5 percent of the day’s trade and Regency Petroleum with 423,313 stocks for 7.4 percent of the volume traded. At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index skidded just 5.18 points and ended at 3,632.95. 
JFP Ltd declined 7 cents to close at 71 cents and closed with 20,915 units changing hands. Limners and Bards shed 8 cents in closing at $1.19 as investors exchanged 3,592 shares, Lumber Depot sank 9 cents to end at $2.81 as 69,926 stock units passed through the market, Omni Industries increased 6 cents to finish at $1.08 in an exchange of 365,390 stocks. Stationery and Office Supplies rose 10 cents to $1.60 with traders dealing in 3,686 units, Tropical Battery advanced 10 cents to finish at $2.86 in an exchange of 134,020 shares and tTech rallied 38 cents and ended at $1.90 with 1,594 stock units changing hands. 
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.