Falling stocks overwhelmed those rising at the end of trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Tuesday, with trading in 43 securities compared with 45 on Monday and ending with prices of eight rising with modest gains, 17 declining and 18 closing unchanged, with the market closing with a 34 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, after a 55 percent fall value than in trading on Monday.
The market closed trading of 4,944,789 shares for $7,691,275 compared with 7,528,822 stock units at $16,904,689 on Monday.
Trading averaged 114,995 shares at $178,867 compared with 167,307 units at $375,660 on Monday with the month to date, averaging 207,840 units at $459,926 compared with 213,954 stock units at $478,434 on the previous day and March with an average of 221,659 units at $464,382.
EduFocal led trading with 1.66 million shares for 33.6 percent of total volume, but the stocks traded at an intraday 52 weeks’ low of 78 cents before closing at 90 cents and was followed by Fosrich with 561,011 units for 11.3 percent of the day’s trade and MFS Capital Partners with 518,349 units for 10.5 percent market share after trading at a 52 weeks’ low.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index declined 31.61 points to cease trading at 3,744.84.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.4, based on the last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close, CAC 2000 lost 56 cents and ended at $3.84 with investors transferring 711 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers shed 6 cents to close at $2.20, with 2,783 shares crossing the market, Dolphin Cove declined 56 cents to close at $19.20 with a transfer of 19,596 units. Fontana fell 20 cents to end at $8.70 after an exchange of 15,200 stocks, Indies Pharma skidded 20 cents in closing at $2.45 with investors trading 433,891 units, 
Jamaican Teas rallied 10 cents to finish at $2.28 after a transfer of 2,275 stocks. Lasco Financial sank 33 cents and ended at $1.52 with 50,508 shares clearing the market, Limners and Bards dropped 33 cents to $1.21 with an exchange of 231,775 stock units. Mailpac Group skidded 4 cents to close at $1.94 after a transfer of 47,642 shares, MFS Capital Partners dipped 23 cents to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.30 after 518,349 shares crossed the market, Spur Tree Spices fell 4 cents to end at $2.50 and closed after 39,639 stocks changed hands and Tropical Battery dipped 4 cents in closing at $2.16 in an exchange of 18,464 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 7,528,822 shares for $16,904,689, up from 1,594,451 units at $3,409,014 on Friday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.6, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2025.
Indies Pharma dipped 7 cents and ended at $2.65, with 42,640 stocks crossing the market, Jamaican Teas sank 32 cents to $2.18 with an exchange of 363,876 stock units, Knutsford Express gained 49 cents to end at $11.90 after 22,824 shares passed through the market. Lumber Depot dipped 10 cents in closing at $2.55 with investors dealing in 46,316 stock units, MFS Capital Partners slipped 21 cents to close at $1.53 with a transfer of 1,928 stocks and tTech rose 5 cents to finish at $2.25 and closed with an exchange of 996 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading closed with an exchange of 1,594,451 shares for $3,409,014 down sharply from 8,355,224 stock units at $15,074,942 on Thursday.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows none ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
Jetcon Corporation increased 10 cents to end at 95 cents and closed after an exchange of 309 stocks, Knutsford Express sank 9 cents in closing at $11.41 after an exchange of 324 units. Lumber Depot popped 9 cents higher and ended at $2.65 with investors trading 45,776 stocks, Main Event dipped 9 cents to finish at $13.90 after an exchange of 5,640 shares. Spur Tree Spices advanced 8 cents to close at $2.50 in trading 344,879 stock units, Tropical Battery increased 5 cents to end at $2.20 with investors transferring 53,344 stocks and tTech shed 6 cents to close at $2.20 after trading 20 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 8,355,224 shares for $15,074,942 up from just 3,592,810 units at $6,363,318 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index popped 1.44 points to 3,758.39.
Express Catering rose 19 cents to end at $4.09 with investors transferring 250 units, Fontana climbed 30 cents in closing at $8.90 in an exchange of 5,101 shares. Honey Bun popped 65 cents to $8.10 with investors trading 48,537 stocks, Jetcon Corporation declined 10 cents to end at 85 cents in switching ownership of 150,026 stock units, Knutsford Express advanced 10 cents in closing at $11.50 after 11,920 shares passed through the exchange and MFS Capital Partners rallied 13 cents to close at $1.75 in trading 193,271 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading netted 3,592,810 shares for $6,363,318 compared with 3,102,805 units at $5,901,970 on Tuesday.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
Iron Rock Insurance rose 10 cents to close at $2.52 with 214 units passing through the exchange, Jamaican Teas slipped 22 cents to finish at $2.44 in trading 3,618 stocks, Jetcon Corporation rallied 5 cents and ended at 95 cents, with 27,645 stock units changing hands. Knutsford Express declined 10 cents to $11.40 with investors transferring 11,430 shares, Limners and Bards advanced 7 cents to close at $1.54 after 6,805 units were traded, MFS Capital Partners gained 12 cents and ended at $1.62 in switching ownership of 300 stocks. Stationery and Office Supplies popped 12 cents in closing at $1.68 with trading in 4,131 stock units, Tropical Battery advanced 6 cents to finish at $2.12 with investors dealing in 327 shares and tTech rose 23 cents to end at $2.27 with 1,899 stocks crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading in 3,102,805 shares for $5,901,970 down from 4,798,812 units at $10,594,590 on Monday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.7, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2025.
JFP Ltd popped 5 cents to $1.27 with investors dealing in 3,587 units, Lumber Depot rose 6 cents to end at $2.56 in an exchange of 5,000 stocks, Mailpac Group rallied 11 cents in closing at $2.01 as 14,091 units passed through the market. Main Event gained 39 cents and ended at $13.99 with an exchange of 49 shares, MFS Capital Partners slipped 30 cents to finish at $1.50, with 41,551 stocks crossing the market, Spur Tree Spices lost 5 cents to close at $2.45 after a transfer of 1,049,690 stock units. Stationery and Office Supplies skidded 13 cents to $1.56 as investors exchanged 18,169 shares, Tropical Battery sank 5 cents in closing at $2.06, with 17,019 stocks changing hands and tTech dipped 23 cents to finish at $2.04 in an exchange of 5 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed trading of 4,798,812 shares for $10,594,590 compared with 3,153,277 units at $5,829,829 on Friday.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
ISP Finance dropped 49 cents to close at $30.51 with investors swapping 4 stocks, Jamaican Teas advanced 24 cents to end at $2.67 with a transfer of 16,616 units, Jetcon Corporation lost 7 cents in closing at 88 cents, with 54 stock units crossing the market. KLE Group skidded 50 cents to $1.90 with investors transferring 10 shares, Limners and Bards sank 26 cents to close at $1.45 with 44,863 units clearing the market, Mailpac Group declined 19 cents in closing at $1.90 after trading 327,193 stocks. Main Event slipped 40 cents and ended at $13.60, with 8,274 stock units crossing the market, MFS Capital Partners sank 7 cents to finish at $1.80 with an exchange of 38,315 shares and tTech rose 7 cents to end at $2.27 in trading 2 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index climbed 28.47 points to wrap-up trading at 3,804.02.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ending with a bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
Honey Bun rose 5 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $7.92 after 21,824 shares were traded, Iron Rock Insurance lost 32 cents to finish at $2.20, with 1,770 units crossing the market, ISP Finance rose $4.65 to end at $31 after a transfer of a mere 3 stock units, Jetcon Corporation advanced 7 cents to close at 95 cents, with 6,731 stock units changing hands. Knutsford Express gained 30 cents to $11.50 in an exchange of 38 shares, Lumber Depot shed 12 cents to end at $2.55, after 14,656 stocks passed through the market and MFS Capital Partners popped 11 cents in closing at $1.87 after an exchange of 497,347 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
following a 2,785 percent jump in value over Wednesday after trading in 45 securities similar to Wednesday and ending with prices of 21 rising, 14 declining and 10 closing unchanged.
Energy with 4.04 million units for 6 percent of the day’s trade and One Great Studio with 832,703 units for 1.2 percent market share.
Caribbean Flavours rallied 12 cents to end at $1.70 with 85,913 stock units crossing the market, Dolla Financial popped 10 cents in closing at $2.79 with an exchange of 508,972 shares, Express Catering gained 53 cents to finish at $4.47 after investors ended trading 111,110 stock units. Fontana increased 31 cents and ended at $9 with the transferring of 125,869 stocks, GWest Corporation sank 9 cents to 90 cents in an exchange of 71,581 units, Honey Bun climbed 58 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $7.87 with investors dealing in 41,013 stocks. ISP Finance slipped 36 cents to finish at $26.35, with 16 units crossing the exchange, Limners and Bards advanced 21 cents in closing at $1.71 in trading a mere 4 shares, Mailpac Group rose 10 cents to end at $2.10, with 16,443 stock units changing hands. MFS Capital Partners gained 21 cents to close at $1.76 with investors trading 717,173 shares and Paramount Trading popped 20 cents to finish at $1.46 in an exchange of 75,645 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
decline in the volume of stocks traded, with a 38 percent drop in value compared to Tuesday following trading in 45 securities compared with 44 on Tuesday and ending with prices of 14 rising, 18 declining and 13 closing unchanged.
On a day of mediocre trading, Stationery and Office Supplies led with just 251,673 shares for 12 percent of total volume followed by Fosrich with 228,475 units for 10.9 percent of the day’s trade and Dolla Financial with 224,947 stock units for 10.7 percent market share.
Honey Bun popped 21 cents to finish at $7.29 in an exchange of 27,774 stock units, ISP Finance dropped $4.29 and ended at $26.71 with investors dealing in just 288 shares, Jamaican Teas sank 10 cents to close at $2.44 in an exchange of 22,768 stocks. Knutsford Express skidded 68 cents to $11.20 with traders dealing in 3,237 units, Mailpac Group lost 10 cents in closing at $2, 101,306 stock units crossing the market, Main Event increased 43 cents and ended at $14 in trading 19,931 shares and Paramount Trading dipped 20 cents to close at $1.26 after 46,980 units passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.