MFS Capital Partners controlled 91 percent of the volume of stocks trading and 84 percent in value on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Monday, pushing the volume of stock traded up by 82, with a 183 percent greater value than on Friday with trading in 44 securities up from 38 on Friday and ending with prices of 13 rising, 18 declining and 13 closing unchanged, including one stock closing at a 52 weeks’ low and one at a 52 weeks’ intraday low.
The market closed with trading of 93,479,484 shares for $57,326,844 compared with 10,164,214 units at $20,268,746 on Friday.
Trading averaged 2,124,534 shares at $1,302,883 compared to 267,479 units at $533,388 on Friday with a month to date, average of 435,250 stock units at $572,778 compared with 253,961 units at $494,426 on the previous trading day and July with an average of 358,542 stock units at $736,760.
MFS Capital Partners led trading with 84.82 million shares for 90.7 percent of total volume followed by EduFocal with 4.52 million stock units for 4.8 percent of the day’s trade and Omni Industries with 1.53 million units for 1.6 percent of the day’s trade.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index declined 42.48 points to finish at 3,562.15.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.9, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial skidded $3 to $19, with 1,906 shares crossing the market, Blue Power lost 61 cents to close at $3.69 with investors dealing in 10,199 stocks, Cargo Handlers fell $1.61 and ended at $10.38 after closing with an exchange of 1,944 shares. Caribbean Cream gained 40 cents in closing at $3.45 with investors trading 70,962 stock units, Dolla Financial slipped 17 cents to finish at $2.83 with a transfer of 89,781 shares, Dolphin Cove popped 22 cents to end at $23.20 with 36,183 units clearing the market. EduFocal sank 5 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ intraday low of 31 cents after a trading of 4,517,073 stocks, Elite Diagnostic gained 9 cents to close at $1.70 after 38,361 stock units passed through the market, Express Catering shed 43 cents to close at $4.01 with investors swapping 28,350 shares. Fontana sank 11 cents to finish at $8.24, with 18,952 units crossing the market, Fosrich declined 5 cents and ended at $2.15 in trading 4,547 stocks, 
Honey Bun dropped $1.39 to end at $7.10 after an exchange of 31,078 stock units. Image Plus dipped 13 cents to end at $1.56 with investors trading 19,002 shares, Jamaican Teas climbed 12 cents to end at $2.17 in an exchange of 150,509 units, JFP Ltd lost 5 cents in closing at 96 cents with traders dealing in 71 stocks. Limners and Bards dropped 8 cents to close at $1.27 with 824 stock units crossing the exchange, Omni Industries rose 16 cents and ended at $1.10 in switching ownership of 1,534,836 shares, Spur Tree Spices advanced 26 cents to finish at $1.92 with 524,598 units changing hands after trading at a 52 weeks’ intraday low of $1.59 and Stationery and Office Supplies rallied 5 cents to $1.70 with an exchange of 90,577 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
