Stocks were mostly higher at the end of trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, following a 13 percent fall in the volume of stocks traded, but with a 101 percent jump in value compared to Wednesday after trading took place in 41 securities compared with 43 on Wednesday and ended with 19 rising, 17 declining and five closing unchanged.
Investors traded 5,228,588 shares for $25,295,195 compared with 5,987,770 units at $12,559,771 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 127,527 shares at $616,956 compared to 139,250 shares at $292,088 on Wednesday with the month to date, averaging 192,899 units at $461,941 compared with 200,876 stock units at $443,025 on the previous day and September with an average of 220,239 units at $459,425.
Main Event led trading with 1.02 million shares for 19.5 percent of total volume followed by Indies Pharma with 669,336 units for 12.8 percent of the day’s trade and MFS Capital Partners with 525,900 units for 10.1 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index rose 19.78 points to conclude trading at 3,895.51.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 10.8, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial advanced 94 cents to $28.44 in switching ownership of a mere 15 shares, AMG Packaging increased 11 cents in closing at $2.51 after investors traded 3,975 stock units, Cargo Handlers gained 50 cents to close at $14.50 with shareholders swapping 280 units, Caribbean Cream climbed 79 cents to end at $4.40 after 7,850 stocks passed through the market. EduFocal skidded 15 cents to $1.25 while exchanging 5,132 units, Everything Fresh dipped 19 cents in closing at $1.40 with a transfer of 1,300 stock units, Fontana shed 19 cents and ended at $11.50 in an exchange of 105,941 shares, Future Energy dropped 18 cents to close at $3.41 as investors exchanged 96,514 stocks. GWest Corporation rose 9 cents to 99 cents after exchanging 552 stocks, Honey Bun fell 14 cents to end at $6.01, with 25,912 units changing hands, 
Indies Pharma popped 6 cents to end at $2.96 after 669,336 stock units passed through the market, ISP Finance dropped $6.15 and ended at $37.85 with investors dealing in just 70 shares. Jamaican Teas rallied 33 cents in closing at $2.63 with 51,576 units clearing the market, Jetcon Corporation popped 16 cents to $1.04 in trading 383 stocks, Lasco Financial lost 17 cents to close at $1.76 with traders dealing in 104,000 shares, Lasco Manufacturing advanced 44 cents to close at $4.94 with stakeholders exchanging 16,100 stock units. Mailpac Group increased 6 cents to end at $2.09 with an exchange of 161,203 stocks, Main Event rallied $1.40 in closing at $15.45 after an exchange of 1,018,980 stock units, 
Medical Disposables declined 20 cents to $4 after a transfer of 3,899 shares and Regency Petroleum climbed 7 cents and ended at $2.12 with an exchange of 148,806 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Most Junior Market stocks drop Wednesday
Stocks mostly declined at the close of trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 52 percent and the value 57 percent lower than Tuesday with 43 securities trading compared with 43 on Tuesday and ended with 11 rising, 23 declining and nine closing unchanged.
Investors traded 5,987,770 shares for $12,559,771 down from 12,574,790 units at $28,994,764 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 139,250 shares for $292,088, compared to 292,437 shares at $674,297 on Tuesday with the month to date, averaging 200,876 units at $443,025 compared with 209,920 stock units at $465,177 on the previous day. September closed with an average of 220,239 units at $459,425.
Mailpac Group led trading with 2.25 million shares for 37.6 percent of total volume followed by Fosrich with 635,971 units for 10.6 percent of the day’s trade and iCreate with 505,004 units for 8.4 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index climbed 18.93 points to 3,875.73.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 10.9, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial rallied $3.50 and ended at $27.50, with 5,512 shares passed through the market, AMG Packaging climbed 10 cents to close at $2.40 after 78 units crossed the exchange, Cargo Handlers lost 50 cents to end at $14 in trading 1,541 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 6 cents to close at $3.06 after a transfer of a mere 500 stocks. Caribbean Cream skidded 35 cents in closing at $3.61 after exchanging a mere 100 shares, Dolphin Cove shed 18 cents to end at $16.20 with traders dealing in 801 stock units, Fontana fell 9 cents and ended at $11.69, with 14,138 units crossing the market, Future Energy popped 29 cents to close at $3.59 in switching ownership of 369,993 shares. 
GWest Corporation declined 9 cents in closing at 90 cents in an exchange of 500 shares, Honey Bun advanced 6 cents to $6.15 with shareholders swapping 3,854 stock units, Jetcon Corporation dropped 13 cents to 88 cents with 99,954 stocks clearing the market, Lasco Distributors dipped 6 cents in closing at $4.20 after 4,255 units changed hands. Lasco Financial skidded 7 cents to close at $1.93 while exchanging 7,377 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing dropped 13 cents and ended at $4.50 with investors dealing in 111,803 stocks, Lumber Depot shed 10 cents to end at $2.42, with 5,284 units crossing the market, Mailpac Group dipped 7 cents and ended at $2.03 in an exchange of 2,250,400 shares. Main Event fell $1.45 to close at $14.05 in trading 10,749 shares, MFS Capital Partners declined 10 cents in closing at $2 after an exchange of 109,607 stocks, Stationery and Office Supplies gained 7 cents to end at $1.81 with a transfer of 120,990 units, 
Tropical Battery fell 9 cents to $1.90 and closed with 76,098 stock units changing hands and tTech declined 10 cents to close at $2.10 with investors transferring 450 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market trading jumps
Trading took place in 43 securities compared with 42 on Monday on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Tuesday and ended with more stock rising than declining resulting in the Market Index declining following 22 rising, 17 declining and four closing unchanged, with a 130 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded with the value 157 percent more than Monday.
Investors traded 12,574,790 shares for $28,994,764 up from to 5,477,776 units at $11,276,077 on Monday.
Trading averaged 292,437 shares at $674,297 in contrast to 130,423 units at $268,478 on Monday with a month to date average of 209,920 units at $465,177 compared to 195,727 stocks at $429,208 on the previous day. September closed with an average of 220,239 units at $459,425.
Mailpac Group led trading with 7.52 million shares for 59.8 percent of total volume followed by Future Energy with 1.06 million units for 8.4 percent of the day’s trade and Dolla Financial with 588,660 units for 4.7 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index shed 17.76 points to 3,856.80.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 10.9, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial climbed 18 cents to close at $24 in trading 1,027 shares, CAC 2000 fell $1.09 in closing at $3.81 as investors exchanged 911 stocks, Cargo Handlers rallied $1 to $14.50 with an exchange of 2 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 27 cents to $3 with shareholders swapping 2,609 units. Dolla Financial advanced 8 cents to end at $2.36 after a transfer of 588,660 stocks, Dolphin Cove gained 23 cents to close at $16.38, with 1,467 stock units clearing the market, Express Catering increased 9 cents in closing at $4.69 after 892 shares passed through the market, Fontana popped 68 cents to $11.78, with 145,847 units crossing the market. Fosrich rallied 12 cents and ended at $2.50 after closing with an exchange of 408,524 stocks, fresh a recent suspension in trading, iCreate declined 18 cents to end at 85 cents with a transfer of 360,086 units, ISP Finance rose 50 cents to close at $44 while trading 3,414 stocks, 
Jetcon Corporation gained 15 cents to end at $1.01 with stakeholders exchanging a mere 69 shares. Lasco Financial rose 7 cents to $2 in switching ownership of 21,523 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing dipped 32 cents in closing at $4.63, with 182,139 shares changing hands, Lumber Depot climbed 13 cents and ended at $2.52 after trading 8,911 units, Mailpac Group popped 10 cents to close at $2.10 after an exchange of 7,523,818 units. Main Event shed 45 cents and ended at $15.50, with 630 stocks changing hands, MFS Capital Partners dropped 28 cents in closing at $2.10 with investors transferring 336,755 stock units, 
Paramount Trading advanced 29 cents to end at $1.79, with 1,000 units crossing the market and Tropical Battery advanced 11 cents to $1.99 in an exchange of 17,942 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Falling stocks sink JSE Junior Market
More stocks fell versus those that rose at the close of trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Monday and resulting in the volume of stocks traded rising 28 percent and the value 22 percent lower than Friday with trading in 42 securities compared with 40 on Friday and ended with prices of 15 rising, 19 declining and eight closing unchanged.
Investors traded 5,477,776 shares for $11,276,077 compared with 4,285,226 units at $14,476,628 on Friday.
Trading averaged 130,423 shares at $268,478, compared with 107,131 shares at $361,916 on Friday with the month to date, averaging 195,727 stock units at $429,208 compared with 208,914 stocks at $461,663 on the previous trading day down sharply from an average of 220,239 stock units at $459,425 in September.
Derrimon Trading led trading with 2.03 million shares for 37 percent of total volume followed by Future Energy with 628,019 units for 11.5 percent of the day’s trade and EduFocal with 513,878 units for 9.4 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index dipped 5.78 points to finish at 3,874.56.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 10.7, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by 
ICInsider.com for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and eight with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial shed $5.88 to end at $23.82 with just 186 shares crossing the exchange, AMG Packaging lost 16 cents in closing at $2.35 after 7,186 units were traded, Blue Power rallied 20 cents to $2.90 after trading 50 stock units. CAC 2000 advanced $1.09 to $4.90 as 1,175 stocks passed through the market, Cargo Handlers dipped $1 to close at $13.50 while exchanging 2,904 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers skidded 46 cents to close at $2.73, with 3,174 stocks crossing the market. 
Elite Diagnostic fell 9 cents to end at $1.76 with 18,431 stock units crossing the market, Express Catering rallied 22 cents and ended at $4.60, with 7,688 units changing hands, Fontana dropped 60 cents to $11.10 with investors transferring 46,212 stocks. Honey Bun declined 26 cents to $6.10 with investors dealing in 1,426 units, ISP Finance shed 50 cents to end at $43.50 in an exchange of a mere 3 stock units, Jetcon Corporation skidded 15 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of 86 cents after a transfer of 1,264 shares. Knutsford Express popped 23 cents to end at $12.73 in switching ownership of 544 units, Lumber Depot dropped 13 cents in closing at $2.39 with traders dealing in 36,374 stocks, MFS Capital Partners climbed 38 cents to close at $2.38 in trading 78,399 shares.
Regency Petroleum declined 8 cents in closing at $2.10 after an exchange of 60,051 stock units and Tropical Battery fell 7 cents to $1.88 with a transfer of 314,525 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Gains for Junior Market
Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Friday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 43 percent and the value 10 percent lower than on Thursday with 40 securities trading compared with 39 on Thursday and ended with 16 rising, 16 declining and eight closing unchanged.
Investors traded 4,285,226 shares for $14,476,628 compared with 7,562,096 units at $16,067,740 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 107,131 shares at $361,916, compared with 193,900 shares at $411,993 on Thursday with the month to date, averaging 208,914 units at $461,663 compared with 233,148 stock units at $485,413 on the previous day. September closed with an average of 220,239 units at $459,425.
Lasco Distributors led trading with 474,669 shares for 11.1 percent of total volume followed by Fosrich with 383,626 units for 9 percent of the day’s trade and One Great Studio with 348,944 units for 8.1 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index rallied 17.15 points to finish at 3,880.34.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 10.9, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial popped $5.70 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $29.70 with investors dealing in 4,852 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers declined 9 cents to $3.19 after trading 50,833 units, Dolla Financial climbed 8 cents and ended at $2.26, with 111,178 stocks clearing the market. Express Catering fell 32 cents in closing at $4.38 after 27,918 stock units passed through the exchange, 
Fontana advanced 49 cents to end at $11.70 after 318,648 stocks were traded, Indies Pharma rose 16 cents to close at $2.96 with traders dealing in 252,415 stock units. Lasco Distributors increased 18 cents to $4.33 after 474,669 units were traded, Limners and Bards gained 6 cents in closing at $1.80 with 71,703 shares changing hands, Lumber Depot rallied 6 cents to end at $2.52, with 120,507 units crossing the exchange. MFS Capital Partners skidded 39 cents and ended at $2 with investors transferring 296,199 stocks, Paramount Trading shed 24 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $1.50 in an exchange of 264,900 stock units, Stationery and Office Supplies lost 6 cents to close at $1.73 after a transfer of 35,087 shares. 
Tropical Battery gained 7 cents and ended at $1.95, with 44,633 units changing hands and tTech dropped 25 cents in closing at $2.20 after an exchange of 550 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market jumps on reduced trading
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange bounced on Thursday and clawed back a big portion of Wednesday’s loss even as declining stocks outpaced those rising nearly two to one following trading in 39 securities compared with 42 on Wednesday and ended 
with prices of just 11 rising, 20 falling and eight unchanged following 15 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded with the value 20 percent less than on Wednesday.
Investors traded 7,562,096 shares for $16,067,740 compared with 8,848,848 units at $20,102,884 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 193,900 shares at $411,993, down from 210,687 shares at $478,640 on Wednesday with the month to date, averaging 233,148 units at $485,413 compared with 245,013 stock units at $507,609 on the previous day. September closed with an average of 220,239 units at $459,425.
One Great Studio led trading with 3.32 million shares for 43.9 percent of total volume followed by 
Jamaican Teas with 1.65 million units for 21.8 percent of the day’s trade and Lasco Distributors with 708,090 units for 9.4 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index jumped on Thursday to recover 43.90 points of the 79 drop on Wednesday to end at 3,863.19.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 10.8, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial gained 44 cents to end at $24 with a mere 10 shares clearing the market, Blue Power skidded 20 cents to $2.70 after exchanging 3,770 stocks, CAC 2000 lost 54 cents to close at $3.81, with 81 stock units changing hands. 
Consolidated Bakeries dipped 25 cents and ended at $2.03 after a transfer of 9,451 units, Derrimon Trading dropped 10 cents in closing at $1.80, with 110,495 shares crossing the market, Dolphin Cove declined 19 cents to close trading at $16.15 with stakeholders exchanging 7,884 stocks. Fontana popped 47 cents in closing at $11.21 in switching ownership of 150,719 units, Fosrich shed 10 cents to close at $2.30 after facilitating trading of 100,964 stock units, Future Energy fell 27 cents to end at $3.38 with investors dealing in 195,646 shares. Honey Bun lost 41 cents and ended at $6.36 in an exchange of 2,523 stocks, ISP Finance rose $8.50 to end at $44 with traders dealing in 200 stock units, Lasco Distributors dropped 10 cents to close at $4.15 in an exchange of 708,090 units. 
Lasco Manufacturing shed 16 cents in closing at $4.99, following 28,710 stocks crossing the exchange and MFS Capital Partners rallied 39 cents and ended at $2.39 with shareholders swapping 122,659 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market in steep plunge
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed sharply lower on Wednesday, following trading 42 securities compared with 44 on Tuesday and ended with 20 rising, 15 declining and seven closing unchanged with a 20 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded and 36 percent more value than Tuesday.
Investors traded 8,848,848 shares at $20,102,884 compared with 7,403,059 units at $14,802,391 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 210,687 shares at $478,640, compared to 168,251 units at $336,418 on Tuesday, with the month to date, averaging 245,013 units at $507,609 compared with 261,585 stock units at $521,594 on the previous day. September closed with an average of 220,239 units at $459,425.
Mailpac Group led trading with 3.04 million shares for 34.4 percent of total volume followed by Jamaican Teas with 2.77 million units for 31.3 percent of the day’s trade and Dolla Financial with 915,854 units for 10.3 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index dropped 79.03 points to finish at 3,819.29.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 10.8, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial declined $1.83 to $23.56, with 875 shares crossing the exchange, Caribbean Cream shed 10 cents and ended at $4 after exchanging 313 stock units, Caribbean Flavours rose 16 cents to end at $1.46 after an exchange of 27,008 stocks, Derrimon Trading skidded 10 cents to $1.90 with shareholders swapping 1,764 units. 
Dolla Financial increased 11 cents to close at $2.25 in an exchange of 915,854 stock units, Dolphin Cove popped 33 cents to end at $16.34, with 522 units changing hands, Fontana dipped 25 cents and ended at $10.74 with 42,597 stocks clearing the market, Honey Bun rallied 42 cents in closing at $6.77 after 600 shares changed hands. Indies Pharma lost 34 cents to end at $2.80 and closed with 12,314 units being traded, ISP Finance jumped $5.50 to close at $35.50 while exchanging 4,492 stock units, Jamaican Teas climbed 22 cents to end at $2.33 with investors transferring 2,767,534 shares, Knutsford Express gained 50 cents to close at $12.50 with stakeholders exchanging 22,724 stocks. Mailpac Group climbed 14 cents and ended at $2 with an exchange of 3,042,059 units, Main Event advanced 99 cents to $15.99 with a transfer of 1,282 stock units, 
MFS Capital Partners fell 50 cents in closing at $2 as 268,537 stocks passed through the market, Paramount Trading dropped 25 cents to close at $1.74 in switching ownership of 2,119 shares and tTech popped 24 cents to $2.45 after a transfer of 6 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading drops on the Junior Market
Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Tuesday, with the volume and value of stocks traded declining 52 percent respectively compared with Monday with trading in 44 securities compared with 43 on Monday and ended with 19 rising, 16 declining and nine closing unchanged.
Investors traded 7,403,059 shares for $14,802,391 down from 15,354,831 units at $30,576,301 on Monday.
Trading averaged 168,251 shares at $336,418, compared with 357,089 shares at $711,077 on Monday with the month to date, averaging 261,585 units at $521,594 compared to September with an average of 220,239 units at $459,425.
Dolla Financial led trading with 2.97 million shares for 40.1 percent of total volume followed by One Great Studio with 2.63 million units for 35.5 percent of the day’s trade and Mailpac Group with 360,221 units for 4.9 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index fell 9.14 points to finish at 3,898.32.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 10.6, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and three with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial rallied $2.30 to $25.39 with stakeholders exchanging 4,590 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped 10 cents and ended at $3.30 in an exchange of 1,020 units, Consolidated Bakeries fell 8 cents to end at $2.28 in an exchange of 83 stock units, Everything Fresh declined 15 cents to $1.55 as investors exchanged 1,500 stocks. 
Express Catering advanced 17 cents to close at $4.77 with 6,424 stock units being traded, Fontana rose 34 cents to close at $10.99 with traders dealing in 42,106 units, Fosrich lost 11 cents to end at $2.35 after an exchange of 42,990 stocks, Future Energy climbed 15 cents and ended at $3.65, with 149,465 shares crossing the exchange. Honey Bun shed 44 cents to $6.35 with a transfer of 10,145 stock units, Indies Pharma gained 14 cents in closing at $3.14 after 1,002 stocks passed through the market, ISP Finance dipped $3.97 in closing at $30 after an exchange of 889 shares, Knutsford Express skidded 50 cents to $12, with 59,372 units changing hands. Lumber Depot increased 15 cents to end at $2.45 after 107,100 stocks crossed the market, Main Event increased $1.50 to close at $15 after trading of 60,400 units, 
MFS Capital Partners climbed 41 cents and ended at $2.50 with investors dealing in 129,159 shares and Tropical Battery popped 8 cents to end at $1.93 in switching ownership of 54,234 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
9 Junior Market stocks fall for 2 rising
Prices pulled back in trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, following trading in 43 securities compared with 42 on Friday and ended with prices of just seven rising, 31 declining and five closing unchanged with the volume of stocks traded declining 41 percent and the value 55 percent lower than Friday.
Investors traded 15,354,831 shares at $30,576,301 versus 25,966,253 units at $67,322,180 on Friday.
Trading averaged 357,089 shares at $711,077 compared with 618,244 stocks at $1,602,909 on Friday, over September with an average of 220,239 units at $459,425.
One Great Studio led trading with 3.51 million shares for 22.9 percent of total volume followed by Mailpac Group with 3.51 million units for 22.8 percent of the day’s trade, Spur Tree Spices ended with 2.50 million units for 16.3 percent share of the market and ONE on ONE Educational with 1.03 million units for 6.7 percent of the total volume.
At the close, the Market Index dropped 51.88 points to settle at 3,907.46.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 10.7, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and four with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial shed $2.41 and ended at $23.09 as investors exchanged 605 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers dipped 18 cents to $3.20 with stakeholders exchanging 125,354 stock units, Derrimon Trading dropped 19 cents to close at $2.01 with traders dealing in 3,216 units. Dolla Financial skidded 12 cents in closing at $2.16 with 915,105 stocks changing hands, Dolphin Cove lost 34 cents to end at $16 with investors transferring 49,710 stock units, Fosrich declined 44 cents in closing at $2.46 after an exchange of 31,971 shares. Future Energy fell 50 cents to close at $3.50 after a transfer of 974,341 stocks, Image Plus dropped 10 cents and ended at $2.07 as 85,359 units passed through the market, 
Indies Pharma declined 15 cents to end at $3 after an exchange of 11,493 units. JFP Ltd fell 10 cents to $1.50 in trading 319,270 stocks, Knutsford Express dipped 8 cents and ended at $12.50 with investors dealing in 8,814 stock units, Lumber Depot lost 24 cents to end at $2.30 in an exchange of 21,555 shares. Main Event shed 67 cents to close at $13.50 while exchanging 5,000 stock units, ONE on ONE Educational skidded 14 cents in closing at $1.01 after the swapping of 1,028,049 units, Regency Petroleum fell 37 cents to $2.10 with a transfer of 319,239 shares. Spur Tree Spices dipped 10 cents in closing at $2.15, with 2,500,252 stocks crossing the market, 
Tropical Battery dropped 13 cents to end at $1.85 with shareholders swapping 74,586 stock units and tTech shed 27 cents to $2.21 after an exchange of 200 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Blast off for the Junior Market
On a day of mostly rising prices trading surged on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday, leading the Market Index to blast off by 112.67 points to close up at 3,959.34.with a 193 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded following a 253 percent jump in value exchanged compared to market activity on Thursday after trading took place in 42 securities compared with 41 on Thursday and ended with 25 rising, six declining and 11 closing unchanged.
Investors traded 25,966,253 shares for $67,322,180 compared with 8,864,793 units at $19,070,025 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 618,244 shares at $1,602,909 compared with 216,214 shares at $465,123 on Thursday with the month to date, averaging 215,926 units at $451,974 compared to 199,525 stock units at $399,913 on the previous day. August closed with an average of 195,469 units at $393,452.
Several stocks traded more than 1 million shares at the close of the market, with Future Energy Source leading trading with 5.58 million shares for 21.5 percent of the total volume followed by JFP Ltd with 4.93 million units for 19 percent of the day’s trade, Spur Tree Spices followed with 3.26 million units for 12.5 percent market share, Fosrich chipped in with 2.31 million units for 8.9 percent of trading, Lasco Distributors with 1.80 million units for 6.9 percent share and Image Plus Consultants with 1.50 million units for 5.8 percent of total volume.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.1, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rallied 40 cents in closing at $3.38 as investors exchanged 6,300 shares, Derrimon Trading advanced 20 cents and ended at $2.20, with 711,597 stocks changing hands, Everything Fresh rose 16 cents to $1.75 after an exchange of 472,368 units, Express Catering fell 15 cents to close at $4.60 with an exchange of 18,654 stock units. Fontana increased 18 cents to end at $10.58 with stakeholders exchanging 14,468 stock units, Fosrich popped 51 cents in closing at $2.90 in switching ownership of 2,311,932 shares, Future Energy Source climbed 11 cents to end at $4 with a transfer of 5,580,078 units, Image Plus Consultants gained 17 cents and ended at $2.17 after 1,503,000 stocks passed through the market.
Indies Pharma increased 25 cents to close at $3.15 in an exchange of 49,771 stocks, Knutsford Express jumped $2.58 to $12.58 in trading 111,177 shares, Lumber Depot popped 14 cents in closing at $2.54, with 501,810 units clearing the market, Medical Disposables advanced 22 cents to $4.20 and closed with 100 stock units changing hands. MFS Capital Partners rallied 8 cents to end at $2.08 after trading 42,802 stocks, ONE on ONE Educational gained 14 cents to close at $1.15, with 787,025 stock units crossing the market, Paramount Trading rose 26 cents to $1.99 with an exchange 507 shares, Regency Petroleum rose 14 cents to $2.47 with shareholders swapping 612,662 units. 
Spur Tree Spices gained 8 cents in closing at $2.25, with 3,256,747 shares crossing the market, Stationery and Office Supplies popped 13 cents to end at $1.90 in an exchange of 437,808 stock units and tTech climbed 28 cents and ended at $2.48 with investors dealing in 100 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
