Several Junior Market stocks had sharp price movements at the close on Tuesday, with Access Financial leading with a fall of 17 percent, followed by Caribbean Assurance Brokers with a loss of 14 percent, KLE Group and Knutsford Express were both down 13 percent, ISP Finance, JFP and Kintyre Holdings fell 12 percent. RA Williams jumped 24 percent, MFS Capital Partners climbed 19 percent, Iron Rock Insurance added 14 percent to Monday’s close and Lasco Financial put on an 11 percent rally as the Junior Market Index skidded 25.02 points to settle at 3,376.94.
Trading ended with activities in 39 securities, down from 46 on Monday and ending with prices of 14 rising, 18 declining and seven closing unchanged. Spur Tree Spices closed at a 52 week Low of $1.08 while Edufocal traded at an intraday 52 week low of 21 cents.
The market closed with trading jumping 38 percent to 8,088,481 shares for $10,634,310 up from 5,847,124 units at $10,317,978 on Monday.
Trading averaged 207,397 shares at $272,675, rising from 127,111 stocks at $224,304 on Monday, with the month to date, averaging 191,652 units at $282,425, consistent with 190,570 stock units at $283,096 on the previous day, compared to April with an average of 199,273 shares at $488,496.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 3.10 million shares for 38.3 percent of total volume, followed by Regency Petroleum, with 1.17 million units for 14.4 percent of the day’s trade and EduFocal with 856,485 stocks for 10.6 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.3, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, Access Financial lost $2.85 in closing at $14.32 with traders dealing in 1,522 shares, with Caribbean Assurance Brokers dropping 34 cents to $2.06 with 39,000 stock units crossing the market, Caribbean Cream shed 17 cents to end at $2.16 with dealings in 9,800 shares. Dolla Financial gained 9 cents and ended at $2.47 with investors exchanging 248,241 stocks, Dolphin Cove slipped 10 cents to finish at $12 and closed with 124,556 units changing hands, Everything Fresh rose 16 cents to close at $2.38 as investors switched ownership of 2,469 stocks. Fontana skidded 48 cents to $8.57 after a transfer of 105,042 units, Honey Bun sank 25 cents to close at $8.15 with investors trading 8,207 shares, Indies Pharma rallied 15 cents to finish at $3.85 with traders exchanging 18,030 stock units. Iron Rock Insurance increased 47 cents and ended at $3.80 with 87 shares clearing the market, ISP Finance dipped $1.34 to end at $10.16 as traders exchanged 326 units, Jetcon Corporation fell 8 cents in closing at $1.02 with 21,520 stocks changing hands. JFP Ltd slipped 7 cents to 50 cents as investors exchanged 24,059 stock units, KLE Group declined 14 cents to end at 92 cents in trading 6,403 shares, Knutsford Express sank $1.84 in closing at $12.56 with 1,029 stocks passing through the market. Lasco Financial climbed 18 cents to finish at $1.80 with a transfer of 4,600 units, Lumber Depot popped 12 cents and ended at $2.93 after traders exchanged 3,001 stock units, Mailpac Group advanced 11 cents to close at $2.49 with investors trading 14,735 shares. MFS Capital Partners rose 8 cents to 50 cents with 693,893 stock units crossing the exchange, RA Williams rallied 11 cents to finish at 57 cents after the trading of 210 stocks, Regency Petroleum increased 10 cents and ended at $3.60 after investors exchanged 1,165,598 units and Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 7 cents to close at $1.49 with investors swapping just one share.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close of the market, Spur Tree Spices ended at a 52 week low of $1.08, RA Williams closed at a 52 week low of 46 cents while Dolla Financial and Main Event traded at 52 week intraday lows of $2.18 and $9.10, respectively.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index fell 39.48 points to close at 3,401.96. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer, reflecting a likely positive opening on Tuesday.
The market closed with trading of 10,899,363 shares at $12,643,835, well below the 14,892,052 units at $29,081,001 on Thursday.
At the close of the market, Access Financial declined 6 cents to finish at $17.18 with a transfer of a mere one share, AMG Packaging lost 10 cents to land at $2.35 with 4,207 stock units changing hands, Atlantic Hardware gained 11 cents to close at 97 cents with investors dealing in 240,100 shares. Cargo Handlers popped 90 cents to end at $11.10 with traders exchanging 3,015 stocks, Caribbean Cream climbed 16 cents in closing at $2.35 with investors trading 549 stock units, Caribbean Flavours rose 21 cents to end at $1.50 with 5,963 shares crossing the market. Derrimon Trading advanced 15 cents in closing at $1.90 with sellers trading 10,000 stocks, Dolphin Cove fell 67 cents to $11.83 with 36,930 units crossing the market, Elite Diagnostic slipped 10 cents and ended at $1.30 with investors trading 4,917 stock units. Everything Fresh shed 6 cents to end at $2.03 as investors exchanged 2,040,760 shares, Future Energy sank 6 cents to finish at $3 as 216,174 stock units changed hands,
Trading plunged sharply on Monday with a 73 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded down to 3,818,332 from 14,213,890 units on Friday, with 77 percent lower value of $5,134,860, dramatically lower than $21,868,340 previously.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.7, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Trading ended with activity in just 41 securities, down from 44 on Thursday and ending with prices of 10 stocks rising, 16 declining and 15 closing unchanged.
At the close of the market, Access Financial recovered $3.25 of the loss on Thursday in closing at $17.30 with investors dealing in 781 shares, Caribbean Cream shed 40 cents to $2.20 after an exchange of 101,000 stocks, Derrimon Trading advanced 10 cents and ended at $2 with investors trading 6,774,835 units. Dolla Financial popped 7 cents to end at $2.62 with 99,151 shares changing hands, Elite Diagnostic lost 21 cents to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.19 with investors swapping 100,337 stock units, Express Catering increased 52 cents to close at $2.94 with traders transferring 500 shares through the market. Fontana fell 6 cents to $9 with investors dealing in 31,899 stock units, GWest Corporation dropped 12 cents in closing at 85 cents in an exchange of 248,961 stocks, Indies Pharma sank 20 cents to finish at $3.55 with 415,551 units changing hands.
The market closed with trading of 6,456,385 shares for $10,590,257, well above the 4,821,612 units at $8,531,764 on Wednesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.6, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
The market closed with trading of 4,821,612 shares for $8,531,764, falling sharply from 7,319,727 units at $14,054,114 on Tuesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
The market closed with trading of 7,319,727 shares for $14,054,114, well above the 3,649,342 units at $5,015,277 on Monday.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index slipped 20.88 points to 3,459.93. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 1.25 million shares for 34.3 percent of the total volume, followed by Derrimon Trading, with 463,467 units for 12.7 percent of the day’s trade and Atlantic Hardware with 387,256 stocks for 10.6 percent of the volume traded.
The market closed with trading of 4,735,370 shares for $6,394,360 compared with 22,755,488 units at $47,209,153 on Wednesday.
To start the new month, Access Financial dipped 15 cents in closing at $17.40 in an exchange of just 35 shares, AMG Packaging climbed 34 cents to $2.65 with 22,864 stock units crossing the market, Blue Power sank 14 cents to finish at $4.75 after an exchange of 1,434 shares. CAC 2000 dipped 11 cents and ended at $2.29 following 525 stocks passing through the market. Caribbean Assurance Brokers fell 21 cents to close at $2.29 with an exchange of 7,630 units, ahead of the company releasing 2024 full year results showing a loss for the year. Consolidated Bakeries popped 19 cents to end at $1.89 with traders dealing in 1,736 shares. Dolphin Cove gained 76 cents in closing at $11.99 in an exchange of 24,269 units, following the release of 2024 full year results that showed reduced profit compared with 2023. Elite Diagnostic declined 12 cents to $1.38 with investors trading 5,822 stocks, Future Energy lost 6 cents to finish at $3.24 after an exchange of 394,061 stock units. GWest Corporation rose 10 cents and ended at 97 cents with 14,579 shares changing hands.