Trading jumped and prices mostly rose on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, in closing out the month with a 52 percent rise in the volume of stocks exchanged, with 61 percent greater value than Tuesday following trading in 45 securities compared with 46 on Tuesday and ending with prices of 21 rising, nine declining and 15 closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 22,755,488 shares, with Stationery and Office Supplies accounting for 20 percent of the volume traded, resulting in a value of $47,209,153, up appreciably from 15,009,251 units at $29,395,669 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 505,678 shares at $1,049,092, up from 326,288 stock units at $639,036 on Tuesday, with the month to date, averaging 199,273 units at $488,496, closely aligned with 182,438 stock units at $457,694 on the previous day and March with an average of 307,021 shares at $759,432.
Stationery and Office Supplies led trading with 4.50 million shares for 19.8 percent of total volume followed by ONE on ONE Educational which ended with 3.88 million stocks for 17 percent of the day’s trade, Jamaican Teas closed with 2.75 million stocks for 12.1 percent of the volume traded, Image Plus with 1.72 million units for 7.6 percent of the overall volume, Indies Pharma with 1.69 million units for 7.4 percent of the day’s trade and Mailpac Group ended with 1.19 million units for 5.2 percent of market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index climbed 48.98 points to conclude trading at 3,517.84. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
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.
At the close, Access Financial popped $1.52 to $17.55, with 1,782 shares crossing the market, AMG Packaging rallied 30 cents to end at $2.31 in an exchange of 6,005 units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers increased 47 cents in closing at $2.50, with investors dealing in 3,150 stocks. Consolidated Bakeries climbed 5 cents and ended at $1.70 after 1,871 shares passed through the market, Dolla Financial rose 12 cents to finish at $2.57 with investors trading 80,135 stock units, Dolphin Cove sank 47 cents to close at $11.23 after an exchange of 30,950 shares. Everything Fresh advanced 7 cents to $2.10 with a transfer of 33 stocks, Fontana gained 48 cents and ended at $9.80 after the trading of 111,138 units, Fosrich popped 10 cents in closing at $2.60 with an exchange of 501,933 stock units. 
Future Energy rallied 14 cents to end at $3.30 with 581,156 shares crossing the market, GWest Corporation lost 10 cents to close at 87 cents in trading 9,900 stock units, Indies Pharma increased 20 cents to finish at $4.05 with 1,688,670 units crossing the exchange. Jamaican Teas skidded 6 cents and ended at $2.54 with investors trading 2,752,934 stocks, JFP Ltd climbed 18 cents to 60 cents in an exchange of 243,215 units, Knutsford Express rose 20 cents in closing at $12.68 with investors swapping 338,227 stocks. Limners and Bards advanced 10 cents to close at $1.25 in switching ownership of 5,662 shares, Lumber Depot gained 12 cents to finish at $3.02 after a transfer of 107,810 stock units, Mailpac Group popped 33 cents to end at $2.70 with traders dealing in 1,187,139 shares. Regency Petroleum rallied 40 cents to close at 52 weeks’ high at $3.80 with 774,792 stock units changing hands and Stationery and Office Supplies rose 6 cents to finish at $1.60 and closed with an exchange of 4,499,451 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 15,009,251 shares at $29,395,669, up from 11,041,741 stock units at $18,804,210 on Monday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.4, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Fontana sank 48 cents to finish at $9.32 with investors trading 104,594 stocks. Indies Pharma increased 21 cents and ended at $3.85 after an exchange of 408,245 shares, Iron Rock Insurance climbed 5 cents to end at $3.70 with investors dealing in just one stock unit, ISP Finance rose $2.55 to close at $12.05 after an exchange of 2,035 stocks. Jamaican Teas gained 15 cents to finish at $2.60 with investors trading 1,863,472 units, JFP Ltd dropped 17 cents to close at a record low of 42 cents after a transfer of 228,115 stocks, Lasco Financial popped 7 cents in closing at $1.70 with investors trading 136,859 shares. Mailpac Group dipped 20 cents to finish at $2.37 with 3,556,348 stock units clearing the market and Spur Tree Spices advanced 5 cents and ended at $1.27 with investors swapping 32,976 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 6,792,598 shares worth $8,087,536, up from 6,378,257 stock units at $9,740,845 on Thursday.
At the close of a moderate trading session, AMG Packaging sank 34 cents to $2.50 with 115,555 shares crossing the market, Blue Power lost 9 cents and ended at $4.50 after an exchange of 10,563 stocks, Cargo Handlers rose 72 cents to end at $11.22 with a transfer of 582 units. Caribbean Assurance added 33 cents in closing at $2.73 with investors swapping 6,219 shares, Caribbean Flavours rose 6 cents to close at $1.23 in an exchange of 3,724 stock units, Dolphin Cove rallied $1.29 to finish at $12.43 with traders dealing in 68,366 shares. Elite Diagnostic slipped 15 cents to $1.35 in an exchange of 834 units, Fontana sank 28 cents in closing at $9.71 with investors trading 55,860 stocks, Future Energy increased 5 cents to close at $3.14 in switching ownership of 69,189 stock units. Indies Pharma climbed 18 cents to end at $3.68 with 55,951 shares crossing the market, ISP Finance advanced $1.32 to finish at $12.32 in trading 3,163 units, Jamaican Teas popped 8 cents and ended at $2.40, with 5,625 stocks changing hands. 
Knutsford Express dropped 32 cents to $12.17 with an exchange of 30,690 units, Lasco Financial rallied 6 cents to finish at $1.69 after closing with 23,473 shares changing hands, Limners and Bards increased 5 cents and ended at $1.16 with investors dealing in 17,180 stocks. Lumber Depot fell 7 cents in closing at $2.82 with 9,770 units clearing the market, Mailpac Group climbed 5 cents to close at $2.45 with investors trading 54,537 stock units, Spur Tree Spices rose 5 cents to end at $1.27 with an exchange of 109,090 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies gained 5 cents to close at $1.50 after investors ended trading 298,942 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 6,378,257 shares for $9,740,845, up from 4,199,125 stock units at $7,967,838 on Wednesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.2, based on last traded prices and projected earnings computed by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
GWest Corporation rallied 13 cents and ended at $1 with investors dealing in 10,060 stocks, Indies Pharma increased 18 cents to end at $3.50 with 42,473 stock units clearing the market. ISP Finance climbed $1 to end at $11 with investors trading 22 shares, Limners and Bards fell 5 cents to close at $1.11 after an exchange of 18,360 stocks, Mailpac Group dropped 5 cents to finish at $2.40 in trading 51,928 units. Main Event popped 7 cents to $10.97 after a transfer of 2,400 stock units, Regency Petroleum gained 7 cents in closing at $3.37 with 1,237 shares crossing the exchange, Spur Tree Spices advanced 5 cents to end at $1.22 in switching ownership of 340 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies shed 5 cents and ended at $1.45 as investors exchanged 545,315 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
During the trading session, 4 stocks traded at intraday 52 weeks’ lows, with Dolphin Cove dropping to $10.07, Main Event declining to a low of $7.94, MFS Partners down to $0.32 and Spur Tree Spices down at $1.09.
At the close of a moderate day of trading, The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
Fontana climbed 21 cents in closing at $9.99 in an exchange of 79,083 units, GWest Corporation declined 13 cents to end at 87 cents with investors trading 408 stocks. Honey Bun sank 14 cents to close at $8 after a transfer of 2,288 shares, Image Plus rose 6 cents and ended at $1.05, with 110,990 stocks crossing the market, ISP Finance slipped $1 to finish at $10 in trading 5,031 units. Jetcon Corporation gained 25 cents to end at $1.18 with 101,300 stock units crossing the market, JFP Ltd rallied 5 cents to end at 64 cents with an exchange of 151 shares, Lumber Depot popped 7 cents in closing at $2.89 after 1,000 stock units passed through the market. Main Event slipped 7 cents to close at $10.90 after trading of 16,527 stocks, Medical Disposables rallied 26 cents and ended at $1.60, with 1,375 units crossing the exchange and Regency Petroleum rose 15 cents to finish at $3.30 with traders dealing in 3,428 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an average of 99,520 shares at $153,952, down from 184,019 stocks at $356,097 on Thursday, with the month to date, ending with an average of 178,745 units at $507,345 compared with 184,939 stock units at $534,974 on the previous day and March with an average of 307,021 stock units at $759,432.
At the close of market activity, CAC 2000 climbed 21 cents to close at $2.50 after a transfer of just 92 shares, Cargo Handlers fell 10 cents to $11.10 with traders dealing in 699 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries sank 15 cents and ended at $1.65 with 126 shares clearing the market. Derrimon Trading popped 11 cents to finish at $1.90 with investors trading 917,851 units, Dolla Financial rallied 10 cents to end at $2.55 with 98,313 stocks crossing the exchange, Dolphin Cove increased 44 cents in closing at $14.19 with a transfer of 9,061 shares. Elite Diagnostic dipped 21 cents to $1.24 with 8,714 stocks crossing the market, Fontana rose 10 cents and ended at $9.78 in switching ownership of 49,071 units, Future Energy sank 6 cents to finish at $3.13 as investors exchanged 35,240 stock units. GWest Corporation gained 14 cents to close at $1 with 149 shares crossing the market, Honey Bun advanced 34 cents in closing at $8.14 after an exchange of 2,301 stocks, Image Plus declined 11 cents to end at 99 cents following trading of 126,094 units. Iron Rock Insurance rose 68 cents in closing at $3.68 after an exchange of 44 stock units, 
ISP Finance gained $1.39 to close at $11 after 20 shares were traded, Jetcon Corporation lost 22 cents to close at 93 cents after 11,421 stocks passed through the market. KLE Group skidded 16 cents to end at 92 cents with investors swapping 1,191 units, MFS Capital Partners shed 6 cents to finish at 34 cents in an exchange of 104,328 stock units, One Great Studio popped 9 cents and ended at 43 cents with investors dealing in 56,917 shares. ONE on ONE Educational increased 5 cents to 90 cents in an exchange of 812,293 units, RA Williams dropped 15 cents to close at 51 cents with investors trading 119,371 stocks, Regency Petroleum slipped 5 cents to end at $3.15 with an exchange of 19,765 stock units and Spur Tree Spices sank 7 cents in closing at $1.15 with 138,743 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 7,176,741 shares for $13,887,774, up from 6,649,966 stock units at $11,415,609 on Wednesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.8, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Jamaican Teas dipped 6 cents to close at $2.29 in switching ownership of 301,647 stock units, Jetcon Corporation rallied 22 cents to end at $1.15 trading just 103 shares. Knutsford Express sank 40 cents to $12.50 as investors exchanged 28 stock units, Mailpac Group rose 9 cents to finish at $2.39 after a transfer of 7,169 stocks, Medical Disposables skidded 31 cents and ended at $1.34 with traders dealing in 10,315 units. One Great Studio fell 6 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of 34 cents in an exchange of 1,765,573 stocks, Spur Tree Spices shed 9 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.22 with investors dealing in 400,685 shares and Tropical Battery climbed 10 cents to end at $2.10 with 107,559 stock units clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Market activity led to Image Plus and ISP Finance trading at 52 weeks’ lows and One Great Studio trading at an intraday 52 weeks’ low of 39 cents.
At the close of the market, Access Financial increased 21 cents and ended at $16.96, with 134 shares crossing the market, AMG Packaging skidded 32 cents to $2.77 after trading 50 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped 24 cents in closing at $2.74 with just 1,513 stocks crossing the market. Caribbean Cream lost 9 cents in finishing trading at $2.20 after an exchange of 23,896 shares, Derrimon Trading rose 7 cents to close at $1.77 with investors exchanging 30 stock units, Dolphin Cove rose 73 cents to end at $14.70 with traders exchanging 2,257 shares. Express Catering gained 7 cents in closing at $2.95 with a transfer of 21,842 stocks, following posting of solid nine months results that beat 2023 by 58 percent, Fontana climbed 35 cents to $9.75 after trading 18,037 stock units, Honey Bun shed 11 cents to end at $7.94 after an exchange of 8,279 stock units. Image Plus declined 11 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.01 with investors trading 11,800 shares, Indies Pharma sank 8 cents and ended at $3.35 after traders exchange 158,436 stock units, Iron Rock Insurance slipped 30 cents to finish at $3.40 with 15 stocks passing through the market. 
ISP Finance sank $3.50 to a 52 weeks’ closing low of $11 with an exchange of 10,163 units, Jamaican Teas dipped 5 cents to finish at $2.40 with 49,760 stocks clearing the market, Jetcon Corporation fell 17 cents and ended at 93 cents after a transfer of 5,854 shares. Knutsford Express dropped $2 to close at $12 with traders dealing in 140,001 units, Lumber Depot advanced 6 cents in closing at $3.04 with shareholders exchanging 1,040,506 stock units, Mailpac Group sank 10 cents to end at $2.30 with investors dealing in 100,653 shares. Main Event popped $1.53 to $10.97 with 631 stocks crossing the exchange, Medical Disposables climbed 36 cents to finish at $1.69 with investors swapping 12 units, RA Williams declined 7 cents and ended at 60 cents with 102,000 stock units switching owners. 
Regency Petroleum shed 14 cents in closing at $3.25 after investors exchanged 4,159 shares and Tropical Battery rose 13 cents to end at $2.12 with investors trading 89,588 stock units.
The market closed with trading of 4,098,615 shares at $8,619,179, noticeably above the 3,774,007 units at $6,476,930 on Friday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.3, based on the last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Indies Pharma dropped 6 cents to close at $3.43 with an exchange of 26,275 stocks, ISP Finance fell 47 cents in closing at $14.50 after trading in 10 shares. Knutsford Express popped $1.97 to end at $14 in an exchange of 108 units, Lumber Depot slipped 7 cents to close at $2.98 with investors trading 907,941 stocks, Main Event sank $1.54 to finish at $9.44 with shareholders switching ownership of 3,900 shares. Medical Disposables skidded 11 cents to $1.33 with traders dealing in 18,799 stock units and Tropical Battery gained 8 cents to close at $1.99 after an exchange of 295,403 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 3,774,007 shares for $6,476,930 compared with 3,462,954 units at $7,488,462 on Thursday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
JFP Ltd dropped 5 cents to end at 61 cents with 21,995 shares clearing the market, Knutsford Express sank $1.34 to finish at $12.03 after trading of 5,482 stocks, Lumber Depot gained 6 cents and ended at $3.05 in switching ownership of 500 units. Mailpac Group rallied 9 cents to $2.40 after an exchange of 33,182 stock units, Medical Disposables skidded 26 cents to finish at $1.44 with a transfer of 401 shares, MFS Capital Partners lost 7 cents and ended at 36 cents with investors swapping 10,200 units. One Great Studio increased 6 cents to end at 48 cents with 200 stocks crossing the exchange and Tropical Battery slipped 14 cents in closing at $1.91 with 212,937 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.