The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange continues its recovery from the fall occasioned by the two public share issues that closed last week, with the market Index popping 46.94 points, up by 1.33 percent to 3,586.13, with trading in 45 securities, up from 44 on Wednesday and ending with prices of 21 rising, 15 declining and nine closing unchanged, with Fontana closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $9.50, Stationery and Office Supplies closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.41 and RA Williams trading at an intraday 52 weeks’ low of 57 cents.
The market closed with trading of 13,245,591 shares for $24,563,567 compared to 15,529,234 units at $24,827,930 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 294,346 shares at $545,857, somewhat lower than the 352,937 stocks at $564,271 on Wednesday, with the month to date, averaging 301,798 stock units at $763,470 in line with 302,258 stock units at $776,903 on the previous day compared to February that ended with an average of 246,071 shares at $454,487.
ONE on ONE Educational led trading with 3.24 million shares for 24.5 percent of total volume followed by Derrimon Trading which ended with 2.68 million stocks for 20.2 percent of the day’s trade, Fosrich closed with 2.61 million stocks for 19.7 percent of the volume traded and Jamaican Teas with 1.90 million units for 14.4 percent of market share.
At the close of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.4, 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, AMG Packaging popped 40 cents and ended at $3.10 in an exchange of 7,913 stocks, CAC 2000 rallied 14 cents to $2.49 trading 603 units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers sank 19 cents to close at $2.64 after an exchange of just 164 shares. Caribbean Cream increased 22 cents in closing at $2.43 with investors trading 4,000 stock units, Dolla Financial popped 15 cents to finish at $2.75 with 148,196 shares changing hands, Dolphin Cove dropped $1.79 to end at $16.10 and closed with 4,327 stocks changing hands. Everything Fresh rose 13 cents to $2.03 in an exchange of 284,786 units, Express Catering gained 10 cents to end at $2.88 with 57,724 stock units clearing the market, Fontana advanced 26 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $9.50 after a transfer of 111,010 shares. Future Energy lost 13 cents to close at $3.17 with traders dealing in 201,691 stocks, GWest Corporation popped 5 cents and ended at 96 cents as investors exchanged 131,026 units, 
Indies Pharma dipped 23 cents to finish at $3.66 with a transfer of 52,032 stock units. Iron Rock Insurance sank 89 cents to $3.01 with investors dealing in 2,939 shares, Jetcon Corporation dropped 8 cents in closing at $1.01 after an exchange of 355 stocks, Knutsford Express gained $1.27 and ended at $13.30 with investors trading 109 units. Lasco Financial rose 5 cents to end at $1.64 with 9,909 units passing through the market, MFS Capital Partners fell 5 cents to finish at 40 cents with an exchange of 112,602 shares, Paramount Trading declined 5 cents to close at $1 with 61,401 stocks crossing the market. Regency Petroleum rallied 12 cents to $3.37 with 126,349 units switching owners and Stationery and Office Supplies shed 10 cents to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.41 with 292,087 stock units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 15,529,234 shares for $24,827,930, up from 12,294,992 stock units at $23,929,634 on Tuesday.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index slipped 16.61 points to 3,539.19. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
Derrimon Trading popped 13 cents to close at $1.95 with trading of 1,465,602 shares, Dolla Financial lost 5 cents to end at $2.60 with 392,633 stock units clearing the market. Dolphin Cove rallied 89 cents in closing at $17.89 with investors trading 1,290 stocks, GWest Corporation sank 5 cents to 91 cents with 7,383 stock units crossing the market, Indies Pharma increased 7 cents and ended at $3.89 after exchanging 269,013 shares. Iron Rock Insurance dipped 9 cents to end at $3.90 with 500 stock units passing through the market, ISP Finance sank 50 cents to close at $16.02 with 9,498 units crossing the exchange, Jetcon Corporation rallied 9 cents to finish at $1.09 after a transfer of 300 stocks. Knutsford Express skidded $1.42 and ended at $12.03 with 11,160 units switching owners and Tropical Battery rose 13 cents to $2.50 as investors exchanged 79,550 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 12,294,992 shares at $23,929,634, well below the 19,996,597 units at $94,755,148 on Monday.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging advanced 22 cents to finish at $2.80 after a transfer of 6,430 stock units, Blue Power popped 32 cents and ended at a 52 weeks; closing high of $5.69 as investors exchanged 31,308 shares, CAC 2000 climbed 20 cents to $2.35 with a transfer of 1,940 stocks. Cargo Handlers slipped $1 to end at $10.50 with 26,249 units passing through the market, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 36 cents in closing at $2.67 in an exchange of 12,835 stocks, Derrimon Trading lost 8 cents to close at $1.82 in trading 1,043,198 units. Dolphin Cove skidded 89 cents to $17 with 3,106 shares changing hands, Elite Diagnostic sank 9 cents to finish at $1.51 with investors swapping 65,876 stock units, Express Catering gained 6 cents and ended at $2.76 with 12,565 shares crossing the exchange. Fontana increased 20 cents to end at $9.20 with investors trading 85,529 stocks, 
Future Energy rallied 9 cents in closing at $3.28 with 155,275 units crossing the market, GWest Corporation rose 9 cents to close at 96 cents with investors dealing in 47,851 stock units. Indies Pharma shed 12 cents to end at $3.82 after an exchange of 23,458 shares, Iron Rock Insurance advanced 19 cents to end at $3.99 with 25 units clearing the market, Jamaican Teas popped 6 cents in closing at $2.45 after an exchange of 4,243,169 stock units. JFP Ltd increased 7 cents to finish at 72 cents with 24,739 stock units crossing the market, Main Event climbed $1.29 and ended at $11.99 with traders dealing in 350 shares, MFS Capital Partners gained 6 cents to close at 46 cents with 1,730 stock units switching owners and Regency Petroleum rallied 9 cents to $3.25 with investors trading 182,437 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close of the market, Access Financial popped 7 cents to finish at $16.39 with investors swapping 2,141 stock units, AMG Packaging gained 28 cents and ended at $2.58 with an exchange of 39,979 shares at the close of the trading session, CAC 2000 rose 21 cents to $2.15 with 85 units traded. Cargo Handlers rallied 50 cents in closing at $11.50 with investors dealing in 791 stock units, Caribbean Cream increased 15 cents to end at $2.65 in an exchange of 395 shares, Caribbean Flavours climbed 13 cents to close at $1.29 with 76 stocks changing hands. Consolidated Bakeries advanced 7 cents to $2.03 in an exchange of 12,168 units, Derrimon Trading rose 10 cents to close at $1.90 with 2,520,124 stock units clearing the market, Dolphin Cove gained $1.77 to end at $17.89 with an exchange of just 1,355 shares. Elite Diagnostic popped 9 cents in closing at $1.60 with 18,669 stocks crossing the market, Everything Fresh rallied 27 cents to finish at $1.90 in trading 23 units, Express Catering dipped 19 cents and ended at $2.70 after a transfer of 19,412 stock units. 
Fosrich increased 13 cents to $2.30 with traders dealing in 714,126 shares, Honey Bun climbed 9 cents to close at $7.99 as investors exchanged 21,806 stocks, Indies Pharma advanced 20 cents and ended at $3.94 with a transfer of 280,854 units. ISP Finance sank $3.48 to end at $16.52 after an exchange of 10 stock units, Jamaican Teas rose 9 cents in closing at $2.39 with investors trading 486,960 shares, Mailpac Group rallied 11 cents to finish at $2.49 with 73,613 stock units crossing the exchange. Main Event slipped $1.30 and ended at $10.70 with investors trading 6,050 stocks, Medical Disposables popped 20 cents to $1.55 after an exchange of 255 stock units, ONE on ONE Educational gained 6 cents to end at 93 cents with 3,240,756 shares passing through the market and Paramount Trading lost 9 cents in closing at $1 in the trading of 50,000 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 22,390,313 shares for $22,377,409 up from just 9,855,862 stock units at $9,421,929 on Thursday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.9, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Iron Rock Insurance rose 70 cents to $3.70 with an exchange of 525 units, ISP Finance climbed $1.01 to end at $31 with 55 stocks passing through the market. Jamaican Teas increased 15 cents to $2.30 in an exchange of 129,148 units, KLE Group dipped 22 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $1 with investors swapping 45,267 shares, Limners and Bards rallied 9 cents to finish at $1.20 with 495,959 stock units changing hands. Mailpac Group popped 10 cents and ended at $2.45 in trading 2,337,682 shares, Main Event lost 20 cents to close at $10.80 after an exchange of 214 units, Paramount Trading dropped 11 cents in closing at $1 with a transfer of 200,000 stocks and Tropical Battery fell 16 cents to end at $2.36 as investors exchanged 16,686 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading closed with three stocks trading at 52 weeks’ lows, with Edufocal falling by 1 cent to 23 cents, Image Plus slipping by a cent to close at $1.18 and MFS Partners down 5 cents to 38 cents.
Investors traded 9,855,862 shares for $9,421,929 compared with 9,257,198 units at $12,706,033 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 240,387 shares at $229,803 compared to 225,785 stocks at $309,903 on Wednesday with the month to date, averaging 182,535 units at $295,789 versus 174,602 stock units at $304,838 on the previous day and February with an average of 246,071 shares at $454,487.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 2.74 million shares for 27.8 percent of total volume followed by MFS Capital Partners which ended with 2.29 million stocks for 23.2 percent of the day’s trade and Lasco Financial with 1.80 million units for 18.3 percent of the day’s volume.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index dipped 8.94 points to 3,518.95. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.9, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close, Blue Power rose 7 cents to $5.37 with the trading of 15,000 stocks, Consolidated Bakeries fell 16 cents to $1.79 with 45 stocks crossing the market, Dolla Financial popped 8 cents in closing at $2.78 with investors dealing in 22,416 shares. Dolphin Cove rallied 33 cents to finish at $17.23 in an exchange of 250 stock units, Elite Diagnostic rose 12 cents to end at $1.63 after 2,857 shares passed through the market, Indies Pharma fell 6 cents to close at $3.31 in switching ownership of 18,000 stocks. Jamaican Teas declined 15 cents to $2.15 with 18,172 units clearing the market, 
Jetcon Corporation lost 7 cents to finish at $1.06 in trading 53,137 stock units, Knutsford Express gained 43 cents and ended at $14.23 with 745 shares crossing the market. Limners and Bards slipped 9 cents to close at $1.11 with traders dealing in 28,279 stocks, Mailpac Group sank 6 cents in closing at $2.35 in an exchange of 640,295 units, Main Event increased 20 cents to end at $11 with investors trading 13,945 stock units. Medical Disposables advanced 18 cents to $1.53 after a transfer of 8,102 shares and RA Williams skidded 7 cents to end at 67 cents with investors trading 46,430 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated. 
The market closed with trading of 9,257,198 shares for $12,706,033 down from 10,891,843 stock units at $18,155,914 on Tuesday.
At the close, Access Financial sank 64 cents to $16.32 after a transfer of 3,915 shares, Blue Power dipped 7 cents to close at $5.30 after 1,009 stocks were traded, Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped 39 cents and ended at $2.77 after an exchange of 2,994 shares, while Caribbean Cream gained 31 cents to finish at $2.48 with 789 stocks crossing the market, Derrimon Trading lost 10 cents to end at $1.85 in an exchange of 648,490 shares, Dolla Financial also declined by 10 cents in closing at $2.70 with investors trading 730,582 stock units. Dolphin Cove fell $2.50 to $16.90 with 26,100 stocks clearing the market, Express Catering dipped 25 cents in closing at $2.70 with traders dealing in 56,603 units, Future Energy sank 10 cents to close at $3.16 after an exchange of 548,118 stocks. Honey Bun likewise slipped 10 cents and ended at $7.80 with investors dealing in 10,973 units, Indies Pharma skidded 18 cents to finish at $3.37 in an exchange of 3,263 shares, 
ISP Finance climbed $3.02 to end at $30 as 865 stock units passed through the market. Jamaican Teas rose 19 cents to $2.30 as investors exchanged 2,784 shares, Kintyre Holdings shed 8 cents to close at 30 cents with a transfer of 1,739,918 stock units, Knutsford Express gained $1 in closing at $13.80 in trading 14 stock units. Regency Petroleum rallied 9 cents to end at $3.09 with 38,333 stocks changing hands, Spur Tree Spices lost 6 cents and ended at $1.30 in trading 57,260 units and Tropical Battery fell 9 cents to finish at $2.56 with 17,065 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 of 10,891,843 shares for $18,155,914 compared with 8,632,988 units at $12,700,175 on Monday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.7, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
ISP Finance advanced $4.02 in closing at $26.98 with 324 stock units crossing the market, Jamaican Teas shed 11 cents to finish at $2.11 as investors exchanged 197,571 units, KLE Group rallied 13 cents to close at $1.23 as 1,185 stocks passed through the market. Knutsford Express popped 6 cents to $12.80 in trading 13,951 units, Mailpac Group advanced 10 cents to finish at $2.45 with 183,430 stocks changing hands, Paramount Trading rose 12 cents and ended at $1.12 in an exchange of 86,987 shares. Regency Petroleum declined 7 cents to close at $3 in trading 271,709 stock units and Spur Tree Spices lost 19 cents in closing at $1.36 with 43,046 shares crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close, Access Financial rallied 36 cents to end at $16.96 with 30 stocks clearing the market, AMG Packaging declined by 15 cents to $2.75 in an exchange of 22,783 shares, Cargo Handlers popped 52 cents in closing at $12.05 clearing the market with 3,719 stocks clearing the market. Caribbean Cream increased 40 cents to finish at $2.55 after a transfer of 5,427 units, Caribbean Flavours lost 7 cents to close at $1.23 with 1,755 shares crossing the exchange, Dolla Financial skidded 15 cents to end at $2.75 with investors trading 197,198 units. Dolphin Cove climbed $1 in closing at $18 after an exchange of 52,334 stocks, Express Catering rose 19 cents to $2.99 after 2,126 stock units passed through the market, Fosrich sank 8 cents and ended at $2.12 after investors exchanged 1,205,280 shares. 
Future Energy dipped 16 cents to close at $3.12 and closed with an exchange of 408,296 stocks, Honey Bun fell 8 cents to finish at $7.90 with a transfer of 1,424 units, Indies Pharma dropped 18 cents to end at $3.37 with 3,818 stock units changing hands. ISP Finance shed $4.04 in closing at $22.96 in an exchange of 1,038 shares, Jamaican Teas fell 13 cents to $2.22 in trading 71,934 stocks, Knutsford Express advanced 51 cents and ended at $12.74 in switching ownership of 5,942 units. Omni Industries gained 6 cents to finish at 97 cents with investors trading 19,857 stock units and RA Williams popped 15 cents to close at 76 cents in an exchange of 2,000 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 6,078,064 shares for $10,022,406 down from 6,215,396 units at $15,198,884 on Thursday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.8, based on the last traded prices in conjunction with ICInsider.com projected earnings for the financial years ending around August 2025.
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Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.