Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Wednesday, with the advancing stocks outnumbering those that declined on a day with Knutsford Express leading the stocks rising with a jump of $1.75, 
followed by Access Financial, up $1.15 and Main Event with a rise of 98 cents as the market closed with the volume of stocks traded declining 16 percent at a 47 percent lower value than on Tuesday after trading resulted in activity in 41 securities compared with 44 on Tuesday and ended with 21 rising, eight declining and 12 closing unchanged.
Investors traded 5,954,626 shares for $12,034,127 compared with 7,063,052 units at $22,550,480 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 145,235 shares at $293,515, compared with 160,524 units at $512,511 on Tuesday with the month to date, averaging 146,364 units at $351,306 compared with 146,734 stock units at $370,261 on the previous day, closing below November with an average of 262,280 units at $587,545.
One Great Studio led trading with 1.55 million shares for 26 percent of total volume followed by 
Regency Petroleum with 1.29 million units for 21.7 percent of the day’s trade and Spur Tree Spices with 988,959 units for 16.6 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index advanced 47.42 points to end at 3,725.17.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.9, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial gained $1.15 to end at $23.70, with 6,000 stocks clearing the market, AMG Packaging rose 15 cents in closing at $2.60 after investors traded 237 units, Blue Power climbed 39 cents to $3.04, with 1,000 shares crossing the exchange. Caribbean Flavours increased 18 cents and ended at $1.59, with 67 stock units changing hands, 
Elite Diagnostic popped 21 cents to close at $1.85 with stakeholders exchanging 99,695 shares, Fontana advanced 18 cents to $10.20, with 19,328 stocks crossing the market. Future Energy rallied 8 cents and ended at $3.58 as investors exchanged 620,887 units, Indies Pharma lost 13 cents to end at $2.80 with shareholders swapping 2,403 stock units, Jamaican Teas popped 10 cents in closing at $2.40 while exchanging 251,734 shares and ended with stocks on offer declining. Knutsford Express advanced $1.75 to close at $12.93 in switching ownership of 567 units, Lasco Distributors rose 24 cents to $4.04, with 3,118 stocks crossing the market, Lasco Financial rallied 14 cents to close at $1.84 in an exchange of 750 stock units. Lasco Manufacturing increased by 10 cents in closing at $4.50 with investors transferring 4,471 shares, 
Main Event climbed 98 cents to end at $13.98 after exchanging a mere 379 stocks, Medical Disposables gained 38 cents and ended at $3.30 with a transfer of 3,018 units and MFS Capital Partners fell 10 cents to $2.05 after 132,587 stock units were traded.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Indies Pharma dominated Junior Market trading
Trading jumped sharply on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with Indies Pharma trading with 48 million shares and swelled the volume of stocks trading by 787 percent and the value 674 percent more than Tuesday following trading in 46 securities compared with 40 on Tuesday and ended with 19 rising, 20 declining and seven closing unchanged.
Investors traded 54,284,961 shares at $125,759,136 compared to 6,118,187 units at $16,249,732 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 1,180,108 shares at $2,733,894 compared to 152,955 units at $406,243 on Tuesday. Trading month to date, ended with an average of 252,391 units at $566,865 versus 200,539 stocks at $445,744 on the previous day, well below trading in October, with an average of 361,392 units at $863,984.
Indies Pharma led trading with 48.0 million shares for 88.4 percent of total volume followed by ONE on ONE Educational with 3.79 million units for 7 percent of the day’s trade and Dolla Financial with 507,139 units for 0.9 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index dipped 9.97 points to settle at 3,694.47.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.1, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial skidded $1.90 and ended at $21.10, with 5,000 stocks changing hands, AMG Packaging rose 37 cents to $2.52 with investors trading 24,289 units, CAC 2000 fell 50 cents to close at $4 with an exchange of 1,278 shares. Cargo Handlers gained 98 cents to end at $14.48, with 300 stock units crossing the market, EduFocal dropped 26 cents in closing at $1.85 in an exchange of 264,492 shares, Fontana popped 9 cents to $10.59 with investors dealing in 27,769 stocks. iCreate increased 11 cents in closing at 72 cents in an exchange of 167,516 units, Image Plus climbed 8 cents and ended at $1.99 with shareholders swapping 29,364 stock units, Indies Pharma shed 14 cents to end at $2.90 in trading 48,004,250 shares. Iron Rock Insurance advanced 32 cents to close at $2.37 with stakeholders exchanging 126 stock units, 
Jamaican Teas rallied 13 cents to $2.44 and closed with an exchange of 51,685 units, Knutsford Express rose $1.05 in closing at $12.20 after investors traded 1,254 stocks. Lasco Distributors lost 8 cents to end at $3.90 with a transfer of 11,870 shares, Lasco Manufacturing rallied 23 cents and ended at $4.50 while trading 1,009 stock units, Lumber Depot declined 22 cents to $2.39 after 102,843 stocks were traded. Mailpac Group popped 10 cents to $2.15 with an exchange of 30,116 units, Main Event increased 89 cents to close at $13.90 with 311 shares clearing the market, Medical Disposables dipped 12 cents to end at $2.90 after an exchange of 16,201 stock units. MFS Capital Partners fell 8 cents in closing at $2.01 with investors transferring 21,500 units, Paramount Trading shed 19 cents and ended at $1.48 in switching ownership of 25,028 stocks, 
Regency Petroleum climbed 8 cents to $2.29, with 392,399 units crossing the exchange and Spur Tree Spices gained 15 cents to close at $2.25 with traders dealing in 41,230 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading jumps on Junior Market
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed for a second day lower on Tuesday, with a 166 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded supported by a 154 percent surge in the value of stocks changing hands than on Monday, as the market closed with trading in only 40 securities compared with 44 on Monday and ended with 16 rising, 17 declining and seven closing unchanged, but One on One Educational and Tropical Battery traded at intraday 52 weeks’ low but bounced to closer higher at the close.
Investors traded 8,120,284 shares for $18,817,082 compared with 3,051,134 units at $7,412,676 on Monday.
Trading averaged 203,007 shares at $470,427, compared with 69,344 units at $168,470 on Monday with the month to date, averaging 225,910 units at $503,992 compared with 227,498 stock units at $506,319 on the previous day, well down from October with an average of 361,392 units at $863,984.
ONE on ONE Educational led trading with 2.10 million shares for 25.9 percent of total volume followed by Lasco Distributors with 1.10 million units for 13.6 percent of the day’s trade and Dolla Financial with 1.04 million units for 12.8 percent of the day’s trade.
At the close, the Junior Market Index dropped 15.04 points to culminate at 3,736.98.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial climbed $2.89 to close at $27.89 with stakeholders exchanging 100 stock units, AMG Packaging popped 72 cents to $2.52 after investors traded 7,585 shares, CAC 2000 declined 11 cents to end at $4.50 with investors transferring 125 stocks. Caribbean Flavours shed 9 cents in closing at $1.10 in switching ownership of 198,076 units, Consolidated Bakeries lost 15 cents and ended at $1.87 after a transfer of 1,850 shares, Derrimon Trading advanced 15 cents to $2 and closed with 67,649 stock units passing through the exchange. Fontana skidded 11 cents to $10.77 in an exchange of 41,489 stocks, Fosrich fell 10 cents to close at $2.20 with shareholders swapping 82,374 units, iCreate dipped 9 cents to end at 54 cents after an exchange of 443,306 shares. 
Iron Rock Insurance rose 20 cents and ended at $2.20, with 69,074 stock units crossing the market, Jamaican Teas dropped 12 cents to $2.08 with investors dealing in 140,443 of the company’s stocks, Lasco Manufacturing shed 45 cents to close at $4.27 after an exchange of 444,181 units. Lumber Depot rallied 10 cents to end at $2.60 with a transfer of 335,597 stocks, Mailpac Group increased 14 cents in closing at $2.15, with 689,824 units crossing the market, Medical Disposables declined 31 cents and ended at $3.06 with an exchange of 27,076 shares. 
MFS Capital Partners lost 14 cents to close at $1.90 after 5,173 stock units passed through the market and tTech gained 34 cents in closing at $2.25 with investors exchanging 10 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market falls on Monday
Junior Market stocks mostly closed lower in trading closed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Monday, with the volume of stocks traded rising just 2 percent and the value 12 percent more than Friday with 44 securities trading compared with 39 on Friday and ended with 12 rising, 26 declining and six closing unchanged.
Investors traded 3,051,134 shares for $7,412,676 compared with 3,001,295 units at $6,636,828 on Friday.
Trading averaged 69,344 shares for $168,470, compared with 76,956 units at $170,175 on Friday with the month to date, averaging 227,498 units at $506,319 compared with 240,554 stock units at $534,209 on the previous trading day in contrast to October that closed with an average of 361,392 units at $863,984.
One Great Studio led trading with 635,866 shares for 20.8 percent of total volume followed by Lumber Depot with 286,029 units for 9.4 percent of the day’s trade and Future Energy with 238,393 units for 7.8 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index skidded 21.15 points to end at 3,752.02.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial dipped $1 to end at $25 and closed after an exchange of 1,085 stock units, AMG Packaging fell 70 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.80 while exchanging 40,411 shares, CAC 2000 skidded 28 cents to $4.61 with traders dealing in 100 stocks. Caribbean Cream rallied 12 cents and ended at $3.50 in an exchange of 1,702 units, EduFocal lost 10 cents to close at $2 after investors ended trading of 2,965 stocks, Everything Fresh popped 10 cents to $1.55 with a transfer of 6,573 units.
Fosrich shed 15 cents and ended at $2.30 after exchanging 153,490 shares, Honey Bun dropped 25 cents to close at $6.45 after 2,454 stock units passed through the market, iCreate climbed 8 cents to end at 63 cents with investors trading 8,115 shares. Indies Pharma rose 10 cents in closing at $2.95 after a transfer of 3,447 stock units, Iron Rock Insurance declined 19 cents to $2 as investors exchanged 100 stocks, KLE Group gained 25 cents to end at $1.48 with shareholders trading 802 units. Lasco Manufacturing increased 22 cents in closing at $4.72 after an exchange of 11,538 stocks, Limners and Bards shed 9 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.58 with investors transferring 45,000 units, 
Main Event advanced 94 cents to close at $14.50 with 1,056 shares crossing the market and tTech dropped 39 cents to $1.91 in an exchange of 100 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Strong rebound for the Junior Market
Trading dropped sharply at the close of the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday but delivered a sharp recovery in the Market index following a 53 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded with a 62 percent lower value than Thursday as trading occurred in 39 securities,
up from just 34 on Thursday and ended with 18 rising, 13 declining and eight closing unchanged as iCreate and One on One closed at 52 weeks’ lows.
Investors exchanged 3,001,295 shares at $6,636,828 compared to 6,363,227 units at $17,666,824 on Thursday.
Trading ended with an average of 76,956 shares at $170,175 on Friday, well below 187,154 units at $519,612 on Thursday Trading for the month to date, averaged 240,554 units at $534,209 versus 253,470 stock units at $562,948, previously and well down on the average for October of 361,392 units at $863,984.
One Great Studio led trading with 739,051 shares for 24.6 percent of total volume followed by Regency Petroleum with 327,886 units for 10.9 percent of the day’s trade and Fosrich with 315,973 units for 10.5 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index surged 62.91 points higher to end at 3,773.17.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.5, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging advanced 55 cents and ended at $2.50 after an exchange of 2,501 shares, Cargo Handlers popped $2 to $14 with investors dealing in 1,000 units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers gained 33 cents to close at $2.83 with a transfer of just 585 shares. Caribbean Flavours shed 22 cents to end at $1.21 after 56,033 stock units passed through the market, EduFocal rose 10 cents in closing at $2.10 in trading 127,750 shares, Everything Fresh dropped 15 cents to $1.45 after exchanging 35,000 units. 
Express Catering climbed 14 cents to close at $4 in switching ownership of 8,754 stocks, Fontana rallied 21 cents to end at $10.86 after trading 5,928 stock units, Fosrich rallied 25 cents in closing at $2.45 in an exchange of 315,973 shares. Honey Bun increased 35 cents and ended at $6.70 with traders dealing in 6,510 stock units, iCreate lost 14 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of 55 cents after 271,673 stocks passed through the market, ISP Finance climbed $5.50 to end at $31 in an exchange of 5,633 units. Knutsford Express rose $1.05 in closing at $12.30, with 923 shares changing hands, Lasco Financial skidded 8 cents and ended at $1.85, with 5,372 units crossing the exchange, Lasco Manufacturing gained 10 cents to close at $4.50 with shareholders swapping 3,070 stocks.
Limners and Bards fell 8 cents to $1.67 as investors exchanged 4,264 stock units and Main Event declined 94 cents to close at $13.56 with 4,751 shares clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Big fall for Junior Market on Thursday
Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 88 percent and the value 79 percent lower than Wednesday and sent the market in a major fall of more than 84 points after trading took place in only 34 securities down 
from 42 on Wednesday and ended with 10 rising, 19 declining and five closing unchanged after Dolphin Cove traded at an intraday high of $19.97 but closed lower and JFP Ltd hit an intraday low of $1.23 before the price rebounded to close the day higher.
Investors traded 6,363,227 shares for $17,666,824 compared to 51,368,288 units at $84,381,367 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 187,154 shares at $519,612, compared to 1,223,054 units at $2,009,080 on Wednesday with the month to date, averaging 253,470 units at $562,948 compared with 258,371 stock units at $566,151 on the previous day. October closed with an average of 361,392 units at $863,984.
Future Energy led trading with 2.52 million shares for 39.5 percent of total volume followed by Dolla Financial with 568,738 units for 8.9 percent of the day’s trade and ONE on ONE Educational with 495,486 units for 7.8 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index dropped 84.47 points to conclude trading at 3,710.26.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.4, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2024.
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, Access Financial lost $2.40 to close at $26 with investors dealing in a mere 74 stocks, AMG Packaging declined 48 cents to $1.95 with a transfer of 144,349 units, CAC 2000 popped 28 cents in closing at $4.89, with 56 shares crossing the market. Cargo Handlers fell $2 and ended at $12 with shareholders swapping 9 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers shed 24 cents to end at $2.50 in an exchange of 24,950 shares, Caribbean Flavours dropped 9 cents in closing at $1.43 after ending with an exchange of 15,000 units. 
Dolla Financial gained 8 cents to close at $2.50 after a transfer of 568,738 stocks, Dolphin Cove dipped 71 cents to close at $17.99, with 15,126 stock units crossing the market, Express Catering skidded 13 cents to end at $3.86 in trading 105,049 shares. Fontana fell 19 cents and ended at $10.65 with an exchange of 158,807 stocks, Fosrich declined 18 cents to $2.20, after investors traded 127,867 units, ISP Finance lost $5.32 to end at $25.50 with an exchange of 268 stock units. Jetcon Corporation rose 15 cents in closing at 90 cents after 3,132 shares passed through the market, Knutsford Express dipped $1.04 and ended at $11.25 after investors exchanged 1,276 units, Lasco Manufacturing skidded 31 cents to close at $4.40 with investors transferring 4,000 stocks. Lumber Depot shed 10 cents to end trading at $2.50 in an exchange of 11,231 stock units, 
Main Event climbed 95 cents to close at $14.50 with traders dealing in 3,729 shares and Tropical Battery dropped 10 cents and ended at $1.90 after an exchange of 147,620 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading surges on the Junior Market
Trading surged on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 528 percent and the value 201 percent more than Tuesday’s levels and ended with trading in 42 securities compared with 44 on Tuesday as prices of 19 rose, 13 fell and 10 closed unchanged.
Investors traded 51,368,288 shares for $84,381,367 compared with 8,181,475 units at $28,034,722 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 1,223,054 shares at $2,009,080, compared to 185,943 units at $637,153 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date averaged 258,371 stocks at $566,151 compared with 161,441 shares at $421,168 previously. October closed with an average of 361,392 units at $863,984.
JFP Ltd led trading with 30.77 million shares for 59.9 percent of total volume followed by Tropical Battery with 16.34 million units for 31.8 percent of the day’s trade and Jamaican Teas with 1.03 million units for 2 percent of the day’s trade.
At the close, the Junior Market Index advanced 47.04 points to 3,794.73.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.5, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings 
projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial slipped 10 cents to end trading at $28.40 after 15 shares were exchanged, AMG Packaging increased 36 cents in closing at $2.43 with investors swapping 201 units, CAC 2000 climbed 60 cents to close at $4.61 and closed with an exchange of 25 shares. Cargo Handlers rose $1 to $14 with investors trading 599 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers advanced 21 cents to close at $2.74, with 14,539 shares crossing the market, Caribbean Flavours regained 22 cents to end at $1.52 after an exchange of 82,173 stock units. 
Dolphin Cove rallied 70 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $18.70 with 9,093 stock units changing hands, Everything Fresh gained 10 cents to close at $1.60 with stakeholders trading 135,178 stocks, Express Catering rose 23 cents to $3.99 in switching ownership of 55,178 units. Fosrich advanced 18 cents to end at $2.38 with investors dealing in 264,434 shares, Lumber Depot popped 10 cents in closing at $2.60 in an exchange of 3,816 stocks, Main Event fell 75 cents to $13.55, with 1,213 stock units changing hands. MFS Capital Partners increased 17 cents to end at $2.07 in trading 97,877 shares, 
Spur Tree Spices dipped 9 cents to close at $2.08 after 43,078 units crossed the exchange and Tropical Battery climbed 15 cents and ended at $2 with a transfer of 16,337,249 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Sharp Junior Market fall as trading surges
Trading surged over Friday’s levels on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange at the close on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded jumping 1,320 percent valued 1,375 percent more than Friday after trading ended with an exchange of 43 securities compared with 40 on Friday and ended with declining stocks overwhelming the nine with the price increases and ended with 27 declining and seven closing unchanged.
Investors traded 24,523,793 shares for $60,261,332 compared with 1,727,434 units at $4,084,376 on Friday as Future Energy traded over 8 million valued just under $30 million and Tropical Battery with 12 million shares at near $23 million.
Tropical Battery led trading with 12.03 million shares for 49 percent of total volume followed by Future Energy with 8.25 million units for 33.6 percent of the day’s trade and One Great Studio with 856,430 units for 3.5 percent market share.
Trading averaged 570,321 shares at $1,401,426 compared with 43,186 shares at $102,109 on Friday, with the month to date, averaging 158,559 units at $395,758 compared with 105,067 stock units at $265,112 on the previous day. October closed with an average of 361,392 units at $863,984.
At the close, the Junior Market Index dipped 62.76 points to 3,765.99.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.6, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, AMG Packaging lost 44 cents to close at $2 after a transfer of 7,072 stock units, Blue Power rallied 15 cents to $2.90 after an exchange of 40 shares, CAC 2000 dipped 89 cents to close at $4.01 with investors dealing in just 2 stocks. Caribbean Cream fell 23 cents and ended at $3.36 following trading of 7,500 units, Caribbean Flavours dropped 28 cents to end at $1.03 after 111,177 stocks passed through the exchange, Consolidated Bakeries shed 21 cents in closing at $2.05 as passed 8,122 units through the market. Derrimon Trading declined 13 cents to $1.85 in an exchange of 218,483 shares, Dolphin Cove skidded 95 cents to end at $15.55 with traders dealing in 4,089 stock units, EduFocal lost 15 cents and ended at $1.95, with 423,246 shares crossing the market. 
Fontana fell 9 cents to close at $10.89 with a transfer of 91,148 stocks, GWest Corporation declined 13 cents to close at 90 cents with investors exchanging 133,087 units, Honey Bun shed 28 cents and ended at $6.39 in switching ownership of 41,280 stock units. Jamaican Teas popped 10 cents to end at $2.18, with 150,000 shares changing hands, Jetcon Corporation dropped 24 cents to close at 70 cents with shareholders swapping 79,000 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing skidded 23 cents to end at $4.50 after 6,143 units crossed the market. Lumber Depot dipped 13 cents to $2.50 while exchanging 4,339 stock units, Main Event increased 14 cents to end at $14.60 with 68 shares clearing the market, 
Medical Disposables fell 14 cents in closing at $3.36 in trading 6,806 units and MFS Capital Partners dipped 8 cents to close at $1.92 with investors transferring 224,968 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading drops on the JSE Junior Market
Rising and falling stocks shared the spotlight on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday, following a 52 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded after the value plunged 67 percent compared with Thursday trading as trading ended with 41 securities changing hands down from 44 on Thursday and ended with 17 rising, 18 declining and five closing unchanged and ending with the Junior Market Index popping 8.65 points to close at 3,828.75 after two stocks closed on 52 weeks’ lows.
Investors traded 1,727,434 shares for $4,084,376 down from 3,568,081 units at $12,531,088 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 43,816 shares with an average value of $102,109, down from 87,026 stock units at $305,636 on Thursday, with the month to date, averaging 105,067 units at $265,112 compared with 113,573 stock units at $287,518 on the previous day, well down from October with an average of 361,392 units at $863,984.
Indies Pharma was the leading traded stock with 342,085 units accounting for 19.8 percent of total volume and was followed by One On One Educational Services, with 161,988 units for 9.38 percent of the day’s trade and Spur Tree Spies, 140,115 units for 8.1 percent market share.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.4, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging popped 49 cents to close at $2.44, with 640 stocks changing hands, Consolidated Bakeries rallied 20 cents to $2.26 with investors dealing in 435 shares, Derrimon Trading rose 6 cents to $1.98 after an exchange of 18,906 stock units. Dolla Financial dropped 8 cents to close at $2.40 with a transfer of 38,203 units, Edufocal slipped 12 cents to end at $2.10 with stakeholders exchanging 43,190 stocks, Everything Fresh lost 13 cents in closing at $1.56 after 54,408 shares were traded. Express Catering popped 65 cents in closing at $4.40, as 11 shares passed through the market, Indies Pharma ended trading 342,085 shares as the price fell 35 cents to $2.75, ISP Finance rallied $2.80 to close at $30.80, with 16 units crossing the market. 
KLE Group climbed 35 cents to close at $1.45 with an exchange of 3,382 shares, Knutsford Express gained 9 cents to end at $12.29 with an exchange of 10 stocks, Lasco Distributors shed 21 cents to close at $4.34 with 6,272 stocks clearing the market. Lumber Depot climbed 13 cents to $2.63 after an exchange of 122,625 stock units, MailPac fell 15 cents to $2.02 after 117,076 shares were exchanged by investors, MFS Capital saw trading in 74,688 shares but the stock fell 15 cents to close at $2. Regency Petroleum gained 7 cents in closing at $2.25 after investors exchanged 87,412 shares, Spur Tree Spices had 140,115 shares being traded by investors the price climbing 17 cents to close at $2.20 and 
Stationery and Office Supplies added 10 cents and ended at $1.72 with investors transferring just 2,698 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market all-round fall
Trading levels plunged on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, with an 18 percent fall in the volume of stocks traded following a 33 percent drop in the 
value of stocks traded compared with Friday’s activities, resulting in trading of 41 securities compared with 42 on Friday and ended with prices of just 13 rising, 21 declining and seven closing unchanged.
Investors traded 3,813,014 shares for $7,367,507 compared with 4,659,572 units at $10,992,961 on Friday.
Trading averaged 93,000 shares at $179,695, compared with 110,942 shares at $261,737 on Friday with the month to date, averaging 124,390 units at $281,928 compared with 134,604 stock units at $315,194 on the previous trading day. October closed with an average of 361,392 units at $863,984.
One Great Studio led trading with 775,142 shares for 20.3 percent of total volume, followed by Regency Petroleum with 395,680 units for 10.4 percent of the day’s trade and MFS Capital Partners with 369,439 units for 9.7 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index dropped 33.28 points to 3,839.90.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.6, 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 three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial advanced 85 cents and ended at $27.90 after an exchange of a mere 7 stocks, 
AMG Packaging rose 13 cents to $2.48, with 7,500 units crossing the market, Caribbean Cream skidded 37 cents to close at $3.58 with investors trading 1,276 shares. Express Catering climbed 20 cents to end at $4.40 with a transfer of 720 stock units, Fontana popped 30 cents in closing at $11.56, after 21,281 shares crossed the exchange, Future Energy fell 9 cents to $3.42 after trading 75,822 units. Indies Pharma shed 19 cents in closing at $2.92 in an exchange of 815 stocks, Iron Rock Insurance lost 16 cents to end at $2.03, with 13,000 stock units clearing the market, Jamaican Teas gained 9 cents and ended at $2.19 after closing with an exchange of 23,643 shares. Knutsford Express dropped 40 cents to close at $11.90, with 1,000 units changing hands, 
Mailpac Group dipped 14 cents to $2.06 with investors transferring 172,634 stocks and Paramount Trading declined 21 cents to close at $1.47 after 3,581 stock units passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.