Trading activity more than doubled on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday, with Fosrich accounting for more than 13 million shares and 74 percent of total volume, resulting in a 152 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, the result of a 239 percent surge in funds passing through the market over trading on Thursday. Similar to trading on Thursday, the market closed with an exchange of just 40 securities and ended with prices of 16 rising, 14 declining and 10 closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 17,826,693 shares for $34,669,918, jumping from 7,060,322 stock units at $10,235,382 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 445,667 shares at $866,748 compared with 176,508 stocks for an average of $255,885 on Thursday. Trading for the month to date averaged 194,866 units at $401,743, increasing from 176,219 stocks at $367,170 on the previous day and July with an average of 707,469 shares at $1,699,009.
Fosrich led trading with 13.16 million shares for 73.8 percent of total volume, followed by RA Williams that ended with 1.65 million stocks for 9.3 percent of the day’s trade and One Great Studio, with 1.26 million stock units for 7.1 percent of trading.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index shed 40.74 points to end at 3,402.30, the lowest point for August. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three 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 12.6, 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 climbed $1.48 to $18 with investors trading a mere 658 shares, AMG Packaging increased 30 cents in closing at $2.30 after an exchange of 11,549 stocks, Cargo Handlers fell 77 cents to end at $10.58 with investors trading 2,000 units. Dolla Financial fell 7 cents to finish at $2.43 after a transfer of 11,925 shares, Express Catering popped 19 cents and ended at $3.19 with brokers exchanging ownership of 3,500 stock units, Fosrich shed 36 cents to close at $2.30 with traders dealing in 13,158,566 shares. Honey Bun rallied 13 cents to $7.48 with 55,796 units crossing the exchange, Indies Pharma sank 6 cents to close at $3.24 with a transfer of 46,378 stocks, Knutsford Express rose 6 cents to finish at $13.95 with 66 stock units crossing the market. Lasco Financial dropped 12 cents and ended at $1.78 in trading 58,423 shares, Limners and Bards sank 6 cents in closing at 91 cents after an exchange of 59,058 stocks, Lumber Depot advanced 9 cents to end at $2.69 after closing with 16,065 units changing hands. 
Mailpac Group gained 7 cents in closing at $2.57 with 8,722 stock units crossing the market, One Great Studio popped 7 cents to 42 cents after trading of 1,260,085 shares, ONE on ONE Educational climbed 6 cents to end at 86 cents as 45,050 stocks changed hands. Paramount Trading skidded 11 cents to finish at 69 cents in an exchange of 15,000 units, RA Williams increased 9 cents and ended at 45 cents with investors dealing in 1,654,919 stock units, Regency Petroleum rose 13 cents to close at $4.23 as traders exchanged 84,661 shares and Spur Tree Spices advanced 21 cents to $1.31 with investors trading 251,137 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 6,776,645 shares for $12,578,011, increasing from 5,185,657 units at $7,337,628 on Monday.
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 financial years ending around August 2025.
Indies Pharma dropped 9 cents to finish at $3.26 with traders dealing in 13,924 units, KLE Group sank 9 cents and ended at 70 cents in an exchange of 18,066 stock units. Knutsford Express skidded 33 cents to end at $13.89 with investors trading 1,317 shares, Lasco Financial fell 12 cents in closing at $1.78 with 18,832 units changing hands, Main Event lost 30 cents to close at $8 with a transfer of 1,101 stock units. Paramount Trading increased 9 cents to 79 cents with investors dealing in 8,914 stock units and Regency Petroleum climbed 14 cents and ended at $4.14 with trading of 800,017 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 5,185,657 shares for $7,337,628, increasing from 4,890,272 units at $7,648,881 on Friday.
At the close of trading, Caribbean Assurance Brokers sank by 13 cents and ended at $2.19 with 5,599 shares changing hands. Dolla Financial slipped 8 cents to $2.47, with 181,586 stocks passing through the market, Dolphin Cove lost 12 cents to end at $14 as traders exchanged 53,467 units. Elite Diagnostic dropped 10 cents in closing at $1.50 with investors trading 17,500 shares, Everything Fresh increased 6 cents to finish at $2.32, in switching ownership of 32,585 stock units, Express Catering popped 19 cents to close at $2.97 with traders dealing in 750 shares. Fontana rallied 6 cents to $8.95 after a transfer of 133,102 stock units, Fosrich shed 29 cents in closing at $2.66 with 200,687 stocks crossing the exchange. Future Energy rose 8 cents to close at $3 with a transfer of 62,336 units. Honey Bun advanced 10 cents to finish at $7.70 with 4,643 stocks crossing the market, Image Plus declined 6 cents and ended at 95 cents with an exchange of 28,173 units, Indies Pharma gained 15 cents to end at $3.35 with 71,049 shares crossing the market. Jamaican Teas fell 15 cents in closing at $2.18 after traders exchanged 343,980 stock units, Jetcon Corporation climbed 23 cents to $2 after closing with trading of 9,071 shares, 
KLE Group skidded 7 cents to end at 79 cents, with investors dealing in 1,500 units. Knutsford Express rose $1.80 and ended at $14.22 with traders exchanging 2,223 stocks, Limners and Bards sank 14 cents to close at a 52 week low of 96 cents with investors trading 19,950 stock units, Main Event dipped 25 cents to finish at $8.30 after an exchange of 100 shares. Omni Industries sank 10 cents and ended at 74 cents in trading 79,594 stocks, One Great Studio lost 8 cents to 31 cents with 1,069,535 units clearing the market, Paramount Trading dropped 9 cents in closing at 70 cents as investors exchanged 399,224 stock units. Regency Petroleum climbed 10 cents to finish at $4 after trading of 66,647 shares, Spur Tree Spices popped 6 cents to close at 97 cents with investors swapping 5,187 units and Tropical Battery increased 8 cents to end at $1.79 in an exchange of 147,155 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 4,890,272 shares for $7,648,881 compared with 3,820,279 units at $8,170,504 on Thursday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.6, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Jetcon Corporation dropped 24 cents to close at $1.77 in trading 15,059 units. JFP advanced 8 cents in closing at 57 cents after an exchange of 9,000 stocks, Limners and Bards climbed 10 cents to end at $1.10 with investors trading 2,244 units, Lumber Depot gained 21 cents to finish at $2.73 in an exchange of 1,000 shares. Mailpac Group popped 7 cents and ended at $2.47, after it closed with an exchange of 71,635 stock units, Main Event shed 24 cents to $8.55 after trading in 1,859 shares, Medical Disposables sank 10 cents to close at $1.50 with a transfer of 2,500 units. Stationery and Office Supplies skidded 9 cents to finish at $1.58 with investors clearing 2,782,628 stocks in the market and Tropical Battery slipped 8 cents to end at $1.71 with an exchange of 28,414 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 3,820,279 shares, with a value of $8,170,504, versus 3,943,354 units at $5,201,445 on the prior day.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.7, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial year ending around August 2025.
Knutsford Express shed $1.30 to finish at $12.40 in an exchange of 18,001 stocks. Limners and Bards dropped 5 cents and ended at $1 with traders dealing in 13,089 shares, Medical Disposables increased 10 cents in closing at $1.60 as investors exchanged 200 stocks, Omni Industries rallied 7 cents to end at 84 cents, in the trading of 72,607 units. One Great Studio rose 6 cents to 38 cents with investors dealing in 152,838 stock units and Regency Petroleum lost 24 cents to finish at $3.86 with traders switching ownership of 14,970 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of just 1,485,320 shares for $4,135,884, with a fall from 2,603,405 units at $4,529,402 on Monday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.7, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Jetcon Corporation declined 27 cents and ended at $1.73 with 10,100 units crossing the market, JFP rose 6 cents to end at 60 cents after an exchange of 51,001 stocks. Knutsford Express sank 10 cents in closing at $14 trading 200 shares, Lasco Financial skidded 8 cents to finish at $1.90 in an exchange of 1,184 stocks, Lumber Depot sank 8 cents to close at $2.80 with traders dealing in 600 units. MFS Capital Partners climbed 6 cents to 42 cents as 1,105 stock units crossed the exchange, Omni Industries increased 9 cents to end at 79 cents with investors swapping 10,081 shares, Paramount Trading advanced 6 cents in closing at 78 cents with an exchange of 154 stocks and Regency Petroleum slipped 24 cents to finish at $3.85 closing with 469,825 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 2,603,405 shares for $4,529,402, sliding sharply from 41,932,189 units at $104,208,622 on Friday.
At the close of the market, Access Financial rallied 36 cents to end at $17.99 after an exchange of 26 shares, Blue Power gained 8 cents and ended at $4.58, with trading of 2,638 stock units, Cargo Handlers declined by 8 cents to $11.25 with the trading of 177 stocks. Caribbean Cream rose 24 cents to end at $2.24 with a transfer of 1,500 shares, Derrimon Trading sank 5 cents in closing at $1.77 after an exchange of 136,718 stock units, Elite Diagnostic rallied 10 cents to close at $1.60 with 82,000 shares crossing the market. Express Catering popped 5 cents to $2.70 with traders exchanging 9,018 stocks, Fontana gained 10 cents and ended at $8.95 with 101,950 units clearing the market, Fosrich advanced 30 cents in closing at $2.99 with investors trading 293,102 stock units. 
Honey Bun dipped 63 cents to close at $7.30 with 15,696 shares passing through the market, Indies Pharma popped 35 cents to finish at $3.35 with trading in 56,259 stock units, ISP Finance fell $1 to end at $18 after a transfer of 9 stocks. Jetcon Corporation increased 20 cents in closing at $2 with investors swapping 1,163 units, JFP climbed 6 cents to 54 cents with 331,100 shares crossing the market, KLE Group skidded 23 cents to end at 86 cents with investors dealing in 21,705 stock units. Knutsford Express sank 10 cents to finish at $14.10 with traders switching ownership of 5,830 units, Lasco Financial rose 20 cents and ended at $1.98 with investors trading 8,228 stocks, MFS Capital Partners declined 6 cents to close at 36 cents as 482,627 shares changed hands and Omni Industries lost 9 cents to 70 cents in an exchange of 24,000 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 41,932,189 shares valued at $104,208,622, surging from just 3,889,800 units at $7,922,057 on Thursday.
At the close of the market, Access Financial popped 63 cents to finish at $17.63 with investors trading 2,167 shares, Blue Power advanced 30 cents to $4.50 in an exchange of 221 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 20 cents to end at $2.34 with trading of 20,185 shares. Caribbean Cream fell 10 cents to close at $2 with a transfer of 3,200 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries dipped 5 cents in closing at $1.25 as investors exchanged 91,972 units, Derrimon Trading sank 14 cents to end at $1.82 with 5,444,274 shares passing through the market. Dolphin Cove rallied 32 cents in closing at $14.30 in an exchange of 10,321 stock units, Express Catering skidded 10 cents to $2.65 with 32,599 stocks crossing the market, Fontana lost 7 cents to end at $8.85 with an exchange of 22,141 units. Future Energy declined 16 cents and ended at $2.83 with 158,176 shares changing hands, Indies Pharma lost 20 cents to finish at $3 in trading 33,119,098 stocks, Iron Rock Insurance dipped 39 cents to close at $4.61 with 3,186 units crossing the exchange. Jamaican Teas increased 7 cents to $2.25 with investors trading 5,753 stock units, 
Jetcon Corporation shed 20 cents to finish at $1.80 with 14,096 shares crossing the market, JFP slipped 6 cents and ended at 48 cents with investors swapping 142,149 units. Knutsford Express sank 22 cents to end at $14.20 after closing with 1,903 stocks passing through the market, Lasco Financial declined 18 cents to close at $1.78 with traders dealing in 527 stock units, MFS Capital Partners climbed 7 cents to close at 42 cents after a transfer of 1,200 shares. Paramount Trading fell 6 cents to a 52 week low of 70 cents with investors trading 15,421 stock units, Regency Petroleum skidded 11 cents to close at $4.09 after an exchange of 38,893 units, Spur Tree Spices gained 12 cents in closing at $1 after the trading of 298,252 stocks and Tropical Battery lost 8 cents and ended at $1.82 after an exchange of 22,807 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 3,889,800 shares for $7,922,057, for a slight increase over 3,637,536 units at $6,464,372 on Tuesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.7, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
ISP Finance popped $2 to finish at $19 as traders cleared 122 stock units from the market, Jamaican Teas shed 12 cents and ended at $2.18 with investors trading 4,737 stocks. JFP rallied 7 cents to end at 54 cents with 22,165 units crossing the market, KLE Group increased 9 cents in closing at $1.09 in an exchange of 87,607 stocks, Mailpac Group fell 9 cents to close at $2.40 with 92,141 shares changing hands. Regency Petroleum climbed 24 cents to $4.20 with a transfer of 6,356 stock units and Tropical Battery gained 10 cents in closing at $1.90 after an exchange of 60,522 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 3,637,536 shares for $6,464,372 compared with 4,040,505 units at $8,093,170 on Monday.
At the close of the market, Atlantic Hardware popped 12 cents to 95 cents with 6,100 shares passing through the market, Blue Power fell 30 cents to finish at $4.60 with 4,910 stocks being traded, Caribbean Assurance rose 6 cents and ended at $2.14 with the trading of 146,055 shares. Consolidated Bakeries rose 10 cents in closing at $1.35 with investors trading 10,547 stock units, Express Catering rallied 6 cents to close at $2.75 with an exchange of 6,066 units, Fosrich increased 26 cents to end at $2.95 with traders clearing 316,046 stocks. GWest Corporation climbed 6 cents to 85 cents with investors trading 119,555 units, Honey Bun dipped 92 cents to finish at $7.05 with 18,866 shares crossing the market, Indies Pharma gained 5 cents and ended at $3.25 with a transfer of 34,713 stock units. Iron Rock Insurance rose 61 cents in closing at $4.61 after an exchange of 100,747 shares, ISP Finance lost $3 to end at $17 with a mere 54 units crossing the market, JFP dropped 7 cents to close at 47 cents after a transfer of 510,876 stocks. 
Knutsford Express advanced 42 cents to $14.42 and closed with 1,214 stock units crossing the market, Limners and Bards popped 5 cents and ended at $1.10 in trading 123 shares, Lumber Depot sank 5 cents to $2.85 with 5,363 stock units passing through the exchange. Medical Disposables gained 13 cents in closing at $1.63 after traders switched ownership of 123 stocks, Omni Industries declined 12 cents to finish at 78 cents as investors exchanged 279,557 units, Paramount Trading sank 5 cents to close at 75 cents, trading 101,467 stocks. Regency Petroleum slipped 24 cents to $3.96 in an exchange of 13,025 shares and Tropical Battery shed 13 cents to close at $1.80 with investors swapping 96,115 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.