Trading fell sharply on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday with a 53 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded, having a 52 percent lower value than Monday following trading in 47 securities compared with 48 on Monday and ending with prices of 20 rising, 13 declining and 14 unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 4,036,639 shares for $8,176,246 down from 8,545,502 stock units at $16,979,195 on Monday. Trading ended with an average of 85,886 shares at $173,963 compared with 178,031 stock units at $353,733 on Monday with trading month to date, averaging 132,444 stock units at $264,794 compared to November with an average of 309,920 shares at $766,307.
The leading trade was Dolla Financial with 1.20 million shares for 29.8 percent of total volume followed by RA Williams with 923,243 units for 22.9 percent of the day’s trade and Jamaican Teas with 315,198 stock units for 7.8 percent market share.
At the close of the market, the Junior Market Index popped 19.17 points to 3,713.75. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
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 financial years ending around August 2025.
At the end of trading, Access Financial shed $2.49 to close at $17.50 with investors trading a mere 4 shares, AMG Packaging advanced 11 cents to $2.84 after an exchange of 12,902 stocks, Blue Power popped 63 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $5 with 6,996 shares being traded. Caribbean Cream sank 17 cents and ended at $3.15 as investors exchanged 9,411 stock units, Caribbean Flavours climbed 7 cents to end at $1.32 with 5,400 shares switching owners, Consolidated Bakeries increased 17 cents to finish at $2.19 after an exchange of just 2 units. Derrimon Trading fell 10 cents and ended at $1.96 with 50,678 stocks changing hands, Everything Fresh gained 13 cents to finish at $2.23 with an exchange of 201 stock units, 
Honey Bun rose 15 cents to end at $8.60 with 9,364 shares being traded by the close of the market. ISP Finance rallied 93 cents in closing at $23.93 with traders dealing in 526 units, Jetcon Corporation skidded 10 cents to close at $1.10 in an exchange of 38,465 stocks, JFP Ltd sank 7 cents to finish at 93 cents with investors trading 13,626 stock units. Knutsford Express slipped 50 cents to $11.50 with 4,601 shares crossing the exchange, Medical Disposables increased 25 cents to end at $1.95 with a transfer of 1,000 stocks and Paramount Trading popped 15 cents in closing at $1.27 with 23,586 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 8,545,502 shares with a valued at $16,979,195, down from 11,969,953 stock units at $29,144,541 on Friday. Trading averaged 178,031 shares at $353,733 down from 272,044 stocks at $662,376 on Friday compared to November that averaged 309,920 shares at $766,307.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging dipped 14 cents to end at $2.73 after 45,276 shares were traded, Blue Power increased by 7 cents to end at $4.37 with investors dealing in 91,449 stocks, CAC 2000 popped 42 cents in closing at $2.43 with 200 shares switching owners. Cargo Handlers climbed 39 cents to close at $12.39 with investors trading 163 stocks, Consolidated Bakeries lost 14 cents to finish at $2.02 with 11,282 shares changing hands, Dolphin Cove slipped 13 cents to end at $19.67 with investors trading 14,254 stocks. Elite Diagnostic rose 16 cents to $2.01 after a transfer of 226 units, Everything Fresh sank 13 cents to $2.10 after 99,960 stock units changed hands, Express Catering declined 20 cents and ended at $3.25 after an exchange of 2,817 shares. Future Energy slipped 12 cents to $3.78 with investors trading 648,383 units, Honey Bun rallied 8 cents to finish at $8.45 with 3,952 stocks passing through the market, Image Plus dipped 11 cents to end at $1.50 with investors swapping 48,871 stock units. 
Iron Rock Insurance fell 9 cents to $3.80 with 80,221 shares being traded, Jamaican Teas shed 12 cents in closing at $2.10 in an exchange of 131,741 stocks, Knutsford Express skidded 59 cents to finish at $12 with 10,252 units crossing the market. Lasco Financial lost 16 cents and ended at $1.53 with traders dealing in 166,438 stock units, Mailpac Group sank 10 cents to close at $2.60 as investors exchanged 264,824 shares, Main Event dropped 17 cents to end at $10.80 with 11,000 stocks crossing the market. Paramount Trading gained 7 cents to close at $1.12 with a transfer of 26,793 units and tTech climbed 20 cents to $2.20 after an exchange of 50 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Against the above developments, just two stocks recorded gains and 5 fell in the Junior Market TOP10 and in the Main Market TOP10, only 3 stocks gained and 5 declined.
In Main Market ICTOP10 activity, Guardian Holdings climbed 4 percent to $315 and JMMB Group also gained 4 percent to $22.50. Pulse Investments dropped 11 percent to $1.16 and Berger Paints declined 9 percent to $7.80, 138 Student Living gave up 5 percent to close at $4.10 and VM Investments lost 4 percent in closing at $2.49.
In the Junior Market IC TOP10 are 14 stocks, 29 percent of the market, with PEs ranging from 15 to 32 with an average of 20 and a PE of 17 for half of the market with the highest PEs.
Iron Rock Insurance delivered capital gains of 54 percent as the next best following robust 2023 and nine months of profit for the current year. Everything Fresh that is enjoying an about turn in profitability after the fall out in business caused by the downturn in the tourism sector up to 2023, benefited with a jump the stock price of 45 percent, Tropical Battery delivered a 32 percent rise for its shareholders followed by Caribbean Assurance Brokers and Honey Bun with 31 percent each. Regency Petroleum buoyed by expansion of the gas stations network delivered gains of 29 percent.
from 29 to 80 percent and 30 stocks declining from a low of one percent upwards. The troubled EduFocal was the leading loser and dropped a massive 80 percent, KLE Group was next with a decline of 46 percent followed by MFS Partners down 75 percent, CAC 2000 chipped in at 58 and Medical Disposables 37 percent.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index popped 20.90 points to wrap up trading at 3,732.65. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
Fontana rallied 15 cents to end at $8.15 with 6,729 units crossing the market. Future Energy gained 7 cents to end at $3.77 after investors exchanged 31,203 stocks, Honey Bun lost 22 cents to close at $8.21 after 1,993 stock passed through the market, Kintyre Holdings formerly iCreate, ended at 40 cents with investors trading 60,000 shares. Lasco Financial rose 10 cents to close at $1.65 after an exchange of 458,930 stock units, Lumber Depot gained 10 cents to finish at $2.55 with 348,726 stock units crossing the market, Mailpac Group popped 15 cents and ended at $2.65 with an exchange of 267,008 stock units. Main Event increased 17 cents to $10.97 after investors ended trading 72,028 shares, One Great Studio climbed 9 cents to finish at 70 cents with 387,033 units crossing the exchange, Regency Petroleum rallied 20 cents and ended at $3.05 in switching ownership of 2,395,167 stocks. Stationery and Office Supplies dipped 8 cents to close at $1.50 after a transfer of 139,899 stock units and tTech fell 30 cents in closing at $2 in trading 1,632 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 9,643,194 shares for $19,408,961 compared with 6,227,341 units at $12,307,314 on Tuesday.
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 financial years ending around August 2025.
Jetcon Corporation lost 14 cents to $1.19 in an exchange of 11 shares, Lumber Depot declined 10 cents to end at $2.45 after investors traded 32,179 stock units, Mailpac Group rallied 25 cents in closing at $2.50 with a transfer of 1,079,980 units. Main Event sank 9 cents and ended at $10.80 with 22,370 stocks crossing the exchange, Medical Disposables increased 12 cents to finish at $2 after a transfer of 742 units, Regency Petroleum dipped 20 cents to close at $2.85 as investors exchanged 692,723 stocks. Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 8 cents to $1.58 with 50,545 shares crossing the market and tTech sank 9 cents and ended at $2.30 with investors trading 5,092 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 6,227,341 shares for $12,307,314 compared with 6,712,166 units at $11,716,333 on Monday. Trading ended with an average of 138,385 shares at $273,496 compared with 139,837 stock units at $244,090 on Monday with the month to date averaging 317,712 units at $798,261 down from 328,486 stock units at $829,789 on the previous day and much higher than October with an average of 196,034 shares at $399,810.
At the close, Access Financial lost $2.34 to finish at $17.56 in trading a mere 129 stocks, AMG Packaging shed 10 cents and ended at $2.97, with 105,809 units crossing the exchange, Blue Power declined 19 cents to $4.20 with traders dealing in 2,187 shares. Cargo Handlers sank $1.40 to end at $11 as a mere 5 stock units passed through the market, Caribbean Flavours fell 5 cents to $1.25 in an exchange of 20 shares, Consolidated Bakeries sank 25 cents to close at $1.95 with investors trading 1,275 stock units. Dolla Financial popped 5 cents to $3.03 after an exchange of 482,093 units, Dolphin Cove dipped 23 cents to end at $19.53 with a transfer of 9,235 stocks, Elite Diagnostic rallied 24 cents in closing at $2.05 with 5,301 shares changing hands. Fontana rose 13 cents and ended at $8.18 with investors dealing in 4,915 stock units, Image Plus climbed 10 cents to finish at $1.58 after an exchange of 56,765 units, Indies Pharma increased 5 cents to close at $3.05 with investors swapping 4,142 stocks. 
Jamaican Teas fell 5 cents to $2.10 in an exchange of 25,202 shares, KLE Group gained 8 cents in closing at $1.40 with 2,899 stock units clearing the market, Knutsford Express advanced 6 cents to close at $12.60 after a transfer of 25,127 units. Lumber Depot slipped 10 cents to $2.55 as investors exchanged 61,702 stocks, Mailpac Group dropped 5 cents and ended at $2.25 with 1,378,670 shares crossing the market, Medical Disposables popped 18 cents to finish at $1.88 with an exchange of just 23 units. ONE on ONE Educational shed 5 cents and ended at 94 cents with 211,045 stocks crossing the market, Regency Petroleum increased 5 cents to $3.05 with investors trading 399,228 stock units, Spur Tree Spices fell 7 cents to end at $1.88 in switching ownership of 27,596 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies sank 8 cents in closing at $1.50 after trading of 58,020 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 6,712,166 shares for $11,716,333 compared to 5,634,271 stock units at $11,710,883 on Friday. Trading on Monday closed with an average of 139,837 stock units at $244,090 compared with 137,421 shares at $285,631 on Friday with the month to date, averaging 328,486 units at $829,789 compared with 341,403 stocks at $869,894 on the previous day and October with an average of 196,034 shares at $399,810.
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 financial years ending around August 2025.
Jamaican Teas gained 7 cents to close at $2.15 as investors exchanged 265,996 units. Jetcon Corporation popped 18 cents to finish at $1.33 and closed after 809,891 shares changed hands, KLE Group rallied 22 cents to end at $1.32 with investors trading 12,000 stocks, Lasco Financial dropped 17 cents in closing at $1.53 with 168 stock units crossing the market. Paramount Trading shed 8 cents to $1.20 with investors swapping 4,579 shares, Regency Petroleum lost 8 cents to end at $3 with 49,434 units crossing the exchange, Stationery and Office Supplies rose 12 cents in closing at $1.58 after the trading of 87,144 stocks and tTech advanced 19 cents to close at $2.39 with 15 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Against the above developments, two stocks gained and 7 fell in the Junior Market TOP10, in the Main Market TOP10 5 stocks gained and 3 declined.
In the Junior Market ICTOP10, no stock gained more than 2 percent. but Elite Diagnostic shed 12 percent to close at $1.85, Express Catering fell 10 percent to $3.14 and Jamaican Teas dipped 4 percent to $2.08.
In the Junior Market IC TOP10 are 11 stocks, 23 percent of the market, with PEs ranging from 15 to 29 with an average of 21 and a PE of 17 for half of the market with the highest PEs.
The market closed with trading of 5,634,271 shares for $11,710,883 compared with 10,894,433 units at $29,287,443 on Thursday. Trading ended with an average of 137,421 shares at $285,631 compared with 265,718 stock units at $714,328 on Thursday with the month to date, averaging 341,403 stock units at $869,894 compared with 354,075 stocks at $906,189 on the previous day and October with an average of 196,034 shares at $399,810.
At the close of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
Express Catering gained 10 cents to close at $3.14 after 12,883 shares were traded, Fontana shed 12 cents to close at $8 with 21,951 stock units crossing the market. Image Plus dropped 8 cents to $1.52 with a transfer of 18,000 stocks, Limners and Bards rose 10 cents to end at $1.25 with investors dealing in 15,119 units, Main Event sank 10 cents in closing at $10.90 in an exchange of 3,438 shares. MFS Capital Partners slipped 8 cents to finish at 57 cents as 168,682 units crossed the market, Regency Petroleum rallied 8 cents and ended at $3.08 with an exchange of 83,429 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies fell 14 cents to close at $1.46 with 675,647 stock units clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.