Stocks mostly rose on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Friday, pushing the market higher at the close of the month, following a 14 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, with 11 percent more value than on Thursday with trading in 39 securities down from 43 on Thursday and ending with prices of 17 rising, eight declining and 14 closing unchanged.
Trading ended with 14,832,174 shares for $31,162,735 up from 13,020,959 units at $28,069,231 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 380,312 shares at $799,044 compared to 302,813 units at $652,773 on Thursday. Trading for the month to date averages 451,257 stocks at $953,021 compared with 454,355 stocks at $959,745 on the previous day and April with an average of 204,118 units at $439,599.
Regency Petroleum led trading with 3.44 million shares for 23.2 percent of total volume followed by Stationery and Office Supplies with 2.46 million units for 16.6 percent of the day’s trade, ONE on ONE Educational with 2.19 million stock for 14.7 percent market share and JFP Ltd with 1.68 million stock units for 11.3 percent of total volume.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index increased 77.06 points to lock up trading at 3,836.50, ending with a minor loss of just 0.03 percent and marginally lower than the close for May.
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 2025.
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 popped $1.50 to $21 with traders dealing in 14,849 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers gained 68 cents and ended at $3.83 in an exchange of 204,277 shares, following the announcement that the company is hiking the dividend by 428 percent over the payment of 2.67 cents in 2023 to 14.11 cents. Express Catering rose 10 cents to finish at $4, with 650,219 units changing hands following an announcement that the board of directors will meet on June 7, to consider a dividend payment. Future Energy advanced 19 cents in closing at $3.49 with 446,613 stocks passing through the market, GWest Corporation dipped 13 cents to end at 85 cents with investors transferring 46,493 units, Indies Pharma increased 24 cents to close at $2.74 with 355,212 stocks clearing the market. 
Iron Rock Insurance fell 8 cents to $2.10 with an exchange of 1,536 shares, JFP Ltd climbed 9 cents to close at $1.28 with 1,680,756 stocks crossing the market, Limners and Bards dipped 20 cents to $1.38 with investors dealing in 1,000 shares. Main Event rallied 50 cents to end at $13 with just 705 stock units crossing the market, Medical Disposables gained 22 cents in closing at $2.20 after an exchange of 452 stocks, Regency Petroleum rose 20 cents to finish at $2.38 and closed with an exchange of 3,444,639 units. Spur Tree Spices sank 18 cents and ended at $2.27 in trading 518,539 stocks, Stationery and Office Supplies rose 7 cents to $1.72 after a transfer of 2,455,914 stock units and tTech rallied 23 cents in closing at $2.49 with investors swapping 4,210 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading bounces for Junior Market
Stocks delivered increased activity in trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, with a 117 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, with a 154 percent increase in value over trading on Wednesday and resulting in an exchange of 43 securities down from 45 on Wednesday and ending with prices of 20 rising, 12 declining and 11 closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 13,020,959 shares for $28,069,231 up from 5,995,192 units at $11,052,592 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 302,813 shares at $652,773 up from 133,226 units at $245,613 on Wednesday. Trading for the month to date, averages 454,355 units at $959,745 but below 462,022 stock units at $975,275 on the previous day and April with an average of 204,118 units at $439,599.
Tropical Battery led trading with 3.48 million shares for 26.7 percent of total volume followed by ONE on ONE Educational with 2.21 million units for 17 percent of the day’s trade and Derrimon Trading with 1.76 million stocks for 13.5 percent.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index climbed 11.30 points to cease trading at 3,759.44.
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 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows none ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and four with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial advanced $1.19 to finish at $19.50 with investors transferring 35,984 shares, AMG Packaging popped 56 cents and ended at $3.48 after investors ended trading 17,967 stocks, Cargo Handlers climbed $1.84 to $14.14 with a transfer of 352 shares. Caribbean Cream declined 20 cents in closing at $4 after 39,321 stock units passed through the market, Fontana increased 56 cents to end at $7.92 with traders dealing in 667,003 shares, Fosrich rallied 14 cents to close at $2.30 in an exchange of 632,275 units. 
Honey Bun rose 20 cents to $7.90, with 36,374 stocks crossing the market, Indies Pharma lost 20 cents to finish at $2.50 with an exchange of 37,141 stock units, ISP Finance shed $1.99 and ended at $24.01 after 377 shares were traded. Main Event fell 55 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $12.50 after an exchange of 32,794 stock units, Medical Disposables skidded 22 cents in closing at $1.98, with 1,523 stocks crossing the market, MFS Capital Partners sank 21 cents to close at $1.16 in switching ownership of 179,599 units. ONE on ONE Educational gained 12 cents to $1.05 after 2,210,775 shares crossed the exchange and tTech popped 10 cents in closing at $2.26 with investors dealing in 225 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market slippage
The Junior Market raced to more than 3,800 points in the morning trading session on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday but failed to hold on and ended marginally lower at the close as the market closed with a 48 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, with a 52 percent lower value than Tuesday after trading in 45 securities compared with 41 on Tuesday and ending with prices of 17 stocks each rising and declining and 11 closing unchanged.
Trading resulted in Dolphin Cove hitting an intraday 52 weeks’ high of $25, while CAC 2000 and Fontana both hit intraday 52 weeks’ low of $2.83 and $7.20 respectively.
The market closed on Wednesday, with an exchange of 5,995,192 shares at $11,052,592 compared to 11,607,786 units at $23,233,143 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 133,226 shares at $245,613 compared with 283,117 units at $566,662 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date, averages 462,022 shares at $975,275, down from 480,402 stock units at $1,016,063 on the previous day and April with an average of 204,118 units at $439,599.
EduFocal led trading with 2.85 million shares for 47.5 percent of total volume followed by ONE on ONE Educational with 670,034 units for 11.2 percent of the day’s trade and Future Energy with 587,225 stocks for 9.8 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index slipped 8.65 points to end at 3,748.14.
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 years ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and none with a lower offer.
At the close, Access Financial skidded $1.39 to end at $18.31, with 12,770 stocks crossing the market, Blue Power lost 14 cents in closing at $3.45 with investors swapping 6 stocks, Cargo Handlers slipped $2 to $12.30, with 1,002 shares crossing the market. Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped 19 cents and ended at $3.19 with investors transferring 20,730 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries gained 9 cents to close at $2.15, with 14 shares changing hands, EduFocal fell 8 cents to 82 cents in an exchange of 2,848,139 stocks. 
Everything Fresh rose 10 cents and ended at $1.80 with investors dealing in 7,506 units, Fontana dipped 74 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $7.36 after hitting an intraday low of $7.20 following an exchange of 120,921 stock units, Honey Bun sank 15 cents to end at $7.70 and closed after an exchange of 37,597 shares. Iron Rock Insurance advanced 8 cents in closing at $2.18 in switching ownership of 24 stocks, Knutsford Express climbed 39 cents to finish at $11.39 with traders dealing in 505 units, Lasco Financial increased 15 cents to close at $1.68 as investors exchanged 56,667 stock units. MFS Capital Partners rallied 34 cents to $1.37 after investors ended the trading 391,573 shares and Tropical Battery declined 9 cents to finish at $2.18 after an exchange of 93,330 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Big jump for Junior Market
Dolphin Cove jumped $1.33 to a one year record high and Cargo Handlers climbed $1.30 and helped in a major way in pushing the market index up by almost two percent for the day with on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with a 173 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded, value 119 percent more than on Monday with trading resulting in 41 securities changing hands, down from 45 on Monday and ending with prices of 19 rising, 14 declining and eight closing unchanged.
The market closed with 11,607,786 shares trading for $23,233,143 from 4,258,224 stock units at $10,584,817 on Monday.
Trading averaged 283,117 shares at $566,662 up from 94,627 units at $235,218 on Monday with trading for the month to date, averaging 480,402 units at $1,016,063 compared to 490,989 stock units at $1,040,180 on the previous day and April with an average of 204,118 units at $439,599.
Dolla Financial led trading with 3.11 million shares for 26.8 percent of total volume followed by ONE on ONE Educational with 2.22 million stock units for 19.1 percent of the day’s trade, EduFocal with 1.54 million units for 13.3 percent market share and Fosrich with 1.14 million shares for 9.9 percent of total volume.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index advanced 69.53 points to end at 3,756.79.
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 years ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial lost 30 cents to finish at $19.70 after investors trades 15 units, Cargo Handlers climbed $1.30 and ended at $14.30 as 6,539 stocks passed through the market, Caribbean Assurance Brokers dipped 20 cents to $3 with traders dealing in 3,282 shares. Caribbean Cream popped 46 cents in closing at $4.20 after a transfer of 35,993 stock units, Derrimon Trading gained 22 cents to end at $2.15 with investors swapping 693,674 shares, Dolphin Cove climbed $1.33 to close at $24.98 with 49,317 stocks changing hands. Future Energy rallied 7 cents to $3.29 with an exchange of 104,083 units, Iron Rock Insurance fell 8 cents to close at $2.10, with 47,641 stock units crossing the market, Jamaican Teas increased 10 cents to finish at $2.50 in trading 824,135 shares. 
Knutsford Express slipped 45 cents and ended at $11 with 4,806 stock units clearing the market, Limners and Bards advanced 16 cents in closing at $1.54 with investors dealing in 22 stocks, Lumber Depot sank 10 cents to $2.77 with a transfer of 19,384 stock units. Medical Disposables popped 22 cents to $2.20, with 3,799 shares crossing the market, MFS Capital Partners shed 37 cents to close at $1.03 with investors transferring 300,400 stocks, ONE on ONE Educational increased 12 cents and ended at 93 cents in an exchange of 2,217,655 units and Paramount Trading climbed 19 cents to finish at $1.40 after investors ended trading 31,216 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Steady Junior Market trading
Trading activity closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Monday after a 7 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, with a 24 percent higher value than on Friday with trading in all 45 securities available for trading being active up from 40 on Friday and ending with prices of 15 rising, 19 declining and 11 closing unchanged.
Trading ended after 4,258,224 shares changed hands for $10,584,817 versus 4,564,235 stock units at $8,534,568 on Friday.
Trading averaged 94,627 shares at $235,218 compared to 114,106 units at $213,364 on Friday. Trading ended with a month to date, average of 490,989 units at $1,040,180 down from 515,796 stock units at $1,090,560 on the previous day and April with an average of 204,118 units at $439,599.
Dolla Financial led trading with 1.54 million shares for 36.1 percent of total volume followed by JFP Ltd with 929,509 stock units for 21.8 percent of the day’s trade and One Great Studio with 330,703 units for 7.8 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index skidded 4.28 points to 3,687.26.
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 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging declined 34 cents and ended at $2.91 with trading of 15,794 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped 30 cents to $3.20 after 5,184 units passed through the market, Caribbean Cream lost 16 cents to end at $3.74 after an exchange 1,583 shares. Caribbean Flavours skidded 12 cents in closing at $1.58, with 90 stock units crossing the market, Dolla Financial sank 10 cents to finish at $2.55 in trading 1,538,700 shares, Dolphin Cove gained $1.15 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $23.65 after an exchange of 59,960 stock units. EduFocal climbed 9 cents to 89 cents in switching ownership of 191,329 units, Elite Diagnostic dipped 7 cents to close at $1.51 after investors ended trading 25,106 stocks, Everything Fresh fell 10 cents in closing at $1.70 with investors dealing in 60,100 units. Express Catering rose 15 cents to finish at $3.90 after an exchange of 33,991 stocks, Fosrich rallied 8 cents and ended at $2.19 with a transfer of 259,304 shares, 
Honey Bun rallied 80 cents to end at $7.90, with 51,867 stock units crossing the exchange. Indies Pharma gained 34 cents to $2.69 with traders dealing in 3,951 shares, ISP Finance dropped $2.01 and ended at $26 in an exchange of 112 stocks, Knutsford Express popped $1.32 to finish at $11.45, with 2,265 units changing hands. Lasco Financial shed 7 cents to close at $1.53 in an exchange of 16,925 stock units, Limners and Bards slipped 17 cents to end at $1.38 with 10,618 shares clearing the market, Main Event rallied 36 cents in closing at $13.10 with investors transferring 1,840 stock units and Paramount Trading fell 19 cents to $1.21, with 16,228 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Three additions to ICTOP10
In a week of volatility in the Junior Market and a calmer Main Market, the Junior Market TOP10 has one new addition and the Main Market two after five Junior Market stocks posted notable moves and three in the Main Market.
Dropping from the ICTOP10 are Dolla Financial from the Junior Market and Lasco Manufacturing and Jamaica Broilers from the Main Market.
The Junior Market ICTOP10, AMG Packaging, climbed 12 percent to $3.25, followed by Access Financial, with an 11 percent rise to $20. Edufocal dropped 11 percent to 80 cents, while Caribbean Assurance Brokers is down 9 percent to close at $2.90 and Caribbean Cream fell 7 percent to $3.90.
In the Main Market, Pulse Investments popped 9 percent to close at $1.75, JMMB Group rose 4 percent to $24.51 while Berger Paints fell 6 percent to close at $8.
Lumber Depot is the only new listing for the Junior Market ICTOP10 for the week, this follows the announcement by the company of the purchase of a 35 percent interest in Atlantic Hardware. Earnings per share for the current fiscal year starting June, is projected at 35 cents by ICInsider.com. General Accident and VM Investments are new additions to the Main Market ICTOP10. VMI posted b first quarter results with gains from securities providing the bulk of the profits. Some of these gains are from the one off sale of its associate company. 
With the investing environment slowly improving, the company appears set to enjoy a profitable year, accordingly, ICInsider.com’s estimate is for earnings of 50 cents per share, which could be bettered if investments deliver more returns in the next three quarters.
The average PE for the JSE Main Market ICTOP 10 stands at 5.1, well below the market average of 13.6 and the Junior Market TOP10 sits at 6.4, just over half of the market, with an average of 12.5.
The Main Market ICTOP10 is projected to gain an average of 298 percent by May 2025, based on 2024 forecasted earnings and providing better values than the Junior Market with the potential to achieve 228 percent over the same period.
In the Main Market ICTOP 10, a total of 16 of the most highly valued stocks representing 31 percent of the Main Market are priced at a PE of 15 to 86, with an average of 29 and 19 excluding the highest PE ratios, and a PE of 23 for the top half and 16 excluding the stocks with overweight values.
In the Junior Market IC TOP10 are 11 stocks, or 24 percent of the market, with PEs ranging from 15 to 43, averaging 21, well above the market’s average.
The average PE in the top half of the market is 17 and is possibly the lowest fair value measure for stocks, currently.
ICTOP10 focuses on likely yearly winners, accordingly, the list includes some of the best companies in the market, but this is not always so. ICInsider.com ranks stocks based on projected earnings, allowing investors to focus on the most undervalued stocks and helping to remove emotions in selecting stocks for investments that often result in costly mistakes.
IC TOP10 stocks will likely deliver the best returns on or around May 2025 and are ranked in order of potential gains, computed using projected earnings for the current fiscal year. Expected values will change as stock prices fluctuate, resulting in weekly movements in and out of the lists. Revisions to earnings are ongoing, based on receipt of new information.
Persons who compiled this report may have an interest in securities commented on in this report.
Junior Market rallies into week end
Stocks closed trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Friday, with a 42 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded, with a marginally higher value than Wednesday following trading activity in 40 securities down from 42 on Wednesday and ending with prices of 13 rising, 19 declining and eight closing unchanged.
Trading closed with 4,564,235 shares for $8,534,568 compared to 3,223,099 units at $8,496,465 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 114,106 shares at $213,364 compared with 76,740 units at $202,297 on Wednesday, Trading month to date averages 515,796 units at $1,090,560 versus 539,459 stock units at $1,142,236 on the previous day and April with an average of 204,118 units at $439,599.
EduFocal led trading with 1.77 million shares for 38.9 percent of total volume followed by Dolla Financial with 731,474 units for 16 percent of the day’s trade and Spur Tree Spices with 434,369 units for 9.5 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index gained 10.69 points to wrap up trading at 3,691.54.
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 2025.
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, Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped 45 cents to close at $2.90 with a transfer of 87,152 units, Caribbean Cream gained 29 cents to close at $3.90 with investors trading 4,292 stocks, Consolidated Bakeries slipped 7 cents to finish at $2.11 after an exchange of 1,000 shares. Dolphin Cove rose 60 cents and ended at $22.50 following the trading of 15,458 stock units, EduFocal fell 14 cents in closing at 80 cents after a transfer of 1,773,403 shares, Everything Fresh advanced 10 cents to end at $1.80 with investors swapping 510 units. 
Honey Bun skidded 76 cents in closing at $7.10, with 2,348 stocks clearing the market, Indies Pharma sank 35 cents to $2.35 with investors dealing in 22,265 stock units, ISP Finance climbed $4.01 and ended at $28.01 in switching ownership of just 80 shares. Knutsford Express shed $1.37 to end at $10.13 with investors transferring 7,662 stocks, Lasco Financial increased 8 cents to close at $1.60 in an exchange of 1,400 units, Main Event dropped 35 cents to finish at $12.74 with traders dealing in 31,528 stock units. Medical Disposables lost 17 cents and ended at $2.02 as investors exchanged 18,859 shares and Spur Tree Spices rallied 9 cents to $2.40 with trading in 434,369 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Mixed Junior Market trading
Trading activity picked up on Wednesday ahead of the close of the market on Thursday for the labour day holiday as trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, with a 15 percent fall in the volume of stocks traded, with a 15 percent greater value than Tuesday, resulting in trading in 42 securities compared with 44 on Tuesday and ending with rising and declining stocks ending with 16 price movements each as 10 closed unchanged.
The Junior Market closed with trading of 3,223,099 shares for $8,496,465 compared with 3,806,992 units at $7,393,971 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 76,740 shares at $202,297 compared with 86,523 units at $168,045 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date averages 539,459 units at $1,142,236 compared with 569,968 stock units $1,204,210 on the previous day up from April with an average of 204,118 stock units at $439,599.
EduFocal led trading with 994,984 shares for 30.9 percent of total volume followed by Fontana with 394,800 stocks for 12.2 percent of the day’s trade and Future Energy with 307,222 units for 9.5 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index fell 11.69 points to end at 3,680.85.
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 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial rose 50 cents to $20 as investors exchanged 2,710 shares, AMG Packaging gained 31 cents and ended at $3.20, with 598 units crossing the market, Caribbean Assurance Brokers dipped 24 cents to close at $2.45 in an exchange of 2,201 shares. Caribbean Cream sank 59 cents to end at $3.61 with investors trading 3,767 stock units, Dolphin Cove slipped 79 cents in closing at $21.90 after an exchange of 17,677 shares, Fontana lost 8 cents in finishing at $8.15 with a transfer of 394,800 stock units. 
Indies Pharma popped 20 cents to $2.70 after 3,207 stocks passed through the market, ISP Finance skidded $4.01 to close at $24 with investors transferring 18 stock units, Jetcon Corporation fell 7 cents and ended at 91 cents with 716 shares clearing the market. Knutsford Express advanced 50 cents to close at $11.50 with investors dealing in 4,476 units, Limners and Bards increased 24 cents to end at $1.60 with 26,159 stocks crossing the market, Main Event climbed 58 cents to finish at $13.09 after a transfer of 9,467 stock units. Medical Disposables rallied 19 cents to $2.19 with investors swapping 2,297 shares and tTech shed 10 cents to close at $2.16 in an exchange of 389 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market drops
Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Tuesday, with a 62 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, with a 54 percent drop in value compared with Monday after trading in 44 securities compared with 45 on Monday and ending with prices of nine rising, 23 declining and 12 closing unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 3,806,992 shares at $7,393,971 compared with 9,933,959 units at $16,224,087 on Monday.
Trading averaged 86,523 shares at $168,045 compared with 220,755 units at $360,535 on Monday with the month to date, averaging 569,968 units at $1,204,210 compared to 605,840 stock units at $1,281,092 on the previous day and April with an average of 204,118 units at $439,599.
EduFocal led trading with 1.16 million shares for 30.4 percent of total volume followed by Dolla Financial with 409,370 stocks for 10.8 percent of the day’s trade and One Great Studio with 359,377 units for 9.4 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index lost 47.71 points to wrap-up trading at 3,692.54.
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 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial skidded $1.60 to close at $19.50 in an exchange of 5,012 shares, AMG Packaging fell 61 cents to $2.89 with 7,742 stocks clearing the market, Blue Power gained 61 cents in closing at $3.61 with a transfer of 19 shares. CAC 2000 dipped 48 cents to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of $3.36 with trading of 1,673 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers sank 10 cents and ended at $2.69 in an exchange of 537 shares, Derrimon Trading slipped 25 cents to end at $1.9 1after 148,710 stock units passed through the market. Everything Fresh dipped 10 cents to $1.70 in switching ownership of 123,182 stocks, Express Catering shed 15 cents in closing at $3.75 with investors dealing in 25,012 units, Indies Pharma declined 20 cents and ended at $2.50 after an exchange of 3,017 shares. JFP Ltd fell 10 cents to close at $1.12 with investors transferring 19,381 units, KLE Group rose 20 cents to end at $2.29, with 21 stocks crossing the exchange, Knutsford Express sank 80 cents to finish at $11 in trading 5,528 stock units. 
Lasco Financial dropped 11 cents and ended at $1.57, with 68,526 shares crossing the market, Limners and Bards fell 20 cents to $1.36 after a transfer of 1,166 stock units, Lumber Depot climbed 15 cents to close at $2.79 with an exchange of 174,549 units. Main Event skidded 49 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $12.51 with 1,836 stocks changing hands, Medical Disposables lost 20 cents to end at $2 with investors swapping 2,447 units, MFS Capital Partners gained 12 cents to finish at $1.42 with an exchange of 219,501 stocks. Tropical Battery dipped 9 cents and ended at $2.29, with 68,100 shares crossing the market and tTech popped 8 cents to $2.26 with traders dealing in 14,731 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market price changes evenly split
Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Monday, following a 93 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, valued 19 percent more than Friday with trading in all 45 securities available to trade well up from just 36 on Friday and ending with price movements evenly split at 15 each between stocks rising, declining and closing firm.
Trading closed with 9,933,959 shares for $16,224,087 up from 5,151,901 units at $13,657,450 on Friday.
Trading averaged 220,755 shares at $360,535 compared to 143,108 stock units at $379,374 on Friday with the month to date, averaging 605,840 stocks at $1,281,092 compared with 637,462 stock units at $1,356,686 on the previous trading day and April with an average of 204,118 units at $439,599.
ONE on ONE Educational led trading with 4.37 million shares for 44 percent of total volume followed by Stationery and Office Supplies with 2.01 million units for 20.2 percent of the day’s trade and Everything Fresh with 908,181 units for 9.1 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index increased 13.66 points to culminate at 3,740.25.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.8, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial jumped on the $3.10 to close at $21.10 in trading 3,450 shares, AMG Packaging spiked 61 cents to $3.50, with 305 stocks changing hands, Caribbean Assurance Brokers skidded 41 cents to finish at $2.79 after trading as low as $2.24 shortly after opening with an exchange of 33,315 shares. Dolphin Cove popped $1.19 and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $22.69 after investors ended trading 89,551 stock units, Everything Fresh gained 10 cents to end at $1.80 in an exchange of 908,181 shares, Fosrich fell 7 cents in closing at $2.13 with investors transferring 12,894 stock units.
Future Energy shed 9 cents to close at $3.30 in an exchange of 75,815 units, Indies Pharma rose 34 cents and ended at $2.70 with 3,191 stocks clearing the market, Jetcon Corporation advanced 12 cents to close at 99 cents with an exchange of 416 units. KLE Group rallied 19 cents to finish at $2.09, with 556 stocks crossing the market, Limners and Bards declined 20 cents to end at $1.56 with investors trading 770 shares, Lumber Depot rose 9 cents in closing at $2.64 after a transfer of 53,042 stock units. MFS Capital Partners lost 14 cents to end at $1.30 as investors exchanged 10,351 shares and Spur Tree Spices gained 13 cents in closing at $2.35 with a transfer of 168,232 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.