Traders pushed the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange higher on Friday, following an 11 percent reduction in the volume of stocks traded, with 49 percent less value than Thursday, with trading in 43 securities compared with 46 on Thursday, with prices of stocks 15 rising, 15 declining and 13 closing unchanged.
Investors traded 6,750,745 shares for $13,652,638 compared with 7,587,150 units at $26,948,198 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 156,994 shares at $317,503 compared to 164,938 shares at $585,830 on Thursday with the month to date, averaging 168,748 units at $435,824 compared with 169,577 stock units at $444,178 on the previous day. April closed with an average of 266,661 units at $2,583,503.
Jetcon Corporation led trading with 1.68 million shares for 24.9 percent of total volume followed by JFP Ltd with 1.16 million units for 17.2 percent of the day’s trade and 
Regency Petroleum with 1.10 million units for 16.3 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index jumped 44.28 points to close at 3,746.40.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.8. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed based on the last traded price in conjunction with ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close of trading on Friday, Cargo Handlers declined 50 cents to $16, with 216 shares crossing the exchange, 
Caribbean Cream popped 10 cents and ended at $3.20 after an exchange of 863 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries dipped 27 cents to end at $2.13 in trading 50,000 stock units, EduFocal gained 8 cents to close at $1.87 with investors transferring 103,300 stocks, Fontana rallied 32 cents in closing at $9.55 in trading 85,227 stocks, Fosrich advanced 19 cents and ended at $2.50 after a transfer of 176,955 stock units, ISP Finance dropped $1.85 to end at $19.65 as just 9 units passed through the market, Knutsford Express increased 87 cents to close at $11 after 1,804 shares crossed the market, Lasco Distributors climbed 17 cents in closing at $2.67, with just 374 units changing hands, Lumber Depot slipped 11 cents to $2.20 as investors exchanged 27,505 stock units, Mailpac Group rose 9 cents to end at $2.05 in switching ownership of 57,030 shares, MFS Capital Partners rallied 10 cents to $3.27 in an exchange of 2,010 stocks, 
Regency Petroleum gained 11 cents in closing at $2.91, with 1,101,081 units clearing the market and Stationery and Office Supplies fell 10 cents in ending at $14 with a transfer of 10,000 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Investors traded 7,587,150 shares for $26,948,198 versus 2,955,503 units at $7,163,196 on Wednesday.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.7. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed using the last traded price in conjunction with ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Jamaican Teas popped 8 cents to close at $2.15 while exchanging 11,400 shares, JFP Ltd gained 8 cents to end at $1.75, with 158,383 units clearing the market, KLE Group shed 38 cents to close at $1.62 after exchanging 96,262 stock units. Knutsford Express increased 11 cents to close at $10.13 in an exchange of 2,963 stocks, Lasco Distributors dropped 17 cents in closing at $2.50 after investors traded 100 shares, Limners and Bards lost 15 cents and ended at $2.25, with 23,108 stock units crossing the exchange, Main Event advanced 50 cents in closing at $13, with 38,409 units changing hands. Medical Disposables dipped 20 cents to $4.80 after an exchange of 158,236 stock units, MFS Capital Partners climbed 8 cents to end at $3.17 as investors exchanged 1,131,230 shares, 
Regency Petroleum popped 20 cents ended at a record close of $2.80 with shareholders swapping 859,616 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies dropped $1.70 to close at $14.10 after shareholders exchanged 9,554 units.
Investors traded 20,786,643 shares for $51,034,875 versus 13,472,168 units at $41,603,295 on Monday.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.6. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed using the last traded prices in conjunction with ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Everything Fresh declined 24 cents to end at $1.65 in an exchange of 23,820 shares. Express Catering dipped 9 cents to close at $5, with 16,839 stock units crossing the exchange, Fontana climbed 79 cents and ended at $9.49 in an exchange of 593,147 stocks, Fosrich fell 19 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ closing low of $2.30 after the price dropped to an intraday low of $2.10 as 1,160,011 shares crossed the market. GWest Corporation popped 13 cents to end at $1.02 as investors exchanged 5,129 units, Honey Bun advanced 28 cents in closing at $6.57 after trading 12,033 stock units, iCreate dropped 12 cents to close at $1.28 after hitting a 52 weeks’ intraday low of $1.05 following 300,326 units passing through the market. JFP Ltd shed 19 cents and ended at $1.65 7,169,473 shares changing hands, Knutsford Express declined 40 cents to close at $10.60 after an exchange of 3,628 stocks, 
Lasco Distributors rose 9 cents to $2.75 and closed after 40,434 stock units passed through the market. Lumber Depot gained 8 cents and ended at $2.30 in switching ownership of 14,661 shares, Regency Petroleum dipped 8 cents in closing at $2.52 while exchanging 575,176 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies popped 60 cents to end at $15.80 after exchanging 3,230 stock units.
Investors traded 13,472,168 shares for $41,603,295 versus 3,789,177 units at $9,092,799 on Friday.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.8. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed using the last traded price in conjunction with ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024. Three stocks traded at 52 weeks’ intraday low, with Fesco hitting $3,90, Fosrich reaching $2.20 and iCreate $1.18.
Caribbean Cream dipped 10 cents to $3.20 as investors exchanged 42,915 shares, Elite Diagnostic slipped 24 cents to close at $2.32, with 4,101 stocks clearing the market. GWest Corporation declined 11 cents in closing at 89 cents, with 1,859 units crossing the market, Honey Bun shed 19 cents and ended at $6.29 with 2,147,092 stock units crossing the exchange, Image Plus Consultants lost 9 cents to end at $2.11 after exchanging 1,906,103 stocks. Iron Rock Insurance climbed 31 cents to $2.60 in trading 213 units, Jamaican Teas dropped 8 cents to $2.11 in an exchange of 155,540 stock units, Knutsford Express advanced 50 cents to $11 as 16,650 shares passed through the market, Lasco Manufacturing dipped 18 cents to close at $4 with investors transferring 5,000 units, Main Event rose 25 cents in closing at $13, with 22,427 shares changing hands, MFS Capital Partners popped 19 cents to end at $3.40 after investors traded 143,203 stocks, Paramount Trading declined 24 cents in closing at $2.08 in an exchange of 56,866 stock units. 
Stationery and Office Supplies shed 45 cents to end at $15.20, with 6,209 shares crossing the market and Tropical Battery fell 8 cents to $1.95 in switching ownership of 2,997,784 units.
Investors traded 3,789,177 shares for $9,092,799 compared with 6,265,342 units at $14,610,525 on Thursday.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Everything Fresh climbed 29 cents to close at $1.89 after a transfer of 75,146 units, as investors responded well to first quarter results that saw profit jumping sharply over that in 2022. Honey Bun gained 17 cents to end at $6.48 while exchanging 25,360 units, Indies Pharma increased 13 cents to $3.18 with shareholders swapping 300 stocks, Knutsford Express dipped 89 cents to end at $10.50, with 1,065 stock units crossing the market, Lasco Financial rallied 11 cents in closing at $2.46 while 115,108 shares passed through the market. Mailpac Group climbed 8 cents to close at $2 after an exchange of 591,469 units following release of the first quarter results slightly improved profit in comparison with 2022, Main Event popped 30 cents to end at $12.75 with an exchange of 100 stocks, 
MFS Capital Partners shed 14 cents to $3.21 with 102 shares changing hands and Stationery and Office Supplies advanced $1.43 to end at $15.65 2,202 stock units crossing the market, following the release of improved profit from normal operations.
Investors traded 6,265,342 shares for $14,610,525 compared to units at $15,461,171 on Wednesday.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
Everything Fresh dipped 24 cents to $1.60 while exchanging 318,838 units, Fontana advanced 10 cents to $8.75 following trading of 20,466 shares, Fosrich declined 10 cents to $2.50 with investors transferring 408,975 stock units, GWest Corporation gained 6 cents to end at 95 cents after an exchange of 740 stocks. Honey Bun dipped 17 cents and ended at $6.31 after 113 units were traded, Image Plus Consultants rose 6 cents to close at $2.25 with a transfer of 1,131,452 stocks, Indies Pharma increased 10 cents in closing at $3.05, with 15,308 stock units crossing the market. Iron Rock Insurance advanced 40 cents to $2.29 after just 3 shares were traded, KLE Group gained 17 cents to end at $2.02 as investors exchanged 12,267 shares, Lasco Distributors popped 8 cents to close at $2.68 in switching ownership of 33,449 stock units. 
Lasco Manufacturing climbed 28 cents to end at $4.18 with an exchange of 1,114 units, Lumber Depot fell 6 cents in closing at $2.24 with 10,308 stocks changing hands and Paramount Trading rallied 24 cents to $2.32 as 551 stock units passed through the market.
At the close, the Junior Market Index rallied
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 11.3. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are based on the last traded price and ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Everything Fresh climbed 16 cents to end at $1.84 with 157,849 units clearing the market, Express Catering dropped 10 cents to $5.10 in switching ownership of 2,030 stock units, Fontana lost 13 cents to $8.65 after shareholders traded 77,903 stocks, GWest Corporation fell 6 cents to close at 89 cents with investors trading 242 units, Honey Bun rallied 18 cents in closing at $6.48 after an exchange of 44,702 stock units, Indies Pharma dipped 35 cents to end at $2.95, with 211,486 stock units changing hands, JFP Ltd shed 9 cents to close at $1.79 with a transfer of 506,339 shares, Knutsford Express popped 89 cents ended at $11.39 after an exchange of 1,563 shares, Lasco Distributors rose 20 cents in closing at $2.60 after 125,390 stock units crossed the market, Mailpac Group dipped 10 cents to $1.91 in an exchange of 61,518 stocks, 
Main Event lost 73 cents to $12.46 after exchanging 4,455 units and MFS Capital Partners declined 14 cents in closing at $3.35 with 468,977 shares changing hands.
Investors traded 9,252,473 shares for $22,159,172, up from 5,893,458 units at $15,143,469 on Friday.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
General Accident shed 15 cents to close at $4.93 with a transfer of 66,482 stock units, iCreate popped 8 cents to end at $1.55 with investors transferring 183,124 units, Indies Pharma declined 34 cents to $3 after an exchanging of 1,028,634 stocks. Jamaican Teas rose 11 cents to close at $2.09 in an exchange of 36,441 shares, Limners and Bards advanced 22 cents in closing at $2.45 as 45,931 stocks passed through the market, Mailpac Group dipped 7 cents to end at $2.01 while exchanging 148,273 units. Main Event dropped 79 cents in closing at $12.50, with 46,273 stock units clearing the market, Medical Disposables lost 60 cents to end at $5.01 in trading 76 stock units, 
MFS Capital Partners fell 11 cents to $3.45, with 342,404 shares crossing the exchange and Stationery and Office Supplies increased 98 cents and ended at $15.50 with an exchange of 1,100 units.
A total of 5,893,458 shares for $15,143,469 up from 4,043,628 units at $9,615,722 on Thursday.
Junior Market stocks are computed using the last traded price in conjunction with ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Fontana advanced 15 cents and ended at $8.65 in an exchange of 151,260 stocks, Fosrich climbed 7 cents in closing at $2.61 as investors traded 523,888 units, GWest Corporation rose 7 cents in closing at 95 cents in trading 102,020 stock units, ISP Finance popped $1.85 to end at $21.50 after exchanging 6 shares. Jamaican Teas dipped 12 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $1.98 and closed with an exchange of 293,709 stocks, Jetcon Corporation climbed 14 cents to close at $1.19 as 10,101 shares passed through the market, KLE Group shed 41 cents in ending at $1.61 with an exchange of 56 stock units, Lasco Distributors dipped 17 cents to end at $2.58 after a transfer of 140,104 units. Limners and Bards declined 25 cents and ended at $2.23 in an exchange of 13,847 units, Main Event dropped 6 cents to $13.29 while exchanging 76,777 stocks, Medical Disposables rallied 53 cents in closing at $5.61 after 51 shares crossed the market. 
MFS Capital Partners gained 24 cents to close at $3.56, with 55,275 stock units changing hands, Stationery and Office Supplies lost 98 cents to end at $14.52, with investors trading 33,582 stocks and Tropical Battery increased 8 cents to close at $2 with a transfer of 973,055 units.
Investors traded 4,913,726 shares for $11,171,881 versus 7,417,293 units at $18,473,506 on Tuesday.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Fosrich rose 8 cents in closing at $2.58 with the swapping of 267,502 shares, General Accident fell 7 cents to $4.93 as investors exchanged 10,000 units, iCreate lost 18 cents to end at $1.41 in switching ownership of 78,701 stocks, ISP Finance dropped $2.85 to $19.65 after a transfer of 20 stock units, Jamaican Teas shed 13 cents in closing at $2.07 as 175,155 shares passed through the market, Jetcon Corporation declined 12 cents to $1.07 in an exchange of 147,542 stock units, JFP Ltd lost 7 cents and ended at $1.82, as 12,550 units crossed the exchange, KLE Group dipped 42 cents to $1.60 with a transfer of 246 stocks, Lasco Distributors rallied 24 cents to end at $2.72, with 101,411 stock units crossing the exchange, Limners and Bards increased 28 cents in closing at $2.50 after an exchange of 200 units, Lumber Depot dropped 6 cents to close at $2.33 with 23,001 stocks changing hands, Medical Disposables fell 99 cents to $5.01 after an exchange of 600 shares, 
MFS Capital Partners declined 10 cents to close at $3.50 in trading 290,827 shares, Paramount Trading shed 24 cents in closing at $2.08 in an exchange of 103,000 stocks and Regency Petroleum climbed 7 cents and ended at $2.57 after 347,374 stock units passed through the market.