Elite Diagnostic led trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday, with data showing NCB Capital Markets’ 66 million shares and Damian Chin-You 14.52 million units were traded. The transactions seem to have strengthened majority company ownership, with just under 50 percent.
Trading closed at the end of the week, with the volume of stocks exchanged surging 455 percent, with a 473 percent jump in value compared with Thursday. Trading resulted in an exchange of 44 securities, compared with 43 on Thursday and ending with prices of 22 rising, 16 declining and six closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 104,133,196 shares with a value of $154,779,129, compared with 18,762,216 units at $26,992,788 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 2,366,664 shares at $3,517,707, up from 436,331 stock units at $627,739 on Thursday with the month to date, averaging 426,547 units at $661,000 compared to 316,256 stock units at $498,604 on the previous day and ahead of July, with an average of 280,479 shares at $401,436.
Elite Diagnostic led trading with 81.28 million shares for 78.1 percent of total volume, followed by Fosrich, with 6.89 million stocks for 6.6 percent of the day’s trade, ONE on ONE Educational closed with 3.24 million stock units for 3.1 percent of the volume traded, Jamaican Teas contributed 3.07 million units for 2.9 percent of the overall trade, Derrimon Trading closed with 3.06 million shares for 2.9 percent of traded shares and Stationery and Office Supplies closed with 2.02 million units for 1.9 percent of market share.
At the close of the market, the Junior Market Index rose by 5.38 points to close at 2,982.06. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
The Junior Market concluded trading with an average PE of 11.4. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, that are derived by dividing a stock’s last traded price by earnings per share for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close, Access Financial rose 6 cents $18.61 after an exchange of 3,009 stock units, AMG Packaging declined 11 cents to $1.86, with 7,188 shares clearing the market, Blue Power lost 30 cents to close at $3.25 with investors swapping 617 stocks. Cargo Handlers advanced 50 cents and ended at $15.50 after 10,677 units passed through the market, Caribbean Cream rallied by 7 cents and ended at $2.33 with an exchange of 58,523 shares, Caribbean Flavours gained 22 cents to end at $1.22 and closed with 103,352 units changing hands. Dolphin Cove dipped 7 cents in closing at $9.98 in trading 17,527 stocks, Elite Diagnostic increased 26 cents to $1.50 after 81,278,276 stock units passed through the market, Everything Fresh fell 24 cents to end at $1.82 in an exchange of 45,082 shares. Fontana skidded 20 cents to close at $6.20, with investors dealing in 24,801 stocks, Future Energy dropped 7 cents and ended at $3.50 in switching ownership of 142,204 units, Honey Bun climbed 9 cents to $5.98 as investors exchanged 84,420 stock units. 
Indies Pharma rallied 6 cents to end at $2.71 with a transfer of 18,069 shares, Jamaican Teas increased 8 cents and ended at $2.28, with 3,066,400 units crossing the exchange, KLE Group shed 19 cents to end at 91 cents with investors trading 417 stocks. Knutsford Express climbed 60 cents to $8.20 in an exchange of 7,135 stock units, Lasco Financial slipped 10 cents and ended at $1.65, with 503,037 shares changing hands, Limners and Bards rose 10 cents to close at $1.10 after an exchange of 35,194 stock units. Lumber Depot advanced 16 cents to $2.65, with 1,109,000 stocks changing hands, Mailpac Group lost 14 cents to end at $2.36, with an exchange of 81,781 units, Main Event ended at $4.00 after rising 5 cents with an exchange of 802 shares. ONE on ONE Educational rallied 15 cents to finish at 75 cents after a transfer of 3,241,821 units, Regency Petroleum gained 9 cents in closing at $4.39 with investors trading 6,383 shares, Spur Tree Spices popped 12 cents to end at $1.40 after 20,010 stock units passed through the market and Stationery and Office Supplies advanced 10 cents to $1.65 with a transfer of 2,020,749 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
Trading ended with an exchange of 18,762,216 shares at $26,992,788, after an increase from 5,922,663 units at $8,419,573 on Wednesday.
ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, which are derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Indies Pharma shed 5 cents to close at $2.65 with 335,513 units crossing the market. Iron Rock Insurance gained 49 cents to close at $2.69 with investors dealing in 76 stocks, JFP advanced 5 cents to 47 cents with 19,234 units crossing the exchange, Knutsford Express rose 5 cents in closing at $7.60 after trading of 277 shares. Limners and Bards declined 5 cents to finish at $1 as investors exchanged 5,000 stock units, Mailpac Group rallied 28 cents and ended at $2.50 in switching ownership of 5,205 shares, Main Event fell 5 cents to close at $3.95 after an exchange of 454 stocks. ONE on ONE Educational dropped 5 cents to 60 cents in an exchange of 13,910 units and Spur Tree Spices shed 12 cents to end at $1.28 in an exchange of 56,507 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
The market closed following an exchange of 5,922,663 shares for $8,419,573, after it dropped from 13,003,089 units at $21,567,572 on Tuesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.5. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, derived by dividing the last traded price of stocks by earnings per share for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Lasco Financial rose 18 cents to close at $1.78 in an exchange of 12,574 units. Mailpac Group dropped 28 cents to $2.22 with the trading of 18,626 stocks, Medical Disposables rallied 9 cents to end at $1.18 with 2,474 shares passing through the market, ONE on ONE Educational popped 6 cents to close at 65 cents after the trading of 5,334 stock units. Paramount Trading gained 8 cents to close at $1.03 as investors exchanged 179,604 stock units, Regency Petroleum dipped 15 cents to finish at $4.30 in switching ownership of 80,507 shares, Spur Tree Spices slipped 6 cents and ended at $1.40 with 1,239,159 shares changing hands and Woodcats International advanced 6 cents to 57 cents with 388,776 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 8,450,118 shares for $16,120,088, compared with 7,485,925 units at $12,587,165 on Friday.
Cargo Handlers declined by 6 cents and ended at $16.43 after a transfer of 150 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rallied 15 cents to end at $1.25 with investors swapping 1,630 shares, Caribbean Cream rose 5 cents to close at $2.15, after an exchange of 15,154 shares. Caribbean Flavours increased 14 cents to $1.19 with trading of 539,571 stocks, Consolidated Bakeries gained 15 cents and closed at $1.40 after trading of 5,188 shares, Dolphin Cove popped 50 cents and ended at $10.50 with 537 shares crossing the market. Fontana dipped 9 cents to finish at $6 in switching ownership of 164,831 stock units, Fosrich lost 12 cents to end at $1.06 with 366,636 stocks crossing the market, Future Energy climbed 11 cents in closing at $3.64 with investors trading 1,306,599 units. Honey Bun rose 16 cents to $6.16 with 67,071 stocks crossing the exchange, after trading at an intraday 52 weeks low of $5, Indies Pharma rallied 9 cents to finish at $2.74 with investors dealing in 18,549 units, Jamaican Teas dropped 5 cents and ended at $2.05 with a transfer of 932,167 shares. Jetcon Corporation shed 25 cents in closing at $3.70 with investors trading 124,079 stock units, 
JFP declined 5 cents to end at 40 cents with an exchange of 1,377 shares, Knutsford Express increased 35 cents to close at $7.50 with 1,235 stock units clearing the market. Limners and Bards slipped 6 cents to $1.01, with 61,867 shares changing hands, Mailpac Group advanced 13 cents in closing at $2.50 in trading 439,172 stocks, Medical Disposables gained 14 cents to finish at $1.09 in an exchange of 4,963 shares. MFS Capital Partners rose 5 cents to 60 cents after trading of 5 stock units, Paramount Trading climbed 9 cents to end at $1 with 64 units crossing the market, Regency Petroleum skidded 49 cents to close at $4 after trading of 253,266 stocks. Spur Tree Spices lost 10 cents to $1.40 with 54,927 units crossing the market and Stationery and Office Supplies declined 6 cents and ended at $1.47 with an exchange of 48,899 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 7,485,925 shares for $12,587,165, after decreasing from 13,478,113 units at $49,815,825 on Thursday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial popped 36 cents to finish at $17.18 following an exchange of 10,724 units, AMG Packaging rallied 16 cents to end at $1.85 after an exchange of 4,835 stocks, Blue Power increased by 33 cents to $3.58 with a transfer of 12,271 shares. Cargo Handlers climbed $2.04 to $16.49 after an exchange of 45,260 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers declined by 13 cents to close at $1.10 after a transfer of 1,244 shares, Caribbean Cream slipped by 5 cents to end at $2.10 with 42 stock units crossing the market. Caribbean Flavours lost 14 cents in closing at $1.05 with an exchange of 2,421 units, Dolla Financial rose 10 cents to $3.35 with investors swapping 539,189 stocks, Dolphin Cove dropped $2.15 to close at $10 after an exchange of 34,728 units. Elite Diagnostic advanced 13 cents and ended at $1.34 with 8,225 stocks clearing the market, Express Catering gained 13 cents to finish at $2 with investors dealing in 2,304 shares, Honey Bun shed 20 cents to end at $6 with 4,881 stock units passing through the market. 
Indies Pharma declined 8 cents in settling at $2.65 after trading of 100 shares, ISP Finance popped $2.99 to $9.99 in an exchange of 35 units, Jamaican Teas dipped by 8 cents to $2.10 with investors swapping 2,528,279 stocks. Jetcon Corporation increased 25 cents and ended at $3.95 with 36,637 stock units changing hands, Knutsford Express skidded 84 cents to $7.15 with 581 shares crossing the exchange, Lasco Financial fell 19 cents to $1.60 in trading of 20,046 stock units. Mailpac Group slipped 21 cents to $2.37, with 51,209 units crossing the market, Paramount Trading lost 9 cents to end at 91 cents in an exchange of 18,299 stocks and Spur Tree Spices climbed 10 cents in closing at a 52 weeks high of $1.50 with investors trading 518,103 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 13,478,113 shares at $49,815,825, an increase from 9,747,481 units at $10,809,958 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging lost 8 cents to close at $1.69 after a transfer of 121,940 units, Blue Power declined 40 cents to $3.25 with 1,150 stocks changing hands, Cargo Handlers shed $2.54 and ended at $14.45 in switching ownership of 21,656 shares. Caribbean Cream rallied 34 cents to $2.15 with investors exchanging 92,600 stock units, Caribbean Flavours climbed by 10 cents to $1.19 after transferring 3,906 shares, while Consolidated Bakeries dropped 19 cents to finish at $1.26 as investors exchanged 250 stock units. Derrimon Trading popped 5 cents and ended at 90 cents with a transfer of 18,240 shares, Dolla Financial fell 25 cents in closing at $3.25 in an exchange of 4,753,881 units, Dolphin Cove climbed $1.25 and ended at $12.15 with investors trading 57,022 shares. Elite Diagnostic slipped 13 cents to finish at $1.21 in an exchange of 21,555 stock units, Express Catering skidded 13 cents to $1.87 with 11,517 units passing through the market, Fontana dipped 10 cents to close at $6.10 with 4,483,716 stocks crossing the exchange. Future Energy lost 15 cents to end at $3.53 with investors swapping 283,553 shares, 
Honey Bun increased 7 cents to finish at $6.20 with 2,020 stocks crossing the market, Indies Pharma gained 20 cents and ended at $2.73 after an exchange of 6,872 stock units. Iron Rock Insurance advanced 20 cents in closing at $2.20 with investors dealing in 243,125 stock units, Jetcon Corporation declined 6 cents to close at $3.70 after an exchange of 20,200 shares, JFP shed 8 cents to settle at 45 cents with 73,106 stocks crossing the market. Knutsford Express rose 34 cents to $7.99 in trading 303 units, Lasco Financial climbed 25 cents to finish at $1.79 after trading of 694,771 stock units, Limners and Bards increased 6 cents and ended at $1.07 with an exchange of 203 shares. Main Event rose 23 cents and finished at $4.23, after trading of 532 shares, Omni Industries rallied 8 cents to end at 88 cents after a transfer of 180,554 stocks and Paramount Trading advanced 9 cents to close at $1 with investors dealing in 25,000 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 9,747,481 shares for $10,809,958, in slipping from 10,567,865 units at $12,183,386 on Tuesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.2. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, which are derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Lasco Financial declined 5 cents to $1.54 with 981 units changing hands, Mailpac Group gained 9 cents to end at $2.59 with an exchange of 11,499 stock units, MFS Capital Partners rallied 8 cents to close at 58 cents with 383,425 shares crossing the market. Omni Industries fell 13 cents in closing at 80 cents after hitting a 52 weeks low of 65 cents, with an exchange of 808,827 stock units, Paramount Trading skidded 11 cents to end at 91 cents with 48,319 shares changing hands and Spur Tree Spices increased 10 cents to finish at a 52 weeks high of $1.38 with an exchange of 222,065 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 10,567,865 shares for $12,183,386, after falling from 16,880,642 units at $18,718,294 on Monday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.2. The PE ratios, are compiled by ICInsider.com which are derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Iron Rock Insurance rallied 20 cents to close at $2.20 with an exchange of 36 stock units, Mailpac Group skidded 11 cents in settling at $2.50 with 223,857 stocks crossing the market, ONE on ONE Educational dipped 10 cents to 55 cents in switching ownership of 1,097,296 stock units. Regency Petroleum increased 8 cents in closing at $4.48 with traders dealing in 62,333 shares, Spur Tree Spices advanced 10 cents to $1.28 in trading 777,483 units and Stationery and Office Supplies gained 5 cents to finish at $1.55 with 2,852 stocks passing through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with 16,880,642 shares trading worth $18,718,294, after an increase from 7,242,538 units at $14,408,351 on Friday.
The Junior Market closed with with an average PE Ratio of 10.8. ICInsider.com compiles PE ratios, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for companies with their financial year that ends around August 2026.
Image Plus rose 9 cents to $1.19 following an exchange of 112,590 stock units, Indies Pharma dipped 12 cents in closing at $2.58 with 40,555 stock units crossing the market, Iron Rock Insurance declined 20 cents to close at $2 after an exchange of 4,718 units. ISP Finance rose 5 cents and ended at $7.55 with 1,151 stocks clearing the market, JFP shed 5 cents to finish at 50 cents in an exchange of 983,104 units, Mailpac Group rallied 6 cents to end at $2.61 with 4,158 stocks crossing the market. Main Event fell 68 cents in closing at $4 following trading of 8,923 shares, Spur Tree Spices increased 6 cents to $1.18 with 55,085 stock units crossing the exchange and Woodcats International dipped 8 cents and ended at a record low of 53 cents after a transfer of 6,758,083 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
Trading ended with an exchange of 7,242,538 shares worth $14,408,351, down from 12,914,016 stock units at $22,098,998 on Thursday.
At the close of the week, Access Financial dropped by $1.47 and ended at $15.50 after trading of 8,032 units, AMG Packaging lost 10 cents to close at $1.70 with 2,748 stocks clearing the market, Blue Power rose by 41 cents to $3.90 after trading 8,231 shares. Caribbean Assurance Brokers climbed 6 cents to close at $1.21, with 2,897 stock units crossing the market, Caribbean Cream climbed by 44 cents and ended at $2.25 in an exchange of 31,986 shares, Caribbean Flavours rose by 11 cents to end at $1.21, with 3,351 units crossing the exchange. Dolla Financial rallied 14 cents in closing at $3.50, with 2,149,848 stocks changing hands, Dolphin Cove increased $1.44 to $11.39 as investors exchanged 13,458 stock units, Everything Fresh advanced 33 cents and ended at $2.09, after 446 shares passed through the marke. Fontana declined 7 cents to finish at $6.12 in an exchange of 52,321 units, Honey Bun fell 75 cents to close at $5.45 with investors trading 78,958 stocks, Image Plus slipped 9 cents to end at $1.10 with an exchange of 167,364 stock units. Iron Rock Insurance shed 10 cents to close at $2.20 after trading of 11 shares, 
JFP rallied 5 cents to close at 55 cents after an exchange of 125,578 shares, Knutsford Express gained 70 cents in closing at $8 with investors trading 11,881 stocks. Lasco Financial rose 5 cents to $1.60 following an exchange of 65,510 units, Mailpac Group skidded by 7 cents to close at $2.55, with 57,005 shares crossing the market, Medical Disposables dipped 32 cents to end at 95 cents in trading 16,242 stock units. MFS Capital Partners advanced 11 cents to 51 cents after an exchange of 456,536 units, One Great Studio lost 8 cents to end 37 cents with a transfer of 466,863 stocks, Regency Petroleum climbed 8 cents to end at $4.44 with investors dealing in 20,390 units and Spur Tree Spices declined 8 cents to finish at $1.12 in switching ownership of 41,857 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.