Stocks were pushed higher on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market on Friday to close at a near three months high after prices of 19 stock rose, eight declined and 14 closed unchanged following trading in 41 securities, compared with 44 on Thursday. The volume of stocks traded fell 43 percent and the value of trades dropped 63 percent than Thursday.
The market closed with trading of 5,447,885 shares for $6,185,164, after sliding from 9,607,200 units at $16,791,971 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 132,875 shares at $150,858, after decreasing from 218,345 stocks at $381,636 on Thursday. Trading for the month to date averages 222,654 units at $374,366, compared to 227,568 stock units at $386,601 on the previous day and an average of 433,821 shares at $676,565 for August.
RA Williams ended trading as the market leader following an exchange of 2.27 million shares accounting for 41.7 percent of total volume, followed by Woodcats International with 1.14 million units for 21 percent of the day’s trade and EduFocal with 536,154 stocks for 9.8 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rose 35.43 points to settle at 3,050.16, the highest point since the first week of July. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Trading closed on the Junior Market with an average PE of 11.5. ICInsider.com computes the PE ratios, which are derived by dividing the last traded stock price by earnings per share for companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2027.
At the close of trading, Access Financial increased 30 cents to $19.30, with a transfer of a mere 26 units, Blue Power gained 43 cents and ended at $3.63, with investors trading 10,129 shares, Cargo Handlers dropped 10 cents to close at $14.40, in switching ownership of 12,990 shares. Caribbean Assurance Brokers gained 5 cents to close at $1.75 with 3,902 stock units clearing the market, Caribbean Cream rose 24 cents and ended at a 52 weeks high of $2.99 in an exchange of 155,780 shares, Caribbean Flavours advanced 16 cents to finish at $1.34 with 3,162 stock units crossing the market. Consolidated Bakeries climbed 7 cents and ended at $1.45 with investors trading 8,072 units, Elite Diagnostic rallied 13 cents to $1.65 with an exchange of 100 stocks, Express Catering increased 5 cents to close at $1.95 with 13,170 units changing hands. 
Fontana popped 23 cents to close at $6.25 with investors trading 29,541 stock units, Image Plus advanced 10 cents to end at a 52 weeks high of $1.90 after an exchange of 197,326 shares, Jamaican Teas rose 5 cents to finish at $2.15, with investors dealing in 10,000 stock units. Jetcon Corporation shed 23 cents and ended at $4.52 after trading of 122,727 shares, Knutsford Express rallied 65 cents to $8.65 with 387 stock units passing through the market, ONE on ONE Educational declined 7 cents in closing at 65 cents as investors exchanged 130,988 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 12 cents to finish at $1.54 with 1,002 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with a 33 percent rise in volume to 9,607,200 shares up from 7,242,815 units, for a 29 percent higher at $16,791,971, up from $12,972,389 on Wednesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.3. ICInsider.com computes the PE ratios, that are derived by dividing the last traded stock price by earnings per share for companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2027.
Iron Rock Insurance advanced 38 cents to finish at $3.38 with 1,998,565 units crossing the market. JFP shed 5 cents and ended at 40 cents after an exchange of 126,188 shares, Knutsford Express declined 65 cents to at $8 with investors swapping 9,597 stock units, Lasco Financial gained 15 cents to close at $1.56 after a transfer of 67,845 stocks. ONE on ONE Educational rallied by 7 cents to 72 cents as investors exchanged 26,283 units and Stationery and Office Supplies fell 14 cents to finish at $1.42 with 13,813 stocks crossing the market.
The market closed with trading of 7,242,815 shares for $12,972,389, compared with 18,292,127 units at $52,757,367 on Tuesday.
Cargo Handlers declined by $1.70 to close at $14.09 after trading of 16,320 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers declined by 7 cents to close at $1.70 with 760,297 units crossing the exchange. Caribbean Cream fell 32 cents to close at $2.31 after trading of 52,056 stocks, Caribbean Flavours shed 11 cents to end at $1.16 with an exchange of 8,546 shares, Consolidated Bakeries advanced 19 cents in closing at $1.38 with 415 units passing through the market. Derrimon Trading dropped 8 cents to a 52 weeks low of 76 cents in switching ownership of 218,089 stocks, Dolphin Cove popped 45 cents to finish at $9.85 with 12,120 stock units crossing the market, Elite Diagnostic dipped 21 cents and ended at $1.51 in an exchange of 20,428 shares. Fontana skidded 19 cents in closing at $6.15 with 32,489 stocks clearing the market, GWest Corporation climbed 9 cents to close at 71 cents with investors trading 970 units, Honey Bun fell 10 cents to end at $5.99 after an exchange of 6,077 stock units. 
Image Plus rose 15 cents to a 52 weeks high of $1.55 with investors trading 1,106,885 shares, Indies Pharma gained 5 cents and ended at $2.56 after an exchange of 1,046 units, ISP Finance dipped 77 cents in closing at $7.60 with investors trading 99 stocks. Jamaican Teas lost 9 cents to finish at $2.06 with a transfer of 72,688 stock units, Jetcon Corporation increased 19 cents to end at a 52 weeks high of $4.79 with investors dealing in 180,565 shares, Limners and Bards rallied 12 cents to close at $1.05 with 148,227 stocks changing hands. Mailpac Group increased 5 cents to $2.37 in trading 10,248 units and Regency Petroleum slipped 6 cents and ended at $4.09 with 8,519 shares changing hands.
The market closed with trading of 18,292,127 shares for $52,757,367, compared with 34,074,813 units at $36,835,128 on Monday.
ICInsider.com computes the PE ratios that are derived by dividing the last traded stock price by earnings per share for companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2027.
Honey Bun advanced 11 cents to finish at $6.09 with an exchange of 5,833 stocks, Indies Pharma shed 8 cents to end at $2.51 after 51,400 stock units passed through the market. Jetcon Corporation gained 30 cents in closing at $4.60 after trading of 320,538 shares, Lasco Financial skidded 16 cents to $1.41 in an exchange of 26,000 units, Main Event rose 5 cents and ended at $3.80 with 5,449 stocks clearing the market and RA Williams rallied 5 cents to close at a 52 weeks high of 75 cents after a transfer of 351,005 stock units.
A total of 34,074,813 shares worth $36,835,128 changed hands in a surge from 6,915,830 stock units at $9,645,165 on Friday.
Cargo Handlers rallied by $1.57 and ended at $15.83 with a transfer of 377 stocks, Caribbean Cream gained 24 cents to finish at $2.64 with 2,406 shares crossing the market, Caribbean Flavours rose 10 cents to close at $1.37 with investors trading 65,523 units. Consolidated Bakeries advanced 5 cents to $1.40 with an exchange of 57 shares, Derrimon Trading rose 8 cents to close at 89 cents with an exchange of 258,929 stock units, Dolla Financial climbed 20 cents and ended at 52 weeks high of $3.90 in switching ownership of 565,705 shares. Dolphin Cove rose 75 cents to $9.85 after an exchange of 71,055 stocks and the price hitting a 52 weeks intraday low of $8, Elite Diagnostic climbed 20 cents to end at $1.72 with a transfer of 1,247 units, Everything Fresh rose 23 cents to close at $1.91 after an exchange of 4,079 stock units. Express Catering gained 11 cents to $1.96 in trading 201,350 shares, GWest Corporation popped 10 cents to finish at 57 cents with 5,884 units crossing the exchange, Indies Pharma shed 5 cents and ended at $2.59 with investors dealing in 12,254 stocks. 
Iron Rock Insurance lost 22 cents to close at $3 in an exchange of 499,112 stock units, Knutsford Express advanced 60 cents to end at $8.65 after trading of 8,042 shares, Limners and Bards skidded 17 cents in closing at 93 cents with 25,999,843 stock units changing hands. Lumber Depot rallied 14 cents to $2.54 after a transfer of 7,889 stocks, ONE on ONE Educational dropped 7 cents and ended at 65 cents as investors exchanged 33,979 units and RA Williams popped 7 cents to finish at a 52 weeks high of 70 cents with 2,303,292 shares clearing the market.
The past week’s top performing Junior Market stocks include five on this ICInsider.com TOP10 list. Those on the list are RA Williams Distributors, Access Financial, Caribbean Assurance, Main Event and Omni Industries.
Rounding out the top five winners for the week are Main Event Entertainment, up 14.33 percent and Spur Tree Spices rallied by 13.28 percent. Indies Pharma popped 12 percent, Limners and Bards climbed by 7.84 percent, Omni Industries rose by 6.82 percent, Consolidated Bakeries ended with a gain of 6.3 percent and JFP 5 percent.
Overall, the winning stocks are dominated by the standout mover, R.A. Williams Distributors. The rest of the gains were modest and broadly spread across insurance, financial services, entertainment, food, and pharmaceuticals. On the losering side, declines were fairly evenly clustered between 8.5 percent and 15.2 percent, with no single stock experiencing an outsized drop, spanning sectors such as retail, finance, healthcare and trading.
The market closed with trading of 7,703,163 shares for $10,200,830, after decreasing 8,413,693 units at $10,662,413 on Tuesday.
At the close of trading, Cargo Handlers fell $1.29 to close at $14.26 in an exchange of 9,005 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped by 10 cents to end at $1.70 with an exchange of 276,099 stocks, Caribbean Flavours gained 10 cents and ended at $1.20 with trading in 22,000 units. Derrimon Trading dipped by 12 cents to end at 82 cents in trading 413,512 stocks, Dolla Financial lost 9 cents to close at $3.50, with 72,634 units crossing the market, Dolphin Cove rose 35 cents to finish at $9.40 with investors dealing in 10,601 stocks. Elite Diagnostic skidded 18 cents and ended at $1.59 with 2,400 shares changing hands, Everything Fresh slipped 30 cents to $1.67 in an exchange of 17,320 stock units, Express Catering declined 16 cents to end at $1.80 with investors trading 351,690 shares. Fontana shed 10 cents in closing at $6.05 with an exchange of 25,759 stocks, Image Plus dropped 5 cents to finish at $1.25 with 3,302 units crossing the market, Jamaican Teas fell 12 cents to $2.07 following a transfer of 162,653 stock units. 
Jetcon Corporation skidded 8 cents to $4.39 with a transfer of 106,297 shares, JFP advanced by 11 cents to 46 cents as investors exchanged 12,592 stock units, Knutsford Express lost $1.15 to end at $7.49 with 6,051 units passing through the market. Mailpac Group shed 7 cents in closing at $2.30 after an exchange of 13,048 stocks, Omni Industries declined 5 cents to close at 90 cents with trading of 581,425 shares, Paramount Trading fell 6 cents to finish at 94 cents with 28,000 units crossing the exchange. RA Williams increased 15 cents to a 52 weeks high of 67 cents after a transfer of 790,055 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies dipped 18 cents to end at $1.40 in switching ownership of 2,709,459 stock units.
The market closed with trading of 8,413,693 shares for $10,662,413, up from 7,321,627 stock units at $8,554,856 on Monday.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging rose by 7 cents to close at $1.80 with an exchange of 43,105 shares, Blue Power popped 25 cents to $3.49 with a swapping of 900 shares, Cargo Handlers advanced 55 cents to finish at $15.55 as investors exchanged 2 units. Caribbean Assurance Brokers fell 10 cents tot $1.60 in trading 16,343 stocks, Consolidated Bakeries rose 13 cents to $1.40 with 819 stock units passing through the market, Dolphin Cove dipped 40 cents in closing at $9.05 in an exchange of 27,010 shares. Elite Diagnostic climbed 8 cents to $1.77 with investors dealing in 1,165 stocks, Everything Fresh increased 39 cents in closing at $1.97 in an exchange of 1,740 stock units, Fontana lost 25 cents and ended at $6.15 with 52,794 shares clearing the market. Image Plus rallied 7 cents to end at $1.30 after an exchange of 858,023 units, JFP declined 13 cents to close at 35 cents with a transfer of 449,311 stocks, 
Main Event shed 30 cents to finish at $3.50 with 557 stock units crossing the exchange. MFS Capital Partners dropped 10 cents and ended at 45 cents after trading 273,553 shares, Paramount Trading popped 6 cents to $1 with 200,000 units crossing the market, RA Williams rallied 5 cents in closing at a 52 weeks high of 52 cents, with a transfer of 2,124,176 stocks. Regency Petroleum slipped 9 cents and ended at $4.06, with 5,808 shares changing hands and Spur Tree Spices rose 16 cents to end at $1.45, with investors trading 1,320,538 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
Trading resulted in an exchange of 7,321,627 shares worth $8,554,856, compared with 7,107,298 stocks at $9,084,330 on Friday.
Honey Bun dropped 19 cents to end at $5.80 with an exchange of 124,406 units, Jamaican Teas climbed 12 cents to finish at $2.20 after 78,051 stocks cleared the market, JFP gained 8 cents to close at 48 cents after an exchange of 122,739 stock units. Main Event advanced 52 cents to $3.80 with investors swapping 6,856 shares, Omni Industries rose 5 cents to end at 93 cents with 500 units crossing the market, Paramount Trading dipped 6 cents in closing at 94 cents with investors trading 14,417 stocks. RA Williams rallied 8 cents to close at 47 cents after a transfer of 3,102,606 stock units and Regency Petroleum skidded 23 cents to finish at $4.15 in switching ownership of 34,295 shares.
The market closed with trading of 13,361,864 shares which is worth $22,253,717, after climbing above 6,549,859 units at $8,170,358 on Wednesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.3. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, that are derived by dividing a stock’s last traded price by earnings per share for companies with fiscal years ending around August 2026.
Jetcon Corporation climbed 12 cents to close at a 52 weeks high of $4.47 as investors exchanged 28,451 shares. Lasco Financial popped 5 cents to $1.60 with an exchange of 10,936 stocks, Lumber Depot advanced 19 cents to close at $2.51 after switching ownership of 166,108 units, Mailpac Group fell 6 cents to finish trading of 19,431 stock units at $2.30. MFS Capital Partners gained 11 cents to end at $0.56 following a transfer of 1,000 shares and Regency Petroleum dropped 13 cents to $4.05 with a transfer of 9,669 stock units.