Following on the 40 million shares of One on One Educational changing hands on Tuesday, investors swapped another near 17 million units on Wednesday on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange as trading ended with a much lower volume and value as trading activity closed with a 53 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, with 54 percent lower value than Tuesday following trading in 44 securities down from 46 on Tuesday and ending with prices of 19 rising, 13 declining and 12 closing unchanged.
he market closed with trading of 28,526,313 shares with a value of $40,209,695, down from 61,169,519 units at $88,035,908 on Tuesday. Trading ended with an average of 648,325 stock units at $913,857 down from 1,329,772 shares for $1,913,824 on Tuesday. Trading ended the month to date, averaging 348,536 units at $606,775 above the 332,851 stock units at $590,709 on the previous day and December with an average of 326,483 shares at $898,324.
ONE on ONE Educational led trading with 16.73 million shares for 58.7 percent of total volume followed by Lasco Financial which ended with 4.27 million stocks for 15 percent of the day’s trade, Indies Pharma closed with 1.66 million shares for 5.8 percent of the volume traded and Fosrich with 1.35 million units for 4.7 percent of market trade.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index advanced 20.90 points to settle at 3,702.51.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.7, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close, Access Financial increased 17 cents in closing at $16.50 with 5,004 shares clearing the market, Blue Power climbed 17 cents to $5.62 as investors exchanged 26,576 stocks, CAC 2000 rose 27 cents to end at $2.39 after investors traded 41,083 shares. Cargo Handlers advanced 49 cents and ended at $12.49 with investors trading 6 stock units, 
Caribbean Assurance Brokers fell 30 cents to close at $2.50 after an exchange of 301 shares, Caribbean Flavours dropped 13 cents to finish at $1.25 with investors trading 167,656 stock units. Consolidated Bakeries popped 28 cents to $1.91 in an exchange of 95,114 stocks, Express Catering rallied 15 cents in closing at $3.35 with traders dealing in 23,921 stock units, Fontana gained 12 cents to end at $9.28 with 84,554 shares being traded. Fosrich rose 11 cents to finish at $2.39 in trading 1,351,988 stocks, Honey Bun sank 30 cents and ended at $8 after a transfer of 37,901 units, Indies Pharma gained 41 cents to close at $3.96 with investors dealing in 1,656,303 stock units. Knutsford Express popped $1.65 to $12.78 in an exchange of 204 shares and tTech increased 38 cents and ended at $1.96 with 33 stock units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated, 
The value of stocks traded on the market climbed by 763 percent over Monday, with 46 securities traded, the same amount as Monday and ended with prices of 20 rising, 14 declining, and 12 closing firm.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index slipped 10.70 points to wrap up trading at 3,681.61. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Elite Diagnostic slipped 6 cents to end at $1.70 with investors swapping 6,840 stock units. Express Catering lost 15 cents in closing at $3.20 after 16,000 stock units passed through the market, Future Energy rallied 7 cents to $3.45 as investors exchanged 22,720 stock units, Image Plus fell 7 cents to $1.37 with 29,916 shares crossing the market. KLE Group increased 7 cents and ended at $1.29 with investors trading 56,802 stocks, Knutsford Express declined $1.86 to close at $11.13 with 502,509 units crossing the exchange, Lumber Depot climbed 11 cents to finish at $2.79 with investors dealing in 2,582,135 stock units. Medical Disposables popped 17 cents to $1.86 in trading 26,008 shares and Spur Tree Spices dipped 9 cents to end at $1.80 in switching ownership of 107,191 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market ended with the trading of 4,427,056 shares at $10,204,392, down from 4,903,746 stock units at $16,541,029 on Friday.
At the close of the trading activity, Access Financial dipped 68 cents and ended at $16.32 with 608 stock units crossing the exchange, Blue Power sank 10 cents to $5.34 in trading of 18 shares, Caribbean Cream rose 19 cents to end at $2.98 after an exchange of a mere 49 units. Derrimon Trading climbed 15 cents in closing at $1.95 with 61,092 stocks clearing the market, Dolphin Cove increased 25 cents to close at $19.25 as investors exchanged 6,425 shares, Fontana popped 22 cents to finish at $9.18 with 265,037 stocks passing through the market. Fosrich advanced 11 cents to $2.25 after a transfer of 1,072,887 units, Future Energy shed 12 cents in closing at $3.38 with 27,682 stock units changing hands, 
Iron Rock Insurance dipped 10 cents to end at $4.20 with a transfer of 4,710 shares. Jamaican Teas gained 17 cents to finish at $2.25 with 859,266 stock units crossing the market, KLE Group rallied 12 cents and ended at $1.22 with an exchange of just 51 stocks, Limners and Bards rose 7 cents to close at $1.27 with 4,883 units crossing the market. Lumber Depot climbed 13 cents to $2.68 in trading 89,213 shares and Main Event popped 68 cents in closing at $11.48 after an exchange of just 4 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 4,903,746 shares for $16,541,029 up from 3,452,756 stock units at $8,835,555 on Thursday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.3, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Indies Pharma dropped 47 cents to close at $3.51 with investors trading 41,612 stock units, Jamaican Teas lost 11 cents to finish at $2.08 with 5,840 shares changing hands. KLE Group slipped 20 cents to finish at $1.10 with investors dealing in 10,000 stock units, Limners and Bards shed 7 cents and ended at $1.20 with 104,327 stock units switching owners, Medical Disposables declined 17 cents to end at $1.69 with traders dealing in 40 units and Paramount Trading rose 15 cents in closing at $1.15 in an exchange of 137,051 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading resulted in 3,452,756 shares being swapped for $8,835,555 from 17,765,539 units at $35,405,562 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading on a day of low price movements dominating trading, Access Financial shed 40 cents to close at $17.25 with 315 stock units passing through the exchange, AMG Packaging sank 31 cents to end at $2.97 after a transfer of 2,617 shares, Cargo Handlers rose 5 cents and ended at $12.65 in trading 392 stocks, Caribbean Flavours rallied 6 cents to close at $1.38 after the transferring of 391 units. Consolidated Bakeries slipped 5 cents to end at $1.92 with 2,390 shares crossing the exchange, Derrimon Trading climbed 8 cents to $1.89 with 1,304 units crossing the market. Fontana declined 51 cents to close at $7.60 with a transfer of 258,599 stocks, Indies Pharma increased 51 cents to finish at $3.98 with investors dealing only in two units, Knutsford Express popped $2.43 and ended at $12.98 with 4,581 stocks crossing the market. 
Limners and Bards advanced 7 cents to $1.27 with investors trading 141,622 shares, Main Event fell 69 cents to end at $10.80 in an exchange of 119,557 stock units, Medical Disposables rose 17 cents to close at $1.86 with 16 shares changing hands. Paramount Trading slipped 14 cents to close at $1 after an exchange of 267,322 units, Regency Petroleum rallied 7 cents and ended at $3.12 in trading 65,988 stock units and Stationery and Office Supplies rallied 6 cents in closing at $1.55 after an exchange of 1,053,081 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 17,765,539 shares for $35,405,562 compared with 4,244,720 units at $7,567,571 on Tuesday.
At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Future Energy climbed 7 cents to $3.56 with 84,404 shares clearing the market, Honey Bun skidded 14 cents to end at $8.32 with traders dealing in 53,320 stock units, Indies Pharma sank 59 cents in closing at $3.47 with an exchange of 477,188 shares. Knutsford Express dropped $2.43 to close at $10.55 after the trading of 5,131 stocks, Lasco Financial shed 18 cents and ended at $1.52 after 2,001,331 units passed through the market, Lumber Depot rallied 8 cents to finish at $2.60 with investors dealing in 16,918 stock units and tTech popped 10 cents and ended at $2 with a transfer of 100 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 4,244,720 shares for $7,567,571 compared with 5,783,575 units at $8,946,780 on Monday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.3, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2025.
JFP Ltd rose 7 cents to 93 cents with 5,224 units crossing the market, Lasco Financial rallied 15 cents and ended at $1.70 with an exchange of 2,369,560 stock units, Main Event gained 62 cents to close at $11.49 with 5 shares being traded. Medical Disposables sank 26 cents to close at $1.63 in an exchange of 1,413 units, Stationery and Office Supplies popped 9 cents to end at $1.55 with investors trading 24,392 stocks, Tropical Battery advanced 10 cents to finish at $2.60 with 19,569 stock units switching owners and tTech declined 9 cents and ended at $1.90 with traders dealing in 18,711 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 5,783,575 shares for $8,946,780 down from 10,298,749 stock units at $15,816,287 on Friday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.2, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
GWest Corporation rallied 9 cents to 96 cents with investors trading 38,824 stocks, Honey Bun shed 34 cents and ended at $8.06 with 3,999 stock units passing through the market, Indies Pharma increased 52 cents to close at $4.08 as investors exchanged 8,237 shares. JFP Ltd lost 10 cents to finish at 86 cents with 373,990 stocks crossing the market, Knutsford Express climbed $1.40 to end at $13 after a transfer of 1,104 units, Limners and Bards sank 13 cents to close at $1.20 with investors dealing in 777,058 stock units. Main Event dipped 62 cents to $10.87 trading 3,965 shares, Medical Disposables rose 24 cents to finish at $1.89 after an exchange of 526 stock units, Regency Petroleum slipped 10 cents and ended at $3 with 94,635 units clearing the market and Tropical Battery dropped 9 cents to end at $2.50 after an exchange of 290,621 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 10,298,749 shares for $15,816,287 compared with 31,160,385 stock units at $41,334,468 on Thursday. Trading averaged 234,062 stocks at $359,461 compared to 677,400 shares for $898,575 on Thursday with the month to date, averaging 334,927 stock units at $603,852 compared with 344,021 shares at $625,888 on the previous day and December that ended with an average of 326,483 stock units at $898,324.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.9, based on the last traded prices of stocks with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Express Catering slipped 14 cents to $3.11 with investors swapping 1,947 stock units, Fosrich lost 10 cents to end at $2.15 with 210,984 stocks crossing the exchange, GWest Corporation dipped 9 cents to finish at 87 cents with 491,713 shares switching owners. Honey Bun fell 10 cents to close at $8.40 with 21,884 units clearing the market, Medical Disposables skidded 23 cents to finish at $1.65 in trading 10,763 stock units, Regency Petroleum declined 8 cents and ended at $3.10 after an exchange of 55,064 stock units. Stationery and Office Supplies shed 7 cents to close at $1.49 with investors trading 416,145 shares and tTech popped 45 cents to finish at $2.03 after a transfer of just 28 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 31,160,385 shares for $41,334,468 compared with just 2,502,820 units for just $4,773,077 on Wednesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.9, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
GWest Corporation rose 10 cents and ended at 96 cents with 11,305,076 shares switching owners. Honey Bun rallied 15 cents to close at $8.50 as 7,435 stocks passed through the market, Indies Pharma skidded 56 cents to finish at $3.60 in an exchange of 111,666 units, ISP Finance sank 90 cents to end at $24.05 with investors trading 10 stock units. KLE Group slid 8 cents to $1.20 with 779 shares crossing the market, Paramount Trading popped 14 cents to end at $1.17 with investors trading 14,148 stock units and Regency Petroleum gained 8 cents to close at $3.18 in an exchange of 445,688 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.