The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Friday, with the market dropping 12.5 percent year to date, with decliners outnumbering risers by a wide margin, with several heavily weighted stocks suffering declines, following poor profit performance. Trading closed on Friday with activity in 42 securities, down from 43 on Thursday, with prices of 19 rising, 15 declining and eight closing unchanged as the market slipped in value. The volume of stocks traded rose just 5 percent and the value sank 12 percent compared with the preceding day.
The market closed with trading of 23,106,280 shares at $37,269,312 up from 21,955,175 stock units at $33,321,331 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 550,150 shares for $887,365, after increasing from 510,585 stock units at $774,915 on Thursday. Trading for the month to date averages 280,479 units at $401,436, up from 267,964 stock units at $378,885 on the previous day and well below June, with an average of 1,591,326 shares at $1,703,148.
The leading traded stocks include two that suffered major losses in the first quarter, with Derrimon Trading leading trading with 7.97 million shares for 34.5 percent of total volume, followed by Fosrich with 2.83 million stocks for 12.2 percent of the day’s trade. Jamaican Teas closed with 2.77 million stock units for 12 percent of the volume traded, Stationery and Office Supplies ended with 1.80 million shares for 7.8 percent of the overall trade, ONE on ONE Educational chipped in with 1.47 million stocks for 6.4 percent of the number of stocks traded and Mailpac Group with 1.12 million stock units for 4.9 percent of market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index lost 5.81 points to conclude trading at 2,976.70. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending wth bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended with an average PE Ratio of 11.6. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for the fiscal year ending around August 2027.
At the close of trading, Atlantic Hardware rallied 7 cents to close at $1.22 with 215,890 units crossing the exchange, Cargo Handlers increased 75 cents to $17 with a transfer of 2,939 stocks, Caribbean Cream slipped 9 cents to finish at $1.90 as investors exchanged 10,772 shares. Derrimon Trading lost 12 cents and ended at $1.20 with 7,969,109 stock units crossing the market, Dolphin Cove fell $2.12 to end at $10.21 after an exchange of 4,853 shares, Express Catering declined 5 cents in closing at $1.95 with 162,317 units crossing the market. Fosrich popped 7 cents to $1.56 after trading of 2,828,396 stocks, GWest Corporation advanced 8 cents to finish at 59 cents in an exchange of 500 stock units, Honey Bun rose 39 cents and ended at $5.90 with 19,113 shares passing through the market. 
Image Plus shed 7 cents in closing at $1.12 in switching ownership of 200,630 stocks, ISP Finance climbed 25 cents to end at $7.75 with 290 units changing hands, Jamaican Teas dropped 6 cents to close at $2.23 with investors swapping 2,769,440 stock units. Jetcon Corporation gained 11 cents to close at $3.43 after a transfer of 261,648 shares, Knutsford Express popped 99 cents to close at $7.47 with investors trading 1,276 stock units, Lumber Depot increased 28 cents to finish at $2.75 with an exchange of 825,205 stocks. Mailpac Group climbed 8 cents and ended at $2.63 with 1,124,130 units clearing the market, Medical Disposables dipped 5 cents to end at $1.10 with investors trading 16,238 stocks, Omni Industries skidded 8 cents to close at 88 cents in an exchange of 200,000 units. ONE on ONE Educational rose 5 cents to 75 cents with investors dealing in 1,472,316 shares, Regency Petroleum advanced 16 cents to end at $4.49 after an exchange of 169,031 stock units and Stationery and Office Supplies lost 5 cents in closing at $1.62 after trading of 1,804,900 shares.
Closing prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
Investors exchanged 21,955,175 shares valued $33,321,331, after jumping from 5,769,289 units at $10,871,063 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rallied 15.21 points to conclude trading at 2,982.51. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
Fosrich dropped 11 cents to $1.49 in an exchange of 2,011,572 units, Honey Bun declined 39 cents and ended at $5.51 with investors swapping 1,913 stocks, Jamaican Teas increased 25 cents to settle at $2.29 with 3,502,416 shares crossing the exchange. Knutsford Express skidded $1.51 to $6.48 with investors trading 10,000 stock units, Lasco Financial climbed 12 cents to close at $1.64 with 555,806 stocks crossing the market, Limners and Bards rose 9 cents to $1.19 with investors dealing in 610,003 units. Mailpac Group gained 50 cents to $2.55 after an exchange of 80,656 stocks, Regency Petroleum rallied 8 cents to close at $4.33 with a transfer of 9,372 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies popped 9 cents to finish at $1.67 as investors exchanged 2,000,000 stock units.
Closing securities prices are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 8,465,793 shares for $9,750,944, compared with 28,603,521 units at $37,608,677 on Monday.
At the close of the day, Access Financial dipped 30 cents in closing at $17.20 with investors exchanging 142 stocks, AMG Packaging advanced 6 cents to $1.76 with 28,063 units clearing the market, Atlantic Hardware rose 16 cents to $1.33 after an exchange of 174,337 shares. Cargo Handlers fell $1.95 and ended at $16 in trading of 2,469 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers declined 34 cents to $1.03 in trading 11,644 shares, Caribbean Cream declined 15 cents to close at $1.99 with 24,107 stock units changing hands. Caribbean Flavours rallied 9 cents to $1.18 in trading 1,730 stocks, Derrimon Trading dropped 10 cents to end at $1.21, with 3,162,483 units crossing the market, Dolla Financial lost 6 cents in closing at $2.90 with investors dealing in 141,194 shares. Dolphin Cove popped 36 cents to close at $11.38 in an exchange of 3,392 units, Elite Diagnostic skidded 23 cents and ended at $1.16 with investors trading 32,325 stocks, Fosrich climbed 17 cents to finish at $1.57 after closing with an exchange of 56,533 stock units. GWest Corporation slipped 10 cents and ended at 49 cents with 50,586 shares changing hands, Image Plus increased 7 cents to $1.10 with a transfer of 76,439 units, Indies Pharma fell 5 cents to end at $2.70 after an exchange of 41,911 stocks. 
ISP Finance shed $1.04 in closing at $7.50, with 3 stock units crossing the market, Jamaican Teas gained 12 cents to close at $2.13, with an exchange of 70,791 shares, Lasco Financial declined 12 cents to finish at $1.53 after 3,425 units passed thro ugh the market. Limners and Bards and ended with an exchange of 113,113 shares at $1.12, Lumber Depot advanced 12 cents to $2.60 with investors trading 4,852 stock units, Mailpac Group lost 14 cents to close at $2.46, with 100,740 shares crossing the exchange. Main Event skidded 67 cents to end at $4.03 with an exchange of 6,480 units, Medical Disposables rose 15 cents in closing at $1.15, with 1,279 stocks changing hands, MFS Capital Partners dropped 7 cents to finish at 41 cents with a transfer of 16,882 stock units and Omni Industries slipped 9 cents and ended at 88 cents, with 149,830 shares changing hands.
Closing prices of stocks are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 28,603,521 shares for $37,608,677, up sharply from 15,947,334 units at $9,317,090 on Friday.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging dipped 10 cents to end at $1.70 and closed with an exchange of 30,734 stock units, Atlantic Hardware declined by 23 cents to close at $1.17 with investors trading 722,147 shares, Cargo Handlers climbed by 20 cents to $17.95, with 2,786 units crossing the market. Caribbean Cream rose 43 cents to $2.14 following an exchange of 34,390 stocks, Caribbean Flavours fell 9 cents and ended at $1.09, with 24,309 units clearing the market, Consolidated Bakeries fell 23 cents to close at $1.22 with a transfer of 8,560 stocks. Derrimon Trading rallied 6 cents to $1.31 with 22,607,633 shares changing hands, Dolphin Cove dropped 23 cents to end at $11.02 with investors swapping 4,529 stock units, Fontana shed 8 cents in closing at $6.12 after 68,996 shares passed through the market. Fosrich slipped 17 cents to close at $1.40 with investors dealing in 20,188 units, Future Energy skidded 5 cents and ended at $3.70 after an exchange of 861,989 stocks, 
Image Plus fell 8 cents to finish at $1.03, with 454,123 stock units crossing the market. Jamaican Teas dropped 14 cents and ended at $2.01 as investors traded 103,200 shares, Knutsford Express shed 20 cents to $8 after trading of 1,134 units, Limners and Bards declined 10 cents to finish at $1.02 in an exchange of 393,400 stocks. Mailpac Group popped 17 cents to end at $2.60 with investors trading 11,286 stock units, Medical Disposables increased 8 cents in closing at $1 with an exchange of 200 shares, ONE on ONE Educational lost 5 cents to close at 73 cents after an exchange of 20,517 units and Stationery and Office Supplies rallied 6 cents to $1.54 in trading 10,818 stocks.
The closing prices of securities traded are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 15,947,334 shares for $9,317,090, compared with 5,307,813 units at $8,466,498 on Thursday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial shed 48 cents after closing at $17.50 with a transfer of 277 units, the price of Blue Power rose by 8 cents and ended at $3.33 after trading of 1,856 shares, Cargo Handlers climbed $1.75 to close at $17.75 after 1,085 shares were traded. Caribbean Flavours rose by 13 cents to $1.18, after an exchange of 2,381 stocks, Consolidated Bakeries climbed 5 cents to end at $1.45 after trading of just one share, Derrimon Trading shed 11 cents to close at $1.25, with 238,668 units crossing the market. Dolphin Cove increased 25 cents to $11.25 in an exchange of 7,396 stocks, Express Catering rallied 5 cents and ended at $2.40 after the trading of 16,721 stock units, Fontana fell 9 cents after closing at $6.20, with 50,771 shares crossing the market. Fosrich gained 5 cents to finish at $1.57 after an exchange of 104,316 stock units, Future Energy rose 11 cents to end at $3.75 with investors trading 157,136 units, 
Honey Bun advanced 56 cents to close at $5.90 with an exchange of 503 stock units. Jetcon Corporation slipped 5 cents and ended at $3.30 with 21,383 shares changing hands, Lasco Financial popped 5 cents and ended at $1.65 in switching ownership of 100,000 stocks, Lumber Depot lost 18 cents to finish at $2.48 as investors exchanged 21,609 shares. Mailpac Group declined 12 cents in closing at $2.43, with 14,561 stock units clearing the market, ONE on ONE Educational climbed 9 cents to end at 78 cents with an exchange of 20,004 shares, Regency Petroleum increased 15 cents to close at $4.35 with an exchange of 2,517 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies dipped 6 cents to $1.48 with investors trading 105,689 units.
Closing prices of stocks are those of the last transaction.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.5. 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.
Honey Bun dropped 57 cents in closing at $5.34 with investors trading 90,491 stocks, Image Plus gained 5 cents to close at $1.11 with 700,803 stocks crossing the market, Iron Rock Insurance dipped 9 cents to end at $2 in trading 1,000 units. Jetcon Corporation rose 5 cents in closing at $3.35 following trading of 102 shares, Lumber Depot advanced 20 cents to $2.66 with 23,970 stock units clearing the market, MFS Capital Partners lost 6 cents to end at 41 cents in switching ownership of 1,460 stocks. ONE on ONE Educational slipped 6 cents and ended at 69 cents, with 16,117 units crossing the market, RA Williams fell 5 cents to finish at 35 cents in an exchange of 142,500 shares and Regency Petroleum dropped 10 cents to close at $4.20 after the trading of 21,137 stock units.
Closing prices of stocks trading are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 10,665,603 shares for $11,120,474, compared with 8,284,109 units at $12,511,780 on Tuesday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial increased $2.25 to $19.74 with investors trading 19,398 shares, AMG Packaging slipped 6 cents to $1.74 with 23,889 shares changing hands, Blue Power rose 20 cents to close at $3.33 with an exchange of 9,986 shares. Cargo Handlers rallied $1.99 to close at $17.99 with a transfer of 165 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 32 cents to $1.32 following an exchange of 16,717 shares, Derrimon Trading climbed by 12 cents to cfinish trading at $1.27 with 2,843,453 units crossing the exchange. Dolla Financial advanced 17 cents to $2.97 with a transfer of 42,060 stocks, Dolphin Cove lost $1.30 to close at $11.02 with 10,121 stock units clearing the market, Fosrich rallied 5 cents to $1.48 with an exchange of 1,606,958 shares. Future Energy skidded 9 cents in closing at $3.51 with 183,833 stock units crossing the market, Image Plus fell 19 cents to finish at $1.06 in switching ownership of 77,205 stocks, 
Iron Rock Insurance rose 18 cents to $2.09 after an exchange of 3 units. Jamaican Teas climbed 12 cents to $2.13 with 1,912 shares changing hands, Lasco Financial declined 23 cents in closing at $1.62 after a transfer of 220,815 stocks, Limners and Bards inched 8 cents higher to close at $1.10 with 37,350 units crossing the market. Lumber Depot shed 9 cents to $2.46 after an exchange of 39,621 stock units, MFS Capital Partners popped 8 cents to finish at 47 cents with investors swapping 2,826,086 shares, Omni Industries rallied 8 cents and ended at 97 cents in an exchange of 132,803 stock units and Regency Petroleum gained 5 cents to close at $4.30 with 31,358 stocks passing through the market.
The closing prices of securities are those of the last transaction.
Trading averaged 192,654 shares at $290,972, after declining from 268,336 stock units at $402,863 on Monday with the month to date, averaging 238,614 units for $364,050, closely aligned with 242,093 stock units at $369,583 on the preceding day, but well below the average of 1,591,326 shares at $1,703,148 for June.
Caribbean Assurance Brokers dropped by 34 cents to finish at $1 with trading of 40 shares. Caribbean Cream rose 20 cents to $2 after a transfer of 8,476 stocks, Caribbean Flavours rose by 18 cents and ended at $1.19 with 70,822 shares crossing the market, Dolla Financial skidded 6 cents to $2.80 with the trading of 375,550 stocks. Dolphin Cove fell $1.78 to $12.32 with a transfer of 6,711 stocks, Express Catering rallied 20 cents to finish at $2.38 with 3,024 stock units crossing the market, Honey Bun increased 37 cents and ended at $5.92 following trading of 20,918 shares. Image Plus shed 10 cents in closing at $1.25 with 1,363,855 stocks passing through the market, Jamaican Teas declined 5 cents to close at $2.01 with a transfer of 18,750 units, Knutsford Express climbed 62 cents to end at $8.24 as investors exchanged 154 stock units. Lasco Financial dipped 25 cents to $1.85 in switching ownership of 1,927,207 shares, Lumber Depot slipped 13 cents to $2.55 with investors trading 89,896 stocks, 
Mailpac Group gained 17 cents in closing at $2.55 after an exchange of 15,486 units. MFS Capital Partners fell 6 cents to settle at 39 cents with 823,275 stock units crossing the market, Omni Industries dipped 8 cents to close at 89 cents after an exchange of 65,686 shares, ONE on ONE Educational popped 8 cents to finish at 78 cents with 45,757 stock units changing hands and Spur Tree Spices gained 6 cents to 98 cents with an exchange of 27,648 stocks.
Trading averaged 268,336 shares at $402,863, after jumping from 176,795 stock units at $334,512 on Friday. Trading for the month to date, averages 242,093 units at $369,583 well in line with 240,158 stocks that traded at an eaverage of $367,129, previously and well below June, with an average of 1,591,326 shares at $1,703,148.
At the close of trading, Blue Power skidded 15 cents to $3 with 16,373 stocks crossing the market, Cargo Handlers advanced by 40 cents to $18.25 with investors trading 1,044 shares, Caribbean Cream lost 9 cents and ended at $1.80 with 176,203 units clearing the market. Caribbean Flavours dropped by 17 cents to close at $1.01 with investors swapping 19,210 stocks, Dolla Financial fell 15 cents to close at $2.86 with a transfer of 850,532 stock units, Dolphin Cove slipped 39 cents to end at $14.10 after investors exchanged 5,235 shares. Elite Diagnostic rose 30 cents to close at $1.37 in switching ownership of 3,114 stock units, Express Catering shed 38 cents to $2.18 with 13,721 stocks crossing the market, Future Energy gained 7 cents to end at $3.57 in an exchange of 152,677 shares. Honey Bun declined 37 cents to finish at $5.55 after the trading of 150,617 stock units, Image Plus rallied by 10 cents to a 52 weeks high of $1.35 with investors swapping 450,587 shares, 
Jetcon Corporation rallied 5 cents to close at $3.35 with a transfer of 15,732 units. Lasco Financial increased 19 cents to $2.10 with an exchange of 3,003,346 stocks, Limners and Bards dipped 8 cents to end at $1.02 with 28,243 units passing through the market, Lumber Depot climbed 8 cents in closing at $2.68 with 148,839 shares crossing the exchange Main Event lost 30 cents to close at $4.70 in trading 105,561 stock units and Omni Industries declined by 7 cents and ended at 97 cents, with investors dealing in 1,055,012 shares.
Closing prices of stocks are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 7,425,371 shares for $14,049,511, up from 6,511,089 stock units at $7,695,614 on Thursday.
Cargo Handlers lost 13 cents to end at $17.85 after an exchange of 15,901 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped 16 cents to end at $1.31 after trading of 57,726 shares. Derrimon Trading fell 6 cents to $1.14, with trading of 1,906,790 stocks, Elite Diagnostic declined 29 cents in closing at $1.07 after an exchange of 74,337 shares, Express Catering increased 19 cents to end at $2.56 following an exchange of 213,522 stock units. Fontana shed 12 cents in closing at $6.18, with 159,630 units crossing the market, Future Energy rose 10 cents to $3.50 with an exchange of 1,153,131 stock units, Honey Bun climbed 36 cents and ended at $5.92, with 207 shares changing hands. Image Plus increased 25 cents to end at a 52 weeks high of $1.25, with investors trading 411,518 units, Jamaican Teas dropped 12 cents to finish at $2.03 after a transfer of 65,286 stocks, Jetcon Corporation advanced 7 cents to close at $3.30 with investors dealing in 92,288 stock units. Knutsford Express rallied $1.14 to $7.62 after 14,094 shares changed hands, 
Lasco Financial slipped 8 cents and ended at $1.91, with 4,021 shares changing hands, Limners and Bards gained 9 cents to close at $1.10 with an exchange of 440 shares. Lumber Depot dipped by 8 cents and ended at $2.60 in switching ownership of 4,697 stock units, Mailpac Group fell 18 cents to $2.37 after an exchange of 8,406 shares, MFS Capital Partners rallied 6 cents in closing at 47 cents with 6,247 units crossing the market. Omni Industries dipped 6 cents to 90 cents in an exchange of 64,279 stocks, Spur Tree Spices lost 9 cents to end at 91 cents after 177,053 stock units passed through the market and Stationery and Office Supplies shed 6 cents in closing at $1.54 with an exchange of 19,885 shares.
The closing prices of stocks are those of the last transaction.