Buying interest in Woodcats International, collapsed, with the stocks ending trading on Tuesday at the issue price of 90 cents, after hitting an intraday low of 80 cents, following trading of 5.4 million shares. Unfilled buy orders total 7.8 million shares, with selling of 36 million shares, with prices ranging from 91 cents and up including 8.8 million shares at $1.01 and lower.
Elsewhere trading jumped on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with the value and volume of stocks traded rising 25 percent and 36 percent, respectively, compared with Monday. Trading closed with an exchange of 47 securities, up from 44 on Monday after ending, with the prices of 15 rising, 21 falling and 11 closing unchanged.
The market closed with with an increase of 13,247,341 shares for $17,559,717, after climbing from 10,605,060 units at $12,956,913 on Monday.
Trading averaged 281,858 shares at $373,611, compared with 241,024 stock units at $294,475 on Monday with the month to date, averaging 431,621 units at $534,278 after sliding from 441,577 stock units at $544,959 on the previous day and February, with an average of 301,118 shares at $408,514.
Woodcats International led trading with 5.43 million shares for 41 percent of total volume followed by Kintyre Holdings which ended with 2.60 million stocks for 19.6 percent of the day’s trade and Indies Pharma with 1.52 million units for 11.5 percent of the day’s trade.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index lost 23.33 points to end trading at 3,306.77. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.5, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share. ICInsider.com compilesthe PE ratios in this report for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, Access Financial dropped $1.51 and ended at $16.10 with investors trading 105 shares, AMG Packaging sank 9 cents to $2.12 after a transfer of 3,744 stock units, Blue Power advanced 22 cents to close at $4.10 with 2,227 shares passing through the market. Derrimon Trading popped 5 cents to $1.72 with 4,489 units changing hands, Dolla Financial shed 11 cents to finish at $2.54 with investors trading 61,517 stocks, Elite Diagnostic rallied 29 cents to end at $1.54 after an exchange of 200 units. Fontana rose 15 cents to $7.50 with 22,779 stocks crossing the market,
Fosrich declined 13 cents to finish at $2.05 with a transfer of 427,831 shares, Future Energy sank 20 cents and ended at $3.56 with 883,145 stock units crossing the exchange. ISP Finance climbed $2.16 to $12.49 in trading 3,189 shares, JFP skidded 8 cents to end at a 52 weeks low of 41 cents after an exchange of 647,832 stock units, KLE Group increased 7 cents to close at 96 cents with 300 stocks clearing the market. Knutsford Express gained 45 cents to $10 in an exchange of 925 units, Medical Disposables popped 12 cents and ended at $1.22 with traders dealing in 200 stocks, Regency Petroleum lost 8 cents to end at $4.51 in switching ownership of 17,490 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 8 cents in closing at $1.53 as investors exchanged 342,840 stock units.Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of an average of 241,024 shares at $294,475, after declining from 453,980 stock units at $610,735 on Friday. Trading for the month to date, averages 441,577 units at $544,959, just below 454,887 stocks $561,582 on the previous day and more that the average of 301,118 shares at $408,514 for February.
At the close of the market, Cargo Handlers lost 5 cents and ended at $18.70, in trading of 3,688 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers shed 15 cents to finish at $1.80 with 325 stocks crossing the exchange, Dolla Financial popped 35 cents in closing at $2.65 with investors swapping 63,654 units. Dolphin Cove dropped 44 cents to close trading at $10.51 with 6,710 shares crossing the market, Elite Diagnostic sank 33 cents to end at $1.25 after an exchange of 60,000 stock units, Express Catering increased 8 cents to $2.44 with 43,241 shares passing through the market. Fontana skidded 5 cents to $7.35 with an exchange of 27,444 stocks, Future Energy sank 29 cents and ended at $3.76 with 839,575 units clearing the market, GWest Corporation declined 10 cents to finish at 60 cents in trading 27,846 stock units. Indies Pharma climbed 8 cents in closing at $2.98 with 7,950 shares crossing the market, ISP Finance fell $1.67 to end at $10.33 in an exchange of 37 stock units, Jetcon Corporation rose 40 cents to close at $2.90 with investors dealing in 65,543 stocks.
Knutsford Express dipped 45 cents to $9.55 in an exchange of 30,117 units, Lasco Financial slipped 15 cents to close at $1.50 with traders dealing in 119,573 stocks, Limners and Bards sank 7 cents to end at 85 cents as investors exchanged 211,628 shares. Lumber Depot skidded 5 cents in closing at $2.40 with 8,402 stocks changing hands, Medical Disposables fell 10 cents to $1.10 after an exchange of 44,052 stock units, Regency Petroleum slipped 6 cents and ended at $4.59 after traders swapped 27,222 stocks. Stationery and Office Supplies rallied 7 cents to $1.61 in switching ownership of 2,716 units and Woodcats International sank 7 cents to finish at 92 cents with investors trading 5,971,175 shares.
The market closed with trading of 19,975,126 shares for $26,872,353, compared with 23,933,244 units at $30,479,616 on Thursday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.6, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Honey Bun popped 10 cents to finish at $6.46, with 3,491 units crossing the market. Indies Pharma rallied 10 cents to close at $2.90 as investors exchanged 105,221 stocks, Jamaican Teas shed 17 cents to end at $2.23, with 141,814 units changing hands, Jetcon Corporation lost 70 cents in closing at $2.50, with 334,404 shares crossing the exchange, after trading at a 52 weeks intraday high of $3.68. Mailpac Group slipped 18 cents to $2.61 with investors dealing in 1,000 stock units, Paramount Trading advanced 5 cents to end at $1.17 in an exchange of 2,000 shares and Regency Petroleum popped 15 cents in closing at $4.65 with dealings in 20,617 units.
The market closed with trading of 23,933,244 shares for $30,479,616, after sliding from 45,999,918 units at $53,057,532 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, Atlantic Hardware advanced 12 cents in closing at $1.83 with investors trading 262,037 shares, Cargo Handlers shed 50 cents to $18.22 in switching ownership of 2,585 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 19 cents and ended at $1.99 with investors swapping 442 shares. Dolphin Cove slipped 29 cents to $10.66 in an exchange of 500 stock units, Fosrich dipped 8 cents to close at $2.11 with 113,488 units clearing the market, Future Energy sank 6 cents to finish at $4.52 after a transfer of 954,619 stocks. Honey Bun gained 9 cents to $6.36 in trading 13,193 shares, Indies Pharma popped 5 cents in closing at $2.80 after an exchange of 310,536 units, ISP Finance dropped 50 cents to close at $12 with investors trading 3,217 stock units. Jamaican Teas climbed 16 cents and ended at $2.40 after an exchange of 34,149 shares, Jetcon Corporation increased 40 cents to finish at a 52 weeks high of $3.20 with 173,918 stocks changing hands,
JFP lost 5 cents to end at 45 cents with an exchange of 90,735 units. Knutsford Express rallied 20 cents in closing at $10 following trading of 2,200 stock units, Limners and Bards increased 6 cents to 96 cents with a transfer of 1,276 shares, Omni Industries fell 5 cents to close at 95 cents with investors dealing in 12,805 units. Paramount Trading declined 5 cents and ended at $1.12 with 15,129 stocks crossing the market, Regency Petroleum slipped 20 cents to finish at $4.50 in an exchange of 188,759 stock units and Spur Tree Spices skidded 5 cents to end at $1.03 with 2,366 shares passing through the market.
The market closed with trading of 45,999,918 shares for $53,057,532, after slipping from 47,836,301 units at $50,727,113 on Tuesday.
At the close of the market, Access Financial advanced 72 cents to $17.62, following trading of a mere 248 shares, AMG Packaging dipped 13 cents to $2.11 in an exchange of 11,696 stocks, Blue Power popped 17 cents to $3.88, with 17,015 units crossing the market . Caribbean Assurance Brokers sank 20 cents and ended at $1.80 after 617 shares were exchanged, Caribbean Cream increased 7 cents to end at $1.80 after an exchange of 4,381 stock units, Caribbean Flavours climbed 8 cents to finish at $1.64 with a transfer of 12,140 shares. Dolla Financial slipped 12 cents to $2.56 with 108,362 stocks crossing the market, Elite Diagnostic rose 14 cents in closing at $1.60 after a transfer of 350,081 units, Express Catering gained 22 cents to finish at $2.36 with 22,140 stock units crossing the exchange. Fosrich rallied 6 cents and ended at $2.19 with investors trading 6,019 shares, Future Energy rose 13 cents to close at $4.58 with 712,648 stocks passing through the market, GWest Corporation lost 5 cents to end at 68 cents with investors dealing in 6,231 units.
Honey Bun dropped 24 cents in closing at $6.27 with 12,145 stock units changing hands, Image Plus sank 7 cents to 82 cents after an exchange of 783,795 shares, Indies Pharma skidded 23 cents and ended at $2.75 in switching ownership of 105,256 units. ISP Finance advanced $2.45 to finish at $12.50 with 51 stocks clearing the market, Jamaican Teas fell 6 cents to close at $2.24 after an exchange of 37,983 stock units, Knutsford Express popped 75 cents to end at $9.80 with investors trading 79 shares. Limners and Bards declined 6 cents in closing at 90 cents in an exchange of 88,621 stocks, Lumber Depot climbed 5 cents to $2.45 with investors swapping 2,100 units, Mailpac Group shed 5 cents and ended at $2.79 with an exchange of 6,003 stock units. Main Event dropped 20 cents to close at $6.75 with traders dealing in 176 shares, Medical Disposables lost 8 cents to end at $1.20 as investors exchanged 48,410 stocks, Omni Industries increased 6 cents to finish at $1 with 6,146 units crossing the market and Regency Petroleum dipped 17 cents to $4.70 in an exchange of 236,734 stock units.
The market closed with trading of 47,836,301 shares for $50,727,113, after soaring from 8,955,318 units at $25,019,004 on Monday.
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Iron Rock Insurance rose 30 cents to finish at $2.70 with 169 shares clearing the market, Knutsford Express shed 75 cents to end at $9.05 with a transfer of 13,993 units, Lumber Depot lost 7 cents to close at $2.40 with 8,929 stocks crossing the market. Mailpac Group advanced 5 cents to $2.84 with investors swapping 11,455 stock units, Omni Industries dipped 5 cents to end at 94 cents after an exchange of 942 shares, Spur Tree Spices gained 7 cents in closing at $1.08 after traders swapped 24,416 units. Stationery and Office Supplies sank 10 cents to finish at $1.54, with investors trading 1,008,782 stocks and Woodcats International gained 13.3 percent on debut after the price popped 12 cents to $1.02, with 32,520,188 stock units crossing the market.
The market closed with trading of 8,955,318 shares for $25,019,004, following a climb from 6,782,030 units at $17,225,291 on Friday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.4, derived by dividing the last traded price of each stock by the earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Dolphin Cove rose 15 cents to finish at $10.65, following trading of 2,312 shares. Indies Pharma climbed 7 cents to $2.98 with investors dealing in 45,824 stock units, ISP Finance declined $2.45 to end at $10.05 in switching ownership of 1,267 stocks, Jetcon Corporation gained 7 cents in closing at a 52 weeks high of $2.77 with investors swapping a mere 1,054 units. Knutsford Express rallied 30 cents to close at $9.80 after an exchange of 2,549 shares, Medical Disposables rose 13 cents and ended at $1.28, following trading of 100,003 stock units, Regency Petroleum rallied 36 cents to finish at $4.87 with 10,697 units crossing the market and Spur Tree Spices fell 7 cents and ended at $1.01 with traders dealing in 91,744 stocks.
Market activity closed, with the volume of stocks traded falling 26 percent to 6,782,030 shares, down from 9,202,694 units on Thursday. The value fell by 15 percent to end at $17,225,291, from $20,259,101 on Thursday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.9, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share.
Iron Rock Insurance lost 17 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $2.35 after an exchange of 1,061 stock units, KLE Group slipped 15 cents in closing at 90 cents with a transfer of 900 stocks, Medical Disposables fell 15 cents and ended at $1.15, with 4,595 stocks changing hands. Regency Petroleum shed 43 cents to close at $4.51 in an exchange of 128,292 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies gained 11 cents to end at $1.69 with traders dealing in 35,676 units.
Investors exchanged 42 securities on both Wednesday and Thursday, with prices of 12 rising, 14 declining and 16 closing unchanged.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.7, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Honey Bun lost 6 cents to end at $6.45 with 10,841 stocks crossing the exchange, Iron Rock Insurance slipped 26 cents in closing at $2.52 with traders dealing in 50,843 units. Jamaican Teas fell 6 cents and ended at $2.24 with 29,899 shares crossing the market, Lumber Depot increased 13 cents to finish at $2.48 with an exchange of 2,000 stock units, Medical Disposables climbed 15 cents to $1.30 after traders swapped 5,000 stocks and Regency Petroleum rallied 13 cents to $4.94 after an exchange of 100,203 stock units.
The market closed with trading of 14,784,453 shares for $16,218,626, after a climb from 10,487,172 units at $15,410,498 on Tuesday.
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