Trading was fairly steady on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Monday, with a 5 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, with a 23 percent greater value than Friday with trading in all 48 listed securities up from 40 on Friday and ending with prices of 17 rising, 17 declining and 14 closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 5,503,198 shares for $10,659,278 up from 5,228,714 units at $8,674,718 on Friday.
Trading averaged 114,650 shares at $222,068 compared with 130,718 stocks at $216,868 on Friday with the month to date, averaging 121,954 units at $219,704 compared with October with an average of 196,034 shares at $399,810.
EduFocal led trading with 883,939 shares for 16.1 percent of total volume followed by Dolla Financial with 582,700 units for 10.6 percent of the day’s trade and Spur Tree Spices with 501,299 stock units for 9.1 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index gained 12.84 points to close trading at 3,805.43. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.3, 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 rallied $2.11 in closing at $20 with 17,363 stock units crossing the market, Cargo Handlers dipped $2.18 to $10.21 after an exchange of 26 shares, Dolla Financial increased 15 cents and ended at $3.50 with 582,700 stocks changing hands. Dolphin Cove fell 60 cents to end at $19.90 with traders dealing in 52,792 units, Everything Fresh popped 10 cents to finish at $2.40 in switching ownership of 9,668 stocks, Fontana slipped 8 cents to close at $8 with 37,117 units crossing the exchange. Indies Pharma gained 13 cents to close at $3.13 with investors trading 73,089 shares, ISP Finance lost 75 cents to end at $24 after an exchange of just 13 stock units.
Jetcon Corporation rose 7 cents in closing at $1.18 with investors trading 69,870 shares. JFP Ltd advanced 12 cents to finish at $1.09 with investors dealing in 15,968 stock units, Limners and Bards skidded 22 cents and ended at $1.23 with 164,211 units clearing the market, Lumber Depot slipped 10 cents to close at $2.70 with an exchange of 19,292 stocks. Mailpac Group shed 8 cents to end at $2.57 and closed with 14,878 shares being traded, Regency Petroleum dropped 9 cents and ended at $2.90 with investors swapping 460,971 stocks and Spur Tree Spices sank 11 cents to close at $1.83 after 501,299 units passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 5,228,714 shares for $8,674,718 compared to 20,497,379 stock units at $43,414,703 on Thursday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.3, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Indies Pharma dipped 17 cents to close at $3 after an exchange of 308,713 shares. Jamaican Teas fell 9 cents in closing at $2.26 with investors swapping 20,100 stocks, JFP Ltd dropped 19 cents to finish at 97 cents in an exchange of 1,324,209 units, Knutsford Express climbed 11 cents to end at $12.55 with traders dealing in 3,894 stock units. Mailpac Group shed 15 cents in closing at $2.65 after an exchange of 30,550 shares, One Great Studio fell 10 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of 65 cents with a transfer of 251,763 units and Tropical Battery slipped 7 cents to finish at $2.35 with 63,630 stocks clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Blue Power was the second best performer up 62 percent followed by 
The market closed with trading of 20,497,379 shares valued at $43,414,703 versus 15,325,257 stock units for $31,016,962 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rallied 39.75 points to finish at 3,811.88. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Tropical Battery rallied 16 cents and ended at $2.42 after an exchange of 89,608 shares and tTech gained 14 cents to close at $2.14 with 165 stock units clearing the market.
The market closed with trading of 15,325,257 shares for $31,016,962 up from 15,236,471 stock units at $24,814,555 on Tuesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.2, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Image Plus fell 11 cents to close at $1.47 after 340,373 shares changed hands. ISP Finance lost $5 to finish at $20 after an exchange of just 10 units, Knutsford Express skidded 10 cents to end at $10.40 with investors swapping 326 stocks, Medical Disposables rallied 44 cents in closing at $2.28, with 43,350 stock units changing hands. Tropical Battery sank 18 cents to $2.26 after 18,264 shares passed through the market and tTech shed 15 cents in closing at $2 with investors trading 87,848 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.2, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Jamaican Teas
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 8,741,694 shares for $17,574,956 up from 3,458,781 units at $8,651,263 on Thursday. Trading averaged 198,675 shares at $399,431 compared with 84,361 units at $211,006 on Thursday with the month to date, averaging 159,167 units at $337,492 compared to 156,879 stock units at $333,906 on the previous day and September with an average of 419,421 units at $774,292.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Iron Rock Insurance popped 80 cents in closing at a 52 weeks; high of $4.80 with 67,100 stocks changing hands, JFP Ltd advanced 7 cents to end at 94 cents in an exchange of 158,867 shares, Knutsford Express gained $1.21 to close at $11.64 with 1,286 stock units crossing the market. Limners and Bards sank 8 cents to $1.36 with a transfer of 16,815 shares, Mailpac Group rose 10 cents in closing at $2.40 with 339,560 units crossing the exchange, Main Event advanced 38 cents to end at $11.20 after trading 1,814 stocks. Medical Disposables dipped 7 cents to finish at $1.83 with 275 stock units crossing the market, 
MFS Capital Partners sank 8 cents and ended at 68 cents with investors trading 126,475 shares and tTech popped 9 cents to close at $2.11 after 1,300 stocks passed through the market.
The market closed with trading of 3,458,781 shares for $8,651,263 compared with 3,575,600 units at $6,737,028 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index
Dolphin Cove dropped 48 cents and ended at $20.50 closed after 127,693 shares changed hands, Everything Fresh sank 9 cents to finish at $2.40, with 5,539 stocks crossing the exchange. Express Catering rose 8 cents to $3.30 in switching ownership of 3,993 units, Jamaican Teas advanced 9 cents to finish at $2.36 with investors dealing in 16,186 stock units, Jetcon Corporation popped 11 cents and ended at $1.16 in an exchange of 1,709 shares. KLE Group skidded 23 cents to close at $1.09 with 121 stocks clearing the market, Limners and Bards gained 8 cents in closing at $1.44 with investors trading 97 units, Main Event lost 50 cents to end at $10.82 after an exchange of 17,210 stock units. Spur Tree Spices slipped 11 cents to $1.87 with a transfer of 63,585 shares and Tropical Battery rallied 16 cents to finish at $2.46 with trading of 27,702 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 3,575,600 shares being traded valued $6,737,028 compared with 5,522,042 stock units at $7,976,248 on Tuesday.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
Jetcon Corporation fell 11 cents in closing at $1.05 with investors swapping 6,104 stock units, KLE Group gained 12 cents to finish at $1.32 with an exchange of 20,022 units, Knutsford Express sank $1.18 to end at $10.45 trading 27,981 stocks. Limners and Bards dropped 12 cents in closing at $1.36 in an exchange of 5,098 units, Lumber Depot sank 8 cents to $2.70 with 30,150 stocks clearing the market, Mailpac Group slipped 10 cents to finish at $2.30 with investors trading 391,285 shares. Main Event popped 32 cents and ended at $11.32 after closing with 59 stock units changing hands, Medical Disposables declined 39 cents to end at $1.90 in an exchange of 163,007 shares, MFS Capital Partners skidded 10 cents to close at 70 cents with traders dealing in 188,683 units. 
Spur Tree Spices
The market closed with trading of 5,522,042 shares for $7,976,248 compared with 11,943,047 units at $17,624,061 on Friday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.7, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Fontana slipped 14 cents and ended at $7.86, with 50,989 stocks changing hands, Honey Bun rose 17 cents to $8.41 with investors swapping 1,989 stock units, Indies Pharma sank 7 cents to finish at $2.96, with 66,140 shares crossing the market. Iron Rock Insurance advanced 28 cents to close at $3.94 with investors trading 24 stock units, ISP Finance skidded $4.99 to end at $20.01 with 12,001 units clearing the market, Jetcon Corporation gained 11 cents in closing at $1.16 after a transfer of 9 stocks. KLE Group rallied 11 cents to $1.20 with investors trading 33 units, Knutsford Express dipped 27 cents to end at $11.63 after an exchange of 548 stocks, Main Event declined 60 cents in closing at $11 with a transfer of 753 shares and tTech shed 21 cents and ended at $1.90 in trading 100 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock