The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange dipped lower on Monday, starting the month with a 65 percent fall in the volume of stocks traded, and a 53 percent lower value than Friday. Trading resulted in an exchange of 43 securities compared with 44 on Friday, with prices of just nine rising, 27 declining and seven closing firm, with the Junior Market Index dipping 18.94 points to 3,504.16.
Trading ended with an exchange of 4,038,688 shares for $11,013,414, a decline from 11,582,135 units at $23,634,600 on Friday.
Trading averaged 93,923 shares at $256,126, down from 263,230 units at $537,150 on Friday. Trading for the month to date ended with an average of 93,923 stock units at $256,126, well below the 419,466 stocks at $701,563 on the previous day and May, with an average of 419,466 shares at $701,563.
In a low-key trading session, Iron Rock Insurance led trading with 380,000 shares for 9.4 percent of total volume, followed by Future Energy, with 346,807 units for 8.6 percent of the day’s trade and Kintyre Holdings with 337,471 stocks for 8.4 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six 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 14.2, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, Blue Power skidded 20 cents to end at $5 with 3,360 shares changing hands, CAC 2000 increased 22 cents in closing at $2.20 with 701 stocks crossing the exchange, Caribbean Assurance Brokers sank 20 cents to close at $2.01 with investors dealing in 59,966 shares. Caribbean Flavours fell 7 cents to close at $1.64 after traders exchanged 2,204 units, Dolphin Cove climbed 71 cents and ended at $14 with 179,542 stock units crossing the market, Future Energy sank 15 cents to finish at $3.10 with an exchange of 346,807 shares. GWest Corporation rose 11 cents to end at 95 cents, with investors trading 105,496 stocks, Honey Bun slipped 20 cents to $8.10 after an exchange of 9,961 units, Image Plus advanced 7 cents to close at $1.06 with investors swapping 268,603 stock units, 
Iron Rock Insurance shed 5 cents in closing at $3.75 with investors dealing in 380,000 shares, JFP Ltd lost 8 cents in closing at 47 cents in an exchange of 6,842 shares, Mailpac Group slipped 5 cents to finish at $2.65 as investors exchanged 9,503 stocks. Omni Industries gained 5 cents to close at 85 cents after 13,746 units passed through the market, Paramount Trading sank 5 cents to end at 99 cents in an exchange of 1,000 stocks, Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 14 cents to finish at $1.43 with traders dealing in 201,060 units and Tropical Battery shed 7 cents to end at $2.18 with an exchange of 88,325 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy rallied 1.71 cents in closing at 55 US cents with investors trading 350 shares. Proven Investments remained at 11.91 US cents in an exchange of 70 units, Sterling Investments ended at 1.97 US cents with 5,380 stock units crossing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments closed with an exchange of 16,151 shares, with the price remaining at 7 US cents. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 7 US cents with investors exchanging 1,000 stock units and Transjamaican Highway dropped 0.19 of a cent to 2.3 US cents with trading of 1,207,611 units.
The market closed with an exchange of 2,331,792 shares for US$107,303, sharply higher than the 1,443,539 stocks at US$59,446 exchanged on Thursday.
Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended trading at 7 US cents with 1,512 shares passing through the market and Transjamaican Highway increased 0.09 of one cent to 2.49 US cents after a transfer of 2,170,972 stocks.
The market closed with trading of 11,582,135 shares for $23,634,600 compared with 11,958,803 units at $19,923,242 on Thursday.
At the close of the month, CAC 2000 shed 7 cents and ended at $1.98, with investors trading a mere two shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers sank 14 cents to $2.21, with 100 stocks crossing the market, Caribbean Cream dropped by 14 cents to close at $2.17 with investors swapping 52 units. Caribbean Flavours rose 41 cents to finish at a 52 week high of $1.71 after closing with an exchange of 501 shares, Dolphin Cove lost 8 cents to end at $13.29, with traders dealing in 3,243 stock units, Everything Fresh dipped 9 cents in closing at $2.25 as investors exchanged 172,013 shares. Fontana rallied 24 cents to $9.04 in trading 8,657 stock units, Future Energy popped 12 cents to close at $3.25 with 834,233 stock crossing the market. Honey Bun fell 7 cents to end at $8.30 with investors dealing in 30,991 units. Indies Pharma gained 6 cents in closing at $3.95 with a transfer of 870,449 shares, 
ISP Finance increased 50 cents to finish at $11.50 after an exchange of 3,508 stocks, KLE Group climbed 18 cents and ended at $1.08 with investors trading 5,500 units. Knutsford Express advanced 39 cents to $13.99 after a transfer of 262 stock units, Mailpac Group rose 11 cents to end at $2.70 in trading of 280,523 shares, Main Event gained 26 cents in closing at $11.26 in an exchange of 100 units. Omni Industries slipped 6 cents to close at 80 cents with 199,108 stocks changing hands, Regency Petroleum popped 18 cents and ended at $3.97 in an exchange of 1,531,628 stock units and Tropical Battery increased 12 cents to finish at $2.25 with 418,329 shares clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 11,958,803 shares for $19,923,242, down from 26,500,479 stock units at $41,824,882 on Wednesday.
At the close of a day of reduced trading activities, Access Financial advanced $1 in closing at $16.95 with an exchange of 138 shares, AMG Packaging lost 8 cents to end at $2.40, with 1,016 stocks being traded, Caribbean Assurance rose 9 cents to end at $2.35 with traders dealing in 872 units. Consolidated Bakeries dropped by 16 cents to $1.50, after 76,602 shares crossed the exchange. Derrimon Trading climbed 17 cents and ended at $1.98 in trading 2,102,933 stock units, Dolphin Cove increased $1.07 to finish at $13.37, with 77,329 shares crossing the market. Everything Fresh popped 14 cents to $2.34 with investors swapping 120 units, Fontana fell 20 cents to close at $8.80 after an exchange of 70,583 stocks, Future Energy rallied 8 cents in closing at $3.13 with investors dealing in 84,096 stock units. ISP Finance dipped 49 cents to end at $11 with a transfer of 138 shares, 
Jamaican Teas gained 6 cents and ended at $2.55 as investors exchanged 2,036,177 stock units, Jetcon Corporation sank 10 cents to finish at $1 with 17,311 shares changing hands. Knutsford Express popped $1.30 and ended at $13.60 after a transfer of 736 stock units, Limners and Bards declined 9 cents to $1.16, with 801 shares clearing the market, Main Event shed 28 cents in closing at $11, with investors trading 1,453 stock units. MFS Capital Partners dropped 7 cents to close at 50 cents after an exchange of 81,565 units and Regency Petroleum advanced 17 cents to end at $3.79 after trading of 63,496 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 1,443,539 shares for US$59,446 compared with 776,682 stocks at US$43,426 on Wednesday.
Sygnus Credit Investments slipped 0.1 of a cent to end at 6.89 US cents with investors trading 23,893 shares, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 7 US cents after 362 stock units passed through the market and Transjamaican Highway gained 0.02 of a cent to finish at 2.4 US cents with traders dealing in 1,177,430 shares.
Sterling Investments sank 0.01 of a cent in closing at 1.97 US cents with 1,669 stocks crossing the exchange, Sygnus Credit Investments dropped 0.01 of a cent to finish at 6.99 US cents in trading 1,687 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share climbed 0.5 of a cent to close at 7 US cents with 210 shares crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.01 of one cent to 2.38 US cents with investors trading 577,085 stocks.
ONE on ONE Educational led trading with 11.68 million shares for 44.1 percent of total volume, followed by Derrimon Trading, with 3.24 million stocks for 12.2 percent of the day’s trade, RA Williams closed with 2.65 million stock units for 10 percent of the volume traded, Jamaican Teas ended with 2.28 million shares for 8.6 percent of the volume traded, Stationery and Office Supplies closed with 1.35 million stocks for 5.1 percent of the volume traded and Kintyre Holdings with 1.23 million stock units for 4.6 percent of market share.
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.
Indies Pharma rallied 27 cents in closing at $3.89 as traders exchanged 5,506 stock units. ISP Finance jumped $1.34 to finish at $11.49, with trading 27 shares, Jetcon Corporation gained 10 cents and ended at $1.10 with 100 units crossing the market, Knutsford Express dropped $1.55 to close at $12.30 after investors swapped 2,687 stock units. Limners and Bards rose 8 cents to $1.25 with 15,192 stock units crossing the market, Regency Petroleum shed 21 cents and ended at $3.62 in an exchange of 111,792 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies rallied 13 cents in closing at $1.56 with traders dealing in 1,347,185 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 16,713,593 shares at $23,645,893, falling sharply from the 176 million shares of Dolla Financial that pushed up Monday’s trading to 179,754,135 stock units valued at $339,502,708.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.5, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Jetcon Corporation increased 9 cents to $1 with traders clearing 4,200 stock units, KLE Group sank 17 cents in closing at 92 cents with an exchange of 5,937 stocks, Knutsford Express climbed $1.60 and ended at $13.85 with 750 units crossing the market. Lasco Financial popped 7 cents to finish at $1.69 in trading 2,002,409 stocks, Limners and Bards advanced 8 cents to end at $1.17 as investors exchanged 1,960,480 units, Mailpac Group popped 15 cents to close at $2.55 in switching ownership of 585,124 shares and Regency Petroleum climbed 23 cents to $3.83 with investors trading 63,558 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 272,089 shares for US$14,705, an increase from the 248,681 stocks at US$11,647 on Monday.
At the close of the market, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy advanced 1.01 cents to finish at 41 US cents with a mere one share crossing the market, Proven Investments remained at 11 US cents after traders swapped 60,154 stocks, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share rose 1.5 cents to end at 6.5 US cents with 1,818 shares clearing the market and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.01 of a cent in closing at 2.39 US cents after an exchange of 207,400 stock units.