Woodcats dominates Junior Market


Woodcats International pallet and crate manufacturer, cornered 39 percent of the 6,549,859 shares traded following a 47 percent rise from 4,455,615 units with a value of $8,170,358, compared with $8,483,284 on Tuesday on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange. At the close, 39 securities were exchanged compared to 42 on Tuesday, with prices of 13 rising, 19 declining and seven closing unchanged.

The market closed with trading of an average of 167,945 shares traded at $209,496, after an increase from 106,086 stock units at $201,983 on Tuesday. Trading month to date, ended with an average of  140,604 stock units at $270,599 compared to 136,439 stock units at $279,908 on the preceding day and well lower than August, with an average of 433,821 shares at $676,565.
Woodcats International led trading with 2.56 million shares for 39.1 percent of total volume followed by Omni Industries with 1.58 million units for 24.2 percent of the day’s trade and Mailpac Group with 643,638 stocks for 9.8 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index gained 17.74 points to end at 2,939.88. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.3.  ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, which are derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by earnings per share for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging declined 14 cents to close at $1.70, with 243,583 units being traded, Cargo Handlers increased $1.83 to end at $16.33 following an exchange of 1,036 stocks, Caribbean Cream shed 18 cents to close at $2.27 with 13,200 shares changing hands. Caribbean Flavours dropped 12 cents to $1.10 after a transfer of 38,475 stock units, Dolla Financial climbed 5 cents to finish at $3.55 with investors trading 164,374 shares, Elite Diagnostic rose 13 cents to close at $1.70 in an exchange of 1,647 stock units. Fontana advanced 22 cents to $6.42 with investors dealing in 11,995 stocks, Indies Pharma lost 9 cents to $2.56 after an exchange of 9,696 units, ISP Finance dipped 10 cents and ended at $9.85, with 1,002 stocks clearing the market. Jamaican Teas fell 10 cents to close at $2.14 as investors exchanged 1,150 units, Jetcon Corporation popped 21 cents in closing at a 52 weeks high of $4.35, with trading of 287,330 shares, Knutsford Express shed 34 cents to end at $8.66 with 7,107 stock units passing through the market. Lasco Financial gained 15 cents to close at $1.55 in trading 43,784 shares, Lumber Depot slipped 21 cents and settled at $2.32 with 51,344 shares changing hands, Main Event lost 20 cents to stop at $3.80 with investors trading 4,753 units. MFS Capital Partners shed 5 cents to close at 45 cents with a transfer of 27,351 stock units and Regency Petroleum rallied 19 cents to finish at $4.18 after an exchange of 1,074 shares.

Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.

Winners edged out losers on JSE USD Market


Winners edged out losers after an exchange of nine securities on Tuesday, similar to Monday, with prices four rising, two declining, and three ending unchanged on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange. The volume of stocks traded declined 67 percent and the value slid 22 percent lower than on Monday.

The market closed with an exchange of 438,783 shares for US$73,278 after dipping from 1,312,663 stock units at US$93,471 on Monday.
Trading ended with an average of 48,754 shares at US$8,142 after tumbling from 145,851 stock units at US$10,386 on Monday. Trading for the month to date averages 80,010 units at US$6,898, compared with 85,636 stock units at US$6,674 on the previous day and well below August that ended with an average of 115,072 units for US$12,480.
The US Denominated Equities Index declined 3.49 points to 303.85. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 16.1. ICInsider.com compiles the earnings per share and the PE used in this report. The PE ratio is derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, First Rock Real Estate USD share ended at 2 US cents with investors swapping 10,000 shares, Proven Investments dipped 0.1 of one cent to 5.6 US cents with 137,771 shares changing hands, Quantas Advantage ended at 10.81 US cents after a transfer of 900 units. Sterling Investments climbed 0.01 of a cent to close at 2.2 US cents with 1,659 stock units crossing the exchange, Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 5.75 US cents with investors trading 13,463 shares and Transjamaican Highway increased 0.32 of a cent to close at 7.29 US cents after an exchange of 255,286 stock units.

In the preference segment, JMMB Group US8.5% fell 2 cents to US$1.23 with 17,580 stocks passing through the market, Productive Business Solutions 9.25% ended at US$11.60 with a transfer of 2,024 units and Sygnus Credit Investments 8% rose 1 cent and ended at US$9.62 with 100 shares crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.

Trading popped higher on Junior Market


Trading remained low-keyed on trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with a modest increase in the volume and value of stocks traded compared to trading on Monday. A total of 42 securities, were exchanged, similar to Monday, with prices of 12 rising, 21 declining and nine closing unchanged.

Trading resulted in an exchange of 4,455,615 shares for $8,483,284, with an increase from 4,381,580 units at $7,840,390 on Monday.
Trading ended with an average of 106,086 shares worth $201,983, up from 104,323 units at $186,676 on Monday, Trading for the month to date, averages 136,439 units at $279,908 compared with 142,396 stocks at $295,201 on the Monday and August, with an average of 433,821 shares at $676,565.
Dolla Financial led trading with 785,742 shares for 17.6 percent of total volume, followed by Derrimon Trading with 595,928 units for 13.4 percent of the day’s trade and Woodcats International with 460,064 stocks for 10.3 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index shed 0.81 points to finish at 2,922.14. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.3. 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.
At the close of trading, Access Financial fell $1.17 in closing at $16.83 with 847 stock units being traded, AMG Packaging rallied 24 cents to $1.84 with an exchange of 2,998 shares, Atlantic Hardware rose 5 cents to close at $1.43 after a transfer of 377,830 stocks. CAC 2000 lost 26 cents to end at $1.44 after exchanging of 600 stock units, Cargo Handlers gained 35 cents after closing at $14.50 with trading of a mere 1,000 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers climbed by 7 cents and to $1.70 with a transfer of 332,456 stock units. Caribbean Cream declined 20 cents to $2.45 in an exchange of 3,473 units, Derrimon Trading shed 7 cents to finish at 88 cents with investors swapping 595,928 stocks, Dolla Financial climbed 10 cents and ended at $3.50 after an exchange of 785,742 units. Elite Diagnostic dropped 30 cents to end at $1.57 with a transfer of 4,736 stocks, Express Catering increased 13 cents in closing at $1.98 with 40,734 shares crossing the exchange, Lasco Financial skidded 6 cents to close at $1.40 in trading 418,652 stock units. Mailpac Group gained 6 cents to close at $2.37 with 2,423 shares crossing the market, ONE on ONE Educational popped 11 cents and ended at 73 cents with investors exchanging 17,457 shares, Regency Petroleum slipped 20 cents to $3.99 with 193,016 units clearing the market and Spur Tree Spices dipped 12 cents and ended at $1.28 with investors dealing in 120,140 stock units.

Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.

Trading climbs on the JSE USD Market


The US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Monday, resulting in an exchange of nine securities, compared with 11 on Friday with prices of two rising, five declining and two ending unchanged. The volume of stocks traded rose 21 percent with 18 percent more value than on Friday.

The market closed with an exchange of 1,312,663 shares for US$93,471 compared to 1,084,551 stock units at US$79,042 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 145,851 shares at US$10,386, up from 98,596 stock units at US$7,186 on Friday, Trading closed with a month to date average of 85,636 units at US$6,674 compared with 72,418 stock units at US$5,859 on the previous day and August that ended with an average of 115,072 units for US$12,480.
The US Denominated Equities Index dipped 8.11 points to end at 307.34. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 16.1. ICInsider.com compiles the earnings per share and the PE used in this report. The PE ratio is derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the day’s activity, AS Bryden ended at 17 US cents in switching ownership of just 2 units, First Rock Real Estate USD share popped 0.02 of a cent and ended at 1.87 US cents, with 1,137 stocks changing hands, Margaritaville remained at 5.89 US cents in an exchange of 100 shares. Proven Investments rose 0.1 of one cent to end at 5.7 US cents after an exchange of 78,934 stock units,  Quantas Advantage declined 0.21 of one cent to close at 10.81 US cents with an exchange of 900 shares, Sterling Investments lost 0.01 of one cent to end at 2.19 US cents with 396 stocks crossing the market. Sygnus Credit Investments dipped 0.15 of a cent to 5.75 US cents with a transfer of 35,798 units and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.18 of one cent and ended at 6.97 US cents after an exchange of 1,195,296 stock units.
In the preference segment, Sygnus Credit Investments 8% slipped 29 cents to US$9.61 after a transfer of 100 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.

Stocks lose ground on JSE Junior Market


Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Monday, with the market index dropping. The market closed with the volume of stocks traded dropped 43 percent, with 31 percent lower value than on Friday, following trading in 42 securities, compared with 44 on Friday and ending, with prices of 18 rising, 14 declining and 10 closing unchanged.

The market closed with trading of 4,381,580 shares for $7,840,390, well below the 7,655,368 units at $11,369,983 on Friday.
Trading closed with an average of 104,323 shares at $186,676, down sharply from 173,986 units at $258,409 on Friday. Trading for the month to date, averages 142,396 units at $295,201 slightly lower than 151,693 stock units at $321,701 on Friday and August, an average of 433,821 shares at $676,565.
Lasco Financial led trading with only 665,320 shares for 15.2 percent of total volume, followed by Atlantic Hardware which ended with 527,768 units for 12 percent of the day’s trade and Woodcats International with 502,100 stocks for 11.5 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index skidded 29.40 points to finish at 2,922.95. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.4. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close, Access Financial gained $1.17 in closing at $18 with investors trading a mere 3 shares, AMG Packaging declined by 25 cents to $1.60 in an exchange of 20,930 stocks, Cargo Handlers lost $2 to end at $14.15 after closing with an exchange of 9,925 shares. Caribbean Flavours rose 6 cents to close at $1.24 after trading of 29,471 stock units, Dolla Financial shed 10 cents and ended at $3.40 after 366,114 shares changed hands, Dolphin Cove climbed 37 cents to finish at $9.99, with 11,919 stock units crossing the market. Elite Diagnostic fell 7 cents to $1.87 with investors trading 3,294 shares, Fontana skidded 15 cents to close at $6.20 with an exchange of 46,487 units, Image Plus increased 5 cents in closing at $1.20, with 122,901 stock units changing hands. Iron Rock Insurance climbed 19 cents to close at $2.69 after trading of 700 shares, Jetcon Corporation dipped 8 cents to finish at $4.13 after a transfer of 64,392 shares, Lasco Financial dropped 14 cents to end at $1.46 following trading of 665,320 stock units. Mailpac Group slipped 14 cents and ended at $2.31, with 500,921 shares changing hands, Regency Petroleum advanced 14 cents to $4.19 with investors dealing in 34,105 units, Spur Tree Spices rallied 5 cents to end at $1.40 after an exchange of 28,669 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies increased 13 cents and ended at $1.63 with investors swapping just 1,795 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.

Jetcon tops Junior Market to August


The JSE Junior Market slipped 11.8 percent between January and August and in spite of the decline, 15 stocks recorded gains for the first eight months of the year, led by Jetcon Corporation with the price more than doubling to close at $3.77, from the start of the year.

Jetcon’s stock price benefitted from a turnaround in operations and a successful transition from the used to new car dealership business, resulting in investors piling into the stock and driving the price up with a gain of 151 percent for the year to date and dwarfing all other in the market.
MFS Capital Partners ended in second spot with gains of 41.03 percent, aided by Management execution of expansion plans, resulting in diversification and expansion of revenue sources with acquisitions and expansion of their Cambio services, both of which should contribute to revenue expansion this fiscal year that ends in June 2027. Caribbean Cream with its popular trade mark KREMI, is up by 33.97 percent, as it starts to reap the benefits of a expanding its operations and cut cost in some areas. Future Energy gained 25 percent and Spur Tree Spices boosted by a rise in profits for the six months to June, ended with the stock climbing 20.69 percent to end on the IC Insider Top 10 winners on the Junior Market. Late comers, Access Financial Services and Image Plus also joined the IC Top 10. Access is had steady first quarter results and the removal of major overhang of selling in the stock helped and Image Plus seeming to be benefiting from acquisitions.
 Worst Performers. Notwithstanding to strong showing by the winners, the Junior Market suffered notable declines, following the porting of some poor profit results. Kintyre tops the ICInsider.com Top 10 Junior Market losers, reporting a steep 75.71 percent decline for the period year to August. This is partly tied to newer shareholders liquidating their holdings. The suspension of trading in Kintyre stock has not provided room for any price rebound to share price following the rapid sell off of shares that took place after news shares were issued earlier this year. Main Event ended as the second worst performing stock with 48.7 percent fall with profits down sharply. Fosrich slipped 43.37 percent, with huge losses incurred in 2025 and 2026 so far. Derrimon Trading fell sharply 42.2 percent and Edufocal declined by 39.29 percent, in rounding out the list of the five worst performers.

Trading dipped on the Junior Market


Trading dipped on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 18 percent and the value falling 54 percent lower than Thursday. Investors exchanged 44 securities, up from 42 on Thursday and ended, with prices of 13 rising, 20 declining and 11 closing unchanged.

The market closed with trading of 7,655,368 shares for $11,369,983, compared with 9,294,685 units at $24,506,403 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 173,986 shares at $258,409, after declining from 221,302 stock units at $583,486 on Thursday. Trading averages 151,693 units at $321,701, month to date compared with 144,030 stock units at $343,458 on the Thursday and lower than August, that ended with an average of 433,821 shares at $676,565.
Woodcats International was the leading trade with 2.21 million shares for 28.9 percent of total volume, followed by Omni Industries with 2.07 million stocks for 27.1 percent of the day’s trade and Mailpac Group with 1.90 million units for 24.9 percent of the total stocks traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index slipped 9.51 points to 2,952.35. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.4. 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.
At the close of trading, Access Financial skidded $1.70 to end at $16.83 with a transfer of 114 units, AMG Packaging climbed 5 cents to $1.85 with a transfer of 104 stocks, Cargo Handlers fell by 10 cents to close at $16.15 with 4,822 shares passing through the market. Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 20 cents to finish at $1.63 in trading 56,479 stocks, Caribbean Cream gained 43 cents and ended at $2.69 with a transfer of 46,610 shares, Dolphin Cove lost 38 cents to close at $9.62 with investors trading 33,031 stock units. Elite Diagnostic gained 39 cents to $1.94 with an exchange of 71,442 stocks, Everything Fresh rose 14 cents to close at $2.02 with 10,904 units changing hands, Express Catering rallied 5 cents and ended at $1.85 as investors exchanged 1,050 stocks. Fontana declined 10 cents to end at $6.35 after trading of 44,192 units, Fosrich shed 6 cents in closing at $1.25 with 42,072 shares crossing the market, Indies Pharma dropped 5 cents to finish at $2.60 with investors dealing in 12 stock units. Iron Rock Insurance slipped 19 cents and ended at $2.50 with 3,602 shares changing hands, ISP Finance dipped 5 cents to $9.95 with investors swapping a mere one stock, Jetcon Corporation advanced 22 cents to finish at $4.21 after a transfer of 166,254 units. Knutsford Express rose 34 cents to end at $9 in switching ownership of 9,835 stock units, Lasco Financial climbed 7 cents in closing at $1.60 after an exchange of 32,808 shares, Main Event increased 63 cents to close at $3.99 with just 732 units clearing the market. ONE on ONE Educational fell 9 cents to 63 cents with investors trading 4,335 stocks, Regency Petroleum declined 20 cents to end at $4.05 with 19,782 stock units crossing the exchange, Spur Tree Spices popped 5 cents to $1.35 with investors dealing in 1,845 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies shed 16 cents to close at $1.50 in an exchange of 307,795 units.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.

Trading jumps on JSE US Dollar Market 


Trading jumped on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday, with the volume and value of stocks traded rising 108 and 55 percent respectively compared with Thursday’s activities, resulting in an exchange of 11 securities, up from eight on Thursday with prices of three rising, two declining and six ending unchanged.

The market closed with an exchange of 1,084,551 shares for US$79,042 after increasing from 522,273 stocks at US$51,007 on Thursday. Trading ended with an average of 98,596 shares at US$7,186 after rising from 65,284 units at US$6,376 on Thursday, with a month to date average of 72,418 units at US$5,859, compared to 62,819 stocks at US$5,372 on the previous day and August that ended with an average of 115,072 units for US$12,480.

The US Denominated Equities Index popped by just 0.09 points to close at 315.49. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows none ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 16.2. ICInsider.com compiles the earnings per share and the PE used in this report. The PE ratio is derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, First Rock Real Estate USD share remained at 1.85 US cents with investors trading 69 stocks, Margaritaville climbed 1.56 cents and ended at 5.89 US cents after an exchange of 137 units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy ended at 22.99 US cents with a transfer of 112 shares. Productive Business Solutions ended at 85 US cents as investors exchanged 2 stock units, Proven Investments remained at 5.6 US cents in switching ownership of 96,824 shares, Quantas Advantage ended at 11.02 US cents with 700 stocks crossing the market. Sterling Investments dipped 0.2 of one cent to 2.2 US cents in an exchange of 1,228 units, Sygnus Credit Investments increased 0.02 of one cent to finish at 5.9 US cents with a transfer of 20,952 stock units and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.21 of one cent and ended at 7.15 US cents in trading 964,514 shares.
In the preference segment, AS Bryden 6% rose 15 US cents with trading of 10 stocks at US$1 and Productive Business Solutions 9.25% remained at US$11.60 with 3 stocks passing through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.

JSE USD trading slips on Thursday


Stocks edged higher at the close of slower trading on the US Dollar Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, with the volume and value of stocks traded declining 38 percent and 18 percent, respectively, compared to Wednesday. The market closed with an exchange of eight securities, sliding from 11 on Wednesday, with prices of two rising, two declining and four ending unchanged.

The market closed with an exchange of 522,273 shares for US$51,007 after it dropped from 845,195 stock units at US$62,437 on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 65,284 shares at US$6,376 compared to 76,836 stock units at US$5,676 on Wednesday, with a month to date average of 62,819 units at US$5,372, climbing moderately from 61,923 stock units at US$5,007 on the previous day and August that ended with an average of 115,072 units for US$12,480.
The US Denominated Equities Index rose 0.75 points to 315.40. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
The PE Ratio, one of the most used measures to determine appropriate stock values, averages 15.4. ICInsider.com compiles the earnings per share and the PE used in this report. The PE ratio is derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for the financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, AS Bryden ended at 17 US cents with investors dealing in 831 stocks, First Rock Real Estate USD share remained at 1.85 US cents in an exchange of 18,525 units, Proven Investments fell 0.21 of a cent to finish at 5.6 US cents with 11,645 shares crossing the market. Quantas Advantage dipped 0.98 of a cent and ended at 11.02 US cents after a transfer of 600 stock units, Sterling Investments rallied 0.2 of one cent to 2.4 US cents with 2,383 shares being exchanged and Transjamaican Highway ended at 7 US cents with investors swapping 478,420 shares.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.5% remained at US$2 with 2,209 units clearing the market and JMMB Group US8.5% ended at US$1.25 with investors trading 7,660 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.

Trading climbs on Junior Market


Solid investment interest pushed trading higher on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Thursday, resulting in a 197 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded, with a 237 percent surge in value compared to Wednesday. Just 42 securities, were active, down from 44 on Wednesday and ending, with prices of only seven rising, 25 declining and 10 closing unchanged.

Trading resulted in an exchange of 9,294,685 shares up from 3,132,549 units on Wednesday, with a value of $24,506,403, rising from $7,271,958 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 221,302 shares at $583,486, versus 71,194 stock units at $165,272 on Wednesday. Trading for the month to date ended with an average of 144,030 stock units at $343,458, up from 106,293 units at $226,236 on the previous day and August, with an average of 433,821 shares at $676,565.
Dolla Financial led trading with 5.08 million shares for 54.7 percent of total volume followed by RA Williams with 904,833 units for 9.7 percent of the day’s trade and Woodcats International with 645,763 stocks for 6.9 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index dropped 11.26 points to finish at 2,961.86. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows none ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and six with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.3. 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.
At the close of trading, Access Financial shed 83 cents to end at $18.53 following trading of 91 stocks.  AMG Packaging dipped 5 cents to $1.80 with investors swapping 29,567 shares, Cargo Handlers jumped $1.60 to end at $16.25 after an exchange of 429 units. Caribbean Cream fell 14 cents to $2.26 in trading of 504,860 stock units, Derrimon Trading shed 8 cents to end at 92 cents with an exchange of 5,166 stocks, Dolla Financial popped 9 cents to end at $3.50 as investors exchanged 5,084,417 stocks. Dolphin Cove declined 45 cents to $10 with 18,856 shares changing hands, Elite Diagnostic lost 24 cents to close at $1.55 with 13,573 stock units crossing the exchange, Everything Fresh advanced 6 cents to finish at $1.88 with investors dealing in 20,051 shares. Express Catering slipped 9 cents and ended at $1.80 with 3,531 shares changing hands, Honey Bun rose 38 cents to end at $5.78 with investors trading 6,676 units, KLE Group dipped 24 cents in closing at 86 cents with 9,952 stock units clearing the market.Lasco Financial lost 7 cents to end at $1.53 in trading of 6,861 shares, Lumber Depot slipped by 6 cents to finish at $2.63 after a transfer of 88,977 stocks, Mailpac Group fell 5 cents and ended at $2.45 with investors trading 29,654 units. Main Event rallied 35 cents in closing at $3.36 in an exchange of 1,015 stock units, MFS Capital Partners dropped 8 cents to 50 cents after trading of 26,372 shares, Regency Petroleum increased 5 cents to close at $4.25 in switching ownership of 125,526 stocks and Spur Tree Spices shed 5 cents to $1.30 after an exchange of 165,300 units.

Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.