The Junior Market Index rallied sharply at the close of trading on Friday, following activity in 45 securities compared with 46 on Thursday and ending with prices of 18 advancing, 18 and nine closing unchanged with the volume of stocks traded declined 27 percent, with 57 percent lower value than Thursday, even as MFS Capital Partners topped trading with 4 million shares for just over 47 percent of the volume of stocks traded, with RA Williams closing at a 52 week low.
The market closed with trading of 10,899,363 shares at $12,643,835, well below the 14,892,052 units at $29,081,001 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 242,208 shares at $280,974, moving from 323,740 stocks for $632,196 on Thursday, with the month to date, averaging 196,172 units at $288,287 in line with 191,820 stocks at $288,978 on the previous day, compared against April with an average of 199,273 shares at $488,496.
MFS Capital Partners led trading with 5.14 million shares for 47.2 percent of total volume, followed by Everything Fresh, with 2.04 million stock units for 18.7 percent of the day’s trade and Regency Petroleum with 643,010 stocks for 5.9 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rose 49.08 points to close at 3,441.44. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four 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 13.5, 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, Access Financial declined 6 cents to finish at $17.18 with a transfer of a mere one share, AMG Packaging lost 10 cents to land at $2.35 with 4,207 stock units changing hands, Atlantic Hardware gained 11 cents to close at 97 cents with investors dealing in 240,100 shares. Cargo Handlers popped 90 cents to end at $11.10 with traders exchanging 3,015 stocks, Caribbean Cream climbed 16 cents in closing at $2.35 with investors trading 549 stock units, Caribbean Flavours rose 21 cents to end at $1.50 with 5,963 shares crossing the market. Derrimon Trading advanced 15 cents in closing at $1.90 with sellers trading 10,000 stocks, Dolphin Cove fell 67 cents to $11.83 with 36,930 units crossing the market, Elite Diagnostic slipped 10 cents and ended at $1.30 with investors trading 4,917 stock units. Everything Fresh shed 6 cents to end at $2.03 as investors exchanged 2,040,760 shares, Future Energy sank 6 cents to finish at $3 as 216,174 stock units changed hands, 
Indies Pharma rallied 15 cents to close at $3.70 with investors swapping 236 stocks. Iron Rock Insurance increased 91 cents to $3.90 after closing with 24 units changing hands, JFP Ltd slipped 8 cents and ended at 51 cents after traders exchanged 507,052 stocks, KLE Group skidded 18 cents to finish at 92 cents with investors trading a mere 1,371 shares. Lasco Financial popped 6 cents to close at $1.68 in an exchange of 2,643 stock units, Limners and Bards dipped 6 cents to end at $1.10 with traders dealing in 177,599 units, Mailpac Group increased 20 cents in closing at $2.54 after investors exchanged 71,069 stocks. MFS Capital Partners climbed 8 cents to 44 cents as 5,141,586 stock units passed through the market, ONE on ONE Educational rose 7 cents and ended at 90 cents with 6,260 shares switching owners, Regency Petroleum gained 20 cents to close at $3.60 after a transfer of 643,010 stock units and Spur Tree Spices dropped 15 cents to finish at $1.10 with 110,268 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 832,603 shares worth $3,149,610 compared to 761,357 stock units at $12,640,241 on Thursday.
At the close of the market, Agostini’s ended at $67.04 with investors exchanging 18 shares, Angostura Holdings remained at $14.70 after a transfer of 60 stocks, Ansa McAl ended at $46 with investors trading 129 shares. Calypso Macro Fund fell $1.05 and ended at $23.55 after an exchange of 21 units, First Citizens Group climbed 50 cents to end at $43.50 and closed after an exchange of 350 stock units, GraceKennedy ended at $3.85 after 221,123 shares changed hands. Guardian Media increased by just 3 cents to $1 after trading of just one stock, Massy Holdings dipped 6 cents to finish at $3.91 after 236,405 units passed through the market, National Flour Mills ended at $1.64 with investors swapping 348,562 stock units. One Caribbean Media remained at $2.99 in switching ownership of 3 shares,
Point Lisas popped 1 cent in closing at $3.46 after 13 units crossed the exchange, Prestige Holdings advanced 1 cent to close at $10.61 with traders dealing in 5,168 stocks. Republic Financial shed 20 cents to $112 after an exchange of 4,953 stock units, Scotiabank rose $1.98 and ended at $53.98 with 1,483 shares crossing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 1 cent to close at $3.51 in an exchange of 9,620 stock units. Unilever Caribbean rallied 4 cents to end at $12.74 with 2,057 units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco ended at $5.15 as investors exchanged 2,637 stocks.
The market closed with 24,639,843 shares trading for $149,281,517, well above 14,696,324 stock units at $159,154,978 on Wednesday.
At the close of increased trading, Berger Paints slipped 63 cents to finish at $7.07 with traders dealing in 1,800 shares, following lower first quarter profits results released on Wednesday, Caribbean Cement fell $1 to end at $82 with investors passing 37,179 stock units through the market, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rallied $5 to end at $42 after a transfer of 1,010 shares. First Rock Real Estate skidded 48 cents in closing at $9.02 with 54 units crossing the market, General Accident sank 47 cents and ended at $4.90 with investors trading 68,568 stocks, despite a major increased in its first quarter profit, Guardian Holdings popped $8 to close at $348 with 222 shares crossing the exchange. Jamaica Broilers dipped 50 cents to $27 as traders exchanged 25,578 stock units, Jamaica Stock Exchange increased 70 cents to close at $13.20, in the trading of 124,403 units, as investors cheered the very positive first quarter profit that more than doubled, Mayberry Group lost $1.18 in closing at $6.30 as 4,175 stocks changed hands. 
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy climbed $1 to finish at $64 with 12,100 shares crossing the market, Pan Jamaica rose $1 and ended at $53 with investors trading 17,498 stock units, Scotia Group shed 88 cents to end at $56.40 after traders exchanged 80,012 stocks. Seprod advanced $1.48 in closing at $83.98 in trading 4,314 units, Supreme Ventures gained 38 cents to end at $19.99 after an exchange of 61,340 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments popped 89 cents and ended at $12.27 with investors dealing in 575 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated
The market closed with trading of 761,357 shares for $12,640,241, compared with 3,591,378 stocks at $8,707,441 on Wednesday.
Calypso Macro Investment Fund increased $1.09 to close at $24.60 after just 4 stocks passed through the market, CIBC Caribbean Bank popped 5 cents and ended at $8.15 after a transfer of 29,297 units, CinemaOne ended at $4.68 with 5 stocks crossing the market. First Citizens Group remained at $43 after an exchange of 9,990 shares, GraceKennedy dipped 5 cents to $3.85 after a mere 6 units crossed the market, Guardian Holdings lost 10 cents to finish at $16.65 with traders dealing in 4,076 stock units. Guardian Media ended at 97 cents as investors exchanged 2 shares, JMMB Group fell 7 cents to end at $1.15 with 201,700 units changing hands, Massy Holdings dropped 3 cents in closing at $3.97 with an exchange of 103,001 stocks. National Enterprises shed 6 cents to close at $2.44 after the trading of 2,500 stock units, National Flour Mills fell 1 cent to close at $1.64 in an exchange of 200 shares, 
NCB Financial slipped 39 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $2 with investors trading 64,600 units. One Caribbean Media gained 29 cents and ended at $2.99 with 23 stocks clearing the market, Prestige Holdings sank 5 cents to end at $10.60 with investors dealing in 2,404 stock units, Republic Financial rose 20 cents to $112.20 with a transfer of 83,506 shares. Scotiabank declined $2 and ended at $52 with investors swapping 5 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $3.50 in switching ownership of 170,272 units and Unilever Caribbean rallied 20 cents to end at $12.70 with investors trading 89,683 stocks.
The market closed with 14,696,324 shares trading for $159,154,978, slipping from 16,795,256 stocks at $85,738,813 on Tuesday.
At the close of a soft market, AS Bryden shed 90 cents to end at $30 with 11 shares crossing the exchange, Caribbean Cement dropped $2.98 and ended at $83 with investors transferring 4,744 units, Caribbean Producers sank 35 cents to finish at $8 with investors dealing in 35,874 stocks. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund skidded $3 in closing at $37, with 350 shares changing hands, Guardian Holdings sank $55 to $340, with traders exchanging 317 stock units, Jamaica Producers slipped 50 cents to close at $22, with 503,445 shares passing through the market. Kingston Wharves climbed 41 cents to $29 with investors swapping 9,504 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing lost 36 cents to finish at $7.14 with 3,534 units switching owners, Margaritaville rose 40 cents and ended at $13.40 after traders exchanged 148 stock units. Mayberry Group climbed $1.30 to end at $7.48 with 3,258 shares changing hands, NCB Financial popped $2.42 in closing at $45.40 after an exchange of 875,172 stock units, 
138 Student Living declined 38 cents to $3.31 with investors trading 1,808 units. Pan Jamaica increased 80 cents to $52 after a transfer of 2,265 stocks, Sagicor Group rallied $2.46 and ended at $43 with traders dealing in 23,660 units, Seprod fell 50 cents in closing at $82.50 with 13,049 stocks crossing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments dipped 77 cents to end at $11.38 as investors exchanged 653,493 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading ended in the Composite Index rallying 3.96 points to 1,037.58, the All T&T Index rose 9.89 points to 1,517.78, with the SME Index remaining at 91.85 and the Cross-Listed Index falling 0.33 points to settle at 73.31. 
Calypso Macro Investment Fund fell $1.24 to end at $23.51 after an exchange of 303 stock units, First Citizens Group popped 50 cents in closing at $43, after 6,227 units passed through the market, GraceKennedy remained at $3.90 with an exchange of 31,993 stocks. Guardian Holdings ended at $16.75, with 1,036 units clearing the market, JMMB Group popped 7 cents to close at $1.22 in trading 11 shares, Massy Holdings increased 10 cents to end at $4 with 979 stock units crossing the market.
Expenses increased 12.4 percent over 2024, to $554 from $493 million in 2024, the increase was much less than the 36 percent growth in revenues of $861 million, up from $634 million in 2024, growth was driven by improved market conditions and heightened market activity, leading to a substantial 245.7 percent rise in income form Cess of $256 million over, just $74 million in 2024.
The market activities closed with 54 securities changing hands, sliding from 63 on Monday, with prices of 15 rising, 27 declining and 12 ending unchanged and resulting in the All Jamaican Composite Index falling a solid 1,626.79 points to 370,172.87. The JSE Main Index advanced 450.89 points to 324,386.66 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.46 points to wrap up trading at 68.11.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden advanced 90 cents to $30.90 after trading 286 shares, Caribbean Cement rose $4.97 in closing at $85.98 with investors clearing 3,969 stocks from the market, Eppley climbed $4.80 to $33.30 with trading in 28 units. Eppley Caribbean Property fell $2 and ended at $40 with trading in 5,989 shares, Guardian rose $50 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $395, after hitting an intraday high of $450, with 1,489 stock units crossing the exchange, Jamaica Broilers sank $1.25 to finish at $27.25 with investors swapping 44,340 shares. JMMB Group skidded 40 cents to $20.20 with 59,455 stocks crossing the market, Kingston Wharves lost 40 cents to end at $28.59 with investors trading 1,249 units, Margaritaville sank 88 cents in closing at $13 after an exchange of 6,134 stock units. Massy Holdings shed $1.08 and ended at $77.91 with investors trading 226,827 shares, Mayberry Group dropped $1.30 to finish at $6.18 after a transfer of 13,679 stocks, Mayberry Jamaican Equities gained 67 cents to close at $9.50 with traders dealing in 541 units. 
Pan Jamaica fell $1.80 to $51.20 with 502 units switching owners, Sagicor Group dipped $2.96 to close at $40.54 with 67,595 shares crossing the market, Scotia Group declined 41 cents to end at $57 with a transfer of 33,100 units. Seprod shed 70 cents in closing at $83 as 925 stocks changed hands and Supreme Ventures dropped 38 cents to $19.61, with investors exchanging 23,792 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 18,164,035 shares with a value of $19,343,788, soaring well above 7,541,461 units at $9,279,095 on Tuesday.
At the close of the market, Atlantic Hardware increased 9 cents to end at 95 cents with an exchange of 849,987 shares, CAC 2000 slipped 23 cents to end at $1.96 and closed with an exchange of 88 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries fell 9 cents to close at $1.66 after a transfer of just 65 shares. Dolla Financial shed 19 cents to finish at $2.46 with 816,179 stock units crossing the market, Dolphin Cove declined 74 cents to close at $13.57 with traders dealing in 5,071 stocks, Elite Diagnostic sank 25 cents to end at $1.26 with 28,582 shares changing hands. Express Catering dipped 35 cents in closing at $2.54 after an exchange of 13,183 stocks, Fontana climbed 49 cents to $9.48 with investors trading 119,026 units, Indies Pharma rose 23 cents and ended at $3.80 after an exchange of 838 stock units. Iron Rock Insurance gained 20 cents to finish at $3.90 with investors dealing in 23,727 shares, ISP Finance popped $2.50 to close at $11.50 with traders exchanging 345 stocks, Jetcon Corporation rallied 9 cents to end at $1.10 with investors swapping 700 units. 
Knutsford Express sank $3.30 in closing at $11.20 in an exchange of 3,645 stock units, Limners and Bards skidded 8 cents to $1.10 with 39 shares crossing the market, Lumber Depot lost 13 cents and ended at $2.81 in trading 2,500 units. Main Event dropped 14 cents to finish at $11.30 with 1,629 stocks crossing the exchange, Regency Petroleum sank 6 cents to end at $3.44 with a transfer of 181,901 stock units, Spur Tree Spices dropped 7 cents to close at $1.21 with investors trading 100,282 shares. Stationery and Office Supplies advanced 16 cents to $1.59 with 765,875 stocks switching owners and Tropical Battery popped 9 cents to end at $1.92 with traders passing 224,204 units 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 97,209 shares worth $751,677, down from 128,746 stock units at $1,535,966 on Monday.
First Citizens Group sank $1 to $42.50 after an exchange of 920 stocks, GraceKennedy popped 3 cents to close at $3.90 with 30 units changing hands, Guardian Holdings rallied 5 cents to end at $16.75 in an exchange of 11 shares. JMMB Group fell 7 cents to close at $1.15, with trading in 2,869 stock units, Massy Holdings slipped 4 cents to $3.90, with 60,348 stocks passing through the market, National Enterprises increased 2 cents to end at $2.45, with traders dealing in 3,600 stock units. National Flour Mills climbed 5 cents to $1.65, with investors exchanging 9,000 shares, NCB Financial slipped 19 cents to close at $2.20, with 1,043 stocks crossing the market, One Caribbean Media ended at $2.70 with a transfer of 1,820 units. Point Lisas declined 57 cents and ended at $3.45 with investors swapping 1 stock unit, 
Prestige Holdings remained at $10.65 after a transfer of 1,209 shares, Republic Financial rose $1 to end at $112.20 in trading 2,721 stocks. Scotiabank advanced $1.50 and closed at $51 after 1,025 units passed through the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $3.36 with investors trading 1,000 stock units, Trinidad Cement ended at $2.10 in switching ownership of 4,000 shares. Unilever Caribbean gained 20 cents to end at $12.40 with investors trading 44 units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $5.16 after closing, with 2,376 stocks changing hands.