Trading picked up on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday, with a modest rise in the volume of stocks traded accompanied by a 92 percent surge in value up from Thursday with the number of securities traded rising to 43 securities from 39 on Thursday and ending with rising prices beating out those declining by a notable margin and ending with prices of 23 rising, 15 declining and five ending unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 5,057,362 shares at $11,180,391 compared with 4,942,890 units at $5,833,637 on Thursday. Trading averaged 117,613 shares valued $260,009 compared with 126,741 stocks at $149,580 on Thursday with the month to date, averaging 411,720 stocks for $1,236,825 compared to 442,793 stock units at $1,340,027 on the previous day and November ending with an average of 309,920 shares at $766,307.
Derrimon Trading led trading with 826,221 shares for 16.3 percent of total volume followed by Kintyre Holdings with 634,117 units for 12.5 percent of the day’s trade and Fosrich with 630,700 stock units for 12.5 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index popped a modest 5.41 points to settle at 3,691.77. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two 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 12.9, 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, AMG Packaging rose 8 cents to end at $2.84 with investors dealing in just 2 units, Blue Power sank 35 cents to $4.70 with 2,195 units crossing the market, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rallied 44 cents to $2.96 with traders dealing in just 141 shares. Dolphin Cove popped $1 to $18.50 and ended up closing with 90,173 stock units changing hands, Everything Fresh climbed 13 cents to finish at $2.23 with investors trading 3,182 shares, Express Catering increased 10 cents to close at $3.30 in an exchange of 153 units. Future Energy slipped 14 cents to $3.71 after the trading of 168,274 stocks, Honey Bun advanced 99 cents to finish at $8.50 after a transfer of 5,021 stock units, Indies Pharma gained 11 cents and ended at $3.44 with 177,340 shares passing through the market. Jamaican Teas rose 9 cents to end at $2.19 with 3,841 units crossing the exchange, Knutsford Express advanced by 15 cents to end at $12.90 with 16,005 stocks changing hands, Lasco Financial popped 14 cents to close at $1.64 in an exchange of 769 stock units. 
Lumber Depot fell 18 cents to $2.56 with 81,776 shares clearing the market, Mailpac Group climbed 15 cents and ended at $2.75 after an exchange of 47,072 units, ONE on ONE Educational shed 7 cents to close at 93 cents with investors trading 62,969 stocks. Regency Petroleum increased 7 cents to finish at $3.08 after an exchange of a mere 3 stock units, Spur Tree Spices gained 12 cents to close at $2 with investors swapping 109,972 shares, Stationery and Office Supplies lost 11 cents to end at $1.47 with 333,087 units switching owners and tTech dipped 10 cents to $2 as investors exchanged 41,385 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange pulled back this week with the All Trinidad Index closing 1.1 percent lower for the week and the Composite index dropping 2.8 percent, with prices of 5 stocks rising and 10 declining, compared with 6 declining and 11 rising last week. 
Falling stocks of notes are, Ansa McAl with a drop of $3.10 to $59.80, First Citizens Bank falling $1.46 to close at $40.54, Republic Holdings ended with a fall of $2.45 to $112.50, CIBC Caribbean down $1.05 to close at $7.70 and West Indian Tobacco falling 51 cents to $5.04.
The market closed with trading of 952,215 shares for $2,879,894 compared to 666,275 stock units at $71,373,524 on Thursday. An average of 45,344 shares were traded at $137,138 compared with 35,067 units at $3,756,501 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 23,330 shares at $674,011 compared to 20,642 units at $739,560 on the previous day and an average of 25,044 stock units valued $171,335 for November.
CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $7.70 with 19,665 stock units changing hands, Endeavour Holdings remained at $18 after a transfer of 25 shares, First Citizens Group ended the day at $40.54 with 2,081 stocks clearing the market. Guardian Holdings popped 45 cents to $14.95 in trading 770 units, L.J. Williams B share ended at 80 cents after 100 stock units passed through the market, Massy Holdings ended at $3.83 in an exchange of 61,472 shares. National Enterprises remained at $2.75 after the trading of 192 stock units, National Flour Mills ended at $1.70 with an exchange of 5,600 stocks, NCB Financial slipped 1 cent to end at $2.38 and closed after trading in 827,000 units. One Caribbean Media closed at $2.82 after a transfer of 500 stocks, Point Lisas advanced 5 cents to $3.15 with traders dealing in 100 shares, Prestige Holdings rose 8 cents to finish at $11.30 after an exchange of 398 stock units. 
Republic Financial fell $2.50 and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $112.50 with investors dealing in 1,240 units, Scotiabank gained 70 cents to close at $55.95 after investors exchanged 1,973 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $4.70, with 2,153 shares crossing the exchange. Trinidad Cement rallied 10 cents to $2.30 after an exchange of 5,000 stock units, Unilever Caribbean increased 15 cents to finish at $11.40 with investors trading 51 units and West Indian Tobacco climbed 4 cents and ended at $5.04 with 23,451 shares crossing the exchange.
Carreras traded at a 52 weeks’ high of $12.97, Scotia Group ended at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $53.13, Margaritaville traded at an intraday 52 weeks’ low of $8.98 but ended at a 52 weeks’ closing low of $10.50 and NCB Financial hit an intraday 52 weeks’ low of $48.58, with the price bouncing to close at $50.35.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.2. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
Margaritaville shed $2.72 in closing at 52 weeks’ low of $10.50 with investors dealing in 1,118 stock units, with the price falling to an intraday 52 weeks’ low of $8.98, before rebounding, Massy Holdings sank $7.69 to end at $80.01 after an exchange of 99,003 shares. Mayberry Group advanced 40 cents to finish at $8 with investors swapping 11 units, Pan Jamaica dipped 45 cents and ended at $51 with 1,197 stocks crossing the exchange, Proven Investments sank $1.60 to close at $17.10 after a transfer of 1,036 stock units. Seprod rallied 50 cents to $85 as investors exchanged 15,598 shares and Sygnus Real Estate Finance skidded $1.96 and ended at $9.04 in switching ownership of 15,372 units.
The market closed with trading of 4,942,890 shares for $5,833,637 compared with 4,110,413 units at $5,665,514 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index advanced 17.18 points to 3,686.36. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Everything Fresh skidded 13 cents to close at $2.10 with an exchange of 54,020 stocks. Honey Bun rose 20 cents to $7.51 after 19,365 units passed through the market, Knutsford Express lost 15 cents and ended at $12.75 after a transfer of 9,204 stock units, Mailpac Group slipped 8 cents in closing at $2.60 with investors exchanging 35,778 shares. ONE on ONE Educational gained 7 cents to end at $1 after an exchange of 23,780 stock units, Regency Petroleum sank 10 cents to close at $3.01 with 6,856 stocks clearing the market and tTech increased 10 cents to finish at $2.10 in trading of just 8 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated
The market closed with 666,275 shares trading for $71,373,524, including Republic accounting for 618,573 shares at $71.1 million, up from 510,716 units at $2,072,088 on Wednesday. An average of 35,067 shares were traded at $3,756,501 up from 34,048 units at $138,139 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 20,642 shares for $739,560 compared with 18,851 stock units at $364,907 on the previous day and an average for November of 25,044 shares at $171,335.
At the close of trading, Angostura Holdings lost 71 cents in closing at $14.14 after an exchange of 62 stocks, Ansa McAl ended at $59.80 with an exchange of 294 stock units, Ansa Merchant Bank gained 50 cents to end at $40 with traders dealing in 10 shares. CIBC Caribbean Bank shed 85 cents to finish trading at $7.70 in switching ownership of 2,979 stock units, Endeavour Holdings remained at $18 after investors ended trading 100 shares, First Citizens Group sank 21 cents to close at $40.54 with an exchange of 589 stock units. GraceKennedy dipped 29 cents to $3.30 with 4,890 stocks clearing the market, Guardian Media sank 2 cents to finish at $1.30 as investors exchanged 23 units, JMMB Group ended at $1.08 with a transfer of just one stock. Massy Holdings remained at $3.83 with investors swapping 26,240 units, National Enterprises slipped 4 cents in closing at $2.75 after 1,000 shares crossed the exchange, National Flour Mills remained at $1.70 with 310 stock units changing hands. 
NCB Financial ended at $2.39 in an exchange of 800 shares, One Caribbean Media closed at $2.82 with 1,900 units crossing the market, Prestige Holdings fell 8 cents in closing at $11.22 with investors trading 1,980 stocks. Republic Financial popped $1.79 and ended at $115 with 618,573 stocks passing through the market, Scotiabank remained at $55.25 in an exchange of 302 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rallied 10 cents to finish at $4.70 with investors trading 1,417 units and West Indian Tobacco dipped 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $5 after an exchange of 4,805 stocks.
The market closed with 9,736,528 shares trading valued $57,271,565 compared with 23,608,883 stock units at $331,449,844 on Tuesday. Trading averaged 162,275 shares at $954,526 compared to 400,151 stocks at $5,617,794 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 1,021,359 stocks for $8,263,348 compared with 1,145,265 shares at $9,317,506 on the previous day and November with an average of 286,669 stock units at $2,555,172.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.1. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
Margaritaville recovered $1.87 of Tuesday’s loss to finish the day at $13.22 as investors exchanged 2,915 units, Massy Holdings advanced $6.70 and ended at $87.70 with 250,503 stocks passing through the market, Mayberry Group declined 41 cents to end at $7.60 after an exchange of 3,686 stock units. Pan Jamaica gained $3.44 to $51.45 with investors trading 4,302 shares, Scotia Group climbed $2.91 to finish at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $52.90 after an exchange of 41,710 stocks and Supreme Ventures gained 75 cents and ended at $22.30 with 14,491 units clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with the trading of 4,110,413 shares for $5,665,514 down from 5,232,080 stock units at $6,551,817 on Tuesday. Trading ended with an average of 97,867 shares with a value of $134,893, marginally down from 109,002 stocks at $136,496 on Tuesday with a month to date average of 476,287 stock units at $1,466,189 compared to 525,041 stocks at $1,637,705 on the previous day and November with an average of 309,920 shares at $766,307.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.9, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Fosrich gained 7 cents to close at $2.15 with 8,908 stocks passing through the market, Future Energy advanced 14 cents to finish at $3.84 as investors exchanged 123,159 units, Honey Bun lost $1.29 and ended at $7.31 with 24,260 stock units crossing the market. ISP Finance rose $2.01 to $22 with investors swapping 8 shares, KLE Group skidded 28 cents to finish at $1.01 with 20,512 units crossing the exchange, Knutsford Express sank 8 cents and ended at $12.90 with 355 stocks switching owners. Lasco Financial declined 15 cents to close at $1.49 with 9,791 stock units changing hands, Mailpac Group rallied 8 cents to $2.68 with a transfer of 356,808 shares, Regency Petroleum increased 15 cents to end at $3.11 in trading of 118,864 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies popped 12 cents to $1.58 with an exchange of a mere 29 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Endeavour Holdings ended at $18 with just 10 shares changing hands. First Citizens Group dipped $1.25 and ended at $40.75 after investors ended trading 25,486 stock units, JMMB Group remained at $1.08 with 411,000 shares clearing the market, Massy Holdings fell 1 cent to $3.83 in switching ownership of 25,560 stock units. National Flour Mills ended at $1.70 after an exchange of 10,211 stocks, One Caribbean Media remained at $2.82 with investors swapping 12,322 units, Point Lisas lost 5 cents in closing at $3.10 after an exchange of 37 shares. Prestige Holdings closed at $11.30 with investors trading 2,777 stocks, 
Republic Financial rose 21 cents and ended at $113.21 in an exchange of 772 units, Scotiabank sank 70 cents to end at $55.25 with investors dealing in 4,007 stocks. Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 10 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $4.60 after a transfer of 17,672 shares, Unilever Caribbean ended at $11.25 after investors exchanged 77 stocks and West Indian Tobacco shed 54 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $5.01 after 574 units passed through the market.
The market closed with 23,608,883 shares trading for $331,449,844 well over the 10,262,101 stock units at $55,570,628 on Monday. Trading averaged 400,151 shares for $5,617,794 up from 176,933 stocks at $958,114 on Monday and for the month to date, an average of 1,145,265 units at $9,317,506 compared with 1,268,407 shares at $9,928,942 on the previous day and November with an average of 286,669 stock units at $2,555,172.
Wigton Energy led trading with 9.69 million shares for 41.1 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway with 5.48 million stocks for 23.2 percent of the day’s trade and NCB Financial with 5.04 million units for 21.3 percent of the day’s trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index sank 2,656.02 points to settle at 365,916.05, the JSE Main Index skidded 1,625.73 points to finish at 318,740.51 and the JSE Financial Index declined 0.47 points to conclude trading at 64.57. The Investor’s The Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.2. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, AS Bryden advanced 40 cents to finish at $30.95 with 10,421 stock units crossing the exchange, Caribbean Cement popped 50 cents to $79.50 after a transfer of 7,208 shares, Carreras increased 78 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $12.75 with investors dealing in 72,401 stocks. Eppley dropped $2.90 to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $30 in an exchange of 6,163 units, General Accident climbed 77 cents and ended at $6.32 with 1,065 stocks crossing the market, Jamaica Broilers sank $1.20 to end at $36.20 after trading of 1,458 shares. Jamaica Producers rose 73 cents to settle at $24.48 with 68 stock units crossing the market, Jamaica Stock Exchange declined 55 cents to $13.44 with investors swapping 104,591 units, 
JMMB Group gained $1.10 and ended at $22.50 with 557,919 stock units being traded. Margaritaville lost $3.15 to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of $11.35 with traders dealing in 3,222 units, Massy Holdings rallied $1 to close at $81 with 1,092 shares switching owners, Pan Jamaica slipped $3.49 to end at $48.01 with investors trading 102,774 stock units. Proven Investments popped 56 cents to $18.50 with 1,410 shares changing hands, Scotia Group advanced $3.99 to finish at a 52 weeks’ high of $49.99 with a transfer of 161,674 stocks, Seprod rose 55 cents and ended at $84.75 after an exchange of 384 units and Supreme Ventures sank 95 cents to $21.55 with investors trading 58,717 stock units.
In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share gained $98 to close at $1,072 in an exchange of just two shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.