EduFocal, the distressed Junior Market company commanded 42 percent of the day’s volume at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with trading ending with a 31 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded with a 42 percent lower value than Monday with trading in all 48 listed securities as was the case on Monday and ended with moderate gains for the 10 rising stocks, with the 21 declining posting big losses as the market closed with 17 ending unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 5,232,080 shares for $6,551,817 compared with 3,978,976 units at $11,386,078 on Monday.
Trading closed with an average of 109,002 shares for $136,496 compared with 82,895 stocks at $237,210 on Monday with the month to date, ending with an average of 525,041 stock units at $1,637,705 compared to 596,875 stocks at $1,896,907 on Tuesday and November with an average of 309,920 shares at $766,307.
EduFocal led trading with 2.19 million shares for 41.9 percent of total volume followed by Dolla Financial with 537,502 units for 10.3 percent of the day’s trade and RA Williams with 515,793 stock units for 9.9 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index sank 30.94 points to finish at 3,659.41. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.9, based on the last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, Caribbean Flavours gained 8 cents to close at $1.28 with 2,237 stock units changing hands, Derrimon Trading dipped 15 cents to $1.85 with traders dealing in 28,878 shares, Dolphin Cove fell 91 cents and ended at $18.53 in an exchange of 6,971 units. Elite Diagnostic popped 7 cents to close at $2.02 with 53,375 stocks crossing the market, Everything Fresh declined 13 cents to end at $2.10 with investors swapping 60,011 shares, Fontana shed 26 cents to finish at $8.02 with a transfer of 22,094 stock units. Fosrich dropped 7 cents to $2.08 with trading of 173,122 stocks, Future Energy sank 10 cents to close trading at $3.70 with 63,110 units passing through the market, 
GWest Corporation advanced 7 cents to end at 98 cents after an exchange of a mere 33 shares. ISP Finance slipped $3.93 to close at $19.99 with investors dealing in just 10 units, KLE Group rose 12 cents to finish at $1.29 in an exchange of a mere 12 stocks, Mailpac Group slipped 8 cents and ended at $2.60 with 28,715 stock units crossing the market. Regency Petroleum skidded 15 cents to $2.96 with 46,616 shares switching owners, Spur Tree Spices climbed 11 cents to close at $1.94 with 103,476 stocks clearing the market and Stationery and Office Supplies lost 8 cents to close at $1.46 and ended with an exchange of 16,293 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 99,628 shares for $947,796 down from 543,710 stock units at $36,176,328 on Monday. An average of 6,227 shares were traded at $59,237 compared with 25,891 units at $1,722,682 on Monday, with trading month to date averaging 17,199 shares at $389,555 compared with 18,639 units at $369,555 on the previous day and an average for November of 25,044 shares at $171,335.
At the close of market activity, Agostini’s gained $3 to close at $68 with investors trading 90 stock units, Angostura Holdings ended at $14.85 with 36 shares crossing the exchange, Ansa McAl sank $2.80 and ended at $59.80 with investors trading 557 stocks. First Citizens Group ended at $42 after a transfer of 1,311 units, GraceKennedy ended at $3.59 with investors swapping 10,000 stocks, Guardian Holdings popped 10 cents to end at $14.50 in an exchange of 1,277 units. JMMB Group remained at $1.08 with 600 shares crossing the market, Massy Holdings advanced 1 cent in closing at $3.84 with a transfer of 25,019 stock units, National Flour Mills remained at $1.70 with investors dealing in 11,500 shares.
NCB Financial rose 1 cent to end at $2.39 with 9,310 units changing hands, Prestige Holdings ended at $11.30 with investors trading 5 stocks, Republic Financial declined 50 cents and ended at $113 in an exchange of 578 stock units. Scotiabank ended at $55.95 with traders dealing in 6,305 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $4.70 after an exchange of 16,765 stocks, Unilever Caribbean rallied 4 cents and ended at $11.25 in trading 13,000 units and West Indian Tobacco remained at $5.55 and closed with 3,275 stock units changing hands.
The market finished trading in 3,978,976 shares for $11,386,078 down from 127,010,636 units at $430,363,473 on Friday. Trading ended with an average of 82,895 shares at $237,210 compared with 2,822,459 stocks at $9,563,633 on Friday with the month to date, averaging 596,875 stock units at $1,896,907 compared to 704,140 stock units at $2,243,278 on the previous day and November with an average of 309,920 shares at $766,307. Dolla Financial led trading with 706,006 shares for 17.7 percent of total volume followed by Indies Pharma with 492,394 units for 12.4 percent of the day’s trade and RA Williams with 469,363 stock units for 11.8 percent market share. At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index advanced 24.31 points to settle at 3,690.35. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers. The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025. At the close of market activity, 
Access Financial rallied 62 cents to close at $18.12 after a transfer of a mere 7 stocks, CAC 2000 dipped 13 cents to $2.30 in trading 177 units, Caribbean Flavours sank 12 cents to $1.20 after 46,784 shares were traded. Consolidated Bakeries rose 15 cents to close at $2.10 with 1,438 units changing hands, Derrimon Trading popped 18 cents to finish at $2 with just 118 shares changing hands Elite Diagnostic slipped 10 cents and ended at $1.95 in trading 30,679 stocks. Everything Fresh advanced 13 cents to $2.23 with 5,107 units crossing the market, Express Catering lost 19 cents and ended at $3.30 with an exchange of 46,961 stock units, Fontana rose 12 cents to close at $8.28 and closed with 418,303 shares changing hands. Future Energy rallied 10 cents to end at $3.80 in an exchange of 108,175 units, GWest Corporation declined 7 cents to close at 91 cents with 473 stocks clearing the market, Indies Pharma gained 9 cents to finish at $3.39 after an exchange of 492,394 stock units. 
KLE Group rose 16 cents and ended at $1.17 with investors trading 222 shares, Knutsford Express rallied 39 cents to $12.99 as 7,154 stock units crossed the exchange, Lasco Financial popped 10 cents to end at $1.64 with 4,455 units switching owners. Mailpac Group gained 8 cents to close at $2.68 as investors exchanged 55,907 stock units, Medical Disposables increased 7 cents to close at $2.05 with a transfer of 15,418 shares, Paramount Trading climbed 19 cents to finish at $1.24 with investors swapping 15,376 stock units and Stationery and Office Supplies advanced 8 cents to $1.54 in an exchange of 21,050 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 10,262,101 shares being traded at $55,570,628 down sharply from 360,771,729 stock units at $2,997,444,792 on Friday, with the absence of sizable trades to substitute for Caribbean Producers’ big trades on Friday. Trading averaged 176,933 shares at $958,114 compared to 5,914,291 stocks at $49,138,439 on Friday and month to date, an average of 1,268,407 stock units at $9,928,942 compared with 1,480,131 shares at $11,669,103 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 14.7. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2025.
the Jamaica Stock Exchange share climbed 51 cents and ended at $13.99 with investors trading 45,315 shares. NCB Financial declined 50 cents in closing at $50 with 181,719 stocks switching owners, Scotia Group sank $1.75 to close at $46 with investors dealing in 43,584 stock units and Wisynco Group increased 50 cents to end at $21.50 after 56,954 stock 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 543,710 shares with the value jumping to $36,176,328 up sharply from just 79,232 stock units at $1,591,952 on Friday. An average of 25,891 shares were traded at $1,722,682 up from just 3,967 units at $78,598 on Friday, with trading month to date averaging 18,638 shares at $432,876 compared with 17,130 units at $164,698 on the previous day and an average for November of 25,044 shares at $171,335.
Calypso Macro Investment Fund popped 7 cents to close at $23.67 in switching ownership of 10 stock units, CIBC Caribbean Bank dropped 20 cents to finish at $8.55 with 20,341 shares changing hands, First Citizens Group remained at $42 with traders dealing in 4,839 stock units. GraceKennedy ended at $3.59 and closed with 140,000 stocks changing hands, Guardian Holdings ended at $14.40 with 4,420 stocks crossing the market, L.J. Williams A share increased 1 cent to end at a 52 weeks’ high of 22 cents with investors dealing in 12,240 units. L.J. Williams B share fell 1 cent in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of 80 cents after an exchange of 2,733 shares, Massy Holdings skidded 1 cent to finish at $3.83 in trading 35,944 stock units, National Enterprises sank 1 cent to close at $2.79 after an exchange of 3,532 stocks. 
National Flour Mills remained at $1.70 with investors trading 1 unit, NCB Financial declined 1 cent to finish at $2.38 in an exchange of 140 shares, One Caribbean Media shed 17 cents and ended at $2.82 with investors trading 512 stock units. Prestige Holdings ended at $11.30 following a transfer of 263 stocks, Republic Financial sank $1.45 in closing at $113.50, with 303,109 units crossing the exchange, Scotiabank remained at $55.95 with a transfer of 10,548 stocks. Trinidad Cement climbed 10 cents in closing at $2.20 as investors exchanged 193 shares and Unilever Caribbean slipped 19 cents to $11.21 after trading 2,994 stock units.
Four stocks gained and five fell in the Junior Market TOP10 and the Main Market TOP10 had only one stock gaining and 8 declined.
The average PE for the JSE Main Market ICTOP 10 stands at 4.8, well below the market average of 14.4 and the Junior Market TOP10 sits at 7.6, more than half the market, with an average of 12.9.
ICTOP10 focuses on likely yearly winners, accordingly, the list includes some of the best companies in the market, but this is not always so. ICInsider.com ranks stocks based on projected earnings, allowing investors to focus on the most undervalued stocks and helping to remove emotions in selecting stocks for investments that often result in costly mistakes.
Trading averaged 5,914,291 shares for $49,138,439 up from 262,025 stocks at $3,263,205 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 1,480,131 stocks for $11,669,103 compared with 343,645 shares at $2,065,618 on the previous day and November ending with an average of 286,669 stocks at $2,555,172.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.5. 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.
Kingston Wharves shed 95 cents to close at $31 after a transfer of 1,102,481 units, Scotia Group increased $1.25 to finish at $47.75 with investors ending with trading in 146,814 shares, ahead of full year results next week and with precious limited supply of stocks on offer at the close. Stanley Motta dropped 42 cents and ended at $6.50 in an exchange of 4,700 stock units and Wisynco Group sank 80 cents to end at $21 trading 1,153,869 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 127,010,636 shares with a value of $430,363,473 well above 9,196,916 units at $27,433,897 on Thursday. Trading averaged 2,822,459 shares at $9,563,633 up from 204,376 units at $609,642 on Thursday with the month to date, averaging 704,140 stock units at $2,243,278 compared to 188,874 stock units at $462,652 on the previous day and November with an average of 309,920 shares at $766,307.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
Indies Pharma rose 12 cents to $3.30 in an exchange of 41,303 stocks, Iron Rock Insurance advanced 38 cents to finish at $3.86 with investors dealing in 11 stock units, KLE Group shed 15 cents and ended at $1.01 after a transfer of 12,000 shares. Lumber Depot fell 8 cents to close at $2.70 with 38,000 units crossing the exchange, Medical Disposables increased 28 cents to close at $1.98 with a transfer of 1,201 stocks, Paramount Trading slipped 19 cents to end at $1.05 with investors swapping 403 stock units and Regency Petroleum gained 16 cents to $3.12 with 262,451 shares switching owners.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The average PE ratio of the market rose to 8, compared to 5.34 based on the current year’s earnings. The difference between the two graphically illustrates the market’s current undervalued level and by extension the upside potential ahead.
Investors should keep an eye on Prestige Holdings with the potential to gain 80 percent and Trinidad and Tobago NGL with a potential gain of 240 percent.