Access Financial and Jetcon closed at one year high at the end of trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market on Monday. The market closed with a 90 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded, with an 89 percent lower value than on Friday, following trading in 43 securities, compared with 40 on Friday and ending with 18 rising, 16 declining and nine closing unchanged, as the market index drop a tidy 41 points.
The market closed with trading of 4,656,367 shares for $8,404,674, down sharply for 45,061,140 units at $77,107,032 on Friday.
Trading averaged 108,288 shares at $195,458, well below 1,126,529 stocks at $1,927,676 on Friday. Trading month to date, averages 766,536 stock units at $1,401,063 compared to 864,476 stock units at $1,580,443 on the previous day and lower than an average of 324,023 shares at $544,060 for September.
Woodcats International led trading with 1.38 million shares for 29.6 percent of total volume followed by Image Plus which ended with 522,306 units for 11.2 percent of the day’s trade and Honey Bun with 402,866 stocks for 8.7 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index dropped 41.09 points to settle at 3,067.59. 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 11.8. 
ICInsider.com computes the PE ratios, that are derived by dividing the last traded stock price by earnings per share for companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2027.
At the close, Access Financial gained $1.03 and closed at a 52 weeks high of $20.98, following trading of 8,768 shares, Blue Power dropped 9 cents to finish at $3.20 with investors dealing in 27,522 shares, CAC 2000 fell 7 cents to end at 97 cents with a transfer of 1,300 stock units. Cargo Handlers lost 12 cents in closing at $15.70 as investors exchanged 6,892 stocks, Derrimon Trading climbed 5 cents to close at 87 cents after a transfer of 16,761 units, Dolla Financial shed 17 cents in closing at $3.69 with investors trading 61,739 stocks. Dolphin Cove increased 65 cents and ended at $9.36 with an exchange of 465 shares, Elite Diagnostic dipped by 9 cents to close at $1.76 after an exchange of 39,133 stock units, Honey Bun slipped 61 cents and ended at $7, with 402,866 shares changing hands. Jetcon Corporation advanced 5 cents to finish at a 52 weeks high of $4.85 with investors swapping 155,870 stock units, Knutsford Express rose 6 cents and ended at $8.50 after an exchange of 1,216 units, 
Lumber Depot rallied 19 cents to finish at $2.47 with investors trading 3,633 stocks. Mailpac Group skidded by 22 cents to end at $2.10, after 25,360 shares passed through the market, Main Event gained 39 cents in closing at $3.79 in trading 767 stock units, ONE on ONE Educational rose 5 cents to close at 77 cents, with 57,223 units changing hands. Paramount Trading climbed 11 cents in closing at 99 cents, with 85,355 stocks crossing the exchange, RA Williams increased 8 cents to finish at 72 cents after trading of 347,717 units and Regency Petroleum rose 20 cents and ended at $4.25 after trading of 47,109 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 245,750 shares worth $5,767,723 compared with 1,235,508 stock units at $4,416,245 on Friday.
Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $25, with 41 stock units crossing the market, AS Bryden lost 20 cents to finish at $1.30 with trading of 36,046 shares, CinemaOne fell by 31 cents and closed at a 52 weeks low of $1.76 after trading of 548 stock units. Endeavour Holdings ended at $12.75 after trading o of 5,250 stocks, First Citizens Group shed 16 cents to finish at $39 with 567 stock units passing through the exchange, GraceKennedy declined by 5 cents to end at $4.10 with investors dealing in 3,623 shares. Guardian Holdings remained at $16.60, with 80 stocks changing hands, JMMB Group advanced 1 cent to end at 85 cents, with an exchange of 30 units, Massy Holdings dipped 5 cents in closing at $3.30 after trading of 116,132 stock units. National Enterprises rose 13 cents to close at $4.75 as investors exchanged 500 shares, National Flour Mills ended at $1.65 with 3,800 stocks clearing the market, NCB Financial remained at $3, with an exchange of 10,000 units. 
Republic Financial shed 50 cents to end trading of 31,013 stock units at $114, Scotiabank slipped $1 and ended at $48, following an exchange of 32,376 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rallied 10 cents to end at $10.10, with investors swapping 2,178 units. Unilever Caribbean lost 5 cents to end at $15.50, following an exchange of 602 stocks, West Indian Tobacco remained at $3.95 with investors trading 1,524 stock units and West Indian Traders ended at $2.10 in an exchange of 22 shares.
The market closed with trading of 45,061,140 shares for $77,107,032, after increasing from only 5,462,459 units at $8,266,954 on Thursday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial gained $2.29 to close at $19.95 with 510 units crossing the market, Atlantic Hardware shed 5 cents to close at $1.52 after an exchange of 474,050 stocks, Blue Power popped 6 cents to finish at $3.29 with investors trading 3,204 shares. Cargo Handlers climbed by 10 cents to $15.82 in switching ownership of 6,347 stock units, Derrimon Trading dropped by 6 cents to 82 cents with trading of 49,894 shares, Dolla Financial rose 8 cents to end at $3.86 with 347,900 stocks crossing the market. Dolphin Cove fell $1.41 in closing at $8.71 with investors dealing in 35,357 units, Elite Diagnostic advanced 7 cents to $1.85 after trading of 41,595,419 stock units, Express Catering dipped 10 cents to $2.90 with an exchange of 6,534 shares. Fontana rallied 8 cents to finish at $6.18 with 10,324 stocks changing hands, Fosrich lost 13 cents to end at $1.45 in an exchange of 14,665 units, GWest Corporation skidded 9 cents to close at 61 cents with 6,073 stock units clearing the market. Honey Bun declined 5 cents to $7.61 with a transfer of 350 shares, Image Plus slipped 7 cents and ended at $1.80 with 464,018 shares changing hands, Indies Pharma fell 5 cents and ended at $2.64 with investors swapping 256,157 stocks. 
Jamaican Teas increased 15 cents to close at $2.15 with 6,932 units passing through the exchange, Jetcon Corporation climbed by 15 cents to end at $4.80 after a transfer of 76,286 stocks, Knutsford Express rose 66 cents to $8.44 in trading of 4,711 units. Lumber Depot dipped 21 cents to $2.28 after an exchange of 108,931 shares, while Main Event lost 39 cents to end at $3.40 with a transfer of 1,031 stocks, ONE on ONE Educational skidded 8 cents in closing at 72 cents as investors exchanged 314,052 shares and Regency Petroleum dropped 8 cents to $4.05 with 15,823 stocks passing through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with 12,119,774 shares trading for $114,939,495, compared with 15,606,900 stock units at $112,807,911 on Thursday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.8. ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main Market PE ratios. These are derived by dividing the last traded stock price by earnings per share for companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2027.
Pan Jamaica slipped $1.79 to close at $44.20, with an exchange of 48,277 stocks, Quantas Advantage shed 40 cents to end at $24, with 23,741 units passing through the market, Sagicor Group gained 60 cents to close at $43.10 after trading of 46,368 stock units. Scotia Group dropped 85 cents to $71.55 with a transfer of 43,882 shares and Sygnus Real Estate Finance rallied 68 cents to finish at $7.90, with investors swapping 1,122 units.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 1,235,508 shares for $4,416,245, after rising from just 111,288 stock units at $1,069,442 on Thursday.
Ansa Merchant Bank slipped $3.50 and closed at $25 with 130 shares changing hands, AS Bryden rose 15 cents and ended at $1.50 after an exchange of a mere one share, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $8 with 2,552 units crossing the market. CinemaOne fell 37 cents to $2.07 in an exchange of 747 stocks, Endeavour Holdings fell 75 cents to finish at $12.75 with 4,548 stocks crossing the market, First Citizens Group rallied by 91 cents and ended at $39.16 after trading of 229 shares. Guardian Holdings increased 10 cents to $16.60 in trading 512 units, Guardian Media dropped 10 cents in closing at 75 cents with a transfer of 114 stocks, JMMB Group shed 1 cent to close at 84 cents, with investors trading 105,537 stock units. Massy Holdings settled at $3.35 with 742,609 shares passing through the market, National Enterprises popped 6 cents and stopped at $4.62 with investors swapping 327,020 units, National Flour Mills remained at $1.65 with 600 stocks changing hands. NCB Financial declined 1 cent to end at $3 with investors dealing in 25,500 units, 
Point Lisas lost 19 cents to finish at $7.31 with just 2 stocks crossing the exchange, Republic Financial skidded 40 cents to close at $114.50 after a transfer of 21 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell 2 cents to $10 with investors swapping 7,505 stock units, Trinidad Cement finished at $2 with a transfer of 16,033 units, Unilever Caribbean remained at $15.55 with an exchange of 434 stocks and West Indian Tobacco shed 5 cents to end at $3.95 in switching ownership of 994 units.
The market closed with trading of 5,462,459 shares for $8,266,954, down from 8,524,187 stock units at $17,475,935 on Wednesday.
At the close, Access Financial shed $2.29 and closed at $17.66 after an exchange of 238 units, AMG Packaging fell 14 cents to $1.71 with investors trading 718 stocks, Blue Power skidded by 26 cents and ended at $3.23 after trading of 100 shares. Caribbean Cream advanced 6 cents to a 52 weeks high of $3.45 with an exchange of 75,409 stock units, Dolla Financial gained 5 cents and ended at $3.78 after 148,311 shares were exchanged, Dolphin Cove fell 6 cents to $10.12 as after an exchange of 1,122 units. Elite Diagnostic slipped 6 cents to $1.78, after 149,251 stocks passed through the market, Express Catering climbed 47 cents to close at $3 with an exchange of 421,980 stock units, Fontana dipped 8 cents to $6.10, with 34,058 shares changing hands. Future Energy dropped 6 cents in closing at $3.68, with investors trading 35,866 stock units, Honey Bun increased 56 cents to finish at $7.66 following an exchange of 6,751 units, ISP Finance declined 88 cents and ended at $8, with a transfer of a mere 2 stocks. 
Jetcon Corporation rose 15 cents to $4.65 after 57,768 shares crossed the exchange, Knutsford Express lost 70 cents to close at $7.78 in trading 134 units, Mailpac Group rallied 12 cents to close at $2.32 after a transfer of 1,093 stocks. One Great Studio declined 5 cents to end at 52 cents, with investors dealing in 149,553 stock units, ONE on ONE Educational gained 9 cents and ended at 80 cents in an exchange of 134,003 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies rose 18 cents to finish at $1.61, with an exchange of 49,481 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 111,288 shares, with a value of $1,069,442, following a fall from 119,520 stocks at $1,223,637 on Wednesday.
Ansa Merchant Bank rallied $2 to end at $28.50 in switching ownership of 981 shares. AS Bryden lost 15 cents to close at $1.35 with 15,000 stock units passing through the market, CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $8 after a transfer of 1,076 shares, CinemaOne ended at $2.44 as investors exchanged 100 units. First Citizens Group skidded by $1.75 to $38.25 with 1,087 stocks crossing the market, GraceKennedy remained at $4.15 with investors swapping 600 stock units, Guardian Holdings fell 10 cents to finish at $16.50 with 300 shares crossing the exchange. Guardian Media ended at 85 cents in trading 2,511 units, JMMB Group settled at 85 cents after an exchange of 192 stocks, Massy Holdings slipped 2 cents to $3.35 with a transfer of 27,513 stock units. National Enterprises remained at $4.60 with 27,379 shares clearing the market, National Flour Mills finished at $1.65 in an exchange of 197 stocks, NCB Financial popped 1 cent and ended at $3.01 with 15,000 units changing hands. Prestige Holdings remained at $11 in an exchange of 3 stock units, 
Republic Financial climbed $1.54 to close at $114.90 with investors dealing in 1,258 shares, Scotiabank rose $1 to end at $49, with 10,000 stock units crossing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL advanced 12 cents to close at $10.02 after trading of 6,496 units, Trinidad Cement remained at $2with a transfer of 1,100 stock units, West Indian Tobacco ended at $4 with investors trading 25 shares and West Indian Traders dropped 3 cents to finish at $2.10 with an exchange of 437 stock units.
The financial services stocks with standout performances include Barita Investments, Mayberry Group, Sagicor Real Estate X Fund, Sagicor Select Funds, First Rock Real Estate, Scotia Group, QWI Investments, Sygnus Real Estate Finance and VM Investments, all among the biggest movers, which points to increased interest in that part of the market.
If ICInsider.com’s projections hold, the week’s weakness would look like a pullback rather than a change of trend. The remaining five forecast names did not appear on either movers list.
On the downside, A.S. Bryden was the weakest performer, declining by 22.13 percent. General Accident Insurance declined 18.89 percent and First Rock Real Estate lost 15.06 percent. JMMB Group shed 11.81 percent, and Sygnus Real Estate Finance slipped by 7.97 percent. Berger Paints eased 7.67 percent, Palace Amusement fell 6.78 percent, Sterling Investments declined 6.63 percent. Jamaica Producers shed 5.59 percent and Transjamaican Highway lost 5.54 percent.
The market closed with 12,913,449 shares trading for $139,868,128, after rising from 18,731,691 stock units at $242,408,969 on Tuesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.7. ICInsider.com compiles the JSE Main Market PE ratios that are derived by dividing the last traded stock price by earnings per share for companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2027.
Jamaica Stock Exchange increased 65 cents and ended at $9.67 with a transfer of 1,682 units. JMMB Group advanced 64 cents to $17.65 with 41,747 stocks passing through the market, Margaritaville fell 65 cents in closing at $9 in trading of a mere one share, NCB Financial popped $2.50 to close at $74 with 59,781 stock units crossing the market. Pan Jamaica shed $1.10 to $43 ollowing a transfer of 648 shares, Proven Investments declined 55 cents to close at $9.30 with 1,701 units changing hands, Sagicor Group dropped 62 cents and ended at $42.28 in an exchange of 85,100 stocks. Scotia Group skidded $1.80 to end at $72.20 after trading of 3,267 stock units and Supreme Ventures increased 91 cents to $19.86 with 522,159 shares clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 119,520 shares worth $1,223,637 compared to 146,607 stock units at $618,687 on Tuesday.
CIBC Caribbean Bank fell 14 cents to end at $8 with trading of 4,647 stocks, CinemaOne slipped 43 cents and ended at $2.44 with 20 shares changing hands, First Citizens Group settled at $40 with investors swapping 8,998 stocks. GraceKennedy lost 5 cents and finished at $4.15 after an exchange of 974 units, Guardian Holdings dropped 90 cents to $16.60 with trading of 2,324 stock units. JMMB Group ended at 85 cents after an exchange of 6,426 shares. L.J. Williams B share remained at 65 cents with 1,000 stocks crossing the market, Massy Holdings rose 7 cents to finish at $3.37 in an exchange of 43,589 units, National Enterprises stopped at $4.60 with investors trading 17,547 stock units. National Flour Mills remained at $1.65 with 5,260 shares changing hands, One Caribbean Media gained 12 cents to close at $1.67 after a transfer of 1,107 stock units, Republic Financial shed $1.64 and ended at $113.36 with 614 stocks crossing the market. 
Scotiabank popped 26 cents to end at $48 with an exchange of 5,184 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL skidded 20 cents to finish at $9.90 with 6,859 shares passing through the market, Trinidad Cement ended at $2 in switching ownership of 5,335 stock units. Unilever Caribbean dipped 90 cents to $15.55 after trading of 8,574 stocks and West Indian Tobacco remained at $4 in an exchange of 903 units.