Stocks were pushed higher on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market on Friday to close at a near three months high after prices of 19 stock rose, eight declined and 14 closed unchanged following trading in 41 securities, compared with 44 on Thursday. The volume of stocks traded fell 43 percent and the value of trades dropped 63 percent than Thursday.
The market closed with trading of 5,447,885 shares for $6,185,164, after sliding from 9,607,200 units at $16,791,971 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 132,875 shares at $150,858, after decreasing from 218,345 stocks at $381,636 on Thursday. Trading for the month to date averages 222,654 units at $374,366, compared to 227,568 stock units at $386,601 on the previous day and an average of 433,821 shares at $676,565 for August.
RA Williams ended trading as the market leader following an exchange of 2.27 million shares accounting for 41.7 percent of total volume, followed by Woodcats International with 1.14 million units for 21 percent of the day’s trade and EduFocal with 536,154 stocks for 9.8 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rose 35.43 points to settle at 3,050.16, the highest point since the first week of July. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Trading closed on the Junior Market with an average PE of 11.5. ICInsider.com computes the PE ratios, which 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 of trading, Access Financial increased 30 cents to $19.30, with a transfer of a mere 26 units, Blue Power gained 43 cents and ended at $3.63, with investors trading 10,129 shares, Cargo Handlers dropped 10 cents to close at $14.40, in switching ownership of 12,990 shares. Caribbean Assurance Brokers gained 5 cents to close at $1.75 with 3,902 stock units clearing the market, Caribbean Cream rose 24 cents and ended at a 52 weeks high of $2.99 in an exchange of 155,780 shares, Caribbean Flavours advanced 16 cents to finish at $1.34 with 3,162 stock units crossing the market. Consolidated Bakeries climbed 7 cents and ended at $1.45 with investors trading 8,072 units, Elite Diagnostic rallied 13 cents to $1.65 with an exchange of 100 stocks, Express Catering increased 5 cents to close at $1.95 with 13,170 units changing hands. 
Fontana popped 23 cents to close at $6.25 with investors trading 29,541 stock units, Image Plus advanced 10 cents to end at a 52 weeks high of $1.90 after an exchange of 197,326 shares, Jamaican Teas rose 5 cents to finish at $2.15, with investors dealing in 10,000 stock units. Jetcon Corporation shed 23 cents and ended at $4.52 after trading of 122,727 shares, Knutsford Express rallied 65 cents to $8.65 with 387 stock units passing through the market, ONE on ONE Educational declined 7 cents in closing at 65 cents as investors exchanged 130,988 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 12 cents to finish at $1.54 with 1,002 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
Trading ended with an exchange of 125,024 shares for $875,803 after sliding from 181,985 stock units at $2,539,597 on Wednesday.
CIBC Caribbean Bank shed 1 cent in closing at $7.99 after an exchange of 158 units, CinemaOne remained at $2.87, after a switch in ownership of 9 shares, Endeavour Holdings ended at $13.50 after trading of 10 units. First Citizens Group climbed 50 cents to $40.75 after an exchange of 1,607 shares, GraceKennedy ended trading at $4.15 with an exchange of 15 stock units, Guardian Holdings declined 25 cents and ended at $16.35 after a transfer of 1,260 shares. Guardian Media increased 1 cent to end at 86 cents with 50 units passing through the market, JMMB Group lost 1 cent in closing at 87 cents with 493 stocks changing hands, Massy Holdings remained at $3.42, with a transfer of 2,290 stock units. National Enterprises advanced 7 cents to $4.57 following a transfer of 631 shares, National Flour Mills rose 4 cents in closing at $1.65aafter trading 101,400 units, NCB Financial ended at $3 after an exchange of 1,024 stocks. One Caribbean Media remained at $1.68 with 170 stock units crossing the market, Point Lisas rallied 5 cents to finish at $7.50 in an exchange of 378 shares, Republic Financial ended at $112 with 2,158 units crossing the market. 
Scotiabank popped 37 cents to $48 with an exchange of 1,760 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 20 cents to end at $10.20 after an exchange of 1,300 stock units, Unilever Caribbean dipped 1 cent in closing at $15.19 with investors swapping 931 shares and West Indian Tobacco ended at $4.15 with investors trading 4,320 stocks and West Indian Traders closed at $2.13 with a transfer of just 5 shares.
The market closed with 16,948,175 shares trading worth $132,898,559 in falling from 32,642,342 shares at $342,167,799 on Wednesday.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.8. 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.
NCB Financial increased by $1.80 to close at $68.80 with an exchange of 4,748 stock units, Proven Investments climbed by 77 cents in closing at $9.79 with an exchange of 20,443 stock units, Quantas Advantage climbed by $1.44 and ended at $22.99 with investors exchanging 89,595 stock units. Seprod dipped $1 to close at $79, with an exchange of 115,358 units and Sygnus Credit Investments declined 48 cents to $10.52 after a transfer of 209,097 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transactions
The market closed with a 33 percent rise in volume to 9,607,200 shares up from 7,242,815 units, for a 29 percent higher at $16,791,971, up from $12,972,389 on Wednesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.3. 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.
Iron Rock Insurance advanced 38 cents to finish at $3.38 with 1,998,565 units crossing the market. JFP shed 5 cents and ended at 40 cents after an exchange of 126,188 shares, Knutsford Express declined 65 cents to at $8 with investors swapping 9,597 stock units, Lasco Financial gained 15 cents to close at $1.56 after a transfer of 67,845 stocks. ONE on ONE Educational rallied by 7 cents to 72 cents as investors exchanged 26,283 units and Stationery and Office Supplies fell 14 cents to finish at $1.42 with 13,813 stocks crossing the market.
The market closed with 32,642,342 shares trading for $342,167,799 in soaring from 16,506,315 stock units at $117,276,115 on Tuesday.
The All Jamaican Composite Index increased 2,026.86 points to finish at 440,220.54, the JSE Main Index popped by 1,115.01 points to end at 369,944.97 and the JSE Financial Index rose by 0.07 points to end at 70.62. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Jamaica Producers rose 62 cents to $19.12 after a transfer of 1,552,131 stocks, JMMB Group advanced $1.70 to close at $20.94 with investors dealing in 24,739 stock units, Kingston Wharves climbed 85 cents to close at $34, with a transfer of 11,948 shares. NCB Financial slipped $1.90 to end at $67 after an exchange of 148,740 stocks, Pan Jamaica increased by 48 cents and ended at $42.63 with investors trading 57,095 units, Scotia Group gained 40 cents and ended at $59.00 with investors dealing in 7,117 shares and Seprod advanced $8.50 to $80 with investors swapping 622,078 shares.
Prices of securities trading are thoseof the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 7,242,815 shares for $12,972,389, compared with 18,292,127 units at $52,757,367 on Tuesday.
Cargo Handlers declined by $1.70 to close at $14.09 after trading of 16,320 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers declined by 7 cents to close at $1.70 with 760,297 units crossing the exchange. Caribbean Cream fell 32 cents to close at $2.31 after trading of 52,056 stocks, Caribbean Flavours shed 11 cents to end at $1.16 with an exchange of 8,546 shares, Consolidated Bakeries advanced 19 cents in closing at $1.38 with 415 units passing through the market. Derrimon Trading dropped 8 cents to a 52 weeks low of 76 cents in switching ownership of 218,089 stocks, Dolphin Cove popped 45 cents to finish at $9.85 with 12,120 stock units crossing the market, Elite Diagnostic dipped 21 cents and ended at $1.51 in an exchange of 20,428 shares. Fontana skidded 19 cents in closing at $6.15 with 32,489 stocks clearing the market, GWest Corporation climbed 9 cents to close at 71 cents with investors trading 970 units, Honey Bun fell 10 cents to end at $5.99 after an exchange of 6,077 stock units. 
Image Plus rose 15 cents to a 52 weeks high of $1.55 with investors trading 1,106,885 shares, Indies Pharma gained 5 cents and ended at $2.56 after an exchange of 1,046 units, ISP Finance dipped 77 cents in closing at $7.60 with investors trading 99 stocks. Jamaican Teas lost 9 cents to finish at $2.06 with a transfer of 72,688 stock units, Jetcon Corporation increased 19 cents to end at a 52 weeks high of $4.79 with investors dealing in 180,565 shares, Limners and Bards rallied 12 cents to close at $1.05 with 148,227 stocks changing hands. Mailpac Group increased 5 cents to $2.37 in trading 10,248 units and Regency Petroleum slipped 6 cents and ended at $4.09 with 8,519 shares changing hands.
The market closed with trading of 181,985 shares worth $2,539,597 after sinking from 11,884,684 stock units at $46,210,950 on Tuesday.
CIBC Caribbean Bank lost 15 cents to finish at $8 as investors exchanged 3,805 stocks, CinemaOne settled at $2.87 following an exchange of 9 shares, Endeavour Holdings ends at $13.50 after trading of 10 stocks. First Citizens Group fell 50 cents in closing at $40.25 with 1,356 units crossing the market, GraceKennedy declined 25 cents to $4.15 in an exchange of 75,466 stocks, gaGuardian Holdings ined 25 cents to finish at $16.60 with investors swapping 584 shares. JMMB Group remained at 88 cents with a transfer of 2 stock units, Massy Holdings ended at $3.42 with 11,646 stocks passing through the market, National Enterprises popped 10 cents to close at $4.50 in trading 85 units. National Flour Mills shed 3 cents to $1.61 after a transfer of 2,619 shares, NCB Financial dropped 23 cents in closing at $3 with investors trading 38,976 stocks, One Caribbean Media gained 18 cents and finished at $1.68 with an exchange of a mere one unit. 
Republic Financial ended at $112 with a transfer of 7,859 stock units, Scotiabank slipped 36 cents and settled at $47.63 with 14,736 shares changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL skidded 45 cents to close at $10 with 16,218 stock units crossing the exchange. Trinidad Cement remained at $1.91 after trading of 145 units, Unilever Caribbean rose 1 cent to close at $15.20 with 5,000 stocks crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco remained at $4.15 after an exchange of 439 units.
The market closed with trading of 18,292,127 shares for $52,757,367, compared with 34,074,813 units at $36,835,128 on Monday.
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.
Honey Bun advanced 11 cents to finish at $6.09 with an exchange of 5,833 stocks, Indies Pharma shed 8 cents to end at $2.51 after 51,400 stock units passed through the market. Jetcon Corporation gained 30 cents in closing at $4.60 after trading of 320,538 shares, Lasco Financial skidded 16 cents to $1.41 in an exchange of 26,000 units, Main Event rose 5 cents and ended at $3.80 with 5,449 stocks clearing the market and RA Williams rallied 5 cents to close at a 52 weeks high of 75 cents after a transfer of 351,005 stock units.
The market closed with 16,506,315 shares trading for $117,276,115, after an increase from 5,092,750 stocks at $71,147,987 on Monday.
At the close of trading, AS Bryden dropped by $2.25 to $22.20 with investors dealing in 6,433 shares, Carreras climbed $1.47 to close at $29.47 in switching ownership of 176,056 units, Eppley lost $1 and ended at $30 with investors trading 8,583 shares. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund popped $2 to end at $42, with an exchange of 14,861 stocks, First Rock Real Estate gained $1.99 to close at $6.24 with 1,615 shares crossing the market, General Accident rose 64 cents to finish at $8.74 after a transfer of 44 units. GraceKennedy shed 40 cents to $79.10 as investors exchanged 17,356 stocks, Guardian Holdings rallied $13.93 to close at $377.93 after trading of 78 stock units, Kingston Properties increased $1.31 to end at $11.94 in an exchange of 642 shares. Kingston Wharves dropped 79 cents to close at $33.15 with investors trading 13,796 units, Massy Holdings fell 50 cents and ended at $73.50 following an exchange of 61,671 stocks, NCB Financial advanced $1.77 to $68.90 in trading 458,625 stock units. 
Pan Jamaica skidded $1.95 to $42.15 after an exchange of 91,229 shares, Scotia Group declined 41 cents to finish at $58.60 with 5,723 stock units crossing the market, Seprod slipped $2.46 and ended at $71.50 with 5,953 shares changing hands and Sygnus Real Estate Finance gained $1.06 and ended at $8.06 with investors dealing in 667 shares.
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Trading ended with an exchange of 11,884,684 shares for $46,210,950, up from just 57,409 stock units at $881,704 on Monday.
CinemaOne ended at $2.87 after an exchange of 2 stock units, First Citizens Group gained 75 cents to end at $40.75, in trading 3,925 shares, GraceKennedy closed at $4.40 after investors exchanged 1,390 stocks. Guardian Holdings rose by 35 cents to $16.35 after trading of 4,758 units, Guardian Media advanced 9 cents to close at 85 cents following an exchange of 14,003 stocks, JMMB Group ended at 88 cents after 304 shares passed through the market. L.J. Williams B share climbed 5 cents to close at 65 cents with a transfer of 68,809 stocks, Massy Holdings slipped 3 cents to $3.42, with 11,003,056 shares changing hands, National Enterprises lost 10 cents to end at $4.40 with investors trading 5,598 stock units. National Flour Mills dipped 2 cents to close at $1.64 after a transfer of 6,585 shares, Point Lisas increased 20 cents to $7.45 in switching ownership of 13 stock units, 
Republic Financial fell 3 cents to close at $112 with investors trading 1,836 units. Scotiabank slipped 1 cent to end at $47.99, with 1,070 stocks changing hands, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rallied 20 cents to end at $10.45 with investors dealing in 52,511 units, Unilever Caribbean remained at $15.19 with 367 stocks clearing the market. West Indian Tobacco remained at $4.15 following an exchange of 10 shares and West Indian Traders declined 1 cent to close at $2.12 with investors swapping 1 stock unit.