Dolphin Cove jumped $2.45 45 to a close at a 52 weeks’ high of $18, with the biggest price movement on the entire 
Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday as investors reacted positively to an announcement of an 80 cents dividend to be paid in December, up from 40 cents paid in September as trading closed on the Junior Market of, with a 67 percent fall in the volume of stocks traded and the value 53 percent lower than Monday following trading activity in 44 securities trading compared with 43 on Monday and ending with 20 prices of rising, 18 declining and six closing unchanged.
Investors traded 8,181,475 shares for $28,034,722 compared with 24,523,793 units at $60,261,332 on Monday.
Trading averaged 185,943 shares at $637,153, compared with 570,321 shares at $1,401,426 on Monday with the month to date, averaging 161,441 units at $421,168 compared with 158,559 stock units at $395,758 on the previous day. October closed with an average of 361,392 units at $863,984.
Express Catering led trading with 5.08 million shares for 62.1 percent of total volume followed by Dolla Financial with 461,891 units for 5.6 percent of the day’s trade and Regency Petroleum with 351,995 units for 4.3 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index shed 18.30 points to end at 3,747.69.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.3, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial dipped 50 cents and ended at $28.50 with investors transferring 1,851 units, Cargo Handlers fell $1.48 to $13 and closed after 8,249 stocks changed hands, Caribbean Assurance Brokers lost 27 cents to close at $2.53 with shareholders swapping 40,001 shares. 
Caribbean Flavours climbed 27 cents in closing at $1.30, with 153 stock units crossing the market, Derrimon Trading increased 10 cents to end at $1.95 with stakeholders exchanging 41,374 shares, Dolla Financial popped 11 cents to $2.46, with 461,891 stock units crossing the market. Dolphin Cove gained $2.45 and ended at $18 in trading 94,211 stocks, Express Catering dropped 64 cents in closing at $3.76 after an exchange of 5,082,087 units, Fontana shed 9 cents to end at $10.80 with investors dealing in 67,418 stocks. GWest Corporation rose 11 cents to close at $1.01 in switching ownership of 500 units, Iron Rock Insurance advanced 19 cents to $2.19 with traders dealing in just one share, KLE Group declined 22 cents to end at $1.23 as investors exchanged 1,000 stock units. Lasco Manufacturing rallied 23 cents in closing at $4.73 after a transfer of 34,926 shares, 
Main Event slipped 30 cents to close at $14.30 with 257 stocks clearing the market and Regency Petroleum fell 8 cents and ended at $2.10 in an exchange of 351,995 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Sharp Junior Market fall as trading surges
Trading surged over Friday’s levels on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange at the close on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded jumping 1,320 percent valued 1,375 percent more than Friday after trading ended with an exchange of 43 securities compared with 40 on Friday and ended with declining stocks overwhelming the nine with the price increases and ended with 27 declining and seven closing unchanged.
Investors traded 24,523,793 shares for $60,261,332 compared with 1,727,434 units at $4,084,376 on Friday as Future Energy traded over 8 million valued just under $30 million and Tropical Battery with 12 million shares at near $23 million.
Tropical Battery led trading with 12.03 million shares for 49 percent of total volume followed by Future Energy with 8.25 million units for 33.6 percent of the day’s trade and One Great Studio with 856,430 units for 3.5 percent market share.
Trading averaged 570,321 shares at $1,401,426 compared with 43,186 shares at $102,109 on Friday, with the month to date, averaging 158,559 units at $395,758 compared with 105,067 stock units at $265,112 on the previous day. October closed with an average of 361,392 units at $863,984.
At the close, the Junior Market Index dipped 62.76 points to 3,765.99.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.6, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, AMG Packaging lost 44 cents to close at $2 after a transfer of 7,072 stock units, Blue Power rallied 15 cents to $2.90 after an exchange of 40 shares, CAC 2000 dipped 89 cents to close at $4.01 with investors dealing in just 2 stocks. Caribbean Cream fell 23 cents and ended at $3.36 following trading of 7,500 units, Caribbean Flavours dropped 28 cents to end at $1.03 after 111,177 stocks passed through the exchange, Consolidated Bakeries shed 21 cents in closing at $2.05 as passed 8,122 units through the market. Derrimon Trading declined 13 cents to $1.85 in an exchange of 218,483 shares, Dolphin Cove skidded 95 cents to end at $15.55 with traders dealing in 4,089 stock units, EduFocal lost 15 cents and ended at $1.95, with 423,246 shares crossing the market. 
Fontana fell 9 cents to close at $10.89 with a transfer of 91,148 stocks, GWest Corporation declined 13 cents to close at 90 cents with investors exchanging 133,087 units, Honey Bun shed 28 cents and ended at $6.39 in switching ownership of 41,280 stock units. Jamaican Teas popped 10 cents to end at $2.18, with 150,000 shares changing hands, Jetcon Corporation dropped 24 cents to close at 70 cents with shareholders swapping 79,000 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing skidded 23 cents to end at $4.50 after 6,143 units crossed the market. Lumber Depot dipped 13 cents to $2.50 while exchanging 4,339 stock units, Main Event increased 14 cents to end at $14.60 with 68 shares clearing the market, 
Medical Disposables fell 14 cents in closing at $3.36 in trading 6,806 units and MFS Capital Partners dipped 8 cents to close at $1.92 with investors transferring 224,968 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Declining stocks outpaced rising Junior Market stocks
Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 35 percent and the value 25 percent lower than Wednesday following trading in 41 securities compared with 44 on Wednesday and ended with 12 rising, 22 declining and seven closing unchanged and ending with the Junior Market Index popping 18.08 points to close at 3,820.10 after two stocks closed on 52 weeks’ lows.
Investors traded 3,568,081 shares for $12,531,088 compared with 5,519,040 units at $16,710,818 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 87,026 shares at $305,636, compared to 125,433 shares at $379,791 on Wednesday with the month to date, averaging 113,573 units at $287,518 compared with 117,927 stock units at $284,547 on the previous day, well down from October with an average of 361,392 units at $863,984.
EduFocal led trading with 597,842 shares for 16.8 percent of total volume, followed by Stationery and Office Supplies with 457,050 units for 12.8 percent of the day’s trade and Lumber Depot, 380,300 units for 10.7 percent market share.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.4, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial shed 50 cents and ended at $29 with traders dealing in 19 units, AMG Packaging dropped 57 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.95, with 747 stocks changing hands, Cargo Handlers rallied 9 cents to end at $14.49 with investors dealing in 1,000 shares. Caribbean Assurance Brokers lost 17 cents in closing at $2.83 while 4,778 stock were trading, Caribbean Flavours skidded 9 cents to close at $1.31 in switching ownership of 8,044 shares, Derrimon Trading fell 8 cents to $1.92 after an exchange of 7,121 stock units. Dolla Financial increased 8 cents to close at $2.48 with a transfer of 157,601 units, Dolphin Cove climbed 97 cents to end at $16.50 with stakeholders exchanging 55,373 stocks, Express Catering dipped 65 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $3.75, as 124,899 shares passed through the market.
Fontana declined 38 cents and ended at $11 in an exchange of 374,039 stock units, Honey Bun rose 20 cents to $6.65 and closed with an exchange of 1,464 units, Iron Rock Insurance lost 19 cents and ended at $2 as investors traded 100,000 stocks. ISP Finance fell $2.79 to close at $28, with 500 units crossing the market, Knutsford Express dropped 10 cents to end at $12.20 with an exchange of 1,014 shares, Lasco Distributors gained 40 cents in closing at $4.55 with 279,413 stock units clearing the market and significantly sucked out most of the supply of stocks and leaving ten offers on the board at the close with prices from $4.55 to $15.90. Lumber Depot shed 17 cents to $2.50 after an exchange of 380,300 stocks, 
Stationery and Office Supplies declined 8 cents and ended at $1.62 with investors transferring 457,050 shares and Tropical Battery popped 8 cents to close at $1.90, with 9,899 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Steady trading for Junior Market
Trading remained relatively steady on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 16 percent and the value marginally down from that of Monday, resulting from dealing in 39 securities compared with 41 on Monday and ended with prices of 18 rising, 12 declining and nine closing unchanged and two stocks closed at 52 weeks’ low.
Investors traded 3,189,510 shares for $7,343,915 compared with 3,813,014 units at $7,367,507 Monday.
Trading averaged 81,782 shares at $188,306 compared to 93,000 shares at $179,695 on Monday, with trading month to date averaging 116,323 units at $264,203, down from 124,390 stock units at $281,928 previously and well down on October that closed with an average of 361,392 units at $863,984.
EduFocal led trading with 708,895 shares for 22.2 percent of total volume, followed by Dolla Financial, with 435,024 units for 13.6 percent of the day’s trade and ONE on ONE Educational with 359,838 units for 11.3 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index popped 1.16 points to 3,841.06.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.6, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close of trading on Tuesday, Access Financial climbed 10 cents and ended at $28 with an exchange of 2,077 stocks, AMG Packaging dropped 38 cents to 52 weeks’ low of $2.10 after 300 units were traded, Cargo Handlers rose $1.40 to end at $14.40 with shareholders swapping 1,371 shares. Dolphin Cove advanced 50 cents in closing at $16 in an exchange of 5,420 stock units, EduFocal fell 18 cents to close at $2.17 with traders dealing in 708,895 shares, Fontana declined 18 cents to $11.38, with 26,282 units clearing the market. Future Energy popped 18 cents to end at $3.60 with a transfer of 125,257 stocks, Honey Bun lost 10 cents in closing at $6.40 with stakeholders exchanging 10,143 stock units, Indies Pharma increased 13 cents and ended at $3.05, with 48,347 shares crossing the market. 
Iron Rock Insurance rallied 16 cents to close at $2.19 in trading three stocks, ISP Finance skidded $4.53 to close trading at $26.77 with 620 units crossing the exchange, Jetcon Corporation shed 16 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of 79 cents with investors dealing in 10,586 stock units. Knutsford Express dipped 65 cents and ended at $11.25, with 594 shares changing hands, Mailpac Group gained 14 cents to close at $2.20 as investors exchanged 35,794 units, Main Event rose 94 cents to $14.49 after a transfer of 42,790 stocks. Medical Disposables fell 15 cents in closing at $3.35 after 10,000 stock units passed through the market, MFS Capital Partners advanced 19 cents to $2.15 after an exchange of 99,804 shares, 
Regency Petroleum popped 12 cents and ended at $2.23, with 5,462 stocks crossing the market and Spur Tree Spices climbed 8 cents to end at $2.18 in an exchange of 80,348 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market all-round fall
Trading levels plunged on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, with an 18 percent fall in the volume of stocks traded following a 33 percent drop in the 
value of stocks traded compared with Friday’s activities, resulting in trading of 41 securities compared with 42 on Friday and ended with prices of just 13 rising, 21 declining and seven closing unchanged.
Investors traded 3,813,014 shares for $7,367,507 compared with 4,659,572 units at $10,992,961 on Friday.
Trading averaged 93,000 shares at $179,695, compared with 110,942 shares at $261,737 on Friday with the month to date, averaging 124,390 units at $281,928 compared with 134,604 stock units at $315,194 on the previous trading day. October closed with an average of 361,392 units at $863,984.
One Great Studio led trading with 775,142 shares for 20.3 percent of total volume, followed by Regency Petroleum with 395,680 units for 10.4 percent of the day’s trade and MFS Capital Partners with 369,439 units for 9.7 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index dropped 33.28 points to 3,839.90.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.6, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial advanced 85 cents and ended at $27.90 after an exchange of a mere 7 stocks, 
AMG Packaging rose 13 cents to $2.48, with 7,500 units crossing the market, Caribbean Cream skidded 37 cents to close at $3.58 with investors trading 1,276 shares. Express Catering climbed 20 cents to end at $4.40 with a transfer of 720 stock units, Fontana popped 30 cents in closing at $11.56, after 21,281 shares crossed the exchange, Future Energy fell 9 cents to $3.42 after trading 75,822 units. Indies Pharma shed 19 cents in closing at $2.92 in an exchange of 815 stocks, Iron Rock Insurance lost 16 cents to end at $2.03, with 13,000 stock units clearing the market, Jamaican Teas gained 9 cents and ended at $2.19 after closing with an exchange of 23,643 shares. Knutsford Express dropped 40 cents to close at $11.90, with 1,000 units changing hands, 
Mailpac Group dipped 14 cents to $2.06 with investors transferring 172,634 stocks and Paramount Trading declined 21 cents to close at $1.47 after 3,581 stock units passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Big fall for JSE Junior Market
Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Thursday, with the Market Index declining 45.28 points to 3,847.42 following a 42 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded with a 35 percent lower value than Wednesday after trading of 42 securities, 
similar to trading on Wednesday and ended with declining and rising stocks almost equal in numbers, with 17 rising, 18 declining and seven closing unchanged.
Investors traded 4,512,426 shares for $11,342,192 compared with 7,788,092 units at $17,379,281 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 107,439 shares at $270,052 compared to 185,431 shares at $413,792 on Wednesday, with trading for the month to date averaging 146,435 units at $341,922, down from October with an average of 361,392 units at $863,984.
Future Energy led trading with 1.15 million shares for 25.5 percent of total volume, followed by Regency Petroleum with 396,267 units for 8.8 percent of the day’s trade and Derrimon Trading with 376,475 units for 8.3 percent market share.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 10.8, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial rose $2 to end at $27.50, with 30 shares changing hands, Blue Power dropped 23 cents in closing at $2.70 with a transfer of 225 stocks, CAC 2000 climbed 85 cents to $4.90 with stakeholders exchanging 100 shares. Cargo Handlers fell $1.40 to close at $13 after a transfer of 62 stock units, Caribbean Cream popped 53 cents to end at $4.10 with investors swapping 1,528 shares, Caribbean Flavours rallied 11 cents to $1.40 in an exchange of 16,568 units. Dolphin Cove dipped 40 cents to end at $15.60 with traders dealing in 100 stocks, Fontana lost 10 cents in closing at $11.20 in switching ownership of 22,693 stock units, Fosrich declined 12 cents and ended at $2.31, with 128,266 shares crossing the market. 
iCreate increased 9 cents to close at 69 cents after investors ended trading 15,757 stock units, Knutsford Express gained 97 cents to close at $12.29, with 1,566 stocks crossing the market, Lasco Distributors shed 10 cents to close at $4.20 after trading 152,100 units. Lasco Manufacturing rose 15 cents to $4.70, with 4,762 shares clearing the market, Lumber Depot skidded 14 cents in closing at $2.68 with an exchange of 18,105 stocks, Main Event fell 10 cents and ended at $14.90 after 3,985 units passed through the market. 
MFS Capital Partners popped 37 cents to $2.37 with investors transferring 98,837 stock units and Paramount Trading increased 30 cents in closing at $1.70 after an exchange of 500 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market rises with falling prices dominant
Trading activity declined markedly at the close of the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded falling 78 percent and the value 82 percent lower than Tuesday, with trading in 42 securities compared with 44 on Tuesday and ended with 14 rising, 21 declining and seven closing unchanged.
Investors traded 7,788,092 shares for $17,379,281, down from 35,689,862 units at $96,708,978 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 185,431 shares at $413,792, compared with 811,133 shares at $2,197,931 on Tuesday with October closing with an average of 361,392 units at $863,984.
EduFocal dominated trading with 2.98 million shares for 38.2 percent of total volume, followed by Dolla Financial with 1.44 million units for 18.5 percent of the day’s trade and MFS Capital Partners with 526,000 units for 6.8 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index climbed 29.83 points to conclude trading at 3,892.70.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 10.7, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial increased 50 cents and ended at $25.50 after an exchanging of 3,170 stock units, AMG Packaging lost 12 cents to $2.27 close as 392,855 shares changed hands, Caribbean Assurance Brokers climbed 21 cents to close at $3.10 with stakeholders exchanging 41,343 units. Caribbean Flavours fell 14 cents in closing at $1.29 after a transfer of 18,989 stocks, EduFocal popped 10 cents to end at $2.25 with traders dealing in 2,977,397 shares, Everything Fresh dropped 31 cents in closing at $1.49 after an exchange of 3,889 stock units. Fontana shed 30 cents to close at $11.30 after trading 71,687 stocks, Future Energy declined 9 cents to close at $3.72 while 62,991 units were traded, GWest Corporation gained 8 cents and ended at 98 cents in switching ownership of 25,790 shares. Honey Bun rose 20 cents to end at $6.46, with 10,500 units crossing the exchange, iCreate dipped 10 cents to 60 cents with a transfer of 118,653 stocks, Indies Pharma skidded 24 cents and ended at $2.90 with investors dealing in 6,289 stock units. 
Iron Rock Insurance advanced 17 cents to close at $2.19 in an exchange of 3 shares, Jetcon Corporation fell 12 cents to end at 88 cents after 82,000 stocks crossed the market, JFP Ltd shed 15 cents in closing at $1.46 in trading 250,400 units. Knutsford Express declined $1.42 to $11.32 with shareholders swapping 8,811 stock units, Lasco Financial rallied 16 cents to $2.06 in an exchange of 338,329 shares, Lasco Manufacturing lost 37 cents and ended at $4.55, with 8,493 stocks clearing the market. Main Event increased $1.05 to end at $15 with an exchange of 14,906 units, Medical Disposables climbed 60 cents to close at $3.50, with 1,000 stock units changing hands, Paramount Trading popped 13 cents to $1.40 after 600 shares passed through the market. Regency Petroleum skidded 15 cents to end at $2.30 as investors exchanged 47,740 stock units, 
Spur Tree Spices dropped 26 cents in closing at $2.19, with 47,735 units crossing the market and tTech gaining 30 cents and ended at $2.35 with investors transferring five stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Buoyant month end trading for Junior Market
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Tuesday, with the market closing out October lower than September and ended market activity with the volume of stocks traded declining 20 percent and the value 32 percent lower than on Monday with trading of 44 securities compared with 45 on Monday and ended with prices of 22 rising, 14 declining and eight closing unchanged.
Investors traded 35,689,862 shares for $96,708,978, compared to 44,475,233 units at $142,291,683 on Monday.
Trading averaged 811,133 shares at $2,197,931 versus 988,339 stock units at $3,162,037 on Monday. Trading for the month to date averages 361,392 stocks at $863,984, up from 338,084 stocks at $794,851 on the previous day and well over September with an average of 220,239 units at $459,425.
Future Energy dominated trading, accounting for 42.2 percent of total volume with 15.05 million shares, followed by Indies Pharma with 6.33 million units for 17.7 percent of the day’s trade, while ONE on ONE Educational chipped in with 3.11 million units for 8.7 percent market share, Regency Petroleum ended with 2.75 million units for 7.7 percent the market, JFP Ltd with 1.93 million units for 5.4 percent stocks traded and Image Plus with 1.17 million units for 3.3 percent of total volume.
At the close, the Junior Market Index popped 2.26 points to finish at 3,862.87.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 10.9, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, AMG Packaging declined 9 cents to close at $2.39 after an exchange of 357 units, Blue Power gained 22 cents to close at $2.93, with 17,164 stocks clearing the market, Cargo Handlers rose 40 cents and ended at $14.40 in an exchange of 675 shares. Caribbean Assurance Brokers rallied 32 cents to end at $2.89 after 4,034 stock units passed through the market, Caribbean Flavours increased 8 cents in closing at $1.43 with investors swapping 126 shares, Consolidated Bakeries popped 31 cents to $2.36, with 194 units crossing the market. Dolphin Cove fell 20 cents to close at $16 with traders dealing in 8,026 stocks, EduFocal dropped 20 cents to end at $2.15 in switching ownership of 415,049 stock units, Everything Fresh advanced 32 cents in closing at $1.80 with investors transferring 249,251 shares. 
Express Catering lost 20 cents and ended at $4.30, with 25,000 stocks crossing the market, Fontana climbed 12 cents to $11.60 after investors exchanged 88,981 units, Fosrich increased 8 cents and ended at $2.48 after a transfer of 174,724 stock units. Indies Pharma climbed 19 cents to end at $3.14 while exchanging 6,330,640 shares, ISP Finance rose $1.03 in closing at $31.50 with investors dealing in 53 stocks, JFP Ltd rallied 11 cents to close at $1.61 after an exchange of 1,925,990 units. Knutsford Express popped 74 cents to $12.74, with 84,156 stock units changing hands, Mailpac Group gained 8 cents and ended at $2.30 with stakeholders exchanging 1,084,541 shares, MFS Capital Partners skidded 11 cents to end at $2 in trading 163,542 units. Paramount Trading shed 43 cents in closing at $1.27, with 24,943 stocks crossing the exchange, 
Regency Petroleum advanced 30 cents to close at $2.45 with a transfer of 2,754,769 stock units and Spur Tree Spices rose 25 cents to $2.45 and closed after 874,104 shares were traded.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market slips Friday as trading jumps
Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Friday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 136 percent and the value 72 percent more than Thursday after investors traded
just under 27 million shares of Paramount Trading, in a total of 43 securities that were traded compared with 40 on Thursday and ended with only 12 rising, 22 declining, with nine unchanged.
Investors traded 31,163,597 shares for $55,490,400 compared with 13,232,540 units at $32,353,607 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 724,735 shares at $1,290,474, compared to 330,814 units at $808,840 on Thursday, with the month to date averaging 301,689 shares at $662,359 compared with 277,785 stock at $626,868 on the previous day. September closed with an average of 220,239 units at $459,425.
Paramount Trading led trading with 26.77 million shares for 85.9 percent of total volume, followed by Dolla Financial with 1.16 million units for 3.7 percent of the day’s trade and One Great Studio with 584,033 units for 1.9 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index lost 11.26 points to close at 3,920.71.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 10.8, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging lost 9 cents in closing at $2.36 with shareholders swapping 14,052 stocks, Fontana shed 52 cents to end at $11.16 after an exchange of 83,539 units, Future Energy rallied 22 cents to close at $3.88 with investors dealing in 200,983 shares, GWest Corporation fell 8 cents and ended at 90 cents, with 1,000 stock units clearing the market. iCreate rose 9 cents to end at 76 cents in an exchange of 8,687 shares, Indies Pharma gained 12 cents in closing at $2.95 with investors transferring 1,532 units, 
ISP Finance dropped $4.71 to $26.78 after an exchange of 100 stocks. Jamaican Teas dipped 10 cents to close at $2.20, with 15,796 stock units crossing the market, Jetcon Corporation skidded 9 cents and ended at 90 cents while exchanging 32,552 shares, Knutsford Express declined 17 cents to end at $12 with investors trading 802 stocks, Lasco Financial popped 10 cents to $2 with 5,866 units crossing the exchange. Lasco Manufacturing increased 11 cents to $5, with 12,589 stock units changing hands, Lumber Depot lost 8 cents and ended at $2.80 with a transfer of 154,283 shares, Mailpac Group climbed 10 cents to end at $2.30 after closing with an exchange of 109,180 units. Main Event fell 25 cents to close at $13.75 with investors trading 2,500 stocks, 
Medical Disposables lost 5 cents in trading 10,656 shares to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $3.75 and tTech declined 33 cents to $1.87, without 3,799 stock units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market pops on increased trading
Trading picked up solidly on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded climbing 51 percent and the value jumping 61 percent over Wednesday levels after dealings in 40 
securities compared with 43 on Wednesday and the Junior Market Index popping 38.47 points to end at 3,931.97, just 1.4 percent down for the year to date, with the prices of 15 stocks rising, 10 declining and 15 closing unchanged.
Investors traded 13,232,540 shares for $32,353,607, solidly up from 8,746,352 units at $20,082,467 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 330,814 shares at $808,840 compared to 203,404 shares at $467,034 on Wednesday, with the month to date averaging 277,785 units at $626,868 compared with 274,843 stocks at $616,772 on the previous day. Trading in September closed with an average of 220,239 units at $459,425.
Jamaican Teas led trading with 5.99 million shares for 45.2 percent of total volume and was followed by Dolla Financial with 3.81 million units for 28.8 percent of the day’s trade and EduFocal with 875,847 stock units for 6.6 percent market share.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 10.9, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial climbed 50 cents to end at $25 in an exchange of 30,132 shares, Blue Power shed 22 cents to $2.71, with 20,014 units changing hands, Dolla Financial ended trading of 3,811,220 shares and gained 7 cents in closing at $2.56. EduFocal skidded 14 cents to close at $2.39 while exchanging 875,847 stock units, Elite Diagnostic rallied 12 cents and ended at $1.89, with 46,915 stocks crossing the exchange, Express Catering dipped 9 cents in closing at $4.50 as investors exchanged 4,242 stocks. 
Honey Bun increased 15 cents to $6.46 with stakeholders exchanging 28,974 units, iCreate dropped 11 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ closing low of 67 cents with dealers trading 102,782 stock units, JFP Ltd lost 14 cents to close at $1.47 after an exchange of 14,838 shares. Lasco Manufacturing rose 29 cents and ended at $4.89 and closed after an exchange of 15,887 units, Main Event popped 45 cents in closing at $14 with shareholders swapping a mere 388 shares, Paramount Trading gained 9 cents to close at $1.69, with a mere three stocks crossing the market and Regency Petroleum advanced 13 cents in closing at $2.25 in switching ownership of 156,350 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
