The Junior Market Index climbed 30.50 points to close at 3,771.19.and in the process added nearly 118 points in just three days as trading activity closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Wednesday, with trading in 46 securities up from 41 on Tuesday and ending with prices of 19 rising, 16 declining and 11 closing unchanged following a 14 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, with a 20 percent higher value than Tuesday.
The Junior Market closed trading of 13,584,564 shares for $21,955,901 up from 11,922,796 units at $18,343,744 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 295,317 shares at $477,302 slightly more than 290,800 units at $447,408 trading on Tuesday with the month to date, averaging 260,492 units at $500,089, with little change from 258,164 stock units at $501,613 on the previous day and May with an average of 451,257 units at $953,021.
Omni Industries led trading with 4.55 million shares for 33.5 percent of total volume followed by Derrimon Trading with 1.43 million units for 10.6 percent of the day’s trade and Jamaican Teas with 1.39 million units for 10.3 percent of the day’s trade.
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 the financial years ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close of the market on Wednesday, Access Financial climbed $1 to close at $20 after 3,043 stock units passed through the market, AMG Packaging increased 39 cents to $3.28 with investors swapping 8 shares, Blue Power skidded 7 cents and ended at $3.89 after an exchange of a mere 3 stocks. CAC 2000 lost 10 cents to finish at $3 in trading 14 units, Cargo Handlers popped $1.19 in closing at $13.19, with 1,002 stocks clearing the market, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rallied 29 cents to $3.80 as stakeholders exchanged 7,378 units. Caribbean Cream declined 23 cents in closing at $3.57 with a transfer of 6,588 shares, Elite Diagnostic rose 10 cents to $1.55 after an exchange of 19,664 stock units, Express Catering gained 23 cents to end at $4.25 with traders transferring 18,255 shares. Fontana shed 47 cents and ended at $8.12 in an exchange of 118,183 stock units, Future Energy dropped 13 cents to finish at $3.05 with dealings in 176,023 units, ISP Finance advanced 71 cents to close at $24.96 after a transfer of just one stock unit. 
Knutsford Express fell 10 cents to $11.10, with 279 shares crossing the exchange, Limners and Bards rose 20 cents to finish at $1.68 with 50,000 stocks changing hands, Medical Disposables rose 28 cents to $2.16 after an exchange of 26 units. MFS Capital Partners slipped 7 cents to close at $1 after stakeholders traded 839,936 stocks, Omni Industries popped 8 cents in closing at $1.10 after an exchange of 4,546,653 shares, One Great Studio added 7 cents to end at 86 cents and closed with 472,449 stocks being traded. Paramount Trading sank 9 cents to $1.20 in switching ownership of 130,555 stocks, Regency Petroleum climbed 8 cents and ended at $2.25, with 42,756 stock units crossing the market, Spur Tree Spices advanced 13 cents to end at $2.44 with investors trading 62,306 shares and Tropical Battery dipped 7 cents in closing at $2.15 with 25,595 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market surges 61 points
Prices of 27 rose, with only 10 declining and four closing unchanged and pushed the market index up nearly 61 points, following Monday’s 27 points rise resulting from trading in 41 securities compared with 42 on Monday at the close of the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, resulting in a 73 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, with a 77 percent lower value than on Monday.
Trading ended with 11,922,796 shares for $18,343,744 down from 44,365,992 units at $81,000,955 on Monday.
Trading averaged 290,800 shares at $447,408 compared to 1,056,333 units at $1,928,594 on Monday with the month to date, averaging 258,164 stock units at $501,613 compared to 256,096 units at $505,047 on the previous day and May with an average of 451,257 units at $953,021.
iCreate led trading with 1.83 million shares for 15.4 percent of total volume followed by Omni Industries with 1.56 million stocks for 13.1 percent of the day’s trade, Jamaican Teas contributed 1.40 million units for 11.7 percent market share and Fosrich ended with 1.05 million shares for 8.8 percent of total volume. Edufocal traded at an intraday 52 weeks’ low of 53 cents before rebounding back to 60 cents at the close while Omni Industries traded at the lowest price of $1.02 since listing.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index surged 60.76 points to close trading at 3,740.69.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.7, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close of trading on Tuesday, CAC 2000 rallied 10 cents in closing at $3.10 after 9,852 stocks passed through the market, Caribbean Assurance Brokers shed 32 cents to close at $3.51 in an exchange of 2,918 units, Caribbean Cream rose 24 cents to finish at $3.80 with traders dealing in 3,079 shares. Consolidated Bakeries gained 35 cents and ended at $1.90 after a transfer of 220,435 stock units, Derrimon Trading popped 26 cents to end at $2.20 with investors swapping 759,894 shares, Elite Diagnostic sank 10 cents to close at $1.45 after an exchange of 366,599 units. 
Express Catering dipped 38 cents to $4.02 in trading 2,493 stocks, Fontana advanced 34 cents and ended at $8.59 with 7,747 stock units changing hands, Fosrich increased 8 cents to end at $2.30 as investors exchanged 1,047,630 shares. Honey Bun climbed 18 cents in closing at $8.35 in switching ownership of 7,636 stock units, iCreate rose 8 cents to finish at 68 cents with trading of 1,834,027 stocks, Iron Rock Insurance rallied 10 cents to close at $1.90 after a mere 897 units crossed the market. Knutsford Express gained 55 cents to $11.20 with an exchange of 838 shares, Mailpac Group climbed 12 cents to close at $2.27 and closed with an exchange of 254,374 stocks, MFS Capital Partners popped 13 cents and ended at $1.07 with investors trading 613,128 units and tTech gained 14 cents to finish at $2.49 in an exchange of 12,958 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Derrimon led Junior Market trading
Junior Market trading surged on Monday, at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange following a big 31.2 million exchange of shares of Derrimon Trading, leading to a huge 566 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, with 691 percent more value than Friday resulting from trading in 42 securities compared with 41 on Friday and ending with prices of 14 rising, 20 declining including EduFocal, One Great Studio and Iron Rock Insurance closing at 52 weeks’ low and eight closing unchanged.
Trading closed with an exchange of 44,365,992 shares for $81,000,955 up sharply from 6,661,282 stock units at $10,244,933 on Friday.
Trading averaged 1,056,333 shares at $1,928,594 compared with 162,470 stock units at $249,876 on Friday with the month to date, averaging 256,096 units at $505,047 compared with 200,542 stock units at $406,223 on the previous day and May with an average of 451,257 units at $953,021.
Derrimon Trading led trading with 31.20 million shares for 70.3 percent of total volume followed by One Great Studio with 2.60 million stocks for 5.9 percent of the day’s trade, EduFocal closed with 1.47 million units for 3.3 percent market share, Mailpac Group with 1.19 million stock units for 2.7 percent of trading, Omni Industries was next with 1.02 million units for 2.3 percent of the market and Jamaican Teas with 1.0 million units for 2.3 percent of total volume.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index gained 26.53 points to settle at 3,679.93.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.5, based on last traded prices and earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging fell 40 cents to finish at $2.89 in an exchange of 81,899 shares, Dolla Financial advanced 13 cents and ended at $2.43 after 668,278 stocks were traded, Dolphin Cove dipped 10 cents to $23.20 as investors exchanged 5,852 shares. Express Catering popped 35 cents to close at $4.40, with 15,892 stock units changing hands, Fontana sank 45 cents to end at $8.25 with investors trading 96,691 shares, Future Energy skidded 9 cents in closing at $3.20 after an exchange of 873,633 units. Honey Bun lost 13 cents to $8.17, with 3,525 stocks crossing the market, Image Plus climbed 8 cents to close at $1.89 with investors transferring 15,033 stock units, Iron Rock Insurance slipped 38 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.80 in an exchange of 9,000 shares. 
ISP Finance dipped 70 cents in closing at $24.25 with 179 units crossing the market, Jamaican Teas gained 25 cents and ended at $2.45 after an exchange of 1,003,511 stocks, JFP Ltd shed 7 cents to finish at $1.12 with investors dealing in 254,256 stock units. KLE Group gained 19 cents to $2.11 after a transfer of a mere 5 shares, Mailpac Group rose 15 cents to finish at $2.15 with traders dealing in 1,189,207 stock units, Main Event rallied 25 cents and ended at $12.70 in switching ownership of 1,363 stocks. ONE on ONE Educational increased 7 cents to close at 97 cents with an exchange of 793,019 units and Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 7 cents to end at $1.66 with an exchange of 232,161 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Rising Junior Market stocks double decliners
Rising stocks outpaced declining ones by a near tow one ratio at the close of trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday, ending with an exchange of 41 securities up from 37 on Thursday and ending with prices of 19 rising, 10 declining and 12 unchanged following a modest increase in the volume and value of stocks traded.
Trading of 6,661,282 shares resulted in an exchange of $10,244,933 up from 6,490,552 units at $9,282,448 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 162,470 shares at $249,876 compared to 175,420 units at $250,877 on Thursday. Trading for the month to date averages 200,542 units at $406,223 compared with 203,309 stock units at $417,588 on the previous day and May that ended with an average of 451,257 units at $953,021.
Fresh out of suspension from trading, EduFocal led the market with 1.65 million shares for 24.8 percent of total volume followed by iCreate, with trading suspension that was lifted this week, ended with 885,027 units for 13.3 percent of the day’s trade and newly listed Omni Industries with 842,369 stock units for 12.6 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index dipped 7.49 points to end trading at 3,653.40.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.2, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, AMG Packaging climbed 22 cents to finish at $3.29 in an exchange of 30 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries sank 60 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.55 with investors trading 38,361 shares, Derrimon Trading fell 13 cents to $1.92 with 206,407 stocks being traded. Dolla Financial lost 18 cents to close at $2.30 with investors swapping 660,622 units, EduFocal dipped 20 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of 65 cents after an exchange of 1,654,125 shares, Everything Fresh increased 13 cents to end at $1.65 after 4,062 units changed hands. Express Catering popped 15 cents to $4.05 in trading 30,452 stocks, Fontana rallied 49 cents and ended at $8.70 after a transfer of 40,021 stock units, Future Energy rose 12 cents in closing at $3.29 with investors dealing in 144,893 shares. 
GWest Corporation gained 7 cents to close at 97 cents after an exchange of 139 units, iCreate gained 8 cents to finish at 60 cents, with 885,027 stocks crossing the market, ISP Finance popped 45 cents to end at $24.95 after trading of 251 stock units. Jamaican Teas popped 12 cents to $2.20 with investors transferring 336,507 shares, KLE Group fell 35 cents to $1.92, with 160 stocks crossing the market, Knutsford Express rose $1.15 and ended at $10.65 with a transfer of 25 stocks, Main Event ended with an exchange of 7,838 shares and closed with a loss of 5 cents at $12.45 after the price hit an intraday 52 weeks’ low of $11.26 and Medical Disposables declined 51 cents in closing at $1.88, with 10,020 units crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading jumps on the Jamaica Stock Exchange
Activity picked up sharply in trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday ended with the number and the value of stocks changing hands jumping sharply over the previous day, resulting in prices of 36 shares rising and 27 declining with all markets falling at the close, with the Main Market losing a few thousand points while the Junior and JSE USD market closed marginally lower than on Thursday.
At the close of trading, the JSE Combined Market Index dropped 2,619.12 points to 325,755.07, the All Jamaican Composite Index dived 4,210.54 points to 349,222.49, the JSE Main Index shed 2,656.40 points to close at 313,276.45. The Junior Market Index declined 7.49 points to close at 3,653.40 and the JSE USD Market Index slipped 0.75 points to conclude trading at 218.37.
At the close of trading, 25,127,820 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up sharply from 12,816,438 units on Thursday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $220.67 million, well above the $58.16 million on the previous trading day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 181,904 shares for US$17,375 compared to 63,388 units at US$42,622 on Thursday.
In Main Market activity, Jamaica Producers led trading with 6.64 million shares followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 4.58 million units and Transjamaican Highway with 3.25 million stocks.
In Junior Market trading, the lifting of suspension in trading of EduFocal resulted in the stock being the leading trade d stock with 1.65 million shares followed by the other stock that returned to trading after suspension, iCreate with 885,027 stocks and newly listed Omni Industries with 842,369 units.
In the preference segment, there was no stock trading with notable price change.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to determine the value of stocks, ended at 20.5 on 2023-24 earnings and 13 times those for 2024-25 at the close of trading. ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market. The EPS & PE ratios are based on 2023 and 2024 actual or projected earnings, excluding major one off items.
Pertinent information is required to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily report charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
The chart should be used in making rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the average for the sector, not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and place them on fundamentals while at the same time not being too far from the majority of investors.
Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock.
The net asset value of each company is reported as a guide for investors to quickly assess the value of stocks based on this measure. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices.
Dividends paid or payable and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts, along with the closing volume of the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.
Slow Junior Market trading
A slow day of trading activity closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, with a 47 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, valued 44 percent more than Wednesday with trading in just 37 securities compared with 41 on Wednesday and ending with prices of only 12 rising, 18 declining and seven closing unchanged.
The market closed on Thursday with trading of 6,490,552 shares valued at $9,282,448 up from 4,424,054 units at $6,443,423 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 175,420 shares at $250,877 compared with 107,904 units at $157,157 on Wednesday. Trading for the month to date averages 203,309 units at $417,588 compared to 205,268 stock units at $429,293 on the previous day and May that ended with an average of 451,257 units at $953,021.
The Wednesday’s lifting of trading suspension resulted in iCreate leading trading with 1.92 million shares for 29.5 percent of total volume followed by last weeks’ listed Omni Industries with 1.20 million units for 18.5 percent of the day’s trade and One Great Studio with 550,803 stocks for 8.5 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index lost 38.18 points just less than yesterday’s nearly 45 points, to end the day at 3,660.89.
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 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of trading, Blue Power increased 26 cents to end at $3.94 with investors dealing in 49,011 stock units, Caribbean Cream slipped 45 cents to $3.55 after the trading of 27,200 shares, Derrimon Trading popped 11 cents to finish at $2.05 with an exchange of 19,577 units. Dolla Financial fell 8 cents and ended at $2.48 after closing with an exchange of 90,509 stocks, Dolphin Cove rallied 26 cents to close at $23.26 with traders dealing in 3,349 shares, Everything Fresh shed 14 cents in closing at $1.52 in an exchange of 100,025 stocks. 
Express Catering declined 31 cents to close at $3.90 with investors swapping 262,000 units, Fontana lost 79 cents to finish at $8.21 after an exchange of 38,736 stocks, GWest Corporation skidded 7 cents and ended at 90 cents in trading 93,308 shares. Honey Bun climbed 39 cents in closing at $8.35, with 18,137 stocks crossing the exchange, Image Plus sank 9 cents to end at $1.80 with a transfer of 1,074 units, ISP Finance dipped 46 cents to close at $24.50, with 10 stock units changing hands. Jamaican Teas dropped 26 cents to $2.08 after 465,200 shares passed through the market, JFP Ltd climbed 8 cents and ended at $1.19 after a transfer of 20,201 stocks and Medical Disposables gained 19 cents in closing at $2.39, with 1,862 units clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Slow trading on Jamaica Stock Exchange
In a slow trading session on Thursday, the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange resulted in marginal changes to the primary indices as the Junior Market finished down from Wednesday’s close and the JSE USD ended marginally lower with the volume and value of stocks changing hands falling, resulting in prices of only 24 shares rising and 43 declining.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index climbed 727.53 points to 328,374.19, the All Jamaican Composite Index gained 961.07 points to 353,433.03, the JSE Main Index dropped 477.47 points to 315,932.85. The Junior Market Index fell 38.18 points to end trading at 3,660.89 and the JSE USD Market Index slipped 0.74 points to 219.12.
At the close of trading, 12,816,438 shares were exchanged in all three markets, from 14,069,009 units on Wednesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $58.16 million, below the $70.97 million on the previous trading day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 63,388 shares for US$42,622 compared to 105,065 units at US$5,087 on Wednesday.
In Main Market activity, Sagicor Select Financial Fund led trading with 1.82 million shares followed by Transjamaican Highway with 1.37 million stock units and QWI Investments with 1.0 million units.
In Junior Market trading, iCreate led trading with 1.92 million shares after the lifting of suspension on Wednesday followed by the recently listed Omni Industries with 1.20 million stocks and One Great Studio with 550,803 units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share rose $1 and ended at $6.50 and Jamaica Public Service 7% rallied $1.99 to end at $47.99.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to determine the value of stocks, ended at 21.1 on 2023-24 earnings and 13.3 times those for 2024-25 at the close of trading. ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market. The EPS and PE ratios are based on 2023 and 2024 actual or projected earnings, excluding major one off items.
Pertinent information is required to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily report charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
The chart should be used in making rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the average for the sector, not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and place them on fundamentals while at the same time not being too far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock.
The net asset value of each company is reported as a guide for investors to quickly assess the value of stocks based on this measure. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices.
Dividends paid or payable and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts, along with the closing volume of the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.
Mixed out turn for Jamaica Stock Exchange
Prices of 50 stocks rose and 32 declined at the close of trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday even as the number and value of stocks changing hands fell, below that of the previous day and ended with a solid rise in the Junior Market and a modest increase in JSE USD market, in contrast, the Main market lost ground at the close.
At the close of trading, the JSE Combined Market Index shed 894.41 points to close at 329,101.72, the All Jamaican Composite Index declined 1,016.07 points to end at 352,471.96, the JSE Main Index dropped 1,265.04 points to 316,410.32. The Junior Market Index jumped 44.70 points to wrap up trading at 3,699.07 and the JSE USD Market Index rose 0.88 points to wrap-up trading at 219.86.
At the close of trading, 14,069,009 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 18,079,463 units on Tuesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $70.97 million, well below the $98.07 million on the previous trading day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 105,065 shares for US$5,087 compared to 184,675 units at US$7,820 on Tuesday.
In Main Market activity, Sagicor Select Financial Fund led trading with 3.24 million shares followed by JMMB Group with 1.26 million stock units and Wigton Windfarm with 949,260 units
In Junior Market trading, Omni Industries that was listed last week and led trading with 1.98 million shares followed by iCreate that was trading for the first time since the suspension in the shares was lifted ended with 810,288 stocks and Dolla Financial with 586,952 units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share shed $1 to end at $5.50, Jamaica Public Service 7% added $1 to finish at $46 and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share dropped $50.03 to $1,050.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to determine the value of stocks, ended at 21.2 on 2023-24 earnings and 13.4 times those for 2024-25 at the close of trading. ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market. The EPS & PE ratios are based on 2023 and 2024 actual or projected earnings, excluding major one off items.
Pertinent information is required to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily report charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
The chart should be used in making rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the average for the sector, not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and place them on fundamentals while at the same time not being too far from the majority of investors. 
Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock.
The net asset value of each company is reported as a guide for investors to quickly assess the value of stocks based on this measure. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices.
Dividends paid or payable and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts, along with the closing volume of the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.
Rising stocks push up Junior Market
Rising stocks trumped those declining at the close of trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, with trading in 42 securities compared with 41 on Wednesday and ending with prices of 19 rising, 12 declining and 11 unchanged, following a 272 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, with 235 percent higher value than Wednesday.
Trading resulted in an exchange of 6,736,179 shares for $12,893,338 up from just 1,811,654 units at $3,852,277 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 160,385 shares at $306,984, compared with 44,187 units at $93,958 on Wednesday with the month to date, averaging 126,617 units at $295,396 compared with 121,141 stock units at $293,517 on the previous day and April with an average of 204,118 units at $439,599.
Mailpac Group led trading with 3.33 million shares for 49.4 percent of total volume followed by ONE on ONE Educational with 1.03 million stocks for 15.2 percent of the day’s trade and Jamaican Teas with 610,100 units for 9.1 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rallied 30.89 points to end at 3,791.25.
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 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
At the close, Blue Power dropped $1.04 to finish at $3.16 after investors ended trading 8,931 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rallied 62 cents to $3.82 after a transfer of 128,172 shares as investors continued to respond to the release of full year results at the end of last week, Caribbean Cream declined 20 cents to end at $4.01 with traders dealing in 205 units. Derrimon Trading increased 14 cents in closing at $2 with an exchange of 54 stocks, Dolphin Cove sank $1.02 to close at $19.98 with 2,437 units clearing the market, Fontana popped 15 cents to end at $8.95 as investors exchanged 50,181 shares. Future Energy lost 8 cents to close at $3.40, with 114,350 stock units changing hands, GWest Corporation dipped 9 cents in closing at 92 cents with an exchange of 1,592 stocks, 
Honey Bun dropped 41 cents and ended at $7.50, with 3,749 shares crossing the market. Jamaican Teas shed 12 cents to close at $2.40 with investors trading 610,100 stock units, Jetcon Corporation rose 12 cents to finish at 99 cents with just 10 units crossing the exchange, JFP Ltd gained 9 cents to end at $1.23 with investors trading 5,703 stocks. Lasco Financial popped 9 cents to $1.69 in an exchange of 51,826 units, Limners and Bards advanced 20 cents to close at $1.46 with investors dealing in 20,669 shares, Lumber Depot rose 12 cents in closing at $2.82 in switching ownership of 43,480 stock units and MFS Capital Partners gained 15 cents to end at $1.52 after an exchange of 343,490 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading jumps on Junior Market
Trading jumped on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Monday, with rising a 372 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, with 396 percent more value than Friday following trading in 45 securities compared with 44 on Friday and ending with prices of only eight stocks rising, 22 declining and 15 closing unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 7,528,822 shares for $16,904,689, up from 1,594,451 units at $3,409,014 on Friday.
Trading averaged 167,307 shares at $375,660, compared with 36,238 units at $77,478 on Friday with a month to date, average of 213,954 units at $478,434 compared to 217,407 stock units at $486,040 on the previous day and March with an average of 221,659 units at $464,382.
Spur Tree Spices led trading with 4.60 million shares for 61.1 percent of total volume followed by KLE Group with 567,507 units for 7.5 percent of the day’s trade and Jamaican Teas with 363,876 units for 4.8 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index sank 17.69 points to 3,776.45.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.6, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, CAC 2000 fell 5 cents to end at $4.40 after a transfer of 242 units, Dolla Financial lost 12 cents in closing at $2.67, with 187,664 stocks crossing the market, Dolphin Cove rallied 26 cents to $19.76 after investors exchanged 2,492 shares. Everything Fresh popped 14 cents and ended at $1.70 after trading 20,993 stock units, Express Catering declined 8 cents to close at $4.01, with 5,603 shares crossing the exchange, Image Plus shed 5 cents to finish at $1.88 with investors swapping 57,859 units.
Indies Pharma dipped 7 cents and ended at $2.65, with 42,640 stocks crossing the market, Jamaican Teas sank 32 cents to $2.18 with an exchange of 363,876 stock units, Knutsford Express gained 49 cents to end at $11.90 after 22,824 shares passed through the market. Lumber Depot dipped 10 cents in closing at $2.55 with investors dealing in 46,316 stock units, MFS Capital Partners slipped 21 cents to close at $1.53 with a transfer of 1,928 stocks and tTech rose 5 cents to finish at $2.25 and closed with an exchange of 996 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.