Trading changed little from Friday’s activities on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded just rising, with a 6 percent fall in value, with rising stocks edging out those falling, following Trading in 42 securities, as against 41 on Friday and ending with prices of 17 rising, 16 declining and nine closing unchanged.
Trading resulted in an exchange of 7,321,627 shares worth $8,554,856, compared with 7,107,298 stocks at $9,084,330 on Friday.
Trading averaged 174,324 shares at $203,687, versus 173,349 stock units at $221,569 on Friday. Trading for the month to date ended with an average of 166,512 stock units for $287,787 compared with 165,635 shares at $297,232 on the previous trading day, but well below August, with an average of 433,821 shares at $676,565.
RA Williams led trading with 3.10 million shares and accounted for 42.4 percent of total volume, following the release of solid first-quarter results, with a solid 28 percent increase in revenues. Woodcats International closed with 1.87 million units for 25.5 percent of the day’s trade and Jetcon Corporation with 445,296 stocks for 6.1 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index skidded 21.92 points to finish at 2,917.23. 
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.3. ICInsider.com computes the PE ratios, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, Access Financial rose $2.54 and ended at $19.36 with an exchange of 2,804 stock units, AMG Packaging fell 12 cents to $1.73 after trading of 6,821 shares, Blue Power shed 26 cents to close at $3.24 with 11,094 stocks crossing the market. Cargo Handlers rallied 45 cents to end at $15 with investors dealing in 4,873 units, Caribbean Flavours declined 12 cents to $1.10 with a transfer of 3,690 shares, Dolla Financial popped 5 cents to end at $3.60, following the swapping of 402,652 shares. Dolphin Cove lost 5 cents and ended at $9.45 while 21,222 stocks were transferred, Everything Fresh dropped 40 cents to $1.58 in an exchange of 20,044 stock units, Express Catering increased 15 cents in closing at $1.97, with 1,238 shares changing hands.
Honey Bun dropped 19 cents to end at $5.80 with an exchange of 124,406 units, Jamaican Teas climbed 12 cents to finish at $2.20 after 78,051 stocks cleared the market, JFP gained 8 cents to close at 48 cents after an exchange of 122,739 stock units. Main Event advanced 52 cents to $3.80 with investors swapping 6,856 shares, Omni Industries rose 5 cents to end at 93 cents with 500 units crossing the market, Paramount Trading dipped 6 cents in closing at 94 cents with investors trading 14,417 stocks. RA Williams rallied 8 cents to close at 47 cents after a transfer of 3,102,606 stock units and Regency Petroleum skidded 23 cents to finish at $4.15 in switching ownership of 34,295 shares.Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 13,361,864 shares which is worth $22,253,717, after climbing above 6,549,859 units at $8,170,358 on Wednesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.3. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, that are derived by dividing a stock’s last traded price by earnings per share for companies with fiscal years ending around August 2026.
Jetcon Corporation climbed 12 cents to close at a 52 weeks high of $4.47 as investors exchanged 28,451 shares. Lasco Financial popped 5 cents to $1.60 with an exchange of 10,936 stocks, Lumber Depot advanced 19 cents to close at $2.51 after switching ownership of 166,108 units, Mailpac Group fell 6 cents to finish trading of 19,431 stock units at $2.30. MFS Capital Partners gained 11 cents to end at $0.56 following a transfer of 1,000 shares and Regency Petroleum dropped 13 cents to $4.05 with a transfer of 9,669 stock units.
The market closed with trading of an average of 167,945 shares traded at $209,496, after an increase from 106,086 stock units at $201,983 on Tuesday. Trading month to date, ended with an average of 140,604 stock units at $270,599 compared to 136,439 stock units at $279,908 on the preceding day and well lower than August, with an average of 433,821 shares at $676,565.
ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, which are derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by earnings per share for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Jetcon Corporation popped 21 cents in closing at a 52 weeks high of $4.35, with trading of 287,330 shares, Knutsford Express shed 34 cents to end at $8.66 with 7,107 stock units passing through the market. Lasco Financial gained 15 cents to close at $1.55 in trading 43,784 shares, Lumber Depot slipped 21 cents and settled at $2.32 with 51,344 shares changing hands, Main Event lost 20 cents to stop at $3.80 with investors trading 4,753 units. MFS Capital Partners shed 5 cents to close at 45 cents with a transfer of 27,351 stock units and Regency Petroleum rallied 19 cents to finish at $4.18 after an exchange of 1,074 shares.
Trading resulted in an exchange of 4,455,615 shares for $8,483,284, with an increase from 4,381,580 units at $7,840,390 on Monday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial fell $1.17 in closing at $16.83 with 847 stock units being traded, AMG Packaging rallied 24 cents to $1.84 with an exchange of 2,998 shares, Atlantic Hardware rose 5 cents to close at $1.43 after a transfer of 377,830 stocks. CAC 2000 lost 26 cents to end at $1.44 after exchanging of 600 stock units, Cargo Handlers gained 35 cents after closing at $14.50 with trading of a mere 1,000 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers climbed by 7 cents and to $1.70 with a transfer of 332,456 stock units. Caribbean Cream declined 20 cents to $2.45 in an exchange of 3,473 units, Derrimon Trading shed 7 cents to finish at 88 cents with investors swapping 595,928 stocks, Dolla Financial climbed 10 cents and ended at $3.50 after an exchange of 785,742 units. Elite Diagnostic dropped 30 cents to end at $1.57 with a transfer of 4,736 stocks, Express Catering increased 13 cents in closing at $1.98 with 40,734 shares crossing the exchange,
Lasco Financial skidded 6 cents to close at $1.40 in trading 418,652 stock units. Mailpac Group gained 6 cents to close at $2.37 with 2,423 shares crossing the market, ONE on ONE Educational popped 11 cents and ended at 73 cents with investors exchanging 17,457 shares, Regency Petroleum slipped 20 cents to $3.99 with 193,016 units clearing the market and Spur Tree Spices dipped 12 cents and ended at $1.28 with investors dealing in 120,140 stock units.
The market closed with trading of 4,381,580 shares for $7,840,390, well below the 7,655,368 units at $11,369,983 on Friday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.4. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Iron Rock Insurance climbed 19 cents to close at $2.69 after trading of 700 shares, Jetcon Corporation dipped 8 cents to finish at $4.13 after a transfer of 64,392 shares, Lasco Financial dropped 14 cents to end at $1.46 following trading of 665,320 stock units. Mailpac Group slipped 14 cents and ended at $2.31, with 500,921 shares changing hands, Regency Petroleum advanced 14 cents to $4.19 with investors dealing in 34,105 units, Spur Tree Spices rallied 5 cents to end at $1.40 after an exchange of 28,669 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies increased 13 cents and ended at $1.63 with investors swapping just 1,795 stock units.
The market closed with trading of 7,655,368 shares for $11,369,983, compared with 9,294,685 units at $24,506,403 on Thursday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial skidded $1.70 to end at $16.83 with a transfer of 114 units, AMG Packaging climbed 5 cents to $1.85 with a transfer of 104 stocks, Cargo Handlers fell by 10 cents to close at $16.15 with 4,822 shares passing through the market. Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 20 cents to finish at $1.63 in trading 56,479 stocks, Caribbean Cream gained 43 cents and ended at $2.69 with a transfer of 46,610 shares, Dolphin Cove lost 38 cents to close at $9.62 with investors trading 33,031 stock units. Elite Diagnostic gained 39 cents to $1.94 with an exchange of 71,442 stocks, Everything Fresh rose 14 cents to close at $2.02 with 10,904 units changing hands, Express Catering rallied 5 cents and ended at $1.85 as investors exchanged 1,050 stocks. Fontana declined 10 cents to end at $6.35 after trading of 44,192 units, Fosrich shed 6 cents in closing at $1.25 with 42,072 shares crossing the market, Indies Pharma dropped 5 cents to finish at $2.60 with investors dealing in 12 stock units.
Iron Rock Insurance slipped 19 cents and ended at $2.50 with 3,602 shares changing hands, ISP Finance dipped 5 cents to $9.95 with investors swapping a mere one stock, Jetcon Corporation advanced 22 cents to finish at $4.21 after a transfer of 166,254 units. Knutsford Express rose 34 cents to end at $9 in switching ownership of 9,835 stock units, Lasco Financial climbed 7 cents in closing at $1.60 after an exchange of 32,808 shares, Main Event increased 63 cents to close at $3.99 with just 732 units clearing the market. ONE on ONE Educational fell 9 cents to 63 cents with investors trading 4,335 stocks, Regency Petroleum declined 20 cents to end at $4.05 with 19,782 stock units crossing the exchange, Spur Tree Spices popped 5 cents to $1.35 with investors dealing in 1,845 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies shed 16 cents to close at $1.50 in an exchange of 307,795 units.
Trading resulted in an exchange of 9,294,685 shares up from 3,132,549 units on Wednesday, with a value of $24,506,403, rising from $7,271,958 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial shed 83 cents to end at $18.53 following trading of 91 stocks. AMG Packaging dipped 5 cents to $1.80 with investors swapping 29,567 shares, Cargo Handlers jumped $1.60 to end at $16.25 after an exchange of 429 units. Caribbean Cream fell 14 cents to $2.26 in trading of 504,860 stock units, Derrimon Trading shed 8 cents to end at 92 cents with an exchange of 5,166 stocks, Dolla Financial popped 9 cents to end at $3.50 as investors exchanged 5,084,417 stocks. Dolphin Cove declined 45 cents to $10 with 18,856 shares changing hands, Elite Diagnostic lost 24 cents to close at $1.55 with 13,573 stock units crossing the exchange, Everything Fresh advanced 6 cents to finish at $1.88 with investors dealing in 20,051 shares. Express Catering slipped 9 cents and ended at $1.80 with 3,531 shares changing hands, Honey Bun rose 38 cents to end at $5.78 with investors trading 6,676 units, KLE Group dipped 24 cents in closing at 86 cents with 9,952 stock units clearing the market.
Lasco Financial lost 7 cents to end at $1.53 in trading of 6,861 shares, Lumber Depot slipped by 6 cents to finish at $2.63 after a transfer of 88,977 stocks, Mailpac Group fell 5 cents and ended at $2.45 with investors trading 29,654 units. Main Event rallied 35 cents in closing at $3.36 in an exchange of 1,015 stock units, MFS Capital Partners dropped 8 cents to 50 cents after trading of 26,372 shares, Regency Petroleum increased 5 cents to close at $4.25 in switching ownership of 125,526 stocks and Spur Tree Spices shed 5 cents to $1.30 after an exchange of 165,300 units.
The market closed following trading of 3,132,549 shares for $7,271,958, after tumbling from 6,008,618 units at $12,184,309 on Tuesday.
ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, which are derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Indies Pharma popped 5 cents to end at $2.65 with investors trading 5,073 stocks, Jetcon Corporation climbed 21 cents to $3.98 with 218,766 stock units passing through the market. Knutsford Express fell 34 cents to $8.66 in an exchange of 4,924 shares, Lasco Financial slipped 7 cents and ended at $1.60 with 15,909 shares changing hands, Lumber Depot increased 38 cents and ended at $2.69 in an exchange of 18,058 units. Main Event skidded 94 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of $3.01, with investors swapping 35,369 stock units, Regency Petroleum dipped 12 cents to end at $4.20 after an exchange of 55,579 shares and Spur Tree Spices rose 6 cents to finish at $1.35 with 14,842 units crossing the market.
The market closed with trading of 6,008,618 shares for $12,184,309, after rising from 25,037,877 units at $42,500,415 on Monday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial slipped 10 cents to $19.70 after a transfer of 66 stock units, Cargo Handlers lost 23 cents to end at $16.17 with 1,167 shares crossing the market, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rallied 13 by cents to close at $1.40 with trading of 168,898 stock units. Caribbean Cream shed 40 cents to end at $2.40 following an exchange of 26,549 stock units, Caribbean Flavours dropped 9 cents to finish at $1.11 with 2,109 units passing through the market, Dolla Financial fell 20 cents to $3.45 after trading of 2,044,208 shares. Dolphin Cove added 21 cents and finished trading of 21,558 units at $10.21, Elite Diagnostic dipped 7 cents and ended at $1.53 in trading 51,209 stock units, Express Catering declined 9 cents to finish at $1.90 after an exchange of 5,768 shares. Fontana skidded 17 cents to close at $6.32 with a transfer of 17,230 units, Fosrich fell 8 cents in closing at $1.33 with 67,305 stocks crossing the exchange, Future Energy dipped 31 cents to end at $3.34 in switching ownership of 112,756 stock units.
Honey Bun lost 10 cents in closing at $5.25 as investors exchanged 27,495 shares, Image Plus advanced 6 cents to $1.23 with 116,166 units changing hands, Indies Pharma shed 5 cents and stopped at $2.60 in an exchange of 67,948 stocks. KLE Group rose 10 cents to close at $1.10 with investors swapping 3 stock units, Knutsford Express rallied 80 cents to $9 in an exchange of 19,364 shares, Lumber Depot declined 39 cents to $2.31 with a transfer of 94,699 stock units. Mailpac Group slipped 5 cents and ended at $2.50 with 90,611 shares changing hands and Spur Tree Spices skidded 11 cents to finish at $1.29 with investors dealing in 34,195 stocks.
Trading closed with 25,037,877 shares changing hands for $42,500,415, down from 104,133,196 units at $154,779,129 on Friday.
At the close of the market, Access Financial increased by $1.19 and ended at $19.80, with 902 stock units crossing the market, Blue Power climbed 25 cents to $3.50 after trading of 304 shares, Cargo Handlers rose 90 cents to $16.40, with the trading of 472 stock units. Caribbean Cream rose 47 cents to close at a 52 weeks high of $2.80 after an exchange of 23,389 units, Elite Diagnostic popped 10 cents to end at $1.60, after 64,855 stocks passed through the market, Fontana gained 29 cents to close at $6.49 after the trading of 71,243 units. Fosrich advanced 16 cents to $1.41, with 3,679,748 shares, crossing the market, Future Energy declined by 15 cents to $3.65, with trading of 2,152,902 shares, Honey Bun dipped 63 cents to close at $5.35 after an exchange of 7,200 shares. Image Plus climbed 5 cents to finish at $1.17 in trading 66,628 stock units, Indies Pharma fell 6 cents to close at $2.65 after an exchange of 296,689 units,
Jetcon Corporation declined 21 cents to end at $3.77 with investors trading 205,746 stock units. KLE Group increased 9 cents to $1 in an exchange of 9,972 shares, Limners and Bards lost 10 cents to finish at $1 and closed with an exchange of 40,685 stock units, Lumber Depot advanced 5 cents and ended at $2.70 with a transfer of 1,523,722 stocks. Mailpac Group rose 19 cents to close at $2.55, with 313,713 units changing hands, Main Event dropped 5 cents to end at $3.95, with 671 shares crossing the exchange and Regency Petroleum shed 9 cents in closing at $4.30 after a transfer of 16,122 shares.