One of Jamaica’s leading suppliers of stationery and office equipment, Stationery and Office Supplies and beverage producers Jamaican Tea, led trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, with 80 percent of the total volume traded. Trading culminated in an increase of 325 percent in the volume of stocks changing hands with 236 percent more value than Wednesday, when 42 securities were traded, the same as Thursday and ending with prices of 17 rising, 19 declining and six closing unchanged.
The market closed with 13,148,598 shares trading for $24,952,294 up from 3,096,129 units at $7,428,101 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 313,062 shares at $594,102 well above the 73,717 stocks at $176,860 on Wednesday with the month to date, averaging 145,330 units at $300,304 up from 90,719 stock units at $204,649 on the previous day and January with an average of 350,850 shares at $615,775.
Stationery and Office Supplies ended with 7.45 million shares for 56.7 percent of total volume followed by Jamaican Teas which ended with 3.03 million stock units for 23.1 percent of the day’s trade and Omni Industries with 309,810 stocks for just 2.4 percent of the volume traded. All three stocks are worth noting for future major activities and possible prices breaking out.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index skidded 13.23 points to finish at 3,742.00, still a fraction above the 2024 close. 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 13.3, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close of an interesting session, Access Financial dropped 95 cents and ended at $17.05 after an exchange of 1,010 stock units and closed with an offer of 439,488 shares at $17.99, which could keep a lid on the price in the short run. AMG Packaging advanced 23 cents to $3.24 with investors trading 2,906 units, Blue Power sank 43 cents to close at $5.11 with 4,469 shares changing hands. CAC 2000 rose 20 cents to close at $2.43 as investors exchanged 109 stock units, Cargo Handlers climbed 40 cents to end at $11.50 with just 14 shares being traded, Caribbean Assurance Brokers increased 26 cents to finish at $2.48 with investors swapping 922 stock units. Consolidated Bakeries popped 8 cents and ended at $2.05 with 75,966 stocks passing through the market, Dolla Financial declined 7 cents to $2.89 with a transfer of 189,840 units, Dolphin Cove rallied 98 cents to end at $19.60 with trading in 2,134 stocks. Everything Fresh lost 39 cents to close at $1.70 after a transfer of 200,714 units, Express Catering slipped 8 cents to finish at $3.25 with 22,383 shares crossing the market, Future Energy sank 6 cents to close at $3.43 in an exchange of 34,814 stock units.
GWest Corporation gained 5 cents to 90 cents with investors trading 73,489 shares, Honey Bun dipped 25 cents and ended at $7.95 with an exchange of 30,513 stocks, Image Plus fell 10 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.31 with 159,942 units changing hands. Jamaican Teas popped 29 cents to close at $2.50 after an exchange of 3,032,490 stock units, following the release of first quarter results showing an 11.4 percent increase in net profits, with little contribution from QWI Investments. JFP Ltd skidded 7 cents to finish at 82 cents in trading 23,313 shares, KLE Group shed 14 cents to end at $1.15 with 13,257 units crossing the exchange. Knutsford Express dropped 30 cents in closing at $12.50 with traders dealing in 971 stocks, Medical Disposables sank 15 cents to $2 in an exchange of 678 stock units, ONE on ONE Educational skidded 5 cents to end at 94 cents with investors dealing in 18,660 shares and Tropical Battery climbed 7 cents and ended at $3.07 with 305,461 units clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 3,096,129 shares for $7,428,101 compared with 5,623,176 units at $13,644,131 on Tuesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.4, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Jamaican Teas fell 19 cents to $2.21 with an exchange of 5,223 units, Limners and Bards shed 6 cents in closing at $1.21 with 18,791 stocks changing hands, Lumber Depot declined 10 cents to finish at $2.83 after a transfer of 272,397 stock units. Main Event skidded 59 cents to $10.80 with 707 shares switching owners, Medical Disposables dipped 15 cents to finish at $2.15 with traders dealing in 201 units, Regency Petroleum fell 43 cents and ended at $3.08 in an exchange of 44,885 stocks and Spur Tree Spices gained 5 cents to end at $1.70 with investors trading 1,424 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 5,623,176 shares valued at $13,644,131 up from 2,983,475 units at $5,327,523 on Monday. The day’s trading ended with an average of 130,772 shares at $317,305 up from 67,806 stocks at $121,080 on Monday with a month to date average of 98,927 stock units at $218,065 compared to January with an average of 350,850 shares at $615,775.
The market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.4, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Fosrich sank 11 cents to end at $2.24 with investors dealing in 46,397 stock units, Honey Bun dipped 9 cents to $8.20 with 3,640 shares crossing the exchange. Indies Pharma lost 8 cents to finish at $3.52 with 14,050 units being traded, Iron Rock Insurance declined 6 cents to close at $4.14 after an exchange of 464 stocks, Jamaican Teas rose 31 cents to close at $2.40 with investors trading 1,620,714 stock units. JFP Ltd dropped 6 cents to 85 cents with 87,205 shares switching owners, Main Event rallied 59 cents to finish at $11.39 as investors exchanged 4,560 stock units, Medical Disposables increased 44 cents and ended at $2.30 after a transfer of 26,106 units. One Great Studio shed 5 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of 51 cents with 95,591 stocks changing hands, Spur Tree Spices fell 15 cents in closing at $1.65 with an exchange of 162,633 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies dipped 14 cents to close at $1.55 with 32,990 stocks crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 2,983,475 shares for $5,327,523 compared with 19,286,403 units at $40,628,456 on Friday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial dropped 55 cents to $18 with investors trading just 136 stock units, Blue Power popped 7 cents and ended at $5.62 after an exchange of 20,827 shares, CAC 2000 rallied 34 cents to close at $2.73 with trading in 1,225 units. Consolidated Bakeries lost 22 cents in closing at $1.69 with 12,500 stocks passing through the market, Elite Diagnostic gained 8 cents after ending at $1.84 with investors trading 43,495 shares, Everything Fresh rallied 5 cents to close at $2.09 with 4,825 units changing hands, Express Catering dipped 7 cents to close at $2.98 after an exchange of 22,698 stocks. Fontana climbed 13 cents to $9.23 with 2,358 units crossing the market, Fosrich shed 5 cents and ended at $2.35 as investors exchanged 14,477 shares. Future Energy sank 9 cents to close at $3.50 with 47,703 stocks switching owners, Honey Bun rose 21 cents to finish at $8.29 after 26,622 shares passed through the market.
Image Plus sank 5 cents to close at $1.39 with investors dealing in 370,035 stock units, Indies Pharma shed 10 cents and ended at $3.60 in transferring 1,262 units. Jamaican Teas declined 13 cents to close at $2.09 with 120,128 stocks crossing the exchange, Knutsford Express sank $1.48 to end at $12.82 with traders dealing in 3,292 stock units, Main Event slipped 60 cents to $10.80 in an exchange of 14,113 shares and Tropical Battery advanced 25 cents and ended at $2.98 trading 164,824 stocks. 
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 19,286,403 shares for $40,628,456 up from 14,337,567 stock units for $22,756,450 on Thursday.
At the close of the of a day of winner outnumbering losers by a wide margin, Access Financial gained $2 to end at $18.55 with an exchange of 22,256 shares, AMG Packaging rose 11 cents to $3.26 with 2,314 stocks crossing the market, CAC 2000 rallied 44 cents to finish at $2.39 in an exchange of 10,011 shares. Cargo Handlers increased 50 cents and ended at $11.50 with traders dealing in 1,524 stock units, Dolphin Cove popped 7 cents to close at $19.56 as investors exchanged 8,012 shares, Everything Fresh advanced 6 cents in closing at $2.04 in trading 129,239 units. Express Catering skidded 18 cents to $3.05 after it closed with 68,690 stocks changing hands, Fontana sank 15 cents to close at $9.10 in an exchange of 27,986 stock units, Indies Pharma shed 13 cents and ended at $3.70 with investors swapping 531,979 shares. 
JFP Ltd climbed 9 cents to finish at 94 cents after an exchange of 127,362 stock units, KLE Group popped 19 cents to end at $1.29 with investors dealing in 27 units, Knutsford Express gained $1.55 in closing at $14.30 after 22,556 stocks were traded. Limners and Bards rose 9 cents to $1.31 with investors trading 46,495 units, Regency Petroleum climbed 43 cents to close at $3.48 in switching ownership of 2,084,804 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies increased 20 cents to finish at $1.72 with investors trading 2,584,246 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 14,337,567 shares with a value of $22,756,450, down sharply from 28,526,313 units at $40,209,695 on Wednesday.
At the close of the market activities, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Express Catering shed 12 cents to $3.23 as investors exchanged 54,354 units, Future Energy increased 9 cents in closing at $3.55 in trading 297,302 stock units, Honey Bun popped 8 cents to close at $8.08 with 11,004 shares changing hands. Indies Pharma lost 13 cents to end at $3.83 with traders dealing in 45,153 stocks, KLE Group skidded 19 cents to finish at $1.10 passed with 30,713 units through the market and Lumber Depot gained 10 cents and ended at $2.90 with investors swapping 159,185 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
he market closed with trading of 28,526,313 shares with a value of $40,209,695, down from 61,169,519 units at $88,035,908 on Tuesday. Trading ended with an average of 648,325 stock units at $913,857 down from 1,329,772 shares for $1,913,824 on Tuesday. Trading ended the month to date, averaging 348,536 units at $606,775 above the 332,851 stock units at $590,709 on the previous day and December with an average of 326,483 shares at $898,324.
ONE on ONE Educational led trading with 16.73 million shares for 58.7 percent of total volume followed by Lasco Financial which ended with 4.27 million stocks for 15 percent of the day’s trade, Indies Pharma closed with 1.66 million shares for 5.8 percent of the volume traded and Fosrich with 1.35 million units for 4.7 percent of market trade.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index advanced 20.90 points to settle at 3,702.51.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.7, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close, Access Financial increased 17 cents in closing at $16.50 with 5,004 shares clearing the market, Blue Power climbed 17 cents to $5.62 as investors exchanged 26,576 stocks, CAC 2000 rose 27 cents to end at $2.39 after investors traded 41,083 shares. Cargo Handlers advanced 49 cents and ended at $12.49 with investors trading 6 stock units, 
Caribbean Assurance Brokers fell 30 cents to close at $2.50 after an exchange of 301 shares, Caribbean Flavours dropped 13 cents to finish at $1.25 with investors trading 167,656 stock units. Consolidated Bakeries popped 28 cents to $1.91 in an exchange of 95,114 stocks, Express Catering rallied 15 cents in closing at $3.35 with traders dealing in 23,921 stock units, Fontana gained 12 cents to end at $9.28 with 84,554 shares being traded. Fosrich rose 11 cents to finish at $2.39 in trading 1,351,988 stocks, Honey Bun sank 30 cents and ended at $8 after a transfer of 37,901 units, Indies Pharma gained 41 cents to close at $3.96 with investors dealing in 1,656,303 stock units. Knutsford Express popped $1.65 to $12.78 in an exchange of 204 shares and tTech increased 38 cents and ended at $1.96 with 33 stock units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated, 
The value of stocks traded on the market climbed by 763 percent over Monday, with 46 securities traded, the same amount as Monday and ended with prices of 20 rising, 14 declining, and 12 closing firm.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index slipped 10.70 points to wrap up trading at 3,681.61. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Elite Diagnostic slipped 6 cents to end at $1.70 with investors swapping 6,840 stock units. Express Catering lost 15 cents in closing at $3.20 after 16,000 stock units passed through the market, Future Energy rallied 7 cents to $3.45 as investors exchanged 22,720 stock units, Image Plus fell 7 cents to $1.37 with 29,916 shares crossing the market. KLE Group increased 7 cents and ended at $1.29 with investors trading 56,802 stocks, Knutsford Express declined $1.86 to close at $11.13 with 502,509 units crossing the exchange, Lumber Depot climbed 11 cents to finish at $2.79 with investors dealing in 2,582,135 stock units. Medical Disposables popped 17 cents to $1.86 in trading 26,008 shares and Spur Tree Spices dipped 9 cents to end at $1.80 in switching ownership of 107,191 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market ended with the trading of 4,427,056 shares at $10,204,392, down from 4,903,746 stock units at $16,541,029 on Friday.
At the close of the trading activity, Access Financial dipped 68 cents and ended at $16.32 with 608 stock units crossing the exchange, Blue Power sank 10 cents to $5.34 in trading of 18 shares, Caribbean Cream rose 19 cents to end at $2.98 after an exchange of a mere 49 units. Derrimon Trading climbed 15 cents in closing at $1.95 with 61,092 stocks clearing the market, Dolphin Cove increased 25 cents to close at $19.25 as investors exchanged 6,425 shares, Fontana popped 22 cents to finish at $9.18 with 265,037 stocks passing through the market. Fosrich advanced 11 cents to $2.25 after a transfer of 1,072,887 units, Future Energy shed 12 cents in closing at $3.38 with 27,682 stock units changing hands, 
Iron Rock Insurance dipped 10 cents to end at $4.20 with a transfer of 4,710 shares. Jamaican Teas gained 17 cents to finish at $2.25 with 859,266 stock units crossing the market, KLE Group rallied 12 cents and ended at $1.22 with an exchange of just 51 stocks, Limners and Bards rose 7 cents to close at $1.27 with 4,883 units crossing the market. Lumber Depot climbed 13 cents to $2.68 in trading 89,213 shares and Main Event popped 68 cents in closing at $11.48 after an exchange of just 4 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 4,903,746 shares for $16,541,029 up from 3,452,756 stock units at $8,835,555 on Thursday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.3, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Indies Pharma dropped 47 cents to close at $3.51 with investors trading 41,612 stock units, Jamaican Teas lost 11 cents to finish at $2.08 with 5,840 shares changing hands. KLE Group slipped 20 cents to finish at $1.10 with investors dealing in 10,000 stock units, Limners and Bards shed 7 cents and ended at $1.20 with 104,327 stock units switching owners, Medical Disposables declined 17 cents to end at $1.69 with traders dealing in 40 units and Paramount Trading rose 15 cents in closing at $1.15 in an exchange of 137,051 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.