Trading activity closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with a 70 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded resulting from a 74 percent slippage in value compared with Monday, following trading in 43 securities, compared with 41 on Monday and ending, with prices of 17 rising, 22 declining and four closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 8,465,793 shares for $9,750,944, compared with 28,603,521 units at $37,608,677 on Monday.
Trading averaged 196,879 shares at $226,766, down from 697,647 stocks at $917,285 on Monday with trading month to date, averaging 261,930 stock units at $364,266, well aligned with 265,530 stock units at $371,876 on the previous day but well lower than June, with an average of 1,591,326 shares for $1,703,148.
Derrimon Trading led trading with 3.16 million shares for 37.4 percent of total volume, followed by One Great Studio with 1.72 million units for 20.3 percent of the day’s trade and Woodcats International with 800,392 stocks for 9.5 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index dropped 47.86 points to wrap up trading at 2,960.58. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.4. ICInsider.com compiles PE ratios, derived by dividing a stock’s last traded price by its earnings per share, for companies with fiscal years ending around August 2026.
At the close of the day, Access Financial dipped 30 cents in closing at $17.20 with investors exchanging 142 stocks, AMG Packaging advanced 6 cents to $1.76 with 28,063 units clearing the market, Atlantic Hardware rose 16 cents to $1.33 after an exchange of 174,337 shares. Cargo Handlers fell $1.95 and ended at $16 in trading of 2,469 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers declined 34 cents to $1.03 in trading 11,644 shares, Caribbean Cream declined 15 cents to close at $1.99 with 24,107 stock units changing hands. Caribbean Flavours rallied 9 cents to $1.18 in trading 1,730 stocks, Derrimon Trading dropped 10 cents to end at $1.21, with 3,162,483 units crossing the market, Dolla Financial lost 6 cents in closing at $2.90 with investors dealing in 141,194 shares. Dolphin Cove popped 36 cents to close at $11.38 in an exchange of 3,392 units, Elite Diagnostic skidded 23 cents and ended at $1.16 with investors trading 32,325 stocks, Fosrich climbed 17 cents to finish at $1.57 after closing with an exchange of 56,533 stock units. GWest Corporation slipped 10 cents and ended at 49 cents with 50,586 shares changing hands, Image Plus increased 7 cents to $1.10 with a transfer of 76,439 units, Indies Pharma fell 5 cents to end at $2.70 after an exchange of 41,911 stocks.
ISP Finance shed $1.04 in closing at $7.50, with 3 stock units crossing the market, Jamaican Teas gained 12 cents to close at $2.13, with an exchange of 70,791 shares, Lasco Financial declined 12 cents to finish at $1.53 after 3,425 units passed thro ugh the market. Limners and Bards and ended with an exchange of 113,113 shares at $1.12, Lumber Depot advanced 12 cents to $2.60 with investors trading 4,852 stock units, Mailpac Group lost 14 cents to close at $2.46, with 100,740 shares crossing the exchange. Main Event skidded 67 cents to end at $4.03 with an exchange of 6,480 units, Medical Disposables rose 15 cents in closing at $1.15, with 1,279 stocks changing hands, MFS Capital Partners dropped 7 cents to finish at 41 cents with a transfer of 16,882 stock units and Omni Industries slipped 9 cents and ended at 88 cents, with 149,830 shares changing hands.Closing prices of stocks are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 15,947,334 shares for $9,317,090, compared with 5,307,813 units at $8,466,498 on Thursday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial shed 48 cents after closing at $17.50 with a transfer of 277 units, the price of Blue Power rose by 8 cents and ended at $3.33 after trading of 1,856 shares, Cargo Handlers climbed $1.75 to close at $17.75 after 1,085 shares were traded. Caribbean Flavours rose by 13 cents to $1.18, after an exchange of 2,381 stocks, Consolidated Bakeries climbed 5 cents to end at $1.45 after trading of just one share, Derrimon Trading shed 11 cents to close at $1.25, with 238,668 units crossing the market. Dolphin Cove increased 25 cents to $11.25 in an exchange of 7,396 stocks, Express Catering rallied 5 cents and ended at $2.40 after the trading of 16,721 stock units, Fontana fell 9 cents after closing at $6.20, with 50,771 shares crossing the market. Fosrich gained 5 cents to finish at $1.57 after an exchange of 104,316 stock units, Future Energy rose 11 cents to end at $3.75 with investors trading 157,136 units,
Honey Bun advanced 56 cents to close at $5.90 with an exchange of 503 stock units. Jetcon Corporation slipped 5 cents and ended at $3.30 with 21,383 shares changing hands, Lasco Financial popped 5 cents and ended at $1.65 in switching ownership of 100,000 stocks, Lumber Depot lost 18 cents to finish at $2.48 as investors exchanged 21,609 shares. Mailpac Group declined 12 cents in closing at $2.43, with 14,561 stock units clearing the market, ONE on ONE Educational climbed 9 cents to end at 78 cents with an exchange of 20,004 shares, Regency Petroleum increased 15 cents to close at $4.35 with an exchange of 2,517 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies dipped 6 cents to $1.48 with investors trading 105,689 units.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.5. 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.
Honey Bun dropped 57 cents in closing at $5.34 with investors trading 90,491 stocks, Image Plus gained 5 cents to close at $1.11 with 700,803 stocks crossing the market, Iron Rock Insurance dipped 9 cents to end at $2 in trading 1,000 units. Jetcon Corporation rose 5 cents in closing at $3.35 following trading of 102 shares, Lumber Depot advanced 20 cents to $2.66 with 23,970 stock units clearing the market, MFS Capital Partners lost 6 cents to end at 41 cents in switching ownership of 1,460 stocks. ONE on ONE Educational slipped 6 cents and ended at 69 cents, with 16,117 units crossing the market, RA Williams fell 5 cents to finish at 35 cents in an exchange of 142,500 shares and Regency Petroleum dropped 10 cents to close at $4.20 after the trading of 21,137 stock units.
The market closed with trading of 10,665,603 shares for $11,120,474, compared with 8,284,109 units at $12,511,780 on Tuesday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial increased $2.25 to $19.74 with investors trading 19,398 shares, AMG Packaging slipped 6 cents to $1.74 with 23,889 shares changing hands, Blue Power rose 20 cents to close at $3.33 with an exchange of 9,986 shares. Cargo Handlers rallied $1.99 to close at $17.99 with a transfer of 165 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 32 cents to $1.32 following an exchange of 16,717 shares, Derrimon Trading climbed by 12 cents to cfinish trading at $1.27 with 2,843,453 units crossing the exchange. Dolla Financial advanced 17 cents to $2.97 with a transfer of 42,060 stocks, Dolphin Cove lost $1.30 to close at $11.02 with 10,121 stock units clearing the market, Fosrich rallied 5 cents to $1.48 with an exchange of 1,606,958 shares. Future Energy skidded 9 cents in closing at $3.51 with 183,833 stock units crossing the market, Image Plus fell 19 cents to finish at $1.06 in switching ownership of 77,205 stocks,
Iron Rock Insurance rose 18 cents to $2.09 after an exchange of 3 units. Jamaican Teas climbed 12 cents to $2.13 with 1,912 shares changing hands, Lasco Financial declined 23 cents in closing at $1.62 after a transfer of 220,815 stocks, Limners and Bards inched 8 cents higher to close at $1.10 with 37,350 units crossing the market. Lumber Depot shed 9 cents to $2.46 after an exchange of 39,621 stock units, MFS Capital Partners popped 8 cents to finish at 47 cents with investors swapping 2,826,086 shares, Omni Industries rallied 8 cents and ended at 97 cents in an exchange of 132,803 stock units and Regency Petroleum gained 5 cents to close at $4.30 with 31,358 stocks passing through the market.
The market closed with trading of 7,425,371 shares for $14,049,511, up from 6,511,089 stock units at $7,695,614 on Thursday.
Cargo Handlers lost 13 cents to end at $17.85 after an exchange of 15,901 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped 16 cents to end at $1.31 after trading of 57,726 shares. Derrimon Trading fell 6 cents to $1.14, with trading of 1,906,790 stocks, Elite Diagnostic declined 29 cents in closing at $1.07 after an exchange of 74,337 shares, Express Catering increased 19 cents to end at $2.56 following an exchange of 213,522 stock units. Fontana shed 12 cents in closing at $6.18, with 159,630 units crossing the market, Future Energy rose 10 cents to $3.50 with an exchange of 1,153,131 stock units, Honey Bun climbed 36 cents and ended at $5.92, with 207 shares changing hands. Image Plus increased 25 cents to end at a 52 weeks high of $1.25, with investors trading 411,518 units, Jamaican Teas dropped 12 cents to finish at $2.03 after a transfer of 65,286 stocks, Jetcon Corporation advanced 7 cents to close at $3.30 with investors dealing in 92,288 stock units. Knutsford Express rallied $1.14 to $7.62 after 14,094 shares changed hands,
Lasco Financial slipped 8 cents and ended at $1.91, with 4,021 shares changing hands, Limners and Bards gained 9 cents to close at $1.10 with an exchange of 440 shares. Lumber Depot dipped by 8 cents and ended at $2.60 in switching ownership of 4,697 stock units, Mailpac Group fell 18 cents to $2.37 after an exchange of 8,406 shares, MFS Capital Partners rallied 6 cents in closing at 47 cents with 6,247 units crossing the market. Omni Industries dipped 6 cents to 90 cents in an exchange of 64,279 stocks, Spur Tree Spices lost 9 cents to end at 91 cents after 177,053 stock units passed through the market and Stationery and Office Supplies shed 6 cents in closing at $1.54 with an exchange of 19,885 shares.
The market closed with trading of 6,511,089 shares for $7,695,614, after sliding from 7,025,518 units at $12,095,456 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial shed 9 cents to close at $17.49 with a transfer of just 188 stock units, AMG Packaging advanced 26 cents to $1.81 with 30,065 shares changing hands, Blue Power rallied 39 cents to $3.35 after an exchange of 3,667 units. Cargo Handlers jumped $1.48 to $17.98 with investors swapping 13 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers dropped 18 cents to end at $1.15 with trading of 10,880 stock units, Caribbean Cream popped 40 cents to $1.89 with investors trading 208,427 stock units, following release of solid first quarter results of 12 cents per share. Derrimon Trading climbed 6 cents in closing at $1.20 after 692,316 units clearing the market, Dolla Financial fell 6 cents to $2.99 as investors exchanged 276,660 stocks, Dolphin Cove dipped 35 cents and ended at $14.50 in trading 11,628 units. Fosrich lost 6 cents to finish at $1.42 after an exchange of 338,447 shares, Honey Bun increased 6 cents to close at $5.56 with investors trading 10,286 stock units, Image Plus rallied 7 cents to end at $1 in an exchange of 550,663 stocks. Iron Rock Insurance skidded 34 cents to a 52 weeks low of $1.91 with investors dealing in 100,000 units,
Jetcon Corporation rose 8 cents to settle at $3.23 with investors transferring 5,644 stocks, Knutsford Express dropped $1.17 in closing at $6.48 after the trading of 21,721 shares. Limners and Bards slipped by 12 cents to $1.01, with 14,164 shares changing hands, Lumber Depot rallied 9 cents and ended at $2.68 after a transfer of 13,363 shares, Mailpac Group increased 15 cents to finish at $2.55 with 8,714 stocks passing through the market. ONE on ONE Educational fell 9 cents and ended at 71 cents after an exchange of 71,709 units, Regency Petroleum closed at $4.27 with a transfer of 5,969 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies advanced 8 cents to finish at $1.60 in switching ownership of 2,552 shares.
The market closed with trading of 11,477,220 shares for $18,916,410, after jumping from 5,925,566 units at $9,681,947 on Monday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.2. 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 financal year ending around August 2026.
Knutsford Express ended at $7.34 with a transfer of 280 shares, Lasco Financial dropped 11 cents and ended at $1.99 after an exchange of 30,818 stocks, Lumber Depot increased 19 cents in closing at $2.59 with 4,400 units crossing the market. Mailpac Group climbed 14 cents to finish at $2.55 as investors exchanged 8,705 stock units, Main Event rose 20 cents to end at $5 in switching ownership of 631 shares and Regency Petroleum slipped 9 cents to close at $4.21 with investors swapping 105,539 stock units.
The market closed with trading of 5,925,566 shares for $9,681,947, after falling from 7,037,073 units at $14,063,213 on Friday.
Consolidated Bakeries climbed by 20 cents to $1.50 with trading of 4,853 shares. Derrimon Trading fell 18 cents to end at $1.26 with 522,492 stock units clearing the market, Dolphin Cove popped 6 cents to $11 with investors trading 17,985 shares, Everything Fresh dipped 10 cents to $2.10 with a transfer of 18,000 units. Express Catering lost 12 cents in closing at $2.11 after an exchange of 205,581 stocks, Fontana dipped 13 cents in closing at $6.22 with 50,879 stock units passing through the market, Future Energy advanced 7 cents to finish at $3.44 with 126,442 shares changing hands. GWest Corporation shed 14 cents and ended at 59 cents with an exchange of 1,234 units, Indies Pharma dropped 7 cents to $2.73 with 1,550 stocks crossing the market, Jamaican Teas slipped 10 cents to close at $2 in switching ownership of 576,336 stock units. Jetcon Corporation lost 5 cents to $3.35 with investors swapping 30,526 shares, Knutsford Express shed 31 cents to settle at $6.45 in an exchange of 17,901 units, Lasco Financial increased 19 cents in closing at $2.10 with 52,112 stocks crossing the market.
Lumber Depot dropped 17 cents to finish at $2.40 as investors exchanged 622,974 stock units, Mailpac Group fell 19 cents to $2.41 with a transfer of 85,127 shares, Main Event slipped 35 cents and ended at $4.80 with 11,693 shares changing hands. MFS Capital Partners dipped 6 cents to 44 cents in trading of 35,317 stocks, Omni Industries rallied 8 cents to finish at 96 cents after a transfer of 3,613 stock units, Regency Petroleum gained 10 cents and ended at $4.30 with 6,760 shares crossing the exchange. Spur Tree Spices skidded 5 cents to 98 cents after the trading of 157,868 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies rose 11 cents to stop at $1.63 following the swapping of 7,360 units.
The market closed with trading of 5,021,858 shares for $5,215,776, down from 5,339,628 stock units at $5,510,947 on Thursday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial advanced $2.55 to close at $17.59 with a mere 489 stocks clearing the market, Blue Power popped 20 cents to close at $3.65 with a transfer of 3,098 shares, CAC 2000 dipped 10 cents to end at $1.75 as investors exchanged 409 stocks. Cargo Handlers lost 24 cents and ended at $18.50 in switching ownership of 200 units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rallied 24 cents to close at $1.38 with investors dealing in 8,428 shares, Caribbean Cream slipped 5 cents and ended at $1.35 with 25,000 shares changing hands. Caribbean Flavours fell 6 cents and ended at $1.10 with investors swapping 394,161 stocks, Everything Fresh increased 11 cents to $2.21 with 1,250 stock units crossing the market, Fontana climbed 18 cents to close at $6.83 with investors trading 41,730 shares. Fosrich rose 12 cents to finish at $1.60 with 424,510 stock units crossing the market, GWest Corporation gained 5 cents in closing at 64 cents after an exchange of 1,260 units, Honey Bun rose 8 cents to end at $5.97 with 19,837 stocks passing through the market. Image Plus dropped 8 cents to close at 75 cents with an exchange of 102,402 shares,
ISP Finance shed 5 cents to finish at $8.95 after a transfer of 268 stocks, Jamaican Teas declined 14 cents and ended at $2 in trading 60,408 units. Jetcon Corporation advanced 10 cents to end at $2.65 after an exchange of 2,950 stocks, Limners and Bards popped 16 cents to $1.18 with investors trading 30,120 units, Mailpac Group increased 6 cents to $2.72 after a transfer of 249,883 shares. Main Event skidded 5 cents to $5.47 with 138 stock units crossing the exchange, Omni Industries climbed 6 cents in closing at 94 cents with 6,000 stocks changing hands, Paramount Trading gained 6 cents to finish at $1.06 after the trading of 2,000 units and Regency Petroleum fell 13 cents and ended at $4.35 in an exchange of 60,438 stocks.
The market closed with trading of 35,931,023 shares with a value of $49,043,464, up from 18,239,490 units at $26,227,124 on Monday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.5. 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.
Fontana increased 18 cents and ended at $6.75 in trading 14,034 stock units, Fosrich fell 10 cents to finish at $1.60 and closed with an exchange of 82,742 shares. Jamaican Teas declined 5 cents to end at $2.16 with an exchange of 4,086,003 stocks, Knutsford Express rallied 30 cents in closing at $7.50, after 866 units passed through the market, Main Event advanced 14 cents to close at $5.53 with investors trading 22,958 stock units. Omni Industries shed 5 cents to 90 cents, with 48,681 shares crossing the market and Regency Petroleum rose 36 cents to close at $4.77 after an exchange of 853,182 units.