Trading activity closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, with a 9 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, with a moderate dip in value compared to Friday, with trading in 41 securities, compared with 39 previously and ending, with prices of 15 rising, 18 declining and eight closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 6,891,951 shares for $6,227,493, compared with 6,298,384 units at $6,299,459 on Friday.
Trading averaged 168,096 shares worth $151,890, moderately down from 161,497 units for $161,525 on Friday, with the month to date, finishing with an average of 508,781 units at $486,723, below 529,232 stock units at $506,823 on the previous trading day and an average of 410,874 shares at $527,130 forMarch.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 2.56 million shares for 37.1 percent of total volume, followed by JFP with 1.01 million units for 14.6 percent of the day’s trade and Woodcats International with 862,841 stocks for 12.5 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index slipped just 5.14 points to conclude trading at 3,167.74. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven 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 15.1, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close, Access Financial rose 43 cents to finish at $17.43 with investors trading only 30 shares, Atlantic Hardware fell 7 cents and ended at $1.50, with 568,116 stock units crossing the exchange, Blue Power dropped 9 cents to $3.31 with a transfer of 829 shares. Cargo Handlers fell $3.10 in closing at $17.80, hitting an intraday 52-week high of $21, with an exchange of 4,727 units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers gained 12 cents to close at $1.64 after the trading of 5,760 stocks, Caribbean Cream declined 25 cents to end at $1.52 in an exchange of 10,365 units. Dolla Financial popped 7 cents in closing at $2.48, with 170,281 stocks changing hands, Dolphin Cove shed 32 cents to $10.07 after an exchange of 3,077 shares, Fontana sank 48 cents to close at $6.76 after trading of 32,442 stock units. Future Energy climbed 15 cents to finish at $3.40 and closed with an exchange of 116,025 shares, GWest Corporation increased 10 cents and ended at 72 cents in switching ownership of 3,384 units, Honey Bun dipped 53 cents to end at $5.95, after hitting an intraday 52-week low of $5.10, with investors dealing in 61,261 stocks.
Indies Pharma lost 19 cents in closing at $2.51, with 44,790 stock units crossing the market, Jetcon Corporation rallied 33 cents to $2.48 with an exchange of 210 shares, JFP slipped 8 cents to end at 40 cents after 1,008,885 units passed through the market. KLE Group advanced 5 cents to close at 92 cents with traders dealing in 350 stocks, Knutsford Express popped 9 cents and ended at $9.39, 306 stock units crossing the market, Lumber Depot skidded 9 cents to finish at $2.50 after a transfer of 2,252 shares. Main Event climbed 32 cents to $6.99 with investors trading 123 units, Medical Disposables sank 20 cents to close at $1.12 after an exchange of 1,341 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies slipped 13 cents to finish at $1.54 with investors swapping 90,000 stock units.Prices of securities trading are the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 6,298,384 shares for $6,299,459, in a decline from 15,877,153 units at $10,450,188 on Thursday.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
EduFocal advanced by 5 cents to 24 cents with investors dealing in 155,605 shares. Elite Diagnostic declined by 17 cents to $1.15 with 32,025 units changing hands, Everything Fresh declined 20 cents and ended at $2.10 after an exchange of 53,625 stocks, Future Energy sank 7 cents to finish at $3.25 with 50,384 stock units clearing the market. Jetcon Corporation slipped 48 cents in closing at $2.15 with an exchange of 30,000 shares, Limners and Bards climbed 13 cents to end at 87 cents with 7,337 stock units crossing the market, Main Event increased 20 cents to close at $6.67 in switching ownership of 7,325 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies rallied 11 cents to $1.67 with 534,130 units crossing the exchange.
The market closed with trading of 170,488,981 shares with a value of $150,133,750, jumping steeply from 13,047,736 units at $13,719,102 on Tuesday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial rallied $1.99 to close at $17 with just 292 shares changing hands, AMG Packaging rose 19 cents to end at $2.01 with 8,328 stock units passing through the market, Atlantic Hardware rose 5 cents and ended at $1.50 with a transfer of 186,971 stocks. Cargo Handlers rallied $2.94 to end at $20.50 with trading of 12 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers skidded 11 cents to finish at $1.52 with 269 stock units crossing the market, Caribbean Flavours rose 19 cents to end at $1.59 in an exchange of 549 shares. Consolidated Bakeries lost 5 cents in closing at $1.60 with 4,534 stock units clearing the market, Derrimon Trading gained 7 cents to $1.65 as investors exchanged 14,528 stocks, Dolla Financial climbed 8 cents to finish at $2.41 in trading 2,090 units. Elite Diagnostic increased 6 cents and ended at $1.32 with 3,397 shares passing through the market, Express Catering climbed 23 cents to end at $2.45 in switching ownership of 2,532 units,
The market closed with trading of just 7,400,596 shares worth $6,536,470, after tumbling from 13,669,671 units at $13,446,186 on Friday.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging skidded 25 cents and ended at $1.82 following trading 12,404 shares, Atlantic Hardware fell 20 cents to $1.40 after an exchange of 1,521,110 stock units, Cargo Handlers dropped by 17 cents to $20.50 following the trading of 941 shares. Caribbean Assurance Brokers lost 11 cents to close at $1.52 with an exchange of 177 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries shed 13 cents to finish at $1.51 with 1,681 units changing hands, Derrimon Trading sank 12 cents to end at $1.57 with investors trading 18,432 stocks. Dolla Financial dropped 5 cents to $2.35 in an exchange of 60,912 units, Dolphin Cove climbed 49 cents to end at $10.51 with 9,678 shares passing through the market, Everything Fresh increased 18 cents in closing at $2.28 with a transfer of 190 stock units. Express Catering popped 28 cents to finish at $2.48 as investors exchanged just 700 shares, Fosrich gained 5 cents and ended at $2.05 in switching ownership of 83,968 stocks, Future Energy slipped 5 cents to close at $3.29 with 168,744 units crossing the exchange.
GWest Corporation rose 7 cents to 69 cents after a transfer of 10,110 stock units, Lasco Financial slipped 5 cents and ended at $1.89 with 3,001 shares crossing the market, Mailpac Group dipped 15 cents in closing at $2.33 with traders dealing in 17,996 stock units. Regency Petroleum sank 25 cents to finish at $4.23 with 18,451 units crossing the market and Woodcats International declined 6 cents to close at a new low of 78 cents in trading 1,941,022 stocks.
The market closed with trading of 8,772,822 shares for $8,852,451, after falling from 10,033,838 units at $9,357,313 on Thursday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.8, derived by dividing the last traded price of stocks by the earnings per share.
Jamaican Teas rose 26 cents to close at $2.56 with investors swapping mere 150 stocks, Lumber Depot sank 10 cents to end at $2.60 after an exchange of 16,508 units, Mailpac Group shed 20 cents to finish at $2.46 with investors trading 319,410 shares. Medical Disposables declined 9 cents and ended at $1.15 with 1,710 stocks passing through the market, MFS Capital Partners skidded 10 cents to 67 cents with only 2,639 shares crossing the exchange, Paramount Trading sank 8 cents in closing at $1.08 with investors dealing in 1,942 units. Regency Petroleum gained 9 cents to finish at $4.29 in an exchange of 33,839 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies declined 14 cents to end at $1.55 with 29,978 stock units crossing the market.
The market closed with trading of 10,033,838 shares for $9,357,313, down from 20,543,164 stock units at $14,923,960 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial climbed by $1.80 and ended at $17.42, with trading in 248 shares, Blue Power rose 43 cents to $3.63 after trading in 2,590 stock units, CAC 2000 lost 24 cents in closing at $1.58 with 4,051 shares clearing the market. Caribbean Assurance Brokers shed 8 cents to $1.53 with investors swapping 40,340 stocks, Caribbean Flavours fell 10 cents to $1.51 with 10,051 units crossing the market, Dolla Financial declined 13 cents to close at $2.35, with trading of 15,085 shares. Dolphin Cove slipped 5 cents to $10.50 with 55,083 stock units crossing the exchange, Elite Diagnostic rallied 12 cents to close at $1.50 after trading in 61 stocks, Express Catering popped 21 cents in closing at $2.44 with investors dealing in only 2,032 units. Fontana advanced 7 cents and ended at $7.77 after an exchange of 9,003 shares, Fosrich slipped 5 cents to finish at $2.03 with 28,740 stock units passing through the market, Future Energy sank 5 cents to end at $3.50 in an exchange of 288,936 units.
Image Plus shed 9 cents in closing at 73 cents with 135,039 stocks changing hands, Indies Pharma dropped 10 cents to $2.85 as investors exchanged 561,002 units, Jamaican Teas dipped 29 cents and ended at $2.30 with a transfer of 5,011 stocks. Limners and Bards sank 5 cents to close at 85 cents with 110,904 shares crossing the market, Lumber Depot increased 7 cents to finish at $2.70 with an exchange of 1,011 stock units, Main Event gained 98 cents to end at $6.50 after traders swapped 624 shares. Regency Petroleum shed 30 cents in closing at $4.20 with investors trading 119,320 units and Stationery and Office Supplies rose 13 cents to $1.69 after a transfer of 405,100 stocks.
The market closed after trading of 18,648,121 shares, at 17 percent more than the 16,001,765 units changing hands on Thursday with the value ending at $14,034,120, 12 percent less than $15,955,173 on Thursday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 16.4, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Dolphin Cove gained 6 cents to close at $10.96 with 4,036 units crossing the market, Future Energy sank 12 cents and ended at $3.60 with traders dealing in 154,432 stock units. Image Plus dropped 5 cents to end at 75 cents after traders exchanged 47,114 shares, Jamaican Teas declined 29 cents to $2.30 with investors dealing in 15,170 units, Jetcon Corporation dipped 17 cents to finish at $2.60 with 14,872 stocks crossing the exchange. Knutsford Express popped 65 cents to $9.90 with investors swapping 55 stock units, MFS Capital Partners climbed 12 cents in closing at a 52 weeks high of 68 cents with an exchange of 18,913 shares, Regency Petroleum fell 9 cents and ended at $4.50 with 9,370 units clearing the market and Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 6 cents to finish at $1.79 as investors exchanged 525,733 stocks.
The market closed with trading of 16,001,765 shares for $15,955,173, after rising from 9,681,842 units at $12,581,625 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rose by 17.02 points to 3,382.01. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
Indies Pharma advanced 5 cents in closing at $2.90 after a transfer of 39,550 stocks, Iron Rock Insurance dropped 5 cents to finish at $2.60 with traders dealing in 100 units. Knutsford Express shed 25 cents to end at $9.25 with 1,903 stock units crossing the market, Paramount Trading rose 12 cents to $1.17 in trading 1,100 shares, Regency Petroleum gained 9 cents and ended at $4.59 with 35,345 stock units clearing the market. Spur Tree Spices lost 8 cents to finish at $1 with investors swapping 79,370 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies rallied 20 cents to $1.85 with a transfer of 82,456 stocks.
The market ended following an exchange of 9,681,842 shares for $12,581,625, in sliding from 15,013,414 units at $20,901,682 on Tuesday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial climbed by 29 cents to $17.76 with investors trading 3,702 shares, AMG Packaging popped 17 cents to end at $2.18 with 7,772 stocks crossing the market, Blue Power declined by14 cents to $3.90 with a transfer of 286 shares. Cargo Handlers increased $1.94 to finish at $18.50 with investors swapping 5,013 stocks, Caribbean Cream rose by 5 cents to $1.80 with traders switching ownership of 799 units, Dolla Financial sank 11 cents to close at $2.49 with traders dealing in 785,810 stocks. Elite Diagnostic rose 14 cents to $1.51 as investors exchanged 2,100 units, Everything Fresh rallied 22 cents to close at $2.32 following trading of 1,000 shares, Future Energy gained 5 cents and ended at $3.76 with investors dealing in 440,650 stock units. GWest Corporation dropped 10 cents in closing at 80 cents with 160,060 shares crossing the exchange, Indies Pharma sank 10 cents to finish at $2.85 with investors trading 1,161,685 stock units, Iron Rock Insurance skidded 5 cents to end at $2.65 with 100 stocks clearing the market.
ISP Finance lost 15 cents to $12 after hitting a low for the day of $10, with an exchange of 6,385 stock units, Knutsford Express declined 45 cents to end at $9.50 with 1,367 shares crossing the market, Lasco Financial popped 8 cents in closing at $1.97 in trading 101,067 shares. Limners and Bards shed 8 cents and ended at 84 cents after an exchange of 234,994 stock units, Mailpac Group rallied 13 cents to close at $2.79 with 2,386 units changing hands, Main Event rose 5 cents to $6.49 after an exchange of 1,536 stocks. MFS Capital Partners climbed 5 cents and ended at 56 cents with 10,444 units passing through the market, Omni Industries dipped 5 cents to 94 cents with an exchange of 183,546 shares, Regency Petroleum slipped 8 cents in closing at $4.50, with investors swapping 10,999 stock units. Spur Tree Spices increased 5 cents to $1.08 in an exchange of 5,010 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies fell 10 cents to end at $1.65 after a transfer of a mere 1,771 stock units.
The market closed with trading of 15,013,414 shares for $20,901,682, down from 17,994,569 stock units at $24,916,920 on Monday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15.1, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.