Trading activity closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 101 percent, carrying a 180 percent more value than Monday, following trading in 42 securities compared with 45 on Monday and ending with prices of 13 rising, 12 declining and 17 closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 7,319,727 shares for $14,054,114, well above the 3,649,342 units at $5,015,277 on Monday.
Trading averaged 174,279 shares at $334,622, well up on the 81,096 stocks at $111,451 on Monday, with the month to date, average of 125,138 units at $197,219, up from 109,139 stock units at $152,484 on the previous day and April that ended with an average of 199,273 shares at $488,496.
Derrimon Trading led trading with 1.46 million shares for 20 percent of the total volume, followed by ONE on ONE Educational, which ended with 741,020 stock units for 10.1 percent of the day’s trade and RA Williams with 714,198 stocks for 9.8 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index slipped 20.88 points to 3,459.93. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.9, based on the last traded prices and earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial year ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, Blue Power climbed 20 cents to end at $5.09 with investors passing 13,998 shares through the market, Dolla Financial dipped 12 cents to $2.55 in an exchange of 291,072 stock units, Dolphin Cove rose $1.72 in closing at $13.72 with investors dealing in 55,035 shares.
Fontana rallied 18 cents and ended at $9.18 after an exchange of 107,405 stocks, Honey Bun popped 8 cents to close at $8.10 in trading 614 units, Jetcon Corporation gained 9 cents to finish at $1.10 with traders dealing in 3,720 stocks. KLE Group advanced 13 cents to $1.05 with an exchange of 500 units, Limners and Bards sank 12 cents to finish trading 10,833 shares at $1.07, Omni Industries declined 7 cents and ended at 87 cents as investors exchanged 405,831 stock units and Stationery and Office Supplies increased 8 cents in closing at $1.52 with traders switching ownership of 4,543 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 1.25 million shares for 34.3 percent of the total volume, followed by Derrimon Trading, with 463,467 units for 12.7 percent of the day’s trade and Atlantic Hardware with 387,256 stocks for 10.6 percent of the volume traded.
Future Energy dipped 10 cents in closing at $3.05 after a transfer of 149,639 stocks, Indies Pharma increased 22 cents to end at $3.82 with investors trading 111,903 units, Jamaican Teas sank 10 cents to close at $2.45 after an exchange of 100,000 stocks. Jetcon Corporation dropped 10 cents to $1.01 with 4,630 shares changing hands, Knutsford Express climbed $1.82 and ended at $14.50 with investors swapping a mere 145 stock units, Regency Petroleum shed 28 cents to end at $3.60 with 1,626 units clearing the market and Stationery and Office Supplies declined 8 cents in closing at $1.44 with traders dealing in 30,450 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise 
The market closed with trading of 5,694,229 shares for $8,260,760, up from 4,735,370 units with a value of $6,394,360 on Thursday.
At the close of the week, AMG Packaging climbed 9 cents to $2.74 in trading 11,117 shares, Blue Power popped 10 cents to finish at $4.85 with 3,206 stock units crossing the market, Cargo Handlers skidded 11 cents and ended at $10.99 as investors exchanged 37 shares. Caribbean Assurance gained 20 cents to end at $2.49 after trading of 18,566 stock units, Derrimon Trading lost 6 cents in closing at $1.96 after an exchange of 1,209,401 units, Dolla Financial rose 14 cents to close at $2.69 with investors trading 189,700 shares. Elite Diagnostic advanced 12 cents to $1.50 after an exchange of 57,014 units, Express Catering dropped 5 cents to close at $2.84 with a transfer of 7,320 stocks, Fontana fell 80 cents and ended at $8.99 with 147,187 stock units clearing the market. Future Energy slipped 9 cents in closing at $3.15 after a transfer of 237,505 shares, GWest Corporation sank 10 cents to end at 87 cents in switching ownership of 14,110 stock units, Image Plus dipped 9 cents to finish at 99 cents with traders dealing in 483,127 units. 
Indies Pharma sank 10 cents and ended at $3.60 in an exchange of 8,091 stocks, ISP Finance shed 82 cents to $11.50 with investors trading 873 shares, Jamaican Teas rallied 10 cents to close at $2.55 with an exchange of 35 units. Knutsford Express increased 53 cents to end at $12.68 with 3,563 stocks crossing the market, Limners and Bards declined 5 cents in closing at $1.15 with investors swapping 73 stock units, Mailpac Group popped 23 cents to finish at $2.58 with 24,477 shares crossing the exchange. MFS Capital Partners rallied 6 cents to 42 cents with investors dealing in 25,868 units, Regency Petroleum rose 23 cents to finish at $3.88 after closing with 127,794 stocks being exchanged and Stationery and Office Supplies sank 7 cents and ended at $1.52 with just 1,219 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 22,755,488 shares, with Stationery and Office Supplies accounting for 20 percent of the volume traded, resulting in a value of $47,209,153, up appreciably from 15,009,251 units at $29,395,669 on Tuesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.7, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Future Energy rallied 14 cents to end at $3.30 with 581,156 shares crossing the market, GWest Corporation lost 10 cents to close at 87 cents in trading 9,900 stock units, Indies Pharma increased 20 cents to finish at $4.05 with 1,688,670 units crossing the exchange. Jamaican Teas skidded 6 cents and ended at $2.54 with investors trading 2,752,934 stocks, JFP Ltd climbed 18 cents to 60 cents in an exchange of 243,215 units, Knutsford Express rose 20 cents in closing at $12.68 with investors swapping 338,227 stocks. Limners and Bards advanced 10 cents to close at $1.25 in switching ownership of 5,662 shares, Lumber Depot gained 12 cents to finish at $3.02 after a transfer of 107,810 stock units, Mailpac Group popped 33 cents to end at $2.70 with traders dealing in 1,187,139 shares. Regency Petroleum rallied 40 cents to close at 52 weeks’ high at $3.80 with 774,792 stock units changing hands and Stationery and Office Supplies rose 6 cents to finish at $1.60 and closed with an exchange of 4,499,451 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 15,009,251 shares at $29,395,669, up from 11,041,741 stock units at $18,804,210 on Monday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.4, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Fontana sank 48 cents to finish at $9.32 with investors trading 104,594 stocks. Indies Pharma increased 21 cents and ended at $3.85 after an exchange of 408,245 shares, Iron Rock Insurance climbed 5 cents to end at $3.70 with investors dealing in just one stock unit, ISP Finance rose $2.55 to close at $12.05 after an exchange of 2,035 stocks. Jamaican Teas gained 15 cents to finish at $2.60 with investors trading 1,863,472 units, JFP Ltd dropped 17 cents to close at a record low of 42 cents after a transfer of 228,115 stocks, Lasco Financial popped 7 cents in closing at $1.70 with investors trading 136,859 shares. Mailpac Group dipped 20 cents to finish at $2.37 with 3,556,348 stock units clearing the market and Spur Tree Spices advanced 5 cents and ended at $1.27 with investors swapping 32,976 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading jumping to 11,041,741 shares for $18,804,210, up from 6,792,598 units at $8,087,536 on Friday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.2, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Iron Rock Insurance sank 5 cents to finish at $3.65 after 1,787 shares passed through the market, ISP Finance dipped $2.82 and ended at 52 weeks’ low of $9.50 and closed with an exchange of 23 units, Jamaican Teas gained 5 cents to end at $2.45 with 1,804,799 stocks crossing the exchange. JFP Ltd fell 5 cents to 59 cents with traders dealing in 454,318 stock units, Knutsford Express advanced 32 cents to close at $12.49 after an exchange of 34,942 shares, Lasco Financial declined 6 cents in closing at $1.63 in trading 3,875 stocks. Lumber Depot rose 7 cents to finish at $2.89 after an exchange of 588 units, Mailpac Group advanced 12 cents and ended at $2.57 with a transfer of 1,554,847 stock units, Spur Tree Spices dropped 5 cents to end at $1.22 in trading 107,680 shares and Tropical Battery slipped 5 cents in closing at $2.05 in an exchange of 64,416 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 6,792,598 shares worth $8,087,536, up from 6,378,257 stock units at $9,740,845 on Thursday.
At the close of a moderate trading session, AMG Packaging sank 34 cents to $2.50 with 115,555 shares crossing the market, Blue Power lost 9 cents and ended at $4.50 after an exchange of 10,563 stocks, Cargo Handlers rose 72 cents to end at $11.22 with a transfer of 582 units. Caribbean Assurance added 33 cents in closing at $2.73 with investors swapping 6,219 shares, Caribbean Flavours rose 6 cents to close at $1.23 in an exchange of 3,724 stock units, Dolphin Cove rallied $1.29 to finish at $12.43 with traders dealing in 68,366 shares. Elite Diagnostic slipped 15 cents to $1.35 in an exchange of 834 units, Fontana sank 28 cents in closing at $9.71 with investors trading 55,860 stocks, Future Energy increased 5 cents to close at $3.14 in switching ownership of 69,189 stock units. Indies Pharma climbed 18 cents to end at $3.68 with 55,951 shares crossing the market, ISP Finance advanced $1.32 to finish at $12.32 in trading 3,163 units, Jamaican Teas popped 8 cents and ended at $2.40, with 5,625 stocks changing hands. 
Knutsford Express dropped 32 cents to $12.17 with an exchange of 30,690 units, Lasco Financial rallied 6 cents to finish at $1.69 after closing with 23,473 shares changing hands, Limners and Bards increased 5 cents and ended at $1.16 with investors dealing in 17,180 stocks. Lumber Depot fell 7 cents in closing at $2.82 with 9,770 units clearing the market, Mailpac Group climbed 5 cents to close at $2.45 with investors trading 54,537 stock units, Spur Tree Spices rose 5 cents to end at $1.27 with an exchange of 109,090 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies gained 5 cents to close at $1.50 after investors ended trading 298,942 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
During the trading session, 4 stocks traded at intraday 52 weeks’ lows, with Dolphin Cove dropping to $10.07, Main Event declining to a low of $7.94, MFS Partners down to $0.32 and Spur Tree Spices down at $1.09.
At the close of a moderate day of trading, The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
Fontana climbed 21 cents in closing at $9.99 in an exchange of 79,083 units, GWest Corporation declined 13 cents to end at 87 cents with investors trading 408 stocks. Honey Bun sank 14 cents to close at $8 after a transfer of 2,288 shares, Image Plus rose 6 cents and ended at $1.05, with 110,990 stocks crossing the market, ISP Finance slipped $1 to finish at $10 in trading 5,031 units. Jetcon Corporation gained 25 cents to end at $1.18 with 101,300 stock units crossing the market, JFP Ltd rallied 5 cents to end at 64 cents with an exchange of 151 shares, Lumber Depot popped 7 cents in closing at $2.89 after 1,000 stock units passed through the market. Main Event slipped 7 cents to close at $10.90 after trading of 16,527 stocks, Medical Disposables rallied 26 cents and ended at $1.60, with 1,375 units crossing the exchange and Regency Petroleum rose 15 cents to finish at $3.30 with traders dealing in 3,428 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an average of 99,520 shares at $153,952, down from 184,019 stocks at $356,097 on Thursday, with the month to date, ending with an average of 178,745 units at $507,345 compared with 184,939 stock units at $534,974 on the previous day and March with an average of 307,021 stock units at $759,432.
At the close of market activity, CAC 2000 climbed 21 cents to close at $2.50 after a transfer of just 92 shares, Cargo Handlers fell 10 cents to $11.10 with traders dealing in 699 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries sank 15 cents and ended at $1.65 with 126 shares clearing the market. Derrimon Trading popped 11 cents to finish at $1.90 with investors trading 917,851 units, Dolla Financial rallied 10 cents to end at $2.55 with 98,313 stocks crossing the exchange, Dolphin Cove increased 44 cents in closing at $14.19 with a transfer of 9,061 shares. Elite Diagnostic dipped 21 cents to $1.24 with 8,714 stocks crossing the market, Fontana rose 10 cents and ended at $9.78 in switching ownership of 49,071 units, Future Energy sank 6 cents to finish at $3.13 as investors exchanged 35,240 stock units. GWest Corporation gained 14 cents to close at $1 with 149 shares crossing the market, Honey Bun advanced 34 cents in closing at $8.14 after an exchange of 2,301 stocks, Image Plus declined 11 cents to end at 99 cents following trading of 126,094 units. Iron Rock Insurance rose 68 cents in closing at $3.68 after an exchange of 44 stock units, 
ISP Finance gained $1.39 to close at $11 after 20 shares were traded, Jetcon Corporation lost 22 cents to close at 93 cents after 11,421 stocks passed through the market. KLE Group skidded 16 cents to end at 92 cents with investors swapping 1,191 units, MFS Capital Partners shed 6 cents to finish at 34 cents in an exchange of 104,328 stock units, One Great Studio popped 9 cents and ended at 43 cents with investors dealing in 56,917 shares. ONE on ONE Educational increased 5 cents to 90 cents in an exchange of 812,293 units, RA Williams dropped 15 cents to close at 51 cents with investors trading 119,371 stocks, Regency Petroleum slipped 5 cents to end at $3.15 with an exchange of 19,765 stock units and Spur Tree Spices sank 7 cents in closing at $1.15 with 138,743 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 7,176,741 shares for $13,887,774, up from 6,649,966 stock units at $11,415,609 on Wednesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.8, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Jamaican Teas dipped 6 cents to close at $2.29 in switching ownership of 301,647 stock units, Jetcon Corporation rallied 22 cents to end at $1.15 trading just 103 shares. Knutsford Express sank 40 cents to $12.50 as investors exchanged 28 stock units, Mailpac Group rose 9 cents to finish at $2.39 after a transfer of 7,169 stocks, Medical Disposables skidded 31 cents and ended at $1.34 with traders dealing in 10,315 units. One Great Studio fell 6 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of 34 cents in an exchange of 1,765,573 stocks, Spur Tree Spices shed 9 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.22 with investors dealing in 400,685 shares and Tropical Battery climbed 10 cents to end at $2.10 with 107,559 stock units clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.