A block of nearly 120 million shares in the name of Anthony Mark Hart, with a value of $1.066 billion, passed through the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, with trading volume jumping 1,959 percent, with values surging 8,009 percent above Friday’s trades following an exchange of 42 securities compared with 41 on Friday. The market closed with trading of 121,800,246 shares for $1,116,355,270, surging from only 5,915,476 units at $13,767,043 on Friday, with prices of 11 stocks advancing, 18 declining and 13 closing unchanged.
The market closed, with an average of 2,900,006 shares at $26,579,887, well above 144,280 stock units at $335,782 on Friday. Trading for the month to date averaged 1,375,947 units at $3,370,322, rising from 1,204,337 stock units at $756,913 on the previous day and June with an average of 186,843 shares at $332,162.
Cargo Handlers led trading with 112.99 million shares worth 92.8 percent of total volume followed by Regency Petroleum with 3.26 million stocks for 2.7 percent of the day’s trade, One Great Studio closed with 1.44 million stock units for 1.2 percent of the volume traded and Jetcon Corporation with 1.01 million shares for 0.8 percent of market trade.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index dropped 13.02 points to wrap up trading at 3,390.04. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.1, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close of trading, Access Financial rose 79 cents to close at $19.99 with a transfer of 794 shares, AMG Packaging declined 5 cents to $2.30 with 6,269 stock units passing through the market, Blue Power sank 53 cents and ended at $4.31 with investors swapping 1,516 shares. Caribbean Cream fell 7 cents to end at $2.20 with an exchange of 946 stocks, Consolidated Bakeries rallied 8 cents in closing at $1.65 with 15,568 units crossing the market, Dolphin Cove sank 66 cents to finish at $13.69 with traders dealing in 1,936 stocks. Fontana dipped 13 cents to $8.90 after investors transferred 17,035 units, Future Energy lost 5 cents in closing at a 52 week low $2.80 in trading 354,096 shares, GWest Corporation shed 10 cents to close at 80 cents with 172,736 stock units crossing the exchange. 
Indies Pharma dropped 18 cents to finish at $3.40 with investors trading 117,217 shares, ISP Finance slipped 90 cents and ended at $14 with 79 units changing hands, Jetcon Corporation skidded 6 cents to end at $2.05, in trading 1,007,615 stocks, with the bulk of trading at $1.69. Knutsford Express lost $1 in closing at $11.50 as investors exchanged 53,723 stock units, Limners and Bards popped 7 cents to $1.17 clearing the market with 10,386 shares, MFS Capital Partners gained 5 cents to close at 43 cents with investors trading 8,595 stocks and Regency Petroleum dipped 39 cents to end at $3.65 after an exchange of 3,260,912 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 5,915,476 shares for $13,767,043, up from 4,598,787 stock units at $8,318,202 on Thursday.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index fell 6.73 points to 3,403.06. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending trading with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
Elite Diagnostic sank 11 cents to $1.51 with traders swapping 1,050 stocks, Fontana rose 17 cents to close at $9.03 with investors dealing in 20,566 units. Honey Bun gained 50 cents to finish at $8 in an exchange of 348,273 shares, Iron Rock Insurance skidded 60 cents to end at $4.90 with investors trading 2,582 units, ISP Finance climbed $1.02 to close at $14.90, with only 6 stocks traded. Jamaican Teas lost 12 cents to end at $2.17 with a transfer of 62,500 stock units, Jetcon Corporation dipped 14 cents in closing at $2.11 after traders exchanged 106,971 shares, Knutsford Express slipped 71 cents to close at $12.50 with investors trading 1,304 units. Lasco Financial rose 7 cents and ended at $1.85 in an exchange of 1,256 stocks, Mailpac Group declined 7 cents to end at $2.36 with traders dealing in 2,942,333 stock units, RA Williams shed 5 cents to finish at 45 cents as 150,000 shares crossed the exchange and Tropical Battery sank 16 cents and ended at $1.89 after a transfer of 219,855 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading delivered 4,598,787 shares worth $8,318,202 at the close, from 2,618,677 units at $3,468,326 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index sank 10.94 points to close at 3,409.79. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Fosrich sank 5 cents and ended at $2.60, after closing with an exchange of 104,259 stock units. Future Energy dipped 11 cents to close at $2.84 as investors exchanged 23,867 shares, GWest Corporation gained 10 cents to end at 90 cents after traders swapped 8,000 stock units, Iron Rock Insurance advanced 60 cents to finish at $5.50 with only 5 units passing through the market. Jetcon Corporation popped 43 cents to close at a 52 week high of $2.25, with a 73 percent gain for the year to date, with traders dealing in 216,492 stocks, as investors cheer the turnaround in operations, Knutsford Express rallied $1.21 to $13.21 with 326 shares switching owners, Lasco Financial lost 7 cents to finish at $1.78 with investors dealing in 1,414,732 stocks. Medical Disposables rose 16 cents in closing at $1.50 with a transfer of 452 units and Regency Petroleum shed 5 cents to end at $4 with 150,418 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 2,618,677 shares for $3,468,326, up from 1,938,618 stock units at $7,379,258 on Tuesday.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
Fosrich rallied 5 cents to end at $2.65 after a transfer of 6,330 stock units, Honey Bun increased 15 cents to finish at $7.50 with traders clearing 4,517 stocks from the market. Iron Rock Insurance slipped 10 cents to $4.90 with an exchange of 7,494 units, ISP Finance lost $1.02 to close at $13.88 with 20 shares changing hands, Knutsford Express popped 10 cents to end at $12 after an exchange of 77 stock units. Limners and Bards fell 9 cents in closing at $1.10 with investors swapping 720 shares, Main Event dipped 96 cents to finish at $9 in an exchange of 1,400 stocks, Stationery and Office Supplies skidded 22 cents and ended at $1.61 with traders dealing in 32,701 units and Tropical Battery gained 18 cents to $2.08 as investors exchanged 571,644 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 5,189,153 shares for $8,032,252, up from just 3,562,092 units at $7,189,357 on Friday.
At the close, Access Financial increased 79 cents and ended at $17.99, with 5,668 shares crossing the market. Blue Power popped 10 cents to $4.70 in trading 1,376 units, Caribbean Cream rallied 5 cents to close at $2.45, with 100 shares crossing the market. Dolla Financial gained 5 cents in closing at $2.46 after an exchange of 67,574 stock units, Dolphin Cove rose 33 cents to finish at $14.30 and closed after an exchange of 15,376 stocks, Future Energy fell 8 cents to end at a 52 week low of $2.83, with 241,328 units changing hands. GWest Corporation dipped 5 cents in closing at 85 cents with an exchange of 2,500 shares, Honey Bun sank 14 cents to $7.35, with 45,256 stock units clearing the market, Indies Pharma shed 5 cents and ended at $3.50 as investors exchanged 10,615 stocks. Iron Rock Insurance rallied 74 cents to close at $5.73 with a transfer of 1,024 units, ISP Finance advanced 92 cents to finish at $16 with investors dealing in 167 stocks, 
Jamaican Teas lost 5 cents to end at $2.30 in an exchange of 500 shares. Lasco Financial popped 7 cents to $1.85 with investors trading 1,743 stock units, Limners and Bards advanced 14 cents to close at $1.19 in switching ownership of 100 shares, Mailpac Group rose 6 cents to end at $2.57 after an exchange of 202,949 stocks. Medical Disposables fell 16 cents in closing at $1.34 with investors trading a mere 293 units, ONE on ONE Educational skidded 6 cents to finish at 85 cents after a transfer of 29,083 stock units, Regency Petroleum rallied 19 cents and ended at $4.20, after 227,683 shares passed through the market and Tropical Battery declined 17 cents to $1.82 with investors swapping 861,250 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of only 3,562,092 shares for a mere $7,189,357, down from 12,286,419 units at $13,554,086 on Thursday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.1, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
ISP Finance increased $3.68 in closing at $15.08 as investors exchanged just two stock units. Jamaican Teas advanced 7 cents to finish at $2.35, and closed with an exchange of 12,377 shares, Jetcon Corporation gained 21 cents and ended at a 52 week high of $1.80 after an exchange of 79,531 stocks, Knutsford Express rallied 50 cents to end at $14 with investors dealing in 162 units. Lasco Financial declined 17 cents to $1.78 after an exchange of 56,068 stock units, Limners and Bards dipped 11 cents to close at $1.05 with investors trading 124,179 shares, Regency Petroleum skidded 34 cents in closing at $4.01, with 94,827 stocks crossing the exchange. Spur Tree Spices dipped 6 cents and ended at 91 cents after a transfer of 84,421 units and Stationery and Office Supplies rose 5 cents to finish at $1.85 in trading 9,025 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 12,286,419 shares for $13,554,086, sharply down from 56,678,732 units at $49,193,048 on Wednesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.1, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Jetcon Corporation popped 9 cents and ended at a 52 week high of $1.59, with 381,419 stock crossing the exchange. Knutsford Express slipped 36 cents to close at $13.50 with investors trading 1,410 shares, Lasco Financial sank 10 cents in closing at $1.95, with 200,148 stocks clearing the market. Limners and Bards rallied 8 cents to end at $1.16 as investors exchanged 6 units. Mailpac Group rose 6 cents to $2.51 in trading 12,972 stock units, Omni Industries climbed 6 cents to finish at 72 cents, with 11,329 shares crossing the market, Regency Petroleum lost 5 cents and ended at $4.35 with investors dealing in 20,255 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies increased 10 cents to end at $1.80 in switching ownership of 367,363 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 56,678,732 shares for $49,193,048, down from 356,429,672 units at $171,426,830 on Tuesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.1, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Iron Rock Insurance slipped $1.01 to finish at $4.99 in switching ownership of 2,075 stock units. Knutsford Express increased $2.73 and ended at $13.86 with investors dealing in 1,710 shares, Lasco Financial rose 5 cents to close at $2.05 after an exchange of 2,039 stocks, Limners and Bards lost 9 cents to end at $1.08, with 5,246 units crossing the market. Mailpac Group shed 25 cents in closing at $2.45 in an exchange of 9,047,145 stock units, Medical Disposables rallied 18 cents to $1.50 with investors trading 1,750 shares, MFS Capital Partners advanced 5 cents to close at 45 cents, with 345,706 stock units crossing the exchange. Omni Industries dropped 9 cents and ended at 66 cents after a transfer of 12,548 units, Regency Petroleum popped 12 cents to end at a 52 week high of $4.40, after 130,818 stocks cleared the market and Tropical Battery declined 9 cents to finish at $1.99 with a transfer of 113,679 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The leading performing stock for the half year is Iron Rock Insurance, with a 50 percent appreciation, followed by Lasco Financial Services with a gain of 27 percent and Regency Petroleum, up 26 percent. Another motor vehicle-related company, Jetcon Corporation, made the top ten, up 11 percent.
Spur Tree Spices declined the most with a 55 percent fall, followed by ISP Finance down 51 percent and One Great Studio and JFP Limited down 43 percent each.
The market closed with trading of 356,429,672 shares for a value of $171,426,830 up from 27,649,833 units at $70,387,812 on Monday.
At the close of trading Tuesday, Consolidated Bakeries popped 6 cents and ended at $1.63 following an exchange of 30,148 shares, Derrimon Trading sank 6 cents to $1.94 with the trading of 190,737 units, Dolla Financial dropped 20 cents to end at $2.50, with trading of 697,262 shares. Dolphin Cove declined 9 cents to $12.40, after trading of 4,009 stocks, Fontana declined 9 cents to finish at $8.70, with 15,702 stocks crossing the exchange, Future Energy shed 10 cents to end at $3.10, with 251,434 shares changing hands. Honey Bun lost 11 cents in closing at $7.39 in trading 1,135 stock units, Indies Pharma slipped 25 cents to $3.45 and closed after an exchange of 140,158 units, Jamaican Teas fell 15 cents and ended at $2.28 with a transfer of 397,092 stocks. Jetcon Corporation gained 6 cents to end at $1.50, with 306,520 shares clearing the market, JFP skidded 5 cents to close at 50 cents in switching ownership of 5,000 stock units, 
Knutsford Express dipped $2.73 to finish at $11.13 with traders dealing in 71 units. Lasco Financial rose 16 cents to $2 in an exchange of 476 stock units, Limners and Bards rallied 8 cents and ended at $1.17 with investors trading 75 shares, Main Event increased 47 cents to close at $9.97 after an exchange of 350 stock units. Omni Industries lost 5 cents to finish at 75 cents, with 7,047 units crossing the market, ONE on ONE Educational dipped 5 cents in closing at 89 cents with an exchange of 388,006 stocks, Regency Petroleum sank 7 cents to end at $4.28 after 38,037 units passed through the market and Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 9 cents to $1.70, after hitting an 52 week intraday high of $1.93 as investors exchanged 1,845,171 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.