Falling prices dictated the direction of the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, following a 36 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded and an 82 percent increase in value compared to Friday, following trading in 46 securities, up from 43 and ending with prices of 14 rising, 25 declining and seven closing unchanged.
Future Energy and Limners and Bards traded at 52 week intraday lows. Spur Tree closed at a 52 week low of 88 cents after trading as low as 65 cents during the day.
The market concluded trading of 4,058,152 shares for $8,424,375, up from 2,976,389 stock units at $4,627,108 on Friday.
Trading averaged 88,221 shares at $183,139 compared with 69,218 stocks at $107,607 on Friday, with the month to date, averaging 745,393 units at $1,776,844 compared to 783,951 stock units at $1,870,353 on the previous day and June with an average of 186,843 shares at $332,162.
Jamaican Teas led trading with 1.23 million shares for 30.4 percent of the total volume, followed by JFP, with 407,661 units for 10 percent of the day’s trade and Regency Petroleum with 380,039 stocks for 9.4 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index declined 13.67 points to 3,395.20. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five 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, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, Access Financial advanced 99 cents to close at $18 with investors dealing in 802 shares, Atlantic Hardware gained 6 cents and ended at 87 cents after exchanging 137,906 stocks, Cargo Handlers gained 54 cents in closing at $11.25 with a transfer of 817 shares. Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped 29 cents to end at $2 with 2,421 units crossing the market, Caribbean Cream shed 29 cents and ended at $2.10 in trading 3,349 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries sank 29 cents to finish at $1.20 with 871 shares crossing the exchange. Derrimon Trading increased 5 cents and ended at $1.90 with 4,721 stock units changing hands, Dolla Financial slipped 5 cents to $2.47 and closed with 80,105 stocks crossing the exchange, Dolphin Cove lost 44 cents to finish at $14 with 25,972 units crossing the market. Elite Diagnostic declined 6 cents to end at $1.55 in an exchange of 55 shares, Honey Bun climbed 42 cents in closing at $7.34 with investors swapping 4,450 units, JFP sank 8 cents to close at 46 cents with an exchange of 407,661 stocks. Knutsford Express skidded $1.13 to $12.27 in trading 29 stock units,
Mailpac Group rallied 9 cents to close at $2.45 with investors dealing in 739 shares, Main Event fell 16 cents in closing at $8.70 after a transfer of 6,889 stocks. MFS Capital Partners dipped 5 cents to finish at 35 cents with 107,253 units clearing the market, Omni Industries dropped 8 cents to 72 cents with traders switching ownership of 6,439 stock units, Paramount Trading fell 5 cents to end at 80 cents with investors trading 23,482 shares. Regency Petroleum skidded 23 cents to $3.75 with 380,039 units passing through the market, Stationery and Office Supplies lost 9 cents to end at $1.52 as investors exchanged 364,709 stocks and Tropical Battery sank 5 cents in closing at $1.95 in an exchange of 43,763 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 9,236,883 shares for $12,541,788 after increasing from just 1,742,399 units at $5,351,762 on Friday.
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.
Image Plus fell 8 cents to end at 97 cents with investors swapping 76,805 units, Indies Pharma declined 18 cents in closing at $3.30 with 178,500 stock units crossing the market. Main Event lost $1.61 to finish at $7.30 with an exchange of 11,050 shares, while Medical Disposables skidded 20 cents and ended at $1.34, with 530 stocks crossing the market, Regency Petroleum sank 10 cents to close at $3.75 with investors dealing in 58,117 units and Stationery and Office Supplies dipped 9 cents to $1.55 after an exchange of 289,011 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 5,162,477 shares for $10,476,652, surging from 3,705,830 units at $5,632,292 on Wednesday.
At the close of a tough day of trading, Access Financial gained $3.86 to close at $19.89 with investors dealing in just 100 shares, Cargo Handlers declined 10 cents to $11 after closing with an exchange of 2,025 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 19 cents to finish at $1.99 in trading 2,846 shares. Caribbean Flavours rallied 12 cents to end at $1.62 after investors traded 210 units, Dolla Financial fell 6 cents to end at $2.46, with 44,977 stock units clearing the market, Dolphin Cove popped 39 cents in closing at $13.99 as investors exchanged 79,980 shares. Elite Diagnostic skidded 10 cents to $1.51, after trading of 9,865 stock units, Express Catering sank 6 cents to finish at $2.63 with traders exchanging 47,745 units, Future Energy dipped 13 cents and ended at $2.67 with 495,975 stocks crossing the market. Honey Bun lost 71 cents in closing at $7.22 in an exchange of 27,873 shares, Image Plus advanced 6 cents to end at $1.06 with investors trading 464,910 stock units, ISP Finance increased 59 cents to close at $15 with 108 units crossing the exchange. 
Knutsford Express slipped 30 cents to $12 after a transfer of 217 stocks, Lasco Financial sank 21 cents to finish at $1.78 as investors switched ownership of 8,950 shares, Mailpac Group dropped 12 cents to end at $2.33 with traders dealing in 1,417,751 stock units. Main Event climbed $1.53 to $8.94 with 11,373 stocks changing hands, Omni Industries shed 15 cents in closing at a 52 week low of 51 cents with an exchange of 88,960 stock units, Paramount Trading increased 6 cents to close at 86 cents with 11,067 shares passing through the market. Regency Petroleum fell 5 cents to $3.85 with a transfer of 37,539 units, Spur Tree Spices at a 52 week low of 89 cents after slipping a cent in trading 58,327 shares and Tropical Battery popped 14 cents to finish at $2 with investors swapping 4,368 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
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.
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.
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.
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 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 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.
The market closed with trading of 13,189,955 shares at a value of $22,163,154, up from 10,333,999 units at $17,077,015 on Thursday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.9, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Fontana lost 30 cents in closing at $8.50, with 26,743 units crossing the market, Honey Bun dipped 10 cents to $7.39 in trading 1,899 stocks, Knutsford Express gained $1.99 to finish at $12.99 after an exchange of 95,587 stock units. Omni Industries increased 13 cents and ended at 79 cents, with 20,403 shares changing hands, RA Williams climbed 5 cents to close at 48 cents with 197 stocks passing through the exchange, Regency Petroleum increased 13 cents to end at $4.09 with investors trading 293,873 units and Tropical Battery fell 10 cents in closing at $2.03 with 257,696 stock 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 10,333,999 shares for $17,077,015, up from 4,702,128 stock units at $7,310,787 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.
Indies Pharma advanced 7 cents to end at $3.65 in trading 6,948 stock units. Iron Rock Insurance shed 20 cents in closing at $5.80 with an exchange of 2,607 shares, KLE Group dropped 12 cents to finish at 85 cents, with investors exchanging 902 units, Lasco Financial increased 5 cents to close at $1.78, with 90,817 stocks crossing the market. MFS Capital Partners sank 6 cents to 42 cents with investors trading 11,204 stock units, Omni Industries dipped 12 cents to close at a 52 week low of 66 cents after 85,040 shares passed through the market and Stationery and Office Supplies rallied 12 cents to end at $1.70 with an exchange of 3,652,388 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.