The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange rose on Wednesday, for only the six time in June following trading in 39 securities compared with 44 on Tuesday and ending with prices of 12 rising, 17 declining and 10 closing unchanged following a 65 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, with 63 percent lower value than Tuesday.
The market closed with trading of 4,702,128 shares for $7,310,787 compared with 13,515,268 units at $19,999,006 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 120,567 shares at $187,456 compared with 307,165 stocks at $454,523 on Tuesday, with the month to date, averaging 149,202 units at $240,173, closely aligned with 150,786 stock units at $243,089 on the previous day and well below May, with an average of 419,466 shares at $701,563.
Spur Tree Spices led trading with 1.36 million shares for 29 percent of the total volume, followed by Derrimon Trading, with 909,001 units for 19.3 percent of the day’s trade and ONE on ONE Educational with 890,618 stocks for 18.9 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rose 16.27 points to close at 3,377.70. 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 14.2, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close, Access Financial gained 24 cents to close at $16.78, with an exchange of 30,162 shares, Caribbean Flavours climbed 18 cents to $1.48 after trading of 22 units, Consolidated Bakeries rose 15 cents to end at $1.65, with 136,379 shares crossing the market. Dolla Financial dipped 6 cents in closing at $2.39 with investors swapping 43,971 stocks, Dolphin Cove advanced 49 cents to finish at $12.49 with a transfer of 6,236 stock units, 
Express Catering fell 9 cents and ended at $2.50 with 141,640 shares clearing the market. Fontana slipped 6 cents to $8.88 in trading 10,426 units, Future Energy sank 14 cents in closing at $2.92 after a transfer of 112,271 stocks, Iron Rock Insurance dipped 10 cents and ended at $6 after closing with an exchange of 25 stock units. Jamaican Teas popped 15 cents to close at $2.45 in switching ownership of 5,386 shares, Knutsford Express sank 64 cents to finish at $11 with 19,417 units crossing the exchange, Limners and Bards shed 12 cents to end at $1.08 with investors trading 1,726 stocks and RA Williams lost 7 cents in closing at 42 cents, with 511,050 stock units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
A total of 13,515,268 shares were exchanged for $19,999,006, with a sharp increase over the 4,852,506 units traded worth $8,954,570 on Monday.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index dropped 22.42 points to 3,361.43. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and six with lower offers.
GWest Corporation climbed 7 cents to close at 97 cents after an exchange of 308,030 shares. Honey Bun sank 51 cents to $7.50 with investors trading 20,345 stock units, Image Plus increased 8 cents to end at $1 after an exchange of 5,478 units, Iron Rock Insurance advanced 80 cents in closing at $6.10 with investors trading 12,043 stocks. ISP Finance rose $1.20 to end at $11.40 and closed with an exchange of 2,806 shares, Jamaican Teas skidded 5 cents to finish at $2.30 in trading 316,426 units, KLE Group rallied 12 cents to close at 97 cents with just one stock clearing the market. Limners and Bards popped 12 cents to $1.20 with a transfer of 150 stock units and MFS Capital Partners advanced 6 cents to close at 48 cents with investors dealing in 1,343,162 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 4,852,506 shares for $8,954,570, down from 5,532,747 stock units at $10,540,520 on Friday.
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 shed 15 cents in closing at $3.55 with 9,418 stock units crossing the market. Iron Rock Insurance gained 80 cents and ended at $5.30 after an exchange of 5 shares, ISP Finance sank $1.20 to end at $10.20 in trading 503 stocks, Limners and Bards skidded 12 cents to finish at $1.08 after an exchange of 1,001 units. Main Event climbed 28 cents and ended at $9.50 with investors dealing in 100 stock units, Omni Industries increased 5 cents to 79 cents in an exchange of 118,305 shares, Regency Petroleum slipped 6 cents to close at $4.03 with investors swapping 264,240 units. Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 5 cents to end at $1.56 with 258,327 stocks crossing the exchange and Tropical Battery increased 22 cents in closing at $2.10 with a transfer of 73,461 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 5,248,562 shares for $10,721,628, climbing from 4,310,526 units at $6,684,160 on Tuesday.
At the close of a relatively quiet day of trading, Atlantic Hardware slipped 5 cents to end at 95 cents in trading 25,000 shares, Blue Power lost 10 cents to close at $4.90 with traders passing 1,522 stocks through the exchange, Caribbean Assurance rallied 11 cents to finish at $2.11 while trading 202 shares. Caribbean Cream gained 52 cents and ended at $2.47 as investors exchanged a mere one stock unit, Dolphin Cove popped 34 cents to close at $13 with a transfer of 19,748 units, Express Catering dropped 20 cents in closing at $2.50 with investors dealing in 250,575 stocks. Fontana shed 43 cents to $8.50 in an exchange of 60,521 units, Honey Bun sank 12 cents to close at $8.13 with 7,506 shares crossing the market, Image Plus climbed 14 cents and ended at $1 with investors trading 894 stock units. Indies Pharma declined 10 cents to end at $3.60, with 54,258 shares clearing the market, ISP Finance increased $1.20 to $11.40 as traders closed with an exchange of 32 stocks,
JFP sank 12 cents to finish at 43 cents with 152,862 units crossing the market. KLE Group fell 5 cents and ended at 85 cents in an exchange of 4,301 stocks, Knutsford Express skidded 49 cents to $12.50 as investors passed 16,332 shares through the market, Limners and Bards rallied 5 cents to end at $1.20 with an exchange of 11,563 stocks. Main Event dipped $3.04 in closing at a 52 week low of $6.93 with 5,476 units changing hands, Medical Disposables lost 20 cents to finish at a 52 week low of $1.30 after an exchange of 16,256 stock units, RA Williams skidded 5 cents to close at 46 cents with investors swapping 210,000 shares. Regency Petroleum fell 16 cents to $4.14 after a transfer of 1,512,479 stocks and Tropical Battery slipped 22 cents in closing at $1.88 with traders dealing in 62,304 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 6,274,342 shares trading for $10,070,268, up from 3,388,758 units for $7,134,869 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.
Fosrich popped 7 cents to $2.64 as investors exchanged 81,076 stocks, Indies Pharma advanced 10 cents to close at $3.70 with 7,073 stock units crossing the market. KLE Group sank 7 cents in closing at 90 cents after an exchange of 20 shares, Limners and Bards lost 5 cents to end at $1.10 with investors swapping 65,348 stock units, ahead of second quarter results that reflects a sharp reduction in revenues and profit, Paramount Trading sank 9 cents to finish at 91 cents in an exchange of 2,991 stocks and RA Williams rose 8 cents and ended at 50 cents with traders dealing in 4,583 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 6,031,514 shares for $7,131,624, skidding from 6,073,363 units at $14,579,413 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial fell $1.28 to end at $15.51 with traders dealing in just 110 shares, AMG Packaging rallied 10 cents to $2.43 with 2,630 stock units passing through the market, Atlantic Hardware sank 6 cents to finish at 94 cents with investors trading 5,060 shares. Cargo Handlers popped 37 cents and ended at $10.37 with a mere one stock unit switching ownership, Caribbean Flavours climbed 27 cents to close at $1.59 as investors cleared 21,123 stock units in the market, Consolidated Bakeries dropped 9 cents to end at $1.35 in trading 14,000 shares. Derrimon Trading shed 14 cents in closing at $1.82 as traders ended with a take of 208,576 stocks, Dolla Financial increased 9 cents to $2.39 as investors exchanged 175,145 units, Dolphin Cove gained 59 cents to finish at $14.57 after a transfer of 48,394 stock units. Honey Bun declined 21 cents and ended at $7.65 with investors dealing in 2,987 shares, Indies Pharma rose 20 cents to end at $3.80 with a transfer of 8,913 units, 
JFP advanced 5 cents to close at 55 cents after an exchange of 10,303 stocks. KLE Group rose 7 cents to 97 cents with investors trading 30 stock units, Limners and Bards lost 7 cents to end at $1.15 with an exchange of 85,860 shares, Main Event slipped 86 cents in closing at $9.11 with 738 stocks changing hands, while Medical Disposables advanced 20 cents to close at $1.53 after exchanging 1,500 stocks, RA Williams sank 8 cents and ended at 42 cents with investors swapping 150,603 units and Regency Petroleum popped 10 cents to finish at a 52 week high of $4.20 as traders exchanged 126,951 stocks through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market ended with trading of 6,073,363 shares for $14,579,413, with an increase from 5,378,999 units at $10,914,660 on Tuesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.3, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Fontana rallied 25 cents to finish at $9 after an exchange of 121,309 stocks. Image Plus sank 5 cents to close at 95 cents, with 10,000 shares clearing the market. Indies Pharma dropped 5 cents in closing at $3.60 with traders switching ownership of 100,000 units, Iron Rock Insurance lost 20 cents to end at $5 after an exchange of 20 stocks. Jamaican Teas slipped 6 cents in closing at $2.30 after closing with 2,914,496 stock units changing hands, JFP Ltd lost 5 cents to 50 cents as investors exchanged 4,838 shares, KLE Group increased 6 cents to close at 90 cents in trading 1,746 units. Main Event popped 86 cents to end at $9.97 with 8,832 stocks passing through the market, RA Williams climbed 8 cents to finish at 50 cents after trading of 2,687 stock units and Regency Petroleum gained 10 cents and ended at $4.10 in an exchange of 81,830 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of a mere 2,081,282 shares for $4,155,813, below the 6,258,831 units at $14,570,622 on Friday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.3, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Future Energy sank 6 cents to close at $2.94 after an exchange of 155,803 stock units. Honey Bun rallied 22 cents to end at $7.88 after trading of 660 shares, Indies Pharma advanced 16 cents to finish at $3.86 and closed after 56,855 stock units passed through the market, Iron Rock Insurance gained 32 cents and ended at a 52 week high of $5.32 with 248 stocks clearing the market. Jamaican Teas rose 7 cents to $2.40 with investors swapping 71,718 units, KLE Group declined 13 cents to end at 84 cents with traders exchanging 559 shares, Knutsford Express shed 90 cents in closing at $12 with 4,746 units changing hands and Tropical Battery dropped 7 cents and ended at $2.14 after brokers transferred 179,338 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 4,299,953 shares for $8,479,228, moderately above 3,323,810 units at $5,956,247 on Wednesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.2, based on last traded prices along with earnings that are projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
KLE Group slipped 11 cents to close at 97 cents after a transfer of 200 stocks. Knutsford Express fell 51 cents to $12.99 with traders dealing in 1,011 stock units, Limners and Bards declined 8 cents and ended at $1.08 after an exchange of 188,598 shares, Medical Disposables advanced 23 cents to end at $1.58 with a transfer of 73,100 stock units. ONE on ONE Educational popped 9 cents in closing at 96 cents with traders clearing the market of 8,377 units, RA Williams shed 5 cents to close at 49 cents with an exchange of 510,000 stocks, Regency Petroleum climbed 44 cents to finish at a 52 week high of $4 as 26,603 shares passed through the market and Tropical Battery dipped 5 cents to $2.15 in an exchange of 40,402 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 11,582,135 shares for $23,634,600 compared with 11,958,803 units at $19,923,242 on Thursday.
At the close of the month, CAC 2000 shed 7 cents and ended at $1.98, with investors trading a mere two shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers sank 14 cents to $2.21, with 100 stocks crossing the market, Caribbean Cream dropped by 14 cents to close at $2.17 with investors swapping 52 units. Caribbean Flavours rose 41 cents to finish at a 52 week high of $1.71 after closing with an exchange of 501 shares, Dolphin Cove lost 8 cents to end at $13.29, with traders dealing in 3,243 stock units, Everything Fresh dipped 9 cents in closing at $2.25 as investors exchanged 172,013 shares. Fontana rallied 24 cents to $9.04 in trading 8,657 stock units, Future Energy popped 12 cents to close at $3.25 with 834,233 stock crossing the market. Honey Bun fell 7 cents to end at $8.30 with investors dealing in 30,991 units. Indies Pharma gained 6 cents in closing at $3.95 with a transfer of 870,449 shares, 
ISP Finance increased 50 cents to finish at $11.50 after an exchange of 3,508 stocks, KLE Group climbed 18 cents and ended at $1.08 with investors trading 5,500 units. Knutsford Express advanced 39 cents to $13.99 after a transfer of 262 stock units, Mailpac Group rose 11 cents to end at $2.70 in trading of 280,523 shares, Main Event gained 26 cents in closing at $11.26 in an exchange of 100 units. Omni Industries slipped 6 cents to close at 80 cents with 199,108 stocks changing hands, Regency Petroleum popped 18 cents and ended at $3.97 in an exchange of 1,531,628 stock units and Tropical Battery increased 12 cents to finish at $2.25 with 418,329 shares clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.