Holdings, formerly iCreate and Jamaican Teas, beverage input producers commanded 84 percent of the volume of shares traded on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday, following a 72 percent increase in the shares traded in the market, with the value in line with Thursday’s level with trading in 47 securities up from 42 on Thursday and ending with prices of 21 rising, 11 declining and 15 closing unchanged as the Junior Market Index dropped 24.63 points to 3,717.37 and pushing the market back into negative for the year to date.
The market closed with 22,554,448 shares being traded at $24,909,066 compared with 13,148,598 units at $24,952,294 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 479,882 shares at $529,980 versus 313,062 stocks at $594,102 on Thursday with the month to date, averaging 217,458 units at $349,822 compared to 145,330 stock units at $300,304 on the previous day and January with an average of 350,850 shares at $615,775.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 13.26 million shares for 58.8 percent of total volume followed by Jamaican Teas with 5.72 million stocks for 25.4 percent of the day’s trade and Omni Industries with 1.03 million stock units for 4.6 percent of stocks traded.
At the close of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.3, 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 advanced 94 cents to $17.99 with investors swapping 496 stocks, Blue Power increased 41 cents to close trading at $5.52 in an exchange of 842 units, Everything Fresh climbed 35 cents to close at $2.05 with an exchange of 4,906 shares. Fosrich dipped 7 cents and ended at $2.20 after a transfer of 100,196 stock units, Future Energy increased 7 cents to close at $3.50 with 93,896 shares clearing the market, Indies Pharma rose 8 cents to finish at $3.60 with an exchange of 5,005 stocks. 
Iron Rock Insurance gained 6 cents and ended at $4.20 with 148 units changing hands, Jamaican Teas sank 27 cents to $2.23 with a transfer of 5,719,042 stock units, Knutsford Express rallied 32 cents to close at $12.82 with 1,285 shares crossing the exchange. Lumber Depot rose 10 cents in closing at $2.90 with traders trading 14,098 stocks, Paramount Trading slipped 6 cents to finish at $1.10 in an exchange of 5,088 units and tTech sank 40 cents to end at $1.56 with investors dealing in 18,736 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 5,623,176 shares valued at $13,644,131 up from 2,983,475 units at $5,327,523 on Monday. The day’s trading ended with an average of 130,772 shares at $317,305 up from 67,806 stocks at $121,080 on Monday with a month to date average of 98,927 stock units at $218,065 compared to January with an average of 350,850 shares at $615,775.
The market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.4, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Fosrich sank 11 cents to end at $2.24 with investors dealing in 46,397 stock units, Honey Bun dipped 9 cents to $8.20 with 3,640 shares crossing the exchange. Indies Pharma lost 8 cents to finish at $3.52 with 14,050 units being traded, Iron Rock Insurance declined 6 cents to close at $4.14 after an exchange of 464 stocks, Jamaican Teas rose 31 cents to close at $2.40 with investors trading 1,620,714 stock units. JFP Ltd dropped 6 cents to 85 cents with 87,205 shares switching owners, Main Event rallied 59 cents to finish at $11.39 as investors exchanged 4,560 stock units, Medical Disposables increased 44 cents and ended at $2.30 after a transfer of 26,106 units. One Great Studio shed 5 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of 51 cents with 95,591 stocks changing hands, Spur Tree Spices fell 15 cents in closing at $1.65 with an exchange of 162,633 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies dipped 14 cents to close at $1.55 with 32,990 stocks crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 19,286,403 shares for $40,628,456 up from 14,337,567 stock units for $22,756,450 on Thursday.
At the close of the of a day of winner outnumbering losers by a wide margin, Access Financial gained $2 to end at $18.55 with an exchange of 22,256 shares, AMG Packaging rose 11 cents to $3.26 with 2,314 stocks crossing the market, CAC 2000 rallied 44 cents to finish at $2.39 in an exchange of 10,011 shares. Cargo Handlers increased 50 cents and ended at $11.50 with traders dealing in 1,524 stock units, Dolphin Cove popped 7 cents to close at $19.56 as investors exchanged 8,012 shares, Everything Fresh advanced 6 cents in closing at $2.04 in trading 129,239 units. Express Catering skidded 18 cents to $3.05 after it closed with 68,690 stocks changing hands, Fontana sank 15 cents to close at $9.10 in an exchange of 27,986 stock units, Indies Pharma shed 13 cents and ended at $3.70 with investors swapping 531,979 shares. 
JFP Ltd climbed 9 cents to finish at 94 cents after an exchange of 127,362 stock units, KLE Group popped 19 cents to end at $1.29 with investors dealing in 27 units, Knutsford Express gained $1.55 in closing at $14.30 after 22,556 stocks were traded. Limners and Bards rose 9 cents to $1.31 with investors trading 46,495 units, Regency Petroleum climbed 43 cents to close at $3.48 in switching ownership of 2,084,804 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies increased 20 cents to finish at $1.72 with investors trading 2,584,246 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The value of stocks traded on the market climbed by 763 percent over Monday, with 46 securities traded, the same amount as Monday and ended with prices of 20 rising, 14 declining, and 12 closing firm.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index slipped 10.70 points to wrap up trading at 3,681.61. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Elite Diagnostic slipped 6 cents to end at $1.70 with investors swapping 6,840 stock units. Express Catering lost 15 cents in closing at $3.20 after 16,000 stock units passed through the market, Future Energy rallied 7 cents to $3.45 as investors exchanged 22,720 stock units, Image Plus fell 7 cents to $1.37 with 29,916 shares crossing the market. KLE Group increased 7 cents and ended at $1.29 with investors trading 56,802 stocks, Knutsford Express declined $1.86 to close at $11.13 with 502,509 units crossing the exchange, Lumber Depot climbed 11 cents to finish at $2.79 with investors dealing in 2,582,135 stock units. Medical Disposables popped 17 cents to $1.86 in trading 26,008 shares and Spur Tree Spices dipped 9 cents to end at $1.80 in switching ownership of 107,191 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market ended with the trading of 4,427,056 shares at $10,204,392, down from 4,903,746 stock units at $16,541,029 on Friday.
At the close of the trading activity, Access Financial dipped 68 cents and ended at $16.32 with 608 stock units crossing the exchange, Blue Power sank 10 cents to $5.34 in trading of 18 shares, Caribbean Cream rose 19 cents to end at $2.98 after an exchange of a mere 49 units. Derrimon Trading climbed 15 cents in closing at $1.95 with 61,092 stocks clearing the market, Dolphin Cove increased 25 cents to close at $19.25 as investors exchanged 6,425 shares, Fontana popped 22 cents to finish at $9.18 with 265,037 stocks passing through the market. Fosrich advanced 11 cents to $2.25 after a transfer of 1,072,887 units, Future Energy shed 12 cents in closing at $3.38 with 27,682 stock units changing hands, 
Iron Rock Insurance dipped 10 cents to end at $4.20 with a transfer of 4,710 shares. Jamaican Teas gained 17 cents to finish at $2.25 with 859,266 stock units crossing the market, KLE Group rallied 12 cents and ended at $1.22 with an exchange of just 51 stocks, Limners and Bards rose 7 cents to close at $1.27 with 4,883 units crossing the market. Lumber Depot climbed 13 cents to $2.68 in trading 89,213 shares and Main Event popped 68 cents in closing at $11.48 after an exchange of just 4 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 4,903,746 shares for $16,541,029 up from 3,452,756 stock units at $8,835,555 on Thursday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.3, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Indies Pharma dropped 47 cents to close at $3.51 with investors trading 41,612 stock units, Jamaican Teas lost 11 cents to finish at $2.08 with 5,840 shares changing hands. KLE Group slipped 20 cents to finish at $1.10 with investors dealing in 10,000 stock units, Limners and Bards shed 7 cents and ended at $1.20 with 104,327 stock units switching owners, Medical Disposables declined 17 cents to end at $1.69 with traders dealing in 40 units and Paramount Trading rose 15 cents in closing at $1.15 in an exchange of 137,051 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading resulted in 3,452,756 shares being swapped for $8,835,555 from 17,765,539 units at $35,405,562 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading on a day of low price movements dominating trading, Access Financial shed 40 cents to close at $17.25 with 315 stock units passing through the exchange, AMG Packaging sank 31 cents to end at $2.97 after a transfer of 2,617 shares, Cargo Handlers rose 5 cents and ended at $12.65 in trading 392 stocks, Caribbean Flavours rallied 6 cents to close at $1.38 after the transferring of 391 units. Consolidated Bakeries slipped 5 cents to end at $1.92 with 2,390 shares crossing the exchange, Derrimon Trading climbed 8 cents to $1.89 with 1,304 units crossing the market. Fontana declined 51 cents to close at $7.60 with a transfer of 258,599 stocks, Indies Pharma increased 51 cents to finish at $3.98 with investors dealing only in two units, Knutsford Express popped $2.43 and ended at $12.98 with 4,581 stocks crossing the market. 
Limners and Bards advanced 7 cents to $1.27 with investors trading 141,622 shares, Main Event fell 69 cents to end at $10.80 in an exchange of 119,557 stock units, Medical Disposables rose 17 cents to close at $1.86 with 16 shares changing hands. Paramount Trading slipped 14 cents to close at $1 after an exchange of 267,322 units, Regency Petroleum rallied 7 cents and ended at $3.12 in trading 65,988 stock units and Stationery and Office Supplies rallied 6 cents in closing at $1.55 after an exchange of 1,053,081 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 10,298,749 shares for $15,816,287 compared with 31,160,385 stock units at $41,334,468 on Thursday. Trading averaged 234,062 stocks at $359,461 compared to 677,400 shares for $898,575 on Thursday with the month to date, averaging 334,927 stock units at $603,852 compared with 344,021 shares at $625,888 on the previous day and December that ended with an average of 326,483 stock units at $898,324.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.9, based on the last traded prices of stocks with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Express Catering slipped 14 cents to $3.11 with investors swapping 1,947 stock units, Fosrich lost 10 cents to end at $2.15 with 210,984 stocks crossing the exchange, GWest Corporation dipped 9 cents to finish at 87 cents with 491,713 shares switching owners. Honey Bun fell 10 cents to close at $8.40 with 21,884 units clearing the market, Medical Disposables skidded 23 cents to finish at $1.65 in trading 10,763 stock units, Regency Petroleum declined 8 cents and ended at $3.10 after an exchange of 55,064 stock units. Stationery and Office Supplies shed 7 cents to close at $1.49 with investors trading 416,145 shares and tTech popped 45 cents to finish at $2.03 after a transfer of just 28 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 31,160,385 shares for $41,334,468 compared with just 2,502,820 units for just $4,773,077 on Wednesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.9, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
GWest Corporation rose 10 cents and ended at 96 cents with 11,305,076 shares switching owners. Honey Bun rallied 15 cents to close at $8.50 as 7,435 stocks passed through the market, Indies Pharma skidded 56 cents to finish at $3.60 in an exchange of 111,666 units, ISP Finance sank 90 cents to end at $24.05 with investors trading 10 stock units. KLE Group slid 8 cents to $1.20 with 779 shares crossing the market, Paramount Trading popped 14 cents to end at $1.17 with investors trading 14,148 stock units and Regency Petroleum gained 8 cents to close at $3.18 in an exchange of 445,688 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 2,502,820 shares for $4,773,077, down from 4,711,914 stock units at $7,694,366 on Tuesday.
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.
Lumber Depot sank 7 cents and ended at $2.52 after an exchange of 22,580 shares. Main Event increased 69 cents to finish at $11.50 with 493 units passing through the market, Medical Disposables climbed 23 cents to close at $1.88 with an exchange of 14,004 stocks, Omni Industries rose 7 cents to end at $1.08 to close with an exchange of 26,630 stock units. Paramount Trading shed 11 cents to close at $1.03 as investors traded 32,108 shares, Regency Petroleum dropped 9 cents to $3.10 after a transfer of 14,234 units and tTech skidded 33 cents to end at $1.58 with 10,030 stocks crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.