Trading surged 309 percent on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market on Friday, with a 161 percent jump in value over Thursday’s activity. The market closed with trading in 41 securities, compared with 43 on Thursday, with prices of nine rising, 22 declining and 10 closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 10,277,964 shares for $12,252,452, up from only 2,510,680 stock units at $4,693,116 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 250,682 shares for $298,840, well over the 58,388 stocks at $109,142 on Thursday. The average trading for the month to date, ended at 132,473 units for $190,912 compared with 103,452 units at $164,414 on the previous day and an average of 454,488 shares at $837,352 for October.
ONE on ONE Educational led trading with 3.40 million shares for 33 percent of total volume followed by Derrimon Trading ended with 2.18 million stocks for 21.2 percent of the day’s trade and One Great Studio with 1.15 million units for 11.2 percent of the day’s trade.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index dipped by 7.61 points to finish at 3,149.92. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.2. ICInsider.com computes the PE ratios derived by dividing the last traded stock price by earnings per share for companies with the fiscal years ending around August 2027.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging dipped 5 cents to close at $1.70, following an exchange of 30,589 shares , Atlantic Hardware rose 15 cents and closed at $1.80 after trading of 25,966 shares, CAC 2000 fell 11 cents to finish at 90 cents with a transfer of 4,654 stocks. Caribbean Cream shed 7 cents and ended at $4.75, with 3,472 units crossing the market, Caribbean Flavours declined by 15 cents to close at $1.15, in a 31,998 stocks exchange, Consolidated Bakeries lost 5 cents, in closing at $1.43, with investors swapping 23 units. Derrimon Trading skidded by 7 cents to finish at $1, with 2,175,409 shares changing hands, Dolla Financial dropped 8 cents and ended at $3.57 in trading 392,011 stock units, Dolphin Cove dipped by 94 cents to end at $9.05 after it closed with an exchange of 15,098 shares. 
Express Catering shed 13 cents to close at $2.26 in an exchange of 7,540 stocks, Fontana dropped 15 cents to finish at $6.05, with 69,250 units clearing the market, Fosrich rose 5 cents and ended at $1.40 in switching ownership of 7,387 stock units. Jetcon Corporation rallied 20 cents to close at $5.40 as investors traded 48,201 shares, Limners and Bards increased 16 cents to close at $1.28 after trading of 45,787 stocks, Lumber Depot skidded by 21 cents to end at $2.55 with an exchange of 54,763 units. Mailpac Group lost 30 cents in closing at $2.28, with 64,680 stock units crossing the market and Regency Petroleum popped 15 cents and ended at $4.30 with investors dealing in 2,051 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction.
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The market closed with trading of 19,590,680 shares for $35,932,610, after rising from 14,007,097 units at $26,566,861 on Thursday.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index popped 22.94 points to end at 3,232.63. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
Elite Diagnostic declined by 7 cents in closing at $1.74 with a transfer of 31 stocks. ISP Finance shed 35 cents to end at $12 after an exchange of 369 units, Jamaican Teas rose 14 cents to settle at $2.19 with 4,151,714 stock units crossing the market, Lumber Depot climbed 19 cents and ended at $2.70 with an exchange of 1,001,500 shares. Mailpac Group increased 24 cents to finish at $2.60 with 1,506,235 units clearing the market, ONE on ONE Educational advanced 5 cents and ended at 85 cents with a transfer of 1,379,071 stocks and Regency Petroleum rallied 16 cents to close at $4.37 with investors swapping 620,115 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
Trading ended with 14,007,097 shares changing hands for $26,566,861, after climbing from a mere 4,854,941 units at $7,919,796 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging shed 6 cents to close at $1.75 after an exchange of 1,591 stock units, Caribbean Cream rose 98 cents to finish at $4.83, with 1,953 shares passing through the market, Consolidated Bakeries fell 15 cents and ended at $1.40 after trading of 392 stocks. Dolla Financial dropped 8 cents to $3.66 with an exchange of 211,861 units, Dolphin Cove climbed 77 cents in closing at $10.13 with 911 stocks clearing the market, Fontana rose 9 cents and ended at $6.49 with a transfer of 20,378 shares. Fosrich gained 15 cents to close at $1.55 in trading 2,006,350 stock units, Honey Bun lost 15 cents in closing at $7 with 5,839 units crossing the exchange, Image Plus slipped 10 cents to finish at $1.49 with investors trading 183,275 stocks. ISP Finance jumped $2.47 to end at $12.35 in an exchange of 640 shares, Jamaican Teas fell 13 cents in closing at $2.05 with 3,075,458 units crossing the market, Lasco Financial rallied 6 cents to end at $1.57 as investors exchanged 30,620 stock units. 
Lumber Depot dipped by 15 cents and ended at $2.51 with a transfer of 1,154,333 shares, Mailpac Group advanced 5 cents to finish at $2.36 with 2,207,001 stock units crossing the market, ONE on ONE Educational rose 8 cents to close at 80 cents in an exchange of 1,384,263 units. Paramount Trading climbed 20 cents to end at $1.03 with 3,000 stocks changing hands, Regency Petroleum popped 13 cents in closing at $4.21 after a transfer of 160,967 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies rallied 6 cents to $1.65 in switching ownership of 810,910 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 4,854,941 shares for $7,919,796, up from 4,582,347 stock units at $7,908,126 on Tuesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.7. ICInsider.com computes the PE ratios derived by dividing the last traded stock price by earnings per share for companies with the fiscal years ending around August 2027.
Honey Bun shed 9 cents to close at $7.15 with 15,745 stock units changing hands, Image Plus rose 6 cents to end at $1.59 with a transfer of 73,073 shares. Knutsford Express climbed 36 cents to finish at $8.51 after an exchange of 1,387 stocks, Lasco Financial dipped by 16 cents and ended at $1.51 with investors dealing in 652 units, Paramount Trading fell 7 cents in closing at 83 cents after an exchange of 216,824 stock units and Regency Petroleum skidded by 6 cents to end at $4.08 in trading 43,856 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
Elsewhere, trading closed after a 53 percent drop in the quantity of stocks traded, carrying a 45 percent lower value compared with Thursday, following trading in 38 securities, compared with 40 on Thursday and ending with prices of 16 rising, nine falling and 13 closing firm, resulting in a tidy gain for the market index.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.4. ICInsider.com computes the PE ratios derived by dividing the last traded stock price by earnings per share for companies with the fiscal years ending around August 2027.
Jamaican Teas rallied 19 cents to end at $2.19 with investors dealing in only 2 shares. Jetcon Corporation rose 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks high of $5.19 after an exchange of 38,523 shares, Lasco Financial skidded 5 cents to finish at $1.50, after 8,549 stock units passed through the market, Limners and Bards fell 10 cents and ended at 98 cents in an exchange of 141,131 stocks, MFS Capital Partners rose 10 cents in closing at 57 cents, with a mere 1 unit clearing the market. Paramount Trading climbed 14 cents to close at $1.04 in trading 82 shares, RA Williams increased by 8 cents to end at 77 cents with a transfer of 905,109 stocks and Regency Petroleum dipped by 13 cents to finish at $4.05, after 11,253 units passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 9,001,420 shares for $18,200,038, compared with 4,951,523 units at $9,364,927 on Wednesday.
ICInsider.com computes the PE ratios, derived by dividing the last stock price by earnings per share for companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2027.
Image Plus skidded 6 cents and ended at $1.80 with investors swapping 1,562,382 units, Jamaican Teas dropped 16 cents to end at $2 after an exchange of 3,943,420 stock units. Jetcon Corporation increased 29 cents to close at $5.18 with a transfer of 127,834 shares, Knutsford Express climbed 6 cents to $8.51, with 64,081 stock units crossing the exchange, Paramount Trading declined by 15 cents to finish at 90 cents in switching owners of 1,059 units. Regency Petroleum advanced 12 cents and ended at $4.18 after a transfer of 16,969 stocks and Spur Tree Spices dropped 5 cents to finish at $1.35 in trading 47,982 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction. 
The market closed with an exchange of 4,951,523 shares for $9,364,927, well up from 1,700,662 stock units at $3,195,077 on Tuesday.
ICInsider.com computes the PE ratios by dividing the last traded stock price by earnings per share for companies with fiscal years ending around August 2027.
Main Event rallied 49 cents and ended at $3.80 after an exchange of 4,417 stocks, Paramount Trading rose 6 cents, in closing at $1.05, with investors trading 111,912 units. Regency Petroleum lost 9 cents to end at $4.06 after switching ownership of 90,935 shares, Spur Tree Spices gained 5 cents to finish at $1.40 after trading of 112,938 stock units and Stationery and Office Supplies rallied by 5 cents and ended at $1.60, with only 2,167 shares changing owners.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 1,700,662 shares for $3,195,077, compared with 4,656,367 units at $8,404,674 on Monday.
ICInsider.com computes the PE ratios that are derived by dividing the last traded stock price by earnings per share for companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2027.
Future Energy fell 12 cents and ended at $3.56 after trading of 55,502 stock units. Iron Rock Insurance rallied 40 cents to close at a 52eks high of $4.20 with an exchange of 10,000 shares, ISP Finance gained 87 cents in closing at $8.87 with investors trading just 1 stock unit, Jamaican Teas slipped 5 cents to end at $2.10 with an exchange of 5,020 stock units. Jetcon Corporation popped 5 cents in closing at 52 weeks high of $4.90 after 124,349 units passed through the market, Knutsford Express fell 64 cents and ended at $7.86 with a transfer of 62 shares, Mailpac Group increased 20 cents to close at $2.30 after an exchange of 7,024 units. Main Event slipped 48 cents to finish at $3.31 in trading 2,933 stocks, One Great Studio climbed 5 cents to end at 55 cents and closed with an exchange of 98,663 stock units, Regency Petroleum lost 10 cents in closing at $4.15 with trading of 8,128 shares. Spur Tree Spices dropped 9 cents to close at $1.35, with 17,849 units crossing the market and Stationery and Office Supplies declined by 14 cents and ended at $1.46 with investors swapping 15,330 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 4,656,367 shares for $8,404,674, down sharply for 45,061,140 units at $77,107,032 on Friday.
ICInsider.com computes the PE ratios, that are derived by dividing the last traded stock price by earnings per share for companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2027.
Lumber Depot rallied 19 cents to finish at $2.47 with investors trading 3,633 stocks. Mailpac Group skidded by 22 cents to end at $2.10, after 25,360 shares passed through the market, Main Event gained 39 cents in closing at $3.79 in trading 767 stock units, ONE on ONE Educational rose 5 cents to close at 77 cents, with 57,223 units changing hands. Paramount Trading climbed 11 cents in closing at 99 cents, with 85,355 stocks crossing the exchange, RA Williams increased 8 cents to finish at 72 cents after trading of 347,717 units and Regency Petroleum rose 20 cents and ended at $4.25 after trading of 47,109 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 45,061,140 shares for $77,107,032, after increasing from only 5,462,459 units at $8,266,954 on Thursday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial gained $2.29 to close at $19.95 with 510 units crossing the market, Atlantic Hardware shed 5 cents to close at $1.52 after an exchange of 474,050 stocks, Blue Power popped 6 cents to finish at $3.29 with investors trading 3,204 shares. Cargo Handlers climbed by 10 cents to $15.82 in switching ownership of 6,347 stock units, Derrimon Trading dropped by 6 cents to 82 cents with trading of 49,894 shares, Dolla Financial rose 8 cents to end at $3.86 with 347,900 stocks crossing the market. Dolphin Cove fell $1.41 in closing at $8.71 with investors dealing in 35,357 units, Elite Diagnostic advanced 7 cents to $1.85 after trading of 41,595,419 stock units, Express Catering dipped 10 cents to $2.90 with an exchange of 6,534 shares. Fontana rallied 8 cents to finish at $6.18 with 10,324 stocks changing hands, Fosrich lost 13 cents to end at $1.45 in an exchange of 14,665 units, GWest Corporation skidded 9 cents to close at 61 cents with 6,073 stock units clearing the market. Honey Bun declined 5 cents to $7.61 with a transfer of 350 shares, Image Plus slipped 7 cents and ended at $1.80 with 464,018 shares changing hands, Indies Pharma fell 5 cents and ended at $2.64 with investors swapping 256,157 stocks. 
Jamaican Teas increased 15 cents to close at $2.15 with 6,932 units passing through the exchange, Jetcon Corporation climbed by 15 cents to end at $4.80 after a transfer of 76,286 stocks, Knutsford Express rose 66 cents to $8.44 in trading of 4,711 units. Lumber Depot dipped 21 cents to $2.28 after an exchange of 108,931 shares, while Main Event lost 39 cents to end at $3.40 with a transfer of 1,031 stocks, ONE on ONE Educational skidded 8 cents in closing at 72 cents as investors exchanged 314,052 shares and Regency Petroleum dropped 8 cents to $4.05 with 15,823 stocks passing through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.