Trading jumped at the close of the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Thursday, resulting in a 157 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded valued 276 percent more than on Wednesday following trading of 46 securities compared with 41 on Wednesday and ending with 18 rising, 14 declining and 14 closing unchanged and the Junior Market Index slipping 17.03 points to 3,702.12.
Investors traded 7,587,150 shares for $26,948,198 versus 2,955,503 units at $7,163,196 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 164,938 shares at $585,830 compared to 72,085 shares at $174,712 on Wednesday with the month to date, averaging 169,577 units at $444,178 compared with 169,956 stock units at $432,604 on the previous day. April closed with an average of 266,661 units at $2,583,503.
Fosrich led trading with 2.11 million shares for 27.8 percent of total volume followed by MFS Capital Partners with 1.13 million units for 14.9 percent of the day’s trade and Regency Petroleum with 859,616 units for 11.3 percent market share.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.7. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed using the last traded price in conjunction with ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Blue Power climbed 8 cents and ended at $2.44 with a transfer of 21 shares, Cargo Handlers advanced 45 cents in closing at $16.50 as 1,020 stock units passed through the market, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 29 cents to $2.44 after 95,012 units were traded, Caribbean Cream fell 8 cents to end at $3.10 in switching ownership of 8,095 stocks. Dolphin Cove rallied $1.11 to close at $16.44 after a transfer of 404,774 units, EduFocal dipped 11 cents in ending at $1.79, with 154,855 stocks crossing the market, Fontana gained 13 cents to close at $9.23 with investors transferring 142,421 stock units, Future Energy Source declined 12 cents to end at $4.06 after 439,451 shares crossed the market. iCreate increased 14 cents to $1.34 with an exchange of 146,402 stocks, 
Jamaican Teas popped 8 cents to close at $2.15 while exchanging 11,400 shares, JFP Ltd gained 8 cents to end at $1.75, with 158,383 units clearing the market, KLE Group shed 38 cents to close at $1.62 after exchanging 96,262 stock units. Knutsford Express increased 11 cents to close at $10.13 in an exchange of 2,963 stocks, Lasco Distributors dropped 17 cents in closing at $2.50 after investors traded 100 shares, Limners and Bards lost 15 cents and ended at $2.25, with 23,108 stock units crossing the exchange, Main Event advanced 50 cents in closing at $13, with 38,409 units changing hands. Medical Disposables dipped 20 cents to $4.80 after an exchange of 158,236 stock units, MFS Capital Partners climbed 8 cents to end at $3.17 as investors exchanged 1,131,230 shares, 
Regency Petroleum popped 20 cents ended at a record close of $2.80 with shareholders swapping 859,616 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies dropped $1.70 to close at $14.10 after shareholders exchanged 9,554 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market trading plunges
Trading dropped on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with an 86 percent plunge in the volume and the value of stocks traded compared with Tuesday following trading in 41 securities compared with 44 on Tuesday and ended with prices of 12 rising, 13 declining and 16 closing unchanged.
Investors traded 2,955,503 shares for $7,163,196 versus 20,786,643 units at $51,034,875 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 72,085 shares for $174,712 compared to 472,424 shares at $1,159,884 on Tuesday, with the month to date averaging 169,956 units at $432,604 compared with 177,644 stock units at $452,860 on the previous day. April closed with an average of 266,661 units at $2,583,503.
Derrimon Trading led trading with 1.0 million shares for 33.9 percent of total volume, Regency Petroleum followed with 492,572 units for 16.7 percent of the day’s trade and Fosrich with 444,000 units for 15 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index rallied 18.04 points to conclude trading at 3,719.15.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.7. 
The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are calculated using the last traded price in conjunction with ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, CAC 2000 advanced $1.50 in ending at $7.11 with investors transferring 2,032 shares, Cargo Handlers rallied $2.05 to end at $16.05 with shareholders swapping 200 stocks, Consolidated Bakeries gained 24 cents to close at $2.40 after an exchange of 1,189 stocks, EduFocal popped 8 cents in closing at $1.90 after an exchange of 168,508 units, 
Fontana fell 39 cents to $9.10, with 37,376 units changing hands, Honey Bun fell 25 cents to close at $6.32 following the trading of 529 shares by investors, iCreate shed 8 cents and ended at $1.20 in switching ownership of 11,652 stocks, Knutsford Express dipped 58 cents in closing at $10.02 after 5,525 stock units passed through the market, Lasco Distributors declined 8 cents to $2.67, with 36,976 units clearing the market, Limners and Bards rose 15 cents to end at $2.40 with a transfer of 2,250 shares, Mailpac Group dropped 9 cents to end at $1.96 with 1,000 stocks crossing the market, Main Event shed 48 cents ended at $12.50, with 4,759 stock units crossing the exchange, MFS Capital Partners lost 26 cents to close at $3.09 while exchanging 219,367 units and 
Regency Petroleum climbed 8 cents in closing at $2.60 in an exchange of 492,572 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market trading climbs but index dips
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange lost ground on Tuesday, following a 54 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded at 23 percent greater value than Monday after there was trading in 44 securities, the same as Monday and ended with prices of 14 rising, 22 declining and eight closing unchanged.
Investors traded 20,786,643 shares for $51,034,875 versus 13,472,168 units at $41,603,295 on Monday.
Trading averaged 472,424 shares at $1,159,884 compared with 306,186 shares at $945,529 on Monday with a month to date average of 177,644 units at $452,860 compared with 150,509 stock units at $387,778 on the previous day. April closed with an average of 266,661 units at $2,583,503.
JFP Ltd led trading with 7.17 million shares for 34.5 percent of total volume, Future Energy Source followed with 3.06 million units for 14.7 percent of the day’s trade, Jamaican Teas ended with 2.12 million units exchanged for 10.2 percent market share, ONE on ONE Educational with 1.88 million units for 9 percent of shares trading, Fosrich with 1.16 million units for 5.6 percent market share and Derrimon Trading with 1.07 million units for 5.2 percent of total volume.
At the close, the Junior Market Index dropped 38.64 points to close at 3,701.11.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.6. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed using the last traded prices in conjunction with ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, CAC 2000 dipped $1.19 to $5.61 with investors trading 122 shares, Cargo Handlers lost $2.75 and ended at $14, with 5,702 units changing hands, Caribbean Assurance Brokers fell 17 cents in closing at $2.15 after trading 37,137 stocks, Consolidated Bakeries increased 13 cents to end at $2.16 with shareholders swapping 9,696 stock units. EduFocal shed 18 cents to close at $1.82, with 244,052 units crossing the market, Elite Diagnostic rallied 21 cents in closing at $2.53 with a transfer of 26,278 stocks, 
Everything Fresh declined 24 cents to end at $1.65 in an exchange of 23,820 shares. Express Catering dipped 9 cents to close at $5, with 16,839 stock units crossing the exchange, Fontana climbed 79 cents and ended at $9.49 in an exchange of 593,147 stocks, Fosrich fell 19 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ closing low of $2.30 after the price dropped to an intraday low of $2.10 as 1,160,011 shares crossed the market. GWest Corporation popped 13 cents to end at $1.02 as investors exchanged 5,129 units, Honey Bun advanced 28 cents in closing at $6.57 after trading 12,033 stock units, iCreate dropped 12 cents to close at $1.28 after hitting a 52 weeks’ intraday low of $1.05 following 300,326 units passing through the market. JFP Ltd shed 19 cents and ended at $1.65 7,169,473 shares changing hands, Knutsford Express declined 40 cents to close at $10.60 after an exchange of 3,628 stocks, 
Lasco Distributors rose 9 cents to $2.75 and closed after 40,434 stock units passed through the market. Lumber Depot gained 8 cents and ended at $2.30 in switching ownership of 14,661 shares, Regency Petroleum dipped 8 cents in closing at $2.52 while exchanging 575,176 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies popped 60 cents to end at $15.80 after exchanging 3,230 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market slips with increased trading
Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Monday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 256 percent and the value 358 percent more than on Friday resulting from the trading of 44 securities trading compared with 41 on Friday and ended with 15 rising, 23 declining and six closing unchanged.
Investors traded 13,472,168 shares for $41,603,295 versus 3,789,177 units at $9,092,799 on Friday.
Trading averaged 306,186 shares at $945,529, compared to 92,419 shares at $221,776 on Friday with a month to date average of 150,509 units at $387,778 compared to 134,726 stock units at $331,232 on the previous day. April closed with an average of 266,661 units at $2,583,503.
Tropical Battery led trading with 3.0 million shares for 22.3 percent of total volume followed by Honey Bun with 2.15 million units for 15.9 percent of the day’s trade, Image Plus Consultants ended with 1.91 million units for 14.1 percent market share and Future Energy Source with 1.46 million units for 10.9 percent of total volume.
At the close, the Junior Market Index declined 25.87 points to end at 3,739.75.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.8. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed using the last traded price in conjunction with ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024. Three stocks traded at 52 weeks’ intraday low, with Fesco hitting $3,90, Fosrich reaching $2.20 and iCreate $1.18.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial rallied 30 cents in closing at $23.30 after an exchange of 478 shares, CAC 2000 lost $1.20 after ending at $6.80 with a transfer of 798 stocks, Cargo Handlers increased $1.75 to close at 52 weeks’ high of $16.75 with shareholders swapping 1,445 stock units. Caribbean Assurance Brokers fell 56 cents to end at $2.32 after a transfer of 41,556 units, but after it traded at 52 weeks’ intraday high of $2.91. 
Caribbean Cream dipped 10 cents to $3.20 as investors exchanged 42,915 shares, Elite Diagnostic slipped 24 cents to close at $2.32, with 4,101 stocks clearing the market. GWest Corporation declined 11 cents in closing at 89 cents, with 1,859 units crossing the market, Honey Bun shed 19 cents and ended at $6.29 with 2,147,092 stock units crossing the exchange, Image Plus Consultants lost 9 cents to end at $2.11 after exchanging 1,906,103 stocks. Iron Rock Insurance climbed 31 cents to $2.60 in trading 213 units, Jamaican Teas dropped 8 cents to $2.11 in an exchange of 155,540 stock units, Knutsford Express advanced 50 cents to $11 as 16,650 shares passed through the market, Lasco Manufacturing dipped 18 cents to close at $4 with investors transferring 5,000 units, Main Event rose 25 cents in closing at $13, with 22,427 shares changing hands, MFS Capital Partners popped 19 cents to end at $3.40 after investors traded 143,203 stocks, Paramount Trading declined 24 cents in closing at $2.08 in an exchange of 56,866 stock units. 
Stationery and Office Supplies shed 45 cents to end at $15.20, with 6,209 shares crossing the market and Tropical Battery fell 8 cents to $1.95 in switching ownership of 2,997,784 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading drops on Junior Market
Trading closed modestly higher on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Friday, following a 40 percent fall in the volume of stocks traded with the value dropping 38 percent lower than on Thursday after trading resulted 41 securities changing hands compared with 43 on Thursday and ended with prices of 17 rising, 12 declining and 12 closing unchanged.
Investors traded 3,789,177 shares for $9,092,799 compared with 6,265,342 units at $14,610,525 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 92,419 shares at $221,776 compared with 145,706 units at $339,780 on Thursday with a month to date, an average of 134,726 units at $331,232 versus 139,140 stocks at $342,651 on the previous day. April closed with an average of 266,661 units at $2,583,503.
Fosrich led trading with 726,482 shares for 19.2 percent of total volume, followed by Mailpac Group with 591,469 units for 15.6 percent of the day’s trade and Image Plus Consultants with 347,986 units for 9.2 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index advanced 3.62 points to finish at 3,765.62.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 11.4. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed using the last traded price in conjunction with ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial fell $1.50 to end at $23 in an exchange of 1,000 shares, AMG Packaging dropped 11 cents to $2.69 after shareholders traded 26,195 stocks, Cargo Handlers declined 70 cents to close at $15 with investors transferring 597 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 48 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.88 in trading 182,242 units, following the release of the first quarter results on Thursday showing a major increase in profits over the same period in 2022. Consolidated Bakeries lost 26 cents to end at $2.03, with 10,011 shares changing hands, Dolphin Cove rose 29 cents to end at $15.29 after exchanging 259 stocks, EduFocal popped 19 cents in closing at $1.94, with 210,691 stock units crossing the exchange, 
Everything Fresh climbed 29 cents to close at $1.89 after a transfer of 75,146 units, as investors responded well to first quarter results that saw profit jumping sharply over that in 2022. Honey Bun gained 17 cents to end at $6.48 while exchanging 25,360 units, Indies Pharma increased 13 cents to $3.18 with shareholders swapping 300 stocks, Knutsford Express dipped 89 cents to end at $10.50, with 1,065 stock units crossing the market, Lasco Financial rallied 11 cents in closing at $2.46 while 115,108 shares passed through the market. Mailpac Group climbed 8 cents to close at $2 after an exchange of 591,469 units following release of the first quarter results slightly improved profit in comparison with 2022, Main Event popped 30 cents to end at $12.75 with an exchange of 100 stocks, 
MFS Capital Partners shed 14 cents to $3.21 with 102 shares changing hands and Stationery and Office Supplies advanced $1.43 to end at $15.65 2,202 stock units crossing the market, following the release of improved profit from normal operations.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market jumps
Stocks mostly rallied in trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, following a modest increase in the volume and value of stocks that were traded over Wednesday with trading in 43 securities compared with 40 on Wednesday and ended with prices of 25 rising, 14 declining and four closing unchanged.
Investors traded 6,265,342 shares for $14,610,525 compared to units at $15,461,171 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 145,706 shares at $339,780 compared with 143,032 stocks at $386,529 with the month to date, averaging 139,140 shares at $342,651 compared to 138,333 units at $343,004 on the previous day. April closed with an average of 266,661 units at $2,583,503.
Image Plus Consultants led trading with 1.13 million shares for 18.1 percent of total volume followed by EduFocal with 774,737 units for 12.4 percent of the day’s trade and Regency Petroleum with 734,711 units for 11.7 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index jumped 44.61 points to close at 3,762.00.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 11.3. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed using the last traded price in conjunction with ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial climbed $1.24 to $24.50 with shareholders swapping 852 shares, AMG Packaging dropped 12 cents to close at $2.80, with 3,000 stocks passing through the market, Blue Power lost 10 cents to end at $2.30 after a transfer of 4,772 stock units, Cargo Handlers popped $1.73 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $15.70 after exchanging 20,333 units. Caribbean Assurance Brokers rallied 42 cents in closing at $2.40 after hitting $2.55 and triggering the circuit breaker ahead of strong first quarter results with profit jumping to $17 million up from $1.8 million in 2022 as investors snapped up 621,937 shares and cleared the market of a lot of the overhang in the market, following a surge in demand for the stock since late last week. Consolidated Bakeries fell 24 cents in closing at $2.29, with 352,346 units changing hands, Dolphin Cove rose 11 cents to $15 in trading 2,973 stocks, EduFocal shed 15 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.75, with 774,737 stock units clearing the market. 
Everything Fresh dipped 24 cents to $1.60 while exchanging 318,838 units, Fontana advanced 10 cents to $8.75 following trading of 20,466 shares, Fosrich declined 10 cents to $2.50 with investors transferring 408,975 stock units, GWest Corporation gained 6 cents to end at 95 cents after an exchange of 740 stocks. Honey Bun dipped 17 cents and ended at $6.31 after 113 units were traded, Image Plus Consultants rose 6 cents to close at $2.25 with a transfer of 1,131,452 stocks, Indies Pharma increased 10 cents in closing at $3.05, with 15,308 stock units crossing the market. Iron Rock Insurance advanced 40 cents to $2.29 after just 3 shares were traded, KLE Group gained 17 cents to end at $2.02 as investors exchanged 12,267 shares, Lasco Distributors popped 8 cents to close at $2.68 in switching ownership of 33,449 stock units. 
Lasco Manufacturing climbed 28 cents to end at $4.18 with an exchange of 1,114 units, Lumber Depot fell 6 cents in closing at $2.24 with 10,308 stocks changing hands and Paramount Trading rallied 24 cents to $2.32 as 551 stock units passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market big fall
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange suffered a sharp drop on Tuesday with after a few stocks plunged to trigger the market circuit breaker midway through the trading session Market Index dived 81.24 points to settle at 3,684.54, with the volume of stocks traded declining 37 percent and the value 35 percent lower than on Monday with trading in 45 securities compared with 46 on Monday and ended with 18 rising, 17 declining and 10 closing unchanged.
Investors traded 5,857,959 shares for $14,377,145 compared with 9,252,473 units at $22,159,172 on Monday.
Trading averaged 130,177 shares at $319,492 down from 201,141 shares at $481,721 on Monday, with a month to date average of 137,727 units at $337,388 compared to 139,009 units at $340,427 on the previous day. April closed with an average of 266,661 units at $2,583,503.
Image Plus Consultants led trading with 702,194 shares for 12 percent of total volume followed by ONE on ONE Educational with 671,187 units for 11.5 percent of the day’s trade and EduFocal ended with 535,960 units for 9.1 percent market share.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 11.3. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed using the last traded price in conjunction with ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial declined $2.75 to end at $23, with 300 shares clearing the market, AMG Packaging gained 26 cents to close at $2.93 as investors traded 69 units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rallied 6 cents to close at 1.95, with an exchange of 504,227 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries climbed 38 cents to $2.55, with 169,493 stock units changing hands. EduFocal fell 25 cents to $1.80 after a transfer of 535,960 units, Elite Diagnostic dipped 22 cents to close at $2.35 with an exchange of 6,017 shares, Everything Fresh rose 7 cents to $1.68 after an exchange of 59,051 stock units, Fontana popped 13 cents to end at $8.78 as investors exchanged 54,699 stocks.
Future Energy Source advanced 8 cents in closing at $4.18 in switching ownership of 130,653 stocks, General Accident rose 7 cents and ended at $5 and closed with an exchange of 35,460 shares, Honey Bun dropped 17 cents and ended at $6.30 with 1,000 stock units changing hands, Indies Pharma popped 30 cents to close at $3.30 with shareholders swapping 376,908 units. Jamaican Teas rose 11 cents to $2.20, with 235,583 shares crossing the market, Jetcon Corporation shed 10 cents in closing at $1.05 after 61,822 stock units crossed the market, KLE Group climbed 19 cents to $1.81 with investors transferring a mere 24 stocks, Knutsford Express lost 90 cents to end at $10.50 after an exchange of 28,229 units. Lasco Distributors lost 23 cents in closing at $2.40 with an exchange of 230,350 units, 
Lasco Manufacturing fell 25 cents to $3.90 with a transfer of 20,269 stock units, Limners and Bards declined 22 cents and ended at $2.23 as 12,000 stocks passed through the market. Main Event rose 69 cents to close at $13.19 in trading 50 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies dropped $1.30 to end at $14.20 in an exchange of 500 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise
Steady Junior Market
Trading climbed sharply on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 57 percent and the value 46 percent more than on Friday, and ended with trading occurring in 46 securities compared with 45 on Friday and ended with 15 rising, 17 declining and 14 closing unchanged.
Investors traded 9,252,473 shares for $22,159,172, up from 5,893,458 units at $15,143,469 on Friday.
Trading averaged 201,141 shares at $481,721, compared with 130,966 shares at $336,522 on Friday with a month to date, average of 139,009 units at $340,427 compared with 125,959 stock units at $310,749 on the previous day. Trading in April closed with an average of 266,661 units at $2,583,503.
ONE on ONE Educational was the market leader with 2.63 million shares for 28.4 percent of the total volume, followed by Fosrich with 1.34 million units for 14.5 percent of the day’s trade and Indies Pharma with 1.03 million units for 11.1 percent of the day’s trade.
at the close, the Junior Market Index advanced 1.65 points to settle at 3,765.78.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 11.4. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed using the last traded price in conjunction with ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial rose 75 cents to $25.75, with investors trading 230 shares, AMG Packaging lost 27 cents in closing at $2.67 in switching ownership of 1,001 stocks, Cargo Handlers climbed 80 cents to end at $13.80 after it closed with an exchange of 87 stock units. Caribbean Assurance Brokers fell 11 cents to $1.89, with 216,156 units changing hands, Consolidated Bakeries lost 22 cents to end at $2.17 as investors exchanged just 201 shares, EduFocal rallied 12 cents to $2.05 after an exchange of 83,043 units. Elite Diagnostic gained 17 cents to end at $2.57, with 151 stocks crossing the market, Express Catering dipped 8 cents in closing at $5.20 in an exchange of 2,648 stock units, Fosrich declined 10 cents to $2.51 after a transfer of 1,340,993 shares.
General Accident shed 15 cents to close at $4.93 with a transfer of 66,482 stock units, iCreate popped 8 cents to end at $1.55 with investors transferring 183,124 units, Indies Pharma declined 34 cents to $3 after an exchanging of 1,028,634 stocks. Jamaican Teas rose 11 cents to close at $2.09 in an exchange of 36,441 shares, Limners and Bards advanced 22 cents in closing at $2.45 as 45,931 stocks passed through the market, Mailpac Group dipped 7 cents to end at $2.01 while exchanging 148,273 units. Main Event dropped 79 cents in closing at $12.50, with 46,273 stock units clearing the market, Medical Disposables lost 60 cents to end at $5.01 in trading 76 stock units, 
MFS Capital Partners fell 11 cents to $3.45, with 342,404 shares crossing the exchange and Stationery and Office Supplies increased 98 cents and ended at $15.50 with an exchange of 1,100 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market falls Friday up for the week
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange slipped in trading on Friday, but gained for the week with the volume of stocks traded rising 46 percent with a 57 percent higher value than on Thursday with 45 securities trading compared with 43 on Thursday and ended with 19 rising, 16 declining and 10 closing unchanged.
A total of 5,893,458 shares for $15,143,469 up from 4,043,628 units at $9,615,722 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 130,966 shares at $336,522, up from 94,038 shares at $223,621 on Thursday, with a month to date, averaging 125,959 units at $310,749 compared with 124,664 stocks at $304,083 on the previous day. April closed with an average of 266,661 units at 2,583,503.
Dolla Financial led trading with 1.16 million shares for 19.7 percent of total volume followed by Tropical Battery with 973,055 units for 16.5 percent of the day’s trade and ONE on ONE Educational with 818,306 units for 13.9 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index lost 10.52 points and concluded trading at 3,764.13.
The PE Ratio a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 11.5. The PE ratios of 
Junior Market stocks are computed using the last traded price in conjunction with ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial shed 95 cents and ended at $25 with a transfer of 2,336 shares, AMG Packaging increased 27 cents to close at $2.94 after an exchange of 20,017 units, Cargo Handlers dipped 80 cents to end at $13 in switching ownership of 15 stock units, Caribbean Cream lost 17 cents in closing at $3.30, with 16,318 stocks clearing the market. Dolla Financial rallied 9 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $2.89, with 1,162,207 units crossing the market, EduFocal dropped 12 cents to end at $1.93 with the swapping of 277,205 shares, Elite Diagnostic fell 19 cents to close at $2.40 with investors transferring 3,050 stock units, Everything Fresh gained 17 cents to land $1.66, with 103,212 stocks crossing the exchange. 
Fontana advanced 15 cents and ended at $8.65 in an exchange of 151,260 stocks, Fosrich climbed 7 cents in closing at $2.61 as investors traded 523,888 units, GWest Corporation rose 7 cents in closing at 95 cents in trading 102,020 stock units, ISP Finance popped $1.85 to end at $21.50 after exchanging 6 shares. Jamaican Teas dipped 12 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $1.98 and closed with an exchange of 293,709 stocks, Jetcon Corporation climbed 14 cents to close at $1.19 as 10,101 shares passed through the market, KLE Group shed 41 cents in ending at $1.61 with an exchange of 56 stock units, Lasco Distributors dipped 17 cents to end at $2.58 after a transfer of 140,104 units. Limners and Bards declined 25 cents and ended at $2.23 in an exchange of 13,847 units, Main Event dropped 6 cents to $13.29 while exchanging 76,777 stocks, Medical Disposables rallied 53 cents in closing at $5.61 after 51 shares crossed the market. 
MFS Capital Partners gained 24 cents to close at $3.56, with 55,275 stock units changing hands, Stationery and Office Supplies lost 98 cents to end at $14.52, with investors trading 33,582 stocks and Tropical Battery increased 8 cents to close at $2 with a transfer of 973,055 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market jumps on lower volumes
Declining stocks edged those rising on Thursday, with 16 rising, 18 declining and nine closed unchanged, that did not prevent the Market Index from jumping 40.23 points to 3,774.65 at the close of the Junior Market as the market moved higher throughout the day, with mostly moderate price changes, 
resulting in the volume of stocks traded falling 18 percent with the value 14 percent lower than on Wednesday with 43 securities trading compared with 46 on Wednesday.
Investors traded 4,043,628 shares for $9,615,722 versus 4,913,726 units at $11,171,881 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 94,038 shares at $223,621 down from 106,820 shares at $242,867 on Wednesday, with a month to date average of 124,664 units at $304,083 compared with 134,717 stock units at $330,495 on the previous day. Trading in April closed with an average of 266,661 units at $2,583,503.
Image Plus Consultants led trading with 1.78 million shares for 44 percent of the volume followed by MFS Capital Partners with 313,487 units for 7.8 percent of the day’s trade and Regency Petroleum with 302,337 units for 7.5 percent market share.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 11.5. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed based on the last traded price in conjunction with ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, EduFocal gained 9 cents to close at $2.05 in an exchange of 24,485 shares, General Accident rose 17 cents to end at $5.10 and closed after investors exchanged 21 stocks, GWest Corporation dropped 16 cents to close at 88 cents after investors traded 6,969 stock units. 
iCreate rose 9 cents to close at $1.50 with 3,154 units changing hands, Indies Pharma popped 22 cents to $3.34 with the swapping of 101 stock units, Iron Rock Insurance declined 41 cents to $1.88 as investors exchanged 202,572 units, KLE Group increased by 42 cents to end at $2.02, with 62 shares crossing the market, Knutsford Express advanced 9 cents and ended at $11.39 after 200 stock units passed through the market, Medical Disposables climbed 7 cents to close at $5.08 with 1,100 stock units clearing the market, MFS Capital Partners fell 18 cents in closing at $3.32 with investors transferring 313,487 units, Regency Petroleum rose 8 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.65 after investors ended trading of 302,337 stocks,
Stationery and Office Supplies lost 30 cents to end at $15.50 after an exchange of 1,557 shares and tTech climbed 21 cents to $2.49 in trading 238 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
