Trading popped higher on Junior Market


Trading remained low-keyed on trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with a modest increase in the volume and value of stocks traded compared to trading on Monday. A total of 42 securities, were exchanged, similar to Monday, with prices of 12 rising, 21 declining and nine closing unchanged.

Trading resulted in an exchange of 4,455,615 shares for $8,483,284, with an increase from 4,381,580 units at $7,840,390 on Monday.
Trading ended with an average of 106,086 shares worth $201,983, up from 104,323 units at $186,676 on Monday, Trading for the month to date, averages 136,439 units at $279,908 compared with 142,396 stocks at $295,201 on the Monday and August, with an average of 433,821 shares at $676,565.
Dolla Financial led trading with 785,742 shares for 17.6 percent of total volume, followed by Derrimon Trading with 595,928 units for 13.4 percent of the day’s trade and Woodcats International with 460,064 stocks for 10.3 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index shed 0.81 points to finish at 2,922.14. 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 11.3. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, which are derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, Access Financial fell $1.17 in closing at $16.83 with 847 stock units being traded, AMG Packaging rallied 24 cents to $1.84 with an exchange of 2,998 shares, Atlantic Hardware rose 5 cents to close at $1.43 after a transfer of 377,830 stocks. CAC 2000 lost 26 cents to end at $1.44 after exchanging of 600 stock units, Cargo Handlers gained 35 cents after closing at $14.50 with trading of a mere 1,000 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers climbed by 7 cents and to $1.70 with a transfer of 332,456 stock units. Caribbean Cream declined 20 cents to $2.45 in an exchange of 3,473 units, Derrimon Trading shed 7 cents to finish at 88 cents with investors swapping 595,928 stocks, Dolla Financial climbed 10 cents and ended at $3.50 after an exchange of 785,742 units. Elite Diagnostic dropped 30 cents to end at $1.57 with a transfer of 4,736 stocks, Express Catering increased 13 cents in closing at $1.98 with 40,734 shares crossing the exchange, Lasco Financial skidded 6 cents to close at $1.40 in trading 418,652 stock units. Mailpac Group gained 6 cents to close at $2.37 with 2,423 shares crossing the market, ONE on ONE Educational popped 11 cents and ended at 73 cents with investors exchanging 17,457 shares, Regency Petroleum slipped 20 cents to $3.99 with 193,016 units clearing the market and Spur Tree Spices dipped 12 cents and ended at $1.28 with investors dealing in 120,140 stock units.

Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.

Stocks lose ground on JSE Junior Market


Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Monday, with the market index dropping. The market closed with the volume of stocks traded dropped 43 percent, with 31 percent lower value than on Friday, following trading in 42 securities, compared with 44 on Friday and ending, with prices of 18 rising, 14 declining and 10 closing unchanged.

The market closed with trading of 4,381,580 shares for $7,840,390, well below the 7,655,368 units at $11,369,983 on Friday.
Trading closed with an average of 104,323 shares at $186,676, down sharply from 173,986 units at $258,409 on Friday. Trading for the month to date, averages 142,396 units at $295,201 slightly lower than 151,693 stock units at $321,701 on Friday and August, an average of 433,821 shares at $676,565.
Lasco Financial led trading with only 665,320 shares for 15.2 percent of total volume, followed by Atlantic Hardware which ended with 527,768 units for 12 percent of the day’s trade and Woodcats International with 502,100 stocks for 11.5 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index skidded 29.40 points to finish at 2,922.95. 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 11.4. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close, Access Financial gained $1.17 in closing at $18 with investors trading a mere 3 shares, AMG Packaging declined by 25 cents to $1.60 in an exchange of 20,930 stocks, Cargo Handlers lost $2 to end at $14.15 after closing with an exchange of 9,925 shares. Caribbean Flavours rose 6 cents to close at $1.24 after trading of 29,471 stock units, Dolla Financial shed 10 cents and ended at $3.40 after 366,114 shares changed hands, Dolphin Cove climbed 37 cents to finish at $9.99, with 11,919 stock units crossing the market. Elite Diagnostic fell 7 cents to $1.87 with investors trading 3,294 shares, Fontana skidded 15 cents to close at $6.20 with an exchange of 46,487 units, Image Plus increased 5 cents in closing at $1.20, with 122,901 stock units changing hands. Iron Rock Insurance climbed 19 cents to close at $2.69 after trading of 700 shares, Jetcon Corporation dipped 8 cents to finish at $4.13 after a transfer of 64,392 shares, Lasco Financial dropped 14 cents to end at $1.46 following trading of 665,320 stock units. Mailpac Group slipped 14 cents and ended at $2.31, with 500,921 shares changing hands, Regency Petroleum advanced 14 cents to $4.19 with investors dealing in 34,105 units, Spur Tree Spices rallied 5 cents to end at $1.40 after an exchange of 28,669 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies increased 13 cents and ended at $1.63 with investors swapping just 1,795 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.

Trading dipped on the Junior Market


Trading dipped on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 18 percent and the value falling 54 percent lower than Thursday. Investors exchanged 44 securities, up from 42 on Thursday and ended, with prices of 13 rising, 20 declining and 11 closing unchanged.

The market closed with trading of 7,655,368 shares for $11,369,983, compared with 9,294,685 units at $24,506,403 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 173,986 shares at $258,409, after declining from 221,302 stock units at $583,486 on Thursday. Trading averages 151,693 units at $321,701, month to date compared with 144,030 stock units at $343,458 on the Thursday and lower than August, that ended with an average of 433,821 shares at $676,565.
Woodcats International was the leading trade with 2.21 million shares for 28.9 percent of total volume, followed by Omni Industries with 2.07 million stocks for 27.1 percent of the day’s trade and Mailpac Group with 1.90 million units for 24.9 percent of the total stocks traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index slipped 9.51 points to 2,952.35. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.4. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, which are derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, Access Financial skidded $1.70 to end at $16.83 with a transfer of 114 units, AMG Packaging climbed 5 cents to $1.85 with a transfer of 104 stocks, Cargo Handlers fell by 10 cents to close at $16.15 with 4,822 shares passing through the market. Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 20 cents to finish at $1.63 in trading 56,479 stocks, Caribbean Cream gained 43 cents and ended at $2.69 with a transfer of 46,610 shares, Dolphin Cove lost 38 cents to close at $9.62 with investors trading 33,031 stock units. Elite Diagnostic gained 39 cents to $1.94 with an exchange of 71,442 stocks, Everything Fresh rose 14 cents to close at $2.02 with 10,904 units changing hands, Express Catering rallied 5 cents and ended at $1.85 as investors exchanged 1,050 stocks. Fontana declined 10 cents to end at $6.35 after trading of 44,192 units, Fosrich shed 6 cents in closing at $1.25 with 42,072 shares crossing the market, Indies Pharma dropped 5 cents to finish at $2.60 with investors dealing in 12 stock units. Iron Rock Insurance slipped 19 cents and ended at $2.50 with 3,602 shares changing hands, ISP Finance dipped 5 cents to $9.95 with investors swapping a mere one stock, Jetcon Corporation advanced 22 cents to finish at $4.21 after a transfer of 166,254 units. Knutsford Express rose 34 cents to end at $9 in switching ownership of 9,835 stock units, Lasco Financial climbed 7 cents in closing at $1.60 after an exchange of 32,808 shares, Main Event increased 63 cents to close at $3.99 with just 732 units clearing the market. ONE on ONE Educational fell 9 cents to 63 cents with investors trading 4,335 stocks, Regency Petroleum declined 20 cents to end at $4.05 with 19,782 stock units crossing the exchange, Spur Tree Spices popped 5 cents to $1.35 with investors dealing in 1,845 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies shed 16 cents to close at $1.50 in an exchange of 307,795 units.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.

Trading climbs on Junior Market


Solid investment interest pushed trading higher on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Thursday, resulting in a 197 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded, with a 237 percent surge in value compared to Wednesday. Just 42 securities, were active, down from 44 on Wednesday and ending, with prices of only seven rising, 25 declining and 10 closing unchanged.

Trading resulted in an exchange of 9,294,685 shares up from 3,132,549 units on Wednesday, with a value of $24,506,403, rising from $7,271,958 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 221,302 shares at $583,486, versus 71,194 stock units at $165,272 on Wednesday. Trading for the month to date ended with an average of 144,030 stock units at $343,458, up from 106,293 units at $226,236 on the previous day and August, with an average of 433,821 shares at $676,565.
Dolla Financial led trading with 5.08 million shares for 54.7 percent of total volume followed by RA Williams with 904,833 units for 9.7 percent of the day’s trade and Woodcats International with 645,763 stocks for 6.9 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index dropped 11.26 points to finish at 2,961.86. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows none ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and six with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.3. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, which are derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, Access Financial shed 83 cents to end at $18.53 following trading of 91 stocks.  AMG Packaging dipped 5 cents to $1.80 with investors swapping 29,567 shares, Cargo Handlers jumped $1.60 to end at $16.25 after an exchange of 429 units. Caribbean Cream fell 14 cents to $2.26 in trading of 504,860 stock units, Derrimon Trading shed 8 cents to end at 92 cents with an exchange of 5,166 stocks, Dolla Financial popped 9 cents to end at $3.50 as investors exchanged 5,084,417 stocks. Dolphin Cove declined 45 cents to $10 with 18,856 shares changing hands, Elite Diagnostic lost 24 cents to close at $1.55 with 13,573 stock units crossing the exchange, Everything Fresh advanced 6 cents to finish at $1.88 with investors dealing in 20,051 shares. Express Catering slipped 9 cents and ended at $1.80 with 3,531 shares changing hands, Honey Bun rose 38 cents to end at $5.78 with investors trading 6,676 units, KLE Group dipped 24 cents in closing at 86 cents with 9,952 stock units clearing the market.Lasco Financial lost 7 cents to end at $1.53 in trading of 6,861 shares, Lumber Depot slipped by 6 cents to finish at $2.63 after a transfer of 88,977 stocks, Mailpac Group fell 5 cents and ended at $2.45 with investors trading 29,654 units. Main Event rallied 35 cents in closing at $3.36 in an exchange of 1,015 stock units, MFS Capital Partners dropped 8 cents to 50 cents after trading of 26,372 shares, Regency Petroleum increased 5 cents to close at $4.25 in switching ownership of 125,526 stocks and Spur Tree Spices shed 5 cents to $1.30 after an exchange of 165,300 units.

Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.

Declining stocks weight down Junior Market


Lumber Depot and Elite Diagnostic were the two top winners on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Wednesday, but they were outshone by declines Cargo Handlers and Main Event and Access Financial following trading in 44 securities up from 42 on Tuesday and ending, with prices of 20 rising, 11 declining and 13 closing unchanged. The volume of stocks traded declined 48 percent, and the value of trades dropped 40 percent lower than on Tuesday.

The market closed following trading of 3,132,549 shares for $7,271,958, after tumbling from 6,008,618 units at $12,184,309 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 71,194 shares at $165,272, down from 143,062 units at $290,103 on the previous day. Trading month to date averages 106,293 stock units worth $226,236 compared to an average of 433,821 shares at $676,565 for August.
On a day of sub par trading no company traded one million market shares. Dolla Financial was the leading traded stock, with 939,872 shares for 30 percent of the total volume, followed by Derrimon Trading with 390,878 units for 12.5 percent of the day’s trade and Woodcats International with 333,700 stocks for 10.7 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index declined 28.08 points to finish at 2,973.12. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.6. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, which are derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, Access Financial dropped 34 cents to finish at $19.36 with 90 units crossing the market, Cargo Handlers lost $1.52 to $14.65 with a transfer of 10,212 stocks, Caribbean Flavours rose 7 cents to $1.18 after trading of 1,928 units. Consolidated Bakeries pop 14 cents and ended at $1.40 in trading 64 stock units, Dolphin Cove increased 24 cents to end at $10.45 after an exchange of 17,392 shares, Elite Diagnostic popped 26 cents to close at $1.79 with investors trading 24,562 units. Fontana gained 17 cents to end at $6.49 with an exchange of 76,140 stocks, Future Energy advanced 16 cents to finish at $3.50 with 41,038 stock units clearing the market, Honey Bun rallied 15 cents and ended at $5.40 after trading of 9,078 shares. Image Plus declined 11 cents to close at $1.12 with 61,793 units crossing the exchange, Indies Pharma popped 5 cents to end at $2.65 with investors trading 5,073 stocks, Jetcon Corporation climbed 21 cents to $3.98 with 218,766 stock units passing through the market. Knutsford Express fell 34 cents to $8.66 in an exchange of 4,924 shares, Lasco Financial slipped 7 cents and ended at $1.60 with 15,909 shares changing hands, Lumber Depot increased 38 cents and ended at $2.69 in an exchange of 18,058 units. Main Event skidded 94 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of $3.01, with investors swapping 35,369 stock units, Regency Petroleum dipped 12 cents to end at $4.20 after an exchange of 55,579 shares and Spur Tree Spices rose 6 cents to finish at $1.35 with 14,842 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.

Trading drops on the Junior Market


Investors pulled back in trading activity on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, resulting in a 76 percent fall in the volume of stocks traded and a 71 percent drop in value compared with Monday. A total of 42 securities were exchanged, down from 44 on Monday, with prices of only nine rising, 24 declining and nine closing unchanged.

The market closed with trading of 6,008,618 shares for $12,184,309, after rising from 25,037,877 units at $42,500,415 on Monday.
Trading averaged 143,062 shares at an average value of $290,103, compared with 569,043 stock units at $965,919 on Monday and lower than August, with an average of 433,821 shares at $676,565.
Dolla Financial led trading with 2.04 million shares for 34 percent of total volume, followed by Omni Industries with 1.53 million stock units for 25.5 percent of the day’s trade and Woodcats International with 747,576 stocks for 12.4 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rose 0.03 points to close at 3,001.20. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three 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 11.5. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, which are derived by dividing the last traded stock price by the earnings per share for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, Access Financial slipped 10 cents to $19.70 after a transfer of 66 stock units, Cargo Handlers lost 23 cents to end at $16.17 with 1,167 shares crossing the market, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rallied 13 by cents to close at $1.40 with trading of 168,898 stock units. Caribbean Cream shed 40 cents to end at $2.40 following an exchange of  26,549 stock units, Caribbean Flavours dropped 9 cents to finish at $1.11 with 2,109 units passing through the market, Dolla Financial fell 20 cents to $3.45 after trading of 2,044,208 shares. Dolphin Cove added 21 cents and finished trading of 21,558 units at $10.21, Elite Diagnostic dipped 7 cents and ended at $1.53 in trading 51,209 stock units, Express Catering declined 9 cents to finish at $1.90 after an exchange of 5,768 shares. Fontana skidded 17 cents to close at $6.32 with a transfer of 17,230 units, Fosrich fell 8 cents in closing at $1.33 with 67,305 stocks crossing the exchange, Future Energy dipped 31 cents to end at $3.34 in switching ownership of 112,756 stock units. Honey Bun lost 10 cents in closing at $5.25 as investors exchanged 27,495 shares, Image Plus advanced 6 cents to $1.23 with 116,166 units changing hands, Indies Pharma shed 5 cents and stopped at $2.60 in an exchange of 67,948 stocks. KLE Group rose 10 cents to close at $1.10 with investors swapping 3 stock units, Knutsford Express rallied 80 cents to $9 in an exchange of 19,364 shares, Lumber Depot declined 39 cents to $2.31 with a transfer of 94,699 stock units. Mailpac Group slipped 5 cents and ended at $2.50 with 90,611 shares changing hands and Spur Tree Spices skidded 11 cents to finish at $1.29 with investors dealing in 34,195 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.

Trading dropped back on the Junior Market


Trading activity closed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded falling 76 percent, with a 73 percent lower value than the huge Elite Diagnostic boosted trades on Friday. Similar to Friday, the market closed with an exchange of 44 securities, with 23 rising, 13 declining, and eight closing unchanged, resulting in the market index closing the day higher.

Trading closed with 25,037,877 shares changing hands for $42,500,415, down from 104,133,196 units at $154,779,129 on Friday.
Trading averaged 569,043 shares at $965,919, compared to 2,366,664 stock units at $3,517,707 on Friday, with the month to date, averaging 433,821 units at $676,565 compared to 426,547 stock units at $661,000 on the previous day and July, with an average of 280,479 shares at $401,436.
Derrimon Trading led the market, with 3.92 million shares for 15.6 percent of total volume followed by Fosrich with 3.68 million stocks for 14.7 percent of the day’s trade, ONE on ONE Educational closed with 2.92 million shares for 11.7 percent of the volume traded, Jamaican Teas delivered 2.41 million units for 9.6 percent of the day’s trades, Future Energy ended with 2.15 million units for 8.6 percent of traded volume and Stationery and Office Supplies with 1.86 million units for 7.4 percent of market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index advanced 19.11 points to 3,001.17. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and three with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.5. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, derived by dividing the last traded price stocks by earnings per share for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2027.
At the close of the market, Access Financial increased by $1.19 and ended at $19.80, with 902 stock units crossing the market, Blue Power climbed 25 cents to $3.50 after trading of 304 shares, Cargo Handlers rose 90 cents to $16.40, with the trading of 472 stock units. Caribbean Cream rose 47 cents to close at a 52 weeks high of $2.80 after an exchange of 23,389 units, Elite Diagnostic popped 10 cents to end at $1.60, after 64,855 stocks passed through the market, Fontana gained 29 cents to close at $6.49 after the trading of 71,243 units. Fosrich advanced 16 cents to $1.41, with 3,679,748 shares, crossing the market, Future Energy declined by 15 cents to $3.65, with trading of 2,152,902 shares, Honey Bun dipped 63 cents to close at $5.35 after an exchange of 7,200 shares. Image Plus climbed 5 cents to finish at $1.17 in trading 66,628 stock units, Indies Pharma fell 6 cents to close at $2.65 after an exchange of 296,689 units, Jetcon Corporation declined 21 cents to end at $3.77 with investors trading 205,746 stock units. KLE Group increased 9 cents to $1 in an exchange of 9,972 shares, Limners and Bards lost 10 cents to finish at $1 and closed with an exchange of 40,685 stock units, Lumber Depot advanced 5 cents and ended at $2.70 with a transfer of 1,523,722 stocks. Mailpac Group rose 19 cents to close at $2.55, with 313,713 units changing hands, Main Event dropped 5 cents to end at $3.95, with 671 shares crossing the exchange and Regency Petroleum shed 9 cents in closing at $4.30 after a transfer of 16,122 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.

Major ownership shake up at Elite


Elite Diagnostic led trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday, with data showing NCB Capital Markets’ 66 million shares and Damian Chin-You 14.52 million units were traded. The transactions seem to have strengthened majority company ownership, with just under 50 percent.

Trading closed at the end of the week, with the volume of stocks exchanged surging 455 percent, with a 473 percent jump in value compared with Thursday. Trading resulted in an exchange of 44 securities, compared with 43 on Thursday and ending with prices of 22 rising, 16 declining and six closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 104,133,196 shares with a value of $154,779,129, compared with 18,762,216 units at $26,992,788 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 2,366,664 shares at $3,517,707, up from 436,331 stock units at $627,739 on Thursday with the month to date, averaging 426,547 units at $661,000 compared to 316,256 stock units at $498,604 on the previous day and ahead of July, with an average of 280,479 shares at $401,436.
Elite Diagnostic led trading with 81.28 million shares for 78.1 percent of total volume, followed by Fosrich, with 6.89 million stocks for 6.6 percent of the day’s trade, ONE on ONE Educational closed with 3.24 million stock units for 3.1 percent of the volume traded, Jamaican Teas contributed 3.07 million units for 2.9 percent of the overall trade, Derrimon Trading closed with 3.06 million shares for 2.9 percent of traded shares and Stationery and Office Supplies closed with 2.02 million units for 1.9 percent of market share.
At the close of the market, the Junior Market Index rose by 5.38 points to close at 2,982.06. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
The Junior Market concluded trading with an average PE of 11.4. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, that are derived by dividing a stock’s last traded price by earnings per share for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close, Access Financial rose 6 cents $18.61 after an exchange of 3,009 stock units, AMG Packaging declined 11 cents to $1.86, with 7,188 shares clearing the market, Blue Power lost 30 cents to close at $3.25 with investors swapping 617 stocks. Cargo Handlers advanced 50 cents and ended at $15.50 after 10,677 units passed through the market, Caribbean Cream rallied by 7 cents and ended at $2.33 with an exchange of 58,523 shares, Caribbean Flavours gained 22 cents to end at $1.22 and closed with 103,352 units changing hands. Dolphin Cove dipped 7 cents in closing at $9.98 in trading 17,527 stocks, Elite Diagnostic increased 26 cents to $1.50 after 81,278,276 stock units passed through the market, Everything Fresh fell 24 cents to end at $1.82 in an exchange of 45,082 shares. Fontana skidded 20 cents to close at $6.20, with investors dealing in 24,801 stocks, Future Energy dropped 7 cents and ended at $3.50 in switching ownership of 142,204 units, Honey Bun climbed 9 cents to $5.98 as investors exchanged 84,420 stock units. Indies Pharma rallied 6 cents to end at $2.71 with a transfer of 18,069 shares, Jamaican Teas increased 8 cents and ended at $2.28, with 3,066,400 units crossing the exchange, KLE Group shed 19 cents to end at 91 cents with investors trading 417 stocks. Knutsford Express climbed 60 cents to $8.20 in an exchange of 7,135 stock units, Lasco Financial slipped 10 cents and ended at $1.65, with 503,037 shares changing hands, Limners and Bards rose 10 cents to close at $1.10 after an exchange of 35,194 stock units. Lumber Depot advanced 16 cents to $2.65, with 1,109,000 stocks changing hands, Mailpac Group lost 14 cents to end at $2.36, with an exchange of 81,781 units, Main Event ended at $4.00 after rising 5 cents with an exchange of 802 shares. ONE on ONE Educational rallied 15 cents to finish at 75 cents after a transfer of 3,241,821 units, Regency Petroleum gained 9 cents in closing at $4.39 with investors trading 6,383 shares, Spur Tree Spices popped 12 cents to end at $1.40 after 20,010 stock units passed through the market and Stationery and Office Supplies advanced 10 cents to $1.65 with a transfer of 2,020,749 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.

Derrimon captures market share


Wholesalers and retailers of household goods, Derrimon Trading, contributed 10.05 million shares for 53.6 percent to the volume of stocks traded on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday. The volume and value of stocks changing hands jumped 217 percent and 221 percent, respectively, compared to Wednesday, following trading in 43 securities, compared with 42 on Wednesday and ending, with prices of 15 rising, 22 declining and six closing unchanged, but the adverse decline to gains did not prevent the market index from rising.

Trading ended with an exchange of 18,762,216 shares at $26,992,788, after an increase from 5,922,663 units at $8,419,573 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 436,331 shares at $627,739, after increasing from 141,016 stock units at $200,466 on Wednesday. Trading for the month to date, averages 316,256 units at $498,604 compared with 309,193 stocks at $491,007 on the previous day and an average of 280,479 shares at $401,436 during July.
Derrimon Trading led the market with 10.05 million shares for 53.6 percent of total volume, followed by Fosrich with 3.21 million stocks for 17.1 percent of the day’s trade, Stationery and Office Supplies closing with 1.56 million stocks for 8.3 percent of the volume traded and Dolla Financial with 1.29 million units for 6.9 percent of market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rose 40.98 points to finish at 2,976.68. 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 11.3. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, which are derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, Access Financial rallied 5 cents to end at $18.55 with investors swapping 8,989 shares, Cargo Handlers fell 99 cents to $15 with a transfer of 566 stock units, Caribbean Flavours lost 18 cents to close at $1 following a transfer of 100,157 shares. Consolidated Bakeries slipped 14 cents to close at $1.26 with 558 shares changing hands, Derrimon Trading climbed 15 cents to finish at $1 with investors trading 10,053,467 shares, Dolla Financial increased 20 cents to $3.70 with 1,285,897 stock units changing hands. Dolphin Cove dipped 75 cents in closing at $10.05 with investors trading 28,907 stocks, Elite Diagnostic skidded 13 cents to $1.24 with 1,502 units clearing the market, Fontana rallied 20 cents to finish at $6.40 with investors swapping 144,488 shares. Fosrich rose 7 cents and settled at $1.25 with 3,205,604 stock units passing through the market, Honey Bun dipped 9 cents to end at $5.89 in trading 10,709 stocks, Indies Pharma shed 5 cents to close at $2.65 with 335,513 units crossing the market. Iron Rock Insurance gained 49 cents to close at $2.69 with investors dealing in 76 stocks, JFP advanced 5 cents to 47 cents with 19,234 units crossing the exchange, Knutsford Express rose 5 cents in closing at $7.60 after trading of 277 shares. Limners and Bards declined 5 cents to finish at $1 as investors exchanged 5,000 stock units, Mailpac Group rallied 28 cents and ended at $2.50 in switching ownership of 5,205 shares, Main Event fell 5 cents to close at $3.95 after an exchange of 454 stocks. ONE on ONE Educational dropped 5 cents to 60 cents in an exchange of 13,910 units and Spur Tree Spices shed 12 cents to end at $1.28 in an exchange of 56,507 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.

Trading dropped on the Junior Market


Trading dropped on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday a 54 percent fall in the volume of stocks traded, with a 61 percent slippage in value compared to Tuesday, following trading in 42 securities, down from 44 on Tuesday and ending, with prices of 17 rising, 15 declining and 10 closing unchanged resulted in a sizable rise in the market index.

The market closed following an exchange of 5,922,663 shares for $8,419,573, after it dropped from 13,003,089 units at $21,567,572 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 141,016 shares for $200,466, after falling from 295,525 stock units at $490,172 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date averages 309,193 units at $491,007 compared to 319,445 stock units at $508,718 on the previous day andfor July, with an average of 280,479 shares at $401,436.
Atlantic Hardware led trading with 1.64 million shares for 27.7 percent of total volume, followed by Spur Tree Spices with 1.24 million stock units for 20.9 percent of the day’s trade and Image Plus with 716,273 stocks for 12.1 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index climbed 30.92 points to 2,935.70. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two 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 11.5. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, derived by dividing the last traded price of stocks by earnings per share for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, Access Financial rallied by 50 cents to  $18.50 with 154 stock units crossing the exchange, Cargo Handlers increased $1.34 and ended at $15.99 with a transfer of 400 shares, Dolla Financial rose 5 cents and ended at $3.50 with 132,061 stocks crossing the market. Dolphin Cove lost 43 cents to finish at $10.80 with an exchange of 3,554 units, Elite Diagnostic rose 5 cents to close at $1.37 with a transfer of 3,801 stocks, Fosrich advanced 10 cents to close at $1.18 with investors trading 79,308 units. Honey Bun fell 15 cents to $5.98 after an exchange of 4,871 shares, Image Plus increased 5 cents and ended at $1.15 with 716,273 stock units changing hands, Jetcon Corporation rallied 18 cents to $3.96 after the swapping of 35,852 shares. JFP shed 6 cents in closing at 42 cents after an exchange of 38,667 stock units, Knutsford Express declined 44 cents to finish at $7.55 with 1,112 stocks clearing the market, Lasco Financial rose 18 cents to close at $1.78 in an exchange of 12,574 units. Mailpac Group dropped 28 cents to $2.22 with the trading of 18,626 stocks, Medical Disposables rallied 9 cents to end at $1.18 with 2,474 shares passing through the market, ONE on ONE Educational popped 6 cents to close at 65 cents after the trading of 5,334 stock units. Paramount Trading gained 8 cents to close at $1.03 as investors exchanged 179,604 stock units, Regency Petroleum dipped 15 cents to finish at $4.30 in switching ownership of 80,507 shares, Spur Tree Spices slipped 6 cents and ended at $1.40 with 1,239,159 shares changing hands and Woodcats International advanced 6 cents to 57 cents with 388,776 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.