Trading surged on Tuesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market after trading in shares of MFS Capital Partners jumped sharply, accounting for 86 percent of the overall volume for the day, resulting in the market Index declining by 29.32 points to close at 3,474.84. Market activity also resulted in a 479 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded, at a 48 percent higher value than on Monday. Trading ended in 41 securities compared with 43 on Monday, with prices of 11 stocks advancing, 15 declining and 15 closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 23,396,014 shares for $16,266,034, increasing steeply from 4,038,688 units at $11,013,414 on Monday.
Trading averaged 570,634 shares at $396,733, increasing from 93,923 stocks at $256,126 on Monday, with trading for the month to date, ending with an average of 326,604 units at $324,755 compared to May with an average of 419,466 shares at $701,563.
MFS Capital Partners led trading with 20.03 million shares for 85.6 percent of total volume, followed by Fosrich, with 500,447 units for 2.1 percent of the day’s trade and Everything Fresh with 438,095 stock units for 1.9 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.3, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, Access Financial dropped $1.98 to end at $15.03 with 2,001 shares crossing the market, Dolphin Cove rose 85 cents to $14.85 after a transfer of 24,324 stocks, Express Catering sank 9 cents to finish at $2.66 after closing with an exchange of 10,000 shares. Fontana rose 5 cents and ended at $9.05, with 20,426 units clearing the market, Future Energy dipped 5 cents in closing at $3.05 after an exchange of 91,089 stock units, Indies Pharma fell 28 cents to end at $3.64 with investors dealing in 33,255 shares. 
ISP Finance jumped $3.45 to $14.95 with a transfer of a mere 168 stocks, JFP increased 7 cents and ended at 54 cents as investors exchanged 51,900 units, Knutsford Express declined 99 cents to end at $13 with traders passing 1,316 stock units through the market. Mailpac Group lost 6 cents in closing at $2.59 in an exchange of 84,636 shares, Main Event skidded $1.28 to finish at $9.97 trading of 30 stocks, Omni Industries slipped 5 cents to close at 80 cents with 79,822 units switching owners and One Great Studio popped 5 cents to 46 cents with investors swapping 108,484 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading ended with an exchange of 4,038,688 shares for $11,013,414, a decline from 11,582,135 units at $23,634,600 on Friday.
At the close of the market, Blue Power skidded 20 cents to end at $5 with 3,360 shares changing hands, CAC 2000 increased 22 cents in closing at $2.20 with 701 stocks crossing the exchange, Caribbean Assurance Brokers sank 20 cents to close at $2.01 with investors dealing in 59,966 shares. Caribbean Flavours fell 7 cents to close at $1.64 after traders exchanged 2,204 units, Dolphin Cove climbed 71 cents and ended at $14 with 179,542 stock units crossing the market, Future Energy sank 15 cents to finish at $3.10 with an exchange of 346,807 shares. GWest Corporation rose 11 cents to end at 95 cents, with investors trading 105,496 stocks, Honey Bun slipped 20 cents to $8.10 after an exchange of 9,961 units, Image Plus advanced 7 cents to close at $1.06 with investors swapping 268,603 stock units, 
Iron Rock Insurance shed 5 cents in closing at $3.75 with investors dealing in 380,000 shares, JFP Ltd lost 8 cents in closing at 47 cents in an exchange of 6,842 shares, Mailpac Group slipped 5 cents to finish at $2.65 as investors exchanged 9,503 stocks. Omni Industries gained 5 cents to close at 85 cents after 13,746 units passed through the market, Paramount Trading sank 5 cents to end at 99 cents in an exchange of 1,000 stocks, Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 14 cents to finish at $1.43 with traders dealing in 201,060 units and Tropical Battery shed 7 cents to end at $2.18 with an exchange of 88,325 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 11,582,135 shares for $23,634,600 compared with 11,958,803 units at $19,923,242 on Thursday.
At the close of the month, CAC 2000 shed 7 cents and ended at $1.98, with investors trading a mere two shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers sank 14 cents to $2.21, with 100 stocks crossing the market, Caribbean Cream dropped by 14 cents to close at $2.17 with investors swapping 52 units. Caribbean Flavours rose 41 cents to finish at a 52 week high of $1.71 after closing with an exchange of 501 shares, Dolphin Cove lost 8 cents to end at $13.29, with traders dealing in 3,243 stock units, Everything Fresh dipped 9 cents in closing at $2.25 as investors exchanged 172,013 shares. Fontana rallied 24 cents to $9.04 in trading 8,657 stock units, Future Energy popped 12 cents to close at $3.25 with 834,233 stock crossing the market. Honey Bun fell 7 cents to end at $8.30 with investors dealing in 30,991 units. Indies Pharma gained 6 cents in closing at $3.95 with a transfer of 870,449 shares, 
ISP Finance increased 50 cents to finish at $11.50 after an exchange of 3,508 stocks, KLE Group climbed 18 cents and ended at $1.08 with investors trading 5,500 units. Knutsford Express advanced 39 cents to $13.99 after a transfer of 262 stock units, Mailpac Group rose 11 cents to end at $2.70 in trading of 280,523 shares, Main Event gained 26 cents in closing at $11.26 in an exchange of 100 units. Omni Industries slipped 6 cents to close at 80 cents with 199,108 stocks changing hands, Regency Petroleum popped 18 cents and ended at $3.97 in an exchange of 1,531,628 stock units and Tropical Battery increased 12 cents to finish at $2.25 with 418,329 shares clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 11,958,803 shares for $19,923,242, down from 26,500,479 stock units at $41,824,882 on Wednesday.
At the close of a day of reduced trading activities, Access Financial advanced $1 in closing at $16.95 with an exchange of 138 shares, AMG Packaging lost 8 cents to end at $2.40, with 1,016 stocks being traded, Caribbean Assurance rose 9 cents to end at $2.35 with traders dealing in 872 units. Consolidated Bakeries dropped by 16 cents to $1.50, after 76,602 shares crossed the exchange. Derrimon Trading climbed 17 cents and ended at $1.98 in trading 2,102,933 stock units, Dolphin Cove increased $1.07 to finish at $13.37, with 77,329 shares crossing the market. Everything Fresh popped 14 cents to $2.34 with investors swapping 120 units, Fontana fell 20 cents to close at $8.80 after an exchange of 70,583 stocks, Future Energy rallied 8 cents in closing at $3.13 with investors dealing in 84,096 stock units. ISP Finance dipped 49 cents to end at $11 with a transfer of 138 shares, 
Jamaican Teas gained 6 cents and ended at $2.55 as investors exchanged 2,036,177 stock units, Jetcon Corporation sank 10 cents to finish at $1 with 17,311 shares changing hands. Knutsford Express popped $1.30 and ended at $13.60 after a transfer of 736 stock units, Limners and Bards declined 9 cents to $1.16, with 801 shares clearing the market, Main Event shed 28 cents in closing at $11, with investors trading 1,453 stock units. MFS Capital Partners dropped 7 cents to close at 50 cents after an exchange of 81,565 units and Regency Petroleum advanced 17 cents to end at $3.79 after trading of 63,496 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
ONE on ONE Educational led trading with 11.68 million shares for 44.1 percent of total volume, followed by Derrimon Trading, with 3.24 million stocks for 12.2 percent of the day’s trade, RA Williams closed with 2.65 million stock units for 10 percent of the volume traded, Jamaican Teas ended with 2.28 million shares for 8.6 percent of the volume traded, Stationery and Office Supplies closed with 1.35 million stocks for 5.1 percent of the volume traded and Kintyre Holdings with 1.23 million stock units for 4.6 percent of market share.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.7, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Indies Pharma rallied 27 cents in closing at $3.89 as traders exchanged 5,506 stock units. ISP Finance jumped $1.34 to finish at $11.49, with trading 27 shares, Jetcon Corporation gained 10 cents and ended at $1.10 with 100 units crossing the market, Knutsford Express dropped $1.55 to close at $12.30 after investors swapped 2,687 stock units. Limners and Bards rose 8 cents to $1.25 with 15,192 stock units crossing the market, Regency Petroleum shed 21 cents and ended at $3.62 in an exchange of 111,792 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies rallied 13 cents in closing at $1.56 with traders dealing in 1,347,185 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 16,713,593 shares at $23,645,893, falling sharply from the 176 million shares of Dolla Financial that pushed up Monday’s trading to 179,754,135 stock units valued at $339,502,708.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.5, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Jetcon Corporation increased 9 cents to $1 with traders clearing 4,200 stock units, KLE Group sank 17 cents in closing at 92 cents with an exchange of 5,937 stocks, Knutsford Express climbed $1.60 and ended at $13.85 with 750 units crossing the market. Lasco Financial popped 7 cents to finish at $1.69 in trading 2,002,409 stocks, Limners and Bards advanced 8 cents to end at $1.17 as investors exchanged 1,960,480 units, Mailpac Group popped 15 cents to close at $2.55 in switching ownership of 585,124 shares and Regency Petroleum climbed 23 cents to $3.83 with investors trading 63,558 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 179,754,135 shares with a value of 339,502,708, resulting in a steep climb from 7,748,170 stock units at $9,778,916 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.
Future Energy skidded 9 cents to $3.05 with traders passing 120,833 units through the market, Honey Bun fell 29 cents to finish at $8.10 with investors trading 4,821 stock units. ISP Finance dropped $1.35 in closing at $10.15 with 122 shares clearing the market, Jetcon Corporation sank 9 cents to end at 91 cents with a transfer of 56,081 stock units, KLE Group climbed 17 cents to close at $1.09 after traders exchanged 1,178 stocks. Knutsford Express rose 25 cents to $12.25 with investors swapping 1,800 units, Mailpac Group dipped 12 cents to finish at $2.40 after a transfer of 104,156 stocks, Paramount Trading shed 6 cents and ended at $1 in trading 3,000 units, Spur Tree Spices rose by a cent to $1.07 with 72,361 shares changing hands, down to a 52 week low of 95 cents and Tropical Battery advanced 6 cents to end at $2.16 in an exchange of 195,409 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 7,748,170 shares for $9,778,916 compared with 9,637,234 units at $6,156,203 on Wednesday.
The Junior Market ended with an average PE Ratio of 13.5. The PE is computed using the last traded prices of stocks with projected earnings computed by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Honey Bun gained 39 cents to close at $8.39 in switching ownership of 14,454 units, Indies Pharma rallied 11 cents to close at $3.86 with investors trading 4,000 stock units. Knutsford Express fell $1 to finish at $12 with an exchange of 29,100 shares, Mailpac Group rose 12 cents to end at $2.52, with 70,070 stock units crossing the market, MFS Capital Partners slipped 10 cents in closing at 50 cents with investors trading 1,000,976 stocks. Omni Industries gained 7 cents to end at 90 cents with 722 units changing hands and Spur Tree Spices popped 7 cents to end at $1.06 after an exchange of 177,176 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 9,637,234 shares for $6,156,203 compared with 8,088,481 units at $10,634,310 on Tuesday.
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.
Lasco Financial sank 18 cents to finish at $1.62 with investors swapping 2,261 shares, Mailpac Group dipped 9 cents and ended at $2.40 after a transfer of 283,801 stock units, MFS Capital Partners popped 10 cents to close at 60 cents after trading 323,959 stocks. Omni Industries sank 8 cents to 83 cents with 149,578 units changing hands, Spur Tree Spices skidded 8 cents in closing at a 52 week low of 99 cents with an exchange of 315,215 shares, Stationery and Office Supplies lost 8 cents to end at $1.41 with 272,092 units crossing the market and Tropical Battery gained 10 cents and ended at $2.10 after an exchange of 153,015 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading ended with activities in 39 securities, down from 46 on Monday and ending with prices of 14 rising, 18 declining and seven closing unchanged. Spur Tree Spices closed at a 52 week Low of $1.08 while Edufocal traded at an intraday 52 week low of 21 cents.
At the close of the market, Access Financial lost $2.85 in closing at $14.32 with traders dealing in 1,522 shares, with Caribbean Assurance Brokers dropping 34 cents to $2.06 with 39,000 stock units crossing the market, Caribbean Cream shed 17 cents to end at $2.16 with dealings in 9,800 shares. Dolla Financial gained 9 cents and ended at $2.47 with investors exchanging 248,241 stocks, Dolphin Cove slipped 10 cents to finish at $12 and closed with 124,556 units changing hands, Everything Fresh rose 16 cents to close at $2.38 as investors switched ownership of 2,469 stocks. Fontana skidded 48 cents to $8.57 after a transfer of 105,042 units, Honey Bun sank 25 cents to close at $8.15 with investors trading 8,207 shares, Indies Pharma rallied 15 cents to finish at $3.85 with traders exchanging 18,030 stock units. Iron Rock Insurance increased 47 cents and ended at $3.80 with 87 shares clearing the market, ISP Finance dipped $1.34 to end at $10.16 as traders exchanged 326 units, 
Jetcon Corporation fell 8 cents in closing at $1.02 with 21,520 stocks changing hands. JFP Ltd slipped 7 cents to 50 cents as investors exchanged 24,059 stock units, KLE Group declined 14 cents to end at 92 cents in trading 6,403 shares, Knutsford Express sank $1.84 in closing at $12.56 with 1,029 stocks passing through the market. Lasco Financial climbed 18 cents to finish at $1.80 with a transfer of 4,600 units, Lumber Depot popped 12 cents and ended at $2.93 after traders exchanged 3,001 stock units, Mailpac Group advanced 11 cents to close at $2.49 with investors trading 14,735 shares. MFS Capital Partners rose 8 cents to 50 cents with 693,893 stock units crossing the exchange, RA Williams rallied 11 cents to finish at 57 cents after the trading of 210 stocks, Regency Petroleum increased 10 cents and ended at $3.60 after investors exchanged 1,165,598 units and Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 7 cents to close at $1.49 with investors swapping just one share.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.