Shareholders in the Junior Market listed tTech have seen share price jumping more than 54 percent in the stock since it closed at $2.05 last Wednesday with it closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.16 on Monday, with more seeming likely, with only three offers to sell, between $3.56 and $6 just ahead of the close but end with just two offers at $4.05 and above.
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Monday, with a 24 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded and a 32 percent lower value than Friday resulting in trading of 44 securities up sharply from just 33 on Friday and ending with prices of 18 rising, 17 declining and nine closing unchanged.
At the close of the day, tTech gained 26 percent but did little to ease the pain of the Junior Market that dropped, with the average price of heavily weighted Derrimon Trading and a near $2 drop in Access Financial helping to pull the market down. At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index dropped 22.89 points to wrap up trading at 3,699.26.
The market closed with trading of 5,299,136 shares for $9,620,321 compared with 6,927,786 units at $14,113,440 on Friday.
Trading averaged 120,435 shares at $218,644 compared with 209,933 units at $427,680 on Friday with the month to date, averaging 320,942 units at $585,348 compared to 346,589 stock units at $632,252 on the previous day and June with an average of 318,732 units at $696,979.
Derrimon Trading led trading with 1.28 million shares for 24.1 percent of total volume followed by Omni Industries with 1.17 million stocks for 22 percent of the day’s trade and Spur Tree Spices with 479,681 units for 9.1 percent market share.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.8, based on last traded prices and earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows just three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial dropped $1.44 to $18.51 as investors exchanged 15,465 shares, AMG Packaging rose 10 cents in closing at $3.29 after 36,326 stock units passed through the market, Blue Power slipped 8 cents to $4.22 with an exchange of 1,050 units. Caribbean Assurance Brokers declined 18 cents to close at $3.57, with 402 stocks changing hands, Caribbean Cream sank 25 cents to finish at $3.50 after 17,916 units passed through the exchange, Caribbean Flavours advanced 6 cents and ended at $1.60 in trading just 333 shares. Consolidated Bakeries skidded 25 cents to $2 after an exchange of a mere 1,301 stock units, Dolla Financial popped 10 cents to end at $2.60 with investors trading 26,882 stocks, Fontana lost 26 cents in closing at $8.04 with 70,473 shares clearing the market.
Honey Bun climbed 10 cents to finish at $8.79 with a transfer of 3,510 stock units, Jamaican Teas shed 17 cents and ended at $2.18, with investors trading 314,434 units, Knutsford Express rallied 10 cents to close at $11 after an exchange of 1,150 stocks. Lasco Financial gained 13 cents to close at $1.83 with investors trading 2,319 shares, Mailpac Group rallied 12 cents to end at $2.18 after a transfer of 72,793 stocks, Main Event increased 95 cents in closing at $12.50 with an exchange of 5,099 units. MFS Capital Partners dropped 5 cents to close at 91 cents in an exchange of 83,559 stock units, Regency Petroleum popped 24 cents to finish at $2.56 with traders dealing in 50,895 shares, Stationery and Office Supplies advanced 5 cents and ended at $1.70 in an exchange of 69,395 stocks. Tropical Battery fell 9 cents to $2.09 after 54,548 units passed through the market and tTech rose 66 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.16 with investors dealing in 214,359 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
13 declining and 9 unchanged, with Edufocal trading at an intraday all time low of 41 cents.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index lost 34.68 points to cease trading at 3,722.15.
Honey Bun rose 6 cents and ended at $8.69 in trading 2,221 stock units, Indies Pharma rallied 8 cents to end at $2.64 with an exchange of 10,224 shares, Jamaican Teas increased 20 cents to finish at $2.35 after investors exchanged 9,052 units. Lasco Financial sank 15 cents to $1.70, with 2,500 stocks changing hands, Lumber Depot skidded 4 cents in closing at $2.78 as investors exchanged 304,146 stock units, Main Event sank 95 cents to end at $11.55 with a transfer of 1,894 shares. Spur Tree Spices dipped 14 cents to close at $2.01, with 549,322 units crossing the market and tTech popped 20 cents to finish at $2.50 with an exchange of 46,800 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading resulted in an exchange of 39 securities down from 40 on Wednesday and ended with prices of 15 rising, 20 declining and four closing unchanged and ended with the Junior Market Index popping 35.57 points to to end trading at 3,756.83, thus recovering 40 percent of yesterday’s loss of 87.25 points.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.7, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2025.
Honey Bun fell 26 cents to $8.63 in trading 7,290 stocks, ISP Finance climbed $6.30 in closing at $27.30 after an exchange of just 2 units, Jamaican Teas dropped 25 cents to $2.15 in trading 3,010,199 stocks. Knutsford Express shed 10 cents and ended at $10.90, with 6,685 units changing hands, Mailpac Group declined 10 cents to end at $2.06 with traders dealing in 462,596 shares, Main Event lost 29 cents to close at $12.50 in an exchange of 10 stock units. MFS Capital Partners increased 12 cents to 98 cents after trading 50 shares, Omni Industries slipped 8 cents to close at $1.05 with a transfer of 109,639 stocks, Paramount Trading rallied 9 cents and ended at $1.08 with investors swapping 17,203 units. Regency Petroleum sank 21 cents to finish at $2.31 with 49,600 stock units crossing the market and tTech rose 25 cents to end at $2.30 with investors trading 52,014,452 shares, representing 49 percent of the issued shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Investors traded 8,929,651 shares with a 141 percent increase in value to $20,998,580 compared with 8,664,446 units at $8,710,916 on Tuesday.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
JFP Ltd gained 8 cents to end at $1.15, with 52,050 stock units crossing the market, Knutsford Express popped 25 cents in closing at $11 with investors transferring 819 units, Limners and Bards shed 44 cents to finish at $1.54 after an exchange of 106,028 stocks. Main Event advanced 30 cents to $12.79 after 2,852 shares passed through the market, MFS Capital Partners dipped 13 cents to close at 86 cents in switching ownership of 485,584 stock units, Paramount Trading sank 15 cents to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of 99 cents with an exchange of 1,382 stocks. Tropical Battery rallied 7 cents and ended at $2.19 in trading 163,533 units and tTech dipped 25 cents in closing at $2.05 after an exchange of 52 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading concluded with 8,664,446 shares changing hands for $8,710,916 up from 2,388,003 units at $5,605,364 on Monday.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator is flashing negative readings for Wednesday, with just one stock ending with a bid higher than the last selling price and seven with lower offers.
Honey Bun declined 10 cents and ended at $8.80 with investors dealing in 870 stock units, Indies Pharma dropped 15 cents to end at $2.65 with a transfer of 21,772 units, Knutsford Express skidded 51 cents to close at $10.75 with investors swapping 501 stocks. Lasco Financial popped 14 cents to close at $1.85, with 1,318 shares changing hands, Limners and Bards rose 44 cents in closing at $1.98 after 208,547 stock units passed through the market, Main Event rallied $1.37 and ended at $12.49 after closing with an exchange of 10,648 units and tTech dipped 9 cents to close at $2.30 with 310 stocks changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with the trading of 2,388,003 shares for $5,605,364 down from 12,610,753 units at $11,308,047 on Friday.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index declined 15.95 points to culminate at 3,779.84.
Fontana sank 25 cents to end at $8, with 78,641 stock units crossing the market. Fosrich dipped 7 cents in closing at $2.25 as investors traded 70,472 stocks, Indies Pharma rallied 10 cents to $2.80 in the trading of 244,721 stock units, Jetcon Corporation rose 9 cents and ended at 94 cents with an exchange of 11 stocks. KLE Group advanced 14 cents to finish at $2.25 as only 85 units passed through the market, Knutsford Express fell 20 cents to close at $11.26 with traders dealing in 1,179 shares, Main Event increased 10 cents to end at $11.12 after an exchange of 3,121 stock units and Spur Tree Spices lost 13 cents in closing at $2.16 with a transfer of 11,646 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Investors ended trading 12,610,753 shares for $11,308,047, compared to 3,565,444 stock units at $5,961,750 on Thursday.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index shed 19.10 points to conclude trading at 3,795.79.
Fontana popped 25 cents to end at $8.25 with an exchange of 78,738 stocks, Future Energy increased 11 cents in closing at $3.50 in trading 60,932 units, iCreate dropped 7 cents to close at 55 cents in an exchange of 630,506 shares. Knutsford Express climbed 26 cents to $11.46, with 1,208 stocks changing hands, Lasco Financial lost 14 cents to finish at $1.71 with 1,547,839 stock units crossing the exchange, Limners and Bards declined 38 cents and ended at $1.51 in switching ownership of 19,130 shares. Main Event fell $1.48 in closing at $11.02 as investors exchanged 16,775 stock units and Spur Tree Spices rallied 12 cents to end at $2.29 and closed with an exchange of 457,339 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
with 52 percent lower value than Tuesday with trading in only 35 securities down from 39 on Tuesday and ending with prices of 10 rising, 14 declining and 11 closing unchanged.
Jetcon Corporation lost 10 cents to end at 85 cents in trading 329 stock units, JFP Ltd rallied 7 cents in closing at $1.11 after 650,000 shares were traded, Medical Disposables increased 33 cents to close at $2.53 after 18,890 stock units crossed the exchange. One Great Studio shed 7 cents to close at 79 cents with trading of 817,294 units, Regency Petroleum popped 29 cents and ended at $2.47 in an exchange of 116,760 stock units and tTech gained 34 cents to finish at $2.39 and closed after 5 units were traded.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 9,063,593 shares for $12,534,600 up from 8,840,186 units at $12,066,585 on Monday.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
Indies Pharma rose 12 cents to $2.69 in an exchange of 42,951 units, JFP Ltd sank 12 cents to end at $1.04 with 1,507,707 stocks clearing the market, Lasco Financial skidded 32 cents in closing at $1.85 with an exchange of 22,875 units. Limners and Bards advanced 44 cents to $1.92 after 290,364 stock units passed through the market, Mailpac Group fell 10 cents to finish at $2.15 after a transfer of 476,795 shares, Regency Petroleum dropped 30 cents to close at $2.18 with investors swapping 20,193 stock units. Tropical Battery shed 9 cents to $2.11 in an exchange of 17,747 shares and tTech slipped 30 cents to end at $2.05 with investors transferring just 1,559 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading ended with an 82 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded, with an 89 percent lower value than Friday following trading in 45 securities up from 41 on Friday and ending with prices of 11 rising, 23 declining and 11 closing unchanged.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index fell 23.11 points to end the day at 3,820.12.
Indies Pharma dropped 22 cents to close at $2.57 after 22,397 units were traded. ISP Finance shed $2.50 to $27.45 after just one stock crossed the market, JFP Ltd declined 10 cents to end at $1.16 after a transfer of 395,242 stock units, Knutsford Express rallied $1.20 in closing at $11.20, with 2,678 shares crossing the market. Lasco Financial increased 22 cents to finish at $2.17 in an exchange of 510 stocks, Limners and Bards slipped 7 cents and ended at $1.48 after 20,907 units passed through the market, Spur Tree Spices fell 10 cents to close at $2.20 trading of 1,291,745 stock units and tTech climbed 25 cents to $2.35 with 3,831 shares clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.