Junior Market trading climbs


Trading activity got off to a more robust start of the week than the close of last week on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, resulting from an 85 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded and a 41 percent increase in value over Friday, as Dolla Financial snatched 21.9 percent of the day’s trades, following trading in 42 securities, up from 35 on Friday and ending with prices of 12 rising, 18 declining and 12 closing unchanged.

The market closed with 6,274,342 shares trading for $10,070,268, up from 3,388,758 units for $7,134,869 on Friday.
Trading averaged 149,389 shares at $239,768, climbing from 96,822 stocks at $203,853 on Friday, with a month to date average of 153,694 stock units at $240,244, in line with 154,128 stock units at $240,292 on the previous day and well below May, with an average of 419,466 shares at $701,563.
Dolla Financial led trading with 1.38 million shares, for 21.9 percent of total volume, followed by Kintyre Holdings, with 872,625 units for 13.9 percent of the day’s trade and Stationery and Office Supplies with 814,241 stocks for 13 percent of the volume traded.
The Junior Market Index fell 4.23 points to close trading at 3,395.09. 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 14.2, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close of trading, Access Financial dropped $1.12 and ended at $14.39 with 1,500 shares passing through the market, AMG Packaging gained 20 cents to close at $2.30 after an exchange of 75,529 units, Caribbean Cream rose 21 cents to end at $2.31 with investors trading 3,454 shares. Dolla Financial fell 8 cents in closing at $2.26 with traders switching ownership of 1,375,697 stock units, Dolphin Cove rallied 29 cents to close at $13.89 with investors trading 25,103 stocks, Express Catering increased 5 cents to finish at $2.77 with 1,033 units crossing the market. Fontana climbed 9 cents and ended at $8.98 after trading of 35,388 shares, Fosrich popped 7 cents to $2.64 as investors exchanged 81,076 stocks, Indies Pharma advanced 10 cents to close at $3.70 with 7,073 stock units crossing the market. KLE Group sank 7 cents in closing at 90 cents after an exchange of 20 shares, Limners and Bards lost 5 cents to end at $1.10 with investors swapping 65,348 stock units, ahead of second quarter results that reflects a sharp reduction in revenues and profit, Paramount Trading sank 9 cents to finish at 91 cents in an exchange of 2,991 stocks and RA Williams rose 8 cents and ended at 50 cents with traders dealing in 4,583 units.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Investors shun Junior Market


Investors shun trading of stocks on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Friday, with a 44 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, valued marginally more than Thursday, with trading of only 35 securities, down sharply from 45 on Thursday and ending with prices of 10 rising, 20 declining and five closing unchanged.

The market closed with trading of 3,388,758 shares for $7,134,869 compared with 6,031,514 units at $7,131,624 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 96,822 shares at $203,853 compared to 134,034 stocks at $158,481 on Thursday, with the month to date, averaging 154,128 units at $240,292, which is in line with 159,378 stock units at $243,631 on the previous day and well below the average for May with 419,466 stock units at $701,563.
Jamaican Teas led trading with 1.57 million shares for 46.3 percent of the total volume, followed by One Great Studio, with 381,530 units for 11.3 percent of the day’s trade and Fosrich with 271,444 stocks for 8 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index shed 29.72 points to finish at 3,399.32, down 9 percent for the year to date. 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 14.5, 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 week, AMG Packaging lost 33 cents to close at $2.10 with a transfer of 6,745 shares, Caribbean Flavours shed 16 cents to close at $1.43 after investors exchanged 10,523 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries sank 17 cents to end at 52 week low of $1.18, with 3,908 shares crossing the market. Dolla Financial dipped 5 cents in closing at $2.34 in an exchange of 216,280 units, Dolphin Cove sank 97 cents and ended at $13.60 after an exchange of 8,989 stocks, Express Catering rallied 12 cents to finish at $2.72 in trading 1,000 units. Fontana slipped 11 cents and ended at $8.89 after a transfer of 41,396 stocks, Honey Bun popped 36 cents to $8.01, with 11,468 shares crossing the market. Indies Pharma fell 20 cents to close at $3.60 with traders dealing in 600 stock units. JFP dropped 5 cents to end at 50 cents after 5,032 shares passed through the market, Knutsford Express skidded $1.19 in closing at $11.80, with 4,085 stock units changing hands, Main Event climbed 86 cents to finish at $9.97, with investors trading 39 stocks. Medical Disposables rose 6 cents and ended at $1.59 with an exchange of 293 units, Regency Petroleum traded 55,396 shares at $4.20 after trading at a intraday 52 week high of $4.39, Spur Tree Spices declined 6 cents to $1, with 32,628 stocks clearing the market and Tropical Battery shed 6 cents to finish at $2.13 with investors swapping 82,921 units.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

New Regency high as Junior Market falls


Regency Petroleum hit a record high at the end of trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded declining marginally and the value dropping by 51 percent from that on Wednesday, following trading in 45 securities, up from 43 on Wednesday and ended with prices of 17 rising, 15 declining and 13 closing unchanged.

The market closed with trading of 6,031,514 shares for $7,131,624, skidding from 6,073,363 units at $14,579,413 on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 134,034 shares worth $158,481 compared with 141,241 stocks for $339,056 on Wednesday, with the month to date, averaging 159,378 units at $243,631, down slightly from 162,762 stock units at $255,001 on the previous day and May with an average of 419,466 shares at $701,563. Kintyre Holdings led trading with 3.49 million shares for 57.9 percent of total volume, followed by Fosrich, with 644,000 stock units for 10.7 percent of the day’s trade and Future Energy with 366,908 stocks for 6.1 percent of the volume traded. At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index increased 21.54 points to end at 3,429.04. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers. 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 trading, Access Financial fell $1.28 to end at $15.51 with traders dealing in just 110 shares, AMG Packaging rallied 10 cents to $2.43 with 2,630 stock units passing through the market, Atlantic Hardware sank 6 cents to finish at 94 cents with investors trading 5,060 shares. Cargo Handlers popped 37 cents and ended at $10.37 with a mere one stock unit switching ownership, Caribbean Flavours climbed 27 cents to close at $1.59 as investors cleared 21,123 stock units in the market, Consolidated Bakeries dropped 9 cents to end at $1.35 in trading 14,000 shares. Derrimon Trading shed 14 cents in closing at $1.82 as traders ended with a take of 208,576 stocks, Dolla Financial increased 9 cents to $2.39 as investors exchanged 175,145 units, Dolphin Cove gained 59 cents to finish at $14.57 after a transfer of 48,394 stock units. Honey Bun declined 21 cents and ended at $7.65 with investors dealing in 2,987 shares, Indies Pharma rose 20 cents to end at $3.80 with a transfer of 8,913 units, JFP advanced 5 cents to close at 55 cents after an exchange of 10,303 stocks. KLE Group rose 7 cents to 97 cents with investors trading 30 stock units, Limners and Bards lost 7 cents to end at $1.15 with an exchange of 85,860 shares, Main Event slipped 86 cents in closing at $9.11 with 738 stocks changing hands, while Medical Disposables advanced 20 cents to close at $1.53 after exchanging 1,500 stocks, RA Williams sank 8 cents and ended at 42 cents with investors swapping 150,603 units and Regency Petroleum popped 10 cents to finish at a 52 week high of $4.20 as traders exchanged 126,951 stocks through the market.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Junior Market trading climbs


Trading activity climbed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 13 percent and the value climbing 34 percent, compared to Tuesday, following trading of 43 securities up from 41 on Tuesday and ending with prices of 11 advancing, 20 declining and 12 closing unchanged.

The market ended with trading of 6,073,363 shares for $14,579,413, with an increase from 5,378,999 units at $10,914,660 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 141,241 shares at $339,056 compared to 131,195 stock units amounting to $266,211 on Tuesday, with an average for the month to date of 162,762 units at $255,001, compared to 165,910 stock units at $242,708 on the previous day and for May with an average of 419,466 shares worth $701,563.
Jamaican Teas led trading with 2.91 million shares for 48 percent of the total volume, followed by Mailpac Group, with 1.07 million units for 17.6 percent of the day’s trade and Fosrich with 405,943 stocks for 6.7 percent of volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index fell 22.42 points to wrap up trading at 3,407.50. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine 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 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, AMG Packaging dipped 10 cents to close at $2.33 with trading of 6,363 shares, Atlantic Hardware added 5 cents to end at $1 with an exchange of 171,500 stock units, Blue Power fell 10 cents in closing at $4.90 with only 4 shares changing hands. Cargo Handler shed 24 cents to close at $10 with a transfer of 995 units, Consolidated Bakeries rose 12 cents and ended at $1.44 with 33 stocks crossing the market, Dolphin Cove declined 22 cents to finish at $13.98 after a transfer of 3,299 units. Elite Diagnostic sank 14 cents and ended at $1.25 with investors trading 300,036 shares, Express Catering skidded 12 cents to $2.60 with 1,200 stock units crossing the market, Fontana rallied 25 cents to finish at $9 after an exchange of 121,309 stocks. Image Plus sank 5 cents to close at 95 cents, with 10,000 shares clearing the market. Indies Pharma dropped 5 cents in closing at $3.60 with traders switching ownership of 100,000 units, Iron Rock Insurance lost 20 cents to end at $5 after an exchange of 20 stocks. Jamaican Teas slipped 6 cents in closing at $2.30 after closing with 2,914,496 stock units changing hands, JFP Ltd lost 5 cents to 50 cents as investors exchanged 4,838 shares, KLE Group increased 6 cents to close at 90 cents in trading 1,746 units. Main Event popped 86 cents to end at $9.97 with 8,832 stocks passing through the market, RA Williams climbed 8 cents to finish at 50 cents after trading of 2,687 stock units and Regency Petroleum gained 10 cents and ended at $4.10 in an exchange of 81,830 shares.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Junior Market ends higher as trading bounces


Trading on Tuesday landed the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange in one of the few positive closes for the month to date, with trading in 41 securities, compared with 42 on Monday, ending with prices of 13 rising, 18 declining and 10 closing firm. Volume of stocks traded rose 158 percent and the value increased 163 percent over Monday.

The market closed with trading of 5,378,999 shares for $10,914,660, well above the 2,081,282 units at $4,155,813 on Monday.
Trading averaged 131,195 shares at $266,211, up from just 49,554 stocks at $98,948 on Monday, Trading for the month to date, ended with an average of 165,910 units at $242,708 compared with 171,536 stock units at $238,899 on the previous day and May with an average of 419,466 shares worth $701,563.
Lumber Depot led trading with 1.60 million shares for 29.8 percent of total volume, followed by Mailpac Group which ended with 1.11 million stocks for 20.6 percent of the day’s trade and Kintyre Holdings with 1.02 million units for 18.9 percent of the day’s trade.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index climbed 16.17 points to 3,429.92. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six 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 14.2, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close of trading, Access Financial increased by $2.44 to close at $16.79 in trading 527 shares, AMG Packaging popped 10 cents to $2.43, in trading 6,200 units, Caribbean Assurance rose 31 cents to end at $2.14 with a mere one stock unit crossing the exchange. Caribbean Flavours shed 9 cents in closing at $1.32 with trading in 1,016 shares, Derrimon Trading rose 16 cents to finish at $1.96 with 3,561 stock units passing through the market, Dolla Financial sank 12 cents and ended at $2.26 with investors trading 285,522 shares. Dolphin Cove gained 52 cents to $14.20 with 18,666 stock units clearing the market, Fontana fell 16 cents to end at $8.75 as investors exchanged 14,258 stocks, Future Energy climbed 13 cents in closing at $3.07 with a transfer of 70,859 units. Indies Pharma lost 21 cents to close at $3.65 with investors dealing in 124,972 shares, Iron Rock Insurance dropped 12 cents and ended at $5.20 after 2,109 stock units were traded, JFP Ltd advanced 5 cents to finish at 55 cents with 40,018 stocks crossing the market. Knutsford Express popped 99 cents and ended at $12.99 with investors trading 426 units, Main Event shed 79 cents to close at $9.11 after 12,268 stocks changed hands, Medical Disposables sank 25 cents to end at $1.35 with 876 stock units switching owners. RA Williams dipped 5 cents in closing at a 52 week’s low of 42 cents as traders crossed 296,218 shares in the market, Regency Petroleum increased 5 cents to close at $4 with investors swapping 38,772 stock units and Spur Tree Spices slipped 5 cents to finish at $1.02 with an exchange of 22,030 shares.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Junior Market slippage continues  


The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange opened the week with a lukewarm performance on Monday, with trading dropping sharply from Friday’s levels and ending with the market index continuing to slide for the month, after a break on Thursday, following trading in 42 securities compared with 43 on Friday and ending with prices of 12 advancing, 16 declining and 14 closing unchanged. At the close, the volume of stocks traded dropped 67 percent, with the value down 71 percent compared to Friday.

The market closed with trading of a mere 2,081,282 shares for $4,155,813, below the 6,258,831 units at $14,570,622 on Friday.
Trading averaged 49,554 shares at $98,948, falling from 145,554 stocks for $338,852 on Friday, with a month to date average of 171,536 stock units at $238,899 compared to 195,817 stock units at $266,756 on the previous trading day and May with an average of 419,466 shares at $701,563.
Dolla Financial led trading with 256,573 shares for 12.3 percent of total volume, followed by RA Williams, with 210,000 stock units for 10.1 percent of the day’s trade and MFS Capital Partners with 190,762 stocks for 9.2 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading on the market, the Junior Market Index declined 10.43 points to 3,413.75. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven 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 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 rally, Access Financial fell $2.43 in closing at $14.35 in trading 6,888 shares, AMG Packaging rose 20 cents to $2.33 with traders dealing in a mere one unit, CAC 2000 climbed 13 cents to close at $2.11 after an exchange of 599 shares. Caribbean Assurance Brokers slipped 32 cents to finish at a 52 week low of $1.83 with investors trading 522 stocks, Derrimon Trading lost 10 cents and ended at $1.80 with traders crossing 36,115 stock units in the market, Dolphin Cove skidded 60 cents to end at $13.68 with investors dealing in 5,832 shares. Elite Diagnostic increased 15 cents in closing at $1.40 with 1,413 stocks switching ownership, Fosrich popped 5 cents to $2.65 after 93,800 units crossed the market, Future Energy sank 6 cents to close at $2.94 after an exchange of 155,803 stock units. Honey Bun rallied 22 cents to end at $7.88 after trading of 660 shares, Indies Pharma advanced 16 cents to finish at $3.86 and closed after 56,855 stock units passed through the market, Iron Rock Insurance gained 32 cents and ended at a 52 week high of $5.32 with 248 stocks clearing the market. Jamaican Teas rose 7 cents to $2.40 with investors swapping 71,718 units, KLE Group declined 13 cents to end at 84 cents with traders exchanging 559 shares, Knutsford Express shed 90 cents in closing at $12 with 4,746 units changing hands and Tropical Battery dropped 7 cents and ended at $2.14 after brokers transferred 179,338 stocks.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Winners edge losers on the Junior Market


Unable to find a stimulus to move the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange out of its narrow trading channel, the market slipped 40 points on Friday, with the volume traded jumping by 46 percent and the value increasing by 72 percent compared to Thursday, with the mini conglomerate, Jamaican Teas, producers of the Tetley and Caribbean Dreams products accounted for 49 percent of all shares traded, following activities in 43 securities compared with 46 on Thursday and ending with prices of 18 rising, 17 declining and eight closing unchanged.

On a day of moderate trading, 6,258,831 shares were exchanged for $14,570,622, up from a mere 4,299,953 units at $8,479,228 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 145,554 shares at $338,852 compared with 93,477 stocks at $184,331 on Thursday, with the month to date, averaging 195,817 units at $266,756, falling from 208,681 units at $248,303 on the previous day and May with an average of 419,466 shares worth $701,563.
Jamaican Teas led trading with 3.04 million shares, accounting for 48.6 percent of total volume, followed by Fosrich, which ended with 1.20 million stock units for 19.2 percent of the day’s trade and Future Energy with 452,383 stocks for 7.2 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index dipped 40.19 points to conclude trading at 3,424.18. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three 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 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 rallied 78 cents to $16.78 in trading a mere 884 shares, Cargo Handlers sank 81 cents to end at $10.24 with traders closing with 1,445 stock units, Caribbean Flavours lost 21 cents in closing at $1.41 in an exchange of 2,511 shares. Derrimon Trading shed 7 cents to close at $1.90 with investors trading 19,558 stocks, Dolphin Cove popped 28 cents and ended at $14.28 with 50,603 stock units switching ownership, Elite Diagnostic gained 8 cents to finish at $1.25 with investors dealing in 906 stocks. Fontana fell 13 cents to $8.91 after traders exchanged 16,126 units, Future Energy skidded 6 cents to finish at $3 with investors trading 452,383 shares, Honey Bun fell 30 cents and ended at $7.66 with 1,608 stock units crossing the market. Iron Rock Insurance climbed 80 cents in closing at $5 after trading 113 shares, Jamaican Teas declined 16 cents to close at $2.33 with investors clearing 3,040,247 stock units, JFP Ltd rose 5 cents to end at 54 cents with traders dealing in 107,421 stocks. Knutsford Express dipped 9 cents to $12.90 with 7,023 stock units crossing the market, Limners and Bards gained 14 cents to end at $1.22 with an exchange of 8,000 shares, Main Event advanced 17 cents in closing at $9.87 as 84 stock units passed through the market. MFS Capital Partners dropped 5 cents to close at 53 cents with 132,724 units crossing the exchange, ONE on ONE Educational slipped 9 cents and ended at 87 cents after a transfer of 79,690 stocks and Tropical Battery popped 6 cents to finish at $2.21 with 35,258 units changing hands.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Junior Market breaks 3 days losing streak


After three consecutive days of declines the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange broke the string of losses in trading on Thursday pushing the Junior Market Index up by almost 11 points after an exchange of 46 securities up from with 38 on Wednesday, ending with prices of 15 rising, 14 declining and 17 closing unchanged, with regency Petroleum closing at a 52 week high while Stationery and Office Supplies traded at an intraday 52 week low of $1.06, on a day with the volume of stocks traded, rising 29 percent, with 42 percent more value than Wednesday.

The market closed with trading of 4,299,953 shares for $8,479,228, moderately above 3,323,810 units at $5,956,247 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 93,477 shares at $184,331, from 87,469 stocks at $156,743 on Wednesday, with trading for the month to date, ending with an average of 208,681 units at $248,303, down from 252,119 stock units at $272,424 on the previous day and May with an average of 419,466 shares at $701,563.
Jamaican Teas led trading with 818,154 shares for 19 percent of total volume, followed by RA Williams, with 510,000 units for 11.9 percent of the day’s trade and MFS Capital Partners with 455,069 stocks for 10.6 percent of the total volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rose 10.94 points to 3,464.37. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.2, based on last traded prices along with earnings that are projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, Access Financial rallied 71 cents to finish at $16 with traders exchanging 889 shares, AMG Packaging sank 30 cents and ended at $2.10 with 82,170 stocks crossing the market, CAC 2000 dipped 22 cents to $1.98 with investors trading 69 shares. Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 13 cents in closing at $2.15 as 1,720 units crossed the exchange, Caribbean Flavours climbed 23 cents to end at $1.62 in trading 183 stocks, Consolidated Bakeries lost 9 cents to close at $1.36 with 8,001 shares changing hands. Dolphin Cove skidded 51 cents to $14 with investors swapping 25,839 stocks, Elite Diagnostic sank 25 cents and ended at $1.17 with 5 units crossing the market, Indies Pharma popped 6 cents to end at $3.70 with investors trading 4,370 stock units. Iron Rock Insurance gained 45 cents in closing at $4.20, with 295,911 shares being traded, Jetcon Corporation increased 8 cents to finish at $1.17 as investors exchanged 87,050 units, KLE Group slipped 11 cents to close at 97 cents after a transfer of 200 stocks. Knutsford Express fell 51 cents to $12.99 with traders dealing in 1,011 stock units, Limners and Bards declined 8 cents and ended at $1.08 after an exchange of 188,598 shares, Medical Disposables advanced 23 cents to end at $1.58 with a transfer of 73,100 stock units. ONE on ONE Educational popped 9 cents in closing at 96 cents with traders clearing the market of 8,377 units, RA Williams shed 5 cents to close at 49 cents with an exchange of 510,000 stocks, Regency Petroleum climbed 44 cents to finish at a 52 week high of $4 as 26,603 shares passed through the market and Tropical Battery dipped 5 cents to $2.15 in an exchange of 40,402 stock units.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

More skids for the JSE Junior Market


The Junior Market stocks closed mostly in negative territory on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, following activity in 38 securities down from 41 on Tuesday and ending with prices of just 10 rising, 20 declining and eight closing unchanged, with the volume of stocks traded dropping 86 percent with 63 percent lower value than Tuesday, with the market slipping for a third day since the close of May.

The market closed with trading of 3,323,810 shares with a value of a mere $5,956,247, dropping steeply from 23,396,014 stock units at $16,266,034 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 87,469 shares at $156,743 compared with 570,634 stocks with a value of $396,733 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date, averaged 252,119 units at $272,424, from 326,604 stock units at $324,755 on the previous day, down from May with an average of 419,466 shares at $701,563.
Lasco Financial led trading with 1.11 million shares accounting for 33.5 percent of the total volume, followed by Spur Tree Spices, with 419,289 units for 12.6 percent of the day’s trade and Kintyre Holdings with 373,159 stocks for 11.2 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index lost 21.41 points to end at 3,453.43. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.1, 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 popped 26 cents to end at $15.29 as investors exchanged 3,321 shares, Caribbean Flavours lost 25 cents in closing at $1.39 with a transfer of 81 units, Consolidated Bakeries declined by 5 cents to end at $1.45 after an exchange of 2,209 stocks. Dolphin Cove shedded 34 cents to end at $14.51 after closing with an exchange of 13,344 shares, Express Catering advanced by 6 cents to finish trading at $2.72 after a transfer of 8,425 stock units, Fontana sank 5 cents to close at $9 with 8,915 shares clearing the market. Honey Bun skidded 13 cents to $7.96 in an exchange of 9,772 units, Image Plus fell 6 cents to finish at $1 with traders dealing in 7,511 stocks, ISP Finance dropped $3.55 to $11.40 in an exchange of 9,323 stock units. Jetcon Corporation rose 9 cents to end at $1.09 with a mere 173 shares passing through the market, Knutsford Express gained 50 cents in closing at $13.50 with an exchange of 160 stocks, Main Event sank 27 cents to close at $9.70 with 1,050 units crossing the market. MFS Capital Partners climbed 5 cents to 55 cents after trading 771 stock units, ONE on ONE Educational dropped 10 cents to finish at 87 cents as 11,000 shares crossed the exchange, RA Williams increased 7 cents and ended at 54 cents with investors dealing in 12,000 stocks. Regency Petroleum dipped 37 cents in closing at $3.56 after an exchange of 10,267 units and Stationery and Office Supplies rallied 5 cents to close at $1.48 with investors trading 304,949 stock units.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

MFS Capital tops Junior Market


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.