Junior Market pulls back as trading rose


Trading jumped on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday with activity in 44 securities, similar to Tuesday, ending with prices of 22 stocks rising, 12 declining and 10 closing unchanged, resulting in a 59 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, with 77 percent greater value than on Tuesday.

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 market closed with trading of 26,500,479 shares for $41,824,882, well above the 16,713,593 units at $23,645,893 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 602,284 shares at $950,565, rising from 379,854 stocks at $537,407 on Tuesday, with the month to date, averaging 435,281 units at $722,904, close to the 425,799 stock units at $709,979 on the previous day and well above April with an average of 199,273 shares at $488,496.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index sank 25.63 points to 3,447.89. 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 13.7, 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 skidded $1.05 to end at $15.95 after closing with 476,591 shares trading, AMG Packaging slipped 12 cents to $2.48 with investors trading 930 stocks, Blue Power popped 9 cents to $5.19 with 2,160 shares passing through the market. Caribbean Assurance Brokers increased 16 cents to finish at $2.26 in an exchange of 6,622 stock units, Derrimon Trading declined 13 cents and ended at $1.81 with investors trading 3,244,890 units, Dolla Financial climbed 11 cents to close at $2.49 after a transfer of 273,831 stocks. Dolphin Cove rose 30 cents to $12.30 with investors swapping 54,146 units, Everything Fresh sank 15 cents to end at $2.20 with a transfer of 1,766 shares,  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.

Trading climbs on Jamaica Stock Exchange 


The Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Wednesday, with a rise in the volume of stocks exchanged by investors, with a much greater value and volume of shares changing hands than on Tuesday, resulting in the prices of 51 shares rising, 33 declining and 26 remaining firm Main Market and the Junior Market index declining, while the JSE USD Market gained moderately.

At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index slipped 730.36 points to wrap up trading at 331,585.03, the All Jamaican Composite Index fell 391.55 points to 369,042.65, the JSE Main Index dropped 569.44 points to settle at 320,945.23, the Junior Market Index slipped 25.63 points to 3,447.89 and the JSE USD Market Index gained 0.68 points to wrap up trading at 245.02.
At the close of the market, 42,256,549 shares were traded in all three markets, up from 26,561,803 units on Tuesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounting to $175.24 million, up from $110.72 million on the previous day. The JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 776,682 shares for US$43,426, up from 272,089 units at US$14,764 on Tuesday.
In Main Market activity, Sterling Investments led with 5.51 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 3.07 million stocks and Wigton Energy with 1.79 million units.
In Junior Market trading, ONE on ONE Educational led with 11.68 million shares, followed by Derrimon Trading with 3.24 million stocks and RA Williams with 2.65 million units.
In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% climbed $49 to end at $1,150.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13 based on 2024-25 earnings and 16.4 using earnings for 2024.
The ICInsider.com PE chart and the other more detailed charts that is provided daily help investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making. The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market. The earnings per share (EPS) and PE ratios are based on 2024 and 2025 actual or projected earnings, excluding any major one time income or expense.
Pertinent information is required to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The chart should be used in making rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the sector average, not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and place them on fundamentals while at the same time not being too far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock. The net asset value of each company is incorporated into the chart. Investors can use this measure in assessing stock values. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices. Dividends that are paid or are due to be paid and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts, along with the closing volume of the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.

Big jump for Junior Market stocks


Rising stocks outnumbered losers 2 to 1 at the close of the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday after 44 securities were exchanged compared with 47 on Monday, ending with prices of 21 rising, 11 declining and 12 closing unchanged. Market activity resulted in a 91 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded, with a 93 percent lower value than on Monday.

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.
Trading averaged 379,854 shares at $537,407, down sharply from 3,824,556 stocks at $7,223,462 on Monday, with trading for the month to date, averaging 425,799 units at $709,979 compared with 428,565 stock units at $720,366 on the previous day and April with an average of 199,273 shares at $488,496.
ONE on ONE Educational led trading with 7.41 million shares for 44.4 percent of total volume followed by Derrimon Trading which ended with 2.88 million stocks for 17.2 percent of the day’s trade, Lasco Financial closed with 2.0 million stock units for 12 percent of the volume traded and Limners and Bards with 1.96 million units for 11.7 percent of market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rallied a solid 60.94 points to close at 3,473.52. 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 13.5, 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 market, Blue Power dipped 9 cents to close at $5.10 with 3,035 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cream gained 14 cents to end at $2.31 with trading of 700 stocks, Dolphin Cove fell $1.20 and ended at $12 with investors swapping 112,191 shares. Everything Fresh rose 6 cents to finish at $2.35 with 3,637 stock units passing through the market, Honey Bun rallied 26 cents to end at $8.36 with investors dealing in 1,326 units, Indies Pharma dropped 25 cents in closing at $3.62 after an exchange of 38,666 shares. 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.

Widespread gains for Jamaican stocks


The Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Tuesday with a sharp fall in the volume and value of stocks traded, compared to trading on Monday, resulting in solid gains in the Main and Junior markets, with a decline in the JSE USD Market. At the end of trading, the prices of 55 shares rose, 28 declined and 26 remained firm.

At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index popped 3,538.76 points to 332,315.39, the All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 2,026.39 points to end at 369,434.20, the JSE Main Index climbed 3,241.16 points to wrap up trading at 321,514.67, the Junior Market Index jumped 60.94 points to finish at 3,473.52 and the JSE USD Market Index sank 2.33 points to end at 244.34.
At the close of trading, 26,561,803 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 189,765,396 units on Monday. The value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $110.72 million, down from $395.91 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 272,089 shares for US$14,764, up from 248,681 units at US$11,647 on Monday.
In Main Market activity, Sterling Investments led with 2.71 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 1.99 million stocks and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.14 million units.
In Junior Market trading, ONE on ONE Educational led with 7.41 million shares, followed by Derrimon Trading with 2.88 million stocks and Lasco Financial with 2.0 million units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 7% skidded $8.37 in closing at $36.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 12.9 based on 2024-25 earnings and 16.5, based on 2024 earnings.
The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other more detailed charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help in decision-making.
The PE ratio chart covers all of the ordinary shares that are listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market. The earnings per share (EPS) and PE ratios are based on 2024 and 2025 actual or projected earnings, excluding any major one time income or expense.
Pertinent information is required to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The chart should be used in making rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the sector average, not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and place them on fundamentals while at the same time not being too far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock. The net asset value of each company is incorporated into the chart. Investors can use this measure in assessing stock values. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices. Dividends that are paid or are due to be paid and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts, along with the closing volume of the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.

Dolla Financial dominates all JSE trading


Dolla Financial ended with an exchange of 176 million shares in trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, with a big rise in the volume of stocks exchanged, valued well above Thursday’s. Except for a small rise in the All Jamaican Composite Index, the Main Market and the Junior Market indices fell and the JSE USD Market rose. At the end of trading, the prices of just 26 shares rose, 60 declined and 31 remained firm.

At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index lost 1,668.72 points to close trading at 328,776.63, the All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 19.55 points to 367,407.81, the JSE Main Index fell 1,636.91 points to 318,273.51, the Junior Market Index slipped 14.50 points to 3,412.58 and the JSE USD Market Index increased 1.94 points to 246.67.
At the close of trading, 189,765,396 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from just 13,852,317 units on Thursday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $395.91 million, up sharply from $84.03 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 248,681 shares for US$11,647 compared to 197,380 units at US$50,568 on Thursday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 4.26 million shares, followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.43 million stock units and Wigton Energy with 1.13 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Dolla Financial led with 175.80 million shares, followed by MFS Capital Partners with 1.10 million stock units and EduFocal with 871,243 units.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% sank $35.82 to end at $2,654.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 12.8 based on 2024-25 earnings and 16 based on 2024 earnings.
The ICInsider.com PE chart and the other daily charts provide investors with more detailed and regularly updated information to help decision-making.
The PE ratio chart covers all the ordinary shares that are listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange and grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market. The earnings per share (EPS) and PE ratios are based on 2024 and 2025 actual or projected earnings, excluding any major one time income or expense.
Pertinent information is required to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The chart should be used in making rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the sector average, not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and place them on fundamentals, while at the same time not being too far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock. The net asset value of each company is incorporated into the chart. Investors can use this measure in assessing stock values. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices. Dividends that are paid or are due to be paid and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts, along with the closing volume of the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.

Junior Market dips & Dolla takes 98% share


Dolla Financial ended trading a sizable 175.8 million shares on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, pushing the volume of stocks traded up by a stunning 2,220 percent, with a substantial 3,372 percent jump in value from Thursday, after the market was closed for Labour Day on Friday. The day ended with an exchange of 47 securities, well over the 38 traded hands on Thursday, finishing with prices of 16 rising, 22 declining and nine closing unchanged.

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.
Trading averaged 3,824,556 shares at $7,223,462, well above 203,899 stocks at $257,340 on Thursday, with the month to date, averaging 428,565 stock units at $720,366, substantially more than 195,215 stock units at $273,516 on the previous trading day and April with an average of 199,273 shares at $488,496.
Dolla Financial led trading with 175.80 million shares for 97.8 percent of total volume, followed by MFS Capital Partners, which ended with 1.10 million units for a mere 0.6 percent of the day’s trade and EduFocal with 871,243 stocks for 0.5 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index skidded 14.50 points to wrap up trading at 3,412.58. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
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.
At the close of the market, CAC 2000 popped 11 cents to  $2.05, with a mere one share trading, Caribbean Assurance Brokers dipped 32 cents in closing at $2.07 in an exchange of 542 units, Consolidated Bakeries sank 9 cents to $1.66 with investors dealing in 3,416 stocks. Derrimon Trading slipped 6 cents and ended at $1.90 with traders exchanging 131 shares, Dolla Financial lost 9 cents to close at $2.43 with investors switching ownership of 175,800,375 stock units, but only after the price hit an intraday 52 week low of $1.90, Dolphin Cove rallied $1.25 to finish at $13.20 with 73,357 shares crossing the market. Elite Diagnostic fell 4 cents to close at $1.40 but traded at a 52 week low of $1.1, with trading of 11,185 shares, Everything Fresh increased 9 cents and ended at $2.29 with an exchange of 43,160 stocks, 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.

Winning JSE stocks outclass losers


Prices of 46 shares climbed, 32 declined and 22 remained firm, at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, following a fall in the volume of stocks changing hands, with a lower value than on Wednesday, resulting in Main Market major indices and the Junior Market index rising and the JSE USD Market falling.

At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index climbed 419.80 points to close at 330,445.35, the All Jamaican Composite Index rose 1,295.56 points to wrap up trading at 367,388.26, the JSE Main Index gained 214.37 points to end at 319,910.42, the Junior Market Index advanced 29.55 points to settle at 3,427.08 and the JSE USD Market Index declined 2.22 points to 244.73.
At the close, 13,852,317 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 21,792,734 units on Wednesday. The value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $84.03 million, down from $103.22 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 197,380 shares for US$50,568, down from 2,301,473 units at US$61,640 on Wednesday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led trading with 2.26 million shares, followed by Sterling Investments with 799,878 stocks and Wigton Energy with 756,312 units.
In Junior Market trading, Jetcon Corporation led with 3.0 million shares, followed by Dolla Financial with 1.31 million stocks and MFS Capital Partners with 1.0 million units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share declined $30 to finish at $211 and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share fell $109 and ended at $1,101.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 12.6 based on 2024-25 earnings and 19.8 based on 2024 earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making. The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market. The earnings per share (EPS) and PE ratios are based on 2024 and 2025 actual or projected earnings, excluding any major one time income or expense.
Pertinent information is required to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The chart should be used in making rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the sector average, not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and place them on fundamentals, while at the same time not being too far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock. The net asset value of each company is incorporated into the chart. Investors can use this measure in assessing stock values. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices. Dividends that are paid or are due to be paid and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts, along with the closing volume of the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.

Junior Market gains, Edufocal’s 59% of trades


In Junior Market trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, the volume of stocks exchanged was 19 percent higher, with 42 percent lower value than Tuesday, following trading of just 40 securities compared with 39 on Tuesday and ending with prices of 14 rising, 16 declining and 10 closing unchanged.

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.
Trading averaged 240,931 shares at $153,905 compared to 207,397 stocks at $272,675 on Tuesday, with the month to date, averaging 194,704 units at $274,467, from 191,652 stock units at $282,425 on the previous day and April with an average of 199,273 shares at $488,496.
EduFocal led trading with 5.66 million shares for 58.7 percent of the total volume and closed at a a 52 week low of 22 cents, followed by Kintyre Holdings, with 1.16 million stock units for 12 percent of the day’s trade and MFS Capital Partners, with 323,959 shares for 3.4 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rallied 20.59 points to close at 3,397.53. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 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 13.3, 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 increased 68 cents to finish at $15 in trading 576 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 33 cents to end at $2.39 with 151 stock units passing through the market, Derrimon Trading rallied 10 cents to end at $1.90 in an exchange of 22,976 stocks. Future Energy rose 6 cents in closing at $3.06 with 46,746 shares clearing the market, Honey Bun fell 15 cents and ended at $8 as investors exchanged 33,687 stock units, Indies Pharma shed 10 cents to close at $3.75 as investors ended with 21,540 shares. ISP Finance gained $1.34 to $11.50 in an exchange of 120 units, JFP Ltd popped 7 cents to end at 57 cents with investors dealing in 7,994 stocks, Knutsford Express rallied 44 cents in closing at $13 after an exchange of 4,134 stock units. 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 falls on Jamaica Stock Exchange 


Trading closed Wednesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a fall in the value and volume of stocks exchanged than Tuesday, resulting in the Main Market major indices falling, the Junior Market index rising and the JSE USD Market slipping. At the end of trading, the prices of 46 shares rose, 32 declined and 26 remained firm.

At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index fell 302.07 points to settle at 330,025.55, the All Jamaican Composite Index slipped 251.31 points to conclude trading at 366,092.70 and the JSE Main Index sank 473.24 points to wrap up trading at 319,696.05. The Junior Market Index rose 20.59 points to 3,397.53 and the JSE USD Market Index dipped a mere 0.03 points to end at 246.95.
At the close of trading, 21,792,734 shares were exchanged in all three markets, down from 37,662,619 units on Tuesday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $103.22 million, down from $193.36 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 2,301,473 shares for US$61,640 compared to 206,661 units at US$67,749 on Tuesday.
In Main Market activity, Supreme Ventures led with 3.59 million shares, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 3.56 million stocks and Wigton Energy with 1.67 million units.
In Junior Market trading, EduFocal led with 5.66 million shares, followed by Kintyre Holdings with 1.16 million stocks and MFS Capital Partners with 323,959 units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.25% preference share rose $2.39 to finish at $20, Jamaica Public Service 7% rallied $5.77 and ended at $44 and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share popped $110 to $1,210.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 12.6 based on 2024-25 earnings and 19.7 based on 2024 earnings.
The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the other, more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares that are listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market. The earnings per share (EPS) and PE ratios are based on 2024 and 2025 actual or projected earnings, excluding any major one time income or expense.
Pertinent information is required to navigate numerous investment options successfully in the stock market. The chart should be used in making rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the sector average, not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and place them on fundamentals, while at the same time not being too far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock. The net asset value of each company is incorporated into the chart. Investors can use this measure in assessing stock values. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices. Dividends that are paid or are due to be paid and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts, along with the closing volume of the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.

Big price changes on Junior Market


Several Junior Market stocks had sharp price movements at the close on Tuesday, with Access Financial leading with a fall of 17 percent, followed by Caribbean Assurance Brokers with a loss of 14 percent, KLE Group and Knutsford Express were both down 13 percent, ISP Finance, JFP and Kintyre Holdings fell 12 percent. RA Williams jumped 24 percent, MFS Capital Partners climbed 19 percent, Iron Rock Insurance added 14 percent to Monday’s close and Lasco Financial put on an 11 percent rally as the Junior Market Index skidded 25.02 points to settle at 3,376.94.

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.
The market closed with trading jumping 38 percent to 8,088,481 shares for $10,634,310 up from 5,847,124 units at $10,317,978 on Monday.
Trading averaged 207,397 shares at $272,675, rising from 127,111 stocks at $224,304 on Monday, with the month to date, averaging 191,652 units at $282,425, consistent with 190,570 stock units at $283,096 on the previous day, compared to April with an average of 199,273 shares at $488,496.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 3.10 million shares for 38.3 percent of total volume, followed by Regency Petroleum, with 1.17 million units for 14.4 percent of the day’s trade and EduFocal with 856,485 stocks for 10.6 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 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 13.3, 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 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.