The market index closed with a big jump on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market Tuesday, with Future Energy trading 13.04 million shares, but failed to prevent a 46 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded and contributed to a 43 percent higher value than Monday. Trading ended with activity in 41 securities, compared to 44 on Monday, ending with prices of 15 rising, 15 declining and 11 closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 18,292,127 shares for $52,757,367, compared with 34,074,813 units at $36,835,128 on Monday.
Trading averaged 446,149 shares averaging $1,286,765, compared to 774,428 stock units at $837,162 on Monday. Trading for the month to date, averages 232,725 units at $393,636, up from 218,589 stock units at $334,479 on the previous day and well below an average of 433,821 shares at $676,565 during August.
Future Energy led trading with 13.04 million shares for 71.3 percent of total volume followed by Omni Industries which ended with 1.53 million units for 8.4 percent of the day’s trade and Woodcats International with 962,558 stocks for 5.3 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index popped 43.15 points to end at 2,982.44. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows only three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and eight with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.4. 
ICInsider.com computes the PE ratios that are derived by dividing the last traded stock price by earnings per share for companies with the fiscal year ending around August 2027.
At the close of market activity, Access Financial rallied $1.84 to $19.32 after 1,326 stocks were exchanged, Blue Power dropped 8 cents and ended at $3.65 with a transfer of 27,901 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped 7 cents to end at $1.77 in the exchange of 510 shares. Caribbean Flavours fell 10 cents in closing at $1.27, with 10,087 stock units crossing the market, Consolidated Bakeries declined 21 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $1.19 as investors exchanged 110,000 shares, Derrimon Trading lost 5 cents to end at 84 cents and closed with an exchange of 7,523 units. Dolla Financial increased 18 cents in closing at a 52 weeks high of $4.08 in an exchange of 767,301 stocks, Dolphin Cove slipped 45 cents and ended at $9.40 with 5,716 shares changing hands, Fontana climbed 26 cents to close at $6.34 after an exchange of 8,365 shares. GWest Corporation rose 5 cents and ended at 62 cents with investors trading 496 units, 
Honey Bun advanced 11 cents to finish at $6.09 with an exchange of 5,833 stocks, Indies Pharma shed 8 cents to end at $2.51 after 51,400 stock units passed through the market. Jetcon Corporation gained 30 cents in closing at $4.60 after trading of 320,538 shares, Lasco Financial skidded 16 cents to $1.41 in an exchange of 26,000 units, Main Event rose 5 cents and ended at $3.80 with 5,449 stocks clearing the market and RA Williams rallied 5 cents to close at a 52 weeks high of 75 cents after a transfer of 351,005 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction.
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At the end of trading, the JSE Combined Market Index fell 594.17 points to 374,059.99, the All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 20.28 points to 438,193.68, the JSE Main Index fell by 945.31 points in finishing trading at 368,829.96, the Junior Market Index lept 43.15 points to 2,982.44 and the JSE USD Market Index advanced 3.26 points to settle at 306.24.
Among the top losers, Seprod dipped $2.46 to finish at $71.50, AS Bryden lost $2.25 to close at $22.20, Pan Jamaica shed $1.95 and ended at $42.15, Eppley dropped $1 to finish at $30.00 and Kingston Wharves fell 79 cents in closing at $33.15.
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A total of 34,074,813 shares worth $36,835,128 changed hands in a surge from 6,915,830 stock units at $9,645,165 on Friday.
Cargo Handlers rallied by $1.57 and ended at $15.83 with a transfer of 377 stocks, Caribbean Cream gained 24 cents to finish at $2.64 with 2,406 shares crossing the market, Caribbean Flavours rose 10 cents to close at $1.37 with investors trading 65,523 units. Consolidated Bakeries advanced 5 cents to $1.40 with an exchange of 57 shares, Derrimon Trading rose 8 cents to close at 89 cents with an exchange of 258,929 stock units, Dolla Financial climbed 20 cents and ended at 52 weeks high of $3.90 in switching ownership of 565,705 shares. Dolphin Cove rose 75 cents to $9.85 after an exchange of 71,055 stocks and the price hitting a 52 weeks intraday low of $8, Elite Diagnostic climbed 20 cents to end at $1.72 with a transfer of 1,247 units, Everything Fresh rose 23 cents to close at $1.91 after an exchange of 4,079 stock units. Express Catering gained 11 cents to $1.96 in trading 201,350 shares, GWest Corporation popped 10 cents to finish at 57 cents with 5,884 units crossing the exchange, Indies Pharma shed 5 cents and ended at $2.59 with investors dealing in 12,254 stocks. 
Iron Rock Insurance lost 22 cents to close at $3 in an exchange of 499,112 stock units, Knutsford Express advanced 60 cents to end at $8.65 after trading of 8,042 shares, Limners and Bards skidded 17 cents in closing at 93 cents with 25,999,843 stock units changing hands. Lumber Depot rallied 14 cents to $2.54 after a transfer of 7,889 stocks, ONE on ONE Educational dropped 7 cents and ended at 65 cents as investors exchanged 33,979 units and RA Williams popped 7 cents to finish at a 52 weeks high of 70 cents with 2,303,292 shares clearing the market.
At the end of market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index advanced by 3,052.50 points to end trading at 374,654.16, the All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 3,479.94 points to finish at 438,173.40, while the JSE Main Index rallied by 3,075.12 points to settle at 369,775.27, while the Junior Market Index popped 15.64 points to 2,939.29 and the JSE USD Market Index slipped 0.59 points to conclude trading at 302.98.
Among the top losers, Guardian Holdings slipped $5.96 and ended at $364.00, Margaritaville lost $3.15 to end at $8.20, Eppley dropped $2 to finish at $31.00, Massy Holdings shed $1.05 and closed at $74.00 and First Rock Real Estate fell 76 cents to end at $4.25. finished trading and ended with Jamaica Public Service 7% falling $4.98 to $30, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% dropped by $4 to finish at $2,156, 138 Student Living lost $28.99 in ending trading at $201, with Sygnus Credit Investments 10% climbed $8.99 in closing at $114 and Sygnus Credit Investments C10.5% slipped $5 to close at $95.
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The past week’s top performing Junior Market stocks include five on this ICInsider.com TOP10 list. Those on the list are RA Williams Distributors, Access Financial, Caribbean Assurance, Main Event and Omni Industries.
Rounding out the top five winners for the week are Main Event Entertainment, up 14.33 percent and Spur Tree Spices rallied by 13.28 percent. Indies Pharma popped 12 percent, Limners and Bards climbed by 7.84 percent, Omni Industries rose by 6.82 percent, Consolidated Bakeries ended with a gain of 6.3 percent and JFP 5 percent.
Overall, the winning stocks are dominated by the standout mover, R.A. Williams Distributors. The rest of the gains were modest and broadly spread across insurance, financial services, entertainment, food, and pharmaceuticals. On the losering side, declines were fairly evenly clustered between 8.5 percent and 15.2 percent, with no single stock experiencing an outsized drop, spanning sectors such as retail, finance, healthcare and trading.
At the end of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index slipped 376.64 points to close at 371,601.66, as the All Jamaican Composite Index shed 1,137.30 points to end at 434,693.46, the JSE Main Index shed 431.36 points to 366,700.15, the Junior Market Index rallied a mere 4.99 points to 2,923.65 and the JSE USD Market Index slipped 3.48 points to 303.57.
In the preference share segment, Sygnus Credit Investments 10% dropped $8.99 to $105.
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At the end of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index rallied 1,427.16 points to finish trading at 371,978.30, as the All Jamaican Composite Index popped 1,303.78 points to end at 435,830.76, the JSE Main Index advanced 1,364.68 points to end at 367,131.51, the Junior Market Index climbed by 17.04 points to 2,918.66 and the JSE USD Market Index slipped 0.06 points to finish at 307.05.
Among the top losers, Massy Holdings lost $4.90 to end at $73.60, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy fell $2.61 to $18.60, Eppley declined $1.05 to end at $34.75, Seprod shed $1.04 in closing at $73.96, Barita Investments dropped 20 cents to $67.80 and Mayberry Group dipped 20 cents to finish at $5.00.
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At the end of the market activity, the JSE Combined Market Index fell 1,747.59 points to 370,551.14, as the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 1,381.00 points to 434,526.98, the JSE Main Index dipped 1,322.46 points to end at 365,766.83, the Junior Market Index fell 67.31 points to finish at 2,901.62 and the JSE USD Market Index gained 6.06 points to close at 307.11.
Among the top losers, Guardian Holdings fell $28 to $350.00, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dipped $3.79 to $21.21, Sagicor Group lost $1.49 to finish at $41.51, Carreras shed 58 cents to close at $28.02 and Caribbean Producers shed 46 cents to end at $7.60.
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The market closed with trading of 7,703,163 shares for $10,200,830, after decreasing 8,413,693 units at $10,662,413 on Tuesday.
At the close of trading, Cargo Handlers fell $1.29 to close at $14.26 in an exchange of 9,005 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped by 10 cents to end at $1.70 with an exchange of 276,099 stocks, Caribbean Flavours gained 10 cents and ended at $1.20 with trading in 22,000 units. Derrimon Trading dipped by 12 cents to end at 82 cents in trading 413,512 stocks, Dolla Financial lost 9 cents to close at $3.50, with 72,634 units crossing the market, Dolphin Cove rose 35 cents to finish at $9.40 with investors dealing in 10,601 stocks. Elite Diagnostic skidded 18 cents and ended at $1.59 with 2,400 shares changing hands, Everything Fresh slipped 30 cents to $1.67 in an exchange of 17,320 stock units, Express Catering declined 16 cents to end at $1.80 with investors trading 351,690 shares. Fontana shed 10 cents in closing at $6.05 with an exchange of 25,759 stocks, Image Plus dropped 5 cents to finish at $1.25 with 3,302 units crossing the market, Jamaican Teas fell 12 cents to $2.07 following a transfer of 162,653 stock units. 
Jetcon Corporation skidded 8 cents to $4.39 with a transfer of 106,297 shares, JFP advanced by 11 cents to 46 cents as investors exchanged 12,592 stock units, Knutsford Express lost $1.15 to end at $7.49 with 6,051 units passing through the market. Mailpac Group shed 7 cents in closing at $2.30 after an exchange of 13,048 stocks, Omni Industries declined 5 cents to close at 90 cents with trading of 581,425 shares, Paramount Trading fell 6 cents to finish at 94 cents with 28,000 units crossing the exchange. RA Williams increased 15 cents to a 52 weeks high of 67 cents after a transfer of 790,055 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies dipped 18 cents to end at $1.40 in switching ownership of 2,709,459 stock units.
Several Junior Market stocks posted strong gains during the past week. Edufocal led with a 46.15 percent surge, followed by One Great Studio up 13.16 percent, and Iron Rock advancing 12 percent. Other notable winners included ONEonOne with a rise of 11.11 percent, MFS Capital Partners gaining 10 percent and IPCL advancing 8.7 percent.
Express Catering, not without some flaws, including excessive interest-free lending to its parent company, is expected to generate improved profits in the current fiscal year, with tourism traffic to the country gradually improving. RA Williams sits in the number 3 position as of Friday, with first quarter results showing a major turnaround and delivering a solid rise in revenues and profit; Caribbean Assurance Brokers and Caribbean Cream follow. Main Event makes the list based on the assumption of a recovery in operations in 2027.