On a moderate day of trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange petroleum operator accounted for the biggest share of the trading, with Regency Petroleum, accounting for 18 percent of the day’s trade with Future Energy delivering another 11 percent on Thursday with trading activity ending with a 56 percent increase in the volume of stocks traded, with 48 percent higher value than on 
Wednesday following trading in 47 securities up from just 42 on Wednesday and ending with prices of 21 rising, that includes ISP Finance with a jump of $3.96 on news of the purchase of a loan portfolio from Jamaica National. A total of 17 stock units declined and nine closed unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 4,996,614 shares for $10,823,492 up from 3,211,827 units at $7,290,865 on Wednesday. Trading averaged 106,311 shares at $230,287 much better than the 76,472 stocks at $173,592 on Wednesday with the month to date, averaging 170,354 units at $295,607 but below the 179,004 stock units at $304,429 on the previous day and well below that for January with an average of 350,850 shares at $615,775.
Regency Petroleum led trading with 881,108 shares for 17.6 percent of total volume followed by Future Energy which ended with 566,301 stock units for 11.3 percent of the day’s trade and RA Williams with 560,000 stocks for 11.2 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index fell 5.64 points to end at 3,697.68. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two 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 13.2, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close of a day of improved trading, with many of the stocks traded involved small quantities, AMG Packaging rallied 19 cents to $3.20 with investors trading 1,937 stock units, Blue Power increased 26 cents in closing at $5.54 with 41,121 shares changing hands, CAC 2000 sank 30 cents to close at $2.15 with a transfer of 84 units. Cargo Handlers dipped 10 cents to finish at $11 with 11 stocks crossing the market, Consolidated Bakeries sank 20 cents and ended at $1.90 with traders dealing in 611 units, Dolphin Cove declined 10 cents to end at $19.60 with 15,573 shares crossing the market. Express Catering shed 14 cents in closing at $3.06 with investors trading 15,265 stock units, Fontana popped 13 cents to $9.23 with 62,148 stocks clearing the market, Future Energy dropped 12 cents to close at $3.38 after a transfer of 566,301 shares. 
GWest Corporation advanced 6 cents to end at 91 cents with 551 units passing through the market, Honey Bun rose 7 cents and ended at $8.10 with 2,285 stocks being traded, Indies Pharma fell 28 cents to finish at $3.31 after an exchange of 1,115 stock units. Iron Rock Insurance slipped 29 cents to $3.90 with investors dealing in just 4 shares, ISP Finance gained $3.96 to close at $28 in an exchange of 3,652 stock units, following a release form the company that they acquired a loan portfolio, KLE Group lost 9 cents and ended at $1.16 with investors swapping 138 units. Paramount Trading climbed 12 cents in closing at $1.14 with 18,813 stocks crossing the exchange, Regency Petroleum rose 12 cents to end at $3.30 with 881,108 stock units switching owners, Spur Tree Spices rallied 8 cents to finish at $1.78 after an exchange of 46,816 stocks and tTech skidded 27 cents and ended at $1.73 in trading 300 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 3,211,827 shares for $7,290,865 down from 6,394,435 stock units at $13,808,848 on Tuesday. Trading ended with an average of 76,472 shares at $173,592 compared with 139,009 stocks at $300,192 on Tuesday with trading for the month to date, averaging 179,004 units at $304,429 compared with 193,077 stock units at $322,387 on the previous day and January with an average of 350,850 shares at $615,775.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Jamaican Teas dipped 6 cents in closing at $2.16 in an exchange of 45,000 shares. Lumber Depot slipped 7 cents to close at $2.80 with investors trading 18,286 stock units, Main Event fell 15 cents to finish at $10.85 after a transfer of 996 units, Medical Disposables shed 10 cents to end at $1.80 with traders dealing in 1,000 stocks. Paramount Trading declined 11 cents to $1.02 with 658 units crossing the market, Regency Petroleum climbed 33 cents and ended at $3.18 with investors dealing in 327,505 shares and tTech popped 32 cents to close at $2 with 74,807 stock units crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 6,394,435 shares for $13,808,848 compared with 5,281,187 units at $8,580,323 on Monday. Trading for the day averaged 139,009 shares at $300,192 compared with 125,743 stocks at $204,293 on Monday with a month to date average of 193,077 units at $322,387 down moderately from 202,642 stocks at $326,313 on the previous day and some distance from January with an average of 350,850 shares at $615,775.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
KLE Group popped 10 cents to end at $1.25 after investors ended trading 41 units, Main Event lost 35 cents in closing at $11 with an exchange of 200 shares being traded at the close. Medical Disposables slipped 10 cents and ended at $1.90 in an exchange of 24,933 units, Paramount Trading increased 13 cents to close at $1.13 with 52,739 stocks changing hands, Regency Petroleum fell 26 cents to finish at $2.85 as investors exchanged 2,576,597 stock units. Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 7 cents to $1.57 after a transfer of 64,174 shares and tTech rallied 28 cents to end at $1.68 with investors trading 11,702 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 7,122,679 shares for $7,747,839, after sliding from 7,960,170 units at $13,236,337 on Monday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.3, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios in this report for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
KLE Group sank 14 cents to finish at 90 cents with investors trading 34 shares, Knutsford Express dropped 70 cents and ended at $10.29 in an exchange of 1,616 stocks, Limners and Bards advanced 11 cents to close at $1.03 with traders dealing in 149,436 units. Mailpac Group lost 30 cents to $2.49 after a transfer of 28,552 stock units, Main Event declined 10 cents to finish at $7 as investors exchanged 3,743 shares, Medical Disposables popped 24 cents and ended at $1.34 with 203 stocks crossing the market. Paramount Trading shed 22 cents in closing at $1.06 with an exchange of 25,578 units and Regency Petroleum rallied 6 cents to close at $3.94 with 3,998 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 5,281,187 shares for $8,580,323 down sharply from 22,554,448 units at $24,909,066 on Friday.
Trading averaged 125,743 shares at $204,293 well off of the 479,882 stocks at $529,980 on Friday with the month to date, ending with an average of 202,642 stock units at $326,313 compared with 217,458 stocks at $349,822 on the previous day and January with an average of 350,850 shares at $615,775.
RA Williams led trading with 1.31 million shares for 24.7 percent of total volume followed by One Great Studio which ended with 806,029 stock units for 15.3 percent of the day’s trade and Jamaican Teas with 655,503 stocks for 12.4 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index slipped 15.73 points to close at 3,701.64. 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 13.1, 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, CAC 2000 shed 36 cents to end at $2.09 after an exchange of 17,547 stock units, Cargo Handlers fell 40 cents to $11.10 with investors dealing in 100 shares, Elite Diagnostic lost 12 cents and ended at $1.68 after the trading of 48,045 stocks by investors. Everything Fresh sank 8 cents to end at $1.97 in an exchange of 19,512 units, Express Catering skidded 8 cents in closing at $3.22 with traders dealing in 2,792 shares, Fontana lost 6 cents to finish at $9.11 as investors exchanged 79,011 stocks. GWest Corporation climbed 8 cents and ended at 93 cents with 557 units crossing the market, Honey Bun rose 22 cents to $8.22 with investors trading 16,369 stock units, 
Jamaican Teas rallied 7 cents to close at $2.30 with 655,503 shares clearing the market, but ended with nearly 5.2 million shares on offer at $2.30. JFP Ltd popped 7 cents to end at 89 cents with 41,603 stocks switching owners, Main Event increased 55 cents in closing at $11.35 with 1,718 stock units crossing the exchange, Paramount Trading dipped 10 cents to finish at $1 in trading 85,581 stocks. Stationery and Office Supplies sank 8 cents and ended at $1.50 after an exchange of 580,722 shares, Tropical Battery declined 12 cents to $2.92 with 299,623 stocks passing through the market and tTech dropped 16 cents to end at 52 weeks’ low of $1.40 with an exchange of 40,894 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated. 
The market closed with 22,554,448 shares being traded at $24,909,066 compared with 13,148,598 units at $24,952,294 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.
Iron Rock Insurance gained 6 cents and ended at $4.20 with 148 units changing hands, Jamaican Teas sank 27 cents to $2.23 with a transfer of 5,719,042 stock units, Knutsford Express rallied 32 cents to close at $12.82 with 1,285 shares crossing the exchange. Lumber Depot rose 10 cents in closing at $2.90 with traders trading 14,098 stocks, Paramount Trading slipped 6 cents to finish at $1.10 in an exchange of 5,088 units and tTech sank 40 cents to end at $1.56 with investors dealing in 18,736 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with 13,148,598 shares trading for $24,952,294 up from 3,096,129 units at $7,428,101 on Wednesday.
At the close of an interesting session, Access Financial dropped 95 cents and ended at $17.05 after an exchange of 1,010 stock units and closed with an offer of 439,488 shares at $17.99, which could keep a lid on the price in the short run. AMG Packaging advanced 23 cents to $3.24 with investors trading 2,906 units, Blue Power sank 43 cents to close at $5.11 with 4,469 shares changing hands. CAC 2000 rose 20 cents to close at $2.43 as investors exchanged 109 stock units, Cargo Handlers climbed 40 cents to end at $11.50 with just 14 shares being traded, Caribbean Assurance Brokers increased 26 cents to finish at $2.48 with investors swapping 922 stock units. Consolidated Bakeries popped 8 cents and ended at $2.05 with 75,966 stocks passing through the market, Dolla Financial declined 7 cents to $2.89 with a transfer of 189,840 units, Dolphin Cove rallied 98 cents to end at $19.60 with trading in 2,134 stocks. Everything Fresh lost 39 cents to close at $1.70 after a transfer of 200,714 units, Express Catering slipped 8 cents to finish at $3.25 with 22,383 shares crossing the market, Future Energy sank 6 cents to close at $3.43 in an exchange of 34,814 stock units.
GWest Corporation gained 5 cents to 90 cents with investors trading 73,489 shares, Honey Bun dipped 25 cents and ended at $7.95 with an exchange of 30,513 stocks, Image Plus fell 10 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.31 with 159,942 units changing hands. Jamaican Teas popped 29 cents to close at $2.50 after an exchange of 3,032,490 stock units, following the release of first quarter results showing an 11.4 percent increase in net profits, with little contribution from QWI Investments. JFP Ltd skidded 7 cents to finish at 82 cents in trading 23,313 shares, KLE Group shed 14 cents to end at $1.15 with 13,257 units crossing the exchange. Knutsford Express dropped 30 cents in closing at $12.50 with traders dealing in 971 stocks, Medical Disposables sank 15 cents to $2 in an exchange of 678 stock units, ONE on ONE Educational skidded 5 cents to end at 94 cents with investors dealing in 18,660 shares and Tropical Battery climbed 7 cents and ended at $3.07 with 305,461 units 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 3,096,129 shares for $7,428,101 compared with 5,623,176 units at $13,644,131 on Tuesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.4, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Jamaican Teas fell 19 cents to $2.21 with an exchange of 5,223 units, Limners and Bards shed 6 cents in closing at $1.21 with 18,791 stocks changing hands, Lumber Depot declined 10 cents to finish at $2.83 after a transfer of 272,397 stock units. Main Event skidded 59 cents to $10.80 with 707 shares switching owners, Medical Disposables dipped 15 cents to finish at $2.15 with traders dealing in 201 units, Regency Petroleum fell 43 cents and ended at $3.08 in an exchange of 44,885 stocks and Spur Tree Spices gained 5 cents to end at $1.70 with investors trading 1,424 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 5,623,176 shares valued at $13,644,131 up from 2,983,475 units at $5,327,523 on Monday. The day’s trading ended with an average of 130,772 shares at $317,305 up from 67,806 stocks at $121,080 on Monday with a month to date average of 98,927 stock units at $218,065 compared to January with an average of 350,850 shares at $615,775.
The market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.4, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Fosrich sank 11 cents to end at $2.24 with investors dealing in 46,397 stock units, Honey Bun dipped 9 cents to $8.20 with 3,640 shares crossing the exchange. Indies Pharma lost 8 cents to finish at $3.52 with 14,050 units being traded, Iron Rock Insurance declined 6 cents to close at $4.14 after an exchange of 464 stocks, Jamaican Teas rose 31 cents to close at $2.40 with investors trading 1,620,714 stock units. JFP Ltd dropped 6 cents to 85 cents with 87,205 shares switching owners, Main Event rallied 59 cents to finish at $11.39 as investors exchanged 4,560 stock units, Medical Disposables increased 44 cents and ended at $2.30 after a transfer of 26,106 units. One Great Studio shed 5 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of 51 cents with 95,591 stocks changing hands, Spur Tree Spices fell 15 cents in closing at $1.65 with an exchange of 162,633 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies dipped 14 cents to close at $1.55 with 32,990 stocks crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 2,983,475 shares for $5,327,523 compared with 19,286,403 units at $40,628,456 on Friday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial dropped 55 cents to $18 with investors trading just 136 stock units, Blue Power popped 7 cents and ended at $5.62 after an exchange of 20,827 shares, CAC 2000 rallied 34 cents to close at $2.73 with trading in 1,225 units. Consolidated Bakeries lost 22 cents in closing at $1.69 with 12,500 stocks passing through the market, Elite Diagnostic gained 8 cents after ending at $1.84 with investors trading 43,495 shares, Everything Fresh rallied 5 cents to close at $2.09 with 4,825 units changing hands, Express Catering dipped 7 cents to close at $2.98 after an exchange of 22,698 stocks. Fontana climbed 13 cents to $9.23 with 2,358 units crossing the market, Fosrich shed 5 cents and ended at $2.35 as investors exchanged 14,477 shares. Future Energy sank 9 cents to close at $3.50 with 47,703 stocks switching owners, Honey Bun rose 21 cents to finish at $8.29 after 26,622 shares passed through the market.
Image Plus sank 5 cents to close at $1.39 with investors dealing in 370,035 stock units, Indies Pharma shed 10 cents and ended at $3.60 in transferring 1,262 units. Jamaican Teas declined 13 cents to close at $2.09 with 120,128 stocks crossing the exchange, Knutsford Express sank $1.48 to end at $12.82 with traders dealing in 3,292 stock units, Main Event slipped 60 cents to $10.80 in an exchange of 14,113 shares and Tropical Battery advanced 25 cents and ended at $2.98 trading 164,824 stocks. 
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.