Trading spiked on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday, with a 51 percent jump in the stocks changing hands, and a 46 percent surge in value, compared with Wednesday, following closure of the market on Thursday for the Independence Holiday. Trading ended with activity in 44 securities, compared with 42 on Wednesday and ending with prices of 16 rising, 17 declining and 11 closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 21,161,137 shares for $27,017,640, after climbing from 14,049,501 units at $18,444,219 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 480,935 shares at $614,037, after an increase from 334,512 stock units at $439,148 on Wednesday. Trading for the month to date, averages 360,583 units at $486,803 compared with 319,849 stocks at $443,739 on the previous day and well above an average of 280,479 shares worth $401,436 in July.
Atlantic Hardware led trading with 4.65 million shares for 22 percent of total volume, followed by Woodcats International with 3.14 million stocks for 14.9 percent of the day’s trade, Spur Tree Spices closed with 3.09 million stock units for 14.6 percent of the volume traded, Omni Industries with 2.74 million shares for 12.9 percent of stocks traded, Mailpac Group ended with 2.25 million shares for 10.7 percent of traded volume and ONE on ONE Educational ended with 1.37 million stock units for 6.5 percent of market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index dropped a hefty 49.97 points to close at 2,875.60. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six 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 11.2. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, which are derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, Atlantic Hardware slipped 16 cents to $1 with investors swapping 4,651,180 units, Blue Power lost 28 cents to finish at $3.02 after an exchange of 13,440 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers declined 17 cents and ended at $1.11 with 2,308 shares clearing the market. Caribbean Flavours rose 6 cents to $1.21 with investors dealing in 3,300 stock units, Dolphin Cove climbed $1 and finished at $11 following an exchange of 28,775 shares, Fontana popped 11 cents in closing at $6.22 in switching ownership of 63,344 stocks. Fosrich shed 10 cents to end at a 52 weeks low of $1.27 after an exchange of 350,871 units, GWest Corporation gained 14 cents in closing at 65 cents with a transfer of 157 stock units, Honey Bun dropped 34 cents to end at $5.46 with 1,862 shares crossing the exchange. Image Plus fell 13 cents and ended at $1.17 with investors trading 439,498 stocks, Indies Pharma dipped 8 cents to finish at $2.67 in an exchange of 106,837 units, ISP Finance increased $1.05 to close at $8.55 with 634 stock units crossing the market. 
Jetcon Corporation skidded 11 cents to $4 as investors exchanged 223,075 shares, Limners and Bards rallied 12 cents to close at $1.13 with traders swapping 16,979 units, Main Event fell 87 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $3.80 with investors trading 6,398 stocks. ONE on ONE Educational dipped 15 cents and ended at 61 cents with an exchange of 1,373,451 stock units, Paramount Trading advanced 5 cents to end at $1 with 11,931 shares passing through the market, Regency Petroleum rose 11 cents to finish at $4.44 after a transfer of 84,379 units and Spur Tree Spices advanced 16 cents to $1.10 with 3,091,424 stocks changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 14,049,501 shares for $18,444,219, compared with 12,830,628 units at $18,784,439 on Tuesday.
At the close, Access Financial rallied $1.69 in closing at $16.99, with 115 stock units crossing the market, Atlantic Hardware shed 9 cents to $1.16 with investors trading 1,243,560 shares, Blue Power rose 20 cents to close at $3.30 in an exchange of 7,379 units. Cargo Handlers declined 40 cents to finish at $17.05 with investors exchanging 20 stocks, Derrimon Trading fell 5 cents to end at $1 after an exchange of 362,349 shares, Dolla Financial slipped 6 cents to end at $2.90 with a transfer of 439,645 stock units. Dolphin Cove lost 15 cents to end at $10, with 17,645 stocks crossing the exchange, Express Catering dropped 7 cents to end at $1.88 following trading of 7,823 units, Fontana dipped 16 cents in closing at $6.11 after an exchange of 55,069 stocks. GWest Corporation skidded 14 cents to close at 51 cents, with 14 units clearing the market, Image Plus rallied 5 cents to finish at $1.30 with an exchange of 213,086 shares, Indies Pharma popped 5 cents and ended at $2.75, with 946,374 stock units changing hands. ISP Finance fell $1.05 to $7.50 in an exchange of 2 shares, Jamaican Teas climbed 9 cents and ended at $2.17 after trading of 64,749 stocks, Jetcon Corporation increased 9 cents to close at a 52 weeks high of $4.11 in switching ownership of 229,517 units. 
Knutsford Express advanced 65 cents to finish at $7.25 with investors trading 1,477 stock units, Lumber Depot lost 33 cents to end at $2.35, after 268,342 shares passed through the market, Main Event rose 17 cents in closing at $4.67 after a transfer of 4,560 units. Medical Disposables declined 5 cents to 95 cents as investors exchanged 135,005 stocks, MFS Capital Partners shed 7 cents to finish at 41 cents, with 103,633 stock units crossing the market, Omni Industries dropped 6 cents and ended at 90 cents with investors dealing in 1,279,624 shares. ONE on ONE Educational rallied 7 cents to close at 76 cents after closing with an exchange of 120,079 units, Paramount Trading increased 5 cents to end at 95 cents with a transfer of 661 stocks and Woodcats International skidded 6 cents in closing at 60 cents with investors dealing in 5,195,217 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 12,830,628 shares for $18,784,439, after sliding from 14,700,213 units at $20,457,438 on Monday.
ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by earnings per share for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Knutsford Express skidded 50 cents to close at $6.60 with investors trading 7,130 stock units. Lasco Financial advanced 10 cents to $1.62 in switching ownership of 3,825 shares, Main Event dipped 17 cents to close at $4.50 after a transfer of 16,076 units, Medical Disposables fell 8 cents to finish at $1 as investors exchanged 164,207 stocks. ONE on ONE Educational dipped 12 cents and ended at 69 cents with a transfer of 79,325 stock units, Paramount Trading lost 12 cents in closing at 90 cents after an exchange of 899,018 shares and Regency Petroleum shed 10 cents to end at $4.34 with 37,780 stocks crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 14,700,213 shares for $20,457,438, after falling from 23,106,280 units at $37,269,312 on Friday.
Caribbean Flavours rose 8 cents to end at $1.18 following trading of 3,069 stocks, Consolidated Bakeries dipped 25 cents to end at $1.20 in an exchange of 36 shares, Derrimon Trading lost 19 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of $1.01 in trading of 766,266 units. Dolphin Cove climbed $1.96 to $12.17 with 2,965 stocks clearing the market, Express Catering rallied by 5 cents to $2 after an exchange of 73,804 stock units, Fosrich slipped 16 cents to end at $1.40 with 195,974 shares crossing the market. GWest Corporation rallied 9 cents to close at 68 cents with a transfer of 4,281 stocks, Image Plus popped 8 cents to finish at $1.20 after an exchange of 414,373 units, Indies Pharma fell 5 cents and ended at $2.70 with 30,043 stock units crossing the market. Jamaican Teas skidded 18 cents to $2.05 after a transfer of 179,270 shares, Jetcon Corporation gained 61 cents to end at a 52 weeks high of $4.04 with 292,552 units passing through the market, Knutsford Express dropped 37 cents to close at $7.10 following an exchange of 2,778 stocks. Lasco Financial shed 13 cents and ended at $1.52 after investorrs dealt in 129,950 stock units, Limners and Bards declined 19 cents to finish at $1 in switching ownership of 91,720 shares, 
Lumber Depot fell 6 cents to close at $2.69 as investors exchanged 6,958 stocks. Mailpac Group declined 8 cents to $2.55 with trading of 323,818 stock units, Omni Industries rose 8 cents in closing at 96 cents with 54,835 stock units crossing the exchange, ONE on ONE Educational climbed 6 cents and ended at 81 cents after an exchange of 50,593 shares. Regency Petroleum shed 5 cents to finish at $4.44 with an exchange of 12,724 units and Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 10 cents to end at $1.52 with 39,309 stocks passing through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 23,106,280 shares at $37,269,312 up from 21,955,175 stock units at $33,321,331 on Thursday.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index lost 5.81 points to conclude trading at 2,976.70. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending wth bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Image Plus shed 7 cents in closing at $1.12 in switching ownership of 200,630 stocks, ISP Finance climbed 25 cents to end at $7.75 with 290 units changing hands, Jamaican Teas dropped 6 cents to close at $2.23 with investors swapping 2,769,440 stock units. Jetcon Corporation gained 11 cents to close at $3.43 after a transfer of 261,648 shares, Knutsford Express popped 99 cents to close at $7.47 with investors trading 1,276 stock units, Lumber Depot increased 28 cents to finish at $2.75 with an exchange of 825,205 stocks. Mailpac Group climbed 8 cents and ended at $2.63 with 1,124,130 units clearing the market, Medical Disposables dipped 5 cents to end at $1.10 with investors trading 16,238 stocks, Omni Industries skidded 8 cents to close at 88 cents in an exchange of 200,000 units. ONE on ONE Educational rose 5 cents to 75 cents with investors dealing in 1,472,316 shares, Regency Petroleum advanced 16 cents to end at $4.49 after an exchange of 169,031 stock units and Stationery and Office Supplies lost 5 cents in closing at $1.62 after trading of 1,804,900 shares.
Closing prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
Investors exchanged 21,955,175 shares valued $33,321,331, after jumping from 5,769,289 units at $10,871,063 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rallied 15.21 points to conclude trading at 2,982.51. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
Fosrich dropped 11 cents to $1.49 in an exchange of 2,011,572 units, Honey Bun declined 39 cents and ended at $5.51 with investors swapping 1,913 stocks, Jamaican Teas increased 25 cents to settle at $2.29 with 3,502,416 shares crossing the exchange. Knutsford Express skidded $1.51 to $6.48 with investors trading 10,000 stock units, Lasco Financial climbed 12 cents to close at $1.64 with 555,806 stocks crossing the market, Limners and Bards rose 9 cents to $1.19 with investors dealing in 610,003 units. Mailpac Group gained 50 cents to $2.55 after an exchange of 80,656 stocks, Regency Petroleum rallied 8 cents to close at $4.33 with a transfer of 9,372 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies popped 9 cents to finish at $1.67 as investors exchanged 2,000,000 stock units.
Closing securities prices are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 8,465,793 shares for $9,750,944, compared with 28,603,521 units at $37,608,677 on Monday.
At the close of the day, Access Financial dipped 30 cents in closing at $17.20 with investors exchanging 142 stocks, AMG Packaging advanced 6 cents to $1.76 with 28,063 units clearing the market, Atlantic Hardware rose 16 cents to $1.33 after an exchange of 174,337 shares. Cargo Handlers fell $1.95 and ended at $16 in trading of 2,469 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers declined 34 cents to $1.03 in trading 11,644 shares, Caribbean Cream declined 15 cents to close at $1.99 with 24,107 stock units changing hands. Caribbean Flavours rallied 9 cents to $1.18 in trading 1,730 stocks, Derrimon Trading dropped 10 cents to end at $1.21, with 3,162,483 units crossing the market, Dolla Financial lost 6 cents in closing at $2.90 with investors dealing in 141,194 shares. Dolphin Cove popped 36 cents to close at $11.38 in an exchange of 3,392 units, Elite Diagnostic skidded 23 cents and ended at $1.16 with investors trading 32,325 stocks, Fosrich climbed 17 cents to finish at $1.57 after closing with an exchange of 56,533 stock units. GWest Corporation slipped 10 cents and ended at 49 cents with 50,586 shares changing hands, Image Plus increased 7 cents to $1.10 with a transfer of 76,439 units, Indies Pharma fell 5 cents to end at $2.70 after an exchange of 41,911 stocks. 
ISP Finance shed $1.04 in closing at $7.50, with 3 stock units crossing the market, Jamaican Teas gained 12 cents to close at $2.13, with an exchange of 70,791 shares, Lasco Financial declined 12 cents to finish at $1.53 after 3,425 units passed thro ugh the market. Limners and Bards and ended with an exchange of 113,113 shares at $1.12, Lumber Depot advanced 12 cents to $2.60 with investors trading 4,852 stock units, Mailpac Group lost 14 cents to close at $2.46, with 100,740 shares crossing the exchange. Main Event skidded 67 cents to end at $4.03 with an exchange of 6,480 units, Medical Disposables rose 15 cents in closing at $1.15, with 1,279 stocks changing hands, MFS Capital Partners dropped 7 cents to finish at 41 cents with a transfer of 16,882 stock units and Omni Industries slipped 9 cents and ended at 88 cents, with 149,830 shares changing hands.
Closing prices of stocks are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 28,603,521 shares for $37,608,677, up sharply from 15,947,334 units at $9,317,090 on Friday.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging dipped 10 cents to end at $1.70 and closed with an exchange of 30,734 stock units, Atlantic Hardware declined by 23 cents to close at $1.17 with investors trading 722,147 shares, Cargo Handlers climbed by 20 cents to $17.95, with 2,786 units crossing the market. Caribbean Cream rose 43 cents to $2.14 following an exchange of 34,390 stocks, Caribbean Flavours fell 9 cents and ended at $1.09, with 24,309 units clearing the market, Consolidated Bakeries fell 23 cents to close at $1.22 with a transfer of 8,560 stocks. Derrimon Trading rallied 6 cents to $1.31 with 22,607,633 shares changing hands, Dolphin Cove dropped 23 cents to end at $11.02 with investors swapping 4,529 stock units, Fontana shed 8 cents in closing at $6.12 after 68,996 shares passed through the market. Fosrich slipped 17 cents to close at $1.40 with investors dealing in 20,188 units, Future Energy skidded 5 cents and ended at $3.70 after an exchange of 861,989 stocks, 
Image Plus fell 8 cents to finish at $1.03, with 454,123 stock units crossing the market. Jamaican Teas dropped 14 cents and ended at $2.01 as investors traded 103,200 shares, Knutsford Express shed 20 cents to $8 after trading of 1,134 units, Limners and Bards declined 10 cents to finish at $1.02 in an exchange of 393,400 stocks. Mailpac Group popped 17 cents to end at $2.60 with investors trading 11,286 stock units, Medical Disposables increased 8 cents in closing at $1 with an exchange of 200 shares, ONE on ONE Educational lost 5 cents to close at 73 cents after an exchange of 20,517 units and Stationery and Office Supplies rallied 6 cents to $1.54 in trading 10,818 stocks.
The closing prices of securities traded are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 15,947,334 shares for $9,317,090, compared with 5,307,813 units at $8,466,498 on Thursday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial shed 48 cents after closing at $17.50 with a transfer of 277 units, the price of Blue Power rose by 8 cents and ended at $3.33 after trading of 1,856 shares, Cargo Handlers climbed $1.75 to close at $17.75 after 1,085 shares were traded. Caribbean Flavours rose by 13 cents to $1.18, after an exchange of 2,381 stocks, Consolidated Bakeries climbed 5 cents to end at $1.45 after trading of just one share, Derrimon Trading shed 11 cents to close at $1.25, with 238,668 units crossing the market. Dolphin Cove increased 25 cents to $11.25 in an exchange of 7,396 stocks, Express Catering rallied 5 cents and ended at $2.40 after the trading of 16,721 stock units, Fontana fell 9 cents after closing at $6.20, with 50,771 shares crossing the market. Fosrich gained 5 cents to finish at $1.57 after an exchange of 104,316 stock units, Future Energy rose 11 cents to end at $3.75 with investors trading 157,136 units, 
Honey Bun advanced 56 cents to close at $5.90 with an exchange of 503 stock units. Jetcon Corporation slipped 5 cents and ended at $3.30 with 21,383 shares changing hands, Lasco Financial popped 5 cents and ended at $1.65 in switching ownership of 100,000 stocks, Lumber Depot lost 18 cents to finish at $2.48 as investors exchanged 21,609 shares. Mailpac Group declined 12 cents in closing at $2.43, with 14,561 stock units clearing the market, ONE on ONE Educational climbed 9 cents to end at 78 cents with an exchange of 20,004 shares, Regency Petroleum increased 15 cents to close at $4.35 with an exchange of 2,517 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies dipped 6 cents to $1.48 with investors trading 105,689 units.
Closing prices of stocks are those of the last transaction.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 11.5. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, which are derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Honey Bun dropped 57 cents in closing at $5.34 with investors trading 90,491 stocks, Image Plus gained 5 cents to close at $1.11 with 700,803 stocks crossing the market, Iron Rock Insurance dipped 9 cents to end at $2 in trading 1,000 units. Jetcon Corporation rose 5 cents in closing at $3.35 following trading of 102 shares, Lumber Depot advanced 20 cents to $2.66 with 23,970 stock units clearing the market, MFS Capital Partners lost 6 cents to end at 41 cents in switching ownership of 1,460 stocks. ONE on ONE Educational slipped 6 cents and ended at 69 cents, with 16,117 units crossing the market, RA Williams fell 5 cents to finish at 35 cents in an exchange of 142,500 shares and Regency Petroleum dropped 10 cents to close at $4.20 after the trading of 21,137 stock units.
Closing prices of stocks trading are those of the last transaction.