The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange took a big hit on Friday, with the Market Index skidding 62.72 points to 3,778.39 following trading in 40 securities compared with 43 on Thursday and ending with prices of 18 rising, 15 declining and seven closing unchanged after a 27 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, with a 17 percent greater value than Thursday.
The market closed after 4,211,004 shares were traded for $10,092,257 compared with 5,754,359 units at $8,611,962 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 105,275 shares at $252,306 compared to 133,822 units at $200,278 on Thursday with the month to date, averaging 170,597 stock units at $333,320 compared with 189,952 shares at $357,324 on the prior day and September that ended with an average of 419,421 units at $774,292.
MFS Capital Partners led trading with 708,105 shares for 16.8 percent of total volume followed by Dolla Financial with 643,699 units for 15.3 percent of the day’s trade and Indies Pharma with 401,789 stock units for 9.5 percent market share.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.7, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close of trading, Access Financial sank $3.08 in closing at $18.42 after a transfer of 1,414 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers lost 20 cents to end at $3.29 and closed after 1,123 stocks were traded, Caribbean Cream popped 20 cents and ended at $3.45 with 73,064 shares crossing the market. Derrimon Trading advanced 7 cents to end at $1.90 with investors trading 111,265 stock units, Dolphin Cove sank $1.95 to finish at $20.90 after an exchange of 34,212 shares, Fontana skidded 50 cents to close at $7.61 with a transfer of 51,721 stocks. Jamaican Teas fell 18 cents to $2.31 after an exchange of 24,465 units, KLE Group declined 17 cents to close at $1.02 in trading 7,000 stock units, Knutsford Express shed $1.80 and ended at $11 with 9,127 shares crossing the market. 
Mailpac Group rose 9 cents in closing at $2.49 with traders dealing in 98,915 stock units, Main Event dropped 18 cents to finish at $11.70 in switching ownership of 2,427 stocks, Medical Disposables gained 29 cents to end at $2.19 with investors trading 1,000 units. MFS Capital Partners rallied 9 cents to 83 cents with an exchange of 708,105 shares, Paramount Trading gained 12 cents to end at $1.49 after trading 500 stocks and Tropical Battery slipped 7 cents in closing at $2.60 with investors dealing in 225,539 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed on Thursday with trading of 5,754,359 shares valued $8,611,962 compared to 11,234,558 units at $22,689,491 on Wednesday.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
KLE Group rallied 11 cents and ended at $1.19 after an exchange of 5 stocks, Knutsford Express shed 10 cents to end at $12.80 in trading 179 units, Lasco Financial declined 8 cents in closing at $1.63 after 3,275 stock units passed through the market. Mailpac Group fell 9 cents to $2.40 as investors exchanged 32,984 shares, Main Event popped 88 cents to end at $11.88 in switching ownership of 379 stocks, MFS Capital Partners gained 9 cents in closing at 74 cents with investors dealing in 14,959 units. Paramount Trading dipped 13 cents and ended at $1.37 with a transfer of 1,000,200 stock units and Stationery and Office Supplies sank 9 cents to close at $1.59 with 3,874 shares crossing the exchange.
rices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The volume of stocks traded rose 30 percent with 34 percent higher value than Tuesday after the exchange of 11,234,558 shares for $22,689,491 compared with 8,654,611 units at $16,937,337 previously.
At the close, Access Financial rose $3 to close at $21.50 after an exchange of 4,649 stocks, Blue Power lost 25 cents to $4.15 with a transfer of 3,854 units, CAC 2000 gained 13 cents to end at $2.43 with the trading of 1,000 shares. Caribbean Assurance Brokers sank 33 cents to $3.16 in switching ownership of 16,369 stocks, Caribbean Cream slipped 20 cents to $3.25 with investors trading 329,158 shares, with the vast majority trading at $3.45, with the stock closing with two undisclosed amounts, Dolla Financial popped 24 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.64 after an exchange of 768,456 stocks. Dolphin Cove climbed 38 cents to $22.78 with investors dealing in 480 units, Everything Fresh fell 26 cents in closing at $2.14 after a transfer of 467,197 stock units, Fosrich increased 7 cents to end at $2.22 with traders dealing in 267,656 shares. Future Energy shed 13 cents to finish at $3.79, with 86,682 stock units crossing the market, Indies Pharma dropped 29 cents and ended at $3.11 with investors trading 100,628 stocks, ISP Finance jumped $5 to close at $25 in an exchange of just 550 units. 
Jamaican Teas sank 18 cents to $2.30, with 4,215,469 shares crossing the market, Knutsford Express rallied $1.47 to $12.90 as investors exchanged 9,727 stock units, Limners and Bards dipped 11 cents to end at $1.40 in trading 15,117 stocks. Mailpac Group rose 9 cents and ended at $2.49 with 33,007 units crossing the exchange, Main Event skidded 99 cents to finish at $11 with 5,488 stocks changing hands, Medical Disposables rose 11 cents to close at $1.90 in an exchange of 756 units. MFS Capital Partners declined 8 cents to 65 cents with 140,702 shares clearing the market and Stationery and Office Supplies popped 12 cents to finish at $1.68 with an exchange of 34,183 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading ended with an exchange of 8,654,611 shares with a value of $16,937,337 down from 43,827,524 units at $95,597,886 on Monday.
Derrimon Trading sank 13 cents in closing at $1.85 as investors exchanged 610,501 stock units, Dolla Financial dipped 10 cents to close at $3.40 with 144,734 shares crossing the market, Dolphin Cove lost 38 cents to finish at $22.40 with investors trading 3,637 units. Everything Fresh gained 22 cents to $2.40 after 277,140 stock units passed through the market, Express Catering dropped 8 cents to finish at $3.40 with traders dealing in 76,256 stock units, Fosrich shed 20 cents and ended at $2.15 in an exchange of 726,555 shares. Future Energy fell 31 cents to close at $3.92 with investors trading 208,608 stock units, GWest Corporation sank 8 cents to end at 91 cents with 2,865 units crossing the exchange, Image Plus declined 21 cents in closing at $1.69 with a transfer of 27,521 stocks. ISP Finance skidded $2.40 to $20 after an exchange of 10 units, KLE Group lost 6 cents to end at $1.02 with 199,419 stocks crossing the market, Knutsford Express declined 57 cents in closing at $11.43 with an exchange of 1,193 shares. 
Limners and Bards shed 6 cents to finish at $1.51 with 100 stock units changing hands, Mailpac Group dropped 30 cents and ended at $2.40 in trading 31,643 shares, Main Event rose 94 cents to close at $11.99 after a transfer of 980 stock units. Medical Disposables sank 12 cents to $1.79 in the trading of 1,698,718 units, One Great Studio slipped 7 cents in closing at 80 cents after an exchange of 25,118 stocks, Regency Petroleum rallied 10 cents and ended at $2.90 with investors dealing in 149,702 shares. Spur Tree Spices sank 9 cents to end at $1.95 after an exchange of 392,741 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies dipped 12 cents to finish at $1.56 with investors swapping 96,441 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Four stocks, Dolla Financial, Future Energy, Indies and Mailpac traded at 52 weeks’ highs and Regency Petroleum traded at an intraday high of $3 while Express Catering traded at an intraday low of $3.01.
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.
Indies Pharma rose 29 cents to close at $3.44 after an exchange of 1,666,687 units, KLE Group declined 9 cents to end at $1.08 with 80,143 shares crossing the market, Knutsford Express advanced $1.90 to finish at $12 with traders dealing in 50,810 stock units. Limners and Bards popped 9 cents to $1.57 as investors exchanged 463,339 shares, Mailpac Group gained 30 cents to end at $2.70 after 251,797 stock units passed through the market, Main Event shed 43 cents in closing at $11.05 with investors trading 5,181 stocks. MFS Capital Partners increased 8 cents to close at 75 cents and closed trading of 225,608 units, One Great Studio climbed 12 cents to finish at 87 cents with investors dealing in 5,338,975 stocks, Regency Petroleum dropped 7 cents and ended at $2.80 after an exchange of 995,597 units. Stationery and Office Supplies rallied 11 cents to $1.68 with investors trading 982,608 shares and Tropical Battery increased 7 cents to finish at $2.72 with 784,043 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 23,087,566 shares for $49,341,746 up from 14,041,506 stock units at $22,981,018 on Thursday.
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 advanced 15 cents to end at $1.17 after an exchange of 11 shares. Knutsford Express sank 78 cents in closing at $10.10 with 3,473 stock units changing hands, Lasco Financial gained 7 cents to finish at $1.72 after an exchange of 735 units, Limners and Bards increased 33 cents to close at $1.48 with investors swapping 200 stocks. Lumber Depot climbed 20 cents to $2.90 after an exchange of 95,741 units, Mailpac Group rose 10 cents to finish at $2.40 with a transfer of 553,753 stocks, Main Event rallied 48 cents and ended at $11.48 in trading 17,007 shares and Medical Disposables increased 11 cents to end at $1.91 in an exchange of a mere one stock unit.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 6,431,836 shares for $19,123,963 up from 4,757,290 units at $8,905,290 on Tuesday.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Honey Bun fell 57 cents and ended at $7.65 after an exchange of 464,440 stocks, ISP Finance dropped $1.01 to finish at $22.48 after the trading of 2,201 stocks, Jetcon Corporation shed 14 cents to close at $1.05 with 28,587 units crossing the exchange. JFP Ltd rallied 6 cents to 95 cents with a transfer of 104,351 stocks, KLE Group declined 29 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.02 after 15,076 units passed through the market, Limners and Bards fell 17 cents to end at $1.34 with an exchange of 14,164 shares. Main Event jumped $1.91 to $12.79 with 606 stock units clearing the market, MFS Capital Partners popped 8 cents to finish at 65 cents with investors dealing in 203,900 shares and Regency Petroleum gained 9 cents to close at $2.89 in switching ownership of 2,300,566 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 4,757,290 shares for $8,905,290 down from 6,900,869 units at $15,877,059 on Monday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.7, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Iron Rock Insurance rallied 25 cents to finish at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.05 with a transfer of 269,984 units, ISP Finance climbed $3.94 to close at $23.49 as investors exchanged 25 stock units. Lumber Depot popped 15 cents to $2.89 in trading 5,953 shares, Main Event fell $2.07 to close at $10.88 with 5,000 stocks crossing the market, Paramount Trading dipped 27 cents to end at $1.23 in an exchange of 8,229 units. Regency Petroleum declined 9 cents in closing at $2.80 with 78,039 stock units and Spur Tree Spices shed 8 cents to finish at $2.03 after an exchange of 75,724 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Regency Petroleum closed trading at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.89 and Dolla Financial traded at an intraday 52 weeks’ high of $3.32.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.8, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Everything Fresh rallied 17 cents to $2.18 with 338 shares crossing the market, Fontana gained 7 cents to close at $7.67 with an exchange of 69,480 stock units, Honey Bun shed $1.33 in closing at $6.96 with 31,431 shares being traded. Image Plus dropped 7 cents and ended at $1.60 as investors exchanged 25,333 stocks, Iron Rock Insurance climbed 25 cents to finish at $3.80 in switching ownership of 15,766 units, Jetcon Corporation rose 15 cents to end at $1.20 after an exchange of 8,560 stock units. Lasco Financial climbed 12 cents in closing at $1.72 with investors trading 7,024 shares, Paramount Trading popped 10 cents to $1.50 in an exchange of 209,456 units, Regency Petroleum gained 14 cents to close at $2.89 with investors dealing in 219,153 stocks and Spur Tree Spices increased 17 cents to finish at $2.11 with a transfer of 18,179 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 13,353,161 shares having a market value of $41,917,800 compared to 4,679,216 units at $10,946,258 on Thursday.
At the close of an active trading day, Access Financial declined 45 cents to end at $18.50 as investors exchanged 3,484 shares, Blue Power rose 37 cents to $4.38 after 18,977 stocks changed hands, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 39 cents to $3.54 in an exchange of 50,881 shares. Caribbean Flavours sank 19 cents to end at $1.30 with investors trading 15,026 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries advanced 8 cents to close at $2.10 in switching ownership of 5 shares, Dolphin Cove skidded 40 cents to finish at $22 with traders dealing in 10,655 stocks. Express Catering popped 33 cents and ended at $3.60 in an exchange of 280,624 units, Fosrich climbed 10 cents to $2.35 after 80,512 stock units passed through the market, Future Energy increased 19 cents to finish at $3.50 in trading 10,209,807 shares. Honey Bun rallied 10 cents to close at $8.29 after an exchange of 31,255 stocks, Indies Pharma rose 10 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $3.19 with a transfer of 30,087 units, Iron Rock Insurance fell 35 cents to end at $3.55, with 195,078 stock units crossing the market. 
Jamaican Teas rallied 7 cents in closing at $2.27 in trading 420 shares, Jetcon Corporation dipped 20 cents to $1.05 and closed with an exchange of 17,849 units, Lumber Depot lost 15 cents to end at $2.75 with 178,299 stocks clearing the market. Main Event popped $2.16 to close at $12.96 with investors trading 801 stock units, Omni Industries gained 6 cents and ended at $1.10 after 40,942 shares crossed the market, Spur Tree Spices dropped 7 cents to finish at $1.94 after an exchange of 102,848 stocks and tTech advanced 19 cents to $2.19 with investors swapping 12,031 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
