Newly listed One Great Studio dominated Junior Market trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, pushing the volume of stocks traded up 53 percent and the value 66 percent more than Tuesday with trading in 44 securities compared with 42 on Tuesday and ended with prices of just 11 rising, 22 declining and 11 closing unchanged.
One Great Studio led trading with 21.66 million shares for 82.7 percent of total volume followed by Derrimon Trading with 900,000 units for 3.4 percent of the day’s trade and Dolla Financial with 713,784 units for 2.7 percent market share.
Investors traded 26,192,370 shares for $36,308,731 against 17,126,215 units at $21,864,015 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 595,281 shares at $825,198, up from 407,767 stocks at $520,572 on Tuesday with the month to date, averaging 177,933 units at $348,698 compared with 143,154 stock units at $308,990 on the previous day. August closed with an average of 183,001 shares at $460,354.
At the close, the Junior Market Index gained 13.23 points to close at 3,783.25.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 10.3, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial fell 5 cents to $24.95 while exchanging 3,324 shares, CAC 2000 increased 36 cents in closing at $3.88 as investors traded 200 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers climbed 9 cents to end at $2.83 in switching ownership of 10,832 stocks, Consolidated Bakeries rose 32 cents to $2.42 with a transfer of 1,386 units. Derrimon Trading shed 50 cents to close at $1.50 with investors transferring 900,000 stocks, Dolphin Cove skidded 16 cents to end at $16 with an exchange of 69,012 units, EduFocal lost 13 cents to end at $1.22 after 20,157 shares passed through the market, Elite Diagnostic dropped 16 cents to close at $1.65 with 10,274 stock units clearing the market. Fosrich popped 5 cents and ended at $2.09 with an exchange of 452,242 shares, General Accident advanced 12 cents in closing at $5.10 with investors dealing in 97,478 stock units, 
Honey Bun declined 45 cents to $6 in an exchange of 164,387 units, Iron Rock Insurance dipped 10 cents to close at $2 with stakeholders exchanging 2,509 stocks. ISP Finance dipped 95 cents and ended at $44. With investors trading 97 stock units, Jamaican Teas rallied 20 cents to end at $2 after 4,917 stocks crossed the market, JFP Ltd declined 6 cents in closing at $1.44 after an exchange of 51,048 shares, Knutsford Express gained 43 cents to close at $11.43 with shareholders swapping 314 units. Lasco Manufacturing gained 12 cents to $5.32 in an exchange of 1,229 shares, Limners and Bards lost 10 cents in closing at $1.68, with 14,926 units crossing the exchange, Paramount Trading climbed 5 cents to end at $2 in trading 3,667 stocks. Spur Tree Spices fell 12 cents and ended at $2.02 with traders dealing in 67,664 stock units, 
Stationery and Office Supplies shed 7 cents to end at $1.58 after a transfer of 426,793 stock units and Tropical Battery dropped 10 cents to $1.90, with 30,221 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
