All three markets of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed higher at the end of trading on Friday with Main Market putting in solid gains while the others rose modestly following a pickup in trading over Thursday’s levels.
At the close of trading, the JSE Combined Market Index ran 2,495.00 points higher to 348,830.07, the All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 3,017.25 points to 372,672.30, the JSE Main Index climbed 2,660.04 points to 337,061.22, the Junior Market just managed to squeeze out a rise of 1.42 points in the market index to end at 3,750.17 and the JSE USD Market Index rallied 3.83 points to end at 210.66.
Shares in the preference segment of the Main Market not included in the TOP10 graphs ended with Jamaica Public Service 9.5% jumped $21 to close at $3,000.
At the close, investors exchanged 23,826,160 shares in all three markets, up from 20,280,791 units on Thursday, with the value of stocks trading amounting to $110.3 million from $95.54 million on Thursday. Trading on the JSE USD market resulted in investors exchanging 211,505 shares for US$16,972 compared to 142,507 units at US$31,099 on Thursday.
The market’s PE ratio ended at 17.5 on 2022-23 earnings and 11.4 times those for 2023-24 at the close of trading.
Investors need pertinent information to successfully navigate numerous investment options in the local stock market. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily report charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
Investors should use the chart to help make rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the average for the sector and not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and put in on fundamentals while at the same time not being too far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock.
The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange and shows companies grouped on an industry basis, allowing easy comparisons between the same sector companies and the overall market.
The net asset value of each company is reported as a guide to assess the value of stocks based on this measure quickly. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices.
Dividends paid or payable and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts along with the closing volume pertaining to the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.
The EPS & PE ratios are based on 2021 and 2022 actual or projected earnings, excluding major one off items. The PE Ratio is the most popular measure used to determine the value of stocks.
Archives for May 2023
Gains for Trinidad Exchange
Trading ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 77 percent and the value 83 percent lower than on Thursday, resulting in trading of 19 securities compared with 18 on Thursday, with the prices of four stocks rising, seven declining and eight remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 108,985 shares for $1,151,664 versus 472,886 stock units at $6,787,326 on Thursday.
An average of 5,736 shares were traded for $60,614 compared with 26,271 shares at $377,074 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 24,512 shares at $229,510 versus 25,484 units at $238,254 on the previous day. The average trade for April ended with 17,776 shares at $261,442.
The Composite Index climbed 2.65 points to 1,267.48, the All T&T Index rallied 4.88 points to finish at 1,927.58, the SME Index remained at 69.27 and the Cross-Listed Index increased 0.04 points to finish at 78.52.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s dropped 3 cents to close at $65.02 with a transfer of 397 shares, Angostura Holdings ended at $23.10, with 41 stocks changing hands, Ansa McAl remained at $51 with an exchange of 23 stock units. Calypso Macro Investment Fund remained at $21.80 with investors transferring 416 units, First Citizens Group popped $2 to $50 after a transfer of 2,177 shares, FirstCaribbean International Bank rallied 13 cents to end at $7.15 with investors trading 820 units. GraceKennedy gained $3.85 and ended at $3.85 in switching ownership of 20,727 stocks, Guardian Holdings climbed 5 cents to close at $20.55 with shareholders swapping 8,551 stock units, JMMB Group fell 1 cent in closing at $1.40 after exchanging 142 stocks. Massy Holdings dipped 1 cent to $5.09 after investors traded 18,229 units, National Enterprises ended at $3.75 in an exchange of 21,558 shares, NCB Financial lost 1 cent to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $3.24 as 375 stock units were traded. 
One Caribbean Media ended at $3.82, with 1,032 shares clearing the market, Point Lisas shed 23 cents to close at $3.27, with 112 stock units crossing the exchange, Republic Financial declined $1 to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $129 while exchanging 554 stocks. Scotiabank remained at $76.56 after an exchange of 14 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $19 in an exchange of 103 units, Unilever Caribbean advanced 9 cents to close at $15.25, with 17,984 stocks crossing the market and West Indian Tobacco remained at $13.75 and closed with 15,730 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market drops on Thursday
A few Junior Market stocks hit the Jamaica Stock Exchange circuit breaker in trading on Thursday and helped in pushing the market index lower with a 56 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded with 33 percent lower value than on Wednesday following trading in 42 securities compared with 43 on Wednesday and ended with 12 rising, 27 declining and three closing unchanged.
Investors traded 11,121,210 shares for $47,797,567 compared to 25,198,464 units at $71,304,324 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 264,791 shares at $1,138,037, compared with 586,011 shares at $1,658,240 on Wednesday with the month to date, averaging 233,989 units at $622,153 compared with 232,248 stock units at $592,991 on the previous day. April ended with an average of 266,661 units at $2,583,503.
Fosrich led trading with 1.86 million shares for 16.7 percent of total volume followed by JFP Ltd with 1.49 million units for 13.4 percent of the day’s trade, Dolphin Cove ended with 1.44 million units for 13 percent market share and Derrimon Trading traded 1.17 million units for 10.5 percent of total volume as the stock hit a 52 weeks’ intraday low of $1.56.
At the close, the Junior Market Index declined 21.56 points to settle at 3,748.75.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.8. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed using the last traded price in conjunction with ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial fell $2.39 to $22.11 after investors exchanged 8,182 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 28 cents to $2.38 after an exchange of 615,122 stocks, Caribbean Cream dropped 10 cents to $3.10, with 10,000 units clearing the market. Dolphin Cove dipped 50 cents to $15 and closed with 1,443,084 stock units changing hands, EduFocal popped 9 cents to $1.94 after a transfer of 31,716 units, Elite Diagnostic lost 10 cents to close at $2.40 with an exchange of 290,872 stocks. 
Everything Fresh climbed 21 cents to end at $1.71, with 5,303 stock units crossing the exchange, Express Catering declined 20 cents to $4.90 after 5,551 shares were traded, Fontana shed 45 cents and ended at $9.08 in switching ownership of 167,960 units. Future Energy Source gained 13 cents in closing at $4.15 with a transfer of 403,467 shares, Honey Bun rallied 53 cents to close at $6.63 after 823 stock units passed through the market, Indies Pharma fell 24 cents to $2.91 with shareholders swapping 135,969 stocks. ISP Finance jumped $6.35 to $26 in trading 11,850 shares, JFP Ltd lost 11 cents in closing at $1.63 after 1,487,550 stock units passed through the market, Knutsford Express dipped 65 cents to end at $10.35 with investors transferring 35,412 stocks. Lasco Distributors rose 10 cents to end at $2.60, with 2,770 units changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing dropped 13 cents to $4 after an exchange of 50,963 shares,
Main Event increased $1.24 and ended at $14.23 in trading 146,404 units. Medical Disposables rallied 25 cents in closing at $4.85 as investors exchanged 4,364 stocks, MFS Capital Partners shed 8 cents to close at $3.10 with 153,350 stock units changing hands and Tropical Battery declined 10 cents and ended at $1.86 after 264,489 shares crossed the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE Main Market pullback
Trading pulled back from Wednesday’s activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Thursday, with a decline in the market indices with the volume of stocks traded declining 50 percent with a 30 percent lower value than Wednesday, following trading in 56 securities down from 61 on Wednesday and ended with the prices of 22 rising, 21 declining and 13 ending unchanged.
At the close of trading, 9,017,684 shares valued at $47,750,582 were exchanged, down from 17,951,966 shares at $68,245,213 Wednesday.
Trading averaged 161,030 shares at $852,689, compared to 294,295 shares at $1,118,774 on the prior day and month to date, an average of 211,928 units at $1,297,068, compared with 214,851 units at $1,322,591 on Wednesday. April closed with an average of 264,549 units at $1,409,410.
Transjamaican led trading with 3.21 million shares for 35.6 percent of total volume, followed by Wigton Windfarm with 2.54 million units for 28.1 percent of the day’s trade and Stanley Motta with 798,674 units for 8.9 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 1,262.90 points to settle at 369,655.05, the JSE Main Index dipped 770.38 points to 334,401.18 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.19 points to conclude trading at 75.64.
The PE Ratio, a formula used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 13.4 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are computed based on the last selling prices of stocks and earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending up to August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Berger Paints dropped 41 cents and ended at $7.73 after an exchange of 96 shares, Caribbean Cement declined $3.85 to $52 while exchanging 3,962 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rose $5.69 to end at $43.69 in switching ownership of 61 units, First Rock Real Estate gained $1.29 in closing at $11.40 in an exchange of 19 stock units. GraceKennedy increased 50 cents to close at $78, with 21,613 stocks changing hands, Jamaica Broilers shed 95 cents and ended at $35.50, with 26,914 units crossing the market, Jamaica Producers climbed 48 cents to end at $20.98 in an exchange of 32,507 stock units, Jamaica Stock Exchange fell 34 cents to $12.78 after an exchange of 57,726 shares after hitting an intraday low of $10.
Key Insurance dipped 50 cents to $3.15 with shareholders swapping 255 shares, Kingston Properties popped 34 cents to close at $7.25 after a transfer of 1,229 stock units, Kingston Wharves gained 47 cents to end at $31 with 2,492 units being traded. Mayberry Investments rallied $1 to $9, with an exchange of 36,025 stocks, NCB Financial lost $1 to close at $71 as investors traded 94,523 shares, 138 Student Living popped 70 cents to $5.60, with 500 stock units crossing the exchange, Sagicor Group rallied 99 cents in closing at $50.49 following the trading of 111,688 units. Scotia Group advanced 50 cents to end at $34.50 and closed with an exchange of 16,948 stocks, Seprod climbed $2 in closing at $70 after trading 2,925 stocks and Supreme Ventures dropped 54 cents and ended at $27 with investors transferring 22,109 shares.
In the preference segment, Eppley 5% preference share gained $1.91 to close at $22.90, with 11 units clearing the market, Jamaica Public Service 7% dropped $19 to $60 after 11 stock units passed through the market and 138 Student Living preference share fell $1.67 to close at $105 with an exchange of 55 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Steady trading for JSE USD Market
Trading ended Thursday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market, with the volume of stocks changing hands declining 79 percent valued 2 percent less than on Wednesday, resulting in trading in six securities, down from 10 on Wednesday with two rising, one declining and three unchanged.
Overall, 142,507 shares were traded for US$31,099 compared with 679,924 units at US$31,830 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 23,751 units at US$5,183 compared with 67,992 shares at US$3,183 on Wednesday, with a month to date average of 37,077 shares at US$2,111 compared with 37,722 units at US$1,963 on the previous day. April ended with an average of 394,241 units for US$22,357.
The US Denominated Equities Index slipped 0.80 points to 206.77.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.3. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded stock price divided by projected earnings forecasts done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share ended at 4.4 US cents after investors traded 28,669 shares, Proven Investments fell 0.02 of a cent to 16 US cents with 102,214 stock units crossing the exchange, Sterling Investments ended at 1.68 US cents with an exchange of 6,285 stocks and Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share popped 0.01 of a cent to close at 11.1 US cents, with 8 units changing hands.
In the preference segment, Productive Business 9.25% preference share remained at US$11.50 after 331 shares passed through the market and JMMB Group 5.75% gained 28.5 cents to close at US$1.90 with shareholders swapping 5,000 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Decline for all JSE Markets
All three markets of the Jamaica Stock Exchange declined at the close of trading on Thursday with trading falling below Wednesday’s levels.
The JSE Combined Market Index declined 916.16 points to 346,335.07, the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 1,262.90 points to 369,655.05, the JSE Main Index dipped 770.38 points to settle at 334,401.18 the Junior Market Index dropped 21.56 points to end at 3,748.75 and the JSE USD Market Index dipped 0.74 points to close at 206.83.
Shares in the preference segment of the Main Market not included in the TOP10 graphs ended with Eppley 5% preference share popped $1.91 to end at $22.90, Jamaica Public Service 7% lost $19 to close at $60 and 138 Student Living preference share dipped $1.67 to $105.
At the close, investors exchanged 20,280,791 shares in all three markets, down from 43,828,723 units on Wednesday, with the value of stocks trading amounting to $95.54 million, down from $139.5 million on Wednesday. 
Trading on the JSE USD market ended with investors trading 142,507 shares for US$31,099, up from 679,924 units at US$31,830 on Wednesday.
The market’s PE ratio ended at 17.5 on 2022-23 earnings and 11.4 times those for 2023-24 at the close of trading.
Investors need pertinent information to successfully navigate numerous investment options in the local stock market. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily report charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
Investors should use the chart to help make rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the average for the sector and not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and put in on fundamentals while at the same time not being too far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock.
The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange and shows companies grouped on an industry basis, allowing easy comparisons between the same sector companies and the overall market.
The net asset value of each company is reported as a guide to assess the value of stocks based on this measure quickly. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices.
Dividends paid or payable and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts along with the closing volume pertaining to the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.
The EPS & PE ratios are based on 2021 and 2022 actual or projected earnings, excluding major one off items. The PE Ratio is the most popular measure used to determine the value of stocks.
Market indices rise for Trinidad Exchange
The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange gained on Thursday, even as declining stocks exceeded those rising by a wide margin following a 68 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded with a 59 percent lower value than on Wednesday that resulted from trading in 18 securities compared with 19 on Wednesday, with three stocks rising, seven declining and eight remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 472,886 shares for $6,787,326 versus 1,463,131 stock units at $16,603,249 on Wednesday.
An average of 26,271 shares were traded at $377,074 versus 77,007 units at $873,855 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 25,484 shares at $238,254 versus 25,444 units at $231,095 on the previous day. The average trade for April with 17,776 shares at $261,442.
The Composite Index rose 5.17 points to 1,264.83, the All T&T Index rallied 10.31 points to close at 1,922.70, the SME Index advanced 2.24 points to 69.27 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped 0.05 points to settle at 78.48.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s gained 55 cents to end at close at a 52 weeks’ high of $65.05, with 370 stock units clearing the market, Angostura Holdings rose 11 cents and ended at $23.10 after exchanging 309 units, Ansa McAl ended at $51 after investors traded 62,302 units, Endeavour Holdings ended at $12.65 in trading 3 units. First Citizens Group dipped 50 cents to $48, as 11,959 shares were traded, Gracekennedy shed 9 cents to close at $3.90 in an exchange of 88,497 shares, Guardian Holdings fell 25 cents to $20.50, with 15,000 stocks crossing the market. JMMB Group remained at $1.41 with an exchange of 12,022 stock units, Massy Holdings ended at $5.10 while exchanging 57,055 stock units, National Enterprises ended at $3.75, with 129,200 units crossing the exchange, NCB Financial dropped 5 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $3.25 in trading 54,040 shares. 
Point Lisas remained at $3.50 in switching ownership of 760 stocks, Prestige Holdings remained at $7.84 in an exchange of 7,000 stocks, Republic Financial fell $1.99 to end at $130 with a transfer of 996 shares, Scotiabank popped 1 cent to $76.56 as 12,377 units were exchanged. Trinidad Cement declined 7 cents in closing at $2.63 after a transfer of 6,142 stock units, Unilever Caribbean shed 29 cents to end at $15.16 and closed with 7,441 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco fell 20 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $13.75 after 7,413 units crossed the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
A second day of solid gains for Main Market
It was another solid day of trading activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Wednesday, with the market indices putting in a second day of a robust rally following a 97 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded as the value climbed 105 percent more than on Monday, after trading occurred in 61 securities compared to 64 on Monday, leading to the prices of 30 rising, 20 declining and 11 ending unchanged.
Investors traded 17,951,966 shares for $68,245,213 versus 9,133,162 units at $33,363,180 on Monday.
Trading averaged 294,295 shares at $1,118,774, versus 142,706 units at $521,300 on Monday and month to date, an average of 214,851 units at $1,322,591, compared with 209,549 units at $1,336,194 on the previous day. April closed with an average of 264,549 units at $1,409,410.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 4.65 million shares for 25.9 percent of total volume, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 3.27 million units for 18.2 percent of trading, QWI Investments with 2.44 million units for 13.6 percent market share, Stanley Motta with 2.08 million units for 11.6 percent market share and JMMB Group 7.35% due 2028 with 1.56 million units for 8.7 percent of total volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 3,546.34 points to end at 370,917.95, the JSE Main Index rallied 2,988.38 points to close at 335,171.56 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.28 points to close at 75.83.
The PE Ratio, a formula used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 13 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are computed based on the last selling prices of stocks and earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending up to August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 12 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close, Berger Paints rallied 52 cents to end at $8.14 in trading 3,409 shares, Caribbean Cement advanced $5.90 to close at $55.85, with 33,738 stocks passed through the market, Eppley popped $7.46 after ending at $39 with investors transferring 10,436 stock units. First Rock Real Estate dipped 39 cents to $10.11 while exchanging 5,154 units, GraceKennedy shed 50 cents in closing at $77.50, with 18,753 stock units changing hands, Jamaica Producers fell 30 cents in closing at $20.50 with a transfer of 18,238 stocks. 
JMMB Group increased 40 cents to $30.40 with shareholders swapping 15,197 shares, Kingston Wharves dropped 47 cents to close at $30.53 with an exchange of 2,807 units, Margaritaville declined $1.94 and ended at $16.56 after an exchange of 2,662 units. Massy Holdings rose $1.95 to end at $99 in trading 34,134 stocks, Mayberry Investments climbed 60 cents to end at $8 after 633,344 shares crossed the market, Mayberry Jamaican Equities gained 60 cents to close at $11.09 in switching ownership of 396,917 stock units. NCB Financial gained 62 cents and ended at $72 after trading 34,859 stocks, Portland JSX lost $1.25 in closing at $9 in an exchange of 10,733 units, Proven Investments advanced 50 cents to close at $26 after a transfer of 3,157 shares. Seprod declined $2.90 to close at $68 with 92,279 stock units clearing the market, Stanley Motta rose 30 cents to $5.30 and closed with 2,083,270 stock units changing hands, Sterling Investments dropped 38 cents to $2.52 after investors exchanged 2,433 stocks. Sygnus Real Estate Finance rallied $1.53 in closing at $11.63, with 104 units crossing the market and Wisynco Group increased $1.10 to end at $18.50 as investors exchanged 252,155 shares.
In the preference segment, Eppley 5% preference share popped $1.98 to end at $20.99, with 49 shares crossing the exchange, 
Eppley 7.50% preference share climbed 60 cents to $7.52 with an exchange of 6,979 units, 138 Student Living preference share dipped $13.50 and ended at $106.67, with 16 stock units crossing the market and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share fell $10.69 to close at $106.94 after a transfer of 34 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE USD market plunges
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks changing hands rising 110 percent valued 521 percent more than on Monday and resulting in 10 securities traded, compared to eight on Monday with none rising, nine declining and one ending unchanged and sending the US Denominated Equities Index down 19.40 points to 207.57.
Investors traded 679,924 shares for US$31,830, up from 323,887 units at US$5,124 on Monday.
Trading averaged 67,992 units at US$3,183, up from 40,486 shares at US$641 on Monday, with a month to date average of 37,722 shares at US$1,963 compared to 35,067 units at US$1,856 on the previous trading day. April ended with an average of 394,241 units for US$22,357.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.3. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price of each stock divided by projected earnings forecasts done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year 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 one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share shed 0.78 of one cent to end at 4.4 US cents, with 56,186 shares changing hands, Margaritaville dipped 1.65 cents to 9.35 US cents after 20,000 units crossed the market, Productive Business Solutions lost 24.92 cents in closing at US$1.4508 with investors transferring 1,000 stocks. 
Proven Investments dropped 0.88 of one cent and ended at 16.02 US cents as investors exchanged 60,149 shares, Sterling Investments declined 0.3 of a cent to 1.68 US cents after hitting a 52 weeks’ intraday low of 0.160 cents with shareholders swapping 26,907 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments fell 1.95 cents in closing at 11.03 US cents after investors exchanged 1,075 stocks and Transjamaican Highway declined 0.1 of a cent to close at 1.2 US cents with 509,141 stock units crossing the market.
In the preference segment, Productive Business 9.25% preference share dipped US$1.50 and ended at US$11.50 as 100 units passed through the market, JMMB Group 5.75% fell 18.5 cents to end at 52 weeks’ low of US$1.615 and closed with an exchange of 4,966 stock units and JMMB Group 6% remained at US$1.07 with 400 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market closes higher
Trading remained elevated on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, but the volume of stocks traded declined 33 percent, with a 16 percent lower value than on Monday after trading took place in 43 securities down from 48 on Monday and ended with the prices of 14 rising, 21 declining and eight closing unchanged.
A total of 25,198,464 shares were traded for $71,304,324, compared to 37,338,614 units at $85,131,000 on Monday.
Trading averaged 586,011 shares at $1,658,240, compared with 777,888 units at $1,773,562 on Monday with the month to date, averaging 232,248 units at $592,991 compared with 210,517 stock units at $527,554 on the previous trading day. April closed with an average of 266,661 units at $2,583,503.
Fosrich led trading with 13.62 million shares for 54 percent of total volume followed by Derrimon Trading with 4.17 million units for 16.5 percent of the day’s trade and Dolla Financial with 1.06 million units for 4.2 percent of the day’s trade.
At the close, the Junior Market Index rose 11.17 points and ended trading at 3,770.31.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.8. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed using the last traded price in conjunction with
ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial climbed $1.20 to $24.50 after an exchange of 16 shares, Blue Power popped 39 cents and ended at $2.44 in trading 20 stock units, CAC 2000 lost $1.10 to close at $6 after 200 units passed through the market. Cargo Handlers rose 50 cents to $16.50 with an exchange of 25 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers dropped 25 cents to end at $2.10 after 2,056 units were traded, Consolidated Bakeries increased 24 cents in closing at $2.43 after exchanging 10,322 shares. Derrimon Trading declined 9 cents to close at $2.01 in an exchange of 4,167,867 stocks, 
Dolphin Cove dipped $1.40 and ended at $15.50, with 3,070 stock units changing hands, Everything Fresh shed 16 cents to end at $1.50, with 495,000 stock units crossing the market. Fosrich gained 59 cents to end at $3 while shareholders exchanged 13,616,560 shares, Future Energy Source fell 9 cents to close at $4.02 with the swapping of 310,781 units, Honey Bun fell 90 cents to $6.10 in an exchange of 17,410 stocks, Indies Pharma advanced 9 cents in closing at $3.15, with 311 units crossing the market, Knutsford Express rallied 96 cents to $11 with a transfer of 15,755 stock units, Lasco Distributor shed 25 cents to end at $2.50 after a transfer of 20,195 stocks. Main Event advanced 44 cents to $12.99 and closed after 6,705 shares were traded, Medical Disposables dipped 90 cents to end at $4.60 with 300 stock units clearing the market, 
Stationery and Office Supplies lost $1.09 in closing at $14.50 with investors transferring 5,100 units and tTech climbed 36 cents to close at $2.51 in switching ownership of 119 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
