Big fall for Junior Market on Tuesday

Stocks fell in large numbers in trading on Tuesday on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange after the volume of stocks traded more than double that on Monday after rising 102 percent more shares changed hands as the value of stocks traded climbed 680 percent more than on Monday after trading took place in 45 securities up from 43 on Monday and ended with 13 rising, 28 declining and four closing unchanged.
A total of 7,508,809 shares were traded for $16,523,628 compared to 3,722,443 units at $9,822,437 on Monday.
Trading averaged 166,862 shares at $367,192 compared with 86,568 units at $228,429 on Monday with a month to date average of 138,260 units at $374,059 compared to 127,534 stock units at $376,634 on the previous day. November ended with an average of 259,893 units at $711,335.
Everything Fresh led trading with 3.27 million shares for 43.6 percent of total volume followed by ONE on ONE Educational with 673,767 units for 9 percent of the day’s trade and Fosrich with 585,693 units for 7.8 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index dropped 59.27 points to settle at 3,840.04.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 11.9. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks incorporate ICInsider.com projected earnings for companies with financial year end that falls between November this year and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Cargo Handlers fell 72 cents in ending at $12.99 with 110 shares clearing the market, Caribbean Flavours lost 14 cents to finish at $1.65 with investors transferring 12,225 units, Dolphin Cove popped 15 cents to $14.20 in switching ownership of 1,978 stock units. EduFocal declined 19 cents to close at $2.30 after  462,836 stocks crossed the exchange, Elite Diagnostic shed 59 cents in closing at $2.90 after hitting an intraday 52 weeks’ low of $2.50after 16,060 stocks changed hands, Everything Fresh gained 12 cents in closing at $1.35 trading 3,274,985 stock units. Express Catering advanced 25 cents to $5.05 with an exchange of 34,894 units, but only after hitting an intraday 52 weeks’ low of $4.15, Fosrich dipped 16 cents to $4 in transferring 585,693 shares, General Accident lost 14 cents to close at $4.10 with an exchange of 20,067 units. KLE Group climbed 31 cents to $1.99 with the swapping of just 100 shares, Knutsford Express declined 21 cents to $7.71 in switching ownership of 13,350 stocks, Lasco Distributors fell 10 cents to $2.80 in trading 442,768 stock units. Main Event advanced 40 cents to $10 after 53,400 stock units passed through the market, Medical Disposables dipped 82 cents to $4.51 after trading 2,000 stocks, MFS Capital Partners shed 15 cents to close at $2.85 with the swapping of 59,701 units. Spur Tree Spices rallied 14 cents in ending at $3.41 after a transfer of 105,666 shares and tTech lost 12 cents to close at $3.15 in an exchange of a mere 105 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.