Big fall for Junior Market stocks

Stocks mostly fell at the close of trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Tuesday, with trading in 39 securities compared with 42 on Monday and ending with prices of 11 rising, 19 declining and nine closing unchanged with a 113 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, having 184 percent more value than on Monday.
The market closed with trading of 11,090,518 shares for $30,348,119 up from 5,211,203 units at $10,701,171 on Monday. Express Catering led trading with 6.03 million shares for 54.3 percent of total volume followed by Omni Industries with 2.78 million units for 25.1 percent of the day’s trade and Dolla Financial with 525,516 stock units for 4.7 percent market share.
Trading averaged 284,372 shares at $778,157 compared with 124,076 units at $254,790 on Monday with the month to date, averaging 213,481 units at $452,251 compared to 207,296 stock units at $423,816 on the previous day and May with an average of 451,257 units at $953,021.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index dived 64.59 points to conclude trading at 3,654.37.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.3, 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 two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, CAC 2000 skidded 53 cents to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of $3, with 1,000 shares changing hands, Cargo Handlers sank 43 cents and ended at $11.70, with 2,649 stocks crossing the exchange, Caribbean Assurance Brokers advanced 10 cents to $3.70 in switching ownership of 71,703 shares. Derrimon Trading rose 10 cents in closing at $2.06 after an exchange of 4,965 stock units, Dolphin Cove dipped $1.80 to close at $21.20, with 5,040 shares crossing the market, Express Catering lost 32 cents to end at $4.50 with an exchange of 6,026,033 units. Honey Bun slipped 35 cents in closing at $8 in trading of 20,127 stocks, Indies Pharma fell 9 cents to $2.55 after an exchange of 25,770 stock units, JFP Ltd shed 7 cents to end at $1.10 with a transfer of 415,903 shares. Knutsford Express declined 86 cents to close at $10.61 as investors exchanged 1,000 units, Limners and Bards dropped 24 cents and ended at $1.45 after closing with an exchange of 38,042 stocks, Main Event gained 49 cents to finish at $12.99 with traders dealing in 365 stock units. Medical Disposables shed 30 cents and ended at $2.20 in an exchange of 4,488 shares and Omni Industries fell 11 cents to $1.10 with investors trading 2,783,969 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.