Derrimon Trading dominated trading with 6.49 shares on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday as the volume of stocks traded climbed by 94 percent, with 95 percent more value than on Monday, with trading in 39 securities, after slipping from 45 on Monday and ending, with prices of 15 rising, 18 declining and six closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 11,477,220 shares for $18,916,410, after jumping from 5,925,566 units at $9,681,947 on Monday.
Trading averaged 294,288 shares at $485,036, up from 131,679 stock stock units at $215,154 on Monday. Trading month to date, averages 262,579 units at $396,957 up from 259,190 stock units at $387,546 on the previous day, with an average of 1,591,326 shares at $1,703,148 for June.
Derrimon Trading led trading with 6.49 million shares for 56.5 percent of total volume, followed by Image Plus with 1.31 million units for 11.4 percent of the day’s trade and Woodcats International with 826,085 stocks for 7.2 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index dipped 4.45 points to close at 2,971.97. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.2. ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, which are derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share for companies with their financal year ending around August 2026.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging rallied by 24 cents to $1.82 with investors trading 4,420 stocks, Blue Power fell 16 cents to $3.37, with a transfer of 18,801 units, Cargo Handlers declined $1.50 to $16.50 in trading 3,900 shares. Consolidated Bakeries declined by 15 cents in closing at $1.35 with 10,299 stocks clearing the market, Dolphin Cove rallied $1 and ended at $12 with investors trading 189,110 shares, Express Catering ended at $2.39 after investors swapped 75,275 shares. Fontana gained 8 cents and ended at $6.30 with 94,347 units changing hands, Future Energy skidded 19 cents to $3.25 with a transfer of 704,590 stock units, Image Plus rose 7 cents to finish at 85 cents with 1,308,810 shares crossing the exchange. Iron Rock Insurance rallied 15 cents to end at $2.40 after a transfer of 280 units, ISP Finance shed 5 cents in closing at $8.55 with investors trading 45 stocks, Jamaican Teas advanced 7 cents to close at $2.07 after an exchange of 69,147 stock units.
Knutsford Express ended at $7.34 with a transfer of 280 shares, Lasco Financial dropped 11 cents and ended at $1.99 after an exchange of 30,818 stocks, Lumber Depot increased 19 cents in closing at $2.59 with 4,400 units crossing the market. Mailpac Group climbed 14 cents to finish at $2.55 as investors exchanged 8,705 stock units, Main Event rose 20 cents to end at $5 in switching ownership of 631 shares and Regency Petroleum slipped 9 cents to close at $4.21 with investors swapping 105,539 stock units.
The closing prices of stocks are those of the last transaction.