In the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday with 76.83 million shares and accounted for nearly 90 percent of 85,703,591 shares that were traded for $267,676,941 with the volume traded surging 2,573 percent and valued 6,407 percent more than Friday’s outturn o 3,206,080 units at $4,113,490 following trading in 47 securities up from 42 on Friday and ending with prices of 16 rising, 17 declining and 14 closing unchanged.
Trading averaged 1,823,481 shares at $5,695,254 compared with 76,335 stocks at $97,940 on Friday with the month to date, averaging 405,865 stock units at $1,101,161 compared to 145,600 shares at $27,714 on the previous trading day and October with an average of 196,034 shares at $399,810.
Dolla Financial led trading with 76.83 million shares for 89.6 percent of total volume followed by One Great Studio with 2.64 million stock units for 3.1 percent of the day’s trade and Derrimon Trading with 1.70 million units for 2 percent of stocks traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index skidded 57.75 points to finish at 3,725.64. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers, suggesting a mildly positive opening on Tuesday.The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.7, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close, of the market,Access Financial rose 12 cents in closing at $20.19 with an exchange of 3,428 stock units, Cargo Handlers dipped $2.14 to $10.26 with 1,670 shares crossing the market, Caribbean Assurance Brokers advanced 23 cents to end at $3.50 with a transfer of 465 stocks. Caribbean Flavours popped 27 cents and ended at $1.42 with 9,049 units changing hands at the close of trading, Consolidated Bakeries fell 5 cents to close at $2.20 after a transfer of 7,396 stocks, Derrimon Trading climbed 4 cents to finish at $1.95 as 1,698,069 units passed through the market. Dolla Financial declined 13 cents and ended at $3.32 after an exchange of 76,829,525 shares, Dolphin Cove increased 38 cents to $20.48 with investors swapping 17,556 stock units, Future Energy rallied 14 cents to end at $3.75 with 58,859 shares crossing the market. Honey Bun shed 10 cents in closing at $8.50 with investors trading 8,281 stock units, Indies Pharma lost 9 cents to finish at $2.95 with 51,615 units changing hands, Knutsford Express gained 45 cents to close at $12.45 with traders dealing in 3,800 stocks. Lumber Depot sank 10 cents to $2.68 with 73,505 units clearing the market, Mailpac Group slipped 5 cents to end at $2.45 with 839,590 stocks in switching owners, MFS Capital Partners sank 9 cents in closing at 60 cents after an exchange of 10,033 shares. Stationery and Office Supplies rose 5 cents and ended at $1.68 with 48,067 stock units trading and tTech skidded 14 cents to finish at $2 with 61,857 shares being traded.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.