Some sizable price gains led by a $3.60 jump in Dolphin Cove that closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $17.20, overcame the pressure of more stocks falling in price on Monday in Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market trading with the volume of stocks traded dropping a hefty 75 percent and the value plunging 70 percent lower than at Friday’s close.
Dolphin Cove closed at a 52 weeks’ high on Monday.
Some 37 securities traded compared to 38 on Friday and ended with 1 rising, 17 declining and eight closing unchanged. The Junior Market Index popped 23.08 points to 3,385.31, with the market index up 28 percent for the year with just two weeks for the close of the year.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 14.4. The PE ratio of each stock is shown in the chart below, is based on earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending up to August 2022.
Just 3,813,706 shares traded for $14,961,528 down from 15,484,032 units at $50,322,586 on Friday. Future Energy Source led trading with 695,045 shares after taking 18.2 percent market share, followed by Lasco Manufacturing 578,280 units for 15.2 percent of the day’s trade and Jamaican Teas with 561,375 units for 14.7 percent.
Trading averaged 103,073 shares at $404,366 in contrast to 407,475 shares at $1,324,279 on Friday and month to date, an average of 448,698 units at $1,385,073, compared to 476,991 units at $1,465,352 on Friday. November closed with an average of 160,358 units at $581,730.
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, Blue Power declined 10 cents trading 56,723 shares at $3.10, CAC 2000 rose 31 cents to $7.81 after exchanging 150 stocks, Cargo Handlers shed 70 cents to end at $6.60, with 100 units changing hands. Caribbean Assurance Brokers increased 15 cents to $2.55 trading 18,156 stock units, Caribbean Cream dropped 13 cents in closing at $5.80 after an exchange of 20,879 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries rose 9 cents to $1.34 after 62,000 stocks crossed the market. Derrimon Trading lost 6 cents in closing at $2.22 while exchanging 283,608 shares, Dolphin Cove spiked $3.60 to a 52 weeks’ high of $17.20, resulting in 102,280 units changing hands, Fontana fell 7 cents to $7.03 in switching ownership of 209,749 shares. Fosrich rallied 35 cents to $8.95 with an exchange of 13,350 stock units, General Accident popped 45 cents in ending at $6.75 after trading 1,391 stocks, GWest Corporation inched 8 cents higher to 98 cents, with 1,000 units crossing the exchange. Honey Bun fell 5 cents to close at $9.45, with 23,690 stocks clearing the market, Knutsford Express popped 59 cents to end at $7.97 in an exchange of 313 units, Lasco Distributors shed 17 cents to $3.11 in an exchange of 5,721 shares. 
Lasco Financial lost 10 cents in closing at $2.90 after exchanging 145,312 stock units, Limners and Bards gained 6 cents to close at $3.69 with the swapping of 7,198 stock units, Lumber Depot dropped 5 cents to $3.19 in an exchange of 482,250 stocks. Mailpac Group dipped 8 cents to $3.35 after 134,816 units passed through the exchange, Medical Disposables popped 5 cents to $6.05 with 1,000 shares changing hands, Paramount Trading shed 6 cents in ending at $1.24 in trading 250 units and Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 10 cents to end at $5.70 in switching ownership of 35,155 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
