Falling volume & rising prices

Trading slipped on Wednesday with the volume of stocks traded declining 49 percent less at a 63 percent lower value than on Tuesday at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market on a day when stocks gaining had the upper hand over declining ones.
Overall, 38 securities traded the same as on Tuesday with 16 rising, 14 declining and eight unchanged. At the close, the Junior Market Index rose 11.26 points to 3,389.66.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 14.5. The PE ratio of stocks shown in the chart below is based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of earnings for companies with their financial year ending up to August 2022.
A total of 4,318,106 shares traded for $14,505,480 down from 8,480,840 units at $39,539,987 on Tuesday. Mailpac Group led trading with 993,340 shares for 23 percent of total volume, followed by Consolidated Bakeries trading 885,402 units for 20.5 percent of the day’s trade and Lumber Depot with 470,787 units for 10.9 percent market share.
Trading averaged 113,634 shares at $381,723 in contrast to 223,180 shares at $1,040,526 on Tuesday and the month to date, averaging 410,995 units at $1,294,418, compared to 432,437 units at $1,360,248 on Tuesday. November closed with an average of 160,358 units at $581,730.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial popped $1 to $21 in exchanging 2,141 shares, Blue Power gained 17 cents to close at $3 with 21,667 units changing hands, CAC 2000 rallied 75 cents to $8.25 after an exchange of 100 stocks. Cargo Handlers spiked 53 cents to end at $7.80, with 100 stock units crossing the market, Caribbean Assurance Brokers advanced 12 cents to $2.40 in trading 69,483 stocks, Caribbean Cream rose 10 cents to close at $5.80 in an exchange of 7,729 shares. Consolidated Bakeries declined 17 cents to end at $1.17 after 885,402 units crossed the market, Derrimon Trading increased 6 cents to $2.26, with an exchange of 138,670 stock units, Dolphin Cove dropped $2.90 in closing at $14, with 186,419 units clearing the market. Elite Diagnostic shed 20 cents to $2.80 after exchanging 24,302 shares, Express Catering dropped 24 cents to end at $5.65 in switching ownership of 34,582 stock units, Fontana fell 5 cents to $7.25 while exchanging 31,070 stocks. Honey Bun lost 10 cents to $9.15 with the swapping of 7,853 units,ISP Finance climbed $3.80 to $41.80 trading a mere 4 shares, Jamaican Teas dropped 13 cents to close at $3.75 after exchanging 179,721 stock units. Jetcon Corporation popped 10 cents to end at $1, with 100 stocks changing hands, Lasco Distributors climbed 23 cents to $3.39 trading 5,266 stocks, Limners and Bards fell 19 cents to close at $3.50, with 443,763 stock units changing hands. Lumber Depot popped 8 cents in closing at $3.08 in an exchange of 470,787 shares, SSL Venture shed 5 cents ending at 91 cents trading 28,710 units and Stationery and Office Supplies declined 54 cents to $5.50 after exchanging 17,209 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.