Higher Junior Market close

Rising stocks pushed the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange higher at the close on Wednesday, even as declining stocks outnumbered those rising, following trading of 42 securities, down from 47 on Tuesday and ending with prices of 15 rising, 20 declining and seven closing unchanged with one stock ending at 52 weeks’ high and one at 52 weeks’ low after an 87 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, with a 92 percent lower value than Tuesday.
The market closed on Wednesday with trading of 2,884,821 shares for $5,479,458 compared to 22,089,416 units at $65,847,454 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 68,686 shares at $130,463 compared to 469,988 stock units at $1,401,010 on Tuesday with the month to date, averaging 192,354 stocks at $456,874, from 211,807 shares at $508,220 on the previous day and September with an average of 419,421 units at $774,292.
RA Williams led trading with 516,576 shares for 17.9 percent of total volume followed by EduFocal with 360,765 units for 12.5 percent of the day’s trade and ONE on ONE Educational with 329,560 stock units for 11.4 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rose 28.16 points to 3,732.60.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.1, 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 a mildly bullish sign at the end of trading with seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close of market activities, Access Financial rose $2.50 to end at $21 with investors trading 339 stock units, AMG Packaging skidded 13 cents to $2.62 with 1,030 stocks crossing the market, CAC 2000 rallied 9 cents to close at $2.75 with investors dealing in 3,690 shares. Dolla Financial increased 12 cents in closing at $3.44 after 223,933 stock units were traded, Dolphin Cove climbed $1 and ended at $21 as investors exchanged 4,694 shares, Elite Diagnostic popped 18 cents to finish at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.62 as 7,955 units passed through the market. Express Catering advanced 19 cents to $3.45 with the exchange of 2,103 stocks, Fontana gained 9 cents to close at $8.10 trading 27,389 stock units, Future Energy rose 37 cents in closing at $3.74 after an exchange of 31,566 shares. Honey Bun sank 15 cents and ended at $8.21 with 3,431 stock units changing hands, Indies Pharma slipped 11 cents to finish at $3 after a transfer of 225,122 stocks, ISP Finance lost $1.25 to end at $20 with investors trading a mere 3 units. KLE Group dipped 13 cents in closing at $1.03 with 14,000 stocks clearing the market, Knutsford Express sank $2.66 to $10.05 in switching ownership of 58,507 units, Limners and Bards dropped 9 cents to close at $1.46 with traders dealing in 341 shares. Mailpac Group advanced 9 cents to end at $2.49 with 11,068 stock units crossing the exchange, MFS Capital Partners popped 11 cents to finish at 81 cents in trading 32 shares, Regency Petroleum gained 10 cents and ended at $2.85 after an exchange of 187,346 units. Stationery and Office Supplies increased 13 cents to $1.67 with a transfer of just 2,978 stocks and tTech shed 56 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.58 with investors swapping a mere 1,056 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.