Junior Market climbs

Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Tuesday with an 89 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded with a 96 percent greater value than on Monday with trading in 44 securities compared with 45 on Monday. It ended with 25 rising, 12 declining and seven closing unchanged.
A total of 8,256,705 shares were exchanged for $22,347,499 up from 4,366,193 units at $11,400,138 on Monday.
Trading averaged 187,652 shares at $507,898, compared with 97,027 units at $253,336 on Monday with the month to date, averaging 508,761 units at $1,020,480 compared with 525,784 stocks at $1,047,653 on the previous day. Februaryc losed with an average of 318,024 units at $782,332.
Fosrich led trading with 1.88 million shares for 22.8 percent of total volume, followed by Limners and Bards with 1.46 million units for 17.7 percent of the day’s trade and MFS Capital Partners with 687,146 units for 8.3 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index jumped 38.90 points to settle at 3,694.36.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.9. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed using the last traded stock price and  ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2022 and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial fell 78 cents to $22.20, with 2,283 shares changing hands, AMG Packaging popped 55 cents to end at $3.15 after a transfer of 2,100 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers climbed 10 cents after ending at $2.08, with an exchange of 33,749 units. Dolphin Cove dropped 30 cents to $14.70 with 3,135 stock units changing hands, Elite Diagnostic lost 25 cents in closing at $2.45, with 52,140 units crossing the market, Everything Fresh increased by 15 cents to $1.56 with the swapping of 137 shares. Express Catering advanced 19 cents to end at $5 in an exchange of 4,636 stock units, Fosrich declined 10 cents in closing at $2.74 after exchanging 1,879,393 stocks, Future Energy Source rose 19 cents to $4.47 in trading 376,387 stocks. GWest Corporation rallied 13 cents to $1.06 in switching ownership of 5,423 shares, Honey Bun gained 30 cents after ending at $6.30 as investors exchanged 6,202 stock units, Iron Rock Insurance rallied 9 cents to close at $2.09 after trading 4,956 units. Jamaican Teas fell 14 cents in closing at $2.16 in an exchange of 201,530 stocks, KLE Group popped 24 cents to $1.70, with 3,177 units crossing the exchange, Knutsford Express dipped 30 cents to end at $10, with 97,416 shares clearing the market. Lasco Distributors advanced 22 cents to $2.68 in trading 28,430 stock units, Limners and Bards rose 22 cents in closing at $2.51 with a transfer of 1,461,352 stock units, Lumber Depot increased 26 cents after ending at $2.40 as 268,060 stocks passed through the market. Mailpac Group gained 19 cents to close at $2 with investors transferring 558,371 shares, Main Event climbed 25 cents to end at $12.25 while exchanging 20,646 units,Medical Disposables popped 15 cents to $5, with 1,877 stocks crossing the market.Paramount Trading fell 25 cents to end at $2.15, as 350 stock units passed through the market, Regency Petroleum rose 11 cents to close at $2.09 while exchanging 535,937 units, Spur Tree Spices climbed 10 cents after ending at $2.50 with an exchange of 153,009 shares but only after trading at an intraday 52 weeks’ low of $2.33 and Tropical Battery declined 9 cents in closing at $2 after exchanging 141,447 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.