Trading closed on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 12 percent more, but the value was just slightly ahead of trading on Tuesday at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market on a day when the number of stocks rising exceeded those declining.
Market activity led to 42 securities trading down from 45 on Tuesday and ended with 19 rising, 15 declining and eight closing unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index slipped 6.23 to settle at 4,165.36. The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 12.9. The PE ratio of each stock in the chart below is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years up to August 2023.
Overall, 12,155,563 shares traded for $41,626,008 compared to 10,881,450 units at $41,038,700 on the Tuesday. Jamaican Teas led trading with 3.62 million shares for 29.8 percent of total volume, followed by Tropical Battery with 1.65 million units for 13.6 percent of the day’s trade and Jetcon Corporation with 1.03 million units for 8.5 percent market share.
Trading averaged 289,418 shares at $991,095 versus 241,810 shares at $911,971 on Tuesday with month to date, averaging 307,567 units at $1,333,381 compared to 313,476 units at $1,444,823 on the previous trading day. March closed with an average of 719,276 units at $2,636,802.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial popped $3.50 in, ending at $23 after switching ownership of 41,205 shares, Blue Power rallied 25 cents in closing at $4.15 after 6,139 stock units crossed the market, Cargo Handlers lost 68 cents to end at $10.32 with an exchange of 179,214 units. Caribbean Cream fell 36 cents to $4.74 after trading 5,522 stocks, Dolphin Cove gained 20 cents to end at $23, with 61,496 shares clearing the market, Express Catering increased 5 cents in ending at $6 after trading 7,378 stock units. Future Energy Source declined 8 cents to end at $6.10, with 823,971 units changing hands, General Accident dropped 21 cents in closing at $5.89 after an exchange of 7,510 stock units, Honey Bun shed 87 cents to $9.02 in trading 635 stock units.
Indies Pharma shed 10 cents to close at $3.05 in exchanging 73,207 stocks, Jetcon Corporation climbed 6 cents to $1.03 in an exchange of 1,032,759 shares, Knutsford Express dropped 31 cents to end at $7.46 after exchanging 6,973 units. Lasco Manufacturing declined 25 cents to $5.20 while trading 11,105 shares, SSL Venture rose 6 cents in closing at $1.85 with an exchange of 37,579 units, Stationery and Office Supplies advanced 72 cents to close at $7.72 after exchanging 1,169 stocks and Tropical Battery fell 19 cents to close at $2.41, with 1,648,475 stock units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market dips again
April 6, 2022 by IC Insider.com
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