Trading activity closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Monday, with a decline of 83 percent in the volume of stocks traded, with 87 percent lower value than Thursday, with trading in 45 securities compared with 43 on Thursday and ending with prices of 10 rising, 25 declining and 10 closing unchanged, with the Junior Market Index dropping 48.78 points to 3,462.25.
The market closed with trading of 4,040,505 shares for $8,093,170, dropping sharply from 23,947,024 units at $60,579,867 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 89,789 shares at $179,848 compared with 556,908 stocks at $1,408,834 on Thursday, compared to 707,469 stock units at $1,699,009 in July.
Derrimon Trading led trading with 987,169 shares for 24.4 percent of the volume, followed by Spur Tree Spices, with 631,614 units for 15.6 percent of the day’s trade and Mailpac Group with 427,222 stocks for 10.6 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.8, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, Access Financial dipped $3 in closing at $17 with investors swapping 31,641 shares, Atlantic Hardware fell 7 cents to 83 cents after an exchange of 203,926 units, CAC 2000 skidded 12 cents to close at $2.08 with investors dealing in 17 shares.
Cargo Handlers fell 7 cents to $11.33 with 867 stocks crossing the market, Derrimon Trading slipped 5 cents and ended at $1.94 with an exchange of 987,169 stocks, Dolphin Cove lost 20 cents to finish at $14 with 4,349 units passing through the market. Elite Diagnostic shed 5 cents and ended at $1.50 with investors trading 16,036 shares, Fontana fell 13 cents to close at $8.86 with 47,398 stocks crossing the exchange, Future Energy sank 20 cents to finish at $3 with traders dealing in 158,457 stock units. GWest Corporation declined 7 cents to end at 79 cents with traders swapping 6,193 shares, Image Plus fell 6 cents in closing at 95 cents with the trading of 16,872 units, Indies Pharma gained 10 cents to close at $3.20, with 187,305 stocks clearing the market. Iron Rock Insurance sank 60 cents to $4 after trading of 561 stock units, ISP Finance popped $2.66 in closing at $20 after a transfer of a mere 455 shares, Jetcon Corporation climbed 30 cents to finish at $2 after closing with a transfer of 20,548 stocks. KLE Group rose 21 cents and ended at $1 after an exchange of 20 units, Knutsford Express dipped 40 cents to end at $14 with 701 stock units changing hands, Limners and Bards lost 5 cents to close at $1.05 as investors exchanged 26,047 shares. One Great Studio skidded 5 cents to 34 cents with a transfer of 64,472 stock units, ONE on ONE Educational slipped 7 cents to end at 82 cents in an exchange of 102,940 stocks, Regency Petroleum dropped 30 cents to $4.20 after hitting an intraday 52 week high of $4.68, with investors switching ownership of 39,867 units and Stationery and Office Supplies shed 12 cents to close at $1.67 after trading of 306,944 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.