Junior Market drops

Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Tuesday, with a 62 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, with a 54 percent drop in value compared with Monday after trading in 44 securities compared with 45 on Monday and ending with prices of nine rising, 23 declining and 12 closing unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 3,806,992 shares at $7,393,971 compared with 9,933,959 units at $16,224,087 on Monday.
Trading averaged 86,523 shares at $168,045 compared with 220,755 units at $360,535 on Monday with the month to date, averaging 569,968 units at $1,204,210 compared to 605,840 stock units at $1,281,092 on the previous day and April with an average of 204,118 units at $439,599.
EduFocal led trading with 1.16 million shares for 30.4 percent of total volume followed by Dolla Financial with 409,370 stocks for 10.8 percent of the day’s trade and One Great Studio with 359,377 units for 9.4 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index lost 47.71 points to wrap-up trading at 3,692.54.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.5, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial skidded $1.60 to close at $19.50 in an exchange of 5,012 shares, AMG Packaging fell 61 cents to $2.89 with 7,742 stocks clearing the market, Blue Power gained 61 cents in closing at $3.61 with a transfer of 19 shares. CAC 2000 dipped 48 cents to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of $3.36 with trading of 1,673 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers sank 10 cents and ended at $2.69 in an exchange of 537 shares, Derrimon Trading slipped 25 cents to end at $1.9 1after 148,710 stock units passed through the market. Everything Fresh dipped 10 cents to $1.70 in switching ownership of 123,182 stocks, Express Catering shed 15 cents in closing at $3.75 with investors dealing in 25,012 units, Indies Pharma declined 20 cents and ended at $2.50 after an exchange of 3,017 shares. JFP Ltd fell 10 cents to close at $1.12 with investors transferring 19,381 units, KLE Group rose 20 cents to end at $2.29, with 21 stocks crossing the exchange, Knutsford Express sank 80 cents to finish at $11 in trading 5,528 stock units. Lasco Financial dropped 11 cents and ended at $1.57, with 68,526 shares crossing the market, Limners and Bards fell 20 cents to $1.36 after a transfer of 1,166 stock units, Lumber Depot climbed 15 cents to close at $2.79 with an exchange of 174,549 units. Main Event skidded 49 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $12.51 with 1,836 stocks changing hands, Medical Disposables lost 20 cents to end at $2 with investors swapping 2,447 units, MFS Capital Partners gained 12 cents to finish at $1.42 with an exchange of 219,501 stocks. Tropical Battery dipped 9 cents and ended at $2.29, with 68,100 shares crossing the market and tTech popped 8 cents to $2.26 with traders dealing in 14,731 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.