Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Friday, with the volume of stocks traded rising moderately, with a 12 percent increased value than on Thursday after trading in 43 securities up from 40 on Thursday and ended with 18 rising, 14 declining and 11 closing unchanged.
A total of 6,834,372 shares were traded for $19,392,171 compared to 6,781,412 units at $17,334,001 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 158,939 shares at $450,981 compared with 169,535 units at $433,350 on Thursday with the month to date, averaging 190,428 units at $509,428 compared to 194,682 stock units at $517,614 on the previous day. January closed with an average of 239,755 units at $646,375.
MFS Capital Partners led trading with 1.54 million shares for 22.6 percent of total volume followed by Dolla Financial with 730,092 units for 10.7 percent of the day’s trade and Jamaican Teas with 619,095 units for 9.1 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index dipped 22.37 points to settle at 3,896.65.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.5. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed based on the last selling 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 three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging increased 43 cents ending at $3.18 trading 8,356 shares, Cargo Handlers lost 22 cents in closing at $12.98 after exchanging 1,000 stocks, Consolidated Bakeries advanced 55 cents to end at $2.60 exchanging 9,981 units. Dolphin Cove with 10,983 stock units fell 49 cents to $14.49 crossing the market, EduFocal gained 14 cents to close at $2.22 crossing the market 228,036 shares, 
Elite Diagnostic dropped 8 cents to end at $3.12 passed through the market 20,556 units. Express Catering dipped 31 cents ending at $4.77 while exchanging 48,995 stocks, Fosrich popped 13 cents to $3.65 finishing at 305,373 stock units, General Accident declined 25 cents in closing at $4.70 as investors exchanged 10,534 shares. GWest Corporation shed 11 cents to close at 99 cents in exchanging 8,324 stocks, Knutsford Express rallied $1.49 to $11.80 with investors transferring 805 stock units, Lasco Financial rose 18 cents to end at $2.80 with an exchange of 238,200 units. Lasco Manufacturing climbed 27 cents in closing at $4.33 clearing the market with 12 stocks, Limners and Bards rallied 20 cents ending at $2.70 with the swapping of 77,151 shares, Main Event rose 32 cents to close at $10.52 in switching ownership of 53,343 stock units. 
Medical Disposables dipped 50 cents to end at $4.50 crossing the exchange 70,000 units, Stationery and Office Supplies gained 90 cents in closing at $15.40 after a transfer of 80 shares and Tropical Battery lost 13 cents to $2.31 with a transfer of 238,098 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
