In Junior Market trading on Friday the volume of stocks changing hands dropped 46 percent compared to Thursday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange as the value dropped 54 percent and ended with 39 securities trading, down from 45 on Thursday and ended with prices of 20 rising, nine declining and ten closing unchanged and resulted in the market closing the week higher than the close of the previous week.
A total of 3,163,615 shares were traded for $12,309,172 versus 5,831,798 units at $26,486,488 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 81,118 shares at $315,620 compared to 129,596 units at $588,589 on Thursday with the month to date averaging 125,810 units at $394,154 compared to 132,726 stock units at $406,308 on the previous day. November closed with an average of 259,893 units at $711,335.
Fontana led trading with 677,797 shares for 21.4 percent of total volume followed by iCreate with 396,382 units for 12.5 percent of the day’s trade and JFP Ltd with 366,095 units for 11.6 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index rose 40.36 points to settle at 3,919.75.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 11.9. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks incorporate ICInsider.com projected earnings for companies with financial year end that falls between November this year and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ending with a bid higher than the last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Consolidated Bakeries popped 18 cents after ending at $1.99 with investors transferring 1,942 shares, Dolphin Cove rose 73 cents to $14.18 after an exchange of 3,209 stocks, EduFocal gained 20 cents to end at $2.40 after trading 43,124 stock units. Express Catering shed 56 cents in closing at $4.44 with 11,436 units changing hands, Honey Bun rallied $1.12 to close at $7.78 after 500 units crossed the market, iCreate rose 12 cents to $2.02 in an exchange of 396,382 shares. Indies Pharma lost 27 cents to close at $2.58 with the swapping of 34,582 stock units, JFP Ltd gained 18 cents to settle at $1.65 in an exchange of 366,095 stocks, Lasco Financial advanced 14 cents to $2.90 with 50,703 stocks crossing the market. Lasco Manufacturing rose 30 cents to $4.20 after 46,629 stock units passed through the market, Limners and Bards popped 10 cents in closing at $2.50 as investors exchanged 900 units, Medical Disposables advanced 22 cents to $5.20 after an exchange of 25 shares. Spur Tree Spices gained 13 cents to settle at $3.29 with the swapping of 21,439 units and tTech rose 19 cents to close at $3.15 in switching ownership of 1,091 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior market ends week higher
December 9, 2022 by IC Insider.com
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