Junior Market in black after 6 months

On a day when the Main Market slipped moderately and the JSE USD market recorded modest gains, the Junior Market climbed to its highest level since the end of January this year and closed in positive territory for the first time in just over five months, having crossed over 4,000 points mark at the close as it continues to consolidate in pursuit of much higher levels as indicated by technical readings, as the overall market ended trading activities below that on Thursday.
At the close, the JSE Combined Market Index lost 969.18 points to close at 341,482.60, the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 2,051.59 points to end at 363,287.98, the JSE Main Index fell 1,305.66 points to 326,625.92, while the Junior Market Index popped 27.22 points to close at 4,011.23 and the JSE USD Market Index popped 0.95 points to close at 243.83.
Preference shares with notable price movements but not included in the Main Market TOP10 graphs include Productive Business 10.50% pref share that declined by $99.99 to $1100.01 and Jamaica Public Service 7% fell $6.21 to close at $50.
At the close, investors exchanged 18,632,454 shares in all three markets, down from 24,344,007 stocks on Thursday. The value of stocks trading in the Junior and Main markets was $59.33 million, compared with $61.37 million on Thursday. Trading on the JSE USD market ended with investors exchanging 684,072 shares for US$37,141, up from 266,681 units at US$6,174 on Thursday.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to determine the value of stocks ended at 18.9 on 2022-23 earnings and 12.6 times those for 2023-24 at the close of trading. ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily report charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange and shows companies grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons between the same sector companies and the overall market. The EPS & PE ratios are based on 2023 and 2024 actual or projected earnings, excluding major one off items.
Investors need pertinent information to successfully navigate numerous investment options in the local stock market. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily report charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
Investors should use the chart to help make rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the average for the sector and not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and place them on fundamentals while at the same time not being too far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock.
The net asset value of each company is reported as a guide to assess the value of stocks based on this measure quickly. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices.
Dividends paid or payable and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts along with the closing volume pertaining to the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.