Junior Market Index rises with reduced trading

Trading slipped on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 57 percent, a 50 percent lower value than on Monday and the Junior Market Index rising 23.46  points to 4,154.00.
A total of 11,789,430 shares were traded for $42,079,092 down from 27,482,829 units at $83,901,578 on Monday. Trading for the day averaged 287,547 shares at $1,026,319 versus 624,610 shares at $1,906,854 on Monday, with the  month to date averaging 456,922 units at $1,526,137 versus 473,034 units at $1,573,683 on the previous trading day. July closed with an average of 512,709 units at $2,574,304.
Dolla Financial led trading with 3.42 million shares for 29 percent of total volume, followed by Jamaican Teas with 2.79 million units for 23.6 percent of the day’s trade, Future Energy Source chipped in with 1.66 million units for 14 percent of the day’s trade and iCreate ended with 1.30 million units for 11 percent of market share.
Investors traded 41 securities versus 44 on Monday, with prices of 11 rising, 20 declining and ten closing unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.4. 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 four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial lost 94 cents to close at $26.40 in an exchange of 4,283 shares, Blue Power popped 24 cents in closing at $3.65 in trading 11 stock units, Cargo Handlers shed 40 cents to end at $14.50, with 428 units changing hands. Dolla Financial dipped 15 cents to $3.05 in switching ownership of 3,422,464 stocks, Dolphin Cove declined 91 cents to end at $14.08, with 102,020 stock units crossing the market, EduFocal fell 28 cents to $2.70 with the trading of 662,349 units. Elite Diagnostic lost 27 cents in ending at $3.41 with the swapping of 301,929 stocks, Express Catering advanced 10 cents to close at $5.50, with 5,500 shares crossing the exchange, Fontana rose 26 cents in closing at $10 after trading 16,753 shares. Honey Bun fell 15 cents to $8 after exchanging 22,305 stocks, iCreate dropped 10 cents to $4.10 after exchanging 1,295,027 stock units, Iron Rock Insurance gained 12 cents to close at $2.72 in an exchange of 900 units. Jamaican Teas increased 25 cents to $2.83, with 2,787,553 shares changing hands, Lasco Distributors declined 17 cents to $2.93, with 45,192 units clearing the market, Limners and Bards shed 10 cents to $2.77 with an exchange of 11,920 stock units. Main Event lost 50 cents to close at $6.50 after trading 5,330 stocks, Spur Tree Spices dropped 18 cents to end at $3.70 while exchanging 81,516 shares and SSL Venture rallied 46 cents in ending at $4.11 with an exchange of 17,629 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.