Junior Market pushes higher

Trading pushed prices and the market value higher on Thursday, on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market with market Index surging 40.20 points to settle at 3,440.91 after the market opened with the index at 3,466.07 as 37 securities traded to end with 18 rising, 13 declining and six, closing unchanged as the volume and value traded fell 48 and 42 percent respectively against Wednesday, when stocks of 37 companies traded.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 14.6. The PE ratio of each stock shown in the chart below is based on earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending up to August 2022.
A total of 2,513,010 shares traded for $10,180,362 down from a total of 4,846,291 units with a value of $17,572,903 on Wednesday. Lumber Depot led trading with 545,351 shares for 21.7 percent of total volume followed by Derrimon Trading with 400,494 units for 15.9 percent of the day’s trade and Fontana 283,245 units, with 11.3 percent market share.
Trading averaged 67,919 shares at $275,145 versus 130,981 shares at $474,943 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 381,298 units at $1,238,760 compared to 397,606 units at $1,288,906 on Wednesday. November closed with an average of 160,358 units at $581,730.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three stocks with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging climbed 5 cents to $2.20 in an exchange of 20,466 shares, Blue Power advanced 34 cents to end at $3.60 after exchanging 66,262 stock units, Cargo Handlers popped $1.74 in closing at $7.35 with an exchange of 9,200 stocks. Caribbean Cream gained 69 cents to close at $5.70, with 1,000 units crossing the market, Derrimon Trading declined 11 cents to $2.21 with an exchange of 400,494 stock units, Dolphin Cove rallied 40 cents to close at $15.40 trading 71,722 units. Future Energy Source lost 7 cents to end at $2.83, with 204,063 stocks changing hands, General Accident popped 10 cents to $6.10 while exchanging 1,305 shares, Honey Bun dropped 90 cents in closing at $8.60after trading 55,734 units. Iron Rock Insurance shed 85 cents in ending at $3.10 after 87 shares crossed the market, Limners and Bards popped 5 cents to close at $3.80, with 46,676 stock units clearing the market, Lumber Depot rose 7 cents in closing at $2.98 in exchanging 545,351 stocks. Mailpac Group rallied 5 cents to $3.50 after exchanging 232,032 shares, Stationery and Office Supplies rose 89 cents to $6.39 in switching ownership of 4,237 stocks and tTech popped 73 cents to $4.78 in trading 9,956 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.