Trading activity picked up on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 24 percent and the value climbing 23 percent higher than on Wednesday and ended with rising stocks just edging out those that declined at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market, with Future Energy Source hitting a new record high of $5.02.
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Overall, 40 securities traded against 41 on Wednesday with 18 rising, 17 declining and five ending unchanged. At the close, the Junior Market Index declined 4.00 points to settle at 4,009.93.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 18. The PE ratio of each stock in the chart below is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years up to August 2022.
A total of 16,237,588 shares traded for $73,819,286 up from 13,064,259 units at $60,163,205 on Wednesday. Future Energy Source dominated trading with 7.16 million shares for 44.1 percent of total volume followed by Spur Tree Spices with 2.09 million units for 12.9 percent of the day’s trade and Mailpac Group with 1.24 million units for 7.6 percent market share and Lumber Depot ended with 1.19 million units changing hands for 7.4 percent market share.
Trading averaged 405,940 shares at $1,845,482 up from 318,640 shares at $1,467,395 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 422,158 units at $1,736,927, compared to 424,334 units at $1,722,356 previously. January closed with an average of 319,395 units at $1,181,136.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one stock with a lower offer.
At the close, Access Financial lost $1.48 to $20.02 in finishing at 16,240 shares, Blue Power dropped 19 cents to close at $3 exchanging 37,408 units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers gained 16 cents ending at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.40 as 204,605 stocks passed through the exchange. Dolphin Cove climbed 16 cents in closing at $29.95 after exchanging 182,924 stock units, Elite Diagnostic shed 23 cents to end at $3.26 with the swapping of 27,759 units, Express Catering fell 15 cents to $5.85 in switching ownership of 157,512 stocks. Fontana declined 50 cents to $10.50 and closed, with 413,248 stock units changing hands, Fosrich declined 10 cents to end at $14.20, with 21,133 shares crossing the market, Future Energy Source advanced 23 cents in closing at 52 weeks’ high of $5.02 after trading 7,159,766 units up to $5.20. Honey Bun lost 22 cents to close at $10.07 in an exchange of 157,085 stocks, Iron Rock Insurance rose 51 cents to $3.95 in swapping of 102,513 shares, Jamaican Teas shed 22 cents to close at $4.08, with 334,737 stock units changing hands.
Lasco Financial rallied 46 cents to $3.78 with an exchange of 383,158 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing dipped 25 cents to $4.60, with 321,152 stocks clearing the market, Lumber Depot increased 26 cents to end at $3.89 1,194,535 units changing hands. Medical Disposables popped 35 cents to $7.10 in exchanging 2,810 shares, SSL Venture advanced 14 cents to $1.94 while exchanging 16,160 stock units, Stationery and Office Supplies increased 30 cents in closing at $7.30 with an exchange of 34,711 units and tTech fell 20 cents to close at $3.91 after 121,488 shares crossed the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
