Junior Market stocks inched higher on Thursday

Trading activity closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Thursday, with a 16 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, following a big trade in Stationery and Office Supplies helping to push the value of stocks traded up a solid 60 percent over Wednesday, with trading in 43 securities compared with 42 on Wednesday and ending with prices of 12 rising, 22 declining and nine closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 8,871,799 shares for $13,943,128, up from 7,627,313 stock units at $8,726,259 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 206,321 shares at $324,259 compared with 181,603 stocks at $207,768 on Wednesday with the month to date, averaging 379,873 units at $499,428 compared to 393,796 stocks at $513,480 on the previous day compared to July with an average of 358,542 shares at $736,760.
Stationery and Office Supplies led trading with 5.01 million shares for 56.5 percent of total volume followed by EduFocal with 1.01 million units for 11.4 percent of the day’s trade and Tropical Battery with 284,723 stock units for 3.2 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index popped 14.01 points to close trading at 3,569.53.
The Junior Market closed with an average PE Ratio of 12, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and five with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging sank 20 cents to end at $2.61 with an exchange of 14,684 stocks, Blue Power fell 10 cents to $3.90, with 1,323 stock units crossing the market, Cargo Handlers skidded 38 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $10 with traders dealing in 1,386 shares. Caribbean Flavours lost 37 cents to close at $1.12 with 126,449 stock units crossing the exchange, Consolidated Bakeries gained 19 cents to finish at $2.04 with investors swapping 9 shares, Derrimon Trading climbed 5 cents in closing at $1.85, with 15,941 stocks crossing the market. Dolla Financial shed 8 cents to $2.82 after a transfer of 128,373 units, Dolphin Cove dropped 12 cents to finish at $22.85 after 4,225 stock units passed through the market, EduFocal rose 7 cents and ended at 39 cents with a transfer of 1,010,872 shares. Elite Diagnostic gained 12 cents to close at $1.72 with investors dealing in 102,359 stock units, Express Catering popped 69 cents in closing at $3.96 after an exchange of 3,828 stocks, iCreate sank 6 cents to end at 40 cents as investors exchanged 111,845 units. Image Plus slipped 12 cents to $1.55 with 134,494 shares clearing the market, Indies Pharma rallied 5 cents to finish at $2.50 in trading 239,407 stock units, Lasco Financial advanced 14 cents and ended at $1.76 with 14,099 stocks changing hands. Main Event dipped 10 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $10.40 with investors trading 249 units, MFS Capital Partners rose 7 cents in closing at 70 cents in an exchange of 116,950 shares, Omni Industries declined 6 cents to end at $1.02 after trading of 5,200 units. Stationery and Office Supplies sank 5 cents in closing at $1.65 after an exchange of 5,010,162 stocks and Tropical Battery advanced 12 cents to $2.40 with investors trading 284,723 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.