Junior Market stocks slip

Stocks slipped at the close of trading activity on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, as the magnitude of  rising  prices were dwarfed by the value of those falling following a mere 4 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, with a 19 percent greater value than on Tuesday as the number of securities participating in trading fell to 39 compared with 43 on Tuesday, with the market closing with prices of 12 rising, 17 declining and 10 closing unchanged.
The market closed on Wednesday with 9,936,988 shares being traded at $23,043,491 compared to 10,370,207 units at $19,439,494 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 254,795 shares at $590,859 compared to 241,168 units at $452,081 on Tuesday with trading for the month to date, averaging 197,562 units at $422,437 compared to 172,197 stock units at $347,796 on the previous day and May with an average of 451,257 units at $953,021.
Limners and Bards led trading with 4.30 million shares for 43.3 percent of total volume followed by Future Energy with 1.92 million units for 19.4 percent of the day’s trade and Dolla Financial with 1.54 million units for 15.5 percent of the day’s trade.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index fell 9.15 points to lock up trading at 3,707.61.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.5, 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 eight stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging fell 40 cents to finish at $3.05 with an exchange of 2,616 stocks, Blue Power popped 24 cents to $3.07 with 838,189 units crossing the market, Caribbean Assurance Brokers declined 11 cents in closing at $3.62 after investors exchanged 80,415 shares. Caribbean Cream shed 8 cents and ended at $4.37 with 21,982 stock units changing hands, Dolphin Cove dropped 50 cents to end at $23 after 57,000 shares passed through the market, Image Plus traded 104,275 shares and lost 5 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.85, Indies Pharma increased 15 cents to close at $2.65, with investors exchanging 4,000 units. ISP Finance sank $1.99 to $24.01 with 50 stocks clearing the market, Jamaican Teas climbed 10 cents to close at $2.50 in switching ownership of 2,584 stock units, Knutsford Express rose 16 cents in closing at $11.41 with investors transferring 27,019 shares. Lumber Depot slipped 11 cents to finish at $2.68 after an exchange of 7,245 stocks, Main Event lost 50 cents and ended at $12.50 with investors swapping 8,468 units and Paramount Trading dipped 19 cents to end at $1.15 and closed after an exchange of 8,293 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.