Trading activity ended on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with a 15 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, with a 39 percent lower value than the day before, following trading in 42 securities compared with 41 on Monday and ending with prices of 16 rising, 16 declining and 10 closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 2,921,170 shares for $3,914,240 compared with 3,430,481 units at $6,399,711 on Monday.
Trading averaged 69,552 shares at $93,196 compared with 83,670 stocks at $156,091 on Monday. with the month to date, averaging 76,526 units at $124,264, well below August with an average of 236,241 shares at $494,923.
One Great Studio led trading with 1.01 million shares for 34.6 percent of total volume, followed by RA Williams with 503,663 units for 17.2 percent of the day’s trade and Fosrich with 247,628 stocks for 8.5 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index climbed 15.83 points to finish at 3,410.63. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 5 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 with a lower offer.
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 2026.
At the close of the second trading day of the month of September, AMG Packaging advanced 26 cents to finish at $2.56 with a transfer of 5,892 shares, Cargo Handlers rose $3.15 and ended at a 52 week high of $14.50, after an exchange of 18,034 stocks, Dolla Financial shed 14 cents to close at $2.47, following trading of 10,718 shares. Dolphin Cove shed 14 cents to close at $13.30 with an exchange of 5,768 units, Future Energy lost 8 cents to close at $3, with 14,055 units changing hands, Honey Bun gained 34 cents to end at $7.74 as investors exchanged 1,249 shares. Iron Rock Insurance popped 10 cents in closing at $3.70 in switching ownership of 3,050 stocks, Jetcon Corporation climbed 23 cents to $1.76 with traders dealing in 84,194 units,
KLE Group increased 15 cents to end at 85 cents after an exchange of 363 stock units. Limners and Bards slipped 9 cents to close at $1 with investors swapping 1,000 shares, Mailpac Group fell 10 cents to finish at $2.50, with 1,663 stock units changing hands, Medical Disposables rallied 13 cents and ended at $1.45 after trading of 500 stocks. Omni Industries rose 8 cents to 85 cents after a transfer of 28,848 units and Stationery and Office Supplies dipped 21 cents to end at $1.65, with 152,440 stocks crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.