Junior Market trading drops

Trading ended on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Monday, with a 48 percent fall in the volume of stocks traded, with a 62 percent lower value than Friday following trading in 46 securities up from 45 on Friday and ending with prices of 21 rising, 16 declining and nine unchanged, with the Market Index dipping 15.29 points to finish at 3,670.01.
Regency Petroleum closed trading at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.89 and Dolla Financial traded at an intraday 52 weeks’ high of $3.32.
The market closed with trading of 6,900,869 shares for $15,877,059 compared with 13,353,161 units at $41,917,800 on Friday.
Trading averaged 150,019 shares at $345,153 compared to 296,737 units at $931,507 on Friday with the month to date, averaging 425,482 stocks at $749,239 down from 444,479 shares at $777,107 on the previous day and up from August with an average of 389,714 units at $570,529.
Dolla Financial led trading with 2.76 million shares for 39.9 percent of total volume followed by RA Williams with 742,093 units for 10.8 percent of the day’s trade and One Great Studio with 707,697 stocks for 10.3 percent market share.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.8, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Tuesday could be an interesting day, with the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator showing eight stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Access Financial increased 50 cents to close at $19 with investors trading 10,815 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers skidded 6 cents to close at $3.48 after trading down to $2.98, with 13,268 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cream lost 37 cents and ended at $3.08 after 92 units passed through the market. Caribbean Flavours popped 15 cents to end at $1.45 after a transfer of 2,736 stocks, Consolidated Bakeries advanced 20 cents in closing at $2.30 with traders dealing in 42,342 units, Dolla Financial rose 6 cents to finish at $3.16 after an exchange of 2,755,147 stocks. Everything Fresh rallied 17 cents to $2.18 with 338 shares crossing the market, Fontana gained 7 cents to close at $7.67 with an exchange of 69,480 stock units, Honey Bun shed $1.33 in closing at $6.96 with 31,431 shares being traded. Image Plus dropped 7 cents and ended at $1.60 as investors exchanged 25,333 stocks, Iron Rock Insurance climbed 25 cents to finish at $3.80 in switching ownership of 15,766 units, Jetcon Corporation rose 15 cents to end at $1.20 after an exchange of 8,560 stock units. Lasco Financial climbed 12 cents in closing at $1.72 with investors trading 7,024 shares, Paramount Trading popped 10 cents to $1.50 in an exchange of 209,456 units, Regency Petroleum gained 14 cents to close at $2.89 with investors dealing in 219,153 stocks and Spur Tree Spices increased 17 cents to finish at $2.11 with a transfer of 18,179 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.