Mixed Junior Market trading

Trading activity picked up on Wednesday ahead of the close of the market on Thursday for the labour day holiday as trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, with a 15 percent fall in the volume of stocks traded, with a 15 percent greater value than Tuesday, resulting in trading in 42 securities compared with 44 on Tuesday and ending with rising and declining stocks ending with 16 price movements each as 10 closed unchanged.
The Junior Market closed with trading of 3,223,099 shares for $8,496,465 compared with 3,806,992 units at $7,393,971 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 76,740 shares at $202,297 compared with 86,523 units at $168,045 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date averages 539,459 units at $1,142,236 compared with 569,968 stock units $1,204,210 on the previous day up from April with an average of 204,118  stock units at $439,599.
EduFocal led trading with 994,984 shares for 30.9 percent of total volume followed by Fontana with 394,800 stocks for 12.2 percent of the day’s trade and Future Energy with 307,222 units for 9.5 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index fell 11.69 points to end at 3,680.85.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.4, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial rose 50 cents to $20 as investors exchanged 2,710 shares, AMG Packaging gained 31 cents and ended at $3.20, with 598 units crossing the market, Caribbean Assurance Brokers dipped 24 cents to close at $2.45 in an exchange of 2,201 shares. Caribbean Cream sank 59 cents to end at $3.61 with investors trading 3,767 stock units, Dolphin Cove slipped 79 cents in closing at $21.90 after an exchange of 17,677 shares, Fontana lost 8 cents in finishing at $8.15 with a transfer of 394,800 stock units. Indies Pharma popped 20 cents to $2.70 after 3,207 stocks passed through the market, ISP Finance skidded $4.01 to close at $24 with investors transferring 18 stock units, Jetcon Corporation fell 7 cents and ended at 91 cents with 716 shares clearing the market. Knutsford Express advanced 50 cents to close at $11.50 with investors dealing in 4,476 units, Limners and Bards increased 24 cents to end at $1.60 with 26,159 stocks crossing the market, Main Event climbed 58 cents to finish at $13.09 after a transfer of 9,467 stock units. Medical Disposables rallied 19 cents to $2.19 with investors swapping 2,297 shares and tTech shed 10 cents to close at $2.16 in an exchange of 389 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.