The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange listed the 47th company’s ordinary shares on Thursday and the 6th for the year and resulted in Regency Petroleum trading over 120,000 shares to gain 32 cents after the overall volume of stocks traded rose just 12
percent with 21 percent more value than on Wednesday from the trading of 40 securities compared to 41 on Wednesday and ending with 15 rising, 16 declining and nine closing unchanged.
A total of 3,763,409 shares were exchanged for $11,154,286, up from 3,360,290 units at $9,241,408 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 94,085 shares at $278,857 compared to 81,958 units at $225,400 on Wednesday with the month to date, averaging 184,959 units at $486,139 versus 193,634 stock units at $505,927 on the previous day. November closed with an average of 259,893 units at $711,335.
Dolla Financial led trading with 769,890 shares for 20.5 percent of total volume followed by Future
Energy Source with 540,880 units for 14.4 percent of the day’s trade and ONE on ONE Educational with 522,617 units for 13.9 percent market share.
The Junior Market Index shed 34.08 points to close at 3,869.73.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 11.9. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks incorporate ICInsider.com projected earnings for companies with financial year end that falls between November this year and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close, Consolidated Bakeries rose 18 cents to $1.98 with the swapping of 2,493 stocks, Dolla
Financial gained 15 cents to end at $3.21 after a transfer of 769,890 stock units. Future Energy Source popped 15 cents in closing at $4.97 with 540,880 units clearing the market, GWest Corporation lost 19 cents to end at $1 in trading 2,449 stocks, Honey Bun declined 86 cents to $6.85 with the swapping of 31,940 units. iCreate rallied 45 cents to $2.05 after 64,803 stock units crossed the exchange, Indies Pharma dipped 39 cents to close at $2.59 with 35,544 shares changing hands, Iron Rock Insurance dropped 60 cents in ending at $1.80 in switching ownership of 5,100 shares. ISP Finance advanced $2.50 to $17.50 after 203 stocks passed through the market, MFS Capital Partners gained 40 cents to close at $3.40 in exchanging 313,020 units, Regency Petroleum gained 32 cents ending at $1.32 with a transfer of 120,012 shares,
Stationery and Office Supplies fell $1.75 in closing at $12.75 in switching ownership of 23,259 stock units. Tropical Battery shed 23 cents to end at $2.31 as investors exchanged 234,040 stocks and tTech dropped 90 cents to $2.25 trading 30 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Regency list and gains 32%
December 15, 2022 by IC Insider.com
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