The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange fell on Monday, with Stationery and Office Supplies trading more than 1.5 million, with most of it overhanging the stock for months, while Dolla Financial swelled the volume with 1.45 million units and Fosrich chipped in with 1 million shares resulting in the overall volume rising 107 percent and the value jumping 251 percent over Friday after trading occurred in 46 securities compared with 45 on Friday and ended with prices of 19 rising, 21 declining and six closing unchanged.
Investors traded 10,566,673 shares for $45,598,816, up sharply from 5,098,602 units at $13,005,135 on Friday.
Trading averaged 229,710 shares at $991,279 compared to 113,302 shares at $289,003 on Friday, with the month to date, averaging 206,379 stock units at $681,527 up from 194,453 shares at $523,209 on the previous day. May closed with an average of 239,954 units at $648,811.
Stationery and Office Supplies led trading with 1.51 million shares for 14.3 percent of total volume, followed by Dolla Financial closed with 1.45 million units for 13.7 percent of the day’s trade and Fosrich ended with 1.02 million units for 9.7 percent of the day’s trade.
At the close, the Junior Market Index declined 40.76 points to close at 3,744.57.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.5. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed using the last traded price in conjunction with ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Access Financial climbed $2.85 and ended at $25.35 with shareholders swapping 6,986 shares, Cargo Handlers declined $1.39 to $19.20 as 1,062 stocks passed through the market, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rallied 14 cents to end at $2.54 after an exchange of 21,696 stocks. Caribbean Cream popped 28 cents to close at $3.48 after a transfer of 748,048 units, Caribbean Flavours lost 42 cents to end at $1.26 after investors ended trading 50,139 units, Dolphin Cove dropped 48 cents to $14.52 in trading 15,214 stock units, 
Elite Diagnostic gained 27 cents ended at $2.40, with 20,385 stocks crossing the market. Fontana rose 15 cents to close at $9.75 after 75,641 shares crossed the exchange, General Accident dipped 53 cents in closing at $4.47 in switching ownership of 1,000 units, Indies Pharma shed 34 cents to end at $3.06 10,893 shares clearing the market with, Iron Rock Insurance fell 10 cents to end at $2 in an exchange of 3,932 stock units. Knutsford Express increased 78 cents to close at $11.78 in exchanging 40,290 stocks, Lasco Distributors advanced 23 cents and ended at $3 with investors trading 70,083 stock units, Lasco Financial lost 12 cents to close at $2.34 after an exchange of 103,131 shares, Limners and Bards climbed 17 cents in closing at $2.39 with trading in 4,003 stocks. Lumber Depot increased 8 cents to $2.29, with 15,933 units changing hands, Main Event rose 39 cents to end at $14.69 in an exchange of 6,410 units, Regency Petroleum shed 8 cents to close at $2.90 with a transfer of 124,924 shares. 
Stationery and Office Supplies jumped $1.50 to $17 as investors exchanged 1,505,819 stock units and left just 1,880 units on offer between $17.96 and $18.75, with the next amount offered for sale being 42,277 shares at $34.97, all that could change on Tuesday when the wider investing public is updated on developments in trading on Monday. Tropical Battery dropped 11 cents in closing at $1.89 after trading 112,891 stocks and tTech advanced 29 cents to $2.49 after just one share crossed the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
