Steady Junior Market

Trading picked up on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Tuesday with a 29 percent rise in the volume of stocks with the value rising 51 percent compared to Monday after 40 securities were traded compared with 48 on Monday and ended with 16 rising, 16 declining and 8 closing unchanged.
A total of 7,929,253 shares were traded for $24,724,504 compared to 6,142,842 units at $16,297,687 on Monday.
Trading averaged 198,231 shares at $618,113 compared to 127,976 units at $339,535 on Monday with the month to date averaging 30,079 units at $713,850 compared to 310,930 stocks at $720,046 on the previous day.  January closed with an average of 239,755 units at $646,375.
Image Plus Consultants led trading with 1.36 million shares for 17.2 percent of total volume followed by Fosrich with 1.34 million units for 16.9 percent of the day’s trade and Derrimon Trading with 901,655 units for 11.4 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index slipped just 0.41 points to 3,844.18.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 11.9. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed using the last traded price and  ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2022 and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close, Blue Power rallied 8 cents to end at $2.30 after a transfer of 7,701 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers climbed 13 cents to  $2.08 after an exchange of 1,709 stocks, Derrimon Trading shed10 cents to $2 with the swapping of 901,655 units. Dolla Financial popped 11 cents to close at $2.98 after trading 519,368 stock units, Dolphin Cove rallied 13 cents to $14.58 as investors exchanged 2,297 shares, EduFocal dropped 33 cents to  $1.87 with 226,226 stocks clearing the market. Elite Diagnostic rose 30 cents to $3.10 in switching ownership of 1,000 stock units, Express Catering lost 8 cents after ending at $5 with 5,500 units changing hands, Fosrich fell 28 cents to close at $3.06 with 1,343,496 shares crossing the market. iCreate dipped 10 cents to end at $1.80 with investors transferring 103,487 stocks, Image Plus Consultants lost 8 cents to finish at $1.90 in exchanging 1,360,944 stock units, Limners and Bards advanced 30 cents to $2.70 in trading 152,493 units. Lumber Depot fell 20 cents in closing at $2.12 in an exchange of 24,150 stocks and Main Event climbed $1.35 to $10.55 with a transfer of 612,570 shares.
In the preference segment, CAC 2000 9.5% preference share rose 18 cents to $1.18 trading 10 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.