Steady Junior Market

Market activity ended with 15 stocks rising and 15 declining in trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Monday and 12 closed unchanged after trading in 42 securities compared with 40 on Friday with the volume and value of stocks traded marginally lower than on Friday.
Investors traded 4,931,463 shares for $10,278,286 compared with 4,960,272 units at $11,287,117 on Friday.
Trading averaged 117,416 shares at $244,721 compared to 124,007 units at $282,178 on Friday with the month to date, averaging 161,052 stock units at $335,710 compared with 165,266 shares at $344,495 on the previous day. November closed with an average of 262,280 units at $587,545.
Dolla Financial led trading with 895,595 shares for 18.2 percent of total volume followed by KLE Group with 840,000 units for 17 percent of the day’s trade and iCreate with 674,354 units for 13.7 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index skidded 6.22 points to end the day at 3,689.47.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.1, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging advanced 44 cents in closing at $2.74, with 6,077 stock units crossing the market, CAC 2000 sank 60 cents to $4 with a transfer of 2,105 shares, Cargo Handlers rose $1.77 to end at $13.08 after an exchange of 168 units. Derrimon Trading climbed 14 cents to close at $2 in switching ownership of 143 stocks, Dolphin Cove shed 45 cents and ended at $16.55 after a transfer of 35,558 shares, EduFocal lost 16 cents to close at $1.70, with 123,046 stock units changing hands. Elite Diagnostic fell 12 cents in closing at $1.63 in an exchange of 106,042 units, Everything Fresh skidded 12 cents to end at $1.31 with investors dealing in 150,000 stocks, Express Catering dipped 20 cents to $3.80, with 113,033 shares crossing the market. Fontana increased 8 cents to close at $10.47 in trading 97,108 stock units, GWest Corporation popped 12 cents to 99 cents and closed with an exchange of 797 units, Knutsford Express gained $1.42 to close at $12.78 with an exchange of 112 stocks. Lasco Financial declined 26 cents to end at $1.62 after trading 30,200 units, Lasco Manufacturing dropped 40 cents in closing at $4.23 with investors transferring 1,464 stocks, Limners and Bards fell 18 cents and ended at $1.50 in an exchange of 23,032 shares. Main Event rallied $1.30 to $14.30 with traders dealing in 984 stock units, Paramount Trading sank 19 cents and ended at $1.48 passed through the market 102,587 shares, Stationery and Office Supplies popped 8 cents to close at $1.68 with investors swapping 55,629 units and tTech increased 21 cents in closing at $2.21 after an exchange of 4,506 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.