Trading activity closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Friday, with a 7 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, with the value surging by 69 percent over Thursday with trading in 46 securities up from 44 on Thursday and ending with prices of 16 rising, 18 declining and 12 closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 5,265,940 shares for $14,996,116 compared with 5,685,109 units at $8,860,389 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 114,477 shares at $326,003 compared to 129,207 stocks at $201,372 on Thursday with the month to date, averaging 183,473 units at $318,530 in line with 188,642 units at $317,970 on the previous day but well below trading in January with an average of 350,850 shares at $615,775.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 1.0 million shares for 19 percent of total volume followed by Mailpac Group which ended with 860,250 units for 16.3 percent of the day’s trade and Regency Petroleum with 848,610 stocks for 16.1 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index slipped 2.00 points to finish at 3,630.95. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
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 2025.
At the close of moderate activities, Access Financial dropped by 95 cents and ended at $17.02 after a transfer of 240 shares, CAC 2000 rose 31 cents to $2.46 with traders dealing in 2,328 stocks, Cargo Handlers gained 80 cents to close at $11 in switching ownership of 588 shares. Caribbean Cream lost 14 cents to end at $3.05 with investors dealing in 60 stock units, Caribbean Flavours popped 7 cents in closing at $1.25 in an exchange of 127,652 shares, Dolphin Cove dipped $1.90 to finish at $14.50 with 385,017 units clearing the market. Future Energy fell 6 cents and ended at $3.31 in trading 36,014 stocks,
ISP Finance slipped 24 cents to $28.26 with just 263 stock units crossing the market, Jamaican Teas advanced 8 cents to close at $2.28 with a transfer of 46,576 shares. Knutsford Express rallied 84 cents to end at $12.84 with investors exchanging 4,117 stocks, Lasco Financial increased 10 cents to close at $1.61 with 2,165 units crossing the market, Limners and Bards climbed 8 cents to $1.27 with investors trading 141,424 stock units. Lumber Depot increased 13 cents and ended at $2.94 with a mere 6 shares crossing the exchange, Medical Disposables popped 31 cents to $1.96 with investors trading 100 stock units and tTech sank 8 cents to end at $1.82 after an exchange of 3,721 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.