Steady trading on the JSE Junior Market

Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Monday, with little change in the volume and value of stocks traded, compared with trading on Friday and ended with trading in 46 securities the same as 46 on Friday and ending with prices of 16 rising, 16 declining and 14 closing unchanged.
The market closed trading of 2,593,168 shares for $6,159,361 compared with 2,586,840 units at $6,170,873 on Friday.
Trading averaged 56,373 shares at $133,899, compared with 56,236 units at $134,149 on Friday with the month to date, averaging 174,223 units at $409,094 compared to 185,355 stocks at $435,088 on the previous trading day and February with an average of 253,246 units at $637,481.
Spur Tree Spices led trading with 976,508 shares for 37.7 percent of total volume that was followed by Fosrich with 370,030 units for 14.3 percent of the day’s trade and Image Plus with 156,521 units for 6 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index dipped 9.91 points to close at 3,818.66.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.2, 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 two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, AMG Packaging lost 6 cents to $3.21 after a transfer of 11,622 units, Cargo Handlers popped 48 cents to close at $14.48 with 41 stocks passing through the market, Derrimon Trading advanced 10 cents in closing at $2 as investors exchanged 6,667 shares. Dolphin Cove skidded 6 cents to end at $19.89 in trading 1,680 stock units, Everything Fresh rose 6 cents to $1.60 after an exchanging of 3,087 shares, Image Plus rallied 6 cents to $1.95 with investors transferring 156,521 stock units. ISP Finance increased 95 cents to end at $31.50 in an exchange of 567 stocks, Jamaican Teas climbed 13 cents in closing at $2.53, with trading of 7,384 units, JFP Ltd gained 6 cents and ended at $1.38 with an exchange of 32,474 stocks. Lasco Distributors sank 9 cents to close at $4.50 after an exchange of 45,448 units, Lasco Manufacturing popped 8 cents to $5.30 with investors trading 3,742 shares, Limners and Bards dipped 17 cents to end at $1.63 in switching ownership of 20 stock units. Mailpac Group increased 8 cents in closing at $2.10 with traders dealing in 45,105 shares, Main Event fell 9 cents and ended at $14.49 in an exchange of 293 stock units, MFS Capital Partners climbed 10 cents to $1.90 with investors dealing in 5,001 stocks. ONE on ONE Educational rose 11 cents to end at 97 cents, with 57,648 units crossing the market, Regency Petroleum shed 6 cents to end at $2.16 while exchanging 28,514 stocks, Spur Tree Spices declined 14 cents in closing at $2.36 with a transfer of 976,508 shares. Tropical Battery dropped 10 cents to close at $2.15 after 63,054 units crossed the exchange and tTech gained 37 cents and ended at $2.43, with one stock unit changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.