The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange dropped on Tuesday even as the volume of stocks traded climbed 40 percent, with the value 35 percent higher than on Monday with trading in 43 securities compared with 42 on Monday and ended with 12 rising, 21 declining and 10 closing unchanged.
Investors traded 7,417,293 shares for $18,473,506 up from 5,316,848 units at $13,649,412 on Monday.
Trading averaged 172,495 shares at $429,616 compared to 126,592 shares at $324,986 on Monday, with the month to date averaging 149,813 units at $377,917 versus 126,592 stocks at $324,986 on the previous day. April ended with an average of 266,661 units at $2,583,503.
Image Plus Consultants led trading with 2.91 million shares for 39.3 percent of total volume followed by Fosrich with 905,754 units for 12.2 percent of the day’s trade and Jamaican Teas with 553,771 units for 7.5 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index shed 31.39 points to finish at 3,751.82.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 11.5. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed using the last traded price in conjunction with ICInsider.com 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 six with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial lost 8 cents to close at $25.90 after 194 shares passed through the market, Consolidated Bakeries lost 19 cents to end at $2.20 in an exchange of 35,418 stock units, EduFocal popped 9 cents in closing at $2.05 with 58,226 stocks changing hands, Fontana shed 10 cents to finish at $8.40 with a transfer of 98,662 units, Fosrich fell 20 cents to $2.50 in trading 905,754 stock units, 
Honey Bun gained 7 cents to close at $6.47 in an exchange of 15,689 stocks, iCreate advanced 9 cents to $1.59 with investors transferring 63,005 units, Image Plus Consultants rallied 9 cents to $2.14 with 2,912,396 shares clearing the market, ISP Finance declined 48 cents in closing at $22.50 as investors swapped a mere 4 units, Jamaican Teas dipped 20 cents to $2.20 in an exchange of 553,771 shares, JFP Ltd rose 8 cents to end at $1.89 in trading 252,489 stock units, Knutsford Express fell 8 cents to close at $11.31 in exchanging 7,243 stocks, Lasco Distributors declined 17 cents to $2.48 as investors exchanged 57,770 units, Mailpac Group shed 20 cents in closing at $2.09 with 98,367 stock units changing hands, Main Event gained 20 cents to close at $13.35 in transferring 5,678 stocks, 
MFS Capital Partners rose 10 cents in closing at $3.60 with the swapping of 32,750 shares and Spur Tree Spices gained 8 cents to end at $2.70 with an exchange of 264,606 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market rallies into May
Trading dropped to start off the new month but investors pushed prices higher to end the first trading day in May with a solid rise in the market index at the close of the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Monday. The volume of stocks traded declined 68 percent and the value plunged 70 percent lower than on Friday with trading in 42 securities compared with 44 on Friday and ending with 18 rising, 14 declining and 10 closing unchanged.
Investors traded 5,316,848 shares at $13,649,412 versus 16,843,959 units at $45,142,781 on Friday.
Trading averaged 126,592 shares at $324,986, down from 382,817 shares at 1,025,972 on Friday compared to April with an average of 266,661 units at $2,583,503.
Image Plus Consultants led trading with 1.76 million shares for 33 percent of total volume following the release of impressive full year results on Friday. Spur Tree Spices followed with 753,997 units for 14.2 percent of the day’s trade and MFS Capital Partners with 393,395 units for 7.4 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index advanced 45.29 points to end at 3,783.21 after rising by more than 40 points on two consecutive days.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 11.7. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed using the last traded stock 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 four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial rallied 93 cents in closing at $25.98, with 56 shares crossing the market, Blue Power rose 32 cents to end at $2.44 as investors exchanged 1,924 units, CAC 2000 climbed 9 cents to $8.09 after trading 345 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries advanced 22 cents to close at $2.39 with a transfer of 41,884 stocks. Dolla Financial popped 7 cents to $2.74 while exchanging 41,403 units, EduFocal lost 12 cents in closing at $1.96, with 3,500 stock units crossing the market, Everything Fresh gained 19 cents and ended at $1.69 with investors transferring 375,654 shares, Express Catering increased by 16 cents to close at $5.35 after exchanging 16,082 stocks. General Accident declined 40 cents to $5 in an exchange of 95,100 shares, GWest Corporation popped 9 cents to end at $1.04 after an exchange of 20,309 stock units, Honey Bun rallied 9 cents to close at $6.40 in switching ownership of 38,448 units, 
iCreate increased 10 cents to end at $1.50 after 260,734 stocks passed through the market. Image Plus Consultants popped 10 cents to $2.05 in trading 1,755,637 stocks, Indies Pharma dropped 42 cents to $3.13, with 16,650 shares crossing the exchange, Jetcon Corporation climbed 12 cents to $1.19 after a transfer of 896 stock units, JFP Ltd dipped 10 cents to close at $1.81 in an exchange of 69,748 units. Knutsford Express gained 89 cents to end at $11.39, with 2,482 shares clearing the market, Lasco Distributors rose 36 cents to $2.65 with the swapping of 110,580 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing climbed 11 cents to $4.11, with 79,651 stocks changing hands, Limners and Bards fell 27 cents in closing at $2.26 after investors swapped 34,059 units. Medical Disposables shed 10 cents after ending at $6 with an exchange of 301 shares, MFS Capital Partners fell 10 cents to close at $3.50 with 393,395 stock units changing hands, 
Paramount Trading popped 17 cents to $2.32, with 1,459 stocks crossing the market. Regency Petroleum shed 12 cents to end at $2.53 in trading 218,338 units and Spur Tree Spices dropped 16 cents in closing at $2.62 after a transfer of 753,997 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Sharp jump for Junior Market
Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Friday, with the volume of stocks traded jumping 170 percent and the value 197 percent more than on Thursday with 44 securities trading compared with 46 on Thursday and ended with 26 rising, just six declining and 12 left unchanged.
Investors traded 16,843,959 shares for $45,142,781 up sharply from 6,242,982 units at $15,183,837 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 382,817 shares at $1,025,972 compared with 135,717 shares at $330,083 on Thursday with the month to date, averaging 266,661 units at $2,583,503 compared to 259,810 stock units at $2,675,368 on the previous day. Trading in March ended with an average of 509,288 units at $1,071,868.
Spur Tree Spices led trading with 3.52 million shares for 20.9 percent of total volume followed by Jamaican Teas with 2.85 million units for 16.9 percent of the day’s trade, JFP Ltd with 2.76 million units for 16.4 percent market share, Regency Petroleum with 1.46 million units for 8.7 percent market share and Indies Pharma with 1.37 million units for 8.1 percent of total volume.
At the close, the Junior Market Index climbed 49.17 points to close at 3,737.92.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing stock values, averages 11.4. 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 seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial increased $2.05 to close at $25.05 after an exchange of 13,833 shares, Blue Power popped 9 cents to end at $2.12 with the swapping of 42,033 stocks, CAC 2000 lost 9 cents to close at $8 with 100 units passing through the market, Caribbean Cream rose 30 cents to $3.30, with 961 stock units crossing the market. Dolphin Cove fell 37 cents in closing at $14.95, with 58,427 stocks changing hands, Elite Diagnostic advanced 9 cents in closing at $2.59 after ownership was switched for 11,100 shares, Express Catering gained 43 cents to close at $5.19 with investors transferring 14,547 units, 
Fontana climbed 16 cents to end at $8.50 closed with an exchange of 29,337 stock units. Fosrich shed 7 cents in ending at $2.70 after investors traded 394,931 stocks, Indies Pharma rallied 45 cents to $3.55 with an exchange of 1,369,691 shares, ISP Finance climbed $1.48 to end at $22.98 after an exchange of 20 units, JFP Ltd gained 7 cents in closing at $1.91 in an exchange of 2,764,674 stock units. Lasco Distributors popped 8 cents and ended at $2.29 with 171,499 shares clearing the market, Lasco Manufacturing rallied 20 cents to close at $4 after a transfer of 24,554 stock units, Limners and Bards gained 28 cents to close at $2.53, with 372,225 units crossing the market, Mailpac Group rose 10 cents to $2.24 after 102,442 stocks crossed the exchange. Main Event dipped 33 cents in ending at $13.15 as investors exchanged 3,582 stocks, MFS Capital Partners advanced 30 cents to end at $3.60 while exchanging 365,191 stock units, 
Regency Petroleum gained 25 cents to close at record high of $2.65 in an exchange of 1,459,284 units and Stationery and Office Supplies increased $2.47 in closing at $15.75 with a transfer of 121,763 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Slippage for Junior Market
Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 22 percent with a 15 percent lower value than on Wednesday following trading activities in 46 securities compared with 44 on Wednesday and the market ended with prices of 15 rising, 24 declining and seven closing unchanged.
Investors traded 6,242,982 shares for $15,183,837 against 7,960,577 units at $17,940,729 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 135,717 shares at $330,083 compared with 180,922 shares at $407,744 on Wednesday with the month to date, averaging 259,810 units at $2,675,368 versus 267,964 stock units at $2,829,487 on the previous day. March closed with an average of 509,288 units at $1,071,868.
Jamaican Teas led trading with 1.63 million shares for 26.1 percent of total volume followed by Image Plus Consultants with 767,094 units for 12.3 percent of the day’s trade and Mailpac Group with 508,167 units for 8.1 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index slipped 4.17 points to finish at 3,688.75.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 11.1. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed using the last traded stock 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 six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Access Financial shed 99 cents to close at $23, with 100 shares changing hands, AMG Packaging declined 40 cents to $2.60 with investors transferring 1,536 stocks, Cargo Handlers popped 30 cents in ended at $13.80 as investors exchanged 3,877 stock units, Caribbean Cream dipped 49 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $3, with 20,453 units crossing the exchange. Consolidated Bakeries dropped 24 cents in closing at $2.16 with an exchange of 31,161 stocks, Dolla Financial fell 8 cents to $2.67 after 273,722 stock units crossed the market, Elite Diagnostic lost 10 cents at $2.50 while exchanging 3,959 shares, Express Catering fell 66 cents to end at $4.76 in trading 104,299 units, but the price hit a 52 weeks’ intraday low of $3.90 before bouncing up sharply after trading in stock resumed after an hour suspension. Fosrich rallied 7 cents to close at $2.77 after an exchange of 187,045 stocks, 
General Accident shed 10 cents in closing at $5.40 as 31,204 units passed through the market, GWest Corporation declined 14 cents to close at 90 cents with 28,645 stock units crossing the market, Indies Pharma dipped 25 cents to $3.10 after exchanging 59,779 shares. Jamaican Teas climbed 13 cents to end at $2.38 after a transfer of 1,628,405 units, Lasco Distributors dropped 21 cents in closing at $2.21 in an exchange of 113,504 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing fell 25 cents to end at $3.80 with the swapping of 70,117 shares, Limners and Bards dipped 7 cents to close at $2.25 with 52,548 stocks clearing the market. Mailpac Group gained 17 cents to $2.14 after trading 508,167 shares, Medical Disposables rose 96 cents to end at $6.10 in an exchange of 79,831 stocks, MFS Capital Partners advanced 20 cents in closing at $3.30 in switching ownership of 316,695 stock units, 
Paramount Trading shed 17 cents and ended at $2.15 in trading 2,450 units, Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 83 cents to $13.28 with a transfer of 2,865 shares and tTech fell 26 cents to $2.27 with a transfer of 3,506 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Consolidation continues for Junior Market
Trading picked up on Wednesday on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, with a 66 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded with the value climbing 52 percent over that on Tuesday with investors trading in 44 securities similar to Tuesday and ended with prices of 18 rising, 14 declining and 12 closing unchanged.
Investors traded 7,960,577 shares for $17,940,729, up from 4,787,609 units at $11,820,076 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 180,922 shares at $407,744 compared with 108,809 shares at $268,638 on Tuesday with the month to date, averaging 267,964 units at $2,829,487 compared with 273,803 stock units at $2,991,921 on the previous day, which is well up on March, with an average of 509,288 units at $1,071,868.
Jamaican Teas led trading with 1.95 million shares for 24.5 percent of total volume followed by Lumber Depot, with 1.51 million units for 18.9 percent of the day’s trade and Image Plus Consultants with 879,036 units for 11 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index fell 7.59 points to 3,692.92.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 11.6. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed using the last traded stock 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 ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Blue Power dipped 40 cents to close at $2.03 with investors transferring 11,729 shares, Cargo Handler lost 20 cents after ending at $13.50 and investors trading 1,000 stock units, Dolphin Cove popped 32 cents in closing at $15.32 after exchanging 184 stocks. 
Elite Diagnostic gained 20 cents to close at $2.60, with 9,873 units changing hands, Everything Fresh shed 6 cents to end at $1.45 after investors exchanged 11,885 units, Express Catering dropped 8 cents to $5.42 with a transfer of 98,289 stocks. General Accident rose 50 cents in closing at $5.50 after an exchange of 53,052 shares, Honey Bun declined 16 cents to end at $6.32 with 1,439 stock units changing hands, Image Plus Consultants fell 11 cents after ending at $1.89, with 879,036 units crossing the market. ISP Finance popped $1.99 to close at $21.50 while exchanging just 10 shares, Jamaican Teas climbed 15 cents to $2.25 in trading 1,952,779 stock units, Knutsford Express declined 54 cents in closing at $10.55, with 12,002 stocks crossing the market. Lasco Distributors increased 11 cents to end at $2.42 with the swapping of 155,467 units, Lasco Manufacturing advanced 39 cents to $4.05 in an exchange of 31,717 stock units, 
Main Event lost 51 cents to close at $13.49 as investors exchanged 7,268 stocks. Medical Disposables gained 14 cents to end at $5.14, with 1,212 shares crossing the exchange and Regency Petroleum rose 6 cents in closing at $2.45 after a transfer of 144,832 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market drops to commence week
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Monday, pulled back at the start of the week as declining stocks clobbered those rising even as the volume of stocks traded jumped 123 percent and the value surged 117 percent more than on Friday following trading in 47 securities up from 40 on Friday and ended with 13 rising, 27 declining and seven closing unchanged.
Investors traded 8,185,073 shares for $20,337,892 up from 3,670,324 units at $9,384,503 on Friday.
Trading averaged 174,150 shares at $432,721, up from 91,758 shares at $234,613 on Friday, with a month to date average of 285,665 units at $3,187,712 compared with 294,941 stock units at $3,416,889 on the previous trading day. March closed with an average of 509,288 units at $1,071,868.
Dolla Financial led trading with 1.91 million shares for 23.3 percent of total volume, Derrimon Trading followed with 1.80 million units for 22 percent of the day’s trade and Image Plus Consultants with 707,184 units for 8.6 percent market share.
The Junior Market Index lost 39.60 points at the close and concluded trading at 3,734.76.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 11.5. 
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 three with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging rallied 20 cents after to end at $3, with 10,212 shares crossing the market, CAC 2000 popped 33 cents in closing at $8.10 with a transfer of 391 stocks, Caribbean Cream advanced 19 cents to end at $3.49 after trading 1,101 units. EduFocal lost 9 cents to end at $2.10 in trading 19,133 stock units, Elite Diagnostic rose 10 cents to close at $2.50 while exchanging 1,874 shares, Future Energy Source fell 10 cents in closing at $4, with 651,264 stocks crossing the exchange. 
General Accident shed 18 cents in ending at $5.80 after investors swapped 1,252 units, Honey Bun dipped 9 cents to close at $6.48, with 15,978 stock units clearing the market, iCreate dropped 14 cents to $1.45 in an exchange of 172,094 shares. ISP Finance dropped $1.49 to $19.51 as investors traded 83 stock units, Jetcon Corporation fell 24 cents to close at $1.06, with 2,925 units crossing the market, Knutsford Express lost 30 cents in closing at $11.39 after an exchange of 1,470 stocks. Limners and Bards gained 10 cents to $2.32 as 151 stock units passed through the market, Main Event dropped $1.20 after ending at $13.50 with an exchange of 19,614 stocks,
Spur Tree Spices shed 9 cents to end at $2.80 after exchanging 258,268 units and Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 89 cents in closing at $14.11 and closed, with an exchange of 10,980 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market climbs 108 points for the week
Trading closed out the week on a positive note with the market index having 108 points for the week at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market on Friday, with the volume of stocks trading falling well short of Thursday outcome and ending with 47 percent fall in the volume of stocks traded with a 39 percent lower the value than on Thursday following trading in 40 securities compared with 38 on Thursday and ended with 16 rising, 13 declining and 11 closing unchanged.
Investors traded 3,670,324 shares for $9,384,503 down from 6,971,908 units at $15,464,261 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 91,758 shares at $234,613, versus 183,471 shares at $406,954 on Thursday with the month to date, averaging 294,941 units at $3,416,889 compared with 310,422 stocks at $3,659,348 on the previous day. March closed with an average of 509,288 units at $1,071,868.
ONE on ONE Educational led trading with 570,434 shares for 15.5 percent of total volume followed by Regency Petroleum with 540,995 units for 14.7 percent of the day’s trade and MFS Capital Partners with 466,106 units for 12.7 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index climbed 20.92 points to conclude trading at 3,774.36.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 11.6. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed using the last traded stock 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 one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and seven with lower offers.
At the close of trading price changes were mostly large or very small, with CAC 2000 being one of the larger moves as the price rallied $1.77 to $7.77 with a mere 2 shares crossing the market, Consolidated Bakeries advanced 33 cents in closing at $2.44 as 8,103 stock units passed through the market, Dolphin Cove popped 10 cents after ending at $15 with a transfer of 2,132 stocks, 
EduFocal climbed 14 cents to $2.19 in switching ownership of 3,000 units, Elite Diagnostic fell 6 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.40 with the swapping of 221,031 stock units, Honey Bun gained 32 cents in closing at $6.57, with 33,555 units crossing the market, Iron Rock Insurance increased 6 cents to end at $2.26 trading 3,932 stocks, Jamaican Teas rose 6 cents to $2.09 with investors transferring 132,792 shares, Lasco Financial lost 9 cents to close at $2.40 with an exchange of 2,247 stocks, Main Event increased 80 cents after ending at a record closing high of $14.70 with 51,499 shares changing hands, MFS Capital Partners climbed 23 cents to $3.19 after a transfer of 466,106 stock units, 
Stationery and Office Supplies gained 50 cents to close at $15 while exchanging 9,020 units and Tropical Battery rallied 6 cents to $1.94 after an exchange of 224,231 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
More gains for Junior Market
Stocks traded higher on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Thursday, with the volume traded declining 37 percent and the value 55 percent lower than on Wednesday. following trading in just 38 securities, down from 42 on Wednesday and ended with prices of just 11 rising, 20 declining and seven closing unchanged.
Investors exchanged a total of 6,971,908 shares for $15,464,261, compared to 11,018,178 units at $34,448,601 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 183,471 shares at $406,954, compared to 262,338 shares at $820,205 on Wednesday with the month to date, averaging 310,422 units at $3,659,348 versus 320,328 stock units at $3,913,128 on the previous day. March closed with an average of 509,288 units at $1,071,868.
ONE on ONE Educational led trading with 1.51 million shares for 21.6 percent of total volume followed by Tropical Battery with 1.02 million units for 14.6 percent of the day’s trade and JFP Ltd with 884,430 units for 12.7 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index popped 22.89 points to end at 3,753.44.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 11.5. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed based on the last traded stock price and ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, AMG Packaging popped 20 cents to $2.80 with 1,431 shares clearing the market, Consolidated Bakeries fell 31 cents to end at $2.11 and closed with an exchange of 6,558 stock units, Dolla Financial gained 9 cents to close at $2.73 as 409,220 units passed through the market. Dolphin Cove shed 10 cents to $14.90 with investors transferring 3,119 stocks, Elite Diagnostic dipped 9 cents after ending at $2.46 with an exchange of 56 stock units, 
Fontana rallied 17 cents to end at $8.32 in trading 34,738 units. Fosrich dropped 9 cents in closing at $2.64 after trading 346,736 stocks, Honey Bun lost 7 cents to end at $6.25 in switching ownership of 2,208 shares, iCreate rose 7 cents to close at $1.59 after exchanging 165,128 shares. Knutsford Express rallied 69 cents after ending at $11.69 in an exchange of 12 units, Lasco Distributors climbed 21 cents to close at $2.40 as investors exchanged 12,727 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing increased 14 cents in closing at $4.14 in an exchange of 388 stocks. Limners and Bards declined 12 cents to end at $2.22, with 33,460 units crossing the market, Lumber Depot declined 8 cents after ending at $2.41 while exchanging 13,855 stocks, Main Event rallied 63 cents to $13.90, with 26,278 stock units changing hands. 
MFS Capital Partners dropped 35 cents to $2.96, with 874,948 shares crossing the exchange and Regency Petroleum shed 8 cents to close at $2.41 but only after hitting an intraday 52 weeks’ high of $2.58, with a transfer of 577,333 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Steady trading for JSE Junior Market
Stocks just edged lower in trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 21 percent and the value 24 percent more than on Monday following trading in 47 securities similar to Monday and ended with 19 rising, 17 declining and 11 closing unchanged.
Investors traded 7,029,208 shares for $15,932,727 compared with 5,812,729 units at $12,880,143 on Monday.
Trading averaged 149,558 shares at $338,994 compared to 123,675 shares at $274,046 on Monday, with the month to date, averaging 325,801 units at $4,205,044 compared to 346,614 stock units at $4,661,588 on the previous day. March closed with an average of 509,288 units at $1,071,868.
Spur Tree Spices led trading with 1.29 million shares for 18.3 percent of total volume followed by JFP Ltd with 1.18 million units for 16.8 percent of the day’s trade and ONE on ONE Educational with 1.17 million units for 16.7 percent of the day’s trade.
At the close, the Junior Market Index shed just 2.02 points to finish at 3,712.28.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 11.3. 
The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed using the last traded stock 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 six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one stock with a lower offer.
At the close, AMG Packaging popped 47 cents to close at $3.12 with an exchange of 20,615 shares, Cargo Handlers climbed 50 cents to $14 after 43 stock units crossed the market, Consolidated Bakeries fell 43 cents to $2.07 as investors transferred 30,858 units, EduFocal advanced 19 cents in closing at $2.22, following an exchange of 55,995 stocks, Express Catering lost 16 cents to end at $5.59 after exchanging 19,317 stock units, General Accident declined 35 cents to $4.69 in switching ownership of 10,000 shares,
GWest Corporation shed 12 cents to end at 92 cents in trading 7,176 units, Honey Bun gained 17 cents after ending at $6.47, with an exchange of 2,398 stocks, iCreate increased 16 cents to close at $1.59, with 118,218 stocks changing hands, ISP Finance rose $1.49 in closing at $21 with the swapping of 200 units, Jetcon Corporation rallied 24 cents to $1.30 as 102,293 shares passed through the market, KLE Group gained 17 cents to close at $1.87 with 159 stock units clearing the market, Knutsford Express price increased 70 cents in closing at $11.70 after 26,178 stocks were traded, Lasco Distributors dipped 18 cents in ending at $2.40 after a transfer of 59,283 shares, Lasco Manufacturing fell 15 cents to $4.15 in an exchange of 57,213 stock units, 
Main Event shed 25 cents after ending at $12.80, with an exchange of 19,904 units and Stationery and Office Supplies advanced 85 cents to end at $15.15 as investors exchanged a mere 140 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market jumps
The Junior Market recorded strong gains in the market index at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, with the Junior Market Index jumping 48.55 points to 3,714.30 even as the volume of stocks traded declined 54 percent with the value down 58 percent lower than on Friday after trading in 47 securities compared with 45 on Friday and ended with 19 rising, 18 declining and 10 closing unchanged.
Investors traded 5,812,729 shares for $12,880,143 down from 12,592,410 units at $30,723,595 on Friday.
Trading averaged 123,675 shares at $274,046, compared with 279,831 shares at $682,747 on Friday, with the month to date, averaging 346,614 stock units at $4,661,588 compared to 376,466 units at $5,249,094 on the previous trading day. March closed with an average of 509,288 units at $1,071,868.
ONE on ONE Educational led trading with 1.93 million shares for 33.2 percent of total volume, following release of half year’s results showing increased revenues of 47 percent and profit before tax jumping 122 percent, but with slightly lower profits in the second quarter compared with 2022 as administrative cost jumped 51.6 percent in the quarter. Lumber Depot followed with 678,357 units for 11.7 percent of the day’s trade and JFP Ltd ended with 661,320 units for 11.4 percent market share.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 11.2. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed using the last traded stock price in conjunction with ICInsider.com’s earnings projections for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial dropped 96 cents to $24.02, with 56 shares changing hands, AMG Packaging dipped 10 cents in ending at $2.65 with 600 units clearing the market, Derrimon Trading shed 7 cents to $2.05 in an exchange of 88,953 stocks, EduFocal fell 20 cents to $2.03 in exchanging 3,702 stock units, Express Catering increased 75 cents to close at $5.75 with a transfer of just 2,308 shares, 
Fontana declined 9 cents to end at $8.10, with 69,877 stocks crossing the market, Future Energy Source climbed 7 cents in closing at $4.17 with the swapping of 124,884 units, Honey Bun gained 19 cents to close at $6.30 after trading 81,172 stock units, Indies Pharma rallied 23 cents in ending at $3.33 after a transfer of 31 units, ISP Finance lost $1.69 to close at $19.51 after 1,510 shares passed through the market, KLE Group declined 25 cents to end at $1.70 as investors exchanged 15,173 stocks, Knutsford Express fell 50 cents in closing at $11 with investors trading 23,143 stock units, Lasco Distributors popped 41 cents after ending at $2.58 with an exchange of 105,353 stock units, Lasco Financial rose 10 cents to $2.50, with 6,358 shares crossing the market, Lasco Manufacturing advanced 19 cents to close at $4.30 in trading 10,118 units, Limners and Bards increased 13 cents to close at $2.34 with 50 stocks crossing the exchange, Lumber Depot climbed 27 cents to end at $2.50 closed with an exchange of 678,357 stocks, 
Main Event rallied 10 cents to $13.05 in an exchange of 35,706 units, Spur Tree Spices shed 7 cents in ending at $2.63 after an exchange of 88,262 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 70 cents in closing at $14.30 after switching ownership of 150 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
