Rising stocks was the dominant feature at the close of the Junior Market at the end of the halfway mark of the year, with a rise of 27.5 percent after the index climbed 32.15 points on the final day of June to close at 3,370.59, the best performance since 2015, the market closed the period with three stocks gaining more than 100 percent and three more than 74 percent for the year to date, one with 67 percent and one, with 66 percent.
Market activity led to 40 securities trading compared to 39 on Tuesday and ended with prices of 18 stocks rising, 12 declining and 10, closing unchanged and GWest Corporation closed at a 52 weeks’ high at $1.05.
The PE Ratio, a measure that computes an appropriate relative value of a stock, at the close on Wednesday averaged 13.1 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
Trading ended with 56 percent fewer shares than on Wednesday after 7,112,638 shares changed hands for $22,638,727 compared to 16,279,953 units at $44,882,928 on Tuesday.
Mailpac Group led trading with 34.4 percent of total volume after trading 2.45 million shares, followed by Future Energy Source 12.7 percent, with 903,490 units and Jamaican Teas with 11.8 percent market share with an exchange of 841,211 units.
Trading averaged 177,816 units at $565,968 in contrast to 417,435 shares at $1,150,844 on Tuesday. The month to date trading averaged 225,705 units at $644,463, compared to 228,139 units at $648,452 on Tuesday. May closed with an average of 318,089 units at $760,337.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Access Financial rallied 46 cents to $21 with 1,141 shares traded, CAC 2000 shed $1.58 to $10.52 with a transfer of 191 units, Fosrich lost 11 cents to finish at $8.30 with 2,914 stock units changing hands. General Accident slipped 13 cents to $5.55 with an exchange of 17,000 stocks, Honey Bun popped 12 cents to $6.97 with 30,091 shares passing through the market, Indies Pharma gained 25 cents to $3.80, with 168,608 units traded. Iron Rock Insurance rose 42 cents to $3.45 with a transfer of 33,207 stock units, Jamaican Teas rallied 14 cents to $4.19 with 841,211 units changing hands, Jetcon Corporation rose 11 cents to $1.40 with an exchange of 17,376 shares. Knutsford Express dropped 25 cents to $8.50 in switching ownership of 1,288 stocks, Lasco Distributors rose 5 cents to $4 with 89,629 units traded, Lasco Financial fell 23 cents to $3.01 with a transfer of 82,541 units. Limners and Bards popped 28 cents to $3.30 with an exchange of 275,726 stock units, Lumber Depot dipped 7 cents to $3.27, with 406,905 shares changing hands, Medical Disposables climbed 48 cents to $4.73 with 405,627 units passing through the market, Paramount Trading rose 11 cents to $1.26 with 376,855 stocks traded and Stationery and Office Supplies shed 40 cents to close at $7.60, with 3,622 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.