Trading fell back from Wednesday’s surge at the close of the Junior Market on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded dropping 69 percent as the value fell 70 percent from Wednesday’s levels, but the market ended with advancing stocks nearly doubling those declining and sent the market index 34.01 points higher to 4,223.33, with 23 percent gains for the year to date.
Market activity led to 42 securities trading up from 40 on Wednesday with 21 rising, 12 declining and nine closing unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 22.8. The PE ratio of each stock in the chart below is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years up to August 2022.
A total of 23,142,159 shares traded for $83,667,452 compared to 73,733,908 units at $274,328,558 on Wednesday, Spur Tree Spices led trading with 5.98 million shares for 25.9 percent of total volume, followed by Mailpac Group with 3.56 million units for 15.4 percent of the day’s trade and Future Energy Source with 2.63 million units for 11.4 percent market share, JFP Limited with 2.53 million units for 10.9 percent market share, Jetcon Corporation traded 2.18 million units for 9.4 percent market share and EduFocal ended with 1.63 million units for 7 percent market share.
Thursday’s trading averaged 551,004 shares at $1,992,082 down from 1,843,348 shares at $6,858,214 on Wednesday with month to date, averaging 719,276 units at $2,636,802 compared to 727,308 units at $2,667,573 on the previous trading day. February closed with an average of 370,064 units at $1,402,517.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial advanced 49 cents in closing at $20.50 after trading 319 shares, CAC 2000 fell 45 cents to close at $7.05 in exchanging 2,756 units, Derrimon Trading rallied 13 cents to $2.68 with 194,275 stock units changing hands. Dolphin Cove popped 69 cents to $26.69, with 190,176 stocks clearing the market, Fosrich rose $2.23 to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $18.63 with 100,544 shares changing hands, Future Energy Source declined 33 cents to end at $6.35 after 2,630,785 stock units were traded. Honey Bun gained 29 cents ending at $10.28, with 19,243 stocks crossing the exchange, Indies Pharma increased 9 cents to close at $3.09, trading 236,024 units, Jetcon Corporation shed 15 cents in closing at $1.05 while exchanging 2,182,003 stocks.
Knutsford Express lost 55 cents to $7.45 with the swapping of 35,973 units, Lasco Manufacturing climbed 30 cents to end at $5.55 in an exchange of 83,221 stock units, Lumber Depot dropped 11 cents to $3.51 with an exchange of 653,429 shares. Mailpac Group climbed 34 cents to close at $3.57 after exchanging 3,562,628 stocks, Main Event fell 80 cents in ending at $7.20 after 132,274 shares changed hands, Spur Tree Spices dropped 9 cents to $3.70 in switching ownership of 5,983,396 stock units and Stationery and Office Supplies gained 57 cents in closing at $7.60 in exchanging 5,874 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Surge in Junior Market trading but index plunges
Junior Market trading jumped on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded surging 339 percent above that Tuesday as the value also jumped 362 percent, but the increased activity failed to prevent the market index from diving 65.96 points to 4,189.32.
Traded resulted in 73,733,908 shares changing hands at $274,328,558 up from 16,783,104 units at $59,357,222 on Tuesday. Spur Tree Spices led trading with 57.44 million shares for 77.9 percent of total volume, followed by EduFocal, 4.25 million units with 5.8 percent of the day’s trade, JFP Limited accounted for 3.05 million units for 4.1 percent market share, Mailpac Group ended with 1.49 million units for 2 percent market share, Lasco Financial hopped in with 1.45 million units for 2 percent market share and Tropical Battery ended with 1.2 million units for 1.6 percent market share.
Trading averaged 1,843,348 shares at $6,858,214 in contrast to 399,598 shares at $1,413,267 on Tuesday, with month to date, averaging 727,308 units at $2,667,573 ompared to 674,163 units at $2,468,019 on the previous trading day. February closed with an average of 370,064 units at $1,402,517.
Market activity led to 40 securities trading compared to 42 on Tuesday and ended with 18 rising, 14 declining and eight closing unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 22.8. The PE ratio of each stock in the chart below is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years up to August 2022.
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, Caribbean Assurance Brokers shed 13 cents to end at $2.35 after trading 64,857 shares, Dolphin Cove lost 60 cents in closing at $26, with 149,124 stock units changing hands, EduFocal rose 47 cents to $3.68 in an exchange of 4,247,474 stocks. Elite Diagnostic rallied 8 cents to close at $3 after exchanging 9,883 units, General Accident increased 11 cents in ending at $6 with an exchange of 8,445 units, Honey Bun climbed 19 cents to end at $9.99, with 8,046 shares changing hands. Iron Rock Insurance dropped 25 cents to close at $3.15, with 7,000 stock units crossing the exchange, Jetcon Corporation gained 12 cents to close at $1.20 in trading 347,325 stocks, JFP Limited advanced 11 cents in closing at $1.26 after trading 3,051,640 stocks. Lasco Financial popped 30 cents to $3.50 in exchanging 1,451,000 units, Lasco Manufacturing fell 35 cents to $5.25 while exchanging 90,711 shares, Lumber Depot gained 13 cents to close at $3.62 after exchanging 532,147 stock units. 
Main Event declined 90 cents to end at $8 with the swapping of 85,126 stocks, Paramount Trading lost 22 cents to end at $1.52, with 24,000 shares clearing the market and Spur Tree Spices popped 9 cents in closing at $3.79 with 57,437,035 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Record close for Junior Market, up 24% in 2022
The Junior Market Jamaica Stock Exchange hit a new intraday high immediately on opening at 4,292.32 points but ended lower at a record close of 4,255.28 after trading closed on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded falling 77 percent and the value slipping 75 percent from Monday’s trades.
A new record high for the JSE Junior Market.
Some 42 securities traded compared to 43 on Monday, with 17 rising, 18 declining and seven closing unchanged as the Market Index rose 49.92 points to close with a rise of 24 percent year to date at 4,255.28 or just under six percentage points from the gains for all of 2021.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 22.3. The PE ratio of each stock in the chart below is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years up to August 2022.
A total of 16,783,104 shares traded for $59,357,222, down sharply from 71,534,884 units at $242,214,271 on Monday. Mailpac Group led trading with 4.38 million shares for 26.1 percent of total volume, followed by EduFocal, 2.85 million units with 17 percent of the day’s trade, JFP Limited chipped in with 2.24 million units for 13.3 percent market share. Future Energy Source traded 1.49 million units accounting for 8.9 percent market share, Spur Tree Spices closed with 1.15 million units for 6.8 percent market share and Tropical Battery exchanged 1.06 million units, with 6.3 percent market share.
Trading averaged 399,598 shares at $1,413,267 in contrast to 1,663,602 shares at $5,632,890 on Monday with the month to date, averaging 674,163 units at $2,468,019 compared to 688,614 units at $2,523,532 on the previous trading day. February closed with an average of 370,064 units at $1,402,517.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial advanced $1 to end at $20 with an exchange of 12,124 shares, AMG Packaging rose 19 cents to close at $2.99 after exchanging 6,298 stock units, Blue Power fell 84 cents in closing at $3.31 after trading 5,780 stocks. Caribbean Assurance Brokers rallied 19 cents to $2.48 in switching ownership of 3,500 units, Caribbean Cream dropped 12 cents to $5.10 in exchanging 889 stocks, Dolphin Cove popped $1.10 to end at $26.60 after 57,848 stock units changed hands. Elite Diagnostic climbed 11 cents to $2.92 after trading 96,277 units, Express Catering shed 10 cents ending at $6, with 146,676 shares crossing the market, Fosrich lost 15 cents to close at $16.35 with 54,691 stocks changing hands. Honey Bun rose 10 cents in closing at $9.80 in an exchange of 32,300 stock units, KLE Group declined 45 cents to close at $2.35 after exchanging 6,122 units, Lasco Financial lost 30 cents in ending at $3.20, with 219,550 shares crossing the exchange. Lasco Manufacturing declined 15 cents in closing at $5.60, with 597,490 stocks clearing the market. 
Mailpac Group shed 28 cents to close at $3.25 while exchanging 4,377,356 units, Main Event gained 40 cents to end at $8.90, with 11,273 shares crossing the market. Spur Tree Spices dropped 19 cents to close at $3.70, trading 1,149,011 stock units, SSL Venture fell 32 cents to $1.65 with the swapping of 502 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies shed 52 cents ending at $7.03 with 14,668 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Record 4,206 close for Junior Market
The Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market closed on Friday at a record high, with the market index surging 101.72 points to close at the highest point for the day at record 4,205.78, bettering the previous record of reach on March 4 this year as the market put on 22.7 percent for the year.
A new record high for the JSE Junior Market.
At the opening of the market, there was little sign for a record-breaking day, with the market index up 43.76 points, within just a minute of opening and remained close to this level for the better part of the morning until Express Catering jumped to $6 and Lasco Manufacturing moved up to $5 minutes to midday.
Market activity led to 44 securities trading, up from 40 on Thursday and ended with 21 rising, 15 declining and eight closing unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 22.6. The PE ratio of each stock in the chart below is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years up to August 2022.
The volume of stocks trading on Friday declined 55 percent to 23,122,693 units, from 51,849,620 on Thursday and the value fell 50 percent from $167,982,544 on Thursday to $83,802,194. At the close, Mailpac Group led trading with 10.18 million shares for 44 percent of total volume, followed by JFP Limited with 2.38 million units for 10.3 percent of the day’s trade, EduFocal chipped in with 1.94 million units for 8.4 percent market share, Lasco Manufacturing accounted for 1.21 million units for 5.2 percent market share and Future Energy Source closed with 1.19 million units for 5.2 percent market share.
Trading averaged 525,516 shares at $1,904,595 in contrast to 1,296,241 shares at $4,199,564 on Thursday, with the month to date, averaging 633,084 units at $2,346,443 compared to 639,741 units at $2,373,786 on the previous trading day. February closed with an average of 370,064 units at $1,402,517.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with the bid higher than the last selling price and five with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging lost 20 cents to end at $2.80, with 205,111 shares crossing the market, Blue Power gained 15 cents in ending at $4.15 in an exchange of 18,599 stocks, CAC 2000 rose 15 cents to close at $7.70 after trading 129 stock units. Cargo Handlers advanced 40 cents to $11.80 while exchanging 23,977 units, Caribbean Cream declined 11 cents in closing at $5.12 with an exchange of 454 stock units, Dolphin Cove shed 30 cents in ending at $26.70 in exchanging 115,798 units, EduFocal climbed 16 cents to close at $3.53 in trading 1,942,307 shares, Everything Fresh dropped 18 cents to end at $1.03 with the swapping of 240,557 stocks, Express Catering rallied 76 cents in closing at $6 in exchanging 534,386 units. Fontana popped 24 cents to $10.25, with 87,571 shares changing hands, Future Energy Source increased 20 cents to $6.50, with 1,194,713 stock units crossing the exchange, Honey Bun fell 29 cents to close at $9.70 after exchanging 51,075 stocks. Jamaican Teas fell 16 cents to $3.55 after 756,039 shares changed hands, KLE Group climbed 20 cents to $2.80, with 21,047 units crossing the market, Knutsford Express rallied 55 cents to end at $8, with 8,478 stock units clearing the market. 
Lasco Distributors shed 29 cents in closing at $3.50 in switching ownership of 144,879 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing increased 40 cents to close at $5, trading 1,213,910 units, Mailpac Group advanced 38 cents to end at $3.55 while exchanging 10,175,577 shares. Main Event rose 95 cents to $8.95 in an exchange of 81,747 stocks, Paramount Trading lost 30 cents to $1.45, with 82,760 stock units crossing the exchange, SSL Venture popped 45 cents to end at $1.95 after exchanging 306,349 stocks. Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 50 cents in ending at $7.03 with the swapping of 36,129 shares, Tropical Battery gained 12 cents to $2.47, with 716,915 stock units crossing the market and tTech declined 24 cents to close at $4.05 with an exchange of 5,704 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Nice Junior Market rally
Stocks mostly rose in trading on Thursday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market, with the Market Index jumping 40.52 points to 4,104.06 as the volume of stocks traded surged 217 percent more than on Wednesday as the value jumped by 226.00 percent.
A total of 40 securities traded down from 44 on Wednesday, with 21 rising, eight declining and 11 closing unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate values for stocks, averages 22.2 for the Junior Market. The PE ratio of stocks in the chart below is based on ICInsider.com’s forecasted earnings for companies with financial years to the end of August 2022.
Overall, 51,849,620 shares traded for $167,982,544 compared to 16,377,032 units at $51,552,856 on the Wednesday. Spur Tree Spices led trading with 37.14 million shares accounting for 71.6 percent of total volume, followed by Jetcon Corporation, 3.24 million units for 6.3 percent of the day’s trade, FP Limited with 2.98 million units for 5.7 percent market share. EduFocal chipped in with 2.53 million units for 4.9 percent market share, Future Energy Source traded 1.35 million units for 2.6 percent market share and Tropical Battery ended with 1.22 million units for 2.4 percent market share of the overall volume.
Trading averaged 1,296,241 shares at $4,199,564 in contrast to 372,205 shares at $1,171,656 on Wednesday with the month to date, averaging 639,741 units at $2,373,786 compared to 600,606 units at $2,264,947 on the previous trading day. February closed with an average of 370,064 units at $1,402,517.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with the bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial lost $1 to $20 in switching ownership of 5,271 shares, Blue Power shed 19 cents to end at $4 in exchanging 3,127 stock units, Cargo Handlers rose 80 cents in closing at $11.40 with an exchange of 12,093 units. Caribbean Assurance Brokers gained 16 cents to close at $2.20 with 98,983 stocks changing hands, EduFocal popped 23 cents to $3.37 in exchanging 2,532,213 stocks, Everything Fresh increased 11 cents to $1.21, with 11,031 units changing hands. Future Energy Source advanced 10 cents to close at $6.30 after 1,350,570 stock units crossed the exchange, Jamaican Teas rallied 10 cents to end at $3.71 after exchanging 599,034 shares, Jetcon Corporation climbed 21 cents to $1.11 with the swapping of 3,243,403 stocks. Lasco Distributors popped 24 cents to $3.79, with 13,228 stock units crossing the market, Limners and Bards rallied 10 cents to close at $3.30 after an exchange of 442,861 shares Main Event declined 97 cents to $8, with 84,780 units clearing the market. 
Paramount Trading gained 13 cents in ending at $1.75 after trading 4,859 stock units, Spur Tree Spices advanced 25 cents to $3.60 with 37,136,928 units passing through the exchange, SSL Venture dropped 50 cents to end at $1.50 as 313,121 shares were traded and tTech increased 23 cents in closing at $4.29 after exchanging 207 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market inched higher on Wednesday
Trading activity declined on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded falling 41 percent and the value dropping 47 percent behind Tuesday’s trades on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market leaving the market index just above the close on Tuesday.
Overall, 44 securities trading compared to 45 on Tuesday and ended with 19 rising, 20 declining and five closing unchanged, leaving the Junior Market Index advancing just 6.87 points to settle at 4,063.54, after hitting just over 4,123 points shortly after the market opened.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 21.8. The PE ratio of each stock in the chart below is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years up to August 2022.
Overall, 16,377,032 shares traded for $51,552,856 compared to 27,861,205 units at $97,674,911 on Tuesday. JFP Limited led trading with 4.48 million shares for 27.4 percent of total volume followed by EduFocal, 3.41 million units for 20.8 percent of the day’s trade, Paramount Trading, 1.37 million units for 8.4 percent market share, Lasco Distributors chipped in with 1.01 million units with 6.2 percent market share, Consolidated Bakeries and General Accident each traded 1.0 million units for 6.1 percent market share each.
Trading averaged 372,205 shares at $1,171,656 versus 619,138 shares at $2,170,554 on Tuesday with month to date, averaging 600,606 units at $2,264,947 compared to 616,634 units at $2,341,670 on the previous trading day. February closed with an average of 370,064 units at $1,402,517.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging declined 10 cents in ending at $3 after exchanging 159,587 shares, Blue Power rose 18 cents to close at $4.19 in trading 3,153 units, Cargo Handlers shed 95 cents to $10.60, with 5,831 stocks changing hands. strong>Caribbean Cream rallied 51 cents in closing at $5.23 after exchanging 139 stock units, Derrimon Trading climbed 17 cents to end at $2.70 with the swapping of 30,411 stock units, Dolphin Cove gained $1 to close at $27 while exchanging 66,796 stocks. EduFocal lost 13 cents to end at $3.14, with 3,409,042 shares crossing the market, Elite Diagnostic increased 11 cents in ending at $3.02 after 41,526 units changed hands, Everything Fresh dropped 11 cents to $1.10 in exchanging 51,967 stock units. Express Catering rose 20 cents in closing at $5.23 in trading 44,755 units, Fosrich popped 35 cents to $16.35, with 44,152 shares crossing the market, Honey Bun rallied 88 cents to end at $10 trading 20,739 stocks. JFP Limited fell 10 cents to close at $1.25 in an exchange of 4,484,237 units, Knutsford Express fell 55 cents in closing at $7.45 with an exchange of 3,210 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing declined 35 cents to $4.55 in switching ownership of 238,630 shares. 
Limners and Bards dropped 10 cents in closing at $3.20 after 91,413 stock units crossed the exchange, Lumber Depot climbed 13 cents to $3.50 with 133,403 stocks changing hands, Mailpac Group shed 21 cents to end at $3.08 after exchanging 359,901 shares. Spur Tree Spices lost 13 cents in ending at $3.35 after exchanging 244,406 units, Stationery and Office Supplies rose 45 cents to close at $7.49 after trading 16,100 stock units, Tropical Battery popped 17 cents ending at $2.35 in switching ownership of 644,617 shares and tTech increased 16 cents in closing at $4.06 with the swapping of 906 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market bounces back
Trading closed on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 43 percent and the value down by 49 percent from Monday at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market with all 45 securities traded, up from 41 on Monday.
Trading ended with 20 stocks rising, 21 declining and four closing unchanged, leading to the Junior Market Index popping 43.25 points to settle at 4,056.67.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 21.9. The PE ratio for stocks in the chart below is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years up to August 2022.
Overall, 27,861,205 shares traded for $97,674,911 compared to 49,008,399 units at $190,021,639 on the Monday. EduFocal led trading with 14.24 million shares for 51.1 percent of total volume, followed by JFP Limited, 3.07 million units with 11 percent of the day’s trade, Mailpac Group with 58 million units for 5.7 percent market share, Lasco Manufacturing with 1.55 million units for 5.6 percent market share. Lumber Depot with 1.55 million units controlling 5.6 percent market share and Future Energy Source with 1.35 million units for 4.8 percent market share.
Trading averaged 619,138 shares at $2,170,554 in contrast to 1,195,327 shares at $4,634,674 on Monday with the month to date averaging 616,634 units at $2,341,670, compared to 616,440 units at $2,354,900 on the previous day. February closed with an average of 370,064 units at $1,402,517.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial rose 20 cents to end at $21 after trading 161 shares, AMG Packaging popped 15 cents in closing at $3.10 after exchanging 8,200 units, CAC 2000 lost 34 cents after ending at $7.55, with 1,363 stock units crossing the market. Cargo Handlers increased $3.05 to $11.55 and closed trading with 4,364 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers declined 14 cents to close at $2.10 after 193,028 stocks crossed the market, Caribbean Cream shed 51 cents to end at $4.72 in exchanging 2,676 stock units. Caribbean Flavours gained 10 cents to close at $2.02 with 20,500 units changing hands, EduFocal rallied 12 cents to $3.27 after trading 14,239,618 shares, Fosrich fell 20 cents in closing at $16 in finishing trading with 3,350 shares. Future Energy Source advanced 16 cents to $6.15 in an exchange of 1,350,940 stock units, General Accident dropped 24 cents to $5.91 in exchanging 67,578 units, GWest Corporation declined 10 cents to 94 cents in switching ownership of 15,579 stocks. Iron Rock Insurance climbed 21 cents to $3.41 with the swapping of 96,745 units, ISP Finance shed $2.21 to close at $29.99 with an exchange of 160,889 stocks, Jamaican Teas climbed 12 cents in closing at $3.62 in trading 326,321 shares. 
KLE Group fell 20 cents to $2.65, with 41,960 stock units changing hands, Knutsford Express advanced 15 cents to end at $8 while exchanging 2,271 shares, Lasco Financial rose 22 cents to $3.42 in trading 4,276 stocks. Lasco Manufacturing popped 31 cents in closing at $4.90 while 1,554,527 units crossed the exchange, Limners and Bards gained 10 cents to close at $3.30 after exchanging 60,238 stock units, Lumber Depot lost 13 cents to close at $3.37 with 1,550,143 stock units switching owners. Mailpac Group rose 30 cents to $3.29 after 1,579,531 units changed hands, Main Event dropped 14 cents to $9 while exchanging 441,279 stocks and SSL Venture fell 20 cents to end at $2 after finishing trading of 333,461 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market trading jumps prices drop
Trading jumped sharply by the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded surging 68 percent more than on Friday as the value of stocks trading jumped 131 percent higher than the previous trading day.
Market activity led to 41 securities trading compared to 42 on Friday, with 15 rising, 21 declining and five closing unchanged. At the close, the Junior Market Index fell 38.77 points to settle at 4,013.42.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 21.8. The PE ratio of each stock in the attacked chart is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years up to August 2022.
Overall, 49,008,399 shares traded for $190,021,639 up from 29,255,984 units at $82,401,537 on the Friday. EduFocal led trading with 29.64 million shares and controlled 60.5 percent of total volume after trading at a record high, followed by JFP Limited with 5.42 million units for 11.1 percent of the day’s trade, Future Energy Source contributed 3.98 million units for 8.1 percent market share, iCreate had 1.57 million units changing hands for 3.2 percent market share and Fosrich ended with 1.52 million units for 3.1 percent of the trades.
Trading averaged 1,195,327 shares at $4,634,674 in contrast to 696,571 shares at $1,961,941 on Friday with the month to date, averaging 616,440 units at $2,354,900, up from 572,569 units at $2,182,126 on the previous trading day. February closed with an average of 370,064 units at $1,402,517.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three, with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging dropped 20 cents to close at $2.95 after trading 111,476 shares, Cargo Handlers fell $3 to $8.50, with 4,059 stocks clearing the market, Caribbean Cream rallied 52 cents in closing at $5.23 after switching ownership of 33,000 stock units. Dolphin Cove increased $2 to $26, with 233,348 units crossing the market, Express Catering lost 19 cents to end at $5.06 trading 43,078 stock units, Fosrich shed 65 cents in closing at $16.20 while exchanging 1,519,918 shares. Jamaican Teas rose 13 cents to end at $3.50, with 486,088 stocks changing hands, KLE Group popped 65 cents to $2.85 with the swapping of 20,852 units, Knutsford Express declined 15 cents to close at $7.85 in trading 11,860 stocks. Lasco Distributors fell 22 cents in ending at $3.48 after 47,266 stock units crossed the market, Lasco Financial shed 24 cents in closing at $3.20 with an exchange of 40,868 units, Limners and Bards declined 15 cents to end at $3.20 in exchanging 294,766 shares. 
Lumber Depot dropped 13 cents to $3.50 in an exchange of 909,098 stocks, Main Event gained 81 cents ending at a 52 weeks’ high of $9.14 after an exchange of 460,045 units, Spur Tree Spices lost 14 cents to close at $3.46, with 497,787 shares changing hands. SSL Venture climbed 30 cents to close at $2.20 after exchanging 41,161 stock units, Tropical Battery advanced 16 cents after ending at $2.17 and trading 685,585 stocks and tTech lost 34 cents to end at 3.91 with 55,488 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
EduFocal jumps, JFP drops 32% from peak
EduFocal rallied 75 cents to end at $3.07, with a gain of 207 percent over the IPO price and since listing on the Junior Market on Tuesday. Trading closed with strong demand for above $3 per share. The price movement on Friday helped to push the Market Index up a strong 76.48 points to close at 4,052.19, as the same time, JFP that listed on Monday fell 32 percent from its peak of $2.
A total of 42 securities were traded on Friday, similar to Thursday. At the close, 18 gained, 17 declined and seven ended unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 21.8. The PE ratio of each stock in the chart below is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years up to August 2022.
The overall volume of stocks traded slipped 22 percent with the value down moderately from Thursday. Overall, 29,255,984 shares traded for $82,401,537 compared to 37,553,313 units at $87,439,082 on the Thursday. EduFocal led trading with 11.18 million shares for 38.2 percent of total volume, followed by JFP Limited with 9.68 million units taking 33.1 percent of the day’s trade, Tropical Battery cornered 2.07 million units, with 7.1 percent market share and Future Energy Source ended with 1.97 million units for 6.7 percent market share.
Trading averaged 696,571 shares at $1,961,941 down from 894,127 shares at $2,081,883 on Thursday and month to date an average of 572,569 units at $2,182,126 compared to 562,132 units at $2,200,659 on the previous day. February closed with an average of 370,064 units at $1,402,517.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial fell 20 cents in closing at $20.80 while exchanging 7,532 shares, Cargo Handlers gained 49 cents to close at $11.50, 62 with stocks units changing hands, Dolphin Cove shed 15 cents to end at $24 in an exchange of 52,902 stock units. EduFocal rallied 75 cents to end at a record $3.07, with 11,180,753 units crossing the exchange, Express Catering advanced 25 cents ending at $5.25 in switching ownership of 49,975 with 35,634 units changing hands, Iron Rock Insurance rose 8 cents to end at $3.20 in exchanging 3,500 stocks. Jamaican Teas declined 23 cents to $3.37 after an exchange of 296,928 shares, Jetcon Corporation dropped 8 cents to end at 81 cents trading 94,486 units, JFP Limited fell 34 cents to $1.36 after exchanging 9,679,780 stock units. Knutsford Express climbed 10 cents to close at $8 in trading 100 shares, Lasco Distributors popped 10 cents to $3.70 with the swapping of 26,490 units, Lasco Manufacturing climbed 15 cents in closing at $4.50 with 344,003 stocks passing through the exchange. 
Lumber Depot popped 18 cents after ending at $3.63, with 388,982 stock units crossing the market, Mailpac Group rallied 8 cents in closing at $3.08 with an exchange of 205,414 shares, Main Event jumped $2.33 to end at 52 weeks’ high of $8.33 after finishing trading 358,718 stocks. Spur Tree Spices shed 8 cents to $3.60 after 927,861 units crossed the market, Tropical Battery lost 10 cents to close at $2.01 after exchanging 2,066,964 stock units and tTech advanced 34 cents to end at $4.25 and closed with 82,028 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market slips on Thursday
Trading closed on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 18 percent with the value increasing 10 percent higher than on Wednesday at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market, which ended with the Market Index declining.
Market activity led to 42 securities trading compared to 43 on Wednesday and ended with 18 rising, 17 declining and seven closing unchanged. At the close, the Junior Market Index shed 27.76 points to close at 3,975.71.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 21. The PE ratio of each stock in the chart below is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years up to August 2022.
Overall, 37,553,313 shares traded for $87,439,082 compared to 31,775,636 units at$ 79,249,482 on Wednesday. JFP Limited led trading with 18.41 million shares for 49 percent of total volume, followed by EduFocal with 9.72 million units for 25.9 percent of the day’s trade. Lumber Depot with 2.28 million units for 6.1 percent market share, Tropical Battery with 1.84 million units for 4.9 percent market share and Caribbean Flavours with 1.28 million units for 3.4 percent market share.
Trading averaged 894,127 shares at $2,081,883 in contrast to 738,968 shares at $1,843,011 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 562,132 units at $2,200,659, compared to 531,620 units at $2,211,575 previously traded. February closed with an average of 370,064 units at $1,402,517.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial rallied $2.55 to end at $21, with 1,559 shares crossing the market, Blue Power rose 61 cents to $4 while exchanging 22,039 stocks, CAC 2000 rose 36 cents to close at $7.89 in an exchange of 1,462 units. Cargo Handlers climbed $1.87 after ending at $11.01 in trading 16,540 stock units, Dolphin Cove gained $2.15 in closing at $24.15 after exchanging 27,441 units, EduFocal popped 57 cents to end at a record of $2.32 in trading 9,716,123 shares. Express Catering fell 17 cents to close at $5 with an exchange of 10,295 stock units, Fosrich lost 10 cents in ending at $16.85 with 91,159 stocks changing hands, General Accident increased 25 cents to end at $6.15 with 3,000 shares clearing the market. GWest Corporation dropped 13 cents in closing at 94 cents in exchanging 10,206 stocks, Honey Bun advanced 79 cents to close at $9.71 after trading 23,898 stock units, Jamaican Teas popped 12 cents in closing at $3.60 with 262,059 units changing hands. JFP Limited declined 15 cents to $1.70, with 18,409,007 shares crossing the market, Knutsford Express shed 10 cents to end at $7.90 in switching ownership of 3,290 stocks Lasco Distributors fell 19 cents to end at $3.60 after trading 206,064 units. 
Limners and Bards lost 10 cents to $3.38 with an exchange of 263,888 stock units, Lumber Depot rallied 21 cents to end at $3.45 with the swapping of 2,279,622 stock units, Main Event dropped 90 cents to close at $6 in an exchange of 19,214 units and Paramount Trading rose 13 cents in closing at $1.80 in switching ownership of 1,000 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
