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.
Junior market trading jumps, but index falls
Trading increased on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 68 percent and the value 66 percent more than on Wednesday with trading occurring in 47 securities, up from 45 on Wednesday and ended with 18 rising, 18 declining and 11 closing unchanged.
Investors traded 10,803,209 shares for $29,542,706 up from 6,413,927 units at $17,798,049 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 229,856 shares at $628,568 compared with 142,532 shares at $395,512 on Wednesday with the month to date, averaging 390,677 units at $5,920,615 versus 419,861 stocks at $6,880,948 on the previous day. The average trade in March ended at 509,288 units at $1,071,868
Tropical Battery led trading with 5.18 million shares for 47.9 percent of total volume followed by Future Energy Source with 1.39 million units for 12.8 percent of the day’s trade and Image Plus Consultants with 582,408 units for 5.4 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index fell 12.49 points to finish at 3,686.08.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.9. 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 indicators hows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging dipped 54 cents to $2.51 in trading 335 shares, CAC 2000 rallied 45 cents to close at $6, after just 230 stock units passed through the market, Dolphin Cove increased 60 cents after ending at $14.94 and trading 72,483 stocks, EduFocal climbed 20 cents to end at $2.20 after a transfer of 219,613 units, Express Catering dropped 44 cents in closing at $5.50, with 2,682 stocks crossing the market, 
Fontana fell 20 cents to $8.10 and closed with 57,034 shares changing hands, Fosrich popped 15 cents in closing at $2.70 while exchanging 157,464 stock units, Indies Pharma declined 17 cents to close at $3 in an exchange of 121,947 units, ISP Finance shed 20 cents in ending at $21 after switching ownership of 56 units, Knutsford Express gained $1.08 to end at $11.78 with an exchange of 50,517 stocks, Lasco Distributors hit an intraday 52 weeks’ low of $2.15 before advancing 14 cents to close at $2.46 after an exchange of 96,858 stock units, Lasco Financial rose 13 cents in closing at $2.53 with investors transferring 800 shares, Lasco Manufacturing lost 39 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $3.61 in an exchange of 190,085 stocks, Lumber Depot dropped 16 cents after ending at $2.20, with 191,079 shares crossing the exchange, Mailpac Group shed 15 cents to close at $1.73 46,388 with stock units changing hands, 
Main Event gained 59 cents to $12.89 with a transfer of 98,742 units, Paramount Trading popped 20 cents to close at $2.37, with 51 shares clearing the market and Spur Tree Spices dipped 10 cents in closing at $2.53 as investors exchanged 207,356 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Increased trading for Junior Market
The volume and value of stocks trading rose on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with the volume traded rising 15 percent and the value 34 percent more than on Thursday with all 48 listed securities trading compared with 40 on Thursday and ended with 13 rising, 23 declining and 12 unchanged but the Junior Market Index climbed 4.58 points to 3,703.49.
Investors traded 7,914,653 shares for $21,222,090, up from 6,861,944 units at $15,792,093 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 164,889 shares at $442,127, compared to 171,549 shares at $394,802 on Thursday, with the month to date averaging 478,177 units at $8,244,708 from 568,767 stock units at $10,500,876 on the previous trading day. March closed with an average of 509,288 units at $1,071,868.
Image Plus Consultants led trading with 1.80 million shares for 22.7 percent of total volume followed by Limners and Bards with 1.30 million units for 16.4 percent of the day’s trade and Future Energy Source with 1.24 million units for 15.7 percent of the day’s trade.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.9. 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 the bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial fell 19 cents to $24.48, with 11 shares changing hands, AMG Packaging gained 15 cents to close at $3.09 as 11 stocks passed through the market, Caribbean Cream shed 19 cents after ending at $3.30 in an exchange of 421 stock units, Dolla Financial declined 11 cents in closing at $2.66 while exchanging 934,838 units, Dolphin Cove dropped 47 cents to end at $14.50, with 365 shares crossing the market, EduFocal lost 20 cents in ending at $2.10 and closed after 32,352 stocks changed hands, Express Catering rose 73 cents to end at $5.45 in switching ownership of 93,642 stock units, Fontana dipped 22 cents in closing at $8.10 with an exchange of 31,836 units, Future Energy Source rallied 10 cents to $4.20 after a transfer of 1,239,044 stocks, 
General Accident shed 34 cents to close at $4.71, with 7,577 shares crossing the exchange, Honey Bun lost 64 cents to close at $6.11 in trading 38,283 units, Indies Pharma popped 29 cents to $3.19 with investors transferring 7,807 stock units, ISP Finance declined $3.30 to $18.70 after trading 7,961 stock units, KLE Group climbed 17 cents in closing at $1.86 with the swapping of one unit, Knutsford Express advanced 78 cents to $11.78 as investors traded 11,914 stocks, Lasco Distributors dipped 20 cents after ending at $2.43, with 23,512 shares crossing the market, Limners and Bards dipped 28 cents in closing at $2.20 after exchanging 1,298,592 units, Main Event fell 56 cents to close at $11.70 with 9,992 shares clearing the market, 
Stationery and Office Supplies increased 13 cents to $14.15 in an exchange of 3,539 stock units and tTech lost 26 cents to end at $2.29 with a transfer of 13,291 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Access pushes Junior Market trading
Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded surging 1,828 percent and the value 20,493 percent more than on Tuesday as a result of Proven Investments switching ownership within the group for the near 68 million Access shares it owns, following trading in 42 securities compared with 43 on Tuesday, with 13 rising, 20 declining and nine closing unchanged.
Investors traded 72,320,927 shares for $1,687,100,183 compared with 3,751,282 units at $8,192,766 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 1,721,927 shares at $40,169,052, compared to 87,239 shares at $190,529 on Tuesday with a month to date, average of 694,868 units at $13,709,154 compared to 181,338 stock units at $479,205 on the previous day. March closed with an average of 509,288 units at $1,071,868.
Access Financial led trading with 67.86 million shares for 93.8 percent of total volume followed by Image Plus with 1.15 million units for 1.6 percent of the day’s trade and Mailpac Group with 758,453 units for one percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index dipped 8.01 points to end at 3,693.19.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 11. 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 2022 and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial declined 37 cents to $24.67, with 67,861,430 shares clearing the market, AMG Packaging shed 38 cents after ending at $2.68 in trading 5,010 stocks, CAC 2000 dipped $1.60 to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $5.50 after 177 stock units changed hands, 
Caribbean Assurance Brokers gained 8 cents to close at $1.98, with 104,624 units crossing the exchange, Caribbean Flavours popped 19 cents to $1.25 as investors traded 1,000 units, Consolidated Bakeries rallied 15 cents to end at $2.16 after 61 units crossed the exchange, EduFocal declined 8 cents to $1.92 as 5,477 units passed through the market, Indies Pharma gained 33 cents to $3.19 with the swapping of 4,625 stocks, JFP Ltd dropped 8 cents to close at $1.70 after an exchange of 18,104 units, Lasco Distributors advanced 25 cents to $2.63 after an exchange of 12,859 shares, Limners and Bards dropped 11 cents in closing at $2.49, with 29,437 stock units changing hands, Mailpac Group fell 20 cents to end at $1.72 with an exchange of 758,453 stocks, Main Even rose 36 cents to close at $12.27 after exchanging 41,536 stock units, 
MFS Capital Partners climbed 14 cents to $3.52 with investors transferring 6,363 units and Stationery and Office Supplies lost $1.67 to close at $14.02 in an exchange of 12,000 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading rises on Junior Market but prices fall
Trading picked up on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Wednesday, but the market value slipped after the volume of stocks traded rose 24 percent and the value 26 percent more than on Tuesday following trading in 45 securities compared with 44 on Tuesday and ended with nine rising, 24 declining and 12 closing unchanged.
Investors traded 10,202,465 shares for $28,165,787 up from 8,256,705 units at $22,347,499 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 226,721 shares at $625,906, compared to 187,652 shares at $507,898 on Tuesday with the month to date, averaging 494,951 units at $1,001,159 compared to 508,761 stock units at $1,020,480 on the previous day. February closed with an average of 318,024 units at $782,332.
Fosrich led trading with 2.82 million shares for 27.6 percent of total volume followed by Spur Tree Spices with 2.17 million units for 21.3 percent of the day’s trade and MFS Capital Partners with 792,425 units for 7.8 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index slipped 15.98 points to close at 3,678.38.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.9. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed based on the last traded stock price in conjunction with ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2022 and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, CAC 2000 fell $1.10 to $7.10 after trading 973 shares, Cargo Handlers rose 49 cents to $13.50 with investors transferring 10 stocks, Consolidated Bakeries shed 18 cents to end at $2.01 in switching ownership of 726 stock units. Dolla Financial declined 12 cents after ending at $2.66 with a transfer of 596,131 units, Dolphin Cove climbed 30 cents to close at $15 while exchanging 200 stock units, Everything Fresh dipped 11 cents to close at $1.45 as investors exchanged 2,104 units. 
Future Energy Source lost 12 cents to end at $4.35 with 497,865 shares crossing the exchange, General Accident dropped 35 cents to close at $4.70, with 5,150 stocks changing hands, ISP Finance declined $5.56 in closing at $20 after a transfer of 3,028 units. Jamaican Teas popped 13 cents to end at $2.29 with an exchange of 13,870 stock units, Knutsford Express rallied $1.33 to close at $11.33 with the swapping of 69,943 stocks, Lasco Distributors dropped 23 cents to $2.45 in an exchange of 13,792 shares. Lasco Manufacturing dipped 15 cents after ending at $4 and an exchange of 7,155 stocks, Limners and Bards lost 26 cents in closing at $2.25 after trading 6,624 shares, Main Event shed 15 cents to land at $12.10 in an exchange of 19,599 units. 
MFS Capital Partners fell 14 cents to end at $3.31 as 792,425 stock units passed through the market, Paramount Trading rose 19 cents to close at $2.34 after exchanging 545 units and tTech lost 30 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $2, with 117,880 shares crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market rallies on lower volume
Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Friday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 58 percent and the value falling 68 percent compared with Thursday’s activities following trading in 42 securities compared with 43 on Thursday and ended with prices of 16 rising, 17 declining and nine closing unchanged.
A total of 6,478,077 shares were traded for $16,544,909 compared with 15,501,984 units at $52,166,724 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 154,240 shares at $393,926, compared to 360,511 units at $1,213,180 on Thursday with the month to date, averaging 550,362 units at $1,093,187 compared to 57 2,754 stock units at $1,132,714 on the previous day. February closed with an average of 318,024 units at $782,332.
Indies Pharma led trading with 1.31 million shares for 20.3 percent of total volume, followed by Dolla Financial with 1.29 million units for 19.8 percent of the day’s trade and JFP Ltd with 1.01 million units for 15.5 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index increased 34.78 points to settle at 3,629.45.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.5. 
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 2022 and August 2023.
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 rose $2.44 to $22.99 after 8 shares were traded, Blue Power dropped 34 cents to $2.06 in switching ownership of 4,100 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers shed 10 cents to end at $1.90 as investors exchanged 58,622 units. Caribbean Flavours lost 17 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.03, with 56,530 stock units crossing the market, EduFocal popped 14 cents to close at $1.93, with 205,458 shares clearing the market, Express Catering advanced 45 cents to end at $5.20, with 40,680 units changing hands. 
Fontana climbed 77 cents in closing at $8.17 after 58,097 stocks crossed the exchange, General Accident rallied 99 cents to close at $5.98 in an exchange of 16,691 stock units, Honey Bun gained 49 cents to close at $6.75 in an exchange of 9,412 shares. iCreate dipped 8 cents to $1.52 after investors traded 17,856 units, Iron Rock Insurance slipped 30 cents to $2 after trading 3,000 stock units, Knutsford Express increased $1.45 to close at $10.30 as 29,957 stocks changed hands. Lasco Financial fell 13 cents to end at $2.37 with a transfer of 1,489 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing dipped 10 cents to $4.05 with the swapping of 10,560 shares, Main Event gained 28 cents in closing at $11.85 after an exchange of 21,203 stock units. Paramount Trading rose 14 cents to end at $2.38, with 54,500 units crossing the market, 
Stationery and Office Supplies declined 33 cents to close at $14.17 as 14,663 units passed through the market and tTech shed 23 cents in closing at $2.30 with investors transferring 700 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Falling stocks overwhelmed Junior Market
Trading jumped on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, but the market suffered more declines with falling stocks overwhelming those rising following a 69 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded with 136 percent more value than Wednesday following trading in 43 securities up from 41 on Wednesday and resulting in prices of 10 rising, 28 declining and five closing unchanged.
Investors traded 15,501,984 shares for $52,166,724, up from 9,199,758 units at $22,141,233 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 360,511 shares at $1,213,180 compared to 224,384 units at $540,030 on Wednesday, with the month to date, averaging 572,754 units at $1,132,714 versus 585,792 stock units at $1,127,771 on the previous day. February closed with an average of 318,024 units at $782,332.
Future Energy Source led trading with 7.96 million shares for 51.3 percent of total volume followed by Dolla Financial with 3.14 million units for 20.3 percent of the day’s trade and JFP Ltd with 586,143 units for 3.8 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index fell 48.88 points to settle at 3,594.67.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.6. 
The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed using the last traded stock price divided by ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2022 and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one stock with a lower offer.
At the close, AMG Packaging lost 38 cents to end at $3 after trading 5,025 shares, Caribbean Cream fell 15 cents in closing at $3.30 while exchanging 20,000 units, Dolphin Cove climbed 75 cents to close at $15 in switching ownership of 7,635 stocks. EduFocal declined 12 cents to a 52 weeks’ closing low of $1.79, with 12,319 stock units crossing the market, Everything Fresh dropped 9 cents to $1.54 after 15,311 stocks changed hands, Express Catering dipped 44 cents after ending at $4.75 with investors transferring 15,134 units. Fontana shed 11 cents to end at $7.40 with 54,775 shares clearing the market, Fosrich dipped 15 cents to $2.72 in an exchange of 259,589 stock units, 
Honey Bun increased 16 cents in closing at $6.26 after an exchange of 11,446 stocks. Indies Pharma advanced 9 cents to close at $2.80 after a transfer of 160,593 stock units, ISP Finance gained $1.01 to close at $21.01, with investors exchanging 80 units, Jamaican Teas fell 18 cents to $2.12 in an exchange of 192,340 shares. JFP Ltd rallied 8 cents to $1.68 in an exchange of 586,143 stocks, Knutsford Express lost 15 cents to end at $8.85 following 9,150 stock units passing through the market, Lasco Manufacturing declined 20 cents to $4.15 with the swapping of 6,685 shares. Main Event shed 29 cents to close at $11.57 with a transfer of 12,086 units, Medical Disposables dropped 15 cents to close at $4.85, with 5,000 shares crossing the exchange. MFS Capital Partners shed 11 cents to end at $3.41, with 564,431 stocks crossing the market, 
Paramount Trading declined 15 cents in closing at $2.24 with an exchange of 100 stock units and Stationery and Office Supplies lost 50 cents after ending at $14.50, with 31,821 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
More slippage for Junior Market
Trading activity jumped on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with a 392 percent surge in the volume of stocks traded as the value climbed 391 percent above that on Monday with 40 securities trading compared with 39 on Monday and ended with 14 rising, 18 declining and eight closing unchanged.
A total of 20,297,652 shares were exchanged for $52,761,871 versus 4,128,803 units at $10,755,628 on Monday.
Trading averaged 507,441 shares at $1,319,047 compared to 105,867 units at $275,785 on Monday, with the month to date, averaging 608,277 shares at $1,164,338 compared to 614,793 stocks at $1,154,341 on Monday the previous day. February closed with an average of 318,024 units at $782,332.
Fosrich led trading with 10.82 million shares for 53.3 percent of total volume followed by Jamaican Teas with 5.12 million units for 25.2 percent of the day’s trade and Regency Petroleum with 1.21 million units for 6 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index dropped 13.86 points to end at 3,690.44.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 11. 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 2022 and August 2023.
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 declined $1.20 to $21 in switching ownership of 1,769 shares, AMG Packaging climbed 40 cents to close at $3.30 after trading 74,274 stocks, Caribbean Flavours rallied 8 cents to $1.35 with investors transferring 3,500 units. Dolla Financial fell 10 cents to $2.69 with 360,212 stock units crossing the market, 
Elite Diagnostic dropped 19 cents to $2.70, with 78,321 shares clearing the market, Future Energy Source popped 13 cents to $4.25 in an exchange of 107,537 stocks. Jamaican Teas dipped 33 cents to end at $2.11 with an exchange of 5,117,861 units, JFP Ltd increased 9 cents to close at $1.69, with 58,714 stock units changing hands, Lasco Distributors rose 19 cents in ending at $2.72 with the swapping of 11,257 shares. Lasco Manufacturing gained 23 cents in closing at $4.35 after an exchange of 14,910 stock units, Limners and Bards shed 16 cents ending at $2.20 in an exchange of 674,350 stocks, Main Event fell $1 to $11.15 after a transfer of 8,732 units. Medical Disposables declined 12 cents to end at $5.02 while exchanging 5,100 units, Regency Petroleum dropped 
10 cents to $1.90 in trading 1,214,127 shares and Spur Tree Spices dipped 9 cents to close at $2.50 after exchanging 28,382 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market trading falls back
Trading pulled back to more normal levels from Wednesday’s heady levels at the close of the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Thursday, with a 98 percent declining the volume of stocks traded with the value 96 percent lower than on Wednesday following trading in 46 securities up from 42 on Wednesday and ended with 18 rising, 19 declining and nine closing unchanged.
A total of 5,242,797 shares were traded for $17,417,126 compared to 272,054,087 units at $419,217,066 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 113,974 shares at $378,633, compared with 6,477,478 units at $9,981,359 on Wednesday with the month to date, averaging 680,242 stock units at $1,251,880 in contrast to 732,972 units at $1,333,194 on the previous day. February closed with an average of 318,024 units at $782,332.
MFS Capital Partners led trading with 734,917 shares for 14 percent of total volume followed by Tropical Battery with 453,589 units for 8.7 percent of the day’s trade after the price hit a 52 weeks’ intraday low of $1.90 and Future Energy Source with 399,936 units for 7.6 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index rallied 9.49 points to close at 3,751.17.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 11. The average is down to this relatively low due to new company results that led to increased earnings for the Thursday report and following 
ICInsider.com upgrading earnings for Main Event to $1.80 from $1.45 and Dolla Financial being switched from 2022 earnings of 15 cents for last year to 40 cents for this year, following the release of 2022 full year results, with earnings of 18 cents per share. 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 year ending between November 2022 and August 2023.
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 dipped 12 cents to close at $22, with 11,249 shares changing hands, Consolidated Bakeries climbed 24 cents in closing at $2.24 after investors swapped 5,051 stock units, Dolla Financial gained 15 cents to end at $2.85 as investors crossing the market exchanged 243,218 stocks Dolphin Cove rose $1.09 in ending at $15.25 with 57,649 units changing hands, Elite Diagnostic rallied 9 cents to $2.80 in an exchange of 445 stocks, Express Catering advanced 38 cents to end at $5.48 with investors transferring 5,600 units.
Fontana popped 15 cents to close at $8.40 after a transfer of 68,140 stock units, Future Energy Source rose 23 cents to $4.40 with an exchange of 399,936 shares, after the price hit a 52 weeks’ intraday low of $4.05, GWest Corporation climbed 12 cents in closing at $1.08 with a transfer of 1,564 stock units. Honey Bun lost 29 cents to $6.75, with 51,922 shares clearing the market, iCreate rallied 18 cents to end at $1.68 after trading 87,063 units, Indies Pharma rose 10 cents to close at $2.90, with 21,002 stocks crossing the market. Jamaican Teas shed 27 cents in closing at $2.20 with 151,736 units passing through the market, Jetcon Corporation fell 10 cents to 95 cents with 3,984 stocks crossing the exchange, Knutsford Express declined 13 cents to $9.02 after exchanging 7,287 stock units. Mailpac Group dipped 10 cents to close at $1.70 in switching ownership of 113,259 shares, Main Event popped $1.20 after ending at a record closing high of $13 while exchanging 264,941 stocks, following the release of solid first quarter results of 39 cents per share before trading opened, 
MFS Capital Partners dropped 18 cents in closing at $3.33 in an exchange of 734,917 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies increased 89 cents to end at $15.10 in trading 9,521 units.
In the preference segment, CAC 2000 9.5% preference share gained 14 cents to $1.05 with the swapping of 26,055 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Huge trading surge for Junior Market
Trading closed sharply higher on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Wednesday, with a 4,359 percent surge in the volume of stocks traded and the value jumping 2,415 percent more than on Tuesday after trading in 42 securities compared with 45 on Tuesday and ended with 10 rising, 21 declining and 11 closing unchanged.
Investors exchanged 272,054,087 shares for $419,217,066 compared to 6,101,272 units at $16,671,644 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 6,477,478 shares at $9,981,359 compared to 135,584 units at $370,481 on Tuesday with the month to date, averaging 732,972 units at $1,333,194 up from 199,190 stock units at $529,604 on Tuesday the previous day. February averaged 318,024 units at $782,332.
JFP Ltd led trading with 261.41 million shares for 96.1 percent of total volume followed by tTech with 5 million units for 1.8 percent of the day’s trade and Caribbean Assurance Brokers with 948,138 units for 0.3 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index dropped 55.99 points to close at 3,741.68,, the lowest point since the ending of January 2022.
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 projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2022 and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial lost 13 cents in closing at $22.12 in an exchange of 1,885 shares, AMG Packaging popped 36 cents in ending at $2.94, with 1,127 units crossing the market, Cargo Handlers dipped 89 cents to $14.11 and closed with 8 stock units changing hands. Caribbean Assurance Brokers fell 15 cents to close at $1.90 after an exchange of 948,138 stocks, Caribbean Cream declined 20 cents to $3.50 after an exchange of 200,000 stocks, Consolidated Bakeries dropped 9 cents to $2 with the swapping of 26,653 stock units. Dolla Financial shed 20 cents to close at $2.70 with a transfer of 369,259 units, Dolphin Cove shed 36 cents in closing at $14.16 in an exchange of 39,713 shares, Express Catering fell 30 cents to end at $5.10 after a transfer of 9,461 units. 
Fontana lost 15 cents at $8.25 in switching ownership of 37,317 stocks, Future Energy Source dipped 14 cents to $4.17 as 79,996 shares passed through the market, GWest Corporation declined 13 cents in closing at 96 cents with an exchange of 263 stock units. ISP Finance dropped $5.66 to close at $20 as investors exchanged 784 units, Knutsford Express advanced 13 cents to $9.15, with 21,743 stock units clearing the market, Main Event 20 cents to end at $11.80 after trading 36,428 shares. MFS Capital Partners lost 12 cents to end at $3.51 in trading 255,734 stocks, Paramount Trading climbed 16 cents in ending at $2.34 with an exchange of 142 shares, 
Stationery and Office Supplies fell 29 cents to $14.21 while exchanging 30,289 stocks and tTech gained 23 cents to close at $2.53 with investors transferring 5,000,000 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
