Stocks slipped to open up the new year on a losing note when the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed trading on Tuesday, with investors displaying restraint in chasing or exchanging stocks as the volume of stocks traded declined 68 percent with 70 percent less value than on Friday after all, but one security traded amounting to 47 up from 43 on Friday and ended with 14 rising, 26 declining and seven closing unchanged.
A total of 7,078,901 shares were traded for $20,254,759 down from 22,282,537 units at $68,002,755 on Friday.
Trading averaged 150,615 shares at $430,952 compared to 518,199 units at $1,581,459 on Friday. December closed with an average of 333,420 units at $925,533.
Regency Petroleum led trading with 1.64 million shares for 23.1 percent of total volume followed by Fosrich with 824,214 units for 11.6 percent of the day’s trade and ONE on ONE Educational with 682,021 units for 9.6 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index lost 38.19 points to settle at 3,948.25.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.6. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks incorporate ICInsider.com projected earnings for the financial year ending that fall between November this year and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial dropped $4 to $22, with 661 shares changing hands, AMG Packaging fell 39 cents to close at $2.66, with 4,897 stock units crossing the market, CAC 2000 shed $1.73 in ending at $6.75 in an exchange of 8 units. Caribbean Assurance Brokers dropped 28 cents to $1.88 after a transfer of 228,886 stocks, Caribbean Cream lost 14 cents to end at $3.86 trading 1,023 stocks, Consolidated Bakeries dipped 10 cents to $1.70 with an exchange of 1,176 stock units. 
Derrimon Trading fell 14 cents to $2.11 with the swapping of 254,671 units, Dolphin Cove popped $1.88 to close at $14.88 in trading 16,694 shares, Express Catering climbed 20 cents in closing at $5.40 after 22,124 stock units passed through the market. Future Energy Source dipped 30 cents to end at $5.20 with an exchange of458,046 shares, General Accident gained 66 cents to end at $5.07 as investors exchanged 110,279 stocks, Honey Bun declined 79 cents to close at $7.20 after exchanging 7,733 units. iCreate advanced 26 cents to $1.93 in switching ownership of 103,986 shares, Indies Pharma dropped 52 cents to $3, with 7,327 stock units crossing the market, JFP Ltd lost 10 cents in closing at $1.67 while exchanging 204,535 stocks. Knutsford Express shed 70 cents to close at $8, with 5,886 units clearing the market, Lasco Distributors rallied 10 cents in closing at $2.60 after exchanging 186,868 units, Medical Disposables rose 48 cents to end at $5.28 with investors transferring 385 shares. Spur Tree Spices shed 46 cents to $3.04 with an exchange of 57,994 stocks,
Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 65 cents to end at $16.50 after finishing trading of 129,446 stock units, Tropical Battery increased 15 cents to close at $2.45 with a transfer of 607,278 stocks and tTech declined 30 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.20 after exchanging 31,563 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The volume of stocks traded rose 190 percent and the value 242 percent more than on Thursday, with 43 securities trading similar to trading on Thursday and ended with 24 rising, 12 declining and seven closing unchanged.
JFP Ltd ended with 2.74 million units for 12.3 percent of the days’ trade, Spur Tree Spices chipped in with 2.18 million units for 9.8 percent of stocks traded, ONE on ONE Educational ended with 1.94 million units for 8.7 percent market share and Indies Pharma traded 1.66 million units for 7.5 percent of the market.
Consolidated Bakeries rose 10 cents to $1.80 as investors traded 78,110 stocks, Derrimon Trading popped 14 cents in ending at $2.25, with 164,074 shares changing hands, Dolphin Cove dropped $1.98 to $13, with 30,797 units crossing the exchange. Express Catering increased 15 cents to close at $5.20 after 194,582 stocks changed hands, Fontana declined 10 cents to $9 after transferring 145,394 stock units, Fosrich climbed 20 cents to end at $4.20 with the swapping of 1,600,481 stocks. Future Energy Source rose 27 cents in closing at $5.50 with an exchange of 3,284,910 stock units, iCreate fell 27 cents to close at $1.67 in trading 1,155,460 shares, Indies Pharma advanced 39 cents to $3.52 in switching ownership of 1,660,483 units. JFP Ltd increased 14 cents to $1.77 with 2,744,750 shares crossing the market, Lasco Distributors shed 10 cents in closing at $2.50 after 68,844 stock units were exchanged, Limners and Bards gained 12 cents to end at $2.79 trading 677,370 units. 
Medical Disposables climbed 24 cents in closing at $4.80 with a transfer of 4,450 stocks, MFS Capital Partners popped 24 cents to close at $2.84 in an exchange of 487,333 shares, Paramount Trading rallied 14 cents in ending at $1.99 100,000 stock units passed through the market. Regency Petroleum popped 21 cents to $1.69 in exchanging 2,951,679 units, Spur Tree Spices advanced 31 cents to end at $3.50 with 2,183,725 stocks clearing the market, Stationery and Office Supplies climbed $1.16 to $17.15 while exchanging 113,854 shares and tTech dropped 40 cents to end at $2.50 after an exchange of 12,802 stocks.
Blue Power, Lasco Distributors and Lasco Financial Services traded at 52 weeks’ intraday low.
Junior Market stocks are based on ICInsider.com projected earnings for the financial year endings that falls between November this year and August 2023.
Consolidated Bakeries popped 14 cents to $1.84 in exchanging just one share, Dolla Financial shed 13 cents to close at $2.82 with the swapping of 540,840 stock units. Dolphin Cove increased 38 cents to $15.16 after trading 210,424 units, Elite Diagnostic gained 14 cents to end at $3.20 after a transfer of 10,005 stocks, Express Catering rallied 15 cents in closing at $5.05 after an exchange of 5,910 shares. General Accident declined 55 cents to $4.45, with 473 stocks crossing the market, Honey Bun advanced 21 cents to end at $7.42 in an exchange of 18,747 stock units, Indies Pharma climbed 25 cents to $2.85 with a transfer of 3,140 units. Knutsford Express fell 11 cents to $8.89 in switching ownership of 60 stock units, Limners and Bards rallied 13 cents in closing at $2.64 as investors exchanged 2,000 shares, Main Event shed 65 cents to close at $9.30, with 21,767 units changing hands. MFS Capital Partners declined 11 cents to end at $2.99 in exchanging 88,987 stock units, 
Regency Petroleum climbed 10 cents to $1.50 in trading 2,536,498 units and Stationery and Office Supplies increased 78 cents to $15.75 after an exchange of 28,914 shares.
A total of 36,083,718 shares were traded for $101,351,606 versus 7,255,920 units at $22,249,838 on Thursday.
At the close, the Junior Market Index slipped 9.81 points to settle at 3,908.35.
Caribbean Assurance Brokers shed 20 cents to $1.98 after 2,460 stock units were traded. Caribbean Cream popped 15 cents in ending at $3.35 while exchanging 383 stocks, Consolidated Bakeries fell 14 cents to end at $1.70, with 15,090 stocks clearing the market, Derrimon Trading shed 14 cents to close at $2.11 trading 106,868 shares. Dolphin Cove gained 68 cents to $14.78 in exchanging 3,056 units, Fontana rose 10 cents to end at $9.09 with investors transferring 8,975 stock units, Fosrich lost 10 cents in closing at $3.90 with 18,458,647 stock units changing hands. Future Energy Source dipped 17 cents to $5.07 after a transfer of 177,671 units, General Accident increased 30 cents to $5 in switching ownership of 21,331 stocks, GWest Corporation dropped 13 cents in closing at $1.02 with the swapping of 1,824 shares. Indies Pharma lost 20 cents at $2.60 with a transfer of 1,761 stocks, Iron Rock Insurance advanced 46 cents to end at $2.35 with an exchange of one unit, JFP Ltd rallied 10 cents to close at $1.55 after an exchange of 11,438,854 stock units. 
Lumber Depot climbed 15 cents in ending at $2.45 after trading 1,231,390 shares, Paramount Trading rallied 36 cents in closing at $1.89 after exchanging 4,000 stock units, Stationery and Office Supplies jumped $1.77 to $14.97, with 603 shares crossing the market and Tropical Battery fell 23 cents to end at $2.15 after 296,469 stock passed through the market.
A total of 7,255,920 shares were traded for $22,249,838, down from 57,486,327 units at $181,774,492 on Wednesday.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 11.9. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks incorporate ICInsider.com projected earnings for the financial year endings that falls between November this year and August 2023.
Express Catering fell 15 cents to $4.90 after an exchange of 4,274 shares, Fontana popped 9 cents to close at $8.99 in trading 20,871 stocks. Fosrich gained 15 cents in ending at $4, with 631,593 units changing hands, Future Energy Source rallied 40 cents to $5.24 after investors traded 1,057,241 shares, General Accident popped 30 cents to end at $4.70 in switching ownership of 15,630 stock units. iCreate gained 8 cents to $1.95 as 83,680 stocks passed through the market, Iron Rock Insurance dropped 50 cents in closing at $1.89 with 100 units changing hands, JFP Ltd dipped 10 cents to close at $1.45 with 210,869 shares clearing the market. Knutsford Express advanced $1 in closing at $9 after trading of 208 stock units, Lasco Financial increased 8 cents to end at $2.88 after trading 5,169 units, Limners and Bards declined 8 cents to end at $2.43 with a transfer of 16,688 stock units. Main Event rose 39 cents to close at $9.99 after an exchange of 4,600 shares, Medical Disposables climbed 47 cents to $4.99 after exchanging 14,246 stocks, MFS Capital Partners gained 19 cents to end at $3.19 while 139,444 stock units passed through the market. 
Spur Tree Spices rose 5 cents to $3.01 with an exchange of 131,576 stocks, Stationery and Office Supplies shed 80 cents in closing at $13.20 after a transfer of 500 units and Tropical Battery climbed 5 cents to close at $2.38 as 235,024 shares were traded.
A total of 22,074,785 shares were exchanged for $73,296,318 compared to 27,627,621 units at $54,220,421 on Monday.
At the close, the Junior Market Index dropped 37.30 points to 3,818.73.
Caribbean Assurance Brokers advanced 30 cents to $2.15 with investors transferring 700 stock units, Fontana rose 21 cents to close at $9 with the swapping of 47,010 shares, Future Energy Source dipped 11 cents to $4.71 while 10,673,967 stock units passed through the market. Honey Bun climbed 35 cents in closing at $7 in an exchange of 34 stocks, iCreate increased 24 cents to $2.11 in switching ownership of 37,255 units, Indies Pharma gained 19 cents to close at $2.79 with an exchange of 61,150 stocks. Iron Rock Insurance popped 39 cents ending at $2.39 in exchanging 20,020 stock units, Knutsford Express dropped $1 to close at $8 after trading 8,063 shares, Lasco Manufacturing shed 30 cents to $3.95 while exchanging 4,009 units. Main Event advanced 10 cents to end at $9.60 as investors exchanged 10,095 units, MFS Capital Partners declined 79 cents in ending at $2.36, with 1,226,152 stock units crossing the market, Paramount Trading shed 17 cents in closing at $1.53 in trading 6,358 shares. 
Stationery and Office Supplies declined 30 cents, ending at $13 with an exchange of 21,568 stocks and tTech rallied 34 cents to $2.59 after exchanging 151 stocks.
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 112 percent and the value 61 percent higher than on Thursday, following trading in 41 securities versus 40 on Thursday and ending with 18 rising, 13 declining and 10 closing unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 12. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks incorporate ICInsider.com projected earnings for companies with financial year end that falls between November this year and August 2023.
Dolphin Cove declined 65 cents in closing at $13.35 after 1,658 units crossed the exchange. Elite Diagnostic dropped 32 cents to $3.03 in switching ownership of 3,193 shares, GWest Corporation rose 11 cents to $1.11 after an exchange of 888 stock units, iCreate rallied 10 cents to $2.15 as investors traded 279,179 shares. Indies Pharma gained 16 cents to close at $2.75, with 1,672 shares changing hands, Knutsford Express rallied 69 cents to $8.99 in trading 18,842 stocks, Limners and Bards fell 20 cents to $2.45 and closed after 15,419 units passed through the market. MFS Capital Partners dipped 40 cents in closing at $3 in exchanging 114,416 stocks, Regency Petroleum rose 43 cents and ended at a record high of $1.75 after an exchange of 2,838,917 shares, 
Stationery and Office Supplies increased 27 cents to close at $13.02 while exchanging 4,550 stock units and Tropical Battery rallied 16 cents to end at $2.47 after trading 401,417 units.
percent with 21 percent more value than on Wednesday from the trading of 40 securities compared to 41 on Wednesday and ending with 15 rising, 16 declining and nine closing unchanged.
Energy Source with 540,880 units for 14.4 percent of the day’s trade and ONE on ONE Educational with 522,617 units for 13.9 percent market share.
Financial gained 15 cents to end at $3.21 after a transfer of 769,890 stock units. Future Energy Source popped 15 cents in closing at $4.97 with 540,880 units clearing the market, GWest Corporation lost 19 cents to end at $1 in trading 2,449 stocks, Honey Bun declined 86 cents to $6.85 with the swapping of 31,940 units. iCreate rallied 45 cents to $2.05 after 64,803 stock units crossed the exchange, Indies Pharma dipped 39 cents to close at $2.59 with 35,544 shares changing hands, Iron Rock Insurance dropped 60 cents in ending at $1.80 in switching ownership of 5,100 shares. ISP Finance advanced $2.50 to $17.50 after 203 stocks passed through the market, MFS Capital Partners gained 40 cents to close at $3.40 in exchanging 313,020 units, Regency Petroleum gained 32 cents ending at $1.32 with a transfer of 120,012 shares, 
Stationery and Office Supplies fell $1.75 in closing at $12.75 in switching ownership of 23,259 stock units. Tropical Battery shed 23 cents to end at $2.31 as investors exchanged 234,040 stocks and tTech dropped 90 cents to $2.25 trading 30 stock units.
A total of 35,801,013 shares were traded for $69,628,752 compared with 3,163,615 units at $12,309,172 on Friday.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 12. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are based on ICInsider.com projected earnings with financial year ends that fall between November this year and August 2023.
Express Catering rose 56 cents to end at $5 in switching ownership of 50 stock units. Fontana fell 16 cents in closing at $8.04 with 46,686 stocks crossing the market, Honey Bun dropped $1.07 to $6.71 as investors switched ownership of 22,069 units, iCreate popped 20 cents to close at $2.22 after the transfer of 33,390 stocks. Indies Pharma gained 44 cents in ending at $3.02 with the swapping of 12,549 stock units, ISP Finance advanced 10 cents to close at $15 with a transfer of 180 shares, Lasco Manufacturing dropped 25 cents to settle at $3.95 after trading of 821,360 units. Limners and Bards shed 10 cents to end at $2.40 with 248,406 shares changing hands and
Main Event lost 30 cents to close at $9.70 with an exchange of 9,651 units.
A total of 3,163,615 shares were traded for $12,309,172 versus 5,831,798 units at $26,486,488 on Thursday.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 11.9. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks incorporate ICInsider.com projected earnings for companies with financial year end that falls between November this year and August 2023.
Express Catering shed 56 cents in closing at $4.44 with 11,436 units changing hands, Honey Bun rallied $1.12 to close at $7.78 after 500 units crossed the market, iCreate rose 12 cents to $2.02 in an exchange of 396,382 shares. Indies Pharma lost 27 cents to close at $2.58 with the swapping of 34,582 stock units, JFP Ltd gained 18 cents to settle at $1.65 in an exchange of 366,095 stocks, Lasco Financial advanced 14 cents to $2.90 with 50,703 stocks crossing the market. Lasco Manufacturing rose 30 cents to $4.20 after 46,629 stock units passed through the market, Limners and Bards popped 10 cents in closing at $2.50 as investors exchanged 900 units, Medical Disposables advanced 22 cents to $5.20 after an exchange of 25 shares. 
Spur Tree Spices gained 13 cents to settle at $3.29 with the swapping of 21,439 units and tTech rose 19 cents to close at $3.15 in switching ownership of 1,091 shares.
