Stocks bounced in Junior Market trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, with the Market Index rising 37.78 points to 4,064.12 after 38 securities traded down from 42 on Wednesday and ended with 19 rising, 11 declining and eight unchanged, with the volume of stocks traded falling 45 percent and the value 47 percent lower than on Wednesday.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing stock values, averages 12.6. The PE ratios of Junior Market incorporate ICInsider.com projected earnings for companies with financial year end that falls between November this year and August 2023.
A total of 5,618,693 shares were traded for $18,792,608 versus 10,146,538 units at $35,165,833 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 147,860 shares at $494,542 compared to 241,584 shares at $837,282 on Wednesday, with the month to date, averaging 465,292 units at $1,535,788 compared to 504,583 units at $1,664,672 on the previous trading day. July closed with an average of 512,709 units at $2,574,304.
EduFocal led trading with 1.05 million shares for 18.6 percent of total volume, followed by Future Energy Source with 869,353 units for 15.5 percent of the day’s trade and Jamaican Teas traded 772,230 units for 13.7 percent of market share.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
In closing, Cargo Handlers popped $1 to $15 after trading 4,163 shares, Consolidated Bakeries gained 17 cents in closing at $1.56 after switching ownership of 62,312 stocks, Dolphin Cove lost 17 cents to end at $14.83 in an exchange of 591 stock units. EduFocal rose 33 cents to $2.75 in exchanging 1,045,050 units, Express Catering shed 38 cents to close at $5.15, with 10,120 shares crossing the exchange, Fontana increased 22 cents in closing at $9.79 after trading 34,156 stocks. Fosrich rallied 15 cents to $3.37 in trading 647,712 stock units, GWest Corporation advanced 10 cents to end at $1, with 597 units changing hands, iCreate climbed 45 cents to close at $4 after exchanging 50,634 shares. Jamaican Teas declined 10 cents to $2.85 with an exchange of 772,230 units, Knutsford Express rose 10 cents to $7 after 10,000 stocks crossed the market, Lasco Distributors dropped 25 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $2.85 after trading 58,030 stock units. Lasco Financial fell 23 cents in closing at $2.71 with 500 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing increased 10 cents to end at $4.30 with 22,482 stock units clearing the market, Mailpac Group declined 12 cents to close at $2.15 while exchanging 204,030 stocks. 
Main Event climbed $1 in closing at $8 with the swapping of 13 units, Medical Disposables rallied 95 cents to end at $7, with one share crossing the market, Stationery and Office Supplies fell 94 cents to $17 in trading 54,856 units and Tropical Battery popped 11 cents to $2.75 with 233,615 stock units passing through the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Big plunge for Junior Market
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange dropped sharply on Wednesday, with the Market Index plunging 107.82 points to 4,026.34, with the volume of stocks traded declining marginally after 10 percent more funds entered the market than on Tuesday.
Market activity led to 42 securities trading down from 44 on Tuesday and ended with 12 rising, 21 declining and nine unchanged.
A total of 10,146,538 shares were traded for $35,165,833 compared to 10,954,252 units at $31,979,360 on Tuesday. Trading averaged 241,584 shares at $837,282 compared to 248,960 shares at $726,804 on Tuesday with a month to date, average of 504,583 units at $1,664,672 compared to 546,266 units at $1,795,806 on the previous trading day. July averaged 512,709 units at $2,574,304.
Dolla Financial led trading with 2.63 million shares for 26 percent of total volume, followed by Jamaican Teas with 1.85 million units for 18.3 percent of the day’s trade and iCreate with 1.03 million units for 10.2 percent market share.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.5. 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.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial fell $2.79 in closing at $19.21 after exchanging 275 shares, Cargo Handlers lost 90 cents to end at $14 with the swapping of 201,200 units, Caribbean Cream gained 42 cents to close at $4.30, with 66 stock units clearing the market. Consolidated Bakeries shed 21 cents to $1.39 in exchanging 66,632 stocks, Dolphin Cove declined 30 cents in ending at $15 after 38,504 stocks changed hands, Express Catering climbed 33 cents to $5.53, with 65,593 shares crossing the market. Future Energy Source dipped 20 cents to close at $5.30 in switching ownership of 613,827 stock units, GWest Corporation fell 12 cents in ending at 90 cents, with 21,170 units crossing the market, iCreate shed 85 cents to $3.55 in trading 1,029,876 shares. 
Jamaican Teas rallied 30 cents in closing at $2.95 in an exchange of 1,851,771 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing lost 35 cents in ending at $4.20 with an exchange of 57,063 stocks, Lumber Depot declined 10 cents to end at $2.90, with 133,266 units changing hands. Main Event advanced 90 cents to close at $7 after exchanging 25,517 units and Stationery and Office Supplies increased 44 cents to $17.94 in trading 12,919 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading picks up on Junior Market
Trading picked up on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 38 percent with a 21 percent higher value than on Monday, resulting in 44 securities trading versus 46 on Monday and ended with rising and declining stocks sharing 15 each as 14 closed unchanged.
A total of 10,954,252 shares traded for $31,979,360 compared to 7,922,625 units at $26,322,732 on Monday. Trading averaged 248,960 shares at $726,804 in contrast to 172,231 shares at $572,233 on Monday with month to date, averaging 546,266 units at $1,795,806 compared to 605,458 units at $2,008,639 on the previous trading day. July closed with an average of 512,709 units at $2,574,304. Dolla Financial led trading with 1.84 million shares for 16.8 percent of total volume, followed by Fosrich with 1.73 million units for 15.8 percent of the day’s trade and JFP Limited with 1.13 million units for 10.3 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index rose 10.06 points to settle at 4,134.16.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.7. 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.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Access Financial increased $2 to end at $22 in trading six shares, CAC 2000 climbed $2 in ending at $9, with five stocks clearing the market, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rallied 19 cents in closing at $2.79 after exchanging 83,905 stock units. Caribbean Cream shed 14 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $3.88, with an exchange of 25,659 units, Consolidated Bakeries declined 12 cents to $1.60 in exchanging 623,522 units, Derrimon Trading fell 17 cents to $2.35 in switching ownership of 897,374 stocks. Dolphin Cove advanced 49 cents in closing at $15.30, after 6,098 shares crossed the market, Elite Diagnostic rose 11 cents to end at $3.43 with the swapping of 2,600 stock units, Fontana dropped 35 cents to close at $9.60 after trading 159,984 stocks. 
iCreate gained 10 cents in ending at $4.40 while exchanging 364,128 units, KLE Group lost 30 cents after ending at $1.80 after trading 4,495 stock units, Mailpac Group fell 11 cents to close at $2.20 after exchanging 739,265 shares. Main Event declined $1.07 to end at $6.10 and closed with an exchange of 13,170 shares, SSL Venture popped 14 cents to $3.70, with 16,855 stock units changing hands and Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 50 cents in closing at $17.50, with 37,085 stocks crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
More Junior Market decline
All the stocks listed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange traded Monday, with the volume and value plunging 79 percent down from Friday, as 46 securities traded versus 43 on Friday, ended with 11 rising, 26 declining and nine closing unchanged.
A total of 7,922,625 shares were traded for $26,322,732 compared to 37,285,244 units at $127,295,549 on Friday. Trading averaged 172,231 shares at $572,233 down from 867,099 shares at $2,960,362 on Friday with month to date, averaging 605,458 units at $2,008,639 compared to 719,335 units at $2,386,208 on the previous trading day. July closed with an average of 512,709 units at $2,574,304.
Dolla Financial led trading with 2.4 million shares for 30.2 percent of total volume followed by Fosrich with 604,885 units for 7.6 percent of the day’s trade and Lasco Financial with 496,567 units for 6.3 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index dropped 25.45 points to settle at 4,124.10. The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.9.
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.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, AMG Packaging shed 20 cents in ending at $3.65 while exchanging 18,567 shares, CAC 2000 fell 50 cents to $7 in trading 6,647 stock units, Cargo Handlers gained 95 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $14.90, with 2,731 stocks changing hands. Caribbean Assurance Brokers advanced 10 cents to close at $2.60 in exchanging 94,353 units, Consolidated Bakeries rose 32 cents to $1.72 with an exchange of 478,898 stock units, Dolphin Cove popped 21 cents to close at $14.81 with the swapping of 52,223 stocks. Elite Diagnostic dropped 13 cents in ending at $3.32, with 25,389 shares clearing the market, Express Catering lost 38 cents to end at $5.21 as 53,200 units changed hands, Fontana declined 25 cents in closing at $9.95 after exchanging 46,770 stocks. Future Energy Source shed 14 cents to end at $5.45 in exchanging 468,925 shares, Honey Bun dropped 11 cents to close at $8 in trading 30,486 stock units, iCreate lost 20 cents to end at $4.30, with 190,479 units crossing the market. 
Lumber Depot climbed 10 cents to $3 in switching ownership of 187,906 units, Mailpac Group fell 14 cents in closing at $2.31 after 135,639 stocks crossed the exchange, Medical Disposables declined $1.15 to $6.05 trading 6,931 stock units. SSL Venture shed 79 cents to end at $3.56, with 449,140 shares crossing the market and Stationery and Office Supplies lost 40 cents to close at $18 in finishing the transfer of 54,587 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading surges on junior Market
The most prominent trade on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday was SSL Venture Capital accounting for nearly 92 percent of the day’s volume and pushing the volume of stocks traded up 560 percent more than on Wednesday, with the value surging 547 percent and leading to 46 securities trading versus 44 on the previous day, with 15 rising, 24 declining and seven closing unchanged.
The Junior Market Index rose 19.64 points to end at 4,174.54. The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.8. 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.
Overall, 67,565,648 shares were traded for $220,496,708 compared to 10,233,350 units at $34,092,043 on Wednesday. Trading averaged 1,468,818 shares at $4,793,407 versus 232,576 shares at $774,819 on Wednesday, with month to date, averaging 671,200 units at $2,199,173 compared to 244,567 units at $811,560 on the previous trading day. July closed with an average of 512,709 units at $2,574,304.
SSL Venture led trading with 61.87 million shares for 91.6 percent of total volume, followed by Dolla Financial with 1.58 million units for 2.3 percent of the day’s trade and Fosrich with 1.08 million units for 1.6 percent market share.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows none ending with a bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
At the close, CAC 2000 dropped $1 to $7.50 with an exchange of 1,847 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers shed 14 cents to end at $2.36, with 38,566 stocks clearing the market, Caribbean Cream increased 16 cents in closing at $4.20 after 237 units crossed the exchange. Consolidated Bakeries fell 10 cents to $1.30, with 31,244 stock units changing hands, Dolphin Cove declined $1 to close at $14.60 in exchanging 11,774 stocks, Elite Diagnostic lost 14 cents to end at $3.45 in trading 64,485 stock units. Everything Fresh gained 10 cents in closing at $1.38 after exchanging 16,872 units, General Accident climbed 40 cents to $5.90 after trading 11 shares and iCreate rallied 10 cents to $4.50 in an exchange of 469,507 stocks. Indies Pharma popped 33 cents to close at $3.18, with 15,875 stock units changing hands, Iron Rock Insurance declined 31 cents to end at $2.96, with 6,186 units crossing the market, Jamaican Teas slipped 14 cents to $2.52 in switching ownership of 126,700 shares. Lasco Financial dropped 10 cents in closing at $2.70 after exchanging 163,334 shares, Limners and Bards rose 14 cents to $2.88 after trading 18 stock units, Lumber Depot shed 32 cents to close at $2.86 with an exchange of 33,808 stocks. 
Mailpac Group advanced 13 cents to end at $2.46 with the swapping of 166,835 units, Main Event fell 33 cents to close at $7.17 while exchanging 6,030 stock units, Medical Disposables fell $1.10 in closing at $6.20 while exchanging 14,318 shares. SSL Venture rose 71 cents to $3.59 in trading 61,865,246 stocks, Stationery and Office Supplies declined $1.35 after ending at $18.50 with the swapping of 12,918 units and tTech popped 30 cents to $3.33, with 570 stocks changing hands.
In the preference segment, CAC 2000 9.5% preference share dropped 14 cents to close at $1.05 in exchanging 271 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
More declines for Junior Market
Trading activity on Wednesday was little changed at the close of the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange from Wednesday, with the volume and the value of stocks traded 5 percent lower than on Tuesday as 44 securities traded versus 42 on Tuesday and ended with 19 rising, 17 declining and eight closing unchanged.
A total of 10,233,350 shares were traded for $34,092,043 compared to 10,799,453 units at $35,702,081 on Tuesday. Trading averaged 232,576 shares at $774,819 in contrast to 257,130 shares at $850,050 on Tuesday, with month to date, averaging 244,567 units at $811,560. July closed with an average of 512,709 units at $2,574,304.
Lumber Depot led trading with 2.56 million shares for 25 percent of total volume, followed by Dolla Financial with 1.71 million units for 16.7 percent of the day’s trade and Tropical Battery with 895,621 units for 8.8 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index lost 33.46 points to close at 4,154.90. The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.5. 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.
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 rose 10 cents to $3.75 after trading 4,229 shares, Blue Power advanced 21 cents to $3.64 in switching ownership of 8,396 stocks, CAC 2000 gained 25 cents to end at $8.50, with 11 stock units crossing the market. Cargo Handlers climbed 40 cents to $14 after an exchange of 5 units Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped 10 cents to $2.50 in trading 15,822 shares, Dolphin Cove dropped 10 cents to $15.60, with 5,852 units changing hands. EduFocal gained 18 cents in closing at $2.43 after trading 89,796 stocks, Future Energy Source fell 10 cents to close at $5.50 in 373,198 stock units changing hands, General Accident rallied 40 cents to end at $5.50 while exchanging 78,000 shares. iCreate lost 15 cents at $4.40, with 547,338 stocks clearing the market, Indies Pharma declined 35 cents in closing at $2.85, with 10,613 stock units crossing the exchange, Iron Rock Insurance rallied 31 cents to $3.27 after exchanging one unit. Knutsford Express shed 28 cents to end at $7.07, with 5,383 shares crossing the market, Lasco Financial declined 20 cents to close at $2.80 in an exchange of 182,402 units, Lumber Depot gained 28 cents to end at $3.18 with the swapping of 2,556,073 stocks. 
Medical Disposables rose 30 cents to $7.30 in trading 19,561 stock units, SSL Venture shed 52 cents to close at $2.88 with an exchange of 376,363 units, Stationery and Office Supplies jumped $1.45 to a record close of $19.85 in an exchange of 45,259 shares. Tropical Battery dropped 10 cents in closing at $2.60, with 895,621 stocks crossing the market and tTech lost 40 cents in ending at $3.03 after an exchange of 5,000 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior market off to negative August start
Trading closed on the first day of activity in August on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 36 percent and the value 33 percent lower than on Friday with 42 securities trading versus 46 on Friday with 11 rising, 26 declining and five closing unchanged.
A total of 10,799,453 shares traded for $35,702,081 compared to 16,884,408 units at $53,033,472 on Friday. Trading averaged 257,130 shares at $850,050 in contrast to 367,052 shares at $1,152,902 on Friday. July closed with an average of 512,709 units at $2,574,304.
Fosrich led trading with 3.42 million shares for 31.7 percent of total volume, followed by Dolla Financial with 1.08 million units for 10 percent of the day’s trade and Jamaican Teas with 1.07 million units for 9.9 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index lost 13.95 points to 4,188.36. The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.5. 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.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial shed 44 cents in ending at $22.55 after exchanging 5,100 shares, Cargo Handlers fell 35 cents to $13.60 after trading 3,900 units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers declined 20 cents to $2.40 after 281,964 stocks changed hands.
Caribbean Cream lost 24 cents to close at $4.05, trading 6,301 stock units, Derrimon Trading dropped 11 cents to $2.50, with 164,998 units crossing the exchange, Dolla Financial declined 11 cents to close at $2.89 in exchanging 1,083,841 shares. Dolphin Cove shed 23 cents in closing at $15.70 in an exchange of 12,106 stock units, EduFocal fell 25 cents to $2.25, with 772,572 stocks clearing the market, Elite Diagnostic gained 38 cents to end at $3.59 with the swapping of 10,738 stocks. Everything Fresh lost 14 cents in ending at $1.20 with an exchange of 76,934 stock units, Fontana dropped 20 cents to $10 while exchanging 90,488 shares, Fosrich fell 14 cents to $3.25 in switching ownership of 3,424,259 units. Future Energy Source dropped 10 cents in closing at $5.60, with 396,453 stocks changing hands, iCreate shed 31 cents to end at $4.55 after exchanging 277,538 stock units, Iron Rock Insurance declined 31 cents to close at $2.96 in trading 6,350 units. Limners and Bards lost 26 cents in ending at $2.74, with 19,978 shares crossing the market, Main Event shed 30 cents to close at $7.50 after 13,033 units changed hands, Spur Tree Spices fell 10 cents to $4.10, with 319,755 stocks clearing the market. 
SSL Venture declined 10 cents in closing at $3.40 after an exchange of 243,894 shares, Stationery and Office Supplies increased $1.40 to end at $18.40 in trading 144,384 stock units, Tropical Battery dropped 13 cents in closing at $2.70 in exchanging 345,387 shares and tTech climbed 32 cents to close at $3.43 in an exchange of 20,502 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Fosrich pressured Junior Market again
A 48 cents fall in the price of Fosrich pressured the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday, which resulted in a big fall in the market index as the market closed with the volume of stocks traded rising 11 percent with a 5 percent lower value than on Thursday following the trading of all 46 securities on Friday versus 44 on Thursday with 18 rising, 14 declining and 14 closing unchanged.
A total of 16,884,408 shares traded for $53,033,472 compared to 15,150,891 units at $55,882,474 on Thursday. Trading averaged 367,052 shares at $1,152,902 in contrast to 344,338 shares at $1,270,056 on Thursday with month to date, averaging 512,709 units at $2,574,304 compared to 520,545 units at $2,650,777 on Thursday the previous trading day. June closed with an average of 429,016 units at $1,630,104. At the close, the Junior Market Index declined 57.37 points to 4,202.31.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.9. 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.
Indies Pharma led trading with 5.37 million shares for 31.8 percent of total volume, followed by Fosrich with 3.97 million units for 23.5 percent of the day’s trade. Paramount Trading chipped in with 1.22 million units for 7.2 percent market share and Dolla Financial with 1.18 million units for 7 percent market share.
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, CAC 2000 climbed 75 cents in closing at $8.25 after exchanging seven shares, Cargo Handlers increased by 20 cents to $13.95, with 3,220 stock units crossing the market, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 28 cents to close at $2.60 in exchanging 496,030 units. Caribbean Cream popped 19 cents to $4.29 after swapping 714 stocks, Derrimon Trading rallied 27 cents to $2.61 in trading 64,197 shares, Dolla Financial shed 10 cents to end at $3, with 1,181,787 stock units crossing the exchange. EduFocal fell 10 cents in closing at $2.50 after 25,773 stocks crossed the market, Fosrich lost 48 cents to end at $3.39 in an exchange of 3,973,213 units, Future Energy Source gained 20 cents to close at $5.70 after trading 312,441 units. iCreate advanced 37 cents to $4.86, with 621,486 stock units changing hands, Knutsford Express popped 35 cents to end at $7.35 after trading 1,568 shares, Limners and Bards increased 25 cents in closing at $3 with 176,273 stocks clearing the market. 
Main Event declined 30 cents to close at $7.80 in switching ownership of 16,148 stocks, Spur Tree Spices rallied 18 cents ending at $4.20, with 910,771 stock units changing hands, SSL Venture dropped 38 cents to $3.50 with an exchange of 110,635 units and Tropical Battery advanced 12 cents to $2.83 after an exchange of 221,911 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Fosrich sinks junior market
Fosrich pushed the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market down on Thursday as the extra stocks created by the stock split this week became available for trading and allowed investors to take profit with the stock being pressured from the start of trading, starting at $4.40, down from the previous day’s close. Still, it fell further by the finish to help send the market Index diving sharply by 129.21 points to close at 4,259.68.
The volume of stocks traded jumped 40 percent, with the value 26 percent more than Wednesday, ending with 44 securities trading versus 45 on Wednesday, with 15 rising, 21 declining and eight closing unchanged.
A total of 15,150,891 shares traded for $55,882,474 up from 10,822,250 units at $44,295,276 on Wednesday. Trading averaged 344,338 shares at $1,270,056 in contrast to 240,494 shares at $984,339 on Wednesday with the month to date, averaging 520,545 units at $2,650,777 compared to 530,105 units at $2,725,686 on the previous trading day. June closed with an average of 429,016 units at $1,630,104.
Fosrich led trading with 5.51 million shares for 36.4 percent of total volume following the ten-for-one stock split. Dolla Financial ended with 1.95 million units for 12.9 percent of the day’s trade, Future Energy Source closed with 1.30 million units for 8.6 percent market share and EduFocal had 1.09 million units for 7.2 percent of trading.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.7. 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.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two stocks with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial popped $2.49 to close at $22.99 in an exchange of 104 shares, Blue Power dropped 24 cents in closing at $3.40, with 3,132 stock units crossing the market, CAC 2000 declined $1 to $7.50 in trading 1,992 stocks. Cargo Handlers rallied 45 cents to $13.75 while exchanging 25,119 units, Derrimon Trading shed 26 cents to end at $2.34 in exchanging 431,299 stocks, Dolla Financial advanced 18 cents to $3.10 after an exchange of 1,948,600 units. Dolphin Cove lost 57 cents to $15.93, with 21,035 stock units changing hands, EduFocal gained 20 cents in closing at $2.60, with 1,093,129 shares crossing the exchange, Elite Diagnostic fell 25 cents to end at $3.25 after exchanging 86,273 shares. Fontana increased 20 cents to close at $10.20 with an exchange of 112,256 stocks, Fosrich dropped $1.13 to $3.87 with the swapping of 5,508,248 stock units, following the additional from the stock split becoming available to trade, GWest Corporation fell 10 cents in closing at $1.02, with 103,170 units crossing the market. Honey Bun lost 41 cents to close at $8.09 in switching ownership of 22,349 stock units, iCreate shed 21 cents to end at $4.49, trading 519,090 units, Knutsford Express declined 38 cents after ending at $7, with 750 shares clearing the market. 
Limners and Bards fell 29 cents to close at $2.75 after trading 185,577 stocks, Main Event climbed 82 cents to end at $8.10 and closed with 5,366 units trading, Medical Disposables shed 30 cents in closing at $7 while exchanging 3,018 stocks. Paramount Trading lost 15 cents to $1.80 with 15,606 stock units clearing the market, SSL Venture declined 42 cents in ending at $3.88 after trading 730,499 shares, Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 10 cents at $17 in exchanging 37,135 units and tTech rose 10 cents to close at $3.11 in trading 6,586 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Fosrich dominates Junior Market
Fosrich remained the outstanding trade on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with the 4 million shares traded up to a record high of $5.42 post-split and leading to the volume of stocks traded in the market remaining steady but with the value climbing 28 percent over Tuesday, resulting in 45 securities trading versus 44 on Tuesday and ended with 18 rising, 17 declining and 10 closing unchanged.
A total of 10,822,250 shares traded for $44,295,276 compared to 10,929,588 units at $34,533,161 on Tuesday. Trading averaged 240,494 shares at $984,339 in contrast to 248,400 shares at $784,845 on Tuesday with month to date, averaging 530,105 units at $2,725,686 compared to 547,119 units at $2,827,985 on Tuesday the previous trading day. June closed with an average of 429,016 units at $1,630,104.
The Junior Market Index rose 46.92 points to 4,388.89. The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 13.1. The Junior Market PE ratios incorporate ICInsider.com projected earnings for companies with financial year end that falls between November this year and August 2023.
Fresh from the ten for one stock split, Fosrich led trading with 4.03 million shares for 37.3 percent of total volume followed by Dolla Financial with 1.41 million units for 13 percent of the day’s trade and JFP Limited with 616,639 units for 5.7 percent market share.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Access Financial shed $2.50 in closing at $20.50 after exchanging 2,541 shares, CAC 2000 fell 50 cents to $8.50 while exchanging seven units, Cargo Handlers increased $1.90 to end at $13.30, with 236 stock units crossing the exchange. Caribbean Cream dropped 38 cents to close at $4.02, with 32,845 stocks crossing the market, Consolidated Bakeries climbed 15 cents in ending at $1.40 after a transfer of 131,481 units, Dolphin Cove advanced 57 cents to close at $16.50 trading 54,483 stocks. Fosrich rallied 62 cents to a record close of $5 with the swapping of 4,033,170 shares, General Accident declined 52 cents to $5.07, with 51,657 stock units clearing the market, Honey Bun gained 10 cents to end at $8.50 in trading 43,934 stocks. iCreate fell 11 cents in closing at $4.70 with an exchange of 231,896 stock units, Iron Rock Insurance rose 27 cents to $3.27 in an exchange of 31 units, Jamaican Teas popped 13 cents to $2.80 in switching ownership of 503,490 shares. Jetcon Corporation gained 11 cents in closing at $1.29, with 1,107 stock units changing hands, Main Event declined 72 cents to $7.28 with an exchange of 7,669 shares, Medical Disposables climbed 60 cents to $7.30 after 502 units crossed the market. 
Spur Tree Spices shed 15 cents in ending at $4.02 and closed after the transfer of 504,751 stocks, SSL Venture advanced 30 cents to close at $4.30 while exchanging 31,454 stock units, Stationery and Office Supplies popped 15 cents to $17.10 in switching ownership of 22,294 shares and tTech lost 73 cents in closing at $3.01, with 45,960 units clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
