Trading levels jumped on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded surging 383 percent and the value jumping 453 percent higher than on Wednesday, Jamaican Teas and EduFocal controlling 79 percent of the volume.
Market activity led to 43 securities trading compared to 44 on Wednesday and ended with 20 rising, 15 declining and eight closing unchanged. At the close, the Junior Market Index advanced 20.89 points to 4,253.26.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 13.2. 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 2023.
Overall, 59,575,175 shares were traded for $234,063,113 compared to 12,336,057 units at $42,328,019 on the Wednesday. Jamaican Teas led trading with 34 million shares for 57.1 percent of total volume, followed by EduFocal with 12.84 million units for 21.6 percent of the day’s trade and Honey Bun with 4.03 million units for 6.8 percent market share. Elite Diagnostic chipped in with 1.34 million units for 2.3 percent market share, Derrimon Trading, 1.25 million units for 2.1 percent market share and Tropical Battery ended with 1.06 million units for 1.8 percent market share.
Trading averaged 1,385,469 shares at $5,443,328 up from 280,365 shares at $962,000 on Wednesday with the month to date, averaging 515,088 units at $1,916,603 compared to 418,128 units at $1,523,729 on the previous trading day. Trading in March averaged 719,276 units at $2,636,802.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial rose 11 cents to $22 with the swapping of 135,553 shares, AMG Packaging gained 15 cents in ending at $3.70 after exchanging 444,178 units, Blue Power rallied 49 cents to $4.09 trading 16,610 stocks. CAC 2000 shed 50 cents to end at $7 as 3,801 stock units were traded, Caribbean Assurance Brokers declined 10 cents to close at $2.60 while exchanging 89,226 stocks, Caribbean Cream dropped 19 cents to $4.80 in switching ownership of 7,655 stock units. Dolphin Cove climbed $1.07 to end at $22.87 in an exchange of 9,428 shares, Elite Diagnostic fell 12 cents to $3.67 after 1,344,708 units crossed the market, Express Catering popped 28 cents in closing at $6.43 after finishing trading of 12,500 shares. Fontana popped 90 cents to close at $10.90 in trading 84,769 units, Fosrich lost $1.69 to end at $22.11, with 68,399 stock units changing hands, Honey Bun dropped 35 cents to close at $9.60 after exchanging 4,026,875 stocks. iCreate advanced 16 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.36 after trading 773,133 shares, Indies Pharma advanced 15 cents to $3, with 83,580 units crossing the market, Jamaican Teas increased 10 cents ending at $3.54 after 34,000,140 stock units crossed the exchange but only after the price hit an intraday 52 weeks’ low of 43.01. Jetcon Corporation rose 12 cents to end at $1.30, clearing the market with 468,547 stocks, KLE Group popped 10 cents in closing at $2.68 with an exchange of 24 shares, Main Event shed 29 cents to close at $7.85, with 119,562 units crossing the market. Stationery and Office Supplies rallied 68 cents in ending at $7.95 with the swapping of 218,236 stocks and tTech lost 13 cents to $4, trading 75 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.