The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange declined for a second day on Wednesday, after a 34 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded carrying a value 40 percent lower than on Tuesday with 46 securities trading compared with 43 on Tuesday and ended with 18 rising, 22 declining and six closing unchanged.
Investors traded 4,913,726 shares for $11,171,881 versus 7,417,293 units at $18,473,506 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 106,820 shares at $242,867, compared to 172,495 shares at $429,616 on Tuesday with the month to date, averaging 134,717 units at $330,495 compared with 149,813 stock units at $377,917 on the previous day. The average for April ended with 266,661 units at $2,583,503.
Image Plus Consultants led trading with 1.85 million shares for 37.6 percent of the total volume followed by ONE on ONE Educational with 377,273 units for 7.7 percent of the day’s trade and Regency Petroleum with 347,374 units for 7.1 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index lost 17.40 points to end at 3,734.42.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 11.4. 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 three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial popped 8 cents to close at $25.98, with just 9 shares crossing the market, CAC 2000 declined 9 cents in ending at $8 after 1,021 units were trade, Caribbean Cream increased 17 cents to $3.47, with a mere 3 stock units being traded, Consolidated Bakeries climbed 19 cents to $2.39 while exchanging 5,500 stocks, Dolphin Cove rallied 34 cents to end at $15.30, with 1,739 units clearing the market, EduFocal dipped 9 cents to close at $1.96 in an exchange of 120,100 shares, Everything Fresh shed 19 cents to end at $1.49 after exchanging 9,395 stock units, Fontana gained 10 cents in ending at $8.50 with investors transferring 7,327 stocks,
Fosrich rose 8 cents in closing at $2.58 with the swapping of 267,502 shares, General Accident fell 7 cents to $4.93 as investors exchanged 10,000 units, iCreate lost 18 cents to end at $1.41 in switching ownership of 78,701 stocks, ISP Finance dropped $2.85 to $19.65 after a transfer of 20 stock units, Jamaican Teas shed 13 cents in closing at $2.07 as 175,155 shares passed through the market, Jetcon Corporation declined 12 cents to $1.07 in an exchange of 147,542 stock units, JFP Ltd lost 7 cents and ended at $1.82, as 12,550 units crossed the exchange, KLE Group dipped 42 cents to $1.60 with a transfer of 246 stocks, Lasco Distributors rallied 24 cents to end at $2.72, with 101,411 stock units crossing the exchange, Limners and Bards increased 28 cents in closing at $2.50 after an exchange of 200 units, Lumber Depot dropped 6 cents to close at $2.33 with 23,001 stocks changing hands, Medical Disposables fell 99 cents to $5.01 after an exchange of 600 shares, 
MFS Capital Partners declined 10 cents to close at $3.50 in trading 290,827 shares, Paramount Trading shed 24 cents in closing at $2.08 in an exchange of 103,000 stocks and Regency Petroleum climbed 7 cents and ended at $2.57 after 347,374 stock units passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Juniors drop
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange dropped on Tuesday even as the volume of stocks traded climbed 40 percent, with the value 35 percent higher than on Monday with trading in 43 securities compared with 42 on Monday and ended with 12 rising, 21 declining and 10 closing unchanged.
Investors traded 7,417,293 shares for $18,473,506 up from 5,316,848 units at $13,649,412 on Monday.
Trading averaged 172,495 shares at $429,616 compared to 126,592 shares at $324,986 on Monday, with the month to date averaging 149,813 units at $377,917 versus 126,592 stocks at $324,986 on the previous day. April ended with an average of 266,661 units at $2,583,503.
Image Plus Consultants led trading with 2.91 million shares for 39.3 percent of total volume followed by Fosrich with 905,754 units for 12.2 percent of the day’s trade and Jamaican Teas with 553,771 units for 7.5 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index shed 31.39 points to finish at 3,751.82.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 11.5. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed using the last traded price in conjunction with ICInsider.com projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial lost 8 cents to close at $25.90 after 194 shares passed through the market, Consolidated Bakeries lost 19 cents to end at $2.20 in an exchange of 35,418 stock units, EduFocal popped 9 cents in closing at $2.05 with 58,226 stocks changing hands, Fontana shed 10 cents to finish at $8.40 with a transfer of 98,662 units, Fosrich fell 20 cents to $2.50 in trading 905,754 stock units, 
Honey Bun gained 7 cents to close at $6.47 in an exchange of 15,689 stocks, iCreate advanced 9 cents to $1.59 with investors transferring 63,005 units, Image Plus Consultants rallied 9 cents to $2.14 with 2,912,396 shares clearing the market, ISP Finance declined 48 cents in closing at $22.50 as investors swapped a mere 4 units, Jamaican Teas dipped 20 cents to $2.20 in an exchange of 553,771 shares, JFP Ltd rose 8 cents to end at $1.89 in trading 252,489 stock units, Knutsford Express fell 8 cents to close at $11.31 in exchanging 7,243 stocks, Lasco Distributors declined 17 cents to $2.48 as investors exchanged 57,770 units, Mailpac Group shed 20 cents in closing at $2.09 with 98,367 stock units changing hands, Main Event gained 20 cents to close at $13.35 in transferring 5,678 stocks, 
MFS Capital Partners rose 10 cents in closing at $3.60 with the swapping of 32,750 shares and Spur Tree Spices gained 8 cents to end at $2.70 with an exchange of 264,606 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Sharp jump for Junior Market
Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Friday, with the volume of stocks traded jumping 170 percent and the value 197 percent more than on Thursday with 44 securities trading compared with 46 on Thursday and ended with 26 rising, just six declining and 12 left unchanged.
Investors traded 16,843,959 shares for $45,142,781 up sharply from 6,242,982 units at $15,183,837 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 382,817 shares at $1,025,972 compared with 135,717 shares at $330,083 on Thursday with the month to date, averaging 266,661 units at $2,583,503 compared to 259,810 stock units at $2,675,368 on the previous day. Trading in March ended with an average of 509,288 units at $1,071,868.
Spur Tree Spices led trading with 3.52 million shares for 20.9 percent of total volume followed by Jamaican Teas with 2.85 million units for 16.9 percent of the day’s trade, JFP Ltd with 2.76 million units for 16.4 percent market share, Regency Petroleum with 1.46 million units for 8.7 percent market share and Indies Pharma with 1.37 million units for 8.1 percent of total volume.
At the close, the Junior Market Index climbed 49.17 points to close at 3,737.92.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing stock values, averages 11.4. 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 indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial increased $2.05 to close at $25.05 after an exchange of 13,833 shares, Blue Power popped 9 cents to end at $2.12 with the swapping of 42,033 stocks, CAC 2000 lost 9 cents to close at $8 with 100 units passing through the market, Caribbean Cream rose 30 cents to $3.30, with 961 stock units crossing the market. Dolphin Cove fell 37 cents in closing at $14.95, with 58,427 stocks changing hands, Elite Diagnostic advanced 9 cents in closing at $2.59 after ownership was switched for 11,100 shares, Express Catering gained 43 cents to close at $5.19 with investors transferring 14,547 units, 
Fontana climbed 16 cents to end at $8.50 closed with an exchange of 29,337 stock units. Fosrich shed 7 cents in ending at $2.70 after investors traded 394,931 stocks, Indies Pharma rallied 45 cents to $3.55 with an exchange of 1,369,691 shares, ISP Finance climbed $1.48 to end at $22.98 after an exchange of 20 units, JFP Ltd gained 7 cents in closing at $1.91 in an exchange of 2,764,674 stock units. Lasco Distributors popped 8 cents and ended at $2.29 with 171,499 shares clearing the market, Lasco Manufacturing rallied 20 cents to close at $4 after a transfer of 24,554 stock units, Limners and Bards gained 28 cents to close at $2.53, with 372,225 units crossing the market, Mailpac Group rose 10 cents to $2.24 after 102,442 stocks crossed the exchange. Main Event dipped 33 cents in ending at $13.15 as investors exchanged 3,582 stocks, MFS Capital Partners advanced 30 cents to end at $3.60 while exchanging 365,191 stock units, 
Regency Petroleum gained 25 cents to close at record high of $2.65 in an exchange of 1,459,284 units and Stationery and Office Supplies increased $2.47 in closing at $15.75 with a transfer of 121,763 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Slippage for Junior Market
Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 22 percent with a 15 percent lower value than on Wednesday following trading activities in 46 securities compared with 44 on Wednesday and the market ended with prices of 15 rising, 24 declining and seven closing unchanged.
Investors traded 6,242,982 shares for $15,183,837 against 7,960,577 units at $17,940,729 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 135,717 shares at $330,083 compared with 180,922 shares at $407,744 on Wednesday with the month to date, averaging 259,810 units at $2,675,368 versus 267,964 stock units at $2,829,487 on the previous day. March closed with an average of 509,288 units at $1,071,868.
Jamaican Teas led trading with 1.63 million shares for 26.1 percent of total volume followed by Image Plus Consultants with 767,094 units for 12.3 percent of the day’s trade and Mailpac Group with 508,167 units for 8.1 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index slipped 4.17 points to finish at 3,688.75.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 11.1. 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 six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Access Financial shed 99 cents to close at $23, with 100 shares changing hands, AMG Packaging declined 40 cents to $2.60 with investors transferring 1,536 stocks, Cargo Handlers popped 30 cents in ended at $13.80 as investors exchanged 3,877 stock units, Caribbean Cream dipped 49 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $3, with 20,453 units crossing the exchange. Consolidated Bakeries dropped 24 cents in closing at $2.16 with an exchange of 31,161 stocks, Dolla Financial fell 8 cents to $2.67 after 273,722 stock units crossed the market, Elite Diagnostic lost 10 cents at $2.50 while exchanging 3,959 shares, Express Catering fell 66 cents to end at $4.76 in trading 104,299 units, but the price hit a 52 weeks’ intraday low of $3.90 before bouncing up sharply after trading in stock resumed after an hour suspension. Fosrich rallied 7 cents to close at $2.77 after an exchange of 187,045 stocks, 
General Accident shed 10 cents in closing at $5.40 as 31,204 units passed through the market, GWest Corporation declined 14 cents to close at 90 cents with 28,645 stock units crossing the market, Indies Pharma dipped 25 cents to $3.10 after exchanging 59,779 shares. Jamaican Teas climbed 13 cents to end at $2.38 after a transfer of 1,628,405 units, Lasco Distributors dropped 21 cents in closing at $2.21 in an exchange of 113,504 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing fell 25 cents to end at $3.80 with the swapping of 70,117 shares, Limners and Bards dipped 7 cents to close at $2.25 with 52,548 stocks clearing the market. Mailpac Group gained 17 cents to $2.14 after trading 508,167 shares, Medical Disposables rose 96 cents to end at $6.10 in an exchange of 79,831 stocks, MFS Capital Partners advanced 20 cents in closing at $3.30 in switching ownership of 316,695 stock units, 
Paramount Trading shed 17 cents and ended at $2.15 in trading 2,450 units, Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 83 cents to $13.28 with a transfer of 2,865 shares and tTech fell 26 cents to $2.27 with a transfer of 3,506 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market drops
Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded slipping 42 percent and the value 42 percent lower than on Monday with 44 securities trading, down from with 47 on Monday and ended with prices of 12 rising, 13 declining and 19 closing unchanged.
Investors traded 4,787,609 shares for $11,820,076 versus 8,185,073 units at $20,337,892 on Monday.
Trading averaged 108,809 shares at $268,638, down from 174,150 shares at $432,721 on Monday with a month to date, average of273,803 units at $2,991,921 compared with 285,665 stock units at $3,187,712 on the previous day and much higher than March with an average of 509,288 units at $1,071,868.
Lumber Depot led trading with 2.52 million shares for 52.6 percent of total volume, Spur Tree Spices followed with 408,695 units for 8.5 percent of the day’s trade and JFP Ltd with 326,393 units for 6.8 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index dropped 34.25 points close at 3,700.51.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 11.5. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed using the last 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 six with lower offers.
At the close, Cargo Handlers dropped 25 cents to close at $13.70 after a transfer of 1,011 shares, Derrimon Trading advanced 5 cents in closing at $2.10 in an exchange of 32,930 stocks, Dolphin Cove popped 5 cents to $15 in switching ownership of 7,877 units. Elite Diagnostic lost 10 cents to end at $2.40 with the swapping of 134,561 stock units, Future Energy Source climbed 13 cents after ending at $4.13 and trading 78,546 stocks, General Accident declined 80 cents after ending at $5, with 17,081 stocks crossing the exchange. JFP Ltd rose 6 cents to end at $1.79 in an exchange of 326,393 shares, Knutsford Express fell 30 cents to $11.09 after 5,184 units changed hands, Lasco Distributors shed 9 cents to close at $2.31, with 15,650 stocks clearing the market. Lasco Manufacturing dipped 45 cents in closing at $3.66 with an exchange of 41,304 stock units, Main Event gained 50 cents to close at $14 after exchanging 7,603 shares. 
MFS Capital Partners dipped 7 cents to end at $3.08 while exchanging 258,159 units and Tropical Battery increased 5 cents in closing at $1.94, with and exchange of 84,307 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market drops to commence week
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Monday, pulled back at the start of the week as declining stocks clobbered those rising even as the volume of stocks traded jumped 123 percent and the value surged 117 percent more than on Friday following trading in 47 securities up from 40 on Friday and ended with 13 rising, 27 declining and seven closing unchanged.
Investors traded 8,185,073 shares for $20,337,892 up from 3,670,324 units at $9,384,503 on Friday.
Trading averaged 174,150 shares at $432,721, up from 91,758 shares at $234,613 on Friday, with a month to date average of 285,665 units at $3,187,712 compared with 294,941 stock units at $3,416,889 on the previous trading day. March closed with an average of 509,288 units at $1,071,868.
Dolla Financial led trading with 1.91 million shares for 23.3 percent of total volume, Derrimon Trading followed with 1.80 million units for 22 percent of the day’s trade and Image Plus Consultants with 707,184 units for 8.6 percent market share.
The Junior Market Index lost 39.60 points at the close and concluded trading at 3,734.76.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 11.5. 
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 indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging rallied 20 cents after to end at $3, with 10,212 shares crossing the market, CAC 2000 popped 33 cents in closing at $8.10 with a transfer of 391 stocks, Caribbean Cream advanced 19 cents to end at $3.49 after trading 1,101 units. EduFocal lost 9 cents to end at $2.10 in trading 19,133 stock units, Elite Diagnostic rose 10 cents to close at $2.50 while exchanging 1,874 shares, Future Energy Source fell 10 cents in closing at $4, with 651,264 stocks crossing the exchange. 
General Accident shed 18 cents in ending at $5.80 after investors swapped 1,252 units, Honey Bun dipped 9 cents to close at $6.48, with 15,978 stock units clearing the market, iCreate dropped 14 cents to $1.45 in an exchange of 172,094 shares. ISP Finance dropped $1.49 to $19.51 as investors traded 83 stock units, Jetcon Corporation fell 24 cents to close at $1.06, with 2,925 units crossing the market, Knutsford Express lost 30 cents in closing at $11.39 after an exchange of 1,470 stocks. Limners and Bards gained 10 cents to $2.32 as 151 stock units passed through the market, Main Event dropped $1.20 after ending at $13.50 with an exchange of 19,614 stocks,
Spur Tree Spices shed 9 cents to end at $2.80 after exchanging 258,268 units and Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 89 cents in closing at $14.11 and closed, with an exchange of 10,980 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
More gains for Junior Market
Stocks traded higher on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Thursday, with the volume traded declining 37 percent and the value 55 percent lower than on Wednesday. following trading in just 38 securities, down from 42 on Wednesday and ended with prices of just 11 rising, 20 declining and seven closing unchanged.
Investors exchanged a total of 6,971,908 shares for $15,464,261, compared to 11,018,178 units at $34,448,601 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 183,471 shares at $406,954, compared to 262,338 shares at $820,205 on Wednesday with the month to date, averaging 310,422 units at $3,659,348 versus 320,328 stock units at $3,913,128 on the previous day. March closed with an average of 509,288 units at $1,071,868.
ONE on ONE Educational led trading with 1.51 million shares for 21.6 percent of total volume followed by Tropical Battery with 1.02 million units for 14.6 percent of the day’s trade and JFP Ltd with 884,430 units for 12.7 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index popped 22.89 points to end at 3,753.44.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 11.5. 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 years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, AMG Packaging popped 20 cents to $2.80 with 1,431 shares clearing the market, Consolidated Bakeries fell 31 cents to end at $2.11 and closed with an exchange of 6,558 stock units, Dolla Financial gained 9 cents to close at $2.73 as 409,220 units passed through the market. Dolphin Cove shed 10 cents to $14.90 with investors transferring 3,119 stocks, Elite Diagnostic dipped 9 cents after ending at $2.46 with an exchange of 56 stock units, 
Fontana rallied 17 cents to end at $8.32 in trading 34,738 units. Fosrich dropped 9 cents in closing at $2.64 after trading 346,736 stocks, Honey Bun lost 7 cents to end at $6.25 in switching ownership of 2,208 shares, iCreate rose 7 cents to close at $1.59 after exchanging 165,128 shares. Knutsford Express rallied 69 cents after ending at $11.69 in an exchange of 12 units, Lasco Distributors climbed 21 cents to close at $2.40 as investors exchanged 12,727 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing increased 14 cents in closing at $4.14 in an exchange of 388 stocks. Limners and Bards declined 12 cents to end at $2.22, with 33,460 units crossing the market, Lumber Depot declined 8 cents after ending at $2.41 while exchanging 13,855 stocks, Main Event rallied 63 cents to $13.90, with 26,278 stock units changing hands. 
MFS Capital Partners dropped 35 cents to $2.96, with 874,948 shares crossing the exchange and Regency Petroleum shed 8 cents to close at $2.41 but only after hitting an intraday 52 weeks’ high of $2.58, with a transfer of 577,333 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading gains for Junior Market
Stocks closed higher and the end of trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, after a 57 percent jump in the volume of stocks changing hands as the value more than doubled at 116 percent more than on Tuesday after trading in only 42 securities compared with 47 on Tuesday and ended with rising and declining stocks sharing 16 each as 10 closed unchanged.
Investors traded 11,018,178 shares for $34,448,601, up from 7,029,208 units at $15,932,727 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 262,338 shares at $820,205 compared to 149,558 shares at $338,994 on Tuesday, with a month to date average of 320,328 units at $3,913,128 compared to 325,801 stock units at $4,205,044 on the previous day, with the average value much higher than March with an average of 509,288 units at $1,071,868.
MFS Capital Partners led trading with 3.07 million shares for 27.9 percent of total volume followed by Spur Tree Spices with 1.21 million units for 10.9 percent of the day’s trade and Image Plus Consultants with 921,409 units for 8.4 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index increased 18.27 points to close at 3,730.55.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 11.5. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed using the last traded price in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging declined 52 cents to $2.60 with investors transferring 5,000 shares, Caribbean Cream dipped 19 cents to end at $3.30 in trading 6,323 stocks, Consolidated Bakeries advanced 35 cents to close at $2.42, with 4,118 units crossing the market. EduFocal fell 17 cents after ending at $2.05 while exchanging 518,313 stock units, Future Energy Source lost 10 cents to $4.06, with 672,600 shares changing hands,
General Accident gained $1.31 in closing at $6 after an exchange of 35,881 stocks. GWest Corporation popped 12 cents to $1.04 with 2,001 stock units clearing the market, Honey Bun dropped 15 cents to end at $6.32 after a transfer of 3,088 stocks, KLE Group rallied 19 cents to close at $2.06 with investors trading 101 units. Knutsford Express shed 70 cents to $11 with 18,214 shares crossing the market, Lasco Distributors lost 21 cents after ending at $2.19 in an exchange of 569,604 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing declined 15 cents to close at $4 with trading in 25,306 stocks. Main Event rose 47 cents to $13.27 in switching ownership of 53,571 units,MFS Capital Partners fell 18 cents to end at $3.31, with 3,074,181 stocks crossing the exchange. 
Regency Petroleum increased 19 cents in closing at a record high of $2.49 after exchanging 728,168 shares, Spur Tree Spices climbed 17 cents to $2.80 with the swapping of 1,205,767 stock units and Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 65 cents after ending at $14.50 in an exchange of 594 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Steady trading for JSE Junior Market
Stocks just edged lower in trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 21 percent and the value 24 percent more than on Monday following trading in 47 securities similar to Monday and ended with 19 rising, 17 declining and 11 closing unchanged.
Investors traded 7,029,208 shares for $15,932,727 compared with 5,812,729 units at $12,880,143 on Monday.
Trading averaged 149,558 shares at $338,994 compared to 123,675 shares at $274,046 on Monday, with the month to date, averaging 325,801 units at $4,205,044 compared to 346,614 stock units at $4,661,588 on the previous day. March closed with an average of 509,288 units at $1,071,868.
Spur Tree Spices led trading with 1.29 million shares for 18.3 percent of total volume followed by JFP Ltd with 1.18 million units for 16.8 percent of the day’s trade and ONE on ONE Educational with 1.17 million units for 16.7 percent of the day’s trade.
At the close, the Junior Market Index shed just 2.02 points to finish at 3,712.28.
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’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one stock with a lower offer.
At the close, AMG Packaging popped 47 cents to close at $3.12 with an exchange of 20,615 shares, Cargo Handlers climbed 50 cents to $14 after 43 stock units crossed the market, Consolidated Bakeries fell 43 cents to $2.07 as investors transferred 30,858 units, EduFocal advanced 19 cents in closing at $2.22, following an exchange of 55,995 stocks, Express Catering lost 16 cents to end at $5.59 after exchanging 19,317 stock units, General Accident declined 35 cents to $4.69 in switching ownership of 10,000 shares,
GWest Corporation shed 12 cents to end at 92 cents in trading 7,176 units, Honey Bun gained 17 cents after ending at $6.47, with an exchange of 2,398 stocks, iCreate increased 16 cents to close at $1.59, with 118,218 stocks changing hands, ISP Finance rose $1.49 in closing at $21 with the swapping of 200 units, Jetcon Corporation rallied 24 cents to $1.30 as 102,293 shares passed through the market, KLE Group gained 17 cents to close at $1.87 with 159 stock units clearing the market, Knutsford Express price increased 70 cents in closing at $11.70 after 26,178 stocks were traded, Lasco Distributors dipped 18 cents in ending at $2.40 after a transfer of 59,283 shares, Lasco Manufacturing fell 15 cents to $4.15 in an exchange of 57,213 stock units, 
Main Event shed 25 cents after ending at $12.80, with an exchange of 19,904 units and Stationery and Office Supplies advanced 85 cents to end at $15.15 as investors exchanged a mere 140 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market jumps
The Junior Market recorded strong gains in the market index at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, with the Junior Market Index jumping 48.55 points to 3,714.30 even as the volume of stocks traded declined 54 percent with the value down 58 percent lower than on Friday after trading in 47 securities compared with 45 on Friday and ended with 19 rising, 18 declining and 10 closing unchanged.
Investors traded 5,812,729 shares for $12,880,143 down from 12,592,410 units at $30,723,595 on Friday.
Trading averaged 123,675 shares at $274,046, compared with 279,831 shares at $682,747 on Friday, with the month to date, averaging 346,614 stock units at $4,661,588 compared to 376,466 units at $5,249,094 on the previous trading day. March closed with an average of 509,288 units at $1,071,868.
ONE on ONE Educational led trading with 1.93 million shares for 33.2 percent of total volume, following release of half year’s results showing increased revenues of 47 percent and profit before tax jumping 122 percent, but with slightly lower profits in the second quarter compared with 2022 as administrative cost jumped 51.6 percent in the quarter. Lumber Depot followed with 678,357 units for 11.7 percent of the day’s trade and JFP Ltd ended with 661,320 units for 11.4 percent market share.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 11.2. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed using the last traded stock price in conjunction with ICInsider.com’s earnings projections for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial dropped 96 cents to $24.02, with 56 shares changing hands, AMG Packaging dipped 10 cents in ending at $2.65 with 600 units clearing the market, Derrimon Trading shed 7 cents to $2.05 in an exchange of 88,953 stocks, EduFocal fell 20 cents to $2.03 in exchanging 3,702 stock units, Express Catering increased 75 cents to close at $5.75 with a transfer of just 2,308 shares, 
Fontana declined 9 cents to end at $8.10, with 69,877 stocks crossing the market, Future Energy Source climbed 7 cents in closing at $4.17 with the swapping of 124,884 units, Honey Bun gained 19 cents to close at $6.30 after trading 81,172 stock units, Indies Pharma rallied 23 cents in ending at $3.33 after a transfer of 31 units, ISP Finance lost $1.69 to close at $19.51 after 1,510 shares passed through the market, KLE Group declined 25 cents to end at $1.70 as investors exchanged 15,173 stocks, Knutsford Express fell 50 cents in closing at $11 with investors trading 23,143 stock units, Lasco Distributors popped 41 cents after ending at $2.58 with an exchange of 105,353 stock units, Lasco Financial rose 10 cents to $2.50, with 6,358 shares crossing the market, Lasco Manufacturing advanced 19 cents to close at $4.30 in trading 10,118 units, Limners and Bards increased 13 cents to close at $2.34 with 50 stocks crossing the exchange, Lumber Depot climbed 27 cents to end at $2.50 closed with an exchange of 678,357 stocks, 
Main Event rallied 10 cents to $13.05 in an exchange of 35,706 units, Spur Tree Spices shed 7 cents in ending at $2.63 after an exchange of 88,262 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 70 cents in closing at $14.30 after switching ownership of 150 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
