Investors shunned trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, resulting in a 43 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, with 9 percent lower value than on Monday, with trading in 38 securities on both days and ending with prices of 14 rising, 12 declining and 12 closing unchanged resulting in the Market Index gaining 45.84 points to wrap up trading at 3,474.42.
The market closed with trading of just 1,485,320 shares for $4,135,884, with a fall from 2,603,405 units at $4,529,402 on Monday.
Trading ended with an average of 39,087 shares at $108,839 compared with 68,511 stocks at $119,195 on Monday, with the month to date, averaging 231,280 units at $543,588, in sliding from 265,893 stocks at $621,884 on the previous day and July with an average of 707,469 shares at $1,699,009.
Regency Petroleum led trading with 469,825 shares for 31.6 percent of total volume, followed by Future Energy, with 297,994 stock units for 20.1 percent of the day’s trade and Image Plus with 90,000 stocks for 6.1 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows only one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.7, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, Atlantic Hardware rallied 8 cents to finish at 93 cents with investors trading 10 shares, Blue Power rallied 22 cents to $4.80 after an exchange of 25,000 units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers fell 20 cents in closing at $2.15 with investors trading 7,054 stocks. Derrimon Trading gained 16 cents and ended at $1.93 with 60,946 shares clearing the market, Dolphin Cove dipped 29 cents to end at $14 with investors dealing in 500 stock units, GWest Corporation lost 6 cents to close at 79 cents with traders transferring 617 shares. Indies Pharma shed 15 cents to $3.20 as investors exchanged 39,500 stock units, Jetcon Corporation declined 27 cents and ended at $1.73 with 10,100 units crossing the market, JFP rose 6 cents to end at 60 cents after an exchange of 51,001 stocks. Knutsford Express sank 10 cents in closing at $14 trading 200 shares, Lasco Financial skidded 8 cents to finish at $1.90 in an exchange of 1,184 stocks, Lumber Depot sank 8 cents to close at $2.80 with traders dealing in 600 units. MFS Capital Partners climbed 6 cents to 42 cents as 1,105 stock units crossed the exchange, Omni Industries increased 9 cents to end at 79 cents with investors swapping 10,081 shares, Paramount Trading advanced 6 cents in closing at 78 cents with an exchange of 154 stocks and Regency Petroleum slipped 24 cents to finish at $3.85 closing with 469,825 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 2,603,405 shares for $4,529,402, sliding sharply from 41,932,189 units at $104,208,622 on Friday.
At the close of the market, Access Financial rallied 36 cents to end at $17.99 after an exchange of 26 shares, Blue Power gained 8 cents and ended at $4.58, with trading of 2,638 stock units, Cargo Handlers declined by 8 cents to $11.25 with the trading of 177 stocks. Caribbean Cream rose 24 cents to end at $2.24 with a transfer of 1,500 shares, Derrimon Trading sank 5 cents in closing at $1.77 after an exchange of 136,718 stock units, Elite Diagnostic rallied 10 cents to close at $1.60 with 82,000 shares crossing the market. Express Catering popped 5 cents to $2.70 with traders exchanging 9,018 stocks, Fontana gained 10 cents and ended at $8.95 with 101,950 units clearing the market, Fosrich advanced 30 cents in closing at $2.99 with investors trading 293,102 stock units.
The market closed with trading of 41,932,189 shares valued at $104,208,622, surging from just 3,889,800 units at $7,922,057 on Thursday.
At the close of the market, Access Financial popped 63 cents to finish at $17.63 with investors trading 2,167 shares, Blue Power advanced 30 cents to $4.50 in an exchange of 221 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 20 cents to end at $2.34 with trading of 20,185 shares. Caribbean Cream fell 10 cents to close at $2 with a transfer of 3,200 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries dipped 5 cents in closing at $1.25 as investors exchanged 91,972 units, Derrimon Trading sank 14 cents to end at $1.82 with 5,444,274 shares passing through the market. Dolphin Cove rallied 32 cents in closing at $14.30 in an exchange of 10,321 stock units, Express Catering skidded 10 cents to $2.65 with 32,599 stocks crossing the market, Fontana lost 7 cents to end at $8.85 with an exchange of 22,141 units. Future Energy declined 16 cents and ended at $2.83 with 158,176 shares changing hands, Indies Pharma lost 20 cents to finish at $3 in trading 33,119,098 stocks, Iron Rock Insurance dipped 39 cents to close at $4.61 with 3,186 units crossing the exchange. Jamaican Teas increased 7 cents to $2.25 with investors trading 5,753 stock units,
The market closed with trading of 3,889,800 shares for $7,922,057, for a slight increase over 3,637,536 units at $6,464,372 on Tuesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.7, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
The market closed with the trading of 23,947,024 shares worth $60,579,867 compared with 21,832,367 stock units at $68,971,891 on Wednesday.
At the close, Access Financial rallied $2.13 in closing at $20 with just 1,170 shares changing hands, Atlantic Hardware lost 9 cents to end at 90 cents after a transfer of 31,680 units, CAC 2000 increased 39 cents to finish at $2.20, with 76 shares crossing the market. Cargo Handlers rallied 70 cents to end at $11.40 after investors exchanged 23 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 6 cents to close at $2.06 with a transfer of 9,707 stock units, Caribbean Flavours gained 5 cents to end at $1.60, with 1,143 shares crossing the exchange. Dolla Financial popped 7 cents in closing at $2.69 with investors dealing in 203,671 stock units, Dolphin Cove advanced 10 cents to $14.20 in an exchange of 157 units, Elite Diagnostic rose 5 cents to close at $1.55 after trading of 18 stocks. Everything Fresh sank 6 cents to $2.25, with an exchange of 656 shares, Express Catering climbed 19 cents to finish at $2.69, with 83,400 stock units crossing the market, Future Energy popped 34 cents to end at $3.20 with investors swapping 3,429,933 units. GWest Corporation gained 8 cents to 86 cents in switching ownership of 39,608 stocks, Honey Bun rallied 55 cents to finish at $7.95 with investors trading 15,045 shares, Indies Pharma dropped 24 cents and ended at $3.10 in an exchange of 341,878 stock units.
The market closed with trading of 21,832,367 shares for $68,971,891, up sharply from 12,592,226 units at $21,618,966 on Tuesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13 based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Future Energy and Limners and Bards traded at 52 week intraday lows. Spur Tree closed at a 52 week low of 88 cents after trading as low as 65 cents during the day.
At the close of the market, Access Financial advanced 99 cents to close at $18 with investors dealing in 802 shares, Atlantic Hardware gained 6 cents and ended at 87 cents after exchanging 137,906 stocks, Cargo Handlers gained 54 cents in closing at $11.25 with a transfer of 817 shares. Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped 29 cents to end at $2 with 2,421 units crossing the market, Caribbean Cream shed 29 cents and ended at $2.10 in trading 3,349 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries sank 29 cents to finish at $1.20 with 871 shares crossing the exchange. Derrimon Trading increased 5 cents and ended at $1.90 with 4,721 stock units changing hands, Dolla Financial slipped 5 cents to $2.47 and closed with 80,105 stocks crossing the exchange, Dolphin Cove lost 44 cents to finish at $14 with 25,972 units crossing the market. Elite Diagnostic declined 6 cents to end at $1.55 in an exchange of 55 shares, Honey Bun climbed 42 cents in closing at $7.34 with investors swapping 4,450 units, JFP sank 8 cents to close at 46 cents with an exchange of 407,661 stocks. Knutsford Express skidded $1.13 to $12.27 in trading 29 stock units,
The market closed with trading of 3,015,334 shares for $4,740,048, down from 4,909,440 stock units at $6,350,564 on Thursday.
At the close of the market, Access Financial sank $2.84 to end at $17.01 with 100 shares passing through the market, AMG Packaging increased 30 cents in closing at $2.60 with investors trading 26,086 units, Atlantic Hardware climbed 5 cents to 81 cents with 215,097 stocks changing hands. Cargo Handlers slipped 28 cents to $10.71 after an exchange of 304 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers fell 28 cents and ended at $1.71 with investors swapping 22,236 stock units, Caribbean Flavours skidded 10 cents to finish at $1.55 with 31,688 shares clearing the market. Consolidated Bakeries sank 16 cents to $1.49 in an exchange of 68,554 units, Derrimon Trading declined 10 cents to end at $1.85 with investors trading 9,250 stocks, Dolphin Cove popped 66 cents in closing at $14.44 with traders exchanging 6,439 stock units. Everything Fresh shed 7 cents to finish at $2.25 with investors trading 25,676 shares, Fontana rallied 15 cents and ended at $9 with 12,223 stocks crossing the market,
Honey Bun dropped $1.07 to close at $6.92 with an exchange of 16,896 units. ISP Finance rose $2.16 to $14.70 with only 7 stock units crossing the market, Knutsford Express advanced by $1.13 to end at $13.40 after a transfer of 1,029 shares, Mailpac Group lost 8 cents in closing at $2.36 as investors exchanged 345,300 units. Main Event gained 36 cents and ended at $8.86 with traders transferring 1,058 stocks, Medical Disposables rose 14 cents to finish at $1.48 as 10,000 stock units crossed the exchange, Omni Industries rallied 10 cents to close at 80 cents with traders dealing in 466,802 shares. Regency Petroleum increased 5 cents to $3.98 after closing with an exchange of 4,465 stock units and Tropical Battery climbed 6 cents in closing at $2 with investors dealing in 188,701 stocks.
The market closed with trading of 9,236,883 shares for $12,541,788 after increasing from just 1,742,399 units at $5,351,762 on Friday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.1, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
The market closed with trading of 5,162,477 shares for $10,476,652, surging from 3,705,830 units at $5,632,292 on Wednesday.
At the close of a tough day of trading, Access Financial gained $3.86 to close at $19.89 with investors dealing in just 100 shares, Cargo Handlers declined 10 cents to $11 after closing with an exchange of 2,025 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 19 cents to finish at $1.99 in trading 2,846 shares. Caribbean Flavours rallied 12 cents to end at $1.62 after investors traded 210 units, Dolla Financial fell 6 cents to end at $2.46, with 44,977 stock units clearing the market, Dolphin Cove popped 39 cents in closing at $13.99 as investors exchanged 79,980 shares. Elite Diagnostic skidded 10 cents to $1.51, after trading of 9,865 stock units, Express Catering sank 6 cents to finish at $2.63 with traders exchanging 47,745 units, Future Energy dipped 13 cents and ended at $2.67 with 495,975 stocks crossing the market. Honey Bun lost 71 cents in closing at $7.22 in an exchange of 27,873 shares, Image Plus advanced 6 cents to end at $1.06 with investors trading 464,910 stock units, ISP Finance increased 59 cents to close at $15 with 108 units crossing the exchange.