Trading increased on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 68 percent and the value 66 percent more than on Wednesday with trading occurring in 47 securities, up from 45 on Wednesday and ended with 18 rising, 18 declining and 11 closing unchanged.
Investors traded 10,803,209 shares for $29,542,706 up from 6,413,927 units at $17,798,049 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 229,856 shares at $628,568 compared with 142,532 shares at $395,512 on Wednesday with the month to date, averaging 390,677 units at $5,920,615 versus 419,861 stocks at $6,880,948 on the previous day. The average trade in March ended at 509,288 units at $1,071,868
Tropical Battery led trading with 5.18 million shares for 47.9 percent of total volume followed by Future Energy Source with 1.39 million units for 12.8 percent of the day’s trade and Image Plus Consultants with 582,408 units for 5.4 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index fell 12.49 points to finish at 3,686.08.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.9. 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 indicators hows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging dipped 54 cents to $2.51 in trading 335 shares, CAC 2000 rallied 45 cents to close at $6, after just 230 stock units passed through the market, Dolphin Cove increased 60 cents after ending at $14.94 and trading 72,483 stocks, EduFocal climbed 20 cents to end at $2.20 after a transfer of 219,613 units, Express Catering dropped 44 cents in closing at $5.50, with 2,682 stocks crossing the market, 
Fontana fell 20 cents to $8.10 and closed with 57,034 shares changing hands, Fosrich popped 15 cents in closing at $2.70 while exchanging 157,464 stock units, Indies Pharma declined 17 cents to close at $3 in an exchange of 121,947 units, ISP Finance shed 20 cents in ending at $21 after switching ownership of 56 units, Knutsford Express gained $1.08 to end at $11.78 with an exchange of 50,517 stocks, Lasco Distributors hit an intraday 52 weeks’ low of $2.15 before advancing 14 cents to close at $2.46 after an exchange of 96,858 stock units, Lasco Financial rose 13 cents in closing at $2.53 with investors transferring 800 shares, Lasco Manufacturing lost 39 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $3.61 in an exchange of 190,085 stocks, Lumber Depot dropped 16 cents after ending at $2.20, with 191,079 shares crossing the exchange, Mailpac Group shed 15 cents to close at $1.73 46,388 with stock units changing hands, 
Main Event gained 59 cents to $12.89 with a transfer of 98,742 units, Paramount Trading popped 20 cents to close at $2.37, with 51 shares clearing the market and Spur Tree Spices dipped 10 cents in closing at $2.53 as investors exchanged 207,356 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Increased trading for Junior Market
The volume and value of stocks trading rose on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with the volume traded rising 15 percent and the value 34 percent more than on Thursday with all 48 listed securities trading compared with 40 on Thursday and ended with 13 rising, 23 declining and 12 unchanged but the Junior Market Index climbed 4.58 points to 3,703.49.
Investors traded 7,914,653 shares for $21,222,090, up from 6,861,944 units at $15,792,093 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 164,889 shares at $442,127, compared to 171,549 shares at $394,802 on Thursday, with the month to date averaging 478,177 units at $8,244,708 from 568,767 stock units at $10,500,876 on the previous trading day. March closed with an average of 509,288 units at $1,071,868.
Image Plus Consultants led trading with 1.80 million shares for 22.7 percent of total volume followed by Limners and Bards with 1.30 million units for 16.4 percent of the day’s trade and Future Energy Source with 1.24 million units for 15.7 percent of the day’s trade.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.9. 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 one stock ended with the bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial fell 19 cents to $24.48, with 11 shares changing hands, AMG Packaging gained 15 cents to close at $3.09 as 11 stocks passed through the market, Caribbean Cream shed 19 cents after ending at $3.30 in an exchange of 421 stock units, Dolla Financial declined 11 cents in closing at $2.66 while exchanging 934,838 units, Dolphin Cove dropped 47 cents to end at $14.50, with 365 shares crossing the market, EduFocal lost 20 cents in ending at $2.10 and closed after 32,352 stocks changed hands, Express Catering rose 73 cents to end at $5.45 in switching ownership of 93,642 stock units, Fontana dipped 22 cents in closing at $8.10 with an exchange of 31,836 units, Future Energy Source rallied 10 cents to $4.20 after a transfer of 1,239,044 stocks, 
General Accident shed 34 cents to close at $4.71, with 7,577 shares crossing the exchange, Honey Bun lost 64 cents to close at $6.11 in trading 38,283 units, Indies Pharma popped 29 cents to $3.19 with investors transferring 7,807 stock units, ISP Finance declined $3.30 to $18.70 after trading 7,961 stock units, KLE Group climbed 17 cents in closing at $1.86 with the swapping of one unit, Knutsford Express advanced 78 cents to $11.78 as investors traded 11,914 stocks, Lasco Distributors dipped 20 cents after ending at $2.43, with 23,512 shares crossing the market, Limners and Bards dipped 28 cents in closing at $2.20 after exchanging 1,298,592 units, Main Event fell 56 cents to close at $11.70 with 9,992 shares clearing the market, 
Stationery and Office Supplies increased 13 cents to $14.15 in an exchange of 3,539 stock units and tTech lost 26 cents to end at $2.29 with a transfer of 13,291 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market gains
Trading fell back to more normal levels on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded diving 91 percent and the value 99 percent from Wednesday’s elevated high following a large block of Access Financial shares being traded, with trading in 40 securities compared with 42 on Wednesday and ended with prices of 15 rising, 18 declining and seven closing unchanged.
Investors traded 6,861,944 shares for $15,792,093 versus 72,320,927 units at $1,687,100,183 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 171,549 shares at $394,802 versus 1,721,927 shares at $40,169,052 on Wednesday, with a month to date average of 568,76 units at $10,500,876 compared with 694,868 stock units at $13,709,154 on the previous day. March averaged 509,288 units at $1,071,868.
ONE on ONE Educational led trading with 1.22 million shares for 17.8 percent of total volume, followed by EduFocal with 1.03 million units for 15 percent of the day’s trade and Image Plus Consultants with 824,526 units for 12 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index advanced 5.7 points to 3,698.91.
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 and ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2022 and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging popped 26 cents in closing at $2.94 after trading 50 shares, Cargo Handlers lost 31 cents in ending at $12.99 after 306 stocks passed through the market, Consolidated Bakeries dropped 15 cents to $2.01 trading 15,293 units, EduFocal increased 38 cents to close at $2.30 with the swapping of 1,029,901 stock units, Express Catering dipped 28 cents to end at $4.72 after exchanging 24,493 stocks, 
Fosrich rose 10 cents in closing at $2.61 in an exchange of 656,117 shares, Future Energy Source declined 11 cents to end at $4.10, with 540,987 stock units crossing the market, General Accident advanced 10 cents to $5.05 with 2,000 units crossing the exchange, Indies Pharma fell 29 cents to $2.90 and closed after investors swapped 119,732 units, ISP Finance shed $1.99 to close at $22 with one stock changing hands, Knutsford Express dipped 78 cents to $11, with 2,000 shares crossing the market, Lasco Manufacturing gained 9 cents in closing at $4.10 as investors exchanged 1,500 stock units, 
Mailpac Group rallied 12 cents to close at $1.84 with 96,082 stocks clearing the market and Paramount Trading climbed 20 cents to end at $2.40 after a transfer of 212,994 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Access pushes Junior Market trading
Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded surging 1,828 percent and the value 20,493 percent more than on Tuesday as a result of Proven Investments switching ownership within the group for the near 68 million Access shares it owns, following trading in 42 securities compared with 43 on Tuesday, with 13 rising, 20 declining and nine closing unchanged.
Investors traded 72,320,927 shares for $1,687,100,183 compared with 3,751,282 units at $8,192,766 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 1,721,927 shares at $40,169,052, compared to 87,239 shares at $190,529 on Tuesday with a month to date, average of 694,868 units at $13,709,154 compared to 181,338 stock units at $479,205 on the previous day. March closed with an average of 509,288 units at $1,071,868.
Access Financial led trading with 67.86 million shares for 93.8 percent of total volume followed by Image Plus with 1.15 million units for 1.6 percent of the day’s trade and Mailpac Group with 758,453 units for one percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index dipped 8.01 points to end at 3,693.19.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 11. 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 2022 and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial declined 37 cents to $24.67, with 67,861,430 shares clearing the market, AMG Packaging shed 38 cents after ending at $2.68 in trading 5,010 stocks, CAC 2000 dipped $1.60 to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $5.50 after 177 stock units changed hands, 
Caribbean Assurance Brokers gained 8 cents to close at $1.98, with 104,624 units crossing the exchange, Caribbean Flavours popped 19 cents to $1.25 as investors traded 1,000 units, Consolidated Bakeries rallied 15 cents to end at $2.16 after 61 units crossed the exchange, EduFocal declined 8 cents to $1.92 as 5,477 units passed through the market, Indies Pharma gained 33 cents to $3.19 with the swapping of 4,625 stocks, JFP Ltd dropped 8 cents to close at $1.70 after an exchange of 18,104 units, Lasco Distributors advanced 25 cents to $2.63 after an exchange of 12,859 shares, Limners and Bards dropped 11 cents in closing at $2.49, with 29,437 stock units changing hands, Mailpac Group fell 20 cents to end at $1.72 with an exchange of 758,453 stocks, Main Even rose 36 cents to close at $12.27 after exchanging 41,536 stock units, 
MFS Capital Partners climbed 14 cents to $3.52 with investors transferring 6,363 units and Stationery and Office Supplies lost $1.67 to close at $14.02 in an exchange of 12,000 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Gains for Junior Market
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange rose on Tuesday, even as the volume of stocks traded declined 67 percent with 74 percent lower value than on Monday with trading in 43 securities compared with 41 on Monday and ended with prices of 17 rising, 15 declining and 11 closing unchanged.
Investors traded 3,751,282 shares for $8,192,766 compared to 11,481,147 units at $32,060,415 on Monday.
Trading averaged 87,239 shares at $190,529, compared with 280,028 shares at $781,961 on Monday, with the month to date, averaging 181,338 units at $479,205. March averaged 509,288 units at $1,071,868.
Image Plus Consultants led trading with 910,427 shares for 24.3 percent of total volume, EduFocal followed with 565,441 units for 15.1 percent of the day’s trade and ONE on ONE Educational with 491,730 units for 13.1 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index increased 34.69 points to close at 3,701.20.
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 projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2022 and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging rose 41 cents to $3.06, with 913 shares crossing the market, Caribbean Assurance Brokers declined 10 cents to $1.90 in trading 154,979 units, Caribbean Cream fell 58 cents in closing at $3.48 as investors exchanged 2,000 stocks. Caribbean Flavours dipped 19 cents after ending at $1.06, with 30,000 stock units crossing the exchange, 
Everything Fresh dropped 14 cents to $1.45 after exchanging 23,683 units, Express Catering advanced 65 cents to $5 as just 2,711 shares passed through the market. Future Energy Source gained 24 cents in closing at $4.27 after 34,284 stock units changed hands, iCreate rallied 12 cents to $1.60 after a transfer of 10,099 stocks, Indies Pharma shed 44 cents after ending at $2.86 in trading 35,342 stock units. Knutsford Express climbed $1.37 to $11.78 with a transfer of 200 shares, Lasco Distributors lost 34 cents to close at $2.38 while exchanging 10,885 units, Lasco Manufacturing fell 38 cents to end at $4.07 in switching ownership of 19,436 stocks. Limners and Bards increased 40 cents to $2.60, with 3,610 stocks crossing the market, 
Lumber Depot declined 10 cents to $2.40 after an exchange of 29,000 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies popped $1.68 in closing at $15.69, with 11,005 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market plunges 129 points
Investors pushed down the Junior Market Index 128.70 points to 3,666.51 and gave back all of the gains over the previous two trading days as the month end window dressing was reversed, with the volume of stocks traded declining 57 percent, with 60 percent lower value than on Friday following trading in 41 securities compared with 44 on Friday and ended with 18 rising, 18 declining and five closing unchanged, with three stocks hitting 52 weeks’ lows during the session.
A total of 11,481,147 shares were traded for $32,060,415, down from 26,446,403 units at $79,364,016 on Friday.
Trading averaged 280,028 shares at $781,961, compared with 601,055 stock units at $1,803,728 on Friday. March ended with an average of 509,288 units at $1,071,868.
Fosrich led trading with 4.89 million shares for 42.5 percent of total volume followed by Image Plus, with 1.75 million units for 15.2 percent of the day’s trade and Regency Petroleum with 729,577 units for 6.4 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 projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2022 and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial fell 94 cents to $25.05 after 20 shares crossed the market, AMG Packaging dipped 35 cents to $2.65 while exchanging 3,179 stocks, Caribbean Cream advanced 56 cents to end at $4.06, with a transfer of 4,305 units. Consolidated Bakeries lost 15 cents in closing at $2 with a transfer of 5,332 stock units, Derrimon Trading rose 12 cents to close at $2.12 in an exchange of 15,262 stocks, Dolphin Cove jumped 72 cents to $14.98 trading 19,132 shares, Everything Fresh increased 14 cents to end at $1.59 in an exchange of 19,044 units, Express Catering declined 40 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ closing low of $4.35 after hitting an intraday low of $4 with investors transferring 87,215 stock units, Future Energy Source shed 56 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $4.03, with 374,727 stock units crossing the exchange. Honey Bun rallied 25 cents to $6.70 after an exchange of 28,818 units, Image Plus Consultants climbed 17 cents to $1.97 after exchanging 1,746,560 stocks, Indies Pharma dipped 23 cents to end at $3.30 with 29,054 shares clearing the market. 
Iron Rock Insurance popped 26 cents to $2.27 with an exchange of four stock units, ISP Finance declined $1.56 to $23.99, with 18,944 units changing hands, JFP Ltd dipped 20 cents to $1.75 after an exchange of 169,479 shares. Knutsford Express shed $1.83 to close at $10.41 in trading 3,941 stocks, Lasco Distributors rallied 12 cents to $2.72 as 148,729 stocks passed through the market, Limners and Bards lost 39 cents to end at $2.20 in switching ownership of 15,572 stock units. Lumber Depot rose 16 cents to $2.50 with the swapping of 9,789 shares, Mailpac Group dropped 11 cents after ending at $1.89 with 68,853 units crossing the market, Main Event advanced 24 cents to $11.90 and closed after 44,794 stock units changed hands. Regency Petroleum fell 21 cents to close at $2.23 after an exchange of 729,577 shares, Spur Tree Spices fell 36 cents in closing at $2.70 after exchanging 158,115 units, 
Stationery and Office Supplies shed $1.74 after ending at $14.01 in an exchange of 241,581 stocks and Tropical Battery declined 13 cents to $1.95 after trading at a 52 weeks’ intraday low of $1.80, with 344,018 stock units being traded.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Big rally for Junior Market
Stocks enjoyed a big rally on the last day of the 2023 first quarter as investors closed the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday, with a big rally in the market index following a buoyant volume of stocks trading, with a 13 percent slippage at a marginally higher value than on Thursday, with trading in 44 securities compared with 42 on Thursday and ending with 26 rising, 14 declining and four closing unchanged.
A total of 26,446,403 shares were traded for $79,364,016 compared with 30,528,396 units at $77,798,162 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 601,055 shares at $1,803,728 versus 726,867 stocks at $1,852,337 on Thursday, with a month to date average of 509,288 units at $1,071,868 compared to 505,086 stock units at $1,038,359 on the previous day. February closed with an average of 318,024 units at $782,332.
Regency Petroleum led trading with 6.27 million shares for 23.7 percent of total volume followed by JFP Ltd with 5.48 million units for 20.7 percent of the day’s trade, Indies Pharma with 4.88 million units for 18.5 percent of the day’s trade and Spur Tree Spices with 3.88 million units for 14.7 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index gained 93.32 points to 3,795.21.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in 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 2022 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, Access Financial gained 80 cents in closing at $25.99 after a transfer of 150,908 shares, AMG Packaging lost 18 cents to close at $3 as 613 stock units passed through the market, Cargo Handlers dropped 10 cents to $13.30 as investors exchanged 200 units. Consolidated Bakeries rose 14 cents to end at $2.15 with the swapping of 2,734 stocks, Derrimon Trading increased 19 cents after ending at $2 and closed after 51,465 shares changed hands, Dolla Financial climbed 10 cents to $2.81 in trading 178,095 units. Dolphin Cove declined 44 cents after ending at $14.26 in switching owners of 7,080 stock units, EduFocal rallied 13 cents to close at $2.03 after exchanging 80,000 stocks, Express Catering fell 35 cents to end at $4.75 after an exchange of 48,166 stocks. 
Fontana popped 22 cents in closing at $8.40 with 53,472 shares changing hands, Future Energy Source advanced 16 cents to end at $4.59, with 689,541 stock units crossing the market, General Accident rallied 29 cents after ending at $5 with 1,761 units crossing the exchange. Honey Bun dipped 35 cents to $6.45 with an exchange of 28,472 units, Indies Pharma rose 46 cents in closing at $3.53 with a transfer of 4,882,159 stock units, Iron Rock Insurance shed 26 cents to close at $2.01 trading 5,000 stocks. Jamaican Teas popped 18 cents to close at $2.28 in an exchange of 33,330 shares, JFP Ltd advanced 10 cents in closing at $1.95 with investors transferring 5,482,938 stock units, Knutsford Express increased $1.24 to end at $12.24 while exchanging 603,480 stocks. Lasco Distributors gained 23 cents to $2.60, with 634 units crossing the market, Lasco Manufacturing climbed 11 cents after ending at $4.45, with 22,214 shares clearing the market, Limners and Bards popped 34 cents to close at $2.59 in an exchange of 261,338 stock units. 
Paramount Trading shed 19 cents to close at $2.15 after 10,000 stocks were traded, Regency Petroleum rose 25 cents after ending at a record high of $2.44 with an exchange of 6,271,147 shares, Spur Tree Spices rallied 33 cents to $3.06 with 3,880,290 units changing hands. Stationery and Office Supplies advanced $1.25 in closing at $15.75 as investors exchanged 98,938 units and Tropical Battery gained 13 cents to close at $2.08 while exchanging 246,272 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Surge in trading on Junior Market
Trading jumped sharply on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, with a 199 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded as the value surged 176 percent over Wednesday following trading in 42 securities compared with 45 on Wednesday and ended with prices of 21 rising, 17 declining and four closing unchanged.
Investors traded 30,528,396 shares for $77,798,162 up from 10,202,465 units at $28,165,787 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 726,867 shares at $1,852,337, in contrast with 226,721 shares at $625,906 on Wednesday, with the month to date, averaging 505,086 units at $1,038,359 compared to 494,951 stock units at $1,001,159 on the previous day. February closed with an average of 318,024 units at $782,332.
Fosrich led trading with 16.34 million shares for 53.5 percent of total volume followed by Spur Tree Spices with 3.75 million units for 12.3 percent of the day’s trade, Regency Petroleum 2.79 million units for 9.2 percent of the day’s trade, Image Plus Consultants with 1.51 million units for 4.9 percent, JFP Ltd 1.40 million units for 4.6 percent of the market and Dolla Financial ended with 1.04 million units for 3.4 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index gained 23.51 points to 3,701.89.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 11.1. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed based on the last traded stock price in conjunction with ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2022 and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial gained $2.99 in closing at $25.19 in an exchange of 24,883 shares, Cargo Handlers lost 10 cents to end at $13.40 as investors exchanged 1,487 units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers fell 10 cents to close at $1.90 after trading 5,853 stock units. 
Derrimon Trading dipped 24 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.81 after an exchange of 125,357 stocks, Dolphin Cove shed 30 cents after ending at $14.70 following an exchange of 6,316 stocks, Express Catering advanced 10 cents in closing at $5.10 with trading of 82,589 shares. Honey Bun rose 50 cents to $6.80 after a transfer of 28,453 stock units, Iron Rock Insurance climbed 18 cents to close at $2.27 after exchanging two units, ISP Finance rallied $5.55 to end at $25.55, with 4 stocks crossing the market. Jamaican Teas dropped 19 cents to $2.10 with a transfer of 606,002 shares, Knutsford Express declined 33 cents to close at $11, with 7,280 units crossing the market, Lasco Manufacturing increased 34 cents to $4.34 in an exchange of 44,885 stock units. Main Event declined 44 cents to $11.66 with 26,394 shares clearing the market, Regency Petroleum popped 10 cents after ending at $2.19 with investors transferring 2,794,741 stocks, Spur Tree Spices popped 23 cents to end 
at $2.73 after 3,751,342 units crossed the exchange. Stationery and Office Supplies gained 35 cents after ending at $14.50 after 35,010 stock units passed through the market and tTech advanced 55 cents to $2.55 in switching ownership of two stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Rising stocks outpaced Junior Market losers
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange bounced more than 87 points in early trading on Monday but gave back more than a two thirds of it by the close, with a 33 percent fall in the volume of stocks traded and the value dropping 31 percent from Friday outcome after trading was executed in 45 securities up from 42 on Friday and ended with 25 rising, 12 declining and eight closing unchanged.
A total of 4,366,193 shares were exchanged for $11,400,138 down from 6,478,077 units at $16,544,909 on Friday.
Trading averaged 97,027 shares at $253,336 compared to 154,240 units at $393,926 on Friday, with the month to date, averaging 525,784 units at $1,047,653 compared with 550,362 stock units at $1,093,187 on the previous day. Trading in February averaged 318,024 units at $782,332.
ONE on ONE Educational led trading with 840,210 shares for 19.2 percent of total volume followed by Dolla Financial with 497,169 units for 11.4 percent of the day’s trade and Regency Petroleum with 465,352 units for 10.7 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index rose 26.01 points to end at 3,655.46.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.9. 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 2022 and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging dropped 40 cents to $2.60 as investors exchanged 5,000 shares, Blue Power gained 32 cents in closing at $2.38 with the swapping of 1,500 units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 8 cents to $1.98 while exchanging 4,097 stocks. Caribbean Cream rallied 20 cents to $3.50, with 7,534 stocks changing hands, Caribbean Flavours popped 12 cents to $1.15 as 82,197 shares passed through the market, Consolidated Bakeries rose 18 cents to close at $2.19 in trading 3,831 stocks. Dolla Financial increased 8 cents to end at $2.74 and closed with 497,169 stock units changing hands, Everything Fresh shed 14 cents in closing at $1.41 with a transfer of 6,000 units, Express Catering dipped 39 cents to $4.81 in an exchange of 2,615 stocks. 
Fosrich advanced 13 cents after ending at $2.84 while 70,990 stock units crossed the market, General Accident lost 98 cents to close at $5 after exchanging 1,487 shares, GWest Corporation fell 12 cents to end at 93 cents with 11,453 units clearing the market. Honey Bun declined 75 cents in closing at $6, with 65,084 stock units crossing the exchange, Indies Pharma rose 19 cents to $2.99 after an exchange of 8,137 stocks, ISP Finance gained $4.55 after ending at $25.56 with 400 shares being traded. Jamaican Teas climbed 15 cents to end at $2.30 in switching ownership of 71,461 units, Lasco Distributors lost 23 cents to close at $2.46, with 162,701 units crossing the market, Lasco Financial increased 13 cents to $2.50 in an exchange of 518 stocks. Lasco Manufacturing popped 10 cents in closing at $4.15 after trading 39,365 shares, Lumber Depot rallied 8 cents to $2.14 with investors transferring 23,845 stock units, Mailpac Group advanced 8 cents to end at $1.81 after a transfer of 107,962 stock units.
Main Event popped 15 cents in closing at $12 as 7,047 shares passed through the market, Regency Petroleum advanced 8 cents after ending at $1.98 with a transfer of 465,352 units and Tropical Battery increased 14 cents to close at $2.09, with 25,001 stocks crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market rallies on lower volume
Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Friday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 58 percent and the value falling 68 percent compared with Thursday’s activities following trading in 42 securities compared with 43 on Thursday and ended with prices of 16 rising, 17 declining and nine closing unchanged.
A total of 6,478,077 shares were traded for $16,544,909 compared with 15,501,984 units at $52,166,724 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 154,240 shares at $393,926, compared to 360,511 units at $1,213,180 on Thursday with the month to date, averaging 550,362 units at $1,093,187 compared to 57 2,754 stock units at $1,132,714 on the previous day. February closed with an average of 318,024 units at $782,332.
Indies Pharma led trading with 1.31 million shares for 20.3 percent of total volume, followed by Dolla Financial with 1.29 million units for 19.8 percent of the day’s trade and JFP Ltd with 1.01 million units for 15.5 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index increased 34.78 points to settle at 3,629.45.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.5. 
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 2022 and August 2023.
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 rose $2.44 to $22.99 after 8 shares were traded, Blue Power dropped 34 cents to $2.06 in switching ownership of 4,100 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers shed 10 cents to end at $1.90 as investors exchanged 58,622 units. Caribbean Flavours lost 17 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.03, with 56,530 stock units crossing the market, EduFocal popped 14 cents to close at $1.93, with 205,458 shares clearing the market, Express Catering advanced 45 cents to end at $5.20, with 40,680 units changing hands. 
Fontana climbed 77 cents in closing at $8.17 after 58,097 stocks crossed the exchange, General Accident rallied 99 cents to close at $5.98 in an exchange of 16,691 stock units, Honey Bun gained 49 cents to close at $6.75 in an exchange of 9,412 shares. iCreate dipped 8 cents to $1.52 after investors traded 17,856 units, Iron Rock Insurance slipped 30 cents to $2 after trading 3,000 stock units, Knutsford Express increased $1.45 to close at $10.30 as 29,957 stocks changed hands. Lasco Financial fell 13 cents to end at $2.37 with a transfer of 1,489 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing dipped 10 cents to $4.05 with the swapping of 10,560 shares, Main Event gained 28 cents in closing at $11.85 after an exchange of 21,203 stock units. Paramount Trading rose 14 cents to end at $2.38, with 54,500 units crossing the market, 
Stationery and Office Supplies declined 33 cents to close at $14.17 as 14,663 units passed through the market and tTech shed 23 cents in closing at $2.30 with investors transferring 700 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
