More funds entered the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday but purchases declined 5 percent fewer shares than on Tuesday as the value rose by 8 percent with 42 securities trading compared with 40 on Tuesday, resulting in the prices of 16 rising, 17 declining and 9 closing unchanged.
A total of 9,004,048 shares were traded for $26,089,560 compared to 9,486,819 units at $24,258,679 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 214,382 shares at $621,180 versus 237,170 units at $606,467 on Tuesday with the month to date averaging 199,195 stocks at $532,230 compared with 196,347 shares at $515,552 on the previous day. January closed with an average of 239,755 units at $646,375.
Tropical Battery led trading with 2.05 million shares for 22.8 percent of total volume followed by Future Energy Source with 1.58 million units for 17.6 percent of the day’s trade and Regency Petroleum with 1.05 million units for 11.6 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index declined 6.84 points to close at 3,905.52.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.6. The PE ratios of 
Junior Market stocks incorporate projected ICInsider.com earnings for the financial year ending between November 2022 and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging gained 20 cents to close at $2.90 in switching ownership of 1,332 shares, CAC2000 fell $1.15 to $7.20 after transferring 591 units, Cargo Handlers rose 39 cents to $13.39 in exchanging 10,027 stocks Caribbean Cream shed 17 cents to settle at $3.33 with 2,500 stock units changing hands, Consolidated Bakeries dipped 10 cents to $2.50 with investors exchanging 26,000 shares, Dolphin Cove dropped 63 cents to $14.55 with the swapping of 12,841 stock units. EduFocal gained 22 cents in closing at $2.28 after 143,992 units passed through the market, 
Fontana fell 28 cents to $8.52 as investors traded 121,293 stocks, Future Energy Source rallied 10 cents to $4.70 in transferring 1,582,638 stocks. General Accident advanced 45 cents to $4.95 in trading a mere 49 units, iCreate lost 9 cents in closing at $1.90 in switching ownership of 464,883 stock units, Indies Pharma shed 15 cents after ending at $2.84 with the transfer of 4,319 shares. Jamaican Teas gained 7 cents to end at $2.58 after clearing the market with 44,258 shares, Knutsford Express popped 8 cents to close at $10.08 with the swapping of 11,806 units, Lasco Manufacturing lost 11 cents to settle at $4 after exchanging 19,030 stock units. Limners and Bards gained 16 cents ending at $2.50 in transferring 33,853 stocks, Mailpac Group shed 13 cents to close at $2.01 as investors swapped 122,014 units, Main Event dipped 42 cents to $9.50 in an exchange of 838 shares. MFS Capital Partners lost 9 cents to end at $3.50 with 876,476 stock units changing hands, Paramount Trading rose 33 cents to finish at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $2.58 after the price hit an intraday high of $2.95 before falling back after a transfer of 105,096 stocks, 
Regency Petroleum popped 8 cents to close at $1.90 in crossing the exchange with 1,047,536 stock units. Spur Tree Spices popped 9 cents to end at $2.90 with investors transferring 292,334 stocks and Tropical Battery fell 19 cents to $2.31 after 2,049,613 shares were traded.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
A total of 12,032,460 shares were exchanged for $34,094,366 compared to 6,415,297 units at $16,382,248 on Friday.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.6. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks include ICInsider.com projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2022 and August 2023.
Fosrich lost 9 cents to end at $3.59 as investors traded 600,846 stock units, Future Energy Source shed 14 cents in ending at $4.63 with an exchange of 315,068 units, Honey Bun rallied 23 cents in closing at $7.30 in switching ownership of 1,028 units. iCreate lost 15 cents to end at $2 with a transfer of 331,953 shares, Iron Rock Insurance fell 33 cents to finish at $2.17 in an exchange of 1,026 stock units, KLE Group rose 23 cents to $2.08 after exchanging 21 stocks. Knutsford Express declined $1.15 in ending at $9.85 as investors traded 3,213 shares, Lasco Distributors lost 7 cents to close at $2.67 after 11,424 stock units passed through the exchange, Lasco Financial dipped 17 cents to $2.63 trading 19,000 stocks. Lasco Manufacturing shed 59 cents to end at $4.11 with 3,070 units changing hands, Main Event rose 35 cents to end at $9.55 after 6,413 shares passed through the market, Medical Disposables advanced 39 cents to close at $5 in trading 56,291 stock units. MFS Capital Partners gained 34 cents in closing at $3.55 in switching ownership of 5,814,055 units, 
Paramount Trading popped 15 cents to $2.35 after exchanging 92,494 stocks, Spur Tree Spices lost 12 cents to close at $2.78 with the swapping of 209,621 stock units. Tropical Battery shed 24 cents to end at $2.36 while trading 669,029 shares and tTech declined 14 cents to $2.41 with a transfer of 2,167 stocks.
A total of 6,415,297 shares were exchanged for $16,382,248 against 5,986,665 units at $16,728,284 on Thursday.
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 the financial years ending between November 2022 and August 2023.
Honey Bun shed 36 cents in ending at $7.07 in switching ownership of 3,327 shares, iCreate rose 22 cents to $2.15 with the swapping of 927,094 stocks, following a release of the company signing an agreement to acquire Visual Ideas Execution Limited, ISP Finance popped 44 cents to $27.94 after exchanging 721 units. JFP Ltd gained 7 cents to settle at $1.77, with 293,494 shares crossing the market, Knutsford Express fell $1.50 to $11 with 1,948 stocks changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing rose 64 cents to $4.70 with a transfer of 28,371 stock units. Main Event fell $1.04 to $9.20 after 7,713 units passed through the market, Medical Disposables shed 80 cents to close at $4.61 after trading 20,474 stocks, MFS Capital Partners gained 20 cents in closing at $3.21 after an exchange of 441,437 stock units.
Stationery and Office Supplies popped 50 cents to end at $15.50 with investors transferring just 1,627 shares and Tropical Battery gained 15 cents in closing at $2.60 after 1,515,045 stock units cleared the market.
A total of 5,986,665 shares were traded for $16,728,284 versus 10,060,543 units at $24,020,110 on Wednesday.
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 the financial years that end between November 2022 and August 2023.
Elite Diagnostic popped 9 cents to close at $3.19 with 1,374 units changing hands, Express Catering lost 25 cents to end at $5 in switching ownership of 20,271 stock units, Fontana gained 10 cents to settle at $8.60 after swapping of 27,725 stocks. Fosrich dipped 16 cents to end at $3.53 in trading 224,651 shares, General Accident popped 53 cents to finish at $4.99 after 3,000 stock units cleared the market, Honey Bun advanced 19 cents to $7.43 after an exchange of 10,701 units, iCreate rallied 24 cents to $1.93 after trading 455,165 stocks, Indies Pharma gained 20 cents in ending at $3 with 11,248 units changing hands, Iron Rock Insurance rose 33 cents to close at $2.50 as investors exchanged 100 shares. ISP Finance climbed $2.50 in closing at $27.50 after a transfer of 11 stock units, KLE Group gained 19 cents to settle at $1.90 after an exchange of 32,543 units, Lasco Manufacturing declined 54 cents to end at $4.06 after 33,289 stock units passed through the market. 
Limners and Bards dipped 39 cents to close at $2.35 in an exchange of 69,019 stocks, Mailpac Group shed 15 cents to $2.05 with a transfer of 54,898 shares, Medical Disposables rose 41 cents to $5.41 with the swapping of 10,254 stocks. Regency Petroleum lost 10 cents ending at $1.81, trading 304,679 shares, Stationery and Office Supplies shed 15 cents to close at $15 in exchanging 2,320 units and Tropical Battery gained 9 cents to end at $2.45 with the swapping of 650,135 stock units.
A total of 10,060,543 shares were traded for $24,020,110 compared to 17,230,599 units at $84,183,965 on Tuesday.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Future Energy Source lost 9 cents in ending at $4.77 afte365,816 stock units were traded, GWest Corporation fell 16 cents to end at 97 cents with 10,000 shares crossing the market. Honey Bun dipped 20 cents to $7.24 as investors exchanged 73,077 stocks, iCreate lost 10 cents to close at $1.69 after a transfer of 103,865 units, Indies Pharma shed 48 cents in closing at $2.80 with 19,857 shares changing hands. Iron Rock Insurance fell 23 cents to finish at $2.17 trading 140 stock units, ISP Finance declined $1 ending at $25 after clearing the market with 126 stocks, Knutsford Express advanced $1.50 to $12.50 with investors transferring 7,526 stock units. MFS Capital Partners gained 18 cents to end at $3.04 with 909,926 shares changing hands, 
Spur Tree Spices lost 40 cents in closing at $2.95 with the swapping of 100,088 units and Stationery and Office Supplies fell 70 cents to $15.15 after transferring 2,000 units.
A total of 17,230,599 shares were traded for $84,183,965, compared with 14,577,720 units at $34,703,364 on Monday.
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 the financial year ending that fall between November 2022 and August 2023.
Knutsford Express fell $1.47 to close at $11 with an exchange of 2,016,500 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing gained 35 cents to finish at $4.60 after 14,215 shares cleared the market, Limners and Bards rallied 33 cents to end at $2.80 in an exchange of 640,442 shares. Mailpac Group gained 17 cents in ending at $2.15 after investors transferred 801,490 stock units, Medical Disposables rose 40 cents to $5 in trading 112 units, Paramount Trading rallied 18 cents to $2.19 trading 500 stocks. Regency Petroleum popped 17 cents to end at $1.92 after 2,583,810 stock units passed through the market, Spur Tree Spices gained 34 cents in closing at $3.35 with the swapping of 3,785,671 stocks and 
Stationery and Office Supplies advanced $2.95 to close at $15.85 with the swapping of 1,023,291 units.
A total of 12,623,385 shares were traded for $31,723,485 compared to 11,166,116 units at $25,766,396 on Wednesday.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.6. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks uses ICInsider.com projected earnings for the financial year ending that fall between November 2022 and August 2023.
Fontana gained 30 cents to close at $9.20 with 39,581 shares changing hands. Fosrich shed 26 cents to close at $3.01 in exchanging 3,113,891 stocks, General Accident declined $1.20 to $4.10 in switching 34,018 stock units, Image Plus Consultants gained 9 cents in ending at $1.95 after 1,408,841 stocks were traded. Indies Pharma lost 16 cents to close at $2.60 with investors transferring 209,616 units, KLE Group gained 19 cents to end at $1.90 with one stock unit crossing the market, Limners and Bards dipped 20 cents to $2.20 with the swapping of 1,025,029 shares. Main Event fell 89 cents to $9.11 after investors transferred 3,202 units, Medical Disposables popped 9 cents to end at $4.60 trading 59,036 shares and 
Stationery and Office Supplies advanced 25 cents to $14.50 after a transfer of 49,516 stock units.
A total of 16,319,167 shares were exchanged for $40,158,085 compared with 15,746,039 units at $40,681,154 on Monday.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.6. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks incorporate ICInsider.com projected earnings for the financial year ending that fall between November 2022 and August 2023.
Fosrich lost 15 cents in ending at $3.39 trading 1,163,398 shares, General Accident rose 37 cents to end at $5.08 after a transfer of 23,988 units, GWest Corporation lost 9 cents to finish at $1 with an exchange of 18,833 stocks. Image Plus Consultants dipped 10 cents to an all time low of $1.90 in switching ownership of 6,233,417 shares, Indies Pharma shed 19 cents in closing at $2.76 with 6,218 stocks changing hands, Iron Rock Insurance fell 23 cents to $2.17 after 381 units crossed the market. ISP Finance declined $1 to close at $27 with investors transferring 33 stock units, JFP Ltd gained 17 cents in ending at $1.79 with an exchange of 474,334 stocks, Knutsford Express declined 49 cents in closing at $12 after 9,100 units cleared the market. Lasco Financial dropped 31 cents to end at $2.53 as investors exchanged 86,710 stock units, Limners and Bards dipped 17 cents to $2.40 in trading 5,620 shares, Lumber Depot lost 16 cents after ending at $2.30 in switching ownership of 70,202 units. Main Event rallied 10 cents to $9.20 with a transfer of 24,720 stocks, 
Paramount Trading shed 18 cents in closing at $2.15 in an exchange of 2,156 shares, Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 74 cents to end at $14.25 while trading 17,420 stock units and tTech fell 35 cents to close at $2.50 with investors transferring 4,262 shares.
A total of 15,746,039 shares were exchanged for $40,681,154 versus 20,295,875 units at $50,102,944 on Friday.
Junior Market stocks use ICInsider.com projected earnings for the financial year ending that falls between November 2022 and August 2023.
Image Plus Consultants shed 20 cents to close at $2 as investors exchanged 7,813,398 stocks, as low as $1.90, Indies Pharma advanced 25 cents to $2.95 with a transfer of 98,685 stock units, ISP Finance dropped 40 cents in closing at $28 after switching ownership of 51 units. JFP Ltd lost 10 cents in ending at $1.62 with 157,396 stock units changing hands, KLE Group fell 19 cents to $1.71 with the swapping of 1,689 shares, Lasco Distributors dipped 15 cents to end at $2.58 as investors exchanged 27,760 stocks. Lasco Financial gained 24 cents to close at $2.84 with a transfer of 31,621 units, Lasco Manufacturing shed 39 cents in closing at $4.16 after exchanging 8,420 units, Lumber Depot gained 16 cents in ending at $2.46 after trading 136,511 stock units. Main Event dipped 30 cents to $9.10 in switching ownership of 41,568 shares, 
MFS Capital Partners declined 12 cents to close at $2.85 with an exchange of 533,814 stocks, Paramount Trading rallied 13 cents to close at $2.33 after clearing the market with 2,652 stock units and Tropical Battery lost 8 cents to settle at $2.41 after a transfer of 340,762 shares.
Trading in 46 securities on Friday, compares to 45 on Thursday and resulted in prices of 20 rising, 15 declining and 11 left unchanged and led to an exchange of 20,295,875 shares for $50,102,944 compared to 11,460,696 units at $29,877,310 on Thursday.
At the close, the Junior Market Index popped 30.02 points to settle at 3,993.91, ending the week much higher than at the close of the previous one.
Honey Bun shed 13 cents to close at $7.02 with the swapping of 31,125 stock units, newly listed Image Plus Consultants rallied 20 cents to end at a record closing high of $2.20 with investors transferring 12,439,670 shares, Indies Pharma lost 17 cents in closing at $2.70 with 2,032 shares changing hands. Iron Rock Insurance gained 25 cents to end at $2.40 after trading 22,599 stock units, Knutsford Express advanced 47 cents to $12.49 after a transfer of 15,192 stocks, Lasco Financial lost 8 cents in closing at $2.60 after an exchange of 4,542 units. Lasco Manufacturing rose 37 cents to $4.55 as investors transferred 6,703 shares, Limners and Bards gained 19 cents to close at $2.59 after investors exchanged 3,900 stocks, Lumber Depot lost 17 cents to end at $2.30 trading 150,521 units. 
MFS Capital Partners advanced 14 cents to $2.97 with the swapping of 387,932 stock units, Paramount Trading rallied 8 cents in ending at $2.20 after an exchange of 5,592 stocks and Spur Tree Spices shed 27 cents to $2.75 in switching ownership of 458,199 stock units.
