Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, with a 150 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded on Thursday, with the value surging 241 percent over Wednesday’s levels with trading in 47 securities compared with 44 previously and ending with prices of 19 rising, 17 declining and 11 closing unchanged.
The market closed with 7,997,362 shares trading for $30,390,340 versus 3,193,504 units at $8,909,855 on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 170,157 shares at $646,603, compared with 72,580 units at $202,497 on Wednesday with a month to date, average of 191,531 units at $472,744 compared to 197,372 stock units at $425,236 on the previous day and February with an average of 253,246 units at $637,481.
Lasco Distributors led trading with 4.65 million shares for 58.1 percent of total volume followed by Regency Petroleum with 522,994 units for 6.5 percent of the day’s trade and Fosrich with 454,665 units for 5.7 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index popped 1.64 points to finish at 3,828.33.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.3, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows none ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and four with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial sank 15 cents to end at $21.15 with investors trading 75,099 stocks, AMG Packaging rose 28 cents to $3.19 and closed with an exchange of 4,410 units, Blue Power skidded 49 cents and ended at $2.74 as investors exchanged 155,951 shares. Cargo Handlers rallied $1.83 to close at $14.35, with 3 stock units clearing the market, Consolidated Bakeries popped 5 cents to $2.20 trading 504 shares, Derrimon Trading increased 6 cents to $1.94 with 33,579 units changing hands. Dolphin Cove climbed 10 cents to $19.80 in trading 2,493 stocks, Elite Diagnostic fell 14 cents in closing at $1.55 with 22,671 stock units crossing the market, Fontana dropped 7 cents to close at $9.31 while exchanging 48,262 shares. Fosrich shed 17 cents and ended at $2.04 after 454,665 stocks passed through the market, Honey Bun jumped 43 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $7.30 with investors swapping 74,510 units, ISP Finance declined by $3.40 to close at $28.10 in an exchange of 386 stock units. 
JFP Ltd gained 5 cents and ended at $1.41 with investors transferring 21,363 shares, KLE Group popped 8 cents in closing at $1.98, with one unit crossing the exchange, Lasco Distributors rose 10 cents to $4.45 in switching ownership of 4,650,371 stocks. Lasco Manufacturing lost 5 cents in closing at $5.50 after an exchange of 243,397 stock units, Limners and Bards rose 12 cents to $1.62 with investors dealing in 6,694 shares, Lumber Depot gained 20 cents to end at $2.78 after a transfer of 55,273 units. Mailpac Group dipped 7 cents to $2.07 with traders dealing in 173,970 stocks, MFS Capital Partners sank 6 cents and ended at $1.95 after an exchange of 275,191 stock units, 
Spur Tree Spices rallied 9 cents to $2.53 with a transfer of 2,041 shares and Tropical Battery increased 13 cents to end at $2.25, with 10,837 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading plunges on Junior Market
The volume of stock trading, plunged 47 percent, with a 24 percent lower value on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday compared to Tuesday as trading took place in 44 securities compared to 42 on Tuesday and ended with prices of 15 rising, 13 declining and 16 ending unchanged.
Trading ended with 3,203,798 shares amounting to $8,923,752 compared to 5,999,057 stock units at $11,692,307 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 72,814 shares at $202,813 compared to 142,835 units at $278,388 on Tuesday with the month to date, averaging 197,432 units at $425,317 compared with 240,270 stock units at $501,803 on the previous day and February with an average of 253,246 units at $637,481.
Future Energy led trading with 568,932 shares for 17.8 percent of total volume followed by One Great Studio with 412,114 units for 12.9 percent of the day’s trade and Jamaican Teas with 342,022 units for 10.7 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index dropped 6.05 points to end the day at 3,826.69.
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 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Blue Power increased 18 cents and ended at $3.23 with traders dealing in 9 stock units, Cargo Handlers dropped $1.97 to close at $12.52, with 411 shares crossing the exchange, Dolphin Cove sank 27 cents in closing at $19.70 in trading 18,853 units. Elite Diagnostic climbed 9 cents to end at $1.69 after 2,860 stocks passed through the market, Express Catering popped 33 cents to close at $3.99 after investors exchanged 76,754 shares, Fontana gained 8 cents to land at $9.38 with a transfer of 6,538 stock units. Honey Bun rose 10 cents to close at $6.87 after 7,881 units crossed the market, 
Jetcon Corporation rallied 13 cents and ended at 98 cents while exchanging 2,235 stocks, Knutsford Express advanced 34 cents in closing at $11.94 with an exchange of 2,090 units. Lasco Distributors dipped 8 cents to $4.35 as investors traded 56,721 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing popped 15 cents in closing at $5.55 after a transfer of 19,610 shares, Lumber Depot lost 25 cents to end at $2.58 with investors dealing in 2,901 stock units. Tropical Battery shed 20 cents to close at $2.12 in an exchange of 134,842 shares and tTech climbed 49 cents and ended at $2.49 with investors transferring 50,000 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading dropped on Junior Market
Investors traded far fewer stocks on Tuesday closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange than on Monday, with a 66 percent decline in the volume traded, with a 65 percent lower value than Monday with trading in 42 securities compared with 46 on Monday and ending with prices of eight rising, 22 declining and 12 closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 5,999,057 shares with a value of $11,692,307 compared to 17,393,006 units at $33,138,784 on Monday.
Trading averaged 142,835 shares at $278,388 compared to 378,109 units at $720,408 on Monday with the month to date, averaging 240,270 units at $501,803 compared to 287,854 stock units at $610,913 on the previous day and February with an average of 253,246 units at $637,481.
EduFocal led trading with 2.37 million shares for 39.4 percent of total volume followed by Regency Petroleum with 681,910 units for 11.4 percent of the day’s trade and One Great Studio with 599,993 units for 10 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index lost 0.32 points to end at 3,832.74.
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 the financial years ending around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Blue Power lost 18 cents to end at $3.05 with investors trading 150 stock units, Express Catering dipped 28 cents to end at $3.66, with 37,038 shares crossing the exchange, Fontana fell 15 cents in closing at $9.30 with traders dealing in 65,479 stocks. Fosrich increased 9 cents and ended at $2.21, with 434,051 units changing hands, GWest Corporation climbed 12 cents to close at $1 in trading 86,463 stocks, Indies Pharma popped 13 cents to $2.70 after a transfer of 11,479 units. Jetcon Corporation shed 14 cents in closing at 85 cents as investors exchanged 1,555 shares, Knutsford Express dropped 38 cents to close at $11.60 with a transfer of 170 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing sank 13 cents to $5.40 while exchanging 119,614 shares. Limners and Bards declined 35 cents to end at $1.50 with 12,749 stocks clearing the market, Lumber Depot advanced 23 cents in closing at $2.83 after an exchange of 1,000 units, 
Mailpac Group rose 11 cents to $2.20 with investors dealing in 30,795 stock units. ONE on ONE Educational skidded 6 cents and ended at 93 cents in an exchange of 44,067 shares, Regency Petroleum fell 18 cents to close at $2.17 with 681,910 units crossing the market, Spur Tree Spices dropped 18 cents to end at $2.42 after an exchange of 150,911 stocks. Tropical Battery lost 8 cents to $2.32, with 61,555 stock units crossing the market and tTech declined 45 cents and ended at $2 with investors transferring 31,023 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Solid jump in Junior Market trading
Trading jumped sharply on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Monday, with a 136 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, following a 71 percent jump in value over Friday, with trading in 46 securities compared with 40 on Friday and ending with prices of 16 rising, 20 declining and 10 closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 17,393,006 shares for $33,138,784 compared with 7,362,444 units at $19,399,707 on Friday.
Trading averaged 378,109 shares at $720,408, compared with 184,061 units at $484,993 on Friday with the month to date, averaging 287,854 units at $610,913 compared to February with an average of 253,246 units at $637,481.
Derrimon Trading led trading with 11.25 million shares for 64.7 percent of total volume followed by EduFocal with 1.65 million units for 9.5 percent of the day’s trade and ONE on ONE Educational with 712,458 units for 4.1 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index dipped 14.74 points to conclude trading at 3,833.06.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 
13.3, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2024.
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, Access Financial declined 70 cents to $21.30 in trading 793 stocks, Blue Power rallied 8 cents in closing at $3.23, with 3,834 units crossing the exchange, Cargo Handlers shed 9 cents to close at $14.50, with 208 shares being traded. Consolidated Bakeries popped 14 cents and ended at $2.15 in an exchange of 10,411 stock units, Dolphin Cove increased 79 cents to end at $19.99, with 6,146 shares clearing the market, EduFocal fell 17 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $1.20 with investors transferring 1,646,439 stocks. Express Catering climbed 15 cents and ended at $3.94 in an exchange of 92,367 units, Fosrich skidded 10 cents to end at $2.12, with 129,108 stock units crossing the market, Honey Bun sank 21 cents in closing at $6.77 after a transfer of 1,957 shares. 
Indies Pharma dropped 13 cents to close at $2.57 while exchanging 56,033 stock units, ISP Finance rose $3.40 to $31.50 with a transfer of just one stock, Jamaican Teas advanced 25 cents to close at $2.65 after exchanging 5,590 units. Jetcon Corporation gained 8 cents in closing at 99 cents with investors trading 90,875 shares, JFP Ltd lost 12 cents to end at $1.38 in switching ownership of 33,212 stock units, Knutsford Express popped $1.47 and ended at $11.98 as investors exchanged 1,375 stocks. Lasco Distributors advanced 26 cents to $4.46 and closed with an exchange of 22,535 units, Lumber Depot dipped 20 cents and ended at $2.60 with investors swapping 2,032 shares, Mailpac Group fell 16 cents to close at $2.09, with 583,003 stock units crossing the market and Spur Tree Spices rose 20 cents in closing at $2.60 with traders dealing in 16,868 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market ends week in near black
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange slipped moderately on Friday, with nearly 3 stocks declining for each stock rising, following a 69 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, with 68 percent lower value than Thursday, with trading in just 40 securities down from 45 on Thursday and ending with prices of eight rising, 22 declining and 10 closing unchanged and resulted in the market closing almost in the black on Friday.
The market closed on the day of March with an exchange of 7,362,444 shares for $19,399,707 compared with 23,801,250 units at $60,698,281 on Thursday, with an average of 184,061 shares at $484,993, compared with 528,917 stock units at $1,348,851 on Thursday and February with an average of 253,246 units at $637,481.
ONE on ONE Educational led trading with 1.26 million shares for 17.1 percent of total volume followed by Future Energy with 1.18 million units for 16 percent of the day’s trade and EduFocal with 1.12 million units for 15.2 percent of the day’s trade.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index dipped 26.91 points to close at 3,847.80.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.5, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging dipped 29 cents and ended at $2.89 with a transfer of 10,000 stocks, Blue Power climbed 15 cents to $3.15 after closing with an exchange of 29,932 units, Caribbean Cream slipped 5 cents in closing at $3.85, with 31,958 shares clearing the market after the company release the long outstanding third quarter results which continue to show improvement in sales and profit despite a bug hike in interest cost. Dolphin Cove skidded 44 cents to close at $19.20 with investors trading 255,970 stock units, following an announcement of a 50 percent hike in dividend payment in March to 60 cents per share, Fontana lost 5 cents to end at $9.40 in switching ownership of 111,995 shares, Fosrich dropped 13 cents to $2.22 while exchanging 20,451 stocks. 
Honey Bun rose 33 cents in closing at $6.98 with investors swapping 19,253 units, Indies Pharma rallied 10 cents and ended at $2.70 in an exchange of 31,085 stock units, Jamaican Teas shed 30 cents to end at $2.40, with 50,010 shares passing through the market. JFP Ltd declined 9 cents to close at $1.50 in an exchange of one stock unit, Knutsford Express fell $1.09 to $10.51, with 10 stocks MFS Capital Partners lost 18 cents to end at $2.09 trading 187,196 stock units. Regency Petroleum declined 7 cents in closing at $2.37 after 136,834 shares crossed the market and Spur Tree Spices shed 45 cents to close at $2.40 after a transfer of 136,338 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market shoots higher on Tuesday
Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded, with an 81 percent decline and ended with a 71 percent decline in the value compared with that on Monday with trading in 42 securities compared with 40 on Monday and ending with prices of 15 rising, 21 declining and six closing unchanged.
The market closed with 4,278,021 shares being traded for $9,351,166 compared with 14,902,945 units at $48,199,902 on Monday.
Trading averaged 101,858 shares at $222,647, compared to 372,574 units at $1,204,998 on Monday with the month to date, averaging 223,206 units at $555,847 compared to 230,159 stock units at $574,939 on the previous day and January with an average of 175,081 units at $401,738.
EduFocal led trading with 1.04 million shares for 24.4 percent of the total volume followed by Stationery and Office Supplies with 698,934 units for 16.3 percent of the day’s trade and Tropical Battery with 482,246 units for 11.3 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index popped 38.08 points to finish at 3,827.68 after trading in the region of 3,890 points in the morning session.
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 the financial years ending around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, AMG Packaging dipped 61 cents to end at $3 in an exchange of 12,614 units, Blue Power lost 17 cents to close atone$3.13 with a mere 1 stock clearing the market, Caribbean Flavours climbed 9 cents and ended at $1.69 as investors exchanged 1,557 shares. Consolidated Bakeries skidded 18 cents in closing at $2.01 after 401 stock units crossed the market, Elite Diagnostic increased 9 cents to close at $1.68 after a transfer of 1,611 shares, Express Catering sank 12 cents to $3.83, with 8,382 units crossing the market. 
Future Energy popped 29 cents to end at $3.50 after an exchange of 197,647 stocks, Knutsford Express rallied 60 cents in closing at $12 with a transfer of 60 stock units, Lasco Distributors rose 24 cents to close at $4.35 while exchanging 50,879 shares. Lasco Financial dipped 12 cents to $1.81 in trading 51,043 units, Lasco Manufacturing shed 69 cents to close at $5.09 after 281,163 stocks crossed the exchange, Main Event declined 71 cents to end at $14 with investors transferring 8,491 stock units. Medical Disposables fell 16 cents in closing at $2.52 after an exchange of 65,001 shares, MFS Capital Partners lost 8 cents and ended at $2.20 after trading 125,362 stock units and Paramount Trading gained 15 cents to close at $1.49 with an exchange of just one stock.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading climbs on the Junior Market
Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Monday, with a 57 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, with a 35 percent more value than Friday following trading in 40 securities compared with 45 on Friday and ending with prices of 16 rising, 13 declining and 11 closing unchanged.
The market closed on Monday with trading of 14,902,945 shares for $48,199,902 compared to 9,473,714 units at $35,695,598 on Friday.
Trading averaged 372,574 shares at $1,204,998, compared with 210,527 units at $793,236 on Friday with the month to date, averaging 230,159 units at $574,939 compared to 221,939 stock units at $538,572 on the previous day and January with an average of 175,081 units at $401,738.
Future Energy led trading with 10.98 million shares for 73.7 percent of the volume followed by Lasco Manufacturing with 1.19 million units for 8 percent of the day’s trade and ONE on ONE Educational with 724,352 units for 4.9 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index lost 5.60 points to lock up trading at 3,789.60.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.2, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and eight with lower offers.
At the close, Dolphin Cove increased 20 cents to end at $19, with 91,260 units crossing the market, Future Energy dropped 30 cents in closing at $3.21 after a transfer of 10,977,580 stocks, Jamaican Teas climbed 13 cents to $2.54 while exchanging 32,221 shares. 
Lasco Distributors sank 24 cents and ended at $4.11 in trading 18,921 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing rose 69 cents to close at $5.78 after exchanging 1,193,867 shares, Limners and Bards advanced 25 cents to $1.85, with 52,670 units crossing the market. Main Event popped $1.14 to end at $14.71 in an exchange of 4,350 stocks, MFS Capital Partners rallied 9 cents in closing at $2.28 with investors transferring 546,160 stock units, Spur Tree Spices gained 12 cents and ended at $2.41, with 109,290 shares crossing the exchange and tTech popped 28 cents to close at $2.50 with traders dealing in 53,905 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market backs off 3,795 points peak
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange traded over 3,875 points in the early morning session on Friday, with Lasco Manufacturing hitting $6.14 when trading was halted but later pulled back after a big trade passed through the market on a day when the volume of stocks traded, declined 71 percent, with a 45 percent lower value than on Thursday, resulting in 45 securities changing hands compared with 43 on Thursday and ending with prices of 19 rising, 20 declining and six closing unchanged.
The market closed on Friday after 9,473,714 shares were exchange for $35,695,598 versus 32,133,533 units at $65,285,279 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 210,527 shares at $793,236, compared to 747,291 units at $1,518,262 on Thursday, with a month to date average of 221,939 units at $538,572 compared with 222,732 stocks at $520,887 on the previous day and better than January with an average of 175,081 units at $401,738.
Lasco Manufacturing led trading with 4.48 million shares for 47.2 percent of the total volume that traded, followed by Stationery and Office Supplies with 990,778 units for 10.5 percent of the day’s trade and Future Energy with 579,426 units for 6.1 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rallied 13.60 points to finish at 3,795.20 after hitting over 3,875 points in early trading, before the fall in the intraday price of Lasco Manufacturing from $6.14.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.9, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, AMG Packaging fell 15 cents to close at $3.55 with an exchange of 11,657 stock units, CAC 2000 rallied 17 cents to $4, after 4 shares passed through the market, Cargo Handlers increased 51 cents to end at $14.51 in switching ownership of 1,744 stocks. Caribbean Cream dropped 9 cents in closing at $3.80 after an exchange of 107 units, Caribbean Flavours sank 8 cents and ended at $1.60 in trading 15,173 shares, Consolidated Bakeries popped 19 cents to $2.20, with 8,155 units changing hands. Derrimon Trading dipped 12 cents to close at $1.87 in an exchange of 11,021 stocks, Everything Fresh advanced by 9 cents to end at $1.68, with investors trading 103,479 stock units, Express Catering rose 18 cents to $3.98 while investors exchanged 72,863 shares. Future Energy lost 9 cents and ended at $3.51, with 579,426 units crossing the market, Honey Bun gained 20 cents to end at $6.85 with investors swapping 28,900 stocks, Jamaican Teas shed 13 cents and ended at $2.41 with a transfer of 1,525 stock units. 
Knutsford Express declined 60 cents in closing at $11.40 with investors dealing in 10,000 shares, Lasco Distributors climbed 35 cents to $4.35 in an exchange of 402,870 stock, Lasco Manufacturing skidded 36 cents to end at $5.09 after hitting a high of $6.14 during the morning session, with investors trading 4,476,083 units. Paramount Trading fell 25 cents to $1.30, after 10,851 stocks crossed the exchange, Regency Petroleum popped 10 cents to end at $2.20 with traders dealing in 164,976 shares, Spur Tree Spices shed 11 cents in closing at $2.29 as investors exchanged 357,294 units and tTech advanced 20 cents and ended at $2.22 with 10 stocks changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading jumps on Junior Market as prices soften
Trading jumped sharply on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, with a 608 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, after a sharp jump of 565 percent in value compared with Wednesday and resulting in trading in 43 securities down from 46 on Wednesday and ending with prices of 13 rising, 18 declining and 12 unchanged.
Trading ended with an exchange of 32,133,533 shares for $65,285,279 up from 4,540,074 units at $9,824,488 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 747,291 shares for $1,518,262, compared with 98,697 units at $213,576 on Wednesday with a month to date, average of 222,732 units at $520,887 compared with 185,449 stocks at $449,999 on the previous day and January with an average of 175,081 units at $401,738.
Derrimon Trading controlled trading with 22.64 million shares for 70.4 percent of the total volume followed by ONE on ONE Educational with 2.25 million units for 7 percent of the day’s trade and Jamaican Teas with 1.85 million units for 5.8 percent of the day’s trade.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index sank 21.66 points to end the day at 3,781.60, to be down 1.7 percent for the year.
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 the financial years ending around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial skidded $1.08 to $21.60 with investors trading 1,003 stock shares, AMG Packaging gained 62 cents and ended at $3.70 after an exchange of 85,009 stocks, Blue Power rose 41 cents in closing at $3.32 with an exchange of 849 stocks. CAC 2000 lost 68 cents to close at $3.83 in an exchange of 4,411 units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers climbed 25 cents to end at $2.36 with investors transferring 1,000 shares, Express Catering dipped 19 cents in closing at $3.80, with 154,568 stock units crossing the market. Future Energy fell 10 cents to $3.60 with investors swapping 184,342 stocks, 
KLE Group shed 58 cents to close at $1.90 after an exchange of 20,285 units, Knutsford Express sank 30 cents and ended at $12 with a transfer of 6,466 stocks. Lasco Manufacturing increased 36 cents to end at $5.45, with 753,346 units crossing the market as the supply of the stocks has sharply declined with only five offers to sell less than 80,000 shares on the board at the close. Limners and Bards popped 12 cents in closing at $1.62 with traders dealing in 3,128 shares, Regency Petroleum dripped 10 cents to $2.10, with 980,532 stock units changing hands, Stationery and Office Supplies declined 8 cents to close at $1.75 in trading 300,607 shares and tTech shed 46 cents and ended at $2.02 after a transfer of 9,000 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading drops on Junior Market
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Wednesday, with a 48 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded, with a 60 percent lower value than Tuesday with trading in 46 securities as was the case on Tuesday and ended with prices of 18 rising, 19 declining and nine closing unchanged, with KLE Group ending at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $2.48.
The Junior Market trading ended on Wednesday with 4,540,074 shares at $9,824,488 versus 8,723,426 units at $24,310,202 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 98,697 shares at $213,576 compared with 189,640 units at $528,483 on Tuesday with the month to date, averaging 185,449 units at $449,999 compared with 192,588 stock units at $469,455 on the previous day and more than January with an average of 175,081 units at $401,738.
Dolla Financial led trading with 1.06 million shares for 23.3 percent of the total volume followed by ONE on ONE Educational with 837,365 units for 18.4 percent of the day’s trade and EduFocal with 373,478 units for 8.2 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rose 8.29 points to conclude trading at 3,803.26.
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 the financial years ending around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging advanced 34 cents to $3.08 with an exchange of just one share, Cargo Handlers rose 90 cents and ended at $14, with 842 stocks crossing the market, Caribbean Assurance Brokers lost 27 cents to close at $2.11 with investors dealing in 4,001 shares. Caribbean Cream rallied 12 cents in closing at $3.89 in an exchange of 6 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries shed 19 cents to end at $2.01 with traders dealing in 101 shares, Dolla Financial sank 14 cents to $2.70 as investors exchanged 1,059,407 units. Dolphin Cove increased 30 cents to end at $18.80 after a transfer of 119 stocks, EduFocal climbed 10 cents in closing at $1.45 with 373,478 stock units clearing the market, Express Catering popped 9 cents to close at $3.99 while exchanging 124 shares. Fontana dipped 15 cents and ended at $9.79, with 17,099 units passing through the market, Future Energy gained 8 cents to $3.70 in trading 51,568 stocks, 
Honey Bun rose 25 cents and ended at $6.70, with 2,250 stock units crossing the market. Indies Pharma climbed 18 cents in closing at $2.75 with investors trading 42,965 shares, Iron Rock Insurance fell 42 cents to close at $2.10 in an exchange of 375 units, ISP Finance increased by 50 cents to end at $31.50, with 22,796 stock units changing hands. Lasco Distributors popped 13 cents to $4 after an exchange of 23,090 shares, Limners and Bards dropped 12 cents to close at $1.50 with investors swapping 38,046 shares, Mailpac Group gained 13 cents and ended at $2.30 in switching ownership of 74,668 stock units. Main Event skidded 65 cents in closing at $13.55 after an exchange of 1,401 stocks, Stationery and Office Supplies advanced 18 cents to end at $1.83 following the trading of 143,479 units and Tropical Battery declined 10 cents to $2.40 after an exchange of 260,861 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
