Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 55 percent and the value 58 percent lower than on Tuesday after trading took place in 41 securities compared with 40 on Tuesday and ended with prices of 11 rising, 24 declining and six closing unchanged.
A total of 9,199,758 shares were exchanged for $22,141,233 compared to 20,297,652 units at $52,761,871 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 224,384 shares at $540,030, compared with 507,441 shares at $1,319,047 on Tuesday with the month to date, averaging 585,792 units at 1,127,771 compared with 608,277 stock units at $1,164,338 on Tuesday the previous day. February closed with an average of 318,024 units at $782,332.
Derrimon Trading led trading with 2.10 million shares for 22.8 percent of total volume followed by Mailpac Group with 1.59 million units for 17.2 percent of the day’s trade, Dolla Financial with 1.53 million units for 16.6 percent market share and Fosrich with 1.28 million units for 13.9 percent of the trading volume.
At the close, the Junior Market Index fell 46.89 points to end at 3,643.55.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 10.8. 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 ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and eight with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial declined 45 cents to end at $20.55, with an exchange of 100 shares, AMG Packaging increased 8 cents to $3.38 in trading 30,002 stocks, Cargo Handlers shed $1.09 in ending at $13.01 after investors traded 2,333 units. Caribbean Flavours lost 9 cents to close at $1.26 with an exchange of 194,228 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries dipped 20 cents to $2 after an exchange of 248,902 shares, 
Derrimon Trading dipped 10 cents to $2.05 in trading 2,098,597 stocks. Dolphin Cove fell 99 cents to end at $14.25 after 10,546 units changed hands, Fontana dipped 66 cents to a 52 weeks’ closing low of $7.51, with 52,622 stock units crossing the market, Honey Bun shed 35 cents in closing at $6.10 as investors exchanged 15,387 shares. Indies Pharma dropped 15 cents in ending at $2.71 with a transfer of 404,485 stocks, Jamaican Teas rallied 19 cents to $2.30 with investors transferring 15,150 stock units, JFP Ltd lost 9 cents in closing at $1.60 as 1,616 units passed through the market. Knutsford Express fell $1.15 after ending at $9 after an exchange of 17,979 stock units, Lasco Financial declined 16 cents to close at $2.55 in switching ownership of 21,263 stocks, Main Event gained 71 cents to end at $11.86, with 12,040 shares changing hands, 
Spur Tree Spices ended at a 52 weeks’ closing low of $2.51 after slipping 5 cents, with an exchange of 104,763 shares to close at $2.45 and Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 10 cents to $15 after a transfer of just two units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
A total of 20,297,652 shares were exchanged for $52,761,871 versus 4,128,803 units at $10,755,628 on Monday.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 11. 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.
Elite Diagnostic dropped 19 cents to $2.70, with 78,321 shares clearing the market, Future Energy Source popped 13 cents to $4.25 in an exchange of 107,537 stocks. Jamaican Teas dipped 33 cents to end at $2.11 with an exchange of 5,117,861 units, JFP Ltd increased 9 cents to close at $1.69, with 58,714 stock units changing hands, Lasco Distributors rose 19 cents in ending at $2.72 with the swapping of 11,257 shares. Lasco Manufacturing gained 23 cents in closing at $4.35 after an exchange of 14,910 stock units, Limners and Bards shed 16 cents ending at $2.20 in an exchange of 674,350 stocks, Main Event fell $1 to $11.15 after a transfer of 8,732 units. Medical Disposables declined 12 cents to end at $5.02 while exchanging 5,100 units, Regency Petroleum dropped 
10 cents to $1.90 in trading 1,214,127 shares and Spur Tree Spices dipped 9 cents to close at $2.50 after exchanging 28,382 stocks.
A total of 4,128,803 shares were exchanged for $10,755,628 down from 9,097,236 units at $27,766,092 on Friday.
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 five with lower offers. At the close, Caribbean Flavours lost 12 cents to close at $1.27 after an exchange of 100 shares, Elite Diagnostic rallied 19 cents in closing at $2.89 with 75,902 stocks clearing the market, Everything Fresh climbed 22 cents to $1.64 in an exchange of 3,200 stock units. Fontana declined 22 cents in ending at $8.18 after 22,925 units crossed the market, Honey Bun dropped 25 cents to end at $6.50 as 12,807 shares passed through the market, iCreate fell 11 cents to close at $1.57 with the swapping of 6,189 stock units. Indies Pharma shed 9 cents to $2.81 with a transfer of 17,869 stocks, 
Jetcon Corporation advanced 12 cents to $1.07, with 2,705 units crossing the market, Knutsford Express gained $1.13 to end at $10.15 as investors exchanged 93 stocks. Lasco Distributors dipped 21 cents in closing at $2.53 after investors exchanged 53,482 shares, Limners and Bards declined 14 cents in closing at $2.36 trading 94,523 units, Main Event fell 10 cents to close at $12.15 with an exchange of 89,562 stock units. MFS Capital Partners popped 9 cents in ending at $3.49, with 242,453 stocks changing hands, Paramount Trading rose 24 cents to end at $2.44 and closed with an exchange of 2,500 units, 
Spur Tree Spices traded 75,047 shares with a gain of 1 cent to close at $2.59 after the price hit a 52 weeks’ intraday low of $2.51 and Stationery and Office Supplies dipped 10 cents to $14.90 while exchanging 39,934 stock units.
securities trading down from 46 on Thursday and ended with 14 rising, 15 declining and 11 closing unchanged leading to a moderate movement in the market index.
At the close, the Junior Market Index lost 15.12 points to 3,736.05.
Caribbean Flavours rose 9 cents in closing at $1.39 with a transfer of 340 stock units, Elite Diagnostic dipped 10 cents to end at $2.70 in switching ownership of 100,582 shares, Express Catering lost 28 cents to $5.20 after exchanging 10,159 stock units. Future Energy Source fell 28 cents to close at $4.12 after a transfer of 89,600 units, Jamaican Teas increased 25 cents in closing at $2.45 as investors exchanged 800 stocks, Lasco Distributors advanced 9 cents in ending at $2.74, with 3,874 units changing hands. Lasco Financial gained 9 cents to end at $2.72 with the swapping of 13,610 shares, Main Event shed 75 cents to close at $12.25 after trading 35,032 stock units, Medical Disposables popped 14 cents after ending at $5.14, with an exchange of 47,630 stocks. 
Paramount Trading declined 20 cents to $2.20 while exchanging 8,145 stock units, Stationery and Office Supplies shed 10 cents in closing at $15 with an exchange of 8,908 shares and Tropical Battery fell 13 cents to end at $2.02 and closed with 466,649 stocks changing hands.
A total of 5,242,797 shares were traded for $17,417,126 compared to 272,054,087 units at $419,217,066 on Wednesday.
ICInsider.com upgrading earnings for Main Event to $1.80 from $1.45 and Dolla Financial being switched from 2022 earnings of 15 cents for last year to 40 cents for this year, following the release of 2022 full year results, with earnings of 18 cents per share. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed based on the last traded stock price and ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial year ending between November 2022 and August 2023.
Fontana popped 15 cents to close at $8.40 after a transfer of 68,140 stock units, Future Energy Source rose 23 cents to $4.40 with an exchange of 399,936 shares, after the price hit a 52 weeks’ intraday low of $4.05, GWest Corporation climbed 12 cents in closing at $1.08 with a transfer of 1,564 stock units. Honey Bun lost 29 cents to $6.75, with 51,922 shares clearing the market, iCreate rallied 18 cents to end at $1.68 after trading 87,063 units, Indies Pharma rose 10 cents to close at $2.90, with 21,002 stocks crossing the market. Jamaican Teas shed 27 cents in closing at $2.20 with 151,736 units passing through the market, Jetcon Corporation fell 10 cents to 95 cents with 3,984 stocks crossing the exchange, Knutsford Express declined 13 cents to $9.02 after exchanging 7,287 stock units. Mailpac Group dipped 10 cents to close at $1.70 in switching ownership of 113,259 shares, Main Event popped $1.20 after ending at a record closing high of $13 while exchanging 264,941 stocks, following the release of solid first quarter results of 39 cents per share before trading opened, 
MFS Capital Partners dropped 18 cents in closing at $3.33 in an exchange of 734,917 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies increased 89 cents to end at $15.10 in trading 9,521 units.
Investors exchanged 272,054,087 shares for $419,217,066 compared to 6,101,272 units at $16,671,644 on Tuesday.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
Fontana lost 15 cents at $8.25 in switching ownership of 37,317 stocks, Future Energy Source dipped 14 cents to $4.17 as 79,996 shares passed through the market, GWest Corporation declined 13 cents in closing at 96 cents with an exchange of 263 stock units. ISP Finance dropped $5.66 to close at $20 as investors exchanged 784 units, Knutsford Express advanced 13 cents to $9.15, with 21,743 stock units clearing the market, Main Event 20 cents to end at $11.80 after trading 36,428 shares. MFS Capital Partners lost 12 cents to end at $3.51 in trading 255,734 stocks, Paramount Trading climbed 16 cents in ending at $2.34 with an exchange of 142 shares, 
Stationery and Office Supplies fell 29 cents to $14.21 while exchanging 30,289 stocks and tTech gained 23 cents to close at $2.53 with investors transferring 5,000,000 units.
Overall, 33,994 shares were exchanged for US$8,059 compared with 45,731 units at US$80,158 on Tuesday.
MPC Caribbean Clean Energy advanced 1.4 cents to 68 US cents after just two stocks passed through the market, Proven Investments dipped 0.47 of a cent after ending at 18.52 US cents in an exchange of 10,157 stock units. Sterling Investments fell 0.25 of a cent to close at 1.75 US cents with the swapping of 4,980 units and Sygnus Credit Investments USD share gained 0.49 of one cent in closing at 10 US cents while exchanging 14,905 shares.
Investors traded 6,101,272 shares for $16,671,644 compared to 23,046,162 units at $53,285,932 on Monday.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 11.5. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed using the last traded stock price in conjunction with ICInsider.com projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2022 and August 2023.
Dolla Financial popped 10 cents in ending at $2.90 with 741,210 units changing hands, Dolphin Cove shed 18 cents in closing at $14.52 with the swapping of 15,366 stocks, EduFocal rose 12 cents to end at $1.98 after trading 100,000 stock units. Elite Diagnostic fell 18 cents to $2.71 as investors exchanged 3,000 units, Fontana lost 15 cents to close at $8.40 after a transfer of 217,560 shares, Future Energy Source shed 24 cents to close at $4.31 as investors swapped 279,285 stocks. General Accident declined 33 cents to $5 in exchanging 50,042 units, iCreate dipped 10 cents to end at $1.55 with a transfer of 311,474 shares, JFP Ltd lost 13 cents in closing at $1.56 trading 183,096 stocks. Knutsford Express fell $1.14 to $9.02 with 34,586 stock units clearing the market, Lasco Manufacturing lost 25 cents to close at $4.05 with 1,448 shares changing hands, Limners and Bards shed 15 cents in closing at $2.51 in an exchange of 7,465 units. 
Main Event dipped 30 cents to end at $12 with the swapping of 13,673 stock units, Medical Disposables gained 15 cents to settle at $5 after a transfer of 22,840 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies shed 50 cents to close at $14.50 with investors transferring 20,484 stock units.
Investors traded 23,046,162 shares for $53,285,932, up from 12,029,585 units at $36,181,749 on Friday.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Express Catering gained 24 cents to close at $5.40 after a transfer of 300 stocks, Fontana rallied 14 cents to end at $8.55 after 115,454 stock units cleared the market, Future Energy Source rallied 15 cents to $4.55 with a transfer of 392,151 units after the price hit an intraday 52 weeks’ low of $4.16. General Accident rose 33 cents in closing at $5.33 as investors exchanged 650 stocks, GWest Corporation gained 11 cents after ending at $1.04 in trading 12,113 shares, ISP Finance advanced 66 cents to close at $25.66 with investors transferring 825 units. Knutsford Express popped 10 cents to settle at $10.16 with an exchange of 4,000 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing lost 9 cents to close at $4.30 in switching ownership of 2,200 stock units, Lumber Depot gained 14 cents in closing at $2.20 in an exchange of 206,658 stocks. Main Event jumped $1.30 to $12.30 with the swapping of 58,507 units, MFS Capital Partners popped 46 cents to end at $3.70 as investors exchanged 409,249 shares,
Paramount Trading shed 20 cents to close at $2.15 after trading 25,685 units. Regency Petroleum lost 10 cents after ending at $2.05 with 1,947,630 shares changing hands, Stationery and Office Supplies advanced 50 cents to end at $15 in an exchange of 18,301 stock units and tTech fell 20 cents to $2.30 after an exchange of 94,118 stocks.
A total of 12,029,585 shares were exchanged for $36,181,749 compared with 4,690,775 units at $17,476,868 on Thursday.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 11.3. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed using the last traded stock price divided by ICInsider.com projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2022 and August 2023.
Express Catering shed 36 cents to end at $5.16 as investors exchanged 7,879 stocks, General Accident popped 31 cents to close at $5 with the swapping of 961,565 units, GWest Corporation fell 14 cents in closing at 93 cents after exchanging 18,016 shares. ISP Finance rallied $5 to $25 with investors transferring a mere 6 stock units, Jamaican Teas rose 19 cents to $2.44 after 4,189 stocks passed through the market, Lumber Depot lost 14 cents to close at $2.06 with the swapping of 115,466 units. Main Event dipped 85 cents in closing at $11 with an exchange of 73,470 shares, MFS Capital Partners declined 38 cents to end at $3.24 with 981,663 stocks clearing the market, 
Paramount Trading popped 20 cents to $2.35 as investors traded 150 stock units and Stationery and Office Supplies gained 25 cents after ending at $14.50 in exchanging 17,000 units.