Stocks mostly fell on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, following trading in 46 securities compared with 45 on Friday and ending with prices of just 11 advancing, 22 declining and 13 closing unchanged with trading ending with an exchange of 46 percent fewer shares changing hands with an 18 percent lower value compared with Friday.
At the close of the market, Spur Tree Spices ended at a 52 week low of $1.08, RA Williams closed at a 52 week low of 46 cents while Dolla Financial and Main Event traded at 52 week intraday lows of $2.18 and $9.10, respectively.
Trading ended in 5,847,124 shares changing hands for $10,317,978, compared to 10,899,363 stock units at $12,643,835 on Friday.
Trading averaged 127,111 shares at $224,304, well below the 242,208 stocks at $280,974 on Friday with the month to date, averaging 190,570 units at $283,096 in line with 196,172 stock units at $288,287 on the previous day compared with April with an average of 199,273 shares at $488,496.
Dolla Financial led trading with 1.96 million shares for 33.5 percent of total volume, followed by Limners and Bards, with 607,189 units for 10.4 percent of the day’s trade and Stationery and Office Supplies with 554,655 stocks for 9.5 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index fell 39.48 points to close at 3,401.96. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer, reflecting a likely positive opening on Tuesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13, based on the last traded prices in conjunction with earnings that are projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging rose 14 cents and ended at $2.49 after traders switched 5,480 shares, Blue Power increased 12 cents to $5.17 with investors dealing in 101 units, Caribbean Flavours sank 21 cents to close at $1.29 with a transfer of 112 stocks. Derrimon Trading dropped 10 cents to end at $1.80 after closing with an exchange of 4,001 shares, Dolphin Cove popped 27 cents in closing at $12.10 after a transfer of 5,417 stock units, Elite Diagnostic advanced 20 cents to finish at $1.50 as 654 shares crossed the market. Everything Fresh rose 19 cents to $2.22 in an exchange of 19,483 stock units, Express Catering gained 10 cents to finish at $2.80 with investors swapping 7,146 stocks, Iron Rock Insurance sank 57 cents and ended at $3.33 in an exchange of 104,021 stock units. JFP Ltd rallied 6 cents to close at 57 cents with investors trading 522,717 shares, KLE Group popped 14 cents in closing at $1.06 with an exchange of a mere one stock unit, Lasco Financial slipped 6 cents to end at $1.62 with traders clearing 10,000 units in the market. Mailpac Group fell 16 cents to $2.38 after an exchange of 72,115 stock units, Medical Disposables skidded 9 cents to close at $1.35 with investors trading 1,527 shares, RA Williams lost 6 cents to finish at 46 cents with 67,561 stocks crossing the exchange and Regency Petroleum shed 10 cents and ended at $3.50 with traders dealing in 74,581 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 10,899,363 shares at $12,643,835, well below the 14,892,052 units at $29,081,001 on Thursday.
At the close of the market, Access Financial declined 6 cents to finish at $17.18 with a transfer of a mere one share, AMG Packaging lost 10 cents to land at $2.35 with 4,207 stock units changing hands, Atlantic Hardware gained 11 cents to close at 97 cents with investors dealing in 240,100 shares. Cargo Handlers popped 90 cents to end at $11.10 with traders exchanging 3,015 stocks, Caribbean Cream climbed 16 cents in closing at $2.35 with investors trading 549 stock units, Caribbean Flavours rose 21 cents to end at $1.50 with 5,963 shares crossing the market. Derrimon Trading advanced 15 cents in closing at $1.90 with sellers trading 10,000 stocks, Dolphin Cove fell 67 cents to $11.83 with 36,930 units crossing the market, Elite Diagnostic slipped 10 cents and ended at $1.30 with investors trading 4,917 stock units. Everything Fresh shed 6 cents to end at $2.03 as investors exchanged 2,040,760 shares, Future Energy sank 6 cents to finish at $3 as 216,174 stock units changed hands,
The market closed with trading of 18,164,035 shares with a value of $19,343,788, soaring well above 7,541,461 units at $9,279,095 on Tuesday.
At the close of the market, Atlantic Hardware increased 9 cents to end at 95 cents with an exchange of 849,987 shares, CAC 2000 slipped 23 cents to end at $1.96 and closed with an exchange of 88 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries fell 9 cents to close at $1.66 after a transfer of just 65 shares. Dolla Financial shed 19 cents to finish at $2.46 with 816,179 stock units crossing the market, Dolphin Cove declined 74 cents to close at $13.57 with traders dealing in 5,071 stocks, Elite Diagnostic sank 25 cents to end at $1.26 with 28,582 shares changing hands. Express Catering dipped 35 cents in closing at $2.54 after an exchange of 13,183 stocks, Fontana climbed 49 cents to $9.48 with investors trading 119,026 units, Indies Pharma rose 23 cents and ended at $3.80 after an exchange of 838 stock units. Iron Rock Insurance gained 20 cents to finish at $3.90 with investors dealing in 23,727 shares, ISP Finance popped $2.50 to close at $11.50 with traders exchanging 345 stocks, Jetcon Corporation rallied 9 cents to end at $1.10 with investors swapping 700 units.
Trading plunged sharply on Monday with a 73 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded down to 3,818,332 from 14,213,890 units on Friday, with 77 percent lower value of $5,134,860, dramatically lower than $21,868,340 previously.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.7, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
Trading ended with activity in just 41 securities, down from 44 on Thursday and ending with prices of 10 stocks rising, 16 declining and 15 closing unchanged.
At the close of the market, Access Financial recovered $3.25 of the loss on Thursday in closing at $17.30 with investors dealing in 781 shares, Caribbean Cream shed 40 cents to $2.20 after an exchange of 101,000 stocks, Derrimon Trading advanced 10 cents and ended at $2 with investors trading 6,774,835 units. Dolla Financial popped 7 cents to end at $2.62 with 99,151 shares changing hands, Elite Diagnostic lost 21 cents to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.19 with investors swapping 100,337 stock units, Express Catering increased 52 cents to close at $2.94 with traders transferring 500 shares through the market. Fontana fell 6 cents to $9 with investors dealing in 31,899 stock units, GWest Corporation dropped 12 cents in closing at 85 cents in an exchange of 248,961 stocks, Indies Pharma sank 20 cents to finish at $3.55 with 415,551 units changing hands.
The market closed with trading of 6,456,385 shares for $10,590,257, well above the 4,821,612 units at $8,531,764 on Wednesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 14.6, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
The market closed with trading of 4,821,612 shares for $8,531,764, falling sharply from 7,319,727 units at $14,054,114 on Tuesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 15, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
The market closed with trading of 7,319,727 shares for $14,054,114, well above the 3,649,342 units at $5,015,277 on Monday.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index slipped 20.88 points to 3,459.93. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
Kintyre Holdings led trading with 1.25 million shares for 34.3 percent of the total volume, followed by Derrimon Trading, with 463,467 units for 12.7 percent of the day’s trade and Atlantic Hardware with 387,256 stocks for 10.6 percent of the volume traded.
The market closed with trading of 5,694,229 shares for $8,260,760, up from 4,735,370 units with a value of $6,394,360 on Thursday.
At the close of the week, AMG Packaging climbed 9 cents to $2.74 in trading 11,117 shares, Blue Power popped 10 cents to finish at $4.85 with 3,206 stock units crossing the market, Cargo Handlers skidded 11 cents and ended at $10.99 as investors exchanged 37 shares. Caribbean Assurance gained 20 cents to end at $2.49 after trading of 18,566 stock units, Derrimon Trading lost 6 cents in closing at $1.96 after an exchange of 1,209,401 units, Dolla Financial rose 14 cents to close at $2.69 with investors trading 189,700 shares. Elite Diagnostic advanced 12 cents to $1.50 after an exchange of 57,014 units, Express Catering dropped 5 cents to close at $2.84 with a transfer of 7,320 stocks, Fontana fell 80 cents and ended at $8.99 with 147,187 stock units clearing the market. Future Energy slipped 9 cents in closing at $3.15 after a transfer of 237,505 shares, GWest Corporation sank 10 cents to end at 87 cents in switching ownership of 14,110 stock units, Image Plus dipped 9 cents to finish at 99 cents with traders dealing in 483,127 units.