Trading closed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 70 percent, after 56 percent less funds entered the market compared to Friday, as trading ended, with declining stocks leading rising ones by more than two to one ratio.
Market activity led to 38 securities trading versus 42 on Friday and ended with nine rising, 20 declining and nine closing unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index shed 40.93 points to end at 4,222.21.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 13.2. The Junior Market PE ratios incorporate ICInsider.com projected earnings for companies with financial year end that falls between September this year and August 2023.
A total of 5,671,131 shares were traded for $26,380,670, down sharply from 18,614,187 units at $60,183,004 on the Friday. Trading averaged 149,240 shares at $694,228 versus 443,195 shares at $1,432,929 on Friday, with month to date, averaging 253,643 units at $935,963 compared to 285,898 units at $1,010,645 on the previous trading day. May closed with an average of 376,907 units at $1,638,631.
Elite Diagnostic led trading with 1.71 million shares for 30.1 percent of total volume traded, followed by Lumber Depot with 742,466 units for 13.1 percent of the day’s trade and Derrimon Trading with 606,031 units for 10.7 percent market share.
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, AMG Packaging advanced 8 cents in closing at $3.59 while exchanging 14,805 shares, Caribbean Cream increased 6 cents to end at $4.75 in trading 20,448 stock units, Caribbean Flavours popped 10 cents to close at $1.98 after exchanging 41 units. Derrimon Trading dropped 15 cents to $2.65 with an exchange of 606,031 stocks, Dolphin Cove lost 34 cents in ending at $16.16 exchanging 48,474 units, EduFocal declined 8 cents in closing at $3, with 79,008 stock units clearing the market. Elite Diagnostic shed 10 cents to end at $3.30 after 1,707,057 shares changed hands, Express Catering fell 14 cents to $5.85 in switching ownership of 2,403 stocks, Fosrich dropped $3.80 to close at $26.20 trading 259,682 shares. Indies Pharma rallied 15 cents in ending at $3.15 after a mere 212 stock units crossed the market, Jamaican Teas shed 5 cents to end at $3.14 with an exchange of 21,751 stocks, JFP Limited declined 7 cents to close at $1.53 after trading 486,631 units. KLE Group dropped 7 cents to $1.99 with 172 stock units changing hands, Knutsford Express lost $1 in ending at $7.50 after exchanging 50,023 units, Lasco Manufacturing shed 5 cents in closing at $5.40 with the swapping of 26,902 stock units. 
Lumber Depot declined 5 cents in closing at $3.10, with 742,466 shares changing hands, Main Event dropped 40 cents in ending at $8.20 after exchanging 108,567 units and Medical Disposables lost 85 cents to end at $7, with 200,171 stocks changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Twice as many Junior stocks fell but index rise
Trading activity rose sharply on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded increasing 168 percent and the value climbing 93 percent higher than Thursday, but declining stocks beat out rising stocks by more than two to one.
A total of 42 securities traded similar to Thursday and ended with ten rising, 23 declining and nine closing unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index rose 36.48 points to settle at 4,263.14.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 13.4. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks incorporate ICInsider.com projected earnings for companies with financial year end that falls between September this year and August 2023.
Overall, 18,614,187 shares traded for $60,183,004 versus 6,943,963 units at $31,114,240 on Thursday. Trading averaged 443,195 shares at $1,432,929 in contrast to 165,332 shares at $740,815 on Thursday with month to date, averaging 285,898 units at $1,010,645 compared to 204,336 units at $791,683 on the previous trading day. May closed with an average of 376,907 units at $1,638,631.
Jamaican Teas led trading with 15.47 million shares for 83.1 percent of total volume, followed by JFP Limited with 368,755 units for 2 percent of the day’s trade and Elite Diagnostic, 342,875 units for 1.8 percent market share.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and three with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial shed 5 cents in closing at $21.80 after 21 shares were exchanged, AMG Packaging dropped 16 cents in ending at $3.51, with 6,643 units crossing the market, Blue Power gained 10 cents to close at $3.80 with the swapping of 667 stocks. CAC 2000 declined 39 cents to $7, with 5,000 stock units crossing the market, Caribbean Assurance Brokers fell 5 cents to end at $2.39 in an exchange of 61,885 shares, Caribbean Flavours lost 7 cents to close at $1.88, with an exchange of 109,959 stock units. Dolphin Cove shed 50 cents in closing at $16.50 after exchanging 121,049 stocks, Express Catering advanced 38 cents in ending at $5.99 with 1,500 units changing hands, Fontana fell 5 cents to end at $9.80 after exchanging 144,487 stocks. Fosrich lost 95 cents to close at $30, with 47,684 stock units clearing the market, Future Energy Source declined 18 cents to $6.05 in exchanging 241,603 shares, Honey Bun increased 70 cents in closing at $8.96 after trading 6,129 units. Indies Pharma dropped 15 cents to $3, with 36,801 stocks changing hands, Jamaican Teas shed 6 cents to close at $3.19, trading 15,472,600 units, Jetcon Corporation dropped 13 cents to end at $1.32, trading 24,007 stock units. 
Lasco Distributors popped 5 cents to $3.49 while exchanging 55,788 shares, Lasco Financial declined 8 cents in closing at $3.50 in switching ownership of 6,443 shares, Medical Disposables rallied 40 cents in ending at $7.85 after 24,822 stock units crossed the exchange. Paramount Trading lost 14 cents to end at $1.76, with 2,750 stocks clearing the market, Spur Tree Spices fell 5 cents to close at $3.90 after an exchange of 52,606 units, Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 22 cents to close at $12.30 in trading 3,047 shares and tTech fell 20 cents to $3.60 after exchanging 2,206 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior stocks slip on Thursday
Trading closed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 28 percent and the value 6 percent lower than on Wednesday and ended with rising stocks bettering those falling with the market index slipping mildly.
At the close of the market, 42 securities were traded versus 39 on Wednesday and ended with 18 rising, 14 declining and ten closing unchanged. The Junior Market Index lost 11.37 points to settle at 4,226.66.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 13.2. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks incorporate ICInsider.com projected earnings for companies with financial year end that falls between September this year and August 2023.
A total of 6,943,963 shares traded for $31,114,240 down from 9,607,258 units at 33,012,055 on Wednesday. Trading averaged 165,332 shares at $740,815, in contrast to 246,340 shares at $846,463 on Wednesday, with the month to date, averaging 204,336 units at $791,683. May closed with an average of 376,907 units at $1,638,631.
JFP Limited led trading with 2.02 million shares for 29.1 percent of total volume, followed by Jamaican Teas with 1.49 million units for 21.5 percent of the day’s trade and Spur Tree Spices with 577,493 units for 8.3 percent market share.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with a bid higher than the last selling price and three with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging climbed 17 cents in closing at $3.67 with an exchange of 28,783 shares, Cargo Handlers rallied $1 to close at $12, with 85,940 stocks crossing the exchange, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 22 cents to end at $2.44 after investors cleared the market of just 1,601 stock units. Dolphin Cove fell 90 cents to $17 in switching ownership of 5,289 units, Everything Fresh gained 14 cents in ending at $1.47 after exchanging 9,137 stocks, Fosrich jumped $3.94 to close at $30.95 in trading 318,484 stock units. Honey Bun dropped 73 cents to end at $8.26 as investors exchanged 88,534 units, iCreate fell 35 cents to $2.90 in an exchange of 245,193 shares, KLE Group advanced 15 cents to $2.06 with 1,870 stock units changing hands. Knutsford Express declined 13 cents in closing at $8.50, trading 99 shares, Mailpac Group popped 11 cents in ending at $2.78 while exchanging 13,180 stocks, 
Main Event climbed 35 cents to close at $8.60, trading 29,000 units. Spur Tree Spices shed 10 cents in closing at $3.95 after exchanging 577,493 stocks, SSL Venture declined 19 cents to end at $1.66, with 40 stock units crossing the market and Stationery and Office Supplies advanced $1.08 to $12.08 with the swapping of 56,765 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market rises on reduced trading
Trading closed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded just lower than the rising volume on Tuesday with a 39 percent lower value than on Tuesday as just 39 securities traded down from 43 on Tuesday and ended with 13 rising, 19 declining and seven unchanged.
The Junior Market Index rose 34.94 points to 4,238.03, as the market continues to recover from the sell off in the last and the previous week.
The PE Ratio, a tool used to value stocks, averages 13.1 for the Junior Market. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks incorporate projected earnings computed by ICInsider.com for companies with financial year end falling between September this year and August 2023.
A total of, 9,607,258 shares traded for $33,012,055 compared to 9,825,896 units at $54,208,669 on the Tuesday. Trading averaged 246,340 shares at $846,463 in contrast to 228,509 shares at $1,260,667 on Tuesday. May closed with an average of 376,907 units at $1,638,631.
JFP Limited led trading with 3.32 million shares for 34.6 percent of total volume, followed by 
Mailpac Group with 1.47 million units for 15.3 percent of the day’s trade and Lumber Depot with 745,196 units for 7.8 percent market share.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a higher bid than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging shed 18 cents to end at $3.50 in trading 152,254 shares, Cargo Handlers lost 70 cents ending at $11 in switching ownership of 75,100 stocks, Dolphin Cove dropped 29 cents in closing at $17.90 after exchanging 15,210 stock units. Express Catering fell 30 cents to close at $5.63 with an exchange of 2,700 units, Honey Bun declined 21 cents to $8.99, with 8,635 stock units crossing the market, iCreate shed 10 cents to close at $3.25, with 58,871 units changing hands. JFP Limited rallied 16 cents in closing at $1.56 following an exchange of 3,319,795 stocks, Knutsford Express popped 63 cents to $8.63 in trading 3,354 shares, Lasco Distributors gained 27 cents ending at $3.44 after exchanging 18,459 stock units. Lasco Financial rose 11 cents to end at $3.59 after 446,269 units changed hands, Lasco Manufacturing advanced 23 cents to close at $5.43 trading 131,117 stocks, Mailpac Group lost 11 cents in closing at $2.67 after 1,470,403 shares crossed the exchange. 
Medical Disposables declined 69 cents to end at $7.50 in exchanging 413,092 units, Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 20 cents to $11, with 66,394 stock units changing hands and tTech increased 30 cents ending at $3.80 with the swapping of 12,993 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
More recovery for Junior Market
Trading closed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 41 percent and the value 88 percent more than Monday as rising stocks outpaced those declining by nearly three to one.
A total of 43 securities trading versus 41 on Monday ending with 24 rising, nine declining and 10 closing unchanged, leading the Junior Market Index to climb 56.75 points and settle at 4,203.09.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 13.4. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks incorporate earnings projected by ICInsider.com for companies with financial year that falls between September this year and August 2023.
Overall, 9,825,896 shares traded for $54,208,669 compared to 6,964,198 units at $28,803,554 on the Monday. Trading averaged 228,509 shares at $1,260,667 in contrast to 169,858 shares at $702,526 on Monday with month to date, averaging 376,907 units at $1,638,631 compared to 384,335 units at $1,657,551 on the previous trading day. April closed with an average of 449,923 units at $1,781,786.
Knutsford Express led trading with 3.26 million shares for 33.2 percent of total volume, followed by Spur Tree Spices with 2.74 million units for 27.9 percent of the day’s trade and Future Energy Source with 515,082 units for 5.2 percent market share.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging increased 18 cents to end at $3.68, with 2,308 shares crossing the exchange, CAC 2000 popped $1.09 in closing at $7.40, with 10 units crossing the market, Cargo Handlers rallied 10 cents to $11.70 in trading 1,000 stock units. Dolphin Cove rose 19 cents to $18.19 in switching ownership of 48,002 stocks, Everything Fresh advanced 13 cents to close at $1.35 after exchanging 55,263 stocks, Express Catering gained 31 cents to close at $5.93 with 5,500 units changing hands. Fosrich climbed $3.50 to end at $27 in exchanging 200,352 shares, iCreate increased 15 cents in ending at $3.35 with the swapping of 188,285 stock units, Indies Pharma advanced 15 cents in closing at $3.15 in an exchange of 442,845 stock units. Iron Rock Insurance popped 22 cents to $3.30 with 3,562 units clearing the market, Jetcon Corporation lost 11 cents to end at $1.39 with an exchange of 251,118 stocks, KLE Group dropped 49 cents to $1.91 after 36,128 shares crossed the market. 
Knutsford Express gained 20 cents in closing at $8, with 3,257,783 units changing hands, Lasco Distributors shed 28 cents to close at $3.17 while exchanging 4,988 stocks, Lasco Financial rose 18 cents to $3.48, trading 103,584 stock units. Stationery and Office Supplies rallied 20 cents to $10.80 after exchanging 13,343 shares and tTech declined 39 cents in closing at $3.50 in trading 5,217 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market bounce
Trading closed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market Friday with the volume of stocks traded declining 22 percent after 37 percent less funds entered the market compared to trading on Thursday, leading the market index to gain just 15.96 points to 4,120.05, with fewer shares rising as falling.
Trading resulted in only 35 securities changing hands, down from 41 on Thursday and ended with 11 rising, 14 declining and ten closing unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 13.1. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks incorporate ICInsider.com projected earnings for companies with financial years closing up to the end of August 2023
A total of 4,622,684 shares were traded for $18,728,840, down from 5,929,550 units at $29,697,652 on Thursday. Trading averaged 132,077 shares at $535,110 compared to 144,623 shares at $724,333 on Thursday, with the month to date, averaging 395,085 units at $1,705,419 compared to 406,842 units at $1,757,732 on the previous trading day. April closed with an average of 449,923 units at $1,781,786.
Future Energy Source led trading with 829,151 shares for 17.9 percent of the total volume, followed by JFP Limited with 587,666 units for 12.7 percent of the day’s trade and Tropical Battery with 456,605 units for 9.9 percent market share.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging dipped 10 cents to $3.50, trading 3,874 shares, CAC 2000 lost $1.09, in ending at $6.31, with 2,500 units changing hands, Caribbean Flavours declined 23 cents to close at $1.72 with the swapping of 9,068 stocks. Derrimon Trading shed 19 cents in closing at $3 with an exchange of 166,263 stock units, Elite Diagnostic fell 20 cents to end at $3.60, with 7,516 stock units crossing the market, Express Catering rose 43 cents to $5.93 in exchanging 14,791 units. Fontana increased 10 cents to end at $9.90 after finishing trading of 157,880 shares, Honey Bun climbed 20 cents to close at $9.20 in an exchange of 4,933 stocks, Indies Pharma rallied 16 cents to $3.16 with 89,947 stocks changing hands. 
Jetcon Corporation advanced 28 cents to $1.60 in exchanging 14,516 shares, Knutsford Express gained 20 cents to close at $7.70 after trading 2,537 units, Lasco Distributors shed 12 cents in closing at $3.37 after 17,692 stock units crossed the exchange. Main Event popped 19 cents ending at $8.39, with 11,900 units changing hands, Spur Tree Spices fell 10 cents to $3.70, with 283,924 stocks clearing the market and Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 40 cents to $10.60 while exchanging 4,950 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Big drop for Junior market stocks
Trading closed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded surging 318 percent as 292 percent more funds were extracted from the market compared to Friday as investors eye the latest IPO to come to market and pushed five stocks to freeze in trading shortly after trading opened.
All 45 listed securities traded compared to 43 on Friday, with 36 declining. Only three gained and six closed unchanged, pushing the Junior Market Index down by a hefty 228.07 points or 5.52 percent to close at 4,129.74.
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 companies with financial years closing up to the end of August 2023.
Overall, 24,253,233 shares traded for $99,156,469 up from 5,807,347 units at $25,315,609 on Friday. Trading averaged 538,961 shares at $2,203,477 up from 135,055 shares at $588,735 on Friday with month to date, averaging 430,189 units at $1,853,550 compared to 422,694 units at $1,829,436 on the previous trading day. April closed with an average of 449,923 units at $1,781,786.
Spur Tree Spices led trading with 2.80 million shares for 11.6 percent of total volume, followed by Lumber Depot, 2.44 million units for 10.1 percent of the day’s trade, EduFocal ended with 2.29 million units for 9.4 percent market share, Jamaican Teas chipped in with 1.88 million units for 7.8 percent of trading, JFP Ltd ended with 1.70 million units for 7 percent market share and Tropical Battery, 1.69 million units for 7 percent of the market.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows none ended with the bid higher than the last selling price and three with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial dropped $2.21 to end at $20.91 after exchanging 13,794 shares, Blue Power rose 25 cents to $4, trading 80 units, Cargo Handlers declined $1.30 in closing at $10.40, with 13,101 stocks crossing the market. Caribbean Cream lost 45 cents to close at $4.72, with 65,045 stock units clearing the market, Consolidated Bakeries shed 19 cents to $1.20 after 374,062 stocks crossed the exchange, Derrimon Trading fell 12 cents to close at $2.90 in an exchange of 1,291,861 shares. Dolphin Cove fell $1.62 in closing at $16.98 after exchanging 395,202 stock units, but it traded as low as $14 in early morning trading, EduFocal lost 42 cents to end at $2.75, with 2,290,798 units crossing the market, Elite Diagnostic declined 43 cents in ending at $3.51 with 870,148 units changing hands. Express Catering shed 26 cents to end at $5.54 in switching ownership of 687,522 shares, Fontana dropped 10 cents after ending at $9.90 while exchanging 776,176 stock units, Fosrich shed $3 to end at $25 in trading 469,131 stocks. Future Energy Source lost 72 cents to close at $5.52 with the swapping of 1,391,166 stock units, Honey Bun fell $1.19 in closing at $8.01 after exchanging 111,904 units, iCreate declined 37 cents to $3.19, with 506,855 shares changing hands. Iron Rock Insurance dropped 20 cents to $3.10, trading 1,873 stocks, ISP Finance dropped $7 to close at $22.50 with an exchange of 23 stock units, Jamaican Teas fell 25 cents to end at $3.16, trading 1,881,644 stocks. Jetcon Corporation declined 26 cents in closing at $1.30 in exchanging 569,058 units, JFP Ltd lost 27 cents to end at $1.33 after 1,703,508 shares crossed the market, KLE Group popped 10 cents to close at $2.40 with 1,135 shares clearing the market. 
Knutsford Express shed 20 cents to $7.60 with the swapping of 11,987 stocks, Lasco Financial fell 22 cents in closing at $3.31 after trading 100,336 units,Lasco Manufacturing declined 11 cents in ending at $5, with 40,055 stock units changing hands. Lumber Depot lost 30 cents to end at $3.11 with an exchange of 2,444,142 stock units, Mailpac Group dropped 33 cents in closing at $2.61 after trading 905,286 units, Main Event shed 60 cents to $8.30 in switching ownership of 62,663 shares. Medical Disposables declined 45 cents in ending at $7.55 after 48,201 stocks crossed the exchange, Paramount Trading dropped 22 cents to end at $1.80 in trading 37,686 shares, Spur Tree Spices shed 35 cents to close at $3.50 after exchanging 2,804,435 stock units. Stationery and Office Supplies lost 15 cents to close at $12 in an exchange of 138,126 stocks, but the stock traded as low as $10 before rebounding, Tropical Battery fell 40 cents to end at $2.45, with 1,687,606 units crossing the market and tTech declined 10 cents in ending at $3.50 after exchanging 63,018 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Mild rebound for Junior Market
Trading picked up on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market on Thursday and leading to a rise in the Market index and breaking five consecutive days of decline, with the volume of stocks traded rising 183 percent and the value 119 percent more than on Wednesday and leaving declining stocks just ahead of those increasing, at the close.
Like Wednesday, all but one of the 45 listed securities traded on Thursday, with 15 rising, 17 declining and 12 closing unchanged. The Junior Market Index gained 25.36 points to 4,361.52.
The PE Ratio, a measure often used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 13.6. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks incorporate ICInsider.com projected earnings for companies with financial years closing up to the end of August 2023.
A total of 18,169,661 shares traded for $63,184,225 compared to 6,419,876 units at $28,806,239 on the Wednesday. Trading averaged 412,947 shares at $1,436,005 up from 145,906 shares at $654,687 on Wednesday, with month to date, averaging 442,970 units at $1,916,895 compared to 445,304 units at $1,954,279 on the previous trading day. April closed with an average of 449,923 units at $1,781,786.
Derrimon Trading led market activity, with 11.56 million shares for 63.6 percent of total volume, followed by Lumber Depot with 1.91 million units for 10.5 percent of the day’s trade and Tropical Battery with 937,196 units for 5.2 percent market share.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close, CAC 2000 fell $1.21 in closing at $6.25, with 1,917 shares crossing the market, Caribbean Cream gained 24 cents to close at $5.17 while exchanging 82 stock units, Dolphin Cove climbed 61 cents to end at $20.11 after 19,815 units changed hands. Everything Fresh increased 10 cents to $1.60 after exchanging 8,702 stocks, Express Catering shed 10 cents in ending at $5.90 after trading 24,213 shares, Fontana declined 20 cents to $10.30, with 33,181 units crossing the market. Fosrich lost 30 cents to end at $28 in trading 140,251 stock units, General Accident dropped 10 cents in ending at $5.90, with 13,319 stocks crossing the exchange, Jetcon Corporation advanced 10 cents in closing at $1.55 after trading 29,805 stock units. 
Lumber Depot rallied 22 cents to close at $3.50 in switching ownership of 1,911,005 shares, Mailpac Group rose 20 cents to $2.95, with 166,653 stocks clearing the market, Medical Disposables dropped 43 cents in closing at $7.96 with an exchange of 64,569 units and Tropical Battery popped 14 cents to end at $2.75 with the swapping of 937,196 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market falls for a 5th day
Trading activity contracted Wednesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market, with the volume of stocks trading declining 53 percent and the value dropping 41 percent lower than on Tuesday, with 44 securities changing hands against 43 on Tuesday, with 20 rising, 17 declining and seven closing unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index fell 38.57 points to 4,336.16 and is down 228 points after declining for five straight days.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 13.6. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks incorporate ICInsider.com projected earnings for companies with financial years closing up to the end of August 2023.
Overall, 6,419,876 shares traded for $28,806,239 versus 13,653,490 units at $48,511,390 on Tuesday. Trading averaged 145,906 shares at $654,687 in contrast to 317,523 shares at $1,128,172 on Tuesday with month to date, averaging 445,304 units at $1,954,279 compared to 470,540 units at $2,063,823 on the previous trading day. April closed with an average of 449,923 units at $1,781,786.
Spur Tree Spices led trading with 946,973 shares for 14.8 percent of total volume, followed by JFP Limited with 848,378 units for 13.2 percent of the day’s trade and Tropical Battery, 624,509 units for 9.7 percent market share.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial slipped 18 cents to $23.15, with ten shares changing hands, Blue Power advanced 24 cents to $3.94 in an exchange of 110 stock units, Cargo Handlers rose 93 cents in closing at $11.86 after an exchange of 55 units. Derrimon Trading gained 11 cents to end at $3.07, trading 170,395 stocks, Dolphin Cove dropped $1.20 to close at $19.50, with 26,607 shares crossing the exchange, Elite Diagnostic declined 37 cents to close at $3.78 in switching ownership of 340,612 stock units. Fosrich fell $1.69 to $28.30 with an exchange of 234,432 units, Future Energy Source climbed 31 cents to end at $6.20 in exchanging 494,350 stocks, Honey Bun rallied 10 cents to $9.30 after 18,462 units crossed the market. iCreate shed 25 cents in closing at $3.55 while exchanging 191,897 stocks, Iron Rock Insurance increased 14 cents in ending at $3.30 after trading 125 stock units, Jetcon Corporation lost 10 cents to close at $1.45 after 438,574 shares changed hands. Knutsford Express popped 20 cents in closing at $7.80 in trading 18,743 shares, Lasco Distributors gained 17 cents to $3.50 with the swapping of 226,885 units, Main Event climbed 73 cents to end at $8.99 with 43,200 stock units clearing the market. 
Spur Tree Spices increased 12 cents ending at $3.90, with 946,973 stocks crossing the market, Stationery and Office Supplies shed 49 cents to $13.01 in swopping ownership of 79,888 shares and Tropical Battery dipped 14 cents to close at $2.61, with 624,509 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
More fall for Junior market
Trading closed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market Tuesday, with the volume of stocks changing hands declining by 38 percent and the value falling 35 percent from Monday’s trades as investors’ interest in buying stocks waned, sending the market into further decline for the week to date.
Market activity led to 43 securities trading, down from 45 on Monday and ended with 15 rising, 19 declining and nine closing unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index dropped 36.97 points to settle at 4,374.73 and is down 7 percent from the market’s peak last week.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 13.8. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks incorporate ICInsider.com projected earnings for companies with financial years closing up to the end of August 2023.
Overall, 13,653,490 shares traded for $48,511,390 compared to 21,953,604 units at $74,776,818 on the Monday. Trading averaged 317,523 shares at $1,128,172 down from 487,858 shares at $1,661,707 on Monday with month to date, averaging 470,540 units at $2,063,823 compared to 484,277 units at $2,147,816 on Monday the previous trading day. April ended with an average of 449,923 units at $1,781,786.
JFP Limited led trading with 3.69 million shares for 27 percent of total volume, followed by Future Energy Source with 1.97 million units for 14.5 percent of the day’s trade, Mailpac Group traded 1.90 million units for 13.9 percent of market share. Spur Tree Spices ended with 1.78 million units for a 13 percent market share and Tropical Battery with 1.24 million units for a 9.1 percent market share.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Access Financial advanced $1.85 to $23.33 after exchanging 1,015 shares, AMG Packaging declined 20 cents to $3.50 while trading 90,887 stocks, Blue Power fell 25 cents in closing at $3.70 with the swapping of 162 units. Cargo Handlers dropped 82 cents to end at $10.93 after trading 845 stock units, Caribbean Cream lost 30 cents to close at $4.90 after 30,250 units crossed the exchange, Dolphin Cove climbed 89 cents in closing at $20.70 in switching ownership of 12,082 shares. Elite Diagnostic rose 40 cents to $4.15 with an exchange of 238,300 stocks, Fontana shed 48 cents ending at $10.50 in trading 80,397 stock units, Fosrich shed 79 cents to close at $29.99, with 91,153 stock units changing hands. Future Energy Source declined 42 cents to $5.89 after 1,973,947 units crossed the market, ISP Finance gained $1.43 to close at $29.50 trading 31 stocks, Jamaican Teas rallied 11 cents in closing at $3.48 while trading 455,898 shares. Jetcon Corporation popped 13 cents to $1.55, with 68,666 units crossing the market, JFP Limited lost 15 cents to end at $1.54 in exchanging 3,691,107 shares, Knutsford Express dropped 20 cents in ending at $7.60, with 3,000 stock units clearing the market. 
Lasco Distributors fell 17 cents in closing at $3.33 after exchanging 119,173 stocks, Main Event fell 74 cents to close at $8.26 after an exchange of 95,412 stocks, Medical Disposables increased 85 cents to end at 52 weeks’ high of $8.40, with 98,567 stock units changing hands. Spur Tree Spices dropped 22 cents in ending at $3.78 after 1,780,721 units crossed the market, Stationery and Office Supplies increased 50 cents to end at 52 weeks’ high of $13.50 in switching ownership of 52,406 shares and tTech rallied 15 cents to $3.65, with 12,050 stock units crossing the market.
In the preference segment, CAC 2000 9.5% preference share climbed 15 cents to close at $1.15, with an exchange of 493 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.