Trading closed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market on Tuesday, with 13 percent more stocks traded and a 17 percent rise in the value, over that on Monday as 43 securities trading versus 44 on Monday with 19 rising, 17 declining and seven closing unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index climbed 25.80 points to settle at 4,099.01.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 12.7. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks incorporate ICInsider.com projected earnings for companies with financial year end that falls between November this year and August 2023.
A total of 9,168,150 shares were traded for $36,711,654 compared to 8,135,173 units at $31,415,140 on the Monday. Trading averaged 213,213 shares at $853,759 versus 184,890 shares at $713,980 on Monday, with the month to date, averaging 236,550 units at $980,523 compared to 239,285 units at $995,375 on the previous trading day. May closed with an average of 376,907 units at $1,638,631.
Mailpac Group led trading with 1.07 million shares for 11.7 percent of total volume followed by Indies Pharma with 1.01 million units for 11.1 percent of the day’s trade and Express Catering with 940,863 units for 10.3 percent market share.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, AMG Packaging gained 24 cents to close at $3.94 in trading 13,615 shares, Blue Power increased 9 cents to $3.79 after trading 151 units, CAC 2000 climbed 20 cents to close at $7.60 with traders snapping up 678,371 stocks, following the release of strong second quarter results on Monday. Cargo Handlers lost $1.04 to end at $11.06 in exchanging 1,357 stock units, Derrimon Trading fell 9 cents in closing at $2.70, with 324,143 units clearing the market, Dolphin Cove shed 24 cents to close at $15.21 in an exchange of 19,356 stocks. EduFocal dropped 60 cents in ending at $2.14, with 538,308 shares changing hands, Elite Diagnostic declined 9 cents to $3.21 while exchanging 2,198 stock units, Express Catering rallied 39 cents to $5.99 after exchanging 940,863 stocks. Fosrich rose 93 cents to $28.23 with an exchange of 93,045 shares, Future Energy Source advanced 10 cents in ending at $5.90 after switching ownership of 572,671 stock units, Indies Pharma popped 42 cents to close at $3.52, with 1,013,500 units crossing the market after the company release robust second quarter results. Iron Rock Insurance gained 30 cents to $3.30 after just 2 shares were exchanged, Jamaican Teas popped 10 cents to end at $3.07 and closed with an exchange of 381,683 units, KLE Group rose 29 cents in closing at $2.28 while exchanging 251 stock units.
Knutsford Express dropped $1.49 in closing at $7.01, with 3,398 stocks crossing the exchange, Lasco Manufacturing shed 20 cents to $4.80 with the swapping of 5,799 shares, Limners and Bards lost 10 cents to close at $2.80 after exchanging 189,951 units. Mailpac Group declined 7 cents to end at $2.72 with an exchange of 1,074,382 stock units, Paramount Trading fell 15 cents to $1.75 after trading 14,714 stocks, Spur Tree Spices shed 8 cents to end at $3.47, with 262,932 stock units crossing the market. SSL Venture increased 58 cents in ending at a 562 weeks’ high of $2.77, with 824,288 stocks crossing the market, Tropical Battery lost 18 cents in closing at $2.52, with an exchange of 252,143 shares and tTech gained 9 cents to close at $3.69, with 1,874 units changing hands.
In the preference segment, CAC 2000 9.5% preference share dropped 14 cents to $1.02 in trading just one stock unit.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Modest slippage for Junior Market
Trading closed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market Monday, with the volume ofJ stocks traded rising 18 percent and the value jumping 27 percent more than on Friday, resulting in slightly more stocks declining than those that gained.
A total of 44 securities were traded versus 40 on Friday, with 15 rising, 17 declining and 12 unchanged, resulting in the Junior Market Index losing 20.65 points to settle at 4,073.21.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.6. The PE ratios of the Junior Market incorporate ICInsider.com projected earnings for companies with year end that falls between November this year and August 2023.
A total of 8,135,173 shares traded for $31,415,140 up from 6,905,892 units at $24,772,346 on Friday. Trading averaged 184,890 shares at $713,980 in contrast to 172,647 shares at $619,309 on Friday, with the month to date, averaging 239,285 units at $995,375 compared to 246,694 units at $1,033,707 on the previous trading day. May closed with an average of 376,907 units at $1,638,631.
SSL Venture led trading with 1.91 million shares for 23.5 percent of total volume, followed by Tropical Battery with 695,314 units for 8.5 percent of the day’s trade and Spur Tree Spices with 648,106 units for 8 percent market share.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging advanced 12 cents to $3.70, with 172,080 shares crossing the exchange, CAC 2000 rose 40 cents to close at $7.40 after trading 5,186 units, following the release of solid half year results. Cargo Handlers rallied $1.10 in closing at $12.10 with an exchange of 8,498 stocks. Caribbean Cream gained 10 cents in ending at $4.85 while exchanging 7,000 stock units, Caribbean Flavours increased 8 cents to end at $1.98 in switching ownership of 65,293 units, Elite Diagnostic shed 10 cents in closing at $3.30 after exchanging 4,783 shares. Express Catering lost 20 cents to close at $5.60, trading 183,500 stock units, Fontana popped 13 cents to end at $9.75, with 123,110 stocks crossing the market, Future Energy Source fell 9 cents to $5.80 in an exchange of 413,185 shares. Honey Bun climbed 30 cents in ending at $8.80 after 416,278 stock units crossed the market, Iron Rock Insurance declined 8 cents to $3 with the swapping of 298 stocks, Jamaican Teas increased 10 cents in closing at $2.97 after trading 317,167 units. Knutsford Express rose 50 cents to $8.50, with 40 stocks changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing rallied 24 cents to end at $5 after exchanging 89,244 stock units, Main Event dropped 9 cents to close at $8.80, with an exchange of 16,539 shares. 
Medical Disposables lost 45 cents in closing at $7, with 13,300 units clearing the market, Paramount Trading fell 10 cents to $1.90 after exchanging 365 stocks, Spur Tree Spices dipped 15 cents to close at $3.55 while trading 648,106 units and SSL Venture climbed 35 cents to $2.19 while exchanging 1,913,234 stock units.
In the preference segment, CAC 2000 9.5% preference share advanced 15 cents to end at $1.16 after exchanging 12,425 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading drops on stable Junior Market
Trading closed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market Friday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 57 percent and the value 72 percent lower than on Thursday, leading to 40 securities trading versus 41 on Thursday, with 16 rising, 15 declining and nine closing unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index slipped 1.52 points to 4,093.86.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.9. The Junior Market PE ratios incorporate ICInsider.com projected earnings for companies with financial year end that falls between November this year and August 2023.
A total of 6,905,892 shares traded for $24,772,346 compared to 16,085,002 units at $88,518,673 on the Thursday. Trading averaged 172,647 shares at $619,309 in contrast to 392,317 shares at $2,158,992 on Thursday, with a month to date average of 246,694 units at $1,033,707 compared to 257,160 units at $1,092,280 on the previous trading day. May closed with an average of 376,907 units at $1,638,631.
JFP Limited led trading with 1.03 million shares for 15 percent of total volume, followed by Jamaican Teas with 909,489 units for 13.2 percent of the day’s trade and Lumber Depot with 846,346 units for 12.3 percent market share.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial gained 90 cents to end at $20.45 after trading 645 shares, Cargo Handlers dropped $1.52 to end at $11 in switching ownership of 77,669 units, Elite Diagnostic fell 37 cents in closing at $3.40 with 198,827 stocks changing hands. Everything Fresh increased 8 cents to $1.25 with an exchange of 58,263 stock units, Fontana fell 22 cents to close at $9.62 in exchanging 193,395 shares, Fosrich advanced 30 cents to close at $27.30 after trading 20,105 units. Honey Bun declined 47 cents and ended at $8.50, with 36,486 stocks crossing the exchange, iCreate popped 38 cents to $2.89 with 430,232 stock units changing hands, Indies Pharma rallied 10 cents to end at $3.10, with 6,294 shares clearing the market. Jamaican Teas shed 10 cents to $2.87 with the swapping of 909,489 stocks, Jetcon Corporation climbed 16 cents in closing at $1.26 after exchanging 343,454 stock units, Knutsford Express declined 40 cents to $8 after 15,047 units crossed the market.
Lasco Distributors shed 14 cents to $3.30 in trading 37,117 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing dropped 24 cents to end at $4.76 with an exchange of 2,656 shares, Main Event rose 69 cents to close at $8.89 with 1,000 stocks changing hands and Stationery and Office Supplies lost 98 cents to end at $11 after an exchange of 10,159 units.
In the preference segment, CAC 2000 9.5% preference share fell 15 cents to close at $1.01, trading 2,510 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market slips as more shares rise than fall
Trading closed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 95 percent more and the value jumping 121 percent more than on Wednesday, but the market index slipped with more stocks rising than falling.
Market activity led to 41 securities trading versus 40 on Wednesday and ending with 19 rising, 14 declining and eight were unchanged. At the close, the Junior Market Index slipped 10.31 points to 4,095.38.
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 companies with financial year end that falls between November this year and August 2023.
A total of 16,085,002 shares traded for $88,518,673, up from 8,258,271 units at $40,111,273 on the Wednesday. Trading averaged 392,317 shares at $2,158,992 in contrast to 206,457 shares at $1,002,782 on Wednesday, with month to date, averaging 257,160 units at $1,092,280 compared to 234,262 units at $911,555 on the previous trading day. May closed with an average of 376,907 units at $1,638,631.
Lasco Manufacturing led trading with 6.30 million shares for 39.2 percent of total volume, followed by Main Event with 3.64 million units for 22.6 percent of the day’s trade and Derrimon Trading with 975,375 units for 6.1 percent market share.
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, Access Financial rose 40 cents to $19.55 while exchanging 4,000 shares, AMG Packaging climbed 8 cents to end at $3.58, with 32,502 stock units changing hands, Cargo Handlers jumped $1.47 to $12.52 after an exchange of 10,431 stocks. Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped 7 cents to close at $2.43 with the swapping of 14,144 units, Dolphin Cove gained 25 cents in closing at $15.50 in trading 114,141 shares, EduFocal fell 7 cents in ending at $2.78 after exchanging 65,309 stocks. Elite Diagnostic rallied 37 cents to close at $3.77 with an exchange of 18,218 stock units, Everything Fresh shed 25 cents in closing at $1.17 in an exchange of 193,653 units, Fontana rose 23 cents to $9.84 after exchanging 723,862 shares. Fosrich advanced 70 cents to end at $27 in switching ownership of 167,360 stock units, Future Energy Source lost 12 cents to close at $5.89 in exchanging 287,714 stocks, Honey Bun rose 47 cents to $8.97 with 1,900 units clearing the market. iCreate dropped 24 cents to end at $2.51 after trading 247,904 units, Indies Pharma fell 8 cents in closing at $3, with 14,065 stocks crossing the market, Jetcon Corporation lost 10 cents to $1.10, with 658,567 shares crossing the market. Knutsford Express rallied 89 cents to close at $8.40 after 150 stock units crossed the exchange, Lasco Distributors popped 14 cents to $3.44 after exchanging 22,979 stock units, 
Lasco Financial climbed 8 cents in closing at $3.48 in trading 10,989 stocks. Lasco Manufacturing fell 40 cents in ending at $5 after 6,300,026 shares crossed the market, Medical Disposables gained 40 cents to end at $7.40 while exchanging ten units and Stationery and Office Supplies increased $1.88 to end at $11.98 after trading 73,635 shares.
In the preference segment, CAC 2000 9.5% preference share rose 15 cents to $1.16 with the swapping of 30,000 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
More decline for Junior Market
The volume of stocks traded on Wednesday rose moderately but with a 35 percent greater value than Tuesday at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market, with declining stocks continuing to dominate trading.
Forty securities were exchanged versus 41 on Tuesday and ended with 15 rising, 21 declining and four closing unchanged. The Junior Market Index dropped 32.16 points to the close at 4,105.69.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.4. PE ratios of Junior Market stocks incorporate ICInsider.com projected earnings for companies with financial year end between November and August 2023.
A total of 8,258,271 shares traded for $40,111,273, up from 7,596,593 units at $29,795,186 on Tuesday. Trading averaged 206,457 shares at $1,002,782 in contrast to 185,283 shares at $726,712 on Tuesday with month to date, averaging 234,262 units at $911,555 compared to 239,768 units at $893,491 on the previous trading day. May closed with an average of 376,907 units at $1,638,631.
Elite Diagnostic led trading with 2.56 million shares for 31 percent of total volume, followed by Cargo Handlers with 1.12 million units for 13.5 percent of the day’s trade and Future Energy Source with 646,783 units for 7.8 percent market share.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Blue Power lost 10 cents to end at $3.70 with the swapping of 1,637 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers increased 24 cents in closing at $2.36 with an exchange of 8,900 stocks, Consolidated Bakeries popped 9 cents to end at $1.29 while exchanging 517 units. Dolphin Cove shed $1.54 in ending at $15.25 after trading 111,570 stock units, EduFocal declined 13 cents to close at $2.85, with 66,225 stocks crossing the market, Elite Diagnostic dropped 24 cents to end at $3.40, with 2,559,627 units changing hands. Everything Fresh rose 27 cents in closing at $1.42 after trading 139,303 stock units, Express Catering rallied 14 cents to $5.74 in an exchange of 34,826 shares, Fontana fell 22 cents to $9.61, with 61,180 stock units crossing the exchange. Fosrich dropped $1.69 to close at $26.30 in exchanging 70,067 units, Future Energy Source declined 8 cents in ending at $6.01 after trading 646,783 stocks, Honey Bun fell 40 cents to $8.50 with 9,178 shares changing hands. Indies Pharma gained 8 cents to end at $3.08 in switching ownership of 202 stock units, Iron Rock Insurance fell 22 cents to close at $3.08 after exchanging 2,000 units, Jetcon Corporation shed 7 cents in closing at $1.20 trading 184,180 shares. JFP Limited dropped 13 cents after ending at $1.32 with 442,535 stocks clearing the market, Lasco Distributors advanced 10 cents to $3.30, with 25,481 shares changing hands, Lasco Financial lost 8 cents to close at $3.40 after exchanging 53,923 stock units. 
Mailpac Group climbed 9 cents to end at $2.79 while exchanging 430,010 units, Medical Disposables declined 11 cents to $7 and closed with 55,943 stocks changing hands, Paramount Trading advanced 26 cents to $2.02, trading 1,380 stock units. Spur Tree Spices fell 7 cents to $3.73 in exchanging 466,408 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies shed 95 cents to end at $10.10 in an exchange of 271 shares.
In the preference segment, CAC 2000 9.5% preference share lost 14 cents to close at $1.01 in exchanging a mere one unit.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Big fall for Junior Market
The Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market suffered another big blow on Tuesday, with investors slashing 84.36 points off the market Index to 4,137.85 after dropping 40.93 points. Trading closed with nearly twice as many stocks falling as rising as the volume traded climbed 34 percent above Monday’s level, with a 13 higher value.
A total of 41 securities traded versus 38 on Monday ended with 12 rising, 22 declining and seven closing unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a measure for computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.9. The PE ratio of Junior Market stocks incorporate ICInsider.com projected earnings for companies with financial years, that fall between November this year and August 2023.
A total of 7,596,593 shares traded for $29,795,186 up from 5,671,131 units at $26,380,670 on the Monday. Trading averaged 185,283 shares at $726,712 versus 149,240 stock units at $694,228 on Monday, with month to date, averaging 239,768 units at $893,491 compared to 253,643 units at $935,963 on the previous trading day. May closed with an average of 376,907 units at $1,638,631. Jamaican Teas led trading with 1.88 million shares for 24.7 percent of total volume, followed by Lumber Depot with 901,453 units for 11.9 percent of the day’s trade and Tropical Battery with 780,192 units for 10.3 percent market share.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial fell $2.70 to $19.10 while exchanging 1,000 shares, AMG Packaging lost 9 cents to end at $3.50 in swapping 290,148 units, Cargo Handlers declined $1 to close at $11, with 4,725 stock units crossing the market. Caribbean Assurance Brokers shed 30 cents to end at $2.12 in trading 12,097 stocks, Caribbean Flavours dropped 10 cents to $1.88 in an exchange of 4,450 units, Derrimon Trading rallied 10 cents to end at $2.75 in exchanging 44,396 shares. Dolphin Cove gained 63 cents in closing at $16.79 after trading 64,783 stock units, Elite Diagnostic advanced 34 cents to $3.64, with 4,123 stocks crossing the exchange, Everything Fresh dropped 33 cents to close at $1.15 with 14,685 units changing hands. Express Catering shed 25 cents in ending at $5.60 after exchanging 33,964 stocks, Fosrich rose $1.79 in closing at $27.99 after an exchange of 59,479 shares, General Accident increased 15 cents to end at $6 in trading 251,243 stock units. Honey Bun fell 7 cents to $8.90 after exchanging 7,918 shares, iCreate slipped 20 cents to $2.70 with an exchange of 255,561 stock units, Indies Pharma declined 15 cents to close at $3 in switching ownership of 54,000 stocks. Jamaican Teas fell 14 cents to $3, with 1,875,436 units changing hands, JFP Limited shed 8 cents to end at $1.45 with 650,760 units clearing the market, Lasco Distributors lost 29 cents to close at $3.20 after exchanging 24,610 stock units. 
Mailpac Group declined 10 cents in closing at $2.70 after an exchange of 131,395 shares, Medical Disposables rose 11 cents to $7.11 in switching ownership of 33,107 stocks, Spur Tree Spices dropped 9 cents to $3.80 in an exchange of 165,361 units. SSL Venture popped 20 cents to end at $1.85 in exchanging 178,177 stock units and Stationery and Office Supplies dropped $1.25 to $11.05 with the swapping of 8,392 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market lost altitude Monday
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.
