Paramount Trading dominated market activity on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Monday, on Monday in cornering 75 percent of the market and sending the volume of stocks traded surging 453 percent and the value 524 percent higher than on Friday after trading took place in all 48 securities compared with 43 on Friday and ended with 23 rising, 19 declining and six closing unchanged.
Investors traded 37,338,614 shares at $85,131,000 compared with 6,750,745 units at $13,652,638 on Friday.
Trading averaged 777,888 shares at $1,773,562, up from 156,994 units at $317,503 on Friday, with a month-to-date average of 210,517 stock units at $527,554 versus 168,748 shares at $435,824 on the previous day. Trading in April closed with an average of 266,661 units at $2,583,503.
Paramount Trading led trading with 27.82 million shares for 74.5 percent of total volume, followed by Jamaican Teas with 2.72 million units for 7.3 percent of the day’s trade, Spur Tree Spices with 2.10 million units for 5.6 percent market share and Fosrich with 1.59 million units for 4.3 percent of total volume.
At the close, the Junior Market Index climbed 12.74 points to 3,759.14.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.7. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed using the last traded price in conjunction with ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, Blue Power fell 39 cents to $2.05 with an exchange of 21 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers dipped 9 cents in closing at $2.35 with shareholders swapping 71,020 units, Dolphin Cove climbed 45 cents to end at $16.90 after an exchange of 17,847 stocks, Express Catering popped 21 cents to $5.15, after 263,085 stock units changed hands, Fosrich slipped 9 cents to $2.41 after 1,593,293 shares passed through the market, GWest Corporation fell 12 cents to end at 90 cents in trading 654 stock units, Honey Bun advanced 70 cents in closing at $7 after a transfer of 165,127 stocks, Indies Pharma declined 9 cents and ended at $3.06, with 42,605 units crossing the market, Iron Rock Insurance dropped 65 cents to close at $1.85 with 66,268 units clearing the market, KLE Group dipped 16 cents to $1.50 with a transfer of 35,269 shares, Knutsford Express fell 96 cents to end at $10.04 with investors transferring 1,397 stock units, Lasco Distributors rose 8 cents in closing at $2.75 with an exchange of 44,444 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing rallied 13 cents and ended at $4.13 after 25,603 shares changed hands, Lumber Depot increased 8 cents to close at $2.28 with investors swapping 87,229 units, Main Event shed 45 cents to end at $12.55 8,189 stock units changing hands, Medical Disposables gained 70 cents to close at $5.50, with a mere 11 stocks crossing the market, Paramount Trading climbed 11 cents in closing at $2.19 with an exchange of 27,820,000 shares, Stationery and Office Supplies advanced $1.59 in ending at $15.59 following the switching ownership of one unit and tTech lost 36 cents to end at $2.15 in trading 179 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading climbed sharply on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 57 percent and the value 46 percent more than on Friday, and ended with trading occurring in 46 securities compared with 45 on Friday and ended with 15 rising, 17 declining and 14 closing unchanged.
Investors traded 9,252,473 shares for $22,159,172, up from 5,893,458  units at $15,143,469 on Friday.
Trading averaged 201,141 shares at $481,721, compared with 130,966 shares at $336,522 on Friday with a month to date, average of 139,009 units at $340,427 compared with 125,959 stock units at $310,749 on the previous day. Trading in April closed with an average of 266,661 units at $2,583,503.
ONE on ONE Educational was the market leader with 2.63 million shares for 28.4 percent of the total volume, followed by Fosrich with 1.34 million units for 14.5 percent of the day’s trade and Indies Pharma with 1.03 million units for 11.1 percent of the day’s trade.
at the close, the Junior Market Index advanced 1.65 points to settle at 3,765.78.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 11.4. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed using the last traded price in conjunction with ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial rose 75 cents to $25.75, with investors trading 230 shares, AMG Packaging lost 27 cents in closing at $2.67 in switching ownership of 1,001 stocks, Cargo Handlers climbed 80 cents to end at $13.80 after it closed with an exchange of 87 stock units. Caribbean Assurance Brokers fell 11 cents to $1.89, with 216,156 units changing hands, Consolidated Bakeries lost 22 cents to end at $2.17 as investors exchanged just 201 shares, EduFocal rallied 12 cents to $2.05 after an exchange of 83,043 units. Elite Diagnostic gained 17 cents to end at $2.57, with 151 stocks crossing the market, Express Catering dipped 8 cents in closing at $5.20 in an exchange of 2,648 stock units, Fosrich declined 10 cents to $2.51 after a transfer of 1,340,993 shares. General Accident shed 15 cents to close at $4.93 with a transfer of 66,482 stock units, iCreate popped 8 cents to end at $1.55 with investors transferring 183,124 units, Indies Pharma declined 34 cents to $3 after an exchanging of 1,028,634 stocks. Jamaican Teas rose 11 cents to close at $2.09 in an exchange of 36,441 shares, Limners and Bards advanced 22 cents in closing at $2.45 as 45,931 stocks passed through the market, Mailpac Group dipped 7 cents to end at $2.01 while exchanging 148,273 units. Main Event dropped 79 cents in closing at $12.50, with 46,273 stock units clearing the market, Medical Disposables lost 60 cents to end at $5.01 in trading 76 stock units, MFS Capital Partners fell 11 cents to $3.45, with 342,404 shares crossing the exchange and Stationery and Office Supplies increased 98 cents and ended at $15.50 with an exchange of 1,100 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange dropped on Tuesday even as the volume of stocks traded climbed 40 percent, with the value 35 percent higher than on Monday with trading in 43 securities compared with 42 on Monday and ended with 12 rising, 21 declining and 10 closing unchanged.
Investors traded 7,417,293 shares for $18,473,506 up from 5,316,848 units at $13,649,412 on Monday.
Trading averaged 172,495 shares at $429,616 compared to 126,592 shares at $324,986 on Monday, with the month to date averaging 149,813 units at $377,917 versus 126,592 stocks at $324,986 on the previous day. April ended with an average of 266,661 units at $2,583,503.
Image Plus Consultants led trading with 2.91 million shares for 39.3 percent of total volume followed by Fosrich with 905,754 units for 12.2 percent of the day’s trade and Jamaican Teas with 553,771 units for 7.5 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index shed 31.39 points to finish at 3,751.82.
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 price in conjunction with ICInsider.com projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial lost 8 cents to close at $25.90 after 194 shares passed through the market, Consolidated Bakeries lost 19 cents to end at $2.20 in an exchange of 35,418 stock units, EduFocal popped 9 cents in closing at $2.05 with 58,226 stocks changing hands, Fontana shed 10 cents to finish at $8.40 with a transfer of 98,662 units, Fosrich fell 20 cents to $2.50 in trading 905,754 stock units, Honey Bun gained 7 cents to close at $6.47 in an exchange of 15,689 stocks, iCreate advanced 9 cents to $1.59 with investors transferring 63,005 units, Image Plus Consultants rallied 9 cents to $2.14 with 2,912,396 shares clearing the market, ISP Finance declined 48 cents in closing at $22.50 as investors swapped a mere 4 units, Jamaican Teas dipped 20 cents to $2.20 in an exchange of 553,771 shares, JFP Ltd rose 8 cents to end at $1.89 in trading 252,489 stock units, Knutsford Express fell 8 cents to close at $11.31 in exchanging 7,243 stocks, Lasco Distributors declined 17 cents to $2.48 as investors exchanged 57,770 units, Mailpac Group shed 20 cents in closing at $2.09 with 98,367 stock units changing hands, Main Event gained 20 cents to close at $13.35 in transferring 5,678 stocks, MFS Capital Partners rose 10 cents in closing at $3.60 with the swapping of 32,750 shares and Spur Tree Spices gained 8 cents to end at $2.70 with an exchange of 264,606 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.