Trading jumped sharply on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with the value of stocks traded surging 238 percent and the volume of stocks traded rising 258 percent more than on Monday as 44 securities traded similar to Monday and ended with prices of eight rising, 22 declining and 14 closing unchanged.
A total of 30,532,879 shares were exchanged for $100,998,581 compared to 8,522,197 units at $29,844,012 on Monday.
Trading averaged 693,929 shares at $2,295,422 compared to 193,686 shares at $678,273&l on Monday with month to date, averaging 533,222 units at $1,797,825 compared to 520,860 units at $1,759,549 on the previous day. August closed with an average of 407,186 units at $1,330,946.
Spur Tree Spices led trading with 16.28 million shares for 53.3 percent of total volume followed by Tropical Battery with 8.15 million units for 26.7 percent of the day’s trade and ONE on ONE Educational with 1.24 million units for 4 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index 14.45 points to settle at 4,181.32. The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.6. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks incorporate ICInsider.com earnings for companies with financial year end that falls between November this year and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, Access Financial dropped 10 cents in ending at $20, with a transfer of 14,400 shares, Dolla Financial shed 18 cents to end at $3.15 in switching ownership of 909,780 stock units, EduFocal dipped 18 cents to $2.32 after a transfer of 231,415 stocks. Fontana fell 18 cents in closing at $9.30 after exchanging 130,220 units, General Accident declined 19 cents to $4.96 after 94,922 stocks changed hands, iCreate lost 24 cents to end at $3.16 and closed with trading of 733,672 units. Indies Pharma declined 10 cents to close at $2.98 in an exchange of 3,212 shares, KLE Group rallied 52 cents in closing at $2.10, with 11,085 stock units crossing the market, Lasco Distributors fell 16 cents to $2.95 as investors exchanged 103,444 stock units. Mailpac Group shed 29 cents in ending at $2.21 trading 46,200 shares, Main Event advanced 50 cents to $8.50, with 34,231 stocks crossing the market, MFS Capital Partners lost 10 cents to end at $3.10, with 351,531 units changing hands. 
Paramount Trading dropped 14 cents to $1.81 in exchanging 34,320 stocks, Spur Tree Spices dipped 22 cents to close at $3.51 after trading 16,279,503 stock units, Stationery and Office Supplies lost 93 cents in closing at $15.02 while exchanging 15,276 shares and Tropical Battery dropped 12 cents in ending at $2.55, with 8,152,443 units clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Investors exchanged 11,654,778 shares for $33,767,360 compared to 24,272,292 units at $95,687,158 on Thursday.
At the close, Access Financial shed $1.99 to end at $20 trading 2,391 shares, Blue Power fell 25 cents to $3.50 after an exchange of 17,146 stock units, Cargo Handlers popped 70 cents to $14.40 after 838 units changed hands. Dolla Financial climbed 14 cents to close at $3.44 with a transfer of 356,793 shares, Dolphin Cove lost 19 cents in ending at $15 with an exchange of 31,274 stock units, Express Catering rallied 10 cents to $5.55 with 75,300 stocks changing hands. Fontana dipped 49 cents to $9.01 in switching ownership of 370,028 shares, Fosrich declined 15 cents to close at $4 after exchanging 531,233 units, Future Energy Source rose 11 cents to end at $5.30 after a transfer of 709,748 shares. Honey Bun dropped 13 cents to $7.97 in exchanging 5,950 shares, iCreate increased 41 cents to $3.60 with investors transferring 635,501 stocks, Iron Rock Insurance lost 48 cents to choose at $2.80 after 50,299 stock units crossed the market. ISP Finance gained 87 cents to end at $23 while exchanging two stock units, KLE Group advanced 27 cents in closing at $2.07 as investors exchanged 50 units, Knutsford Express popped 25 cents to close at $7.25 in an exchange of 61 shares, Limners and Bards rallied 10 cents ending at $2.85, with 35,850 stocks crossing the market, Main Event fell 79 cents in closing at $7.71, with 14,677 stock units changing hands, MFS Capital Partners increased 16 cents to close at $3.35 in exchanging 71,332 shares. 
Paramount Trading climbed 13 cents to end at $1.94 with the swapping of 8,000 units, Stationery and Office Supplies shed 30 cents to $16.20, with 2,935 stocks clearing the market and Tropical Battery advanced 10 cents to close at $2.70 after an exchange of 984,115 units.
A total of 24,272,292 shares were exchanged for $95,687,158 compared to 17,626,075 units at $93,831,857 on Wednesday. Trading averaged 577,912 shares at $2,278,266 up from 409,909 shares at $2,182,136 on Wednesday, and month to date an average of 575,062 units at $1,952,071 compared to 574,790 units at $1,921,005 on the previous day, well above August that closed with an average of 407,186 units at $1,330,946.
At the close, Access Financial gained 99 cents in ending at $21.99 after trading 476 shares, AMG Packaging dipped 10 cents to $3.85 with a transfer of 235 units, Cargo Handlers fell 80 cents to $13.70 with investors transferring 603 stock units. Caribbean Assurance Brokers lost 43 cents to end at $2.26 after 7,749 stocks changed hands, EduFocal popped 19 cents in closing at $2.49 after exchanging 76,733 units, Everything Fresh dipped 10 cents to $1.80, with 107,339 stock units crossing the exchange. Fontana rose 29 cents to $9.50 in trading 29,547 stocks, Fosrich fell 15 cents to $4.15 after exchanging 1,806,311 shares, Future Energy Source increased 31 cents to end at $5.19 as investors exchanged 543,327 stock units. Honey Bun shed 75 cents in ending at $8.10, with 8,535 shares changing hands, iCreate dipped 41 cents in closing at $3.19 in an exchange of 1,853,645 units, Indies Pharma lost 12 cents after ending at $2.98 with a transfer of 12,762 stocks. ISP Finance advanced $2.38 to close at $22.13, with 12 shares crossing the market, Jamaican Teas declined 31 cents to $2.59, with 304,759 stocks crossing the market, Limners and Bards shed 14 cents to end at $2.75 in exchanging 29,112 units. 
Lumber Depot dropped 12 cents to $2.88 with the swapping of 563,435 stock units, Main Event rallied $1.01 to $8.50 with an exchange of 286,037 shares following the release of impressive nine months results, MFS Capital Partners fell 33 cents in closing at $3.19 in switching ownership of 352,974 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 39 cents to $16.50 after clearing the market with 6,088 stock units.
A total of 21,969,586 shares were exchanged for $68,081,567 up from 20,063,473 units at $56,261,266 on Friday.
At the close, Access Financial dipped $2 to $20 after exchanging 37,838 shares, Cargo Handler popped 87 cents to $14.75 while exchanging 2,246 stocks, Caribbean Cream rose 67 cents to $4.67 in an exchange of 111 stock units. Consolidated Bakeries increased 25 cents to close at $2.25 with investors trading 57,276 units, Derrimon Trading rallied 7 cents to end at $2.27, with 72,644 units crossing the exchange, Dolla Financial declined 12 cents to $3.34 and closed after 1,296,994 shares changed hands, EduFocal climbed 13 cents to $2.41 in trading 423,199 stock units, Express Catering lost 27 cents after ending at $5.45 in exchanging 234,945 stocks, Fosrich advanced 15 cents in closing at $4.35 in trading 1,903,793 stocks. Indies Pharma gained 9 cents to end at $3.09 after exchanging 130,520 units, Jetcon Corporation rose 7 cents to close at $1.18 with the transfer of 3,067 stock units, KLE Group dropped 27 cents to $1.80, with 6,099 shares changing hands. Lumber Depot shed 10 cents to end at $2.90 with an exchange of 233,464 units,
Main Event fell 98 cents to $5.52, with 30,948 stocks crossing the market, Medical Disposables rallied 10 cents in ending at $5.95 after a transfer of 6,021 stock units and MFS Capital Partners declined 40 cents in ending at $3.15 with the swapping of 200,025 shares.
At the close, Access Financial dropped $4 to end at $21 after exchanging 747 shares, but coded with the bid at $22, AMG Packaging rose 35 cents in closing at $4 while exchanging 3,001 units, CAC 2000 added 89 cents to close at $6.89, with 6,008 stocks crossing the market. Caribbean Flavours increased 12 cents to $1.92 with the swapping of 246,201 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries advanced 15 cents in ending at $2.25 after exchanging 54,890 stock units, Dolla Financial gained 10 cents after ending at $3.55 in exchanging 4,369,384 units. Dolphin Cove dipped 18 cents in closing at $15 in trading 76,666 stocks, Elite Diagnostic popped 10 cents to $3.43 after a transfer of 956 shares, Everything Fresh rallied 22 cents to close at $1.95, with 229,950 stocks crossing the market. Express Catering climbed 14 cents to $5.74 with investors transferring 2,182 units, Jamaican Teas gained 14 cents to close at $2.65 with 41,044 shares changing hands, Limners and Bards lost 16 cents to end at $2.82 after trading 919 stock units. Lumber Depot climbed 25 cents to $3.09 in switching ownership of 129,075 shares, Main Event fell 76 cents in closing at $6.89, with 12,850 stock units clearing the market, 
MFS Capital Partners popped 25 cents to $4, with 1,241,816 stocks changing hands and Stationery and Office Supplies declined 93 cents to close at $17 with a transfer of 5,995 units.
At the close, the Junior Market Index popped sharply higher by 72.17 points to 4,216.53.
At the close, Access Financial fell $1.79 to end at $23.51 with investors transferring 5,709 shares, AMG Packaging rose 18 cents to $3.99 in trading 5,497 units, Cargo Handlers climbed 30 cents to $12.35 after exchanging 100 stocks. Caribbean Cream gained 20 cents in closing at $4, with 6,989 stock units crossing the exchange, Caribbean Flavours dropped 10 cents to close at $1.81 trading 129,370 shares, Consolidated Bakeries lost 29 cents to close at $2.06 while exchanging 69,040 stocks. Dolla Financial rallied 14 cents in ending at $3.40 with a transfer of 3,107,896 stock units, Dolphin Cove popped $1 to end at $15, with 447,660 units changing hands, EduFocal declined 10 cents in closing at $2.51 in exchanging 890,225 stocks. Everything Fresh increased 45 cents to $1.95 in switching ownership of 153,099 stock units, Fosrich advanced 48 cents to $4.15 with 5,194,483 shares changing hands, General Accident dipped 20 cents to $5.35 as investors exchanged 165 units. Honey Bun shed 66 cents ending at $7.50 after a transfer of 43,329 shares, iCreate fell 11 cents to $4 with an exchange of 275,120 stocks, Indies Pharma shed 10 cents to close at $3, with 10,933 stock units crossing the market. JFP Limited declined 14 cents to $1.55, after trading 198,008 units, Knutsford Express increased 20 cents to end at $7.20 in an exchange of 100 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing popped 20 cents to close at $4.50, with 663,765 shares clearing the market. Lumber Depot rose 13 cents in ending at $3.10 and exchanging 435,326 units, 
Mailpac Group advanced 10 cents in closing at $2.50 with the swapping of 205,376 stock units, MFS Capital Partners dipped 13 cents in ending at $3.21 after trading 785,586 units. 
A total of 18,573,484 shares were exchanged for $92,038,588 down from 57,697,192 units at $175,364,563 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial advanced 80 cents to $25.30 with 1,247,279 shares changing hands, AMG Packaging lost 18 cents after ending at $3.81 with a transfer of 16,436 units, Cargo Handlers dropped $2.65 in closing at $12.05 with the swapping of 189,410 stocks. Consolidated Bakeries gained 15 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.35 trading 519,882 stock units, Dolphin Cove shed 93 cents to close at $14, with 30,846 stock units crossing the exchange, Everything Fresh fell 50 cents in closing at $1.50, with 199,796 units crossing the market. Fontana popped 53 cents to close at $9.59 in switching ownership of 105,728 stocks, Fosrich increased 11 cents to $3.67 after finishing trading 537,734 shares, Future Energy Source dipped 25 cents to $5.23 while exchanging 542,775 units. General Accident climbed 55 cents to end at $5.55 after exchanging 1,231,233 stocks, Honey Bun rose 66 cents in ending at $8.16 as investors exchanged 3,891 shares, iCreate declined 11 cents in closing at $4.11 after exchanging 79,882 stock units. Indies Pharma declined 30 cents to close at $3.10, with 10,609 units changing hands, Knutsford Express rallied 14 cents to $7 with 458,751 stocks clearing the market, 
Lasco Manufacturing shed 10 cents to end at $4.30 with investors transferring 839,779 shares. Mailpac Group lost 20 cents to $2.40 in an exchange of 25,020 stock units, Main Event popped 70 cents to end at $7.70 after exchanging 2,450 shares, Medical Disposables rallied 17 cents to $6 in trading 50,940 stock units. ONE on ONE Educational rose 32 cents in closing at all-time high of $1.32, with 55,308 units crossing the market and tTech dropped 28 cents to close at $2.95 with an exchange of 71,226 stocks.
At the close, Access Financial shed 76 cents in ending at $24.50, trading 6,600 shares, AMG Packaging advanced 18 cents to $3.99 while exchanging 1,205 stocks, Blue Power popped 39 cents to close at $3.49 after a transfer of 50 stock units. CAC 2000 dropped $1.39 to $6 with a transfer of 114,355 units, Cargo Handlers rose 20 cents in closing at $14.70 after 9,347 shares crossed the market, Consolidated Bakeries rallied 40 cents to $2.20 with an exchange of 505,799 units. Everything Fresh increased 13 cents to end at $2 in trading 352,589 stocks, Fontana fell 28 cents to $9.06 in exchanging 113,984 stock units, Honey Bun dipped 62 cents to close at $7.50 after exchanging 17,291 shares. Indies Pharma climbed 30 cents in closing at $3.40, with 57,567 stocks clearing the market, JFP Limited gained 13 cents to close at $1.70, with 1,843,624 stock units changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing increased 11 cents to $4.40 in switching ownership of 28,965 units. Mailpac Group gained 11 cents to end at $2.60 with investors transferring 20,460,464 units, 
Main Event climbed 19 cents in closing at $7 after trading 3,790 stock units, Paramount Trading popped 21 cents in ending at $2.03 with the swapping of 4,896 shares and Tropical Battery rallied 18 cents to end at $2.80 after exchanging 1,287,520 stocks.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Stationery and Office Supplies lost 62 cents to end at $17.38 after finishing the trading of 20,601 shares and tTech declined 28 cents to $3.02 in switching ownership of 8,000 shares.
At the close, AMG Packaging shed 20 cents in ending at $3.65 while exchanging 18,567 shares, CAC 2000 fell 50 cents to $7 in trading 6,647 stock units, Cargo Handlers gained 95 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $14.90, with 2,731 stocks changing hands. Caribbean Assurance Brokers advanced 10 cents to close at $2.60 in exchanging 94,353 units, Consolidated Bakeries rose 32 cents to $1.72 with an exchange of 478,898 stock units, Dolphin Cove popped 21 cents to close at $14.81 with the swapping of 52,223 stocks. Elite Diagnostic dropped 13 cents in ending at $3.32, with 25,389 shares clearing the market, Express Catering lost 38 cents to end at $5.21 as 53,200 units changed hands, Fontana declined 25 cents in closing at $9.95 after exchanging 46,770 stocks. Future Energy Source shed 14 cents to end at $5.45 in exchanging 468,925 shares, Honey Bun dropped 11 cents to close at $8 in trading 30,486 stock units, iCreate lost 20 cents to end at $4.30, with 190,479 units crossing the market. 
Lumber Depot climbed 10 cents to $3 in switching ownership of 187,906 units, Mailpac Group fell 14 cents in closing at $2.31 after 135,639 stocks crossed the exchange, Medical Disposables declined $1.15 to $6.05 trading 6,931 stock units. SSL Venture shed 79 cents to end at $3.56, with 449,140 shares crossing the market and Stationery and Office Supplies lost 40 cents to close at $18 in finishing the transfer of 54,587 shares.
