The price of JFP Limited stock that was a recent Initial Public Offer climbed 31 percent when trading in stock commenced at the start of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market on Monday and contributed over 53 percent in the overall market volume that jumped 106 percent over trading on Friday.
Market activity led to 42 securities trading compared to 40 on Friday and ended with nine rising, 27 declining and six, ending unchanged, but the Junior Market Index eked out a 1.59 points rise to close at 4,033.48. The PE Ratio, one of the most popular measures to value stocks, averages 19.1 as a multiple of earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with financial year ends, up to August 2022.
Overall, 19,487,231 shares were traded for $50,742,595 compared to 9,481,171 units at $48,828,789 on the Friday. JFP Limited led trading with 10.19 million shares for 52.3 percent of total volume followed by Tropical Battery with 3.27 million units for 16.8 percent of the day’s trade and Future Energy Source with 2.29 million units for 11.7 percent market share and Spur Tree Spices ended trading 1.14 million units accounting for 5.8 percent market share.
Trading averaged 463,982 shares at $1,208,157 in contrast to 237,029 shares at $1,220,720 on Friday and month to date, an average of 510,146 units at $2,360,875, compared to 516,040 units at $2,508,031 on the prior trading day. February closed with an average of 370,064 units at $1,402,517.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Access Financial dropped $1.74 in ending at $19.51 with 138 shares crossing the market, AMG Packaging lost 20 cents in ending at $3 in exchanging 36,497 stocks, Cargo Handlers shed $1.40 to $10.6 with an exchange of 28,043 units. Caribbean Cream declined 50 cents to close at $4.70, with 12,000 stock units crossing the exchange, Dolphin Cove fell 14 cents to end at $24 after 91,275 units changed hands, Everything Fresh lost 11 cents to end at $1.10 after exchanging 130,801 shares. Express Catering shed 10 cents to close at $5.17, with 23,119 stocks clearing the market, Fontana declined 29 cents to $9.51 in an exchange of 52,394 stock units, Fosrich climbed 97 cents to $17.48, with 21,632 stock units crossing the market. Future Energy Source fell 30 cents in closing at $6.20 in trading 2,288,325 shares, General Accident popped 19 cents to $6.10 while exchanging 23,555 stocks, Honey Bun dropped 13 cents to $9.10 in switching ownership of 85,019 units.
Iron Rock Insurance declined 20 cents in closing at $3.11 and trading 2,215 stocks, ISP Finance advanced $5.86 to close at $32.20 finishing at 119 units changing hands, newly listed JFP Limited gained 31 cents to end at a record high of $1.31 with the exchanging of 10,194,843 stock units. Lasco Manufacturing shed 15 cents in closing at $4.50 after trading 109,808 shares, Spur Tree Spices lost 16 cents to end at $3.75 and closed with an exchange of 1,138,242 units, Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 20 cents to $7 after trading 16,151 stocks and tTech fell 30 cents to $3.95 after 1,500 stock units were traded.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market claws some recent losses
Trading on the Junior Market surged on Thursday, with the market Index jumping 70.26 points to 3,941.38 at the close almost wiping out the 76 percent loss on Wednesday as the volume of stocks traded jumped 64 percent above Wednesday’s level, with 59 percent more funds entering the market than the prior day.
A total of 42 securities traded on Thursday versus 40 on Wednesday and ended with 25 rising, 13 declining and four closing unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing stock values, averages 18.9. The PE ratio of each stock in the chart below is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years up to August 2022.
Overall, 25,403,714 shares traded for $100,810,194 compared to 15,506,157 units at $63,400,100 on the Wednesday. Future Energy Source led trading with 6.15 million shares for 24.2 percent of total volume, followed by Indies Pharma with 5.05 million units for 19.9 percent of the day’s trade and Tropical Battery with 3.27 million units for 12.9 percent market share, Lumber Depot with 2.22 million units for 8.7 percent market share, 
Spur Tree Spices traded 1.95 million units for 7.7 percent market share and Blue Power exchanged 1.45 million units for 5.7 percent market share.
Trading on Thursday averaged 604,850 shares at $2,400,243 up from 387,654 shares at $1,585,002 on Wednesday, with month to date, averaging 554,657 units at $2,686,206, versus 546,122 units at $2,734,831 on the preceding day. February closed with an average of 370,064 units at $1,402,517.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with the bid higher than the last selling price and three stocks with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial rallied $1.55 to $21.25 with an exchange of 263 shares, AMG Packaging dropped 12 cents to end at $3.06, with 13,172 stock units clearing the market, Cargo Handlers rose $2.17 in closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $12.10 after trading 26,969 units. Dolphin Cove lost 50 cents to close at $23, with 105,931 stocks changing hands, Express Catering gained 12 cents in ending at $5.27 after exchanging 141,019 stock units, Fontana climbed 20 cents in closing at $10 after 156,915 stocks changed hands. Fosrich advanced $1 to close at $16 with the swapping of 114,600 shares, Future Energy Source increased $1.13 to $6.41, with 6,153,347 units crossing the market, General Accident popped 10 cents to end at $6.20 trading 20 stock units. 
Honey Bun rallied 14 cents to $8.90 in trading 14,224 units,Indies Pharma shed 18 cents in closing at $3 in switching ownership of 5,049,965 stocks, Iron Rock Insurance rose 21 cents to close at $3.31 after 290 shares crossed the exchange. ISP Finance gained $1.34 to end at $26.34 after exchanging 200 shares, Jamaican Teas declined 19 cents to end at $3.50 while exchanging 211,656 stock units, Knutsford Express fell 10 cents to $7.90 after trading 9,694 stocks. Limners and Bards fell 14 cents to $3.44 after 10,795 units crossed the market, Main Event advanced 10 cents to $7.20 in an exchange of 107,369 stocks and tTech climbed 24 cents after ending at $4.25 with the swapping of 241 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market drops 298 points in 3 days
The Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market suffered a third day of a big drop in the market index after shedding 76.00 points to 3,871.12 following a 221.54 points fall on the previous two days and pulling the gains for the year to date from 21.5 percent on Friday to 15.1 percent up to the close on Wednesday, with the value and volume of stocks traded just slightly less than on Tuesday.
Forty securities traded on Wednesday against 41 on Tuesday and ended with 19 rising, 13 declining and eight closed unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 18.3. The PE ratio of each stock in the chart below is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years, up to August 2022.
A total of 15,506,157 shares traded valued at $63,400,100 compared to 17,265,483 units at $71,846,641 on the Tuesday. Future Energy Source led trading with 3.64 million shares for 23.5 percent of the total volume followed by Tropical Battery with 3.48 million units for 22.5 percent of the day’s trade, Spur Tree Spices with 2.94 million units for 19 percent market share and Lumber Depot ended with 1.72 million units changing hands and accounting for 11.1 percent market share.
Trading averaged 387,654 shares at $1,585,002 compared to 421,109 units at $1,752,357 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 546,122 units at $2,734,831, versus 576,744 units at $2,957,020, previously. February ended with an average of 370,064 units at $1,402,517.
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, Access Financial fell $1.55 in closing at $19.70, with 77,354 shares crossing the market, AMG Packaging popped 10 cents to $3.18 after an exchange of 744 stock units, Cargo Handlers gained 83 cents to close at 52 weeks’ closing high of $9.93 while exchanging 36,059 units but traded at an intraday high of $10.72. Caribbean Assurance Brokers rallied 13 cents to $2.30 with the swapping of 12,177 stocks, Caribbean Cream increased 15 cents to $4.82, with 3,600 stocks changing hands, Dolphin Cove rose $1.15 to $23.50, with 183,677 shares crossing the market. Everything Fresh popped 15 cents to end at $1.15 after exchanging 19,852 units, Express Catering advanced 10 cents in ending at $5.15 after trading 74,680 stock units, Fontana rose 18 cents to close at $9.80 with an exchange of 142,369 stock units. Future Energy Source dropped 22 cents in closing at $5.28 trading 3,637,389 shares, ISP Finance plunged $5 to close at $25 in an exchange of 634 units, Jamaican Teas advanced 13 cents in closing at $3.69 after trading 479,945 stocks. KLE Group shed 51 cents to end at $2.25, with 6,000 stock units clearing the market, Knutsford Express rallied 10 cents to $8 with an exchange of 10,000 shares, Lasco Distributors increased 12 cents to $3.50 in switching ownership of 5,100 stocks. 
Main Event gained 39 cents to close at $7.10 in trading 143,281 units, Paramount Trading climbed 21 cents to $1.82 in exchanging 6,010 shares, Spur Tree Spices lost 19 cents to end at $3.98 in exchanging 2,940,031 stock units. Tropical Battery popped 19 cents in ending at $2.19 with 3,483,706 stocks changing hands and tTech dropped 24 cents in closing at $4.01 with 1,870 units clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Big pullback for Junior Market
The Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market just a day after surging to a record high of 4,185.95 points during Friday’s trading, closed sharply down on Monday, with the Market Index falling 129.55 points to close at 4,038.61 after the volume of stocks trading jumped 57 percent more than in trading Friday with a 47.00 percent spike in the value and shares in Future Energy dropping $1.68.
All 43 securities traded up from 40 on Friday and ended with 21 rising, 20 declining and two, closing unchanged as three stocks closed at 52 weeks’ high.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 19. The PE ratio of each stock in the chart below is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years up to August 2022.
Overall, 23,386,245 shares traded amounting to $113,928,631 up from 14,875,591 units at $77,333,392 on Friday. Future Energy Source led trading with 9.12 million shares for 39 percent of total volume followed by Tropical Battery with 4.64 million units for 19.8 percent of the day’s trade, Lumber Depot had 2.74 million units trading and accounting for 11.7 percent market share and Spur Tree Spices traded 1.58 million units with 6.8 percent market share.
Trading averaged 543,866 shares at $2,649,503 in contrast to 371,890 shares at $1,933,335 on Friday and month to date, an average of 615,184 units at $3,254,557, compared to 640,116 units at $3,466,080 on the preceding trading day. February closed with an average of 370,064 units at $1,402,517.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with the bid higher than the last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial increased $1.25 in closing at $21.25 in exchanging 11 shares, Blue Power fell 10 cents to $3.90 after an exchange of 63,826 units, as low as $3, Cargo Handlers shed 21 cents to end at $8.78 with an exchange of 13,927 stock units. Derrimon Trading dropped 11 cents to close at $2.89 after 721,757 stocks crossed the market, Dolphin Cove declined $1.30 to $24.50 after exchanging 145,290 units, Everything Fresh lost 10 cents to end at $1.05, with 29,078 stock units crossing the market. Fontana fell $1.50 to close at $9.88 in trading 388,845 stocks, Fosrich popped $2.69 to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $17.10 after an exchange of 136,791 shares, Future Energy Source dropped $1.68 in closing at $6.50 trading 9,123,499 stocks, but still trades at a high PE ratio of 65 times this year’s earnings. General Accident rallied 31 cents to $6.20 in switching ownership of 47,213 stock units, Iron Rock Insurance rose 30 cents to $3.41, with 69 units changing hands, ISP Finance advanced $2.10 to $30 in an exchange of 8 shares. Knutsford Express gained 10 cents after ending at $8, with 2,284 stocks crossing the exchange, Lasco Financial climbed 19 cents in closing at $3.49 as 6,315 units changed hands, Lasco Manufacturing shed 10 cents to close at $4.45, with 118,398 stock units clearing the market. 
Limners and Bards increased 10 cents in closing at $3.70 with the swapping of 185,217 shares, Mailpac Group climbed 14 cents to close at $2.85 while exchanging 589,885 units, Main Event lost 40 cents to end at $7.20 as 75,519 shares crossed the market. Spur Tree Spices rallied 15 cents ending at a record close of $4.15 after 1,579,958 stock units crossed the market, Stationery and Office Supplies advanced 35 cents to $7.35 in exchanging 3,234 stocks and Tropical Battery popped 11 cents in closing at a record closing high of $2.41 in trading 4,635,278 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
New record close for Junior Market
The Junior Market Index gained 49.51 points to end at a record closing high of 4,072.56, after posting a record high of 4,098.56 shortly after the market opened on Thursday and bettering the previous record close of 4,058.99 on February 14 and ended with the volume of stocks traded declining 77 percent from the elevated level on Tuesday and the value falling by 82 percent from Tuesday.
New record high for the JSE Junior Market.
Market activity led to 40 securities trading compared to 43 on Tuesday and ended with 11 rising, 22 declining and seven closing unchanged, but the market closed with three stocks ending at 52 weeks’ high and one trading at a 52 weeks’ intraday high.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 18.8. The PE ratio of each stock in the chart below is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years up to August 2022.
Overall, 12,011,698 shares traded for $54,018,344 down from 51,846,941 units at $294,976,122 on Tuesday, with Future Energy Source led trading with 3.42 million shares for 28.4 percent of total volume followed by Derrimon Trading, 2.87 million units with 23.9 percent of the day’s trade and Tropical Battery, 841,887 units with 7 percent market share.
Trading averaged 300,292 shares at $1,350,459 in contrast to 1,205,743 shares at $6,859,910 on Tuesday and month to date, averaging 769,381 units at $4,204,753, compared to 1,205,743 units at $6,859,910 on Tuesday. February closed with an average of 370,064 units at $1,402,517.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one stock with a lower offer.
At the close, Access Financial declined 25 cents in closing at $20.75 with 89 shares changing owners, AMG Packaging rose 14 cents to $3.34 with an exchange of 10,255 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers lost 46 cents to close at $2.45 in trading 229,901 stock units. Derrimon Trading climbed 24 cents to end at $2.99 in switching ownership of 2,874,342 units, Dolphin Cove rallied 68 cents to $27.98 as 123,335 shares changed hands, Everything Fresh shed 10 cents to $1.05, with 157,296 stock units clearing the market. Fontana dropped 55 cents to end at $10.90 in exchanging 116,703 units, Future Energy Source popped 79 cents in ending at a record close of $7.19, after trading 3,415,097 stocks, General Accident fell 22 cents to $5.88 with 345,951 units crossing the market. Honey Bun shed 30 cents to close at $9 in an exchange of 33,488 stocks, ISP Finance lost $2.10 to close at $27.90, with 19 stock units crossing the exchange, KLE Group gained 23 cents in closing at $2.68 after exchanging 3,183 shares. Knutsford Express declined 10 cents to $7.90 in exchanging 13,681 shares, Lasco Financial fell 24 cents to $3.26 with the swapping of 10,507 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing dropped 13 cents to $4.35, with 119,055 stocks crossing the market.
Lumber Depot advanced 10 cents in closing at $3.80, with 487,689 units changing hands, SSL Venture dropped 31 cents ending at $1.40 while exchanging 483 stock units, Tropical Battery increased 22 cents to end at $1.99 whilst trading 841,887 shares and tTech advanced 29 cents to close at $4.30 with the swapping of 29 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Gains for Junior Market
Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market trading closed on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 61 percent with the value climbing 31 percent higher than on Friday, with the market rising with Derrimon Trading, Future Energy Source and Main Event surging to 52 weeks’ high of $2.73, $5.80 and $6.50 respectively.
Fesco traded at a record 5.80 on Monday
Market activity led to 41 securities trading compared to 39 on Friday and ended with 18 rising, 14 declining and nine, closing unchanged. At the close, the Junior Market Index rose 26.80 points to settle at 3,990.23.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 20.2. The PE ratio of each stock in the chart below is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years up to August 2022.
Overall, 14,209,361 shares traded for $49,761,855 compared to 8,801,134 units at $37,926,339 on the Friday. Spur Tree Spices led trading with 3 million shares for 21.1 percent of total volume followed by Tropical Battery with 2.79 million units for 19.6 percent of the day’s trade and Lumber Depot with 2.43 million units for 17.1 percent market share, Derrimon Trading ended with 1.87 million units for 13.2 percent market share and Future Energy Source, 1.61 million units for 11.3 percent market share.
Trading averaged 346,570 shares at $1,213,704 in contrast to 225,670 shares at $972,470 on Friday and month to date, averaging 370,064 units at $1,402,517, compared to 371,276 units at $1,412,254 on Friday. January closed with an average of 319,395 units at $1,181,136.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Access Financial increased $1.08 in closing at $21.05 with an exchange of 6,629 shares, Blue Power climbed 44 cents to end at $3.69 after trading 311 stocks, Cargo Handlers fell 79 cents to $8.10, with 924 units changing hands. Caribbean Assurance Brokers fell 25 cents in ending at $3 after trading 42,773 stock units, Derrimon Trading rallied 24 cents to close at $2.73 in an exchange of 1,869,586 stocks, Dolphin Cove dropped 41 cents to close at $27.30 in trading 31,446 shares. Express Catering gained 19 cents to end at $6.09 in exchanging 332,799 stock units, Fontana fell 11 cents in closing at $11.39 with 262,578 units changing hands, Future Energy Source popped 75 cents ending at a record high of $5.80 with an exchange of 1,606,852 units. General Accident shed 37 cents to $5.90 with 1,850 stock units crossing the market, Honey Bun dropped 80 cents in ending at $9, with 81,561 shares clearing the market, Iron Rock Insurance rose 31 cents to $3.41 after exchanging 1,236 stocks.
Knutsford Express advanced 57 cents to $7.45 with the swapping of 28,178 stocks, Lasco Financial increased 20 cents to $3.50 in switching ownership of 107,500 units, Lumber Depot shed 20 cents in closing at $3.60 while exchanging 2,434,190 shares. Main Event advanced $1.20 in closing at $6.50 in exchanging 117,061 stock units, Paramount Trading lost 12 cents to close at $1.78 in 19,122 stock units crossing the market and Stationery and Office Supplies gained 10 cents in ending at $7.50 with an exchange of 8,225 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
More recovery for Junior Market
Trading closed the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market on Wednesday, with the market index recording its fifth straight day of gains following last week’s 226 points fall in three days after hitting an all-time record high and ended on Wednesday after the volume of stocks traded declining 63 percent below Tuesday’s level less as the value of stock traded dropped 47 percent and leaving stocks rising and falling almost sharing the honours equally.
The number of securities trading remains elevated as all 43 participated in market activity as was the case on Tuesday and ended with 15 rising, 16 declining and 12, closing unchanged. At the close, the Junior Market Index increased 43.38 points to settle at 3,983.90.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 19.6. The PE ratio of each stock in the chart below is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years up to August 2022.
Overall, 4,440,089 shares traded for $19,969,265 compared to 12,058,347 units at $37,852,476 on the previous day. Spur Tree Spices led trading with 905,497 shares for 20.4 percent of total volume followed by Future Energy Source with 651,383 units for 14.7 percent of the day’s trade and Lumber Depot with 352,455 units for 7.9 percent market share.
Trading averaged 103,258 shares at $464,402 in contrast to 280,427 shares at $880,290 on Tuesday and month to date, averaging 381,857 units at $1,442,591, compared to 399,658 units at $1,505,090 on previous day. January closed with an average of 319,395 units at $1,181,136.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two stocks with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial fell 74 cents to $19.96, with 638 shares changing hands, AMG Packaging declined 38 cents to close at $3.06 in an exchange of 172,110 stocks, Blue Power increased 38 cents after ending at $4 in switching ownership of 42,500 stock units. Cargo Handlers lost 10 cents to close at $7.60 after exchanging 31,503 units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rallied 25 cents to end at $3.25, with 48,628 stock units crossing the exchange, Caribbean Cream climbed 45 cents to close at $5.30 after trading 1,108 stocks. Dolphin Cove advanced 50 cents to end at $28.94 after 141,641 shares crossed the market, Express Catering popped 19 cents to $6.19 trading 56,396 units, Honey Bun dropped 15 cents after ending at $9.70, with 38,064 shares clearing the market. 
ISP Finance shed $2.20 in closing at $30 finishing after an exchange of 11 units, Knutsford Express lost 17 cents in closing at $7.80 after exchanging 569 stock units, Lasco Distributors shed 19 cents to end at $3.70 in an exchange of 44,038 stocks. Limners and Bards gained 23 cents to close at $3.74, with 5,615 stocks crossing the market, Main Event rose 19 cents to $5.30 in trading 3,176 stock units, Spur Tree Spices traded 905,497 shares and rose 7 cents to close at a record closing high of $3.28 and tTech declined 20 cents to $4.15 while exchanging 66,030 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market squeezes out gains on Tuesday
Trading closed on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 60 percent and the value increased 30 percent higher than on Monday at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market.
All listed 43 securities traded similar to Monday and ended with 18 rising, 15 declining and 10, closing unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index rallied 14.24 points to settle at 3,940.52.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 18.6. The PE ratio of each stock in the chart below is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years up to August 2022.
Overall, 12,058,347 shares traded for $37,852,476 up from 7,558,016 units at $29,196,251 on Monday. Derrimon Trading led trading with 4.67 million shares for 38.8 percent of total volume followed by Tropical Battery with 2.03 million units for 16.8 percent of the day’s trade and Lumber Depot with 1.33 million units for 11.1 percent market share.
Trading averaged 280,427 shares at $880,290 in contrast to 175,768 shares at $678,983 on Monday and month to date, averaging 399,658 units at $1,505,090, compared to 407,796 units at $1,547,735 on the previous trading day. January closed with an average of 319,395 units at $1,181,136.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three, with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial advanced 79 cents to $20.70 after trading 3,639 shares, Blue Power popped 17 cents in closing at $3.62 while exchanging 79,525 units, CAC 2000 declined 18 cents in ending at $7.89 after exchanging 154 stocks. Cargo Handlers gained 70 cents to close at $7.70 in trading 7,130 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers shed 26 cents to end at $3 after exchanging 40,752 units, Dolphin Cove climbed 94 cents to $28.44, with 115,720 stock units changing hands. Elite Diagnostic fell 11 cents to $3.30 with an exchange of 19,790 shares, Express Catering dropped 10 cents to close at $6 in switching ownership of 31,980 stocks, Fontana increased 87 cents to $11.57 after trading 206,370 units. Future Energy Source rallied 30 cents to $4.90 in exchanging 681,443 stock units, General Accident rose 30 cents to $6.30 with the swapping of 779 stocks, Jamaican Teas lost 10 cents to end at $3.65 in an exchange of 710,416 shares. 
Medical Disposables dropped 70 cents in closing at $6.65 with 12,698 units clearing the market, Paramount Trading declined 10 cents to close at $1.95, with 202,683 shares changing hands, Stationery and Office Supplies lost 10 cents in ending at $7.40 after 21,358 stocks passed through the market and tTech rose 35 cents in closing at $4.35 after exchanging 1,107 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Strong rebound for Junior Market
The Junior Market Index held on to a strong 51.94 points gain on Monday to close at 3,926.28 after the market opened up more than 73 points in early trading, the market closed, with the volume of stocks traded declining 63 percent and the value dropped by 50 percent lower than on Friday at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market.
All 43 listed securities traded, up from 38 on Friday ending with 17 rising, 20 declining and six, closing unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 18. The PE ratio of each stock in the chart below is computed based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years, up to August 2022.
Overall, 7,558,016 shares traded for $29,196,251 down from 20,499,585 units at $58,896,925 on the previous trading day. Friday Tropical Battery led trading with 2 million shares for 26.5 percent of total volume followed by Cargo Handlers 1.74 million units with 23.1 percent of the day’s trade and Mailpac Group, 598,735 units with 7.9 percent market share.
Trading averaged 175,768 shares at $678,983 in contrast to 539,463 shares at $1,549,919 on Friday and month to date, averaging 407,796 units at $1,547,735, compared to 424,793 units at $1,611,375 on Friday. January closed with an average of 319,395 units at $1,181,136.
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 advanced 30 cents to $3.45 in exchanging 3,320 shares, CAC 2000 fell 18 cents to close at $8.07, with 15,080 units changing hands, Caribbean Cream shed 23 cents in closing at $4.77 with 948 stocks crossing the market. Dolphin Cove rallied $1.05 to end at $27.50 trading 78,718 stock units, Express Catering declined 14 cents to $6.10 in switching ownership of 59,229 stock units, Fontana rose 70 cents to $10.70, with 105,560 units crossing the market. Future Energy Source gained 10 cents to close at $4.60 with the swapping of 454,659 stocks, General Accident lost 27 cents in closing at $6, with 43,500 shares crossing the exchange, Honey Bun climbed 38 cents to $9.89 trading 24,164 units. iCreate popped 23 cents to end at 83 cents while exchanging 437,630 shares, Iron Rock Insurance increased 32 cents to end at $3.42 after exchanging 332 stock units, ISP Finance gained $4.20 after ending at $32.20 with just 15 stocks changing hands. 
KLE Group dropped 15 cents to close at $2.55 with an exchange of 2,600 shares, Main Event climbed 10 cents to $5.10, with 5,264 units clearing the market, Paramount Trading rallied 10 cents in closing at $2.05 after exchanging 42,100 stock units. Spur Tree Spices advanced 11 cents to $3.16 in an exchange of 321,729 stocks, SSL Venture declined 30 cents in closing at $1.60 in trading 2,921 shares, Stationery and Office Supplies popped 20 cents to end at $7.50 trading 1,394 stocks and tTech shed 35 cents to $4 closed with the trading of 2,045 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market gives up 226 points in 3 days
Trading jumped on Thursday, at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market with the volume of stocks traded jumping 192 percent and the value rising by 93 percent higher than on Wednesday as stocks prices continued their declines as 42 securities traded compared to 41 on the previous day, with 11 rising, 25 declining and six closing unchanged.
The Junior Market Index shed 74.83 points to settle at 3,833.15, bringing the decline for the past three days to 225.84 points.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 17.3. The PE ratio of each stock in the chart below is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years up to August 2022.
Overall, 28,468,558 shares traded for $80,280,465 up from 9,765,363 units at $41,703,939 on the previous trading day. Tropical Battery led trading with 13.28 million shares for 46.7 percent of total volume followed by Spur Tree Spices with 7.26 million units for 25.5 percent of the day’s trade and Future Energy Source with 1.80 million units for 6.3 percent market share, Consolidated Bakeries chipped in with 1.27 million units for 4.4 percent market share and Lumber Depot, 1.03 million units for 3.6 percent market share.
Trading averaged 677,823 shares at $1,911,440 up from 238,180 shares at $1,017,169 on Wednesday and month to date, averaging 416,856 units at $1,615,628, compared to 395,237 units at $1,591,123 on the prior day. January closed with an average of 319,395 units at $1,181,136.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one stock with a lower offer.
At the close, Access Financial lost 29 cents to end at $19.71, with 3,253 shares crossing the market, AMG Packaging rose 38 cents to close at $3.44 in switching ownership of 151,040 units, CAC 2000 increased 36 cents to $8.25 in trading 51 stock units. Cargo Handlers shed 30 cents ending at $8 in exchanging 22,954 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers declined 10 cents in closing at $3.17 in an exchange of 25,248 shares, Consolidated Bakeries fell 16 cents to close at $1.13, with 1,265,229 stock units changing hands, Dolphin Cove dropped $1.50 at $25 after exchanging 199,872 units, Elite Diagnostic fell 49 cents in closing at $3.21 with the swapping of 4,522 stocks, Express Catering declined 13 cents to end at $6.12, with 25,507 stocks crossing the market. Fosrich shed 20 cents to $14.20, with 22,924 shares clearing the market, General Accident lost 52 cents in ending at $5.88 after trading 54,623 units, Iron Rock Insurance dropped 85 cents to close at $3.10, with 1,010 stock units crossing the exchange. ISP Finance climbed 47 cents to $28 while exchanging 290,805 shares, Jetcon Corporation lost 10 cents in closing at 83 cents after exchanging 262,573 stocks, Lasco Financial fell 31 cents to end at $3.35 with an exchange of 410,142 units. 
Lasco Manufacturing shed 20 cents to $4.35 trading 114,123 stock units, Main Event dropped 12 cents to $5 after an exchange of 3,110 stocks, Medical Disposables declined 15 cents to end at $6.52 with an exchange of 25,209 shares. Spur Tree Spices rallied 35 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.25 with 7,262,500 stock units changing hands and Stationery and Office Supplies shed 60 cents to close at $7.30 in trading 4,050 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
