Trading activity pulled back from Wednesday’s heightened levels on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, with a 78 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded at a 77 percent lower value than, resulting from trading in 44 securities down from 46 on Wednesday and ending with prices of 14 rising, 20 declining and 10 unchanged, with the market index just slipping, to be down 4 percent year to date.
The market closed with trading of 8,941,253 shares for $19,448,755 down from 40,888,827 stock units at $84,909,114 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 203,210 shares at $442,017 well off the average of 888,888 stocks for $1,845,850 on Wednesday with a month to date, average of 229,120 stock units at $424,323 and comparing well with 230,565 stock units at $423,336 on the previous day and January with an average of 350,850 shares at $615,775.
Everything Fresh led trading with 1.82 million shares for 20.4 percent of total volume followed by Regency Petroleum with 1.45 million stocks for 16.2 percent of the day’s trade, Derrimon Trading closed with 1.14 million stocks for 12.7 percent of volume traded and ONE on ONE Educational with 1.07 million units for 12 percent of market share.At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index skidded 4.09 points to end at 3,583.86. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and three with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.1 based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close of market activity, Access Financial advanced $1.26 to close at $17.58 trading 1,928 shares, Cargo Handlers popped 80 cents to $11 as investors exchanged 6,200 stocks, Caribbean Cream climbed 20 cents in closing at $3 after a transfer of 4,865 shares. Caribbean Flavours slipped 8 cents to finish at $1.26 with traders dealing in 7,864 stock units, Dolla Financial increased 10 cents and ended at $2.94 with 70,055 shares crossing the market, Dolphin Cove sank 70 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $12.50 with investors trading 93,411 stock units. Express Catering rose 11 cents in closing at $3.11 with 78,963 stocks crossing the market, Indies Pharma rallied 6 cents to $3.36 with investors trading 47,954 units, Iron Rock Insurance shed 15 cents to close at $3.60 with 28 stocks changing hands. ISP Finance dropped $1.42 to end at $21.27 with 6,974 units crossing the exchange, JFP Ltd gained 7 cents and ended at 82 cents in switching ownership of 11,265 shares, Lasco Financial popped 9 cents to finish at $1.59 after an exchange of 950,057 stock units. Regency Petroleum climbed 10 cents to $3.25 in trading 1,452,650 shares, Spur Tree Spices increased 8 cents to close at $1.50 with 332,517 units clearing the market and tTech rose 12 cents to finish at $1.37 in an exchange of 1,250 stocks.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.