Trading jumped sharply on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 147 percent, with 159 percent more value than on Monday after 43 securities traded, down from 47 on Monday and ended with 17 rising, 16 declining and 10 closing unchanged.
A total of 24,655,438 shares were exchanged for $89,978,978 compared to 9,973,506 units at $34,778,543 on Monday. Trading averaged 573,382 shares at $2,092,534 compared to 212,202 shares at $739,969 on Monday, with the month to date averaging 384,766 units at $1,386,195. September closed with an average of 470,099 units at $1,578,447.
Fosrich led trading with 16.04 million shares for 65.1 percent of total volume, followed by ONE on ONE Educational with 3.02 million units for 12.2 percent of the day’s trade, EduFocal ended with 1.84 million units for 7.5 percent market share and Dolla Financial, 1.56 million units for 6.3 percent if stocks traded.
At the close, the Junior Market Index dropped 59.11 points to settle at 4,148.29. 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
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cream climbed 19 cents to end at $4.20 after a transfer of 19,000 shares, Consolidated Bakeries fell 14 cents in closing at $2.96 after switching ownership of 53,096 stock units, Dolla Financial gained 11 cents to end at $3.20, with 1,557,227 stocks crossing the market. EduFocal increased 23 cents to $2.85 in an exchange of 1,836,984 units, Elite Diagnostic rose 16 cents to $3.54 with investors transferring 85,371 units, Fontana dropped 15 cents to close at $9.30 with the swapping of 49,776 shares. Fosrich rallied 11 cents to $4.40, with 16,039,262 stocks crossing the market, Honey Bun lost 10 cents in closing at $7.90 in exchanging 11,076 stock units, iCreate dipped 12 cents to $2.33 and closed with 244,961 stock units changing hands. ISP Finance declined $1.10 to end at $20 with a transfer of 218 units, KLE Group advanced 11 cents to close at $1.99 with 38 stocks clearing the market, Lasco Manufacturing shed 41 cents to close at a 52 weeks‘ low of $3.99 in trading 8,047 shares. Main Event popped 50 cents in closing at $9 in exchanging 6,781 stocks, Medical Disposables dropped 40 cents to end at $5.20, with 21,749 units crossing the exchange, MFS Capital Partners increased 77 cents to $2.95 while exchanging 144,456 stock units. Paramount Trading popped 19 cents in ending at $1.95 after trading 4,051 shares, Spur Tree Spices shed 18 cents to $3.42, with 299,892 shares changing hands, Stationery and Office Supplies advanced $1.92 in closing at $17.95 after exchanging 10,067 units. Tropical Battery rallied 11 cents to close at $2.59 after trading 187,263 stock units and tTech climbed 17 cents to end at $2.97 with an exchange of 17,745 stocks.
In the preference segment, CAC 2000 9.5% preference share gained 17 cents in ending at $1.18 as investors exchanged 101 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.