Trading activity closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Tuesday, with 68 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, with 120 percent more value than Monday with trading in 45 securities compared with 46 on Monday and ending with prices of 14 rising, 19 declining and 12 closing unchanged. Trading closed with one stock closing at a 52 weeks’ high, two at a 52 weeks’ low and two traded at 52 weeks’ intraday low.
The market closed with trading of 12,238,191 shares for $26,027,175 up from 7,301,014 stock units at $11,842,518 on Monday.
Trading averaged 271,960 shares at $578,382 well above the 158,718 stocks at $257,446 on Monday with trading for the month to date, ended with an average of 188,254 units at $322,526 close to the 180,439 stock units at $298,639 on the previous day and well below January that ended with an average of 350,850 shares at $615,775.
Mailpac Group led trading with 4.31 million shares for 35.2 percent of total volume followed by Kintyre Holdings which ended with 3.75 million units for 30.6 percent of the day’s trade and Future Energy with only 459,723 stocks for 3.8 percent of the volume traded.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index lost 14.75 points to wrap up trading at 3,691.31. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers a good indicator for a rise in the market on Wednesday.
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 the market, AMG Packaging fell 8 cents in closing at $3.10 with investors trading 9,098 stock units, Cargo Handlers lost 84 cents to end at $10.20 after 1,406 shares passed through the market, Caribbean Assurance Brokers declined 29 cents to end at $2.50 with traders dealing in 53,076 stocks. Dolphin Cove shed $4.09 to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of $15.50 in an exchange of 299,623 units, Fontana sank 13 cents and ended at $9.10 with 39,717 shares crossing the market, GWest Corporation climbed 8 cents to close at 90 cents with a transfer of 412 stock units. Honey Bun slipped 17 cents to $7.95 with 7,611 units crossing the exchange, Image Plus lost 1 cent in closing at $1.35 after trading at an intraday 52 weeks’ low of $1.26, 
Iron Rock Insurance sank 30 cents to end at $3.60 after a transfer of 7,130 stocks, ISP Finance increased $6.25 in closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $43.25 with investors swapping 1,117 shares but only after trading at an intraday 52 weeks’ high of $49.42. Jetcon Corporation dipped 15 cents to finish at $1.02 in an exchange of 138,118 stock units, JFP Ltd fell 14 cents and ended at 69 cents with investors dealing in 403,400 units after trading at an 52 weeks’ intraday low of 58 cents, Knutsford Express popped $1 to close at $12 after an exchange of 2,170 stocks. Mailpac Group dropped 8 cents to $2.53 and closed after 4,309,861 units changed hands, Main Event advanced 20 cents to close at $11 with an exchange of 473 stocks, Medical Disposables fell 36 cents to finish at $1.63 with investors trading 14,532 shares and tTech slipped 8 cents and ended at $1.39 as investors exchanged 1,356 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading ended after an exchange of 4,424,054 stock units for $6,443,423 compared with 11,090,518 units at $30,348,119 on Tuesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.3, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
ISP Finance advanced $3.96 in closing at $24.96 in switching ownership of 17 shares. Jamaican Teas popped 13 cents to end at $2.34 with investors swapping 4,031 units, Knutsford Express dipped $1.11 to close at $9.50 after an exchange of 4,704 stock units, Limners and Bards increased 9 cents to finish at $1.54 with a transfer of 8,784 stock units. Lumber Depot climbed 10 cents and ended at $2.76 as investors exchanged 502 shares, Mailpac Group lost 8 cents to end at $2.02 after a transfer of 35,500 stocks and Main Event declined 49 cents to close at $12.50 with investors trading 25,529 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading ended with 14,832,174 shares for $31,162,735 up from 13,020,959 units at $28,069,231 on Thursday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2025.
Iron Rock Insurance fell 8 cents to $2.10 with an exchange of 1,536 shares, JFP Ltd climbed 9 cents to close at $1.28 with 1,680,756 stocks crossing the market, Limners and Bards dipped 20 cents to $1.38 with investors dealing in 1,000 shares. Main Event rallied 50 cents to end at $13 with just 705 stock units crossing the market, Medical Disposables gained 22 cents in closing at $2.20 after an exchange of 452 stocks, Regency Petroleum rose 20 cents to finish at $2.38 and closed with an exchange of 3,444,639 units. Spur Tree Spices sank 18 cents and ended at $2.27 in trading 518,539 stocks, Stationery and Office Supplies rose 7 cents to $1.72 after a transfer of 2,455,914 stock units and tTech rallied 23 cents in closing at $2.49 with investors swapping 4,210 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 13,020,959 shares for $28,069,231 up from 5,995,192 units at $11,052,592 on Wednesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2025.
Honey Bun rose 20 cents to $7.90, with 36,374 stocks crossing the market, Indies Pharma lost 20 cents to finish at $2.50 with an exchange of 37,141 stock units, ISP Finance shed $1.99 and ended at $24.01 after 377 shares were traded. Main Event fell 55 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $12.50 after an exchange of 32,794 stock units, Medical Disposables skidded 22 cents in closing at $1.98, with 1,523 stocks crossing the market, MFS Capital Partners sank 21 cents to close at $1.16 in switching ownership of 179,599 units. ONE on ONE Educational gained 12 cents to $1.05 after 2,210,775 shares crossed the exchange and tTech popped 10 cents in closing at $2.26 with investors dealing in 225 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
A total of 6,478,077 shares were traded for $16,544,909 compared with 15,501,984 units at $52,166,724 on Thursday.
The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed using the last traded stock price in conjunction with ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2022 and August 2023.
Fontana climbed 77 cents in closing at $8.17 after 58,097 stocks crossed the exchange, General Accident rallied 99 cents to close at $5.98 in an exchange of 16,691 stock units, Honey Bun gained 49 cents to close at $6.75 in an exchange of 9,412 shares. iCreate dipped 8 cents to $1.52 after investors traded 17,856 units, Iron Rock Insurance slipped 30 cents to $2 after trading 3,000 stock units, Knutsford Express increased $1.45 to close at $10.30 as 29,957 stocks changed hands. Lasco Financial fell 13 cents to end at $2.37 with a transfer of 1,489 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing dipped 10 cents to $4.05 with the swapping of 10,560 shares, Main Event gained 28 cents in closing at $11.85 after an exchange of 21,203 stock units. Paramount Trading rose 14 cents to end at $2.38, with 54,500 units crossing the market, 
Stationery and Office Supplies declined 33 cents to close at $14.17 as 14,663 units passed through the market and tTech shed 23 cents in closing at $2.30 with investors transferring 700 shares.
Market activity ended with 42 securities trading versus 39 on Tuesday, with 17 rising, 17 declining and eight closing unchanged. The Junior Market Index slipped 2.48 points to 4,387.14 at the close.
At the close, AMG Packaging rallied 45 cents, ending at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.93 in exchanging 37,033 shares, Cargo Handlers climbed 29 cents to end at $12.59 after trading 30,030 stock units, Caribbean Cream shed 15 cents to close at $5 after exchanging 102 units. Consolidated Bakeries gained 8 cents in closing at $1.37 in switching ownership of 25,287 stocks, Dolla Financial fell 28 cents to close at $2.94 with the swapping of 42,665,413 units, EduFocal dropped 25 cents to $2.65, with 582,179 stocks crossing the exchange. Elite Diagnostic declined by 8 cents in ending at $3.30 and closed with 168,617 shares changing hands, Everything Fresh advanced 8 cents to $1.33 with 82,173 stock units traded, Express Catering rose 55 cents to end at $6 while exchanging 52,950 units. Fontana lost 36 cents in closing at $10.25 as 151,577 stock units crossed the market, Future Energy Source lost 21 cents in closing at $6, with 2,036,493 stocks changing hands, General Accident shed 20 cents in ending at $5.60 with 26,028 shares clearing the market. Honey Bun dropped 49 cents to end at $8.51 with an exchange of 10,146 stocks, Indies Pharma popped 14 cents to close at $3.45 after exchanging 104,147 stock units, 
Jamaican Teas increased 19 cents to $3.39 in an exchange of 71,874 units. JFP Limited fell 9 cents to close at $1.60 in trading 1,276,630 shares, Lasco Distributors declined 17 cents in closing at $3.05 after 121,964 stocks crossed the market, Lumber Depot fell 10 cents to $3.20 and finishing trading of 232,481 shares. SSL Venture climbed 47 cents ending at $3.85 while exchanging 363,321 units and Tropical Battery increased 30 cents to end at $3.08 in exchanging 1,235,845 stock units.
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.
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.
At the close, Access Financial shed 75 cents to close at $20 after trading 4,551 shares, AMG Packaging dropped 20 cents to end at $3.14, with 18,217 units changing hands, Blue Power rallied 31 cents in ending at $4 after 79,003 stock units cleared the market. Cargo Handlers increased 20 cents in closing at $8.99 trading 10,115 stocks, Dolphin Cove lost $2.18 to end at $25.80 in an exchange of 60,143 shares, Everything Fresh popped 10 cents to end at $1.15 in trading 245,162 stock units. Fontana advanced 48 cents in closing at $11.38, with 142,573 units crossing the exchange, Fosrich gained 11 cents to $14.41 after exchanging 530,796 stocks, Future Energy Source rose 99 cents to end at record closing high of $8.18 with 4,704,462 units changing owners. iCreate climbed 12 cents to close at 82 cents in switching ownership of 195,456 stock units, Iron Rock Insurance declined 30 cents to close at $3.11, with 316 shares crossing the market, Jamaican Teas fell 10 cents in closing at $3.42 with the swapping of 422,770 stocks. KLE Group rallied 14 cents to $2.82 while exchanging 40,051 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing rose 20 cents to $4.55, with 33,728 units crossing the market, Limners and Bards gained 10 cents to end at $3.60 after an exchange of 277,430 shares. 
Lumber Depot advanced 37 cents to close at a record high of $4.17 in exchanging 1,476,797 stocks, Mailpac Group shed 24 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.71 with an exchange of 853,499 shares, Main Event climbed 13 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $7.60 trading 43,297 stock units. Medical Disposables dropped 35 cents after ending at $6.30 in an exchange of 58,873 stocks, Paramount Trading fell 23 cents in closing at $1.67 with 4,961 units changing hands, Spur Tree Spices popped 65 cents to end at a record $4 after exchanging 768,023 shares. SSL Venture increased 40 cents in closing at $1.80, with just 10 stock units crossing the market, Stationery and Office Supplies declined 35 cents to $7 after trading 5,898 stock units and Tropical Battery advanced 31 cents to close at a 52 week’s high of $2.30 in trading 1,719,238 units.
Trading ended with 37 securities changing hands compared to 35 on Friday, with prices of 14 stocks rising, 13 declining and 10 remaining unchanged. Jamaican Teas and Mailpac ended at record closing highs.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
Limners and Bards slipped 20 cents to $2.62 after trading 50,000 units. Lumber Depot gained 13 cents in ending at $1.59, after switching ownership of 38,266 stock units, Mailpac Group rose 15 cents to $3.90, with an exchange of 798,398 shares, Medical Disposables closed at $4.22, after gaining 12 cents transferring 57 stock units. Stationery and Office Supplies slid 44 cents to $4.10, with 31,308 units crossing the market, Tropical Battery slipped 12 cents to $1, trading 4,760,765 shares after the company posted audited accounts showing profit falling to just $29 million from $73 million based on the interim, full-year results. tTech lost 5 cents to close at $4.10, with 29,396 units crossing the exchange.
Lumber Depot dropped 9 cents to close at $1.46 with 131,622 stocks changing hands. Mailpac Group advanced 15 cents in trading 982,100 stock units to finish at a record closing high of $3.75, Main Event gained 10 cents to end at $3.10 with a transfer of 6,165 units, Paramount Trading rose 5 cents to $1.30 with 3,920 shares changing hands and Stationery and Office Supplies jumped 43 cents to $4.54 with 47,002 stocks traded.