Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Tuesday, with the volume and value of stocks traded declining 52 percent respectively compared with Monday with trading in 44 securities compared with 43 on Monday and ended with 19 rising, 16 declining and nine closing unchanged.
Investors traded 7,403,059 shares for $14,802,391 down from 15,354,831 units at $30,576,301 on Monday.
Trading averaged 168,251 shares at $336,418, compared with 357,089 shares at $711,077 on Monday with the month to date, averaging 261,585 units at $521,594 compared to September with an average of 220,239 units at $459,425.
Dolla Financial led trading with 2.97 million shares for 40.1 percent of total volume followed by One Great Studio with 2.63 million units for 35.5 percent of the day’s trade and Mailpac Group with 360,221 units for 4.9 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index fell 9.14 points to finish at 3,898.32.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 10.6, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and three with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial rallied $2.30 to $25.39 with stakeholders exchanging 4,590 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped 10 cents and ended at $3.30 in an exchange of 1,020 units, Consolidated Bakeries fell 8 cents to end at $2.28 in an exchange of 83 stock units, Everything Fresh declined 15 cents to $1.55 as investors exchanged 1,500 stocks. 
Express Catering advanced 17 cents to close at $4.77 with 6,424 stock units being traded, Fontana rose 34 cents to close at $10.99 with traders dealing in 42,106 units, Fosrich lost 11 cents to end at $2.35 after an exchange of 42,990 stocks, Future Energy climbed 15 cents and ended at $3.65, with 149,465 shares crossing the exchange. Honey Bun shed 44 cents to $6.35 with a transfer of 10,145 stock units, Indies Pharma gained 14 cents in closing at $3.14 after 1,002 stocks passed through the market, ISP Finance dipped $3.97 in closing at $30 after an exchange of 889 shares, Knutsford Express skidded 50 cents to $12, with 59,372 units changing hands. Lumber Depot increased 15 cents to end at $2.45 after 107,100 stocks crossed the market, Main Event increased $1.50 to close at $15 after trading of 60,400 units, 
MFS Capital Partners climbed 41 cents and ended at $2.50 with investors dealing in 129,159 shares and Tropical Battery popped 8 cents to end at $1.93 in switching ownership of 54,234 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading averaged 216,214 shares at $465,123 compared to 281,468 shares at $880,642 on Wednesday with the month to date, averaging 195,469 units at $393,452 compared with 194,385 stock units at $389,709 on the previous day. August closed with an average of 183,001 units at $460,354.
At the close, Cargo Handlers increased 80 cents to end at $14.50 after investors traded 640 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rallied 10 cents to end at $2.98 with stakeholders exchanging 22,534 stocks, Dolphin Cove rose 34 cents to close at $16.34 after 863 stock units passed through the market, EduFocal popped 9 cents to $1.39 in an exchange of 1,235 units. Express Catering rose 10 cents in closing at $4.75, with 26,518 units crossing the exchange, Fosrich advanced 32 cents and ended at $2.39, with 491,784 stocks clearing the market, Future Energy Source gained 35 cents to $3.89 with traders dealing in 1,630,311 shares, Honey Bun rose 9 cents to close at $6.77 after 281 stock units changed hands. Image Plus Consultants shed 10 cents to end at $2 after a transfer of 1,417,977 stocks, 
Iron Rock Insurance climbed 20 cents in closing at $2.20, after 8 units crossed the market, KLE Group gained 20 cents to end at $1.70 with investors transferring 10,000 shares, Lasco Distributors dipped 8 cents to close at $4.25 with shareholders swapping 20,285 stock units. Lumber Depot popped 10 cents in closing at $2.40 after an exchange of 182,697 units, Main Event rallied $1.14 to $14.18 after 200 stock units changed hands, ONE on ONE Educational fell 9 cents and ended at $1.01 with a transfer of 13,062 stocks. Regency Petroleum gained 13 cents to land at $2.33 after investors exchanged 340,367 shares, Spur Tree Spices advanced 12 cents and ended at $2.17 in an exchange of 760,398 units, 
Tropical Battery popped 7 cents in closing at $1.92 with 13,850 stocks crossing the market and tTech declined 15 cents to end at $2.20, with 100 shares changing hands.
A total of 44 securities were traded compared to 45 on Thursday with market activity ending with prices of 20 rising, 15 declining and nine closing unchanged.
At the close, AMG Packaging rallied 21 cents to $2.49 after 18,873 shares passed through the market, Blue Power advanced 15 cents to $2.65 in switching ownership of 10 units, CAC 2000 climbed 58 cents to end at $4.46 after an exchange of 15 stocks, Cargo Handlers lost 45 cents to close at $14.50, with 5,095 stock units crossing the market. Caribbean Cream climbed 58 cents to $4.10 in trading 300 stocks, Caribbean Flavours popped 8 cents to end at $1.30 with investors transferring 41,968 units, Consolidated Bakeries shed 29 cents to close at $2.10 after a transfer of 200 shares, Derrimon Trading dropped 10 cents and ended at $1.90 in an exchange of 1,640,776 stocks. Dolla Financial dipped 11 cents in closing at $2.16 in trading of 766,933 stocks, Dolphin Cove rose 49 cents to $16.49, with 5,790 shares crossing the exchange, EduFocal gained 5 cents to end at $1.39 with shareholders swapping 69,976 units, Fontana rose 10 cents to close at $10.40 after exchanging 40,779 stock units. Fosrich skidded 11 cents in closing at $2.24 after trading 51,522 stock units, Future Energy Source gained 14 cents to $3.45 with investors dealing in 166,158 shares, 
Honey Bun popped 50 cents and ended at $6.80 as investors exchanged 1,160 stocks, Indies Pharma fell 14 cents to end at $2.76, with 4,475 units crossing the market. ISP Finance dropped $9.93 to close at $35 with 4,999 shares changing hands, Jamaican Teas advanced 7 cents and ended at $2.07 while exchanging 9,447 stock units, JFP Ltd dipped 5 cents to close at $1.50 after investors traded 38,548 units, Knutsford Express rose 5 cents in closing at $11.35 with a transfer of 18,570 stocks. Lasco Distributors rallied 10 cents and ended at $4.30 with traders dealing in 50 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing skidded 9 cents in closing at $5.31 with stakeholders exchanging 387 shares, Lumber Depot increased 14 cents to close at $2.24 with 684,872 stock units clearing the market, MFS Capital Partners rose 5 cents to $2.05 with an exchange of 29,459 units. 
One Great Studio shed 7 cents to end at $1.20 with investors transferring 1,889,355 units, Regency Petroleum increased 5 cents in closing at $2.15 after an exchange of 260,408 shares, Spur Tree Spices advanced 10 cents and ended at $2.10 with a transfer of 117,165 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies popped 10 cents to end at $1.70 while exchanging 354,221 stock units.
One Great Studio led trading with 21.66 million shares for 82.7 percent of total volume followed by Derrimon Trading with 900,000 units for 3.4 percent of the day’s trade and Dolla Financial with 713,784 units for 2.7 percent market share.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
Honey Bun declined 45 cents to $6 in an exchange of 164,387 units, Iron Rock Insurance dipped 10 cents to close at $2 with stakeholders exchanging 2,509 stocks. ISP Finance dipped 95 cents and ended at $44. With investors trading 97 stock units, Jamaican Teas rallied 20 cents to end at $2 after 4,917 stocks crossed the market, JFP Ltd declined 6 cents in closing at $1.44 after an exchange of 51,048 shares, Knutsford Express gained 43 cents to close at $11.43 with shareholders swapping 314 units. Lasco Manufacturing gained 12 cents to $5.32 in an exchange of 1,229 shares, Limners and Bards lost 10 cents in closing at $1.68, with 14,926 units crossing the exchange, Paramount Trading climbed 5 cents to end at $2 in trading 3,667 stocks. Spur Tree Spices fell 12 cents and ended at $2.02 with traders dealing in 67,664 stock units, 
Stationery and Office Supplies shed 7 cents to end at $1.58 after a transfer of 426,793 stock units and Tropical Battery dropped 10 cents to $1.90, with 30,221 shares changing hands.
Investors traded 17,126,215 shares for $21,864,015 versus 4,843,898 units at $11,250,151 on Monday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 10.3, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Honey Bun skidded 5 cents and ended at $6.45 while trading 14,285 shares, Indies Pharma fell 8 cents to close at $2.90 with stakeholders exchanging 23,822 stock units. Jamaican Teas lost 20 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.80 after an exchange of 11,239 stock units, JFP Ltd declined 7 cents to $1.50 as investors exchanged 13,416 shares, KLE Group fell 5 cents to $1.50 with 50 stocks changing hands, Knutsford Express skidded 45 cents to end at $11 with a transfer of 1,737 units. Main Event shed 49 cents and ended at $14.50 with shareholders swapping 517 stock units, newly listed, One Great Studio rallied 14 cents to a record close of $1.14 after an exchange of 14,087,445 units and hitting a high of $1.29. Paramount Trading dropped 5 cents in closing at $1.95 after 100 stocks crossed the exchange, Regency Petroleum advanced 7 cents and ended at $2.20 in trading 171,249 shares, 
Stationery and Office Supplies dipped 9 cents to end at $1.65 and closed after 597,718 stocks were traded and Tropical Battery climbed 11 cents in closing at $2 with investors dealing in 185,951 stock units.
Investors exchanged 4,843,898 shares for $11,250,151 compared to 1,971,310 units at $4,610,291 on Friday.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Jamaican Teas dropped 6 cents to close at $2 after 68,896 stocks changed hands, but only after hitting an intraday 52 week’s low of $1.75. Knutsford Express rose 20 cents in closing at $11.45 with investors transferring 2,061 stock units, Lasco Distributors shed 10 cents and ended at $4.35 with a transfer of 53,195 units, Lasco Manufacturing lost 5 cents to end at $5.20 after an exchange of 63,824 stock units, Limners and Bards increased 12 cents to $1.80 after 23,670 stocks passed through the market. Main Event fell 26 cents to end at $14.99 in switching ownership of 67,532 shares, MFS Capital Partners dipped 20 cents to $2 with investors exchanging 137,500 shares, Paramount Trading advanced 7 cents and ended at $2 while 500 stocks were treated.
Regency Petroleum declined 10 cents to close at $2.13 with an exchange of 791,364 stock units and Spur Tree Spices popped 8 cents in closing at $2.14 with 5,322 units being traded.
Investors traded 11,110,231 shares for $23,817,408 up from 3,026,858 units at $8,218,631 on Wednesday.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
General Accident slipped 5 cents and ended at $4.85 with investors trading 112 stocks, Honey Bun popped 11 cents to close at $6.71 with shareholders swapping 314,857 shares, ISP Finance climbed 75 cents in closing at 52 weeks’ high of $44.95 with stakeholders exchanging 10 stock units. Knutsford Express fell $1.01 to $10.24 in switching ownership of 4,428 shares, Lasco Distributors popped 10 cents to $4.45 as investors exchanged 52,306 stocks, Lumber Depot lost 25 cents in closing at $1.81 with 418,304 units clearing the market. Main Event shed $1.31 and ended at $14.19 after an exchange of 5,868 shares, MFS Capital Partners shed 15 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.10 after trading in 214,932 units, 
Paramount Trading lost 7 cents to close at $1.93 after a transfer of 26,357 stock units and Tropical Battery rose 10 cents and ended at $2 with traders dealing in 51,873 stocks.
that was not enough to quell the negative pull of 17 other stocks that declined as the volume of stocks traded was moderately higher and the value 24 percent greater than in trading on Tuesday.
Future Energy Source led trading with 744,736 shares for 24.6 percent of total volume followed by JFP Ltd with 600,551 units for 19.8 percent of the day’s trade and ONE on ONE Educational with 229,220 units for 7.6 percent market share.
EduFocal increased 21 cents to $1.46 with investors trading 145,666 stocks. Express Catering rallied 35 cents to close at $4.85, with 240 units crossing the market, Fosrich advanced 11 cents in closing at $2.04 with shareholders swapping 99,691 stock units, Future Energy Source fell 10 cents and ended at $3.30, with 744,736 stock units crossing the market. ISP Finance surged $10.20 to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $44.20 after investors traded 7,716 stocks, Lasco Financial dropped 15 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.75 and closed after 166,806 units changed hands, Lasco Manufacturing declined 8 cents and ended at $5.20 as investors exchanged 155,801 shares. Limners and Bards shed 5 cents in closing at $1.70 with an exchange of 3,535 shares, Lumber Depot gained 6 cents to close at $2.06 after trading 20,521 stock units, 
Tropical Battery slippped 6 cents in closing at $1.90 after a transfer of 109,191 stocks and tTech dipped 13 cents to $2.35 with stakeholders trading a mere 199 shares.
Investors traded 3,594,328 shares for $8,871,607, down from 7,272,753 units at $19,023,620 on Friday.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.3. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed using the last traded price in conjunction with ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Dolla Financial skidded 17 cents to $2.31 in trading 735,087 stock units, Everything Fresh advanced 21 cents to end at $1.51 with investors dealing in 2,150 units, Fosrich lost 23 cents to close at $1.95 as investors exchanged 97,948 shares, Future Energy Source dipped 10 cents in closing at $3.31 with 226,383 stocks changing hands. Honey Bun shed 7 cents and ended at $6.53 with traders dealing in 300 stocks, JFP Ltd declined 20 cents to $1.45 after investors traded 9,337 shares, Knutsford Express fell $2.99 in closing at $8.51 with a transfer of 14,328 stock units, Lasco Financial increased 8 cents to $1.90 with an exchange of 3,160 units. Lumber Depot dipped 14 cents and ended at $1.91 with investors trading 218,565 shares, Main Event rallied 65 cents to close at $16.75 while exchanging 2,212 stock units,
Medical Disposables skidded 8 cents to end at $4.02 with 300 stocks crossing the market and Paramount Trading lost 20 cents to end at $1.80 after exchanging 5,079 units.
Investors traded 3,939,621 shares for $8,927,792 compared with 6,762,889 units at $19,614,027 on Friday.
At the close, Blue Power declined 42 cents to $2.08 in switching ownership of 98,985 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 18 cents to end at $2.86 as investors traded a mere 1,233 stocks, Dolla Financial shed 32 cents to end at $2.25, with 352,754 stock units changing hands, Dolphin Cove popped 38 cents to $16.98 with an exchange of 5,750 units. Everything Fresh rallied 17 cents in closing at $1.54 after 21 stocks were traded, Express Catering climbed 70 cents and ended at $4.90 and closed after an exchange of 9,874 stocks, Fontana dipped 12 cents to end at $11.25 in an exchange of 20,997 shares, Fosrich skidded 7 cents to $2 in trading 167,355 units. Future Energy Source lost 16 cents to close at $3.47 after 318,899 units passed through the market, Image Plus Consultants advanced 12 cents to $2.17 with stakeholders exchanging 14,816 shares, 
Iron Rock Insurance fell 16 cents in closing at $2.14 after transfers of 4,999 stocks, Jamaican Teas fell 7 cents to close at $2.02 while 17,532 stock units passed through the market. Knutsford Express shed 45 cents and ended at $11.25 with an exchange of 8,170 shares, Lasco Distributors skidded 19 cents to $4.20 with investors swapping 78,917 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing rose 15 cents to $5.35 with investors transferring 7,527 units, Lumber Depot dropped 38 cents in closing at $1.91 in trading 11,274 stocks. Main Event gained $1.15 to end at $17.25 with traders dealing in 6,016 shares, Spur Tree Spices rose 8 cents to $2.20 after an exchange of 144,796 stock units, 
Stationery and Office Supplies advanced 12 cents and ended at $1.97 with investors dealing in 72,458 units and Tropical Battery rallied 8 cents to close at $2.02 after exchanging 356,970 stocks.