The Junior Market Index plunged for a second day with a loss of 74.82 points and follows the 62 pints drop on Monday to settle at 3,778.10 as trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded moderately higher than on Monday with a 19 percent higher value, following trading in 44 securities compared with 43 on Monday and ended with prices of 16 rising, 21 declining and seven closing unchanged.
Investors traded 10,150,305 shares for $21,390,870 compared with 9,598,734 units at $18,018,458 on Monday.
Trading averaged 230,689 shares at $486,156 compared to 223,226 shares at $419,034 on Monday with the month to date, averaging 222,612 units at $497,455 compared with 221,585 stock units at $498,892 on the previous day. July closed with an average of 326,541 units at $843,878.
JFP Ltd led trading with 2 million shares for 19.7 percent of total volume, ONE on ONE Educational followed with 1.33 million units for 13.1 percent of the day’s trade and Derrimon Trading with 1.06 million units for 10.5 percent of the day’s trade.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.5. 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.
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 increased $2.35 to end at $25.15 after just 3 shares passed through the market, Blue Power fell 45 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $2 after exchanging 867 stock units, CAC 2000 advanced 25 cents to close at $6.15 in trading 1,999 units. Cargo Handlers lost $2.61 and ended at $16.04 in an exchange of 4,104 stocks, Caribbean Flavours shed 8 cents in closing at $1.24 after 25,240 units crossed the exchange, Derrimon Trading dipped 10 cents to close at $1.85 with an exchange of 1,062,570 stock units. 
Dolphin Cove declined 38 cents to end at $16.02 with 14,362 shares crossing the market, EduFocal dropped 25 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.40 with investors transferring 954,371 stocks, Elite Diagnostic popped 26 cents and ended at $2.05 and closed with a mere two stock units trading. Express Catering dropped 60 cents to $4.50 in an exchange of 81,915 units, Fosrich dipped 14 cents and ended at $2, with 490,708 stocks changing hands, Future Energy Source climbed 19 cents to close at $3.87 with stakeholders trading 66,674 shares. Honey Bun rose 35 cents to $6.27 with a transfer of 3,247 shares, ISP Finance rallied 17 cents in closing at $21.40 with 3 stocks clearing the market, Lasco Manufacturing declined 72 cents to end at $4.56 as investors exchanged 194,300 stock units. Limners and Bards gained 8 cents in closing at $1.81 after an exchange of 32,192 units, 
Medical Disposables gained 25 cents in closing at $4.85 with shareholders swapping 95 units and MFS Capital Partners popped 8 cents to close at $2.39 after trading 171,923 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Big fall for Junior Market
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange suffered a big fall on Monday, with the market index diving 62.55 points to end at 3,852.92 even as the volume of stocks traded climbed 104 percent valued 64 percent more than in trading on Friday. 
At the close 43 securities were traded compared with 44 on Friday and ended with 11 rising, 21 declining and 11 closing unchanged.
Investors traded 9,598,734 shares for $18,018,458 up from 4,704,278 units at $11,000,031 on Friday.
Trading averaged 223,226 shares at $419,034 compared with 106,915 units at $250,001 on Friday. Trading for the month to date averaged 221,585 stock units at $498,892 compared with 221,353 shares at $510,225 on the previous day. July closed with an average of 326,541 units at $843,878.
ONE on ONE Educational led trading with 2.69 million shares for 28 percent of total volume, followed by Fosrich with 1.08 million units for 11.2 percent of the day’s trade and EduFocal with 1.03 million units for 10.8 percent of the day’s volume.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.6. 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.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial fell 8 cents to $22.80 with stakeholders exchanging 1,166 shares, CAC 2000 climbed $1.37 to end at $5.90 with investors trading 4,465 units, Cargo Handlers declined 15 cents to $18.65 with 2,648 stocks changing hands. Dolla Financial lost 15 cents and ended at $2.65 after investors traded 378,146 stock units, EduFocal advanced 16 cents to $1.65, with 1,033,874 shares crossing the market, Elite Diagnostic shed 32 cents in closing at $1.79, with an exchange of 24,127 units. Everything Fresh rallied 26 cents to close at $1.60 after 263,201 stock units passed through the exchange, 
Future Energy Source dropped 17 cents to $3.68 with 211,783 stocks clearing the market, General Accident dipped 39 cents and ended at $4.50 with a transfer of 205,853 shares. Honey Bun fell 13 cents to end at $5.92 while exchanging 2,932 stock units, Image Plus Consultants increased 11 cents to close at $2.25 with an exchange of 618,000 stocks, JFP Ltd dipped 20 cents to end at $1.60 after 318,000 units changed hands. Lasco Manufacturing rose 40 cents to $5.28 in trading 14,242 stocks, Main Event gained 53 cents and ended at $15.93 with shareholders swapping 19,419 units, Medical Disposables dropped 25 cents in closing at $4.60, with 6,230 shares crossing the market. 
MFS Capital Partners declined 17 cents to $2.31 and closed with an exchange of 80,961 stock units and Regency Petroleum shed 11 cents to $2.40 as 362,805 units passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market slips
Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Friday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 21 percent and the value 26 percent lower than on Thursday, with 44 securities trading compared with 40 on Thursday and ended with prices of 18 stocks rising, 16 declining and 10 closing unchanged.
Investors traded 4,704,278 shares for $11,000,031 versus 5,932,563 units at $14,914,276 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 106,915 shares at $250,001 compared with 148,314 shares at $372,857 on Thursday with the month to date, averaging 221,353 units at $510,225 compared with 240,794 stock units at $554,433 on the previous day. July closed with an average of 326,541 units at $843,878.
EduFocal led trading with 1.02 million shares for 21.7 percent of total volume, followed by Stationery and Office Supplies with 533,275 units for 11.3 percent of the day’s trade and Image Plus Consultants with 369,657 units for 7.9 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index dipped 10.58 points to finish at 3,915.47.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.6. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are calculated using the last traded price in conjunction with ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial lost $2.27 in ending at $22.88 with shareholders swapping 1,231 shares, AMG Packaging declined 20 cents in closing at $2.29 in an exchange of 79,192 units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers traded 150,750 shares and rallied 7 cents to close at $2.95. Caribbean Cream dropped 12 cents to end at $4.03 as investors exchanged 987 stocks, Dolphin Cove dipped 10 cents and ended at $16.40, with 613 stock units crossing the market, EduFocal fell 18 cents to close at $1.49 with an exchange of 1,022,469 stock units. Fosrich increased 16 cents to end at $2.16 after exchanging 276,968 units,
Honey Bun shed 69 cents to close at $6.05 after an exchange of 40,126 shares, ISP Finance dived $5.26 in closing at $21.23 in an exchange of 5,000 stocks. JFP Ltd rallied 10 cents and ended at $1.80 after a transfer of 2,601 shares, Lasco Manufacturing lost 12 cents to close at $4.88 after the price hit an intraday 52 weeks’ high of $5.29 and ended with 5,036 stocks being exchanged. The supply of Lasco Manufacturing shares has been drastically reduced over the past two weeks, a factor worth watching in the near term. Lumber Depot rose 12 cents to end at $2.07 with a transfer of 95,145 units. Main Event popped $1.05 in closing at $15.40 while exchanging 51,967 stocks, MFS Capital Partners advanced 8 cents to $2.48 and closed with an exchange of 21,035 units, 
Regency Petroleum climbed 8 cents and ended at $2.51 after 170,072 stocks changed hands and Spur Tree Spices dipped 10 cents to close at $2.20 after 262,428 shares passed through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
More gains for Junior Market
Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 75 percent and the value 69 percent lower than on Wednesday, with trading in 40 securities compared with 44 on Wednesday and ended with 12 rising, 17 declining and 11 closing unchanged.
A total of traded 5,932,563 shares for $14,914,276 versus 24,163,009 units at $48,793,161 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 148,314 shares at $372,857 compared to 549,159 shares at $1,108,935 on Wednesday, with the month to date averaging 240,794 units at $554,433 compared with 257,685 stock units at $587,598 on the previous day. July closed with an average of 326,541 units at $843,878.
EduFocal led trading with 1.49 million shares for 25.2 percent of total volume, followed by Stationery and Office Supplies with 1.06 million units for 17.8 percent of the day’s trade and Dolla Financial with 607,418 units for 10.2 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index rose for a second day with an increase of 11.60 points to end at 3,926.05.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.7. 
The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are calculated using the last traded price in conjunction with ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024. Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial shed 15 cents to end at $25.15 after 9 shares changed hands, Blue Power rose 15 cents to close at $2.50 after trading 23,061 stocks, Caribbean Flavours climbed 10 cents to $1.33 in switching ownership of 212 units, Consolidated Bakeries gained 15 cents and ended at $2.75 and closed with an exchange of 102 stock units. Dolla Financial lost 18 cents to end at $2.78 after 607,418 units crossed the exchange, Dolphin Cove advanced 30 cents to close at $16.50 with an exchange of 1,000 shares, Everything Fresh fell 19 cents to $1.34 in trading 58,667 stocks, 
Fosrich declined 15 cents in closing at 52 weeks’ low of $2, with 245,588 stock units crossing the market. General Accident increased 19 cents to end at $4.89 after exchanging 17,000 stock units, Honey Bun rallied 49 cents and ended at $6.74, with 123,232 units crossing the market, Image Plus Consultants dipped 9 cents in ending at $2.11 with a transfer of 271,562 stocks, ISP Finance popped 49 cents to end at $26.49, with 144 shares clearing the market. Lasco Distributors advanced 25 cents to $4.10 after an exchange of 91,515 stocks, Limners and Bards dipped 9 cents in closing at $1.71 as investors exchanged 154,434 shares, Lumber Depot shed 13 cents to close at $1.95 while exchanging 59,020 units, MFS Capital Partners fell 10 cents to $2.40 after a transfer of 63,103 stock units.
Regency Petroleum dipped 8 cents to $2.43 in an exchange of 180,460 units and Spur Tree Spices gained 10 cents to end at $2.30, after 10,000 stocks changed hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Juniors recover some of Tuesday’s loss
Trading surged on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Wednesday, with a 246 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded accompanied by a 197 percent rise in value over Tuesday, 
following trading in 44 securities compared with 47 on Tuesday and ended with 16 rising, 21 declining and seven closing unchanged.
Investors traded 24,163,009 shares for $48,793,161 up from 6,987,786 units at $16,424,294 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 549,159 shares at $1,108,935 compared with 148,676 shares at $349,453 on Tuesday. The month to date, averages 257,685 units at $587,598 compared with 184,400 stock units at $456,518 on the previous day. July closed with an average of 326,541 units at $843,878.
Mailpac Group led trading with 16.6 million shares for 68.7 percent of total volume, followed by Stationery and Office Supplies with 2.17 million units for 9 percent of the day’s trade and mage Plus Consultants with 1.02 million units for 4.2 percent of the day’s trade.
At the close, the Junior Market Index increased 31.96 points to 3,914.45.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.7. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are calculated using the last traded price in conjunction with ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Cargo Handlers fell 20 cents and ended at $18.80 as investors exchanged 1,140 shares, Caribbean Flavours shed 12 cents to close at $1.23 after a transfer of 100 units, Consolidated Bakeries declined 18 cents to $2.60, with 11,961 stock units crossing the market, Dolphin Cove dropped 80 cents to end at $16.20 after exchanging 1,500 stocks, EduFocal dipped 12 cents in closing at $1.67 after 55,500 units crossed the market, 
Express Catering rallied 46 cents in closing at $5.11 while exchanging 5,908 shares, General Accident lost 20 cents in ending at $4.70 in switching ownership of 800 stocks, Honey Bun popped 57 cents to $6.25, with 1,663 stock units changing hands, Image Plus Consultants dipped 10 cents to close at $2.20 with shareholders swapping 1,017,821 units, Indies Pharma fell 15 cents to end at $3 with a transfer of 13,318 shares, ISP Finance advanced $1 and ended at $26, with 3,029 stock units crossing the exchange, Lasco Manufacturing climbed 43 cents in closing at $5 in trading 75,717 stocks, Limners and Bards increased 10 cents to end at $1.80 after investors traded 1,420 stock units, 
Stationery and Office Supplies shed 20 cents to $1.97 with an exchange of 2,166,626 shares and tTech rose 54 cents to close at $2.26, with stakeholders exchanging 718 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market plunges
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange suffered a big drop on Tuesday, following a 19 percent fall in the volume of stocks traded, valued 22 percent lower than on Friday, after trading in 47 securities compared with 42 on Friday and ended with 17 rising, 20 declining and 10 closing unchanged and four closing at 52 weeks’ low.
A total of 6,987,786 shares were traded for $16,424,294, down from 8,609,687 units at $20,924,228 on Friday.
Trading averaged 148,676 shares at $349,453, compared with 204,993 stocks at $498,196 on Friday with the month to date averaging 184,400 units at $456,518 compared to 197,517 stock units at $495,832 on the previous trading day. July closed with an average of 326,541 units at $843,878.
Stationery and Office Supplies led trading with 1.47 million shares for 21.1 percent of total volume, followed by Dolla Financial with 1.41 million units for 20.1 percent of the day’s trade and JFP Ltd with 973,410 units for 13.9 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index dropped 59.53 points to close trading at 3,882.49.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.6. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are calculated using the last traded price in conjunction with ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and three with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging gained 20 cents in closing at $2.49 with shareholders swapping 580 shares, Blue Power lost 17 cents to end at $2.35, with 19,460 stocks crossing the market, CAC 2000 declined $1.45 and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $4.53 in an exchange of 5,302 units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped 30 cents to close at all $2.90 after an exchange of 1,008 units. Caribbean Cream rose 10 cents to $4.15, with 4,918 stock units crossing the market, Caribbean Flavours increased 12 cents to close at $1.35 with an exchange of 204 stocks, EduFocal climbed 13 cents to end at $1.79 in switching ownership of 4,260 shares, Elite Diagnostic advanced 10 cents in closing at $2.10, with 305 units changing hands. 
Express Catering dropped 53 cents to $4.65 with investors transferring 57,266 units, Honey Bun shed 62 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $5.68 after 89,092 stocks passed through the market, Image Plus Consultants rallied 8 cents in closing at $2.30 with a transfer of 257,407 shares, Indies Pharma climbed 11 cents to end at $3.15 in trading 1,205 stock units. Iron Rock Insurance dipped 31 cents to $2.10, with investors exchanging 22,991 stock units, Lasco Distributors fell 34 cents to close at $3.86 while trading 14,288 shares, Limners and Bards dipped 29 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.70 in an exchange of 15,055 stocks, Lumber Depot advanced 14 cents and ended at $2.15 after a transfer of 212,009 units. ONE on ONE Educational dropped 8 cents to 97 cents after exchanging 542,595 stocks, Paramount Trading lost 9 cents to close at $1.97 with 428,066 shares clearing the market, 
Spur Tree Spices declined 8 cents to end at $2.25 in trading 27,991 stock units, Stationery and Office Supplies fell 17 cents in closing at $2.17 after an exchange of 1,474,594 units and tTech shed 54 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.72, with 2,134 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market recovery continues
The majority of stocks declined on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday, with trading in 42 securities, the same as Thursday and ended with prices of 15 rising, 18 declining and nine closing unchanged, following a 16 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded with the value, 21 percent lower than on Thursday.
A total of 8,609,687 shares were traded for $20,924,228 compared with 10,235,296 units at $26,387,309 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 204,993 shares at $498,196 compared to 243,698 units at $628,269 on the preceding day, with the month to date averaging 197,517 units at $495,832 compared to 193,866 stock units at $494,677 on the previous day. July closed with an average of 326,541 units at $843,878.
Following the announcement of the nine for one stock split, Stationery and Office Supplies have been trading with increased daily volume and led trading on Friday, with 3.66 million shares for 42.5 percent of total volume, Dolla Financial followed with 1.52 million units for 17.6 percent of the day’s trade and Paramount Trading ended with 758,569 units for 8.8 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rose 22.99 points to 3,942.02.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.9. 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.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial declined 15 cents to close at $25.30 with an exchange of 3 shares, AMG Packaging dropped 31 cents to end at $2.29 with 1,500 stock units clearing the market, Cargo Handlers gained $1.50 to $19 with a transfer of 500 units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers dipped 30 cents and ended at $2.60 after a transfer of 1,547 stocks. Dolla Financial lost 8 cents in closing at $2.80, with 1,516,624 stock units passing through the market, Dolphin Cove popped 98 cents and ended at $17 while exchanging 2,464 units, EduFocal fell 14 cents to end at $1.66, with 13,022 stocks crossing the exchange, Fontana advanced 20 cents to close at $11, with stakeholders trading 91,563 shares. 
General Accident rose 20 cents in closing at $4.90, with 1,000 stocks changing hands, Iron Rock Insurance climbed 31 cents to $2.41 and closed with an exchange of 5 stock units, Jamaican Teas increased 18 cents to end at $2.29 after an exchange of 600 units. JFP Ltd shed 9 cents in closing at $1.66 with shareholders swapping 487,556 shares, Lasco Manufacturing dipped 43 cents to $4.56 after exchanging 16,964 shares, Limners and Bards rallied 9 cents and ended at $1.99 as investors exchanged 20,405 units, Main Event declined 49 cents to close at $14.50 in switching ownership of 50 stocks. Paramount Trading climbed 16 cents and ended at $2.06, with 758,569 stock units crossing the market, Spur Tree Spices lost 11 cents to close at $2.33 in an exchange of 6,825 shares, 
Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 26 cents to $2.34 in trading 3,663,408 stock units, following the trading of 1.3 million units on Thursday following all the shares from the stock split was available for trading and tTech gained 11 cents in closing at $2.26 trading 37,481 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market rallies
Trading picked on the Junior Market that helped in driving the Index up 24.51 points to 3,919.03 at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, following a 59 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded and a 63 percent rise in value over Wednesday, with trading in 42 securities compared with 44 on Wednesday and ended with 18 rising, 16 declining and eight closing unchanged.
Investors pushed 10,235,296 shares through the market for $26,387,309 compared with 6,437,192 units at $16,154,901 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 243,698 shares at $628,269, compared to 146,300 shares at $367,157 on the previous day, with trading for the month to date averaging 193,866 units at $494,677. July closed with an average of 326,541 units at $843,878.
Dolla Financial led trading with 2.92 million shares for 28.5 percent of total volume, followed by Lasco Financial with 2.14 million units for 20.9 percent of the day’s trade and Stationery and Office Supplies fresh from a nine to one stock split, ended with 1.34 million units for 13.1 percent of the day’s trade.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 11. 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.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close, CAC 2000 increased 37 cents to $5.98 while trading 236 shares, Caribbean Cream dipped 36 cents to $4.08 after 1,000 stock units passed through the market, Dolla Financial gained 38 cents in closing at $2.88, with investors exchanging 2,916,062 stocks. Dolphin Cove declined 96 cents and ended at $16.02, with 41,190 units crossing the exchange, Elite Diagnostic rose 45 cents to close at $2 in an exchange of 7,999 stock units, Honey Bun advanced 60 cents in closing at $6.30, with 18,520 units crossing the market. Image Plus Consultants dipped 11 cents to end at $2.20, with 485,893 shares changing hands, Indies Pharma shed 19 cents to close at $3.02 after an exchange of 138,267 stocks, ISP Finance rallied $4.49 and ended at $24.97 with a transfer of 5 units. Jamaican Teas fell 24 cents to $2.11 in switching ownership of 12,200 shares, 
Lasco Distributors climbed 40 cents to $4.20, with 142,173 stocks crossing the market, Lasco Financial lost 15 cents to close at $2.15 trading 2,136,543 stock units. Lasco Manufacturing popped 18 cents in closing at $4.99 after trading in 125,376 stock units, Limners and Bards dropped 10 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.90 with investors transferring 10,679 units, Main Event climbed $1.19 to end at $14.99 with 5,318 shares clearing the market. Medical Disposables dipped 9 cents in closing at $4.85 with an exchange of 924 stocks, MFS Capital Partners rallied 17 cents to close at $2.59 with shareholders swapping 337,399 stock units, Paramount Trading rose 28 cents to $1.90 after a transfer of 34,364 stocks. 
Spur Tree Spices popped 24 cents to end at $2.44 as investors exchanged 40,431 shares, Tropical Battery fell 9 cents to $2, with an exchange of 670,050 units and tTech shed 8 cents to close at $2.15, with investors exchanging 114 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market stocks dropped several points
The Junior Market stocks mostly declined at the start of trading in August with the market Index dropping a solid 45.48 points to conclude trading at 3,894.52 on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with a 74 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded valued 70 percent less than on Monday, with 44 securities trading compared with 45 on Monday and ended with 13 rising, 22 declining and nine closing unchanged.
Investors traded 6,437,192 shares for $16,154,901 versus 24,315,536 units at $54,444,749 on Monday.
Trading averaged 146,300 shares at $367,157 compared to 540,345 shares at $1,209,883 on Monday with the month to date, averaging 146,300 units at $367,157 compared with 326,541 stock units at $843,878 on the previous day. July closed with an average of 326,541 units at $843,878.
Lasco Financial led trading with 1.14 million shares for 17.8 percent of total volume, followed by Fosrich with 1.03 million units for 16.1 percent of the day’s trade and Regency Petroleum with 990,443 units for 15.4 percent market share.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.8. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are calculated using the last traded price in conjunction with ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial increased 20 cents in closing at $25.50 as investors traded 2,038 shares, Blue Power declined 38 cents to $2.52 with a transfer of 2,018 stocks, CAC 2000 rallied 51 cents in ending at $5.61 after a transfer of 35 units, Cargo Handlers advanced 50 cents to close at $17.50, with 2,001 stock units crossing the market. Consolidated Bakeries climbed 15 cents to close at $2.75, with 472 units changing hands, Dolphin Cove popped 8 cents in closing at $16.98 after investors traded 675 shares, EduFocal rose 17 cents to $1.80 in an exchange of 34,281 stock units, Elite Diagnostic dropped 45 cents to close at $1.55 in switching ownership of 58,006 stocks. Fontana lost 17 cents to close at $10.80 with investors transferring 37,139 stock units, Image Plus Consultants gained 9 cents to end at $2.31 while exchanging 100,537 units, ISP Finance dropped $4.51 in closing at $20.48 with an exchange of one stock, 
JFP Ltd shed 25 cents to close at $1.70 with 103,045 shares clearing the market. Lasco Distributors fell 31 cents to close at $3.80 with 114,053 stock units crossing the market, Lumber Depot shed 25 cents to end at $2.05 after an exchange of 39,882 units, Main Event fell 70 cents and ended at $13.80 with 4,612 stocks being traded, Medical Disposables popped 84 cents in closing at $4.94 with stakeholders dealing in 39 shares. MFS Capital Partners dipped 16 cents to end at $2.42 after an exchange of 105,558 stocks, Paramount Trading lost 28 cents and ended at $1.62 while 7,318 stock units passed through the market, Regency Petroleum dropped 22 cents to close at $2.47, with an exchange of 990,443 units. Spur Tree Spices declined 27 cents to $2.20 in an exchange of 102,718 shares, 
Stationery and Office Supplies lost 56 cents to end at $2.59 with shareholders swapping 620,885 shares and Tropical Battery gained 17 cents in closing at $2.09 in trading 66,285 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading climbs for Junior Market
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed out July on a positive note on Monday, driven by a 110 percent surge in the volume of stocks traded following a 72 percent jump in value over Friday, with trading in 45 securities compared with 42 on Friday and ended with prices of 24 rising, 12 declining and nine closing unchanged.
Investors traded 24,315,536 shares for $54,444,749 up from 11,568,133 units at $31,577,030 on Friday.
Trading averaged 540,345 shares at $1,209,883, compared with 275,432 shares at $751,834 on Friday, with the month to date averaging 326,541 units at $843,878 compared to 315,596 stock units at $825,141 on the previous trading day. June closed with an average of 319,230 units at $854,456.
Spur Tree Spices led trading with 7.30 million shares for 30 percent of total volume, followed by ONE on ONE Educational with 4.36 million units for 17.9 percent of the day’s trade, JFP Ltd chipped in with 4.06 million units for 16.7 percent market share, Lumber Depot closed with 2.63 million units for 10.8 percent market share and Dolla Financial ended with 2.02 million units for 8.3 percent of total volume.
At the close, the Junior Market Index climbed 30.73 points to settle at 3,940.00.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.9. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are calculated using the last traded price in conjunction with ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial popped $2.50 to $25.30, with investors exchanging 89,609 shares, Blue Power increased 38 cents to end at $2.90 as investors traded 122 units, Cargo Handlers rallied 30 cents to $17 with a transfer of 1,000 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers dipped 9 cents to end at $2.90 after 24,617 stocks passed through the market. Caribbean Cream climbed 29 cents to close at $4.44 with shareholders swapping 2,737 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries declined 15 cents to $2.60 in an exchange of 10,055 units, Dolla Financial dropped 38 cents in closing at $2.50 after exchanging 2,016,744 stocks, EduFocal lost 17 cents to end at $1.63 in switching ownership of 63,909 shares. Everything Fresh 
rose 18 cents to close at $1.55 after investors traded 50,500 shares, Future Energy Source gained 9 cents and ended at $3.99 in trading 251,515 units, Honey Bun fell 80 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ closing low of $5.70, with 32,983 stocks clearing the market, Image Plus Consultants shed 12 cents in closing at $2.22 with 70,821 stock units crossing the exchange. Jamaican Teas advanced 15 cents and ended at $2.35 with an exchange of 179,913 stock units, JFP Ltd climbed 21 cents to $1.95 with 4,059,134 units changing hands, Knutsford Express advanced 94 cents to close at $11.90, with 46,155 stocks crossing the market, Lasco Distributors rose 12 cents to $4.11 while exchanging 55,572 shares. Lasco Financial shed 9 cents to close at $2.30 in an exchange of 5,999 stocks, Lumber Depot rallied 21 cents to end at $2.30 with investors transferring 2,629,305 shares, Medical Disposables increased 10 cents in closing at $4.10, after 1,423 units passed through the exchange, 
ONE on ONE Educational popped 8 cents in ending at $1.13 after a transfer of 4,359,129 stock units, Stationery and Office Supplies popped 36 cents in closing at $3.15 after an exchange of 526,540 stock units, following the nine of one stock split taking effect on the exchange for the first time and Tropical Battery declined 19 cents to $1.92 and closed with 171,673 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
