The Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market suffered a third day of a big drop in the market index after shedding 76.00 points to 3,871.12 following a 221.54 points fall on the previous two days and pulling the gains for the year to date from 21.5 percent on Friday to 15.1 percent up to the close on Wednesday, with the value and volume of stocks traded just slightly less than on Tuesday.
Forty securities traded on Wednesday against 41 on Tuesday and ended with 19 rising, 13 declining and eight closed unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 18.3. The PE ratio of each stock in the chart below is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years, up to August 2022.
A total of 15,506,157 shares traded valued at $63,400,100 compared to 17,265,483 units at $71,846,641 on the Tuesday. Future Energy Source led trading with 3.64 million shares for 23.5 percent of the total volume followed by Tropical Battery with 3.48 million units for 22.5 percent of the day’s trade, Spur Tree Spices with 2.94 million units for 19 percent market share and Lumber Depot ended with 1.72 million units changing hands and accounting for 11.1 percent market share.
Trading averaged 387,654 shares at $1,585,002 compared to 421,109 units at $1,752,357 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 546,122 units at $2,734,831, versus 576,744 units at $2,957,020, previously. February ended with an average of 370,064 units at $1,402,517.
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 fell $1.55 in closing at $19.70, with 77,354 shares crossing the market, AMG Packaging popped 10 cents to $3.18 after an exchange of 744 stock units, Cargo Handlers gained 83 cents to close at 52 weeks’ closing high of $9.93 while exchanging 36,059 units but traded at an intraday high of $10.72. Caribbean Assurance Brokers rallied 13 cents to $2.30 with the swapping of 12,177 stocks, Caribbean Cream increased 15 cents to $4.82, with 3,600 stocks changing hands, Dolphin Cove rose $1.15 to $23.50, with 183,677 shares crossing the market. Everything Fresh popped 15 cents to end at $1.15 after exchanging 19,852 units, Express Catering advanced 10 cents in ending at $5.15 after trading 74,680 stock units, Fontana rose 18 cents to close at $9.80 with an exchange of 142,369 stock units. Future Energy Source dropped 22 cents in closing at $5.28 trading 3,637,389 shares, ISP Finance plunged $5 to close at $25 in an exchange of 634 units, Jamaican Teas advanced 13 cents in closing at $3.69 after trading 479,945 stocks. KLE Group shed 51 cents to end at $2.25, with 6,000 stock units clearing the market, Knutsford Express rallied 10 cents to $8 with an exchange of 10,000 shares, Lasco Distributors increased 12 cents to $3.50 in switching ownership of 5,100 stocks. 
Main Event gained 39 cents to close at $7.10 in trading 143,281 units, Paramount Trading climbed 21 cents to $1.82 in exchanging 6,010 shares, Spur Tree Spices lost 19 cents to end at $3.98 in exchanging 2,940,031 stock units. Tropical Battery popped 19 cents in ending at $2.19 with 3,483,706 stocks changing hands and tTech dropped 24 cents in closing at $4.01 with 1,870 units clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Five Junior stocks fell for each that rose
Thirty Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market stocks fell in trading on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 26 percent and the value falling 37 percent from Monday trades as 41 stocks traded compared to 43 on Monday and ended with six rising while five closed unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index dropped 91.49 points to settle at 3,947.12 after falling 129.55 points on Monday and taking back to just below where it closed on February 7 but only after opening trading at 4,101.41 or an increase of 62.80 points.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 18.2. The PE ratio of each stock in the chart below is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years, up to August 2022.
A total of 17,265,483 shares traded for $71,846,641 down from 23,386,245 units at $113,928,631 on the Monday. Future Energy Source led trading with 5.69 million shares for 33 percent of total volume followed by Tropical Battery with 4.24 million units for 24.6 percent of the day’s trade, Lumber Depot, 1.53 million units for 8.9 percent market share Spur Tree Spices ended with 1.27 million units changing hands with 7.3 percent market share after the price ended at a 52 week’s closing high of $4.17 and an intraday high of $4.49.
Trading averaged 421,109 shares at $1,752,357 against 543,866 shares at $2,649,503 on Monday and month to date, averaging 576,744 units at $2,957,020, compared to 615,184 units at $3,254,557 on the preceding day. February closed with an average of 370,064 units at $1,402,517.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, AMG Packaging fell 11 cents to $3.08, with 40,712 shares crossing the market, Cargo Handlers climbed 32 cents ending at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $9.10 with an exchange of 93,674 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers lost 32 cents in closing at $2.17 with the swapping of 449,141 units. Caribbean Cream fell 58 cents to close at $4.67 in exchanging 21,323 stock units, Derrimon Trading dropped 39 cents to end at $2.50 with 773,805 shares changing hands, Dolphin Cove shed $2.15 to close at $22.35 in trading 164,452 stocks. Express Catering fell 20 cents to $5.05 after 68,769 stock units crossed the market, Fontana dropped 26 cents to end at $9.62, with 127,490 units changing hands, Fosrich dropped $2.10 in closing at $15 while exchanging 26,073 units. Future Energy Source shed $1 in ending at $5.50 with an exchange of 5,690,194 stocks, General Accident declined 10 cents to close at $6.10 with 24,395 shares clearing the market, Honey Bun declined 20 cents to $8.70 after exchanging 73,071 stock units. Iron Rock Insurance shed 31 cents in closing at $3.10 after trading 2 units, Knutsford Express dipped 10 cents to $7.90 in switching ownership of 110 stock units, Lasco Distributors fell 17 cents to $3.38 after trading 39,863 shares. Lasco Manufacturing lost 16 cents to close at $4.29 in trading 220,198 stocks, Limners and Bards declined 10 cents in closing at $3.60 in an exchange of 121,754 stock units, Lumber Depot shed 20 cents to end at $3.90, with 1,531,194 stocks crossing the market. 
Mailpac Group rose 11 cents to $2.96 in an exchange of 619,295 shares, Main Event fell 49 cents after ending at $6.71 in exchanging 13,526 units, Medical Disposables dropped 24 cents ending at $6.05 after an exchange of 52,600 units. Stationery and Office Supplies lost 15 cents to end at $7.20 while exchanging 4,393 shares and Tropical Battery declined 41 cents to end at $2 with an exchange of 4,242,465 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Big pullback for Junior Market
The Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market just a day after surging to a record high of 4,185.95 points during Friday’s trading, closed sharply down on Monday, with the Market Index falling 129.55 points to close at 4,038.61 after the volume of stocks trading jumped 57 percent more than in trading Friday with a 47.00 percent spike in the value and shares in Future Energy dropping $1.68.
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.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 19. The PE ratio of each stock in the chart below is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years up to August 2022.
Overall, 23,386,245 shares traded amounting to $113,928,631 up from 14,875,591 units at $77,333,392 on Friday. Future Energy Source led trading with 9.12 million shares for 39 percent of total volume followed by Tropical Battery with 4.64 million units for 19.8 percent of the day’s trade, Lumber Depot had 2.74 million units trading and accounting for 11.7 percent market share and Spur Tree Spices traded 1.58 million units with 6.8 percent market share.
Trading averaged 543,866 shares at $2,649,503 in contrast to 371,890 shares at $1,933,335 on Friday and month to date, an average of 615,184 units at $3,254,557, compared to 640,116 units at $3,466,080 on the preceding trading day. February closed with an average of 370,064 units at $1,402,517.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with the bid higher than the last selling prices and two with lower offers.
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.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market record close of 4,168 points
Six Junior Market stocks traded at record highs on Friday helping to push the market Index up 95.60 points to a record close of 4,168.16, with the volume of stocks traded rising just 24 percent and the value jumping 43 percent higher than the close on Thursday and pushed the gains for the year to date to 21.8 percent.
New record high for the JSE Junior Market.
Market activity led to 40 securities trading, similar to Thursday and ended with 22 rising, 15 declining and three, closing unchanged. Stocks trading at 52 weeks’ highs are Future Energy Source, Derrimon Trading, Main Event, Lumber Depot, Spur Tree Spices and Tropical Battery but Mailpac ended at 52 weeks’ low.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 19.2, The PE ratio of each stock in the chart below is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years up to August 2022.
Overall, 14,875,591 shares traded for $77,333,392 compared to 12,011,698 units at $54,018,344 on the Thursday Future Energy Source led trading with 4.7 million shares for 31.6 percent of total volume followed by Derrimon Trading with 1.9 million units for 12.8 percent of the day’s trade, Tropical Battery with 1.72 million units for 11.6 percent market share and Lumber Depot ended with 1.48 million units changing hands for 9.9 percent market share.
Trading averaged 371,890 shares at $1,933,335 in contrast to 300,292 shares at $1,350,459 on Thursday with the month to date, averaging 640,116 units at $3,466,080, compared to 769,381 units at $4,204,753 on the previous day. February trading averaged 370,064 units at $1,402,517.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two stocks with lower offers.
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.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
New record close for Junior Market
The Junior Market Index gained 49.51 points to end at a record closing high of 4,072.56, after posting a record high of 4,098.56 shortly after the market opened on Thursday and bettering the previous record close of 4,058.99 on February 14 and ended with the volume of stocks traded declining 77 percent from the elevated level on Tuesday and the value falling by 82 percent from Tuesday.
New record high for the JSE Junior Market.
Market activity led to 40 securities trading compared to 43 on Tuesday and ended with 11 rising, 22 declining and seven closing unchanged, but the market closed with three stocks ending at 52 weeks’ high and one trading at a 52 weeks’ intraday high.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 18.8. The PE ratio of each stock in the chart below is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years up to August 2022.
Overall, 12,011,698 shares traded for $54,018,344 down from 51,846,941 units at $294,976,122 on Tuesday, with Future Energy Source led trading with 3.42 million shares for 28.4 percent of total volume followed by Derrimon Trading, 2.87 million units with 23.9 percent of the day’s trade and Tropical Battery, 841,887 units with 7 percent market share.
Trading averaged 300,292 shares at $1,350,459 in contrast to 1,205,743 shares at $6,859,910 on Tuesday and month to date, averaging 769,381 units at $4,204,753, compared to 1,205,743 units at $6,859,910 on Tuesday. February closed with an average of 370,064 units at $1,402,517.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one stock with a lower offer.
At the close, Access Financial declined 25 cents in closing at $20.75 with 89 shares changing owners, AMG Packaging rose 14 cents to $3.34 with an exchange of 10,255 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers lost 46 cents to close at $2.45 in trading 229,901 stock units. Derrimon Trading climbed 24 cents to end at $2.99 in switching ownership of 2,874,342 units, Dolphin Cove rallied 68 cents to $27.98 as 123,335 shares changed hands, Everything Fresh shed 10 cents to $1.05, with 157,296 stock units clearing the market. Fontana dropped 55 cents to end at $10.90 in exchanging 116,703 units, Future Energy Source popped 79 cents in ending at a record close of $7.19, after trading 3,415,097 stocks, General Accident fell 22 cents to $5.88 with 345,951 units crossing the market. Honey Bun shed 30 cents to close at $9 in an exchange of 33,488 stocks, ISP Finance lost $2.10 to close at $27.90, with 19 stock units crossing the exchange, KLE Group gained 23 cents in closing at $2.68 after exchanging 3,183 shares. Knutsford Express declined 10 cents to $7.90 in exchanging 13,681 shares, Lasco Financial fell 24 cents to $3.26 with the swapping of 10,507 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing dropped 13 cents to $4.35, with 119,055 stocks crossing the market.
Lumber Depot advanced 10 cents in closing at $3.80, with 487,689 units changing hands, SSL Venture dropped 31 cents ending at $1.40 while exchanging 483 stock units, Tropical Battery increased 22 cents to end at $1.99 whilst trading 841,887 shares and tTech advanced 29 cents to close at $4.30 with the swapping of 29 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Gains for Junior Market
Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market trading closed on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 61 percent with the value climbing 31 percent higher than on Friday, with the market rising with Derrimon Trading, Future Energy Source and Main Event surging to 52 weeks’ high of $2.73, $5.80 and $6.50 respectively.
Fesco traded at a record 5.80 on Monday
Market activity led to 41 securities trading compared to 39 on Friday and ended with 18 rising, 14 declining and nine, closing unchanged. At the close, the Junior Market Index rose 26.80 points to settle at 3,990.23.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 20.2. The PE ratio of each stock in the chart below is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years up to August 2022.
Overall, 14,209,361 shares traded for $49,761,855 compared to 8,801,134 units at $37,926,339 on the Friday. Spur Tree Spices led trading with 3 million shares for 21.1 percent of total volume followed by Tropical Battery with 2.79 million units for 19.6 percent of the day’s trade and Lumber Depot with 2.43 million units for 17.1 percent market share, Derrimon Trading ended with 1.87 million units for 13.2 percent market share and Future Energy Source, 1.61 million units for 11.3 percent market share.
Trading averaged 346,570 shares at $1,213,704 in contrast to 225,670 shares at $972,470 on Friday and month to date, averaging 370,064 units at $1,402,517, compared to 371,276 units at $1,412,254 on Friday. January closed with an average of 319,395 units at $1,181,136.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Access Financial increased $1.08 in closing at $21.05 with an exchange of 6,629 shares, Blue Power climbed 44 cents to end at $3.69 after trading 311 stocks, Cargo Handlers fell 79 cents to $8.10, with 924 units changing hands. Caribbean Assurance Brokers fell 25 cents in ending at $3 after trading 42,773 stock units, Derrimon Trading rallied 24 cents to close at $2.73 in an exchange of 1,869,586 stocks, Dolphin Cove dropped 41 cents to close at $27.30 in trading 31,446 shares. Express Catering gained 19 cents to end at $6.09 in exchanging 332,799 stock units, Fontana fell 11 cents in closing at $11.39 with 262,578 units changing hands, Future Energy Source popped 75 cents ending at a record high of $5.80 with an exchange of 1,606,852 units. General Accident shed 37 cents to $5.90 with 1,850 stock units crossing the market, Honey Bun dropped 80 cents in ending at $9, with 81,561 shares clearing the market, Iron Rock Insurance rose 31 cents to $3.41 after exchanging 1,236 stocks.
Knutsford Express advanced 57 cents to $7.45 with the swapping of 28,178 stocks, Lasco Financial increased 20 cents to $3.50 in switching ownership of 107,500 units, Lumber Depot shed 20 cents in closing at $3.60 while exchanging 2,434,190 shares. Main Event advanced $1.20 in closing at $6.50 in exchanging 117,061 stock units, Paramount Trading lost 12 cents to close at $1.78 in 19,122 stock units crossing the market and Stationery and Office Supplies gained 10 cents in ending at $7.50 with an exchange of 8,225 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Minor slippage for Junior Market
The Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market pulled back modestly in trading on Friday, with the volume and the value of stocks traded declining 32 percent land 27 percent respectively compared to Thursday.
Market activity led to 39 securities trading compared to 40 on Thursday and ended with 12 rising, 19 declining and eight, closing unchanged leading to the Junior Market Index dipping by just 2.14 points to settle at 3,963.43.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 19.3. The PE ratio of stocks in the chart below is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years up to August 2022.
Overall, 8,801,134 shares traded for $37,926,339 down sharply from 12,953,091 units at $51,920,823 on Thursday, with Future Energy Source leading trading with 2.02 million shares for 23 percent of total volume to end at a closing high of $5.05, followed by Tropical Battery with 1.39 million units for 15.8 percent of the day’s trade, Jamaican Teas, 1.15 million units for 13.1 percent market share, Lasco Financial ended with 1.02 million units changing hands for 11.5 percent market share.
Trading averaged 225,670 shares at $972,470 down from 323,827 shares at $1,298,021 on Thursday and month to date an average of 371,276 units at $1,412,254 compared to 378,787 units at $1,434,941 on the previous day. January closed with an average of 319,395 units at $1,181,136.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three stocks with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial shed 68 cents to close at $19.97 with an exchange of 6,907 shares, Blue Power fell 25 cents to $3.25 trading 10,919 stocks, Cargo Handlers climbed 79 cents to $8.89, with 27,589 stock units changing hands. Dolphin Cove advanced 71 cents to end at $27.71 while exchanging 169,845 units, Express Catering declined 24 cents in closing at $5.90, with 227,081 shares clearing the market, General Accident rose 17 cents to $6.27 after 10,000 stocks crossed the market. iCreate dropped 12 cents in closing at 77 cents, with 112,700 stock units changing hands, Knutsford Express lost $1.12 to end at $6.88 in an exchange of 38,831 units, Lasco Financial fell 20 cents to close at $3.30 in switching ownership of 1,016,019 units. Limners and Bards gained 16 cents to end at $3.67 with the swapping of 114,604 stocks, Mailpac Group declined 13 cents to end at $2.90, with 231,922 shares crossing the market, Medical Disposables dropped 40 cents to close at $6.60 after trading 8,935 stock units. 
SSL Venture lost 21 cents to $1.33 in trading 5,877 stocks, Stationery and Office Supplies shed 10 cents in closing at $7.40 after exchanging 5,131 stock units and tTech rallied 29 cents at $4.29 crossing the exchange 100 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Running streak broken for Junior Market
The four consecutive days of gains in the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market ended Thursday, with a modest fall in the market index after the volume of stocks traded jumped 192 percent and the value climbed 160 percent higher than Wednesday.
The Junior Market Index shed 18.33 points to settle at 3,965.57 after 40 securities traded, down from 43 on Wednesday, with 15 rising, 19 declining and six, closing unchanged. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading was negative at the close, with no stock ending with the bid higher than the last selling price while eight closed with lower offers.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 19.5. The PE ratio of each stock in the chart below is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years up to August 2022.
Overall, 12,953,091 shares traded for $51,920,823 up from 4,440,089 units at $19,969,265 on Wednesday. SSL Venture led trading with 3.38 million shares for 26.1 percent of total volume followed by Jamaican Teas with 2.01 million units for 15.5 percent of the day’s trade, Future Energy Source with 1.77 million units for 13.7 percent market share, while Lasco Financial ended with 1.19 million units changing hands for 9.2 percent market share.
Trading on Thursday averaged 323,827 shares at $1,298,021 compared to 103,258 shares at $464,402 on Wednesday and month to date, averaging 378,787 units at $1,434,941, compared to 381,857 units at $1,442,591 previously. January closed with an average of 319,395 units at $1,181,136.
At the close, Access Financial increased 69 cents to $20.65 closing with 104 shares traded, AMG Packaging advanced 34 cents in closing at $3.40 while exchanging 8,389 stock units, Blue Power dropped 50 cents to close at $3.50 trading 13,364 stocks. Cargo Handlers climbed 50 cents to $8.10 after exchanging 69,249 units, Dolphin Cove lost $1.94 to end at $27 with an exchange of 281,403 units, Elite Diagnostic declined 21 cents to end at $3.10 in switching ownership of 134,462 shares. General Accident fell 20 cents to close at $6.10, with 2,320 stocks crossing the market, Honey Bun rallied 15 cents to $9.85 after 47,551 stock units changed hands, Iron Rock Insurance shed 32 cents after ending at $3.10 in an exchange of one unit.
KLE Group dropped 37 cents to close at $2.18 in trading 17,495 units, Knutsford Express rose 20 cents and ended at $8 after exchanging 11,696 shares, Lasco Manufacturing gained 10 cents to end at $4.65 trading 24,895 stock units. Limners and Bards shed 23 cents in closing at $3.51 in exchanging 187,213 units, Medical Disposables popped 35 cents to $7, with 14,127 stocks crossing the exchange, SSL Venture declined 11 cents to close at $1.54 with 3,382,222 shares crossing the market. Stationery and Office Supplies increased 10 cents in ending at $7.50 with the swapping of 5,323 stock units and tTech lost 15 cents in closing at $4, with 5,500 stocks clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
More recovery for Junior Market
Trading closed the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market on Wednesday, with the market index recording its fifth straight day of gains following last week’s 226 points fall in three days after hitting an all-time record high and ended on Wednesday after the volume of stocks traded declining 63 percent below Tuesday’s level less as the value of stock traded dropped 47 percent and leaving stocks rising and falling almost sharing the honours equally.
The number of securities trading remains elevated as all 43 participated in market activity as was the case on Tuesday and ended with 15 rising, 16 declining and 12, closing unchanged. At the close, the Junior Market Index increased 43.38 points to settle at 3,983.90.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 19.6. The PE ratio of each stock in the chart below is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years up to August 2022.
Overall, 4,440,089 shares traded for $19,969,265 compared to 12,058,347 units at $37,852,476 on the previous day. Spur Tree Spices led trading with 905,497 shares for 20.4 percent of total volume followed by Future Energy Source with 651,383 units for 14.7 percent of the day’s trade and Lumber Depot with 352,455 units for 7.9 percent market share.
Trading averaged 103,258 shares at $464,402 in contrast to 280,427 shares at $880,290 on Tuesday and month to date, averaging 381,857 units at $1,442,591, compared to 399,658 units at $1,505,090 on previous day. January closed with an average of 319,395 units at $1,181,136.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two stocks with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial fell 74 cents to $19.96, with 638 shares changing hands, AMG Packaging declined 38 cents to close at $3.06 in an exchange of 172,110 stocks, Blue Power increased 38 cents after ending at $4 in switching ownership of 42,500 stock units. Cargo Handlers lost 10 cents to close at $7.60 after exchanging 31,503 units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rallied 25 cents to end at $3.25, with 48,628 stock units crossing the exchange, Caribbean Cream climbed 45 cents to close at $5.30 after trading 1,108 stocks. Dolphin Cove advanced 50 cents to end at $28.94 after 141,641 shares crossed the market, Express Catering popped 19 cents to $6.19 trading 56,396 units, Honey Bun dropped 15 cents after ending at $9.70, with 38,064 shares clearing the market. 
ISP Finance shed $2.20 in closing at $30 finishing after an exchange of 11 units, Knutsford Express lost 17 cents in closing at $7.80 after exchanging 569 stock units, Lasco Distributors shed 19 cents to end at $3.70 in an exchange of 44,038 stocks. Limners and Bards gained 23 cents to close at $3.74, with 5,615 stocks crossing the market, Main Event rose 19 cents to $5.30 in trading 3,176 stock units, Spur Tree Spices traded 905,497 shares and rose 7 cents to close at a record closing high of $3.28 and tTech declined 20 cents to $4.15 while exchanging 66,030 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market squeezes out gains on Tuesday
Trading closed on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 60 percent and the value increased 30 percent higher than on Monday at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market.
All listed 43 securities traded similar to Monday and ended with 18 rising, 15 declining and 10, closing unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index rallied 14.24 points to settle at 3,940.52.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 18.6. The PE ratio of each stock in the chart below is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years up to August 2022.
Overall, 12,058,347 shares traded for $37,852,476 up from 7,558,016 units at $29,196,251 on Monday. Derrimon Trading led trading with 4.67 million shares for 38.8 percent of total volume followed by Tropical Battery with 2.03 million units for 16.8 percent of the day’s trade and Lumber Depot with 1.33 million units for 11.1 percent market share.
Trading averaged 280,427 shares at $880,290 in contrast to 175,768 shares at $678,983 on Monday and month to date, averaging 399,658 units at $1,505,090, compared to 407,796 units at $1,547,735 on the previous trading day. January closed with an average of 319,395 units at $1,181,136.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three, with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial advanced 79 cents to $20.70 after trading 3,639 shares, Blue Power popped 17 cents in closing at $3.62 while exchanging 79,525 units, CAC 2000 declined 18 cents in ending at $7.89 after exchanging 154 stocks. Cargo Handlers gained 70 cents to close at $7.70 in trading 7,130 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers shed 26 cents to end at $3 after exchanging 40,752 units, Dolphin Cove climbed 94 cents to $28.44, with 115,720 stock units changing hands. Elite Diagnostic fell 11 cents to $3.30 with an exchange of 19,790 shares, Express Catering dropped 10 cents to close at $6 in switching ownership of 31,980 stocks, Fontana increased 87 cents to $11.57 after trading 206,370 units. Future Energy Source rallied 30 cents to $4.90 in exchanging 681,443 stock units, General Accident rose 30 cents to $6.30 with the swapping of 779 stocks, Jamaican Teas lost 10 cents to end at $3.65 in an exchange of 710,416 shares. 
Medical Disposables dropped 70 cents in closing at $6.65 with 12,698 units clearing the market, Paramount Trading declined 10 cents to close at $1.95, with 202,683 shares changing hands, Stationery and Office Supplies lost 10 cents in ending at $7.40 after 21,358 stocks passed through the market and tTech rose 35 cents in closing at $4.35 after exchanging 1,107 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
