The Junior Market bounce

The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed higher on Tuesday, following a big 94 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded after 127 percent more funds passed through the market compared with trading on Monday with trading in 41 securities compared with 46 on Monday and ending with prices of 17 rising, 12 declining and 12 closing unchanged.
The market closed with 11,495,682 shares trading for $25,742,485 up from 5,931,329 stock units at $11,322,870 on Monday.
Trading averaged 280,382 shares at $627,865, compared to 128,942 units at $246,149 on Monday with the month to date, averaging 192,229 units at $408,731 compared with 187,416 stock units at $396,767 on the previous day and February with an average of 253,246 units at $637,481.
Spur Tree Spices led trading with 6.79 million shares for 59.1 percent of total volume followed by ONE on ONE Educational with 818,975 units for 7.1 percent of the day’s trade and EduFocal with 665,885 stocks for 5.8 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index climbed 23.71 points to close at 3,816.86 after the market hit the 3,856 points mark in the early trading session.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.3, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around 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, AMG Packaging climbed 40 cents to close at $3.51 after 262 stocks passed through the market, Cargo Handlers skidded 14 cents to $13.97 after an exchange of just 4 stock units, Dolphin Cove sank 81 cents and ended at $18.50, with 17,143 shares crossing the market. Fontana dropped 9 cents in closing at $8.91 in an exchange of 22,217 stock units, Honey Bun increased 54 cents to end at $7.04, with 2,770 shares changing hands, Knutsford Express lost 70 cents in closing at $10.80 with investors trading a mere 472 stocks. Lasco Distributors fell 29 cents to $4.28 in switching ownership of 24,635 units, Lasco Financial popped 27 cents to close at $1.89 as investors exchanged 4,253 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing dipped 16 cents to end at $5.40 after 268,980 shares passed through the market. Limners and Bards gained 33 cents and ended at $1.80 in trading a mere one stock unit, Main Event rose 87 cents to $14.45 in an exchange of 508 units, MFS Capital Partners advanced 10 cents in closing at $1.70 with investors dealing in 63,827 stock units. Paramount Trading rallied 29 cents to end at $1.49 and closed a 91 shares and Spur Tree Spices rose 19 cents to close at $2.64 with an exchange of 6,792,429 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.