The Junior Market climbs higher

The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed moderately higher on Tuesday after trading volume and value dropped compared with Monday resulting from a 47 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded, with a 59 percent lower value with trading in 45 securities similar to trading on Monday and ended with 18 rising, 22 declining and five closing unchanged.
Investors traded 7,265,809 shares for $24,794,866 versus 13,791,073 units at $60,175,455 on Monday.
Trading averaged 161,462 shares at $550,997 in contrast with 306,468 shares at $1,337,232 on Monday with the month to date, averaging 233,965 units at $944,115. June closed with an average of 319,230 units at $854,456.
ONE on ONE Educational led trading with 1.08 million shares for 14.8 percent of total volume followed by Dolla Financial with 1.07 million units for 14.7 percent of the day’s trade and Future Energy Source with 935,090 units for 12.9 percent market share.
The Junior Market Index rose 15.38 points to 3,984.34.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 11.5. PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are based on 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 five with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial increased 12 cents in closing at $22.67, with 49 shares crossing the market, AMG Packaging shed 28 cents to close at $2.27 after a transfer of 247,985 stocks, CAC 2000 rose $1.45 and ended at $7.05 with investors transferring 100 units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers climbed 16 cents to $3.25 with an exchange of 57,256 stock units. Caribbean Cream dipped 10 cents to end at $4.40 after 38,758 stock units changed hands, Consolidated Bakeries popped 47 cents to close at $2.99 in the trading of 15,341 units, Dolphin Cove gained 25 cents to end at $16.90 and closed with an exchange of 33,998 stock units, EduFocal advanced 17 cents to $1.82 in switching ownership of 303,478 shares. Elite Diagnostic fell 19 cents in closing at a 52weeks’ low of $2.01, with 100,301 stocks crossing the exchange, Everything Fresh rallied 8 cents and ended at $1.60 as 201 stock units passed through the market, Express Catering declined 47 cents to end at $5.03 with a transfer of 5,987 shares, Fontana climbed 70 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $12.70 in an exchange of 214,601 units. Future Energy Source rose 9 cents in closing at $3.89 with shareholders swapping 935,090 stocks, Honey Bun rallied 50 cents and ended at $6.65 in trading 43 units, Jamaican Teas lost 15 cents in ending at $2.35 after an exchange of 49,353 shares, JFP Ltd gained 11 cents to close at $1.74, with 649,908 stock units crossing the market. KLE Group dropped 15 cents to $1.65, with just 2 stocks changing hands, Lasco Distributors popped 14 cents to end at 52 weeks’ high of $3.69, with stakeholders exchanging 44,566 shares and ended with a sparse number of stocks on offer for sale at the close, Lasco Financial lost 22 cents in closing at $2.49 after an exchange of 1,131 units, Lasco Manufacturing dropped 20 cents to close at $4.50 as investors exchanged 134,423 stock units. Main Event dipped 10 cents in closing at $17.40, with 15,535 units clearing the market, Medical Disposables fell 88 cents to $5.01 while exchanging 300 stock units and Spur Tree Spices shed 13 cents to end at $2.10 after a transfer of 512,417 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.