Trading dived on the Junior Market

Trading dropped sharply on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, following the big trade in Dolla Financial on Friday with the volume of stocks traded declining 96 percent with a 98 percent lower value, with trading in 43 securities compared with 40 on Friday and ending with prices of 21 rising, 14 declining and eight closing unchanged.
The market closed on Monday with the trading of 4,251,907 shares for $5,779,055 down from 106,310,225 units at $249,915,230 on Friday.
Trading averaged 98,882 shares at $134,397 compared with 2,657,756 units at $6,247,881 on Friday with the month to date, averaging 421,225 stock units at $858,650 compared to 446,472 stock units at $915,377 on the previous day and June with an average of 318,732 units at $696,979.
EduFocal led trading with 2.03 million shares for 47.8 percent of total volume followed by Dolla Financial with 957,337 units for 22.5 percent of the day’s trade and JFP Ltd with 256,593 units for 6 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index gained 30.31 points to end at 3,671.06.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.6, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2025.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Blue Power fell 27 cents and ended at $4.11 after the trading of 2,288 shares, Cargo Handlers rallied 55 cents to close at $12.40 after an exchange of 2,600 stock units, Caribbean Cream increased 9 to end at $3.44 with investors dealing in 312 stocks, Dolla Financial climbed 8 cents in closing at $2.88 with a transfer of 957,337 units, Dolphin Cove declined 18 cents to finish at $23 as investors exchanged 4,741 shares, Elite Diagnostic rose 6 cents to close at $1.54 after a transfer of 2,782 units. Express Catering advanced 19 cents to $3.89, with just 2 stock units changing hands, Fontana sank 43 cents and ended at $8.05 in trading 12,095 stock units, Future Energy popped 8 cents in closing at $3.29 with 150,050 shares clearing the market. Honey Bun slipped 5 cents to finish at $8.55 with an exchange of 1,486 units, iCreate sank 5 cents to end at 50 cents, with 54,113 stocks crossing the market, Indies Pharma gained 14 cents to close at $2.60 with investors trading 1,771 stock units. Jamaican Teas shed 18 cents to end at $2.12 in an exchange of 11,081 shares, JFP Ltd popped 13 cents to end at $1.14 with traders dealing in 256,593 stock units, KLE Group climbed 21 cents in closing at $2.23 with an exchange of 4,149 units. Knutsford Express increased 15 cents to finish at $10.90 with investors swapping 616 stocks, Mailpac Group rallied 8 cents and ended at $2.16 in switching ownership of 4,342 shares, Main Event rose 70 cents to close at $12.70, with an exchange of 37 stock units. Omni Industries lost 6 cents to close at $1.04 with investors trading 25,956 stocks, Regency Petroleum gained 8 cents and ended at $2.40 after 40,602 units passed through the market, Spur Tree Spices advanced 23 cents to end at $2.15 after an exchange of 23,366 shares and tTech popped 24 cents in closing at $2.94, with just 2 stock units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.