Trading drops on Junior Market

Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Thursday, with a 37 percent fall in the volume of stocks traded, valued 31 percent less than Wednesday following trading in 44 securities up from 41 on Wednesday and ending with prices of 20 rising, 18 declining and six closing unchanged.
The market closed with 5,070,780 shares trading at $9,806,198 compared with 8,079,622 units at $14,175,727 on Wednesday.
Trading for the day averaged 115,245 shares at $222,868 down from 197,064 units at $345,749 on Wednesday with a month to date average of 198,823 units at $466,478 compared to 208,086 stock units at $493,478 on the previous day and February with an average of 253,246 units at $637,481.
Stationery and Office Supplies led trading with 1.23 million shares for 24.3 percent of total volume followed by JFP Ltd with 800,002 stock units for 15.8 percent of the day’s trade and Fosrich with 471,150 units for 9.3 percent market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index climbed 27.91 points to end trading at 3,808.49.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.9, 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 five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging skidded 11 cents to $3.15 with investors dealing in 20,253 stock units, CAC 2000 rallied 25 cents and ended at $4.50 with just one share being traded, Cargo Handlers increased $1.18 in closing at $14.48 after a transfer of 201 stocks. Caribbean Cream climbed 17 cents to close at $3.57, with just 100 units crossing the market, Caribbean Flavours rose 5 cents to end at $1.67 after an exchange of 107,831 stocks, Consolidated Bakeries gained 19 cents to end at $2.20 with investors swapping just two units. Dolphin Cove popped 10 cents to end at $19.95 after an exchange of 6,681 shares, Express Catering advanced 18 cents in closing at $3.88 with a transfer of 20,113 stock units, Honey Bun sank 7 cents to close at $7 while exchanging 3,750 shares. Jamaican Teas rose 25 cents and ended at $2.55 in trading 602 units, Lasco Manufacturing shed 15 cents to $5.15 with an exchange of 186,039 stocks, Limners and Bards declined 32 cents to close at $1.53 with investors trading 307 stock units. Medical Disposables lost 8 cents in closing at $2.50 after 49,254 shares passed through the market, One Great Studio dipped 5 cents and ended at 95 cents with an exchange of 440,088 stock units, Stationery and Office Supplies fell 8 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.35, with 1,230,456 stocks changing hands and tTech advanced 5 cents in closing at $2.06 as investors exchanged 184 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.