Trading jumps on Junior Market

Trading activity climbed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Thursday, with a 77 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, with a 60 percent greater value than Wednesday from trading in 46 securities compared with 45 on Wednesday and ending with prices of 20 rising, 15 declining and 11 closing unchanged and pushing the market index moderately higher at the close.
The market closed with trading of 9,303,972 shares for $14,036,601 compared with 5,251,054 units at $8,765,974 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 202,260 shares at $305,144 compared to 116,690 units at $194,799 on Wednesday with a month to date average of 1,100,653 stock units at $1,516,049 compared to 1,402,304 stocks at $1,922,631 on the previous day and August that averaged 389,714 units at $570,529.
RA Williams led trading with 3.61 million shares for 38.8 percent of total volume followed by Mailpac Group with 1.35 million stock units for 14.5 percent of the day’s trade and One Great Studio with 1.20 million units for 12.9 percent of the day’s trade.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rose 9.66 points to cease trading at 3,651.75 but the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator is flashing a negative start to Friday’s trading with two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
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 financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close of trading, Access Financial rose $1.84 in closing at $20.80 with just 37 shares crossing the market, Blue Power sank 14 cents to $3.85 in trading 4,940 stocks, CAC 2000 climbed 11 cents and ended at $2.09 after 604 shares passed through the market. Cargo Handlers rose 26 cents to $10.38 with investors trading 7,858 stock units, Caribbean Flavours popped 17 cents to close at $1.50 with 2,469 shares crossing the market, Consolidated Bakeries advanced 21 cents to finish at $2.20 after an exchange of 521,833 units. Derrimon Trading dropped 8 cents to $1.87 with 103,824 stocks clearing the market, Dolla Financial gained 11 cents in closing at $3.01 after a transfer of 187,179 stock units, Dolphin Cove shed $1.19 to close at $21.80 and closed with an exchange of 11,108 shares. Elite Diagnostic rallied 21 cents and ended at $1.80 trading 145,609 stock units, Everything Fresh increased 42 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.38 with an exchange of 45,820 stocks, Indies Pharma popped 9 cents to finish at $2.69 with 32 units changing hands. Knutsford Express lost 85 cents and ended at $10 after an exchange of 3,189 shares, Limners and Bards skidded 17 cents to $1.34 with investors trading 29 units, Lumber Depot fell 11 cents to end at $2.73 with 127,896 stocks crossing the exchange. Mailpac Group slipped 12 cents in closing at $2.20 in switching ownership of 1,351,779 stock units, Paramount Trading gained 24 cents to close at $1.50 with investors dealing in 4,950 shares and Regency Petroleum rose 10 cents to finish at $2.60 in an exchange of 47,206 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.