Trading activity dived on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 74 percent and the value 69 percent lower than on Monday with 45 securities trading compared with 46 on Monday and ended with 12 rising, 27 declining and six closing unchanged.
Investors traded 6,101,272 shares for $16,671,644 compared to 23,046,162 units at $53,285,932 on Monday.
Trading averaged 135,584 shares at $370,481, compared to 501,004 units at $1,158,390 on Monday with the month to date average of 199,190 units at $529,604 down from 206,218 stocks at $547,197 on the previous day. February averaged 318,024 units at $782,332.
Dolla Financial led trading with 741,210 shares for 12.1 percent of total volume followed by Derrimon Trading with 651,191 units for 10.7 percent of the day’s trade and MFS Capital Partners with 639,010 units for 10.5 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index dipped 20.24 points to end at 3,797.67.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 11.5. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are computed using the last traded stock price in conjunction with ICInsider.com projected earnings for the financial years ending between November 2022 and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial fell 75 cents to $22.25 after 65 shares passed through the market, AMG Packaging dipped 52 cents to $2.58 in an exchange of 31 stock units, CAC 2000 lost 9 cents to close at $8.20 after transferring 100 units. Caribbean Assurance Brokers gained 14 cents to end at $2.05 in switching ownership of 40,216 stocks, Caribbean Cream advanced 30 cents in closing at $3.70 with an exchange of 400 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries lost 8 cents to $2.09 after trading 12,354 shares. 
Dolla Financial popped 10 cents in ending at $2.90 with 741,210 units changing hands, Dolphin Cove shed 18 cents in closing at $14.52 with the swapping of 15,366 stocks, EduFocal rose 12 cents to end at $1.98 after trading 100,000 stock units. Elite Diagnostic fell 18 cents to $2.71 as investors exchanged 3,000 units, Fontana lost 15 cents to close at $8.40 after a transfer of 217,560 shares, Future Energy Source shed 24 cents to close at $4.31 as investors swapped 279,285 stocks. General Accident declined 33 cents to $5 in exchanging 50,042 units, iCreate dipped 10 cents to end at $1.55 with a transfer of 311,474 shares, JFP Ltd lost 13 cents in closing at $1.56 trading 183,096 stocks. Knutsford Express fell $1.14 to $9.02 with 34,586 stock units clearing the market, Lasco Manufacturing lost 25 cents to close at $4.05 with 1,448 shares changing hands, Limners and Bards shed 15 cents in closing at $2.51 in an exchange of 7,465 units. 
Main Event dipped 30 cents to end at $12 with the swapping of 13,673 stock units, Medical Disposables gained 15 cents to settle at $5 after a transfer of 22,840 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies shed 50 cents to close at $14.50 with investors transferring 20,484 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
