Trading activities climbed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Thursday, with the volume of stocks changing hands rising 14 percent at a moderately higher value than Tuesday from trading in 45 securities, up from 40 on Tuesday and ending with 16 rising, 20 declining and 9 closing unchanged.
A total of 9,069,058 shares were traded for $25,793,774 compared to 7,929,253 units at $24,724,504 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 201,535 shares at $573,195, compared to 198,231 units at $618,113 on Tuesday, with the month to date averaging 297,515 units at $704,847 compared with 304,079 stock units at $713,850 on Tuesday, the previous trading day. January closed with an average of 239,755 units at $646,375.
Fosrich led trading with 2.24 million shares for 24.7 percent of total volume, followed by Image Plus Consultants with 1.65 million units for 18.2 percent of the day’s trade and ONE on ONE Educational with 858,678 units for 9.5 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index rallied 17.71 points to end at 3,861.89.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 12. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks are calculated using the last traded stock price in conjunction with ICInsider.com’s projected earnings for financial years ending from November 2022 to August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial lost 9 cents to close at $22.90 after exchanging 28 shares, AMG Packaging shed 21 cents ending at $2.50 with a transfer of 10,587 stock units, Dolphin Cove rallied 70 cents in closing at $15.28 after trading 45,067 stocks.EduFocal popped 33 cents to end at $2.20 with 3,084 units changing hands, Express Catering rose 30 cents to $5.30 with the swapping of 161,350 stock units, 
Fontana fell 10 cents to $8.79 in transferring 57,625 shares. GWest Corporation slipped 12 cents to 92 cents after an exchange of 57,562 units, Knutsford Express declined 30 cents to $10.80 with investors transferring 2,271 stocks, Lasco Distributors fell 10 cents in closing at $2.60 with 41,568 stocks changing hands. Lasco Manufacturing lost 7 cents in closing at $4 after an exchange of 31,913 shares, Lumber Depot climbed 7 cents to $2.19 after 49,469 stock units changed hands, Main Event gained 25 cents to end at $10.80 with 174,381 stock units crossing the market. Medical Disposables dipped 35 cents to $4.80 in trading 2,128 shares, Paramount Trading shed 20 cents in ending at $2 in switching ownership of 33,560 units,
Regency Petroleum popped I cent higher in closing at a record of $2 trading 385,688 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies lost 10 cents to close at $14.90 after 51,537 units cleared the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
