tTech commanded attention in trading on Friday with 20 percent of the total issued shares of the company amounting to over 21 million shares at a price up to $2.50 with trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a 885 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, with an 803 percent jump in the value over Thursday, following trading in 46 securities compared with 45 on Thursday and ending with prices of 16 rising, 19 declining and 11 closing unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 31,202,579 shares for $72,811,860 compared with 3,168,694 units at $8,066,603 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 678,317 shares at $1,582,867 compared to 70,415 stocks at $179,258 on Thursday with the month to date, averaging 400,912 units at $1,038,950 versus 371,577 stock units at $981,433 on the previous day and October with an average of 196,034 shares at $399,810.
tTech led trading activity with 21.24 million shares for 68.1 percent of total volume followed by Dolla Financial with 2.67 million stock units for 8.6 percent of the day’s trade and MFS Capital Partners with 1.18 million units for 3.8 percent of the share of the market’s trade.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index advanced by just 12.13 points to finish at 3,686.75. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.2, based on the last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for financial years ending around August 2025.
At the close of trading, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 34 cents to $3.34 in an exchange of 1,299 shares, Dolphin Cove gained 11 cents to $20 with investors dealing in 12,268 stocks, Elite Diagnostic popped 26 cents to close at $2.10 with a transfer of 5,025 shares. Everything Fresh skidded 28 cents to end at $2.12 after an exchange of 12,000 stock units, Fontana fell 9 cents to finish at $8.10 with investors trading 908,530 shares, Fosrich sank 12 cents and ended at $2.07 with 841,200 units traded. Honey Bun dipped 19 cents to $8.50 with 13,270 stocks passing through the market, Indies Pharma lost 10 cents to close at $2.90 with investors trading 682,707 stock units, Iron Rock Insurance advanced 23 cents to finish at $4.05 after a transfer of 94,109 shares. ISP Finance increased $3 and ended at $23 with a mere 2 stock units crossing the exchange, JFP Ltd slipped 10 cents to 90 cents trading 128,509 units, KLE Group climbed 25 cents to end at $1.34 with a mere 11 stock units crossing the market.
Knutsford Express rallied 43 cents to $12.45 in an exchange of 1,255 shares, Lasco Financial popped 10 cents to $1.75 and closed trading with 133 stocks, Mailpac Group sank 16 cents and ended at $2.34 with traders dealing in 15,229 units. Medical Disposables fell 57 cents to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.55 with 6 stock units changing hands, MFS Capital Partners shed 11 cents to close at 58 cents after an exchange of 1,178,460 shares, Paramount Trading dropped 10 cents to end at $1.18 with investors swapping 135,793 stock units. Regency Petroleum climbed 13 cents to $2.93 with 170,839 units clearing the market and tTech increased 50 cents to $2.50 as investors exchanged 21,242,055 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.