Junior Market surged into month end

Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 62 percent and the value 64 percent lower than Wednesday even as eight securities traded more than 1 million shares following activity in 46 securities trading similar to Wednesday and ended with prices of 27 rising, nine declining and 10 closing unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index advanced 76.62 points to lock up trading at 3,771.09 with the market closing 91.78 points lower than the October close and is down 5.4 percent for the year to date.
Investors traded 20,658,101 shares for $44,997,586 compared to 54,284,961 units at $125,759,136 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 449,089 shares at $978,208, compared with 1,180,108 units at $2,733,894 on Wednesday with the month to date, averaging 262,280 units at $587,545 versus 252,391 units at $566,865 on the previous day, and below October’s average of 361,392 units at $863,984.
ONE on ONE Educational led trading with 3.58 million shares for 17.3 percent of total volume followed by Regency Petroleum with 3.43 million units for 16.6 percent of the day’s trade, Spur Tree Spices ended with 3.15 million units for 15.3 percent of the day’s trade, Image Plus chipped in with 2.01 million units for 9.8 percent market share, Future Energy had an exchange of 1.91 million units for 9.2 percent of trading and Indies Pharma with 1.72 million units for 8.3 percent of total volume.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.4, 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 four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, Access Financial rose $4.40 to end at $25.50, with just 503 shares crossing the market, Blue Power dipped 35 cents in closing at $2.75 with investors exchanging 1,004 shares, Dolphin Cove dropped $1.35 to $16.50 after 12,323 units were exchanged. Everything Fresh advanced 12 cents and ended at $1.68 in an exchange of 336,771 stocks, Fontana shed 20 cents to close at $10.39 after 81,697 units passed through the market, Fosrich popped 32 cents to $2.48 with an exchange of 245,736 shares. Future Energy climbed 26 cents to $3.70, with 1,909,568 stock units crossing the market, Honey Bun increased 20 cents to $6.25 after a transfer of 1,800 stocks, Indies Pharma gained 16 cents in closing at $3.06 while exchanging 1,724,802 units. ISP Finance rallied 50 cents to close at $31.50, with a mere 2 stocks clearing the market, JFP Ltd increased 18 cents to $1.58 after exchanging 1,011,951 stock units, Knutsford Express climbed 55 cents to close at $12.75 with investors dealing in 24,601 shares. Lasco Distributors popped 20 cents and ended at $4.10 with a transfer of 31,102 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing declined 30 cents to end at $4.20 after an exchange of 16,971 units, Lumber Depot advanced 18 cents in closing at $2.57 with shareholders swapping 18,272 stock units. Main Event fell 35 cents to $13.55 and closed after an exchange of 11,214 stock units, MFS Capital Partners rose 9 cents to close at $2.10 with traders dealing in 169,754 shares, Paramount Trading gained 22 cents in closing at $1.70 after switching 11,000 stocks. Regency Petroleum rallied 20 cents to end at $2.49 after 3,431,680 units changed hands, Spur Tree Spices rose 24 cents and ended at $2.49 as investors exchanged 3,151,885 stock units and tTech advanced 12 cents to $2.22 in trading 11 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.