Modest gains recorded at the start of trading on Tuesday and lasting for most of the day dissipated in the fading minutes of the Junior Market activity, with the index closing flat after more stocks fell than rose as 45 percent more shares traded than on Monday.
Trading ended with 39 securities changing hands compared to 38 on Monday and concluded with the prices of 12 stocks rising, 16 declining and 11 unchanged.
The Junior Market index was unchanged at 2,636.45 points. The average PE Ratio ends at 13.9 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 4,103,575 shares for $9,392,768 compared to 2,824,415 units at $7,700,599 on Monday. Mailpac Group led trading with 34.4 percent of total volume with a transfer of 1.41 million shares, followed by Lumber Depot with 17.2 percent after an exchange of 706,081 units and Derrimon Trading with 12.7 percent market share or 522,336 units.
Trading averaged 105,220 units at $240,840 compared to 74,327 at $202,647 on Monday. Trading month to date, averaged 274,968 units at $665,002, versus 284,894 units at $689,804 on Monday. November closed with an average of 193,331 units at $566,885.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close of the market, Access Financial climbed 25 cents to $23.94 with 84 shares traded, AMG Packaging fell 5 cents to $1.60 with 109,342 units changing hands, Caribbean Cream slipped 1 cent to $4.19 with 35 stocks changing hands. Caribbean Flavours rose 3 cents to $1.70 with an exchange of 142,855 stock units, Caribbean Producers gained 6 cents to close at $2.85 with a transfer of 119,500 shares, Consolidated Bakeries increased by 4 cents to $1.39 with 10,000 stocks traded. Elite Diagnostic lost 9 cents to finish at $2.86 with 545 units passing through the market, Everything Fresh rose 4 cents to 73 cents with 84,260 stock units changing hands, Fontana rose 10 cents to $5.60 with 44,901 shares exchanged. Fosrich gained 6 cents to settle at $4.16 with a transfer of 4,501 units, General Accident lost 6 cents to close at $5.99 with 7,673 stocks traded, Honey Bun dropped 10 cents to $5.70 with a transfer of 80,495 stock units. iCreate finished 1 cent higher at 60 cents with investors switching ownership of 17,664 shares, Indies Pharma fell 6 cents to $2.66 with 7,434 units passing through the market, Jamaican Teas declined by 2 cents and traded 324,771 stock units to end at $1.97. Jetcon Corporation dropped 14 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of 56 cents, with 132,806 stocks changing hands, Knutsford Express rose by 10 cents to $6.80 with an exchange of 8,157 shares, Lasco Distributors fell 14 cents to $3.08 with a transfer of 5,500 units. Lasco Financial slipped 6 cents to $2.70 with 2,614 stocks passing through the market, Lasco Manufacturing slipped 1 cent to $3.88 with 1,152 stock units traded, Limners and Bards advanced 11 cents to $3.14 trading 52,754 shares. 
Mailpac Group exchanged 1,412,146 stocks and gained 1 cent to settle at $2.79, Main Event climbed 40 cents to $3.39 with a transfer of 4,613 units, SSL Venture declined by 2 cents to 55 cents with 12,202 stock units changing hands. Stationery and Office Supplies shed 20 cents to finish at $4.30 with 1,760 stocks traded and Tropical Battery slipped 4 cents to $1.12 with 160,687 shares crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, CAC 2000 9.5% declined by 1 cent to end at $1.11 with a transfer of 608 stock units and Derrimon Trading preference share fell 10 cents to $2 with 19,163 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Stocks declining| Agostinis’ lost one cent to end at $23.99, with 8,400 shares changing hands and Massy Holdings dropped $1 to $60 trading 4,768 units.
On Tuesday seven securities traded, compared to six on Monday and ended with prices of four rising and three declining.
At the market close, First Rock Capital Investment lost 0.01 of a cent to close at 8.99 US cents in trading 24 shares, Proven Investments advanced 0.97 of a cent to close at 26.97 US cents after exchanging 672 units, Sterling Investments gained 0.01 of a cent to 2.38 US cents with an exchange of 4,170 stocks. Sygnus Credit Investments fell 2.49 cents to 14 US cents in an exchange of 30,317 stock units, Transjamaican Highway lost 0.02 of a cent in closing at 0.95 US cents in trading 13,678 stocks.
Trading ended with 38 securities changing hands compared to 33 on Thursday and closed with the prices of 13 stocks each, rising and falling and 12 remaining unchanged.
At the market close, Access Financial jumped $3.34 to $23.69 trading 18 shares, AMG Packaging rose 5 cents to $1.65 with 3,255 units changing hands, CAC 2000 climbed $2 to $10 with an exchange of 4,010 stocks. Cargo Handlers advanced 51 cents to $7.31 with a transfer of just four shares, Caribbean Flavours slipped 1 cent to $1.67 with 1,017 stock units traded, Caribbean Producers fell 10 cents to $2.79 with 75,228 units passing through the market. Derrimon Trading lost 1 cent to finish at $2.38 with 299,069 stocks changing hands, Elite Diagnostic lost 4 cents to close at $2.95 in exchanging 150 shares, Express Catering dropped 18 cents to $3.59 with a transfer of 19,400 stock units. Fontana gained 8 cents to end at $5.50 with 186,789 units traded, Fosrich rose 10 cents to $4.10, with investors switching 174,500 stock units, General Accident fell 13 cents to $6.05 with 23,709 shares changing hands. GWest rose 3 cents to 73 cents, trading 500 stock units, Honey Bun slipped 5 cents to $5.80 with a transfer of 12,499 units, Jamaican Teas lost 1 cent, trading 356,419 stocks at $1.99. Jetcon Corporation dipped 1 cent to 70 cents with investors switching 108,764 shares, Lasco Distributors advanced 15 cents to $3.22 with 707 units changing hands, Lasco Financial climbed 30 cents to $2.76 with 18,721 stocks passing through the market. 
Lasco Manufacturing closed 1 cent higher at $3.89, trading 36,287 stock units, Lumber Depot declined by 3 cents to settle at $1.56 with a transfer of 1,292 shares, Mailpac Group traded 777,744 shares and lost 3 cents to end at $2.78. Medical Disposables fell 4 cents to $4.20 with investors switching ownership of 80 units, Stationery and Office Supplies slipped 4 cents to $4.50 with 1,908 stock units pass ing through the market, Tropical Battery gained 3 cents to finish at $1.16 with a transfer of 203,686 stocks and tTech advanced 10 cents to $4.30 with 80 shares crossing the exchange.
Similar to trading on Thursday, the market ended with six securities changing hands with prices of two stocks rising, three declining and one remaining unchanged.
At the close of trading, First Rock Capital Investment carved out a gain of 1 US cents to close at 9 US cents after finishing trading 4,572 shares, Margaritaville lost 1 cent in ending at a 52 weeks’ low of 10 US cents in exchanging 60,806 stock units. Proven Investments gained 0.02 of a cent to close at 26 US cents after trading 70,930 stock units, Sterling Investments shed 0.01 of a cent to close at 2.37 US cents while trading 4,070 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments shed 0.07 of a cent to end at 16.49 US cents, with just two stocks changing hands and Transjamaican Highway remained at 0.97 of a US cent while trading 120,600 stock units.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index carved out a gain of 379.52 points to settle at 429,860.21, the Main Index rose 402.18 points to settle at 392,304.01 and the JSE Financial Index inched 0.29 points to settle at 102.46.
Trading for the day averaged 1,075,147 units at $6,244,835 for each security, compared to an average of 426,017 shares at $4,962,196 on Thursday. Trading month to date averaged 414,481 units at $6,809,746 for each security, in contrast to 375,716 units at $6,842,893 on the prior trading day. November trading averaged 623,120 units at $6,686,047.
JMMB Group shed 50 cents to end at $33.50 with investors swapping 26,573 units, NCB Financial gained $2.50 to close at $144 in switching ownership of 2,977 stock units, PanJam Investment rose $2.65 to $68.15 4,878 units changing hands. Sagicor Group advanced 99 cents to $49.99 after 580,544 shares cleared the market, Salada Foods dropped $5.84 to close at $23.15 trading 1,000 units, Supreme Ventures declined by 37 cents to $17.50 after 19,428 stock units crossed the exchange. Victoria Mutual Investments climbed 35 cents to close at $6 with an exchange of 643,937 stocks and Wisynco Group rose 50 cents to $16.30, with 259,786 shares crossing the market.
The market closed with just 8 securities trading, down from 12 on Thursday, and ended with prices of two rising, one declining and five remaining unchanged. Trading resulted in 95,490 shares for $3,852,319 compared to 120,806 shares for $4,605,847 on Thursday.
Stocks rising │Clico Investment Fund rose 25 cents to close at $25.25, with an exchange of 1,100 stock units and Massy Holdings jumped $4 to $61, trading 35,201 units. 
This week’s focus: The long awaited initial public offer of shares by
The top three stocks in the Junior Market with the potential to gain between 220 to 350 percent by March 2021 are Caribbean Producers, followed by Elite Diagnostic and 
The Main Market TOP 10 stocks trade at a PE of 9.3 or 57 percent of the PE of that market.
At the close of the market, Access Financial shed 25 cents in ending at $20.35 while exchanging 12,767 shares, Caribbean Cream lost 26 cents to close at $4.20, with 76 units crossing the exchange, Caribbean Flavours shed 1 cent to close at $1.68 trading 4,701 stocks. Caribbean Producers gained 9 cents to close at $2.89 trading 7,504 shares, Consolidated Bakeries carved out a loss of 4 cents to end at $1.35, after owners switched 7,200 stock units, Derrimon Trading rose 9 cents to $2.39, with 497,848 units crossing the market. Elite Diagnostic advanced 13 cents to $2.99 after exchanging 3,386 shares, Everything Fresh rose 4 cents to 69 cents while exchanging 171 stock units, Fontana carved out a gain of 2 cents in closing at $5.42, with 75,906 stocks crossing through the exchange Fosrich declined by 15 cents to $4 while exchanging 32,750 stock units, General Accident increased 19 cents to end at $6.18 with investors swapping 19,873 units, Honey Bun lost 15 cents in closing at $5.85, trading 729 shares. iCreate fell 2 cents to close at 59 cents after 56,731 stock units crossed the market, Iron Rock Insurance increased 3 cents to $3.80 with investors swapping 31,140 units, Jamaican Teas advanced 10 cents in closing at $2 and finishing, with 310,384 stock units changing hands. 
Knutsford Express gained 5 cents to close at $6.70 after trading 13,282 stock units, Lasco Distributors climbed 1 cent to settle at $3.07 with 9,043 shares clearing the market, Lasco Financial carved out a loss of 30 cents to close at $2.46 after exchanging 160,000 shares. Lasco Manufacturing gained 20 cents to close at $3.88, with 48,392 stock units changing hands, Limners and Bards rose 15 cents to $3.03 and traded 221,801 units, Lumber Depot increased 3 cents to $1.59 after finishing trading with 49,500 shares. Mailpac Group increased 2 cents to $2.81, trading 1,089,697 shares, Main Event dropped 41 cents to end at $2.99 with an exchange of 7,589 stocks and Tropical Battery fell 2 cents to $1.13, exchanging 512,488 stock units.
Trading for the day averaged 426,017 units at $4,962,196 for each security, compared to an average of 511,440 shares at $2,925,439 on Wednesday. The month to date average resulted in 375,716 units at $6,842,893 for each security, compared to 372,792 units at $6,952,207 on the prior trading day. November averaged 623,120 units at $6,686,047.
NCB Financial rose $1.50 to $141.50 while exchanging 35,029 stock units, PanJam Investment shed $2.20 to end at $65.50 after 11,725 shares crossed the exchange, Sagicor Group carved out a loss of 50 cents and ended at $49 after trading 106,746 stocks. Seprod gained 50 cents to settle at $66.50 exchanging 1,664 units and Sygnus Credit Investments lost 90 cents to end at $16, with 206,274 shares changing hands.
