Trading started off the second half of the year in robust fashion with the market index clearing the 3,400 mark at the close on Thursday, for the first time since December 19, 2019, with the market index rising for a second day by more than 30 points on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange.
A total of 34 securities traded, down from 40 on Wednesday and ended with 18 rising, 12 declining and four, closing unchanged. Two stocks closed at 52 weeks; highs.
The Market Index popped 31.92 points to 3,402.51 at the close, for an increase of 28.7 percent for the year to date.
The PE Ratio, which determines an appropriate value for a stock, at the close of trading averages 13.5 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
The volume of stocks traded fell 12 percent and the value plunged 36 percent, from Wednesday’s trades as trading ended, with 6,261,693 shares for $14,478,262 compared to 7,112,638 units at $22,638,727 on Wednesday.
Future Energy Source led trading with 4.04 million shares for 64.5 percent of total volume followed by Mailpac Group with 507,840 units for 8.1 percent of the day’s trade and Lumber Depot with 450,727 units for 7.2 percent.
Trading averaged 184,167 units at $425,831 in contrast to 177,816 at $565,968 on Wednesday. June closed with an average of 225,705 units at $644,463.
At the close of trading Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial slipped 45 cents to $20.55 trading 17,765 stocks, AMG Packaging rose 5 cents to $1.65 in exchanging 203 stocks, Blue Power fell 7 cents to $3.65 while exchanging 500 stock units. Caribbean Cream rallied 24 cents to close at $5.69 after trading 1,650 units, Caribbean Producers spiked 39 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.74, with 336,534 stocks clearing the market, Dolphin Cove rose 40 cents to $8.40 in trading 66 stocks, Elite Diagnostic rose 13 cents to $3.13 while exchanging 77,485 shares, Fosrich advanced 10 cents to $8.40 in switching 2,004 stock units, Future Energy Source increased 11 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.44 while exchanging 4,039,119 stock units, General Accident declined 30 cents to $5.25 after 12,642 stock units crossed the market, Honey Bun dipped 22 cents to $6.75, with 20,301 units crossing the market, KLE Group fell 13 cents to $1.10 in trading 9,186 units, Lasco Distributors gained 25 cents to end at $4.25, with 20,650 stock units clearing the market, Lasco Financial popped 19 cents to $3.20 with the swapping of 43,715 units. 
Limners and Bards rallied 9 cents to $3.39, with 39,371 shares clearing the market, Mailpac Group declined 20 cents to $3.70 in trading 507,840 stock units, Main Event fell 23 cents to $5.20 with the swapping of 12,470 stocks, SSL Venture added 3 cents to close at 66 cents, with 500 shares crossing the exchange and Stationery and Office Supplies rose 5 cents to close at $7.65 in exchanging 813 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close of trading, the All Jamaican Composite Index rose 632.10 points to 463,173.10, the JSE Main Index popped 987.23 points to end at 426,551.38 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.12 points to 105.19.
At the close, Barita Investments fell $1.05 to $81.95 with an exchange of 10,953 shares, Caribbean Cement declined $2.98 to $92 in switching ownership of 2,107 stock units. Carreras rallied 20 cents to $9.50 with a transfer of 242,839 stocks, Eppley shed 65 cents to $42, with 1,925 units clearing the market, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund spiked $3.79 to $49.99 in exchanging 4,350 shares. First Rock Capital gained 29 cents to end at $15.99 with the swapping of 4,236 stock units, Grace Kennedy sprung $3 higher to $100 with 119,597 shares crossing the exchange, Guardian Holdings dropped $8.01 to close at $690.99 with 8,181 stock units changing hands. Jamaica Broilers spiked 98 cents to $36 with the swapping of 4,092 shares, Jamaica Producers rose $1.10 to $24.60 after exchanging 40,153 stock units, Jamaica Stock Exchange gained 25 cents to finish at $17.50 in switching ownership of 8,038 units. JMMB Group picked up 26 cents to end at $37.99 trading 51,048 stocks, Mayberry Investments shed 75 cents to close at $5.70 with the swapping of 28,827 stock units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities popped $1.38 to $9.90 after 5,374 units crossed the market, 138 Student Living rallied 20 cents to $5.20 in exchanging 1,035 stock units, Palace Amusement spiked $50 to $1,500 in trading 200 units, Sagicor Group fell $2.15 to $55 with 143,472 shares changing hands, Salada Foods rallied $1.20 to $8.20 with 6,191 units clearing the market, Scotia Group fell $1.65 to $40 with an exchange of 14,205 stock units. 
Seprod gained 45 cents to finish at $72.90 with the swapping of 13,546 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 26 cents to $15.16 after trading 96,399 shares and Wisynco Group spiked 30 cents to $15.80 in switching ownership of 53,694 stocks.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 5,655.18 points to 462,541.00, the JSE Main Index surged 6,000.74 points to end at 425,564.15 and the JSE Financial Index picked up 1.38 points to end at 105.07.
At the close, Barita Investments climbed $3 to $83 with 694,456 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cement rallied 48 cents to $94.98 in transferring 5,540 stock units. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rose by $1.20 to $46.20 with 88,039 shares crossing the market, First Rock Capital gained 20 cents to end at $15.70 with the swapping of 4,103 stock units. Guardian Holdings surged $49 to $699 in switching ownership of 58,775 units, Jamaica Broilers shed $1.01 in closing at $35.02 after trading 64,951 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange gained 25 cents to close at $17.25 with 17,600 stocks clearing the market, JMMB Group dipped 27 cents to $37.73 with the swapping of 71,764 stock units, Kingston Wharves spiked $1 to $48 in exchanging 6,029 shares, Margaritaville jumped $1.10 to $14.70 with 11,171 units crossing the market, Mayberry Jamaican Equities shed 57 cents to finish at $8.52 in trading 134,696 shares. NCB Financial declined $2 to $140 with a transfer of 30,450 units, Palace Amusement dropped $50 to $1,450 after exchanging 185 units, PanJam Investment rallied $4 to $69 in switching ownership of 26,674 stock units. 
Proven Investments spiked $1.21 to $35.61 after an exchange of 1,478 shares, Pulse Investments gained 26 cents to finish at $4.36 with 359,704 stocks changing hands, Salada Foods declined $1 to $7 in exchanging 104,473 shares. Scotia Group rose 65 cents to $41.65 in trading 10,367 units, Seprod declined $2.04 to close at $72.45 with a transfer of 4,354 shares. Supreme Ventures rose 85 cents to $20.80 with 17,957 units changing hands and Wisynco Group lost 25 cents to close at $15.50 with the swapping of 1,359,269 shares,
Trading averaged 177,816 units at $565,968 in contrast to 417,435 shares at $1,150,844 on Tuesday. The month to date trading averaged 225,705 units at $644,463, compared to 228,139 units at $648,452 on Tuesday. May closed with an average of 318,089 units at $760,337.
Limners and Bards popped 28 cents to $3.30 with an exchange of 275,726 stock units, Lumber Depot dipped 7 cents to $3.27, with 406,905 shares changing hands, Medical Disposables climbed 48 cents to $4.73 with 405,627 units passing through the market, Paramount Trading rose 11 cents to $1.26 with 376,855 stocks traded and Stationery and Office Supplies shed 40 cents to close at $7.60, with 3,622 shares crossing the exchange.
At the close, the Junior Market Index popped 3.07 points to 3,338.44, after moving as high as just over 3,398 points at the opening of the market. The PE Ratio used to compute the relative value of a stock averages 13 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of earnings for 2021-22 .
At the close, Access Financial dropped 96 cents to $20.54 in exchanging 1,162 shares, Blue Power rallied 32 cents to $3.72, with an exchange of 4,300 shares. CAC 2000 spiked $1.58 to $12.10 in trading 8 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers shed 9 cents to close at $1.91, with 21,950 shares clearing the market, Caribbean Cream popped 9 cents to $5.47, with the swapping of 10,261 units. Caribbean Flavours advanced 5 cents to $2.19, trading 3,913 stock units, Caribbean Producers gained 25 cents to end at $4.35 with the swapping of 497,682 units, Derrimon Trading fell 5 cents to $2.50 in exchanging 10,296,266 units. Dolphin Cove dropped 40 cents to $8 after 1,215 units crossed the market, Elite Diagnostic slipped 15 cents to $3, trading 11,001 units, Express Catering dropped 25 cents to $6.10 in exchanging 154,986 shares. Fosrich spiked 41 cents to $8.41 after trading 1,406 units, Future Energy Source gained 17 cents in ending at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.34, with 1,165,828 shares crossing the exchange, General Accident surged 43 cents to $5.68 with an exchange of 2,785 shares. GWest Corporation gained 19 cents ending at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.04 in an exchange of 59,289 units after the company posted audited accounts showing a small profit but with a large portion of income coming from revaluation gains on the investment property. Honey Bun dropped 15 cents to $6.85 after 67,279 units crossed the exchange, Indies Pharma rallied 30 cents to $3.55 in switching ownership of 17,910 units, Jamaican Teas fell 35 cents to $4.05 in trading 1,035,902 units, Jetcon Corporation shed 6 cents to $1.29 trading 2,500 shares. 
KLE Group slipped 12 cents to $1.23, in an exchange of 78,285 units, Knutsford Express surged $1.71 to $8.75 after an exchange of 6,342 shares, Lasco Distributors dropped 16 cents to $3.95, trading 83,468 stock units, Lasco Financial dipped 9 cents to $3.24 after exchanging 54,873 stock units. Mailpac Group rose 5 cents to $3.90 with the swapping of 609,404 stock units, Main Event rallied 23 cents to $5.43 in exchanging 33,206 stock units, SSL Venture dipped 5 cents to 60 cents with an exchange of 7,000 stock units and Stationery and Office Supplies rose 40 cents to $8 after an exchange of 600 stocks.
Trading ended with 50 securities compared to 51 on Monday, with 17 rising, 21 declining and 12 remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio, a measure that determines an appropriate relative value stocks, averages 16.9 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has 12 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Seprod gained 99 cents to finish at $74.49 with the swapping of 175,821 shares, Supreme Ventures declined 95 cents in closing at $19.95 after an exchange of 53,982 stocks and Wisynco Group lost 20 cents to close at $15.75 in transferring 50,623 units.
The All Jamaican Composite Index plunged 7,165.97 points to 464386.22, the JSE Main Index dived 5,561.25 points to 425,548.58, while the JSE Financial Index slipped just 2.42 points to 104.87. Trading ended with 51 securities compared to 48 on Friday, with 13 stocks rising, 25 declining and 13 remaining unchanged.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Scotia Group fell 60 cents to $41 with the swapping of 10,820 units, Seprod slipped $1 to $73.50 trading 6,685 stocks, Sterling Investments lost 20 cents to close at $2.80 with 300,000 shares crossing the exchange and Supreme Ventures spiked $1.10 to $20.90 in switching ownership of 30,505 stocks.
At the close, Access Financial dropped $1.38 to $21.50 with 100 shares traded, AMG Packaging fell 14 cents to $1.56 with 55,000 stocks changing hands, Blue Power lost 20 cents to end at $3.40 with an exchange of 20,000 stock units. Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 10 cents to $2 with a transfer of 1,000 shares, Caribbean Cream fell 37 cents to $5.38 in switching ownership of 29,168 units, Consolidated Bakeries added 5 cents to end at $1.75 with 1,660 stocks traded. Dolphin Cove slipped 10 cents to $8.40 with 382 stock units changing hands, Express Catering popped 90 cents to $6.35 with an exchange of 89,197 shares, General Accident fell 25 cents to $5.25 with a transfer of 5,000 stocks. GWest Corporation rose 5 cents to 85 cents with 195,827 units passing through the market, Honey Bun gained 5 cents to end at $7 with 5,500 stock units traded, Indies Pharma dropped 48 cents to $3.25 with 291,275 shares changing hands. Iron Rock Insurance slipped 7 cents to $3.03 with an exchange of 13,250 units, ISP Finance spiked $4.45 to $22.43 with a transfer of 100 stock units, Jamaican Teas slipped 7 cents to $4.40 with 1,410,943 stocks changing hands after the price hit an intraday high of $4.60. Jetcon Corporation dropped 13 cents to $1.35 with 78,559 shares traded, KLE Group rallied 10 cents to finish at $1.35 with 2,419 units changing hands, Knutsford Express shed $1.71 to close at $7.04 with an exchange of 5,426 stocks.
Lasco Distributors slipped 9 cents to $4.11 with a transfer of 229,778 stock units, Limners and Bards lost 8 cents to end at $3.01 with investors swapping 34,350 shares. Main Event fell 23 cents to $5.20 with 26,845 stocks traded. Medical Disposables dipped 30 cents to $4.22 with a transfer of 161,393 units and Stationery and Office Supplies declined by 40 cents to $7.60 with 40,000 stock units crossing the exchange.
The All Jamaican Composite Index sprung 2,108.95 points higher to 471,552.19, the JSE Main Index fell 623.96 points to end at 431,109.83 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.23 points to 107.29.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has twelve stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Portland JSX sprung 61 cents higher to $9.41 with 948 units changing hands, Proven Investments shed 37 cents to close at $35.02 in trading 20,407 stocks, Sagicor Group dived $4.23 to $58.61, with 267,469 shares clearing the market, Stanley Motta gained 25 cents to close at $5.90 with an exchange of 68,437 stocks, Sterling Investments rallied 20 cents to $3 with 973 stock units changing hands and Wisynco Group popped 49 cents higher to $15.98 in trading 176,609 shares.
Just 32 securities trading compared to 40 on Thursday, with the prices of 15 rising, 10 declining and seven closing unchanged.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two stocks with lower offers.
Medical Disposables lost 9 cents to end at $4.52 with 15,200 units traded and Stationery and Office Supplies jumped 44 cents to $8 with just one share crossing the exchange.
