Prices mostly climbed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market ended trading with 29 securities changing hands, down from 33 on Friday, with the prices of 15 stocks rising, eight stocks declining and six with prices remaining unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index jumped 41.20 points to close at 2,570.54. The average PE Ratio of the Junior Market ended at 10.7 based on IC Insider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 1,894,386 shares for $5,524,081 compared to 1,842,894 units at $4,327,353 on Friday.
Indies Pharma led trading with 815,136 shares for 43 percent of total volume followed by Mailpac Group with 539,882 units for 28.5 percent of the day’s trade and Fontana 193,897 units for 10.2 percent market share.
An average of 65,324 units traded at $190,486 on Monday, in contrast to an average of 55,845 at $131,132 on Friday. An average of 328,413 units at $927,182 changed hands for the month to date, in contrast to 346,931 units at $937,761 on Friday. Trading in June resulted in an average of 245,049 units at $689,955 trading.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the Junior Market shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Blue Power declined by 16 cents to close at $3.63 with 4,000 stock units crossing the exchange, Caribbean Assurance Brokers carved out a loss 4 cents to settle at $2.15 after exchanging 2,820 stock units, Caribbean Cream gained 31 cents to close at $3.57 with investors swapping 67,995 shares. Caribbean Producers lost 4 cents in ending at $2.40 in an exchange of 46,774 stock units, Derrimon Trading gained 1 cent to settle at $2.38 after 19,924 units changed hands, Fontana advanced 9 cents to end at $5.09 after trading 193,897 stock units. Fosrich rose 14 cents to $3.75 trading 2,149 shares, General Accident fell 1 cent to end at $6.99 after exchanging 1,200 stock units, Honey Bun jumped 50 cents in ending at $5.40 with investors swapping 39,772 units. iCreate after rising 1 cent, ended at 54 cents with a mere 183 stock units, crossing the exchange, Iron Rock Insurance climbed 89 cents to settle at $3.89 with a transfer of 31 shares, ISP Finance fell 5 cents to close at $15.85 in trading 200 shares. Jamaican Teas shed 2 cents to end at $5.05 while trading 1,015 units, Lasco Distributors rose 25 cents in closing at $3.07 and clearing the market with 57,714 shares, 
Lasco Financial added 1 cent in closing at $2.55 after an exchange of 2,594 units. Lasco Manufacturing gained 20 cents and end at $3.75 with 3,230 stock units crossing the exchange, Limners and Bards gained 5 cents to end at $2.60 in exchanging 2,500 units, Lumber Depot advanced by 2 cents to $1.04 trading 54,815 shares. Mailpac Group increased 2 cents to $2 53 with 9,882 shares changing hands, Main Event dropped 5 cents to end at $4, with 129 stock units crossing the exchange, SSL Venture rose 11 cents to close at 89 cents, with 1,000 stock units changing hands. Stationery and Office Supplies fell 38 cents in ending at $5.60 after exchanging 3,695 shares and tTech advanced by $1.25 to $5.95 after 15,631 shares crossed the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the end of trading on Monday, the Main Index added 1,176.24 points to end at 377,131.47 while the JSE Financial Index, gained just 0.48 points to close at 98.07.
An average of 669,011 units traded for the day at $2,349,202 for each security, in comparison to an average of 292,093 at $3,073,385 on Friday. An average of 410,260 units traded for the month to date at $2,965,343, for each security that traded, in contrast to 391,200 units at $3,014,746. For comparative purposes, June ended with an average of 818,748 units at $7,498,308.
Kingston Wharves shed 50 cents in closing at $53.50 and clearing the market with 580 shares, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy fell $5 to end at $155 after exchanging 5 shares, PanJam Investment dropped $2.99 to settle at $71.01 with an exchange of 1,687 stock units. Portland JSX declined by 68 cents to close at $7.32 with investors switching ownership of 3,415 units, Proven Investments climbed $1.71 to close at $33.41, with 15,980 units crossing the exchange, Sagicor Group carved out a gain of 50 cents to settle at $46.50, with 29,145 shares changing hands. Scotia Group, after rising 49 cents and ended at $44 in exchanging 10,050 stock units and Wisynco Group climbed 50 cents to close at $18, with investors switching ownership of 16,104 units.
The market closed with an exchange of 107,140 shares, accounting for US$25,311 compared to 911,996 units at US$186,648 on Friday.
West Indian Tobacco increased 5 cents to end at $34.65 with 3,541 units changing hands.
The Main Index gained 1,812.5 points to 375,955.23 while the JSE Financial Index rose 0.63 points to 97.59. 
The market closed in June with an average of 818,748 units at $7,498,308.
Mayberry Jamaican Equities gained 55 cents to close at $9.69 with 10,925 stock units clearing the market, NCB Financial declined by 50 cents to settle at $139.50 with investors swapping 239,825 stock units. 138 Student Living fell 50 cents to end at $6 after exchanging 9,111 stock units, PanJam Investment jumped $4 to $74 with 2,830 units crossing the market, Proven Investments declined $1.30 to close at $31.70 trading 400 shares, Scotia Group lost 98 cents to settle at $43.51 in the trading of 44,367 shares. Seprod fell $1 in ending at $52 while exchanging 61,292 stock units, Victoria Mutual Investments dropped by 30 cents to settle at $7.20 in trading 51 stock units and Wisynco Group declined by 70 cents to $17.50 with investors switching ownership of 2,832,882 stock units.
Trading ended with the prices of 10 stocks rising, the prices of 14 declining and nine remaining with prices unchanged.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
Knutsford Express rose 1 cent to $7 2,000 stock units passing through the market, Lasco Distributors carved out a loss 8 cents in closing at $2.82 with 1,615 shares changing hands. Lasco Financial rose 9 cents to end at $2.54 after exchanging 758 shares, Lasco Manufacturing fell 20 cents in closing at $3.55 trading 12,617 units, Limners and Bards rose 10 cents to $2.55 trading 6,692 shares. Lumber Depot carved out a loss 1 cent to finish $1.02 in an exchange of 31,202 units, Mailpac Group fell 7 cents, to $1.98 with 795,955 units clearing the market, Medical Disposables declined by 25 cents to settle at $5.80 in trading 71,760 stock units. Paramount Trading dropped 15 cents to $1.81 with 44,350 stock units crossing the exchange, SSL Venture lost 11 cents to end at 78 cents with investors trading 1,002 stock units and Stationery and Office Supplies gained 38 cents closing at $5.98 after 6,358 units crossed the market.
Trinidad & Tobago NGL advanced by 29 cents to settle at $16.85 with investors swapping 753 shares.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging advanced 2 cents to settle at $1.57, in trading 17,587 units, Cargo Handlers dropped $1 to settle at $6.50 with 1,100 units changing hands, Caribbean Assurance Brokers declined by 12 cents to end at $2.01, in an exchange of 1,000 stock units. Caribbean Cream carved out a 25 percent gain of 70 cents to end at $3.50, with 1,462,386 units crossing the market, Derrimon Trading carved out a loss 18 cents after closing at $2.20 and exchanging 373,400 stock units, Elite Diagnostic fell 2 cents to $3.60 with investors swapping 4,642 units. Fontana rose 4 cents to $5.15 trading 153,701 shares, Fosrich declined by 8 cents to settle at $3.60 with an exchange of 18,954 stock units, General Accident in rising 20 cents ended at $7 while exchanging 147,451 shares. Honey Bun advanced by 1 cent to settle at $4.91 with 1,637 shares crossing the market, iCreate lost 1 cent to end at 54 cents with 14,650 stock units clearing the market, Indies Pharma climbed 14 cents to end at $2.90 with 2,394,805 units crossing the market. Jamaican Teas lost 8 cents in ending at $4.97 with 11,025 shares changing hands,
Knutsford Express fell 1 cent to close at $6.99 in an exchange of 11 units, Lasco Distributors climbed 6 cents to end at $2.90 trading 60,409 stock units. Lasco Financial carved out a loss 4 cents in closing at $2.45 with 5,960 shares passing through the market, Lasco Manufacturing advanced 15 cents to end at $3.75 with investors swapping 83,154 shares, Limners and Bards dropped 20 cents to settle at $2.45 in trading 174,651 units. Lumber Depot shed 2 cents to close at $1.03 in clearing the market with 380,038 stock units, Mailpac Group rose 6 cents to end at $2.05 in exchanging 467,663 shares. Medical Disposables carved out a gain of 5 cents to settle at $6.05 while exchanging 2,787 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies lost 1 cent in closing at $5.60 in an exchange of 11,714 shares.
The average trade for the day ended at 354,815 units at $2,866,969 in contrast to an average of 210,408 at $4,640,489 on Wednesday. An average of 399,294 units traded for the month to date at $3,005,630 for each security, in contrast to 403,250 units at $3,017,962. In contrast, June ended with an average of 818,748 units at $7,498,308. 
NCB Financial Group rose $1 to $140 after trading 231,287 stock units, 138 Student Living added 50 cents to end at $6.50 with investors switching ownership of 500 shares, Proven Investments increased $1 to $33 with 7,091 stock units changing hands. Sagicor Real Estate Fund rose 74 cents to settle at $8.49 after 338 shares changed hands, Salada Foods ended rising $2.98 to settle at $30.98 with investors swapping 25 shares, Seprod rose $1 in closing at $53, with 51,568 units clearing the market. Sterling Investments shed 35 cents to settle at $2.50 in trading 39,166 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments increased 48 cents to close at $16.35, with 12,806 stock units changing hands and Victoria Mutual Investments rose 30 cents to end at $7.50 with an exchange of 106,100 shares.
