Trading closed Friday, with stocks just holding on to gains at the last moment of trading, as the volume and value of stocks traded climbed 85 percent and 43 percent respectively, as Derrimon Trading dominated the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market with more than half the shares traded.
At the close, 34 securities traded, down from 38 on Thursday, with prices of 14 rising, 10 declining and 10 remaining unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index rose 0.90 points to 2,924.15. The PE Ratio averaged 16.5 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
Market activity ended with 14,753,485 shares trading for $42,656,041 up from 7,988,198 units at $29,746,400 on Thursday. Derrimon Trading dominated with 50.7 percent of total volume, in exchanging 7.48 million shares followed by Limners and Bards with 20.4 percent or 3.01 million units and Caribbean Cream 9.5 percent with 1.40 million units.
Trading averaged 433,926 units at $1,254,589, in contrast to 210,216 at $782,800 on Thursday. 
The month to date averaged 253,478 units at $733,977, up from 241,183 units at $698,505 on Thursday. February averaged 365,365 units at $881,118.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging rose 14 cents to $2.10, while trading 23,180 units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers gained 16 cents to close at $2.19 trading 500 units, Caribbean Cream rose 65 cents to $5 with 1,400,000 stock units crossing the market, Consolidated Bakeries closed 7 cents higher at $1.64 in exchanging 58,098 shares. Dolphin Cove fell 70 cents to $8.45 in trading 30 units, Everything Fresh gained 6 cents to end at 95 cents after exchanging 243,955 stocks. Fontana lost 5 cents at $5.90 trading 51,962 stock units, General Accident declined 20 cents to $5.50 with 52,000 shares crossing the market, iCreate ended 6 cents higher at 82 cents with the swapping of 21,150 units. Indies Pharma lost 19 cents to finish at $3.30 with 427,862 stock units changing hands, ISP Finance jumped $3.89 to $23.89 with an exchange of 50 shares, Lasco Distributors gained 20 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $4.08 after transferring 179,105 stocks. 
Lasco Financial rose 8 cents to $2.59, trading 233,500 shares, Lasco Manufacturing lost 6 cents at $4.34 trading 121,330 units, Limners and Bards slipped 5 cents to $2.80 after an exchange of 3,012,301 stock units and Main Event shed 14 cents to close at $3.06 with the swapping of 10,952 units.
In the preference segment, CAC 2000 9.5% preference share gained 9 cents in closing at $1.20 trading 150,239 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
