In a swift reversal of Tuesday’s performance, the Junior Market index fell 44.24 points to settle at 3,243.26 after falling by 64 points in early trading to 3,223.96 points on Wednesday after Express Catering plummeted to $3.65 from $5. At the close of trading with the volume of stocks traded dropped 29 percent from Tuesday levels after 34 securities traded down from 36 on Tuesday.
Market activity ended, with 14 stocks rising, 13 declining and seven closing unchanged. The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 12.5 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
Trading ended, with 5,080,050 shares changing hands for $15,981,280 compared to 7,188,474 units at $16,444,481 on Tuesday. Lumber Depot led trading with 32.1 percent of total volume after trading 1.63 million shares, followed by Future Energy Source 19.2 percent, with or 975,833 units and Jamaican Teas, with 8.7 percent, with an exchange of 440,698 units.
Trading averaged 149,413 units at $470,038 in contrast to 199,680 at $456,791 on Tuesday. Trading month to date, averages 194,448 units at $544,004, compared to 203,508 units at $558,884 on Tuesday. July closed with an average of 163,918 units at $481,755.
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, CAC 2000 jumped $1.37 to $10.52 with the exchange of 9 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 8 cents to $1.98, with 1,000 stocks changing hands, Caribbean Cream dropped 14 cents to $5.60 with 21,869 units passing through the market. Derrimon Trading gained 7 cents to end at $2.37 with a transfer of 315,160 stock units, Express Catering shed 55 cents to close at $4.25 with 28,294 shares traded, Fontana gained 11 cents to finish at $6.07 with investors switching ownership of 299,452 stocks. Fosrich slipped 9 cents to $8.15 with 27,385 stock units, changing hands, General Accident rose 9 cents to $5.70 as 9,337 units changed hands, GWest Corporation lost 9 cents to settle at 90 cents with 2,200 shares passing through the market. Honey Bun slipped 5 cents to $6.75 with a transfer of 17,818 units, iCreate fell 6 cents to 80 cents with 10,200 stocks traded, Iron Rock Insurance declined by 8 cents to $3.80, with investors switching ownership of 151,632 stock units. Lasco Distributors climbed 3 cents to $4 11,207, with shares crossing the exchange, Lasco Financial rallied 19 cents to $3.20 with an exchange of 146,318 shares, Limners and Bards advanced 11 cents to $3.13 with 92,170 units changing hands, 
Medical Disposables jumped 64 cents to $5.14 with 280,169 stocks traded after the company release its first quarter results with earnings per share of 10 cents, Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 49 cents to $7.99 with 3,146 shares crossing the exchange and Tropical Battery slipped 4 cents to $1.30, with 135,883 stocks clearing the market.
In the preference segment, CAC 2000 9.5% fell 10 cents to end at $1.10 with 3,072 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
