Fesco dominates Junior Market

Future Energy Source (Fesco) dominated trading on the Junior Market on Thursday, with 73 percent of the market share with 15.02 million units exchanged after the company posted full year results that were slightly lower than the forecast of $151 million that was contained in the prospectus with the year to March ended at $141 million. Lasco Manufacturing was next, with 9.5 percent of total volume after trading 1.95 million units, while Lumber Depot accounted for 4.1 percent of total volume with an exchange of market 847,830 units.
Trading closed on Thursday with investors transferring 43 percent more shares at 39 percent greater value than Wednesday as rising stocks outnumbered falling ones, with 39 securities changing hands compared to 36 on Wednesday. At the close, 18 stocks rose, 14 declined and seven remaining unchanged as the Junior Market Index gained 10.13 points to close at 3,341.14.
The PE Ratio based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings averages 12.6.
A total of 20,537,724 shares traded for $37,783,073, up from 14,356,074 units at $27,238,932 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 526,608 units at $968,797 in contrast to 398,780 at $756,637 on Wednesday. Trading month to date, averages 357,313 units at $863,100, up from 343,811 units at $854,671 on Wednesday. April closed with an average of 329,241 units at $854,716.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with the bid higher than its last selling price and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Access Financial rose $2.14 to $22.15 with a transfer of 6,744 shares, CAC 2000 advanced $2.70 to $9.70 in an exchange of 5,000 units, Cargo Handlers dropped 68 cents to $8 with 6,250 stocks changing hands. Caribbean Assurance Brokers gained 10 cents to close at $2 with 8,350 shares traded, Caribbean Flavours slipped 7 cents to $2.10 with 101,082 stock units passing through the market, Caribbean Producers rose 7 cents to $3.65 with a transfer of 32,330 stocks. Consolidated Bakeries advanced 23 cents to $1.69 with an exchange of 30 shares, Derrimon Trading declined by 11 cents to finish at $2.50 with 208,882 units changing hands, Dolphin Cove climbed 50 cents to $8 with 2,124 stocks passing through the market. Elite Diagnostic gained 11 cents to end at $3.20 with 56,852 shares traded, Everything Fresh shed 10 cents to close at $1.02 with an exchange of 8,384 units, Express Catering jumped 50 cents to $5.50 with a transfer of 2,300 stocks. Fosrich shed 11 cents to end at $8.39 with 11,506 shares changing hands, Honey Bun climbed 49 cents to $6.99 with 12,973 units traded, Indies Pharma slipped 10 cents to $3.80 with 70,112 stock units passing through the market. Iron Rock Insurance advanced 55 cents to $4 with a transfer of 113,148 shares, Jetcon Corporation 25 cents to $1.10 with 420,889 units changing hands, KLE Group dropped 8 cents to $1.02 with 1,000 stocks traded. Knutsford Express jumped 44 cents to $8.44 with 763 shares passing through the market, Lasco Distributors rose 15 cents to $4.15 with a transfer of 6,800 stock units, Lasco Financial fell 42 cents to $3.40 with an exchange of 72,598 units. Lasco Manufacturing increased by 5 cents to close at $5.40 with 1,948,675 stocks changing hands, Limners and Bards fell 10 cents to $3.30 with 213,795 shares traded, Main Event advanced 19 cents to $4.69 with 35,831 units passing through the market. Paramount Trading fell 12 cents to $1.30 with investors switching ownership of 3,000 stocks, Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 22 cents to $8.28 with a transfer of 36,669 stock units and tTech jumped $1 to $6 with 6,211 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.