Trading ended on Monday after 36 percent less funds chased after Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market stocks compared to Friday, as the volume of stocks traded rose just 4 percent.
The Junior Market Index popped 7.42 points to settle at 3,363.37, at the close. The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute an appropriate value of a stock, averages 12.9 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
Market activity led to 36 securities trading versus 35 on Friday and ended with 13 rising, 14 declining and nine ending unchanged.
Overall, 5,457,462 shares traded for $14,101,487 compared to 5,232,244 units at $22,118,856 on Friday.
Future Energy Source led trading with 29.2 percent of total volume after exchanging 1.59 million shares followed by Derrimon Trading 19 percent for 1.04 million units and Mailpac Group 12.9 percent after trading 703,806 units.
Trading averaged 151,596 units at $391,708, in contrast to 149,493 at $631,967 on Friday. Month to date trades average 155,418 units at $466,160, compared to 155,961 units at $476,754 on Friday. June closed with an average of 225,705 units at $644,459.
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, AMG Packaging rose 11 cents to $1.68 in exchanging 26,754 shares, Blue Power popped 5 cents to $3.60 with a transfer of 31,797 shares, Cargo Handlers shed 80 cents to $7.60 with an exchange of 7,511 stocks. Caribbean Cream rose 21 cents ending at $5.70 with 20,055 stock units passing through the market, Caribbean Flavours gained 19 cents in closing at $2.15, with 42,000 shares crossing the exchange. Elite Diagnostic declined 4 cents to $3.10 with an exchange of 66,810 units, Everything Fresh slipped 6 cents to $1 in swapping 12,932 stocks. Express Catering fell 19 cents to $6.05 after exchanging 685 units, Fosrich popped 77 cents to $8.27 with 27,231 units crossing the market, Indies Pharma shed 33 cents to $3.50 with 44,622 stocks changing hands, ISP Finance spiked $3.50 to $25 after transferring 551 units. 
Jamaican Teas lost 5 cents to close at $4 after exchanging 529,940 shares, Jetcon Corporation popped 5 cents to $1.40 in trading 400,714 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing fell 14 cents to $5.26 after crossing the market with 49,316 stocks, Limners and Bards slipped 7 cents to $3.20 with 12,000 shares changing hands. Lumber Depot fell 10 cents to $3.40 in an exchange of 55,086 stock units, Mailpac Group rallied 24 cents to $3.94 after 703,806 stocks crossed the exchange, Medical Disposables spiked 25 cents to $5.15 with the swapping of 200 units and Paramount Trading lost 10 cents in closing at $1.16 in exchanging 205,348 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
