Honey Bun commanded the lion’s share of the day’s trade on the Junior Market, accounting for 44 percent or 3.14 million of the units exchanged on Thursday and closed with a two cents fall, with the price closing at $6.75.
The top three volume leaders were rounded out by Future Energy Source 19.1 percent of the day’s trade, with 1.38 million units and Caribbean Producers with 7 percent market share after an exchange of 503,967 units, with the price hitting an intraday high of $4.80.
Market activity led to 36 securities trading compared to 38 on Wednesday and ended, with the prices of 14 stocks rising, 12 fell and 10 closing unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index rallied 9.94 points to finish at 3,389.74.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute an appropriate value of a stock, averaged 13.1 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
Trding ended with 151 percent more funds chasing 42 percent more shares on Thursday than on Wednesday leading to 7,218,781 shares changing hands for $34,584,400 versus 5,070,178 units at $13,802,179 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 200,522 units at $960,678 up from 133,426 at $363,215 on Wednesday. Trading month to date averages 157,000 units at $451,835, compared to 148,391 units at $351,184 on Wednesday. June averaged 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 one with a lower offer.
At the close, Caribbean Assurance Brokers fell 11 to $1.88 with investors switching ownership of 23,733 shares, Caribbean Cream dropped 26 cents to $5.49 with an exchange of 175,614 units, Elite Diagnostic rallied by 8 cents to $3.19 with 500 stock units changing hands. Everything Fresh rose 7 cents to $1.06, with 8,000 stocks traded, Express Catering fell 30 cents to close at $6 with a transfer of 29,624 shares, Indies Pharma gained 7 cents to end at $3.77, with ownership of 34,710 unit switching. ISP Finance spiked $4.20 to $21.50 with an exchange of 72,000 stock units, Jamaican Teas slipped 7 cents to $3.98 with 317,413 shares changing hands, Jetcon Corporation dropped 10 cents to $1.40 with 304,988 units traded. KLE Group fell 5 cents to $1.30, with a transfer of 20,000 stocks, Lasco Distributors advanced 19 cents to $4.19 with 25,911 shares passing through the market, 
Lasco Manufacturing declined by 15 cents to $5.30, with 15,298 units changing hands. Limners and Bards gained 14 cents to finish at $3.26 with 56,144 stocks traded, Lumber Depot rose 5 cents to $3.45 with a transfer of 436,393 stocks and SSL Venture rallied 10 cents to 78 cents with 600 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
