Rising Junior Market stocks beat out of declining ones for a second consecutive the Jamaica Stock Exchange trading session on Tuesday, but the market index fell after investors transferred 131 percent more shares, with a consideration that was 95 percent more than on Monday.
Trading ended with 37 securities changing hands compared to 35 on Monday and finished with the prices of 15 stocks rising, 13 declining and nine remaining unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index fell 23.94 points to settle at 2,568.73. The average PE Ratio ended at 13.8 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 8,230,022 shares for $21,433,604 versus 3,562,074 units at $11,265,090 on Monday.
Lasco Distributors led trading with 60 percent of total volume with a transfer of 4.94 million shares, followed by Lumber Depot with 19.9 percent of the day’s trade for an exchange of 1.64 million units and Jamaican Teas with 5.9 percent market share or 487,334 units.
Trading averaged 222,433 units at $579,287 in contrast to 101,774 at $321,860 on Monday. The month to date averaged 321,842 units at $778,020, compared to 328,929 units at $792,188 on Monday. November averaged 193,331 units at $566,885 trading.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of trading, Access Financial advanced 15 cents to $20.50 with 1,307 shares changing hands, Caribbean Assurance Brokers slipped 4 cents to $1.85 with an exchange of 7,250 units, Caribbean Cream lost 1 cent to settle at $4.49 with a transfer of 1,500 stocks. Caribbean Producers rose 5 cents to $2.75 with 6,865 stock units passing through the market, Derrimon Trading gained 10 cents in an exchange of 142,868 shares to close at $2.40, Dolphin Cove climbed 30 cents to $7.30 with investors switching ownership of 71 units. Express Catering dropped 29 cents to $3.50 trading 33,681 stocks, Fontana ended 1 cent lower at $5.48 with 64,697 stock units changing hands, Fosrich gained 2 cents to finish at $4.20 with a transfer of 32,500 shares. GWest Corporation rose 3 cents to 73 cents with 28,428 stocks crossing the market, Honey Bun advanced 14 cents to $6.10 with an exchange of 3,316 units, iCreate closed 1 cent higher at 64 cents with 74,246 stock units changing hands. Indies Pharma lost 2 cents to settle at $2.70 with a transfer of 69,211 shares, ISP Finance dropped $3.47 to $19.50 with an exchange of 8,500 units, Jamaican Teas traded 487,334 stock units and gained 7 cents to finish at $2. Jetcon Corporation fell 3 cents to 77 cents with 1,300 stocks changing hands, Knutsford Express dropped 20 cents to $6.50 with a transfer of 822 shares, Lasco Distributors exchanged 4,941,741 stock units, increasing by 5 cents to $3.25. 
Lasco Financial rose 2 cents to $2.77 with an exchange of 2,952 units, Lasco Manufacturing increased 5 cents to $3.80 trading 1,130 stock units, Limners and Bards gained 1 cent to end at $2.87 after an exchange of 89,119 shares. Lumber Depot traded 1,636,225 stocks and added 8 cents to settle at $1.56, Mailpac Group fell 6 cents to $2.76 with 250,067 stock units changing hands, Main Event advanced 5 cents to $3.05 in exchanging 4,876 units. SSL Venture lost 6 cents to close at 51 cents with a transfer of 24,635 shares, Tropical Battery slipped 1 cent to $1.16 with 154,479 units changing hands and tTech dropped 9 cents to $4.21 with 37,100 stocks crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, CAC 2000 9.5% lost 3 cents to end at $1.10 with 119 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
