The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Monday, with the market declining moderately as rising stocks edged out those falling after trading 76 percent more shares than on Friday at a value that is 63 percent higher.
Trading ended with 37 securities changing hands compared to 33 on Friday and ended with the prices of 15 stocks rising, the prices of 12 declining and 10, remaining unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index declined 5.95 points to 2,461.83. The average PE Ratio closed at 11 based on ICInsider.com forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 3,238,878 shares for $7,097,152 compared to 1,839,376 units at $4,361,132 on Friday. Tropical Battery led trading with 45 percent of total volume with 1.46 million shares, followed by Mailpac Group 10.6 percent, with 342,904 units and Fontana 7.1 percent market share with 230,602 units.
Trading ended with an average of 87,537 units at $191,815 in contrast to 55,739 at $132,156 on Friday. For the month to date, the average trade resulted in an exchange of 247,644 units at $530,288, compared to 258,843 units at $553,962 on Friday. Trading in September resulted in an average of 119,171 units at $249,355.
At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial lost 34 cents to close at $21.50, with an exchange of 16,120 shares, AMG Packaging gained 1 cent in closing at $1.61, after 174,099 stock units crossed the exchange, Blue Power ended at $3.44, with gains of 37 cents trading 30 units. Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 1 cent to $1.84, after trading 3,290 units, Caribbean Cream lost 36 cents to settle at $4.50, with 18,240 stock units changing hands, Caribbean Producers picked up 5 cents to close at $2.25, after a transfer of 8,713 shares. Derrimon Trading rose 2 cents to end at $2.50, in trading 197,856 stock units, Elite Diagnostic lost 8 cents to close at $3.06 and clearing the market with 38,600 shares, Express Catering gained 4 cents to settle at $3.19, with an exchange of 16,840 stock units. 
Fontana shed 12 cents to end at $4.85, in transferring 230,602 shares, Fosrich gained 5 cents to close at $3.20, trading 5,350 units, General Accident shed 36 cents in closing at $6.14, with 44,300 shares passing through the market. Honey Bun shed 11 cents in closing at $4.74, in an exchange of 1,300 units, Indies Pharma lost 10 cents to finish at $2.75, with 4,000 units changing hands, Iron Rock Insurance slipped 1 cent to $2.50 in transferring 5,608 stock units. Jamaican Teas gained 10 cents to end at $4.99 trading 23,045 shares, Jetcon Corporation shed 9 cents to settle at 80 cents, with 68,521 shares passing through the market, Knutsford Express gained 16 cents to end at $6.90 trading 38,902 shares. Lasco Distributors fell 10 cents to $3.05, with investors switching ownership of 97,738 shares, Lasco Financial gained 2 cents to close at $2.09 with a transfer of 7,507 units, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $3.40, after gaining 3 ents trading 148,294 shares. Limners and Bards climbed 33 cents to $2.66, with 122,674 shares changing hands, Lumber Depot lost 6 cents to settle at $1.04, after the transferring of 82,337 shares, Mailpac Group lost 1 cent to close at $1.98, with investors switching ownership of 342,904 shares. Medical Disposables gained 58 cents to end at $4.83 in an exchange of 1,629 units, Stationery and Office Supplies picked up 1 cent to settle at $4.98 trading 700 units and Tropical Battery gained 6 cents in closing at $1.25, with 1,457,400 shares passing through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
