The winning streak of the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Tuesday, with the market declining after more stocks fell than rose with stocks traded moderately less in volume and value than on Monday.
Trading ended with 37 securities changing hands compared to 32 on Monday and ended with the prices of 13 rising, 15 declining and nine remaining unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index fell 19.23 points to settle at 2,743.91. The average PE Ratio ended at 14.4 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
Investors exchanged 9,674,314 shares at $23,946,017, down from 10,405,305 units at $27,178,018 on Monday.
Derrimon Trading led trading with 39 percent of total volume with a transfer of 3.77 million shares, followed by Lumber Depot with 18.5 percent after trading 1.79 million units and Jamaican Teas with 16.5 percent with an exchange of 1.6 million units.
Trading averaged 261,468 units at $647,190 versus 325,166 at $849,313 on Monday. Trading month to date, averaged 237,898 units at $559,759, compared to 236,312 units at $553,877 on Monday. December closed with an average of 263,428 units at $638,694.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with the bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Blue Power rose 32 cents to $3.15 with 10 shares changing hands, Cargo Handlers fell 10 cents to $7.90 with 489 stocks traded, Caribbean Cream dropped 30 cents to $4.70 with a transfer of 699 units. Caribbean Flavours rose 10 cents to $1.87 with the exchange of 232,371 stock units, Caribbean Producers lost 12 cents to close at $2.66 with 6,660 shares passing through the market, Consolidated Bakeries gained 19 cents to end at $1.64 with 4,793 stocks changing hands. Dolphin Cove shed 50 cents to finish at $8 with 100 units traded, Elite Diagnostic dropped 23 cents to $2.72 with a transfer of 15,564 stock units, Fontana dipped 4 cents to $5.74 with 185,003 units changing hands. General Accident declined by 3 cents to $5.95 with a transfer of 102,859 stock units, iCreate rose 5 cents to 62 cents, trading 3,500 shares Indies Pharma gained 9 cents to end at $2.69 with 26,243 stocks traded, Jamaican Teas exchanged 1,595,981 units and rose 1 cent to finish at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $2.95. Lasco Distributors slipped 4 cents to $3.19 with 24,000 shares passing through the market, Lasco Financial rose 4 cents to $2.69 with 28,381 stock units changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing dropped 16 cents to $3.95 with 62,762 shares traded. 
Limners and Bards lost 5 cents to end at $2.70 with a transfer of 194,451 stocks, Lumber Depot exchanged 1,789,149 units and fell 11 cents to close at $1.79,Mailpac Group gained 5 cents to end at $3.85 with 761,818 stock units passing through the market. Main Event rose 9 cents to $3.24 with 6,300 shares changing hands, Paramount Trading rose 4 cents to $1.44 with a transfer of 2,004 units, Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 20 cents to $4.30 with 4,800 stocks traded and Tropical Battery closed 1 cent higher at $1.10 with 675,081 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
