Mailpac Group remained the lead trade for a fourth consecutive day on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday, with the price closing an all-time high of $2.60 as the market ended with more stocks rising than falling after trading 42 percent fewer shares at a value that is 29 percent lower than on Thursday.
Mailpac dominated trading on Friday with 26% of the total volume of the market.
As was the case on Thursday trading ended with 34 securities changing hands with the prices of 18 stocks rising, 10 declining and six remaining unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index advanced by 9.32 points to settle at 2,550.79. The average PE Ratio ended at 13.7 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
Trading resulted in 2,367,751 shares changing hands at $5,915,555 compared to 4,116,831 units at $8,351,601 on Thursday. Mailpac Group led trading with 26.2 percent of total volume, after an exchange of 619,404 shares followed by Jamaican Teas with 25.5 percent for 603,391 units and Tropical Battery with 7 percent market share for 164,691 units.
Trading averaged 69,640 units at $173,987 in contrast to 121,083 at $245,635 on Thursday. The month to date average resulted from an exchange of 316,508 units at $711,697, compared to 347,945 units at $780,169 on Thursday. November averaged 193,331 units at $566,885 trading.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial shed $1.86 to $20.20, with 1,104 shares crossing the market units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 2 cents to $1.90 trading 1,750 units, Caribbean Cream lost 2 cents to $4, in an exchange of 92,819 shares. Derrimon Trading closed at $2.25, with a loss of 5 cents exchanging 1,000 units, Elite Diagnostic slipped 3 cents to end at $3, in transferring 29,771 stock units, Everything Fresh gained 5 cents to close at 71 cents trading 14,753 stocks. Express Catering lost 1 cent to finish at $3.49 after 2,250 units changed hands, Fontana gained 5 cents to close at $5.50, with 140,405 shares clearing the market, Fosrich rose 3 cents to $3.99, with 11,929 stock units changing hands. GWest Corporation closed 6 cents higher at 75 cents, with 75,697 shares in crossing the exchange, Honey Bun gained 51 cents to settle at $6.49, in trading 81,580 shares, iCreate lost 1 cent in ending at 59 cents, with a transfer of 75,200 shares. Indies Pharma gained 13 cents to settle at $2.50 trading 26,327 stock units, Iron Rock Insurance closed at $2.88, after losing 7 cents exchanging 2,417 units, ISP Finance advanced by $3.97 to $22.97, with just 500 units trading. Jamaican Teas gained 2 cents to close at $1.90, after an exchange of 603,391 shares, Jetcon Corporation picked up 1 cent to settle at 80 cents after a transfer of 12,300 stock units, Knutsford Express rose 7 cents in closing at $6, in clearing the market with 28,984 stock units. Lasco Financial ended 23 cents higher at $2.78, with an exchange of 1,000 units, Lasco Manufacturing gained 5 cents to end at $3.90, with 19,940 units crossing the exchange, Limners and Bards rose 9 cents to close at $2.79, with an exchange of 157,687 shares. 
Lumber Depot lost 2 cents in ending at $1.34, with 132,904 shares changing hands, Mailpac Group gained 25 cents to end at a record high of $2.60 trading 619,404 shares, Medical Disposables lost 2 cents to end at $4, after 5,102 units were traded. Paramount Trading rose 2 cents to $1.54, in exchanging 4,528 units, SSL Venture closed 7 cents lower at 59 cents trading 12,552 units, Stationery and Office Supplies rose 95 cents to $4.55, with 1,470 units changing hands and Tropical Battery gained 4 cents to close at $1.17 after an exchange of 164,691 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
