Stocks eked out a modest 6.79 points rise on Tuesday to close at 2,821.49 after the market rose to 2,851.80 after almost 80 minutes of the Junior Market opening but closed with the more stocks rising than falling after an exchange of 30 percent more shares than on Monday, with a 37 percent increase in value.
Trading ended with 35 securities changing hands, down from 37 on Monday and closed with the prices of 13 stocks rising, 12 declining and 10 remaining unchanged.
At the close, the average PE Ratio ended at 13.9 based on ICInsider.com forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
Trading closed with an exchange of 16,011,856 shares for $49,037,518 compared to 12,352,006 units at $35,748,528 on Monday. Derrimon Trading led trading with 35 percent of total volume, after an exchange of 5.60 million shares followed by Lasco Manufacturing with 25.4 percent for 4.07 million units and Lumber Depot with 13.7 percent of the day’s trade for 2.20 million units.
Trading averaged 457,482 units at $1,401,072 in contrast to 333,838 at $966,176 on Monday. Month to date, averaged 332,075 units at $915,371, exceeding 311,941 units at $837,392 on Monday. January closed with an average of 232,651 units at $569,885.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close of trading, Access Financial lost 16 cents in closing at $21.84 and exchanging 32 shares, Derrimon Trading gained 9 cents to end at $2.60, in trading 5,601,035 stock units, Dolphin Cove rose 86 cents to $8, with investors swapping 234 units. Everything Fresh lost 9 cents in closing at 67 cents, with 435,085 shares crossing the exchange, Express Catering gained 10 cents to end at $3.70, in the swapping of 117,789 units, Fontana picked up 20 cents to end at $6.20 trading 131,692 stocks. Fosrich fell 15 cents to $4.30, with 26,624 stock units changing hands, General Accident slipped 12 cents to $5.81, in transferring 139,890 shares, Jamaican Teas ended 12 cents higher at $2.93, with 922,035 stock units crossing the market, Knutsford Express shed 33 cents in ending at $6.42, with an exchange of 7,132 units. Lasco Distributors gained 15 cents to close at $3.30, with 45,100 stocks clearing the market, Lasco Financial settled at $2.75, with gains of 14 cents trading 616,128 shares, Lasco Manufacturing lost 9 cents to close at $4.20, after 4,069,352 stock units crossed the exchange.
Limners and Bards finished 5 cents lower at $2.50, with 232,334 units changing hands, Mailpac Group gained 19 cents to close at an all-time closing high of $4.15, in the transfer of 695,450 stocks and Medical Disposables picked up 6 cents to end at $4.40, with 5,595 shares changing hands.
In the preference segment, CAC 2000 9.5% preference share shed 18 cents to close at $1.02, in an exchange of 634 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
