More Junior Market slippage on Monday

Investors pushed stocks trading in the early morning session of the Junior Market index up to 3,384.90 points shortly after the market opened, prices drifted down later in the day, sending the market into another day of mild decline with a minimal upward push of prices, but there was enough buying strength to push Future Energy Source and Jamaican Teas to news all-time highs during the day.

Fesco traded at a record high since listing earlier this year.

Market activity, ended with 42 securities trading, up from just 32 on Friday and ended with prices of 12 stocks rising, 24 declining and six closing unchanged. The Junior Market Index slipped 2.80 points to 3,335.37.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in determining an appropriate relative value of a stock averaged 12.6 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
Market activity ended, with 7,252,436 shares changing hands at $18,627,901 compared to  6,426,251 units at $23,089,468 on Friday. Future Energy Source led trading with 42.6 percent of total volume, with 3.09 million shares and closed at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $1.17 after hitting a record high of $1.24 during the day. Jamaican Teas followed with 19.5 percent after trading 1.41 million units and Caribbean Flavours 5.7 percent, with an exchange of 409,950 units.
Trading averaged 172,677 shares at $443,521 versus 200,820 units at $721,546 on Friday. Month to date trading averaged 218,269 units at $622,258, compared to 220,981 units at $632,891 on Friday. May ended with an average of 318,089 units at $760,337.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial dropped $1.38 to $21.50 with 100 shares traded, AMG Packaging fell 14 cents to $1.56 with 55,000 stocks changing hands, Blue Power lost 20 cents to end at $3.40 with an exchange of 20,000 stock units. Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 10 cents to $2 with a transfer of 1,000 shares, Caribbean Cream fell 37 cents to  $5.38 in switching ownership of 29,168 units, Consolidated Bakeries added 5 cents to end at $1.75 with 1,660 stocks traded. Dolphin Cove slipped 10 cents to $8.40 with 382 stock units changing hands, Express Catering popped 90 cents to $6.35 with an exchange of 89,197 shares, General Accident fell 25 cents to $5.25 with a transfer of 5,000 stocks. GWest Corporation rose 5 cents to 85 cents with 195,827 units passing through the market, Honey Bun gained 5 cents to end at $7 with 5,500 stock units traded, Indies Pharma dropped 48 cents to $3.25 with 291,275 shares changing hands. Iron Rock Insurance slipped 7 cents to $3.03 with an exchange of 13,250 units, ISP Finance spiked $4.45 to $22.43 with a transfer of 100 stock units, Jamaican Teas slipped 7 cents to $4.40 with 1,410,943 stocks changing hands after the price hit an intraday high of $4.60.  Jetcon Corporation dropped 13 cents to $1.35 with 78,559 shares traded, KLE Group rallied 10 cents to finish at $1.35 with 2,419 units changing hands, Knutsford Express shed $1.71 to close at $7.04 with an exchange of 5,426 stocks. Lasco Distributors slipped 9 cents to $4.11 with a transfer of 229,778 stock units, Limners and Bards lost 8 cents to end at $3.01 with investors swapping 34,350 shares. Main Event fell 23 cents to $5.20 with 26,845 stocks traded. Medical Disposables dipped 30 cents to $4.22 with a transfer of 161,393 units and Stationery and Office Supplies declined by 40 cents to $7.60 with 40,000 stock units crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, CAC 2000 9.5% slipped 4 cents to $1.19 with 72 shares changing hands.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.