Trading closed on Friday the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market with all listed stocks trading and the Market Index advanced 11.13 points to end at a record close of 3,985.87 after trading as high as 4,051.04 points in early market activity that ended with the volume of stocks traded, declining 45 percent and the value slipping by 48 percent from that on Thursday.
New record high for the JSE Junior Market.
Market activity led to 43 securities trading the same as Thursday and ended with 17 rising, 21 declining and five closing unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 16.8. The PE ratio of each stock shown in the chart below is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years up to August 2022.
A total of 13,918,050 shares traded for $49,116,813 compared to 25,209,060 units at $93,838,592 on Thursday. Future Energy Source led trading with 20 percent of total volume for an exchange of 2.79 million shares followed by Consolidated Bakeries with 13.6 percent for 1.90 million units, Derrimon Trading with 10.9 percent after trading 1.52 million units, Lumber Depot contributed 10.3 percent with 1.43 million units and Spur Tree Spices with 10.1 percent after trading 1.41 million units.
Trading averaged 323,676 shares at $1,142,251 in contrast to 586,257 shares at $2,182,293 on Thursday and the month to date, averaging 504,304 units at $1,973,892, compared to 564,984 units at $2,253,271 on Thursday. January closed with an average of 319,395 units at $1,181,136.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with the bid higher than its last selling price and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Access Financial fell 70 cents to $23.80 in trading 59,981 shares, Blue Power lost 10 cents to end at $3.15 in switching ownership of 50,202 stocks, CAC 2000 shed 25 cents in closing at $8 in an exchange of 3,709 units. Cargo Handlers advanced 59 cents to $7.50 with the swapping of 50,204 stock units, Caribbean Cream lost 22 cents to close at $5.03 with 30,165 stocks crossing the market, Dolphin Cove declined $2.50 to finish at $24.50 after trading 86,532 stock units. Everything Fresh lost 18 cents to end at $1.49 with an exchange of 397,962 units, Express Catering shed $1.05 to $6 with a transfer of 204,470 shares, Fosrich declined $2.94 to $12 after an exchange of 56,086 stocks. Future Energy Source popped 16 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.02 after the price hit $4.50 in early trading and ended with 2,786,003 stock units changing hands, Honey Bun climbed 30 cents to end at $10.10 with 34,307 shares clearing the market, Indies Pharma gained 10 cents to $2.97 in transferring 108,349 units. ISP Finance dipped 49 cents to close at $29.51 after exchanging 2,942 stock units, Jamaican Teas fell 15 cents to $4.35 in switching ownership of 962,859 stocks, KLE Group declined 15 cents in closing at $2.70 with the swapping of 46,937 units. 
Lasco Distributors rallied 12 cents to $3.73 in exchanging 95,588 shares, Lasco Manufacturing gained 34 cents in ending at $4.84 with 39,988 stocks crossing the exchange, Lumber Depot lost 10 cents to end at $3.69 in switching ownership of 1,431,448 stock units. Mailpac Group shed 10 cents to $3.24 in trading 265,779 shares, Medical Disposables fell 20 cents to close at $7.55 with an exchange of 4,300 units, SSL Venture gained 19 cents to end at $1.65 with a transfer of 22,023 stock units. Stationery and Office Supplies popped 20 cents to $5.90 with 146,469 shares changing hands and tTech rallied 27 cents to $4.38 in trading 105 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
