Slippage

Trading closed on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 57 percent and the value down 52 percent from Thursday levels, leading the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange to decline for the day but ending marginally higher for the week.
Trading led to 41 securities changing hands compared to 39 on Thursday, with prices of 17 rising, 13 declining and 11  remaining unchanged.
The Junior Market Index declined 17.06 points to close at 3,324.08 and the average PE Ratio based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 is 12.5.
At the close, 8,800,514 shares traded for $18,269,545 versus  20,537,724 units at $37,783,073 on Thursday.
Future Energy Source contributed 52.5 percent of total volume traded, with 4.62 million shares, Jetcon Corporation followed, with 7.6 percent trading 669,133 units and Lumber Depot accounted for 7 percent with 614,786 stocks.
Trading averaged 214,647 units at $445,599 down from 526,608 at $968,797 on Thursday. Trading month to date averages 347,033 units at $833,012, compared to 357,313 units at $863,100 on Thursday. April closed with an average of 329,24 units at $854,716.
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, Access Financial fell $1.95 to $20.20 after exchanging 142 shares, Blue Power climbed 27 cents to $3.97, trading 608 shares. Cargo Handlers rose 70 cents to $8.70, with one stock unit changing hands, Caribbean Cream dropped 34 cents $5.66 in exchanging 2,750 units, Caribbean Flavours increased 5 cents to $2.15, with 9,558 stock units crossing the market. Caribbean Producers advanced 10 cents to end at $3.75 with the swapping of 73,746 units, Dolphin Cove lost 39 cents to end at $7.61 in trading 40,788 units. Elite Diagnostic fell 20 cents to $3 in switching ownership of 223,848 units, Fontana advanced 6 cents to $6.06 while exchanging 102,677 stocks. Fosrich advanced 11 cents to $8.50, trading 53,297 units, Future Energy Source climbed 3 cents to $1.05 in exchanging 4,624,020 units, Honey Bun fell 24 cents to $6.75 with the swapping of 51,683 stock units. Iron Rock Insurance declined 80 cents to $3.20 with the swapping of 7,150 stock units. Jamaican Teas rose 7 cents to $4.03, with 451,911 stocks hanging hands, Jetcon Corporation lost 8 cents in ending at $1.02 after exchanging 669,133 stock units, KLE Group rose 19 cents to close at $1.21 with an exchange of 800 stocks. Knutsford Express declined 9 cents to $8.35 while exchanging 53,847 stock units, Lasco Financial lost 10 cents in closing at $3.30, with 295,424 stocks switching ownership, Lasco Manufacturing climbed 8 cents to $5.48 in trading 165,451 units. Limners and Bards gained 6 cents to close at $3.36 after 77,292 units changed hands, Mailpac Group declined 12 cents to $3.75 in an exchange of 105,978 stocks. Main Event declined 39 cents in closing at $4.30 after trading 41,268 shares and tTech rose 25 cents to $6.25 with 1,398 shares clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.