Stocks lost steam after a strong gain on Thursday and ended, with declining stocks outran those gaining on a near 2 to 1 ratio on Friday, as 113 percent more shares were exchanged than on Thursday with a 200 percent greater value at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market.
Thirty seven (37) securities traded, up from 34 on Thursday and ending with 11 stocks rising, 19 declining and seven closing unchanged.
The Junior Market Index fell 21.17 points to 3,400.73. The PE Ratio a measure used to compute an appropriate stock value, averaged 13.1 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
Overall, 7,615,922 shares traded for $31,395,162, up from 3,577,660 units at $10,453,518 on Thursday.
Caribbean Cream led trading, with 22.4 percent of total volume after trading 1.71 million shares, Fontana followed with 1.29 million units for 16.9 percent, Future Energy Source added 16.4 percent, with an exchange of 1.25 million units and Mailpac Group contributed 15 percent, with 1.15 million units changing hands.
Trading averaged 205,836 units at $848,518 in contrast to 105,225 at $307,456 on Thursday. The month to date average is 172,172 units at $494,563, compared to 169,018 units at $461,407 on Thursday. 
June closed with an average of 225,705 units at $644,459.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with a higher bid than its last selling price and four with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging advanced 14 cents to $1.66 with 8,078 shares changing hands, CAC 2000 shed $2 to $9.50 with an exchange of 258 units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 7 cents to $2.05 with 116,907 stocks traded. Caribbean Cream spiked $1.11 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.85 with a transfer of 1,709,762 shares after investors reacted positively to the reporting of a doubling in first quarter profit. Consolidated Bakeries fell 21 cents to $1.68, with 3,741 units passing through the market, Dolphin Cove declined by 12 cents to $8.28, with 616 stocks changing hands. Everything Fresh slipped 5 cents to $1 with an exchange of 80,427 shares, Fosrich fell 8 cents to $8.12 with 7,623 units traded, Future Energy Source rallied 14 cents to $1.70 with a transfer of a sizeable 1,249,955 stocks. iCreate rose 8 cents to 86 cents with investors exchanging 11,020 shares, Indies Pharma popped 9 cents to $3.65, with 122,881 units changing hands, Jamaican Teas lost 7 cents to end at $4 with an exchange of 466,801 stocks. 
Jetcon Corporation fell 7 cents to $1.30 with 55,362 shares changing hands, Knutsford Express dropped 85 cents to $7.15 with a transfer of 34,767 units, Lasco Distributors slipped 3 cents to $4.02, in switching ownership of 9,516 stocks. Lasco Manufacturing declined by 10 cents to $5.25, with 46,075 shares changing hands, Limners and Bards lost 5 cents to settle at $3.15 with an exchange of 11,506 units, Mailpac Group dropped 8 cents to $3.80 with 1,151,450 stocks traded. Medical Disposables spiked 31 cents to $5.28, with a transfer of 50,000 stock units and Paramount Trading fell 9 cents to $1.16 with 153,518 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
