Big bounce for Junior Market on Friday

Trading closed on the Junior Market on Friday, with the index making a sizable recovery as trading picked up, with 44 percent more stocks than on Thursday and with 98 percent greater value.
Market activity led to 33 securities trading, similar to Thursday, and ended with 11 stocks rising, 13 declining and nine ending unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index rallied 33.83 points to finish at 3,369.03. The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing an appropriate stock value, averages 13.1 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
A total of 5,307,749 shares traded for $17,164,498 compared to 3,674,321 units at $8,690,782 on Thursday. Future Energy Source led trading with 28.8 percent of total volume in trading 1.53 million shares, followed by Mailpac Group 22.1 percent, with 1.17 million units and Lasco Distributors 19.5 percent, with an exchange of 1.03 million units.
Trading averages 160,841 units at $520,136 versus 111,343 at $263,357 on Thursday. Trading for the  month to date averages 156,090 units at $447,181, versus 155,814 units at $442,949 on Thursday. June closed with an average of 225,705 units at $644,459.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging lost 8 cents to finish at $1.56 with 125,170 shares passing through the market, Blue Power dropped 25 cents to $3.35 with 550 stock units traded, Cargo Handlers shed 50 cents to settle at $8 in switching ownership of 1,000 units. Caribbean Cream slipped 10 cents to $6 with an exchange of 15,820 shares, Consolidated Bakeries popped 35 cents to $2, with 1,679 stock units changing hands, Fosrich climbed 25 cents to $8.15 with a transfer of 12,895 units. Honey Bun rallied 14 cents to $6.74 with 14,799 shares crossing the exchange, Indies Pharma gained 17 cents to $3.96, with 58,209 stock units traded, Iron Rock Insurance shed 60 cents to end at $3.60 with an exchange of 74,353 units. KLE Group rose 10 cents to $1.28 with 5,000 shares changing hands, Limners and Bards lost 8 cents to finish at $3.02 with a transfer of 164,547 stock units, Lumber Depot fell 7 cents to $3.36, with investors switching ownership of 202,312 units. Mailpac Group slipped 5 cents to $3.80, with 1,172,910 stocks traded and tTech dropped 35 cents to $4.40 with 85,940 shares crossing the exchange.

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

Stocks push lower in Junior Market

Trading closed on Tuesday ended with a sizable fall in the Junior Market Index of 37.32 points to 3,369.08, with the volume of stocks traded rising 43 percent and the value traded rising by 34 percent over Monday trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange.
A total of 37 securities traded, up from 33 on Monday and ending with 12 rising, 13 declining and 12 closing unchanged, while Paramount Trading closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.14.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute an appropriate stock value, averages 13 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
Overall, a total of 4,167,111 shares traded for $11,943,035, up from 2,922,552 units at $8,935,750 on Monday.
Jamaican Teas led trading with 33.2 percent of total volume after an exchange of 1.38 million shares, followed by Future Energy Source 29.1 percent, with 1.21 million units and Lumber Depot 10.3 percent with an exchange of 428,347 units.
Trading averaged 112,625 units at $322,785 in contrast to 88,562 at $270,780 on Monday.
Trading month to date, averages 162,286 units at $467,191, versus 166,238 units at $478,681 on Monday. June closed with an average of 225,705 units at $644,459.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with the bid higher than its last selling price and four with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial climbed 67 cents to $21.50 with an exchange of 2,325 shares, AMG Packaging advanced 11 cents to $1.64 with a transfer of 10,101 units, Blue Power dropped 11 cents to $3.60 with 5,000 stocks traded. Cargo Handlers surged 88 cents to $8.49 with 249 stock units changing hands, Caribbean Assurance Brokers popped 14 cents to $2.05 with 3,947 shares passing through the market, Caribbean Cream shed 27 cents to $6.48 with an exchange of 15,063 units. Consolidated Bakeries rose 5 cents to $1.70 with a transfer of 26,147 stocks, Express Catering fell 43 cents to $5.61 with 9,500 stock units traded, Fosrich rallied 7 cents to $8.12 with 2,863 shares traded. Future Energy Source rose 5 cents to $1.69 with 1,211,153 units traded, Honey Bun dropped 24 cents to $6.53 with 10,000 stocks changing hands, iCreate popped 8 cents to 86 cents with investors switching ownership of 240,000 stock units. Knutsford Express dropped $1.20 to $7.20 in an exchange of 789 shares, Lasco Financial lost 10 cents to settle at $3.20 with a transfer of 3,331 units. Lasco Manufacturing fell 12 cents to $5.25 with 35,979 stocks traded, Limners and Bards spiked 18 cents to $3.30 with a transfer of 118,679 stock units and Medical Disposables shed 43 cents to $4.76 with 35,421 shares crossing the exchange.

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

Stocks lose steam on Friday

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.

Junior Market rallies to 19 months high

The Junior Market jumped 45.32 points on Thursday to close at 3,421.90, the highest close since December 6, 2019 and is now within a 7 percent reach of the all-time high in 2019. The volume of stocks traded fell 76 percent from Wednesday’s level, with a value that is 61 percent less.
A total of 34 securities traded on Thursday, compared to 35 on Wednesday and ended, with 15 stocks rising, 11 declining and eight closing unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing an appropriate value for a stock averages  13.2 using ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
at the close, 3,577,660 shares traded for $10,453,518 versus 14,960,503 units at $26,802,592 on Wednesday.
Lumber Depot led trading with 38 percent of total volume after an exchange of 1.36 million shares, followed by Future Energy Source 27.1 percent, with 970,553 units and Mailpac Group 13.5 percent, with an exchange of 482,660 units.
Trading averaged 105,225 units at $307,456 in contrast to 427,443 at $765,788 on Wednesday. Month to date trading averages 169,018 units at  strong>$461,407, compared to 175,027 units at $475,907 on Wednesday. June closed with an average of 225,705 units at $644,459.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers. Following the close of trading Caribbean Cream released first quarter results with revenues up a solid 28 percent and profit doubling to 14 cents per share and AMG Packaging posted nine months results, with flat revenues for the latest quarter after the year to date recorded lower income but a strong 26 percent increase in profit to $21 million for the May quarter that pushed year to date results to $42 million over $38 million in 2020.
At the close, Blue Power declined by 7 cents to $3.53 with an exchange of 219 shares, Everything Fresh rose 5 cents to $1.05 with 1,143 units changing hands, Express Catering fell 19 cents to $6.05 with a transfer of 400 stocks. Fosrich slipped 5 cents to $8.20 with 18,344 shares passing through the market, Future Energy Source dropped 9 cents to $1.56 with an exchange of 970,553 units, Indies Pharma added 10 cents to close at $3.56 with 30,491 stocks changing hands. KLE Group popped 20 cents to $1.30 with a transfer of 31,569 shares, Knutsford Express climbed 30 cents to $8 with 3,300 units traded, Lasco Distributors rose 15 cents to $4.05 with investors switching ownership of 170 stocks. Lasco Manufacturing slipped 5 cents to $5.35 with an exchange of 7,146 shares, Lumber Depot gained 14 cents to finish at $3.50 with 1,360,707 units changing hands after the company released full year’s results with a big rise in profit. Main Event spiked 57 cents to $5.40 with a transfer of 4,266 stocks, Paramount Trading rose 9 cents to $1.25 with 2,500 shares passing through the market and Stationery and Office Supplies fell 30 cents to $7.60 with 3,569 shares changing hands.

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

Funds chasing Junior Market stocks drop

Trading ended on Monday after 36 percent less funds chased after Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market stocks compared to Friday, as the volume of stocks traded rose just 4 percent.
The Junior Market Index popped 7.42 points to settle at 3,363.37, at the close. The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute an appropriate value of a stock, averages 12.9 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
Market activity led to 36 securities trading versus 35 on Friday and ended with 13 rising, 14 declining and nine ending unchanged.
Overall, 5,457,462 shares traded for $14,101,487 compared to 5,232,244 units at $22,118,856 on Friday.
Future Energy Source led trading with 29.2 percent of total volume after exchanging 1.59 million shares followed by Derrimon Trading 19 percent for 1.04 million units and Mailpac Group 12.9 percent after trading 703,806 units.
Trading averaged 151,596 units at $391,708, in contrast to 149,493 at $631,967 on Friday. Month to date trades average 155,418 units at $466,160, compared to 155,961 units at $476,754 on Friday. June closed with an average of 225,705 units at $644,459.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging rose 11 cents to $1.68 in exchanging 26,754 shares, Blue Power popped 5 cents to $3.60 with a transfer of 31,797 shares, Cargo Handlers shed 80 cents to $7.60 with an exchange of 7,511 stocks. Caribbean Cream rose 21 cents ending at $5.70 with 20,055 stock units passing through the market, Caribbean Flavours gained 19 cents in closing at $2.15, with 42,000 shares crossing the exchange. Elite Diagnostic declined 4 cents to $3.10 with an exchange of 66,810 units, Everything Fresh slipped 6 cents to $1 in swapping 12,932 stocks. Express Catering fell 19 cents to $6.05 after exchanging 685 units, Fosrich popped 77 cents to $8.27 with 27,231 units crossing the market, Indies Pharma shed 33 cents to $3.50 with 44,622 stocks changing hands, ISP Finance spiked $3.50 to $25 after transferring 551 units. Jamaican Teas lost 5 cents to close at $4 after exchanging 529,940 shares, Jetcon Corporation popped 5 cents to $1.40 in trading 400,714 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing fell 14 cents to $5.26 after crossing the market with 49,316 stocks, Limners and Bards slipped 7 cents to $3.20 with 12,000 shares changing hands. Lumber Depot fell 10 cents to $3.40 in an exchange of 55,086 stock units, Mailpac Group rallied 24 cents to $3.94 after 703,806 stocks crossed the exchange, Medical Disposables spiked 25 cents to $5.15 with the swapping of 200 units and Paramount Trading lost 10 cents in closing at $1.16 in exchanging 205,348 stock units.

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

Junior market stocks lost grounds

Declining stocks overpowered stocks rising on Tuesday, with an 18 percent fall in the volume of stocks trading compared to Monday, but the market could not stem the pressure placed on prices on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange as it pushed the market index down well below the 3,400 point mark at the close.
Market activity led to 39 securities trading compared to 34 on Monday and ended with 12 rising, 19 declining and eight, closing unchanged.
The Junior Market Index shed a tidy 30.81 points to close at 3,365.05 and the PE Ratio, a measure used to compute an appropriate value of a stock, averages 13 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
Trading ended with 3,029,126 shares for $9,624,269 compared to 3,684,108 units at $9,320,842 on Monday. Future Energy Source led trading with 786,406 shares for 26 percent of total volume followed by Jamaican Teas with 643,625 units for 21.2 percent and Mailpac Group with 267,809 units for 8.8 percent market share.
Trading averaged 77,670 units at $246,776 versus 108,356 at $274,142 on Monday. Trading month to date, averages 152,340 units at $348,009, down from 180,075 units at $385,610 on Monday. June closed with an average of 225,705 units at $644,459.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with lower offers.
At the close, Blue Power dropped 30 cents to close at $3.40 after exchanging 52,500 shares, CAC 2000 popped 98 cents to $11.50 while trading 5,035 shares. Cargo Handlers gained 49 cents in closing at $8.50 after an exchange of 125 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers fell 10 cents to $1.89 after trading 6,021 units, Caribbean Cream rallied 20 cents to close at $5.70, with 31,000 units clearing the market. Dolphin Cove fell 10 cents to $8.30 in an exchange of 280 shares. Elite Diagnostic rose 10 cents to $3.05, with 9,859 units changing hands, Express Catering declined 9 cents to $6 in switching ownership of 63,500 units. Fontana rose 11 cents to $6.07 in exchanging 53,427 shares, Fosrich dropped 7 cents in closing at $8.30, after 41,684 shares crossed the market, Future Energy Source climbed 3 cents to $1.40 trading 786,406 stocks. GWest Corporation shed 25 cents in ending at $1.15 with the swapping of 25,000 units, Indies Pharma lost 25 cents to end at $3.63, with 24,137 stocks changing hands. Iron Rock Insurance fell 45 cents to $3 in switching ownership of 2,000 stocks, ISP Finance dived $4.10 to $17.30, after 30 units crossed the market, Jetcon Corporation advanced 17 cents to $1.52 in trading 440 stock units. Knutsford Express shed 50 cents to $8 after exchanging 7,580 units, Lasco Distributors declined 8 cents to $3.92, with 217,436 shares clearing the market, Lasco Manufacturing shed 6 cents to end at $5.39 after trading 14,340 stocks, Limners and Bards rallied 16 cents to $3.26 in switching ownership of 54,169 stock units, Lumber Depot fell 9 cents to $3.31, with 201,050 shares clearing the exchange. Mailpac Group fell 6 cents to $3.72 with the swapping of 267,809 shares, Main Event dropped 72 cents to close at $4.70 after exchanging 37,322 units, Medical Disposables slipped 5 cents to $4.85 in an exchange of 15,000 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies dipped 20 cents to $7.80, with 4,593 units clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

28% rise for Junior Market to June

Rising stocks was the dominant feature at the close of the Junior Market at the end of the halfway mark of the year, with a rise of 27.5 percent after the index climbed 32.15 points on the final day of June to close at 3,370.59, the best performance since 2015, the market closed the period with three stocks gaining more than 100 percent and three more than 74 percent for the year to date, one with 67 percent and one, with 66 percent.
Market activity led to 40 securities trading compared to 39 on Tuesday and ended with prices of 18 stocks rising, 12 declining and 10, closing unchanged and GWest Corporation closed at a 52 weeks’ high at $1.05.
The PE Ratio, a measure that computes an appropriate relative value of a stock, at the close on Wednesday averaged 13.1 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
Trading ended with 56 percent fewer shares than on Wednesday after 7,112,638 shares changed hands for $22,638,727 compared to 16,279,953 units at $44,882,928 on Tuesday.
Mailpac Group led trading with 34.4 percent of total volume after trading 2.45 million shares, followed by Future Energy Source 12.7 percent, with 903,490 units and Jamaican Teas with 11.8 percent market share with an exchange of 841,211 units.
Trading averaged 177,816 units at $565,968 in contrast to 417,435 shares at $1,150,844 on Tuesday. The month to date trading averaged 225,705 units at $644,463, compared to 228,139 units at $648,452 on Tuesday. May closed with an average of 318,089 units at $760,337.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Access Financial rallied 46 cents to $21 with 1,141 shares traded, CAC 2000 shed $1.58 to $10.52 with a transfer of 191 units, Fosrich lost 11 cents to finish at $8.30 with 2,914 stock units changing hands. General Accident slipped 13 cents to $5.55 with an exchange of 17,000 stocks, Honey Bun popped 12 cents to $6.97 with 30,091 shares passing through the market, Indies Pharma gained 25 cents to $3.80, with 168,608 units traded. Iron Rock Insurance rose 42 cents to $3.45 with a transfer of 33,207 stock units, Jamaican Teas rallied 14 cents to $4.19 with 841,211 units changing hands, Jetcon Corporation rose 11 cents to $1.40 with an exchange of 17,376 shares. Knutsford Express dropped 25 cents to $8.50 in switching ownership of 1,288 stocks, Lasco Distributors rose 5 cents to $4 with 89,629 units traded, Lasco Financial fell 23 cents to $3.01 with a transfer of 82,541 units. Limners and Bards popped 28 cents to $3.30 with an exchange of 275,726 stock units, Lumber Depot dipped 7 cents to $3.27, with 406,905 shares changing hands, Medical Disposables climbed 48 cents to $4.73 with 405,627 units passing through the market, Paramount Trading rose 11 cents to $1.26 with 376,855 stocks traded and Stationery and Office Supplies shed 40 cents to close at $7.60, with 3,622 shares crossing the exchange.

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

 

 

Trading surges on Junior Market

Trading closed Tuesday, with the volume of stocks rising 141 percent and the value surging 125 percent over Monday’s trades on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange and leading to 39 securities trading compared to 42 on Monday and ended with 19 rising, 14 declining and six remained unchanged after two stocks closed at 52 weeks’ highs.
At the close, the Junior Market Index popped 3.07 points to 3,338.44, after moving as high as just over 3,398 points at the opening of the market. The PE Ratio used to compute the relative value of a stock averages 13 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of earnings for 2021-22 .

Trading ended with 16,279,953 shares changing hands for $44,882,928 compared to 7,252,436 units at $18,627,901 on Monday.
Derrimon Trading was the volume leader accounting for 63.2 percent, after trading 10.30 million shares, followed by Future Energy Source 7.2 percent with 1.17 million units and Jamaican Teas 6.4 percent, with 1.04 million units.
Trading averaged 417,435 units at $1,150,844 up from 172,677 at $443,521 on Monday. Trading month to date, averages 228,139 units at $648,542, compared to 218,269 units at $622,258 on Monday. May closed with an average of 318,089 units at $760,337.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial dropped 96 cents to $20.54 in exchanging 1,162 shares, Blue Power rallied 32 cents to $3.72, with an exchange of 4,300 shares. CAC 2000 spiked $1.58 to $12.10 in trading 8 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers shed 9 cents to close at $1.91, with 21,950 shares clearing the market, Caribbean Cream popped 9 cents to $5.47, with the swapping of 10,261 units. Caribbean Flavours advanced 5 cents to $2.19, trading 3,913 stock units, Caribbean Producers gained 25 cents to end at $4.35 with the swapping of 497,682 units, Derrimon Trading fell 5 cents to $2.50 in exchanging 10,296,266 units. Dolphin Cove dropped 40 cents to $8 after 1,215 units crossed the market, Elite Diagnostic slipped 15 cents to $3, trading 11,001 units, Express Catering dropped 25 cents to $6.10 in exchanging 154,986 shares. Fosrich spiked 41 cents to $8.41 after trading 1,406 units, Future Energy Source gained 17 cents in ending at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.34, with 1,165,828 shares crossing the exchange, General Accident surged 43 cents to $5.68 with an exchange of 2,785 shares. GWest Corporation gained 19 cents ending at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.04 in an exchange of 59,289 units after the company posted audited accounts showing a small profit but with a large portion of income coming from revaluation gains on the investment property. Honey Bun dropped 15 cents to $6.85 after 67,279 units crossed the exchange, Indies Pharma rallied 30 cents to $3.55 in switching ownership of 17,910 units, Jamaican Teas fell 35 cents to $4.05 in trading 1,035,902 units, Jetcon Corporation shed 6 cents to $1.29 trading 2,500 shares. KLE Group slipped 12 cents to $1.23, in an exchange of 78,285 units, Knutsford Express surged $1.71 to $8.75 after an exchange of 6,342 shares, Lasco Distributors dropped 16 cents to $3.95, trading 83,468 stock units, Lasco Financial dipped 9 cents to $3.24 after exchanging 54,873 stock units. Mailpac Group rose 5 cents to $3.90 with the swapping of 609,404 stock units, Main Event rallied 23 cents to $5.43 in exchanging 33,206 stock units, SSL Venture dipped 5 cents to 60 cents with an exchange of 7,000 stock units and Stationery and Office Supplies rose 40 cents to $8 after an exchange of 600 stocks.

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

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.

Indecision for juniors

The trading week closed on Friday with the Junior Market unable to maintain the upward momentum on Thursday and the early morning session on Friday, with the index dipping 11.06 points to finish week at 3,338.17 as 32 percent fewer shares traded, with 43 percent less the value than on Thursday. 
Just 32 securities trading compared to 40 on Thursday, with the prices of 15 rising, 10 declining and seven closing unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a measure that determines an appropriate relative value of each stock, averaged 13.1 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
Traders exchanged 6,426,251 shares for $23,089,468 down from 9,383,807 units at $40,616,428 on Thursday.
Jamaican Teas led trading with 18 percent of total volume for 1.16 million shares, followed by Future Energy Source 14.9 percent with 958,949 units and Lumber Depot 14.8 percent with 951,215 units.
Trading averaged 200,820 units at $721,546 in contrast to 234,595 at $1,015,411 on Thursday. Trading month to date, averages 220,981 units at $632,891, compared to 221,939 shares at $628,682 on Thursday. May closed with an average of 318,089 units at $760,337.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two stocks with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial jumped $2.34 to $22.88 with 433 shares changing hands, Blue Power dropped 15 cents to $3.60 with an exchange of 5,800 stock units, Caribbean Cream rallied 30 cents to $5.75 with investors switching ownership of 6,847 units. Dolphin Cove popped 70 cents to $8.50 with 962 shares traded, Express Catering fell 50 cents to $5.45 with a transfer of 95,542 stocks, General Accident lost 20 cents to end at $5.50 with 10,229 units changing hands. Indies Pharma gained 23 cents to close at $3.73 with an exchange of 57,222 shares, ISP Finance rallied by $2.47 to $17.98 with 200 stocks passing through the market, Jamaican Teas spiked 51 cents to settle at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.47 with 1,155,753 stock units traded. Lasco  Distributors fell 10 cents to $4.20 with an exchange of 875,776 units, Lasco Financial slipped 5 cents to $3.30 with 67,100 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing declined by 14 cents to $5.45 with a transfer of 659,040 stocks. Medical Disposables lost 9 cents to end at $4.52 with 15,200 units traded and Stationery and Office Supplies jumped 44 cents to $8 with just one share crossing the exchange.

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