Trading closed on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 40 percent and the value dropping 11 percent from Monday’s trades, with the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market ending trading on the up that almost recovered Monday’s 31 point loss.
Thirty six securities traded on Tuesday, compared to 38 on Monday, ending with 12 rising, 14 declining and 10 closing unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index spiked 28.14 points to 3,284.23, The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 11.4 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
Trading ended with 4,072,561 shares changing hands for $13,535,342 compared to 6,820,741 units at $15,123,760 on Monday. Future Energy Source led trading with 30.9 percent of total volume after trading 1.26 million shares, followed by General Accident, 15.4 percent, with 625,475 units and Derrimon Trading with 9.3 percent after an exchange of 377,233 shares.
Trading averaged 113,127 units at $375,982 in contrast to 179,493 at $397,994 on Monday. Trading month to date, averages 140,590 units at $353,021, compared to 147,181 units at $347,510 on Monday. August averaged 464,471 units at $1,258,652.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Blue Power increased 5 cents to $3.10 after 94,833 shares crossed the market, Caribbean Assurance Brokers fell 10 cents to $1.65 while exchanging 11,534 units. Caribbean Cream rallied 14 cents to $6.29 trading 136,110 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries rose 4 cents to $1.79 after 4,000 stocks swapped ownership, Derrimon Trading declined 4 cents to $2.31 in exchanging 377,233 shares. Dolphin Cove dropped 85 cents to $10.25 in trading 33,465 units, Elite Diagnostic shed 8 cents in ending at $3.01 trading 1,045 stock units, Express Catering declined 22 cents to $5.50 in exchanging 500 shares, Future Energy Source rallied 33 cents to end at $2.41 after exchanging 1,258,359 stock, GWest Corporation gained 8 cents to end at 93 cents in an exchange of 2,000 units. Honey Bun lost 6 cents to close at $8.50, with 32,185 shares changing hands, Jamaican Teas advanced 7 cents to $3.80 with the swapping of 18,324 units. 
Knutsford Express spiked 14 cents to $7, finishing trading of 6,710 stock units, Lasco Distributors popped 4 cents to $4 in trading 263,992 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing rallied 14 cents to $4.99 in switching ownership of 23,713 shares. Limners and Bards increased 25 cents to $3.55 after 65,048 stocks crossed the exchange, Paramount Trading advanced 14 cents to $1.14 after exchanging 2,973 units and Stationery and Office Supplies lost 50 cents in ending at $6.50 after an exchange of 53,724 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
A total of 6,820,741 shares traded for $15,123,760, from 4,053,642 units at $10,381,943 on Friday. Future Energy Source led trading with 69.9 percent of total volume after 4.77 million of the company’s shares traded, followed by Jetcon Corporation 7.3 percent, with 500,253 units and Lumber Depot with 5.4 percent after an exchange of 371,598 units.
At the close, Access Financial dropped 55 cents to $20 with 10,445 shares changing hands, Blue Power shed 25 cents to $3.05 with a transfer of 25,100 stock units, Cargo Handlers fell 54 cents to $7.61 with an exchange of 98 stocks. Caribbean Cream rallied 45 cents to $6.15, in the switching of 42,983 units, Derrimon Trading rose 5 cents to $2.35 with 127,987 shares passing through the market, Dolphin Cove fell 90 cents to $11.10 with 88 stocks traded. Elite Diagnostic rallied 7 cents to $3.09 with 98,460 stock units changing hands, Everything Fresh added 8 cents to end at 98 cents with a transfer of 23,976 units, Fontana rose 11 cents to $6 with an exchange of 92,136 shares. General Accident slipped 5 cents to $5.35 with 63,000 stock units passing through the market, GWest Corporation lost 5 cents to close at 85 cents with 13,679 stocks traded, Honey Bun dropped 69 cents to $8.56 with 15,421 units changing hands. Jamaican Teas rose 15 cents to $3.73 in trading 95,954 shares, Jetcon Corporation climbed 9 cents to $1 with an exchange of 500,253 stock units, Knutsford Express declined 14 cents to close at $6.86 with 300 stocks passing through the market. 
Lasco Distributors rallied 26 cents to $3.96 with 3,171 units traded, Lasco Manufacturing fell 15 cents to $4.85 with 15,400 shares changing hands, Mailpac Group lost 11 cents to end at $3.64 with a transfer of 36,322 stock units. Medical Disposables jumped 50 cents to $5.10 with investors switching ownership of 10,786 stocks, SSL Venture gained 12 cents to close at 74 cents with 13,762 units passing through the market and Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 54 cents to $7 with 69 shares crossing the exchange.
At the close, AMG Packaging lost 6 cents to close at $1.60,, trading 4,101 shares, Blue Power rose 20 cents to $3.30 in an exchange of 300 stocks, CAC 2000 slipped 20 cents to $9.30 in trading 10,868 stock units. Cargo Handlers lost 20 cents to end at $8.15 with 3,065 units changing hands, Caribbean Cream popped 60 cents to $6 in trading 925 stock units, Caribbean Flavours rallied 7 cents to $1.98 after exchanging 20,494 units. Express Catering popped 32 cents to $5.72 with a transfer of 3,007 stock units. Future Energy Source shed 23 cents to $2.20 with 3,195,686 shares crossing the exchange, Honey Bun gained 20 cents to close at $9.20 in exchanging 114,740 units, Indies Pharma declined 26 cents to $3.43 after an exchange of 5,000 stocks. Jamaican Teas fell 29 cents to $3.60 in transferring 36,859 shares, Jetcon Corporation lost 6 cents to finish at 99 cents in switching ownership of 122,699 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing gained 10 cents to end at $5 in an exchange of 4,505 stock units, Limners and Bards shed 24 cents to close at $3.50 with 121,200 units crossing the market. Mailpac Group declined 20 cents to $3.60 with the swapping of 145,936 stock units, Medical Disposables rallied 11 cents to $4.65 in trading 10,047 units, 
Paramount Trading lost 15 cents to close at $1 with 5,000 shares changing hands, SSL Venture gained 13 cents in ending at 77 cents with 28,050 stock units crossing the market. Stationery and Office Supplies fell 75 cents to $6.45 in trading 300 stocks, Tropical Battery rose 5 cents to $1.40 with 275,806 units clearing the market and tTech fell 42 cents to $4.37, finishing with a transfer of 1,049 shares.
Market activity led to 37 securities trading compared to 39 on Tuesday and ended with 13 rising, 15 declining and nine closing unchanged.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
Lasco Distributors slipped 5 cents to $3.80 with 156,462 stocks changing hands, Lasco Financial rallied 20 cents to $3.19, with 16,043 shares passing through the market. Lasco Manufacturing fell 9 cents to $4.90 with 5,884 stock units traded, Medical Disposables shed 71 cents to end at $4.54 with a transfer of 5,800 stocks, Paramount Trading climbed 19 cents to $1.15, with 7,906 units changing hands and tTech jumped 59 cents to $4.79 with 15,051 shares crossing the exchange.
At the close, Access Financial advanced 45 cents to $21 trading 7,567 shares, AMG Packaging slipped 6 cents to $1.60 swapping ownership of 52,341 units, Cargo Handlers fell 10 cents to $8.40 with an exchange of 158,001 stock units. Caribbean Cream shed 30 cents to end at $5.40 with a transfer of 39,800 stocks, Dolphin Cove jumped $1.75 to $12 with 75,011 shares changing hands, Express Catering lost 6 cents to finish at $5.44 with 26,568 stock units traded. Fontana dipped 18 cents to $6 with 92,284 stocks passing through the market, Future Energy Source dropped 24 cents to $2.40 with an exchange of 9,922,250 shares, Honey Bun shed 50 cents to close at $8.50 with a transfer of 9,474 stocks. iCreate slipped 5 cents to 78 cents with 83,492 units changing hands, Iron Rock Insurance fell 38 cents to $3.50 trading 36,999 stocks units, Jamaican Teas popped 40 cents to $3.85, with 1,942,373 shares passing through the market.KLE Group lost 7 cents to $1.15 with an exchange of 1,111 units, Lasco Distributors rose 5 cents to $3.85 with a transfer of 10,499 stock units, Lasco Financial dropped 14 cents to $2.99 with 99,748 shares changing hands.
Lasco Manufacturing advanced 17 cents to $4.99 with 8,405 stocks passing through the market, Limners and Bards jumped 58 cents to a 52 weeks’ close of $3.73 with an exchange of 308,947 stock units, Lumber Depot gained 10 cents to settle at $3 with a transfer of 570,494 units. Mailpac Group rose 8 cents to $3.76 with 165,147 shares changing hands, Main Event dropped 48 cents to $4.27 with investors switching ownership of 14,501 stock units, Medical Disposables rose 5 cents to $5.25 with an exchange of 16,263 stocks. Paramount Trading fell 14 cents to 96 cents with a transfer of 267,362 units, SSL Venture lost 10 cents to land at 64 cents with 55,051 stock units changing hands and tTech shed 59 cents to close at $4.20 with 237 shares crossing the exchange.
Similar to Friday, market activity led to 36 securities trading and ended, with 15 rising, 15 declining and six, closing unchanged, leaving the Junior Market Index down 20.40 points to 3,337.91.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 11.9 based on ICInsider.com’s2 021-22 earnings forecast.
Honey Bun shed 14 cents in closing at $9, with 34,631 stocks crossing the market, Indies Pharma spiked 11 cents to $3.70 after exchanging 89,690 units, Jamaican Teas rallied 5 cents to $3.45, with 308,781stock units changing hands, Jetcon Corporation rose 23 cents to $1.14 after 1,085 stocks crossed the market. Lasco Manufacturing lost 6 cents to close at $4.82, with 25,540 units clearing the market. Limners and Bards popped 5 cents ending at $3.15 trading 241,458 units, Medical Disposables rose 10 cents to $5.20 in an exchange of 3,893 shares, Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 70 cents to $7.20, after 151 shares changed hands.
The Junior Market Index dipped 8.24 points to 3,325.28, as 38 securities traded, up from 32 on Tuesday and ended with eight rising, 14 declining and 16 closing unchanged.
At the close, AMG Packaging slipped 6 cents to $1.60 with an exchange of 20,004 shares, Cargo Handlers dropped 11 cents to $8.59 with 3,000 stocks changing hands, Elite Diagnostic fell 8 cents to $3 with 198,866 units traded. Fosrich declined by 13 cents to $8.02 with a transfer of 205,045 stock units, Future Energy Source climbed 41 cents to a record close of $2.85 with investors switching ownership of 5,122,295 shares, with valuation now seemingly, stretched. Honey Bun jumped 49 cents to a 52 weeks close of $9.49 with an exchange of 198,502 stocks. Indies Pharma dropped 27 cents to $3.40, with 146,035 units changing hands, Jamaican Teas lost 9 cents to finish at $3.55 with 722,149 stock units traded, KLE Group advanced 10 cents to $1.20 with a transfer of 4,400 shares. 
Knutsford Express rallied 10 cents to $8.10 with 3,784 units passing through the market, Lasco Manufacturing dropped 29 cents to $4.87 with an exchange of 65,318 stocks, Mailpac Group rose 5 cents to $3.60 with 625,731 stock units changing hands. Main Event shed 60 cents to close at $4.30 with 26,087 shares traded, Medical Disposables advanced 39 cents to $5.09 with a transfer of 97,406 units, SSL Venture lost 6 cents to end at 74 cents with investors switching ownership of 20,350 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 38 cents to settle at $6.40 with 1,202 shares crossing the exchange.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
Honey Bun jumped 84 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $9 with 138,083 stock units changing hands, iCreate rose 7 cents to 85 cents with 117 stocks traded, Indies Pharma fell 21 cents to $3.67 with a transfer of 52,683 units. Lasco Financial slipped 5 cents to $3.10 with an exchange of 2,100 shares, Mailpac Group declined by 9 cents to end at $3.55 with 34,312 stocks passing through the market, Medical Disposables dropped 39 cents to $4.70 with 23,111 units changing hands. SSL Venture gained 16 cents to settle at 80 cents to 20,000 stock units traded, Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 28 cents to $6.78 with the transfer of 993 units and tTech advanced 20 cents to $4.40 with 21,000 shares crossing the exchange.
Trading volume spiked 1,103 percent higher on Monday, over market activity on Friday driven by the heavy trading in the shares of Future Energy Source (FESCO) shares, as investors exchanged 128 million units of the company’s shares that accounted for 93 percent of the day’s volume on the Junior Market on Monday.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Lasco Distributors climbed 20 cents to $4 with 600 stock units changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing spiked 25 cents to $5.20 with 22,058 shares traded, Limners and Bards gained 8 cents to close at $3.10 with a transfer of 64,743 stocks. Main Event rose 5 cents to $4.90 with 400 shares passing through the market, Paramount Trading dropped 14 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ closing low of 95 cents with 4,789,438 stocks changing hands, Stationery and Office Supplies popped 75 cents to $6.50 with 544 stock units traded and tTech fell 20 cents to $4.20, with 300 shares crossing the exchange.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Lasco Distributors dropped 14 cents to $3.80 with 124,400 shares traded. Lasco Financial climbed 19 cents to $3.19 with a transfer of 43,800 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing declined by 25 cents to finish at $4.95 with investors switching ownership of 27,978 stock units. Main Event rallied 35 cents to $4.85 with 26,114 shares changing hands, Medical Disposables climbed 28 cents to $5.09 to finish with 98,477 units traded, SSL Venture dropped 16 cents to 64 cents with a transfer of 20,625 stocks. Stationery and Office Supplies shed $1.65 to close at $5.75 with investors switching ownership of 5,077 units and Tropical Battery rose 5 cents to $1.34 with 220,632 shares crossing the exchange.
