The volume of stocks traded on Monday dropped 62 percent and valued 72 percent less than on Friday but closed, with declining stocks overwhelming those advancing more than two to one at the end of activity on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange.
At the close, 33 securities traded, down from 37 on Friday and ended with prices of eight rising, 19 declining and six closing firm.
At the close, the Junior Market Index rallied 5.67 points to 3,406.40. The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute an appropriate value of a stock, averaged 13 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
Trading resulted in a total of 2,922,552 shares changing hands for $8,935,750 compared to 7,615,922 units at $31,395,162 on Friday.
Future Energy Source led trading with 27 percent of total volume, after an exchange of 788,482 shares, followed by Lumber Depot 15 percent with 437,520 units and Jamaican Teas with 14.7 percent after trading 429,310 units.
Trading for Monday averages 88,562 units at $270,780, down sharply from 205,836 at $848,518 on Friday. Trading month to date averages 166,238 units at $478,681, compared to 172,172 units at $494,563 on Friday. 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 five with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial fell $2.04 to $20.83, with an exchange of 1,881 shares, AMG Packaging dipped 13 cents to $1.53, with 48,764 units changing hands, Blue Power advanced 18 cents to $3.71 with 19,679 stock units traded. Caribbean Assurance Brokers lost 14 cents to end at $1.91 with a transfer of 34,033 shares, Caribbean Cream declined by 10 cents to close at $6.75 with 2,981 units passing through the market, Derrimon Trading slipped 5 cents to $2.45, with an exchange of 52,823 stock units. Elite Diagnostic fell 10 cents to $3.50 with 558 stocks changing hands, Everything Fresh rose 5 cents to $1.05 with 39,129 shares traded, Fosrich slipped 7 cents to $8.05 with a transfer of 11,020 units. Future Energy Source lost 6 cents to finish at $1.64 with investors switching ownership of 788,482 stocks, iCreate declined 8 cents to 78 cents, with an exchange of 31,416 stock units, Knutsford Express jumped $1.25 to $8.40 with 25 shares changing hands. 
Lasco Manufacturing rallied 12 cents to $5.37 with 28,436 units traded, Lumber Depot slipped 6 cents to $3.44 with a transfer of 437,520 stock units, Mailpac Group rose 8 cents to $3.88 with 377,504 shares crossing the market. Medical Disposables lost 9 cents to close at $5.19, with 1,090 stocks changing hands, SSL Venture advanced 18 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of 98 cents with 18 units traded, Stationery and Office Supplies dipped 10 cents to $7.50 with a transfer of 6,688 stock units and tTech shed 33 cents to close at $4.42, with 563 shares crossing the exchange.
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 stumbles into weekend
Trading closed on Friday with the Junior Market Index falling a solid 33.79 points to close the week at 3,355.95, which is well below the close of 3,402.30 at the end of the prior week as trading resulted in an exchange of 28 percent fewer shares for 36 percent less the value than on Thursday.
Thirty five (35) securities traded versus 36 on Thursday and ended with prices of 15 stocks rising, 12 declining and eight, closing unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute an appropriate stock value, averages 12.9 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
Trading ended with 5,232,244 shares changing hands for $22,118,856, down from 7,218,781 units at $34,584,400 on Thursday.
Fosrich Group led trading with 28.8 percent of total volume, after trading 1.50 million shares, followed by Lasco Financial 17.8 percent, with 932,128 units and Future Energy Source 14.9 percent, with an exchange of 778,165 units.
Trading on Friday averages 149,493 units at $631,967 down from 200,522 at $960,678 on Thursday. Month to date trades average 155,961 units at $476,754, close to 157,000 units at $451,835 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, Access Financial fell $2.06 to $20.64, trading 525 shares, Blue Power rose 5 cents to $3.55 with a transfer of 15,628 stocks, Cargo Handlers rallied 60 cents to $8.40 with 161 units changing hands. Caribbean Flavours dropped 18 cents to $1.96 with an exchange of 50,135 shares, Caribbean Producers rose 23 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.98, after trading 34,319 stocks, Consolidated Bakeries fell 10 cents to $1.68 with 10,500 units traded. Dolphin Cove popped 10 cents to $8.40 with a transfer of 60 stock units, Elite Diagnostic slipped 5 cents to $3.14 with 100 shares changing hands, Express Catering advanced 24 cents to $6.24 with an exchange of 50,649 units. Fosrich dropped 79 cents to $7.50 with 1,504,969 stocks passing through the market, GWest Corporation rose 5 cents to $1.15 with 75,800 shares traded, Indies Pharma increased 6 cents to $3.83 with a transfer of 29,165 units. Jamaican Teas rallied 7 cents to $4.05, with 445,096 stocks changing hands, Jetcon Corporation slipped 5 cents to $1.35, with an exchange of 56,755 stock units, Knutsford Express shed 92 cents to settle at $7.08 with investors switching ownership of 1,650 shares. 
Lasco Distributors dropped 29 cents to $3.90, trading 11,117 shares, Lasco Financial fell 14 cents to $3.15, with 932,128 units changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing rose 10 cents to $5.40 with an exchange of 71,538 shares. Lumber Depot popped 5 cents to $3.50 with 215,589 stocks passing through the market, Mailpac Group slipped 5 cents to $3.70, with 244,779 units traded, Main Event spiked 40 cents to $5.40 with 600 stock units changing hands and Medical Disposables bolted 49 cents to $4.90, with 22,569 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Chopping back some of Tuesday’s losses
Trading ended on Wednesday, with the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market holding onto a 14.75 points rise in the index for the day, the first daily gain since the start of July, to finish at 3,379.80 after a transfer of 67 percent more stocks than on Tuesday and bettering the trading value by 43 percent.
Thirty eight (38) securities traded from 39 on Tuesday and ended with prices 22 rising, 11 declining and five closing unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute an appropriate stock value, averages 13 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
Trading was up over Tuesday, with 5,070,178 shares crossing the exchange for $13,802,179 compared to 3,029,126 units at $9,624,269 on Tuesday.
Caribbean Flavours led trading with 39.5 percent of total volume after 2 million shares traded, followed by Future Energy Source 10 percent, with 505,785 units and Mailpac Group 8.7 percent with an exchange of 438,573 units.
Trading averaged 133,426 units at $363,215 in contrast to 77,670 at $246,776 on Tuesday. Month to date trading averages 148,391 units at $351,184, compared to 152,341 units at $348,009 on Tuesday. June closed with an average of 225,705 units at $644,459.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial jumped $1.61 to $22.70 with 200 shares changing hands, Blue Power rose 10 cents to $3.50, with an exchange of 11,360 units, Cargo Handlers shed 70 cents to $7.80 in trading 5,913 stocks. Caribbean Assurance Brokers gained 10 cents to close at $1.99, with a transfer of 3,655 shares, Caribbean Cream rallied 5 cents to $5.75 with an exchange of 1,748 units, Caribbean Flavours popped 7 cents to $2.16, with 2,000,340 stocks changing hands. Caribbean Producers rose 5 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $4.75, with 232,325 shares passing through the market, Elite Diagnostic rallied 6 cents to $3.11 in swapping 53,864 units, Express Catering climbed 30 cents to $6.30, with 15,250 stocks traded. Fontana slipped 5 cents to $6.02, with a transfer of 37,705 shares, GWest Corporation slipped 6 cents to $1.09, with 68,788 units clearing the market, Indies Pharma rose 7 cents to $3.70 in an exchange of 10,249 units. Iron Rock Insurance climbed 39 cents to $3.39 with 12,310 stocks changing hands, Jamaican Teas slipped 5 cents to $4.05 in switching ownership of 111,288 shares, KLE Group popped 30 cents to $1.35 with 8,422 units traded. Lasco Distributors rose 8 cents to $4, with a transfer of 34,518 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing rose 6 cents to $5.45 with an exchange of 420,003 shares, Limners and Bards fell 14 cents to $3.12 with 914 stock units changing hands.
Lumber Depot rose 9 cents to $3.40, with 235,690 shares changing hands, Main Event climbed 30 cents to $5 with 23,226 stocks traded, Medical Disposables shed 44 cents to close at $4.41 with a transfer of 48,748 units. Stationery and Office Supplies slipped 5 cents to $7.75, with 51,207 stock units changing hands and tTech spiked 33 cents to $4.75, with 125 shares crossing the exchange.
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.
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.
Bounce for juniors on Thursday
Stocks enjoyed a bullish session on Thursday, with rising stocks dominating trading after an 88 percent increase the volume of stocks traded valued 182 percent more than on Wednesday at the close of the Junior Market activity.
Market activity led to 40 securities trading compared to 38 on Wednesday and ended with the prices of 21 stocks rising, 12 declining and seven closing unchanged.
The Market Index recovered half of the losses of the past two days in closing 21.52 points higher for the day and settled at 3,349.23. The PE Ratio, a measure that determines an appropriate relative value of each stock, averaged 12.9 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
At the close a total of 9,383,807 shares traded for $40,616,428 up from 4,997,502 units at $14,398,973 on Wednesday.
Dolphin Cove led trading with 16.9 percent of total volume, after exchanging 1.59 million shares followed by Mailpac Group 16.4 percent, with 1.54 million units, Jamaican Teas 14.9 percent, with an exchange of 1.40 million units and Future Energy Source accounted for 14.3 percent, with 1.34 million units changing hands.
Trading averaged 234,595 units at $1,015,411 in contrast to 131,513 at $378,920 on Wednesday. Trading month to date, ended with an average of 221,939 units at $628,682, compared to 221,140 units at $604,278 on Wednesday. May ended with an average of 318,089 units at $760,337.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial climbed 45 cents to $20.54 with the trading of 7,003 shares, AMG Packaging gained 15 cents to end at $1.70 with an exchange of 425 stock units, Blue Power rallied 14 cents to $3.75 with 20,900 units traded. CAC 2000 jumped $1.37 to $10.52 with a transfer of 291 stocks, Caribbean Cream dropped 33 cents to $5.45 with 172,293 shares passing through the market, Caribbean Producers fell 15 cents to $4.10 trading 357,194 stock units. Consolidated Bakeries fell 8 cents to $1.70, with an exchange of 31,700 units, Elite Diagnostic advanced 19 cents to $3.19 with 100 stocks traded, Express Catering slipped 5 cents to $5.95 with a transfer of 2,982 shares. Future Energy Source rose 5 cents to a record closing high of $1.13, with investors swapping 1,338,473 stock units, Honey Bun popped 24 cents to $6.94 with 483,662 units changing hands, Indies Pharma advanced 23 cents to $3.50 with an exchange of 293,970 stocks. ISP Finance shed $4.31 to $15.51 with 204 shares traded, Jetcon Corporation rallied 27 cents to $1.48 with a transfer of 199 stock units, Lasco Distributors popped 20 cents to $4.30, with 268,644 units passing through the market. 
Lasco Financial gained 13 cents to finish at $3.35 with 45,330 stocks changing hands, Limners and Bards rose 7 cents to $3.13 with 37,230 shares traded, Lumber Depot slipped 6 cents to $3.27 with a transfer of 153,063 stock units. Mailpac Group lost 5 cents to end at $3.90 with investors trading 1,539,082 units, Main Event popped 43 cents to $5.43 with 16,609 stocks changing hands and Paramount Trading fell 7 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $1.15 with 875 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market changes course on Tuesday
Trading closed on the Junior Market on Tuesday, with the market dropping even as the volume of stocks traded rose 25 percent and the value increased by 27 percent over Monday out turn.
Market activity led to 40 securities trading, up from 35 on Monday, with prices of 14 rising, 18 declining and eight ending unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index shed 33.10 points to finish at 3,336.55.
The PE Ratio, a measure that determines an appropriate relative value of each stock, averages 12.6 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
Trading accounted for 4,263,733 shares for $13,550,854 compared to 3,407,426 units at $10,642,073 on Monday.
Derrimon Trading led market activity with 19.7 percent of total volume after an exchange of 838,859 shares, followed by Mailpac Group 13.5 percent, with 574,597 units and Lumber Depot 12.7 percent, with an exchange of 541,700 units.
Trading averaged 106,593 units at $338,771 versus 97,355 at $304,059 on Monday. Month to date trading averages 226,854 units at $618,646, down from 235,506 shares at $638,787 on Monday. May closed with an average of 318,089 units at $760,337.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Blue Power dropped 30 cents to $3.65, after trading 40 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers lost 12 cents to end at $1.90 with an exchange of 3,821 stocks, Dolphin Cove declined by 20 cents to $7.80, with 500 units changing hands. Elite Diagnostic slipped 5 cents to $2.95, with 5,276 shares traded, Express Catering fell 9 cents to $6.35 with a transfer of 11,836 stocks, GWest Corporation dipped 5 cents to 80 cents with 60,535 units passing through the market. ISP Finance popped $2.15 to $17.75 with an exchange of 1,000 stock units, Jamaican Teas rose 6 cents to $3.99 with 316,684 shares changing hands, Jetcon Corporation dipped 35 cents to $1.20 with 1,270 stocks traded. Knutsford Express declined by $1.15 to close at$7.60, with a transfer of 8,565 units, Lasco Distributors fell 18 cents to $4.07 with investors switching ownership of 121,830 stock units, Lasco Financial gained 8 cents to end at $3.24 with an exchange of 467,953 shares. Lasco Manufacturing slipped 5 cents to $5.35 with 306,585 stocks changing hands, Limners and Bards added 5 cents to end at $3.10, with 18,205 units traded, Main Event rallied 35 cents to $5.35 in transferring 28,568 stock units. 
Medical Disposables spiked 49 cents to finish at $5 with an exchange of 591 shares, Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 40 cents to $7.60 with investors switching ownership of 7,500 stocks, Tropical Battery rose 6 cents to $1.37, with 331,978 units traded and tTech gained 5 cents to close at $4.75 with 5,298 stock units crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, CAC 2000 9.5% lost 5 cents to finish at $1.15 with 6 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Investors pulled in horns on Monday
Following heavy trading on Friday, investors were off to a quieter move on Monday with the volume of stocks changing hands falling by 92 percent for 86 percent less the value on the Junior Market as the market index eked out a 2.62 points rise to 3,369.65, after marking 3,378.24 points in early morning activity.
Similar to Friday, 35 securities traded, ending with 16 stocks rising, eight declining and 11 closing unchanged, but price changes were modest in many cases.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to determine an appropriate relative value of each stock, averages 13 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
Trading ended with 3,407,426 shares for $10,642,073 compared to 41,113,964 units at $73,698,638 on Friday.
Tropical Battery led trading with 18.6 percent of total volume or 634,705 shares, followed by Lumber Depot with 18.2 percent of the day’s trade or 619,517 units and Mailpac Group with 16.6 percent market share with an exchange of 566,352 units.
Trading averaged 97,355 units at $304,059 compared to 1,174,685 at $2,105,675 on Friday. The month to date averaged 235,506 units at $638,781, compared to 244,787 units at $661,267 on Friday. May closed with an average of 318,089 units at $760,337.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial rallied 19 cents to $22.49, after trading 100 shares, Blue Power popped 34 cents to $3.95 with 26,161 units changing hands, Caribbean Cream fell 19 cents to $5.75, with 27,461 units crossing the exchange. Express Catering jumped 44 cents to $6.44 with a transfer of 24,500 stocks, Fontana gained 3 cents in closing at $6.04, with 65,443 shares clearing the market. Fosrich increased 3 cents to $8.40 after exchanging 5,530 stock units, Future Energy Source advanced 1 cent to end at a record high of $1.11 in switching ownership of 376,588 stocks, General Accident dropped 2 cents to end at $5.65 trading 7,812 units. Indies Pharma dropped 24 cents to $3.35 with an exchange of 55,159 stocks, Lasco Distributors climbed 15 cents to $4.25 with investors switching ownership of 20,508 units. Lasco Financial rose 9 cents to $3.16 with 8,827 units traded, 
Limners and Bards lost 11 cents to finish at $3.05 with 141,212 shares changing hands, Lumber Depot advanced 11 cents to $3.40 with a transfer of 619,517 stocks, Mailpac Group gained 10 cents to settle at $3.80 with 566,352 shares traded and Tropical Battery slipped 5 cents to $1.31 with 634,705 stocks crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market recovers ground on Thursday
Stocks delivered another day of advance after regaining just under half the points lost yesterday on the for the Junior Market as trading came to an end on Thursday with prices of 13 stocks rising, 14 declining and 10 ending unchanged after 37 securities traded compared to 36 on Wednesday, after an exchange of 18 percent fewer stocks for 31 percent less the value than on Wednesday.
The Market Index added 15.14 points to close at 3,354.91 after moving up to 3,375.79 within six minutes of the opening.
The PE Ratio, a measure that determines an appropriate relative value of each stock, averaged 12.7 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
Trading ended with 5,390,213 shares for $13,454,101 compared to 6,540,530 units at $19,468,768 on Wednesday.
Future Energy Source led trading with 36.9 percent of total volume, and 1.99 million shares, Tropical Battery followed with 11.6 percent or 627,308 units and Mailpac Group 9.6 percent, with an exchange of 518,163 units.
Trading averaged 145,681 units at $363,624 in contrast to 181,681 at $540,799 on Wednesday. The month to date averages 177,819 units at $557,252, compared to 180,468 units at $573,208 on Wednesday. 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 four with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial popped $1.30 to $22.30 trading 1,002 shares, AMG Packaging fell 16 cents to $1.55 with 50 stocks passing through the market, Blue Power climbed 13 cents to close at $3.74 with a transfer of 1,800 units. Caribbean Producers rose 6 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $4.50 with 114,426 stock units traded, Elite Diagnostic dropped 25 cents to $2.95 with 98,497 shares changing hands, Express Catering climbed 85 cents to $6.35 with an exchange of 164,415 stocks. Fosrich lost 14 cents to close at $8.35 with investors switching ownership of 9,790 units, Indies Pharma dropped 33 cents to $3.19 with a transfer of 210,587 stock units, KLE Group gained 21 cents to end at $1.2 with 4,000 shares traded. 
Knutsford Express climbed 15 cents to $8.90 with 7,058 units changing hands, Lasco Financial fell 27 cents to $3.22 with an exchange of 504,345 stocks, Limners and Bards advanced 15 cents to $3.15 with investors switching ownership of 49,198 stock units. Lumber Depot fell 11 cents to $3.19 with a transfer of 114,143 shares, Mailpac Group slipped 8 cents to $3.69 with 518,163 units traded, Main Event lost 20 cents to settle at $5 with 7,723 stocks changing hands.Medical Disposables dropped 40 cents to $4.50 with investors switching ownership of 18,945 stock units and Stationery and Office Supplies spiked 65 cents to $8.88 with 10,016 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
