Stocks slipped moderately on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange at the close on Monday, with more stocks falling than rising, with slightly more shares changing hands than on Friday.
Trading ended with 35 securities changing hands, the same as on Friday and closed with the prices of 13 rising, 15 declining and seven remained unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index fell 8.64 points to 2,530.39. The average PE Ratio ends at 11.4 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
Trading resulted in an exchange of 3,834,464 shares for $9,292,519 compared to 3,359,001 units at $7,739,063 on Friday. Tropical Battery led trading with 19.6 percent of total volume, with 749,717 shares, followed by Lumber Depot 12.7 percent with 485,198 units and Mailpac Group with 10 percent or 382,834 shares.
Trading ended with an average of 109,556 units at $265,501 in contrast to 95,971 at $221,116 on Friday. For the month to date, the average trade ended in an exchange of 130,874 units at $288,205, compared to 135,342 units at $292,963 on Friday. October closed with an average of 230,868 units at $535,509.
At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial gained 50 cents to end at $21.50, after exchanging 6,000 shares, AMG Packaging picked up 16 cents to close at $1.62, in trading 28,426 stock units, Cargo Handlers lost 51 cents to settle at $7.24, with 100 units changing hands. Caribbean Cream rose 40 cents in closing at $4.49, with the swapping of 50,005 shares, Caribbean Flavours gained 7 cents to close at $1.80, in exchanging 125,666 stock units, Caribbean Producers ended 4 cents higher at $2.34, with investors swapping 4,500 units. Derrimon Trading lost 1 cent to close at $2.44, after trading 11,400 shares, Elite Diagnostic shed 18 cents to end at $3.10, in exchanging 30,832 stock units, Everything Fresh finished at 72 cents, with a loss of 2 cents in the transfer of 185,411 shares. Express Catering lost 3 cents to settle at $3.74, in crossing the market with 21 units, Fontana was down 1 cent in closing at $4.71, with an exchange of 128,289 stock units, Fosrich lost 17 cents to end at $3.52 trading 9,075 shares. Honey Bun gained 5 cents to settle at $4.85, with 310,079 units changing hands, iCreate lost 2 cents to settle at 67 cents, with investors swapping 100 stock units, Indies Pharma settled at $2.58, after losing 2 cents and exchanging 62,450 shares.
Iron Rock Insurance gained 20 cents to close at $3.20 trading 20,000 units, ISP Finance declined by $1.45 to $21, after exchanging 50 stocks, Jamaican Teas fell 18 cents to $5.22, with the trading of 305,152 shares. Jetcon Corporation added 10 cents to end at 85 cents after trading 201 units, Lasco Distributors lost 1 cent to close at $3.14 with the trading of 112,895 shares, Lasco Financial rose 13 cents to $2.73, with an exchange of 224,994 stock units. Lasco Manufacturing closed 23 cents higher to $3.98 in trading 145,776 shares, Lumber Depot gained 2 cents to close at $1.29 after exchanging 485,198 stock units, Medical Disposables advanced 3 cents to $4.28 after trading 20,000 shares. Paramount Trading shed 9 cents to end at $1.51, in exchanging 1,500 units, Stationery and Office Supplies lost 1 cent in closing at $4.54, with 34,000 shares changing hands, Tropical Battery gained 4 cents to close at $1.25, in exchanging 749,717 shares and tTech dropped $1.70 to $5 trading 16,032 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading ended with 35 securities changing hands, up from 34 on Thursday and finished with 13 stocks rising, the prices of 15 declining and seven with prices remaining unchanged.
At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
GWest Corporation lost 1 cent to settle at 88 cents with 100 shares traded, Indies Pharma gained 10 cents to close at $2.60 in the transfer of 16,575 stocks, Iron Rock Insurance dropped 20 cents to end at $3 with 17,544 stock units changing hands. Jetcon Corporation dipped 5 cents to finish at 75 cents after exchanging 74,587 stocks, Knutsford Express fell 11 cents to $6.69 with 329 shares passing through the market, Lasco Distributors increased 1 cent to close at $3.15 trading of 67,623 stock units. Lasco Financial lost 10 cents to end at $2.60 with 344,300 stock units changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing rose 5 cents to finish at $3.75 with a transfer of 17,883 shares, Limners and Bards dipped 1 cent and exchanged 369,298 stocks to settle at $2.50. Lumber Depot slipped 3 cents to close at $1.27 with 142,641 stock units passing through the market, Mailpac Group gained 1 cent, trading 690,324 shares to end at $2, Main Event fell 1 cent to finish at $2.99 with 1,000 stocks changing hands. Paramount Trading shed 30 cents to settle at $1.60 with investors transferring 97,894 stocks, Tropical Battery lost 3 cents to close at $1.21 with 601,792 shares traded and tTech jumped $2.60 to end at $6.70 with 40 units crossing the exchange.
Trading ended with 34 securities changing hands compared to 28 on Tuesday and closed with the prices of 11 stocks rising 11 declining and 12 remaining unchanged.
At the close of the market, Blue Power lost 37 cents ending at $3.10, with 100 units passing through the market, Cargo Handlers shed 60 cents to end at $6.30, in exchanging 548 units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers fell 12 cents in closing at $1.80 trading 1,919 units. Caribbean Cream rose 70 cents to $4.70, in an exchange of 100,050 shares, Caribbean Flavours gained 12 cents to close at $1.75 trading 18,545 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries ended 3 cents higher at $1.43 after crossing the market with 201 units. Derrimon Trading lost 36 cents to end at $2.45, with investors swapping 89,137 shares, Dolphin Cove lost 1 cent in closing at $6.99, with 259 units changing hands, Everything Fresh closed at 75 cents, with a rise of 1 cent trading 562 units. Fontana shed 28 cents to close at $4.72, in exchanging 70,292 shares, Fosrich gained 30 cents in closing at $3.65, with a transfer of 72,728 stocks, General Accident rose 30 cents to settle at $6.50, with investors switching ownership of 661 units. 
iCreate slipped to 66 cents, after losing 3 cents trading 200,076 shares, Iron Rock Insurance gained 8 cents to finish at $2.88, with 1,000 units passing through the market, Jamaican Teas lost 17 cents to settle at $5.23 trading 72,005 shares. KLE Group gained 35 cents in closing at $1.45, in exchanging 5,560 units, Lasco Distributors gained 16 cents in closing at $3.15, with an exchange of 37,391 stock units, Lasco Financial lost 8 cents to end at $2.60, transferring 383,345 shares. Limners and Bards gained 4 cents to settle at $2.55 with 1,241,222 shares crossing the market, Lumber Depot fell 3 cents to finish at $1.41, with 69,193 shares changing hands, Main Event gained 2 cents to close at $3, after exchanging 25,145 stock units and Medical Disposables lost 2 cents in ending at $4.65, in exchange for 1,209 units.
At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
Iron Rock Insurance gained 30 cents to close at $2.80 after trading 46,540 stock units, Jamaican Teas ended at $5.40, with gains of 35 cents with 562,787 shares clearing the market, Knutsford Express lost 5 cents to settle at $6.80, with 5,557 units crossing the exchange. Lasco Distributors closed 1 cent lower at $2.99 trading 63,438 shares, 
At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Fontana fell 5 cents to close at $4.80 with 238,266 shares passing through the market, Fosrich lost 4 cents to end at $3.16 with 5,205 stocks traded, General Accident dropped 14 cents and exchanged 4,614,219 stock units to finish at $6. GWest Corporation fell 12 cents to 78 cents with 11,863 stocks changing hands, Honey Bun fell 1 cent to $4.73 after the trading of 33,925 stock units, iCreate declined by 3 cents to close at 67 cents with 25,200 stock units passing through the market. Indies Pharma increased by 7 cents to end at $2.82 with 55,824 stocks traded, ISP Finance jumped $5 to finish at $23.50 with an exchange of 241 shares, Jamaican Teas lost 2 cents to settle at $4.97 with 56,823 stock units changing hands. Jetcon Corporation dipped 11 cents to close at 69 cents with 493,155 units changing hands, Knutsford Express shed 60 cents to end at $6.30 with the transferring of 16,100 shares, Lasco Distributors rose 10 cents to finish at $3.15 with 99,650 units passing through the market. Lasco Financial dropped 2 cents to settle at $2.07 with 81,825 units traded, Limners and Bards declined by 6 cents to close at $2.60 with an exchange of 19,201 units, Lumber Depot climbed 10 cents, exchanging 640,674 stock units to end at $1.14. Mailpac Group slipped 2 cents to finish at $1.96 with 377,510 stocks changing hands, Medical Disposables lost 3 cents to settle at $4.80 with investors switching ownership of 5,487 stock units, Paramount Trading dropped 20 cents to close at $1.50 with 13,840 stock units passing through the market. Stationery and Office Supplies shed 48 cents to end at $4.50 in trading 52 stock units and Tropical Battery fell 5 cents to finish at $1.20 with 610,629 stock units crossing the exchange.
At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
Fontana shed 12 cents to end at $4.85, in transferring 230,602 shares, Fosrich gained 5 cents to close at $3.20, trading 5,350 units, General Accident shed 36 cents in closing at $6.14, with 44,300 shares passing through the market. Honey Bun shed 11 cents in closing at $4.74, in an exchange of 1,300 units, Indies Pharma lost 10 cents to finish at $2.75, with 4,000 units changing hands, Iron Rock Insurance slipped 1 cent to $2.50 in transferring 5,608 stock units. Jamaican Teas gained 10 cents to end at $4.99 trading 23,045 shares, Jetcon Corporation shed 9 cents to settle at 80 cents, with 68,521 shares passing through the market, Knutsford Express gained 16 cents to end at $6.90 trading 38,902 shares. Lasco Distributors fell 10 cents to $3.05, with investors switching ownership of 97,738 shares, Lasco Financial gained 2 cents to close at $2.09 with a transfer of 7,507 units, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $3.40, after gaining 3 ents trading 148,294 shares. Limners and Bards climbed 33 cents to $2.66, with 122,674 shares changing hands, Lumber Depot lost 6 cents to settle at $1.04, after the transferring of 82,337 shares, Mailpac Group lost 1 cent to close at $1.98, with investors switching ownership of 342,904 shares. Medical Disposables gained 58 cents to end at $4.83 in an exchange of 1,629 units, Stationery and Office Supplies picked up 1 cent to settle at $4.98 trading 700 units and Tropical Battery gained 6 cents in closing at $1.25, with 1,457,400 shares passing through the market.
At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Jetcon Corporation rose 9 cents to settle at 89 cents, clearing the market with 35,416 shares, Knutsford Express dipped 45 cents to $6.30, trading 10,004 stock units, Lasco Distributors shed 5 cents to close at $3.10 after crossing the market, with 441,987 shares. Lasco Financial lost 1 cent in closing at $2.07, with 36,683 stock units passing through the market, Lasco Manufacturing slipped 3 cents to $3.42, with 10,900 stock units crossing the exchange, Lumber Depot gained 3 cents in ending at $1.08 and exchanging 370,772 shares. Mailpac Group rose 1 cent to close at $1.99, with a transfer of 422,033 stocks, Main Event rose 49 cents to $3.74 in an exchange of 600 units, Medical Disposables gained 79 cents in closing at $4.30, with 20,154 stock units changing hands. Tropical Battery lost 3 cents to finish at $1.14, in trading 3,944,991 shares and tTech rose 90 cents to settle at $6.40 after exchanging 1,000 units.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
iCreate slipped 1 cent to 72 cents with 38,675 units passing through the market, Indies Pharma gained 14 cents to end at $2.89 with 762,551 shares changing hands, Jamaican Teas fell by 26 cents, with an exchange of 2,445,271 shares to finish at $4.99. Knutsford Express increased 38 cents to $6.88 with investors switching ownership of 488,661 stocks, Lasco Distributors advanced 11 cents to settle at $3.13 with 132,100 stocks changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing added 1 cent to end at $3.50 after trading 3,137 shares. Mailpac Group slipped 2 cents to $1.95 with 192,409 units passing through the market, Main Event shed 50 cents to finish at $3.25 with 4,035 units changing hands, Medical Disposables dropped 5 cents to close at $4.50 with an exchange 2,000 units. Tropical Battery gained 1 cent in trading 876,254 shares to settle at $1.09 and tTech jumped 65 cents to end at $6.40 with 865 shares crossing the exchange.
Trading ended with 33 securities changing hands compared to 35 on Wednesday and concluded with the prices of 13 stocks rising, the prices of 13 stocks declining and seven with prices remaining unchanged.
Trading in September resulted in an average of 119,171 units at $249,355.
Honey Bun fell 9 cents to settle at $4.80, trading 11,919 stocks, Indies Pharma advanced 11 cents to finish at $2.75 with 47,373 shares passing through the market, Jamaican Teas gained 5 cents to close at $5.25 with an exchange of 62,682 shares. Jetcon Corporation lost 12 cents to end at 79 cents in trading 144,350 units, KLE Group finished 6 cents higher at $1.42 after trading 698 stocks, Knutsford Express jumped $1 to $6.50 in the transfer of 625 shares. Lasco Distributors declined 10 cents to $3.02 with 45,412 stocks passing through the market, Lasco Financial slipped 5 cents to $2.05 with an exchange of 2,300 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing rose 9 cents to $3.49 with 62,452 shares changing hands. Limners and Bards increased 2 cents to finish at $2.67, in switching the ownership of 46,717, Lumber Depot dipped 1 cent, trading 1,170,743 shares to close at $1.08, Mailpac Group lost 1 cent to settle at $1.97 with 270,145 stocks passing through the market. Main Event jumped 50 cents to end at $3.75 with an exchange of 5,125 stock units, Medical Disposables dropped 5 cents to finish at $4.55 with 7,000 stocks changing hands, SSL Venture gained 4 cents to settle at 60 cents with 82,319 stocks traded. Tropical Battery rose 3 cents after trading 2,656,928 stock units to close at $1.08 and tTech lost 25 cents to end at $5.75 with 14,081 shares crossing the exchange.
Trading ended with 35 securities changing hands compared to 36 on Tuesday and closed with the prices of 10 stocks rising, 14 declining and 11 remaining unchanged.
At the close of the market, Cargo Handlers lost 1 cent to settle at $7.89 and 2,110 shares passing through the market, Caribbean Cream gained 24 cents to settle at $4.72, with a transfer of 10,600 stock units, Caribbean Flavours and Fragrances picked up 3 cents to finish at $18.45 after clearing the market with 235,129 shares. Caribbean Producers shed 20 cents to close at $2.20, after trading 55,820 shares, Consolidated Bakeries slipped 30 cents to $1.19, with 47,620 shares passing through the market, Derrimon Trading lost 4 cents to settle at $2.70, in transferring 13,605 stock units. Dolphin Cove ended 10 cents lower at $6.90, with investors switching ownership of 1,650 units, Elite Diagnostic gained 8 cents in closing at $3.10, after the trading of 2,668 units, Everything Fresh gained 1 cent in closing at 71 cents, with 54,000 shares crossing the market. Fosrich closed at $3.69, after gaining 34 cents with 186,750 shares changing hands, GWest Corporation ended 8 cents higher at 98 cents, in trading 12,011 stock units, Honey Bun lost 1 cent to settle at $4.89, after clearing the market with 8,747 stock units. Indies Pharma shed 21 cents to end at $2.64, exchanging 64,660 shares, Jamaican Teas lost 9 cents in finishing at $5.20, in trading 125,489 shares, Jetcon Corporation gained 12 cents to finish at 91 cents and clearing the market with 101,738 shares. 
Knutsford Express fell by $1 to $5.50 trading 8 units, Lasco Distributors gained 10 cents to close at $3.12, with investors swapping 112,106 shares, Lasco Financial gained 5 cents to end at $2.10, with 923 units crossing the market. Lasco Manufacturing lost 9 cents to close at $3.40, with an exchange of 70,951 shares, Mailpac Group fell 2 cents to $1.98 trading 456,329 shares, Main Event lost 5 cents in closing at $3.25, clearing the market with 19,865 stock units. Medical Disposables closed at $4.60, after losing 10 cents in the transfer of 18,282 stock units, Stationery and Office Supplies rose to $5.60, with gains of 78 cents as investors switched ownership of just 77 units and tTech shed 70 cents to settle at $6 with an exchange of 5,100 stock units.
