Stocks shed 33.77 points to settle at 2,499.98 at the close of the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Wednesday after more stocks fell than rose after 68 percent fewer shares changed hands than on Tuesday.
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, the average PE Ratio of the market ended at 10.7 based on the IC Insider.com forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 2,756,683 shares for $10,338,812 compared to 8,538,074 units at $11,671,236 on Tuesday. Tropical Battery led trading with 35.3 percent of total volume accounting for 972,457 shares, followed by Mailpac Group with 16.6 percent or 456,329 units and Caribbean Flavours and Fragrances with 8.5 percent market share in exchanging 235,129 units.
Trading ended with an average of 78,762 units at $295,395 compared to 237,169 at $324,201 on Tuesday. For the month to date, the average trade resulted in an exchange of 520,940 units at $978,530 compared to 639,080 units at $1,161,047 on Tuesday. Trading in September resulted in an average of 119,171 units at $249,355.
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 six with lower offers.
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.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading ended with 36 securities changing hands compared to 32 on Monday and concluded with the prices of 11 stocks rising, the prices of 16 declining and nine with prices remaining unchanged.
Jetcon Corporation dropped 12 cents to end at 79 cents in exchanging 11,660 shares, KLE Group slipped 6 cents to settle at $1.36 with 11,000 stocks passing through the market, Knutsford Express shed 40 cents to finish at $6.50 with investors transferring 7,259 shares. Lasco Distributors lost 11 cents to close at $3.02 with 85,835 shares traded, Lasco Financial fell 5 cents to end at $2.05 with 50,176 stocks changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing slipped 1 cent to $3.49 with 36,554 stocks passing through the market. Limners and Bards lost 10 cents to finish at $2.65 with an exchange of 91,002 stocks, Lumber Depot fell 1 cent trading 155,263 stock units to close at $1.09, Mailpac Group gained 2 cents to end at $2 with 417,939 units passing through the market. Main Event dropped 8 cents to settle at $3.30 with an exchange of 2,950 shares, Medical Disposables lost 4 cents to finish at $4.70 with 1,996 units changing hands and Tropical Battery fell 3 cents to settle at $1.05 with 2,003,876 shares crossing the exchange.
Trading in September ended, with an average of 119,171 units at $249,355.
Jamaican Teas climbed 9 cents to finish at $5 with 399,447 units traded, Jetcon Corporation slid 4 cents to settle at 91 cents with the switching of ownership of 10,700 stock units, Knutsford Express gained 10 cents to end at $6.90 with an exchange of just three shares. Lasco Manufacturing rose 9 cents to close at $3.50 in trading 761 units, Limners and Bards advanced 10 cents to finish at $2.75 with 44,679 shares changing hands, Lumber Depot increased 4 cents to end at $1.11 with 404,255 stocks passing through the market. Mailpac Group slipped 5 cents in trading 1,708,177 stock units to close at $2, Tropical Battery slipped 1 cent to $1.17 with investors switching ownership of 5,436,363 shares, while Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 77 cents to finish at $4.82 with 1,000 stocks crossing the exchange.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
GWest Corporation slipped 3 cents to 78 cents with 12,000 stocks passing through the market. Honey Bun declined 2 cents in exchanging 52,114 shares to close at $4.78, Indies Pharma finished 2 cents higher at $2.95 with investors transferring 151,118 shares, Jamaican Teas rose 8 cents and traded 1,099,894 stock units to end at $4.91. Jetcon Corporation advanced 14 cents to 95 cents with 97,400 stocks changing hands, KLE Group climbed 6 cents to $1.42 with 101 stocks passing through the market, Lasco Distributors gained 3 cents to finish at $3.11 with an exchange of 78,600 units. Lasco Financial fell 5 cents to end at $2.05 with investors switching ownership of 103,001 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing lost 1 cent to settle at $3.41 with 3,429 shares traded, Limner and Bards lost 5 cents to close at $2.65 with 34,783 shares changing hands. Lumber Depot slipped 1 cent to end at $1.07 with 112,855 stock units passing through the market, Mailpac Group declined by 4 cents and exchanged 50,482,009 shares to finish at $2.05, Tropical Battery dropped 11 cents to settle at $1.18 with investors transferring 6,620,968 stocks after the price hit a new high of $1.35. Stationery and Office Supplies jumped $1.39 to end at $5.59 with 5,211 units traded and tTech rose 70 cents to close at $6.70 with 15,048 units crossing the exchange.
Trading ended with 33 securities changing hands, compared to 34 on Tuesday and ended with the prices of 15 stocks rising, the prices of 12 stocks declining, with six, remaining unchanged.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with lower offers.
Indies Pharma advanced 13 cents to $2.93, in exchanging 278,260 shares, Jamaican Teas jumped 53 cents to $4.83, with 161,040 shares crossing the exchange, Jetcon Corporation shed 18 cents to settle at 81 cents, with a transfer of 288,766 shares. Knutsford Express lost 10 cents to close at $6.80, in trading 3,149 units, Lasco Distributors lost 2 cents, ending at $3.08 with 6,900 stock units passing through the market, Lasco Financial gained 2 cents to settle at $2.10, in exchanging 73,600 shares. Mailpac Group rose 4 cents to end at $2.09 in trading 104,216 shares, Medical Disposables carved out a gain of 1 cent to close at $5.03, with 4,217 stock units crossing the market. Tropical Battery rose 29 cents to end at a new closing high of $1.29, after exchanging 5,764,184 shares on the first day of the being listed after a successful public offer. SSL Venture gained 2 cents to close at 56 cents, in an exchange of 261,459 shares, Stationery and Office Supplies advanced 19 cents to end at $4.20, with four stock units crossing the market and tTech shed 28 cents in closing at $6 after 1,960 stock units changing hands.
Trading ended with 33 securities changing hands compared to 31 on Friday and closed with the prices of nine stocks rising, 11 declining and 13 remaining unchanged.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows one stock ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
Honey Bun gained 28 cents to close at $4.99, after clearing the market with 3,435 units, Jamaican Teas shed 34 cents in closing at $4.25, with 279,830 shares changing hands the exchange. Jetcon Corporation lost 1 cent in closing at 92 cents, with 1,070 units changing hands, Knutsford Express gained 10 cents to end at $6.90, trading 1,073 units, Lasco Financial gained 1 cent to end at $2.14, with investors swapping 9,812 stock units. Lasco Manufacturing declined 8 cents to $3.42, after exchanging 36,301 shares, Limners and Bards gained 5 cents to settle at $2.70, trading 98,619 shares, Lumber Depot carved out a loss 10 cents in closing at 95 cents, in exchanging 523,710 shares. Mailpac Group gained 3 cents to settle at $2.08, in trading 581,872 shares and Medical Disposables lost 2 cents to finish at $5.06, with an exchange of 173 units.
Trading concluded with 31 securities changing hands compared to 33 on Thursday and ended with 10 stocks rising, the prices of 13 declining and eight with prices remaining unchanged.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
Honey Bun dropped 28 cents to settle at $4.71 with 38,000 stock units changing hands, Indies Pharma slipped 2 cents to $2.81 with 81,707 shares traded, Jamaican Teas climbed 32 cents to end at $4.59 with investors transferring 46,300 stock units. Knutsford Express fell 10 cents to finish at $6.80 with 1,000 stocks passing through the market, Lasco Distributors gained 10 cents to close at $3.10 trading 63,350 shares, Lasco Manufacturing declined 10 cents to close at $3.50 with investors switching ownership of 56,694 shares. Limners and Bards lost 4 cents to end at $2.65 with 48,164 shares changing hands, Lumber Depot fell 4 cents and traded 342,738 stocks to settle at $1.05, Main Event added 1 cent to finish at $3.38 with 3,560 units passing through the market. Medical Disposables gained 8 cents to end at $5.08 with 9,001 stock units traded and Stationery and Office Supplies fell 5 cents to close at $5.55 with 12,340 stock units crossing the exchange.
For the month to date, the average trade resulted in an exchange of 107,083 units at $232,850 compared to 110,542 units at $239,724 on Wednesday. Trading in August resulted in an average of 104,414 units at $321,996.
GWest Corporation slipped 2 cents to 95 cents with investors transferring 95 shares, iCreate gained 7 cents to finish at 75 cents with an exchange of 49,925 shares, ISP Finance climbed $3 to end at $15 with a mere 1 unit passing through the market. Jamaican Teas declined by 12 cents to settle at $4.27 with 5,525 stocks traded, Jetcon Corporation rose 7 cents to close at 93 cents with a transfer of 84,354 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing gained 10 cents to finish at $3.60 with 100 shares changing hands. Limners and Bards fell 6 cents to $2.69 with 85,599 units traded, Lumber Depot increased by 2 cents and exchanged 160,000 shares to settle at $1.09, Paramount Trading advanced 29 cents to end at $1.70 with investors trading 100 stocks and SSL Venture slipped 1 cent to 74 cents with 100 shares crossing the exchange.
IC bid-offer Indicator| 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 four with lower offers.
Indies Pharma advanced 6 cents and traded 5,890 shares to settle at $2.83, Jamaican Teas closed 4 cents higher at $4.39 with 200,526 units traded, Jetcon Corporation climbed 3 cents to finish at 86 cents with 70,005 shares passing through the market. Limners and Bards gained 24 cents to end at $2.75 with investors switching ownership of 110,360 units, Lumber Depot exchanged 1,001,000 stock units and lost 3 cents to settle at $1.07, Mailpac Group fell 4 cents to $2.05 with 1,039,938 shares changing hands. Medical Disposables climbed 15 cents to close at $5 with a mere 5 units traded and Stationery and Office Supplies jumped 59 cents to finish at $5.60 with 299 shares crossing the exchange.
Trading concluded with 34 securities changing hands compared to 32 on Monday and ended with 14 stocks rising, the prices of 12 declining and eight stock prices remaining unchanged.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Indies Pharma lost 6 cents to end at $2.77 with 9,596 stocks changing hands, Iron Rock Insurance declined 5 cents to close at $3.05 with 10,166 stock units traded, Jamaican Teas climbed 10 cents to end at $4.35 with investors switching ownership of 66,650 stock units. Jetcon Corporation slid 3 cents to 83 cents with 82,906 units passing through the market, Lasco Distributors dropped 10 cents to close at $3 in an exchange of 816 stock units, Lasco Financial rose 5 cents to finish at $2.13 with 28,738 stocks traded. Lasco Manufacturing slipped 2 cents to $3.50 with investors transferring 26,989 units, Limners and Bards shed 18 cents to end at $2.51 with 114,036 units passing through the market, Lumber Depot increased by 6 cents to finish at $1.10 with 5,514,662 stock units changing hands. Mailpac Group gained 4 cents to settle at $2.09 in an exchange of 446,478 stocks, Main Event lost 1 cent to close at $3.37 with investors switching ownership of 3,954 units, Medical Disposables climbed 30 cents to finish at $4.85 with 97 stock units changing hands. Stationery and Office Supplies rose 1 cent to end at $5.01 after trading 11,102 stock units and tTech advanced 20 cents to end at $6 with a mere seven stocks crossing the exchange.