Jamaican Teas dominated trading with 8,038,082 stocks with the price rising 19 cents to $3.25, helping the Junior Market break the three-day losing streak, with the index gaining 11.07 points to close at 2,904.54 on Wednesday after trading 58 percent more shares, with a 184 percent increase in the value compared to Tuesday.
In the end, 33 securities traded, up from 31 on Tuesday, with prices of 13 rising, nine declining and 11 remaining unchanged.
The average PE Ratio ended at 16.5 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with 13,020,776 shares trading for $40,054,022, up from 8,262,259 units at $21,754,655 on Tuesday.
Jamaican Teas led with 61.7 percent of total volume after exchanging 8.04 million shares, followed by Mailpac Group with 26.3 percent for 3.42 million units and Tropical Battery with 2.3 percent after a transfer of 305,026 units.
Trading averaged 394,569 units at $1,213,758 versus 266,524 shares at $701,763 on Tuesday. 
Trading month to date averaged 243,736 units at $691,556, up from 232,106 units at $651,293 on Tuesday. February averaged 365,365 units at $881,118.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging rose 6 cents to $1.90 with 103,472 shares changing hands, Caribbean Assurance Brokers shed 25 cents to finish at $2.06 with an exchange of 202,479 stocks, Caribbean Flavours dropped 22 cents to $2.20 with a transfer of 9,825 units. Caribbean Producers declined by 8 cents to $3.10 with 10,931 shares traded, Consolidated Bakeries fell 18 cents to $1.45 with 5,025 stocks passing through the market, Dolphin Cove climbed $1.14 to $9.15 with 430 units changing hands. Elite Diagnostic rose 9 cents to $2.99 with 151 shares changing hands, Everything Fresh fell 6 cents to 85 cents in the transfer of 16,280 stocks, Express Catering rose 13 cents to $3.75 with 5,121 units traded. Fontana rose 7 cents to $5.97 with 107,302 shares passing through the market, Fosrich climbed 20 cents to $5.45 with 24,370 stocks changing hands, GWest Corporation dropped 12 cents to 83 cents with an exchange of 53,264 units.
Indies Pharma lost 8 cents to close at $3.32 with a transfer of 8,819 shares, Jetcon Corporation rose 6 cents to 78 cents with 6,881 stock units passing through the market. Lasco Manufacturing gained 10 cents to end at $4.40 with 51,179 shares changing hands, Limners and Bards added 5 cents to end at $2.55 with a transfer of 73,168 stock units and Main Event fell 25 cents to $3.15 with 4,496 units crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading ended with 31 securities changing hands, down from 37 on Monday and closed with 14 stocks rising, 10 declining and seven remaining unchanged. The average PE Ratio ended at 16.5 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
At the close, Access Financial dropped $1.16 to $19.84, with the swapping of 2,821 shares, Blue Power lost 27 cents to close at $3.82, after exchanging 2,139 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 43 cents to $2.31 with 94,785 units crossing the market. Caribbean Cream picked up 5 cents to end at $4.90 trading 290 shares, Caribbean Producers gained 15 cents to finish at $3.18 in transferring 99,874 stock units. Consolidated Bakeries rose 13 cents to $1.63 with 3,637 units changing hands, Fontana ended 9 cents higher at $5.90 trading 204,475 stock units, Fosrich advanced 13 cents to $5.25 in an exchange of 17,786 shares. General Accident fell 15 cents to $5.70 in swapping 9,303 stock units, GWest Corporation gained 12 cents to 95 cents with a transfer of 51,347 shares, Honey Bun picked up 9 cents to close at $5.09 after exchanging 5,396 units. Indies Pharma rose 24 cents to $3.40 trading 85,057 stock units, Lasco Distributors fell 2 cents to $3.83 in exchanging 82,088 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing shed 25 cents to $4.30 after transferring 26,065 units. 
Mailpac Group fell 4 cents to $3.34 in trading 1,259,240 shares, Main Event lost 7 cents ending at $3.40 with 8,004 shares crossing the market and Paramount Trading rose 12 cents to $1.43 with an exchange of 20,123 units.
Trading ended with 12 stocks rising, 17 declining and eight remaining unchanged. The average PE Ratio ended at 16.3 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Lasco Financial slipped 5 cents to $2.64 after transferring 950 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing gained 15 cents to close at $4.55, with 8,900 units changing hands. Lumber Depot shed 10 cents to $2.50 with investors switching ownership of 422,039 shares, Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 98 cents to $4.61, trading 5,357 stock units and tTech lost 5 cents to end at $4.70 after exchanging 809 shares.
Trading ended with 31 active securities, down from 36 on Thursday and closed with eight rising prices, 13 declining and 10 remaining unchanged.
Trading averaged 145,255 units at $366,311, from 153,162 at $547,055 on Thursday. The month to date averaged 227,879 units at $644,664, compared to 235,664 units at $670,892 on Thursday. February closed with an average of 365,365 units at $881,118.
Honey Bun gained 6 cents to end at $5.12 in trading 27,055 stock units, Lasco Distributors gained 15 cents to close at $3.85 in an exchange of 110,217 units, Paramount Trading lost 15 cents in closing at $1.30 with 17,360 stock units clearing the market. SSL Venture lost 4 cents to close at 60 cents, with 54,312 stock units crossing the market and Stationery and Office Supplies advanced 99 cents to $5.59, trading 7,851 shares.
A total of 36 securities traded against 35 on Wednesday and ended with 20 rising, eight declining and eight remaining unchanged. The average PE Ratio ended at 16.7 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stock ended with bids higher than their last selling price and four with lower offers.
Lasco Distributors slipped 5 cents to $3.70 with 43,656 units passing through the market, Lasco Financial rose 6 cents to $2.69 with 51,951 shares traded, Lasco Manufacturing climbed 17 cents to $4.40 with a transfer of 2,020,846 stock units. Lumber Depot advanced 13 cents to $2.61 with 999,321 units changing hands, Paramount Trading rose 14 cents to $1.45 with 1,000 stock units traded and Stationery and Office Supplies gained 5 cents to close at $4.60 with 7,899 shares crossing the exchange.
Trading closed with 39 active securities up from 37 on Monday with prices of 21 stocks rising, nine declining and nine remaining unchanged.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows one stock ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and three with lower offers.
Lasco Manufacturing rose 5 cents to $4.40 in an exchange of 38,079 shares, Limners and Bards lost 10 cents in ending at $2.50 with the swapping of 365,960 units, Lumber Depot shed 17 cents to close at $2.53 in a switch of ownership of 1,715,865 stock units. Main Event rose 13 cents to $3.48 trading 1,000 units, Medical Disposables shed 36 cents to end at $4.13 with the swapping of 20,000 stock units. Paramount Trading gained 13 cents in closing at $1.45 in trading 52,175 shares, Stationery and Office Supplies advanced 97 cents to $5.59 with an exchange of 22,030 stock units and tTech rose 33 cents to end at $4.75 with 1,500 shares changing hands.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
Lasco Manufacturing dropped 34 cents to $4.26 with investors switching ownership of 154,200 units. Lumber Depot slipped 6 cents to $2.64 with 414,871 stocks traded and SSL Venture gained 8 cents to close at 66 cents with 3,850 shares crossing the exchange.
Trading ended with 38 securities changing hands down from 40 on Tuesday with the prices of 15 stocks rising, 15 declining and eight closing unchanged.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with lower offers.
Lasco Manufacturing advanced 34 cents to $4.60 with an exchange of 13,486 units, Lumber Depot rose 5 cents to $2.70 with 647,253 stocks changing hands, Mailpac Group increased by 14 cents to end at $3.49 with 782,591 stock units traded. Main Event climbed 32 cents to $3.47 with 900 shares passing through the market, Paramount Trading dropped 18 cents to $1.32 with a transfer of 449 stocks, SSL Venture slipped 6 cents to 58 cents with an exchange of 128,962 units and tTech rose 10 cents to $4.40 trading 90,000 units.
At the close, Access Financial lost 15 cents to close at $23.15 trading 6,220 shares, Cargo Handlers gained 10 cents to end at $8.71, with 2,016 stocks changing hands, Caribbean Assurance Brokers picked up 5 cents to settle at $1.85 after 13,440 shares cleared the market. Caribbean Flavours shed 21 cents to finish at $1.90, with 77,359 units crossing the market, Caribbean Producers ended 44 cents lower at $2.95 in an exchange of 165,544 stocks. Consolidated Bakeries fell 20 cents to $1.31 in trading 10,100 stock units, Derrimon Trading lost 7 cents to close at $2.51 after a transferring of 2,724,910 units, Elite Diagnostics gained 20 cents to finish at $3, with an exchange of 98,020 shares. Everything Fresh gained 9 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.21, trading 461,735 stock units, Fosrich fell 74 cents to $4.65 in an exchange of 84,486 shares, General Accident declined 44 cents to $5.50 with the swapping of 15,900 units. Honey Bun lost 7 cents to end at $5.12, with 9,230 units crossing the market, Indies Pharma rose 39 cents to $3.40 with the swapping of 664,045 shares, ISP Finance closed 29 cents lower at $25 trading 1,500 units. 
Lasco Distributors shed 26 cents to $3.61 after an exchange of 17,214 units, Lasco Financial ended 14 cents lower at $2.51, with 314,948 stock units crossing the exchange. Lasco Manufacturing lost 28 cents to $4.33, finishing with 118,342 units changing hands, Medical Disposables added 20 cents to close at $4.50, with an exchange of 4,700 stock units, Paramount Trading rose 18 cents to $1.50, with the swapping of 2,242 units and SSL Venture gained 5 cents to end at 70 cents trading 78,600 shares.
Trading ended with 37 securities changing hands compared to 41 on Thursday, with 17 stocks rising, 11 declining and nine ending unchanged. The market closed with Everything Fresh, Fosrich and iCreate, ending at 52 weeks’ highs.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
Lasco Manufacturing lost 9 cents in closing at $4.61, with 26,997 units changing hands, Limners and Bards rose 25 cents to $2.75, after trading 167,072 stock units, Mailpac Group lost 6 cents in closing at $3.56 with an exchange of 694,920 shares. Medical Disposables gained 10 cents to close at $4.30 after transferring 183,901 units, Paramount Trading lost 17 cents to end at $1.32 with the swapping of 5,800 units, SSL Venture rose 10 cents to 65 cents trading 916,152 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies shed 30 cents in closing at $4, with 57,150 stock units crossing the exchange.
