The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Wednesday, with the market rising as more stocks fell than rose after investors traded 10 percent more shares than on Tuesday.
Trading concluded with 34 securities changing hands compared to 31 on Tuesday and ended with the prices of 17 stocks rising, the prices of 12 declining and five with prices remaining unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index advanced by 26.41 points to settle at 2,564.59. The average PE Ratio of the market ended at 10.3 based on IC Insider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 2,584,097 shares for $13,160,131 compared to 2,347,642 units at $7,227,746 on Tuesday.
Express Catering led trading with 686,413 shares for 26.6 percent of total volume followed by Caribbean Flavours with 316,756 units for 12.3 percent of the day’s trade and Fontana with 227,636 units for 8.8 percent market share.
Trading ended with an average of 76,003 units at $387,063 in contrast to 75,730 at $233,153 on Tuesday. The month to date, average trade resulted in an exchange of 111,413 units at $338,882, in comparison to 113,855 units at $335,560 on Tuesday. Trading in July resulted in an average of 248,153 units at $668,727.
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 three with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial lost $3.92 to settle at $20.08 with investors trading 2,828 shares, AMG Packaging gained 15 cents to end at $1.70 with an exchange of 1,500 stock units, Blue Power slipped 1 cent to $3.06 with 35,984 shares traded. Caribbean Assurance Brokers gained 14 cents to close at $2.05 with 1,500 units changing hands, Caribbean Cream added 2 cents to end at $3.97 with an exchange of 5,789 stock units. Caribbean Flavours dropped $1.01 to finish at $18.49 in trading 316,756 units, Consolidated Bakeries declined by 9 cents to close at $1.36 with 76,000 stock units crossing the market, Derrimon Trading fell 29 cents to $2.51 with investors switching ownership of 8,050 stocks. Everything Fresh rose 6 cents and traded 2,900 stock units to settle at 71 cents, Express Catering finished 5 cents higher at $4 with 686,413 units passing through the market, Fontana lost 12 cents and exchanged 227,636 units to settle at $4.82.
Fosrich slipped 5 cents to close at $3.70, with 2,327 units changing hands, General Accident advanced 5 cents to end at $6.34 with investors transferring 11,000 shares, Honey Bun gained 1 cent to finish at $5.10 with investors switching ownership of 2,285 units. iCreate increased by 2 cents to close at 70 cents with 15,331 stock units traded, Indies Pharma gained 7 cents in the exchange of 74,978 stock units to settle at $2.82, Jamaican Teas fell 4 cents to finish at $4.90 with 43,715 stock units changing hands. Jetcon Corporation closed 2 cents higher at 84 cents in the exchange of 33,751 shares, Lasco Distributors lost 9 cents to end at$3.15 with investors switching ownership of 63,559 units, Lasco Financial traded 163,583 stock units and fell 7 cents to settle at $2.09. Lasco Manufacturing gained 9 cents to finish at $3.98 with 33,050 shares traded, Limners and Bards traded 133,577 stocks and advanced 23 cents to close at $2.51, Lumber Depot ended 5 cents higher at $1.05 with investors transferring 92,005 stock units. Mailpac Group exchanged 217,089 stocks and gained 3 cents to settle at $2, Main Event declined by 10 cents to finish at $3.40 with investors switching ownership of 7,198 stock units, Medical Disposables lost 10 cents to end at $5 with 52,970 stock units traded. Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 20 cents to close at $5.80, with investors transferring 142 shares and tTech advanced by 8 cents to settle at $5.49 with 2,948 units crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, CAC 2000 9.5% fell 17 cents in ending at $1.03 in an exchange of 500 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading in July resulted in an average of 248,153 units at $668,727 changing hands.
Express Catering gained 50 cents in ending at $4, with 333,854 stocks crossing the market, Fontana rose 10 cents to settle at $4.98 to clear the market with 16,441 units, General Accident increased 29 cents to close at $6.99 and finishing, with 9,232 stocks changing hands. Honey Bun lost 26 cents to end at $4.83 while exchanging 140 shares, Indies Pharma carved out a gain of 30 cents to end at $2.80 while trading 5,330 units, Jamaican Teas dropped 4 cents to close at $4.65, after 189,603 shares changed hands. Lasco Distributors shed 24 cents to end at $3 while exchanging 234,800 units, Lasco Manufacturing climbed 19 cents to $3.80 and crossed the exchange, with 34,147 stocks, Limners and Bards lost 8 cents in closing at $2.66 in trading 120,301 stock units. Lumber Depot shed 3 cents to end at $1.02 with investors swapping 102 shares, Mailpac Group climbed 4 cents to $2.07 trading 170,007 stock units and Main Event dropped 57 cents to settle at $3.40 after exchanging 1,356 units.
Trading ended with 31 securities changing hands compared to 30 on Wednesday and concluded with the prices of 18 stocks rising, nine stocks declining and the prices of four remaining unchanged.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows three stocks closing, with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
Iron Rock Insurance declined by 30 cents to end at $2.80 after exchanging 871 stocks, Jamaican Teas closed 9 cents higher at $4.69 with 74,744 shares traded, Jetcon Corporation gained 1 cent, with investors transferred 24,112 stock units to close at 82 cents. Lasco Distributors advanced 1 cent to settle at $3.26 with 107,689 stocks changing hands, Lasco Financial gained 9 cents to finish at $2.29 with 13,774 stock units clearing the market, Lasco Manufacturing slipped 1 cent to $3.89 with 11,000 shares traded. Limners and Bards advanced 9 cents to settle at $2.69 with investors switching ownership of 46,963 stock units, Lumber Depot declined by 1 cent in exchanging 347,991 shares to end at 97 cents, Mailpac Group rose 2 cents to close at $2 with investors transferring 66,860 stock units. Medical Disposables dropped 4 cents to finish at $4.95 with 10,939 units traded and SSL Venture rose 11 cents to end at 86 cents with 10,000 shares crossing the exchange.
Trading ended with 30 securities changing hands compared to 27 on Tuesday and ended with the prices of eight stocks rising, 15 stocks declining and seven remaining unchanged.
At the close of the market, Access Financial shed $3 to settle at $20 with 1,914 shares traded, AMG Packaging slipped 1 cent to $1.70 and clearing the market with 2,790 stocks, Blue Power fell 34 cents to end at $3.06 with 3,740 units changing hands. Cargo Handlers rose 77 cents to settle at $7.30 in trading 120 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers advanced 1 cent to close at $1.93 with an exchange of 41,233 stocks, Caribbean Cream climbed 54 cents to $5.04 with investors transferring 60,726 units. Caribbean Producers declined by 2 cents to end at $2.43 with 204,759 stock units traded, Elite Diagnostic finished at $3.10 after losing 2 cents and clearing the market with 2,500 shares, Everything Fresh gained 3 cents to settle at 71 cents with 1,000 units changing hands. Fontana closed 4 cents higher at $4.99 in an exchange of 47,715 stock units, General Accident fell 57 cents to $5.93, with 67,329 stocks traded, Honey Bun lost 8 cents to end at $5.01 after exchanging 3,918 shares. 
iCreate lost 4 cents to finish at 61 cents with investors transferring 115,000 stock units, Iron Rock Insurance fell 10 cents to $3.10 with 100 stocks traded, Jamaican Teas dropped 25 cents to end at $4.60 after exchanging 48,256 shares. Jetcon Corporation rose 1 cent to end at 81 cents, with 117,493 units passing through the market, Knutsford Express slipped 9 cents to close at $6.81 with an exchange of 300 units, Lasco Distributors gained 18 cents to end at $3.25 with 83,878 units changing hands. Lasco Financial slipped 6 cents to finish at $2.20 with investors transferring 31,094 stock units, Limners and Bards lost 7 cents to close at $2.60, in clearing the market with 139,671 units, Lumber Depot slid 6 cents to end at 98 cents, with an exchange of 31,500 stock units. Mailpac Group advanced 2 cents to settle at $1.98, with 517,864 stock units traded and Medical Disposables lost 1 cent to end at $4.99 with a mere 20 shares crossing the exchange.
At the close of the market, Access Financial gained 3 cents ending at $22.55 with investors trading 3,980 stock units, AMG Packaging increased 1 cent to end at $1.71 while exchanging 306 shares, Cargo Handlers carved out a loss 4 cents to end at $7.30 in an exchange of 700 units. Caribbean Assurance Brokers lost 12 cents to end at $1.92, with 10,047 units changing hands, Caribbean Cream gained 11 cents to end at $4.11 after trading 1,225 stocks, Caribbean Flavours jumped $1.50 to settle at $13, with 108,817 shares passing through the market. Consolidated Bakeries dropped by 17 cents to $1.38 after exchanging 5,000 stock units, Derrimon Trading fell 30 cents in closing at $2.50, with 71,408 stock units crossing the exchange, Elite Diagnostic dropped by 3 cents to end at $3.12 with investors switching ownership of 90,206 stock units. Everything Fresh fell 8 cents to 66 cents, with 747,741 shares changing hands, Express Catering shed 5 cents to end at $3.85 with investors switching ownership of 6,056 shares, Fontana fell 1 cent in ending at $4.98, with 48,119 units clearing the market. General Accident carved out a loss 70 cents and ended at $6.50 with investors switching ownership of 505,006 units, GWest Corporation added 5 cents to close at 75 cents, trading of 2,000 units, 
Honey Bun carved out a loss 15 cents to close at $4.95, with 22,900 shares changing hands. iCreate rose 3 cents to close at 68 cents, with 610,064 stock units passing through the market, Iron Rock Insurance lost 40 cents to end at $3 in exchanging 800 units, Jamaican Teas gained 15 cents to end at $4.65 while exchanging 78,695 stock units. Jetcon Corporation dropped by 9 cents to settle at 89 cents in trading 91,736 stocks, Lasco Distributors dropped 34 cents to close at $3 while exchanging 1,527,013 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing lost 2 cents to close at $3.97 in clearing the market with 17,315 shares. Lumber Depot dipped by 1 cent to end at $1.04 in an exchange of 131,521 stocks, Mailpac Group lost 6 cents to finish at $2.02, with 438,799 units crossing the exchange, Main Event dropped 49 cents to settle at $3.50, with 21,720 units changing hands. Medical Disposables lost 10 cents to end at $4.90, after 18,999 stocks crossed the exchange and SSL Venture fell 11 cents to 75 cents, with an exchange of 1,000 units.
At the close of the market, Access Financial dropped 89 cents in ending at $26.10, with 1,700 shares crossing the exchange, AMG Packaging slipped 20 cents to end at $1.54 trading 12,100 units, Blue Power gained 20 cents to end at $3.40 in exchanging 2,166 shares. Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 9 cents to end at $2.24 while exchanging 19,410 stocks, Caribbean Cream advanced by 15 cents to settle at $4.25, with 35,001 stock units passing through the market, Caribbean Producers shed 4 cents to close at $2.40 trading 65,450 units. Derrimon Trading declined by 30 cents to settle at $2.70 with 70,079 shares changing hands, Elite Diagnostic carved out a gain of 45 cents in finishing at $3.65, while trading 5,000 shares. Express Catering climbed 45 cents to settle at $3.90, with 740 shares changing hands, Fontana shed 1 cent to end at $5.01 and clearing the market with 89,132 units, Fosrich advanced 20 cents and closed at $3.90 in exchanging 500 stocks. General Accident fell 1 cent in ending at $7.49, with 77,647 stocks passing through the market, iCreate gained 1 cent to settle at 63 cents trading 9,600 stock units, Indies Pharma dropped by 5 cents to end at $2.90 in exchanging 47,138 units. 
Jamaican Teas carved out a gain of 2 cents in closing at $5.02 and exchanging 100,297 shares, Knutsford Express increased 5 cents to close at $6.90 in trading 28,804 stocks.
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 six with lower offers.
Indies Pharma climbed 5 cents to end at $2.95 with an exchange of 17,662 units, Iron Rock Insurance fell 5 cents to $3.40, with 1,935 shares crossing the exchange, Jetcon Corporation lost 1 cent to end at $1 after trading 3,238 stocks. Knutsford Express fell 5 cents in closing at $6.85 with investors switching ownership of 32,852 stocks, Lasco Distributors dropped by 5 cents to end at $3.20, with 779,939 stock units crossing the market, Lasco Financial advanced by 5 cents to close at $2.35, after exchanging 3,430,200 shares. Lasco Manufacturing carved out a gain of 20 cents in closing at $3.90 changing hands 137,491 units, Limners and Bards dropped by 6 cents to settle at $2.90, with 196,444 shares changing hands, Lumber Depot carved out a loss 3 cents to end at $1.01 in exchanging 362,184 stocks. Medical Disposables gained 7 cents to close at $5, with 9,906 stock units changing hands, SSL Venture fell 9 cents in closing at 78 cents in trading 10,000 stock units and tTech declined by 80 cents to close at $5.95 trading 7,397 units after the company reported lower revenues and profit for the June quarter.
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 two with lower offers.
iCreate settled at 61 cents, with a gain of 1 cent and 298,692 shares crossing the market, ISP Finance shed 80 cents to settle at $15, with 129 units passing through the market. Jamaican Teas rose 1 cent to $5, with investors switching ownership of 43,500 stock units, Knutsford Express declined 98 cents to close at $6.90 in an exchange of 1,840 stock units, Lasco Distributors gained 20 cents, in closing at $3.25 with 7,768 stocks changing hands. Lasco Financial lost 5 cents to end at $2.30 trading 47,768 stock units, Limners and Bards declined by 4 cents to settle at $2.96 as investors swapped 185,204 shares, Lumber Depot fell 2 cents to $1.04, in an exchange of 806,750 shares. MailPac Group gained 1 cent to end at $2.15, after trading 543,553 shares, Medical Disposables shed 26 cents to settle at $4.93, with 7,531 units crossing the market and tTech rose 25 cents to end at $6.75 trading 10,097 units.
Trading ended with 34 securities changing hands compared to 32 on Monday and ended with the prices of 13 stocks rising. Prices of 10 stocks declined and prices of 11 remained unchanged.
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 two with lower offers.
iCreate advanced 3 cents and traded 1,993 units to settle at 60 cents, Indies Pharma fell 7 cents to $2.90 with 9,200 shares changing hands, Jetcon Corporation carved out a gain of 10 cents to end at $1.01 and clearing the market with 6,097 shares. Lasco Distributors slipped 3 cents to close at $3.25 with 70,905 shares passing through the market, Lasco Financial rose 9 cents to settle at $2.50 trading 5,700 units, Lasco Manufacturing declined by 3 cents to end at $3.75 in an exchange of 55,345 stock units. Limners and Bards climbed 21 cents to finish at $2.88 with investors transferring 27,316 stocks, Lumber Depot gained 1 cent to close at $1.07 with 147,000 shares changing hands, Mailpac Group declined 2 cents to end at $2.12 with an exchange of 303,405 stock units. Medical Disposables climbed 25 cents to close at $5.30 with 3,410 shares traded and tTech dipped 80 cents to close at $6.50, with 22,081 shares crossing the exchange.
At the close of the market, Access Financial gained 94 cents to close at $26.99 with the trading of 5,259 stocks, AMG Packaging rose 2 cents to settle at $1.75, with 125,640 stock units changing hands, Blue Power lost 15 cents to settle at $3.15 after clearing the market with 23,011 shares. Caribbean Cream gained 40 cents in closing at $4.40, with an exchange of 1,571 stock units, Caribbean Producers dropped 4 cents to end at $2.35 after exchanging 51,610 units, Consolidated Bakeries lost 19 cents ending at $1.36 clearing the market with 1,000 shares. Derrimon Trading shed 9 cents to end at $2.30 while exchanging 8,401,811 stocks, Elite Diagnostic dipped 10 cents in closing at $3.60 with investors switching ownership of 29,500 units, Express Catering declined by 6 cents to $4 in an exchange of 34,253 stocks. Fosrich dropped 24 cents to close at $3.65 and clearing the market with 34,160 shares, General Accident climbed 11 cents to settle at $7.15, and finishing at 19,458 shares changing hands, Honey Bun rose 10 cents to end at $5.40 in an exchange of 402 shares. 
iCreate added 1 cent in closing at 57 cents while trading 92,494 shares, Indies Pharma gained 2 cents to finish at $2.97 83,705 stock units changing hands, Iron Rock Insurance advanced 45 cents to $3.45 while exchanging three units. Jamaican Teas increased 11 cents to end at $5 in an exchange of 95,024 stock units, Knutsford Express shed 40 cents to close at $7.50, with 7,512 units passing through the market, Lasco Distributors gained 3 cents to settle at $3.28 in trading 199,213 units. Lasco Manufacturing rose 28 cents in closing at $3.78 after exchanging 17,211 units, Limners and Bards lost 13 cents to settle at $2.67 and finishing trading, with 12,851 units, Mailpac Group shed 1 cent to settle at $2.14, with 538,932 stocks changing hands. Main Event slipped 1 cent to $3.99 after 5,100 shares crossed the market, Medical Disposables carved out a gain of 5 cents to end at $5.05 and trading 24,047 units. Stationery and Office Supplies fell 10 cents in closing at $5.80, with 2,747 stock units crossing the market and tTech gained 60 cents to end at $7.30, with 5,000 shares passing through the market.
