Trading on Wednesday, return to more normal levels at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market as the volume trading fell 82 percent and the value plunged 83 percent compared to Tuesday, with the absence of any major trade, unlike Tuesday, when Limners and Bards led trading with 21.41 million shares, with 81.7 percent of stocks trading.
Market activity led to 37 securities trading compared to 40 on Tuesday and ended with 14 rising, 10 declining and 13, closing unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index popped 6.43 points to end at 3,400.71.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 14.6. The PE ratios shown in the chart below, are computed based on earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending up to August 2022.
A total of 4,846,291 shares were traded for $17,572,903 compared to 26,214,746 units at $101,388,552 on Tuesday. tTech led trading with 2.09 million shares for 43.2 percent of total volume followed by Future Energy Source with 756,379 units for 15.6 percent of the day’s trade and Tropical Battery with 368,203 units for 7.6 percent market share.
Trading averaged 130,981 shares at $474,943 in contrast to 655,369 shares at $2,534,714 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 397,606 units at $1,288,906, compared to 412,242 units at $1,333,589 on Tuesday. November closed with an average of 160,358 units at $581,730.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cream dropped 69 cents to end at $5.01 with an exchange of 20,960 shares, Caribbean Flavours climbed 8 cents in closing at $1.99 in switching ownership of 418 units, Elite Diagnostic advanced 31 cents to $2.99 after exchanging 200 stocks. Fontana rose 19 cents to close at $7.49, with 56,830 stock units trading, Honey Bun slipped 10 cents to $9.50 while exchanging 8,545 stocks, iCreate declined 6 cents in ending at 84 cents with an exchange of 175,996 shares. ISP Finance fell $3.79 to $38 trading 10 stock units, Jamaican Teas popped 13 cents in closing at $3.98 after exchanging 17,939 units, Jetcon Corporation lost 13 cents to end at 80 cents, with 296,260 shares changing hands. 
Knutsford Express gained 28 cents to close at $8.35 in an exchange of 1,860 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing increased 5 cents to $4.80, with the swapping of 7,308 stocks, Limners and Bards dropped 8 cents to $3.75, with 121,239 units clearing the market. Lumber Depot popped 10 cents in closing at $2.91, with 290,515 shares crossing the market, Mailpac Group rallied 5 cents to end at $3.45 in trading 241,180 stocks, Main Event increased 49 cents to $4.50 trading 22,957 stock units. Medical Disposables advanced 45 cents in closing at $6.50 after exchanging 4,973 units, Paramount Trading shed 5 cents to $1.25, with 18,000 shares crossing the market and tTech popped 5 cents to close at $4.05 in trading 2,093,452 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Best results in 8 years for Trinidad stocks
The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange is on track to record its best performance in eight years, with market activity gathering momentum in the second half of the year to be up nearly 17 for the year to date, just shy of the 17.7 percent in 2013.
Trading ended Wednesday, with two stocks hitting 52 weeks’ high as an equal number of stocks rising and falling after trading 299 percent more shares, valued 142 percent more than on Tuesday, at the close of trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.
At the close, 15 securities traded compared to 17 on Tuesday, with five stocks each rising, declining and trading unchanged. The Composite Index added 1.41 points to close at 1,486.70, for a rise of 12.4 percent year to date. The All T&T Index rose 6.47 points to 2,068.51, up 16.7 percent for the year to date and the Cross-Listed Index dropped 0.56 points to settle at 121.11, up by 2.6 percent for the year.
A total of 487,407 shares traded, for $11,558,864, in contrast to 122,108 units at $4,034,922 on Tuesday. An average of 32,494 units traded at $770,591 compared to 7,183 at $237,348 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 22,477 units at $301,865 versus 21,998 units at $279,285. The average trade in November amounts to 35,109 units at $290,897.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, Ansa McAl traded 440 shares unchanged at $59.49, Clico Investment Fund rose $2.50 in ending at a 52 weeks’ high of $31 with 60,645 units changing hands, FirstCaribbean International Bank fell 2 cents to $6.13 with an exchange of 2,000 stock units. 
GraceKennedy declined 13 cents to close at $6.05, with 120,000 stocks changing hands, Guardian Holdings shed 33 cents to close at $30 with the swapping of 7,914 units, JMMB Group dropped 2 cents in ending at $2.24 after exchanging 330 stocks. Massy Holdings climbed $1 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $106 in an exchange of 12,238 stock units, National Enterprises advanced 1 cent in closing at $3.30 after 6,000 shares changed hands, NCB Financial Group remained at $8 in switching ownership of 69,100 units. One Caribbean Media lost 11 cents to close at $4.69 in trading 5 stocks, Republic Financial Holdings spiked $2.02 to end at $140.02, with 22,011 stock units crossing the market, Scotiabank finished unchanged at $68, with 243 shares clearing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped $1.35 in closing at $21 after trading 185,866 units, Unilever Caribbean ended unchanged at $16.20 after trading 158 stocks and West Indian Tobacco remained at $28.44 while exchanging 457 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Santa rally for JSE Main Market on Tuesday
Market activity ended on Tuesday, with the volume of shares trading declining 71 percent less and the value plunged 68 percent lower than Friday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market as rising stocks exceeded those declining and sent the market indices substantially higher by the close.
The All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 3,803.79 points to 431,871.33, the JSE Main Index spiked 3,178.62 points to close at 390,131.58 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.12 points to settle at 95.60.
Trading ended with 54 securities up from 51 on Friday, with 25 rising, 21 declining and eight closed unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a formula for computing appropriate stock values, averages 16.2. The PE ratios in the JSE Main and USD Market closing quotes are based on earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with financial years ending between the current year and August 2022.
Just 4,038,953 shares traded for $65,415,335 down from 13,887,175 units at $205,378,180 on Friday. Transjamaican Highway led trading with 654,165 shares for 16.2 percent of total volume followed by Pulse Investments with 552,036 units for 13.7 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Windfarm 452,476 units with 11.2 percent market share.
Trading averages 74,795 units at $1,211,395, down from 272,298 shares at $4,027,023 on Friday and month to date, an average of 409,305 units at $4,372,756, compared to 429,488 units at $4,563,497 on Friday. Trading in November averaged 233,949 units at $2,695,416.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 14 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Barita Investments climbed $2.46 to $92.48 after exchanging 86,288 stock units, Berger Paints dipped $1.20 to $12.50 in an exchange of 9,154 units. Caribbean Cement fell 99 cents to $71.01 in trading 19,492 stocks, Caribbean Producers popped $1.51 to end at $13.49 after 155,338 units changed hands, Eppley gained $1.77 to end at $36, with 155 shares clearing the market. Guardian Holdings rallied 50 cents to $510 after trading 1,599 stock units, Jamaica Producers dropped $1.52 to $21.93 in exchanging 272,747 stocks, Jamaica Stock Exchange dropped 50 cents to close at $17 with the swapping of 20,976 stocks. JMMB Group lost 26 cents in closing at $38.19 while exchanging 54,023 units, Mayberry Investments rallied 86 cents to $8.86 after 110,577 stock units passed through the exchange, Mayberry Jamaican Equities shed 49 cents to $9 in switching ownership of 8,218 shares. NCB Financial spiked $2.50 to close at $124, with 217,511 units crossing the market, 138 Student Living declined 40 cents to close at $3.84, with 101 shares changing hands, Pulse Investments increased 28 cents to end at $4.88 trading 552,036 stocks, Sagicor Group rose $1.90 in closing at $54.90, with 49,413 stock units crossing the market.
Sagicor Real Estate Fund climbed 50 cents to close at $8.50 with an exchange of 20,250 shares, Scotia Group dropped $1.75 to $35.75 trading 116,304 shares, Seprod declined $1.70 to $62.30, with 8,951 stocks clearing the market. Sygnus Credit Investments fell 40 cents to $14.50 after an exchange of 24,904 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance rallied 79 cents in closing at $16 with 3,548 units changing hands and Wisynco Group fell 25 cents to $16.65 in exchanging 13,797 stock units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.25% popped 41 cents to $3.17 in an exchange of 200 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Mixed trading for JSE USD stocks
Trading on Tuesday ended with the volume of shares changing hands rising 91 percent, but with 77 percent lower value than on Friday, as the final week of the year for the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market, commenced activity, resulting in more stocks declining than those rising.
Trading ended with six securities changing hands, compared to seven on Friday with prices of two rising, three declining and one left unchanged.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index gained 2.21 points to end at 213.02.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.7. The PE ratio uses earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for each company with the financial year ending during the current year up to August 2022.
Overall, 198,530 shares traded for US$3,666 compared to 103,747 units at US$16,128 on Friday. Trading averaged 33,088 units at US$611, versus 14,821 shares at US$2,304 on Friday, with the month to date averaging 342,455 shares at US$45,828 versus 361,994 units at US$48,684 on Friday. November ended with an average of 79,766 units for US$10,928.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share dropped 0.01 of a cent to close at 6.95 US cents, with 40 shares changing hands, Productive Business Solutions declined 0.4 of a cent in closing at US$1.33 in trading one unit, Proven Investments rose half a cent to end at 23 US cents in exchanging 5,734 stocks. Sterling Investments finished at 2.1 US cents after trading 100 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share fell 0.85 of a cent to 12.05 US cents in an exchange of 7,156 stock units and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.14 of one cent to end at 0.85 of a US cent trading 185,499 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Huge jump in Junior Market trading
Trading spiked sharply on Tuesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market 586 percent over Friday on the first trading day of the final week of the year after investors pushed 26,214,746 shares through the market with a value of $101,388,552 compared to 3,820,783 units at $10,981,907 on Friday. Limners and Bards led trading with 21.41 million shares for 81.7 percent of total volume.
Other leading trades were Fosrich, with 1.1 million units for 4.2 percent of the day’s trade and Lumber Depot, with 1.04 million units for 4 percent market share.
Only two securities did not participate in trading on Monday as 40 securities traded, up from 35 on Friday, ending with 16 rising, 17 declining and seven were unchanged. At the close, the Junior Market Index lost 3.20 points to settle at 3,394.28.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 14.5. The PE ratio of each stock is shown in the chart below, is based on earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending up to August 2022.
Trading averaged 655,369 shares at $2,534,714 in contrast to 109,165 shares at $313,769 on Friday, with the month to date, averaging 412,242 units at $1,333,604, compared to 396,903 units at $1,257,824 on Friday. November closed with an average of 160,358 units at $581,730.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial shed $1.95 in closing at $19 after trading 328 shares, Blue Power climbed 28 cents to close at $3.28 with an exchange of 200 units, Cargo Handlers declined $1.64 to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $5.61 in an exchange of 9,165 stock units. Derrimon Trading increased 11 cents to $2.32 trading 20,007 stocks, Dolphin Cove rose $1.20 to $15, with 155,865 units crossing the exchange, Elite Diagnostic dropped 3 cents to $2.68 trading 55,959 stocks. Express Catering advanced 10 cents to end at $5.80 with 355,597 shares changing hands, Future Energy Source lost 5 cents in closing at $2.90 after an exchange of 465,016 stock units, General Accident fell 30 cents to close at $6 in trading 16,505 units. GWest Corporation rallied 10 cents to 90 cents, with 1,100 shares changing hands, Honey Bun spiked $1.05 to end at $9.60 with the swapping of 10,907 stock units, iCreate added 5 cents to close at 90 cents in switching ownership of 7,079 stocks. Iron Rock Insurance popped 36 cents to $3.95 while exchanging 300 units, ISP Finance jumped $3.79 to $41.79 in an exchange of 60 shares, Jamaican Teas dropped 16 cents to $3.85, with 207,416 stocks clearing the market. Jetcon Corporation fell 6 cents to close at 93 cents trading 13,499 stock units, KLE Group popped 26 cents in ending at $1.77 after 1,500 units crossed the market, Lasco Distributors lost 7 cents to $3.40 with the swapping of 3,731 shares. 
Lasco Financial shed 7 cents in closing at $2.99 after trading 11,139 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing declined 9 cents to end at $4.75 with the swapping of 36,700 stock units, Limners and Bards rose 18 cents in ending at $3.83 in switching ownership of 21,405,514 stocks. Lumber Depot shed 22 cents in closing at $2.81, with 1,036,521 shares clearing the market, Paramount Trading advanced 19 cents to $1.30 after exchanging 50,200 stock units, Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 89 cents to end at $5.50 while exchanging one unit and tTech dropped 78 cents to close at $4, with 2,128 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trinidad stock market climbed higher
Market activity ended on Tuesday after closing for the boxing day holiday, after trading 87 percent fewer shares, value 42 percent less than on Friday, on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange and resulted in slightly more stocks declining than rising at the close of trading.
Overall, 17 securities traded against 16 on Friday, with four rising, five declining and eight unchanged. The Composite Index inched 0.98 points higher to 1,485.29, the All T&T Index rose 2.71 points to 2,052.04 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped 0.12 points to 121.67.
A total of 122,108 shares traded, for $4,034,922 versus 928,449 units at $7,232,895 on Friday. An average of 7,183 units traded at $237,348 compared to 58,028 at $452,056 on Friday, with the month to date averaging 21,998 units at $279,285 versus 22,846 units at $281,686. The average trade for November amounts to 35,109 units at $290,897.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two stocks with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s spiked $2.50 to a 52 weeks’ high of $32 as 31 shares crossed the market, CinemaOne finished at $4, with 600 units changing hands, Clico Investment Fund lost $1.60 to end at $28.50, after trading 1,090 stock units. 
Endeavour Holdings ended at $7.93 after exchanging two stocks, GraceKennedy shed 6 cents to $6.18 in 1,020 stock units crossing the exchange, Guardian Holdings fell 67 cents in closing at $30.33 after trading 55,007 stocks. JMMB Group closed at $2.26 after 215 shares changed hands, L.J. Williams B share remained at $1.84, with 200 units clearing the market, Massy Holdings climbed 40 cents to $105, with 19,060 shares changing hands. National Enterprises advanced 4 cents to close at $3.29 in exchanging 5,820 stocks, National Flour Mills finished at $1.90 in trading 1,710 stock units, NCB Financial Group ended at $8 with an exchange of 36,814 units. One Caribbean Media popped 35 cents to $4.80 after trading 10 units, Prestige Holdings ended at $7 after swapping of 100 stock units, Scotiabank had an exchange of 15 stocks at $68. Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 9 cents in closing at $19.65 in exchanging 371 shares and West Indian Tobacco dropped 6 cents to end at $28.44, trading 43 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Spur Tree Spices joins ICTOP10
The big news for the market for the past week was the release of the prospectus of the long-awaited Initial Public offer of Spur Tree Spices priced at $1 per share at PE of 8.7 based on earnings before tax and propelling the stock in this week’s Junior Market ICTOP10. Investors should also see the prospectus release for Jamaica Fibreglass Products this week or next.
Spur Tree pushed Jetcon Corporation out of the TOP10, with the latter enjoying a 9 percent price rise to 99 cents. Over in the Main Market TOP10, Sagicor Group rose just 2 percent to close at $53.
During the week, AMG Packaging rose 3 percent to $2.12, Access Financial Services climbed 7 percent to $20.95, Lasco Distributors rose 6 percent to $3.47, but Elite Diagnostic and Honey Bun both fell 10 percent to $2.71 and $8.55, respectively and Caribbean Cream fell 4 percent to $5.70.
The public offer for Spur Tree Spices shares opens on Wednesday this week and should be heavily oversubscribed, with closure likely by the end of the week.
This week, the top three Main Market stocks are Guardian Holdings, followed by JMMB Group and Radio Jamaica, all projected to gain between 183 and 261 percent, up from 178 and 257 percent last week.
The Junior Market top three stocks changed a bit during the week, with AMG Packaging leading, followed by Caribbean Assurance Brokers, with Access Financial Services moving from the second spot to the third position. All three can gain between 158 and 230 percent versus 167 and 240 percent previously.
The average gains projected for the TOP 10 Junior Market stocks moved from 149 percent last week to 151 percent and Main Market stocks moved from 155 percent to this weeks’ 154 percent.
The Junior Market closed the week with an average PE of 14.4 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings and is currently well below the target of 20 and the average of 17 at the end of March this year based on 2020 earnings. The TOP 10 stocks trade at a PE of a mere 8.1, with a 44 percent discount to that market’s average.
The Junior Market can gain 39 percent to March next year, based on an average PE of 20 and 18 percent based on an average PE of 17.
Eleven stocks representing 26 percent of all Junior Market stocks with positive earnings are trading at or above this level, similar to last week, indicating that many others will rise towards the 17 mark in the months ahead.
The average PE for the JSE Main Market is 16.1, some 18 percent less than the PE of 19 at the end of March and 24 percent below the target of 20 to March 2022. The Main Market TOP 10 average PE is 8.1, representing a 51 percent discount to the market and well below the potential of 20. A total of 13 stocks or 28 percent of the market trade at or above a PE of 19, with most over 20, for an average roundabout 25, suggesting that the accepted multiple is between 20 and 25 times the current year’s earnings.
ICTOP10 focuses on likely yearly winners; accordingly, the list may or may not include the best companies in the market.
ICInsider.com ranks stocks based on projected earnings to highlight winners from the rest, allowing investors to focus on potential winning stocks and helping to remove emotional attachments to stocks that often result in costly mistakes.
IC TOP10 stocks are likely to deliver the best returns up to March 2022 and ranked in order of potential gains, based on the possible increase for each company, considering the earnings and PE ratios for the current fiscal year. Expected values will change as stock prices fluctuate and result in weekly movements in and out of the lists. Revisions to earnings per share are ongoing, based on receipt of new information.
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No stock lost value on the JSE USD market Friday
Trading on Friday ended with the volume of shares traded dropping 66 percent with a marginal change in the value of funds changing hands than on Thursday on the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market, resulting in no stocks declining.
Seven securities traded, compared to six on Thursday, with prices of four rising, none declining and three ending unchanged. The JSE US Denominated Equities Index rose 0.73 points to end at 210.81.
A total of 103,747 shares traded with a value of US$16,128 versus 303,241 units at US$16,780 on Thursday.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.5. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com’s earnings forecasts for each company, with the financial year ending during the current year up to August 2022.
Trading averaged 14,821 units at US$2,304, against 50,540 shares at US$2,797 on Thursday and month to date an average of 361,994 shares at US$48,684 compared to 389,610 units at US$52,373 on Thursday. November trading averaged 79,766 shares for US$10,928.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share rallied 0.96 of a cent to 6.96 US cents after switching ownership of 296 shares, 
Margaritaville ended at 9.5 US cents trading 63,000 units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy remained at US$1.08, with five stock units crossing the market. Sterling Investments rose 0.01 of a cent to 2.1 US cents, with 1,830 stocks changing hands and Sygnus Credit Investments USD share gained 0.3 of a cent to 12.9 US cents while exchanging 35,917 stocks.
In the preference segment, Eppley 6% finished unchanged at 98 US cents in exchanging 199 shares and JMMB Group 5.75% increased 8 cents to US$2.10 after trading 2,500 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Winning stocks beat losers 3 to 1 on Friday
Market activity ended on Friday, with the volume of shares trading rising after trading a marginally higher percent, with the value jumping 230 percent higher than on Thursday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market as rising stocks tripled those declining.
Measured by the market indices, stocks in the Main Market closed moderately lower than at the end of the previous week. The All Jamaican Composite Index popped 649.16 points on Friday to 428,067.54, the JSE Main Index advanced 512.58 points to settle at 386,952.96 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.68 points to end at 95.48.
A total of 51 securities traded compared to 50 on Thursday, with 30 rising, ten declining and 11 were unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a formula for computing appropriate stock values, averages 16.1. The PE ratio for the JSE Main and USD Market closing quotes utilizes ICInsider.com’s earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending between the current year and August 2022.
At the close, 13,887,175 shares traded for $205,378,180 versus 13,408,986 units at $62,324,646 on Thursday. Wigton Windfarm led trading with 4.74 million shares for 34.2 percent of total volume followed by Kingston Wharves 2.25 million units, with 16.2 percent of the day’s trade and JMMB Group 1.44 million units for 10.3 percent market share, Community & Workers Credit Union ended with 1.09 million units for 7.9 percent market share and Transjamaican Highway 1.02 million units for 7.3 percent of the market.
Trading averages 272,312 units at $4,027,023, versus 268,180 shares at $1,246,493 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 429,488 units at $4,563,497, against 438,986 units at $4,595,915 on Thursday. November closed with an average of 233,949 units at $2,695,416.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement spiked $1 to $72 after an exchange of 56,904 shares, Caribbean Producers rose 48 cents to end at $11.98 in an exchange of 36,667 stocks, Eppley lost $1.77 after finishing at $34.23 and trading 67 units. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rallied 50 cents in closing at $42.50 after exchanging 4,200 stock units, First Rock Capital dropped 27 cents to close at $10.73 in switching ownership of 433 stocks, Guardian Holdings popped $2 to end at $509.50, with 5,587 shares changing hands. Jamaica Broilers fell $1.45 to $28.50 after 26,220 stock units crossed the market, Jamaica Producers gained 56 cents to close at $23.45 with 2,329 units changing hands, JMMB Group rallied 42 cents to $38.45 in exchanging 1,436,088 shares.
Kingston Wharves advanced 90 cents in closing at $40.90 with 2,250,971 stock units passing through the market, Mayberry Jamaican Equities climbed 29 cents to $9.49 in trading 20,800 stocks, Palace Amusement advanced $10 to end at $1050, after 17 units crossed the exchange. Pulse Investments popped 29 cents to $4.60 after exchanging 606,284 stocks, Sagicor Group climbed $1.50 to close at $53 with the swapping of 64,511 stock units, Scotia Group rallied $1.80 to $37.50, trading 11,041 units. Seprod increased $1.70 to end at $64 with 4,864 shares changing hands and Sygnus Credit Investments shed 25 cents in closing at $14.90 with an exchange of 114,053 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Bounce for Junior Market
After Thursday heightened trading, market activity returned to more subdued levels on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded falling 76 percent after funds entering the market dropped 80 percent from Thursday, but the market index posted a decent gain to close out the week on a positive note at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market.
Thirty five securities traded up from 34 on Thursday and ended with 14 rising, 16 declining and five left unchanged. At the close, the Junior Market Index popped 28.74 points to close at 3,397.48 and closed out the week ahead of the previous week’s close.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 14.4. The PE ratio of each stock shown in the chart below is based on earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending up to August 2022.
At close, 3,820,783 shares traded for $10,981,907 compared to 15,603,426 units at $55,122,731 on Thursday. Lumber Depot led trading with 1.77 million shares for 46.3 percent of total volume, followed by iCreate with 539,300 units for 14.1 percent of the day’s trade and Jamaican Teas with 412,416 units for 10.8 percent market share.
Trading averaged 109,165 shares at $313,769 down from 458,924 shares at $1,621,257 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 396,903 units at $1,257,809, compared to 413,716 units at $1,312,969 on Thursday. November closed with an average of 160,358 units at $581,730.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Cargo Handlers climbed 25 cents to $7.25, trading 3,600 shares, Caribbean Cream shed 20 cents in ending at $5.70 and switching ownership of 3,556 units, Derrimon Trading dropped 6 cents to $2.21 in an exchange of 12,440 stock units. Dolphin Cove lost 19 cents to end at $13.80, trading 7,903 stocks, Elite Diagnostic declined 9 cents to $2.71 with 15,665 stock units changing hands, Express Catering climbed 26 cents to end at $5.70, with an exchange of 18,081 shares. Fontana rose 10 cents to $7.30 while exchanging 39,932 units, GWest Corporation fell 20 cents 80 cents with 10,000 stocks clearing the market, Honey Bun lost 68 cents in closing at $8.55 with the swapping of 2,053 shares. Knutsford Express popped 11 cents to $8.08, with 1,899 stock units changing hands, Lasco Distributors advanced 32 cents to $3.47 after exchanging 58,041 units, Lasco Financial popped 6 cents to close at $3.06 after 70,294 stocks were traded. 
Lasco Manufacturing rallied 9 cents $4.84 in exchanging 10,921 stock units, Limners and Bards slipped 5 cents to end at $3.65 after 353,510 shares crossed the market, Lumber Depot increased 7 cents to end at $3.03 after trading 1,770,926 stocks. Mailpac Group rallied 6 cents to $3.40, with 102,075 units changing hands, Medical Disposables declined 44 cents to close at $6.06 with an exchange of 5,892 units and Stationery and Office Supplies popped 35 cents to $6.39 after an exchange of 16,392 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
