The US dollar market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed trading on Tuesday after the market rising after trading 86 percent fewer shares than Monday, resulting in an even number of stocks rising and falling.
At the close of the market, trading ended with three securities changing hands compared to four on Monday and ending with one stock rising, one declining and one remaining unchanged.
The JSE USD Equities Index carved out a gain of 3.01 points to settle at 195.54, with the average PE Ratio ending at 12.6 based on the IC Insider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 580,012 shares, accounting for US$14,354 compared to 4,211,063 units at US$42,648 on Monday.
The average trade for the day amounted to 193,337 units changing hands at US$4,785, in contrast to an average of 1,052,766 shares at US$10,662 on Monday. Trading ended with an average of 199,396 units for the month to date at US$12,001 in contrast to 199,964 units at US$12,677. By comparison, September ended with an average of 84,017 units for US$10,590.
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 none with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Proven Investments shed 1 US cent to settle at 27 US cents, with 34,979 shares changing hands, Sygnus Credit Investments gained 1 US cent to close at 14.5 US cents with investors switching ownership of just one stock and Transjamaican Highway closed at 0.81 US cent, with 545,032 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Gains for JSE USD market
Junior Market picks up on Tuesday
Caribbean Flavours, fresh from the ten to one stock split on Monday led trading on Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday as the price hit a new record high of $3 during the day, before settling slightly lower at the close.
Caribbean Flavours a Derrimon’s subsidiary
Trading ended with 31 securities changing hands compared to 33 on Monday and concluded with the prices of 11 stocks rising, 13 stocks declining and seven, with prices remaining unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index carved out a gain of 14.36 points to settle at 2,491.16. The average PE Ratio of the market ended at 10.4 based on the IC Insider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with investors expended $15,577,070 in chasing after 5,362,727 shares on Tuesday, 100 percent more than Monday’s 2,681,105 units at $8,677,248.
Caribbean Flavours led trading with 25.4 percent of total volume with an exchange of 1.36 million shares, followed by Mailpac Group with 24.3 percent of the day’s trade or 1.31 million units and Fontana with 958,938 units for 17.9 percent market share.
Trading ended with an average of 172,991 units at $502,486 in contrast to 81,246 at $262,947 on
Monday.
For the month to date, the average trade resulted in an exchange of 373,067 units at $800,609, in comparison to 396,297 units at $835,223 on Monday. 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 ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial shed $3.03 to end at $19.05 with investors switching ownership of 51,357 stock shares, AMG Packaging gained 14 cents to finish at $2 with an exchange of 54,082 units, Blue Power dropped 15 cents to settle at $3.40, with 5,692 shares passing through the market. Caribbean Cream gained 8 cents to close at $4.73 with 20,000 stocks changing hands, Caribbean Flavours advanced 55 cents and traded 1,362,694 units to end at a record close of $2.93, Caribbean Producers lost 9 cents to settle at $2.21 with investors transferring 9,987 stocks. Consolidated Bakeries finished 1 cent higher at $1.48 with 117 stock units changing hands, Elite Diagnostic increased by 4 cents to close at $3.14 with 1,639 stocks passing through the market, Fontana rose 4 cents and exchanged 958,938 stock units to end at $4.99. 
Fosrich fell 24 cents to settle at $3.20 with investors switching ownership of 3,054 stock units, General Accident dropped 29 cents to finish at $6.40 with 5,490 shares traded, GWest Corporation shed 3 cents to close at 71 cents with 12,297 stock units passing through the market. Honey Bun slipped 1 cent to $4.89 with 5,370 stocks changing hands, Indies Pharma lost 5 cents to end at $2.70 with 68,155 units traded, ISP Finance jumped $4.90 to $20 with an exchange of 1,000 units. Jetcon Corporation gained 6 cents to settle at 85 cents with investors switching ownership of 20,000 shares, Knutsford Express shed 39 cents to close at $6.49 with 430 stocks passing through the market, Lasco Distributors advanced 5 cents to end at $3.13 with 267,231 units changing hands. Lasco Financial fell 5 cents to settle at $2.05, with an exchange of 72,340 shares, Limners and Bards declined by 5 cents to finish at $2.60 with investors transferring 200,615 shares, Lumber Depot lost 8 cents to close at $1 with 92,152 stock units passing through the market. Mailpac Group rose 1 cent and traded 1,305,104 stock units to end at $1.95, Main Event dropped 49 cents to settle at $3.25 with 5,044 stock units changing hands and Stationery and Office Supplies gained 2 cents to finish at $4.87 with 8,911 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Mixed trading continues on TTSE
Trading closed mixed on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday with an exchange of 94 percent more shares than on Monday and an 82 percent uptick in the value as the primary market indices ended with a rise and fall.
The market closed with 10 securities trading, up from nine on Monday, and closed with two stocks advancing, three declining and five remaining unchanged. Trading resulted in 67,001 shares passing through the market for $1,193,207 versus 34,472 shares valued $654,873 on Monday.
The average trade for the day amounted to 6.700 units at $119,321 versus an average of 3,830 units at $72,764 for each active security on Monday. For the month to date, the average trade amounts to 18,896 shares at $335,584. On Monday, an average of 20,036 units at $355,796 traded. In contrast, September closed with an average of 12,021 shares for $174,137.
The T&T Composite Index shed 0.98 points to end at 1,311.86. The All T&T Index added 0.55 points and finished at 1,769.06, while the Cross Listed Index lost 0.35 points to close at 115.40.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of two stocks higher than their last selling price and five with lower offers.
Stocks rising│First Citizens Bank gained 50 cents and closed at $45.50, with a transfer of 175 shares and Trinidad and Tobago NGL ended 14 cents higher at $14.95, trading 5,393 stock units.
Stocks declining│NCB Financial Group lost 5 cents, exchanging 22,976 shares to settle at $7.95, National Enterprises finished at $3.95, after losing 5 cents in trading 169 units and Scotiabank shed 50 cents to close at $55, with 1,131 units crossing the market.
Stocks trading firm│Ansa McAL saw the transfer of 3,205 stock units at $50, Clico Investments closed at $25.21, in trading 3,450 stock units, Guardian Holdings held firm at $19, with an exchange of 28,000 shares. Massy Holdings closed at $59, with 1,182 units changing hands and Prestige Holdings ended at $7.50, with a transfer of 1,320 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE Main market pulls back
Investors pumped in 239 percent more money into the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Monday, resulting in an exchange of 85 percent more shares crossing the exchange Friday and the market ended down after more stocks fell than gained.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index declined 1,413.26 points to end at 405,428.69, the Main Index dropped 1,717.05 points to 369,677.88 and the JSE Financial Index shed 0.40 points to settle at 96.97.
Trading ended with 43 securities changing hands compared to 41 on Friday and closed with the prices of 16 stocks rising, 21 declining and six remaining unchanged. The average PE Ratio of the market ended at 15.3 based on the IC Insider.com forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 17,736,805 shares for $180,133,973 compared to 9,609,776 units at $53,167,158 on Friday. Transjamaican Highway led trading with 32.2 percent of total volume after trading 5.7 million shares, followed by Wigton Windfarm with 20.8 percent and 3.69 million units, Carreras closed with 12.5 percent market share for 2.22 million units. Sagicor Select Financial Fund pulled 8 percent of shares traded for 1.43 million shares and Pulse Investments closed with 7.2 percent after accounting for 1.29 million units.
Trading ended with an average of 412,484 units changing hands at $4,189,162 for each security, versus an average of 234,385 shares at $1,296,760 on Friday. 
The average trade for the month to date ended at 261,644 units at $1,951,813 for each security, in contrast to 239,879 units at $1,628,974. September ended with an average of 265,170 units at $3,271,625.
At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Barita Investments climbed $4.50 to $84, after clearing the market with 426,207 shares, Berger Paints gained 49 cents to close at $12.49, in exchanging 1,810 units. Caribbean Cement declined by $4.50 to $44, with investors switching ownership of 701,044 shares, Eppley shed 75 cents to end at $18.25, in an exchange of 3,330 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund fell $7.70 to $42, after trading 530 units. Jamaica Broilers climbed $1.69 to $27.69, in an exchange of 69,276 shares, Jamaica Producers lost 40 cents after ending at $19.50 and trading 2,296 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange slipped 35 cents to close at $17.95, with investors swapping 83,936 shares. JMMB Group shed $1 to end at $29, with 157,471 shares crossing the market, Key Insurance rose $1.30 to $10.80, with 194,661 shares passing through the market, Kingston Wharves dropped $1 to $46, as investors swapped 3,334 units. 
Mayberry Investments lost 55 cents to end at $5.40, with 500 units changing hands, Mayberry Jamaican Equities ended at $8.15, after gaining 40 cents with investors switching ownership of 223 stocks, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dropped $34 to end at $135 trading 50 units. Palace Amusement dipped $175 to $1,200 in clearing the market with 13 units, PanJam Investment closed $2.49 lower at $68.01, in trading 264,228 shares, Proven Investments fell $1.78 to settle at $38.01, with 12,833 stock units passing through the market. Pulse Investments gained 41 cents in closing at $4.61 trading 1,285,098 shares, Sagicor Group lost 30 cents to end at $44.20, with investors swapping 8,665 stock units, Scotia Group gained 30 cents to close at $48.80, in exchanging 3,500 units. Seprod declined $1.50 to end at $54, trading 5,310 stock units and Sygnus Credit Investments gained 31 cents to settle at $19.21 in an exchange of 6,011 stock units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living Preference shares climbed $1.03 to $7.91, with 72 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market pulls back on Monday
The Junior Market suffered a second day of decline with the Index falling 25.69 points to settle at 2,476.80, after an exchange of 75 percent fewer shares than on Friday with the value of trading falling by 77 percent after Caribbean Flavours started trading after the ten to one stock split.
Caribbean Flavours a Derrimon’s subsidiary
Trading ended with 33 securities changing hands than 35 on Friday and closed with 10 stocks rising, 15 declining and 8 with prices remaining unchanged. At the close, the average PE Ratio of the market ended at 11.1 based on the IC Insider.com forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 2,681,105 shares for $8,677,248 compared to 10,543,614 units at $37,132,664 on Friday. Tropical Battery led trading with 29.6 percent of total volume with 793,822 shares, followed by Elite Diagnostic with 18.7 percent or 500,110 units and MailPac Group at 10 percent market share with 267,482 units.
Trading ended with an average of 81,246 units at $262,947 in contrast to 301,246 units at $1,060,933 on Friday. For the month to date, the average trade resulted in an exchange of 396,297 units at $835,223 compared to 440,727 units at $915,928 on Friday. Trading in September resulted in an average of 119,171 units at $249,355.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging added 6 cents to finish at $1.86, with a transfer of 100 units, Blue Power rose 35 cents to $3.55 in trading 17,596 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers lost 4 cents to settle at $1.95, with 750 units passing through the market. Caribbean Flavours gained 42 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.38, with investors transferring 90,527 stocks, after the ten to one stock split took effect, Elite Diagnostic lost 5 cents to finish at $3.10, in exchanging 500,110 shares, Express Catering gained 38 cents to close at $3.98 with 6,500 units passing through the market. Fontana ended 5 cents lower at $4.95 in trading 98,829 shares, Fosrich lost 10 cents to finish at $3.44, with a transfer of 1,001 units, GWest Corporation lost 6 cents to settle at 74 cents, with an exchange of 10,052 stock units. Honey Bun gained 1 cent to close at $4.90 with 16,065 stock units changing hands, iCreate slipped 6 cents to 66 cents with 3,000 units passing through the market, Indies Pharma ended at $2.75, after losing 14 cents trading 7,350 units. 
Jamaican Teas gained 1 cent, with an exchange of 194,095 shares to finish at $5, Lasco Distributors closed 5 cents lower at $3.08, with 325 units changing hands, Lasco Financial gained 5 cents to close at $2.10, after a transfer of 16,712 stock units. Lasco Manufacturing slid 14 cents to end at $3.36, in trading 84,408 shares, Limners and Bards lost 2 cents to end at $2.65 after exchanging 204,682 shares, Mailpac lost 1 cent to close at $1.94 with 267,482 stock units changing hands, Main Event rose 49 cents to $3.74, with 2,266 units passing through the market. Medical Disposables gained 5 cents to close at $4.55, in exchanging 5,000 units, SSL Venture Capital lost 10 cents trading 2,382 units to close at 50 cents, Stationery and Office Supplies slid 75 cents to $4.85, with investors switching ownership of 2,000 units. Tropical Battery added 1 cent in trading 793,822 shares to settle at $1.10 and tTech dropped $1.40 to end at $5, with 1,600 units crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE USD index drops
Trading volume surged on the US dollar market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, after more than 4 million shares of Transjamaican Highway crossed the market and leading to 598 percent more shares than on Friday.
At the close of the market, trading ended with four securities changing hands compared to four on Friday and ended with the prices of one stock rising, three declining and none remaining unchanged.
The JSE USD Equities Index dipped 4.52 points to settle at 192.53, with the average PE Ratio ending at 12.5 based on the IC Insider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 4,211,063 shares for $42,648 compared to 602,952 units at US$128,445 on Friday.
The average trade for the day amounted to 1,052,766 units changing hands at US$10,662, in contrast to an average of 150,738 shares at US$32,111 on Friday. Trading ended, with an average of 199,964 units for the month to date at US$12,677 in contrast to 78,135 units at US$12,965. By comparison, September ended with an average of 84,017 units for US$10,590.
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 none with a lower offer.
At the close of the market, Proven Investments lost 1.8 cents to end at 28 US cents with an exchange of29,580 stock units. Sygnus Credit Investments lost eight-tenths of a cent and closed the trading of 930 shares at 13.5 US cents and Transjamaican Highway shed 0.011 of a cent to close at 0.081 of a US cent with investors switching ownership of 4,180,389 units of the stock.
In the preference segment JMMB Group 6% traded 164 shares and gained 1 cent to close at US$1.18.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Slippage in T&T stock market
Trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Monday with 87 percent fewer shares changing hands than on Friday and leading to declines in the major indices for a third consecutive day.
The market closed with 9 securities trading, up from fifteen on Friday, and closed with one stock advancing, three declining and five remaining unchanged. Trading resulted in 34,472 shares for $654,873 compared to 260,964 shares valued $2,759,391 on Friday.
The average trade for the day amounted to 3,830 units at $72,764 versus an average of 17,398 units at $183,959 for each security on Friday. For the month to date, the average trade amounts to 20,036 shares at $355,796 compared to 21,524 units at $381,789 on Friday. In contrast, September closed with an average of 12,021 shares for $174,137.
The T&T Composite Index fell 3.51 points to 1,312.54. The All T&T Index declined by 6.86 points to end at 1,768.51, while the Cross Listed Index lost 0.02 points to close at 115.75.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with bids of four stocks closing higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
Stocks rising│ Grace Kennedy was the sole stock to advance, with a rise of 1 cent to close at $3.56, exchanging 9,266 stock units.
Stocks declining|Clico Investments closed at $25.21, with a loss of 13 cents after trading 12,088 shares, First Citizens Bank slid 71 cents to $45, in transferring 323 units and West Indian Tobacco finished at $33.77, after losing 73 cents and exchanging 265 units.
Stocks trading firm│ First Caribbean International Bank closed at $7.05, with trades of 1,118 units, Guardian Holdings exchanged 7,212 stock units at $19, Massy Holdings was unchanged at $59 after the transferring of 2,000 units. National Flour ended at $1.91, in trading 200 units and Trinidad and Tobago NGL closed at $14.81, with 2,000 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Caribbean Flavours highlight of IC TOP 10
For the past week, activity in the Jamaican stock market was mostly stable following the Barita Investments and Tropical Battery successful public offers. Buying interest increased for Caribbean Flavours and Jamaican Teas stocks, both with pending stock splits.
Caribbean Flavours a Derrimon’s subsidiary
This week’s focus: Caribbean Flavours (CFF), a former IC TOP 10 listed stock, ten for one stock split becomes effective Tuesday. This stock is worth watching this week. After the split, the company will have just under one billion shares issued. Many investors foolishly position themselves to buy stocks after the split at a higher value than before. It is almost a certainty that the price of CFF will move higher after Tuesday’s split. The company reported a 42 percent rise in second-quarter revenues and an increased profit of 25 percent, with profit for the half-year up by 23 percent. The forecast for earnings per share is $1.15 for 2020 and $1.75 in 2021. The PE ratio at the current price of $19.65 the stock traded at on the Junior Market on Friday is 17 times the 2020 earnings and 11 times 2021 earnings.
For a fifth consecutive week, there were no changes in the companies on the IC TOP 10 listings, but that could change with some results set for release during the week. 
The markets moved moderately higher to close at their highest levels since mid-August for the. The Main Market closed the past week higher than the previous one, but the Junior Market closed the week lower than the prior one.
The top three stocks in each market saw no change in ranking, leaving the top three Junior Market stocks, with the potential to gain between 281 to 726 percent by March 2021. Caribbean Producers heads the list, followed by Lasco Financial and Elite Diagnostic. The focus on all three is on the 2021 fiscal year profit, projected to recover from reduced profit for the 2020 financial year. 
With expected gains of 152 to 240 percent, the top three Main Market stocks are Berger Paints, followed by JMMB Group and Carreras. Radio Jamaica is now down to the fifth spot with slightly lower earnings per share of 15 cents from 20 cents previously.
The local stock market’s targeted average PE ratio is 20 based on companies’ profits reporting full year’s results, from now to the second quarter in 2021. Both the Junior and Main markets are currently trading well below this level, indicating the potential gains. The JSE Main Market ended the week, with an overall PE of 15.4 and the Junior Market 11.3, based on IC Insider.com’s projected 2020-21 earnings. The average PE ratio of the Junior Market has been slowly rising, with better profit opportunities than the Main Market and narrowing the gap. The PE ratio for the Junior Market Top 10 stocks average a mere 6.1 at just 54 percent to the overall Junior Market average. The Main Market TOP 10 stocks trade at a PE of 8.4 or 55 percent of the PE of the overall market.
The average projected gain for the Junior Market IC TOP 10 stocks is 279 percent and 145 percent for the JSE Main Market, based on 2020-21 earnings, an indication of potentially greater gains in the Junior Market than in the Main Market.
IC TOP 10 stocks are likely to deliver the best returns up to March 2021 and ranked in order of potential gains, based on likely gain for each company, taking into account the earnings and PE ratios for the current fiscal year. Expected values will change as stock prices fluctuate and result in the selection process in and out of the lists for most weeks. Revisions to earnings per share are ongoing, based on receipt of new information.
Persons who compiled this report may have an interest in securities commented on in this report.
Main Market falters on Friday
After rising for two consecutive days, the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended down on Friday after more stocks fell than rose, with an exchange of 126 percent more shares, with 16 percent less value than on Thursday.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index lost 739.29 points to settle at 406,841.95, the Main Index lost 674.19 points to finish 371,394.93, the JSE Financial Index shed 0.06 points to end at 97.37.
Trading ended with 41 securities changing hands compared to 42 on Thursday and ended with the prices of 11 stocks rising, the prices of 18 declining and 12 with prices remaining unchanged. The average PE Ratio of the market ended at 15.6 based on the IC Insider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 9,609,776 shares for $53,167,158 compared to 4,243,411 units at $63,166,132 on Thursday.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 26.2 percent of total volume with an exchange of 2.52 million shares, followed by Pulse Investments with 24.8 percent for 2.38 million units, Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 15.9 percent after 1.53 million units changed hands and Transjamaican Highway with 11.8 percent in exchanging 1.13 million shares.
Trading concluded with an average of 234,385 units changing hands at $1,296,760 for each security, compared to an average of 101,034 shares at $1,503,956 on Thursday. The average trade for the month to date ended at 239,879 units at $1,628,974 for each security, in contrast to 240,756 units at $1,681,973 on Thursday. Trading for the month to date compares adversely to September’s average of 265,170 at $3,271,625.
At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Barita Investments lost 50 cents to finish at $79.50 after exchanging 24,695 shares, Berger Paints dropped 50 cents to settle at $12 with 500 stock units changing hands, Caribbean Cement gained 38 cents to end at $48.50 with 1,736 stock units passing through the market. 
Eppley shed $1.75 to close at $19 with 1,435 units trading, First Rock Capital fell 50 cents to finish at $12.40 with investors transferring 29,575 stocks, Key Insurance rose 57 cents to settle at $9.50 with an exchange of 38,491 stocks. Kingston Wharves dropped $1.90 to end at $47 with 13,114 stock units changing hands, Mayberry Investments gained 58 cents to close at $5.95 trading 11,797 shares, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy declined $1 to finish at $169 with investors transferring 59 stock units. PanJam Investment climbed 50 cents to settle at $70.50 with 1,000 units passing through the market, Pulse Investments fell 38 cents to end at $4.20 with an exchange of 2,378,564 stock units, Scotia Group lost $1.47 to close at $48.50 with 13,037 stocks changing hands. Seprod dropped 49 cents to settle at $55.50 after trading 14,388 stock units and Wisynco Group climbed 84 cents to finish at $16.19 with 10,818 units crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for each stock’s last transaction unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market slips into the weekend
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Friday, with the market declining despite more stocks rising than falling as investors traded 73 percent more shares than on Thursday.
Trading ended with 35 securities changing hands compared to 33 on Thursday and ended with 13 stocks rising, the prices of 10 declining and 12 with prices remaining unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index slipped just 1.78 points to settle at 2,502.49. The average PE Ratio of the market ended at 11 based on the IC Insider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 10,543,614 shares for $37,132,664 compared to 6,110,406 units at $14,758,537 on Thursday.
AMG Packaging led trading with 38.2 percent of total volume with 4.03 million shares, followed by Jamaican Teas with 23.2 percent of the day’s trade after an exchange of 2.45 million units and Tropical Battery at 8.3 percent market share with 876,254 units.
Trading ended with an average of 301,246 units at $1,060,933 in contrast to 185,164 at $447,228 on Thursday. For the month to date, the average trade resulted in an exchange of 440,727 units at $915,928 compared to 465,259 units at $890,425 on Thursday. Trading in September resulted in an average of 119,171 units at $249,355.
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.
At the close of the market, Access Financial fell 1 cent to end at $22.08 with an exchange of 7,117 shares, AMG Packaging advanced 24 cents after trading 4,030,630 shares to finish at $1.80, Caribbean Assurance Brokers increased by 14 cents to settle at $1.99 with 47,500 stock units passing through the market. Caribbean Cream dropped 7 cents to close at $4.65 with 8,000 shares changing hands, Caribbean Flavours jumped $1.20 to end at $19.65 with investors transferring 525,479 stocks, ahead of the ten to one stock split on Tuesday. Elite Diagnostic gained 5 cents to finish at $3.15 with an exchange of 242 shares, Express Catering lost 15 cents to settle at $3.60 with 8,001 units passing through the market, Fontana closed 1 cent higher at $5 with 76,888 stocks traded, Fosrich lost 15 cents to end at $3.54 with 5,384 shares changing hands. General Accident advanced 19 cents to finish at $6.69 with investors transferring 9,621 stocks, GWest Corporation shed 18 cents to settle at 80 cents, with an exchange of 605,311 shares, Honey Bun rose 9 cents to close at $4.89 with 5,497 units traded. 
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.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
