For the month-to-date the Junior Market index moved in a narrow band with an average of 18 points in either direction, reflecting the uncertainty of investors as to the direction of the market currently.
The first half of the week showed promise of an upward trend, but that trajectory hit a minor setback on Thursday with the market index slipping just 7.23 points to close at 2,600.18 as advancing stocks just edged out declining ones.
Market activities concluded with the prices of 13 securities rising, 12 declining and five holding firm with the average PE ratio of the market ended at 9.8 based on 2020-21 earnings.
Trading activities, resulted in 4,379,450 units exchanged to the tune of $13,021,794 from 30 securities in contrast to 7,825,083 shares valued at 20,619,430 from 28 securities on Wednesday.
The day ended with an average of 145,682 units at $434,060 for each security traded in contrast to 279,467 units at $736,408 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 178,269 units at $443,105 and previously 180,897 units at $443,834. In contrast, May closed with an average of 150,274 units for $491,077 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close of the market, Access Financial slipped 1 cent in the trading of 1,000 units to settle at $24.74, AMG Packaging ended 4 cents higher at $1.69 with an exchange of 8,683 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers added 6 cents and transferred 1,000 shares to close at $2.25. Derrimon Trading finished at $2.30 after falling 15 cents with 975 units traded, Dolphin Cove jumped 40 cents to close at $7.50 with 1,500 units changing hands, and Elite Diagnostic advanced 15 cents to $4.25 in the trading of 84,251 units. Everything Fresh slipped 1 cent to close at 80 cents after exchanging 2,116 shares, Express Catering dipped 2 cents in trading 24,774 shares to close at $4.89, General Accident shed 12 cents and swapped 716,590 shares to close at $5.38. Honey Bun climbed 14 cents to finish at $5.44, trading 38,535 stock units, iCreate closed at 59 cents after losing 2 cents and exchanging 450,585 shares, Indies Pharma ended 2 cents lower at $2.83 with 138,990 shares changing hands. Jamaican Teas shed 51 cents as investors transferred 670,692 shares to close at $4.49, Jetcon Corporation inched 5 cents higher to $1.30 with an exchange of 53,899 units, Knutsford Express jumped 50 cents to $8.50 with the trading of a mere 9 units. 
Lasco Distributors gained 2 cents and swapped 200 units to close at $2.91, Lasco Financial rose 7 cents to $2.62 with 8,213 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing dipped 5 cents to $3.90 with 118,649 units transferred. Limners and Bards shed 25 cents and exchanged 547,048 shares to settle at $2.35, Lumber Depot closed 2 cents higher at $1.13 with 475,645 units swapped, Mailpac Group gained 4 cents in the trading of 616,680 units to finish at $1.90. Main Event shed 38 cents to settle at $4.10 with 2,900 units changing hands, Medical Disposables climbed 31 cents to end at $7 with 5,000 shares traded and tTech fell 1 cent to $4.69 with 5,370 units crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange closed Thursday with modest market indices rising modestly in a moderate session with trading in just a third of the listings on the market.
First Caribbean International Bank rose 5 cents and settled at $7.20, with 1,200 units changing hands.
At the close, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index advanced by 4,752.87 points to 417,477.58, the JSE Market Index climbed 4,332.12 points to 380,725.82 and the JSE Financial Index gained 2.18 points to 99.84. The PE ratio of the market ended at 14.7, with the Main Market ending at 15.0 times ICInsider.com projected 2020-21 earnings.
The securities trading on Tuesday resulted in an average of 540,327 units for $28,619,698, in contrast to 420,433 units at an average of $2,352,280 at the close, Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amount to 418,319 units at $6,613,270, compared to 409,897 units with an average of $4,965,016 on Tuesday. Trading in May resulted in an average of 475,543 units valued at $3,077,280 for each security.
Jamaica Broilers lost $1.40 and ended at $26.60, after transferring 43,707 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange picked up 40 cents in with 3,890 units changing hands and closed at $23.40, JMMB Group finished at $33.15, with a loss of 37 cents after exchanging 31,008 shares. Kingston Wharves fell $4 to $53, with 18,686 stock units crossing the exchange, Mayberry Jamaican Investments closed at $9.50, after shedding 50 cents transferring 55,006 shares, Palace Amusement closed $100 higher at $1,800 trading 68 units. Sagicor Group gained $1.30 to settle at $46.30, with exchanging 6,596 units, Salada Foods closed $2.99 higher at $29.50, in swapping 2,208 units, Scotia Group climbed $2.50 to $46.50, with a transfer of 6,266 units and Seprod advanced by $2.99 to $52.99, in trading 22,244 stock units.
Trading on the Junior Market resulted in an exchange of 7,825,083 shares valued at 20,619,430 compared to 5,099,168 units valued at $15,226,012 from 30 securities on Tuesday. The day’s activities saw 28 securities changing hands, with the prices of nine rising 12 declining and seven stocks closing unchanged. The PE ratio of the market closed with an average of 9.9 times IC Insider.com projected 2020-21 earnings.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging lost 5 cents to settle at $1.65 with an exchange of 514 shares, Blue Power gained 5 cents in closing at $3.65, after exchanging 22,208 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers slipped 1 cent trading 30,679 stock units to finish at $2.19. Caribbean Producers added 3 cents to end at $2.40 in swapping 155,604 shares, Dolphin Cove fell 70 cents to close at $7.10 with 11,000 units changing hands, Elite Diagnostic slipped 7 cents to $4.10 in trading 119,772 shares. Everything Fresh gained 1 cent to settle at 81 cents having swapped 1,259 stock units, Express Catering rose 1 cent and exchanged 26,262 units to end at $4.91, Fosrich shed 1 cent to settle at $3.55 in trading 14,924 stock units. General Accident rose 20 cents to close at $5.50, with a change in ownership of 125,606 units, Honey Bun fell 15 cents to $5.30, swapping 358,619 stock units, iCreate rose 5 cents to 61 cents with an exchange of 418,880 units. Indies Pharma dipped 5 cents to $2.85 with 140,114 shares changing hands, Jamaican Teas climbed 51 cents in trading 420,062 units to close at $5, 
Jetcon Corporation lost 7 cents to settle at $1.25 after exchanging 200,269 shares. Knutsford Express dropped 11 cents to settle at $8 with of 292 stock units changing hands, Lasco Distributors slipped 9 cents to end at $2.89 in trading 8,363 stock units, Lasco Financial gained 1 cent to close at $2.55 in transferring 53,625 shares. Lasco Manufacturing climbed 6 cents closing at $3.95 with 10,099 units traded, Limners and Bards lost 30 cents after a swap of 220,635 stock units to end at $2.60 and Mailpac Group fell 8 cents to $1.86 with 4,165,569 shares crossing the exchange.
Traded ended with the prices of three stocks declining and two closing unchanged. Trading ended with 102,201 shares at US$28,100 changing hands, in contrast to 57,099 units at US$26,170 on Monday.
Trading levels fell sharply on the Trinidad and Tobago stock exchange on Wednesday with nine securities trading with two stocks advancing, three declining and four unchanged compared to 16 securities on Tuesday.
Losers│ Agostini’s slid 75 cents to $24.25, in transferring 16,110 stock units, Clico Investments ended at $25.50, with a loss of 50 cents trading 18,898 stock units and West Indian Tobacco lost 6 cents exchanging 778 units to settle at $35.50.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows two stock ended with bids higher than its last selling prices and five with lower offers.
Jamaican Teas ended at $4.49 after losing 1 cent and exchanging 272,114 stock units, Jetcon Corporation rose 22 cents to $1.32 with the swapping of 149,487 shares, Lasco Distributors closed 3 cents higher at $2.98, with 592,454 stock units trading. Lasco Financial climbed 3 cents and exchanged 2,000 shares to finish at $2.54, Lasco Manufacturing lost 11 cents in trading 70,050 units to settle at $3.89, Limners and Bards closed 40 cents higher at $2.90, with 1,224,292 stock units changing hands. Mailpac Group added 5 cents to end at $1.94 with 1,268,543 shares crossing the exchange, Main Event finished at $4.48 after rising 40 cents and trading 8,753 units and Medical Disposables ended with a loss of 1 cent at $6.69 with 800 stock units changing hands.
At the close, the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index declined by 582.32 points to 412,724.71, the JSE Market Index shed 520.97 points to 376,393.70 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.33 points to 97.66. The PE ratio of the market ended at 14.7, while the Main Market ended at 15.0 times ICInsider.com projected 2020-21 earnings.
The average volume for the month to date amounts to 409,897 units at $4,965,016 for each security changing hands, compared to 409,048 units with an average of $5,195,213. Trading in May resulted in an average of 475,543 units valued at $3,077,280 for each security.
JMMB Group shed 48 cents with 349,918 shares changing hands to end at $33.52, Kingston Wharves finished $1.98 lower at $57, with an exchange of 7,949 units. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dropped $5 to close at $165, trading 1,052 units, NCB Financial Group gained 53 cents after swapping 84,261 shares to settle at $142.50, Proven Investments shed 48 cents to close at $35.50, with 2,158 units changing hands. Sagicor Group closed $1.50 lower after transferring 115,506 shares to end at $45 and Seprod dropped $3 to settle at $50 in trading 110,922 shares.
First Citizens Bank ended 47 cents lower at $45.50, trading 2,316 units. One Caribbean Media finished at $5.45, with a loss of 5 cents after swapping 12,438 stock units and Trinidad and Tobago NGL ended, with 815 units at $18.98, changing hands after losing 1 cent.
