Investors transferred 56 percent more stocks, with a 217 percent greater value than on Friday and ended, with the Market Index jumping 35.18 points to 3,304.61, after the index crossed the 3,300 point level for the first time since it last did on August 3, as trading came to an end on the Junior Market on Monday.
Market activity led to 33 securities trading compared to 32 on Friday and ended with 13 rising, 15 declining and five closing unchanged as two stocks closed at 52 weeks’ high.
The PE Ratio, a measure investors use to compute appropriate stock values, averages 12.5 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
A total of 13,826,361 shares traded for $78,414,751 compared to 8,891,277 units at $24,705,867 on Friday. Fosrich led trading, with 50.7 percent of total volume after trading 7.01 million shares, followed by Future Energy Source, with 18.8 percent of the day’s trade for 2.60 million units and Jamaican Teas 7.2 percent, with or 997,039 units.
Trading averaged 418,981 units at $2,376,205 in contrast to 277,852 at $772,058 on Friday. Trading month to date, averages 233,742 units at $775,069, from 211,185 units at $580,096 on Friday. July closed with an average of 163,918 units at $481,755.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Cargo Handlers popped 70 cents to $8.50, with 5,775 shares traded, Caribbean Cream dropped 23 cents to $5.50 with a transfer of 2,000 stock units, Derrimon Trading fell 9 cents to $2.38 exchanging 71,443 stocks. Dolphin Cove advanced 50 cents to $8.50, with 270,310 shares changing hands, Express Catering jumped 71 cents to $5.80 with 50,000 stocks passing through the market, Fontana popped 10 cents to $6.10 to close at 98,001 units. Future Energy Source rose 12 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $1.80 with 2,598,220 stock units traded, General Accident gained 10 cents to end at $5.68 with a transfer of 323,370 shares, Honey Bun climbed 30 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $7.80 with an exchange 54,899 stocks. Jamaican Teas lost 7 cents to finish at $3.75 with 997,039 units changing hands, Jetcon Corporation fell 15 cents to $1.20 with investors switching ownership of 8,000 stock units, Lasco Financial slipped 5 cents to $3.20 with 86,100 shares traded. 
Lasco Manufacturing slipped 5 cents to $5.20 with a transfer of 40,320 stocks, Limners and Bards gained 6 cents to close at $3.10 with an exchange of 69,270 units, Mailpac Group dropped 20 cents to $3.70 with 652,703 stock units changing hands. Main Event rallied 53 cents to $4.80 with 60,814 shares passing through the market, SSL Venture fell 13 cents to 71 cents with 30,000 stocks traded, Stationery and Office Supplies shed 38 cents to settle at $7.05 with a transfer of 29,827 units and Tropical Battery dropped 17 cents to $1.21 with 221,125 shares crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, CAC 2000 9.5% lost 10 cents to end at $1 with 500 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading closed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market on Friday, with trading levels mirroring Thursday’s performance and resulted in a minor rise in the Market Index of 4.11 points to settle at 3,269.43 after 
Trading averaged 277,852 units at $772,058 up on the 246,304 at $612,986 on Thursday. Trading month to date, averages 211,185 units at $580,096, upon the 202,259 units at $554,394 on Thursday. July closed with an average of 163,918 units at $481,755.
Indies Pharma popped 10 cents to $3.50 with an exchange of 9,866 stocks, Iron Rock Insurance rose 13 cents to $3.88 with a transfer of 161,314 stock units, Jamaican Teas fell 12 cents to $3.82 with investors switching ownership of 1,002,871 shares after the company posted a moderate increase in its Q3 profit. Jetcon Corporation rallied 14 cents to $1.35 with 6,600 units passing through the market, Lasco Financial popped 25 cents to $3.25 with 61,500 stock units traded, Medical Disposables climbed 33 cents to $4.98 with a transfer of 104,501 stocks. Paramount Trading dropped 10 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.02 with 97,697 units changing hands and SSL Venture gained 13 cents to close at 84 cents with 5,000 shares crossing the exchange.
Stocks bounced quite sharply on Thursday to record 3,295 points in the market index shortly after the market opened, ending the day with the volume of stocks increasing 75 percent at 38 percent greater value than Wednesday on the Jamaica Stock ExchangeJunior Market.
At the close, Cargo Handlers dropped 70 cents to $7.80 with 17,500 shares traded, Caribbean Assurance Brokers slipped 7 cents to $1.91 with 528 units changing hands, Caribbean Cream shed 40 cents to $5.20 with an exchange of 56,711 stock units. Consolidated Bakeries fell 22 cents to $1.58 with 6,863 shares passing through the market, Derrimon Trading rose 9 cents to $2.46 with investors switching ownership of 26,486 stock units, Dolphin Cove dropped 25 cents to $8 with 500 stocks traded. Elite Diagnostic popped 14 cents to $3.04 with 3,536 shares changing hands, Express Catering climbed 25 cents to $4.50, with 112,199 stock units crossing the market, Fosrich lost 13 cents to $8.02 with 15,173 stocks changing hands. General Accident dropped 12 cents to $5.58 with an exchange of 1,030 units, Indies Pharma shed 29 cents to close at $3.40 with 295,534 shares traded, Knutsford Express jumped 57 cents to $7.69 with 1,320 stock units trading.
Lasco Financial fell 20 cents to $3 with 93,722 shares changing hands, Limners and Bards lost 12 cents to finish at $3.01 with an exchange of 80,458 units, Main Event slipped 11 cents to $4.28 with 1,100 stock units passing through the exchange. Medical Disposables shed 49 cents to $4.65 with 81,947 shares traded, Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 56 cents to $7.43 with 86 stocks changing hands and Tropical Battery rallied 10 cents to $1.40 with 254,850 stock units crossing the exchange.
Market activity ended, with 14 stocks rising, 13 declining and seven closing unchanged. The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 12.5 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
At the close, CAC 2000 jumped $1.37 to $10.52 with the exchange of 9 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 8 cents to $1.98, with 1,000 stocks changing hands, Caribbean Cream dropped 14 cents to $5.60 with 21,869 units passing through the market. Derrimon Trading gained 7 cents to end at $2.37 with a transfer of 315,160 stock units, Express Catering shed 55 cents to close at $4.25 with 28,294 shares traded, Fontana gained 11 cents to finish at $6.07 with investors switching ownership of 299,452 stocks. Fosrich slipped 9 cents to $8.15 with 27,385 stock units, changing hands, General Accident rose 9 cents to $5.70 as 9,337 units changed hands, GWest Corporation lost 9 cents to settle at 90 cents with 2,200 shares passing through the market. Honey Bun slipped 5 cents to $6.75 with a transfer of 17,818 units, iCreate fell 6 cents to 80 cents with 10,200 stocks traded, Iron Rock Insurance declined by 8 cents to $3.80, with investors switching ownership of 151,632 stock units. Lasco Distributors climbed 3 cents to $4 11,207, with shares crossing the exchange, Lasco Financial rallied 19 cents to $3.20 with an exchange of 146,318 shares, Limners and Bards advanced 11 cents to $3.13 with 92,170 units changing hands, 
Medical Disposables jumped 64 cents to $5.14 with 280,169 stocks traded after the company release its first quarter results with earnings per share of 10 cents, Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 49 cents to $7.99 with 3,146 shares crossing the exchange and Tropical Battery slipped 4 cents to $1.30, with 135,883 stocks clearing the market.
Market activity led to 36 securities trading, up from 33 on Monday, with nine rising, 18 declining and nine closing unchanged.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Jetcon Corporation slipped 10 cents to $1.20 in trading 20 shares, Knutsford Express dropped 48 cents in closing at $7.12 after 2,100 stock units crossed the market, Lasco Financial lost 4 cents in closing at $3.01 after trading 29,175 units. Limners and Bards dropped 8 cents to $3.02 in exchanging 176,184 stocks, Lumber Depot fell 5 cents to $2.90 trading 288,074 shares, SSL Venture dropped 12 cents to 71 cents, with 20,301 units crossing the exchange, Stationery and Office Supplies popped $1.75 to $7.50 with 44,424 stock units clearing the market and Tropical Battery lost 4 cents to close at $1.34 while exchanging 33,544 stocks.
Trading closed on Monday with the volume of stocks trading dropping 28 percent, with 12 percent less the value than on Thursday prior to the close for the Independence holiday on Friday last and ended with a slight fall in the Junior Market the index, with rising stocks just edging out those declining.
Trading averaged 93,141 units at $303,538 from 146,791 at $393,767 on Thursday. Trading month to date, averages 204,544 units at $586,518, compared to 241,307 units at $679,902 on Thursday. July closed with an average of 163,918 units at $481,755.
Knutsford Express jumped $1 to $7.60 with an exchange of 13,100 stocks. Lasco Financial slipped 4 cents to $3.05 with an exchange of 119,698 units, Lasco Manufacturing rose 5 cents to $5.25 with 121,718 stock units traded, Lumber Depot dipped 3 cents to $2.95 while exchanging 493,583 shares. Main Event climbed 4 cents to $4.39 with the swapping of 21,255 stock units and SSL Venture advanced 12 cents to 83 cents with 2,100 shares crossing the exchange.
Just 29 securities traded on Thursday, down a bit from the 35 stocks trading on Wednesday, at the close only price movements were lopsided with just six stocks rising, while 17 declined and six closed without a change as trading on the Junior Market ended for the week shortened by two separate holidays, one at the start and the other at the end. 
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Lasco Financial slipped 6 cents to $3.09 with investors swapping 48,336 units, Lasco Manufacturing lost 5 cents to close at $5.20 with an exchange of 71,700 stock units, Limners and Bards dropped 8 cents to $3.10, with 386,491 shares passing through the market. Main Event declined by 40 cents to $4.35 with 90,549 units traded, SSL Venture fell 16 cents to 71 cents, with a transfer of 30,000 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies shed $1.50 to close at $5.75 with 14,400 shares crossing the exchange.
Trading closed on Wednesday with the index falling as investors transferred 73 percent fewer shares for 73 percent less the value than on Tuesday on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange.
Trading averaged 120,533 units at $340,274 in contrast to 434,865 shares at $1,240,593 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date averages 279,912 units at $796,774. July closed, with an average of 163,918 units at $481,755.
Lumber Depot rose 5 cents to $2.99 with 645,830 stock units traded and Main Event slipped 5 cents to $4.75 with 12,738 shares crossing the exchange, Stationery and Office Supplies rallied 37 cents to $7.25 after trading 23 socks and Tropical Battery popped 13 cents to $1.43 after an exchange of 45,654 units.
for $44,661,348 compared to 2,153,858 units at $7,010,164 on Friday.
Lumber Depot fell 36 cents to $2.94 with a transfer of 9,623,115 stock units, Medical Disposables shed 49 cents to finish at $4.50 with 825 units changing hands, SSL Venture popped 11 cents to 87 cents, in switching ownership of 5,744 shares. Stationery and Office Supplies rallied $1.12 to $6.88 with 879 stock units traded and Tropical Battery lost 10 cents to close at $1.30 with 28,827 units crossing the exchange.
The market closed on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded declining by 33 percent and the value slipping 29 percent from Thursday outcome, after 34 securities traded, similar to Thursday, with prices of 12 rising, 10 falling and 12 closing unchanged leading the Market Index to spike 14.49 points to close at 3,322.77 on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market. 
Future Energy Source led trading with 26.2 percent of total volume, after an exchange of 563,890 shares, Jamaican Teas followed with 21.5 percent, for 462,064 units and Tropical Battery 11.2 percent with an exchange of 240,306 units.
GWest Corporation declined by 5 cents to 94 cents with 10,000 units changing hands, Lasco Distributors dropped 16 cents to $4.04 with 1,222 stock units traded, Lumber Depot fell 10 cents to $3.30, with 15,040 shares passing through the market. Main Event climbed 43 cents to $4.79 with a transfer of 13,551 units, Medical Disposable jumped 46 cents to $4.99 with investors switching ownership of 13,999 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies shed $1.49 to close at $5.76 with 13,525 shares crossing the exchange.