Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Friday with 30 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 13,086,482 units valued at $78,746,137 compared to 1,796,789 units valued at $5,251,681 from 36 stocks on Thursday.
At the close of market activities, the prices of 13 securities advanced, 11 declined and 6 remained unchanged and the Junior Market Index advanced by 15.20 points to close at 3,285.36. The market’s average PE Ratio ended the day at 14 earnings for 2019.
Trading ended with an average of 436,216 units at $2,624,871 for each security traded, in contrast to 49,911 units for an average of $145,880 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to units 208,070 valued at $883,944 and previously 168,507 valued at $582,049.
In contrast, December closed with an average of 521,319 shares at $1,344,719 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with a lower offer.
At the close of the market, Blue Power fell 50 cents in trading of 225 units at $5, Cargo Handlers closed trading of 267 units and gained 44 cents to end at $9.50, Caribbean Cream traded 3,300 units and gained 18 cents to end at $4. Caribbean Producers climbed 20 cents and exchanged 1,250 shares at $5, Consolidated Bakeries closed 1 cent higher at $1.69, with 7,000 stock units trading, Dolphin Cove rose 10 cents in trading 5,100 shares at $10.80, Elite Diagnostic ended with a loss of 1 cent at $4.88 with 110,409 stock units changing hands. Fontana dropped 40 cents in trading of 10,229,096 units at $6.60, Fosrich declined by 3 cents to settle at $4.37 after 179,926 units crossed the exchange, General Accident closed 28 cents higher at $6.45, after trading 2,600 stock units, GWest Corporation exchanged 33,829 units and gained 6 cents to end at $1.25. Honey Bun inched 1 cent higher in exchanging 3,407 shares at $8.10, iCreate ended trading with 35,633 shares, rising 4 cents to end at 75 cents, Jamaican Teas lost 10 cents transferring 134,205 units at $7.40, 
Jetcon Corporation fell 5 cents to end at $1.70, in swapping 15,716 shares. KLE Group closed trading of 203,552 units and gained 30 cents to end at $2, Lasco Distributors lost 19 cents with 34,425 shares changing hands to close at $3.06, Lasco Financial closed with a loss of 13 cents at $4.27, after swapping of 74,300 shares. Lasco Manufacturing fell 16 cents trading of 9,790 units at $4.50, Limners and Bards ended trading of 91,316 shares, after rising 10 cents to $3, Mailpac Group exchanged 630,031 units and gained 9 cents to end at $2.14, Paramount Trading shed 4 cents in transferring 82,000 units at $1.75. SSL Venture closed trading of 97,949 units and gained 6 cents to end at $1.31 and Stationery and Office Supplies declined 45 cents with 15,690 units trading at $10.50.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Scotiabank gained $1 and settled at $61, with 58,468 units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco rose 20 cents and concluded trading with 130,039 units at $41.20.
The Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended trading on Thursday with the major indices rebounding from the previous day’s losses with two stocks closing at 52 weeks’ highs. 
PanJam Investments lost $1, ending at $101 after trading 19,804 units, Proven Investments climbed $3 to $50, with 9,931 units changing hands, Sagicor Group gained $2.40 to settle at $72.90 in trading 23,684 shares. Salada Foods closed $1.20 lower at $35, after swapping 3,252 shares, Scotia Group gained $3.70 to end at $58.70 with 22,814 shares changing hands, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 40 cents to settle at $26.40 in trading 92,554 shares and Victoria Mutual Investments gained 95 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $10, with an exchange of 161,614 shares. Trading in the US dollar market ended with 255,781 units valued at over US$45,167. The market index advanced 7.59 points to close at 235.96.
Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Thursday with 36 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 1,796,789 units valued at $5,251,681 compared to 12,466,951 units valued at $49,798,922 on Wednesday. 
Key Insurance closed 20 cents higher at $3.50, with 187 stock units trading. KLE Group closed trading with a loss of 5 cents at $1.70, in swapping 15,500 shares, Knutsford Express closed trading of 6,500 units and gained 1 cent to end at $10.60, Lasco Distributors finished 19 cents higher at $3.25, with 2,565 stock units crossing the exchange. Lasco Financial ended trading with 3,400 shares, after rising 12 cents to close at $4.40, Lasco Manufacturing climbed 21 cents and exchanged 27,178 shares at $4.66, MailPac Group fell 4 cents trading 264,314 units at $2.05. Main Event rose 19 cents and exchanged 11,053 shares at $5.20, Medical Disposables ended with a loss of 1 cent at $6.70 with 13,500 stock units changing hands, SSL Venture lost 13 cents in trading 285,000 shares to close at $1.25 and Stationery and Office ended exchanging 2,110 shares, after rising 45 cents to end at $10.95.
Guardian Holdings settled at $21.50, after exchanging 125 shares, National Enterprises ended at $5.76, with 2,000 units crossing the exchange, NCB Financial ended trading at $11, with investors exchanging 14,226 shares. One Caribbean Media closed at $8.50, after exchanging 3,000 shares, Point Lisas settled at $3.55, with an exchange of 123,601 units, Prestige Holdings finished market activity at $8.90, with 3,058 units crossing the exchange. Republic Financial ended at $135, with the swapping of 350 units, West Indian Tobacco completed trading of 1,125 shares at $41 and Trinidad Cement concluded at $2, with 92,739 stock units changing hands.
The main market of the Jamaican Stock Exchange pulled back at the end of trading on Wednesday with large declines in the major indices as declining stocks bettered advancers. 
Trading in December resulted in an average of 595,143 units for $9,344,514 for each security.
NCB Financial lost 50 cents trading 30,048 shares to close at $199.50. Proven Investments advanced by $1 to settle at $47 with a swap of 21,765 shares, Pulse Investments rose by 80 cents to end at weeks’ high of $7.30 with 188,204 units changing hands, Sagicor Group lost $2.50, trading 64,171 shares to end at $70.50. Sagicor Property Fund picked up 59 cents to close at $9.99 with an exchange of 15,176 stock units, Scotia Group lost $2 to close at $55 with 218,266 units crossing the exchange and Seprod declined by 50 cents to end at $50.50 with 46,978 shares transferred.
Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Wednesday with 35 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 12,466,951 units amounting to $49,798,922 compared to 4,382,872 units for $10,759,249 on Tuesday. 
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows ten stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
Jetcon Corporation climbed 24 cents to $1.74, with an exchange of 79,000 shares, Knutsford Express dipped 41 cents, ending at $10.59 with trades of 8,843 units, Lasco Distributors dropped 24 cents after exchanging 51,094 shares at $3.06, Lasco Financial ended trading 30,669 units, after losing 19 cents to close at $4.28. Lasco Manufacturing lost 5 cents swapping 17,583 shares and ended at $4.45, Limners & Bards declined 4 cents in transferring 175,981 units at $2.90. MailPac Group shed 1 cent trading 2,430,612 units at $2.09, Main Event declined by 99 cents to settle at $5.01 with 17,989 shares changing hands. Medical Disposables lost 39 cents in exchanging 16,903 shares at $6.71, Paramount Trading ended at $1.79, after losing 4 cents trading 5,000 shares, SSL Venture Capital closed 18 cents higher at $1.38, with 33,443 stock units changing hands and tTech lost 5 cents in exchanging 30,000 units to close at $5.50.
Trading remains buoyant on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with market activities accounting for 40 securities changing hands, compared to 39 listings trading on Monday.
Mayberry Jamaican Equities lost $1 to end at $12 in trading 4,210 units, NCB Financial fell 50 cents in exchanging 38,025 to close at $200. Palace Amusement dropped by $110 to close at $2,790 after trading 75 units. Pan Jam Investment lost $1 with a transfer of 2,580 shares to end at $102. Proven Investments dropped 50 cents in exchanging 109,704 units to close at $46. Sagicor Group gained $3, trading 52,770 shares to end at $73, while Sagicor Property Fund lost 84 cents to end the day at $9.40 with 4,329 stock units changing hands. Salada Foods declined by $1.30 to close at $36.20 with 752 units crossing the exchange, and Seprod lost $1 to end at $51 with the transfer of 18,616 shares.
Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Tuesday with 34 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 4,382,872 units amounting to $10,759,249 compared to 7,002,559 units for $26,321,318 on Monday. 
Jamaican Teas close with a loss of 47 cents at $6.11, in swapping of 36,919 shares, Lasco Distributors climbed 30 cents after exchanging 116,228 shares at $3.30. Lasco Financial ended trading with 23,699 shares, after rising 37 cents to end at $4.47, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading of 4,298 shares, after rising 50 cents to end at $4.50, Limners & Bards declined 5 cents in swapping 42,845 units at $2.94. Lumber Depot ended with a loss of 1 cent at $1.50, with 2,400,221 stock units changing hands, MailPac Group shed 2 cents trading 787,205 units at $2.10. Main Event declined by 10 cents to settle at $6 with 22,255 shares changing hands, Medical Disposables added 10 cents in exchanging 1,138 shares at $7.10 and SSL Venture closed 20 cents higher at $1.20, with 36,788 stock units changing hands. In the junior market preference segment, Derrimon Trading dipped 30 cents in trading of 17,610 units at $1.80.
