The Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market closed out 2021 with the market Index climbing 29.7 percent to settle at 3,428.30 points while the JSE Main Market index rose a mere one percent to end at 396155.61 points, the JSE USD market closed at 195.51 points for a yearly gain of just 4.99 percent.
Caribbean Producers gained 364% in 2021.
The Junior Market had 32 winners and nine losers, with 2021 newly list Future Energy Source, rising a substantial 266 percent, Fosrich was up 155 percent with rising profit, Jamaica Teas that had a gallant year helped by its investment arm posting positive results and helping to post increased profits for the year and Lumber Depot, with improved results for the year, both companies had a 99 percent rally, followed by ISP Finance up 95 percent.
The JSE main market had 24 stocks rising between one percent and a high of 364 percent. 
Caribbean Producers was switched from the Junior Market in July this year to the Min Market with the price under $5 and ended the year as the best performing stock in the overall market with a towering gain of 364 percent with the price closing at $13. Had the switch not taken place the Junior Market would have recorded greater gains than it did. Ciboney rose 221 percent as investors speculated heavily on it and Salada Foods jumped 117 percent, with the bulk of the increase coming as a result of a misunderstanding about the stock value. The price is likely to suffer a sharp correction in 2022. 
Eppley Property gained 68 percent followed by Radio Jamaica with a 61 percent rise following big gains in profit for the half year that ended in September, this year and GraceKennedy rose 58 percent helped by continued growth in profit.
The average gain for the Junior Market stocks were 48 percent from 32 companies and a total of nine stocks lost an average of 16 percent in the Junior Market with the highest loss being 45 percent clocked up by CAC 2000.
The average gain for the Main Market stocks was 52 percent from 22 stocks and a total of 21 stocks lost an average of 15 percent in the Main Market with the highest loss being 33 percent clocked up by 1834 Investments and Wigton Windfarm.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 2,495.30 points to end at 442,459.90, the JSE Main Index rose 2,173.27 points to 399,275.50 and the JSE Financial Index added 1.19 points to settle at 99.08. Trading ended with 51 securities, down from 55 on Wednesday, with 14 rising, 29 declining and eight left unchanged.
Wigton Windfarm ended with 2.53 million units for 2.9 percent market share, Pulse Investments traded 1.89 million units for 2.2 percent market share and Transjamaican Highway 1.19 million units for 1.4 percent of the volume.
NCB Financial fell $1.02 in closing at $125.98, with 3,926,391 shares changing hands, Palace Amusement climbed $5 to $1050 after trading 97 units, Radio Jamaica lost 35 cents to end at $2.90 in an exchange of 325,031 stock units. Sagicor Group rallied $3 to end at $56 closed trading 54,009 units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund shed 49 cents to close at $8, with 6,743 stocks crossing the market, Scotia Group dropped 28 cents to $37.61 trading 104,335 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments popped 25 cents to $14.90 with an exchange of 1,043,947 stock units and Sygnus Real Estate Finance shed 59 cents to close at $15.41 after exchanging 2,765 shares.
The JSE Financial Index advanced 2.29 points to settle at 97.89.
Trading averages 119,969 units at $1,592,537 up from 74,795 shares at $1,211,395 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 393,456 units at $4,220,453, compared to 409,305 units at $4,372,756 on Tuesday. November closed with an average of 233,949 units at $2,695,416.
PanJam Investment rose 30 cents to $64.80 after trading 24,522 stock units, Sagicor Group fell $1.90 to end at $53, with 362,580 units crossing the market, Scotia Group popped $2.14 in ending at $37.89 after exchanging 4,111 stocks. Seprod lost 30 cents to end at $62 after exchanging 8,522 stock units, Supreme Ventures climbed 36 cents to end at $18.25 in an exchange of 249,082 shares and Wisynco Group rallied 27 cents to close at $16.92 after 29,876 units changed hands.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
At the close, Caribbean Cement dropped $1 to$71 after trading 34,078 shares, Caribbean Producers declined $1.30 to $11.50 with an exchange of 500,116 stock units, GraceKennedy rose 90 cents to $100.90 trading 78,602 stocks. Guardian Holdings rallied $2.38 to end at $507.50 in exchanging 1,832 units, Jamaica Producers popped 38 cents to close at $22.89 in switching ownership of 106 stocks, Kingston Wharves fell 89 cents to end at $40 after 61,505 shares changed hands. Mayberry Investments advanced 30 cents to $8 with the swapping of 106,990 units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities lost 25 cents in closing at $9.20 with an exchange of 12,500 stock units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dropped 98 cents to close at $100 in trading 749 stocks. NCB Financial spiked $1.70 after ending at $121.50, with 25,835 stock units changing hands, Palace Amusement gained $10 to end at $1040 while exchanging eight shares, PanJam Investment climbed 75 cents to close at $64.25 in exchanging 16,809 units. Proven Investments increased 25 cents in closing at $33.20 in an exchange of 9,160 units, Pulse Investments advanced 41 cents to $4.31, with 1,030,837 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Group fell 47 cents to $51.50 after exchanging 20,524 stocks. 
Sagicor Real Estate Fund rallied $1.93 in ending at $7.94, with 950 shares clearing the market, Scotia Group lost $1.30 in closing at $35.70, with 13,383 stock units crossing the exchange, Seprod increased 30 cents to $62.30 trading 1,534 shares. Supreme Ventures dropped 65 cents to end at $18 with the swapping of 24,507 units and Wisynco Group climbed 85 cents to $16.89, with 168,805 stocks clearing the market.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dipped 382.47 points to 426,641.23, the Main Index shed 676.11 points to end at 385,698.46 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.24 points to settle at 94.66.
At the close, Caribbean Cement rose $1.50 to close at $72 closed trading 22,014 stock units, Eppley advanced 50 cents to $36 after 220 units crossed the exchange. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rallied 50 cents in closing at $42 after exchanging 2,929 stocks, Guardian Holdings declined $9.88 to a 52 weeks’ low of $505.12 with the swapping of 11,763 shares, Jamaica Producers fell 84 cents to $22.51 in switching ownership of 17,474 units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities increased 33 cents to close at $9.45 crossing the market 58,420 stock units, NCB Financial lost 70 cents to end at $119.80 with an exchange of 244,696 stocks, 138 Student Living popped 47 cents to end at $4.25 after exchanging 1,258 shares, PanJam Investment shed $1.48 to end at $63.50 in exchanging 4,125 units.
Proven Investments dropped 5 cents in closing at $32.95 in an exchange of 4,650 stocks, Radio Jamaica declined 46 cents to end at $3.04, with 130,480 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Real Estate Fund fell $1.49 to $6.01 in trading 20,619 shares. Scotia Group gained 50 cents to $37 trading 138,755 shares, Seprod dropped $2 to close at $62, with 7,547 stock units crossing the market and Wisynco Group lost 91 cents in closing at $16.04 trading 37,664 units.
At the close, Caribbean Cement dropped $2.61 to $70.50, with 56,843 stocks changing hands, Eppley popped $1.30 to $35.50 in switching ownership of 151 units. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund jumped $3.97 to $41.50, with 40 stock units crossing the market, Jamaica Broilers rallied $1.09 to $29.99 with an exchange of 3,243 units, Jamaica Stock Exchange gained 59 cents in closing at $17.30 with the swapping of 7,086 stocks. 138 Student Living fell 56 cents to $3.78 while exchanging 5,350 shares, Proven Investments rose 50 cents to $33.50 after 1,982 stock units changed hands, Pulse Investments declined 20 cents to $3.80 trading 330,178 shares, Sagicor Group spurted 96 cents to end at $51.97 in exchanging 5,065 stocks. Scotia Group shed $1.40 to $36.50 in trading 49,697 stock units, Seprod advanced $2 to close at $64, with 18,075 units crossing the market, Stanley Motta popped 73 cents to $5.58 in an exchange of 25,766 shares. 
Supreme Ventures dropped 30 cents in closing at $18.70 after exchanging 12,957 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments advanced 29 cents to $14.99 after trading 8,659 units and Wisynco Group rose 20 cents to $16.95 after 469,285 stock units changed owners.
Trading averages 245,913 units at $3,121,335, compared to 197,979 shares at $2,729,592 on Friday and month to date, an average of 500,244 units at $5,109,780 compared to 520,082 units at $5,264,885 on Friday. November ended with an average of 233,949 units at $2,695,416.
Portland JSX shed $1.05 to close at $6.92 with the swapping of 30 units, Proven Investments dropped 60 cents to $33 with 45,104 stock units crossing the market, Radio Jamaica rallied 26 cents in closing at $3.50 after exchanging 243,808 shares. Sagicor Group declined 97 cents to $51.01 after 65,722 stocks crossed the exchange, Sagicor Real Estate Fund fell 49 cents to $7.50 in exchanging 541 stock units, Salada Foods lost 27 cents in closing at $6.13 in exchanging 46,546 shares. Scotia Group increased 91 cents to end at $37.90 after exchanging 2,563 units and Supreme Ventures advanced 90 cents to close at $19 with the swapping of 17,367 stocks,
Trading averages 197,979 units at $2,729,592, compared to 409,089 shares at $6,932,278 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 520,895 units at $5,273,111, down from 547,333 units at $5,488,663 on Thursday. November closed with an average of 233,949 units at $2,695,416.
PanJam Investment advanced $1.48 to end at $64.98 after 659 stock units cleared the market, Sagicor Group rose 84 cents in closing at $51.98 in switching ownership of 23,709 stocks, Scotia Group gained 49 cents to end at $36.99 in trading 44,370 stock units. Stanley Motta fell 40 cents to $4.90 in switching ownership of 5,152 shares, Sygnus Real Estate Finance declined $2.51 to close at $15.21 with the swapping of 28,206 units and Wisynco Group popped 46 cents in closing at $16.96 in an exchange of 358,723 stock units.