Trading ended with 31.00 points lobbed off the Junior Market Index on Monday on top of the 45.5 points lost on the previous two days with the market settling at 3,256.09, but that belies the 19 stocks rising, 14 declining, trading of 38 securities, up from 37 on Friday, as investors exchanged 68 percent more stocks than on Friday, with the value increasing by 46 percent.
A total of 6,820,741 shares traded for $15,123,760, from 4,053,642 units at $10,381,943 on Friday. Future Energy Source led trading with 69.9 percent of total volume after 4.77 million of the company’s shares traded, followed by Jetcon Corporation 7.3 percent, with 500,253 units and Lumber Depot with 5.4 percent after an exchange of 371,598 units.
Trading averaged 179,493 units at $397,994, up from 109,558 shares at $280,593 on Friday. Trading month to date averages 47,181 units at $347,510, up from 136,218 units at $330,382 on Friday. August closed with an average of 464,471 units at $1,258,652.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 11.3 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial dropped 55 cents to $20 with 10,445 shares changing hands, Blue Power shed 25 cents to $3.05 with a transfer of 25,100 stock units, Cargo Handlers fell 54 cents to $7.61 with an exchange of 98 stocks. Caribbean Cream rallied 45 cents to $6.15, in the switching of 42,983 units, Derrimon Trading rose 5 cents to $2.35 with 127,987 shares passing through the market, Dolphin Cove fell 90 cents to $11.10 with 88 stocks traded. Elite Diagnostic rallied 7 cents to $3.09 with 98,460 stock units changing hands, Everything Fresh added 8 cents to end at 98 cents with a transfer of 23,976 units, Fontana rose 11 cents to $6 with an exchange of 92,136 shares. General Accident slipped 5 cents to $5.35 with 63,000 stock units passing through the market, GWest Corporation lost 5 cents to close at 85 cents with 13,679 stocks traded, Honey Bun dropped 69 cents to $8.56 with 15,421 units changing hands. Jamaican Teas rose 15 cents to $3.73 in trading 95,954 shares, Jetcon Corporation climbed 9 cents to $1 with an exchange of 500,253 stock units, Knutsford Express declined 14 cents to close at $6.86 with 300 stocks passing through the market. 
Lasco Distributors rallied 26 cents to $3.96 with 3,171 units traded, Lasco Manufacturing fell 15 cents to $4.85 with 15,400 shares changing hands, Mailpac Group lost 11 cents to end at $3.64 with a transfer of 36,322 stock units. Medical Disposables jumped 50 cents to $5.10 with investors switching ownership of 10,786 stocks, SSL Venture gained 12 cents to close at 74 cents with 13,762 units passing through the market and Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 54 cents to $7 with 69 shares crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, CAC 2000 9.5% slipped 8 cents to $1.01 with 4,914 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Market activity led to 37 securities trading from 38 on Thursday and ended with eight rising, 19 declining and 10, closing unchanged. The Junior Market Index dropped 30.04 points to 3,287.09.
At the close, AMG Packaging rose 5 cents to finish the day at $1.65 with an exchange of 2,136 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers slipped 5 cents to $1.75 with 13,539 stocks traded, Caribbean Cream shed 30 cents to end at $5.70 with investors switching ownership of 42 stock units. Consolidated Bakeries fell 8 cents to end trading at $1.72 with 1,750 shares changing hands, Elite Diagnostic gained 5 cents to close at $3.02 with a transfer of 5,199 units, Everything Fresh lost 7 cents to settle at 90 cents with an exchange of 6,800 stock units. Fontana slipped 6 cents to $5.89 with 126,320 stocks traded, Future Energy Source dropped 15 cents to $2.05 with 2,193,526 shares passing through the market, General Accident fell 16 cents to $5.40 with 30,000 stock units changing hands. Honey Bun rose 5 cents to $9.25 with a transfer of 2,887 stocks, Jetcon Corporation dropped 8 cents to 91 cents with an exchange of 244,099 shares, KLE Group gained 11 cents to end at $1.13 with 5,833 units traded. 
Knutsford Express shed 98 cents to close at $7 with investors switching ownership of 12,032 stock units, Lasco Distributors declined by 13 cents to $3.70 with 243,244 shares changing hands, Limners and Bards fell 18 cents to $3.32 with a transfer of 104,501 units. Mailpac Group spiked 15 cents to $3.75 with 130,587 stocks traded, Medical Disposables slipped 5 cents to $4.60 with 332 stock units passing through the market, SSL Venture dropped 15 cents to 62 cents with 20,300 units changing hands and tTech advanced 33 cents to $4.70 with 17,151 shares crossing the exchange.
At the close, AMG Packaging lost 6 cents to close at $1.60,, trading 4,101 shares, Blue Power rose 20 cents to $3.30 in an exchange of 300 stocks, CAC 2000 slipped 20 cents to $9.30 in trading 10,868 stock units. Cargo Handlers lost 20 cents to end at $8.15 with 3,065 units changing hands, Caribbean Cream popped 60 cents to $6 in trading 925 stock units, Caribbean Flavours rallied 7 cents to $1.98 after exchanging 20,494 units. Express Catering popped 32 cents to $5.72 with a transfer of 3,007 stock units. Future Energy Source shed 23 cents to $2.20 with 3,195,686 shares crossing the exchange, Honey Bun gained 20 cents to close at $9.20 in exchanging 114,740 units, Indies Pharma declined 26 cents to $3.43 after an exchange of 5,000 stocks. Jamaican Teas fell 29 cents to $3.60 in transferring 36,859 shares, Jetcon Corporation lost 6 cents to finish at 99 cents in switching ownership of 122,699 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing gained 10 cents to end at $5 in an exchange of 4,505 stock units, Limners and Bards shed 24 cents to close at $3.50 with 121,200 units crossing the market. Mailpac Group declined 20 cents to $3.60 with the swapping of 145,936 stock units, Medical Disposables rallied 11 cents to $4.65 in trading 10,047 units, 
Paramount Trading lost 15 cents to close at $1 with 5,000 shares changing hands, SSL Venture gained 13 cents in ending at 77 cents with 28,050 stock units crossing the market. Stationery and Office Supplies fell 75 cents to $6.45 in trading 300 stocks, Tropical Battery rose 5 cents to $1.40 with 275,806 units clearing the market and tTech fell 42 cents to $4.37, finishing with a transfer of 1,049 shares.
At the close, Access Financial advanced 45 cents to $21 trading 7,567 shares, AMG Packaging slipped 6 cents to $1.60 swapping ownership of 52,341 units, Cargo Handlers fell 10 cents to $8.40 with an exchange of 158,001 stock units. Caribbean Cream shed 30 cents to end at $5.40 with a transfer of 39,800 stocks, Dolphin Cove jumped $1.75 to $12 with 75,011 shares changing hands, Express Catering lost 6 cents to finish at $5.44 with 26,568 stock units traded. Fontana dipped 18 cents to $6 with 92,284 stocks passing through the market, Future Energy Source dropped 24 cents to $2.40 with an exchange of 9,922,250 shares, Honey Bun shed 50 cents to close at $8.50 with a transfer of 9,474 stocks. iCreate slipped 5 cents to 78 cents with 83,492 units changing hands, Iron Rock Insurance fell 38 cents to $3.50 trading 36,999 stocks units, Jamaican Teas popped 40 cents to $3.85, with 1,942,373 shares passing through the market.KLE Group lost 7 cents to $1.15 with an exchange of 1,111 units, Lasco Distributors rose 5 cents to $3.85 with a transfer of 10,499 stock units, Lasco Financial dropped 14 cents to $2.99 with 99,748 shares changing hands.
Lasco Manufacturing advanced 17 cents to $4.99 with 8,405 stocks passing through the market, Limners and Bards jumped 58 cents to a 52 weeks’ close of $3.73 with an exchange of 308,947 stock units, Lumber Depot gained 10 cents to settle at $3 with a transfer of 570,494 units. Mailpac Group rose 8 cents to $3.76 with 165,147 shares changing hands, Main Event dropped 48 cents to $4.27 with investors switching ownership of 14,501 stock units, Medical Disposables rose 5 cents to $5.25 with an exchange of 16,263 stocks. Paramount Trading fell 14 cents to 96 cents with a transfer of 267,362 units, SSL Venture lost 10 cents to land at 64 cents with 55,051 stock units changing hands and tTech shed 59 cents to close at $4.20 with 237 shares crossing the exchange.
Similar to Friday, market activity led to 36 securities trading and ended, with 15 rising, 15 declining and six, closing unchanged, leaving the Junior Market Index down 20.40 points to 3,337.91.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 11.9 based on ICInsider.com’s2 021-22 earnings forecast.
Honey Bun shed 14 cents in closing at $9, with 34,631 stocks crossing the market, Indies Pharma spiked 11 cents to $3.70 after exchanging 89,690 units, Jamaican Teas rallied 5 cents to $3.45, with 308,781stock units changing hands, Jetcon Corporation rose 23 cents to $1.14 after 1,085 stocks crossed the market. Lasco Manufacturing lost 6 cents to close at $4.82, with 25,540 units clearing the market. Limners and Bards popped 5 cents ending at $3.15 trading 241,458 units, Medical Disposables rose 10 cents to $5.20 in an exchange of 3,893 shares, Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 70 cents to $7.20, after 151 shares changed hands.
Trading averaged 194,795 units at $588,866, down from 396,336 at $1,501,471 on Thursday and month to date averaging 466,600 units at $1,253,533, compared to 483,100 units at $1,293,883 on Thursday. July averaged 163,918 units at $481,755.
Lumber Depot fell 8 cents to $2.92 with 615,961 stock units traded, Paramount Trading slipped 7 cents to $1.10 with 153,369 units changing hands, SSL Venture declined 6 cents to 74 cents with investors switching ownership of 14,038 stock units. Stationery and Office Supplies shed 95 cents to settle at $6.50 with a transfer of 192,573 stocks and tTech rallied 39 cents to $4.79 with 7,304 shares crossing the exchange.
Market activity led to 38 securities trading, similar to Wednesday and ended with 19 rising, 12 declining and seven unchanged. Dolphin Cove and Future Energy Source closed at 52 weeks’ high, with the latter seemingly overpriced at a PE ratio of 23. See the chart below with price quotations and the PE ratio of each stock.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
Lasco Manufacturing rallied 31 cents to $5.18 with 12,162 stock units changing hands, Mailpac Group rose 7 cents to $3.67 with 398,043 shares passing through the market, Main Event climbed 45 cents to $4.75 with a transfer of 750 stocks. Paramount Trading gained 22 cents to close at $1.17 with investors switching ownership of 1,000 stock units, SSL Venture rose 6 cents to 80 cents with 17,544 units traded and Stationery and Office Supplies jumped $1.05 to $7.45 with 76,200 shares crossing the exchange.
The Junior Market Index dipped 8.24 points to 3,325.28, as 38 securities traded, up from 32 on Tuesday and ended with eight rising, 14 declining and 16 closing unchanged.
At the close, AMG Packaging slipped 6 cents to $1.60 with an exchange of 20,004 shares, Cargo Handlers dropped 11 cents to $8.59 with 3,000 stocks changing hands, Elite Diagnostic fell 8 cents to $3 with 198,866 units traded. Fosrich declined by 13 cents to $8.02 with a transfer of 205,045 stock units, Future Energy Source climbed 41 cents to a record close of $2.85 with investors switching ownership of 5,122,295 shares, with valuation now seemingly, stretched. Honey Bun jumped 49 cents to a 52 weeks close of $9.49 with an exchange of 198,502 stocks. Indies Pharma dropped 27 cents to $3.40, with 146,035 units changing hands, Jamaican Teas lost 9 cents to finish at $3.55 with 722,149 stock units traded, KLE Group advanced 10 cents to $1.20 with a transfer of 4,400 shares. 
Knutsford Express rallied 10 cents to $8.10 with 3,784 units passing through the market, Lasco Manufacturing dropped 29 cents to $4.87 with an exchange of 65,318 stocks, Mailpac Group rose 5 cents to $3.60 with 625,731 stock units changing hands. Main Event shed 60 cents to close at $4.30 with 26,087 shares traded, Medical Disposables advanced 39 cents to $5.09 with a transfer of 97,406 units, SSL Venture lost 6 cents to end at 74 cents with investors switching ownership of 20,350 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 38 cents to settle at $6.40 with 1,202 shares crossing the exchange.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
Honey Bun jumped 84 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $9 with 138,083 stock units changing hands, iCreate rose 7 cents to 85 cents with 117 stocks traded, Indies Pharma fell 21 cents to $3.67 with a transfer of 52,683 units. Lasco Financial slipped 5 cents to $3.10 with an exchange of 2,100 shares, Mailpac Group declined by 9 cents to end at $3.55 with 34,312 stocks passing through the market, Medical Disposables dropped 39 cents to $4.70 with 23,111 units changing hands. SSL Venture gained 16 cents to settle at 80 cents to 20,000 stock units traded, Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 28 cents to $6.78 with the transfer of 993 units and tTech advanced 20 cents to $4.40 with 21,000 shares crossing the exchange.
Trading volume spiked 1,103 percent higher on Monday, over market activity on Friday driven by the heavy trading in the shares of Future Energy Source (FESCO) shares, as investors exchanged 128 million units of the company’s shares that accounted for 93 percent of the day’s volume on the Junior Market on Monday.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Lasco Distributors climbed 20 cents to $4 with 600 stock units changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing spiked 25 cents to $5.20 with 22,058 shares traded, Limners and Bards gained 8 cents to close at $3.10 with a transfer of 64,743 stocks. Main Event rose 5 cents to $4.90 with 400 shares passing through the market, Paramount Trading dropped 14 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ closing low of 95 cents with 4,789,438 stocks changing hands, Stationery and Office Supplies popped 75 cents to $6.50 with 544 stock units traded and tTech fell 20 cents to $4.20, with 300 shares crossing the exchange.
