Trading closed on the Junior Market on Friday, with the index making a sizable recovery as trading picked up, with 44 percent more stocks than on Thursday and with 98 percent greater value.
Market activity led to 33 securities trading, similar to Thursday, and ended with 11 stocks rising, 13 declining and nine ending unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index rallied 33.83 points to finish at 3,369.03. The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing an appropriate stock value, averages 13.1 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
A total of 5,307,749 shares traded for $17,164,498 compared to 3,674,321 units at $8,690,782 on Thursday. Future Energy Source led trading with 28.8 percent of total volume in trading 1.53 million shares, followed by Mailpac Group 22.1 percent, with 1.17 million units and Lasco Distributors 19.5 percent, with an exchange of 1.03 million units.
Trading averages 160,841 units at $520,136 versus 111,343 at $263,357 on Thursday. Trading for the month to date averages 156,090 units at $447,181, versus 155,814 units at $442,949 on Thursday. June closed with an average of 225,705 units at $644,459.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging lost 8 cents to finish at $1.56 with 125,170 shares passing through the market, Blue Power dropped 25 cents to $3.35 with 550 stock units traded, Cargo Handlers shed 50 cents to settle at $8 in switching ownership of 1,000 units. Caribbean Cream slipped 10 cents to $6 with an exchange of 15,820 shares, Consolidated Bakeries popped 35 cents to $2, with 1,679 stock units changing hands, Fosrich climbed 25 cents to $8.15 with a transfer of 12,895 units. Honey Bun rallied 14 cents to $6.74 with 14,799 shares crossing the exchange, Indies Pharma gained 17 cents to $3.96, with 58,209 stock units traded, Iron Rock Insurance shed 60 cents to end at $3.60 with an exchange of 74,353 units. 
KLE Group rose 10 cents to $1.28 with 5,000 shares changing hands, Limners and Bards lost 8 cents to finish at $3.02 with a transfer of 164,547 stock units, Lumber Depot fell 7 cents to $3.36, with investors switching ownership of 202,312 units. Mailpac Group slipped 5 cents to $3.80, with 1,172,910 stocks traded and tTech dropped 35 cents to $4.40 with 85,940 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Market activity led to 33 securities trading compared to 34 on Wednesday and ended with the prices of 13 stocks each, rising and falling, leaving nine unchanged. At the close, the Junior Market Index dropped 11.87 points to settle at 3,335.20.
At the close, Blue Power advanced 20 cents to $3.60 with an exchange of 4,639 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 5 cents to end at $1.91, with 5,099 stocks changing hands, Caribbean Cream dropped 29 cents to finish at $6.10 with 27,902 units traded. Caribbean Flavours fell 11 cents to $2 with a transfer of 918,114 shares, Consolidated Bakeries dropped 34 cents to $1.65, with 7,000 stocks passing through the market, Elite Diagnostic slipped 13 cents to $3.07, with an exchange of 17,988 units. Express Catering rallied by 54 cents to end at $6.04 with 41,133 shares changing hands, Fosrich slipped 10 cents to $7.90 with 18,234 units traded, Honey Bun popped 5 cents to $6.60 with a transfer of 14,513 stocks. Jetcon Corporation rose 9 cents to $1.39 with investors switching ownership of 6,333 units, KLE Group spiked 13 cents to $1.18 with an exchange of 2,466 shares, Lasco Manufacturing slipped 18 cents to $4.82, with 24,939 stocks changing hands. 
Limners and Bards dipped 5 cents to $3.10 with 36,700 stock units traded, Medical Disposables fell 23 cents to $4.76 with a transfer of 1,276 units, Stationery and Office Supplies shed 36 cents to settle at $7.04 with 4,500 stocks changing hands and tTech jumped 33 cents to $4.75 with 492 shares crossing the exchange.
Market activity led to 34 securities trading compared to 37 on Tuesday and ended, with nine stocks rising, 23 declining and two closing unchanged. At the close, the Junior Market Index fell 22.01 points to settle at 3,347.07.
At the close, Blue Power dropped 20 cents to $3.40 with an exchange of 2,498 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers fell 19 cents to $1.86 with 3,467 units changing hands, Caribbean Cream lost 9 cents to finish at $6.39, with 10,003 stocks traded. Caribbean Flavours rose 5 cents to $2.11, with a transfer of 22,965 shares, Consolidated Bakeries rallied 29 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $1.99, with investors switching ownership of 3,500 units, Elite Diagnostic shed 29 cents to $3.20 with an exchange of 24,034 stocks. Express Catering declined 11 cents to $5.50, with 13,000 shares changing hands, Fosrich fell 12 cents to $8 with 40,000 units traded, General Accident advanced 34 cents to $5.60 with a transfer of 41,099 stocks. GWest Corporation slipped 5 cents to $1.01, with 1,234 shares passing through the market, Indies Pharma rallied 13 cents to $3.79 with an exchange of 16,895 units, KLE Group dropped 24 cents to $1.05 with 100 stocks changing hands. Knutsford Express spiked $1.20 to $8.40, with 1,572 shares traded, Lasco Distributors lost 9 cents to close at $3.90 with a transfer of 6,791 units, Lasco Financial slipped 5 cents to $3.15 with 3,669 stocks passing through the market. 
Lasco Manufacturing shed 25 cents to $5 with an exchange of 37,462 shares, Limners and Bards fell 15 cents to $3.15, with 37,367 units changing hands, Lumber Depot lost 5 cents to settle at $3.40 with 520,691 stocks traded. Main Event dropped 20 cents to $5.20 with a transfer of 1,500 shares, Medical Disposables climbed 23 cents to $4.99 with investors switching ownership of 8,653 stocks, SSL Venture declined by 22 cents to 73 cents with 11,397 units changing hands and Stationery and Office Supplies fell 10 cents to $7.40 with 19,493 shares crossing the exchange.
At the close, Access Financial climbed 67 cents to $21.50 with an exchange of 2,325 shares, 
Knutsford Express dropped $1.20 to $7.20 in an exchange of 789 shares, Lasco Financial lost 10 cents to settle at $3.20 with a transfer of 3,331 units. Lasco Manufacturing fell 12 cents to $5.25 with 35,979 stocks traded, Limners and Bards spiked 18 cents to $3.30 with a transfer of 118,679 stock units and Medical Disposables shed 43 cents to $4.76 with 35,421 shares crossing the exchange.
At the close, 33 securities traded, down from 37 on Friday and ended with prices of eight rising, 19 declining and six closing firm.
Trading for Monday averages 88,562 units at $270,780, down sharply from 205,836 at $848,518 on Friday. Trading month to date averages 166,238 units at $478,681, compared to 172,172 units at $494,563 on Friday. June closed with an average of 225,705 units at $644,459.
Lasco Manufacturing rallied 12 cents to $5.37 with 28,436 units traded, Lumber Depot slipped 6 cents to $3.44 with a transfer of 437,520 stock units, Mailpac Group rose 8 cents to $3.88 with 377,504 shares crossing the market. Medical Disposables lost 9 cents to close at $5.19, with 1,090 stocks changing hands, SSL Venture advanced 18 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of 98 cents with 18 units traded, Stationery and Office Supplies dipped 10 cents to $7.50 with a transfer of 6,688 stock units and tTech shed 33 cents to close at $4.42, with 563 shares crossing the exchange.
Thirty seven (37) securities traded, up from 34 on Thursday and ending with 11 stocks rising, 19 declining and seven closing unchanged.
June closed with an average of 225,705 units at $644,459.
Jetcon Corporation fell 7 cents to $1.30 with 55,362 shares changing hands, Knutsford Express dropped 85 cents to $7.15 with a transfer of 34,767 units, Lasco Distributors slipped 3 cents to $4.02, in switching ownership of 9,516 stocks. Lasco Manufacturing declined by 10 cents to $5.25, with 46,075 shares changing hands, Limners and Bards lost 5 cents to settle at $3.15 with an exchange of 11,506 units, Mailpac Group dropped 8 cents to $3.80 with 1,151,450 stocks traded. Medical Disposables spiked 31 cents to $5.28, with a transfer of 50,000 stock units and Paramount Trading fell 9 cents to $1.16 with 153,518 shares crossing the exchange.
A total of 34 securities traded on Thursday, compared to 35 on Wednesday and ended, with 15 stocks rising, 11 declining and eight closing unchanged.
Lasco Manufacturing slipped 5 cents to $5.35 with an exchange of 7,146 shares, Lumber Depot gained 14 cents to finish at $3.50 with 1,360,707 units changing hands after the company released full year’s results with a big rise in profit. Main Event spiked 57 cents to $5.40 with a transfer of 4,266 stocks, Paramount Trading rose 9 cents to $1.25 with 2,500 shares passing through the market and Stationery and Office Supplies fell 30 cents to $7.60 with 3,569 shares changing hands.
Trading closed with the index falling 19.75 points to 3,376.58 as investors exchanged 352 percent more shares than on Tuesday at 161 percent greater value after 35 securities traded, compared to 37 on Tuesday and ending with 12 rising, 16 declining and seven closing unchanged.
At the close, Access Financial spiked $2.23 to $22.87 with 890 shares changing hands, AMG Packaging slipped 5 cents to $1.52, trading 46,000 stock units, Blue Power rose 7 cents to $3.60 in switching ownership of 50,766 units. Caribbean Assurance Brokers gained 20 cents to close at $1.98 with an exchange of 750 stocks, Caribbean Cream advanced 20 cents to $5.70 with a transfer of 434 shares, Everything Fresh fell 6 cents to $1 with 61,313 stock units changing hands. Express Catering rallied 24 cents to $6.24 with 52,479 units traded, Fosrich spiked 65 cents to $8.25 with 2,180 stocks passing through the market. GWest Corporation dropped 13 cents to $1.05 with a transfer of 150 stock units, Honey Bun rallied 23 cents to $6.76 with 1,800 stocks changing hands, Indies Pharma shed 44 cents to $3.46, with 69,587 units traded. KLE Group fell 20 cents to $1.10 in switching ownership of 28,301 shares, Knutsford Express jumped 55 cents to $7.70 with an exchange of 11,632 stock units, Lasco Distributors dropped 19 cents to $3.90, with a transfer of 7,352 units. Lasco Manufacturing popped 5 cents to $5.40 with 99,156 stocks changing hands, Limners and Bards slipped 5 cents to $3.16, with 26,896 shares traded, Mailpac Group added 5 cents to finish at $3.88 with an exchange of 302,756 stock units. 
Main Event dipped 60 cents to $4.83 with 2,000 units through the market, Paramount Trading fell 21 cents to $1.16 with a transfer of 74,993 stocks, Stationery and Office Supplies slipped 10 cents to $7.90, with 26,930 stock units changing hands and Tropical Battery dipped 5 cents to $1.38 with 154,925 shares crossing the exchange.
A total of 37 securities traded up from 36 on Monday and ended with 17 rising, 13 declining and seven closing unchanged.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Lasco Financial gained 17 cents to end at $3.32 in switching ownership of 6,510 shares, Lasco Manufacturing picked up 9 cents in closing at $5.35 with a transfer of 6,025 stock units, Mailpac Group fell 11 cents to $3.83 with the swapping of 347,242 shares, Medical Disposables dipped 15 cents to $5 with an exchange of 40,174 units. Paramount Trading rallied 21 cents to settle at $1.37 in exchanging 687 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies popped 25 cents to $8 in trading 29,956 shares.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Jamaican Teas lost 5 cents to close at $4 after exchanging 529,940 shares, Jetcon Corporation popped 5 cents to $1.40 in trading 400,714 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing fell 14 cents to $5.26 after crossing the market with 49,316 stocks, Limners and Bards slipped 7 cents to $3.20 with 12,000 shares changing hands. Lumber Depot fell 10 cents to $3.40 in an exchange of 55,086 stock units, Mailpac Group rallied 24 cents to $3.94 after 703,806 stocks crossed the exchange, Medical Disposables spiked 25 cents to $5.15 with the swapping of 200 units and Paramount Trading lost 10 cents in closing at $1.16 in exchanging 205,348 stock units.