Mailpac traded a big block of shares accounting for just under 90 percent of Tuesday’s trade as investors sent the stock higher following the release of the company’s third-quarter financials recording a 58 percent increase in revenues for the third quarter and profit more than doubling to $149 million.
Mailpac dominated trading on Tuesday with 88% of the total market volume.
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed higher with more stocks rising than falling after 178 percent more shares traded than on Monday. Trading ended with 30 securities changing hands compared to 35 on Monday and ended with the prices of 10 stocks rising, 15 declining and five remaining unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index rose 11.71 points to 2,542.10 and the average PE Ratio ended at 11 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 10,660,690 shares for $22,630,394 compared to 3,834,464 units at $9,292,519 on Monday. Mailpac Group commanded trading with 88 percent of total volume with the transfer of 9.38 million shares, followed by Tropical Battery with 2.7 percent of the day’s trade or 285,848 units and AMG Packaging with 1.8 percent or 195,000 shares.
Trading ended with an average of 355,356 units at $754,346 in contrast to 109,556 at $265,501 on Monday. The average for the month to date, was 159,902 units at $348,482, compared to 130,874 units at $288,205 on Monday. October closed with an average of 230,868 units at $535,509 trading.
At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial lost 30 cents to settle at $21.20 with 780 shares passing through the market, AMG Packaging declined 13 cents and exchanged 195,000 units to finish at $1.49, CAC 2000 dropped 75 cents to end at $14 with a lone stock unit changing hands. Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 7 cents to close at $1.90 after trading 32,563 shares, Caribbean Cream shed 79 cents to close at $3.70 with a transfer of 34,348 stocks, Caribbean Flavours gained 4 cents to finish at $1.84 with 97,200 shares passing through the market. Caribbean Producers slipped 3 cents to end at $2.31 with 57,968 stocks changing hands, Dolphin Cove fell 5 cents to close at $6.95 with 6,810 units traded, Everything Fresh increased 5 cents to finish at 77 cents with investors switching ownership of 739 shares. Express Catering dropped 24 cents to settle at $3.50 with 23,000 units passing through the market, Fontana advanced 26 cents to end at $4.97 with an exchange of 136,344 shares, Fosrich gained 13 cents to close at $3.65 with 8,473 stocks changing hands. Indies Pharma climbed 22 cents to settle at $2.80 with 28,253 shares traded, Jamaican Teas climbed 37 cents to $5.59 with a transfer of 101,354 units, Jetcon Corporation lost 7 cents and exchanged 285 units to close at 78 cents. 
Knutsford Express dropped 19 cents to settle at $6.50 with 15,363 shares passing through the market, Lasco Financial declined by 8 cents to finish at $2.65 with 4,955 units changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing fell 8 cents to end at $3.90 with 80,403 shares traded. Limners and Bards rose 3 cents to close at $2.53 with 20,067 stock units changing hands, Lumber Depot slipped 2 cents to $1.27 with 45,351 units passing through the market, Mailpac Group exchanged 9,384,664 shares and advanced 14 cents to settle at $2.14. Medical Disposables climbed 39 cents to finish at $4.67 with a transfer of 7,738 stocks, Stationery and Office Supplies lost 4 cents to end at $4.50 trading 2,522 stocks and Tropical Battery slipped 1 cent to close at $1.24 with 285,848 stock units crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, CAC 2000 declined by 3 cents to settle at 96 cents with 50,000 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading ended with 35 securities changing hands, the same as on Friday and closed with the prices of 13 rising, 15 declining and seven remained unchanged.
At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
Iron Rock Insurance gained 20 cents to close at $3.20 trading 20,000 units, ISP Finance declined by $1.45 to $21, after exchanging 50 stocks, Jamaican Teas fell 18 cents to $5.22, with the trading of 305,152 shares. Jetcon Corporation added 10 cents to end at 85 cents after trading 201 units, Lasco Distributors lost 1 cent to close at $3.14 with the trading of 112,895 shares, Lasco Financial rose 13 cents to $2.73, with an exchange of 224,994 stock units. Lasco Manufacturing closed 23 cents higher to $3.98 in trading 145,776 shares, Lumber Depot gained 2 cents to close at $1.29 after exchanging 485,198 stock units, Medical Disposables advanced 3 cents to $4.28 after trading 20,000 shares. Paramount Trading shed 9 cents to end at $1.51, in exchanging 1,500 units, Stationery and Office Supplies lost 1 cent in closing at $4.54, with 34,000 shares changing hands, Tropical Battery gained 4 cents to close at $1.25, in exchanging 749,717 shares and tTech dropped $1.70 to $5 trading 16,032 stock units.
Trading ended with 35 securities changing hands, up from 34 on Thursday and finished with 13 stocks rising, the prices of 15 declining and seven with prices remaining unchanged.
At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
GWest Corporation lost 1 cent to settle at 88 cents with 100 shares traded, Indies Pharma gained 10 cents to close at $2.60 in the transfer of 16,575 stocks, Iron Rock Insurance dropped 20 cents to end at $3 with 17,544 stock units changing hands. Jetcon Corporation dipped 5 cents to finish at 75 cents after exchanging 74,587 stocks, Knutsford Express fell 11 cents to $6.69 with 329 shares passing through the market, Lasco Distributors increased 1 cent to close at $3.15 trading of 67,623 stock units. Lasco Financial lost 10 cents to end at $2.60 with 344,300 stock units changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing rose 5 cents to finish at $3.75 with a transfer of 17,883 shares, Limners and Bards dipped 1 cent and exchanged 369,298 stocks to settle at $2.50. Lumber Depot slipped 3 cents to close at $1.27 with 142,641 stock units passing through the market, Mailpac Group gained 1 cent, trading 690,324 shares to end at $2, Main Event fell 1 cent to finish at $2.99 with 1,000 stocks changing hands. Paramount Trading shed 30 cents to settle at $1.60 with investors transferring 97,894 stocks, Tropical Battery lost 3 cents to close at $1.21 with 601,792 shares traded and tTech jumped $2.60 to end at $6.70 with 40 units crossing the exchange.
The number of securities trading remained the same as on Wednesday with 34 stocks changing hands and ended with the prices of 10 stocks rising, the prices of 17 declining and seven with prices remaining unchanged.
At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
ISP Finance dipped 5 cents to close at $22.45 trading 97 units, Jamaican Teas gained 17 cents to finish at $5.40 with 41,049 stocks changing hands, Lasco Distributors slipped 1 cent to $3.14 with the trading of 13,879 stocks. Lasco Financial increased 10 cents to end at $2.70 with a transfer of 147,160 units, Lasco Manufacturing rose 1 cent to $3.70 with 14,280 shares passing through the market, Limners and Bards lost 4 cents to close at $2.51 with 21,043 shares changing hands. Lumber Depot fell 11 cents to $1.30 and exchanged 605,780 shares, Mailpac Group lost 1 cent to end at $1.99 with 247,920 stock units traded, Medical Disposables dropped 40 cents to settle at $4.25 with investors switching ownership of 18,824 shares. SSL Venture Capital declined 12 cents to close at 55 cents with 183,012 units passing through the market, Tropical Battery rose 2 cents to finish at $1.24 with 123,750 shares changing hands and tTech shed $1.40 to close at $4.10 with 9,500 stock units crossing the exchange.
Trading ended with 34 securities changing hands compared to 28 on Tuesday and closed with the prices of 11 stocks rising 11 declining and 12 remaining unchanged.
At the close of the market, Blue Power lost 37 cents ending at $3.10, with 100 units passing through the market, Cargo Handlers shed 60 cents to end at $6.30, in exchanging 548 units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers fell 12 cents in closing at $1.80 trading 1,919 units. Caribbean Cream rose 70 cents to $4.70, in an exchange of 100,050 shares, Caribbean Flavours gained 12 cents to close at $1.75 trading 18,545 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries ended 3 cents higher at $1.43 after crossing the market with 201 units. Derrimon Trading lost 36 cents to end at $2.45, with investors swapping 89,137 shares, Dolphin Cove lost 1 cent in closing at $6.99, with 259 units changing hands, Everything Fresh closed at 75 cents, with a rise of 1 cent trading 562 units. Fontana shed 28 cents to close at $4.72, in exchanging 70,292 shares, Fosrich gained 30 cents in closing at $3.65, with a transfer of 72,728 stocks, General Accident rose 30 cents to settle at $6.50, with investors switching ownership of 661 units. 
iCreate slipped to 66 cents, after losing 3 cents trading 200,076 shares, Iron Rock Insurance gained 8 cents to finish at $2.88, with 1,000 units passing through the market, Jamaican Teas lost 17 cents to settle at $5.23 trading 72,005 shares. KLE Group gained 35 cents in closing at $1.45, in exchanging 5,560 units, Lasco Distributors gained 16 cents in closing at $3.15, with an exchange of 37,391 stock units, Lasco Financial lost 8 cents to end at $2.60, transferring 383,345 shares. Limners and Bards gained 4 cents to settle at $2.55 with 1,241,222 shares crossing the market, Lumber Depot fell 3 cents to finish at $1.41, with 69,193 shares changing hands, Main Event gained 2 cents to close at $3, after exchanging 25,145 stock units and Medical Disposables lost 2 cents in ending at $4.65, in exchange for 1,209 units.
At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
Iron Rock Insurance gained 30 cents to close at $2.80 after trading 46,540 stock units, Jamaican Teas ended at $5.40, with gains of 35 cents with 562,787 shares clearing the market, Knutsford Express lost 5 cents to settle at $6.80, with 5,557 units crossing the exchange. Lasco Distributors closed 1 cent lower at $2.99 trading 63,438 shares, 
At the close of the market, Access Financial dropped $7.24 to end at $19, with an exchange of 5,604 units, AMG Packaging lost 12 cents to close at $1.60 trading 149,249 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers gained 14 cents in crossing the exchange with 10,100 stock units to settle at $1.94. Caribbean Cream shed 70 cents in closing at $4, with 86,153 shares changing hands, Caribbean Flavours lost 3 cents to finish at $1.68, in exchanging 720 units, Caribbean Producers ended at $2.30, after losing 1 cent trading 23,476 shares. Derrimon Trading slipped 5 cents to $2.50, in exchanging 31,574 stock units, Dolphin Cove gained 87 cents to close at $6.99, with 800 units changing hands, Elite Diagnostic carved out a gain of 18 cents in closing at $3.28, after crossing the exchange with 500 units. Everything Fresh closed at 74 cents, with a loss of 4 cents after investors switched ownership of 213,195 shares, Express Catering lost 20 cents ending at $3.30, in crossing the market with 21,115 stock units, Fontana gained 1 cent to end at $5 trading 95,477 shares Fosrich shed 15 cents to settle at $3.35, in exchanging 6,238 units, General Accident gained 2 cents to finish at $6.02, with investors switching ownership of 4,258 units, Honey Bun rose to $4.85, with gains of 11 cents after exchanging 41,800 shares. iCreate lost 1 cent trading 30,160 stock units and closed at 69 cents, Iron Rock Insurance lost 1 cent in closing at $2.50, with 38,994 stock units changing hands, Jamaican Teas rose 5 cents to settle at $5.05 trading 162,161 shares. 
Jetcon Corporation lost 7 cents to close at 80 cents, after an exchange of 200 units, Knutsford Express gained 55 cents in closing at $6.85, in trading 1,100 units, Lasco Financial rose 33 cents to $2.39, in trading 1,126,688 shares, following release of half-year results, showing a strong rise in profit in the second quarter. Lasco Manufacturing gained 33 cents to end at $3.69, with an exchange of 19,150 units, Limners and Bards lost 16 cents to close at $2.52, in trading 71,289 shares, Lumber Depot rose to $1.30, with gains of 13 cents in a transfer of 4,240,914 shares. Mailpac Group lost 1 cent to close at $1.98, trading 239,291 shares, Main Event shed 4 cents to end at $2.98, with 2,500 units passing through the market, Medical Disposables slipped 8 cents to close at $4.67, with investors swapping 1,000 units. Paramount Trading gained 22 cents to settle at $1.90, in an exchange of 100 units, SSL Venture ended at 59 cents, after gaining 4 cents with investors swapping 9,943 units, Stationery and Office Supplies closed 30 cents higher at $4.80, with 3,482 units changing hands. Tropical Battery shed 11 cents to settle at $1.16, in clearing the market with 489,722 shares and tTech gained 50 cents in closing at $5.50 and crossing the exchange with 43,402 stock units.
At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows nine stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
iCreate rose 5 cents to 70 cents with an exchange of 100 stock units, Iron Rock Insurance declined 1 cent to settle at $2.51 with 40,000 units changing hands, Jetcon Corporation increased by 17 cents to end at 87 cents with 61,007 stock units passing through the market. Knutsford Express jumped 59 cents to finish at $6.30 with 55,297 stocks trading, Lasco Distributors fell 10 cents to close at $3 with investors switching ownership of 155,724 stocks, Lasco Financial rose 1 cent to settle at $2.06 with 47,000 units changing hands. Lasco Manufacturing dropped 23 cents to end at $3.36 with 100,100 stock units passing through the market, Limners and Bards increased 16 cents and exchanged 4,125,730 stocks to close at $2.68, Lumber Depot fell 3 cents to $1.17 with 1,081,876 units traded. Mailpac Group gained 1 cent to end at $1.99 with 205,592 stock units changing hands, Medical Disposables advanced 45 cents to finish at $4.75 with 19,572 shares passing through the market, Paramount Trading lost 2 cents to close at $1.68 with investors transferring 4,000 shares and Tropical Battery rose 4 cents to end at $1.27 with 767,279 stock units crossing the exchange.
At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows 10 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Fontana advanced 10 cents to close at $4.81 with 98,078 units passing through the market, Fosrich dropped 29 cents to end at $3.21 with 207,627 stocks changing hands, GWest Corporation increased 11 cents to settle at 89 cents with 2,019 stocks changing hands. iCreate lost 5 cents to finish at 65 cents with a transfer of 3,261 units, Indies Pharma gained 7 cents to close at $2.70 with an exchange of 24,897 stock units, ISP Finance jumped $1.50 to $22.50 with 156 shares passing through the market. Jamaican Teas advanced 13 cents to settle at $5 with 35,429 stock units changing hands, Jetcon Corporation fell 12 cents to close at 70 cents with 156,951 shares traded, Knutsford Express shed 59 cents to end at $5.71 with the swapping of 40,257 shares. Lasco Distributors declined 5 cents to settle at $3.10 in exchanging 105,600 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing increased 19 cents to finish at $3.59 with 110,395 shares passing through the market, Limners and Bards closed 5 cents higher at $2.52 with 213,000 stock units changing hands. Lumber Depot climbed 10 cents in exchanging 672,209 units to end at $1.20, Main Event dropped 68 cents to settle at $3.02 with investors transferring 1,680 units, Medical Disposables lost 5 cents to finish at $4.30 with 24,811 shares trading and Tropical Battery gained 3 cents to close at $1.23 with 469,072 shares crossing the exchange.
Trading ended with 34 securities changing hands compared to 38 on Tuesday and closed with the prices of 13 stocks rising, 12 declining and nine remaining unchanged.
Trading in September resulted in an average of 119,171 units at $249,355 trading.
ISP Finance declined $2.50 to $21, with investors swapping ownership of 212 units. Jamaican Teas lost 10 cents to settle at $4.87, in clearing the market with 27,227 stock units, Jetcon Corporation gained 13 cents in closing at 82 cents, trading 1,000 units, Lasco Financial lost 2 cents to close at $2.05 trading 143,268 shares. Limners and Bards shed 13 cents to finish at $2.47, with investors switching 58,980 shares, Lumber Depot fell 4 cents to $1.10, in exchanging 69,721 shares, Mailpac Group ended 2 cents higher at $1.98, in transferring 210,100 shares. Medical Disposables slipped 45 cents to $4.35, with an exchange of 11,210 units, Paramount Trading gained 20 cents in closing at $1.70, in trading 40,953 stock units, SSL Venture lost 4 cents to finish at 55 cents transferring 26,000 units and tTech shed 50 cents to end at $5, with an exchange of 9,600 units.