MailPac Group dominated Junior Market trading on Tuesday with 78 percent of total volume after an exchange of 14.73 million of the company’s shares and leading the overall volume of stocks traded jumping 168 percent, with the value traded rising by 219 percent over Monday.
At the close of trading on Tuesday, all 43 listed securities traded, up from 36 on Monday, with 22 rising, 11 declining and 10 ending unchanged.
The Junior Market Index dropped 23.31 points to settle below 3,300 points for the first time in eight days at 3,297.55, with the move down opposite to the market breadth.
The PE Ratio, a measure that determines an appropriate relative value of each stock, averaged 12.5 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
Trading accounted for 18,917,282 shares for $63,058,701 up from 7,035,403 units at $19,752,231 on Monday.
Lasco Financial was the second leading traded stock with 4.2 percent of total volume accounting for 786,080 units, followed by Jamaican Teas 3.7 percent exchanging 693,608 units.
Trading averaged 439,937 units at $1,466,481 in contrast to 195,428 at $548,673 on Monday. The month to date, averaged 201,365 units at $654,061, compared to 146,798 units at $468,241 on Monday. May closed with an average of 318,089 units at $760,337.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows one stock ended with the bid higher than its last selling price and four with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial rallied $1.70 to $22 with an exchange of 858 shares, CAC 2000 sprang 95 cents to $10.40 with a transfer of 44 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers gained 12 cents to end at $2.12, with 1,500 units changing hands. Caribbean Cream increased 15 cents to $6 with 6,645 stocks traded, Consolidated Bakeries dropped 20 cents to $1.78 in switching ownership of 6,900 shares, Dolphin Cove fell 11 cents to $7 with 18,815 stock units passing through the market. Everything Fresh rose 9 cents to $1.08, exchanging 197,290 units, Express Catering shed 25 cents to $4.75 with a transfer of 28,500 stocks. Fontana gained 8 cents to finish at $6.10 with 57,229 shares changing hands, Fosrich rallied 30 cents to $8.50 with 133,157 stock units traded, General Accident slipped 5 cents to $5.75 with 3,220 units changing hands, Honey Bun popped 39 cents to $7 with 40,229 stocks passing through the market, iCreate gained 12 cents to close at 89 cents with an exchange of 7,000 shares. Indies Pharma advanced 15 cents to $4.05 with the trading of 10,370 stock units, Jetcon Corporation popped 19 cents to $1.28 with 287,571 units traded, KLE Group rallied 22 cents to $1.24 with investors switching ownership of 5,500 shares. 
Knutsford Express jumped 38 cents to $8.45 with 607 stock units passing through the market, Lasco Distributors dipped 20 cents to $3.81 with an exchange of 95,033 units, Lasco Financial fell 15 cents to $3.75 with a transfer of 786,080 stocks. Lasco Manufacturing lost 13 cents to settle at $5.45 with 13,731 shares changing hands, Limners and Bards rose 5 cents to $3.05 with 48,078 units traded, Lumber Depot spiked 28 cents to a 52 weeks’ closing high of $3.69 with investors switching ownership of 620,319 stocks and Medical Disposables spiked 60 cents to $4.85 with 1,110 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Mailpac Group dropped 11 cents to $3.64 with a volume leading 2,136,468 units traded and Stationery and Office Supplies jumped $1.47 to $8.99 with 116 shares crossing the exchange.
At the close, 40 securities traded, from 36 on Thursday and ended with 15 rising, 19 declining and six closing unchanged.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Limners and Bards popped 23 cents to $3.13 with a transfer of 195,668 stock units, Lumber Depot climbed 13 cents to $3.39 in switching ownership of 322,073 shares, Main Event spiked 58 cents to $5.28 after trading 2,500 stock units, Medical Disposables fell 70 cents ending to $4.25 with 70,357 shares changing hands, Stationery and Office Supplies dived 79 cents to end at $7.52 in exchanging 88,968 stock units.
At the close, the PE Ratio, a measure that determines an appropriate relative value of each stock, averages 12.4 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
Trading averaged 145,654 unit at $608,143 versus 198,947 at $496,142 on Wednesday. for the month to date trading averages 146,884 units at $481,673, versus 147,466 units at $421,766 on Wednesday. May closed with an average of 318,089 units at $760,337.
Lasco Manufacturing rallied 13 cents to $5.64 with 47,797 shares changing hands, Limners and Bards dropped 15 cents to $2.90 with a transfer of 4,498 units, Lumber Depot fell 18 cents to $3.26 with ownership of 974,222 stocks changing. Medical Disposables slipped 5 cents to $4.95 with 1,565 stock units changing hands and Stationery and Office Supplies spiked 67 cents to $8.31 with 66,386 shares crossing the exchange.
A total of 38 securities traded, similar to Tuesday, with 16 rising, 13 declining and nine closing unchanged.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Lasco Distributors fell 14 cents to end at $4 with 10,382 shares traded, Lasco Financial lost 12 cents to finish at $3.87 with 236,100 units changing hands, after trading at an intraday 52 weeks high of $4.20. Lasco Manufacturing slipped 9 cents to $5.51, with a transfer of 45,005 stocks, Medical Disposables fell 5 cents to $5 with investors switching ownership of 1,000 stock units and Stationery and Office Supplies shed 51 cents to close at $7.64 with the 500 shares crossing the exchange.
Overall, 38 securities traded compared to 39 on Monday and ended, with 13 rising, 17 declining and eight closing unchanged.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Lasco Manufacturing rose 8 cents to $5.60 with 580,585 stock units changing hands, Medical Disposables jumped 65 cents to $5.05 with 679 stocks passing through the market. Stationery and Office Supplies gained 15 cents to end at $8.15 with 10,860 units traded and tTech dropped $1.18 to close at $5.07 with 2,600 shares crossing the exchange.
Market activity led to 39 securities trading, down from 41 on Friday, with 21 rising, 11 declining and seven closing unchanged.
Trading averaged 354,111 units at $751,806, down from 148,909 at $414,611 on Friday. The month to date averaged 318,089 units at $760,337, compared to 316,141 units at $760,798 on Friday. April closed with an average of 329,241 units at $854,716.
Lumber Depot advanced 10 cents to $3.40 with 155,164 shares passing through the market, Mailpac Group rose 5 cents to $3.76 with 248,853 units changing hands, Medical Disposables shed 60 cents to close at $4.40 with 18,477 stock units traded. SSL Venture gained 8 cents to end at 63 cents with investors swapping 6,366 stocks, Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 20 cents to $8 with a transfer of 10,501 units and Tropical Battery fell 7 cents to $1.15 with 583,616 shares crossing the exchange.
Trading averaged 148,909 units at $414,611, down from 258,025 at $550,419 on Thursday. Trading month to date averages 316,141 units at $760,798, compared to 326,224 units at $781,671 on Thursday. April closed with an average of 329,241 units at $854,716.
Honey Bun lost 17 cents in trading 7,181 stock units at $6.80, Iron Rock Insurance gained 5 cents to finish at $3.25 with 200,000 units crossing the market, Knutsford Express rose 30 cents to $8.30 with 14,497 units changing hands, Lasco Distributors lost 5 cents in closing at $4.25 with the swapping of 27,858 stocks. Lasco Financial ended 35 cents higher at $3.75 after exchanging 171,636 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing gained 15 cents in closing at $5.50 with the swapping of 160,799 shares, Limners and Bards lost 5 cents to settle at $3.15 in exchanging 454,746 units. Main Event rose 45 cents to $4.65 after a transfer of 125 stocks, SSL Venture fell 8 cents to 55 cents in exchanging 10,100 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies gained 10 cents in closing at $8.20 with investors switching ownership of 1,000 stock units.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with the bid higher than its last selling price and four with lower offers.
KLE Group climbed 28 cents to $1.30 with 68,000 stocks passing through the market, Knutsford Express fell 10 cents to $8 with 500 shares traded, Lasco Distributors rose 11 cents to $4.30 with an exchange of 118,363 units. Lasco Manufacturing dropped 14 cents to $5.35 with 73,518 stocks changing hands, Limners and Bards slipped 5 cents to $3.20 with a transfer of 149,575 stock units, Lumber Depot lost 10 cents to settle at $3.30 with 373,843 stocks traded and Main Event advanced 20 cents to $4.20 with 1,582 shares crossing the exchange.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids closing higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Lumber Depot increased by 15 cents to end at $3.40 with 333,743 units traded, Mailpac Group lost 6 cents to close at $3.75 with 235,899 stock units changing hands, Main Event dropped 30 cents to $4 with investors switching ownership of 133,079 stocks. SSL Venture gained 8 cents to settle at 63 cents with 4,746 units traded and Tropical Battery rose 6 cents to $1.22 with 1,175,768 shares crossing the exchange.