Trading jumped on Thursday, at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market with the volume of stocks traded jumping 192 percent and the value rising by 93 percent higher than on Wednesday as stocks prices continued their declines as 42 securities traded compared to 41 on the previous day, with 11 rising, 25 declining and six closing unchanged.
The Junior Market Index shed 74.83 points to settle at 3,833.15, bringing the decline for the past three days to 225.84 points.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 17.3. The PE ratio of each stock in the chart below is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years up to August 2022.
Overall, 28,468,558 shares traded for $80,280,465 up from 9,765,363 units at $41,703,939 on the previous trading day. Tropical Battery led trading with 13.28 million shares for 46.7 percent of total volume followed by Spur Tree Spices with 7.26 million units for 25.5 percent of the day’s trade and Future Energy Source with 1.80 million units for 6.3 percent market share, Consolidated Bakeries chipped in with 1.27 million units for 4.4 percent market share and Lumber Depot, 1.03 million units for 3.6 percent market share.
Trading averaged 677,823 shares at $1,911,440 up from 238,180 shares at $1,017,169 on Wednesday and month to date, averaging 416,856 units at $1,615,628, compared to 395,237 units at $1,591,123 on the prior day. January closed with an average of 319,395 units at $1,181,136.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one stock with a lower offer.
At the close, Access Financial lost 29 cents to end at $19.71, with 3,253 shares crossing the market, AMG Packaging rose 38 cents to close at $3.44 in switching ownership of 151,040 units, CAC 2000 increased 36 cents to $8.25 in trading 51 stock units. Cargo Handlers shed 30 cents ending at $8 in exchanging 22,954 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers declined 10 cents in closing at $3.17 in an exchange of 25,248 shares, Consolidated Bakeries fell 16 cents to close at $1.13, with 1,265,229 stock units changing hands, Dolphin Cove dropped $1.50 at $25 after exchanging 199,872 units, Elite Diagnostic fell 49 cents in closing at $3.21 with the swapping of 4,522 stocks, Express Catering declined 13 cents to end at $6.12, with 25,507 stocks crossing the market. Fosrich shed 20 cents to $14.20, with 22,924 shares clearing the market, General Accident lost 52 cents in ending at $5.88 after trading 54,623 units, Iron Rock Insurance dropped 85 cents to close at $3.10, with 1,010 stock units crossing the exchange. ISP Finance climbed 47 cents to $28 while exchanging 290,805 shares, Jetcon Corporation lost 10 cents in closing at 83 cents after exchanging 262,573 stocks, Lasco Financial fell 31 cents to end at $3.35 with an exchange of 410,142 units. Lasco Manufacturing shed 20 cents to $4.35 trading 114,123 stock units, Main Event dropped 12 cents to $5 after an exchange of 3,110 stocks, Medical Disposables declined 15 cents to end at $6.52 with an exchange of 25,209 shares. Spur Tree Spices rallied 35 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.25 with 7,262,500 stock units changing hands and Stationery and Office Supplies shed 60 cents to close at $7.30 in trading 4,050 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

The Junior Market suffered a big reversal in trading on Tuesday with the market Index diving 92.57 points to 3,966.42, with the volume of stocks traded declining 13 percent after and the value funds passed through the market dipping by 10 percent lower than on Monday at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market.
Market activity led to 42 securities trading compared to 43 on Monday and ended with 13 rising, 24 declining and five, closing unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages  17.6. The PE ratio of each stock shown in the chart below is based on ICInsider.com  earnings forecast for companies with financial years up to August 2022.
A total of 13,528,668 shares traded for $49,610,394 compared to 15,483,691 units at $55,132,940 on Monday. Spur Tree Spices led trading with 3.74 million shares for 27.7 percent of total volume followed by Tropical Battery, 2.35 million units, with 17.3 percent of the day’s trade and Future Energy Source, 2.22 million units with 16.4 percent market share and Mailpac Group ended with 1.89 million units changing hands for 14 percent market share.
Trading averaged 322,111 shares at $1,181,200 down from 360,086 shares at $1,282,161 on Monday and trading month to date, averaged 409,056 units at $1,641,622, compared to 417,668 units at $1,687,229 on the previous day. January closed with an average of 319,395 units at $1,181,136.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
In trading, Access Financial climbed 91 cents to close at $21.43, with 1,260 shares crossing the market, AMG Packaging popped 15 cents to end at $3.45 in exchanging 7,346 stock units, Blue Power declined 26 cents to $3.15 after switching ownership of 3,061 stocks. CAC 2000 shed 36 cents in closing at $7.89, with just 100 units crossing the market, Cargo Handlers lost 46 cents ending at $8.44 in exchanging 13,475 units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers increased 34 cents to end at $3.59 trading 33,822 stocks. Caribbean Cream fell 26 cents in ending at $4.65 after trading 40,750 shares, Caribbean Flavours dropped 15 cents in closing at $1.90 after exchanging 117,363 stock units, Dolphin Cove dipped 75 cents to $28.75, with 155,721 units crossing the exchange. Elite Diagnostic rose 29 cents to close at $3.50 with 35,136 stock units changing hands, Everything Fresh dropped 16 cents to $1.41 in an exchange of 9,711 stocks, Express Catering fell $1 to $6 after trading 24,840 shares. Fontana lost 70 cents to end at $9.70 while exchanging 93,869 stock units, Fosrich shed 50 cents to close at $14.10 with 88,787 stocks clearing the market, Future Energy Source shed 47 cents in closing at $4.52 after the trading of 2,223,966 units. General Accident lost $1.10 in closing at $6 with an exchange of 257,872 shares, Iron Rock Insurance dropped 35 cents in ending at $3.50 with the swapping of 350,123 shares, ISP Finance fell $8.77 to $27.53 in an exchange of a mere two stock units. Knutsford Express gained 17 cents to close at $7.97 with an exchange of 10,597 units, Limners and Bards advanced 18 cents to end at $3.69, with 51,253 stocks crossing the market, Lumber Depot rallied 19 cents to close at $3.90 in exchanging 475,583 stock units. Mailpac Group declined 10 cents in ending at 52 weeks’ low of $3.10 closed at 1,893,162 units after trading at a 52 weeks’ intraday low of $2.81, Medical Disposables fell 15 cents to end at $7.25 while exchanging 78,975 shares, Tropical Battery shed 22 cents to $1.76, with 2,346,973 stocks crossing the exchange and tTech rose 20 cents to $4.65 with the swapping of 320 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

New record high for the JSE Junior Market.

Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market closed at a new record high of 4,058.99 after peaking at 4,076.01 points as the market opened, to gain 18.4 percent for the year to date after advancing 43.55 points at the close in trading on Monday, as more stocks rose than declined but with the volume traded declining 18 percent and the value down 25 percent from Friday’s levels at the close.
All 43 securities traded similar to Friday and ended with 24 rising, 16 declining and three, closing unchanged as Cargo Handlers and Tropical Battery closed at 52 weeks highs.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 18.2. The PE ratio of each stock in the chart below is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years up to August 2022.
A total of 15,483,691 shares traded for $55,132,940 down from 18,918,318 units at $73,171,056 on Friday. Tropical Battery led trading with 3.62 million shares for 23.4 percent of total volume followed by Spur Tree Spices with 3.44 million units for 22.2 percent of the day’s trade and Future Energy Source with 2.06 million units for 13.3 percent market share and Lumber Depot traded 1.50 million units accounting for 9.7 percent market share.
Trading Monday averaged 360,086 shares at $1,282,161 down from 439,961 stock units at $1,701,652 on Friday and month to date, an average of 417,668 units at $1,687,229 compared to 424,167 units at $1,732,946 on the prior trading day. January closed with an average of 319,395 units at $1,181,136.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Access Financial gained 22 cents in closing at $20.52 after trading 35 shares, AMG Packaging lost 18 cents to $3.30 with an exchange of 29,986 stocks, Blue Power popped 40 cents to $3.41 exchanging 225 stock units. CAC 2000 rallied 40 cents to close at $8.25 with the swapping of 51 units, Cargo Handlers climbed $1.02 to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $8.90 trading 65,999 stock units, Caribbean Cream declined 34 cents in closing at $4.91 after an exchange of 2,544 shares. Consolidated Bakeries rose 12 cents to close at $1.25 trading 293,849 units, Dolphin Cove increased 50 cents to end at $29.50 in exchanging 86,258 stocks, Elite Diagnostic dropped 28 cents to $3.21 after 186,180 shares crossed the market. Express Catering advanced $1.34 ending at $7, with 307,546, stock units changing hands, Fontana increased 28 cents to $10.40 in an exchange of 370,638 stocks, Fosrich rose 20 cents to $14.60, with 50,472 units crossing the market. Future Energy Source rallied 19 cents to close at $4.99 after exchanging 2,055,506 units, General Accident advanced 34 cents to end at $7.10 in switching ownership of 62,501 stocks, Honey Bun climbed 25 cents in closing at $9.95 with 47,744 shares clearing the market. Indies Pharma fell 31 cents in closing at $3 while exchanging 279,128 stock units, Iron Rock Insurance shed 10 cents to $3.85 in trading 101 units, ISP Finance gained $3.30 to close at $36.30 in trading 20 shares. KLE Group dropped 14 cents after ending at $2.71 with an exchange of 388 stocks, Knutsford Express declined 10 cents to $7.80 with 27,508 stock units changing hands, Lasco Distributors shed 10 cents to close at $3.70 in switching ownership of 83,917 stocks. Lasco Manufacturing fell 27 cents ending at $4.68 after 365,605 stock units crossed the market, Limners and Bards lost 29 cents to close at $3.51 in trading 341,860 units, Lumber Depot dropped 10 cents to end at $3.71 in exchanging 1,498,710 shares. Main Event popped 50 cents in closing at $5 after an exchange of 13,549 shares, Medical Disposables gained 30 cents to $7.40, with 3,111 stock units crossing the market, Paramount Trading shed 10 cents to close at $1.90 while exchanging 64,000 units. SSL Venture rallied 30 cents to $1.90 trading 14,950 stocks and Tropical Battery popped 46 cents to end at a record closing high of $1.98 after exchanging 3,620,978 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading closed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market Friday, with the volume of stocks traded rising but with a moderately lower value than Thursday as trading was helped by the release of quarterly results of companies and resulting in a modest rise in the market index as declining stocks outnumbered those rising.
Market activity led to all 43 listed securities trading up from 40 on Thursday, ending with 17 rising, 21 declining and five closing unchanged. The Junior Market Index rallied 5.51 points to close at 4,015.44.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 17.8. The PE ratio of each stock shown in the chart below is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years up to August 2022.
A total of 18,918,318 shares traded for $73,171,056 compared to 16,237,588 units at $73,819,286 on Thursday. Helped by the release of positive quarterly results, Tropical Battery led trading with 4.58 million shares for 24.2 percent of total volume followed by Future Energy Source with 4.01 million units for 21.2 percent of the day’s trade, Lasco Manufacturing with 2.47 million units for 13 percent market share, Jamaican Teas with 1.39 million units for 7.3 percent market share, with all four posting quarterly results that stimulated increased trading in them. Other stocks that traded over a million include Spur Tree Spices with 1.23 million units for 6.5 percent market share and Lumber Depot with 1.09 million units for 5.7 percent market share.
Trading averaged 439,961 shares at $1,701,652 in contrast to 405,940 shares at $1,845,482 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 424,167 units at $1,732,946, compared to 422,158 units at $1,736,927 on the previous day. January closed with an average of 319,395 units at $1,181,136.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four stocks with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial rose 28 cents in closing at $20.30 after an exchange of 91 shares, AMG Packaging fell 12 cents to $3.48 with the swapping of 48,049 stocks, CAC 2000 shed 39 cents to close at $7.85 after exchanging 953 stock units. Cargo Handlers climbed 68 cents to end at $7.88 in trading 115,422 units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers fell 12 cents to $3.28 with 355,804 units changing hands, Caribbean Cream rallied 25 cents to close at $5.25 in switching ownership of 4,495 stock units. Dolphin Cove dropped 95 cents to end at $29, with 137,438 stocks clearing the market, Elite Diagnostic increased 23 cents in closing at $3.49 while exchanging 22,349 shares, Express Catering declined 19 cents to $5.66, with 290,744 shares changing hands. Fontana dropped 38 cents in ending at $10.12 trading 229,418 stock units, Fosrich gained 20 cents to close at $14.40 with 24,412 stocks passing through the exchange, Future Energy Source shed 22 cents in closing at $4.80 after an exchange of 4,014,945 units. Honey Bun lost 37 cents to close at $9.70 after exchanging 416,123 units, Indies Pharma popped 30 cents to $3.31after 13,578 stocks passed through the market, ISP Finance advanced $5 to $33 after the trading of 92 stock units. Jamaican Teas fell 17 cents ending at $3.91 with an exchange of 1,388,164 shares, Lasco Manufacturing rose 35 cents in closing at $4.95 in trading 2,467,287 shares, Limners and Bards declined 15 cents to end at $3.80 in exchanging 59,702 stocks. Mailpac Group dropped 12 cents to close at $3.18 in trading 556,328 units, Main Event lost 50 cents to $4.50 after exchanging 19,703 stock units, SSL Venture fell 34 cents in ending at $1.60 with 159,320 stocks clearing the market. Tropical Battery gained 23 cents to close at a record closing high of $1.52, with 4,583,536 shares crossing the market and tTech popped 54 cents in closing at $4.45 with 421 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

The Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market’s seven consecutive days of record run, ended Monday, with the Market index falling 28.42 points to settle at 3,957.45, with the volume of stocks traded declining moderately after the value increased 19 percent over Friday.
All 43 securities traded similar to Friday and ended with 22 rising, 14 declining and seven, closing unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 17.1. The PE ratio of each stock shown in the chart below is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years up to August 2022.
A total of 12,660,852 shares traded for $58,366,066 compared to 13,918,050 units at $49,116,813 on Friday. Future Energy Source led trading with 2.17 million shares for 17.1 percent of total volume followed by Fontana, 946,766 units, with 7.5 percent of the day’s trade and Jamaican Teas with 938,981 units for 7.4 percent market share.
Trading averaged 294,438 shares at $1,357,350 in contrast to 323,676 shares at $1,142,251 on Friday and month to date, averaging 462,135 units at $1,850,007, compared to 504,304 units at $1,973,892 previously. January closed with an average of 319,395 units at $1,181,136.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with the bid higher than the last selling price and none with a lower offer.
At the close, Access Financial lost $2.30 after ending at $21.50 and trading 27,382 shares, Blue Power advanced 10 cents to close at $3.25 in exchanging 6,456 units, CAC 2000 rallied 25 cents to end at $8.25 in switching ownership of 57 stock units. Dolphin Cove popped $4.50 in closing at $29 after 282,838 stocks changed hands, Elite Diagnostic declined 19 cents to $3.30 with the swapping of 18,810 stocks, Express Catering shed 40 cents to end at $5.60 in trading 363,827 shares. Fontana fell 34 cents to close at $11.58 after 946,766 units passed through the market, Fosrich climbed $2.20 in closing at $14.20, with 84,371 stock units crossing the exchange, Future Energy Source gained 27 cents ending at $4.29 after exchanging 2,169,661 units. General Accident dropped 30 cents to $6.20, with 28,152 stocks clearing the market, Iron Rock Insurance increased 31 cents to close at $3.46 trading 156 stock units, ISP Finance rose 49 cents in ending at $30 after 812 shares crossed the market. Jamaican Teas lost 20 cents to end at $4.15 in an exchange of 938,981 units, KLE Group gained 10 cents in closing at $2.80 while exchanging 79,225 shares, Lasco Distributors advanced 17 cents to $3.90 with an exchange of 411,377 stock units. Limners and Bards increased 11 cents to $3.45, with 429,479 stocks crossing the market, Mailpac Group rallied 10 cents to end at $3.34 after an exchange of 925,810 stock units, Main Event rose 50 cents in ending at $4.50 trading 194,288 stocks. Paramount Trading dropped 53 cents to close at $1.65, with 9,231 units crossing the market, SSL Venture climbed 25 cents in closing at $1.90 in trading 131,168 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies popped 46 cents to $6.36 in an exchange of 24,137 stock units.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading closed on Friday the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market with all listed stocks trading and the Market Index advanced 11.13 points to end at a record close of 3,985.87 after trading as high as 4,051.04 points in early market activity that ended with the volume of stocks traded, declining 45 percent and the value slipping by 48 percent from that on Thursday.

New record high for the JSE Junior Market.

Market activity led to 43 securities trading the same as Thursday and ended with 17 rising, 21 declining and five closing unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 16.8. The PE ratio of each stock shown in the chart below is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years up to August 2022.
A total of 13,918,050 shares traded for $49,116,813 compared to 25,209,060 units at $93,838,592 on Thursday. Future Energy Source led trading with 20 percent of total volume for an exchange of 2.79 million shares followed by Consolidated Bakeries with 13.6 percent for 1.90 million units, Derrimon Trading with 10.9 percent after trading 1.52 million units, Lumber Depot contributed 10.3 percent with 1.43 million units and Spur Tree Spices with 10.1 percent after trading 1.41 million units.
Trading averaged 323,676 shares at $1,142,251 in contrast to 586,257 shares at $2,182,293 on Thursday and the month to date, averaging 504,304 units at $1,973,892, compared to 564,984 units at $2,253,271 on Thursday. January closed with an average of 319,395 units at $1,181,136.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with the bid higher than its last selling price and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Access Financial fell 70 cents to $23.80 in trading 59,981 shares, Blue Power lost 10 cents to end at $3.15 in switching ownership of 50,202 stocks, CAC 2000 shed 25 cents in closing at $8 in an exchange of 3,709 units. Cargo Handlers advanced 59 cents to $7.50 with the swapping of 50,204 stock units, Caribbean Cream lost 22 cents to close at $5.03 with 30,165 stocks crossing the market, Dolphin Cove declined $2.50 to finish at $24.50 after trading 86,532 stock units. Everything Fresh lost 18 cents to end at $1.49 with an exchange of 397,962 units, Express Catering shed $1.05 to $6 with a transfer of 204,470 shares, Fosrich declined $2.94 to $12 after an exchange of 56,086 stocks. Future Energy Source popped 16 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.02 after the price hit $4.50 in early trading and ended with 2,786,003 stock units changing hands, Honey Bun climbed 30 cents to end at $10.10 with 34,307 shares clearing the market, Indies Pharma gained 10 cents to $2.97 in transferring 108,349 units. ISP Finance dipped 49 cents to close at $29.51 after exchanging 2,942 stock units, Jamaican Teas fell 15 cents to $4.35 in switching ownership of 962,859 stocks, KLE Group declined 15 cents in closing at $2.70 with the swapping of 46,937 units. Lasco Distributors rallied 12 cents to $3.73 in exchanging 95,588 shares, Lasco Manufacturing gained 34 cents in ending at $4.84 with 39,988 stocks crossing the exchange, Lumber Depot lost 10 cents to end at $3.69 in switching ownership of 1,431,448 stock units. Mailpac Group shed 10 cents to $3.24 in trading 265,779 shares, Medical Disposables fell 20 cents to close at $7.55 with an exchange of 4,300 units, SSL Venture gained 19 cents to end at $1.65 with a transfer of 22,023 stock units. Stationery and Office Supplies popped 20 cents to $5.90 with 146,469 shares changing hands and tTech rallied 27 cents to $4.38 in trading 105 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading remained elevated on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market on Thursday, with the volume and value of stocks traded falling moderately below Wednesday’s outturn as the market index, a measure of the value of the market, crossed the 4,000 points mark for the first time in the morning session before hanging to gains of 25.54 points to finish at a new closing high of 3,974.74 after hitting a record high of 4,041.54 shortly after trading opened. 
As was the case on Wednesday, 43 securities traded, with 16 rising, 19 declining and eight, closing unchanged. At the close, Express Catering, Fontana and Future Energy Source traded at 52 weeks’ closing highs, while Everything Fresh traded at an intraday high of $1.84 before falling back at the close.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 16.9. The PE ratio of each stock in the chart below is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years up to August 2022.
A total of 25,209,060 shares traded for $93,838,592 compared to 26,221,431 units at $104,398,820 on Wednesday. Spur Tree Spices led trading with 14.45 million shares for 57.3 percent of total volume followed by Lumber Depot with 2.25 million units for 8.9 percent of the day’s trade and Future Energy Source with 1.74 million units for 6.9 percent market share.
Trading averaged 586,257 shares at $2,182,293 down from 609,801 shares at $2,427,880 on Wednesday and the month to date, averaging 564,984 units at $2,253,271, compared to 554,222 units at $2,289,177 on the previous day. January closed with an average of 319,395 units at $1,181,136.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging popped 10 cents to close at $3.75 after 84,583 shares crossed the exchange, Blue Power gained 15 cents to end at $3.25 as 23,421 stock units were exchanged, Cargo Handlers shed 48 cents to end at $6.91 with an exchange of 7,224 stocks. Caribbean Assurance Brokers advanced 10 cents to $3.03 after exchanging 220,670 units, Dolphin Cove dropped $1.50 in closing at $27 while 432,645 units switched owners, Elite Diagnostic climbed 20 cents in closing at $3.50 with the swapping of 56,329 shares. Everything Fresh fell 14 cents to end at $1.67, with 853,549 stocks clearing the market, Express Catering rose 81 cents to close at $7.05 in an exchange of 577,925 stock units, Fontana increased 35 cents ending at a closing record high of $11.85 in trading 504,534 shares. Future Energy Source rallied 23 cents to a record high of $3.86, with 1,737,228 stocks changing hands, General Accident rose 39 cents to $6.49 trading 67,987 units, Honey Bun climbed 24 cents to $9.80 after 128,499 stock units changed hands. Indies Pharma declined 18 cents to close at $2.87, with 219,393 shares crossing the market, Iron Rock Insurance lost 15 cents to end at $3.15 in switching ownership of 46,452 stock units, ISP Finance increased 49 cents in closing at $30, with 995 stocks crossing the market. Jamaican Teas popped 12 cents in closing at $4.50 after exchanging 684,209 units, Lasco Financial dropped 10 cents to $3.10 in an exchange of 27,100 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing shed 40 cents to close at $4.50 in switching ownership of 132,834 shares. Lumber Depot fell 11 cents after ending at $3.79 after 2,245,901 stock units changed hands, Main Event declined 48 cents to end at $4.02 with an exchange of 2,900 units, Medical Disposables lost 16 cents to close at $7.75 in trading 37,243 stock units. Paramount Trading shed 20 cents to $2.20 in an exchange of 192,268 shares, Spur Tree Spices gained 10 cents in closing at $3, with14,453,147 units crossing the market, SSL Venture rallied 35 cents to $1.46 while exchanging 56,574 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies advanced 20 cents to end at $5.70 after 8,714 shares passed through the exchange.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.