The Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market sprang into action in early trading on Thursday, with the market index surging 114.24 points within 15 minutes of the opening to reach 3,616.99 points just 46 points from the all-time high of 3,662.94 at the close on August 14, 2019.
With 40 minutes of trading, the Junior Market index slipped back to 3,574.73 with newly listed Spur Tree trading at $2.57 and the JSE Main Market was marking time with the All Jamaican Composite Index at 436,547.28, up marginally from the 435,448.73 at the close on Wednesday.
The sharp move today is in conformity with ICInsider.com’s forecast that the Junior Market was in a highly bullish technical stance to break higher sooner than later on the way to more than 4,000 points.
Junior Market index jumps 114 points
Trading picks up for Main Market
Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market trading ended on Wednesday with the volume of shares rising 36 percent and the value climbing 23 percent higher than on Tuesday, resulting in rising stocks exceeding those declining and a small slippage in the market index.
The All Jamaican Composite Index shed 70.86 points to 435,448.73, the JSE Main Index slipped 542.98 points to close at 393,620.97 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.62 points to end at 96.61.
A total of 51 securities traded compared to 52 on Tuesday, with 21 rising, 19 declining and 11 ending unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a formula used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 16.2. The PE ratio for the JSE Main and USD Market closing quotes are based on ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending up to August 2022.
Overall, 11,065,478 shares were exchanged for $62,731,563 compared to 8,130,493 units at $50,843,578 on Tuesday. QWI Investments led trading with 31.3 percent of the volume with an exchange of 3.46 million shares followed by Wigton Windfarm with 27.9 percent for 3.08 million units, Transjamaican Highway contributed 13.1 percent with 1.45 million units and Sagicor Select Financial Fund traded 1.07 million units for 9.7 percent market share.
Trading averaged 216,970 units at $1,230,031 compared to 156,356 shares at $977,761 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 167,471 units at $1,168,166, up from 163,483 units at $1,163,182 on the prior day. December closed with an average of 479,143 units at $6,686,322.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 13 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Eppley shed $1 to end at $35.50 trading 1,000 shares, First Rock Capital rallied 79 cents in closing at $10.94 with 12,561 units crossing the exchange, GraceKennedy lost $1 to finish at $99 in switching ownership of 70,289 stocks. Guardian Holdings dropped $3 to close at $527 in transferring 2,697 stock units, Jamaica Broilers rose $1.67 after ending at $28.68 and exchanging 7,271 stocks, Jamaica Producers popped $1.18 to close at $23.33 with the swapping of 96,499 units. Jamaica Stock Exchange rose 80 cents to end at $17.50 in trading 55,004 shares, JMMB Group lost 30 cents to settle at $38.20 with 39,833 stock units changing hands, Kingston Properties gained 65 cents to close at $9.50 with 508 stocks clearing the market. Margaritaville advanced $2.52 to $19.32 in switching ownership of 810 units, NCB Financial shed $1 to end at $126 with a transfer of 101,383 shares, PanJam Investment advanced $1.50 to end at $68, with 102,501 stock units crossing the market.
Proven Investments gained 50 cents in closing at $33.50 with an exchange of 14,092 units, Radio Jamaica popped 49 cents to close at $3.99 in trading 143,083 shares, Sagicor Group shed 56 cents to end at $52.44 with the swapping of 20,047 stocks. Scotia Group fell $1.95 to $35.05 in an exchange of 34,101 shares, Supreme Ventures gained 35 cents to close at $17.85 with 17,119 stock units changing hands, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 39 cents to end at $14.89 after transferring 148,586 stocks. Sygnus Real Estate Finance advanced $2.23 to $18.25 in exchanging 2,400 shares and Wisynco Group declined 55 cents in closing at $17 with the swapping of 74,844 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Moderate JSE USD trading
Trading on Wednesday, ended with the volume of shares changing hands slipping marginally but with a 94 percent plunge in the value compared to Tuesday’s trading, at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market and ended with more stocks falling than rising.
Five securities changed hands, compared to seven on Tuesday with one rising, three declining and one ending unchanged. The JSE US Denominated Equities Index rose 0.26 points to end at 203.99.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.5. The PE ratios use ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with the financial year up to August 2022.
Overall, 683,860 shares traded, for US$9,230 compared to 689,580 units at US$151,286 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 136,772 units at US$1,846 versus 98,511 shares at US$21,612 on Tuesday and the month to date averaged 73,420 shares at US$4,701 versus 68,829 units at US$4,908 on the previous day. December ended with an average of 439,975 units for US$68,382.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with a bid higher than the last selling price and none with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share climbed 0.2 of a cent to 6.5 US cents in exchanging 500 shares, Proven Investments shed 0.44 of one cent to end at 23.5 US cents, with 410 stocks crossing the market, Sterling Investments finished unchanged at 2.1 US cents trading 10,939 units. Sygnus Credit Investments USD share lost 0.4 of one cent in ending at 12 US cents, with 28,861 stock units changing hands and Transjamaican Highway declined 0.03 of a cent in closing at 0.83 US cents after trading 643,150 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Huge trading day for Junior Market stocks
The Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market sprang into serious action on Wednesday, with the overall volume of the market surging 182 percent after 240 percent more funds entered the market than on Tuesday and leading to a minor fall in the market index as Spur Tree Spices and Express Catering controlled 86 percent of the volume of stocks traded.
A total of 41 securities traded on Wednesday similar to Tuesday and ended with 18 rising, 13 declining and 10 closing unchanged. At the close, the Junior Market Index shed 15.44 points to settle at 3,502.75.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 15.8. 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 54,515,428 shares traded for $197,029,437 versus 19,336,528 units at $57,883,987 on Tuesday. Spur Tree Spices led trading with 25.67 million shares for 47.1 percent of total volume followed by Express Catering, 21.21 million units for 38.9 percent of the day’s trade and iCreate with 1.47 million units for 2.7 percent market share. Future Energy Source was the only other stock to exceed a million shares and ended with 1.27 million units changing hands for 2.3 percent market share.
Trading averaged 1,329,645 shares at $4,805,596 up from 471,623 shares at $1,411,805 on Tuesday with month to date, averaging 302,573 units at $1,199,046, compared to 209,819 units at $873,344 previously. December closed with an average of 409,209 units at $1,318,877.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Access Financial climbed $4.50 to a 52 weeks’ high of $28 in an exchange of 11,960 shares, AMG Packaging dropped 30 cents to close at $3.30 after exchanging 185,768 stock units, Dolphin Cove popped 51 cents in closing at $20.50 in trading 520,727 units. Elite Diagnostic rallied 24 cents to $3.49 while exchanging 319,675 stocks, Fosrich increased 14 cents to end at $12, with 55,399 stocks crossing the market, GWest Corporation lost 10 cents in closing at 90 cents after an exchange of 5,487 units. Honey Bun rose 32 cents to $9.80, with 93,959 shares changing hands, Indies Pharma fell 15 cents to $3 in trading 144,474 stock units, Iron Rock Insurance declined 15 cents after ending at $3.10 with an exchange of 3,000 stock units. ISP Finance shed $8 to close at $30 in exchanging 1,900 units, KLE Group advanced 38 cents to $2.93 in switching ownership of 3,600 shares, Lasco Distributors dropped 17 cents to $3.13 clearing the market with 652,520 stocks. 
Limners and Bards gained 10 cents to close at $3.49 after trading 17,843 stock units, Medical Disposables fell 45 cents in closing at $7.50 with the swapping of 2,112 shares, Spur Tree Spices advanced 33 cents to end at 52 weeks’ high of $2.65 and closed with 25,673,548 stocks changing hands and tTech declined 25 cents in closing at $4.05 after exchanging 2,059 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading picks up on JSE USD market
Trading on Tuesday ended with the volume of shares changing hands declining 18 percent with a 1,050 percent surge in the value of trades than on Monday, at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market, resulting in declining stocks edging out those that rose.
Seven securities traded, compared to eight on Monday with two rising, three declining and two ending unchanged. The JSE US Denominated Equities Index popped 1.49 points to end at 203.73.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.5. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with the financial year, up to August 2022.
Overall, 689,580 shares traded, for US$151,286 compared to 842,964 units at US$13,152 on Monday.
Trading averaged 98,511 units at US$21,612, compared to 105,371 shares at US$1,644 on Monday and month to date averages 68,829 shares at US$4,908 versus 65,478 units at US$3,022 on Monday. December ended with an average of 439,975 units for US$68,382.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with a bid higher than the last selling price and none with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share fell 0.59 of a cent to 6.3 US cents trading 1,083 shares, Margaritaville remained at 11.5 US cents as 56,639 stock units were swapped, Proven Investments climbed 1.22 cents in closing at 23.94 US cents after exchanging 598,780 stocks. Sygnus Credit Investments USD share declined 0.3 of a cent before ending at 12.4 US cents and trading 10,437 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share finished at 14 US cents in exchanging 41 stock units and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.01 of a cent to 0.86 of one US cent with an exchange of 17,600 shares.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 6% lost 4 cents in closing at US$1.01 in an exchange of 5,000 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Low trading activity sinks JSE Main Market
Market activity ended on Tuesday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market remained at subpar levels with the volume of shares trading declining 16 percent with a slightly reduced value than on Monday leading to declining stocks outpacing those rising two to one.
The All Jamaican Composite Index fell 1,167.73 points to 435,519.59, the Main Index shed 674.03 points to 394,163.95 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.08 points to close at 97.23.
Trading ended with 52 securities compared to 56 on Monday, with 13 rising, 27 declining and 12 closing unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a formula for computing appropriate stock values, averages 16. The PE ratio for the JSE Main and USD Market closing quotes are based on ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending up to August 2022.
Overall, 8,130,493 shares were exchanged for $50,843,578 versus 9,677,118 units at $54,894,824 on Monday. Wigton Windfarm led trading with 27.9 percent of total volume in transferring 2.27 million shares followed by 
Transjamaican Highway with 18.3 percent for 1.48 million units and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 8.8 percent for 717,918 units changing hands.
Trading averages 156,356 units at $977,761, compared to 172,806 shares at $980,265 on Monday and month to date, an average of 163,483 units at $1,162,890, versus 164,121 units at $1,179,777 on Monday. December trading averaged 479,143 units at $6,686,322.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments lost 38 cents to end at $93.60 with 10,602 shares clearing the market, Caribbean Cement shed 99 cents to $71 with the swapping of 76,279 units, Eppley popped 50 cents to close at $36.50 with 20 stocks changing hands. GraceKennedy shed $1 to finish at $100 in switching ownership of 47,280 stock units, Guardian Holdings climbed $5 in closing at $530 after trading 594 units, Jamaica Broilers fell $1.73 to $27.01 after 60,769 stock units crossed the exchange. Jamaica Producers declined $1.20 to $22.15, with a transfer of 1,709 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange shed 70 cents to close at $16.70 in trading 59,077 stocks, Kingston Properties lost 89 cents to settle at $8.85 in an exchange of 372 units. Kingston Wharves advanced $3.70 to end at $42.70 with 29,307 stocks crossing the market, Mayberry Jamaican Equities rallied 33 cents to $9.33 in switching ownership of 66,200 stock units, NCB Financial advanced $1 to close at $127 in exchanging 39,380 shares. 
Palace Amusement shed $1 to end at $996.99 after trading 10 stock units, PanJam Investment rose $3.50 to $66.50 with 6,452 stocks changing hands, Sagicor Group fell $1.50 in closing at $53 with the swapping of 18,471 shares. Sagicor Real Estate Fund gained 31 cents to end at $8.40 after exchanging 6,435 units, Scotia Group rallied 60 cents to close at $37 in transferring 20,370 stock units, Supreme Ventures popped 50 cents to end at $17.50 with an exchange of 26,655 units. Sygnus Credit Investments lost 32 cents in closing at $14.50 after 41,790 stocks crossed the market and VM Investments declined 34 cents to $6.45 in exchanging 77,038 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Spur Tree spices up 132% since listing
Newly listed, Spur Tree Spices, rallied 30 percent in trading on Tuesday for a third consecutive day to gain 132 percent since the IPO in December, on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market, with investors exchanging nearly 11 million of the company’s shares in pushing the volume of stocks trading for the day up 92 percent and the value 80 percent higher than on Monday as the market index closed 15.21 points higher to 3,518.19.
Market activity led to 41 securities trading compared to 39 on Monday and ended with 17 rising, 16 declining and eight, closing unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 15.2. 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.
Overall, 19,336,528 shares traded for $57,883,987 up from 10,061,196 units at $32,241,574 on Monday. Recently listed Spur Tree Spices led trading with 10.69 million shares in controlling 55.3 percent of total volume followed by Lasco Manufacturing with 2.36 million units for 12.2 percent of the day’s trade and Future Energy Source with 1.57 million units for 8.1 percent market share.
Trading averaged 471,623 shares at $1,411,805 in contrast to 257,979 shares at $826,707 on Monday and month to date, averaging 209,819 units at $873,344, compared to 183,829 units at $819,889 on Monday. December closed with an average of 409,209 units at $1,318,877.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one stock with a lower offer.
At the close, Access Financial rose $2.75 ending at $23.50, the highest price since January 2021, with the swapping of 20,246 shares, AMG Packaging shed 5 cents to end at $3.60, with 535,137 stock units crossing the exchange, Blue Power declined 25 cents in closing at $3.10 after 23,354 units changed hands. CAC 2000 fell 30 cents to close at $8 while exchanging 2,401 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers dipped 8 cents to $2.95 after trading 183,124 units, Caribbean Cream lost 30 cents to close at $5, with an exchange of 177,936 stocks. Fontana gained 10 cents in closing at $7.70 trading 86,777 stock units, Future Energy Source lost 6 cents after ending at $2.93 in exchanging 1,568,726 shares, General Accident popped 31 cents to $6.30, with 301 stocks clearing the market. Honey Bun climbed 28 cents to end at $9.48 in exchanging 39,155 shares, Indies Pharma rallied 15 cents to end at $3.15, with 60,470 units crossing the market, Iron Rock Insurance shed 16 cents at $3.25 with an exchange of 1,630 stock units. Jamaican Teas dropped 6 cents in closing at $3.79, with 430,951 stock units changing hands, Lasco Distributors advanced 5 cents to close at $3.30 in exchanging 35,410 units, Lasco Manufacturing gained 5 cents to end at $4.70 in switching ownership of 2,355,566 shares. 
Mailpac Group advanced 6 cents to $3.36 in an exchange of 403,848 stocks, Main Event fell 40 cents to $3.90 trading 26,432 stocks, Medical Disposables increased $1.84 to a 52 weeks’ high of $7.95, with 29,190 stock units crossing the exchange. Spur Tree Spices rallied 57 cents to end at $2.32 in trading 10,690,992 units and Stationery and Office Supplies popped 10 cents to close at $5.75 finishing at 5,105 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Stocks gain in moderate trading session
Market activity ended on Monday with an increase in the number of active securities than the case previously, leading to a 21 percent rise in the volume of shares trading but a 22 percent fall in the value traded from Friday levels as the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market closed with rising stocks exceeding those declining by a decent margin at the conclusion of a moderate trading session.
The All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 2,000.74 points to 436,687.32, the Main Index climbed 2,047.08 points to close at 394,837.98 and the JSE Financial Index rose 1.04 points to 97.31.
Trading ended with 56 securities compared to 55 on Friday, with 25 rising, 16 declining and 15 ending unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a formula for computing appropriate stock values, averages 16.1. The PE ratio for the JSE Main and USD Market closing quotes are based on ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years, ending up to August 2022.
Trading ended with 9,677,118 shares changing hands for $54,894,824 versus 8,020,198 units at $70,531,082 on Friday. Wigton Windfarm led trading with 24.5 percent of total volume for an exchange of 2.37 million shares followed by JMMB Group 7.5% preference share with 19.9 percent for 1.92 million units, Transjamaican Highway accounted for 13.2 percent with 1.27 million units and Sagicor Select Financial Fund, 12.7 percent after trading 1.23 million units.
Trading averages 172,806 units at $980,265, compared to 145,822 shares at $1,282,383 on Friday and month to date, an average of 164,121 units at $1,179,777 versus 163,194 units at $1,201,059 on the previous trading day. December closed with an average of 479,143 units at $6,686,322.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments shed 82 cents to end at $93.98 with 19,554 shares crossing the market, Caribbean Producers dipped 49 cents at $15.50 in trading 302,535 units, Eppley lost 50 cents to finish at $36 with an exchange of 318 stocks. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund declined $3.49 in closing at $37.51 in switching ownership of 281 stock units, First Rock Capital lost 35 cents to close at $10.20 with 12,241 shares crossing the market, GraceKennedy advanced $2 to $101 after exchanging 175,533 stock units. Guardian Holdings popped $9 to $525 with the swapping of 509 units, Jamaica Broilers advanced $1.24 to $28.74 in transferring 58,677 stocks, Jamaica Producers rose $1.15 to $23.35 after trading 1,890 stock units. Jamaica Stock Exchange rallied 90 cents to $17.40 with 4,835 shares changing hands, JMMB Group gained 50 cents to end at $38.60 after 140,283 units cleared the market, Kingston Wharves fell $2.97 to close at $39 in an exchange of 75,266 shares. Mayberry Investments gained 48 cents to finish at $7.98 in trading 12,601 stocks, Mayberry Jamaican Equities lost 37 cents after ending at $9 in switching ownership of 11,606 stock units, NCB Financial advanced $1 to $126 with an exchange of 8,902 shares. Palace Amusement climbed $17.32 to end at $997.99 with 38 units changing hands, PanJam Investment declined $2.90 to $63 with the swapping of 7,562 units, Portland JSX popped 45 cents to $8 with a transfer of 2,468 shares. 
Scotia Group advanced $1.39 to close at $36.40 after exchanging 103,819 stocks, Seprod declined $1.40 in closing at $62.10 in trading 3,736 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments gained 47 cents to settle at $14.82 with a transfer of 46,820 shares. Sygnus Real Estate Finance fell $1.25 to $16.02 with 21,980 stocks changing hands, Victoria Mutual Investments rallied 41 cents to close at $6.79 with an exchange of 73,058 shares and Wisynco Group lost 39 cents to end at $17.51 in switching ownership of 60,431 units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.15% preference share due – 2028 rose 52 cents in closing at $3.05 with 450 stocks crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Volume up value down
Trading on Monday, on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended with the volume of shares changing hands surging 295 percent but the value ended 63 percent lower than on Friday and resulted in more stocks rising than falling.
Trading ended with eight securities changing hands, compared to nine on Friday with two rising, one declining and five ending unchanged.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index lost 2.48 points to end at 202.24.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.6. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with the financial year up to August 2022.
A total of 842,964 shares traded for US$13,152 compared to 213,364 units at US$35,831 on Friday. Trading averaged 105,371 units at US$1,644, compared to 23,707 shares at US$3,981 on Friday, with the month to date averaging 65,478 shares at US$3,022 versus 59,568 units at US$3,226 on the prior trading day. December ended with an average of 439,975 units for US$68,382.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price nor with a lower offer.
At the close, 5,894 shares of Margaritaville were exchanged at 11.5 US cents, Proven Investments ended at 22.72 US cents, with 15,029 stock units crossing the market, Sterling Investments swapped 11,211 stocks at 2.1 US cents.
Sygnus Credit Investments USD share rallied 0.3 of a cent to close at 12.7 US cents, with 14,105 units changing hands, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share traded 494 shares at 14 US cents and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.05 of a cent in closing at 0.85 of one US cents after exchanging 796,064 stocks.
In the preference segment, Eppley 6% ended unchanged at 98 US cents in switching ownership of 101 units and JMMB Group 5.75% rose 23.5 cents to close at US$1.735 trading 66 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Spur Tree up 75% pushes Junior Market higher
Spur Tree Spices on the second day of trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market closed at a record $1.75 to be up 75 percent from the IPO price, with only a small fraction of the more than 23 million shares that were placed on the bid at $1.72 before trading opened on Monday, or the more than 29.6 million on the bid at a few minutes after 11 o’clock in the morning after 1.37 million shares were traded, at the close the bid ended at $1.75 to purchase 17.2 million shares, with just 24,113 on offer at $1.76.
Market activity ended with 39 securities trading compared to 40 on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 49 percent and the value down by 74 percent from Friday activities. At the close 16 stocks gained, 15 declined and eight traded unchanged.
The Junior Market Index jumped 32.81 points to settle at 3,502.98. The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 14.8. The PE ratios stocks in the chart below are based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial year ends up to August 2022.
A total of 10,061,196 shares traded for $32,241,574 down from 19,875,289 units at $123,323,735 on Friday. Future Energy Source led trading with 1.93 million shares for 19.2 percent of total volume followed by Lumber Depot with 1.72 million units for 17.1 percent of the day’s trade and Spur Tree Spices with 1.37 million units for 13.6 percent market share.
Trading averaged 257,979 shares at $826,707 in contrast to 496,882 shares at $3,083,093 on Friday with the month to date, averaging 183,829 units at $819,889, compared to 176,097 units at $819,178 on the previous day of trading. December closed with an average of 409,209 units at $1,318,877.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three stocks with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial rose 75 cents ending at $20.75 with the swapping of 199,203 shares, as some of the long overhanging of selling seem to be easing, AMG Packaging advanced 25 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.65, with 410,066 stocks changing hands after posting an increase of 146 percent in profits for the first quarter to November after trading on Friday. Caribbean Cream lost 59 cents to $5.30 while exchanging 207,038 units as investors reacted negatively to a loss in the company’s November quarterly results. Consolidated Bakeries declined 23 cents to close at $1.10 after 281,574 stock units crossed the market, Dolphin Cove gained 95 cents to end at $20 in trading 130,426 shares, Express Catering climbed 31 cents to $5.51 trading 23,600 stocks. Fontana increased 20 cents to end at $7.60 in exchanging 182,312 stock units, Fosrich dropped 10 cents in closing at $11.89 after 13,625 units changed hands, General Accident shed 30 cents to close at $5.99 in an exchange of 3,300 stocks. Honey Bun popped 20 cents to $9.20, with 30,034 units crossing the exchange, Lasco Distributors rallied 15 cents to close at $3.25 after exchanging 57,411 stock units, Mailpac Group rose 20 cents to $3.30 with an exchange of 274,246 shares. 
Medical Disposables fell $1.29 to end at $6.11 with 31,057 shares changing hands, Spur Tree Spices rallied 43 cents ending at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.75 as 1,369,946 units traded and Stationery and Office Supplies fell 20 cents in closing at $5.65, with 6,830 stock units clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
