Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market trading closed on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 61 percent with the value climbing 31 percent higher than on Friday, with the market rising with Derrimon Trading, Future Energy Source and Main Event surging to 52 weeks’ high of $2.73, $5.80 and $6.50 respectively.
Fesco traded at a record 5.80 on Monday
Market activity led to 41 securities trading compared to 39 on Friday and ended with 18 rising, 14 declining and nine, closing unchanged. At the close, the Junior Market Index rose 26.80 points to settle at 3,990.23.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 20.2. 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.
Overall, 14,209,361 shares traded for $49,761,855 compared to 8,801,134 units at $37,926,339 on the Friday. Spur Tree Spices led trading with 3 million shares for 21.1 percent of total volume followed by Tropical Battery with 2.79 million units for 19.6 percent of the day’s trade and Lumber Depot with 2.43 million units for 17.1 percent market share, Derrimon Trading ended with 1.87 million units for 13.2 percent market share and Future Energy Source, 1.61 million units for 11.3 percent market share.
Trading averaged 346,570 shares at $1,213,704 in contrast to 225,670 shares at $972,470 on Friday and month to date, averaging 370,064 units at $1,402,517, compared to 371,276 units at $1,412,254 on Friday. 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 one with a lower offer.
At the close, Access Financial increased $1.08 in closing at $21.05 with an exchange of 6,629 shares, Blue Power climbed 44 cents to end at $3.69 after trading 311 stocks, Cargo Handlers fell 79 cents to $8.10, with 924 units changing hands. Caribbean Assurance Brokers fell 25 cents in ending at $3 after trading 42,773 stock units, Derrimon Trading rallied 24 cents to close at $2.73 in an exchange of 1,869,586 stocks, Dolphin Cove dropped 41 cents to close at $27.30 in trading 31,446 shares. Express Catering gained 19 cents to end at $6.09 in exchanging 332,799 stock units, Fontana fell 11 cents in closing at $11.39 with 262,578 units changing hands, Future Energy Source popped 75 cents ending at a record high of $5.80 with an exchange of 1,606,852 units. General Accident shed 37 cents to $5.90 with 1,850 stock units crossing the market, Honey Bun dropped 80 cents in ending at $9, with 81,561 shares clearing the market, Iron Rock Insurance rose 31 cents to $3.41 after exchanging 1,236 stocks.
Knutsford Express advanced 57 cents to $7.45 with the swapping of 28,178 stocks, Lasco Financial increased 20 cents to $3.50 in switching ownership of 107,500 units, Lumber Depot shed 20 cents in closing at $3.60 while exchanging 2,434,190 shares. Main Event advanced $1.20 in closing at $6.50 in exchanging 117,061 stock units, Paramount Trading lost 12 cents to close at $1.78 in 19,122 stock units crossing the market and Stationery and Office Supplies gained 10 cents in ending at $7.50 with an exchange of 8,225 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Market activity led to 39 securities trading compared to 40 on Thursday and ended with 12 rising, 19 declining and eight, closing unchanged leading to the Junior Market Index dipping by just 2.14 points to settle at 3,963.43.
At the close, Access Financial shed 68 cents to close at $19.97 with an exchange of 6,907 shares, Blue Power fell 25 cents to $3.25 trading 10,919 stocks, Cargo Handlers climbed 79 cents to $8.89, with 27,589 stock units changing hands. Dolphin Cove advanced 71 cents to end at $27.71 while exchanging 169,845 units, Express Catering declined 24 cents in closing at $5.90, with 227,081 shares clearing the market, General Accident rose 17 cents to $6.27 after 10,000 stocks crossed the market. iCreate dropped 12 cents in closing at 77 cents, with 112,700 stock units changing hands, Knutsford Express lost $1.12 to end at $6.88 in an exchange of 38,831 units, Lasco Financial fell 20 cents to close at $3.30 in switching ownership of 1,016,019 units. Limners and Bards gained 16 cents to end at $3.67 with the swapping of 114,604 stocks, Mailpac Group declined 13 cents to end at $2.90, with 231,922 shares crossing the market, Medical Disposables dropped 40 cents to close at $6.60 after trading 8,935 stock units. 
SSL Venture lost 21 cents to $1.33 in trading 5,877 stocks, Stationery and Office Supplies shed 10 cents in closing at $7.40 after exchanging 5,131 stock units and tTech rallied 29 cents at $4.29 crossing the exchange 100 shares.
The Junior Market Index shed 18.33 points to settle at 3,965.57 after 40 securities traded, down from 43 on Wednesday, with 15 rising, 19 declining and six, closing unchanged. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading was negative at the close, with no stock ending with the bid higher than the last selling price while eight closed with lower offers.
Trading on Thursday averaged 323,827 shares at $1,298,021 compared to 103,258 shares at $464,402 on Wednesday and month to date, averaging 378,787 units at $1,434,941, compared to 381,857 units at $1,442,591 previously. January closed with an average of 319,395 units at $1,181,136.
KLE Group dropped 37 cents to close at $2.18 in trading 17,495 units, Knutsford Express rose 20 cents and ended at $8 after exchanging 11,696 shares, Lasco Manufacturing gained 10 cents to end at $4.65 trading 24,895 stock units. Limners and Bards shed 23 cents in closing at $3.51 in exchanging 187,213 units, Medical Disposables popped 35 cents to $7, with 14,127 stocks crossing the exchange, SSL Venture declined 11 cents to close at $1.54 with 3,382,222 shares crossing the market. Stationery and Office Supplies increased 10 cents in ending at $7.50 with the swapping of 5,323 stock units and tTech lost 15 cents in closing at $4, with 5,500 stocks clearing the market.
The number of securities trading remains elevated as all 43 participated in market activity as was the case on Tuesday and ended with 15 rising, 16 declining and 12, closing unchanged. At the close, the Junior Market Index increased 43.38 points to settle at 3,983.90.
Trading averaged 103,258 shares at $464,402 in contrast to 280,427 shares at $880,290 on Tuesday and month to date, averaging 381,857 units at $1,442,591, compared to 399,658 units at $1,505,090 on previous day. January closed with an average of 319,395 units at $1,181,136.
ISP Finance shed $2.20 in closing at $30 finishing after an exchange of 11 units, Knutsford Express lost 17 cents in closing at $7.80 after exchanging 569 stock units, Lasco Distributors shed 19 cents to end at $3.70 in an exchange of 44,038 stocks. Limners and Bards gained 23 cents to close at $3.74, with 5,615 stocks crossing the market, Main Event rose 19 cents to $5.30 in trading 3,176 stock units, Spur Tree Spices traded 905,497 shares and rose 7 cents to close at a record closing high of $3.28 and tTech declined 20 cents to $4.15 while exchanging 66,030 shares.
All listed 43 securities traded similar to Monday and ended with 18 rising, 15 declining and 10, closing unchanged.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three, with lower offers.
Medical Disposables dropped 70 cents in closing at $6.65 with 12,698 units clearing the market, Paramount Trading declined 10 cents to close at $1.95, with 202,683 shares changing hands, Stationery and Office Supplies lost 10 cents in ending at $7.40 after 21,358 stocks passed through the market and tTech rose 35 cents in closing at $4.35 after exchanging 1,107 stock units.
At the close, Blue Power advanced 30 cents to $3.45 in exchanging 3,320 shares, CAC 2000 fell 18 cents to close at $8.07, with 15,080 units changing hands, Caribbean Cream shed 23 cents in closing at $4.77 with 948 stocks crossing the market. Dolphin Cove rallied $1.05 to end at $27.50 trading 78,718 stock units, Express Catering declined 14 cents to $6.10 in switching ownership of 59,229 stock units, Fontana rose 70 cents to $10.70, with 105,560 units crossing the market. Future Energy Source gained 10 cents to close at $4.60 with the swapping of 454,659 stocks, General Accident lost 27 cents in closing at $6, with 43,500 shares crossing the exchange, Honey Bun climbed 38 cents to $9.89 trading 24,164 units. iCreate popped 23 cents to end at 83 cents while exchanging 437,630 shares, Iron Rock Insurance increased 32 cents to end at $3.42 after exchanging 332 stock units, ISP Finance gained $4.20 after ending at $32.20 with just 15 stocks changing hands. 
KLE Group dropped 15 cents to close at $2.55 with an exchange of 2,600 shares, Main Event climbed 10 cents to $5.10, with 5,264 units clearing the market, Paramount Trading rallied 10 cents in closing at $2.05 after exchanging 42,100 stock units. Spur Tree Spices advanced 11 cents to $3.16 in an exchange of 321,729 stocks, SSL Venture declined 30 cents in closing at $1.60 in trading 2,921 shares, Stationery and Office Supplies popped 20 cents to end at $7.50 trading 1,394 stocks and tTech shed 35 cents to $4 closed with the trading of 2,045 units.
At the close, Access Financial rose 29 cents in ending at $20, with 12,365 shares changing hands, Cargo Handlers dropped $1 to $7 in switching ownership of 41,296 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers advanced 10 cents to end at $3.27 after finishing trading of 27,724 units. Caribbean Cream fell 29 cents in closing at $5, with 101,227 stocks crossing the market, Caribbean Flavours gained 11 cents to close at $2.03 with an exchange of 814 stocks, Dolphin Cove rallied $1.45 in closing at $26.45 while exchanging 119,034 units. Elite Diagnostic increased 19 cents to end at $3.40 after trading 1,529 stock units, Express Catering climbed 12 cents to close at $6.24 in an exchange of 32,871 shares, Fosrich popped 10 cents in ending at $14.30 in trading 39,276 stock units. Future Energy Source popped 22 cents to $4.50 with the swapping of 725,850 units, General Accident climbed 39 cents to $6.27 in exchanging 50,538 shares, Honey Bun declined 34 cents in closing at $9.51 in exchanging 24,234 stocks. Jetcon Corporation climbed 12 cents to end at 95 cents trading 300,893 shares, Knutsford Express advanced 10 cents after ending at $7.99, with 2,525 units clearing the market, Lasco Distributors rallied 35 cents to close at $4 559,465 stock units crossing the market.
Lasco Financial increased 25 cents to end at $3.60 after exchanging 164,565 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing rose 28 cents to end at $4.63 with an exchange of 189,432 stocks, Lumber Depot increased 19 cents to close at $3.90 1,196,478 units crossing the market. Medical Disposables advanced 75 cents in closing at $7.27 in trading 6,612 stock units, Paramount Trading climbed 16 cents to $1.95 in exchanging 17,000 shares, Spur Tree Spices shed 20 cents to close at $3.05, with 731,361 stock units crossing the market. Tropical Battery rallied 11 cents in closing at $1.79 after exchanging 1,297,425 units and tTech lost 35 cents in ending at $4.35, with 100 stocks clearing the market.
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.
At the close, Access Financial declined $1.43 to $20 after the trading of 5,219 shares, AMG Packaging fell 39 cents after ending at $3.06 with 297,311 units changing hands, Cargo Handlers lost 14 cents to close at $8.30 in an exchange of 18,467 stocks. Caribbean Assurance Brokers dropped 32 cents to end at $3.27 with 37,943 stock units crossing the exchange, Caribbean Cream gained 58 cents in closing at $5.23 exchanging 2,935 stock units, Dolphin Cove shed $2.25 in closing at $26.50 after trading 249,976 shares. Elite Diagnostic advanced 20 cents to end at $3.70 with 80,029 units crossing the market, Everything Fresh fell 21 cents to $1.20 and closed with 103,532 stocks changing hands, Express Catering popped 25 cents to $6.25 with an exchange of 19,916 stock units. Fontana climbed 30 cents to close at $10 trading 275,354 shares, Fosrich increased 30 cents to close at $14.40 in switching owners of 366,069 stocks, Future Energy Source dropped 20 cents to $4.32, with 1,173,228 units changing hands. General Accident rallied 40 cents to $6.40 while exchanging 17,448 stock units, iCreate declined 21 cents to end at 60 cents in trading 313,820 stocks, Iron Rock Insurance rose 45 cents to $3.95 with the swapping of 1,043 units. Jamaican Teas shed 19 cents to end at $3.80 with 724,480 shares clearing the market, Knutsford Express lost 17 cents in ending at $7.80 after an exchange of 1,911 stocks, Limners and Bards lost 15 cents in closing at $3.54 in an exchange of 85,446 units. 
Lumber Depot shed 20 cents to close at $3.70 in exchanging 836,289 stock units, Main Event popped 12 cents to $5.12 trading 14,007 shares, Medical Disposables dropped 58 cents to close at $6.67 with the swapping of 16,545 stock units. Paramount Trading fell 11 cents to $1.79 after exchanging 3,859 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies advanced 60 cents to end at $7.90 with 2,361 units crossing the market.
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.