Trading closed on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded rising declining 88 percent with the value falling by 86 percent lower than on Friday after the market index rose at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market.
A total of 35 securities traded down from 39 on Friday with 13 rising, 15 declining and seven closing unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index popped 25.53 points to 3,453.83 after trading as high as 3,476.12 within 15 minutes of the market’s opening.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 14.5. The PE ratios of stocks in the chart below are based on earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending up to August 2022.
Trading ended with 4,433,043 shares changing hands for $15,158,849 versus 36,836,465 units at $111,353,786 on Friday. Caribbean Assurance Brokers led trading with 1.17 million shares for 26.3 percent of total volume, followed by Derrimon Trading, 938,417 units for 21.2 percent of the day’s trade and Mailpac Group 655,668 units with a 14.8 percent market share.
Trading averaged 126,658 shares at $433,110 down from 944,525 shares at $2,855,225 on Friday. December closed with an average of 409,209 units at $1,318,877.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Access Financial increased $1.75 to $20.75 after trading just 47 shares, Blue Power spiked 18 cents to $3.16 with 2,193 stocks clearing the market, Cargo Handlers dropped $1.24 to $7.01, with the swapping of 4,531 stock units. Caribbean Assurance Brokers gained 10 cents to close at $2.50, with 1,165,378 units crossing the market, Caribbean Cream shed 38 cents to end at $5.32, with 3,668 units changing hands, Dolphin Cove popped $2 to end at $17 after exchanging 179,535 shares. Elite Diagnostic rose 15 cents to $3 in exchanging 125,078 stocks, Fosrich advanced 5 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $10.25 after trading at 7,539 stock units, Indies Pharma fell 11 cents to $3.39 in switching ownership of 58,076 shares. Jetcon Corporation declined 5 cents in closing at 88 cents after an exchange of 189,015 stock units, KLE Group climbed 21 cents to $2 in trading 8,014 stocks, Knutsford Express lost 32 cents to end at $8 with 1,509 units changing hands.
Lasco Financial rallied 6 cents to close at $3.06 with an exchange of 259,716 units, Limners and Bards dipped 11 cents to $3.76 in an exchange of 144,683 shares, Lumber Depot slipped 11 cents to $3 while exchanging 122,784 stock units. Mailpac Group declined 29 cents to $3.49, with 655,668 stocks changing hands, Main Event rose 5 cents to $4.55 in trading 40,000 shares and Medical Disposables fell 44 cents to end at $6.05 after 6,197 stock units crossed the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading averaged 944,525 shares at $2,855,225, up from 67,919 shares at $275,145 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 409,209 units at $1,318,877, compared to 381,298 units at $1,238,760 on Thursday. November closed with an average of 409,209 units at $1,318,877.
General Accident slipped 10 cents to $6 in exchange for 734 units, Honey Bun gained 65 cents to end at $9.25 in trading 2,470 stocks, Indies Pharma increased 45 cents to $3.50 in exchanging 172,196 stock units. Jetcon Corporation popped 13 cents to 93 cents, with 32,136 stock units crossing the market, Limners and Bards rose 7 cents in closing at $3.87 in swapping 161,315 stocks, Lumber Depot advanced 13 cents to $3.11 after trading 829,315 shares and Mailpac Group rose 28 cents in closing at $3.78 with 1,378,158 units clearing the market.
Caribbean Producers was switched from the Junior Market in July this year to the Min Market with the price under $5 and ended the year as the best performing stock in the overall market with a towering gain of 364 percent with the price closing at $13. Had the switch not taken place the Junior Market would have recorded greater gains than it did. Ciboney rose 221 percent as investors speculated heavily on it and 
At the close, AMG Packaging climbed 5 cents to $2.20 in an exchange of 20,466 shares, Blue Power advanced 34 cents to end at $3.60 after exchanging 66,262 stock units, Cargo Handlers popped $1.74 in closing at $7.35 with an exchange of 9,200 stocks. Caribbean Cream gained 69 cents to close at $5.70, with 1,000 units crossing the market, Derrimon Trading declined 11 cents to $2.21 with an exchange of 400,494 stock units, Dolphin Cove rallied 40 cents to close at $15.40 trading 71,722 units. Future Energy Source lost 7 cents to end at $2.83, with 204,063 stocks changing hands, General Accident popped 10 cents to $6.10 while exchanging 1,305 shares, Honey Bun dropped 90 cents in closing at $8.60after trading 55,734 units. Iron Rock Insurance shed 85 cents in ending at $3.10 after 87 shares crossed the market, Limners and Bards popped 5 cents to close at $3.80, with 46,676 stock units clearing the market, Lumber Depot rose 7 cents in closing at $2.98 in exchanging 545,351 stocks.
Mailpac Group rallied 5 cents to $3.50 after exchanging 232,032 shares, Stationery and Office Supplies rose 89 cents to $6.39 in switching ownership of 4,237 stocks and tTech popped 73 cents to $4.78 in trading 9,956 stock units.
Market activity led to 37 securities trading compared to 40 on Tuesday and ended with 14 rising, 10 declining and 13, closing unchanged.
Trading averaged 130,981 shares at $474,943 in contrast to 655,369 shares at $2,534,714 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 397,606 units at $1,288,906, compared to 412,242 units at $1,333,589 on Tuesday. November closed with an average of 160,358 units at $581,730.
Knutsford Express gained 28 cents to close at $8.35 in an exchange of 1,860 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing increased 5 cents to $4.80, with the swapping of 7,308 stocks, Limners and Bards dropped 8 cents to $3.75, with 121,239 units clearing the market. Lumber Depot popped 10 cents in closing at $2.91, with 290,515 shares crossing the market, Mailpac Group rallied 5 cents to end at $3.45 in trading 241,180 stocks, Main Event increased 49 cents to $4.50 trading 22,957 stock units. Medical Disposables advanced 45 cents in closing at $6.50 after exchanging 4,973 units, Paramount Trading shed 5 cents to $1.25, with 18,000 shares crossing the market and tTech popped 5 cents to close at $4.05 in trading 2,093,452 stocks.
Other leading trades were Fosrich, with 1.1 million units for 4.2 percent of the day’s trade and Lumber Depot, with 1.04 million units for 4 percent market share.
At the close, Access Financial shed $1.95 in closing at $19 after trading 328 shares, Blue Power climbed 28 cents to close at $3.28 with an exchange of 200 units, Cargo Handlers declined $1.64 to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $5.61 in an exchange of 9,165 stock units. Derrimon Trading increased 11 cents to $2.32 trading 20,007 stocks, Dolphin Cove rose $1.20 to $15, with 155,865 units crossing the exchange, Elite Diagnostic dropped 3 cents to $2.68 trading 55,959 stocks. Express Catering advanced 10 cents to end at $5.80 with 355,597 shares changing hands, Future Energy Source lost 5 cents in closing at $2.90 after an exchange of 465,016 stock units, General Accident fell 30 cents to close at $6 in trading 16,505 units. GWest Corporation rallied 10 cents to 90 cents, with 1,100 shares changing hands, Honey Bun spiked $1.05 to end at $9.60 with the swapping of 10,907 stock units, iCreate added 5 cents to close at 90 cents in switching ownership of 7,079 stocks. Iron Rock Insurance popped 36 cents to $3.95 while exchanging 300 units, ISP Finance jumped $3.79 to $41.79 in an exchange of 60 shares, Jamaican Teas dropped 16 cents to $3.85, with 207,416 stocks clearing the market. Jetcon Corporation fell 6 cents to close at 93 cents trading 13,499 stock units, KLE Group popped 26 cents in ending at $1.77 after 1,500 units crossed the market, Lasco Distributors lost 7 cents to $3.40 with the swapping of 3,731 shares. 
Lasco Financial shed 7 cents in closing at $2.99 after trading 11,139 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing declined 9 cents to end at $4.75 with the swapping of 36,700 stock units, Limners and Bards rose 18 cents in ending at $3.83 in switching ownership of 21,405,514 stocks. Lumber Depot shed 22 cents in closing at $2.81, with 1,036,521 shares clearing the market, Paramount Trading advanced 19 cents to $1.30 after exchanging 50,200 stock units, Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 89 cents to end at $5.50 while exchanging one unit and tTech dropped 78 cents to close at $4, with 2,128 shares changing hands.
Thirty five securities traded up from 34 on Thursday and ended with 14 rising, 16 declining and five left unchanged. At the close, the Junior Market Index popped 28.74 points to close at 3,397.48 and closed out the week ahead of the previous week’s close.
Trading averaged 109,165 shares at $313,769 down from 458,924 shares at $1,621,257 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 396,903 units at $1,257,809, compared to 413,716 units at $1,312,969 on Thursday. November closed with an average of 160,358 units at $581,730.
Lasco Manufacturing rallied 9 cents $4.84 in exchanging 10,921 stock units, Limners and Bards slipped 5 cents to end at $3.65 after 353,510 shares crossed the market, Lumber Depot increased 7 cents to end at $3.03 after trading 1,770,926 stocks. Mailpac Group rallied 6 cents to $3.40, with 102,075 units changing hands, Medical Disposables declined 44 cents to close at $6.06 with an exchange of 5,892 units and Stationery and Office Supplies popped 35 cents to $6.39 after an exchange of 16,392 shares.
Market activity led to 34 securities trading compared to 38 on Wednesday, ending with 10 rising, 18 declining and six unchanged. The Junior Market Index lost 20.92 points to 3,368.74.
Trading averaged 458,924 shares at $1,621,257 up from 113,634 units at $381,723 on Wednesday and month to date, averaging 413,716 units at $1,312,969 versus 410,995 shares at $1,294,418 on Wednesday. November closed with an average of 160,358 units at $581,730.
Lumber Depot declined 12 cents in closing at $2.96, with 809,985 stock units clearing the market, Mailpac Group dropped 6 cents to end at $3.34 after exchanging 9,793,796 shares, Medical Disposables rose 45 cents to close at $6.50 after 82,174 units changed hands. Paramount Trading fell 14 cents to end at $1.10 while exchanging 18,000 stocks, SSL Venture increased 5 cents to 96 cents with 20,386 stocks changing hands and Stationery and Office Supplies rallied 54 cents to $6.04 while exchanging just 1,056 shares.
Overall, 38 securities traded the same as on Tuesday with 16 rising, 14 declining and eight unchanged. At the close, the Junior Market Index rose 11.26 points to 3,389.66.
At the close, Access Financial popped $1 to $21 in exchanging 2,141 shares, Blue Power gained 17 cents to close at $3 with 21,667 units changing hands, CAC 2000 rallied 75 cents to $8.25 after an exchange of 100 stocks. Cargo Handlers spiked 53 cents to end at $7.80, with 100 stock units crossing the market, Caribbean Assurance Brokers advanced 12 cents to $2.40 in trading 69,483 stocks, Caribbean Cream rose 10 cents to close at $5.80 in an exchange of 7,729 shares. Consolidated Bakeries declined 17 cents to end at $1.17 after 885,402 units crossed the market, Derrimon Trading increased 6 cents to $2.26, with an exchange of 138,670 stock units, Dolphin Cove dropped $2.90 in closing at $14, with 186,419 units clearing the market. Elite Diagnostic shed 20 cents to $2.80 after exchanging 24,302 shares, Express Catering dropped 24 cents to end at $5.65 in switching ownership of 34,582 stock units, Fontana fell 5 cents to $7.25 while exchanging 31,070 stocks. 
Honey Bun lost 10 cents to $9.15 with the swapping of 7,853 units,ISP Finance climbed $3.80 to $41.80 trading a mere 4 shares, Jamaican Teas dropped 13 cents to close at $3.75 after exchanging 179,721 stock units. Jetcon Corporation popped 10 cents to end at $1, with 100 stocks changing hands, Lasco Distributors climbed 23 cents to $3.39 trading 5,266 stocks, Limners and Bards fell 19 cents to close at $3.50, with 443,763 stock units changing hands. Lumber Depot popped 8 cents in closing at $3.08 in an exchange of 470,787 shares, SSL Venture shed 5 cents ending at 91 cents trading 28,710 units and Stationery and Office Supplies declined 54 cents to $5.50 after exchanging 17,209 stocks.
Overall, 38 securities trading compared to 37 on Monday and ended with 16 rising, 10 declining and 12, closing unchanged. At the close, the Junior Market Index shed 6.91 points to settle at 3,378.40.
Trading averaged 223,180 shares at $1,040,526 in contrast to 103,073 shares at $404,366 on Monday and the month to date, averaging 432,437 units at $1,360,229 compared to 448,698 units at $1,385,073 on Monday. November closed with an average of 160,358 units at $581,730.
Fontana climbed 27 cents to $7.30 while exchanging 29,353 stock units, Future Energy Source advanced 12 cents to $2.95 with the swapping of 926,883 shares, General Accident dropped 45 cents to end at $6.30 after exchanging 13,598 stocks. Honey Bun shed 20 cents to $9.25, with 54,384 stock units clearing the market, Lasco Distributors increased 5 cents to close at $3.16 in an exchange of 1,000 shares, Lasco Financial popped 10 cents to $3 with an exchange of 43,393 stocks. Lumber Depot lost 19 cents in closing at $3, with 1,969,970 units crossing the exchange, Mailpac Group gained 7 cents to close at $3.42 after exchanging 2,841,193 units and Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 34 cents to $6.04 in trading 200 stocks.