After pulling back on to close off the week on Friday, prices moved mostly higher on Monday, leading the Junior Market Index to spike 32.53 points to close at 3,360.37 after the market opened with the index at just over 3,376 points and closed at the highest level since January 2 last year, with the market breaking through the line of resistance.
A total of 35 securities traded, up from 33 on Friday, with prices of 15 rising, 10 declining and 10 ending unchanged, with four stocks closing at 52 weeks’ highs.
At the close, the PE Ratio, a measure that determines an appropriate relative value of each stock, averages 13 based on ICInsider.com’s computation of 2021-22 earnings forecast.
Trading of 4,578,291 shares resulted in a sum of $12,801,730 changing hands versus 4,452,883 units at $13,124,211 on Friday.
Future Energy Source led trading with 20.2 percent of total volume in trading 923,670 shares, followed by Tropical Battery 18 percent, with 825,416 units and Jamaican Teas with 13.2 percent after an exchange of 602,315 stock units.
Trading on Monday, averaged 130,808 units at $365,764 down from 134,936 at $397,703 on Friday. For the Month to date, trading averages 182,121 units at $578,161, down from 187,419 units at $600,090 on Friday. May closed with an average of 318,089 units at $760,337.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging fell 15 cents to $1.52 with 49,755 shares changing hands, Caribbean Producers popped 10 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.10 with 243,412 stocks trading, Consolidated Bakeries dipped 12 cents to $1.78 with 6,650 stock units changing hands. Derrimon Trading rose 8 cents to $2.57 with an exchange of 283,485 units, Everything Fresh lost 8 cents to close at $1 with a transfer of 87,000 shares, Express Catering spiked 70 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.10 with 59,628 stocks passing through the market. Fontana increased by 9 cents to $6.18 with investors switching ownership of 424,647 stock units, General Accident rallied 5 cents to $5.80 with 3,091 units traded, iCreate added 9 cents to finish at 87 cents with 1,829 shares changing hands. Indies Pharma advanced 25 cents to $4.15 with an exchange of 42,309 stocks, Jamaican Teas fell 13 cents to $3.92 with a transfer of 602,315 stock units, Jetcon Corporation gained 15 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.90 with155,600 units passing through the market. 
Lasco Distributors dropped 19 cents to $3.81 with investors swapping 26,359 shares, Limners and Bards lost 10 cents to finish at $3.05 with 162,984 stocks traded, Main Event fell 26 cents to $5 with 64,116 stock units changing hands. Medical Disposables surged 64 cents to $5 with a transfer of 40 units, Tropical Battery advanced 20 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.45 with 825,416 stock units traded and tTech climbed 39 cents to $5.45 with 115 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
A mere 33 securities traded on Friday, down from 37 on Thursday and ended with 12 rising, 16 declining and five closing unchanged.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows no stock ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and four with lower offers.
Jamaican Teas rose 5 cents to $4.05, with 135,367 shares changing hands, Jetcon Corporation increased 4 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.75, after trading 177,520 units, Lasco Financial slipped 7 cents to $3.63 after exchanging 36,904 shares. Limners and Bards rose 15 cents to $3.15 in switching ownership of 124,109 stock units, Medical Disposables fell 49 cents to $4.36 after trading 17,658 units and Stationery and Office Supplies shed $1 to end at $8 in switching ownership of 27,109 stocks.
Market activity led to 37 securities trading compared to 38 on Wednesday, with 16 rising, 12 declining and nine closing firm and Jetcon Corporation closed at a 52 weeks’ high.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
Knutsford Express spiked 95 cents to $8.45 with 10,900 shares traded, Lasco Manufacturing rose 5 cents to $5.45 with 12,547 stock units changing hands, Limners and Bards dipped 17 cents to $3 with 1,710,655 units changing hands. Lumber Depot lost 10 cents to close at $3.50 with an exchange of 1,589,336 shares, Mailpac Group slipped 10 cents to $3.60 with a transfer of 765,207 stocks, Main Event picked up 10 cents to finish at $5.25 with 50,518 stock units traded and Stationery and Office Supplies jumped $1 to $9 with 18,360 units crossing the exchange.
Market activity was down to 38 securities trading from 43 on Tuesday, with 11 rising, 18 declining and nine closing unchanged.
Tday’s trading averages 103,237 shares at $373,546 down from 439,937 units at $1,466,481 on Tuesday. Month to date trading averages 187,503 units at $614,434, compared to 201,365 units at $654,061 on Tuesday. May closed with an average of 318,089 units at $760,337.
Limners and Bards popped 12 cents to $3.17 with 198,594 stock units changing hands, Lumber Depot fell 9 cents to $3.60 with a change in ownership of 383,073 units, Mailpac Group advanced 10 cents to $3.70 with 390,852 shares traded. Main Event declined 13 cents to $5.15 with a transfer of 9,744 stock units while Stationery and Office Supplies dropped $1 to $8 with 2,790 stock units crossing the exchange.
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.
At the close, 
Knutsford Express jumped 38 cents to $8.45 with 607 stock units passing through the market, 
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.
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.
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.