The volume of stocks trading surged sharply on Thursday on Jamaica Stock Exchange, with JFP Ltd dominating, with 102 million shares for $173 million, with overall trading leading to a bounce in the Main and Junior Market with a slight fall for the JSE USD Market.
At the close, the JSE Combined Market Index rallied 1,075.36 points to close at 344,526.65, the All Jamaican Composite Index rose 710.07 points to 368,014.24, the JSE Main Index popped 630.80 points to close at 330,388.98. The Junior Market Index jumped 53.19 points to 3,960.19 and fully recovered the 52.33 points loss on Tuesday, while the JSE USD Market Index lost 1.51 points to end trading at 246.91.
Preference share with notable price movements but not in the Main Market TOP10 graphs is Jamaica Public Service 7% advanced $7.50 to $57.50.
At the close, investors exchanged 141,130,337 shares, in all three markets, up sharply from 33,998,142 stocks on Wednesday. The value of stocks trading in the Junior and Main markets was $415.4 million, up from $253.9 million on Wednesday. Trading on the JSE USD market ended with investors exchanging 323,116 shares for US$20,789 down from 490,501 units at US$293,958 on Wednesday.
The market’s PE ratio ended at 18.7 on 2022-23 earnings and 12.6 times those for 2023-24 at the close of trading. Investors need pertinent information to successfully navigate numerous investment options in the local stock market. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily report charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
Investors should use the chart to help make rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the average for the sector and not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and put in on fundamentals while at the same time not being too far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock.
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Heavy IPO first day trading bad for stock
Investors seem to accept that shares of Junior Market companies offered to the public will be oversubscribed and would go on to hit the circuit breaker of the first day of trading and take a few trading days before liquidity starts to emerge and deliver significant gains. The latest listing on the market that was oversubscribed was not greeted with the euphoria usually associated with IPOs and struggled on debut, with heavy trading in the stock.
Since 2019, the Junior Market added 13 new listings, with Image Plus Consultants being the last with its listing on Friday. Trading was unusually heavy on the first day with an exchange of 12.4 million units, accounting for 61.3 percent of the day’s trade with the price moving 10 percent to $2.20 from a listed price of $2. Image Plus although significant for a first trade is not the largest volume for an opening day.
The biggest volume on debut belongs to Future Energy that rose 32.5 percent after trading 19.68 million shares and never got a second leg in April when it listed and remained around the closing price for all of month. JFP rose 31 percent on the first day with 10.19 shares trading. Tropical Battery rose 29 percent on the first day with 5.76 million shares traded, with all of the others trading less than 356,000 units, with the lowest being a mere 100 shares for Limners and Bards, with a first day price gain of 30 percent.
The worst performing stock since 2019 is iCreate with a rise of 8 percent on the first day. All other stocks gained between 30 percent and 32.5 percent on the first trading day.
Losses for Junior Market stocks
The market Index dropped 46.69 points to 3,913.28 at the close of trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Wednesday after declining stocks beat out those rising by a solid margin, following a 44 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded after the value climbed 31 percent over 
Tuesday following trading activity took place in 42 securities versus 46 on Tuesday and ended with prices of 15 rising, 23 declining and four unchanged.
A total of 11,745,381 shares were traded for $29,354,951 compared to 8,136,775 units at $22,350,006 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 279,652 shares at $698,927 compared with 176,886 units at $485,870 on Tuesday, with a month to date average of 180,494 units at $467,720 versus 165,183 stock units at $432,019 on the previous day. December closed with an average of 333,420 units at $925,533.
Consolidated Bakeries led trading with 2.88 million shares for 24.5 percent of total volume followed by 
MFS Capital Partners with 1.23 million units for 10.5 percent of the day’s trade, JFP Ltd ended with 1.19 million stocks for 10.1 percent of trading, Fosrich with 1.04 million units for 8.8 percent of the market and Lasco Distributors with 1.01 million units for 8.6 percent market share.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.8. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks incorporate ICInsider.com projected earnings for the financial year ending that fall between November 2022 and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial advanced $2.18 to $24.19 with a transfer of 2,063 shares, AMG Packaging lost 10 cents in closing at $3.20 in exchanging 45,510 units, Blue Power shed 47 cents to end at $2.52 with 2,696 stock units crossing the exchange. 
Cargo Handlers rallied $2.25 to $13.80 trading 15,225 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers gained 11 cents to close at $2.01 after transferring 21,525 shares, Derrimon Trading popped 11 cents in closing at $2.21 with an exchange of 83,388 units. Dolphin Cove advanced $1.40 to close at $14.89 in switching ownership of 27,468 stock units, EduFocal rose 26 cents to finish at $2.49 as investors swapped 505,110 stocks, Fontana lost 10 cents to end at $8.90 trading 78,999 shares. Honey Bun dipped 57 cents to $7.20 with 6,881 stock units changing hands, iCreate lost 13 cents to close at $1.71 with investors transferring 195,374 units, Indies Pharma shed 19 cents to $2.80 in switching ownership of 39,084 stocks. Lasco Distributors dipped 17 cents to end at $2.63, with 1,005,283 stocks crossing the market, Lasco Manufacturing shed 30 cents in ending at $4 after 86,092 stock units were exchanged, Main Event popped 70 cents in closing at $9.30 after a transfer of 49,183 shares. 
MFS Capital Partners lost 14 cents to end at $3 after an exchange of 1,233,975 units, Paramount Trading gained 28 cents in ending at $1.98 after a mere one stock unit changed hands, Stationery and Office Supplies advanced 84 cents to $15.99 with 114 stock units clearing the market and tTech rallied 35 cents to close at $2.66 with the swapping of 187 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading climbs on Junior Market
Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange gained momentum on Thursday, as the volume of stocks traded rose 21 percent and the value 87 percent greater than on Wednesday with 45 securities trading upfront 42 on Wednesday and ended with 15 rising, 19 declining and 11 closing unchanged.
A total of 5,831,798 shares were traded for $26,486,488 compared to 4,802,262 units at $14,183,332 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 129,596 shares at $588,589 compared to 114,340 units at $337,698 on Wednesday. Trading month to date averages 132,726 units at $406,308 versus 133,407 stock units at $366,681 on the previous day. November traded an average of 259,893 units at $711,335.
Fontana led trading with 2.0 million shares for 34.3 percent of total volume Dolla Financial followed with 1.04 million units for 17.8 percent of the day’s trade and Lumber Depot with 450,085 units for 7.7 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index climbed 12.11 points to settle at 3,879.39.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 11.8. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks incorporate ICInsider.com projected earnings for companies with financial year end that falls between November this year and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with a bid higher than its last selling price and none with a lower offer.
At the close, Access Financial rose $1.11 to $24.90 with a transfer of five shares, Cargo Handlers climbed $2.37 to end at $12.36 with 66 stocks crossing the market, Caribbean Assurance Brokers gained 15 cents to close at $2.17 after exchanging 553 stock units. Caribbean Cream lost 14 cents after ending at $3.86 in transferring 13,397 units, 
Consolidated Bakeries dipped 21 cents to $1.81 after trading 3,315 stocks, Dolphin Cove fell 75 cents to $13.45, with the swapping of 455 shares. Elite Diagnostic dropped 29 cents to settle at $2.91 in switching ownership of 6,009 units, Everything Fresh shed 14 cents to end at $1.35 trading 46,894 stock units, Fontana gained 10 cents in closing at $8.20 as investors exchanged 2,002,267 shares. GWest Corporation rallied 13 cents to end at $1.03 with 351 stock units changing hands, Honey Bun declined $1.16 in closing at $6.66 with 1,591 stocks crossing the exchange, iCreate popped 14 cents to $1.90 after 293,310 units cleared the market. Indies Pharma dropped 13 cents to $2.85 in switching ownership of 424 units, Jamaican Teas popped 10 cents to close at $2.65 with investors transferring 65,589 stocks, Knutsford Express fell 12 cents to $8.49 trading 23 stock units. Lasco Financial shed 26 cents to settle at $2.76 after an exchange of 11,135 shares, Medical Disposables rose 48 cents to close at $4.98 in transferring three units, 
MFS Capital Partners gained 13 cents to finish at $2.98 with the swapping of nine shares and Stationery and Office Supplies shed 50 cents in ending at $14 in trading 58,638 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Gains for Junior Market on Friday
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange recorded gains for the first time in six trading days at the close of the market on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 15 percent and the value 8 percent lower than in trading on Thursday following activities in 42 securities versus 40 on Thursday and ended with 15 rising, 18 declining and nine closing unchanged.
A total of 11,685,238 shares were traded for $33,419,102, compared with 13,716,040 units at $36,147,946 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 278,220 shares at $795,693 down from 342,901 stock units at $903,699 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 292,081 units at $940,323 compared to 293,594 stock units at $956,101 on the previous day. September closed with an average of 470,099 units at $1,578,447.
EduFocal led trading with 2.67 million shares for 22.8 percent of total volume followed by AMG Packaging with 1.99 million units for 17.1 percent of the day’s trade, JFP Limited ended trading 1.50 million shares for 12.9 percent of stocks traded and ONE on ONE Educational had an exchange of 1.40 million units for 12 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index rallied 21.06 points to settle at 4,099.20. The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.7. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks incorporate ICInsider.com projected earnings for companies with financial year end that falls between November this year and August 2023.
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, Access Financial popped $3.15 to close at $23.25 while exchanging 443 shares, AMG Packaging dipped 29 cents in closing at $3.50 with a transfer of 1,994,316 units, following the release of full year results showing profits up 77 percent over 2021. Caribbean Assurance Brokers climbed 15 cents to $2.45 with 24,289 stock units changing hands. Caribbean Cream dipped 33 cents to $4.06, with 4,154 stocks changing hands, Consolidated Bakeries declined 24 cents in ending at $2.41 after trading 11,628 shares, Everything Fresh increased 15 cents to $1.80, with 123,154 stock units crossing the market. GWest Corporation advanced 14 cents to $1.10 with the swapping of 5,300 units, Honey Bun rallied 10 cents to $7.80 but only after trading at an intraday low of $6, and ended with an exchange of 83,330 shares, Indies Pharma lost 14 cents to end at $2.89 after a transfer of 10,336 stocks. 
KLE Group shed 16 cents to close at $1.99 after 203 stock units passed through the market, Knutsford Express gained 50 cents to close at $8.50 in switching ownership of 76,459 units, Lumber Depot rose 15 cents to $2.85 in an exchange of 210,367 shares. Main Event fell 50 cents in closing at $8.40 after trading 877 stocks and MFS Capital Partners fell 15 cents in ending at $2.70 and exchanging 658,300 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market trading surges
Trading surged on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 110 percent with a value 69 percent greater than on Wednesday after activities in 40 securities versus 45 on Wednesday and ended with 17 rising, 17 declining and six closing unchanged.
A total of 13,716,040 shares were traded for $36,147,946 up sharply from 6,517,560 units at $21,338,285 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 342,901 shares at $903,699 against 144,835 units at $474,184 on Wednesday with a month to date, average of 293,594 units at $956,101 compared to 287,877 stock units at $962,177 on the previous day. September closed with an average of 470,099 units at $1,578,447.
Lumber Depot led trading with 4.90 million shares for 35.7 percent of total volume followed by JFP Limited with 2.32 million units for 16.9 percent of the day’s trade and Fosrich with 1.12 million units for 8.2 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index lost 38.20 points to settle at 4,078.14. The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.6. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks incorporate ICInsider.com projected earnings for companies with financial year end that falls between November this year and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and nine with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial dropped $5.05 to $20.10 as investors exchanged 17,518 shares, EduFocal rallied 15 cents to close at $2.90 with the swapping of 95,552 units, Express Catering climbed 21 cents in closing at $5.29 crossing the exchange 3,904 stock units. GWest Corporation fell 14 cents to end at 96 cents trading 540 stocks, Honey Bun dipped 30 cents ending at $7.70 in exchanging 13,353 shares, Knutsford Express increased 40 cents to end at $8 after exchanging 30 units. Lasco Manufacturing advanced 17 cents to close at $4.20 while exchanging 28,070 stock units, Lumber Depot lost 25 cents to $2.70 clearing the market with 4,897,823 stocks, Spur Tree Spices popped 10 cents in closing at $3.60 in trading 441,245 stocks. Stationery and Office Supplies rose 99 cents ending at $16 crossing the market 438 units, Tropical Battery declined 16 cents to close at $2.41 with a transfer of 86,072 shares and tTech gained 25 cents to end at $3.30, with 7,093 stock units changing hands.
In the preference segment, CAC 2000 9.5% preference share shed 18 cents ending at $1 with investors transferring 145,936 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
4 straight days decline for Junior Market
The Junior Market declined for a fourth consecutive day at the close of trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Wednesday, after the volume of stocks traded fell 25 percent, with a 12 percent lower value than on Tuesday, with 45 securities trading up from 41 on Tuesday and prices of 15 rising, 22 declining and eight closing unchanged.
A total of 6,517,560 shares were traded for $21,338,285 compared to 8,671,745 units at $24,272,423 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 144,835 shares at $474,184 compared to 211,506 stock units at $592,010 on Tuesday with the month to date, averaging 287,877 units at $962,177 versus 309,333 stock units at $1,035,376 on the previous day. September closed with an average of 470,099 units at $1,578,447.
Spur Tree Spices led trading with 963,598 shares for 14.8 percent of total volume, followed by Lumber Depot with 876,767 units for 13.5 percent of the day’s trade and Future Energy Source with 675,624 units for 10.4 percent market share.
The Junior Market Index dropped 25.60 points to close at 4,116.34.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.5. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks incorporate ICInsider.com projected earnings for companies with financial year end that falls between November this year and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial increased 84 cents to close at $25.15 while exchanging 238 shares, AMG Packaging rallied 20 cents in closing at $3.80 after trading 57,009 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers dipped 16 cents to end at $2.29, with 24,433 stock units changing hands. Consolidated Bakeries rose 22 cents to $2.60, with 1,456 units passing through the market, Dolphin Cove declined 22 cents to $13.75 with investors transferring 1,936 shares, Everything Fresh fell 24 cents to $1.57 in an exchange of 14,205 units. Express Catering lost 21 cents to end at $5.08 after exchanging 14,041 stock units, Fontana climbed 10 cents to $9.40 after a transfer of 94,162 stocks, General Accident shed 15 cents in closing at $5 in switching ownership of 10,243 units. Iron Rock Insurance gained 40 cents to close at $2.50, with 7,132 shares crossing the market, Knutsford Express dropped 40 cents to end at $7.60 with an exchange of 25,870 stock units, Main Event popped $1.19 to $8.90 after investors exchanged 30,824 stocks. 
Paramount Trading lost 17 cents at $1.78, with 54,626 shares clearing the market, Stationery and Office Supplies fell 99 cents to $15.01, with 24,586 units crossing the exchange, Tropical Battery advanced 17 cents to close at $2.57 with a transfer of 58,319 stock units and tTech climbed 45 cents to $3.05 in an exchange of nine no stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market falls for three days
For a third day, the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed lower on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 22 percent, valued 9 percent more than on Monday as trading occurred in 41 securities down from 45 on Monday and ended with 14 rising, 19 declining and eight unchanged.
Investors exchanged 8,671,745 shares at a value of $24,272,423 up from 7,098,706 units at $22,345,448 on Monday.
Trading averaged 211,506 shares at $592,010 compared to 157,749 shares at $496,566 on Monday with month to date, averaging 309,333 units at $1,035,376 compared to 324,819 stock units at $1,105,561 on the previous day. September closed with an average of 470,099 units at $1,578,447.
Tropical Battery led trading with 3.13 million shares for 36.1 percent of total volume followed by ONE on ONE Educational with 1.13 million units for 13 percent of the day’s trade and Fosrich with 859,922 units for 9.9 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index shed 15.18 points to settle at 4,141.94.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.5. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks incorporate ICInsider.com projected earnings for companies with financial year end that falls between November this year and August 2023.
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, AMG Packaging declined 20 cents to $3.60, with 968 shares crossing the market, Consolidated Bakeries dropped 22 cents to $2.38 while exchanging 47,334 stocks, Dolphin Cove increased 97 cents to $13.97, with 571 stock units crossing the market. Fontana gained 28 cents to end at $9.30 with a transfer of 63,071 units, Iron Rock Insurance fell 65 cents to close at $2.10, with an exchange of 640 units, ISP Finance rose $3 to close at $20 in trading four stocks. Knutsford Express climbed 20 cents in closing at $8, as 25,749 shares passed through the market, Lasco Manufacturing fell 17 cents to $4.03 with investors transferring 11,890 stock units, Main Event rallied 14 cents to end at $7.71 as investors exchanged 2,800 stock units. 
MFS Capital Partners shed 10 cents in ending at $2.90 after switching ownership of 56,562 shares, Paramount Trading advanced 17 cents to $1.95 after a transfer of 9,900 stocks, Spur Tree Spices dipped 14 cents in closing at $3.55 with an exchange of 605,286 units. Tropical Battery dropped 19 cents to end at $2.40 after trading 3,127,895 units and tTech lost 50 cents after ending at $2.60 with an exchange of 40,348 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market falls on Monday
Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Monday, with the volume of stocks traded falling 53 percent with a 44 percent slippage in value compared with Friday after 45 securities were traded versus 42 on Friday and ended with prices of 19 rising, 19 declining and seven closing unchanged.
A total of 7,098,706 shares were traded for $22,345,448 compared to 14,998,187 units at $39,991,106 on Friday. Trading averaged 157,749 shares at $496,566 compared to 357,100 shares at $952,169 on Friday, with month to date, averaging 324,819 units at $1,105,561 compared to 359,951 stock units at $1,233,621 on the previous trading day. September closed with an average of 470,099 units at $1,578,447.
Fosrich led trading with 1.28 million shares for 18 percent of total volume, followed by ONE on ONE Educational with 1.08 million units for 15.2 percent of the day’s trade and Spur Tree Spices with 811,202 units for 11.4 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index lost 18.77 points to settle at 4,157.12.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.7. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks incorporate ICInsider.com projected earnings for companies with financial year end that falls between November this year and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial fell 84 cents to end at $24.31 after trading 151 shares, AMG Packaging popped 29 cents to close at $3.80 in exchanging three units, Blue Power lost 18 cents in closing at $3.11 with 100 stocks clearing the market. Consolidated Bakeries climbed 23 cents to $2.60 with a transfer of 9,040 stock units, Dolla Financial increased 12 cents to $3.29 after exchanging 507,710 stock units, Dolphin Cove declined $1.36 in ending at $13 with investors transferring 31,661 stocks. EduFocal rose 11 cents to $2.76 in an exchange of 93,179 shares, Elite Diagnostic dipped 11 cents to $3.54 in exchanging 104,320 units, Everything Fresh advanced 23 cents to close at $1.83 as investors exchanged 2,270 stock units. Express Catering gained 23 cents to end at $5.29 after trading 800 shares, Fontana dropped 41 cents to close at $9.02 while exchanging 78,667 units, Fosrich rallied 10 cents to $4.50 in trading 1,277,497 stocks. Future Energy Source shed 40 cents to $5.20 with the swapping of 273,016 stocks, GWest Corporation slipped 17 cents to end at 96 cents 43,182 units crossing the exchange, Knutsford Express lost 20 cents in ending at $7.80 with 24,428 shares changing hands. Main Event declined $1.43 in closing at $7.57 after 940 stock units were traded, Medical Disposables advanced 10 cents to close at $5.11 after a transfer of 55,445 stock units, MFS Capital Partners gained 40 cents in ending at $3 after 116,512 stocks crossed the market. 
Paramount Trading dropped 12 cents to $1.78 in switching ownership of 6,229 units, Stationery and Office Supplies fell 48 cents to $16.01 with 17,354 shares crossing the market, Tropical Battery popped 14 cents to $2.59 with an exchange of 186,284 shares and tTech climbed 13 cents in closing at $3.10, with 45,625 units changing hands.
In the preference segment, CAC 2000 9.5% preference share increased 16 cents to end at $1.17 in exchanging 4,256 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Losers double winners on Junior Market
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange declined at the close on Friday with the volume of stocks traded, rising moderately with a 29 percent lower value than on Thursday with activity in 42 securities versus 40 on Thursday, and ending with prices of 11 rising, 23 declining and eight closing unchanged.
A total of 14,998,187 shares were exchanged for $39,991,106 against 14,203,408 units at $56,275,455 on Thursday.
Friday’s trading averaged 357,100 shares at $952,169 compared to 355,085 shares at $1,406,886 on Thursday, with the month to date, averaging 359,951 units at $1,233,621 versus 360,647 stock units at $1,302,347 on the previous day. September closed with an average of 470,099 units at $1,578,447.
Derrimon Trading led the market with 4.07 million shares for 27.1 percent of total volume followed by Dolla Financial with 2.55 million units for 17 percent of the day’s trade, JFP Limited closed with 1.76 million units for 11.7 percent of trading and ONE on ONE Educational with 1.67 million units for 11.1 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index dropped 20.58 points to 4,175.89. The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 12.7. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks incorporate ICInsider.com projected earnings for companies with financial year end that falls between November this year and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cream gained 27 cents to settle at $4.30 with a transfer of 16 shares, Dolla Financial dipped 11 cents to end at $3.17 after a transfer of 2,549,439 stock units, EduFocal fell 9 cents to $2.65 in an exchange of 531,619 stocks. Express Catering dropped 31 cents to $5.06 after exchanging 20,586 units, Future Energy Source popped 18 cents in ending at $5.60 with investors transferring 609,149 units, ISP Finance fell $3 in closing at $17 with the swapping of 2 stock units. Lasco Distributors declined 14 cents to end at $2.86 in switching ownership of 37,740 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing shed 16 cents to close at $4.29 after clearing the market with 5,072 shares, Lumber Depot rose 9 cents to $2.95 as investors exchanged 798,618 stock units. Medical Disposables dipped 34 cents to $5.01 with 34,551 shares crossing the market, MFS Capital Partners shed 40 cents ending at $2.60 after an exchange of 297,871 units, 
Spur Tree Spices fell 10 cents to $3.65 with 695,021 stocks changing hands and Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 48 cents to end at $16.49 with 572 stocks passing through the market.
In the preference segment, CAC 2000 9.5% preference share dropped 17 cents in closing at $1.01 after trading 500 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
