Trading closed on Monday with the volume of stocks trading dropping 28 percent, with 12 percent less the value than on Thursday prior to the close for the Independence holiday on Friday last and ended with a slight fall in the Junior Market the index, with rising stocks just edging out those declining.
Market activity led to 33 securities trading up from 29 on Thursday and ended, with 13 rising, 12 declining and eight closing unchanged.
The Junior Market Index slipped 6.14 points to 3,288.03. The PE Ratio, a tool used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 12.5 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
Trading ended with 3,073,648 shares changing hands for $10,016,759 down from 4,256,935 units at $11,419,242 on Thursday. Mailpac Group led trading with 22.8 percent of total volume after trading 700,091 shares, followed by Lumber Depot 16.1 percent, with 493,583 units and Everything Fresh with 8.2 percent after an exchange of 252,724 units.
Trading averaged 93,141 units at $303,538 from 146,791 at $393,767 on Thursday. Trading month to date, averages 204,544 units at $586,518, compared to 241,307 units at $679,902 on Thursday. July closed with an average of 163,918 units at $481,755.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 5 cents to $1.98 with 1,250 shares traded, Caribbean Cream fell 10 cents to $5.80 with 11,387 units changing hands, Consolidated Bakeries shed 33 cents to finish at $1.62 with a transfer of 50,525 stocks. Derrimon Trading increased 4 cents to end at $2.45 in swapping 223,349 stocks. Everything Fresh declined 4 cents to 94 cents after exchanging 252,724 units, Express Catering dropped 18 cents to $4.82 with an exchange of 17,739 shares, Future Energy Source slipped 5 cents to $1.55 with 242,068 stock units passing through the market, GWest Corporation popped 7 cents to 99 cents with 87 stocks traded. Indies Pharma rallied 12 cents to $3.83 with 26,000 shares changing hands, KLE Group advanced 18 cents to $1.23 with a transfer of 102,900 units, 
Knutsford Express jumped $1 to $7.60 with an exchange of 13,100 stocks. Lasco Financial slipped 4 cents to $3.05 with an exchange of 119,698 units, Lasco Manufacturing rose 5 cents to $5.25 with 121,718 stock units traded, Lumber Depot dipped 3 cents to $2.95 while exchanging 493,583 shares. Main Event climbed 4 cents to $4.39 with the swapping of 21,255 stock units and SSL Venture advanced 12 cents to 83 cents with 2,100 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market slips into holiday
Just 29 securities traded on Thursday, down a bit from the 35 stocks trading on Wednesday, at the close only price movements were lopsided with just six stocks rising, while 17 declined and six closed without a change as trading on the Junior Market ended for the week shortened by two separate holidays, one at the start and the other at the end.
At the close, the Junior Market Index slipped just 2.00 points to 3,294.17 after recording gains in early morning trading.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute an appropriate value of stocks, averaged 12.3 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
Trading ended with marginal changes in the volume of value of stocks changing over the past two days, with 4,256,935 shares on Thursday for $11,419,242 versus 4,218,643 units at $11,909,607 on Wednesday. Future Energy Source controlled 29.5 percent of the market, with 1.26 million shares, Caribbean Flavours followed with 16.8 percent, amounting to 713,359 units and Lumber Depot 10.9 percent with an exchange of 464,372 units.
Trading averaged 146,791 units at $393,767, up from 120,533 at $340,274 on Wednesday. Trading month to date averages 241,307 units at $679,902, versus 279,912 units at $796,774 on Wednesday. July closed with an average of 163,918 units at $481,755.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Dolphin Cove rallied 40 cents to $8.25, trading 1,150 shares, Elite Diagnostic fell 25 cents to $2.75 with a transfer of 56,433 stock units, Express Catering dropped 30 cents to $5 with 21,868 units changing hands. Fosrich shed 23 cents to close at $8.02 with an exchange of 37,042 stocks, Future Energy Source gained 10 cents to finish at $1.60, with investors switching ownership of 1,257,911 shares, GWest Corporation shed 7 cents to close at 92 cents with 5,500 stock units passing through the market. Honey Bun rose 5 cents to $6.80 with 8,308 units traded, Indies Pharma lost 8 cents to settle at $3.71 with a transfer of 27,470 shares, Knutsford Express dropped 60 cents to $6.60 with 32,425 stocks changing hands. 
Lasco Financial slipped 6 cents to $3.09 with investors swapping 48,336 units, Lasco Manufacturing lost 5 cents to close at $5.20 with an exchange of 71,700 stock units, Limners and Bards dropped 8 cents to $3.10, with 386,491 shares passing through the market. Main Event declined by 40 cents to $4.35 with 90,549 units traded, SSL Venture fell 16 cents to 71 cents, with a transfer of 30,000 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies shed $1.50 to close at $5.75 with 14,400 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market declines on Wednesday
Trading closed on Wednesday with the index falling as investors transferred 73 percent fewer shares for 73 percent less the value than on Tuesday on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange.
Market activity led to 35 securities trading compared to 36 on Tuesday and ended with 12 rising, 13 declining and 10 ending unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index dropped 23.06 points to finish at 3,296.17. The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate values of stocks, averaged 12.5 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
Trading ended with 4,218,643 shares changing hands for $11,909,607 down from 15,655,131 units at $44,661,348 on Tuesday. Future Energy Source led trading with 39.9 percent of total volume after exchanging 1.68 million shares, Lumber Depot followed, 15.3 percent, with 645,830 units and Mailpac Group 13.1 percent, with an exchange of 551,412 units.
Trading averaged 120,533 units at $340,274 in contrast to 434,865 shares at $1,240,593 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date averages 279,912 units at $796,774. July closed, with an average of 163,918 units at $481,755.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four, with lower offers.
At the close, Blue Power rose 14 cents to $3.49, with investors switching ownership of 90,000 shares, CAC 2000 shed $1.77 to end at $9.15 with 280 units traded, Caribbean Cream rose 10 cents to $5.90 with an exchange of 350 stock units. Elite Diagnostic fell 9 cents to $3 with a transfer of 10,974 shares, Express Catering lost 10 cents to finish at $5.30, with 11,004 units changing hands. Fosrich climbed 26 cents to $8.25, with 131,834 stocks passing through the market, Future Energy Source rose 7 cents to $1.50, with 1,682,572 stock units traded. KLE Group shed 20 cents to close at $1.05, with an exchange of 43,667 shares, Knutsford Express fell 49 cents to $7.20 with a transfer of 1,730 units. Lasco Manufacturing added 5 cents to $5.25 with 123,527 stocks changing hands, 
Lumber Depot rose 5 cents to $2.99 with 645,830 stock units traded and Main Event slipped 5 cents to $4.75 with 12,738 shares crossing the exchange, Stationery and Office Supplies rallied 37 cents to $7.25 after trading 23 socks and Tropical Battery popped 13 cents to $1.43 after an exchange of 45,654 units.
In the preference segment, CAC 200 9.5% traded 2,500 shares and gained 20 cents to end at $1.20.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market slippage continues on Wednesday
The Junior Market Index dropped a further 22.00 points for a third consecutive day of decline on Wednesday to settle at 3,302.76 as trading closed, with the volume of stocks exchanged climbing 45 percent over Tuesday’s level, with the value up by 24 percent.
Market activity led to 33 securities trading compared to 34 on Tuesday and ended with the prices of just eight stocks rising, 14 declining and 11, closing unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 12.8 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
A total of 13,080,154 shares traded for $40,382,215 compared to 9,034,942 units at $32,570,639 on Tuesday.
Lumber Depot led trading with 78.7 percent of total volume in trading 10.29 million shares followed by Future Energy Source 11.1 percent with 1.46 million units and Tropical Battery 1.4 percent with 178,671 units.
Trading averages 396,368 units at $1,223,703 in contrast to 265,734 at $957,960 on Tuesday. Trading month to date averages, 172,116 units at $504,321, compared to 161,120 units at $469,047 on Tuesday. June trading averaged 225,705 units at $644,459.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging rose 5 cents to $1.55, with 24,120 shares traded, Everything Fresh popped 6 cents to $1.05 with an exchange of 2,573 units, Express Catering jumped 49 cents to $5.99 with a transfer of 37,700 stock units. Future Energy Source dropped 16 cents to $1.50, with 1,457,121 stocks changing hands, General Accident rallied 47 cents to $5.47 with a transfer of 6,000 shares, Indies Pharma fell 25 cents to $3.50, with 70,689 units passing through the market. Jetcon Corporation slipped 8 cents to $1.31, with 110,000 stocks traded, Knutsford Express shed 49 cents to settle at $7.20, with an exchange of 3,067 shares, Lasco Distributors slipped 5 cents to $3.81 with a transfer of 27,161 units. Lasco Financial rose 5 cents to $3.15 with investors switching ownership of 900 stocks, Lumber Depot fell 10 cents to $3.35, with 10,289,932 shares traded, 
Main Event climbed 50 cents to $5.30 with a transfer of 1,928 stocks and Medical Disposables slipped 5 cents to $4.55 with 7,560 units crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, CAC 2000 9.5% dropped 40 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of 80 cents, with 38,147 shares changing hands as the yield on the stock climbed to 11%.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Big bounce for Junior Market on Friday
Trading closed on the Junior Market on Friday, with the index making a sizable recovery as trading picked up, with 44 percent more stocks than on Thursday and with 98 percent greater value.
Market activity led to 33 securities trading, similar to Thursday, and ended with 11 stocks rising, 13 declining and nine ending unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index rallied 33.83 points to finish at 3,369.03. The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing an appropriate stock value, averages 13.1 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
A total of 5,307,749 shares traded for $17,164,498 compared to 3,674,321 units at $8,690,782 on Thursday. Future Energy Source led trading with 28.8 percent of total volume in trading 1.53 million shares, followed by Mailpac Group 22.1 percent, with 1.17 million units and Lasco Distributors 19.5 percent, with an exchange of 1.03 million units.
Trading averages 160,841 units at $520,136 versus 111,343 at $263,357 on Thursday. Trading for the month to date averages 156,090 units at $447,181, versus 155,814 units at $442,949 on Thursday. June closed with an average of 225,705 units at $644,459.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging lost 8 cents to finish at $1.56 with 125,170 shares passing through the market, Blue Power dropped 25 cents to $3.35 with 550 stock units traded, Cargo Handlers shed 50 cents to settle at $8 in switching ownership of 1,000 units. Caribbean Cream slipped 10 cents to $6 with an exchange of 15,820 shares, Consolidated Bakeries popped 35 cents to $2, with 1,679 stock units changing hands, Fosrich climbed 25 cents to $8.15 with a transfer of 12,895 units. Honey Bun rallied 14 cents to $6.74 with 14,799 shares crossing the exchange, Indies Pharma gained 17 cents to $3.96, with 58,209 stock units traded, Iron Rock Insurance shed 60 cents to end at $3.60 with an exchange of 74,353 units. 
KLE Group rose 10 cents to $1.28 with 5,000 shares changing hands, Limners and Bards lost 8 cents to finish at $3.02 with a transfer of 164,547 stock units, Lumber Depot fell 7 cents to $3.36, with investors switching ownership of 202,312 units. Mailpac Group slipped 5 cents to $3.80, with 1,172,910 stocks traded and tTech dropped 35 cents to $4.40 with 85,940 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
More decline for Junior market
Trading closed on Thursday with the Market index declining for a third day as volume and value of stocks traded varying marginally from that on Wednesday on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange.
Market activity led to 33 securities trading compared to 34 on Wednesday and ended with the prices of 13 stocks each, rising and falling, leaving nine unchanged. At the close, the Junior Market Index dropped 11.87 points to settle at 3,335.20.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute an appropriate stock value, averages 13.2 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
A total of 3,674,321 shares traded for $8,690,782 compared to 3,516,276 units at $8,817,575 on Wednesday.
Future Energy Source led trading with 41.4 percent of total volume as 1.52 million shares traded, followed by Caribbean Flavours 25 percent of the day’s trade, with 918,114 units and Mailpac Group 4.7 percent in exchanging 172,567 units.
Trading averages 111,343 units at $263,357 in contrast to 103,420 at $259,340 on Wednesday. Trading month to date, averages 155,814 units at $442,949, versus 158,552 units at $454,006 on Wednesday. June closed with an average of 225,705 units at $644,459.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Blue Power advanced 20 cents to $3.60 with an exchange of 4,639 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 5 cents to end at $1.91, with 5,099 stocks changing hands, Caribbean Cream dropped 29 cents to finish at $6.10 with 27,902 units traded. Caribbean Flavours fell 11 cents to $2 with a transfer of 918,114 shares, Consolidated Bakeries dropped 34 cents to $1.65, with 7,000 stocks passing through the market, Elite Diagnostic slipped 13 cents to $3.07, with an exchange of 17,988 units. Express Catering rallied by 54 cents to end at $6.04 with 41,133 shares changing hands, Fosrich slipped 10 cents to $7.90 with 18,234 units traded, Honey Bun popped 5 cents to $6.60 with a transfer of 14,513 stocks. Jetcon Corporation rose 9 cents to $1.39 with investors switching ownership of 6,333 units, KLE Group spiked 13 cents to $1.18 with an exchange of 2,466 shares, Lasco Manufacturing slipped 18 cents to $4.82, with 24,939 stocks changing hands. 
Limners and Bards dipped 5 cents to $3.10 with 36,700 stock units traded, Medical Disposables fell 23 cents to $4.76 with a transfer of 1,276 units, Stationery and Office Supplies shed 36 cents to settle at $7.04 with 4,500 stocks changing hands and tTech jumped 33 cents to $4.75 with 492 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
More fall for Junior Market on Wednesday
Trading closed on Wednesday with the Junior Market index falling as the volume of stocks traded decreased by 16 percent and the value falling 26 percent from Tuesday levels as declining stocks clobbered those rising.
Market activity led to 34 securities trading compared to 37 on Tuesday and ended, with nine stocks rising, 23 declining and two closing unchanged. At the close, the Junior Market Index fell 22.01 points to settle at 3,347.07.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute an appropriate stock value, averages 13.2 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
A total of 3,516,276 shares changed hands for $8,817,575 down from 4,167,111 units at $11,943,035 on Tuesday.
Future Energy Source led trading with 62 percent of total volume after exchanging 2.18 million shares, followed by Lumber Depot 14.8 percent, with 520,691 units and Tropical Battery 4.2 percent, with a transfer of 146,716 units.
Trading averaged 103,420 units at $259,340 in contrast to 112,625 shares at $322,785 on Tuesday. Month to date averages 158,552 units at $454,006, compared to 162,286 units at $467,191 on Tuesday. June closed with an average of 225,705 units at $644,459.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Blue Power dropped 20 cents to $3.40 with an exchange of 2,498 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers fell 19 cents to $1.86 with 3,467 units changing hands, Caribbean Cream lost 9 cents to finish at $6.39, with 10,003 stocks traded. Caribbean Flavours rose 5 cents to $2.11, with a transfer of 22,965 shares, Consolidated Bakeries rallied 29 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $1.99, with investors switching ownership of 3,500 units, Elite Diagnostic shed 29 cents to $3.20 with an exchange of 24,034 stocks. Express Catering declined 11 cents to $5.50, with 13,000 shares changing hands, Fosrich fell 12 cents to $8 with 40,000 units traded, General Accident advanced 34 cents to $5.60 with a transfer of 41,099 stocks. GWest Corporation slipped 5 cents to $1.01, with 1,234 shares passing through the market, Indies Pharma rallied 13 cents to $3.79 with an exchange of 16,895 units, KLE Group dropped 24 cents to $1.05 with 100 stocks changing hands. Knutsford Express spiked $1.20 to $8.40, with 1,572 shares traded, Lasco Distributors lost 9 cents to close at $3.90 with a transfer of 6,791 units, Lasco Financial slipped 5 cents to $3.15 with 3,669 stocks passing through the market. 
Lasco Manufacturing shed 25 cents to $5 with an exchange of 37,462 shares, Limners and Bards fell 15 cents to $3.15, with 37,367 units changing hands, Lumber Depot lost 5 cents to settle at $3.40 with 520,691 stocks traded. Main Event dropped 20 cents to $5.20 with a transfer of 1,500 shares, Medical Disposables climbed 23 cents to $4.99 with investors switching ownership of 8,653 stocks, SSL Venture declined by 22 cents to 73 cents with 11,397 units changing hands and Stationery and Office Supplies fell 10 cents to $7.40 with 19,493 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Stocks lose steam on Friday
Stocks lost steam after a strong gain on Thursday and ended, with declining stocks outran those gaining on a near 2 to 1 ratio on Friday, as 113 percent more shares were exchanged than on Thursday with a 200 percent greater value at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market.
Thirty seven (37) securities traded, up from 34 on Thursday and ending with 11 stocks rising, 19 declining and seven closing unchanged.
The Junior Market Index fell 21.17 points to 3,400.73. The PE Ratio a measure used to compute an appropriate stock value, averaged 13.1 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
Overall, 7,615,922 shares traded for $31,395,162, up from 3,577,660 units at $10,453,518 on Thursday.
Caribbean Cream led trading, with 22.4 percent of total volume after trading 1.71 million shares, Fontana followed with 1.29 million units for 16.9 percent, Future Energy Source added 16.4 percent, with an exchange of 1.25 million units and Mailpac Group contributed 15 percent, with 1.15 million units changing hands.
Trading averaged 205,836 units at $848,518 in contrast to 105,225 at $307,456 on Thursday. The month to date average is 172,172 units at $494,563, compared to 169,018 units at $461,407 on Thursday. 
June closed with an average of 225,705 units at $644,459.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with a higher bid than its last selling price and four with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging advanced 14 cents to $1.66 with 8,078 shares changing hands, CAC 2000 shed $2 to $9.50 with an exchange of 258 units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 7 cents to $2.05 with 116,907 stocks traded. Caribbean Cream spiked $1.11 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.85 with a transfer of 1,709,762 shares after investors reacted positively to the reporting of a doubling in first quarter profit. Consolidated Bakeries fell 21 cents to $1.68, with 3,741 units passing through the market, Dolphin Cove declined by 12 cents to $8.28, with 616 stocks changing hands. Everything Fresh slipped 5 cents to $1 with an exchange of 80,427 shares, Fosrich fell 8 cents to $8.12 with 7,623 units traded, Future Energy Source rallied 14 cents to $1.70 with a transfer of a sizeable 1,249,955 stocks. iCreate rose 8 cents to 86 cents with investors exchanging 11,020 shares, Indies Pharma popped 9 cents to $3.65, with 122,881 units changing hands, Jamaican Teas lost 7 cents to end at $4 with an exchange of 466,801 stocks. 
Jetcon Corporation fell 7 cents to $1.30 with 55,362 shares changing hands, Knutsford Express dropped 85 cents to $7.15 with a transfer of 34,767 units, Lasco Distributors slipped 3 cents to $4.02, in switching ownership of 9,516 stocks. Lasco Manufacturing declined by 10 cents to $5.25, with 46,075 shares changing hands, Limners and Bards lost 5 cents to settle at $3.15 with an exchange of 11,506 units, Mailpac Group dropped 8 cents to $3.80 with 1,151,450 stocks traded. Medical Disposables spiked 31 cents to $5.28, with a transfer of 50,000 stock units and Paramount Trading fell 9 cents to $1.16 with 153,518 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market rallies to 19 months high
The Junior Market jumped 45.32 points on Thursday to close at 3,421.90, the highest close since December 6, 2019 and is now within a 7 percent reach of the all-time high in 2019. The volume of stocks traded fell 76 percent from Wednesday’s level, with a value that is 61 percent less.
A total of 34 securities traded on Thursday, compared to 35 on Wednesday and ended, with 15 stocks rising, 11 declining and eight closing unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing an appropriate value for a stock averages 13.2 using ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
at the close, 3,577,660 shares traded for $10,453,518 versus 14,960,503 units at $26,802,592 on Wednesday.
Lumber Depot led trading with 38 percent of total volume after an exchange of 1.36 million shares, followed by Future Energy Source 27.1 percent, with 970,553 units and Mailpac Group 13.5 percent, with an exchange of 482,660 units.
Trading averaged 105,225 units at $307,456 in contrast to 427,443 at $765,788 on Wednesday. Month to date trading averages 169,018 units at strong>$461,407, compared to 175,027 units at $475,907 on Wednesday. June closed with an average of 225,705 units at $644,459.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers. Following the close of trading 
Caribbean Cream released first quarter results with revenues up a solid 28 percent and profit doubling to 14 cents per share and AMG Packaging posted nine months results, with flat revenues for the latest quarter after the year to date recorded lower income but a strong 26 percent increase in profit to $21 million for the May quarter that pushed year to date results to $42 million over $38 million in 2020.
At the close, Blue Power declined by 7 cents to $3.53 with an exchange of 219 shares, Everything Fresh rose 5 cents to $1.05 with 1,143 units changing hands, Express Catering fell 19 cents to $6.05 with a transfer of 400 stocks. Fosrich slipped 5 cents to $8.20 with 18,344 shares passing through the market, Future Energy Source dropped 9 cents to $1.56 with an exchange of 970,553 units, Indies Pharma added 10 cents to close at $3.56 with 30,491 stocks changing hands. KLE Group popped 20 cents to $1.30 with a transfer of 31,569 shares, Knutsford Express climbed 30 cents to $8 with 3,300 units traded, Lasco Distributors rose 15 cents to $4.05 with investors switching ownership of 170 stocks. 
Lasco Manufacturing slipped 5 cents to $5.35 with an exchange of 7,146 shares, Lumber Depot gained 14 cents to finish at $3.50 with 1,360,707 units changing hands after the company released full year’s results with a big rise in profit. Main Event spiked 57 cents to $5.40 with a transfer of 4,266 stocks, Paramount Trading rose 9 cents to $1.25 with 2,500 shares passing through the market and Stationery and Office Supplies fell 30 cents to $7.60 with 3,569 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
FESCO IPO price doubles
Trading dominance belonged to Future Energy Source on Wednesday after accounting for 84.5 percent of the total market volume after an exchange of 12.64 million shares, with the price closing at a record closing high of $1.65 after 15 cents to be up 106 percent since listing in April this year, but after hitting an intraday record of $1.87 on the Junior Market.
Trading closed with the index falling 19.75 points to 3,376.58 as investors exchanged 352 percent more shares than on Tuesday at 161 percent greater value after 35 securities traded, compared to 37 on Tuesday and ending with 12 rising, 16 declining and seven closing unchanged.
At the close, the PE Ratio, one measure used to compute an appropriate value, for a stock averages 13.3 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
Trading ended with 14,960,503 shares changing hands for $26,802,592, up from 3,308,374 units at $10,279,533 on Tuesday. Lumber Depot accounted for 4.5 percent of the day’s traded volume, with 679,182 units and Jamaican Teas chipped in with 2.2 percent market share with an exchange of 331,837 units.
Trading averaged 427,443 units at $765,788 in contrast to 89,416 at $277,825 on Tuesday. Month to date trades averaged 175,027 units at $475,907, compared to 147,927 units at $444,785 on Tuesday. June closed with an average of 225,705 units at $644,459.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial spiked $2.23 to $22.87 with 890 shares changing hands, AMG Packaging slipped 5 cents to $1.52, trading 46,000 stock units, Blue Power rose 7 cents to $3.60 in switching ownership of 50,766 units. Caribbean Assurance Brokers gained 20 cents to close at $1.98 with an exchange of 750 stocks, Caribbean Cream advanced 20 cents to $5.70 with a transfer of 434 shares, Everything Fresh fell 6 cents to $1 with 61,313 stock units changing hands. Express Catering rallied 24 cents to $6.24 with 52,479 units traded, Fosrich spiked 65 cents to $8.25 with 2,180 stocks passing through the market. GWest Corporation dropped 13 cents to $1.05 with a transfer of 150 stock units, Honey Bun rallied 23 cents to $6.76 with 1,800 stocks changing hands, Indies Pharma shed 44 cents to $3.46, with 69,587 units traded. KLE Group fell 20 cents to $1.10 in switching ownership of 28,301 shares, Knutsford Express jumped 55 cents to $7.70 with an exchange of 11,632 stock units, Lasco Distributors dropped 19 cents to $3.90, with a transfer of 7,352 units. Lasco Manufacturing popped 5 cents to $5.40 with 99,156 stocks changing hands, Limners and Bards slipped 5 cents to $3.16, with 26,896 shares traded, Mailpac Group added 5 cents to finish at $3.88 with an exchange of 302,756 stock units. 
Main Event dipped 60 cents to $4.83 with 2,000 units through the market, Paramount Trading fell 21 cents to $1.16 with a transfer of 74,993 stocks, Stationery and Office Supplies slipped 10 cents to $7.90, with 26,930 stock units changing hands and Tropical Battery dipped 5 cents to $1.38 with 154,925 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.