Trading closed on Friday with the Junior Market Index gaining 34.45 points to 3,329.50, but the volume of stocks trading dropped 36 percent and the value falling 17 percent from Thursday levels at the conclusion of market activity of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market.
Trading ended with 41 active securities compared to 37 on Thursday and closed with 16 rising, 18 falling and seven unchanged.
At the close, the PE Ratio, based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings, averages 12.4.
Trading ended with 6,105,277 shares changing hands for $16,999,068, down from 9,546,922 units at $20,365,504 on Thursday.
Future Energy Source led trading with 33.5 percent of total volume for an exchange of 2.05 million shares followed by Jamaican Teas with 13.2 percent for 803,886 units and Mailpac Group with 8 percent market share for 488,914 units.
Trading averaged 148,909 units at $414,611, down from 258,025 at $550,419 on Thursday. Trading month to date averages 316,141 units at $760,798, compared to 326,224 units at $781,671 on Thursday. April closed with an average of 329,241 units at $854,716.
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, Access Financial shed 49 cents to end at $22 in an exchange of 1,082 shares, AMG Packaging lost 8 cents in closing at $1.60 with 16,001 stocks changing hands, Blue Power dipped 9 cents to settle at $3.90 in transferring 140 units. CAC 2000 fell 77 cents to $9.23 trading 5,396 shares, Caribbean Cream gained 13 cents to end at $5.90 with 811 stock units clearing the market, Caribbean Producers lost 8 cents to close at $3.66 with 17,378 shares changing hands. Consolidated Bakeries picked up 20 cents to finish at $1.70 with the swapping of 9 stock units, Derrimon Trading gained 5 cents to end at $2.51 in trading 204,421 stocks, Express Catering rose 28 cents to $5 in exchanging 13,842 units, Fontana fell 38 cents to $5.80 with a transfer of 369,864 stocks.
Honey Bun lost 17 cents in trading 7,181 stock units at $6.80, Iron Rock Insurance gained 5 cents to finish at $3.25 with 200,000 units crossing the market, Knutsford Express rose 30 cents to $8.30 with 14,497 units changing hands, Lasco Distributors lost 5 cents in closing at $4.25 with the swapping of 27,858 stocks. Lasco Financial ended 35 cents higher at $3.75 after exchanging 171,636 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing gained 15 cents in closing at $5.50 with the swapping of 160,799 shares, Limners and Bards lost 5 cents to settle at $3.15 in exchanging 454,746 units. Main Event rose 45 cents to $4.65 after a transfer of 125 stocks, SSL Venture fell 8 cents to 55 cents in exchanging 10,100 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies gained 10 cents in closing at $8.20 with investors switching ownership of 1,000 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
A total of 37 securities traded versus 36 on Wednesday, with 12 rising, 19 declining and six closing unchanged.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with the bid higher than its last selling price and four with lower offers.
KLE Group climbed 28 cents to $1.30 with 68,000 stocks passing through the market, Knutsford Express fell 10 cents to $8 with 500 shares traded, Lasco Distributors rose 11 cents to $4.30 with an exchange of 118,363 units. Lasco Manufacturing dropped 14 cents to $5.35 with 73,518 stocks changing hands, Limners and Bards slipped 5 cents to $3.20 with a transfer of 149,575 stock units, Lumber Depot lost 10 cents to settle at $3.30 with 373,843 stocks traded and Main Event advanced 20 cents to $4.20 with 1,582 shares crossing the exchange.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids closing higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Lumber Depot increased by 15 cents to end at $3.40 with 333,743 units traded, Mailpac Group lost 6 cents to close at $3.75 with 235,899 stock units changing hands, Main Event dropped 30 cents to $4 with investors switching ownership of 133,079 stocks. SSL Venture gained 8 cents to settle at 63 cents with 4,746 units traded and Tropical Battery rose 6 cents to $1.22 with 1,175,768 shares crossing the exchange.
At the close, Access Financial fell $1.95 to $20.20 after exchanging 142 shares, Blue Power climbed 27 cents to $3.97, trading 608 shares. Cargo Handlers rose 70 cents to $8.70, with one stock unit changing hands, Caribbean Cream dropped 34 cents $5.66 in exchanging 2,750 units, Caribbean Flavours increased 5 cents to $2.15, with 9,558 stock units crossing the market. Caribbean Producers advanced 10 cents to end at $3.75 with the swapping of 73,746 units, Dolphin Cove lost 39 cents to end at $7.61 in trading 40,788 units. Elite Diagnostic fell 20 cents to $3 in switching ownership of 223,848 units, Fontana advanced 6 cents to $6.06 while exchanging 102,677 stocks. Fosrich advanced 11 cents to $8.50, trading 53,297 units, Future Energy Source climbed 3 cents to $1.05 in exchanging 4,624,020 units, Honey Bun fell 24 cents to $6.75 with the swapping of 51,683 stock units. Iron Rock Insurance declined 80 cents to $3.20 with the swapping of 7,150 stock units. Jamaican Teas rose 7 cents to $4.03, with 451,911 stocks hanging hands, Jetcon Corporation lost 8 cents in ending at $1.02 after exchanging 669,133 stock units, KLE Group rose 19 cents to close at $1.21 with an exchange of 800 stocks.
Knutsford Express declined 9 cents to $8.35 while exchanging 53,847 stock units, Lasco Financial lost 10 cents in closing at $3.30, with 295,424 stocks switching ownership, Lasco Manufacturing climbed 8 cents to $5.48 in trading 165,451 units. Limners and Bards gained 6 cents to close at $3.36 after 77,292 units changed hands, Mailpac Group declined 12 cents to $3.75 in an exchange of 105,978 stocks. Main Event declined 39 cents in closing at $4.30 after trading 41,268 shares and tTech rose 25 cents to $6.25 with 1,398 shares clearing the market.
Lasco Manufacturing was next, with 9.5 percent of total volume after trading 1.95 million units, while Lumber Depot accounted for 4.1 percent of total volume with an exchange of market 847,830 units.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ending with the bid higher than its last selling price and one with a lower offer.
Lasco Manufacturing increased by 5 cents to close at $5.40 with 1,948,675 stocks changing hands, Limners and Bards fell 10 cents to $3.30 with 213,795 shares traded, Main Event advanced 19 cents to $4.69 with 35,831 units passing through the market. Paramount Trading fell 12 cents to $1.30 with investors switching ownership of 3,000 stocks, Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 22 cents to $8.28 with a transfer of 36,669 stock units and tTech jumped $1 to $6 with 6,211 shares crossing the exchange.
At the close, Access Financial dropped $1.49 to $20.01 with an exchange of 9,017 shares, Blue Power fell 20 cents to $3.70 with 20,550 units changing hands, CAC 2000 fell $2.70 to $7 after 10 stock units changed hands. Caribbean Assurance Brokers lost 10 cents to close at $1.90 with 16,037 shares traded, Caribbean Cream slipped 5 cents to $6 with a transfer of 3,028 units, Consolidated Bakeries declined by 9 cents to $1.46 with an exchange of 3,859 stocks. Dolphin Cove dropped 48 cents to$7.50 with 7,442 stock units changing hands, Elite Diagnostic fell 51 cents to $3.09 with 9,030 units passing through the market, Express Catering shed 70 cents to end at $5 with investors switching ownership of 33,037 shares. Fontana slipped 10 cents to $6 with 98,435 stocks traded, General Accident gained 10 cents to close at $5.80 with a transfer of 500 shares, Honey Bun dropped 29 cents to $6.50 with an exchange of 15,222 units. Indies Pharma advanced 30 cents to $3.90 with 2,938 stocks changing hands, Jamaican Teas rose 6 cents to $3.95 with 2,244,608 stock units passing through the market, Jetcon Corporation lost 6 cents to land at 85 cents with 97,326 shares traded. 
Lasco Distributors dropped 20 cents to $4 with a transfer of 13,200 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing slipped 5 cents to $5.35 with 60,180 units changing hands, Limners and Bards declined by 5 cents to close at $3.40 with 69,773 shares passing through the market. Lumber Depot fell 19 cents to $3.26 with 903,509 stocks traded, Medical Disposables climbed 28 cents to $4.98 with a transfer of 245 units and SSL Venture gained 8 cents to close at 64 cents with 176,140 shares crossing the exchange.
Trading ended with 38 active securities from 40 on Monday resulting in an exchange of 9,672,190 shares for $32,065,947 down from 13,103,080 units at $39,313,013 on Monday.
The PE Ratio based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings averaged 12.6.
Jamaican Teas slipped 6 cents to $3.89 with 1,527,305 shares passing through the market, Jetcon Corporation rose 5 cents to 91 cents with 187,309 units traded, Knutsford Express jumped 80 cents to $8 with a transfer of 274 stocks. Lasco Distributors gained 5 cents to close at $4.20 with an exchange of 18,634 stock units, Limners and Bards climbed 42 cents to settle at 52 weeks’ high of $3.45 with investors switching ownership of 345,420 shares, Lumber Depot advanced 42 cents to a record high of $3.45 with 334,579 units passing through the market. Mailpac Group increased by 21 cents to finish at $3.87 with 1,613,713 stocks traded, Medical Disposables gained 30 cents to settle at $4.70 with a transfer of 2,755 stock units, SSL Venture slipped 9 cents to 56 cents with 23,076 units changing hands. Stationery and Office Supplies jumped 87 cents to $8.50 with investors switching ownership of 267,890 stocks and tTech dropped 90 cents to close at $5 with 44,301 shares crossing the exchange.
Overall 40 securities traded, up from 37 on Friday and ended with the prices of nine stocks rising, 23 declining and eight remaining unchanged. At the close, the PE Ratio based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings averaged 12.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
Lasco Distributors slipped 5 cents to $4.15 with 38,968 shares traded, Lasco Financial fell 14 cents to $3.80 with 85,342 units changing hands, Lumber Depot declined 15 cents to $3.03 with 807,322 stocks passing through the market. Main Event shed 41 cents to end at $4.50 with a transfer of 1,575 stock units, Medical Disposables advanced 15 cents to $4.40 with 1,534 units traded and Stationery and Office Supplies dropped $1.87 to close at $7.63 with 32,890 shares crossing the exchange.
Trading ended with 37 securities changing hands up from 35 on Thursday and closed with prices of 15 rising, 15 declining and seven closing unchanged.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Lasco Distributors gained 13 cents to close at $4.20 with an exchange of 66,204 units, Lasco Financial ended 6 cents lower at $3.94 with the swapping of 1,000 shares, Lasco Manufacturing gained 6 cents in closing at $5.40 in transferring 82,790 stock units. Lumber Depot gained 17 cents ending at $3.18 after exchanging 1,851,495 units, Mailpac Group shed 26 cents to finish at $3.69 after clearing the market with 867,626 stocks, Stationery and Office Supplies advanced $2.49 to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $9.50 in trading 16,303 shares and tTech dipped 8 cents to end at $5.91 with a transfer of 1,250 stock units.
Trading ended with an average of 559,143 units at $1,547,839 up from 351,689 at $822,523 on Wednesday and for the month to date an average of 357,873 units at $865,988, compared to 334,624 units at $787,227 on Wednesday. April closed with an average of 329,241 units at $854,716.
Honey Bun dropped 16 cents to $6 with an exchange of 55,902 units, iCreate gained 6 cents to close at 80 cents with 16,558 stock units passing through the market, Indies Pharma fell 25 cents to $4 with 387,501 shares traded. Jamaican Teas fell 30 cents to settle at $3.50 after 6,713,850 units changed hands, KLE Group lost 9 cents to finish at $1.21 with 600 stocks crossing the exchange, Lasco Distributors declined by 25 cents to $4.07 with 145,965 stock units traded. Lasco Financial climbed 61 cents to 52 weeks high of $4 with a transfer of 55,209 shares, Limners and Bards rose 6 cents to $2.98 with investors switching ownership of 252,216 units, Lumber Depot advanced 21 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $3.01 with an exchange of 3,917,606 units. Mailpac Group lost 5 cents to close at $3.95 with 317,577 stock units changing hands, Medical Disposables dropped 75 cents to $4.25 with 10,895 stocks passing through the market, Stationery and Office Supplies jumped $1.01 to settle at a 52 weeks’ high of $7.01 with 24,878 units traded and tTech advanced 9 cents to $5.99 with 8,461 shares crossing the exchange.