Trading closed on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded surging 134 percent, with the value climbing 64 percent over Monday trades leading to a 2 to 1 ratio of falling and rising on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange.
Market activity led to 36 securities trading, up from 33 on Monday, with nine rising, 18 declining and nine closing unchanged.
The Market Index dipped 0.53 points to settle at 3,287.50. The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values averages 12.4 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
A total of 7,188,474 shares traded for $16,444,481 compared to 3,073,648 units at $10,016,759 on Monday. Future Energy Source led trading with 3.70 million shares for 51.4 percent of total volume, followed by Derrimon Trading 1.71 million units, with 23.7 percent and Mailpac Group, with 305,158 units for 4.2 percent market share.
Trading averaged 199,680 units at $456,791 up from 93,141 at $303,538 on Monday. Trading month to date, averages 203,508 units at $558,884, compared to 204,544 units at $586,518 on Monday. 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 three with lower offers.
At the close, Blue Power fell 4 cents to close at $3.45 in swapping 8,000 shares, Cargo Handlers climbed 50 cents to $8.50 while exchanging 2,500 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers dipped 8 cents to $1.90 trading 7,214 stock units. Caribbean Cream shed 6 cents to end at $5.74, with 6,947 units changing hands, Consolidated Bakeries advanced 18 cents to $1.80 with an exchange of 1,678 shares, Derrimon Trading dropped 15 cents to end at $2.30 after 1,705,748 units crossed the market. Elite Diagnostic rallied 16 cents to $2.92 in trading 5,355 stocks, Everything Fresh rose 5 cents to 99 cents, with 23,524 stock units changing hands, Future Energy Source rallied 7 cents to $1.62 in exchanging 3,696,514 stock units. General Accident rose 14 cents to $5.61 after 290 stock units changed hands, Indies Pharma declined 14 cents to $3.69, with 35,576 stocks crossing the market, 
Jetcon Corporation slipped 10 cents to $1.20 in trading 20 shares, Knutsford Express dropped 48 cents in closing at $7.12 after 2,100 stock units crossed the market, Lasco Financial lost 4 cents in closing at $3.01 after trading 29,175 units. Limners and Bards dropped 8 cents to $3.02 in exchanging 176,184 stocks, Lumber Depot fell 5 cents to $2.90 trading 288,074 shares, SSL Venture dropped 12 cents to 71 cents, with 20,301 units crossing the exchange, Stationery and Office Supplies popped $1.75 to $7.50 with 44,424 stock units clearing the market and Tropical Battery lost 4 cents to close at $1.34 while exchanging 33,544 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
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.
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.
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.
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. 
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
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.
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.
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.
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.
for $44,661,348 compared to 2,153,858 units at $7,010,164 on Friday.
Lumber Depot fell 36 cents to $2.94 with a transfer of 9,623,115 stock units, Medical Disposables shed 49 cents to finish at $4.50 with 825 units changing hands, SSL Venture popped 11 cents to 87 cents, in switching ownership of 5,744 shares. Stationery and Office Supplies rallied $1.12 to $6.88 with 879 stock units traded and Tropical Battery lost 10 cents to close at $1.30 with 28,827 units crossing the exchange.
The market closed on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded declining by 33 percent and the value slipping 29 percent from Thursday outcome, after 34 securities traded, similar to Thursday, with prices of 12 rising, 10 falling and 12 closing unchanged leading the Market Index to spike 14.49 points to close at 3,322.77 on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market. 
Future Energy Source led trading with 26.2 percent of total volume, after an exchange of 563,890 shares, Jamaican Teas followed with 21.5 percent, for 462,064 units and Tropical Battery 11.2 percent with an exchange of 240,306 units.
GWest Corporation declined by 5 cents to 94 cents with 10,000 units changing hands, Lasco Distributors dropped 16 cents to $4.04 with 1,222 stock units traded, Lumber Depot fell 10 cents to $3.30, with 15,040 shares passing through the market. Main Event climbed 43 cents to $4.79 with a transfer of 13,551 units, Medical Disposable jumped 46 cents to $4.99 with investors switching ownership of 13,999 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies shed $1.49 to close at $5.76 with 13,525 shares crossing the exchange.
A total of 34 securities traded on Thursday, up from 33 on Wednesday and ended with the prices of 11 stocks rising, 13 declining and 10 closing unchanged.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
Knutsford Express spiked 49 cents to $7.69 with 240 shares changing hands. Lasco Distributors spiked 39 cents to $4.20 with a transfer of 180,263 units, as investors responded positively to the company’s first quarter results that saw profit rising by 58 percent. Lasco Manufacturing gained 5 cents to close at $5.25 with 79,177 stocks traded, Lumber Depot rose 5 cents to $3.40 with investors switching ownership of 382,752 stock units, Main Event dropped 94 cents to $4.36, with 3,170 units changing hands and Stationery and Office Supplies advanced 10 cents to $7.25 with 13,696 shares crossing the exchange.
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.
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.
Trading averages 265,734 units at $957,960 compared to 146,823 at $375,550 on Monday. Trading month to date averages 161,120 units at $469,047 compared to 155,553 units at $443,033 on Monday. June closed with an average of 225,705 units at $644,459.
Lasco Manufacturing lost 5 cents to settle at $5.20 with an exchange of 2,510,219 units, Limners and Bards spiked 18 cents to $3.20, with 87,809 stock units changing hands. Lumber Depot rose 5 cents to $3.45 with 2,258,991 shares changing hands, Main Event shed 30 cents to finish at $4.80 with a transfer of 8,284 stocks, Medical Disposables added 5 cents to end at $4.60 with investors switching ownership of 1,100 units and Stationery and Office Supplies advanced 12 cents to $7.17, with 2,336 shares crossing the exchange.
Market activity led to 37 securities trading compared to 33 on Friday and ended with the prices of 12 rising, 16 declining and nine closing unchanged and two stocks closed at 52 weeks’ low.
average of 225,705 units at $644,459.
Mailpac Group rallied 5 cents to $3.85 with a transfer of 253,262 stock units, Main Event lost 10 cents to end at $5.10 with 6,490 shares traded, Medical Disposables fell 20 cents to $4.55, with 12,600 units passing through the market. Paramount Trading dipped 9 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.06, with investors switching ownership of 101,382 stocks and SSL Venture rose 7 cents to 80 cents with 3,983 shares crossing the exchange.
