The Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market’s seven consecutive days of record run, ended Monday, with the Market index falling 28.42 points to settle at 3,957.45, with the volume of stocks traded declining moderately after the value increased 19 percent over Friday.
All 43 securities traded similar to Friday and ended with 22 rising, 14 declining and seven, closing unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 17.1. The PE ratio of each stock shown in the chart below is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years up to August 2022.
A total of 12,660,852 shares traded for $58,366,066 compared to 13,918,050 units at $49,116,813 on Friday. Future Energy Source led trading with 2.17 million shares for 17.1 percent of total volume followed by Fontana, 946,766 units, with 7.5 percent of the day’s trade and Jamaican Teas with 938,981 units for 7.4 percent market share.
Trading averaged 294,438 shares at $1,357,350 in contrast to 323,676 shares at $1,142,251 on Friday and month to date, averaging 462,135 units at $1,850,007, compared to 504,304 units at $1,973,892 previously. January closed with an average of 319,395 units at $1,181,136.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with the bid higher than the last selling price and none with a lower offer.
At the close, Access Financial lost $2.30 after ending at $21.50 and trading 27,382 shares, Blue Power advanced 10 cents to close at $3.25 in exchanging 6,456 units, CAC 2000 rallied 25 cents to end at $8.25 in switching ownership of 57 stock units. Dolphin Cove popped $4.50 in closing at $29 after 282,838 stocks changed hands, Elite Diagnostic declined 19 cents to $3.30 with the swapping of 18,810 stocks, Express Catering shed 40 cents to end at $5.60 in trading 363,827 shares. Fontana fell 34 cents to close at $11.58 after 946,766 units passed through the market, Fosrich climbed $2.20 in closing at $14.20, with 84,371 stock units crossing the exchange, Future Energy Source gained 27 cents ending at $4.29 after exchanging 2,169,661 units. General Accident dropped 30 cents to $6.20, with 28,152 stocks clearing the market, Iron Rock Insurance increased 31 cents to close at $3.46 trading 156 stock units, ISP Finance rose 49 cents in ending at $30 after 812 shares crossed the market. Jamaican Teas lost 20 cents to end at $4.15 in an exchange of 938,981 units, KLE Group gained 10 cents in closing at $2.80 while exchanging 79,225 shares, Lasco Distributors advanced 17 cents to $3.90 with an exchange of 411,377 stock units. Limners and Bards increased 11 cents to $3.45, with 429,479 stocks crossing the market, Mailpac Group rallied 10 cents to end at $3.34 after an exchange of 925,810 stock units, Main Event rose 50 cents in ending at $4.50 trading 194,288 stocks. Paramount Trading dropped 53 cents to close at $1.65, with 9,231 units crossing the market, SSL Venture climbed 25 cents in closing at $1.90 in trading 131,168 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies popped 46 cents to $6.36 in an exchange of 24,137 stock units.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading closed on Friday the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market with all listed stocks trading and the Market Index advanced 11.13 points to end at a record close of 3,985.87 after trading as high as 4,051.04 points in early market activity that ended with the volume of stocks traded, declining 45 percent and the value slipping by 48 percent from that on Thursday.

New record high for the JSE Junior Market.

Market activity led to 43 securities trading the same as Thursday and ended with 17 rising, 21 declining and five closing unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 16.8. The PE ratio of each stock shown in the chart below is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years up to August 2022.
A total of 13,918,050 shares traded for $49,116,813 compared to 25,209,060 units at $93,838,592 on Thursday. Future Energy Source led trading with 20 percent of total volume for an exchange of 2.79 million shares followed by Consolidated Bakeries with 13.6 percent for 1.90 million units, Derrimon Trading with 10.9 percent after trading 1.52 million units, Lumber Depot contributed 10.3 percent with 1.43 million units and Spur Tree Spices with 10.1 percent after trading 1.41 million units.
Trading averaged 323,676 shares at $1,142,251 in contrast to 586,257 shares at $2,182,293 on Thursday and the month to date, averaging 504,304 units at $1,973,892, compared to 564,984 units at $2,253,271 on Thursday. January closed with an average of 319,395 units at $1,181,136.
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.
At the close, Access Financial fell 70 cents to $23.80 in trading 59,981 shares, Blue Power lost 10 cents to end at $3.15 in switching ownership of 50,202 stocks, CAC 2000 shed 25 cents in closing at $8 in an exchange of 3,709 units. Cargo Handlers advanced 59 cents to $7.50 with the swapping of 50,204 stock units, Caribbean Cream lost 22 cents to close at $5.03 with 30,165 stocks crossing the market, Dolphin Cove declined $2.50 to finish at $24.50 after trading 86,532 stock units. Everything Fresh lost 18 cents to end at $1.49 with an exchange of 397,962 units, Express Catering shed $1.05 to $6 with a transfer of 204,470 shares, Fosrich declined $2.94 to $12 after an exchange of 56,086 stocks. Future Energy Source popped 16 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.02 after the price hit $4.50 in early trading and ended with 2,786,003 stock units changing hands, Honey Bun climbed 30 cents to end at $10.10 with 34,307 shares clearing the market, Indies Pharma gained 10 cents to $2.97 in transferring 108,349 units. ISP Finance dipped 49 cents to close at $29.51 after exchanging 2,942 stock units, Jamaican Teas fell 15 cents to $4.35 in switching ownership of 962,859 stocks, KLE Group declined 15 cents in closing at $2.70 with the swapping of 46,937 units. Lasco Distributors rallied 12 cents to $3.73 in exchanging 95,588 shares, Lasco Manufacturing gained 34 cents in ending at $4.84 with 39,988 stocks crossing the exchange, Lumber Depot lost 10 cents to end at $3.69 in switching ownership of 1,431,448 stock units. Mailpac Group shed 10 cents to $3.24 in trading 265,779 shares, Medical Disposables fell 20 cents to close at $7.55 with an exchange of 4,300 units, SSL Venture gained 19 cents to end at $1.65 with a transfer of 22,023 stock units. Stationery and Office Supplies popped 20 cents to $5.90 with 146,469 shares changing hands and tTech rallied 27 cents to $4.38 in trading 105 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading remained elevated on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market on Thursday, with the volume and value of stocks traded falling moderately below Wednesday’s outturn as the market index, a measure of the value of the market, crossed the 4,000 points mark for the first time in the morning session before hanging to gains of 25.54 points to finish at a new closing high of 3,974.74 after hitting a record high of 4,041.54 shortly after trading opened. 
As was the case on Wednesday, 43 securities traded, with 16 rising, 19 declining and eight, closing unchanged. At the close, Express Catering, Fontana and Future Energy Source traded at 52 weeks’ closing highs, while Everything Fresh traded at an intraday high of $1.84 before falling back at the close.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 16.9. The PE ratio of each stock in the chart below is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years up to August 2022.
A total of 25,209,060 shares traded for $93,838,592 compared to 26,221,431 units at $104,398,820 on Wednesday. Spur Tree Spices led trading with 14.45 million shares for 57.3 percent of total volume followed by Lumber Depot with 2.25 million units for 8.9 percent of the day’s trade and Future Energy Source with 1.74 million units for 6.9 percent market share.
Trading averaged 586,257 shares at $2,182,293 down from 609,801 shares at $2,427,880 on Wednesday and the month to date, averaging 564,984 units at $2,253,271, compared to 554,222 units at $2,289,177 on the previous day. January closed with an average of 319,395 units at $1,181,136.
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, AMG Packaging popped 10 cents to close at $3.75 after 84,583 shares crossed the exchange, Blue Power gained 15 cents to end at $3.25 as 23,421 stock units were exchanged, Cargo Handlers shed 48 cents to end at $6.91 with an exchange of 7,224 stocks. Caribbean Assurance Brokers advanced 10 cents to $3.03 after exchanging 220,670 units, Dolphin Cove dropped $1.50 in closing at $27 while 432,645 units switched owners, Elite Diagnostic climbed 20 cents in closing at $3.50 with the swapping of 56,329 shares. Everything Fresh fell 14 cents to end at $1.67, with 853,549 stocks clearing the market, Express Catering rose 81 cents to close at $7.05 in an exchange of 577,925 stock units, Fontana increased 35 cents ending at a closing record high of $11.85 in trading 504,534 shares. Future Energy Source rallied 23 cents to a record high of $3.86, with 1,737,228 stocks changing hands, General Accident rose 39 cents to $6.49 trading 67,987 units, Honey Bun climbed 24 cents to $9.80 after 128,499 stock units changed hands. Indies Pharma declined 18 cents to close at $2.87, with 219,393 shares crossing the market, Iron Rock Insurance lost 15 cents to end at $3.15 in switching ownership of 46,452 stock units, ISP Finance increased 49 cents in closing at $30, with 995 stocks crossing the market. Jamaican Teas popped 12 cents in closing at $4.50 after exchanging 684,209 units, Lasco Financial dropped 10 cents to $3.10 in an exchange of 27,100 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing shed 40 cents to close at $4.50 in switching ownership of 132,834 shares. Lumber Depot fell 11 cents after ending at $3.79 after 2,245,901 stock units changed hands, Main Event declined 48 cents to end at $4.02 with an exchange of 2,900 units, Medical Disposables lost 16 cents to close at $7.75 in trading 37,243 stock units. Paramount Trading shed 20 cents to $2.20 in an exchange of 192,268 shares, Spur Tree Spices gained 10 cents in closing at $3, with14,453,147 units crossing the market, SSL Venture rallied 35 cents to $1.46 while exchanging 56,574 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies advanced 20 cents to end at $5.70 after 8,714 shares passed through the exchange.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Junior Market stock surged 109 points to a new record close on Tuesday after jumping 89 points on Monday.

Bulls continue to roam all over the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market in trading on Wednesday and pushed the Market Index up by108.70 points to a fifth consecutive record high close at 3,949.20, with the market up 15 percent in just over a month at just over half of the total gains in 2021 with the market rising 6 percent or 222 points in the last six trading days.
All 43 listed securities traded compared to 42 on Tuesday and ended with 21 rising, 13 declining and nine, closing unchanged. At the close of the market, fives stocks ended trading at 52 weeks’ high. Everything Fresh one of ICInsider.com Top15 stocks for 2022 hit a 52 weeks’ high of $1.82, Fontana hit $11.85 but still ended the day with a closing high of $11.50. Future Energy Source made new highs in closing a $3.63 and Lumber Depot surprised with a big leap to $4.29 before ending at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $3.90 and Paramount Trading hit a 52 weeks’ high of $2.44 while Spur Tree Spices hit a new intraday high of $3.19 before pulling to close at $2.90.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages  17.1. The PE ratio of each stock shown in the chart below is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years up to August 2022.
A total of 26,221,431 shares traded for $104,398,820 up from 20,887,440 units at $90,181,236 on Tuesday. Spur Tree Spices led trading with 11.20 million shares for 42.7 percent of total volume followed by Lumber Depot with 3.20 million units for 12.2 percent of the day’s trade and Everything Fresh with 1.85 million units for 7.1 percent market share, Future Energy Source traded 1.74 million units for 6.6 percent market share and Honey Bun had an exchange of 1.01 million units for 3.8 percent market share.
Trading averaged 609,801 shares at $2,427,880 up from 497,320 shares at $2,147,172 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 554,222 units at $2,289,177. January closed with an average of 319,395 units at $1,181,136.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one stock with a lower offer.
In trading, Access Financial dropped 59 cents in closing at $24.50 while exchanging 1,846 shares, Caribbean Cream rose 12 cents to $5.32, with 166,415 units crossing the market, Dolphin Cove declined 50 cents to close at $28.50, with 253,464 stocks clearing the market. Everything Fresh gained 38 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $1.81 with an exchange of 1,849,857 stock units. Express Catering increased 84 cents in ending at $6.24 after an exchange of 700,019 units, Fontana advanced 60 cents in closing at $11.50 after 608,953 stocks crossed the market. Future Energy Source popped 14 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $3.63 in an exchange of 1,738,800 shares, General Accident rallied 20 cents to $6.10, with 492,180 stock units crossing the exchange, Honey Bun fell 41 cents to close at $9.56 after trading 1,005,654 stock units. Iron Rock Insurance climbed 22 cents to $3.30 in switching ownership of 16,394 stocks, KLE Group lost 11 cents to close at $2.84 with 110 units trading, Lasco Distributors rose 23 cents in closing at $3.69 trading 296,826 shares. Lasco Manufacturing climbed 10 cents to $4.90 after exchanging 36,016 stock units, Lumber Depot increased 40 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $3.90 with the swapping of 3,197,271 units, Main Event rose 50 cents in ending at $4.50, with 20,000 stocks changing hands. Paramount Trading rallied 35 cents ending at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.40 after exchanging 351,859 shares, Spur Tree Spices shed 19 cents to close at $2.90 in exchanging 11,197,840 shares, SSL Venture lost 36 cents to end at $1.11 after an exchange of 111,548 stocks. Stationery and Office Supplies fell 50 cents to $5.50 while swapping 396,633 units and tTech gained 29 cents in closing at $4.20 after exchanging 10,693 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Bulls pushed Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market much higher on Tuesday, with the market crossing into the 3,800 zone for the first time after a sharp rise of 89.48 points in the index to close at a record closing high of 3,840.50, marginally below the intraday high of 3,840.74 points shortly before the close and moving the gains in just over a month to an impressive 12 percent. 
Overall, 42 securities traded compared to 43 on Monday and ended with 17 rising, 19 declining and six, closing unchanged. In real bull market fashion trading ended with four stocks ending at 52 weeks’ high on Tuesday as follows: Dolphin Cove, Everything Fresh an IC Insider.com TOP 15 stock for 2022, Fontana, and Spur Tree Spices.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 16.8 The PE ratio of each stock shown in the chart below is based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years up to August 2022.
A total of 20,887,440 shares traded, 51percent more than on Monday for a value that rose 67 percent to $90,181,236 compared to 13,836,620 units at $53,925,461 on Monday. Express Catering led trading with 38 percent of total volume after an exchange of 7.92 million shares followed by Spur Tree Spices, 12.1 percent with 2.51 million units, Lumber Depot cornered 7.9 percent for 1.65 million units, Jamaican Teas controlled 6 percent for 1.26 million units and Derrimon Trading 6 percent after a transfer of 1.25 million units.
Trading averaged 497,230 shares at $2,147,172 in contrast to 321,782 shares at $1,254,080 on Monday and month to date, averaging 496,146 units at $2,147,172, compared to 319,395 units at $1,181,136 on Monday.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ending with a bid higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, Access Financial popped $2.58 to close at $25.09 with 4,441 shares traded, AMG Packaging lost 24 cents to end at $3.66 in switching ownership of 166,482 stocks, Cargo Handlers gained 30 cents in closing at $7.30 after 70,650 stock units crossed the exchange. Dolphin Cove rallied $2 ending at a record close of $29 with 404,095 shares changing hands, Elite Diagnostic lost 31 cents to end $3.30 in transferring 214,309 stocks, Everything Fresh gained 23 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.43 with the swapping of 833,368 shares. Express Catering rose 60 cents to $5.40 after exchanging 7,922,744 units, Fontana rallied $2.11 to a record of $10.90 with 326,648 stock units crossing the market, General Accident lost 20 cents to close at $5.90 with an exchange of 3,448 units. Honey Bun gained 38 cents to end at $9.97 after 42,974 stocks cleared the market, ISP Finance declined $8.49 in ending at $29.51 after an exchanging of 335 stock units, Knutsford Express lost 10 cents to settle at $7.90 with the swapping of 17,855 shares. Lasco Financial gained 20 cents to end at $3.20 in trading 1,890 units, Lumber Depot picked up 10 cents in closing at $3.50 with 1,649,004 shares crossing the market, Medical Disposables rallied 91 cents to $7.91 in an ownership switch of 59,283 stocks. Spur Tree Spices gained 20 cents to end at a record $3.09 in an exchange of 2,511,283 stock units and tTech fell 19 cents to $3.91 with 35,100 stock units changing hands.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

The Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market ended trading on Monday at another new record closing high, with the market Index popping 55.08 points to settle at 3,751.02, to be up 9.4 percent for January after hitting a peak of 3,770.13 in the early morning session following new highs last week for the first time since late 2019.

A new record high for the JSE Junior Market.

All 43 listed securities traded compared to 42 on Friday and ended with 26 rising, 10 declining, while seven closed unchanged. AMG Packaging, Dolphin Cove, Fontana, Paramount Trading and Spur Tree Spices traded at 52 weeks’ highs during the day.
The volume of stocks trading rose 40 percent as the value climbed 55 percent higher than on Friday, with 13,836,620 shares traded for $53,925,461, up from 9,892,920 units at $34,889,559 on Friday. Recently listed Spur Tree Spices led trading with 3.89 million shares for 28.1 percent of total volume followed by Lumber Depot, 1.40 million units for 10.1 percent of the day’s trade and Everything Fresh with 974,543 units for 7 percent market share.
Trading averaged 321,782 shares at $1,254,080 in contrast to 235,546 shares at $830,704 on Friday and the month to date averaging 319,395 units at $1,181,136, compared to 319,265 units at $1,177,146 on Friday. December closed with an average of 409,209 units at $1,318,877.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two stocks with lower offers.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 16.7. The PE ratios stock in the chart below are based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years up to August 2022.
At the close, Access Financial lost $2.49 after ending at $22.51 after trading as high as $25.33 in an exchange of 53,695 shares, following the release of the third quarter results to December, AMG Packaging climbed 31 cents to t $3.90 with an exchange of 438,075 units, Cargo Handlers advanced 15 cents to $7, with 10,100 stock units changing hands. Dolphin Cove popped $1.01 to end at a 52 record closing high of $27 with the swapping of 317,565 stocks, after hitting an intraday high of $29.60. Elite Diagnostic dropped 12 cents in closing at $3.61 in switching ownership of 76,366 stock units, Everything Fresh gained 10 cents to $1.20 in trading 974,543 units. Express Catering shed 25 cents to end at $4.80 with 262,034 shares crossing the exchange, Fontana rallied 69 cents to close at a record high of $8.79 after exchanging 236,604 stocks, Indies Pharma increased 10 cents in closing at $3.10, after 36,148 stocks crossed the market. ISP Finance rose $1 to $38 after trading 10 units, Jamaican Teas climbed 8 cents to $4.32 with 694,605 stock units changing hands, Jetcon Corporation gained 8 cents in closing at 94 cents after finishing trading 402,561 shares. Lasco Distributors popped 16 cents to $3.39 after exchanging 190,493 units, Lasco Financial declined 7 cents to end at $3, with 318,392 stock units changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing increased 15 cents to close at $4.80 in exchanging 279,887 stocks.  Limners and Bards rose 7 cents in ending at $3.40 while exchanging 785,560 shares, Lumber Depot advanced 20 cents in closing at $3.40 after trading 1,401,602 units, Mailpac Group rallied 12 cents to end at $3.40 in exchanging 737,880 stocks. Medical Disposables increased 28 cents to $7 after 500 stock units crossed the market, Spur Tree Spices advanced 13 cents to end at a record close of $2.89 with the swapping of 3,892,221 shares, after the stock price hit $3 during the trading session, SSL Venture fell 23 cents to end at $1.50 in an exchange of 115,858 stock units. Stationery and Office Supplies gained 10 cents to close at $6 with an exchange of 100,667 stocks and tTech rallied 10 cents to $4.10 after trading 12,100 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.