The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange declined at the close on Thursday, with more stocks falling than rising after investors traded 43 percent fewer shares than on Wednesday.
Trading ended, with 32 securities changing hands, compared to 34 on Wednesday and ended with the prices of 10 stocks rising, 15 stocks declining and seven ending, with prices remaining unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index dropped by 28.47 points to settle at 2,536.12. The average PE Ratio of the market ended at 10.3 based on IC Insider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 1,477,937 shares for $6,120,418 compared to 2,584,097 units at $13,160,131 on Wednesday.
Lumber Depot led trading with 380,966 shares for 25.8 percent of total volume followed by Lasco Manufacturing with 300,713 units for 20.3 percent of the day’s trade and Jamaican Teas with 188,647 units for 12.8 percent market share.
Trading ended with an average of 46,186 units at $191,263 in contrast to 76,003 at $387,063 on Wednesday. For the month to date, the average trade was 107,679 units at $330,432, in comparison to 111,413 units at $338,882 on Wednesday. Trading in July resulted in an average of 248,153 units changing hands at $668,727.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows one stock ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none closing with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Blue Power gained 19 cents to end at $3.25 in an exchange of1,000 units, Cargo Handlers finished 2 cents higher at $6.55 with 4,800 stocks crossing the market, Caribbean Cream dropped 17 cents to finish at $3.80 with 1,354 stock units changing hands. Caribbean Flavours climbed 39 cents and exchanged 134,378 units to settle at $18.88, Derrimon Trading gained 22 cents to end at $2.73 with investors trading 7,886 stock units, Dolphin Cove lost 50 cents to close at $6.50 trading just a single share. Elite Diagnostic rose 7 cents to finish at $3.07 with 36,200 units changing hands, Everything Fresh slipped 4 cents to settle at 67 cents with investors switching ownership of 4,158 units, Express Catering lost 6 cents to close at $3.94 with 900 shares traded. Fontana declined 4 cents to settle at $4.78 with 25,638 units crossing the market, Fosrich advanced 10 cents to close at $3.80 in an exchange of 9,750 shares, General Accident climbed 26 cents to end at $6.60 with investors transferring 538 shares. Honey Bun slipped 1 cent to $5.09 with 2,466 stock units changing hands, iCreate declined 1 cent to finish at 69 cents with 3,138 stock units traded, Indies Pharma fell 2 cents and exchanged 22,153 shares to settle at $2.80. 
Jamaican Teas lost 6 cents to settle at $4.84, with an exchange of 188,647 units, KLE Group declined 6 cents to close at $1.36 with 47,759 units traded, Knutsford Express dropped 5 cents to finish at $6.85 with 220 stock units changing hands. Lasco Distributors gained 5 cents to end at $3.20 with investors transferring 9,000 stock units, Lasco Financial rose 7 cents to close at $2.16 after exchanging 14,100 units, Lasco Manufacturing traded 300,713 units and shed 38 cents to finish at $3.60. Limners and Bards ended 9 cents higher at $2.60 with investors switching ownership of 163,400 shares, Lumber Depot fell 5 cents to close at $1 with 380,966 shares changing hands, Medical Disposables lost 5 cents to finish at $4.95 with 3,960 units traded and tTech dropped 8 cents to settle at $5.41 with 8,222 units crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading ended with 31 securities changing hands compared to 30 on Wednesday and concluded with the prices of 18 stocks rising, nine stocks declining and the prices of four remaining unchanged.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows three stocks closing, with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
Iron Rock Insurance declined by 30 cents to end at $2.80 after exchanging 871 stocks, Jamaican Teas closed 9 cents higher at $4.69 with 74,744 shares traded, Jetcon Corporation gained 1 cent, with investors transferred 24,112 stock units to close at 82 cents. Lasco Distributors advanced 1 cent to settle at $3.26 with 107,689 stocks changing hands, Lasco Financial gained 9 cents to finish at $2.29 with 13,774 stock units clearing the market, Lasco Manufacturing slipped 1 cent to $3.89 with 11,000 shares traded. Limners and Bards advanced 9 cents to settle at $2.69 with investors switching ownership of 46,963 stock units, Lumber Depot declined by 1 cent in exchanging 347,991 shares to end at 97 cents, Mailpac Group rose 2 cents to close at $2 with investors transferring 66,860 stock units. Medical Disposables dropped 4 cents to finish at $4.95 with 10,939 units traded and SSL Venture rose 11 cents to end at 86 cents with 10,000 shares crossing the exchange.
Trading ended with 27 securities changing hands compared to 31 on Thursday and ended with the prices of eight stocks rising, the prices of nine declining and ten with remaining unchanged.
For the month to date, the average trade resulted in an exchange of 136,446 shares at $382,221, in comparison to 137,315 units at $373,348 on Thursday. Trading to date compares adversely to July, with an average of 248,153 units at $668,727.
General Accident dropped 15 cents to end at $7.20 in exchanging 11,944 stocks, iCreate lost 3 cents to settle at 65 cents in an exchange of 83,321 stock units, ISP Finance fell 41 cents to settle at $14.59, with ten shares changing hands, Jamaican Teas dropped by 50 cents to settle at $4.50 in trading 1,956,594 stock units. Lasco Distributors carved out a loss of 6 cents in closing at $3.34 and exchanging 20,587 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing added 9 cents in closing at $3.99 in trading 26,000 stocks, Limners and Bards gained 9 cents to finish at $2.80 with an exchange of 6,853 shares. Lumber Depot increased 2 cents in closing at $1.05 and trading 2,100 units. Medical Disposables rose 9 cents to $5, with 5,387 stock units crossing the exchange, SSL Venture carved out an increase of 11 cents to close at 86 cents, with an exchange of 1,500 units and Stationery and Office Supplies lost 20 cents to close at $5.60 in trading 44,707 shares.
At the close of the market, Access Financial dropped 89 cents in ending at $26.10, with 1,700 shares crossing the exchange, AMG Packaging slipped 20 cents to end at $1.54 trading 12,100 units, Blue Power gained 20 cents to end at $3.40 in exchanging 2,166 shares. Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 9 cents to end at $2.24 while exchanging 19,410 stocks, Caribbean Cream advanced by 15 cents to settle at $4.25, with 35,001 stock units passing through the market, Caribbean Producers shed 4 cents to close at $2.40 trading 65,450 units. Derrimon Trading declined by 30 cents to settle at $2.70 with 70,079 shares changing hands, Elite Diagnostic carved out a gain of 45 cents in finishing at $3.65, while trading 5,000 shares. Express Catering climbed 45 cents to settle at $3.90, with 740 shares changing hands, Fontana shed 1 cent to end at $5.01 and clearing the market with 89,132 units, Fosrich advanced 20 cents and closed at $3.90 in exchanging 500 stocks. General Accident fell 1 cent in ending at $7.49, with 77,647 stocks passing through the market, iCreate gained 1 cent to settle at 63 cents trading 9,600 stock units, Indies Pharma dropped by 5 cents to end at $2.90 in exchanging 47,138 units. 
Jamaican Teas carved out a gain of 2 cents in closing at $5.02 and exchanging 100,297 shares, Knutsford Express increased 5 cents to close at $6.90 in trading 28,804 stocks.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
Indies Pharma climbed 5 cents to end at $2.95 with an exchange of 17,662 units, Iron Rock Insurance fell 5 cents to $3.40, with 1,935 shares crossing the exchange, Jetcon Corporation lost 1 cent to end at $1 after trading 3,238 stocks. Knutsford Express fell 5 cents in closing at $6.85 with investors switching ownership of 32,852 stocks, Lasco Distributors dropped by 5 cents to end at $3.20, with 779,939 stock units crossing the market, Lasco Financial advanced by 5 cents to close at $2.35, after exchanging 3,430,200 shares. Lasco Manufacturing carved out a gain of 20 cents in closing at $3.90 changing hands 137,491 units, Limners and Bards dropped by 6 cents to settle at $2.90, with 196,444 shares changing hands, Lumber Depot carved out a loss 3 cents to end at $1.01 in exchanging 362,184 stocks. Medical Disposables gained 7 cents to close at $5, with 9,906 stock units changing hands, SSL Venture fell 9 cents in closing at 78 cents in trading 10,000 stock units and tTech declined by 80 cents to close at $5.95 trading 7,397 units after the company reported lower revenues and profit for the June quarter.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
iCreate settled at 61 cents, with a gain of 1 cent and 298,692 shares crossing the market, ISP Finance shed 80 cents to settle at $15, with 129 units passing through the market. Jamaican Teas rose 1 cent to $5, with investors switching ownership of 43,500 stock units, Knutsford Express declined 98 cents to close at $6.90 in an exchange of 1,840 stock units, Lasco Distributors gained 20 cents, in closing at $3.25 with 7,768 stocks changing hands. Lasco Financial lost 5 cents to end at $2.30 trading 47,768 stock units, Limners and Bards declined by 4 cents to settle at $2.96 as investors swapped 185,204 shares, Lumber Depot fell 2 cents to $1.04, in an exchange of 806,750 shares. MailPac Group gained 1 cent to end at $2.15, after trading 543,553 shares, Medical Disposables shed 26 cents to settle at $4.93, with 7,531 units crossing the market and tTech rose 25 cents to end at $6.75 trading 10,097 units.
At the close of the market, Access Financial carved out a gain of $3.49 to close at $26.99 in trading 6,465 shares, AMG Packaging increased 10 cents to end at $1.84 after exchanging 14,749 units, Blue Power fell 5 cents in ending at $3.40 after trading 3,500 shares. Caribbean Assurance Brokers increased 4 cents to close at $2.15 in an exchange of 8,688 stock units, Caribbean Cream rose 15 cents to end at $5.40 after exchanging 115,306 units, Caribbean Producers fell 2 cents to close at $2.42 in trading 58,650 stock units. Derrimon Trading carved out a gain of 1 cent to end at $2.55, with 211,600 stocks changing hands, Dolphin Cove climbed 25 cents to $7.25 with an exchange of 3,630 units, Everything Fresh fell 2 cents to end at 73 cents after clearing the market of 72,417 stock units. Fontana lost 2 cents to close at $5 with investors swapping 85,126 stocks, Fosrich fell 5 cents to $3.70 in trading 106,700 stocks, General Accident rose 20 cents closing at $7.50 after exchanging 283,368 shares. GWest Corporation climbed 3 cents to end at 89 cents in an exchange of 2,400 units, iCreate declined by 2 cents to end at 60 cents, with 68,005 stock units crossing the market, Indies Pharma dropped 6 cents to settle at $2.90 while exchanging 35,193 shares. 
Jetcon Corporation advanced by 9 cents to settle at $1.01 trading 3,000 units, Knutsford Express increased 38 cents and ended at $7.88 with investors swapping 225 stocks, Lasco Distributors carved out a loss 22 cents to settle at $3.05 in trading 20,967 stock units. Lasco Manufacturing advanced by 18 cents after closing at $3.70, with investors swapping 103,786 units, Limners and Bards rose 14 cents to end at $3, with 90,543 shares, crossing the market, Mailpac Group lost 1 cent to close at $2.14 with investors switching ownership of 576,774 units. Main Event fell 3 cents in closing at $3.96 and exchanging 607,726 stock units, Medical Disposables lost 1 cent to end at $5.19 with an exchange of 6,703 units and Paramount Trading dropped 2 cents to settle at $1.75 trading 8,000 shares.
Trading ended with 34 securities changing hands compared to 32 on Monday and ended with the prices of 13 stocks rising. Prices of 10 stocks declined and prices of 11 remained unchanged.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
iCreate advanced 3 cents and traded 1,993 units to settle at 60 cents, Indies Pharma fell 7 cents to $2.90 with 9,200 shares changing hands, Jetcon Corporation carved out a gain of 10 cents to end at $1.01 and clearing the market with 6,097 shares. Lasco Distributors slipped 3 cents to close at $3.25 with 70,905 shares passing through the market, Lasco Financial rose 9 cents to settle at $2.50 trading 5,700 units, Lasco Manufacturing declined by 3 cents to end at $3.75 in an exchange of 55,345 stock units. Limners and Bards climbed 21 cents to finish at $2.88 with investors transferring 27,316 stocks, Lumber Depot gained 1 cent to close at $1.07 with 147,000 shares changing hands, Mailpac Group declined 2 cents to end at $2.12 with an exchange of 303,405 stock units. Medical Disposables climbed 25 cents to close at $5.30 with 3,410 shares traded and tTech dipped 80 cents to close at $6.50, with 22,081 shares crossing the exchange.
At the close of the market, Access Financial gained 94 cents to close at $26.99 with the trading of 5,259 stocks, AMG Packaging rose 2 cents to settle at $1.75, with 125,640 stock units changing hands, Blue Power lost 15 cents to settle at $3.15 after clearing the market with 23,011 shares. Caribbean Cream gained 40 cents in closing at $4.40, with an exchange of 1,571 stock units, Caribbean Producers dropped 4 cents to end at $2.35 after exchanging 51,610 units, Consolidated Bakeries lost 19 cents ending at $1.36 clearing the market with 1,000 shares. Derrimon Trading shed 9 cents to end at $2.30 while exchanging 8,401,811 stocks, Elite Diagnostic dipped 10 cents in closing at $3.60 with investors switching ownership of 29,500 units, Express Catering declined by 6 cents to $4 in an exchange of 34,253 stocks. Fosrich dropped 24 cents to close at $3.65 and clearing the market with 34,160 shares, General Accident climbed 11 cents to settle at $7.15, and finishing at 19,458 shares changing hands, Honey Bun rose 10 cents to end at $5.40 in an exchange of 402 shares. 
iCreate added 1 cent in closing at 57 cents while trading 92,494 shares, Indies Pharma gained 2 cents to finish at $2.97 83,705 stock units changing hands, Iron Rock Insurance advanced 45 cents to $3.45 while exchanging three units. Jamaican Teas increased 11 cents to end at $5 in an exchange of 95,024 stock units, Knutsford Express shed 40 cents to close at $7.50, with 7,512 units passing through the market, Lasco Distributors gained 3 cents to settle at $3.28 in trading 199,213 units. Lasco Manufacturing rose 28 cents in closing at $3.78 after exchanging 17,211 units, Limners and Bards lost 13 cents to settle at $2.67 and finishing trading, with 12,851 units, Mailpac Group shed 1 cent to settle at $2.14, with 538,932 stocks changing hands. Main Event slipped 1 cent to $3.99 after 5,100 shares crossed the market, Medical Disposables carved out a gain of 5 cents to end at $5.05 and trading 24,047 units. Stationery and Office Supplies fell 10 cents in closing at $5.80, with 2,747 stock units crossing the market and tTech gained 60 cents to end at $7.30, with 5,000 shares passing through the market.
In comparison, June ended, with an average of 245,049 units trading at $689,955.
Express Catering carved out a gain of 9 cents to close at $4.09, with 7,900 stock units crossing the exchange, Fontana gained 5 cents in closing at $5.05 with an exchange of 33,420 units, General Accident rose 20 cents to close at $7.15 after exchanging 116,000 stock units. GWest Corporation gained 2 cents to settle at 89 cents, with 2,098 shares changing hands, iCreate shed 2 cents to end at 54 cents in trading 45,143 units and Iron Rock Insurance shed 9 cents to end at $3.80 with investors swapping 3,100 stock units.
