Trading closed on Thursday with the volume and value of stocks traded rising modestly over Wednesday’s levels and led the Market Index into a decline of 15.53 points to 3,317.13 at the close of the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange.
Trading ended with 38 active securities compared to 37 on Wednesday, with 12 rising, 18 declining and eight finishing unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 11.5 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
A total of 5,648,917 shares traded for $14,145,296 compared to 5,553,859 units at $12,475,514 on Wednesday. Future Energy Source led trading for a second consecutive day with 56.6 percent of total volume for an exchange of 3.2 million shares, followed by Lumber Depot with 9.9 percent for 558,375 units and Derrimon Trading 7.2 percent after trading 406,445 units.
Trading averaged 148,656 units at $372,245 from 150,104 at $337,176 on Wednesday, while trading month to date averages 149,370 units at $354,944. August closed with an average of 464,471 units at $1,258,652.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging lost 6 cents to close at $1.60,, trading 4,101 shares, Blue Power rose 20 cents to $3.30 in an exchange of 300 stocks, CAC 2000 slipped 20 cents to $9.30 in trading 10,868 stock units. Cargo Handlers lost 20 cents to end at $8.15 with 3,065 units changing hands, Caribbean Cream popped 60 cents to $6 in trading 925 stock units, Caribbean Flavours rallied 7 cents to $1.98 after exchanging 20,494 units. Express Catering popped 32 cents to $5.72 with a transfer of 3,007 stock units. Future Energy Source shed 23 cents to $2.20 with 3,195,686 shares crossing the exchange, Honey Bun gained 20 cents to close at $9.20 in exchanging 114,740 units, Indies Pharma declined 26 cents to $3.43 after an exchange of 5,000 stocks. Jamaican Teas fell 29 cents to $3.60 in transferring 36,859 shares, Jetcon Corporation lost 6 cents to finish at 99 cents in switching ownership of 122,699 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing gained 10 cents to end at $5 in an exchange of 4,505 stock units, Limners and Bards shed 24 cents to close at $3.50 with 121,200 units crossing the market. Mailpac Group declined 20 cents to $3.60 with the swapping of 145,936 stock units, Medical Disposables rallied 11 cents to $4.65 in trading 10,047 units, 
Paramount Trading lost 15 cents to close at $1 with 5,000 shares changing hands, SSL Venture gained 13 cents in ending at 77 cents with 28,050 stock units crossing the market. Stationery and Office Supplies fell 75 cents to $6.45 in trading 300 stocks, Tropical Battery rose 5 cents to $1.40 with 275,806 units clearing the market and tTech fell 42 cents to $4.37, finishing with a transfer of 1,049 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
At the close, 22 securities traded compared to 20 on Monday, with six stocks rising, six declining and 10 remaining unchanged. The Composite Index fell 1.59 points to 1,430.24, the All T&T Index dipped 5.40 points to 1,929.51 and the Cross-Listed Index gained 0.35 points to settle at 125.58.
L.J. Williams B share remained at $1.35 while trading 700 stock units, National Flour Mills rose 1 cent to $1.81 after 4,676 units crossed the market, NCB Financial Group popped 2 cents to $8.25 in exchanging 110,667 shares. One Caribbean Media spiked 62 cents to $4.88 in an exchange of 1,000 stock, Point Lisas remained at $3.20 in trading 1,000 shares, Republic Financial Holdings dipped 1 cent to $135.45 with 8,198 stocks clearing the market. Scotiabank remained at $59.49 while exchanging 21 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL declined 6 cents to $17.66 with the swapping of 5,979 stock units, Unilever Caribbean remained at $16.40 with an exchange of 737 stocks and West Indian Tobacco ended at $31.50 in exchanging 565 units.
Five securities changed hands, compared to six on Tuesday with none rising, three declining and two remaining unchanged.
At the close, Margaritaville remained at 9 US cents with 2,000 shares traded, Proven Investments fell 0.4 of a cent to 23.5 US cents with 1,050 stocks changing hands, Sygnus Credit Investments JMD stock settled at 12.2 US cents with 3 units changing hands. Sygnus Credit Investments USD stock lost 0.3 of a cent to settle at 12.7 US cents with investors switching ownership of 194 units and Transjamaican Highway declined by 0.09 of a cent to 0.81 US cents with 28,000 shares crossing the exchange.
Market activity led to 37 securities trading compared to 39 on Tuesday and ended with 13 rising, 15 declining and nine closing unchanged.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
Lasco Distributors slipped 5 cents to $3.80 with 156,462 stocks changing hands, Lasco Financial rallied 20 cents to $3.19, with 16,043 shares passing through the market. Lasco Manufacturing fell 9 cents to $4.90 with 5,884 stock units traded, Medical Disposables shed 71 cents to end at $4.54 with a transfer of 5,800 stocks, Paramount Trading climbed 19 cents to $1.15, with 7,906 units changing hands and tTech jumped 59 cents to $4.79 with 15,051 shares crossing the exchange.
At the close, Barita Investments fell $1.43 to $90.97 in switching ownership of 188,629 shares, Caribbean Cement rose $1.20 to $107.20 in exchanging 2,613 stocks, Caribbean Producers gained 29 cents to end at $4.64 with 16,300 shares crossing the exchange, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund dropped $6.75 to $40 in trading 8,108 stock units, GraceKennedy slipped 50 cents to $101.50 with a transfer of 38,713 stocks, Guardian Holdings spiked $9 to $599 with 892 units changing hands, Jamaica Broilers fell $1.45 to $33 with the swapping of 104,714 shares. Jamaica Producers declined $2.45 to $22.05 after 288,971 stocks cleared the market, Jamaica Stock Exchange shed 80 cents to close at $17.20 in transferring 3,410 stock units, Key Insurance popped 22 cents to $4.43 after exchanging 11,302 stocks. Mayberry Investments rallied 25 cents to $6 in exchanging 35,530 units, NCB Financial declined $2.99 to $130 in switching ownership of 5,487 shares, Palace Amusement dropped $135.99 to end at $999 with 152 stock units changing hands, Portland JSX shed 98 cents to $7.02 with the swapping of 23 stocks. 
Proven Investments fell 92 cents to $33.03 with 8,471 stock units crossing the market, Radio Jamaica rallied 25 cents to $3.75 in an exchange of 396,352 shares. Sagicor Group shed $1 in, ending at $57 after switching ownership of 10,741 stocks, Seprod popped $1.21 to $66 in trading 4,387 shares.
The All Jamaican Composite Index spiked 2,773.29 points to 459,842.64, the JSE Main Index climbed 2,670.20 points to 417,864.90 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.59 points to close trading at 101.46.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has 17 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
PanJam Investment popped $2 to end at $64, with 4,216 stock units clearing the market, Pulse Investments rallied 26 cents to close at $3.60 after exchanging 435,638 units. Radio Jamaica dived 70 cents to $3.50 after exchanging 8,366,194 stock units, Sagicor Group rose $1.10 to end at $58 in trading 1,176,211 units, Scotia Group rallied 70 cents in closing at $39.50, with 4,106 stock units crossing the market. Seprod rose 79 cents to $64.79 in exchanging 2,978 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments popped 65 cents to $17 with the swapping of 203,098 units.
At the close, Access Financial advanced 45 cents to $21 trading 7,567 shares, AMG Packaging slipped 6 cents to $1.60 swapping ownership of 52,341 units, Cargo Handlers fell 10 cents to $8.40 with an exchange of 158,001 stock units. Caribbean Cream shed 30 cents to end at $5.40 with a transfer of 39,800 stocks, Dolphin Cove jumped $1.75 to $12 with 75,011 shares changing hands, Express Catering lost 6 cents to finish at $5.44 with 26,568 stock units traded. Fontana dipped 18 cents to $6 with 92,284 stocks passing through the market, Future Energy Source dropped 24 cents to $2.40 with an exchange of 9,922,250 shares, Honey Bun shed 50 cents to close at $8.50 with a transfer of 9,474 stocks. iCreate slipped 5 cents to 78 cents with 83,492 units changing hands, Iron Rock Insurance fell 38 cents to $3.50 trading 36,999 stocks units, Jamaican Teas popped 40 cents to $3.85, with 1,942,373 shares passing through the market.KLE Group lost 7 cents to $1.15 with an exchange of 1,111 units, Lasco Distributors rose 5 cents to $3.85 with a transfer of 10,499 stock units, Lasco Financial dropped 14 cents to $2.99 with 99,748 shares changing hands.
Lasco Manufacturing advanced 17 cents to $4.99 with 8,405 stocks passing through the market, Limners and Bards jumped 58 cents to a 52 weeks’ close of $3.73 with an exchange of 308,947 stock units, Lumber Depot gained 10 cents to settle at $3 with a transfer of 570,494 units. Mailpac Group rose 8 cents to $3.76 with 165,147 shares changing hands, Main Event dropped 48 cents to $4.27 with investors switching ownership of 14,501 stock units, Medical Disposables rose 5 cents to $5.25 with an exchange of 16,263 stocks. Paramount Trading fell 14 cents to 96 cents with a transfer of 267,362 units, SSL Venture lost 10 cents to land at 64 cents with 55,051 stock units changing hands and tTech shed 59 cents to close at $4.20 with 237 shares crossing the exchange.
Investments gained 0.9 of a cent to close at 23.9 US cents after exchanging 21,891 stock units, Sterling Investments lost 0.12 of a cent to end at 2 US cents after exchanging 223 units. Sygnus Credit Investments Ja$ share dropped 0.4 of a cent in ending at 12.2 US cents, with 270 stocks clearing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments US$ share remained unchanged at 13 US cents while exchanging 3,839 units and Transjamaican Highway climbed 0.09 of a cent to 0.9 US cents, with 485,562 stocks changing hands.
Trading averaged 305,774 units at $16,700,628, compared to 319,594 shares at $3,515,324 on Friday and month to date an average of 487,063 units at $8,855,423, in contrast to 497,417 units at $8,407,376 on Friday. July closed with an average of 322,932 units at $15,201,099.
Kingston Properties climbed $1.25 to $10.25 with 220 stock units traded, Kingston Wharves dropped $2 to $46.50 with an exchange of100,933 shares, Mayberry Investments advanced 39 cents to $6.14 with investors switching ownership of 2,636 units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities lost 25 cents to end at $9 with 24,756 stocks changing hands, NCB Financial Group climbed 90 cents to $132 with an exchange of 5,809,459 shares, Palace Amusement shed $5.01 to close at $1134.99 with 10 stocks traded.PanJam Investment dropped $1 to $62 with a transfer of 3,253 units, Scotia Group fell 65 cents to $38.80 with 29,179 stock units passing through the market, Seprod declined $3.99 to $64 with 10,001 stocks changing hands and Sygnus Credit Investments advanced $1.35 to $16.35 with 1,262,824 shares crossing the exchange after the company posted strong gains in full year’s profit.
At the close, First Rock Capital lost 0.3 of a cent to end at 7.2 US cents trading 408,722 shares, Proven Investments remained at 23 US cents with an exchange of 1,318,594 units, Sygnus Credit Investments USD ordinary share settled at 13 US cents with 76,190 stocks changing hands and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.04 of a cent to 0.81 US cents with 112,726 shares crossing the exchange.
