Trading closed on Friday with the Junior Market Index falling a solid 33.79 points to close the week at 3,355.95, which is well below the close of 3,402.30 at the end of the prior week as trading resulted in an exchange of 28 percent fewer shares for 36 percent less the value than on Thursday.
Thirty five (35) securities traded versus 36 on Thursday and ended with prices of 15 stocks rising, 12 declining and eight, closing unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute an appropriate stock value, averages 12.9 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
Trading ended with 5,232,244 shares changing hands for $22,118,856, down from 7,218,781 units at $34,584,400 on Thursday.
Fosrich Group led trading with 28.8 percent of total volume, after trading 1.50 million shares, followed by Lasco Financial 17.8 percent, with 932,128 units and Future Energy Source 14.9 percent, with an exchange of 778,165 units.
Trading on Friday averages 149,493 units at $631,967 down from 200,522 at $960,678 on Thursday. Month to date trades average 155,961 units at $476,754, close to 157,000 units at $451,835 on Thursday. June closed with an average of 225,705 units at $644,459.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial fell $2.06 to $20.64, trading 525 shares, Blue Power rose 5 cents to $3.55 with a transfer of 15,628 stocks, Cargo Handlers rallied 60 cents to $8.40 with 161 units changing hands. Caribbean Flavours dropped 18 cents to $1.96 with an exchange of 50,135 shares, Caribbean Producers rose 23 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.98, after trading 34,319 stocks, Consolidated Bakeries fell 10 cents to $1.68 with 10,500 units traded. Dolphin Cove popped 10 cents to $8.40 with a transfer of 60 stock units, Elite Diagnostic slipped 5 cents to $3.14 with 100 shares changing hands, Express Catering advanced 24 cents to $6.24 with an exchange of 50,649 units. Fosrich dropped 79 cents to $7.50 with 1,504,969 stocks passing through the market, GWest Corporation rose 5 cents to $1.15 with 75,800 shares traded, Indies Pharma increased 6 cents to $3.83 with a transfer of 29,165 units. Jamaican Teas rallied 7 cents to $4.05, with 445,096 stocks changing hands, Jetcon Corporation slipped 5 cents to $1.35, with an exchange of 56,755 stock units, Knutsford Express shed 92 cents to settle at $7.08 with investors switching ownership of 1,650 shares. 
Lasco Distributors dropped 29 cents to $3.90, trading 11,117 shares, Lasco Financial fell 14 cents to $3.15, with 932,128 units changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing rose 10 cents to $5.40 with an exchange of 71,538 shares. Lumber Depot popped 5 cents to $3.50 with 215,589 stocks passing through the market, Mailpac Group slipped 5 cents to $3.70, with 244,779 units traded, Main Event spiked 40 cents to $5.40 with 600 stock units changing hands and Medical Disposables bolted 49 cents to $4.90, with 22,569 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
First Rock Capital dipped 0.11 of a cent to finish at 8.89 US cents with 1,860 shares passing through the market, Margaritaville remained at 9.2 US cents with an exchange of just one unit, Proven Investments gained 0.38 of a cent to end at 24.48 US cents with 1,010,948 stocks changing hands. Sterling Investments fell 0.03 of a cent to 1.87 US cents with 110,000 stock units traded, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 1.45 cents to 14.45 US cents with a transfer of 2,000 shares and Transjamaican Highway declined 0.11 of a cent to a 52 weeks’ low of 0.71 US cents with 1,809,928 units crossing the exchange.
JMMB Group declined 5 cents to $2 in an exchange of 1,271 units, L.J Williams B share, settled at $1.34, with 320 stock units changing hands, Point Lisas rose 5 cents to $3.15, with 25 stock units clearing the market. Prestige Holdings popped 1 cent to $7 after 20,598 units crossed the market, Scotiabank dipped 1 cent to $59.74 in an exchange of 50 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 1 cent to $18.21 in an exchange of 620 stocks. Trinidad Cement ended at $3.30, with 175 shares crossing the exchange and Unilever Caribbean remained at $16.25 trading 1,000 stocks.
At the close of trading, the All Jamaican Composite Index spiked 4,025.26 points to 464,689.48, the JSE Main Index sprung 3,462.72 points higher to 426,697.54 and the JSE Financial Index rose 1.87 points to 105.80.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has 13 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Proven Investments slipped 78 cents to $34.32 with 1,024 shares changing hands, Sagicor Group rallied $4 to $56 with 278,687 stock units crossing the market, Salada Foods picked up 25 cents to settle at $8.25 with the swapping of 56,192 stock units and Supreme Ventures shed 96 cents to close at $18.05, with 237,056 shares clearing the market.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
Lasco Manufacturing declined by 15 cents to $5.30, with 15,298 units changing hands. Limners and Bards gained 14 cents to finish at $3.26 with 56,144 stocks traded, Lumber Depot rose 5 cents to $3.45 with a transfer of 436,393 stocks and SSL Venture rallied 10 cents to 78 cents with 600 shares crossing the exchange.
Trading ended with five securities changing hands, compared to four on Wednesday with the price of one rising, three declining and one remaining unchanged.
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 of the market, 18 securities traded similar to Wednesday, with prices of nine stocks rising, four declining and five remaining unchanged. The Composite Index inched 1.82 points higher to 1,422.27, the All T&T Index popped 0.36 points to 1,928.66 and The Cross-Listed Index upped 0.47 points to settle at 123.38.
JMMB Group advanced 4 cents to $2.05 with 200,000 stocks changing hands, Massy Holdings dropped 8 cents to $80.42 in exchanging 254,260 stock units, NCB Financial Group rallied 8 cents to $8.48 after 3,590 units crossed the market. Prestige Holdings remained at $6.99 after trading 195 stock units, Republic Financial Holdings rallied 2 cents to $135.10 while exchanging 2,223 stock units, Scotiabank stayed at $59.75 in trading 350 stocks. Trinidad & Tobago NGL advanced 6 cents to $18.20 after trading 9,956 stocks, Trinidad Cement ended at $3.30 in switching ownership of 1,023 shares, Unilever Caribbean dropped 8 cents to close at $16.25 while exchanging 1,065 units and West Indian Tobacco ended at $32.50, with 1,512 stock units changing hands.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 2,454.90 points to 460,664.22, the JSE Main Index shed 674.44 points to end at 423,234.82 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.36 points to 103.93.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has 12 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
PanJam Investment climbed 40 cents to $68 after exchanging 11,951 stock units, Sagicor Group dived $4.50 to $52 in trading 183,871 shares, Salada Foods lost 30 cents to close at $8 with 69,919 shares crossing the exchange, Scotia Group popped 90 cents to $40.90 in transferring 134,985 stocks and Supreme Ventures shed 39 cents in ending at $19.01 with the swapping of 852,216 shares.
Thirty eight (38) securities traded from 39 on Tuesday and ended with prices 22 rising, 11 declining and five closing unchanged.
At the close, Access Financial jumped $1.61 to $22.70 with 200 shares changing hands, Blue Power rose 10 cents to $3.50, with an exchange of 11,360 units, Cargo Handlers shed 70 cents to $7.80 in trading 5,913 stocks. Caribbean Assurance Brokers gained 10 cents to close at $1.99, with a transfer of 3,655 shares, Caribbean Cream rallied 5 cents to $5.75 with an exchange of 1,748 units, Caribbean Flavours popped 7 cents to $2.16, with 2,000,340 stocks changing hands. Caribbean Producers rose 5 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $4.75, with 232,325 shares passing through the market, Elite Diagnostic rallied 6 cents to $3.11 in swapping 53,864 units, Express Catering climbed 30 cents to $6.30, with 15,250 stocks traded. Fontana slipped 5 cents to $6.02, with a transfer of 37,705 shares, GWest Corporation slipped 6 cents to $1.09, with 68,788 units clearing the market, Indies Pharma rose 7 cents to $3.70 in an exchange of 10,249 units. Iron Rock Insurance climbed 39 cents to $3.39 with 12,310 stocks changing hands, Jamaican Teas slipped 5 cents to $4.05 in switching ownership of 111,288 shares, KLE Group popped 30 cents to $1.35 with 8,422 units traded. Lasco Distributors rose 8 cents to $4, with a transfer of 34,518 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing rose 6 cents to $5.45 with an exchange of 420,003 shares, Limners and Bards fell 14 cents to $3.12 with 914 stock units changing hands.
Lumber Depot rose 9 cents to $3.40, with 235,690 shares changing hands, Main Event climbed 30 cents to $5 with 23,226 stocks traded, Medical Disposables shed 44 cents to close at $4.41 with a transfer of 48,748 units. Stationery and Office Supplies slipped 5 cents to $7.75, with 51,207 stock units changing hands and tTech spiked 33 cents to $4.75, with 125 shares crossing the exchange.
but the market index recovered some of the losses suffered on the previous trading day at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange USD market.
At the close, First Rock Capital slipped 0.1 of a cent to 8.4 US cents with an exchange of 606 shares, Margaritaville ended at 9.2 US cents with 5,040 stocks traded, Proven Investments fell half a cent to 24.5 US cents with 56,472 units changing hands and Transjamaican Highway rallied 0.12 of a cent to 0.82 US cents with 68,500 shares crossing the exchange.
