Stocks ended with a bounce on Tuesday, with the market. Index spiked 32.96 points higher to settle at 3,396.33 after hitting a high of 3,405.06 points in early trading and closed, with the volume of stocks traded falling 39 percent and the value down 27 percent compared to Monday on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange.
A total of 37 securities traded up from 36 on Monday and ended with 17 rising, 13 declining and seven closing unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute an appropriate value of a stock, averages 13.1 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
Trading ended with 3,308,374 shares changing hands for $10,279,533 compared to 5,457,462 units at $14,101,487 on Monday.
Future Energy Source led trading with 22 percent of total volume after trading 728,575 shares followed by Lumber Depot 14.4 percent, with 475,642 units and Jamaican Teas 10.7 percent after an exchange of 355,026 units.
Trading averaged 89,416 units at $277,825, in contrast to 151,596 at $391,708 on Monday. Month to date trades average 147,927 units at $444,785, compared to 155,418 units at $466,160 on Monday. 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, AMG Packaging shed 11 cents to close at $1.57 in exchanging 7,966 shares, Blue Power fell 7 cents to $3.53 after trading 35,000 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers dipped 13 cents to $1.78 with 4,259 units crossing the market. Caribbean Cream shed 20 cents to end at $5.50 in an exchange of 16,175 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries rallied 21 cents to a 52 weeks’ close of $1.89 with a transfer of 900 units, Elite Diagnostic advanced 48 cents to $3.58 with 107,088 shares crossing the exchange. Everything Fresh picked up 6 cents to close at $1.06 with 5,906 stocks changing hands, Express Catering lost 5 cents to finish at $6 in transferring 30,510 stock units, Fontana fell 6 cents to $6 after exchanging 113,332 shares. Fosrich dropped 67 cents to $7.60 with the swapping of 58,741 units, Future Energy Source popped 6 cents to close at a record closing high of $1.50 in switching ownership of 728,575 stocks, Honey Bun shed 24 cents in closing at $6.53 and exchanging 40,633 stock units, Indies Pharma climbed 40 cents to $3.90 in trading 62,826 stocks, Iron Rock Insurance spiked 81 cents to $4.20 in trading 58,957 shares, Jetcon Corporation lost 5 cents in closing at $1.35 with 7,155 units crossing the market, Knutsford Express rallied 7 cents to $7.15 after an exchange of 5,613 stocks, Lasco Distributors rose 21 cents to $4.09 with 6,182 stock units changing hands. 
Lasco Financial gained 17 cents to end at $3.32 in switching ownership of 6,510 shares, Lasco Manufacturing picked up 9 cents in closing at $5.35 with a transfer of 6,025 stock units, Mailpac Group fell 11 cents to $3.83 with the swapping of 347,242 shares, Medical Disposables dipped 15 cents to $5 with an exchange of 40,174 units. Paramount Trading rallied 21 cents to settle at $1.37 in exchanging 687 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies popped 25 cents to $8 in trading 29,956 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading ended with six securities changing hands, compared to five on Monday with prices of one stock rising, one declining and four remaining unchanged.
At the close, First Rock Capital closed at 8 US cents while trading 925 shares, Margaritaville closed at 9.2 US cents after exchanging 30,890 units, Productive Business Solutions dipped 0.01 of a cent to end at 80 US cents in switching ownership of 54 stocks. Proven Investments remained at 24 US cents, with 530,672 units crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway gained 0.11 of a cent to end at 0.81 US cents with the swapping of 3,802 stock units.
At the close, 15 securities traded, down from 20 on Monday, with three stocks rising, five declining and seven remaining unchanged.
GraceKennedy closed at $5.99, with 1,000 stock units changing hands, Guardian Holdings slipped 1 cent to $33.99 with the swapping of 2,697 units, JMMB Group lost 5 cents to end at $1.95 in switching ownership of 172,563 stock units. Massy Holdings closed at $80.60 trading 1,087 stocks, National Enterprises popped 25 cents to close at $3.50 in switching ownership of 5,600 shares, NCB Financial Group ended at $8.25, with 13,685 stock units changing hands. Prestige Holdings closed at $7, with 47 units crossing the market, Republic Financial Holdings gained $3.50 in ending at $139 after exchanging 360 stocks, Scotiabank settled at $59.74 after exchanging 985 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 1 cent in closing at $18.21 and trading 6,042 stocks and West Indian Tobacco declined 50 cents to close at $32 in trading 300 units.
Trading averaged 2,094,775 units at $283,021,143, compared to 179,332 shares at $5,433,581 on Friday. Trading month to date averages 393,158 units at $37,484,522, versus 155,610 units at $3,207,330 on Friday. June ended with an average of 249,610 units at $3,877,606.
Pan Jam Investment shed $1.50 to close at $67.50 with 27,771 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Group spiked $2.94 to $57.94 after an exchange of 10,433 units, Salada Foods rose 28 cents to $8.90 in trading 21,207 stocks, Scotia Group shed 68 cents in ending at $39.50 after transferring 24,895 shares. Stanley Motta rose 20 cents to $5.90 with the swapping of 15 stock units, Supreme Ventures gained 32 cents to end at $19.32 in trading 1,162 units and Sygnus Credit Investments fell 40 cents to $14.60 with an exchange of 262,714 shares.
The JSE USD Equity Index lost 1.98 points to end the day lower than the start of 2021 at 185.01 as all of the 2021 gains are wiped out. The PE Ratio, a measure that computes an appropriate value for a stock, averages 11.9 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
First Rock Capital shed 0.89 of a cent to end at 8 US cents after exchanging 18 shares, Proven Investments lost 0.48 of a cent to end at 24 US cents, with 14,749 shares changing hands, Sterling Investments popped 0.43 of a cent to 2.3 US cents, with 35 stocks clearing the market. Sygnus Credit Investments ending at 14.45 US cents after trading 3,000 stock units and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.01 of a cent to close at 0.7 of a US cent, with 400,000 stock units changing hands.
The Junior Market Index popped 7.42 points to settle at 3,363.37, at the close. The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute an appropriate value of a stock, averages 12.9 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Jamaican Teas lost 5 cents to close at $4 after exchanging 529,940 shares, Jetcon Corporation popped 5 cents to $1.40 in trading 400,714 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing fell 14 cents to $5.26 after crossing the market with 49,316 stocks, Limners and Bards slipped 7 cents to $3.20 with 12,000 shares changing hands. Lumber Depot fell 10 cents to $3.40 in an exchange of 55,086 stock units, Mailpac Group rallied 24 cents to $3.94 after 703,806 stocks crossed the exchange, Medical Disposables spiked 25 cents to $5.15 with the swapping of 200 units and Paramount Trading lost 10 cents in closing at $1.16 in exchanging 205,348 stock units.
L.J Williams B share spiked 16 cents to $1.50, trading 1,691 stock units, Massy Holdings popped 18 cents to $80.60 in swapping 3,047 stocks, National Flour Mills fell 21 cents to $2.04, with 13,000 stocks changing hands. NCB Financial Group lost 23 cents in closing at $8.25 after trading 61,159 units, One Caribbean Media remained at $4.60 while 1,193 units passed through the exchange, Point Lisas ended at $3.15, with 3,600 stock units clearing the market. Prestige Holdings remained at $7, trading 380 shares, Republic Financial Holdings popped 40 cents to $135.50, with 2,148 shares clearing the market, Scotiabank closed at $59.74, with the swapping of 2,379 stock units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 1 cent to end at $18.20 in exchanging 21,670 units, Trinidad Cement ended at $3.30 in trading 50 shares, Unilever Caribbean remained at $16.25 with an exchange of 1,335 shares and West Indian Tobacco settled at $32.50 in trading 14 stock units.
JSE Main Market Grace Kennedy returns after a week’s absence and replaces Jamaica Broilers that is now out. 
This past week the average gains projected for the Junior Market rose from 200 percent last week to 202 percent and Main Market stocks edged down from last week’s 171 percent to 168 percent.
For the Junior Market to trade at the historical average, the PE Ratio would have to rise by 32 percent and requires a rise of 53 percent to reach the targeted PE of 20 by March 2022. Main Market stocks would need to rise by 11 percent to hit a PE of 19 and 17 percent to get to the target of 20.
IC TOP10 stocks are likely to deliver the best returns up to March 2022 and ranked in order of potential gains, based on likely increase for each company, taking into account the earnings and PE ratios for the current fiscal year. Expected values will change as stock prices fluctuate and result in movements in and out of the lists weekly. Revisions to earnings per share are ongoing, based on receipt of new information.
The All Jamaican Composite Index shed 223.23 points to 464,466.25, the JSE Main Index slipped just 71.20 points to end at 426,626.34 and the JSE Financial Index ended 0.38 points lower to 105.42.
Trading averaged 179,332 units at $5,433,581, compared to 177,786 shares at $4,496,230 on Thursday. Trading month to date averages 155,610 units at $3,207,330, within distance of 151,484 units at $2,820,155 on Thursday. June ended with an average of 249,610 units at $3,877,606.
Palace Amusement spiked $150 to $1,300 with the swapping of 36 stock units, Pan Jam Investment rose $1.40 to $69 in trading 2,065 units, Proven Investments lost 22 cents to $34.10 in crossing the market with 33,999 stocks. Sagicor Group shed $1 to settle at $55 in exchanging 457,729 shares, Salada Foods rallied 37 cents in closing at $8.62 in trading 47,287 stock units. Scotia Group shed 82 cents to $40.18 after exchanging 25,980 stocks, Supreme Ventures spiked 95 cents to $19 after crossing the market with 12,971 units and Wisynco Group shed 25 cents to close at $15.50 in exchanging 41,535 stock units.
Thirty five (35) securities traded versus 36 on Thursday and ended with prices of 15 stocks rising, 12 declining and eight, closing unchanged.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
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.
