Trading fell back from Wednesday’s surge to close November on the Main and Junior markets lower than October, with JSE USD Market closing marginally higher at the end of trading on Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, following reduced traded volume compared to Wednesday.
The JSE Combined Market Index popped 2,530.12 points to finish at 328,585.35, at the same time the All Jamaican Composite Index jumped 2,968.81 points to 349,935.85, the JSE Main Index rallied 1,982.67 points to 315,147.63. The Junior Market Index surged 76.62 points to lock up trading at 3,771.09 and the JSE USD Market Index lost 0.40 points to end at 227.86.
Investors traded 38,220,893 shares, in all three markets, down from 86,557,262 units on Wednesday. The value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets was $102.4 million up from $405.12 million on Wednesday. The JSE USD market closed with trading of 826,627 shares at US$14,407 compared 22,289,394 units at US$1,286,713 on Wednesday.
In the preference segment, there were no stocks trading with notable price movements.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to determine the value of stocks, ended at 21.8 on 2022-23 earnings and 14.1 times those for 2023-24 at the close of trading. ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons between the same sector companies and the overall market. The EPS & PE ratios are based on 2023 and 2024 actual or projected earnings, excluding major one off items.
Investors need pertinent information to successfully navigate numerous investment options in the local stock market. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily report charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
Investors should use the chart to help make rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the average for the sector and not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and place them on fundamentals while at the same time not being too far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock.
The net asset value of each company is reported as a guide to quickly assess the value of stocks based on this measure. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices.
Dividends paid or payable and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts, along with the closing volume pertaining to the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.
Increased trading for Trinidad Exchange
Trading picked up on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday and drove the market mildly higher to close November positively, with the volume of stocks traded rising 39 percent with a value 113 percent more than on Wednesday and resulted in the trading of 20 securities compared with 20 on Wednesday, with four stocks rising, eight declining and eight remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 176,605 shares for $1,382,075 up from 127,356 stock units at $650,155 on Wednesday.
An average of 8,830 units were traded at $69,104 compared to 6,368 shares at $32,508 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 19,241 shares at $227,402 compared with 19,821 units at $236,222 on the previous day. The average for October amounts to 15,711 shares at $151,451.
The Composite Index rallied 1.09 points to close trading at 1,185.60, the All T&T Index increased 2.12 points to conclude trading at 1,792.10, the SME Index remained at 80.00 and the Cross-Listed Index remained unchanged at 75.11.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s remained at $68, with 1,088 units clearing the market, Angostura Holdings ended at $21.50 closed with an exchange of 5 stocks, Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $22.76 40 shares crossing the exchange. 
First Citizens Group fell 1 cent to $49.10 with investors trading 2,766 stocks, FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $7 after an exchange of 14,148 shares, GraceKennedy shed 5 cents to $4 with investors swapping 13,581 units. Guardian Holdings declined 80 cents to end at $18.10 in trading 1,152 stocks, Guardian Media lost 19 cents and closed at $2.01, with 652 stock units crossing the market, JMMB Group skidded 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.34 with an exchange of 16,754 shares. L.J. Williams B share ended at $2.26 after investors traded 5 stock units, Massy Holdings rallied 1 cent to $4.45 after an exchange of 62,849 units, National Enterprises rose 1 cent in closing at $3.55, with 631 stocks crossing the market. National Flour Mills dipped 20 cents to end at $1.52 as investors exchanged 4,652 units, 
NCB Financial rose 15 cents to $3, with 8,617 stocks changing hands, Republic Financial remained at $120 in an exchange of 1,874 shares. Scotiabank ended at $69.90 with traders dealing in 3,998 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $10.54 while exchanging 315 shares, Trinidad Cement dropped 14 cents to $2.86 in switching ownership of 40,568 units. Unilever Caribbean shed 16 cents to close at $11.29 with investors exchanging 10 stocks and West Indian Tobacco popped 25 cents and ended at $9.25 with a transfer of 2,900 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading climbed on JSE Main Market
Trading activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 95 percent and the value 554 percent more than on Tuesday, with 55 securities trading compared with 54 on Tuesday, with 23 rising, 18 declining and 14 ending unchanged.
Overall, 9,982,907 shares were traded at $279,360,313 compared with 5,126,354 units at $42,703,699 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 181,507 shares at $5,079,278 versus 94,932 units at $790,809 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 275,178 units at $2,565,792, compared with 279,823 units at $2,441,137 on the previous day. October closed with an average of 214,410 units at $1,325,907.
GraceKennedy led trading with 3.58 million shares for 35.8 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Windfarm with 2.82 million units for 28.2 percent of the day’s trade and Transjamaican Highway with 1.90 million units for 19 percent of the day’s trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index shed 193.70 points to conclude trading at 346,967.04, 
the JSE Main Index gained 939.00 points to close at 313,164.96 and the JSE Financial Index advanced 0.70 points to 68.00.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.8. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments rallied 30 cents to $70.30 while exchanging 2,230 stocks, Berger Paints increased 66 cents to end at $6.67 with 4,086 units clearing the market, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund climbed $3.50 in closing at $39.50 after an exchange of 881 shares. Guardian Holdings popped $20 to close at $420 with shareholders swapping just one stock unit, JMMB Group advanced 28 cents and ended at $26.38 in an exchange of 23,742 shares, 
Kingston Properties rose 49 cents to $7.49 after investors exchanged 63,164 units. Kingston Wharves declined $1.95 to close at $26.50 with stakeholders exchanging 2,398 stocks, NCB Financial gained $1 to end at $68 in trading 20,469 stock units, Pan Jamaica lost $4.30 in closing at $45.25, with 3,329 shares crossing the market. Proven Investments skidded $2.54 and ended at $22.50 after an exchange of 200 stocks, Seprod fell $3.23 to $72.10 in switching ownership of 1,243 units and Supreme Ventures dropped 50 cents to close at $26 as investors exchanged 151,520 stock units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share rose 70 cents and ended at $6.20 after 87 shares crossed the market and 138 Student Living preference share rallied $17.21 to close at $106.49 after an exchange of 39 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
First Rock trades 19m shares in JSE USD Market
Trading jumped sharply on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks changing hands surging 16,744 percent valued 15,601 percent more than on Tuesday and resulting with trading of seven securities , compared to three on Tuesday with four rising, no declining and three ending unchanged.
Overall, 22,289,394 shares were traded, for US$1,286,713 compared to 132,328 units at US$8,195 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 3,184,199 shares at US$183,816 compared with 44,109 shares at US$2,732 on Tuesday, with a month to date average of 252,426 shares at US$14,653 compared with 79,969 units at US$4,702 on the previous day. October ended with an average of 47,977 units for US$4,392.
The US Denominated Equities Index advanced 4.45 points to cease trading at 228.23.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.7. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending and or around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share inched 0.2 of a cent higher to 4.44 US cents after an exchange of 19,350,000 units, Margaritaville rose 1.79 cent to close at 13.79 US cents after a mere one stock passed through the market, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy ended at 57 US cents with 1,187 shares changing hands, Proven Investments ended at 15 US cents after an exchange of 2,771,930 stock units, Sterling Investments advanced 0.1 of a cent to end at 1.6 US cents after 1,206 shares were traded, Sygnus Credit Investments remained at 8.71 US cents in an exchange of 65,266 units and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.01 of a cent to 1.56 US cents, with 99,804 stocks changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Indies Pharma dominated Junior Market trading
Trading jumped sharply on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with Indies Pharma trading with 48 million shares and swelled the volume of stocks trading by 787 percent and the value 674 percent more than Tuesday following trading in 46 securities compared with 40 on Tuesday and ended with 19 rising, 20 declining and seven closing unchanged.
Investors traded 54,284,961 shares at $125,759,136 compared to 6,118,187 units at $16,249,732 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 1,180,108 shares at $2,733,894 compared to 152,955 units at $406,243 on Tuesday. Trading month to date, ended with an average of 252,391 units at $566,865 versus 200,539 stocks at $445,744 on the previous day, well below trading in October, with an average of 361,392 units at $863,984.
Indies Pharma led trading with 48.0 million shares for 88.4 percent of total volume followed by ONE on ONE Educational with 3.79 million units for 7 percent of the day’s trade and Dolla Financial with 507,139 units for 0.9 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index dipped 9.97 points to settle at 3,694.47.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.1, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial skidded $1.90 and ended at $21.10, with 5,000 stocks changing hands, AMG Packaging rose 37 cents to $2.52 with investors trading 24,289 units, CAC 2000 fell 50 cents to close at $4 with an exchange of 1,278 shares. Cargo Handlers gained 98 cents to end at $14.48, with 300 stock units crossing the market, EduFocal dropped 26 cents in closing at $1.85 in an exchange of 264,492 shares, Fontana popped 9 cents to $10.59 with investors dealing in 27,769 stocks. iCreate increased 11 cents in closing at 72 cents in an exchange of 167,516 units, Image Plus climbed 8 cents and ended at $1.99 with shareholders swapping 29,364 stock units, Indies Pharma shed 14 cents to end at $2.90 in trading 48,004,250 shares. Iron Rock Insurance advanced 32 cents to close at $2.37 with stakeholders exchanging 126 stock units, 
Jamaican Teas rallied 13 cents to $2.44 and closed with an exchange of 51,685 units, Knutsford Express rose $1.05 in closing at $12.20 after investors traded 1,254 stocks. Lasco Distributors lost 8 cents to end at $3.90 with a transfer of 11,870 shares, Lasco Manufacturing rallied 23 cents and ended at $4.50 while trading 1,009 stock units, Lumber Depot declined 22 cents to $2.39 after 102,843 stocks were traded. Mailpac Group popped 10 cents to $2.15 with an exchange of 30,116 units, Main Event increased 89 cents to close at $13.90 with 311 shares clearing the market, Medical Disposables dipped 12 cents to end at $2.90 after an exchange of 16,201 stock units. MFS Capital Partners fell 8 cents in closing at $2.01 with investors transferring 21,500 units, Paramount Trading shed 19 cents and ended at $1.48 in switching ownership of 25,028 stocks, 
Regency Petroleum climbed 8 cents to $2.29, with 392,399 units crossing the exchange and Spur Tree Spices gained 15 cents to close at $2.25 with traders dealing in 41,230 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Big surge in trading for Jamaica Stock Exchange
Trading surged sharply on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with the volume jumping 650 percent over that on Tuesday and resulting in the Main Market and the JSE USD Market rising while the Junior Market slipped modestly to close out the day that delivered a big increase in the value of stocks traded including higher volume in the JSE USD Market compared to Tuesday.
At the close of trading, the JSE Combined Market Index rose 793.44 points to close at 326,055.23, the All Jamaican Composite Index declined by 193.70 points to 346,967.04, the JSE Main Index gained 939.00 points to finish at 313,164.96. The Junior Market Index shed 9.97 points to end trading at 3,694.47 and the JSE USD Market Index climbed 4.49 points to end at 228.26.
Investors traded 86,557,262 shares, in all three markets up from 11,376,869 units on Tuesday, with Indies Pharma trading with 48 million shares and First Rock Real Estate USD share in an exchange of 19,350,000 units. The value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets ended at $405.12 million up from $58.95 million on Tuesday. The JSE USD market closed after 22,289,394 shares were traded, for US$1,286,713 compared to 132,328 units at US$8,195 on Tuesday.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share rallied $17.21 to close at $106.49.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to determine the value of stocks, ended at 21.5 on 2022-23 earnings and 13.9 times those for 2023-24 at the close of trading. ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons between the same sector companies and the overall market. The EPS & PE ratios are based on 2023 and 2024 actual or projected earnings, excluding major one off items.
Investors need pertinent information to successfully navigate numerous investment options in the local stock market. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily report charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
Investors should use the chart to help make rational decisions when investing in stocks close to the average for the sector and not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and place them on fundamentals while at the same time not being too far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock.
The net asset value of each company is reported as a guide to quickly assess the value of stocks based on this measure. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices.
Dividends paid or payable and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts, along with the closing volume pertaining to the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.
Trading plunged on Trinidad Stock Exchange
Trading dropped sharply at the close of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with a 68 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded with the value plunging 95 percent compared with market activity on Tuesday, resulting in trading of 20 securities similar to Tuesday, and ended with prices of six stocks rising, seven declining and seven remaining unchanged.
Investors traded 127,356 shares for $650,155, down sharply from 394,964 stocks at $12,948,709 on Tuesday.
Trading ended with an average of 6,368 shares exchanged for $32,508 compared to 19,748 units at $647,435 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date ended with an average of 19,821 shares for $236,222 compared with 20,614 stock units at $248,241 on the previous day. The average trade for October amounts to 15,711 shares at $151,451.
The Composite Index dipped 5.56 points to wrap-up trading at 1,184.51, the All T&T Index declined 13.99 points to close at 1,789.98, the SME Index remained unchanged at 80.00 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.48 points to settle at 75.11.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s rallied 50 cents to close at $68, with 15 stock units passing through the market, Angostura Holdings skidded 64 cents to $21.50 in an exchange of 276 units, Ansa McAl fell $3 to $54 after 92 shares passed through the market. Endeavour Holdings ended at $15 after investors traded 10 stocks, First Citizens Group ended at $49.11 after 1,760 shares were exchanged, FirstCaribbean International Bank closed at $7 after 930 stocks were traded. GraceKennedy popped 15 cents to end at $4.05 with an exchange of 34,757 stock units, Guardian Media advanced 19 cents in closing at $2.20, with 20stock units crossing the market, JMMB Group remained at $1.35 in an exchange of 1,299 shares. L.J. Williams B share remained at $2.26 with investors dealing in 970 stocks, Massy Holdings rose 1 cent to $4.44 after a transfer of 8,005 units, National Enterprises dipped 1 cent to close at $3.54 in trading 67,451 stock units. 
NCB Financial ended at $2.85 after an exchange of 5,313 shares, One Caribbean Media gained 1 cent and ended at $3.53 with shareholders swapping 400 stock units, Point Lisas lost 4 cents and ended at $3.56 in switching ownership of 10 stocks. Prestige Holdings declined 50 cents to $10, with an exchange of 407 units, Republic Financial shed $1 in closing at $120 with traders dealing in 530 stocks, Scotiabank dipped 10 cents to $69.90 after an exchange of 166 units. Trinidad Cement increased 5 cents and ended at $3 with investors transferring 3,000 shares and Unilever Caribbean ended at $11.45, with 1,945 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Fall for JSE Main Market
Trading activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 23 percent but with a 14 percent higher value than on Monday, after trading in 54 securities compared with 58 on Monday, with 14 rising, 18 declining and 22 ending unchanged.
A total of 5,126,354 shares were traded for $42,703,699 compared with 6,629,759 units at $37,460,689 on Monday.
Trading averaged 94,932 shares at $790,809 versus 114,306 units at $645,874 on Monday and month to date, an average of 279,823 units at $2,441,137, compared with 289,287 units at $2,525,609 on the previous day and better than October with an average of 214,410 units at $1,325,907.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 1.73 million shares for 33.8 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway with 1.40 million units for 27.3 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 377,890 units for 7.4 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index shed 3,930.88 points to end the day at 347,160.74, the JSE Main Index dropped 3,454.22 points to lock up trading at 312,225.96 and the JSE Financial Index shed 1.24 points to cease trading at 67.30.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and eight with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement shed 98 cents to end at $54 as investors exchanged 4,401 stocks, Caribbean Producers rose 62 cents to $9.42 with a transfer of 29,843 units, Eppley gained $2 in closing at $36.50, with 400 shares crossing the market. GraceKennedy popped 50 cents and ended at $76 with an exchange of 133,749 stock units, Guardian Holdings declined $10 to close at $400 with 63 shares clearing the market, Kingston Properties climbed 27 cents to $7 after an exchange of 115,141 stock units. Massy Holdings lost $1.50 in closing at $88.50 in switching ownership of 465 units,
Mayberry Investments increased 30 cents to close at $8.10 with, 4 stocks changing hands, NCB Financial dipped $2.20 and ended at $67 after trading ended with 40,436 units changing hands. Pan Jamaica fell 45 cents to end at $49.55 and closed with 2,455 shares passing through the market, Proven Investments advanced $1.44 in closing at $25.04 with shareholders swapping 9,459 stock units, Pulse Investments rallied 38 cents to $2.29, with 22,000 stocks crossing the exchange. Seprod dropped 67 cents and ended at $75.33 with traders dealing in 9,108 units, Sygnus Credit Investments skidded 47 cents to close at $11.55 in an exchange of 23,259 stocks and Wisynco Group rose 49 cents to end at $19.70 as 9,255 shares passed through the market.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.50% preference share fell 90 cents to $5.50 with investors transferring 205 stock units and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share dropped $12 to end at $100 in an exchange of 25 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
All traded stocks fell on JSE USD Market
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks changing hands declining 84 percent valued 80 percent lower than on Monday and resulted in three securities traded, compared to five on Monday with all three declining.
Overall, 132,328 shares were traded, for US$8,195 compared to 837,700 units at US$41,015 on Monday.
Trading averaged 44,109 units at US$2,732, versus 167,540 shares at US$8,203 on Monday, with a month to date average of 79,969 shares at US$4,702 compared with 80,896 units at US$4,753 on the previous day. October ended with an average of 47,977 units for US$4,392.
The US Denominated Equities Index fell 3.22 points to lock up trading at 223.77.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.4. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending and or around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, Proven Investments fell 0.98 of one cent to end at 15 US cents with traders dealing in 43,281 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments skidded 0.02 of a cent to 8.71 US cent in switching ownership of 4,000 units and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.15 of a cent in closing at 1.55 US cents with stakeholders exchanging 85,047 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading picked up on the Junior Market
Trading activity closed on Tuesday, with a jump in the volume and value of stocks trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange with a 149 percent surge in the volume of stocks traded and a 192 percent surge in the value compared to Monday with trading in 40 securities compared with 42 on Monday and ended with 11 rising, 16 declining and 13 closing unchanged.
Investors traded 6,118,187 shares for $16,249,732 compared with 2,456,405 units at $5,558,360 on Monday.
Trading averaged 152,955 shares at $406,243, compared with 58,486 units at $132,342 on Monday with the month to date, averaging 200,539 units at $445,744 compared with 202,969 stock units at $447,761 on the previous day. October closed with an average of 361,392 units at $863,984.
ONE on ONE Educational led trading with 1.23 million shares for 20.1 percent of total volume followed by Lasco Manufacturing with 1.22 million units for 19.9 percent of the day’s trade and Future Energy with 1.14 million units for 18.7 percent of the day’s trade.
At the close, the Junior Market Index shed 4.96 points to cease trading at 3,704.44.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial dipped $1.10 in closing at $23 in trading 6,000 stocks, Cargo Handlers lost 50 cents to close at $13.50, with 540 units crossing the market, Dolla Financial dropped 8 cents to close at $2.46 with traders dealing in 14,419 shares. EduFocal rallied 11 cents to end at $2.11 as investors exchanged 195,468 stock units, Fontana increased 19 cents and ended at $10.50, with 28,009 shares clearing the market, 
Honey Bun climbed 10 cents to $6.10 with an exchange of 1,155 stocks. iCreate shed 9 cents to end at 61 cents after 103,596 units passed through the market, Image Plus fell 9 cents in closing at $1.91 in an exchange of 8,390 stock units, Iron Rock Insurance skidded 60 cents and ended at $2.05 after trading 306,500 shares. Jamaican Teas declined 14 cents to close at $2.31 after a transfer of 187,281 units, Lasco Distributors lost 12 cents to end at $3.98 in switching ownership of 10,021 stocks, Limners and Bards rose 13 cents to end at $1.74, with 14,349 stock units crossing the market. Main Event skidded 98 cents in closing at $13.01 in an exchange of 40,000 shares, 
MFS Capital Partners gained 25 cents and ended at $2.09 with 888,888 stocks changing hands and Spur Tree Spices fell 10 cents to close at $2.10 with a transfer of 107,170 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
