The Junior Market Index gained 19.14 points to close at 3,400.93, after 28 securities changed hands, resulting in the prices of 16 securities rising, 8 declining and 5 remaining unchanged.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading had 6 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, 1 closed with a lower offer.
Market activities, resulted in an exchange of 2,660,833 units valued at $11,718,330 compared to 2,813,183 units valued at $9,853,139 on Wednesday, from trading 27 securities.
Trading closed with an average of 95,030 units for an average of $418,512 in contrast to 104,192 units for an average of $364,931 on Wednesday. Trading for the month to date averages 75,437 for an average of $310,542 compared to averages of 68,664 for an average of $273,220 previously. September, ended with an average of 484,335 at $2,628,299 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging ended at $1.95, with 205,213 shares changing hands, Cargo Handlers settled with a loss of $1.49 to $13.51, in exchanging 6,800 shares, Caribbean Cream lost 6 cents to close at $7.85, with 
86,620 shares changing hands, Caribbean Flavours traded 5,200 stock units and rose $2 to end at $19, Caribbean Producers finished trading 48,552 units with a loss of 5 cents at $6.25, Derrimon Trading ended 20 cents higher at $2.90, with 248,952 shares changing hands. Elite Diagnostic finished 8 cents higher at $3.15, with 6,000 stock units changing hands, Everything Fresh gained 19 cents and ended trading of 46,790 shares at $2.10, Express Catering ended trading 385,115 shares with a loss of 6 cents at $8.35, FosRich Group traded 6,500 shares and gained 55 cents to $3.85, General Accident finished trading 420,991 shares, at $3.80, Indies Pharma rose 4 cents and ended with 628,525 shares changing hands to close at $3.20. Honey Bun ended 10 cents higher at $3.95, with 1,769 units changing hands, Iron Rock concluded trading of 15,000 shares and climbed 10 cents higher to $5, Jetcon Corporation ended trading with 35,000 stock units with a loss of 9 cents at $3.90. 
Key Insurance traded at $3.08, with 148 units changing hands, Knutsford Express closed 32 cents higher at $12, with 1,142 shares, Lasco Distributors ended 9 cents higher at $4.10, with 19,022 shares changing hands, Lasco Financial concluded trading of 29,062 stock units with a loss of 8 cents at $5.42. Lasco Manufacturing finished with a loss of 12 cents at $3.73, with 12,460 units trading, Main Event settled 25 cents higher at $6.50, with 600 shares, Paramount Trading climbed 16 cents higher to $2.91, exchanging 89,375 shares, Stationery and Office finished trading 13,018 stock units and rose 31 cents to $9.50 and tTech ended 5 cents higher at $5.60, with 18,102 shares changing hands. In the junior market preference segment, Derrimon Trading 9% ended 26 cents higher at $2.51, trading 174,000 stock units, Eppley 8.75% finished at $6, with 145,607 shares, Eppley 9.5% settled with a loss of 2 cents at $6, with 1,270 shares, changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
All Jamaica claims 411,546 – Thursday
The main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange broke through 410,000 mark based on movement of the All Jamaica Composite Index in early trading on Wednesday and moved higher by 3,093.31 points to a record 411,545.91.
The JSE Index that jumped to a record 374,251.61 in early trading moved on to 374,964.90 with gains of 2,818.36, The Junior Market rose 19.93 points to 3,401.72. Grace Kennedy raced to an all-time high of $75, NCB Financial moved up to a record of $131, Supreme Ventures climbed to $21.70, JMMB Group jumped to $35 and Mayberry Jamaican Equities traded at $12.
The main market broke through all resistance points, with the last being 400,000 points with the next big one being 510,000 points region. If it got there in 2018, would represent a gain of 24 percent from current levels and lift the gains for the year to 60 percent.
All Jamaica breaks 410,000
The main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange continue to surge forward on Wednesday, with the All Jamaica Composite Index climbing 2,310.44 points to a record 410,763.04 after Grace Kennedy raced to an all-time high of $75.
The JSE Index gained 2,105.07 points to a record 374,251.61, The Junior Market rose 9.81 points to 3,391.60.
The main market has broken through all resistance points with the last being around 400,000 points and the next big one is at 510,000 points, which would represent a gain of 24 percent and lift the gains for the year to 60 percent.
The Junior Market sits just below a short term resistance that is holding it back from moving higher in the short term. Positive news is required for a number of the companies to move that market forward and that may be coming with new set of quarterly results that should start coming in a few days.
Junior Market edge higher – Wednesday
The Junior Market Index advanced 14.25 points on Wednesday to 3,381.79, after 27 securities changed hands, resulting in the prices of 10 securities rising, 10 declining and 7 remaining unchanged.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading had 6 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, 1 closed with a lower offer.
Market activities, resulted in an exchange of 2,813,183 units valued at $9,853,139 compared to 1,606,501 units valued at $7,572,441 on Tuesday, from trading 28 securities.
Trading closed with an average of 104,192 units for an average of $364,931 in contrast to 57,375 units for an average of $270,444 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date averages 68,664 for an average of $273,220 compared to averages of 50,901 and $227,364 previously. September, ended with an average of 484,335 at $2,628,299 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging gained 5 cents to $1.95, in trading 1,197,742 stock units, Blue Power concluded trading of 13,398 units with a loss of 15 cents at $5.85, CAC2000 finished with a loss of 20 cents at $18.80, while exchanging 15,327 shares, Cargo Handlers settled at $15, with 338 shares trading, Caribbean Cream ended trading with a loss of 9 cents at $7.91, with 133,316 shares changing hands. Caribbean Flavours traded 1,000 stock units at $17, Caribbean Producers finished trading 55,688 units with a loss of 5 cents to end at $6.30, Consolidated Bakeries closed at $2, with an exchange of 1,000 shares, Derrimon Trading ended with a loss of 23 cents at $2.70, with 203,686 shares changing hands. Dolphin Cove concluded trading of 2,370 shares, rising $1.01 to $16, Elite Diagnostic finished with a loss of 8 cents at $3.07, with 87,300 stock units changing hands, Everything Fresh ended trading of 180,782 shares at $1.91, Express Catering ended trading 85,088 shares and rose 1 cent to $8.41, FosRich Group traded 71,006 shares at $3.30 after trading at an intraday high of $4. GWest Corporation closed with a loss of 7 cents at an all-time low of $1.90, with an exchange of 14,863 stock units, 
Honey Bun ended 15 cents higher at $3.85, with 23,041 units changing hands, Indies Pharma lost 9 cents and ended with 238,186 shares changing hands to close at $3.16. Jetcon Corporation ended trading of 66,436 stock units after rising 13 cents higher to $3.99, KLE Group finished trading with 6,276 shares at $3.80, Knutsford Express closed at $11.68, with 8,990 shares changing hands, Lasco Distributors ended 5 cents higher at $4.01, trading 165,267 shares, Lasco Financial concluded trading of 136,768 stock units and added 10 cents to close at $5.50, Lasco Manufacturing finished 10 cents higher at $3.85, with 21,530 units trading. Main Event settled 15 cents higher at $6.25, with 12,457 shares changing hands, Medical Disposables ended trading of 4,060 shares and rose 50 cents to $6, Stationery and Office finished trading with a loss of 1 cent at $9.19, with an exchange of 66,295 stock units and Sweet River closed with a loss of 6 cents at $3.80, with 973 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market stocks fall again – Tuesday
The Junior Market Index declined 29.46 points to close at 3,367.54 at the end of trading, after 28 securities changed hands, resulting in the prices of 7 securities rising, 12 declining and 9 remaining unchanged.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading had 7 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, 2 closed with lower offers. This reading suggests that declining stocks should exceed those advancing for the second day in a row.
Market activities, resulted in an exchange of 1,606,501 units valued at $7,572,441 compared to 1,142,126 units valued at $4,705,199 on Monday, from trading of 26 securities.
Trading closed with an average of 57,375 units for an average of $270,444 in contrast to 43,928 units for an average of $180,969 on Monday. Trading for the month to date averages 50,901 for an average of $227,364. September, ended with an average of 484,335 at $2,628,299 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 1 cent at $1.90, with 46,425 stock units changing hands, Blue Power concluded trading of 23,701 units at $6, CAC 2000 finished 25 cents higher at $19, trading 2,827 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading 15,184 shares at $8, Caribbean Producers finished trading at $6.35, after swapping 4,250 units. Derrimon Trading ended 3 cents higher at $2.93, with 102,401 shares changing hands, Dolphin Cove lost $1.51 to close at $14.99, with 10,551 shares trading, Elite Diagnostic finished 10 cents higher at $3.15, exchanging 53,573 stock units, Eppley rose by $2 to $10, with 500 units trading. Everything Fresh fell 8 cents and ended trading of 215,740 shares at $1.91, Express Catering fell 10 cents to $8.40, exchanging 67,913 shares, FosRich Group traded 2,300 shares, with a loss of 20 cents at $3.30, General Accident finished trading at $3.80, with 25,362 shares, GWest Corporation closed with a loss of 8 cents at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.97, with 32,274 stock units changing hands. 
Honey Bun ended at $3.70, exchanging 6,416 units, Indies Pharma lost 7 cents with 74,921 shares changing hands to close at $3.25. Iron Rock concluded trading with 155,898 shares with a loss of 10 cents at $4.90, Jamaican Teas settled with a loss of 20 cents at $4.65, with 68,523 shares changing hands, Jetcon Corporation ended trading of 5,100 stock units at $3.86. KLE Group finished trading of 1,871 shares at $3.80, Knutsford Express closed 32 cents higher at $11.68, with 1,370 shares trading, Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 14 cents at $3.96, in exchanging 195,513 shares, Lasco Financial concluded trading with a loss of 10 cents at $5.40, with 232,236 stock units trading. Lasco Manufacturing finished at $3.75, trading 60,638 units, Main Event settled 18 cents higher at $6.10, in exchanging 6,383 shares, Paramount Trading traded with a loss of 25 cents at $2.75, with 7,069 shares and Stationery and Office finished trading of 177,532 stock units 10 cents higher at $9.20.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
All Jamaica pushes pass 405,000
The main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange continued to push higher in trading on Tuesday with the All Jamaica Composite Index hitting a high of 405,667.18 having risen by 2,566.89 points at 5 minutes past 10 am.
The market has since pulled back. The All Jamaica Composite Indextrades just over the 405,000 mark at 405,149.64 and the JSE Index at 369,137.17 and is up 1,867.19 after it hit a high for the day at 369,608.70 after rising 2,338.72 at 10.06 am. At the same time the Junior Market is just holding on to positive with a gain of 1.48 at 3,398.48.
Subsequent to the earlier trading, the main market has pulled back with the indices now in decline with AJI down 520.91 points to 402,579.38 and the JSE Index off 474.61 at 366,795.37.
All Jamaica trades just 42 points shy of 405,000
The main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange continued where it left off on Monday, hitting new highs just after opening at the start of trading on Tuesday.
With just limited trading, the All Jamaica Composite Indexrose 1,672.05 points to a record 404,772.34, beating yesterday’s high of 404,050.65 and the JSE Index gained 1,523.42 points to a record 368,793.40, bettering Monday’s high of 368,135.86. The Junior Market rose 8.90 points at the opening to 3,405.90.
With just 16 minutes of trading, both markets inched higher with the All Jamaica Composite Index rising to a record 404,958.30 and the JSE Index gained 1,523.42 points to a record 368,851.17 while the Junior Market moved up to 3406.05.
14 Junior Market stocks fall 6 rise – Monday
The Junior Market Index rose just 1.98 points to 3,397 at the close of trading after 26 securities changed hands on Monday, resulting in the prices of 6 securities rising, 14 declining and 6 remaining unchanged.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading had 4 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, 4 closed with lower offers. This reading suggests that declining stocks should exceed those advancing for the second day in a row.
Market activities, resulted in an exchange of only 1,142,126 units valued at $4,705,199, compared to 3,221,714 units valued at $11,222,507 trading on Friday from trading of 25 securities.
Trading closed with an average of 43,928 units for an average of $180,969 in contrast to 128,869 units for an average of $448,900 on Friday. Trading in September, averaged 484,335 for an average of $2,628,299 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging ended with 40,952 stock units changing hands after a loss of 4 cents to close at $1.91, Blue Power concluded trading with 5,035 units, and declined 30 cents to $6, CAC2000 jumped $3.75 to an all-time high at $18.75, with 2,000 shares trading, Cargo Handlers settled at $15, exchanging 6,058 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading 70 cents higher at $8, with 2,295 shares changing hands. Caribbean Flavours traded 15,300 stock units, with a loss of 2 cents to end at $17, Caribbean Producers finished trading of 1,955 units at $6.35, Derrimon Trading ended at $2.90, in swapping 226,188 shares, Dolphin Cove concluded trading with a loss of 50 cents at $16.50, with 110 shares. Everything Fresh fell 1 cent and ended trading of 116,277 shares at $1.99, Express Catering ended trading 30 cents higher at $8.50, with 21,625 shares changing hands, FosRich Group ended trading 2,945 shares with a loss of 20 cents at $3.50, General Accident traded 214,892 shares at $3.80, GWest Corporation finished at $2.05, trading 21,641 shares, Honey Bun closed with a loss of 25 cents at $3.70, with 48,907 stock units changing hands.
Indies Pharma lost 8 cents with 119,039 shares changing hands to close at $3.32. Iron Rock ended 40 cents higher at a 52 weeks’ high $5, in exchanging 10,600 units, ISP Finance concluded trading with 3,000 shares after a loss of $2 at $20, Jetcon Corporation settled with a loss of 14 cents at $3.86, exchanging 800 shares, KLE Group traded 70,864 units for 5 cents higher at $3.80. Knutsford Express dropped $1.14 to $11.36, trading 205 shares, Lasco Distributors closed 15 cents higher at $4.10, in the swapping of 9,400 shares, Lasco Financial ended at $5.50, with 136,342 shares trading, Lasco Manufacturing concluded trading of 9,990 stock units with a loss of 10 cents at $3.75, Main Event finished with a loss of 48 cents at $5.92, exchanging 29,158 units and Stationery and Office traded 26,548 shares with a loss of 9 cents at $9.10.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market falls to end September
The Junior Market Index declined by 34.58 points to 3,395.02 at the close of trading after 25 securities changed hands, resulting in the prices of 10 securities rising, 10 declining and 5 remaining unchanged.
Market sentiment closed somewhat negatively at the end of trading on Friday, as the IC bid-offer Indicator was narrowly positive which is an indication of that declining stocks should exceed those advancing.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading had 8 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, 6 closed with lower offers.
Market activities, resulted in an exchange of 3,221,714 units valued at $11,222,507, compared to 2,433,731 units valued at $8,326,070 trading on Thursday from trading of 27 securities.
Trading closed with an average of 128,869 units for an average of $448,900 in contrast to 105,814 units for an average of $362,003 on Thursday. Trading for the month to date averages 484,335 for an average of $2,628,299 and on the prior trading day, an average of 502,180 units for an average of $2,737,706 units. Trading in August, averaged 244,613 units at $1,348,298 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging ended 1 cent higher at $1.95, in exchanging 161,113 stock units, Blue Power concluded trading 60,693 units with a loss of 20 cents at $6.30, Caribbean Producers finished trading 3,597 units at $6.35, Consolidated Bakeries closed with a loss of 45 cents at $2, with 500 shares changing hands, Derrimon Trading ended 5 cents higher at $2.90, after exchanging 1,332,160 shares. Dolphin Cove concluded trading 13,815 shares and climbed 50 cents higher at $17, Elite Diagnostic finished 3 cents higher at $3.05, with 54,569 stock units changing hands, Everything Fresh fell 10 cents and ended trading of 336,061 shares at $2, Express Catering ended trading at $8.20, with 138,800 shares changing hands, FosRich Group traded 24,113 shares and rose 10 cents to $3.70. General Accident finished trading of 2,000 shares at $3.80, GWest Corporation closed with a loss of 5 cents at $2.05, after exchanging 24,594 stock units, 
Honey Bun ended with a loss of 5 cents at $3.95, with 106,500 units changing hands, Indies Pharma rose 1 cent with 622,577 shares changing hands to close at $3.40. Iron Rock concluded trading 10 cents higher at $4.60, with 13,000 shares. Jamaican Teas settled at $4.85, trading 100 shares, Jetcon Corporation ended trading 20 cents higher at $4, with 13,750 stock units, Key Insurance traded with a loss of 42 cents at $3.08, with 5,000 units changing hands, KLE Group finished trading 10,000 shares with a loss of 25 cents to close at $3.75. Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 5 cents at $3.95, with 93,935 shares changing hands, Lasco Financial concluded trading of 114,689 stock units at $5.50, Lasco Manufacturing finished with a loss of 15 cents at $3.85, with 6,362 units trading, Main Event settled 30 cents higher at $6.40, with 10,558 shares changing hands, Medical Disposables dropped $2.40 t0 $5.50, with just 600 shares trading and Stationery and Office finished trading 19 cents higher at $9.19, with 72,628 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market rise but sentiment negative
Caribbean Flavours traded on the Junior Market at a record high of $21.
The Junior Market Index advanced by 12.92 points to close at 3,429.60 at the close of trading closed with 23 securities changing hands, resulting in the prices of 4 securities rising, 7 declining and 9 remaining unchanged.
Market sentiment closed negative on Wednesday and remains negative at the close of trading on Thursday as shown by the IC bid-offer Indicator with more stocks seeming poised to decline than rise by a good margin.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading had 5 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, 7 closed with lower offers.
Market activities, resulted in an exchange of 2,433,731 units valued at $8,326,070, compared to 28,223,468 units valued at $66,146,106 trading on Wednesday.
Trading closed with an average of 105,814 units for an average of $362,003 in contrast to 1,045,314 units for an average of $2,449,856 on Wednesday. Trading for the month to date averages 502,180 units for an average of $2,737,706 and on the prior trading day, an average of 521,373 units for an average of $2,852,740. Trading in August, averaged 244,613 units at $1,348,298 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging ended with the exchanging of 372,400 stock units, and rising 4 cents higher to close at $1.94, Blue Power fell 5 cents to end at $6.50, trading 22,662 units, CAC2000 finished with the trading of 29,525 shares at $15, Caribbean Flavours traded 3,000 stock units to close $1 higher at $19, after hitting an all-time high of $21. Derrimon Trading ended with a loss of 9 cents at $2.85, with 160,500 shares changing hands. Elite Diagnostic finished with a loss of 9 cents at $3.02, after exchanging 37,358 stock units, Everything Fresh closed trading with 108,150 shares changing hands at $2.10. Express Catering ended trading 82,267 shares at $8.20,
FosRich Group traded with a loss of 10 cents at $3.60, with 8,726 shares, GWest Corporation closed 10 cents higher at $2.10, in the exchange of 10,000 stock units. Honey Bun ended at $4, with 10,927 units being exchanged, Indies Pharma lost 1 cent with 834,773 shares changing hands to close at $3.39. Iron Rock concluded trading of 210,000 shares, at $4.50, Jamaican Teas settled with a loss of 15 cents at $4.85, with 10,977 shares traded, Jetcon Corporation ended trading 13,860 stock units and lost 30 cents to end at $3.80. KLE Group finished trading at $4, with 300 shares, Knutsford Express closed at $12.50, in the swapping of 1,600 shares, Lasco Distributors ended at $4, exchanging 56,900 shares, Lasco Financial concluded trading 51,530 stock units and rose 2 cents higher to $5.50. Lasco Manufacturing finished at $4, exchanging 5,875 units, Main Event settled with a loss of 30 cents at $6.10, after 3,063 shares traded and Stationery and Office finished trading at $9, with 37,276 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.