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The Junior Market Index declined by 53.97 points to close at 3,174.88 on Friday as investors reacted negatively to the interim court findings on the Lasco Distributors’ claim against Pfizer pulling the price down by $1.14 down to $7.
At the close of the Junior Market activities, 15 securities changing hands, versus 18 on Thursday as the prices of 4 securities advanced, 6 declined and 5 remained unchanged. Trading ended in an exchange of 1,983,899 units valued at $10,827,572, compared to 1,808,817 units valued at $8,566,954 on Thursday.
Trading ended with an average of 132,260 units for an average of $721,838 in contrast to 100,490 units for an average of $475,942 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 80,157 units valued at $358,761 and previously 61,095 units valued at $292,203. 
In contrast, October closed with average of 74,690 units valued at $362,548 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging settled at $3.50, with 17,905 stock units, Caribbean Flavours finished trading at $12, with 243 shares, Cargo Handlers concluded trading with a loss of 20 cents at $10.80, with 2,819 stock units being exchanged, Caribbean Producers traded 5 cents higher at $3.75, with 5,000 units, Derrimon Trading slipped 1 cent to $6.99, with 131,130 shares changing hands. 
Express Catering ended with a loss of 9 cents at $4.66, trading 27,258 stock units, General Accident settled with a loss of 21 cents at $2.80, with 155,155 shares, Honey Bun closed at $4.60, trading 1,863 shares, Jetcon Corporation closed unchanged at $4.80, with 539,189 shares. Lasco Distributors closed with a loss of $1.14 at $7, with 521,025 shares after the court handed down an interim ruling in the case against Pfizer, Lasco Financial concluded trading at $5, with 502,835 stock units, after trading as high as $5.15, Lasco Manufacturing closed 10 cents higher at $4.50, with 22,372 units, Main Event ended trading with a loss of 10 cents at $5.50, with 14,976 shares. Paramount Trading traded 1 cent higher at $3, with 15,325 units and Stationery and Office finished trading 15 cents higher at $5, with 26,804 stock units.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Trading picked up on the Junior Market on Thursday with almost three times the levels on Wednesday as 18 securities changed hands, resulting in an exchange of 1,808,817 units valued at $8,566,954. 
In contrast, October closed with an average of 74,690 units valued at $362,548 for each security traded.
Honey Bun finished with a loss of 30 cents at $4.60, with 500 shares, Jamaican Teas ended trading at $4.10, with 25,971 units, Jetcon Corporation ended with a loss of 4 cents at $4.80, with 159,841 shares. Knutsford Express ended trading at $14.80, with 4,226 shares, Caribbean Cream finished at $5.50, with 20,000 shares, Lasco Distributors settled 13 cents higher at $8.14, with 299,753 shares, Lasco Financial finished at $5, with 145,831 stock units. Lasco Manufacturing finished 1 cent higher at $4.40, with 150,582 units, Medical Disposables settled with a loss of 15 cents at $5.65, with 2,784 shares, Main Event finished at $5.60, with 82,039 shares, Paramount Trading finished trading with a loss of 1 cent to close at $2.99, with 684,249 units and Stationery and Office settled with a loss of 45 cents at $4.85, with 174,609 stock units.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 3 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling price and 1 with a lower offer.
Iron Rock finished trading 4 cents higher at $3.25, with 19,247 shares Jamaican Teas concluded trading at $4.10, with 3,550 units, Jetcon Corporation closed 4 cents higher at $4.84, with 64,982 shares, Knutsford Express settled at $14.80, with 2,350 shares, KLE Group concluded trading with a loss of 30 cents at $2.50, with 121,100 units. Caribbean Cream finished trading with a loss of 30 cents at $5.50, with 9,632 shares, Lasco Distributors settled 41 cents higher at $8.01, with 141,702 shares, Lasco Financial finished trading 50 cents higher at $5, with 154,030 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing finished trading with a loss of 6 cents at $4.39, with 40,545 units. Medical Disposables ended trading 5 cents higher at $5.80, with 3,000 shares and tTech closed 4 cents higher at $7.09, with 1,100 shares trading. In the junior market preference segment, Eppley 9.5% traded 200 units at $7.20 after falling 5 cents and Eppley 10% ended trading at $6, with 900 shares changing hands.
n contrast, September closed with average of 116,176 units valued at $538,652 for each security traded.
Honey Bun ended trading 900 stock units at $4.90, Jamaican Teas traded 4,000 shares at $4.10, Jetcon Corporation closed 12 cents higher at $4.80, with 43,613 units, Knutsford Express ended at $14.80, with 6,670 stock units changing hands. Caribbean Cream settled at $5.80, with 143,951 shares, Lasco Distributors traded 40 cents higher at $7.60, with 402,523 units, Lasco Financial traded 10 cents higher at $4.50, with 184,129 shares, Lasco Manufacturing concluded trading 25 cents higher at $4.45, with 404,812 stock units. Main Event traded 58 cents higher at $5.60, with 92,886 units, Paramount Trading traded 3,452 shares at $3, Stationery and Office closed with a loss of 6 cents at $5.30, with 14,649 shares and tTech settled with a loss of 45 cents at $7.05, with 14,751 units.
The Junior Market on Friday closed for the 10th consecutive day with unbroken gains leading the market index climbing 37.73 points to close at 3,143.71 with 21 securities changing hands compared to 18 on Thursday. 
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 75,683 units valued at $359,339 and previously, 78,762 units valued at $374,030. In contrast, September closed with average of 116,176 units valued at $538,652 for each security traded.
Caribbean Producers traded 1 cent higher at $3.71, with 69,888 units being traded. Derrimon Trading ended at $7 with 2,000 units, Express Catering finished trading with a loss of 30 cents at $4.65, with 56,588 stock units trading, General Accident ended trading 10 cents higher at $3.20, with 16,450 units, Honey Bun closed with a loss of 10 cents at $4.90, with 4,891 stock units changing hands. ISP Finance dropped $2.30 to $16.20, with 10,000 units, Jamaican Teas concluded trading at $4.10, with 5,100 shares, Jetcon Corporation finished with a loss of 5 cents at $4.80, with 3,154 shares trading, Lasco Distributors closed with a loss of 24 cents at $7.20, with 11,850 units, Lasco Financial ended with a loss of 4 cents at $4.36, with 51,742 stock units. Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.50, with 14,800 units, Main Event traded 20 cents higher at $5.30, with 166,999 shares, Medical Disposables traded 25 cents higher at $5.75, with 1,471 stock units, Paramount Trading settled with a loss of 10 cents at $2.90, with 124,400 units being exchanged and Stationery and Office settled with a loss of 3 cents at $5.47, with 1,986 units.
The Junior Market Index enjoyed another day of mostly rising prices, leading to the market index increasing for the 9th consecutive day with an increase of 18.55 points to close at 3,105.98 on Thursday. 
Trading ended with an average of 156,643 units for an average of $956,892 in contrast to 38,153 units for an average of $156,449 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 78,762 units valued at $374,030 and previously, 74,354 shares with an average value of $341,038. In contrast, September closed with average of 116,176 units valued at $538,652 for each security traded.
Dolphin Cove ended trading with a loss of 50 cents at $17, with 34,328 units trading, Express Catering concluded trading with a loss of 3 cents at $4.95, with 64,390 shares, Honey Bun traded 70 cents higher at $5, with 1,000 stock units, Jetcon Corporation ended trading at $4.85, with 16,425 shares trading. KLE Group closed 30 cents higher at $2.80, with 17,500 units, Knutsford Express settled 19 cents higher at $14.99, trading 2,930 shares, Lasco Distributors rose 74 cents to close at $7.44, with 1,240,875 stock units, Lasco Financial traded 20 cents higher at $4.40, with 328,274 shares, Lasco Manufacturing traded 30 cents higher at $4.50, with 546,317 stock units. Medical Disposables settled at $5.50, with 16,500 shares, Paramount Trading closed 10 cents higher at $3, with 34,576 shares, Stationery and Office ended at $5.50, with 55,697 stock units and tTech ended 5 cents higher at $7.60, with 394,052 shares.
$238,441 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 76,654 units valued at $352,768 compared to 76,654 units valued at $352,768 previously. In contrast, September closed with average of 116,176 units valued at $538,652 for each security traded.
Iron Rock ended trading 5 cents higher at $3.20, with 45,000 units changing hands, Jamaican Teas gained 10 cents to close at $4.10, with 36,329 units trading. Jetcon Corporation settled 5 cents higher at $4.85, with 10,582 shares, KLE Group concluded trading with a loss of 30 cents at $2.50, with 265,000 units changing hands, Knutsford Express closed at $14.80, with 2,150 stock units, Lasco Distributors ended trading after rising 20 cents to $6.70, with 56,917 shares, Lasco Financial closed at $4.20, with 107,352 stock units trading. Main Event traded with a loss of 20 cents at $5.10, with 34,220 shares, Paramount Trading settled with a loss of 10 cents at $2.90, with 9,027 stock units, Stationery and Office ended at $5.50, with 8,544 units trading and tTech added 50 cents to close at $7.55, with 9,320 shares changing hands.
Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Tuesday with 15 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 655,302 units valued at $3,576,610.
amounts to 76,654 units valued at $352,768 compared to 78,395 units valued at $358,806 previously. In contrast, September closed with average of 116,176 units valued at $538,652 for each security traded.
Express Catering ended trading at $5, with 48,599 units. Honey Bun finished at $5, with 16,575 stock units, Jamaican Teas concluded trading with a loss of 10 cents at $4, with 55,840 units, Jetcon Corporation lost 5 cents to finish at $4.80, with 13,566 shares, Knutsford Express settled with a loss of 19 cents at $14.80, with 20,230 shares trading. Lasco Distributors ended 1 cent higher at $6.50, with 84,181 stock units, Lasco Financial concluded trading at $4.20, with 104,660 shares, Lasco Manufacturing ended at $4.20, with 75,084 shares changing hands, Main Event closed 5 cents higher at $5.30, with 32,710 shares, Medical Disposables finished at $5.50, with 8,000 shares and Stationery and Office concluded trading with a loss of 10 cents at $5.50, with 182,772 shares trading.