Fontana ended at a record close of $8 on Thursday.
The Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market Index declined 23.72 points to close at 3,083.83 on Thursday as declining stocks doubled those rising but the IC bid-offer Indicator points to a positive market on Friday.
At the close of market activities, the prices of 7 securities advanced, 15 declined and 9 remained unchanged. Fontana jumped to a 52 weeks’ closing high of $8 and Express Catering traded at an intraday low of $6.
The market close on Thursday with 31 securities changing hands compared to 26 on Wednesday, resulting in an exchange of 1,843,387 units for $6,929,942 compared to 1,982,466 units valued at $6,630,174 on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 59,464 units for an average of $223,547 in contrast to 76,249 units for an average of $255,007 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 89,989 units with a value of $295,131 for each security traded, compared to 89,671 units with a value of $300,971 traded previously. 
June ended with an average of 166,169 units at $674,841 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 7 stocks closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and one closed with a lower offer.
Stocks ending with price changes| Blue Power lost 15 cents in trading 14,924 units at $6, CAC 2000 closed trading of 555 units and gained 24 cents to end at $13, Cargo Handlers close with a loss of $1.95 at $9.05, in swapping of 1,100 shares. Caribbean Cream dipped 18 cents in trading of 7,000 units at $5.25, Caribbean Producers ended with a loss of 1 cent at $4.74 with 5,354 stock units changing hands. Consolidated Bakeries shed 19 cents in trading 1,000 units at $1.60, Derrimon Trading shed 2 cents in trading 15,756 units at $2.48, Express Catering lost 15 cents in trading of 5,532 units to close at $6.35. Everything Fresh lost 6 cents in trading 230,225 units at $1.30, Elite Diagnostic ended market activity exchanging 20,309 shares to close at $4.80 after falling 5 cents. Fosrich Group dipped 4 cents in trading of 11,437 units at $4.96, Fontana climbed 85 cents and exchanged 83,320 shares at a record high of $8, 
GWest Corporation closed trading of 171,006 units with a gain of 9 cents to end at 91 cents, Honey Bun dipped 15 cents in trading of 10,000 units at $5.90. iCreate fell 2 cents in trading 9,496 units at 71 cents, Indies Pharma declined 2 cents in trading of 80,365 units to close at $3.01, Jamaican Teas climbed 1 cent in exchanging 19,777 shares at $4.45, Lasco Distributors closed 5 cents higher at $3.15, with 680,499 stock units trading. Lasco Financial ended trading with 104,594 shares, after rising 10 cents to close at $4.60, Medical Disposables declined 23 cents in trading 6,160 units at $6.70, Stationery and Office Supplies shed 48 cents in trading 217,587 units to close at $9.02, tTech shed 25 cents in trading of 6,000 units to end at $5. In the junior market preference segment, Derrimon Trading climbed 5 cents and exchanged 6,114 shares at $2.05.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Trading picked up on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, with 274,255 shares traded for $5,433,236, compared to 95,948 units with a value of $1,974,730, trading on Wednesday. 
Clico Investment Fund declined 15 cents after exchanging 24,204 shares to close at $24 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost $1.05 trading 42,223 units to close at $27.
Investors pushed the Jamaica Stock Exchange to a new record close on Wednesday, as NCB Financial traded as high as $219.99 and the All Jamaican Composite Index crossed the 550,000 mark during the day. 
Wigton Windfarm dominated trading with just 4.3 million shares for 40 percent of total main market volume, well down on the usually large volume, the stock traded at for most of the days since it listed in April. 1834 Investments followed with 1.7 million stock units for 16 percent of total volume and Supreme Ventures with 1.2 million shares for 11 percent of the day’s volume.
Jamaica Producers exchanged 105,258 stock units but lost 85 cents to close at $26.65, Jamaica Stock Exchange lost $1.50 in trading 81,966 units to end at $33, JMMB Group lost $1.50 to end at $52 with an exchange of 86,345 shares. PanJam Investment rose 59 cents in trading 164,175 stock units at $95.10, Proven Investments jumped $4.95, trading 23,895 shares to close at a record high of $41, Sagicor Group dropped $2.49 trading 137,078 stock units to end at $52. Seprod rose 90 cents to close at $46 while trading 12,835 shares and Supreme Ventures added $1.85 to close at $27.85 in trading with 1,209,059 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments lost 62 cents to $14.50, in trading 10,000 units.
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 89,671 units with a value of $300,971 for each security traded, compared to 90,656 shares valued at $304,347 traded previously. June ended with an average of 166,169 units at $674,841 for each security traded.
Fontana gained $1.05 to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $7.15, trading 87,465 stock units, General Accident climbed 20 cents exchanging 6,688 shares to end at $4.10. Gwest Corporation gained 1 cent to end at 82 cents, in trading 284,451 shares, Honey Bun closed trading of 19,210 units and gained 5 cents to end at $6.05, iCreate ended trading with 127,464 shares, after rising 2 cents to end at 73 cents, Indies Pharma climbed 2 cents and exchanged 368,800 shares at $3.03. Jetcon Corporation traded 465 shares, after rising 19 cents to end at $1.89, KLE Group exchanged 20,000 shares, after rising 2 cents to end at $1.72, Lasco Financial lost 20 cents in trading 27,752 shares to close at $4.50. Main Event ended trading with 114,524 shares, after rising 30 cents to end at $6.70, Ironrock Insurance closed trading of 60,334 units with a gain of 15 cents to end at $3.50 and tTech declined 25 cents in trading of 1,811 units to close at $5.25.
Trading activity picked up on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday with 95,948 shares valued $1,974,730 trading, compared to 308,036 shares valued $6,367,532 on Tuesday. 
Guardian Holdings lost 30 cents and settled at $18.10, trading 213 units, Massy Holdings lost 1 cent trading 1,050 stock units at $55.08, NCB Financial fell 15 cents and ended at $9.35, after exchanging 4,500 shares and West Indian Tobacco closed 2 cents down to settle at $110.25, with 75 units crossing the exchange.
Also trading good volumes were 
Kingston Wharves recovered the $4.16 it lost on Monday, to end trading of 2,200 shares at $70. 
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange enjoyed a big bounce on Tuesday with the market Index jumping 63.13 points to close at 3,076.53. 
Honey Bun closed 5 cents higher at $6, with 29,579 stock units trading, Indies Pharma shed 5 cents in trading of 272,182 units at $3.01, Iron Rock Insurance shed 15 cents in trading of 4,230 units at $3.35, Jamaican Teas ended trading with 250 shares, after rising 4 cents to end at $4.44, Jetcon Corporation gained 10 cents to end at $1.70 with 137,940 stock units trading. Key Insurance lost 5 cents in trading 12,693 shares to close at 52 weeks’ low of $2.85, Lasco Distributors climbed 10 cents in exchanging 38,962 shares at $3.10, Lasco Financial ended trading with 143,000 shares, after rising 21 cents to end at $4.70, Medical Disposables dipped 16 cents in trading of 1,000 units at $6.93. Main Event ended trading with 10,793 shares, after rising 8 cents to end at $6.40 shares and Stationery and closed 35 cents higher at $9.50, with an exchange of 9,573 stock units.
Trading activity picked up on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday with 308,036 shares valued $6,367,532 trading, compared to 76,614 shares valued $1,275,582 on Monday. 
Trading ended with the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 3,105.25 points to close at 534,818.03, the JSE Index declined 2,821.86 points to close at 486,998.17 and The JSE Financial Index lost 0.85 points in closing at 131.46 points.
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1,375,075 shares valued at $15,899,090 changing hands, compared 1,203,120 shares valued at $10,102,136 for each securities traded. June closed with an average of 1,608,485 units valued at $19,605,318 for each security traded.
Sagicor Group lost 50 cents trading 169,100 stock units to end at $54. Salada Foods climbed $1.50 to end at $35 in trading 25,000 shares, Supreme Ventures rose $2 and ended trading with 93,843,191 shares to close at $28, Sygnus Credit Investments lost 77 cents to close at $15 while trading 53,303 shares and Wisynco Group exchanged 112,712 shares and gained 35 cents to close at $19.95.
