ISP Finance dived $8 to $12 in trading.
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Index slipped on the second day of trading, with the market index losing 3.32 points to close at 3,261.36, as the price of just 3 securities rose 9 declined and 3 remained unchanged.
Trading ended, with 15 securities changing hands, down from 21 securities trading on Wednesday as 426,549 units valued at $1,722,476 compared to 654,796 shares valued at $2,503,977 on Wednesday.
The average trade ended at 28,437 units for an average of $114,832 in contrast to 31,181 units for an average of $119,237 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to units 30,037 valued at $117,401. In contrast December, ended with an average of 136,222 units at a value of $737,367 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 10 stocks ended with higher bids than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
At the close of the day’s activity, AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 3 cents at $1.87, with 10,000 stock units changing hands, Derrimon Trading ended with a loss of 2 cents at $2.45,with 102,411 shares trading, Everything Fresh ended trading of 479 shares to close at $1.90. Express Catering settled with a loss of 1 cent at $8.19, with an exchange of 12,500 units, General Accident traded 6,507 shares at $3.40, GWest Corporation finished trading 
of 14,594 shares for 10 cents more at $1.70, Honey Bun closed 28 cents higher at $3.90, with an exchange of 8,400 stock units. Indies Pharma closed trading of 7,288 shares at $3.25, ISP Finance dropped $8 and concluded trading of 2,534 shares at $12, Jetcon Corporation settled with a loss of 83 cents at $2.60, with 9,593 shares changing hands, Lasco Distributors closed with a loss of 8 cents at $3.82, in exchanging 156,463 shares. Lasco Financial ended 1 cent higher at $4.76, trading 8,850 shares, Main Event finished with a loss of 3 cents at $6.97, with 57,730 units, SSL Venture Capital lost 1 cent in trading 19,200 shares to end at $1.94 and Stationery and Office traded 10,000 shares at $8.15.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Stocks recorded more gain for the second consecutive day of trading for the year trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange on Thursday, as the market closed with all three main indices ending higher.
changing hands and Prestige Holdings gained 20 cents and settled at $7.50, after trading 250 shares.
While Junior Market stocks on the Jamaica Stock Exchange chalked up gains of just 18.8 percent overall for 2018, but 5 companies’ stock rose between 104 to 282 percent for the year.
in the top 10 for two consecutive years. Caribbean Flavours landed the 6th spot with a gain of 73 percent. Statinery & Office Supplies reappeared in the Top 10 with a rise of 69 percent. ISP Financial chipped in with a rise of 67 percent in 8th spot to be followed by the Montego Bay based, Cargo Handlers that chipped in with 50 percent and the early 2018 listed Elite Diagnostic, was tenth after rising 48 percent.
reflected the losses caused by the toilet tissue operations with a decline in the stock price by 37 percent as it followed tTech with a decline of 33 percent. Eppley that migrated to the main market on the last day of 2018, declined 24 percent to the 6th worse performer, while Lasco Financial lost altitude to close out 2018 as the 7th worse performing the Junior Market stock, with a loss of 15 percent, just ahead of Knutsford Express at the 8th spot, with a fall of 13 percent, Sweat River fell 9 percent and Consolidated Bakeries ended at the 10th spot with a loss of 6 percent.
units trading but fell $2 to $72, Sagicor Group rose 99 cents to end at $39.99, trading 16,220 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund declined $1.63 after trading 63,513 shares to end at $14.07. Salada Foods traded 10,000 but fell $3.50 to close at $31.50, Scotia Group traded 1,620 shares with a loss of $1 to close at $54, Supreme Ventures lost $1.50 to close at $16.50 trading 13,430 shares and Wisynco Group lost 49 cents and ended at $10.50 with 25,118 shares changing hands.
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Index rose on the first day of the new year, with the market index rising 17.84 points to 3,264.68, as the price of 10 securities rose 8 declined and 3 remained unchanged. 
$3.62, with 4,523 stock units changing hands. Indies Pharma rose 5 cents in trading 16,005 shares to close at $3.25, Jamaican Teas finished 60 cents down to $3.90, in exchanging 55,680 shares, Jetcon Corporation settled with rise of 39 cents at $3.43, with 162,415 shares changing hands but only after trading at a 52 weeks’ intraday low of $2.50. KLE Group traded 300 units with a loss of 20 cents to close at $3. Lasco Distributors lost 9 cents and closed at $3.90, with an exchange of 97,487 shares, Lasco Financial added 25 cents and ended at $4.75, trading 25,500 shares, Lasco Manufacturing concluded trading of 134,261 stock units, 28 cents higher at $3.98. SSL Venture Capital traded 500 shares to end at $1.95 and Stationery and Office traded 20 cents lower at $8.15, with 25,972 shares changing hands.
Trading ended on the Trinidad Stock Exchange closed on the first day of 2019 with all three main indices ending with modest gains. 
211 percent rise in contrast to the stunning gains by Barita. Salada Foods ended the year with a jump in price to $35 on strong gains in profit, to capture the number 2 best performing spot rising by 211 percent for the year, followed by Palace Amusement with gains of 159 percent, the third year in a row that it is occupying the top 10 list. Kingston Wharves grew 135 percent to be one of 4 stocks to reappear in the top 10 for two consecutive years. Jamaica Broilers gained 67 percent. Pulse Investments reappeared in the Top 10 with a rise of 66 percent and heavy weight, PanJam Investment put in a strong showing of 65 percent, while Supreme Ventures chipped in with 57 percent, Mayberry Investments rose 52 percent and NCB Financial with 50 percent to retain one of the Top 10 spots for the second year in a row.
with most of the proceeds distributed as a dividend thus reducing the value of its assets to a few million dollars. 138 Student Living was next with a fall of 42 percent with Portland JSX ending with a loss for the year of 25 percent following on from Kingston Properties with 22 percent and Sygnus Credit Investments with 20 percent from it 2018 IPO price. Both Ciboney and Carreras that are in the top 10 worst performing stocks in 2018 are coming from the top 10 in 2017.
Stocks surged on the last day of the year on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with the main market ending 2018 with a gain of 31.7 percent after rising over 10,000 points on Monday. Four stocks with gains of more than 100 percent contributed to the year’s performance.
Trading in the main market included Eppley ordinary share that has migrated from the Junior Market. Barita Investments moved to another record high, with the price moving to $56 but pulling back by the close to a record closing high of $52.
stock units at $76.50, NCB Financial Group gained $2 as 42,537 shares changed hands, to close at $150. PanJam Investment closed with 413,486 units trading with a gain of $2 to finish at $74, Sagicor Group lost $1 to end at $39, trading 48,381 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund rose $4.23 after trading 2,286,480 shares to end at $15.70. Seprod traded 41,618 shares and rose $1.49 to close at $31, Supreme Ventures rose $2 and closed at $18 trading 103,314 shares and Sygnus Credit Investments rose 60 cents and ended at $11 with 77,195 shares changing hands.
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Index rose by a strong 64.45 points to close at 3,246.84, a rise of 18.8 percent above the close of 2017 as 5 stocks gained over 100 percent and 4 others gained between 50 to 73 percent for the year. 
trading of 110,629 shares at $1.60. Iron Rock ended with a loss of 10 cents at $4.90, with 100 units changing hands, Indies Pharma rose 10 cents in trading 70,468 shares to close at $3.20, Jamaican Teas finished 50 cents higher at $4.50, in exchanging 2,000 shares, Jetcon Corporation settled with a loss of 41 cents at $3.04, with 82,400 shares changing hands. KLE Group traded 16,000 units with a loss of 20 cents to close at $3.20. Knutsford Express finished trading 1,500 shares and rose $1.20 to $13, Lasco Distributors closed at $3.99, with 135,566 shares being exchanged, Lasco Financial ended at $4.50, trading 46,204 shares, Lasco Manufacturing concluded trading 25 cents higher at $3.70, with 36,612 stock units. Main Event finished $1.10 higher at $7, with 4,700 units changing hands, Medical Disposables settled at $6.50, with 5,579 shares and Stationery and Office traded 25 cents higher at $8.35, with 1,950 shares changing hands.
and Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 15 cents and ended at $29.10, after exchanging 25,660 shares.
