A new record high for the JSE Junior Market.
The record-breaking run by the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange resumed, in trading on Thursday, with the market index rising 39.90 points to end at a record close at 3,580.44 pushing the gain for the market in 2019 to 10 percent.
The Junior Market closed with 31 securities changing hands, down from 35 on Wednesday, as prices of 9 securities rose, 9 declined and 13 remained unchanged.
At the close, three stocks traded at intraday highs but backed off at the close. General Accident closed at a high of $5.41, Indies Pharma traded at a high of $4.10 but dropped back to $3.30 and Lasco Financial traded at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.56 and ended at $6.50 at the close.
Market activities resulted in an exchange of 4,594,972 units valued at $22,321,171 compared to 7,903,203 units at $35,396,687 on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 139,242 units at $676,399 for each security traded, in contrast to 225,806 units for $1,011,334 for each security traded on Wednesday. 
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 181,805 units valued at $823,437 for each security and previously 195,575 valued at $871,008 for each security traded. July ended with an average of 138,412 units with a value of $563,215 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows four stocks closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and one closed with a lower offer.
Stocks ending with price changes| AMG Packaging closed 5 cents higher at $2.30, with 11,920 stock units trading, Blue Power decline 50 cents in trading of 20,612 units at $9.50, Caribbean Cream closed trading of 144,938 units and gained 75 cents to end at $4.95, Caribbean Producers lost 1 cent to close at $4.79 with 121,182 stock units changing hands. Consolidated Bakeries dipped 10 cents in trading of 24,773 units at $2.40. Derrimon Trading fell 25 cents in trading of 85,689 units at $2.75, Everything Fresh climbed 23 cents and exchanged 201,811 shares at $1.81. Fosrich Group closed trading of 3,500 units and gained 32 cents to end at $4.93, Fontana shed 20 cents trading of 598,550 units o end tat $8.30. 
GWest Corporation ended trading of 64,760 shares, after rising 6 cents to close at $1.40, Honey Bun climbed 60 cents and exchanged 464,000 shares at $6. Indies Pharma lost 41 cents in trading 151,509 shares to close at $3.30 after trading at 52 weeks’ intraday high of $4.10, Jamaican Teas declined $1.10 trading of 172,919 units to close at $6.85, Limners and Bards ended market activity exchanging 1,029,798 shares to close at $3.70 after falling 24 cents. Lasco Distributors closed 29 cents higher at $3.75, with 557,503 stock units trading, Medical Disposables climbed $1 to settle at $8 with 17,000 shares changing hands. Main Event fell 50 cents trading of 48,978 units at $6.50 and tTech closed trading of 53,772 units and gained 50 cents to end at $6.50 after investors responded positively to half-year results showing a 62 percent rise in the second-quarter results to $15.7 million.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
