Lasco Manufacturing dropped 40 cents to push Junior Market down.
Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange settled on Tuesday with 19 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 463,032 units valued at $2,269,157.
Tuesday’s trading compares well to the 20 securities changing hands on Monday, leading to a total of 394,030 units valued at $1,640,793. The Junior Market Index declined by 22.93 points to close at 2,968.67. At the close of market activities, the prices of 5 advanced, 6 declined and 8 remained with the prices unchanged as shown by the last traded price for the day.
Trading ended with an average of 24,370 units for an average of $119,429 in contrast to 20,738 units for an average of $86,358 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 123,473 units valued at $566,773 and previously 129,302 shares with an average value of $593,087. In contrast, August closed with average of 234,437 units valued at $1,295,260 for each security traded. 
Trading ended with the market sentiments looking weak and having implications for the upcoming trading session as 2 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
At the close of the market the volume of stocks changing hands and their last traded price are: Access Financial that finished at $42, with just 241 stocks changing hands, AMG Packaging settling with a loss of 5 cents at $3.20, while trading 236 shares, Cargo Handlers concluding trading at $11.09, with 22,554 stock units trading. Caribbean Producers finished at $3.60, 
trading 32,489 shares, Derrimon Trading ended at $8, with 7,550 shares, Dolphin Cove settled $1 higher at $17, with 5,273 units changing hands, Express Catering concluded trading 10 cents higher at $4.50, with 37,609 units, Eppley ended with a loss of 20 cents at $11.80, with 5,915 shares, General Accident closed at $2.60, with 9,551 units. Jamaican Teas closed with a loss of 5 cents at $4, with 575 units, Jetcon Corporation finished at $4.50, with 11,900 shares, Key Insurance concluded trading at $4, with 15,383 shares, KLE Group traded at $2.86, with 3,457 units, Lasco Distributors settled with a loss of 15 cents at $6.60, with 5,550 shares, Lasco Financial closed with a loss of 10 cents at $4, with 30,058 units, Lasco Manufacturing finished with a loss of 40 cents at $3.60, with 180,667 shares, Main Event ended 60 cents higher at $5.05, with 5,940 stocks changing hands, Stationery and Office settled 5 cents higher at $4.80, with 69,149 units and tTech concluded trading 5 cents higher at $7.60, with 18,935 shares.
