Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Wednesday for the 8th day of gains as the Junior Market Index climbed 23.79 points to close at 3,087.43.
The market closed with 19 securities changing hands, resulting in the prices of 9 rising, 6 declining and 4 remaining unchanged with an exchange of 724,901 units valued at $2,972,526 compared to 655,302 units valued at $3,576,610 from 15 securities changing hands on Tuesday.
Trading ended with an average of 38,153 units for an average of $156,449 in contrast to 43,687 units for an average of 
$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.
IC bid-offer Indicator| Trading ended with the market sentiments looking slightly mixed for Thursday’s trading activity as 6 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Blue Power ended trading 90 cents higher at $45, with 1,000 units, CAC 2000 gained 50 cents to end at $7, with 1,000 shares, Cargo Handlers ended trading at $11.09, with 3,088 stock units, Caribbean Producers finished with a loss of 4 cents at $3.70, with 3,300 units, Eppley ended trading 60 cents higher at $11.60, with 4,292 shares, Express Catering traded with a loss of 2 cents at $4.98, with 86,376 units. General Accident concluded trading 10 cents higher at $3.10, with 2,000 stock units, Honey Bun ended trading with a loss of 70 cents at $4.30, with 39,404 shares, 
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.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place
and an average of 76,123 with an average value of $327,928, previously. In contrast, September closed with average of 116,176 units valued at $538,652 for each security traded.
Derrimon Trading ended at $7, with 1,000 stock units, Express Catering climbed 66 cents higher to $5.10, with 73,142 shares, after the company reported that profit more than doubled in the quarter to August from a 10 percent rise in revenues. Honey Bun traded 10 cents higher at $4.40, with 1,000 units, Iron Rock closed 25 cents higher at $3.15, with 61,538 shares, ISP Finance settled at $18, with 2,983 units, Knutsford Express closed 1 cent higher at $15, with 66,270 units, Lasco Distributors settled with a loss of 5 cents at $6.25, with 1,214,790 stock units changing hands. Lasco Financial concluded trading at $4.20, with 155,534 shares, Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 20 cents at $4, with 14,700 units, Main Event traded 21 cents higher at $5.36, with 9,621 units and Stationery and Office ended trading 17 cents higher at $5, with 236,628 units.
In moderate trading, the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, ended with only 15 securities changing hands, on Tuesday, with an exchange of a mere 462,606 units valued at $2,337,749, well down on Friday’s levels.
Trading ended with an average of 30,840 units for an average of $155,850 in contrast to 139,389 units for an average of $725,011 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 66,921 units valued at $302,510, previously. In contrast, September closed with average of 116,176 units valued at $538,652 for each security traded.
Caribbean Cream ended with a loss of 10 cents at $5.90, with 500 units, Consolidated Bakeries ended 3 cents higher at $2.05, with 250 units changing hands. Express Catering ended 19 cents higher at $4.69, with 1,706 stock units, Jetcon Corporation settled 40 cents higher at $4.90, with 220 stock units, Knutsford Express ended trading at $15, with 10,147 units trading, Lasco Distributors finished with a loss of 5 cents at $6.30, after 29,959 shares changed hands, Lasco Financial finished trading 25 cents higher at $4.25, with 1,891 units, Lasco Manufacturing gained 5 cents at $3.85, with 6,400 shares. Medical Disposables settled with a loss of 70 cents at $4.60, with 73,541 stock units, Stationery and Office closed 9 cents higher at $4.80, with 276,242 shares, tTech traded 1 cent higher at $7, with 21,000 units and in the junior market preference segment, Derrimon Trading traded 35,000 shares at $1.95, with Eppley ending trading at $6.55, with 5,100 stock units changing hands.
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange settled on Thursday with 20 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 969,013 units valued at $4,496,741 compared to 827,619 units valued at $4,771,002 on Wednesday. 
Trading ended with the market sentiments looking mixed for Friday’s trading activity with 1 stock ending with the bid higher than their last selling price and 2 with lower offers.
General Accident traded 30 cents higher at $3, with 2,125 units, Honey Bun finished trading with a loss of 20 cents at $4, with 15,101 units, Jamaican Teas ended trading 9 cents higher at $4.10, with 31,362 stock units, Jetcon Corporation concluded trading at $5, with 12,000 shares changing hands, KLE Group settled 10 cents higher at $2.50, with 2,730 stock units. 
Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange dropped on Wednesday even with 25 securities changing hands as investors exchanged just 827,619 units valued at $4,771,002 compared to 2,217,305 units valued at $9,814,861 on Tuesday. 
Trading ended with the market sentiments looking mixed for Thursday’s trading activity as 3 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
Iron Rock gained 10 cents to end at $2.90, with 30,000 shares. 
Trading ended with the market sentiments looking mixed for Monday’s trading activity as 3 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
In contrast, September closed with average of 116,176 units valued at $538,652 for each security traded. Trading ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
Express Catering ended 16 cents higher at $4.16, with 17,562 shares, General Accident closed with a loss of 24 cents at $2.50, trading 852 stock units, Honey Bun traded 1,200 units at $4.30. Jamaican Teas concluded trading with a loss of 11 cents at $3.79, with 107,025 stock units, Jetcon Corporation concluded trading with a loss of 22 cents at $4.28, with 166,217 units, Knutsford Express lost 34 cents at $14.55, with 10,194 shares, Lasco Distributors ended trading at $6.30, with 26,651 shares, Lasco Financial settled with a loss of 27 cents at $3.75, with 49,449 units trading. Lasco Manufacturing ended trading at $3.80, with 107,299 shares, Main Event concluded trading with a loss of 25 cents at $5, with 38,898 units, Medical Disposables traded at $5.30, with 17,600 units, Paramount Trading closed 10 cents higher at $2.80, exchanging 32,614 units, Stationery and Office ended trading 5 cents higher at $4.85, with 126,441 shares changing hands, tTech fell 5 cents to $7, with 88,098 shares and in the junior market preference segment, Eppley concluded trading with a loss of 5 cents at $6.50, with 669,361 shares.
In contrast, August closed with average of 234,437 units valued at $1,295,260 for each security traded.
Consolidated Bakeries settled with a loss of 10 cents at $2.30, with 9,897 shares, Derrimon Trading closed with a loss of 90 cents at $8, with just 1,597 units, Express Catering settled with a loss of 7 cents at $4.40, with 2,329 shares trading. Honey Bun traded 20 cents higher at $4, with 400 shares, Jamaican Teas finished 25 cents higher at $4.05, with a mere 300 stock units switching owners, Jetcon Corporation closed with a loss of 10 cents at $4.40, with 247,000 units, KLE Group lost 10 cents trading at $2.86, with 5,500 stocks trading. Knutsford Express settled at $14.50, with 2,900 shares changing hands, Lasco Distributors traded at $6.80, with 6,469 units, Lasco Financial concluded trading 7 cents higher at $4, with 11,014 stock units. Medical Disposables finished 50 cents higher at $5, with 1,100 shares. Main Event traded with a loss of 32 cents at $5.28, trading 87,488 shares, Stationery and Office closed with a loss of 1 cent at $4.84, with 37,210 stocks changing hands and Eppley 9.5% preference share, finished with a loss of 25 cents at $7 as 1,666,987 shares changed hands.
Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange finished on Thursday with 16 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of only 468,877 units valued at $2,858,513 compared to 852,002 units valued at $3,622,384 on Wednesday. 
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 137,160 units valued at $615,057 compared to 144,864 shares with an average of $646,228, previously. In contrast, August closed with average of 234,437 units valued at $1,295,260 for each security traded.
Caribbean Cream finished at $5.90, with 3,100 stocks trading, Caribbean Producers settled at $3.80, with 122,411 stocks units, Express Catering rose 27 cents to $4.47, with 1,271 shares,Honey Bun settled with a loss of 25 cents at $3.80, with 8,606 stocks changing hands. Jamaican Teas ended at $3.80, with 62,997 units, Jetcon Corporation settled at $4.50, with 58,092 stocks changing hands, Knutsford Express finished at $14.50, with 1,212 shares, Lasco Distributors closed 1 cents higher at $6.80, with 281 stock units, Lasco Financial closed with a loss of 2 cents at $3.93, with 21,168 units. Lasco Manufacturing ended with a loss of 5 cents at $4, with 11,454 shares, Medical Disposables ended with a loss of 30 cents at $4.50, with 2,620 stocks, Main Event gained 32 cents and ended at $5.60, with 31,572 stocks, Stationery and Office finished 10 cents higher at $4.85, with 12,968 shares and tTech settled at $7.55, with 5,100 stocks trading.
Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Tuesday with 23 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 2,266,563 units valued at $14,319,936 compared to only 807,449 units valued at $4,046,825 on Monday. 
Trading ended with the market sentiments looking mixed for tomorrow’s trading activity as 4 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Honey Bun closed 15 cents higher at $4.05, with 3,005 stocks, Iron Rock traded at $2.80, with 5,019 units. Jamaican Teas finished at $4.20, with 13,087 units, Jetcon Corporation traded 22 cents higher at $4.50, with 110,977 shares, Knutsford Express ended with a loss of 40 cents at $14.50, with 19,271 stocks, Key Insurance finished 25 cents higher at $4, with 10,000 shares. KLE Group rose 2 cents to $2.96, with 70,600 units, Lasco Distributors concluded trading with a rise of 20 cents to $6.80, with 1,700,000 shares, Lasco Financial settled at $3.99, with 7,803 units, Lasco Manufacturing traded with a loss of 20 cents at $4, while trading 59,908 shares. Main Event closed with a loss of 13 cents at $5.62, with 9,404 units, Paramount Trading fell 20 cents to $2.70, with 10,850 stock units, Stationery and Office settled with a loss of 10 cents at $4.75, with 156,871 units and Eppley 9.5 percent preference share settled at $7.25, with 645 stock units.
