Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Monday with 25 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 2,098,509 units valued at $11,226,036 compared to 1,889,929 units valued at $9,948,506 on Friday.
At the close of market activities, the prices of 7 securities advanced, 11 declined and 7 remained with the prices unchanged. The Junior Market Index advanced by 27.80 points to close at 2,934.57.
Trading ended with an average of 83,940 units for an average of $449,041 in contrast to 89,997 units for an average of $473,738 on Friday.
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.
At the close of the market the volume of stock units changing hands and their last traded price are: Access Financial closing at $42, with 2,311 units, AMG Packaging trading 30 cents higher at $3.50, with 15,000 shares. Blue Power jumped $4 higher to $49, with 450 stock units changing hands, CAC 2000 traded 199,944 stock units to close at $7, Cargo Handlers ended with a loss of $1.58 at $9.50, with 2,045 shares, Caribbean Cream concluded trading at $6, with 5,371 units, Caribbean Producers ended trading with a loss of 15 cents at $3.60, with 408,750 units trading. Consolidated Bakeries lost 20 cents in closing at $2.50, with 3,677 units, C2W Music traded with a loss of 1 cent at $0.49, with 1,000 stock units, Eppley finished 20 cents higher at $12, with just 500 units,
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.
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Lasco Manufacturing fell to a 52 weeks’ low on Tuesday.
At the close of market activities, the prices of 7 advanced, 8 declined and 5 remained with prices unchanged and led to the market index dropping 43.07 points to 3,032.34. One stock ended at a 52 weeks’ closing low and one traded at an intraday low.
Trading ended with an average of 44,523 units for an average of $184,949 in contrast to 495,658 units for an average of $1,952,714 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 192,151 units valued at $794,363, compared to 265,965 units at an average value of $1,099,070 on the previous trading day. In contrast, August closed with average of 234,437 units at an average $1,295,260 for each security traded.
Trading ended with the market sentiments looking positive for Wednesday’s activity as 9 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 settled $2.80 higher to $49 with 2,869 shares changing hands, AMG Packaging ended at $3 with 3,500 stocks, CAC 2000 finished at $8 with 10,000 shares, Caribbean Cream ended with a loss of 25 cents at $6.60, with 1,039 stock units, Caribbean Flavours traded 10 cents higher at $11.80 with 425 shares, Derrimon Trading settled with a loss of 90 cents at $7, with 2,000 units, Express Catering concluded trading with a loss of 30 cents at $4.20, with 88,763 stock units, General Accident ended 2 cents higher at $2.82 with 14,021 units, Honey Bun traded at an intraday low of $3 before recovering to close at $4 with 23,137 shares changing hands, Iron Rock finished 2 cents higher at $2.90 with 50,183 stocks,
Jetcon Corporation lost 50 cents to $4.10 with 20,583 units, KLE Group ended 7 cents higher at $3.27 with 79,648 stock units. Knutsford Express concluded market activity with a loss of 99 cents at $14, with 1,348 units changing ownership, Lasco Distributors ended at $6.90 with 42,931 units, Lasco Financial concluded trading with a loss of 35 cents to $3.50 with 283,782 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing concluded with a loss of 30 cents, to a 52 weeks’ low of $4 with 35,718 units traded, but fell as low as $3.80 during the day. Main Event ended 50 cents higher at $5 with 15,190 shares, Stationery and Office settled with a loss of 15 cents, at $4.05 with 209,557 stocks trading, tTech settled 45 cents higher at $6.50 with just 300 units and Derrimon Trading concluded trading at $2 with 5,465 units.

Trading ended with the market sentiments looking positive for Monday trading activity as 7 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with lower offers.
Jamaican Teas finished with a loss of 10 cents at $3.90, with 14,003 stocks units changing hands, Jetcon Corporation closed at $4.50, with 176,657 units, Key Insurance concluded trading at $4.25, with 36,935 stocks shares, Knutsford Express rose 9 cents to $14.89, with 300 shares, Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 8 cents at $6.30, with 237,602 units, Lasco Financial traded 2 cents higher at $4.02, with 58,760 stocks units. Lasco Manufacturing concluded trading at $3.80, with 216,256 shares, Main Event closed 25 cents higher at $5.25, with 22,653 units, Paramount Trading ended with a loss of 1 cent at $2.70, exchanging 1,000 shares, Stationery and Office finished at $4.80, with 323,000 stocks units and tTech finished with a loss of 50 cents at $7.05, with 200 stocks changing hands.
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 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.
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to units 166,749 valued at $725,546, and on the previous trading day 150,764 units with an average value of $651,708. In contrast, August closed with average of 234,437 units valued at $1,295,260 for each security traded.
Jetcon Corporation concluded trading 24 cents higher at $4.50, with 3,090,635 stocks changing hands. KLE Group closed 44 cents higher at $2.94, with 55,000 shares, 
Trading ended with an average of 108,419 units for an average of $483,277 in contrast to 160,460 units for an average of $1,077,814 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to units 169,320 valued at $728,534 and on Monday 178,020 at an average value of $763,571. In contrast, August closed with average of 234,437 units valued at $1,295,260 for each security traded.
Eppley ordinary ended at $12, with 2,994 shares, Honey Bun ended 60 cents higher at $4.50, with 1,540 units, Jamaican Teas finished at $4, with 94,960 stocks being exchanged, Jetcon Corporation concluded trading with a loss of 12 cents to $4.38, with 1,106,601 stocks, Knutsford Express closed at $15, with 10,941 units, Lasco Distributors finished with a loss of 10 cents at $6.80, as 81,632 shares were traded, Lasco Financial settled 30 cents higher at $4.05, with 231,201 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing traded at $4.08, with 14,250 shares, Medical Disposables settled at $5, with 3,012 units. Main Event traded 1 cents higher at $4.56, with 84,565 stock units, Stationery and Office finished with a loss of 30 cents at $4.50, with 372,562 units, tTech finished 60 cents higher at $7.60, with 3,811 shares and Eppley 9.5% preference share finished 5 cents up at $7.25, with 2,855 stock units.
was 162,844 units valued at $674,165. 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 negative for Thursday’s activity as 3 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Honey Bun closed 15 cents higher at $4.15 with 2,725 shares, Iron Rock ended at $2.90 with 22,590 stocks, Jamaican Teas closed 78 cents higher at $5 with 1,400 units, Jetcon Corporation finished 20 cents higher at $4.30 with 56,661 shares, KLE Group closed with a loss of 4 cents at $3.23, with 15,000 shares, Knutsford Express settled 99 cents higher at $14.99 with 3,290 stock units, Lasco Distributors settled at $6.90 trading 65,656 stocks, Lasco Financial ended 20 cents higher at $3.70 with 1,347,961 shares changing hands. Lasco Manufacturing finished 10 cents higher at $4.10 with 3,583 stock units, Medical Disposables traded 9,940 shares at $5.35, Paramount Trading ended 25 cents higher at $2.95 with 1,500 stocks, investors responded well to the surge in the profit of Stationery and Office and pushed the price 45 cents higher to $4.50 with 295,964 shares trading, tTech finished 50 cents higher to $7 with 5,192 units and Derrimon Trading traded at $2 with 100 shares.
Unlike last week when there were several changes to the TOP 10 lists, this past week had just two changes, with Lasco Financial returning to the junior market and Sagicor Group to the Main market lists.
Barita Investments moved up from $9.40 during the previous week to close at $11.60 for a gain of more than 273 percent since September last year. The most recent Initial Public Offering, Stationery and Office Supplies that exited the TOP 10 after listing in the prior week, is fluctuating between $4 and just over $5, and should undergo some amount of wide price movements until demand and supply find some balance. JMMB Group climbed to $23 on Friday before closing back at $21.45, supply has dried up for this stock and it seems to be readying to make an early exit in the next few weeks.
The average PE ratio for the Junior Market Top stocks is at 7.5 and the PE for the main market TOP 10, ends the week at 7.2. The average PE for the overall main market trades at 13.3 and 13.2 for Junior Market, based on 2017 estimated earnings.