Everything Fresh was listed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday and traded 390,706 units to close 6 cents above the IPO price, at $2.56, after trading as high as $2.80.
By the close of the market, trading levels fell back from the sharp increase on Thursday and ended at an exchange of 1,718,174 units valued at $7,108,686, compared to 13,450,013 units valued at $56,708,412 on Thursday.
Market activity resulted in 23 securities changing hands, leading to the prices of 9 advancing, 8 declining and 2 remaining unchanged compared to 19 on Thursday. The Junior Market Index declined by 11.10 points to close at 3,017.27.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers. 
Trading ended with an average of 74,703 units for an average of $309,073 in contrast to 707,895 units for an average of $2,984,653 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 157,010 units valued at $780,450 and previously 162,661 units valued at $812,413. May closed with an average of 217,589 units, valued at $1,322,452 for each security traded.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended at $2.10, trading 83,699 shares, Blue Power concluded trading 18 cents higher at $42.18, with 6,054 units changing hands, Cargo Handlers settled 25 cents higher at $10, with 806 stock units, Caribbean Cream ended trading with a loss of 34 cents at $5.65 with 9,700 shares, Derrimon Trading rose 60 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $12, with the trading of 513 shares. Dolphin Cove finished at $16, with 1,280 stock units trading, Elite Diagnostic settled with a loss of 5 cents at $3.05, exchanging 60,164 units, Express Catering traded 24 cents higher to $7.40, with 8,611 shares, FosRich Group finished trading at $2.95, with 1,400 shares. General Accident closed with a loss of 5 cents at $2.95, after 50,000 stock units traded, 
GWest Corporation ended at $2.50, after 2,000 units changed hands, Honey Bun concluded trading with a loss of 37 cents at $4.65, exchanging 816,137 shares, ISP Finance settled at $15, with 15,796 shares. Jetcon Corporation traded with a loss of 3 cents at $4.02, with 8,547 units, KLE Group closed 25 cents higher at $2.95, with 12,000 shares, Knutsford Express jumped $1.01 to $12.51, with just 200 shares trading, Lasco Distributors rose 5 cents to $4.20, with 179,154 stock units. Lasco Financial finished at $5, with 2,871 units changing, Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 20 cents at $4, with 59,495 shares, Main Event fell 39 cents to $6.61, with 2,800 shares, Stationery and Office closed 40 cents higher at $8, with 2,341 units and tTech concluded trading with a loss of 70 cents at $5.30, with 3,900 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
More Junior Market recovery – Tuesday
Jamaican Teas closed at a all-time high of $6 on Tuesday.
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed activities with the market Index rising 15.26 points to 3,021.90 as 22 securities changed hands, resulting in as the prices of 6 securities rising, 9 declining and 7 remaining unchanged.
The volume and value traded rose to 1,560,032 units valued at $8,956,643 compared to 333,499 units valued at $1,479,924 from the trading of 21 securities on Monday. Jamaican Teas traded at a new all-time high of $6.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Trading ended with an average of 70,911 units for an average of $407,120 in contrast to 15,159 units for an average of $67,269 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 135,539 units valued at $711,179 and previously 140,805 units valued at $735,954. 
May closed with an average of 217,589 units, valued at $1,322,452 for each security traded.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 5 cents to close at $2.10, with 2,678 stock units, Blue Power jumped $1.50 to $30, after 3,025 units changed hands Caribbean Producers finished trading at $5.20, with 29,901 units, Consolidated Bakeries closed with a loss of 5 cents at $2.05, while trading 23,000 shares, Elite Diagnostic settled at $3.10, with 75,106 units changing hands. Eppley ended trading with a loss of 85 cents at $9.15, in exchanging 128,195 shares, Express Catering rose 1 cent to $7, with 15,682 shares, FosRich Group finished trading at $2.90, with 145,603 shares, General Accident closed with a loss of 2 cents at $2.98, in the trading of 1,000 stock units. GWest Corporation ended at $2.25, trading 7,398 units, Honey Bun concluded trading at $5, with 103,203 shares, Jamaican Teas ended at an all-time high of $6 after rising 50 cents and trading 108,130 stock units, Jetcon Corporation rose cents to end at $4.15, with 32,744 units. 
KLE Group closed with a loss of 25 cents at $2.70, while trading 29,500 shares, Knutsford Express ended 50 cents higher at $12.50, with 5,389 shares changing hands, Lasco Distributors concluded trading at $4.20, with 198,580 stock units, Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 10 cents at $5, with 37,301 units. Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 10 cents at $4.10, with 30,000 shares, Main Event ended trading 7,050 shares at $7, Medical Disposables traded 1,500 shares 25 cents higher at $5, Paramount Trading finished trading with a loss of 10 cents at $2.90, with 2,197 stock units and Stationery and Office closed with a loss of 90 cents at $6.85, with 572,850 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Juniors recover some ground on Monday
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, recovered more of the losses suffered last week as stocks rising was just ahead of those falling.
At the close of market activities, the Junior Market Index advanced just 13.24 points to 3,006.64 as 22 securities changed hands, resulting in as the prices of 7 securities rising, 5 declining and 10 remaining unchanged. On Friday there was trading in 21 securities.
The volume and value traded fell over 85 percent below Friday’s levels, with volume traded declining to a mere 333,499 units valued at $1,479,924, compared to 2,292,770 units valued at $10,680,659on Friday.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 6 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Trading ended with an average of 15,159 units for an average of $67,269 in contrast to 109,180 units for an average of $508,603 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date, ends at 140,805 units valued at $735,954 and previously 151,951 units valued at $795,273. May closed with an average of 217,589 units, valued at $1,322,452 for each security traded.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended trading 5 cents higher at $2.15, with 25,204 stock units, CAC 2000 finished at $9, with 4,665 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading $1.20 higher at $6.20, with 10,000 shares, Caribbean Flavours traded at $11, with 200 stock units, Caribbean Producers rose 20 cents to $5.20, with 5,461 units. Derrimon Trading concluded trading with a loss of 10 cents at $11.40, with 2,700 shares, Elite Diagnostic settled 5 cents higher at $3.10, trading 17,500 units, Express Catering gained 3 cents to end at $6.99, with 19,077 shares, FosRich Group finished trading with a loss of 8 cents at $2.90, with 7,484 shares. General Accident closed at $3, with 1,000 stock units trading,
GWest Corporation ended 3 cents higher at $2.25, with 23,782 units, Honey Bun concluded trading at $5, trading 28,808 shares, Jamaican Teas ended trading at $5.50, with 4,124 stock units, after trading at an intraday high of $5.82. KLE Group closed at $2.95, with 7,912 shares, Knutsford Express ended at $12, with 1,900 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading with a loss of 5 cents at $4.20, with 39,817 stock units, Lasco Financial fell 10 cents and closed at $5.10, with 34,970 units. Lasco Manufacturing settled at $4.20, with 7,478 shares trading, Main Event ended trading with a loss of 80 cents ot $7, with 7,952 shares, Medical Disposables traded with a loss of 25 cents at $4.75, with 13,903 shares, Paramount Trading finished trading at $3, with 53,715 stock units and Stationery and Office closed at $7.75, with 15,847 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Juniors recover some ground on Friday
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, recovered some of the losses suffered over the previous three days, as advancing stocks out-numbered declining ones on Friday, still leaving the index below the 3,000 mark.
At the close of market activities, the Junior Market Index advanced 31.90 points to 2,993.40 as 21 securities changed hands, resulting in as the prices of 10 securities rising, 5 declining and 6 remaining unchanged. On Thursday there was trading in 20 securities.
The volume and value traded fell over 60 percent below Thursday’s levels, with volume traded declining to 2,292,770 units valued at $10,680,659, compared to 6,809,242 units valued at $27,253,969 on Thursday.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Trading ended with an average of 109,180 units for an average of $508,603 in contrast to 340,462 units for an average of $1,362,698 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 151,951 units valued at $795,273 and previously 155,908 units valued at $821,793. May closed with an average of 217,589 units, valued at $1,322,452 for each security traded.
At the close of the market, Blue Power ended trading 50 cents higher at $28.50, with 1,000 stock units changing hnads, Caribbean Flavours jumped $1.93 to close at $11, with 2,000 shares traded, Consolidated Bakeries finished trading at $2.10, with 48,500 units, Derrimon Trading ended with a loss of 10 cents at $11.50, exchanging 1,500 shares, Express Catering gained 11 cents to close at $6.96, with 71,643 stock units trading, Elite Diagnostic finished with a loss of 7 cents at $3.05, exchanging 36,587 stock units. FosRich Group rose by 38 cents to land at $2.98, with 21,436 shares, GWest Corporation finished trading with a loss of 23 cents at $2.22, with 11,567 shares changing hands, Honey Bun closed 25 cents higher at $5, exchanging 100 stock units, Iron Rock ended with a loss of 10 cents at $2.95, with 40,961 units. 
Jamaican Teas finished trading at $5.50, with 174,438 units, Jetcon Corporation closed 10 cents higher at $4.10, with 9,464 shares, Knutsford Express traded 25 cents higher at $12, with 100 units, Lasco Distributors rose 5 cents to $4.25, with 135,635 shares, Lasco Financial closed with a gain of 15 cents at $5, trading 78,477 shares. Lasco Manufacturing ended with 1,192,669 shares trading at $4.20, Main Event concluded trading 30 cents higher at $7.80, with 30,500 stock units, Medical Disposables finished with a loss of 10 cents at $5, trading 126,888 units, Paramount Trading settled at $3, with 3,179 shares changing hands and Stationery and Office ended trading at $7.75, with 12,926 shares. In the junior market preference segment, Eppley 8.25% finished trading at $6, with 293,200 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market dropped 32 points – Tuesday
CAC closed $1.05 higher on Tuesday in response to good profit results.
The Junior Market Index of the Jamaica Stock Exchange dropped 31.50 points to 3,038.55 on Tuesday as the prices of 3 securities advanced, 10 declined and 10 remained unchanged.
At the close of market activities, 23 securities changed hands versus 24 trading on Monday, resulting in a 50 percent rise in the volume traded to 1,037,386 units changing hands and a 47 percent rise in the valued to $5,738,090, compared to 691,974 units valued $3,495,411 trading on Monday.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and just 1 with a lower offer.
Trading ended with an average of 45,104 units for an average of $249,482 in contrast to 28,832 units for an average of $145,642 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 132,834 units valued at $745,632 and previously 144,989 units valued at $814,376. In contrast, May closed with an average of 217,589 units, valued at $1,322,452 for each security traded.At the close of the market, CAC 2000 climbed $1.05 to $9.05, with 203,679 shares, as investors reacted positively to the more than doubling in profits for the April quarter. Cargo Handlers settled at $9.75, with 2,360 shares, Caribbean Flavours traded with a loss of $1.93 to end at $9.07, with 700 stock units, Derrimon Trading declined 1 cent to $9.16, with 3,803 shares, Dolphin Cove dropped $1.70 to close at $15.10, with 235 stock units. Elite Diagnostic settled with a loss of 4 cents at $3.12, trading 70,419 units, Eppley ended trading at $9.18, with 4,120 shares, Express Catering traded with a loss of 6 cents at $7.94, while exchanging 97,230 shares, FosRich Group finished trading at $2.75, with 15,760 shares.
GWest Corporation ended at $2.45, with 22,215 units trading, Jamaican Teas ended trading 186,011 stock units and rose 50 cents to $5.50, Jetcon Corporation traded at $4, with 9,200 units, Key Insurance finished trading at $4, with 1,600 shares. KLE Group closed 30 cents higher at $2.95, with 2,867 shares, Knutsford Express ended at $12.80, with 750 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading with a loss of 12 cents at $4.30, with 169,329 stock units changing hands, Lasco Financial finished at $5.21, trading 23,287 units. Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 10 cents at $4.15, with 48,380 shares, Medical Disposables lost 20 cents to end at $5.10, with 2,561 shares, Paramount Trading finished trading with a loss of 30 cents at $2.70, with 137,180 stock units trading, Stationery and Office closed at $8, with 30,300 units and tTech concluded trading with a loss of 70 cents at $5.30, with 2,000 shares. In the junior market preference segment, Eppley 8.25% concluded trading at $6, with 3,400 units changing hands.Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market up 65 more points – Monday
Access Financial jumps $4.50 to $51.50 on Monday.
At the close of market activities, 24 securities changed hands, the same number trading on Friday, resulting in only 691,974 units valued at just $3,495,411 trading compared to 3,742,224 units valued at $15,902,706 trading on Friday.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Trading ended with an average of 28,832 units for an average of $145,642 in contrast to 155,926 units for an average of $662,613 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 144,989 units valued at $814,376 and previously 164,621 units valued at $924,448.
In contrast, May closed with an average of 217,589 units, valued at $1,322,452 for each security traded.At the close of the market, Access Financial jumped $4.50 to $51.50, with 2,782 shares trading, Cargo Handlers settled at $9.75, with 2,095 shares, Caribbean Cream traded 46 cents higher at $5.10, with 7,000 shares, Caribbean Flavours added $1 higher at $11, while only 100 stock units, Caribbean Producers finished trading with a loss of 1 cent at $5.24, with 8,500 units changing hands. Dolphin Cove finished at $16.80, with just 300 stock units trading, Elite Diagnostic settled at $3.16, with 2,700 units, changing hands, Express Catering traded 30 cents higher at $8, with 96,374 shares, FosRich Group finished trading at $2.75, with 198,171 shares. General Accident closed with a loss of 27 cents at $3.12, and 5,977 stock units traded, GWest Corporation ended 25 cents higher at $2.45, with 4,000 units, Honey Bun lost 1 cent and ended trading at $4.64, with 70,700 shares changing hands,
Iron Rock concluded trading at $3, with 512 shares, Jamaican Teas settled at $5, with 12,370 shares. Jetcon Corporation traded 51,900 stock units at $4, Knutsford Express closed 80 cents higher at $12.80, after exchanging just 300 shares, Lasco Distributors ended 27 cents higher at $4.42, with 5,500 shares, Lasco Financial concluded trading 6 cents higher at $5.21, with 76,982 stock units. Lasco Manufacturing finished 7 cents higher at $4.25, with 3,000 units, Main Event settled with a loss of 57 cents at $7, in swapping 3,827 shares, Medical Disposables ended trading 3,259 shares and rose 30 cents to $5.30, Paramount Trading closd at $3, with 50,000 shares traded, Stationery and Office finished trading 20 cents higher at $8, with 85,425 stock units and tTech ended with a loss of 10 cents at $6, exchanging 200 shares trading.Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior stocks jump 80 points – Friday
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange 80.20 points of the nearly 145 points fall over the past two days after to close at 3004.55 on Friday as the prices of 9 securities advanced, 4 declined and 11 remained unchanged.
At the close of market activities, with 24 securities changed hands compared to 25 changing hands on Thursday, resulting in 3,742,224 units valued at $15,902,706 trading, compared to 5,590,001 units valued at $32,219,897 on Thursday.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Trading ended with an average of 155,926 units for an average of $662,613 in contrast to 223,600 units for an average of $1,288,796 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 164,621 units valued at $924,448 and previously 166,390 units valued at $977,703. 
In contrast, May closed with an average of 217,589 units, valued at $1,322,452 for each security traded.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended at $2.10, with 1,146 stock units traded, Caribbean Flavours traded at $10, with an exchange of 6,000 units, Caribbean Producers jumped 55 cents higher to close at $5.25, with 1,680 units, Consolidated Bakeries closed at $2.10, with 95,200 shares, Derrimon Trading rose 2 cents to $9.17, with 16,775 shares. Elite Diagnostic settled 3 cents higher at $3.16, with 36,257 units changing hands, Eppley ended 11 cents higher at $9.18, with 1,100 shares trading, Express Catering gained 27 cents to close at $7.70, with 123,272 shares, FosRich Group finished trading at $2.75, with 44,076 shares. General Accident closed at $3.39, with 565 stock units, GWest Corporation ended with a loss of 10 cents at $2.20, with 23,782 units, Honey Bun dropped 55 cents to $4.65, with 5,000 shares changing hands, Jamaican Teas ended trading at $5, with 45,660 stock units after trading at $5.25. 
Jetcon Corporation closed trading at $4, with 14,250 units, Key Insurance traded 1,000 shares at $4, KLE Group closed with a loss of 30 cents at $2.65, with 1,800 shares trading, Knutsford Express ended 50 cents higher at $12, with an exchange of 2,192 shares. Lasco Distributors concluded trading at $4.15, with 123,991 stock units, Lasco Financial finished at $5.15, exchanging 51,027 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled 18 cents higher at $4.18, with 3,060,100 shares, Main Event ended trading 1 cent higher at $7.57, with 22,861 shares. Medical Disposables climbed 70 cents higher to $5, with 872 shares, Paramount Trading finished trading at $3, with 32,135 stock units and Stationery and Office closed with a loss of 20 cents at $7.80, with 31,483 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Juniors drop 58 points – Wednesday
Access Financial drops $6 on Wednesday, more than reversing Tuesday’s gain.
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange after enjoying five consecutive days of strong gains, declined on Wednesday by a whopping 57.67 points to close at 3,011.26.
At the close of market activities, the prices of 11 securities advanced, 9 declined and 5 remained unchanged with 25 securities changing hands, resulting in a big hike in the quantity of shares trading to 7,465,041 units valued at $55,063,474 compared to 1,630,055 units valued at $7,932,006 from 23 securities changing hands on Tuesday.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Market activity ended with an average of 298,602 units for an average of $2,202,539 in contrast to 70,872 units for an average of $344,870 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 151,011 units valued at $894,076 and previously 96,749 units valued at $413,023. In contrast, May closed with an average of 217,589 units, valued at $1,322,452 for each security traded.
At the close of the market, Access Financial dived $6 to end at $47, with 120 shares, AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 10 cents at $2.10, with 67,094 stock units, 
CAC 2000 finished with a loss of 50 cents at $8, with 100 shares, Caribbean Cream rose 4 cents to close at $5.10, with 13,840 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading with a loss of 20 cents at $5.05, in exchanging 25,000 units. C2W Music ended at 45 cents, with 25,000 shares traded, Elite Diagnostic settled at $3.13, with 48,467 units, Eppley ended trading $1.04 higher at $9.18, with 1,700 shares, Express Catering traded at $7.80, with 2,453,192 shares. FosRich Group gained 5 cents to $2.75, with 41,869 shares, General Accident closed with a loss of 15 cents at $3.15, after 32,000 stock units changed hands, Honey Bun concluded trading 40 cents higher at $5, with 42,404 shares, Jamaican Teas rose 10 cents to $5, with 124,213 stock units. Jetcon Corporation traded 6 cents higher at $4.06, with 140,299 units, 
Key Insurance traded 7,947 shares and rose 21 cents to $3.50, KLE Group closed with a loss of 14 cents at $2.86, in exchanging 2,000 shares, Knutsford Express dropped $2.25 to $11.50, with 1,790,027 shares changing hands. Lasco Distributors added 10 cents in trading 1,978 stock units at $4.10, Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 2 cents at $5.10, trading 1,263,476 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled 30 cents higher at $4.20, with 700,000 shares, Main Event climbed 65 cents higher to $8, with 93,893 shares. Paramount Trading finished trading at $3, with 1,498 stock units, Stationery and Office closed with a loss of 6 cents at $8, after 26,634 units changed hands and tTech concluded trading 35 cents higher at $6.10, with 715 shares. In the junior market preference segment, Eppley 8.75% settled at $6, with 561,575 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Juniors brake year old downtrend
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange enjoyed two days of major index moves as express catering moved to two record closing on Monday and Tuesday and broke a one year downtrend.
The Market Index advanced by 41.64 points to close at 3,068.93 on Tuesday and with Monday’s gains pushed the 2018 gains to 12.3 percent, but the market still trails the peak of May 24 last year of 3,375.24 points. Importantly, the move upward brakes the downtrend it started just over one year ago, suggesting that the market trajectory may be up, from now.
On Tuesday with 23 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 1,630,055 units valued at $7,932,006 compared to 1,017,701 units valued at $4,780,851 on Monday from 22 securities trading.
At the close of market activities, the prices of 9 securities rising, 6 falling and 8 remaining unchanged.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Market activity ended with an average of 70,872 units for an average of $344,870 in contrast to 46,259 units for an average of $217,311 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 96,749 units valued at $413,023 and previously 109,975 units valued at $447,857. In contrast, May closed with an average of 217,589 units, valued at $1,322,452 for each security traded.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed $1 higher at $53, with 100 shares, AMG Packaging gained 10 cents to end at $2.20, with 16,500 stock units, Caribbean Cream ended trading with a loss of 64 cents at $5.06, exchnaging 6,600 shares, Caribbean Flavours traded at $10, with 6,701 stock unit tradings, Caribbean Producers finished trading at $5.25, with 77,700 units. Consolidated Bakeries closed at $2.48, with 87,415 shares, Elite Diagnostic settled at $3.13, with 52,293 units, Express Catering traded 40 cents higher to end at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $7.80, with 258,423 shares, FosRich Group finished trading with a rise of 10 cents at $2.70, exchanging 242,838 shares. General Accident closed with a loss of 9 cents at $3.30, with 10,413 stock units, 
GWest Corporation ended 19 cents higher at $2.30, with 1,945 units, Honey Bun concluded trading with 174,441 shares and lost 20 cents to end at $4.60, ISP Finance dropped $2 to $15, with 17,300 shares. Jamaican Teas ended trading at $4.90, with 9,033 stock units, Jetcon Corporation traded at $4, with 48,100 units, Key Insurance climbed 54 cents and finished trading at $3.29, with 4,500 shares, Knutsford Express ended 75 cents higher at $13.75, with 7,444 shares changing hands. Lasco Distributors concluded trading at $4, with 277,173 stock units, Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 13 cents at $5.12, after 168,368 units traded, Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 29 cents at $3.90, with 98,495 shares, Main Event ended trading at $7.35, with 7,870 units followed by Stationery and Office closing 6 cents higher at $8.06, with 31,803 units and tTech concluded trading 45 cents higher at $5.75, with 24,600 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market jumps 62 points – Monday
Access Financial jumped $4 on Monday.
Express Catering rose to an all-time high at the close of $7.40 and there was a $4 jump in Access Financial to $52. Trading ended on Monday with 1,017,701 units valued at $4,780,851changing hands, compared to 3,931,183 units valued at $15,372,700 on Friday.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 7 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
Market activity ended with an average of 46,259 units for an average of $217,311 in contrast to 170,921 units for an average of $668,378 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to units 109,975 valued at $447,857. May closed with an average of 217,589 units valued at $1,322,452 for each security traded.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed $4 higher at $52, with 500 shares, CAC 2000 finished with a loss of 47 cents at $8.50, with 28,600 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading at $5.25, with 16,929 units, Consolidated Bakeries closed with a loss of 2 cents at $2.48, with 3,000 shares, Dolphin Cove finished with a loss of 9 cents at $17.90, with 1,000 stock units. Elite Diagnostic settled at $3.13, with 24,000 units, Express Catering ended trading 65 cents higher at $7.40, with 63,573 shares, FosRich Group traded 2 cents higher at $2.60, with 23,060 shares, General Accident finished trading at $3.39, with 900 shares. Honey Bun ended 5 cents higher at $4.80, with 1,100 units, ISP Finance finished at $17, with 200 shares, 
Jamaican Teas settled 10 cents higher at $4.90, with 1,000 shares, Jetcon Corporation ended trading with a loss of 10 cents at $4, with 360,753 stock units. Knutsford Express finished trading 50 cents higher at $13, with 956 shares, Lasco Distributors closed at $4, with 46,262 shares, Lasco Financial ended 5 cents higher at $5.25, with 51,210 shares, Lasco Manufacturing concluded trading 19 cents higher at $4.19, with 305,051 stock units. Main Event finished with a loss of 65 cents at $7.35, with 59,453 units, Paramount Trading ended trading 12 cents higher at $3, with 705 shares and Stationery and Office traded with a loss of 6 cents at $8, with 22,998 shares. In the junior market preference segment, Eppley concluded trading $8.14 higher at $8.14, with 1,000 units, Eppley ended trading at $6, with 5,451 shares, changed hands.Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
