AMG Packaging jumped $2.44 in trading on the Junior market on Wednesday.
The volume of stocks traded rising on Wednesday with an increase by 765 percent from Tuesday’s level and ending with 1,864,578 units changing hands, valued at $7,108,043, up 651 percent from $946,789 on Tuesday.
Market activities ended with 2 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 ending with a lower offer.
An average of 133,184 units with an average value of $507,717 traded, compared to 16,500 units with an average value of $67,628 on the preceding trading day. The average for the month to date is 116,669 units
for an average of $664,754 compared to 115,706 units valued at $674,569 on Tuesday and 129,138 units with an average value of $709,705 for October.In trading activity, Access Financial Services gained 42 cents in trading traded 5,000 units to close at $20.50, AMG Packaging rose $2.44 and closed with 835 units changing hands to close at $20.95, Caribbean Cream closed with 14,917 shares changing hands and lost 11 cents to $7.14. Caribbean Flavours traded 17,257 units to end at $8.50 with a gain of 10 cents, Caribbean Producers rose 2 cents in trading 3,000 units at $3.50, Consolidated Bakeries rose 10 cents in trading 7,000 shares to close at $2.40, Jamaican Teas traded 17,600 shares to close at $4, with a gain of 1 cent. Jetcon Corporation rose 15 cents and closed with 383,452 units changing hands at $5.05,
Lasco Distributors fell 29 cents with 258,830 shares changing hands, to close at $6.61, Lasco Financial gained 7 cents and ended with 20,000 shares changing hands at $3.15. Lasco Manufacturing rose 9 cents and closed at $4.80 with 55,087 shares changing hands, Medical Disposables rose 5 cents and ended with 19,500 units changing hands to close at $4.30, Paramount Trading lost 50 cents with 29,100 units changing hands to close at $3 and Derrimon Trading preference share, rose 24 cents ending with 1,033,000 units changing hands at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.49.
The junior market index fell 11.77 points to end at 2,452.33 on Monday as the prices of just 1 stock rose and 6 declined with 9 securities trading, down from 17 on Friday. The gain for the junior market index for the year to date ended at 37 percent. 
Market activities ended with 6 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 ending with lower offers.
Caribbean Cream with 62,000 shares changing hands, rose 5 cents to close at $7.25, Consolidated Bakeries lost 10 cents in trading 2,000 shares to close at $2.30, Honey Bun with 23,868 shares changing hands, but lost 40 cents to end at $5.60. Jamaican Teas traded 4,449 shares and fell 11 cents to close at $3.99, KLE Group declined 5 cents and ended with 21,460 shares trading at $1.55. Lasco Financial ended with 44,000 shares changing hands at $3, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.80 with 882 shares changing hands and tTech lost 55 cents and ended with 1,450 shares changing hands at $5.20.
An average of 50,000 units with an average value of $192,834 traded, compared to 134,647 units with an average value of $519,402 on the preceding trading day. The average for the month to date is 132,360 units for an average of $778,840 compared to 139,223 units valued at $827,673 on Tuesday and 129,138 units with an average value of $709,705 for October.
Jamaican Teas traded 8,623 shares but lost 10 cents to close at $3.90, Jetcon Corporation traded 17,138 shares to close at $5.20, for an all-time high, KLE Group slipped 10 cents in trading 50,000 shares and closed at $1.60, Lasco Distributors ended with 1,400 shares trading at $7, after rising by 50 cents. Lasco Financial rose 10 cents and ended with 100,966 shares changing hands at $3.20, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.90 with 212,067 shares changing hands after gaining 15 cents, Medical Disposables traded 3,000, shares to close at $4.78 and Paramount Trading lost 15 cents to end at $3.85 with 118,847 shares changing hands.
The junior market traded at a new intraday high of 2,522.83 on Tuesday but closed at 2,485.13 and continued the decline with a sharp 38.84 points fall on Wednesday, to close at 2,446.29 even as the prices more stocks rose than declined. The fall in the market index brings the gain for the year to date at 37 percent 
An average of 134,647 units with an average value of $519,402 traded, compared to 75,933 units with an average value of $324,098 on the preceding trading day. The average for the month to date is 139,223 units for an average of $827,673 compared to 139,639 units valued at $855,698 on Tuesday and 129,138 units with an average value of $709,705 for October.
Jetcon Corporation traded 20,100 shares to close at $5.02, but traded as high as $for an intraday all-time high. Key Insurance gained 15 cents with 145,963 shares trading to end at $2.15, in response to the company posting improved results for the September quarter compared to a loss in the June quarter, KLE Group climbed 10 cents in trading 70,000 shares and closed at $1.70. Lasco Distributors ended with 92,344 shares trading at $6.50, after declining by 39 cents, Lasco Financial ended with 4,651 shares changing hands at $3.10, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.75 with 380,890 shares changing hands after slipping 15 cents and Paramount Trading lost 1 cent to end at $4 with 49,988 shares changing hands.
Market activities ended with 6 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 ending with a lower offer.
$5.02, KLE Group climbed 45 cents in traded 41,500 shares and closed at $1.60. Lasco Distributors ended with 78,438 shares trading at $6.90, after declining by 1 cent, Lasco Financial ended with 45,120 shares changing hands at $3.10, after rising 10 cents, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.89 with 153,518 shares changing hands after slipping 1 cent. Medical Disposables lost 2 cents in trading 5,400 units, to end at $4.78, Paramount Trading price hit an intraday all-time high of $4.70 in early trading, but rose 1 cent to a new all-time closing high of $4.01 with 151,218 shares changing hands and tTech fell 70 cents and ended with 110,428 shares changing hands at $5.10.
The junior market had a big day of trading on Thursday as Lasco Distributors dominated trading with 10.5 million units, the market index fell 11.27 points to 2,454.09, putting the gain for the year to date to 37 percent.
Trading volume had a sharp jump of 477 percent from Wednesday’s levels, ending with 11,250,424 units changing hands, valued at $76,439,888, up by 462 percent from $13,610,614 on Wednesday.
Dolphin Cove closed with 2,000 units changing hands at $15.29 but lost 20 cents in the process. Honey Bun with 18,825 shares changing hands lost 10 cents and closed at $6, Jamaican Teas traded 18,100 shares to close at $3.90 with a fall of 10 cents, Jetcon Corporation traded 38,928 shares and gained 25 cents in closing at $5. Knutsford Express traded 714 shares at $22, Lasco Distributors ended with 10,502,964 shares trading at $6.90, after easing by 10 cents, Lasco Financial ended with just 1,000 shares changing hands to close at $3.13, Lasco Manufacturing rose 5 cents and closed at $4.90 with 304,871 shares changing hands and Medical Disposables traded 321,510 units but dropped 40 cents to $4.60.
At the close of the market on 19 securities traded, versus 15 on Tuesday resulting in 6 stocks advancing and 4 declining. Market activities ended with 9 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 ending with lower offers. One stock closed at a new high and one traded at an intraday high.
Honey Bun with 26,121 shares changing hands closed at $6.10, Iron Rock Insurance had 2,000 units trading and ended at $3.30. Jamaican Teas traded 8,000 shares to close at $4, Knutsford Express lost 50 cents in trading 5,000 shares in closing at $22, Lasco Distributors ended with 50,000 shares trading to close at $7. Lasco Financial ended with 3,065 shares changing hands to close at $3.15, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $5 with 33,336 shares after falling 10 cents, Medical Disposables rose 40 cents to end at $5 with 43,590 shares changing hands. Paramount Trading had 1,450 units changing hands to close at a new all-time high of $27 after rising $3 and tTech traded 5,850 units with a gain of 5 cents to close at $5.05.
The market index climbed 21.12 points to 2,402.94 to be up 34 percent for the year to date.
Jetcon Corporation lost 12 cents and ended with 1,616 shares trading at $4.03, Key Insurance lost 23 cents in trading 5,924 units to close at a new low of $2. Knutsford Express traded 10,500 shares but lost 45 cents in closing at $22.50, Lasco Distributors traded 39,885 units and rose 24 cents to close at $6.99, Lasco Financial ended with 28,956 shares changing hands at $3.10, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $5 with 970,918 shares trading as investors responded strongly to improved second quarter results. Medical Disposables fell 13 cents to close at $5.49 with 810 shares changing hands, Paramount Trading dropped $2 to close at $22 with 4,114 shares changing hands, tTech lost 5 cents and ended with 1,000 shares changing hands at $4.95.
At the close of the market on 16 securities traded, versus 17 on Tuesday resulting in 5 stocks advancing and 4 declining stocks as 1 stock closed a new high. The market index climbed 36.24 points to 2,381.82 to be up 33 percent for the year to date.
C2W Music traded 14,000 shares but fell 1 cent to 24 cents, Derrimon Trading ended at $4.60 with 25,000 shares changing hands, after rising by 60 cents. General Accident closed trading with 1,500 units at $3 but ended with the stock being offered at $2.99, Jetcon Corporation lost 5 cents and ended with 10,000 shares trading at $4.15, Lasco Distributors traded 178,472 units and rose 25 cents to close at $6.75, Lasco Financial ended with 40,310 shares changing hands at $3.10, Lasco Manufacturing rose 1 cent and closed at $5 with 193,398 shares trading but was on offer at $4.80 at the close. tTech ended with 9,420 shares changing hands at $5 and Eppley 10% preference share, traded 26,000 units at $6.10.
Blue Power that last traded at $24.50 and is outside the Top 5, is also in category of a potential stock split.
