The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange declined further on Wednesday, following Tuesday’s big fall but with a more balanced advance decline ratio, with 158 percent greater volume and at 209 percent more value.
Investors exchanged 29 securities, up from 25 on Tuesday, but pushed down prices of 10 while moving 9 higher and left 10 unchanged, leading to the market index dropping 30.97 points to close at 2,993.94, down 7.8 percent for the year to date.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Trading resulted in an exchange of 4,599,999 units valued at $17,666,220 or 209 percent greater than $5,720,615 on Tuesday from 1,
785,030 units changing hands. Trading ended with an average of 158,621 units for an average of $609,180 in contrast to 71,401 units for an average of $228,825 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to units 115,502 valued at $409,958 and previously 108,316 valued at $376,754 for each security traded. In contrast, March closed with an average of 195,942 shares valued at $777,498 for each security traded.
At the close of the market, Access Financial exchanged 27,372 shares at $45.50, AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 7 cents at $2.23, with 40,500 stock units changing hands, Blue Power concluded trading with 100 units at $4.50, Caribbean Cream ended with a loss of 20 cents at $5.30, with an exchange of 17,000 shares. Caribbean Flavours lost 15 cents to close at $16.80, with 117 stock units crossing the exchange, Caribbean Producers finished trading 10,950 units, 10 cents higher at $4.70, Derrimon Trading gained 10 cents to end at $2.50, while 94,050 shares were exchanged. Everything Fresh finished with a loss of 1 cent at $1.40, with 65,492 stock units changing hands, Elite Diagnostic lost 1 cent to end at $2.90, with 19,661 units trading, Express Catering ended trading 174,327 shares, with a loss of 40 cents at $7.50, FosRich Group traded 21,204 shares with a loss of 30 cents in closing at $4. Fontana finished 20 cents higher at $4, trading 223,817 shares, General Accident closed with a loss of 20 cents at $4, with 50,300 stock units changing hands, GWest Corporation ended 5 cents higher at $1.35, with 25,000 units crossing the exchange, Honey Bun concluded trading of 5,100 shares, with a loss of 10 cents at $3.70. iCreate closed at 98 cents, with 
an exchange of 5,500 shares, Indies Pharma finished at $3.03, in exchanging of 1,754,506 shares, Jamaican Teas traded 500 units 20 cents higher, at $3.70, Jetcon Corporation ended trading of 40,424 shares at $2.50, Key Insurance closed 5 cents higher at $3.05, with 13,000 shares crossing the exchange. KLE Group ended 5 cents higher at $2.70, with an exchange of 417 shares, Knutsford Express concluded trading with 11,842 stock units at $11.90, Lasco Distributors closed at $3.70, as 1,480,615 units changed hands, Lasco Financial settled with a loss of 40 cents at $4.10, as 26,130 shares traded. Lasco Manufacturing ended trading of 316,736 shares, at $3.21, Main Event traded 57,209 shares, 1 cent higher to end at $5.41, SSL Venture Capital rose 5 cents higher to $1.65, trading 11,530 shares and Stationery and Office concluded trading at $6.75, with 100,200 shares passing through the exchnage. In the junior market preference segment, CAC 2000 closed at $1.15, with 6,400 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
A sea of red covered the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday as investors pushed down prices 16 securities with just 1 rising out of 25 trading, leading to the market index dropping a sharp 66.35 points, to 3,024.91. 
$5,720,615 compared to 3,199,174 units valued at $8,299,261 23 securities changing hands on Monday. Trading ended with an average of 71,401 units for an average of $228,825 in contrast to 139,095 units for an average of $360,837 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to units 108,316 valued at $376,754 and previously 114,510 valued at $401,574 for each security traded. In contrast, March closed with an average of 195,942 shares valued at $777,498 for each security traded.
Iron Rock lost 9 cents in closing at $3.90, with 24,300 shares changing hands, Jamaican Teas traded 62,261 units with a loss of 3 cents in ending at $3.50, Jetcon Corporation finished trading 33,100 shares for a rise of 19 cents to close at $2.50, Knutsford Express lost $1.09 to close at $11.90, with an exchange of 6,786 stock units. Lasco Distributors finished with a loss of 1 cent at $3.70, with 35,500 units changing hands, Lasco Financial settled with a loss of 49 cents at $4.50, exchanging 58,797 shares, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading of 115,642 shares, after falling 27 cents to close at $3.21, Main Event traded at $5.40, with 7,622 shares passing through the market and Stationery and Office concluded trading of 28,500 shares at $6.75.
40 cents to $4.30. Fontana finished trading 91,304 shares and fell 1 cent to $3.99, General Accident closed with a loss of 25 cents at $4.25, in exchanging 20,000 stock units, GWest Corporation ended at $1.50, with 7,000 units trading. Honey Bun concluded trading of 2,055 shares with a loss of 18 cents in closing at $4, iCreate added 1 cent and closed at $1.01, with an exchange of 100,791 shares, Indies Pharma finished 1 cent higher at $3.06, with an exchange 979 shares, Jamaican Teas traded with a loss of 90 cents at a 52 weeks’ low of $3.20, in swapping 61,000 units. Jetcon Corporation finished trading 26,470 shares, with a loss of 59 cents to close at $2.31, Knutsford Express concluded trading 18,881 stock units with a loss of 89 cents to $12.99, Lasco Distributors finished with a loss of 10 cents at $3.70, with an exchange 68,485 units. Lasco Manufacturing ended trading with 4,597 shares with a loss of 10 cents at $3.45, Medical Disposables traded 100 stock units at $8 and Stationery and Office concluded trading of 4,000 shares at $6.75.
day. In contrast, February closed with an average of 235,225 units valued at $679,790 for each security traded.
loss of 5 cents at $1.40, in exchanging 10,000 units, Honey Bun concluded trading of 324 shares with a loss of 1 cent to close at $4.24. iCreate added 1 cent to close at $1.01, with an exchange of 29,400 shares, Indies Pharma finished at $3.09, with 1,946,580 shares changing hands, Iron Rock settled 44 cents higher at $3.99, with an exchange of 750 shares, Jamaican Teas traded 1,800 units to close at $3.90. Jetcon Corporation finished trading 5,865 shares with a loss of 20 cents to close at $2.80. Knutsford Express closed 80 cents higher to $12.70, with 112,159 stock units changing hands, Lasco Distributors finished with a loss of 4 cents at $3.85, exchanging 55,627 units, Lasco Financial settled with a loss of 5 cents at $4.50, with an exchange 145,483 shares, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading 187,738 shares with a rise of 30 cents to $3.60. Main Event traded 1 cent higher at $5.51, with 4,700 shares, Paramount Trading closed at $2.30, with the trading of 160,106 units and tTech settled at $6, with 6,425 stock units changing hands.
185,926 shares valued at $750,760 compared to 173,730 shares valued at $714,860 on the previous day. In contrast, February closed with an average of 235,225 units valued at $679,790 for each security traded.
shares after rising 5 cents to $4.05, GWest Corporation ended with a loss of 15 cents at $1.45, with 97,853 units trading, iCreate rose 1 cent and closed market activity at $1.02, with an exchange of 159,046 shares, Indies Pharma finished 4 cents higher at $3.09, in trading 7,319,465 shares, Jamaican Teas swapped 6,266 units at $3.90. Lasco Distributors finished at $3.80, with 57,687 units changing hands, Lasco Financial settled with a loss of 41 cents at $4.25, with an exchange of 8,074 shares, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading with 5,744 shares and lost 1 cent to end at $3.30, Main Event fell 25 cents to close at $5.50, with 5,310 shares trading. Stationery and Office concluded trading with 6,200 shares after rising 15 cents higher to $6.90 and tTech settled at $5.40, with 22,800 stock units changing hands.
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange index rose on Friday, 1,895,979 units valued at $7,592,683traded, down sharply from 3,232,801 units valued at $12,857,715 changing hands on Thursday. 
shows 4 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
$4.50, with an exchange of 19,850 stock units, iCreate lost 1 cent and closed market activity at $1.01, with an exchange of 111,640 shares, Indies Pharma finished with a loss of 3 cents at $3.02, in trading 34,600 shares. Iron Rock settled with a loss of 11 cents at $2.99, with 119,786 shares trading, Jamaican Teas traded 4,500 units, after rising 37 cents to $3.97, Jetcon Corporation climbed 37 cents higher to $3.24, with an exchange of 7,785 shares, KLE Group ended at $2.65, with 150 shares trading. Lasco Distributors closed 4 cents higher at $3.80, with 97,950 units changing hands, Lasco Financial settled with a loss of 15 cents at $4.50, trading 68,459 shares, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading with 37,509 shares and lost 19 cents to close at $3.31, Main Event traded 42,586 shares at $5.50 and Stationery and Office concluded trading of 2,000 shares at $7.50.
Trading climbed sharply on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, ending in an exchange of 9,482,082 units valued at $38,586,264 compared to only 690,239 units valued at a mere $2,210,720, on Tuesday. 
In contrast, February closed with average of 235,225 units valued at $679,790 for each security traded.
cents higher at $3.04, Iron Rock finished with a loss of 10 cents at $3, with 13,404 shares changing hands, Jamaican Teas ended trading 20,000 stock units with a loss of 40 cents to close at $3.60. Jetcon Corporation closed 7 cents higher at $2.87, with an exchange of 2,613,091 units. Knutsford Express ended at $12.50, in exchanging 14,412 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading of 22,243 stock units at $3.75, Lasco Financial finished 2 cents higher at $4.47, with 76,883 units trading, Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 5 cents at $3.15, with 450,370 shares changing hands. Main Event ended trading with 5,940 shares and rose 1 cent to $5.31, Medical Disposables traded with a loss of 1.20 cents at $6.60, with 47,571 shares, Paramount Trading finished trading 106,618 stock units after rising 30 cents to close at $2.40, Stationery and Office ended 3 cents higher at $7.50, trading 148,545 shares and tTech finished 2 cents higher at $5.52, with 108,946 shares changing hands.
Trading dived sharply on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, ending in an exchange of only 690,239 units valued at a mere $2,210,720 compared to 3,646,013 shares valued at $12,828,763, on Monday. 
exchange of 95,836 shares, Indies Pharma finished with a loss of 1 cent at $3.02, with the trading of 86,733 shares, Jamaican Teas traded 50 cents higher at $4, with 2,000 units passing through the market, Knutsford Express concluded trading of 1,100 stock units at $12.50. Lasco Distributors finished with a loss of 5 cents at $3.75, with the trading of 110,949 units, Lasco Financial settled with a loss of 5 cents at $4.45, with 1,388 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading 7 cents higher at $3.20, in trading 39,427 shares. Main Event traded of 5,582 shares, with a loss of 50 cents at $5.30, Medical Disposables finished trading $1.20 higher at $7.80, with 2,000 stock units and Stationery and Office concluded trading of 200 shares at $7.47.
Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange climbed sharply on Thursday with 8,679,414 units valued at $30,344,251 crossing the exchange, compared to 17,755,553 units valued at $89,888,819 exchanged on Wednesday.
cents at $3.01,with 475,330 shares changing hands. ISP Finance ended trading 500 stock units and rose $2 to close at $15.50, Jamaican Teas traded 72,300 units and rose 5 cents higher to $3.80, KLE Group ended at $2.80, with 8,689 shares changing hands, Knutsford Express concluded trading with 150 stock units and lost 10 cents to end at $12.70. Lasco Distributors finished 30 cents higher at $4, with an exchange of 10,150 units, Lasco Financial settled 1 cent higher at $4.41, with 10,400 shares trading, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading 6,167,975 shares after rising 6 cents to $3.06, Main Event traded 55 cents higher at $5.80, with 1,229 shares changing hands. Medical Disposables finished trading 43,371 stock units and rose 50 cents to $7.50, SSL Venture Capital ended at $1.70, with just 2,500 shares passing through the exchange, Stationery and Office concluded trading 23,924 shares with a loss of 22 cents in closing at $7.25 and Sweet River finished with a loss of 50 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of at $3, with 198 shares changing hands.
Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange climbed sharply on Wednesday with 17,755,553 units valued at $89,888,819 crossing the exchange, compared to 2,988,737 units valued at $11,616,949 exchanged on Tuesday. 
compared to 128,493 shares valued at $502,830 on the previous day. In contrast, February closed with average of 235,225 units valued at $679,790 for each security traded.
with a loss of 40 cents at $7.50. FosRich Group traded 78,897 shares with a loss of 9 cents at $4.16, Fontana closed 6 cents higher at $4.06, with 522,903 shares changing hands, General Accident closed with a loss of 55 cents at $3.95, while switching ownership of 2,422,309 stock units, GWest Corporation ended at $1.75, trading just 647 units. ICreate fell 4 cents to close at 95 cents, in trading 36,885 shares, Indies Pharma finished with a loss of 5 cents at $3.11, with an exchange of 336,665 shares, Jamaican Teas traded 51,111 units, with a loss of 5 cents at $3.75, Jetcon Corporation finished trading 33 cents higher at $3.10, with 33,533 shares changing hand. Lasco Distributors finished with a loss of 6 cents at $3.70, with 1,318,768 units crossing the exchange, Lasco Financial settled at $4.40, trading 47,833 shares, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading 791,665 shares, with a loss of 10 cents at $3, Paramount Trading closed at $2.11, with an exchange of 2,000,000 units, SSL Venture Capital ended 4 cents higher at $1.70, with 16,350 shares changing hands and Stationery and Office concluded trading of 3,011,550 shares with a loss of 3 cents to end at $7.47.