The Junior Market fell at the close of trading on Thursday with 19 securities changing hands, versus 20 on Wednesday, with gains in 8, declines in 7, while 4 remained unchanged. The Junior Market Index declined by 15.38 points to close at 2,901.15.
Trading ended with an exchange of 1,190,114 units valued at $4,531,582 down sharply from 4,712,347 units valued at $19,953,457 on Wednesday.
Market activity ended with an average of 62,638 units for an average of $997,673 compared to an average of 235,617 units for an average of $997,673 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 140,892 units at $573,523 compared to 146,912 units at $599,293 on the prior trading day. March closed with an average of 149,999 units valued at $623,819, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 6 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging gained 1 cent and closed at $2.07, with 65,019 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries closed with 2,000 shares after rising 5 cents to $2, Derrimon Trading concluded trading 25 cents higher at $9.40, with 2,337 shares, Elite Diagnostic added 2 cents to end at $3.20, with 374,941 units trading, Eppley ended trading with a loss of 9 cents at $9.41, as 1,698 shares changed hands. Express Catering traded with a loss of 3 cents at $5.30, with 52,423 shares, FosRich Group finished trading at $2.55, with 174,580 shares, GWest Corporation ended at $2.50, with 19,256 units, Honey Bun concluded trading 3 cents higher at $4.45, with 3,315 shares. 
Jamaican Teas ended trading with a loss of 3 cents at $5 and an exchange of 29,556 stock units, Jetcon Corporation traded 9 cents higher at $4.25, with 11,763 units, Knutsford Express ended at $14, with 18,116 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading with a loss of 13 cents at $4.02, with 295,257 stock units. Lasco Financial finished at $5.20, with 7,000 units, Lasco Manufacturing rose 1 cent to settle at $4, with 28,500 shares, Main Event ended trading 10 cents higher at $6.20, with 47,452 shares, Medical Disposables traded with a loss of 10 cents at $5, after exchanging 10,647 shares, Stationery and Office closed with a loss of 10 cents at $5.90, swapping 17,722 units and tTech fell 2 cents to $5.78, with 28,532 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market strengthens – Wednesday
Lasco Distributors traded 3.78M shares.
The Junior Market rose at the close of trading on Wednesday with 20 securities changing hand, similar to that on Tuesday, leading to gains in 10 and declines in 5, while 5 remained unchanged. The Junior Market Index gained 11.96 points to end at 2,916.53.
Trading ended with an exchange of 4,712,347 units valued at $19,953,457 compared with just 1,074,280 units valued at a mere $4,821,468.
Market activity ended with an average of 235,617 units for an average of $997,673 compared to an average of 53,714 units for an average of $241,073 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 146,912 units at $599,293 compared to 139,096 units at $564,194 on the prior trading day. 
March closed with an average of 149,999 units valued at $623,819, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 9 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended 6 cents higher at $2.06, with the trading of 76,950 stock units, Caribbean Producers finished trading with a loss of 35 cents at $4.65, with 41,835 units, C2W Music ended with a loss of 1 cent at 43 cents, with 14,000 shares, Derrimon Trading concluded trading 15 cents higher at $9.15, with 67,000 shares, Elite Diagnostic settled with a loss of 1 cent at $3.18, trading 34,294 units. Eppley ended trading with a loss of 1 cent at a 52 weeks’ low of $9.50, with 17,350 shares changing hands, Express Catering traded 8 cents higher at $5.33, with 20,000 shares, 
FosRich Group finished trading at $2.55, with 143,514 shares, General Accident closed 15 cents higher at $3.15, with 25,000 stock units. ISP Finance settled 1 cent higher at $15, with 17,607 shares, Jamaican Teas ended trading after rising 3 cents to $5.03, with 25,000 stock units, Jetcon Corporation traded 1 cent higher at $4.16, with 73,064 units, Key Insurance finished trading with a rise of 40 cents to $3.40, with 121 shares. Knutsford Express ended at $14, with 200 shares traded, Lasco Distributors gained 13 cents to close at $4.15, with 3,775,816 stock units, Lasco Financial finished at $5.20, with 117,512 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 1 cent at $3.99, with 40,184 shares. Main Event ended trading 5 cents higher at $6.10, with 70,000 shares, Paramount Trading finished trading at $3.10, with 5,000 stock units and Stationery and Office closed at $6, with 147,900 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Stationery & Office at record close – Monday
SOS ended at a record close on Monday & poised to go higher.
Stationery and Office (SOS) ended trading at a record closing high of $6 on Monday, even as Investors cut the prices of the majority of Junior Market stocks.
SOS price hit $6 for the second time since listing in August last year but it is the first time that it closed at the high. The stock has broken out of a narrow trading channel that is was in since November last year. New resistance is just above the latest closing price. The move higher was greeted by aggressive buying shortly after the market opened on Monday and ended with a bid at $6.
At the close of market activities, 24 securities changed hands compared 19 securities changing hands on Friday leading to declines in the prices of 15 and gains in only 4, while 5 remained unchanged. The Junior Market Index dropped 49.71 points to close at 2,905.95. Trading ended with an exchange of 1,793,298 units valued at $7,093,168 compared with 1,167,347 units valued at $4,190,359.
Market activity ended with an average of 74,721 units for an average of $295,549 compared to an average of 61,439 units for an average of $220,545 on Friday.
The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 147,346 units at $595,413 compared to 156,870 units at $634,740 on the prior trading day. March closed with an average of 149,999 units valued at $623,819, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 7 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Caribbean Cream ended trading with a loss of 15 cents at $5.80, with 8,400 shares, Caribbean Flavours traded with a loss of 50 cents at $11, with 9,100 stock units, Caribbean Producers finished trading with a loss of 50 cents at $5, with 137,779 units, Consolidated Bakeries closed with a loss of 5 cents at $1.95, with 19,158 shares, Derrimon Trading concluded trading 7 cents higher at $9, with 9,343 shares. Elite Diagnostic settled 4 cents higher at $3.43, with 303,573 units,
Eppley ended trading with a loss of 9 cents at $9.51, with 288 shares, Express Catering traded at $5.30, with 2,639 shares, FosRich Group finished trading at $2.40, with 11,040 shares. General Accident closed with a loss of 5 cents at $2.95, with 229,895 stock units, GWest Corporation ended with a loss of 59 cents at $2.50, with 179,700 units, Honey Bun concluded trading with a loss of 35 cents at $4.40, with 6,500 shares, Iron Rock finished at $3, with 109,700 shares. Jamaican Teas ended trading with a loss of 16 cents at $5, with 750 stock units, Jetcon Corporation traded at $4.15, with 18,938 units, KLE Group closed with a loss of 5 cents at $2.45, with 11,500 shares, Knutsford Express ended with a loss of 1.52 cents at $12.48, with 850 shares. Lasco Distributors concluded trading $4.02 higher at $4.02, with 160,040 stock units, Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 2 cents at $5.28, with 8,970 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 1 cent at $3.99, with 271,118 shares, Main Event ended trading with a loss of 4 cents at $6, with 14,067 shares. Medical Disposables traded at $5.10, with 7,400 shares, Stationery and Office closed 48 cents to a record closing high of $6, with 267,550 units and tTech concluded trading 5 cents higher at $5.80, with 5,000 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market retreats – Friday
The Junior Market declined by 4.35 points to close at 2,955.66 on Friday after only 5 securities advanced, 9 declined and 5 remained unchanged.
At the close of market activities, 19 securities changed hands compared 23 securities changing hands on Thursday. Trading ended with an exchange of 1,167,347 units valued at $4,190,359 compared with 2,784,726 units valued at $12,698,406.
Market activity ended with an average of 61,439 units for an average of $220,545 compared to an average of 121,075 units for an average of $552,105 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 156,870 units at $634,740 compared to 167,926 units at $682,726 on the prior trading day. March closed with an average of 149,999 units valued at $623,819, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 4 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 9 with lower offers, suggesting continuation of fluidity in price changes.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended trading with a loss of 10 cents at $2, with 286,794 stock units changing hands, Caribbean Producers declined by 10 cents to $5.50, with 2,908 units, Consolidated Bakeries closed at $2, with 9,542 shares, Derrimon Trading climbed 41 cents to close at $8.93, with 25,100 shares trading, Elite Diagnostic settled with a loss of 9 cents at $3.39, while exchanging 384,979 units. Express Catering closed at $5.30, with 1,000 shares changing hands, FosRich Group finished trading with a loss of 3 cents at $2.40, with 70,133 shares, General Accident closed at $3, with 5,000 stock units, Honey Bun concluded trading 15 cents higher at $4.75, with 12,000 shares. Iron Rock finished at $3, with 50,000 shares, ISP Finance settled at $15, with 24,179 shares, 
Jetcon Corporation traded 4 cents higher at $4.15, with 41,580 units, Knutsford Express ended with a loss of 40 cents at $14, trading 3,959 shares. Lasco Distributors settled $4.05 higher at $4.05, with 84,500 shares, changing hands, Lasco Financial concluded trading with a loss of 20 cents at $5.30, with 2,289 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing finished with a loss of 2 cents at $4, exchanging 86,615 units, Paramount Trading traded 5 cents higher at $3.10, with 24,350 shares, Stationery and Office rose 2 cents to $5.52, with 41,800 stock units and tTech ended with a loss of 5 cents at $5.75, with 10,619 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market up again – Thursday
The Junior Market rose 22.26 points to close at 2,960.01 on Thursday after only 5 securities advanced, 11 declined and 7 remained unchanged and two closed at 52 weeks’ high.
At the close of market activities, 23 securities changed hands compared 21 securities changing hands on Wednesday. Trading ended with an exchange of 2,784,726 units valued at $12,698,406 compared with 1,189,225 units valued at $5,195,728.
Market activity ended with an average of 121,075 units for an average of $552,105 compared to an average of 56,630 units for an average of $247,416 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 167,926 units at $682,726 compared to 175,568 units at $704,033 on the prior trading day. March closed with an average of 149,999 units valued at $623,819, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 5 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 6 with lower offers, suggesting continuation of fluidity in price changes.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed with a loss of 50 cents at $50, trading 970 shares, AMG Packaging ended 5 cents higher at $2.10, with 63,856 stock units, Caribbean Cream ended trading with a fall of 3 cents at $5.95, with 100 shares, Caribbean Producers jumped $1.09 to close at 52 weeks’ high of $5.60, with 68,696 units changing hands, C2W Music ended at 44 cents, with 12,759 shares. Derrimon Trading concluded trading with a loss of 48 cents at $8.52, with 68,721 shares, Dolphin Cove finished with a loss of 75 cents at $16.50, with 14,582 stock units, Elite Diagnostic settled 4 cents higher at 52 weeks’ high of $3.48, with 88,727 units, Eppley ended trading at $9.60, with 30,000 shares. Express Catering closed trading at $5.30, with 166,499 shares, FosRich Group fell by 12 cents to $2.43, with 48,162 shares, 
General Accident closed at $3, with 23,605 stock units, Honey Bun gained 20 cents and closed at $4.60, with 6,680 shares. ISP Finance settled with a loss of 20 cents at $15, with 45,380 shares trading, Jetcon Corporation traded at $4.11, with 66,330 units, Lasco Distributors traded 1,467,074 stock units and closed with a loss of 9 cents at $4.10, Lasco Financial finished 5 cents higher at $5.50, with 31,228 units. Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 12 cents at $4.02, with 120 shares, Main Event ended trading with a loss of 15 cents at $6.04, in exchange of 102,787 shares, Medical Disposables traded 493 shares at $5.10, Paramount Trading closed with a loss of 3 cents at $3.05, trading 338,558 stock units, Stationery and Office fell 5 cents to $5.50, with 35,200 units and tTech concluded trading at $5.80, with 104,199 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Modest gain for Junior Market – Wednesday
The Junior Market rose marginally on Wednesday by 2.81 points to close at 2,937.75 after 10 securities advanced, 7 declined and 4 remained unchanged.
At the close of market activities, 21 securities changed hands compared 26 securities changing hands on Tuesday. Trading ended with an exchange of 1,189,225 units valued at $5,195,728 compared with 4,365,939 units valued at $14,517,264.
Market activity ended with an average of 56,630 units for an average of $247,416 compared to an average of 167,921 units for an average of $558,356 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 175,568 units at $704,033 compared to 196,383 units at $783,941 on the prior trading day. March closed with an average of 149,999 units valued at $623,819, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 7 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 9 with lower offers, suggesting the continuation of fluidity in price changes.
At the close of the market, Blue Power concluded trading at $39.99, with 1,000 units changing hands, CAC 2000 finished 44 cents higher at $8.45, with 7,281 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading with a loss of 48 cents at $4.51, with 33,113 units, Consolidated Bakeries closed at $2, with 24,000 shares, Derrimon Trading concluded trading $1.49 higher at $9, with 16,888 shares. Dolphin Cove finished 5 cents higher at $17.25, with 1,400 stock units, Elite Diagnostic settled 14 cents higher at $3.44, with 57,291 units, Express Catering traded 5 cents higher at $5.30, with 142,691 shares, FosRich Group finished trading 5 cents higher at $2.55, with 103,760 shares. General Accident closed 5 cents higher at $3, with 3,000 stock units, Honey Bun concluded trading with a loss of 25 cents at $4.40, with 12,500 shares, 
ISP Finance settled 20 cents higher at $15.20, with 1,495 shares, Jamaican Teas ended trading with a loss of 14 cents at $5.16, with 36,860 stock units. Jetcon Corporation traded with a loss of 7 cents at $4.11, with 110,023 units, KLE Group closed with a loss of 2 cents at $2.50, with 3,500 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading 9 cents higher at $4.19, with 492,835 stock units, Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 5 cents at $5.45, with 93,594 units. Lasco Manufacturing settled 14 cents higher at $4.14, with 16,804 shares, Main Event ended trading with a loss of 1 cent at $6.19, with 19,958 shares, Stationery and Office closed at $5.55, with 7,844 units and tTech concluded trading at $5.80, with 3,388 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
More gains for Junior Market – Thursday
The Junior Market made further gain at the on Thursday with an advanced by 29.83 points to close at 2,958.51 as advancing stocks outnumbered decliners nearly 3 to 1.
At the close of market activities, 25 securities changing hands, the prices of 8 securities advanced, 8 declined and 6 remained unchanged, compared 22 securities changing hands on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an exchange of 1,499,141 units valued at $6,471,380, compared with 5,856,105 units valued at $19,587,652.
Market activity ended with an average of 59,966 units for an average of $258,855 compared to an average of 266,187 units for an average of $890.348 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 149,999 units at $623,819, compared to an average of 155,001 units at $638,574, on the previous trading day. 
February closed with an average of 338,697 units at an average value of $1,495,774 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 6 stocks ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 4 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended 22 cents higher at $2.17, with 42,644 stock units changing hands, Cargo Handlers rose by 43 cents to $10, with 3,000 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading at $6, with 19,400 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading 10 cents higher at close at a 52 weeks’ high of $5, with 66,461 units, Consolidated Bakeries closed with a loss of 2 cents at $2, with 15,000 shares. Derrimon Trading concluded trading with a loss of $1.98 at $7.51, with 1,185 shares, Dolphin Cove finished with a loss of 10 cents at $17.10, with 4,250 stock units, Elite Diagnostic settled 3 cents higher at $3.25, with 165,877 units, Eppley ended trading at $9.50, with 2,000 shares. 
Express Catering traded at an all-time intraday high of $6 but ended with a loss of 18 cents at $5.30, with 241,743 shares, FosRich Group finished trading 10 cents higher at $2.60, with 92,684 shares, General Accident closed 25 cents higher at $3.10, with 16,244 stock units, GWest Corporation ended 10 cents higher at $3.20, with 100,620 units. Honey Bun concluded trading at $4.65, with 1,950 shares, Iron Rock finished at $3, with 15,200 shares, Jamaican Teas ended trading 3 cents higher at $4.78, with 336 stock units, Jetcon Corporation traded with a loss of 8 cents at $4.15, with 45,119 units. Key Insurance finished trading 80 cents higher at $4.65, with 7,805 shares, KLE Group closed 20 cents higher at $2.50, with 51,000 shares, Knutsford Express ended at $14.48, with 13,403 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading 1 cent higher at $4.05, with 205,200 stock units. Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 2 cents at $4.90, with 29,199 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled 12 cents higher at $4.12, with 130,600 shares, Paramount Trading rose 10 cents to end at $3.10, with 245 stock units and Stationery and Office closed at $5.50, with 227,976 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market in recovery mode – Wednesday
The Junior Market Index recovered most of the decline it suffered on Tuesday as it advanced by 23.72 points to close at 2,928.68 on Wednesday.
At the close of market activities, 22 securities changing hands, the prices of 8 securities advanced, 8 declined and 6 remained unchanged, compared 18 securities changing hands on Tuesday.
Trading ended with an exchange of 5,856,105 units valued at $19,587,652, compared with 7,383,582 units valued at $28,485,859 from 24 securities changing hands on Tuesday.
Market activity ended with an average of 266,187 units for an average of $890.348 compared to an average of 307,649 units for an average of $1,186,911 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 155,001 units at $638,574, compared to an average of 149,286 units at $625,633, on the previous trading day. 
February closed with an average of 338,697 units at an average value of $1,495,774 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 7 stocks ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 5 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 25 cents at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.95, with 226,097 stock units, Cargo Handlers settled with a loss of 83 cents at $9.57, with 3,000 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading 1 cent higher at $6, with 31,000 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading 23 cents higher at $4.90, with 100,195 units, Consolidated Bakeries closed at $2.02, with 2,011 shares. Dolphin Cove finished with a loss of 70 cents at $17.20, with 100 stock units, Elite Diagnostic settled with a loss of 3 cents at $3.22, with 187,108 units, Express Catering traded 38 cents higher at $5.48, with 135,800 shares, FosRich Group finished trading at $2.50, with 24,500 shares. 
General Accident closed with a loss of 34 cents at $2.85, with 500,000 stock units, GWest Corporation ended 40 cents higher at $3.10, with 3,916,380 units, Honey Bun concluded trading 25 cents higher at $4.65, with 4,200 shares, ISP Finance climbed $1.50, to settle at $15, with 2,000 shares. Jamaican Teas ended trading 30 cents higher at $4.75, with 19,248 stock units, Jetcon Corporation traded with a loss of 2 cents at $4.23, with 10,000 units, Knutsford Express ended $1.48 higher at $14.48, with 176 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading with a loss of 1 cent at $4.04, with 10,747 stock units. Lasco Financial finished at $4.92, with 93,418 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 25 cents at $4, with 878 shares, Main Event ended trading at $5.90, with 542,115 shares, Paramount Trading finished trading at $3, with 9,634 stock units and Stationery and Office closed at $5.50, with 37,498 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market softens on Tuesday
Lasco Distributors traded 3.385 million shares on Tuesday.
The Junior Market Index shed 26.16 points to close at 2,904.96 on Tuesday, one day after the government announced a new Minister of Finance, closing prices in the main market of the exchange also reflected negative reaction.
At the close of market activities, 24 securities changing hands, the prices of 8 securities advanced, 9 declined and 7 remained unchanged compared to a total of from 18 securities changing hands on Monday.
Trading ended with an exchange of 7,383,582 units valued at $28,485,859, compared with 1,101,351 units valued at $3,914,113.37 from 18 securities changing hands on Monday.
Market activity ended with an average of 307,649 units for an average of $1,186,911 compared to an average of 61,186 units for an average of $217,451 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 149,286 units at $625,633, compared to an average of 139,878 units at $592,290 on the previous trading day. February closed with an average of 338,697 units at an average value of $1,495,774 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 4 stocks ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 6 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended 20 cents higher at $2.20, with 103,890 stock units, Caribbean Flavours fell 6 cents to $10.96, with 8,100 stock units, Caribbean Producers finished trading at $4.67, with 3,399 units, Consolidated Bakeries closed with a loss of 2 cents at $2.02, trading 24,587 shares, Dolphin Cove lost 10 cents and close at $17.90, with 318 stock units. Elite Diagnostic settled 5 cents higher at $3.25, with 181,010 units, Eppley ended trading with a loss of 64 cents at $9.50, with 2,096 shares, Express Catering traded at $5.10, with 152,823 shares, FosRich Group finished trading 10 cents higher at $2.50, with 77,438 shares. General Accident closed 6 cents higher at $3.19, with 151,930 stock units, GWest Corporation ended with a loss of 5 cents at $2.70, with 1,500 units, Honey Bun concluded trading with a loss of 33 cents at $4.40, with 55,099 shares, Iron Rock finished at $3, with 225,500 shares. 
Jamaican Teas ended trading with a loss of 6 cents at $4.45, with 48,552 stock units, Jetcon Corporation traded at $4.25, with 45,338 units, Key Insurance finished trading with a loss of 25 cents at $3.85, with 1,002,431 shares, Knutsford Express ended with a loss of $1 at $13, with 17,804 shares. Lasco Distributors concluded trading at $4.05, with 3,385,845 stock units changing hands, Lasco Financial finished at $4.92, with 106,216 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled 25 cents higher at $4.25, with 1,693,871 shares, Main Event ended trading 9 cents higher at $5.90, with 36,685 shares. Medical Disposables traded at $5, with 5,746 shares, Paramount Trading finished trading with a loss of 15 cents at $3, with 50,677 stock units and Stationery and Office closed at $5.50, with 2,727 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market still consolidating – Monday
Junior Market has been consolidating for most of 2018, after peaking in mid 2017.
The Junior Market Index slipped just 0.19 points to close at 2,931.12 on Monday, from 18 securities changing hands, leading to 7 advancing, 7 falling and 4 remaining unchanged.
Trading ended with an exchange of 1,101,351 units valued at $3,914,113.37, compared with 1,215,407 units valued at $4,590,122 from 21 securities changing hands on Friday.
Market activity ended with an average of 61,186 units for an average of $217,451 compared to an average of 57,877 units for an average of $218,577 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 139,878 units at $592,290, compared to an average of 143,548 units at $609,769 on the previous trading day. February closed with an average of 338,697 units at an average value of $1,495,774 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 5 stocks ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 6 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended trading at $2, with 166,225 stock units, CAC 2000 finished market activity at $8.70, with 8,290 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading with a loss of 3 cents at $4.67, as 28,364 units changed hands, Elite Diagnostic settled 2 cents higher at $3.20, with 400,400 units, Express Catering traded 45 cents higher to $4.95, with 266,510 shares, after the company reported third quarter results showing a 166 percent jump in profits. FosRich Group finished trading with a loss of 25 cents at $2.40, with an exchange of 13,695 shares, General Accident closed with a loss of 6 cents at $3.13, as 3,000 stock units traded, Honey Bun concluded market activity with a loss of 2 cents at $4.73, with 34,250 shares, Jamaican Teas ended trading 6 cents higher at $4.51, with 4,901 stock units. 
Jetcon Corporation added 5 cents to close at $4.25, with 50,889 units, Knutsford Express ended with a loss of 48 cents at $14, with 961 shares trading, Lasco Distributors concluded trading 5 cents higher at $4.05, with 46,436 stock units, Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 8 cents at $4.92, trading just 188 units. Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 20 cents at $4, with 9,350 shares, Main Event ended trading at $5.81, with 2,000 shares, Medical Disposables closed 18 cents higher at $5, with 38,254 shares and Stationery and Office closed at $5.50, while exchanging 8,989 units. In the junior market preference segment, Derrimon Trading closed 14 cents higher at $2.14, with 18,649 shares, changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.