The Junior Market Index enjoyed another day of mostly rising prices, leading to the market index increasing for the 9th consecutive day with an increase of 18.55 points to close at 3,105.98 on Thursday.
The strong increase as a lot to do with gains recorded by all three Lasco companies. At the close of market activities, the prices of 8 securities rose, 5 declined and 5 remained unchanged as 18 securities changed hands compared to 19 on Wednesday. Trading resulted in a much increased volume and value as investors exchanged of 2,819,581 units valued at $17,224,051 compared to only 724,901 units valued at $2,972,526 on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 156,643 units for an average of $956,892 in contrast to 38,153 units for an average of $156,449 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 78,762 units valued at $374,030 and previously, 74,354 shares with an average value of $341,038. In contrast, September closed with average of 116,176 units valued at $538,652 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|Trading ended with the market sentiments for Friday’s trading activity remaining mixed as 7 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging finished with a loss of 1 cent at $3.49, with 9,795 units trading, Cargo Handlers finished with a loss of 29 cents at $10.80, with 2,719 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cream lost 9 cents to close at $5.90, with 22,203 units, Caribbean Flavours traded at $11, with 2,000 shares, Derrimon Trading finished at $7, with 30,000 stock units. 
Dolphin Cove ended trading with a loss of 50 cents at $17, with 34,328 units trading, Express Catering concluded trading with a loss of 3 cents at $4.95, with 64,390 shares, Honey Bun traded 70 cents higher at $5, with 1,000 stock units, Jetcon Corporation ended trading at $4.85, with 16,425 shares trading. KLE Group closed 30 cents higher at $2.80, with 17,500 units, Knutsford Express settled 19 cents higher at $14.99, trading 2,930 shares, Lasco Distributors rose 74 cents to close at $7.44, with 1,240,875 stock units, Lasco Financial traded 20 cents higher at $4.40, with 328,274 shares, Lasco Manufacturing traded 30 cents higher at $4.50, with 546,317 stock units. Medical Disposables settled at $5.50, with 16,500 shares, Paramount Trading closed 10 cents higher at $3, with 34,576 shares, Stationery and Office ended at $5.50, with 55,697 stock units and tTech ended 5 cents higher at $7.60, with 394,052 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
8 consecutive gains for Junior Market
Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Wednesday for the 8th day of gains as the Junior Market Index climbed 23.79 points to close at 3,087.43.
The market closed with 19 securities changing hands, resulting in the prices of 9 rising, 6 declining and 4 remaining unchanged with an exchange of 724,901 units valued at $2,972,526 compared to 655,302 units valued at $3,576,610 from 15 securities changing hands on Tuesday.
Trading ended with an average of 38,153 units for an average of $156,449 in contrast to 43,687 units for an average of 
$238,441 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 76,654 units valued at $352,768 compared to 76,654 units valued at $352,768 previously. In contrast, September closed with average of 116,176 units valued at $538,652 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| Trading ended with the market sentiments looking slightly mixed for Thursday’s trading activity as 6 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Blue Power ended trading 90 cents higher at $45, with 1,000 units, CAC 2000 gained 50 cents to end at $7, with 1,000 shares, Cargo Handlers ended trading at $11.09, with 3,088 stock units, Caribbean Producers finished with a loss of 4 cents at $3.70, with 3,300 units, Eppley ended trading 60 cents higher at $11.60, with 4,292 shares, Express Catering traded with a loss of 2 cents at $4.98, with 86,376 units. General Accident concluded trading 10 cents higher at $3.10, with 2,000 stock units, Honey Bun ended trading with a loss of 70 cents at $4.30, with 39,404 shares, 
Iron Rock ended trading 5 cents higher at $3.20, with 45,000 units changing hands, Jamaican Teas gained 10 cents to close at $4.10, with 36,329 units trading. Jetcon Corporation settled 5 cents higher at $4.85, with 10,582 shares, KLE Group concluded trading with a loss of 30 cents at $2.50, with 265,000 units changing hands, Knutsford Express closed at $14.80, with 2,150 stock units, Lasco Distributors ended trading after rising 20 cents to $6.70, with 56,917 shares, Lasco Financial closed at $4.20, with 107,352 stock units trading. Main Event traded with a loss of 20 cents at $5.10, with 34,220 shares, Paramount Trading settled with a loss of 10 cents at $2.90, with 9,027 stock units, Stationery and Office ended at $5.50, with 8,544 units trading and tTech added 50 cents to close at $7.55, with 9,320 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place
Junior Market recovery continues
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Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange settled on Thursday with 16 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 2,015,630 units valued at $11,835,081 compared to 1,087,963 units valued at $5,258,148 on Wednesday.
Lasco Distributors accounted for 60 percent of the volume traded as the Junior Market Index advanced by 22.19 points to close at 2,985.55. At the close of market activities, the prices of 7 securities advanced, 5 declined and 4 remained with the prices unchanged.
Trading ended with an average of 125,977 units for an average of $739,693 in contrast to 67,998 units for an average of $328,634 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 79,378 units, valued at $354,819 
and an average of 76,123 with an average value of $327,928, previously. In contrast, September closed with average of 116,176 units valued at $538,652 for each security traded.
Trading ended with the market sentiments looking mixed for Tuesday trading activity as 4 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and just 1 with a lower offer.
In market activity, Access Financial settled with a loss of 1 cent at $41.20, with 734 units trading, AMG Packaging lost 9 cents to close at $3.40, with 143,540 stock units, Caribbean Cream ended trading at $5.90, with 5,816 stock units changing hands. Caribbean Producers declined 9 cents end trading at $3.65, with 27,114 units, Consolidated Bakeries jumped 76 cents to $2.81, with 1,220 stock units, 
Derrimon Trading ended at $7, with 1,000 stock units, Express Catering climbed 66 cents higher to $5.10, with 73,142 shares, after the company reported that profit more than doubled in the quarter to August from a 10 percent rise in revenues. Honey Bun traded 10 cents higher at $4.40, with 1,000 units, Iron Rock closed 25 cents higher at $3.15, with 61,538 shares, ISP Finance settled at $18, with 2,983 units, Knutsford Express closed 1 cent higher at $15, with 66,270 units, Lasco Distributors settled with a loss of 5 cents at $6.25, with 1,214,790 stock units changing hands. Lasco Financial concluded trading at $4.20, with 155,534 shares, Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 20 cents at $4, with 14,700 units, Main Event traded 21 cents higher at $5.36, with 9,621 units and Stationery and Office ended trading 17 cents higher at $5, with 236,628 units.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Juniors climb 38 points
In moderate trading, the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, ended with only 15 securities changing hands, on Tuesday, with an exchange of a mere 462,606 units valued at $2,337,749, well down on Friday’s levels.
Trading on Friday resulted in 2,090,829 units valued at $10,875,161. At the close of market activities, the prices of 9 securities advanced, 3 declined and 3 remained unchanged, leading to the Junior Market Index advancing 37.85 points to close at 2,954.25.
Trading ended with an average of 30,840 units for an average of $155,850 in contrast to 139,389 units for an average of $725,011 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 66,921 units valued at $302,510, previously. In contrast, September closed with average of 116,176 units valued at $538,652 for each security traded.
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 71,470 units valued at $327,875 and previously 74,548 units with an average value of $323,091. In contrast, September closed with average of 116,176 units valued at $538,652 for each security traded.
Trading ended with the market sentiments looking mixed for Tuesday trading activity as 3 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
In market activity, volumes are those trades for the day and the closing prices are those at which the last trade took place. At the close of the market, Access Financial jumped $3.99 to $41.99, with only 400 units trading, Blue Power ended 10 cents higher at $44.10, with a mere 250 stock units, 
Caribbean Cream ended with a loss of 10 cents at $5.90, with 500 units, Consolidated Bakeries ended 3 cents higher at $2.05, with 250 units changing hands. Express Catering ended 19 cents higher at $4.69, with 1,706 stock units, Jetcon Corporation settled 40 cents higher at $4.90, with 220 stock units, Knutsford Express ended trading at $15, with 10,147 units trading, Lasco Distributors finished with a loss of 5 cents at $6.30, after 29,959 shares changed hands, Lasco Financial finished trading 25 cents higher at $4.25, with 1,891 units, Lasco Manufacturing gained 5 cents at $3.85, with 6,400 shares. Medical Disposables settled with a loss of 70 cents at $4.60, with 73,541 stock units, Stationery and Office closed 9 cents higher at $4.80, with 276,242 shares, tTech traded 1 cent higher at $7, with 21,000 units and in the junior market preference segment, Derrimon Trading traded 35,000 shares at $1.95, with Eppley ending trading at $6.55, with 5,100 stock units changing hands.
Steady trading for Junior Market
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange settled on Thursday with 20 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 969,013 units valued at $4,496,741 compared to 827,619 units valued at $4,771,002 on Wednesday.
At the close of market activities, the prices of 7 securities advanced, 5 declined and 8 remained unchanged leading to the Junior Market Index losing 2.43 points to close at 2,909.26. Trading ended with an average of 48,451 units for an average of $224,837 in contrast to 33,105 units for an average of $190,840 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 69,963 units 252,557 valued at $317,553 and 71,783 shares at an average value of $319,802, previously. In contrast, September closed with average of 116,176 units valued at $538,652 for each security traded.
Trading ended with the market sentiments looking mixed for Friday’s trading activity with 1 stock ending with the bid higher than their last selling price and 2 with lower offers.
In market activity, volumes are those traded for the day and the closing prices are those at which the last trade took place, accordingly, Access Financial closed at $38, with 4,080 units trading, AMG Packaging ended 14 cents higher at $3.49, with 8,200 stock units, Blue Power concluded trading at $44, with just 1,100 shares, Caribbean Cream traded with a loss of 70 cents at $6, after trading 46,737 shares, Caribbean Producers closed 2 cents higher at $3.72, with 392,821 units, Derrimon Trading ended trading with a loss of 99 cents at $7, with 78,700 shares. Express Catering settled with a loss of 5 cents at $4.55, with 66,900 stock units changing hands, 
General Accident traded 30 cents higher at $3, with 2,125 units, Honey Bun finished trading with a loss of 20 cents at $4, with 15,101 units, Jamaican Teas ended trading 9 cents higher at $4.10, with 31,362 stock units, Jetcon Corporation concluded trading at $5, with 12,000 shares changing hands, KLE Group settled 10 cents higher at $2.50, with 2,730 stock units. Knutsford Express traded at $14.89, with 6,138 shares, Lasco Distributors traded 50,544 units at $6, Lasco Financial closed at $4.50, with 62,557 shares, Lasco Manufacturing ended with a loss of 5 cents at $3.75, after exchanging 114,774 stock units, Main Event ended at $5.15, trading 4,594 stock units. Medical Disposables concluded trading at $5.30, with 41,260 shares and Stationery and Office settled 1 cent higher at $4.71, after 2,500 units traded. In the junior market preference segment, Derrimon Trading closed with a loss of 5 cents at $1.95, with 24,790 units traded.
Junior Market trading drops
Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange dropped on Wednesday even with 25 securities changing hands as investors exchanged just 827,619 units valued at $4,771,002 compared to 2,217,305 units valued at $9,814,861 on Tuesday.
The Junior Market Index advanced by 9.31 points to close at 2,911.69 as 8 securities advanced, 10 declined and 9 remained with the prices unchanged.
Trading ended with an average of 33,105 units for an average of $190,840 in contrast to 100,787 units for an average of $446,130 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 71,783 units valued at $ $319,802, previously 78,790 units valued at an average of $343,165. In contrast, September closed with average of 116,176 units valued at $538,652 for each security traded.
Trading ended with the market sentiments looking mixed for Thursday’s trading activity as 3 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
In market activity, volumes are those traded for the day and the closing prices are those at which the last trade took place, accordingly, Blue Power ended trading with a loss of $5 to $44, with 2,100 stock units, CAC 2000 finished with a loss of 50 cents at $6.50, trading 30,770 shares, Cargo Handlers settled 50 cents higher at $10, with 1,500 stock units, Caribbean Cream added 60 cents to $6.70, with 4,810 stock units trading, Caribbean Flavours finished trading with a loss of 10 cents at $11.90, with 10,000 shares. Caribbean Producers closed with a loss of 4 cents at $3.70, exchanging 24,000 shares, Derrimon Trading dipped 1 cent to $7.99, with 5,000 stock units, Eppley finished at $12, with 1,517 units, Express Catering settled 10 cents higher at $4.60, with 28,301 stock units, Honey Bun finished trading with a loss of 29 cents at $3.80, with 20,003 stock units changing hands, 
Iron Rock gained 10 cents to end at $2.90, with 30,000 shares. ISP Finance ended with a loss of $1.95 down to $18, with 10,000 units, Jamaican Teas ended trading with a loss of 9 cents at $4.01, with 32,324 stock units, Jetcon Corporation concluded trading 50 cents higher at $5, after 1,358 units were exchanged, KLE Group ended with a rise of 12 cents to $2.40, with 47,665 stock units, Knutsford Express traded at $14.89, with 10,187 shares. Lasco Distributors finished trading at $6, with 159,013 units, Lasco Financial closed 25 cents higher at $4.50, with 10,400 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing ended 5 cents higher at $3.80, with 27,045 units, Main Event ended trading at $5.15, with 47,602 shares, Medical Disposables concluded trading 15 cents higher at $5.30, after 17,000 units changed hands. Paramount Trading finished with a loss of 30 cents at $2.50, trading 15,000 shares, Stationery and Office settled at $4.70, with 16,146 shares and tTech finished trading at $7, with 174,928 shares. In the junior market preference segment, Eppley ended trading 5 cents higher at $6.55, with 100,950 stock units being traded,
Junior Market drops again
The Junior Market Index after falling 14.30 on Friday, declined further on Monday by 26.18 points to close at 2,906.00 as trading ended with 21 securities changing hands of which 6 advanced, 5 declined and 10 remained with prices unchanged.
Market activity resulted in an exchange of 904,019 units valued at $4,463,382 compared to 1,976,686 units valued at $6,469,834 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 43,049 units for an average of $212,542, in contrast to 89,849 units for an average of $294,083 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 74,618 units valued at $323,637 and 81,597 units valued at $348,195, previously. 
In contrast, September closed with average of 116,176 units valued at $538,652 for each security traded.
Trading ended with the market sentiments looking mixed for Tuesday’s trading activity as 4 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
In market activity, volumes are those traded for the day and the closing prices are those at which the last trade took place. At the close, AMG Packaging finished with a loss of 10 cents at $3.30, trading 604 units, Cargo Handlers ended at $9.50, trading 101,214 stock units, Caribbean Producers closed at $3.70, with 55,335 units, C2W Music closed at $0.49, exchanging 4,882 shares, Derrimon Trading gained 1 cent to end at $8, with 6,050 units, Dolphin Cove finished at $17.50, trading 4,162 shares. Eppley ended at $12, with 4,429 units changing hands, 
Express Catering settled at $4.40, with 63,989 units, General Accident concluded trading at $2.73, with 10,857 stock units, Honey Bun lost 20 cents at $4.10, with 3,000 shares, Jamaican Teas ended 5 cents higher at $4.10, with 50,135 shares. Jetcon Corporation concluded trading 1 cent higher at $5, with 70,000 stock units, KLE Group traded with a loss of 22 cents at $2.28, after 14,000 stock units traded, Knutsford Express settled at $14.89, with 1,120 shares, Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 29 cents at $6, with 78,848 units, Lasco Financial gained 5 cents to end at $4.25, with 97,639 shares, Lasco Manufacturing concluded trading 201,526 units at $3.50. Main Event ended 8 cents higher at $5.18, with 35,041 units, Medical Disposables settled at $5.30, with 15,000 stock units, Paramount Trading rose 1 cent to $2.80, with 29,294 units and Stationery and Office finished with a loss of 8 cents at $4.70, with 56,894 shares traded.
Prices up volume down on Junior market
The level of trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange fell sharply on Tuesday from the levels on Friday, resulting in an exchange of 533,674 units valued at $2,239,006 compared to 2,098,509 units valued at $11,226,036 on Monday.
At the close of market activities, with 17 securities changing hands, the prices of 8 advanced, 3 declined and 6 remained with the prices unchanged, leading to the Junior Market Index advancing by 25.83 points to close at 2,960.40.
Trading ended with an average of 31,393 units for an average of $131,706 in contrast to 83,940 units for an average of $449,041 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to units 320,596 valued at $62,671 previously. 
In contrast, September closed with average of 234,437 units valued at $1,295,260 for each security traded.
Trading ended with the market sentiments looking mixed for Monday having implications for the next day trading activity as 4 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 units changing hands and their last traded price are: AMG Packaging that traded at $3.50, with 41,175 shares, Caribbean Cream finishing at $6, with 5,138 units, Caribbean Producers concluding trading at $3.60, with 76,978 stocks units. In other trading activities, 
Dolphin Cove settled 1 cent higher at $17.50, with 1,000 units, Express Catering traded with a loss of 16 cents at $4, with 22,544 shares, General Accident closed at $2.50, with 25,000 units, Honey Bun finished 20 cents higher at $4.50, with 2,000 units, Jetcon Corporation settled 22 cents higher at $4.50, with 84,479 units, Key Insurance finished with a loss of 25 cents at $4, with 4,000 shares. Knutsford Express settled 34 cents higher at $14.89, with 1,000 units, Lasco Distributors closed with a loss of 5 cents at $6.25, with 13,000 stock units changing hands, Lasco Financial rose 40 cents to $4.15, with 141,296 shares, Lasco Manufacturing climbed 40 cents to $4.20, with 19,750 units, Main Event gained 10 cents to end at $5.10, with 44,794 shares, Paramount Trading concluded trading at $2.80, with 8,900 units, Stationery and Office closed with a loss of 10 cents at $4.75, with 38,095 units and in the junior market preference segment, Eppley ended trading 5 cents higher at $6.55, with 4,525 stocks units.
Junior market trading jumps – Wednesday
Main Event was the leading trade with more than 1 million shares on Wednesday.
Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange picked up by more than 300 percent on Wednesday with 21 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 2,043,273 units valued at $10,429,058 compared to 463,032 units valued at $2,269,157 on Tuesday.
At the close of market activities, the Junior Market Index advanced by 13.65 points to close at 2,982.32 as the prices of 8 advanced, 9 declined and 4 remained unchanged based on last traded prices.
Trading ended with an average of 97,299 units for an average of $496,622 in contrast to 24,370 units for an average of $119,429 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, 
amounts to 122,095 units valued at $563,081 and previously, 123,473 units at $566,773. 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 mixed and having implications for the next day trading activity as 3 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: AMG Packaging traded 30 cents higher at $3.50, with 1,632 units, Cargo Handlers finished with a loss of 1 cent at $11.08, with 95,394 shares, Caribbean Flavours ended with a loss of 20 cents at $11.60, with 4,273 stock units, Caribbean Producers closed 15 cents higher at $3.75, with 4,752 units, Derrimon Trading closed with a loss of 1 cent at $7.99, with 1,961 shares. Dolphin Cove closed at $17, with 326 stock units trading, 
Express Catering finished at $4.50, with 305,066 shares, Honey Bun closed 15 cents higher at $4.20, with 4,577 stocks trading, Jamaican Teas settled with a loss of 22 cents at $3.78, with 26,100 shares trading, Jetcon Corporation concluded trading at $4.50, with 69,020 units, Key Insurance settled 25 cents higher at a new high of $4.25, with just 100 units. KLE Group traded with a loss of 6 cents at $2.80, with 8,000 stock units, Knutsford Express gained 39 cents to $14.89, with 10,400 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading with a loss of 30 cents at $6.30, with 41,455 shares, Lasco Financial ended 6 cents higher at $4.06, trading 304,402 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing ended 40 cents higher at $4, with 1,000 shares, Medical Disposables ended 30 cents higher at $5.30, with 4,000 units, Main Event traded with a loss of 5 cents at $5, with 1,009,579 shares. Stationery and Office closed at $4.80, with 84,437 stocks, tTech traded with a loss of 1 cent at $7.59, with 46,799 shares and Derrimon Trading preference share ended with a loss of 1 cent at $2, with 20,000 shares changing hands.
Juniors drop again – Tuesday
Lasco Manufacturing dropped 40 cents to push Junior Market down.
Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange settled on Tuesday with 19 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 463,032 units valued at $2,269,157.
Tuesday’s trading compares well to the 20 securities changing hands on Monday, leading to a total of 394,030 units valued at $1,640,793. The Junior Market Index declined by 22.93 points to close at 2,968.67. At the close of market activities, the prices of 5 advanced, 6 declined and 8 remained with the prices unchanged as shown by the last traded price for the day.
Trading ended with an average of 24,370 units for an average of $119,429 in contrast to 20,738 units for an average of $86,358 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 123,473 units valued at $566,773 and previously 129,302 shares with an average value of $593,087. 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 weak and having implications for the upcoming trading session as 2 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 finished at $42, with just 241 stocks changing hands, AMG Packaging settling with a loss of 5 cents at $3.20, while trading 236 shares, Cargo Handlers concluding trading at $11.09, with 22,554 stock units trading. Caribbean Producers finished at $3.60, 
trading 32,489 shares, Derrimon Trading ended at $8, with 7,550 shares, Dolphin Cove settled $1 higher at $17, with 5,273 units changing hands, Express Catering concluded trading 10 cents higher at $4.50, with 37,609 units, Eppley ended with a loss of 20 cents at $11.80, with 5,915 shares, General Accident closed at $2.60, with 9,551 units. Jamaican Teas closed with a loss of 5 cents at $4, with 575 units, Jetcon Corporation finished at $4.50, with 11,900 shares, Key Insurance concluded trading at $4, with 15,383 shares, KLE Group traded at $2.86, with 3,457 units, Lasco Distributors settled with a loss of 15 cents at $6.60, with 5,550 shares, Lasco Financial closed with a loss of 10 cents at $4, with 30,058 units, Lasco Manufacturing finished with a loss of 40 cents at $3.60, with 180,667 shares, Main Event ended 60 cents higher at $5.05, with 5,940 stocks changing hands, Stationery and Office settled 5 cents higher at $4.80, with 69,149 units and tTech concluded trading 5 cents higher at $7.60, with 18,935 shares.