Trading in the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Tuesday with a number of stocks advancing, out pacing those declining.
The volume and value of stocks traded climbed compared to that on Friday with the market index closing sharply higher.
The market index jumped 53.71 points to close at 3,161.90, as 23 securities traded, up from 19 on Friday with 10 stocks advancing, 5 declining and 8 traded firm. Trading closed with 7 stocks with bids higher than the last traded prices and 1 closing with a lower offer.
At the close 7,982,375 units value at $43,352,441 traded, compared with 1,948,274 valued at $10,702,346 passing through the market on the previous trading day. Trading was boosted by Express Catering with more than 6.6 million units changing hands.
Trading ended trading with an average of 347,060 units for an average of $1,884,889 in contrast to 102,541 units for an average of $563,281 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 147,562 units valued at $787,949 compared to 81,062 units valued at $422,302 previously. In contrast, July closed with average of 536,395 units at $1,905,441 for each security traded.
The volume of stocks trading and their last traded prices at the close are: AMG Packaging closing at $3.75 with 3,051 units changing hands, Blue Power dived $2.50 to close at $41.50 with 1,080 units changing hands, CAC 2000 closed at $7.50 with 341 shares, Caribbean Flavours closed at $11 with 1,500 shares, Caribbean Producers closed 5 cents higher at $3.50 with 5,100 shares, Consolidated Bakeries closed at $2.62 with 300 shares, Derrimon Trading ended 25 cents higher to close at $8 with 2,400 shares, 
Dolphin Cove rose $2 to close at $20 with 2,700 shares, Express Catering traded at a new high during the day at $5.57 but closed $1 lower for the day at $4.30 with 6,676,605 shares, General Accident rose 5 cents and closed at $2.90 with 4,517 shares, Honey Bun gained 5 cents to close at $5.55 with 2,500 units, Jamaican Teas lost 24 cents and closed at $4.51 with 6,871 shares, Jetcon Corporation rose 30 cents to close at $5.60 with 948,848 shares, as investors responded positively to the company’s six month results. KLE Group closed at $2 with 2,725 shares, Knutsford Express traded 11,598 shares at $15, Lasco Distributors closed 10 cents higher at $6.70 with 105,467 shares, Lasco Financial closed at $4 with 75,829 units, Lasco Manufacturing gained 7 cents to $4.40 with 21,104 shares, Main Event closed down by 5 cents at $4.85 with 24,040 shares, Medical Disposables closed at $5.50 with 42,269 shares, tTech climbed $1.50 higher to close at $9.50 with 6,500 stock units, Derrimon Trading preference share closed at $2.10 with 17,030 units and Eppley 10% preference share ended at $6.60 with 20,000 units after falling 1 cent.
Junior Market steadies on Friday
Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Friday with advancing stocks just edging out declining ones and the market index remained almost steady, slipping just 0.69 points to 3,108.19.
The market ended with 1,948,274 units valued at $10,702,346 changing hands, compared to Thursday with 1,176,216 units valued at $5,557,230.
A total of 19 securities traded, down from 22 on Thursday, with 8 stocks rising and 7 declining. Trading closed with 7 stocks with bids higher than the last traded prices and 4 closing with lower offers.
Trading ended trading with an average of 102,541 units for an average of $563,281 in contrast to 53,464 units for an average of $252,601 on Thursday. 
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 81,062 units valued at $422,302 compared to 70,323 units valued at $351,812 previously. In contrast, July closed with average of 536,395 units at $1,905,441 for each security traded.
At the close of the market, stocks trading and their last traded prices are: AMG Packaging rose by 22 cents to close at $3.75 with 64,907 units changing hands, CAC 2000 climbed 60 cents higher close at $7.10 with a 18,600 shares, Caribbean Cream with a loss of 35 cents, closed at $6.50 with a 17,300 shares, Caribbean Flavours suffered a loss of $1, to close at $11 with a 250,000 shares, Caribbean Producers closed at $3.45 with a 48,500 shares. Consolidated Bakeries ended with a loss of 33 cents, to $2.62 with a 23,617 shares, Derrimon Trading traded 25 cents higher to $7.75 with a 100,000 shares,
Dolphin Cove rose 50 cents to close at $18 with a 700 shares, Express Catering closed 60 cents higher at $5.30 with a 1,158,203 shares, after trading at a low of $3.90 for the day and ended with an offer at $4.50 to sell 13,736 units. General Accident with a loss of 5 cents, closed at $2.85 with a 2,642 shares, ISP Finance fell $1.16 cents, to close at $17.26 with 120 shares, Jamaican Teas gained 24 cents to $4.75 with a 39,147 shares, Jetcon Corporation close at $5.30 with a 28,500 shares, KLE Group closed at $2 with a 2,390 shares, Knutsford Express fell 1 cent to $15 with a 2,000 shares, Lasco Distributors with a loss of 10 cents, to close at $6.60 with 61,046 shares, Lasco Financial closed at $4 with a 121,709 shares, Main Event lost 49 cents, and closed at $4.90 with a 8,000 shares and Paramount Trading jumped 69 cents higher to close at $2.54 with a 893 shares.
Junior Market drops 40 points
Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Thursday with declining stocks dominating rising ones, 2 to 1 and the market index falling 40.32 points to 3,108.88.
The market ended with 1,176,216 units valued at $5,557,230 changing hands, with the index falling 6.26 points to close at 3,149.20. On Wednesday trading closed with 2,266,721 units valued at $11,726,592.
A total of 22 securities traded, versus 26 on Wednesday, with 6 stocks rising and 12 declining. Trading closed with 10 stocks having bids higher than the last traded prices and 1 closing with a lower offer.
Trading ended trading with an average of 53,464 units for an average of $252,601 in contrast to 87,182 units for an average of $451,023 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 70,323 units valued at $351,812. In contrast, July closed with average of 536,395 units at $1,905,441 for each security traded.
At the close of the market, stocks trading and their last traded prices are: AMG Packaging lost 12 cents to close at $3.53 with 6,000 units changing hands, Caribbean Cream rose 35 cents to $6.85 with a 4,000 shares, Caribbean Producers close at $3.45 with a 50,009 shares, Consolidated Bakeries closed with a rise of 32 cents at $2.95 with a 980 shares, Derrimon Trading ended with a lost of 30 cents, to close at $7.50 with a 7,259 shares, Express Catering lost 30 cents to close at $4.70 with a 648,533 shares, General Accident closed at $2.90 with a 103,000 shares, Honey Bun closed at $5.50 with a 1,792 units, ISP Finance traded 5,900 shares and rose 42 cents to $18.42. Jamaican Teas with a lost of 1 cent, closed at $4.51 with a 170 shares,
Jetcon Corporation ended 20 cents higher to $5.30 with a 132,075 shares, KLE Group closed at $2 with a 5,100 shares, Key Insurance closed at $3.05 with a 1,068 stock units, Knutsford Express closed at $14.90 with a 3,650 shares, Lasco Distributors fell 18 cents, to $6.70 with a 25,000 shares, Lasco Financial traded at $4.00 with a 66,575 shares after a loss of 4 cents, Lasco Manufacturing ended with a loss of 4 cents, to close at $4.33 with a 44,820 shares, Main Event eased 8 cents in closing at $5.39 with a 7,970 shares, Medical Disposables close at $5.50 with a 32,215 shares, tTech lost 50 cents and closed at $8 with a 26,000 shares, Derrimon Trading preference share fell 40 cents and closed at $2.10 with a 4,000 shares and Eppley 10% preference share close with a rise of 1 cent at $6.61 with a 100 shares.
Volume dips as most Junior stocks trade
Trading in the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Wednesday with 84 percent of the ordinary listings being active and ending with declining stocks dominating rising ones almost 2 to 1 leading to a small fall in the market index.
At the close the volume of stocks and value of stocks traded, fell by a half of Monday levels.
The market ended with 2,266,721 units valued at $11,726,592 changing hands, with the index falling 6.26 points to close at 3,149.20. On Monday, trading closed with 4,581,201 units valued at $21,905,678.
A total of 26 securities traded, versus 22 on Monday, with 8 stocks rising and 13 declining. Trading closed with 4 stocks having bids higher than the last traded prices and 1 closing with a lower offer.
Trading ended trading with an average of 87,182 units for an average value of $451,023 in contrast to 208,236 units for an average value of $995,713 on Friday. In contrast, July closed with averages of 536,395 units valued at $1,905,441 for each security traded.
At the close of the market, stocks trading and their last traded price are Access Financial Services closing with a loss of 50 cents at $46, in trading 1,127 units, AMG Packaging rose 15 cents to close at $3.65 with 125,763 units changing hands, CAC 2000 fell 50 cents with 5,000 shares trading to end at $6.50, Cargo Handlers ended trading with 6,910 shares to close at $13.20. Caribbean Cream ended trading at $6.50 with a 35 cents loss, after trading 26,650 shares, Caribbean Producers added 10 cents to close trading with 141,875 units, at $3.45, Consolidated Bakeries rose 1 cent and ended with 74,146 units changing hands, at $2.63. C2W Music had 70,000 units changing hands, to close at 38 cents, after falling 1 cent, Derrimon Trading declined by 20 cents to end at $7.80 after with 27,119 shares changing hands. Recently listed Express Catering ended at $5 with 292,114 shares changing hands, after the company announced a dividend of 0.917 US cent per share, General Accident closed trading with 2,000 shares at $2.90, Honey Bun fell 6 cents with 208 shares changing hands at $5.50, ISP Finance closed $2 higher with 9,418 units changing hands at $18,
Jamaican Teas rose 2 cents, trading 23,819 shares to close at $4.52, Jetcon Corporation traded 47,084 shares to end at $5.10, after slipping 10 cents, Key Insurance traded 8,535 units to close at $3.05 after losing 80 cents, KLE Group ended at $2 with 6,000 shares changing hands, Knutsford Express lost 5 cents in trading 5,799 shares to end at $14.90, Lasco Distributors closed with a rise of 8 cents at $6.88, after trading 261,741 units, Lasco Financial lost 16 cents and ended with 26,052 shares changing hands at $4.04, Lasco Manufacturing rose 4 cents and ended with 42,634 shares trading at $4.37, Main Event eased 3 cents to close with 10,971 shares trading at $5.47, Medical Disposables dropped 45 cents in closing at $5.50 with 1,023,000 units trading, Paramount Trading ended with 15,500 units changing hands at $2.50, Sweet River rose 2 cents, ending with 7,494 units changing hands at $3.52 and tTech lost 50 cents in trading 5,762 units to close at $8.50.
Express Catering up 187% to Wednesday
Ian Dear, Managing Director of Express Catering
Wednesday was the biggest day of trading in Express Catering since it listed last Friday on the Junior Market, the stock closed with an 89 cents rise to a record closing high of $4.30 with a massive 71,996,755 units trading out of a total of 73.5 million shares that traded in the market.
Express Catering’s stock price is up 187 percent from the IPO price of $1.50 so far, the stock closed with the bid at $4.30 to buy 303,034 units.
Trading on the Junior Market jumped sharply on Wednesday to 73,477,574 shares valued at $263,785,025 up from 35,527,220 shares valued at $124,668,100 traded on Tuesday. At the close, the market index rose 67.29 points to 3,096.22.
At the close 20 securities traded, down from 21 on Tuesday with 11 stocks gaining and 5 declining. Trading closed with 1 stock having a higher bid than the last traded price and 6 closing with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of 3,673,879 units for an average value of $13,189,251 compared to 1,691,772 units for an average value of $5,936,576 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 571,639 units valued at $2,009,287 compared to 239,926 units valued at $680,321 previously. In contrast, June closed with averages of 395,969 units valued at $1,799,200 for each security traded.
At the close of the market, Access Financial Services closed at $46.50 in trading 33,936 units, Blue Power rose $6.90 after diving $11 on Monday and Tuesday, to close at $44.90 with only 200 units changing hands, CAC 2000 lost 20 cents with 10,007 shares trading to end at $6.50, Caribbean Cream fell 20 cents and closed trading with 112,288 units at $6.80, Caribbean Producers fell 25 cents to close trading with 19,172 units, at $3.15, Consolidated Bakeries ended with 32,020 units changing hands, to close at $2.62. Eppley closed trading with 9,500 shares at $13, General Accident added 6 cents and closed trading with 25,000 shares at $2.57, 
Honey Bun gained 55 cents with 2,149 shares changing hands and closed at $5.55, ISP Finance jumped $4 and closed with 5,424 units changing hands at $16, Jamaican Teas lost 25 cents in trading 67,099 shares to close at $4, Jetcon Corporation traded 59,800 shares to end at $4.70, after gaining 9 cents, Knutsford Express traded 6,200 shares to end at $15, Lasco Distributors closed 1 cent lower at $6.50 after trading 216,522 units, Lasco Financial rose 4 cents and ended with 176,765 shares changing hands at $3.60, Lasco Manufacturing grew 58 cents and ended with 646,045 shares trading at $4.89, Main Event gained 30 cents to close with 14,214 shares trading at $5.50, Medical Disposables closed at $5.50 with 42,656 units trading and Derrimon Trading preference share ended with 1,822 units changing hands to close at $2.50.
Massive demand for Express Catering
Gary Peart of Mayberry,King of the the IPO market.
Trading on the Junior Market picked up sharply on Friday as the newly listed Express Catering started trading but hardly contributed to the level of trading with supply being low and demand overwhelming, that would have resulted in the price reaching $3, if the circuit breaker did not prevent it.
By the close there were more than 7.64 million units on the bid for Express Catering, ranging from $2.20 to a high of $3.15, which were all cancelled, in addition, those between $2.01 up to $2. The official position at the close was the highest bid of $2 with interest to buy 1.045 million units, the stock can trade at $2.60 maximum on Monday, which is 30 percent higher than the bid of $2.
Trading was dominated by Caribbean Flavours with 1.4 million units, Jetcon Corporation with over 600,000 shares and Lasco Manufacturing with nearly 2.3 million shares. In the end the, 8,428,003 shares valued at $32,387,101 traded with the new listing accounting for just 100 units at $1.74 to record a gain of 24 cents on the initial public issue price. In contrast, on Thursday, only 565,346 shares valued at $3,255,463 traded. At the close, the market index rose 15.05 points to 2,956.28
At the close 20 securities traded, down from 21 on Thursday with 8 stocks gaining and 1 declining. Trading closed with 4 stocks having a higher bids than the last traded price and 2 closing with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of just 421,400 units for an average value of $1,619,355 compared to 26,921 units for an average value of $155,022 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 74,208 units valued at $366,206 compared 51,062 units valued at $282,663 previously. In contrast, June closed with averages of 395,969 units valued at $1,799,200 for each security traded.
At the close of the market, Access Financial Services added 49 cents to close at $46.50 in trading traded 413 units AMG Packaging gained 40 cents to close at $3.50 with 8,000 units changing hands, CAC 2000 rose just 1 cents with 36,639 shares trading to end at $6.71, Cargo Handlers ended trading 1,312 shares to close at $13.75, Caribbean Cream closed trading with 35,000 units at $5, Caribbean Flavours traded 1,400,000 units to end at $12, Caribbean Producers lost 10 cents and closed trading with 15,936 units, at $3.30, 
Derrimon Trading ended at $8 with 10,404 shares changing hands, Dolphin Cove ended at $17.50 with 1,000 shares changing hands, Eppley jumped $1.15 and closed trading with 3.481 shares at $12.95, General Accident lost 2 cents and closed trading with 9,637 shares to end at $2.70, ISP Finance jumped $3 and closed with 5,858 units changing hands at $14, Jetcon Corporation traded 635,488 shares to end at $4.54, Key Insurance ended at $3.05 with 12,101 shares changing hands, Knutsford Express traded 11,540 shares to end at $14, Lasco Distributors closed 6 cents higher at $6.31 after trading 128,623 units, Lasco Financial ended with 15,048 shares changing hands at $3.55, Lasco Manufacturing gained 20 cents and ended with 2,260,729 shares trading at $4.80, Main Event closed with 11,972 shares trading at $5.60 and strong> Medical Disposables ended at $5.50 with 6,100 units trading, Paramount Trading ended with 1,140 units changing hands at $2.75.
Junior Market falls again on Thursday
Caribbean Cream ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $5.
The Junior Market closed lower on Thursday with the market index slipping 19.82 points to 2,941.23 as 565,346 shares valued at $3,255,463 traded, versus a mere 192,720 units traded valued at $1,219,105 on Wednesday.
At the close 21 securities traded, down from 14 on Wednesday with 4 stocks gaining and 7 declining. Trading closed with 3 stocks having a higher bids than the last traded price and 3 closing with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of just 26,921 units for an average value of $155,022 compared to 13,766 units for an average value of $87,079 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 51,062 units valued at $282,663 compared 52,787 units valued at $291,780 previously. In contrast, June closed with averages of 395,969 units valued at $1,799,200 for each security traded.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging fell 65 cents to close at $3.10 with 18,689 units changing hands, Blue Power saw just 200 shares trading to end with a loss of $1 at $49, Cargo Handlers ended trading 24,500 shares to close at $13.75, Caribbean Cream closed trading with 8,000 units and fell $1.60 to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $5, Caribbean Flavours traded 2,500 units to end at $12, Caribbean Producers lost 10 cents and closed trading with 15,936 units, at $3.30. Derrimon Trading ended at $8 with 16,000 shares changing hands, Dolphin Cove ended at $17.50 with 1,900 shares changing hands, General Accident gained 2 cents and closed trading with 3,000 shares to end at $2.72, 
Honey Bun gained 30 cents and closed trading with 19,359 shares at $6, ISP Finance dropped $2 and closed with 31,752 units changing hands at $11, Jamaican Teas lost 20 cents and ended trading 82,972 shares at $4, Jetcon Corporation traded 266,595 shares to end at $4.54, Key Insurance ended at $3.05 with 12,101 shares changing hands, Knutsford Express traded 19,583 shares to end at $14, Lasco Distributors closed 1 cent lower at $6.25 after trading 7,138 units, Lasco Financial ended with 5,301 shares changing hands at $3.55, after rising 15 cents, Main Event rose 10 cents with 13,322 shares trading to end at $5.60, Medical Disposables ended at $5.50 with 6,100 units trading, Paramount Trading ended with 7,785 units changing hands at $2.75 and tTech traded 1,813 units to close at $10.
Junior Market trading nosedives – Wednesday
Trading continued on a down ward path each day of the week and hit rock bottom on Wednesday as a mere 192,720 units traded on the Junior Market on Tuesday down from 401,316 units on Tuesday. Traded value declined to $1,219,105 from $2,286,974.
At the close 14 securities traded, down from 16 on Tuesday with the market index posting a loss of 9.36 points to end at 2,961.05 with no stock gaining and 6 declining. 
Trading closed with 6 stocks having a higher bids than the last traded price and 5 closing with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of just 13,766 units for an average value of $87,079 compared to 25,082 units for an average value of $142,936 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 52,787 units valued at $291,780 compared 55,788 units valued at $307,527 previously. In contrast, June closed with averages of 395,969 units valued at $1,799,200 for each security traded.
At the close of the market, CAC 2000 lost 3 cent to end at $6.70 with 20,000 shares trading, Consolidated Bakeries ended with 6,300 units changing hands, to close at $2.62. Derrimon Trading ended at $8 with 2,909 shares changing hands, Dolphin Cove ended at $17.50 with 2,805 shares changing hands, General Accident closed trading with 2,960 shares to end at $2.70, Honey Bun closed trading with 8,000 shares at $5.70, Jamaican Teas ended trading 28,604 shares at $4.20, Jetcon Corporation traded 13,500 shares to end at $4.54, Knutsford Express traded 23,400 shares to end at $14, after falling 50 cents, Lasco Distributors closed 11 cents lower at $6.26 after trading 598 units, Lasco Financial ended with 1,500 shares changing hands to end at $3.40, Lasco Manufacturing fell 17 cents and ended with 37526 shares trading at $4.60, Main Event ended with 46,415 shares trading to end at $5.50, Sweet River fell 1 cent and ended with 863 units changing hands at $3.50 and strong> tTech traded 300 units to close at $10.
Junior Market trading drops sharply – Monday
Trading dropped sharply on the Junior Market on Monday with only 671,349 units changing hands well off the 3,595,987 units trading on Friday. Traded valued also declined to $3,163,547 from $20,377,796.
At the close 21 securities traded, up from 18 on Friday with the market index posting a loss of 21.57 points to end at 2,987.07 as the price of 6 stocks advanced and 11 declined. Trading closed with 5 stocks having a higher bids than the last traded price and 3 closing with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of just 31,969 units for an average value of $150,645 compared to 199,777 units for an average value of $1,132,100 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 58,347 units valued at $321,243 compared 60,745 units valued at $336,751 previously. 
In contrast, June closed with averages of 395,969 units valued at $1,799,200 for each security traded.
At the close of the market, Access Financial Services lost 45 cents to close at $46.05 in trading traded 166 units AMG Packaging fell 25 cents to close at $3.75 with 11,335 units changing hands, Blue Power saw investors buying 2,082 shares at $50, CAC 2000 rose 15 cents to end at $6.72 with 10,000 shares trading, Cargo Handlers dropped 75 cents in trading 3,000 shares to close at $13.75, Caribbean Cream closed trading with 500 units and fell 40 cents to end at $6.60, Caribbean Producers added 49 cents and closed trading with 300,000 units, at $3.50, / Derrimon Trading ended with 2,133 units changing hands, to close at $8 after falling 2 cents. 
General Accident closed trading with 300 shares to end at $2.70, Honey Bun lost 27 cents to close trading with 5,000 shares at $5.84, >ISP Finance dropped 6 cents and closed with 6,700 units changing hands at $13.50, Jamaican Teas gained 20 cents and ended trading 300 shares at $4.20, Jetcon Corporation traded 10,354 shares and rose 19 cents to end at $4.49, Knutsford Express traded 1,700 shares to end at $14.75, after falling 10 cents, Lasco Distributors added 12 cents and closed at $6.37 after trading 115,667 units, Lasco Financial ended with 94,678 shares changing hands to end at $3.60, Lasco Manufacturing rose 10 cents and ended with 6,363 shares trading at $4.80, Main Event dropped 75 cents with 75,392 shares trading to end at $5.18, Medical Disposables ended at $5.50 with 21,679 units trading, and tTech dived $2 trading 2,425 units to close at $8.
Trading jumps on Junior Market – Friday
Caribbean Producers commanded the largest trade on Friday.
Trading picked up on the Junior Market with more than 3,595,987 units changing hands, well up on the 786,779 units trading on Thursday. Traded valued also climbed sharply over Thursday’s low level of $4,004,721 to end at $20,377,796.
At the close 18 securities traded, up from 17 on Thursday, with the market index posting a loss of 31.61 points to end at 3,008.64, as the price of 6 stocks advanced and 8 declined. Trading closed with 1 stock having a higher bid than the last traded price and 4 closing with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of 199,777 units for an average value of $1,132,100 compared to 46,281 units for an average value of $235,572 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 60,745 units valued at $336,751, compared 46,842 units valued at $257,217 previously. In contrast, June closed with averages of 395,969 units valued at $1,799,200 for each security traded.
At the close of the market, Blue Power saw investors buying 419 shares and close $6 higher at $50, Caribbean Producers shed 68 cents and closed trading with 2,407,473 units, at $3.01, Derrimon Trading ended with 500 units changing hands, to close at $8.02 after adding 2 cents. Dolphin Cove dived $2.50 to end at $17.50 with 503,584 shares changing hands, General Accident closed trading with 59,606 shares to end at $2.70, 
Honey Bun climbed 57 cents to close trading with 281,092 shares at $6.11, ISP Finance dropped $2.39 and closed with 1,500 units changing hands at $13.56, Jamaican Teas gained 20 cents and ended trading 200,000 shares at $4, Jetcon Corporation traded 12,400 shares and fell 20 cents to end at $4.30, KLE Group ended at $2.10 with 450 shares changing hands, Knutsford Express traded 1,610 shares to end at $14.85, after falling 15 cents, Lasco Distributors fell 73 cents and closed at $6.25 after trading 18,200 units, Lasco Financial ended with 12,497 shares changing hands and fell 10 cents to end at $3.60, Lasco Manufacturing rose 30 cents and ended with 27,727 shares trading at $4.70, Main Event rose 33 cents with 14,828 shares trading to end at $5.93, Medical Disposables ended at $5.50 with 747 units trading, Sweet River fell 4 cents and ended with 12,000 units changing hands at $3.51 and tTech traded 41,354 units to close at $10.