Trading on the Junior Market saw a major improvement in advance decline ratio with compared to 8 stocks advancing and 10 declining on Wednesday.
The market closed 14 securities rising just 5 declining stocks, while 9 stocks remained unchanged as 28 securities changed hands, compared to 27 securities on Wednesday, leading to the market index declining 1.27 points to close at 3,383.08.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading had 6 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, 5 closed with lower offers. reflecting a bias to losing stocks in trading on Friday.
Market activities, resulted in an exchange of 2,338,738 units valued at $20,372,922, compared to 2,216,539 units valued at $9,402,220 on Wednesday.
Trading closed with an average 83,526 units for an average of $727,604 in contrast to 82,094 units for an average of $348,230 on Wednesday. Trading for the month to date averages 78,752 for an average of $371,731 compared to averages of 78,153 for an average of $327,047 previously. September, ended with an average of 484,335 at $2,628,299 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, Access Financial closed 10 cents higher at $46.10, with 267,525 shares traded, AMG Packaging ended at $1.95, with an exchange of 34,000 stock units, Blue Power concluded trading of 5,115 units and rose 4 cents higher to $6.04, CAC2000 finished at $19.25, with 11,500 shares trading, Cargo Handlers settled at $13.75, with an exchange of 721 shares. Caribbean Cream ended trading 27,802 shares, 30 cents higher at $7.90, Caribbean Producers finished trading 12,199 units and rose 1 cent higher to $6.51, Derrimon Trading ended with a loss of 10 cents at $2.90, with 366,880 shares changing hands, Elite Diagnostic finished with a loss of 15 cents at $3.40, in exchanging 27,890 stock units. Everything Fresh traded 14,500 shares and gained 7 cents to close at $2.07, Express Catering ended trading of 116,508 shares with a loss of 3 cents at $8.42, FosRich Group traded 30 cents higher at $4.10, with 19,998 shares changing hands, General Accident closed 18 cents higher at $3.98, in the trading of 78,000 shares, 
Honey Bun ended 10 cents higher at $3.95, after 16,970 units traded. Indies Pharma added 14 cents and ended with 642,308 shares changing hands, at $3.39. Iron Rock concluded trading 90,000 shares, with a rise of 1 cent to close at $4.51, Jamaican Teas settled at $4.50, with just 150 shares trading, Jetcon Corporation ended trading with a loss of 6 cents at $3.90, with 70,869 stock units, KLE Group finished trading of 10,000 shares and rose 5 cents to close at $3.80. Knutsford Express closed at $12, with 14,878 shares changing hands, Lasco Distributors ended 10 cents higher at $4.10, exchanging 37,500 shares, Lasco Financial concluded trading of 58,107 stock units, and rose by 2 cents to $5.45, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $3.70, with 5,808 units changing hands. Medical Disposables ended trading at $6.50, with an exchange of 27,262 shares, Paramount Trading closed with a loss of 5 cents at $2.70, with 3,600 shares, Stationery and Office finished trading 11,865 stock units at $9.50 and tTech ended 5 cents higher at $5.45, with 64,106 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Falling Junior Market shares dominate again
Trading on the Junior Market saw an improved advance, decline ratio with 8 stocks advancing and 10 declining compared to Tuesday when declining stocks overwhelmed advancing ones by 25 percent, while 9 stocks remained unchanged.
The market closed with 27 securities changing hands, compared to 31 securities on Tuesday leading to the market index declining 18.84 points to close at 3,384.35.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading had 6 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, 1 closed with a lower offer, reflecting a more balanced out turn for gains and losses in trading on Thursday.
Market activities, resulted in an exchange of 2,216,539 units valued at $9,402,220, compared to 3,020,667 units valued at $12,499,505 on Tuesday.
Trading closed with an average of 82,094 units for an average of $348,230 in contrast to 97,441 units for an average of $403,210 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date averages 78,153 for an average of $327,047 compared to 
averages of 77,610 for an average of $324,129 previously. September, ended with an average of 484,335 at $2,628,299 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, Access Financial closed at $46, trading 400 shares, AMG Packaging traded 75,910 stock units and ended at $1.95, Blue Power concluded trading of 500 units with a loss of 4 cents to close at $6, CAC2000 finished at an all-time high after moving 25 cents higher to $19.25, with 10,000 shares changing hands, Cargo Handlers settled at $13.75, in exchanging 3,180 shares. Caribbean Cream ended trading with a loss of 10 cents at $7.60, with 59,379 shares being traded, Caribbean Producers finished trading of 12,801 units and rose 50 cents to $6.50, Derrimon Trading ended at $3, in exchange 401,846 shares, Dolphin Cove concluded trading of 2,613 shares at $16. Elite Diagnostic finished 25 cents higher at $3.55, with 54,177 stock units changing hands, Everything Fresh ended trading of 94,000 shares at $2, Express Catering ended trading 5 cents higher at $8.45, with 196,402 shares, FosRich Group traded 80,690 shares after a loss of 20 cents to end at $3.80, GWest Corporation 
closed with a loss of 15 cents at an all-time low of $1.75, with an exchange of 13,259 stock units. Honey Bun ended with a loss of 10 cents at $3.85, with 82,309 units changing hands, Indies Pharma shed 5 cents and ended with 445,397 shares changing hands, to close at $3.25. Iron Rock concluded trading of 8,035 shares at $4.50, Jamaican Teas settled with a loss of 10 cents at $4.50, trading 65,300 shares, Jetcon Corporation ended trading with a loss of 2 cents at $3.96, with 62,500 stock units. Knutsford Express closed at $12, with an exchange of 4,025 shares, Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 8 cents at $4, with 124,373 shares trading, Lasco Financial concluded trading 1 cent higher at $5.43, with 90,600 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing finished with a loss of 10 cents at $3.70, exchanging 86,172 units. Main Event settled 5 cents higher at $6, trading 40,499 shares, Stationery and Office finished trading 67,530 stock units and rose 20 cents to close at $9.50 and tTech ended 25 cents higher at $5.40, with 319 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
46% Junior Market ordinary prices fall
17 Junior Market stocks fell, representing 46 percent of all listed ordinary shares, with 6 rising in trading on Tuesday as 31 securities changed hands, compared to 28 securities on Tuesday.
The market index declined 21.90 points to close at 3,403.19 after hitting a record intraday high of 3,440.48 in early trading.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading had 5 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, 2 closed with lower offers, reflecting a more balanced out turn for gains and losses in trading on Wednesday.
Market activities, resulted in an exchange of 3,020,667 units valued at $12,499,505, compared to 1,710,272 units valued at $8,314,488 on Monday.
Trading closed with an average of 97,441 units for an average of $403,210 in contrast to 61,081 units for an average of $296,946 on Monday. Trading for the month to date averages 77,610 for an average of $324,129 compared to 
averages of 73,884 for an average of $309,271 previously. September, ended with an average of 484,335 at $2,628,299 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging ended at $1.95, trading 75,600 stock units, Blue Power concluded trading 19 cents higher at $6.04, with 1,435 units, CAC2000 closed 20 cents higher at $19, trading 11,673 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading with 20,481 shares, after declining 19 cents to $7.70, Caribbean Flavours traded 8,958 stock units with a loss of 70 cents at $18.30. Caribbean Producers finished trading of 311,647 units with a loss of 20 cents at $6, Consolidated Bakeries closed with a loss of 10 cents at $2.30, with 700 shares changing hands, Derrimon Trading ended at $3, with an exchange of 105,951 shares, Dolphin Cove concluded trading with a loss of 1 cent at $16, with 7,287 shares. Elite Diagnostic finished with a loss of 15 cents at $3.30, after trading 15,110 stock units, Everything Fresh ended trading of 28,000 shares at $2, Express Catering ended trading 148,971 shares at $8.40, FosRich Group traded 233,061 shares with a loss of 1 cent at $4, after trading at a an all-time high of $4.49. 
General Accident finished trading 7,900 shares with a loss of 20 cents at $3.80. GWest Corporation closed with a loss of 3 cents at $1.90, exchanging 60,083 stock units, after it traded at an all-time low of $1.86, Honey Bun ended at $3.95, with 15,000 units changing hands, Indies Pharma shed 5 cents and ended with 344,287 shares changing hands, to close at $3.30. Iron Rock concluded trading of 50,000 shares with a loss of 50 cents at $4.50, Jamaican Teas settled 9 cents higher at $4.60, exchanging 8,480 shares. Jetcon Corporation ended trading 3 cents higher at $3.98, with 163,169 stock units, KLE Group finished trading of 350 shares at $3.75, Knutsford Express closed at $12, with 7,700 shares traded, Lasco Distributors ended 9 cents higher at $4.08, with 228,680 shares changing hands. Lasco Financial concluded trading of 268,679 stock units with a loss of 3 cents at $5.42, Lasco Manufacturing finished with a loss of 19 cents at $3.80, in exchanging 43,705 units, Main Event settled with a loss of 69 cents at $5.95, with an exchange of 5,000 shares, Medical Disposables ended trading 43 cents higher at $6.50, with 81,247 shares changing hands. Paramount Trading ended with a loss of 15 cents at $2.75, with 8,936 shares being exchanged, Stationery and Office finished trading 15,456 stock units with a loss of 15 cents at $9.30 and tTech ended with a loss of 45 cents at $5.15, with just 200 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market moved higher – Monday
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended trading on Monday with 28 securities changing hands, as 10 securities advanced, 7 declined and 8 remained unchanged. The Junior Market Index advanced 9.89 points to 3,425.09.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading had 6 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, 5 closed with lower offers, a negative pointer for trading on Tuesday.
Market activities, resulted in an exchange of 1,710,272 units valued at $8,314,488 compared to 2,257,896 units valued at $8,866,130 on Friday, from the trading of 28 securities.
Trading closed with an average of 61,081 units for an average of $296,946 in contrast to 80,639 units for an average 
of $316,647 on Friday. Trading for the month to date averages 73,884 for an average of $309,271 compared to averages of 76,500 for an average of $311,790 previously. September, ended with an average of 484,335 at $2,628,299 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging ended at $1.95, after trading 162,000 stock units, CAC 2000 finished at $18.80, with 4,628 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cream ended trading $1.73 higher to close at $7.89, with 92,416 shares, Caribbean Flavours traded 2,000 stock units at $19, Caribbean Producers finished trading 125,661 units with a loss of 8 cents at $6.20. Consolidated Bakeries closed 40 cents higher at $2.40, with 270 shares traded, Derrimon Trading ended at $3, with 66,000 shares changing hands, Dolphin Cove concluded trading of 66,405 shares $1 higher at $17, Elite Diagnostic finished 25 cents higher at $3.45, exchanging 620 stock units. Everything Fresh ended trading of 114,400 shares and fell 10 cents to $2, Express Catering ended trading 166,739 shares and rose 1 cent higher to $8.40, FosRich Group traded 17,253 shares and rose 1 cent to close at a 52 weeks’ high $4.01, General Accident finished trading 29,810 shares and rose 20 cents higher to $4, GWest Corporation closed 3 cents higher at $1.93, trading 7,012 stock units.
Honey Bun ended 4 cents higher at $3.95, while exchanging 46,014 units, Indies Pharma gained 5 cents and ended with 336,300 shares changing hands to close at $3.35. Iron Rock concluded trading 11,100 shares at $5, Jamaican Teas settled with a loss of 9 cents at $4.51, with 8,468 shares being exchanged, Jetcon Corporation ended trading 50,514 stock units with a loss of 1 cent to end at $3.95. KLE Group finished trading 300 shares at $3.75, Knutsford Express closed at $12, with 1,100 shares trading, Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 2 cents at $3.99, in exchanging 260,460 shares, Lasco Financial concluded trading with a loss of 2 cents at $5.45, with 61,065 stock units. Lasco Manufacturing closed 13 cents higher at $3.99, exchanging 4,868 units, Main Event settled with a loss of 1 cent at $6.64, after trading 500 shares, Paramount Trading traded with a loss of 1 cent at $2.90, with 1,000 shares and Stationery and Office finished trading at $9.45, with 7,401 stock units 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 Index gained 19.14 points to close at 3,400.93, after 28 securities changed hands, resulting in the prices of 16 securities rising, 8 declining and 5 remaining unchanged.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading had 6 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, 1 closed with a lower offer.
Market activities, resulted in an exchange of 2,660,833 units valued at $11,718,330 compared to 2,813,183 units valued at $9,853,139 on Wednesday, from trading 27 securities.
Trading closed with an average of 95,030 units for an average of $418,512 in contrast to 104,192 units for an average of $364,931 on Wednesday. Trading for the month to date averages 75,437 for an average of $310,542 compared to averages of 68,664 for an average of $273,220 previously. September, ended with an average of 484,335 at $2,628,299 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging ended at $1.95, with 205,213 shares changing hands, Cargo Handlers settled with a loss of $1.49 to $13.51, in exchanging 6,800 shares, Caribbean Cream lost 6 cents to close at $7.85, with 
86,620 shares changing hands, Caribbean Flavours traded 5,200 stock units and rose $2 to end at $19, Caribbean Producers finished trading 48,552 units with a loss of 5 cents at $6.25, Derrimon Trading ended 20 cents higher at $2.90, with 248,952 shares changing hands. Elite Diagnostic finished 8 cents higher at $3.15, with 6,000 stock units changing hands, Everything Fresh gained 19 cents and ended trading of 46,790 shares at $2.10, Express Catering ended trading 385,115 shares with a loss of 6 cents at $8.35, FosRich Group traded 6,500 shares and gained 55 cents to $3.85, General Accident finished trading 420,991 shares, at $3.80, Indies Pharma rose 4 cents and ended with 628,525 shares changing hands to close at $3.20. Honey Bun ended 10 cents higher at $3.95, with 1,769 units changing hands, Iron Rock concluded trading of 15,000 shares and climbed 10 cents higher to $5, Jetcon Corporation ended trading with 35,000 stock units with a loss of 9 cents at $3.90. 
Key Insurance traded at $3.08, with 148 units changing hands, Knutsford Express closed 32 cents higher at $12, with 1,142 shares, Lasco Distributors ended 9 cents higher at $4.10, with 19,022 shares changing hands, Lasco Financial concluded trading of 29,062 stock units with a loss of 8 cents at $5.42. Lasco Manufacturing finished with a loss of 12 cents at $3.73, with 12,460 units trading, Main Event settled 25 cents higher at $6.50, with 600 shares, Paramount Trading climbed 16 cents higher to $2.91, exchanging 89,375 shares, Stationery and Office finished trading 13,018 stock units and rose 31 cents to $9.50 and tTech ended 5 cents higher at $5.60, with 18,102 shares changing hands. In the junior market preference segment, Derrimon Trading 9% ended 26 cents higher at $2.51, trading 174,000 stock units, Eppley 8.75% finished at $6, with 145,607 shares, Eppley 9.5% settled with a loss of 2 cents at $6, with 1,270 shares, changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market edge higher – Wednesday
The Junior Market Index advanced 14.25 points on Wednesday to 3,381.79, after 27 securities changed hands, resulting in the prices of 10 securities rising, 10 declining and 7 remaining unchanged.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading had 6 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, 1 closed with a lower offer.
Market activities, resulted in an exchange of 2,813,183 units valued at $9,853,139 compared to 1,606,501 units valued at $7,572,441 on Tuesday, from trading 28 securities.
Trading closed with an average of 104,192 units for an average of $364,931 in contrast to 57,375 units for an average of $270,444 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date averages 68,664 for an average of $273,220 compared to averages of 50,901 and $227,364 previously. September, ended with an average of 484,335 at $2,628,299 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging gained 5 cents to $1.95, in trading 1,197,742 stock units, Blue Power concluded trading of 13,398 units with a loss of 15 cents at $5.85, CAC2000 finished with a loss of 20 cents at $18.80, while exchanging 15,327 shares, Cargo Handlers settled at $15, with 338 shares trading, Caribbean Cream ended trading with a loss of 9 cents at $7.91, with 133,316 shares changing hands. Caribbean Flavours traded 1,000 stock units at $17, Caribbean Producers finished trading 55,688 units with a loss of 5 cents to end at $6.30, Consolidated Bakeries closed at $2, with an exchange of 1,000 shares, Derrimon Trading ended with a loss of 23 cents at $2.70, with 203,686 shares changing hands. Dolphin Cove concluded trading of 2,370 shares, rising $1.01 to $16, Elite Diagnostic finished with a loss of 8 cents at $3.07, with 87,300 stock units changing hands, Everything Fresh ended trading of 180,782 shares at $1.91, Express Catering ended trading 85,088 shares and rose 1 cent to $8.41, FosRich Group traded 71,006 shares at $3.30 after trading at an intraday high of $4. GWest Corporation closed with a loss of 7 cents at an all-time low of $1.90, with an exchange of 14,863 stock units, 
Honey Bun ended 15 cents higher at $3.85, with 23,041 units changing hands, Indies Pharma lost 9 cents and ended with 238,186 shares changing hands to close at $3.16. Jetcon Corporation ended trading of 66,436 stock units after rising 13 cents higher to $3.99, KLE Group finished trading with 6,276 shares at $3.80, Knutsford Express closed at $11.68, with 8,990 shares changing hands, Lasco Distributors ended 5 cents higher at $4.01, trading 165,267 shares, Lasco Financial concluded trading of 136,768 stock units and added 10 cents to close at $5.50, Lasco Manufacturing finished 10 cents higher at $3.85, with 21,530 units trading. Main Event settled 15 cents higher at $6.25, with 12,457 shares changing hands, Medical Disposables ended trading of 4,060 shares and rose 50 cents to $6, Stationery and Office finished trading with a loss of 1 cent at $9.19, with an exchange of 66,295 stock units and Sweet River closed with a loss of 6 cents at $3.80, with 973 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market stocks fall again – Tuesday
The Junior Market Index declined 29.46 points to close at 3,367.54 at the end of trading, after 28 securities changed hands, resulting in the prices of 7 securities rising, 12 declining and 9 remaining unchanged.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading had 7 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, 2 closed with lower offers. This reading suggests that declining stocks should exceed those advancing for the second day in a row.
Market activities, resulted in an exchange of 1,606,501 units valued at $7,572,441 compared to 1,142,126 units valued at $4,705,199 on Monday, from trading of 26 securities.
Trading closed with an average of 57,375 units for an average of $270,444 in contrast to 43,928 units for an average of $180,969 on Monday. Trading for the month to date averages 50,901 for an average of $227,364. September, ended with an average of 484,335 at $2,628,299 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 1 cent at $1.90, with 46,425 stock units changing hands, Blue Power concluded trading of 23,701 units at $6, CAC 2000 finished 25 cents higher at $19, trading 2,827 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading 15,184 shares at $8, Caribbean Producers finished trading at $6.35, after swapping 4,250 units. Derrimon Trading ended 3 cents higher at $2.93, with 102,401 shares changing hands, Dolphin Cove lost $1.51 to close at $14.99, with 10,551 shares trading, Elite Diagnostic finished 10 cents higher at $3.15, exchanging 53,573 stock units, Eppley rose by $2 to $10, with 500 units trading. Everything Fresh fell 8 cents and ended trading of 215,740 shares at $1.91, Express Catering fell 10 cents to $8.40, exchanging 67,913 shares, FosRich Group traded 2,300 shares, with a loss of 20 cents at $3.30, General Accident finished trading at $3.80, with 25,362 shares, GWest Corporation closed with a loss of 8 cents at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.97, with 32,274 stock units changing hands. 
Honey Bun ended at $3.70, exchanging 6,416 units, Indies Pharma lost 7 cents with 74,921 shares changing hands to close at $3.25. Iron Rock concluded trading with 155,898 shares with a loss of 10 cents at $4.90, Jamaican Teas settled with a loss of 20 cents at $4.65, with 68,523 shares changing hands, Jetcon Corporation ended trading of 5,100 stock units at $3.86. KLE Group finished trading of 1,871 shares at $3.80, Knutsford Express closed 32 cents higher at $11.68, with 1,370 shares trading, Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 14 cents at $3.96, in exchanging 195,513 shares, Lasco Financial concluded trading with a loss of 10 cents at $5.40, with 232,236 stock units trading. Lasco Manufacturing finished at $3.75, trading 60,638 units, Main Event settled 18 cents higher at $6.10, in exchanging 6,383 shares, Paramount Trading traded with a loss of 25 cents at $2.75, with 7,069 shares and Stationery and Office finished trading of 177,532 stock units 10 cents higher at $9.20.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
14 Junior Market stocks fall 6 rise – Monday
The Junior Market Index rose just 1.98 points to 3,397 at the close of trading after 26 securities changed hands on Monday, resulting in the prices of 6 securities rising, 14 declining and 6 remaining unchanged.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading had 4 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, 4 closed with lower offers. This reading suggests that declining stocks should exceed those advancing for the second day in a row.
Market activities, resulted in an exchange of only 1,142,126 units valued at $4,705,199, compared to 3,221,714 units valued at $11,222,507 trading on Friday from trading of 25 securities.
Trading closed with an average of 43,928 units for an average of $180,969 in contrast to 128,869 units for an average of $448,900 on Friday. Trading in September, averaged 484,335 for an average of $2,628,299 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging ended with 40,952 stock units changing hands after a loss of 4 cents to close at $1.91, Blue Power concluded trading with 5,035 units, and declined 30 cents to $6, CAC2000 jumped $3.75 to an all-time high at $18.75, with 2,000 shares trading, Cargo Handlers settled at $15, exchanging 6,058 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading 70 cents higher at $8, with 2,295 shares changing hands. Caribbean Flavours traded 15,300 stock units, with a loss of 2 cents to end at $17, Caribbean Producers finished trading of 1,955 units at $6.35, Derrimon Trading ended at $2.90, in swapping 226,188 shares, Dolphin Cove concluded trading with a loss of 50 cents at $16.50, with 110 shares. Everything Fresh fell 1 cent and ended trading of 116,277 shares at $1.99, Express Catering ended trading 30 cents higher at $8.50, with 21,625 shares changing hands, FosRich Group ended trading 2,945 shares with a loss of 20 cents at $3.50, General Accident traded 214,892 shares at $3.80, GWest Corporation finished at $2.05, trading 21,641 shares, Honey Bun closed with a loss of 25 cents at $3.70, with 48,907 stock units changing hands.
Indies Pharma lost 8 cents with 119,039 shares changing hands to close at $3.32. Iron Rock ended 40 cents higher at a 52 weeks’ high $5, in exchanging 10,600 units, ISP Finance concluded trading with 3,000 shares after a loss of $2 at $20, Jetcon Corporation settled with a loss of 14 cents at $3.86, exchanging 800 shares, KLE Group traded 70,864 units for 5 cents higher at $3.80. Knutsford Express dropped $1.14 to $11.36, trading 205 shares, Lasco Distributors closed 15 cents higher at $4.10, in the swapping of 9,400 shares, Lasco Financial ended at $5.50, with 136,342 shares trading, Lasco Manufacturing concluded trading of 9,990 stock units with a loss of 10 cents at $3.75, Main Event finished with a loss of 48 cents at $5.92, exchanging 29,158 units and Stationery and Office traded 26,548 shares with a loss of 9 cents at $9.10.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market falls to end September
The Junior Market Index declined by 34.58 points to 3,395.02 at the close of trading after 25 securities changed hands, resulting in the prices of 10 securities rising, 10 declining and 5 remaining unchanged.
Market sentiment closed somewhat negatively at the end of trading on Friday, as the IC bid-offer Indicator was narrowly positive which is an indication of that declining stocks should exceed those advancing.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading had 8 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, 6 closed with lower offers.
Market activities, resulted in an exchange of 3,221,714 units valued at $11,222,507, compared to 2,433,731 units valued at $8,326,070 trading on Thursday from trading of 27 securities.
Trading closed with an average of 128,869 units for an average of $448,900 in contrast to 105,814 units for an average of $362,003 on Thursday. Trading for the month to date averages 484,335 for an average of $2,628,299 and on the prior trading day, an average of 502,180 units for an average of $2,737,706 units. Trading in August, averaged 244,613 units at $1,348,298 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging ended 1 cent higher at $1.95, in exchanging 161,113 stock units, Blue Power concluded trading 60,693 units with a loss of 20 cents at $6.30, Caribbean Producers finished trading 3,597 units at $6.35, Consolidated Bakeries closed with a loss of 45 cents at $2, with 500 shares changing hands, Derrimon Trading ended 5 cents higher at $2.90, after exchanging 1,332,160 shares. Dolphin Cove concluded trading 13,815 shares and climbed 50 cents higher at $17, Elite Diagnostic finished 3 cents higher at $3.05, with 54,569 stock units changing hands, Everything Fresh fell 10 cents and ended trading of 336,061 shares at $2, Express Catering ended trading at $8.20, with 138,800 shares changing hands, FosRich Group traded 24,113 shares and rose 10 cents to $3.70. General Accident finished trading of 2,000 shares at $3.80, GWest Corporation closed with a loss of 5 cents at $2.05, after exchanging 24,594 stock units, 
Honey Bun ended with a loss of 5 cents at $3.95, with 106,500 units changing hands, Indies Pharma rose 1 cent with 622,577 shares changing hands to close at $3.40. Iron Rock concluded trading 10 cents higher at $4.60, with 13,000 shares. Jamaican Teas settled at $4.85, trading 100 shares, Jetcon Corporation ended trading 20 cents higher at $4, with 13,750 stock units, Key Insurance traded with a loss of 42 cents at $3.08, with 5,000 units changing hands, KLE Group finished trading 10,000 shares with a loss of 25 cents to close at $3.75. Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 5 cents at $3.95, with 93,935 shares changing hands, Lasco Financial concluded trading of 114,689 stock units at $5.50, Lasco Manufacturing finished with a loss of 15 cents at $3.85, with 6,362 units trading, Main Event settled 30 cents higher at $6.40, with 10,558 shares changing hands, Medical Disposables dropped $2.40 t0 $5.50, with just 600 shares trading and Stationery and Office finished trading 19 cents higher at $9.19, with 72,628 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market recovers 71 points on – Monday
The Junior Market Index recovered 71.51 of the 136.58 points lost on Friday, to close at 33,371.24, on Monday as 7 securities rose to a decline of 9.
At the close of trading 9 securities ended the prices closing unchanged from 23 securities changing hands, compared to 29 on Friday. Investors exchanged 2,563,014 units valued at $10,430,621, compared to 27,838,500 units valued at $164,750,850 on Friday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading had 7 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, 5 closed with lower offers.
Trading closed with an average of 111,435 units for an average of $453,505 in contrast to 959,948 units for an average of $5,681,064 on Friday.
Trading for the month to date averages 518,389 units for an average of $3,054,135 and on the prior trading day, an average of 541,966 units for an average of $3,204,801. Trading in August, averaged 244,613 units at $1,348,298 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 1 cent at $1.94, in exchanging 117,200 stock units, Blue Power climbed 59 cents to $6.99, with 70,243 units changing hands, Cargo Handlers settled at $15, trading 12,189 shares, Caribbean Flavours with a loss of $1.10 in trading 3,757 stock units at $16.90, Caribbean Producers finished trading 13,662 units and rose 10 cents to $6.10. Derrimon Trading ended at $2.80, with 75,428 shares, Dolphin Cove concluded trading with a loss of 50 cents at $16.50, with 500 shares, Elite Diagnostic finished with a loss of 4 cents at $3.12, with 66,264 stock units, Everything Fresh closed trading of 163,250 changing hands shares at $2.10, Express Catering lost 21 cents to close at $8, trading 65,806 shares. General Accident finished trading 10 cents higher at $4, with 1,989 shares changing hands, 
Honey Bun ended at $4, in exchanging 15,000 units, Indies Pharma lost 39 cents and closed with 1,269,841 shares changing hands to close at $3.50, Jamaican Teas settled trading of 25,350 shares at $5, Jetcon Corporation ended trading 94,876 stock units with a loss of 2 cents at $3.98. KLE Group finished trading 30 cents higher at $3.30, with 196,224 shares changing hands, Knutsford Express closed 50 cents higher at $12, with an exchange of 16,106 shares, Lasco Distributors rose 55 cents to $4.05, with 11,320 shares trading, Lasco Financial concluded trading 15 cents higher at $5.40, with 118,389 stock units. Lasco Manufacturing finished with a loss of 5 cents at $3.85, trading 7,000 units, Paramount Trading closed at $3, in exchanging 17,120 shares and Stationery and Office finished trading of 30,000 stock units with a loss of 25 cents at $9. In the Junior Market preference segment, Eppley 8.25% concluded trading at $6, with 171,500 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
