The junior market rose Monday but with declining stocks being just ahead of advancing ones. The market ended with a gain of 27.76 points to close at 1,914.73 on Monday.
The market ended with 11 securities trading, 5 of which declined and 4 advancing and 811,127 units changing hands, valued at $3,604,853.
The decline in the market seems over with IC bid offer indicator pointing to rising prices ahead on Monday. At the close, 1 security ended with no bid and only 6 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. There were 4 stocks closing with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and 1 ended with lower offer.
In trading, AMG Packaging lost 35 cents with 14,101 units changing hands, to close at $11.15, Caribbean Cream traded 117,959 shares, the price slipped by 4 cents and ended at $4.06, Caribbean Producers lost 35 cents to end with 102,139 shares trading at $4.15. General Accident 
closed with only 9,000 shares being active but gained 1 cent to end at $2.70, Honey Bun traded 13,054 units at $14 after shedding 61 cents. Jamaican Teas gained 20 cents in closing at $7.70 with 2,801 shares changing hands. Lasco Distributors closed with 121,420 units trading to end at $6, Lasco Financial fell by 9 cents to end at $3.01 with 90,849 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing ended with 223,804 shares changing hands to close at $3.50. Sweet River ended with 11,000 units changing hands at $4.02 after rising 2 cents for a 52 weeks’ high and tTech closed with a gain of 25 cents at $4.50 with 105,000 units changing hands.
Sharp drop for juniors – Thursday
Lasco’s ICool. The stock traded 7.88M units on Thursday.
The market ended with 8,580,380 units changing hands, valued at $31,720,793 but with the exception trades for the two big Lasco companies, volume was very thin. At the close, 1 security ended with no bid and only 5 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. There were 5 stocks closing with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and none ended with a lower offer.
In trading, Access Financial Services ended with 3,448 units changing hands at $17 after falling by $3, AMG Packaging lost 25 cents with 2,255 units changing hands to close at $11.15, C2W Music had 9,000 shares trading to end at 43 cents. Caribbean Cream
that fell $1.23 to $3.27 on Wednesday, did not trade on Thursday but ended with a bid to buy 5,911 units at $4. Caribbean Producers had 5,000 units changing hands to close at $4.50, Consolidated Bakeries traded 2,642 units to end at $1.50, General Accident gained 19 cents in closing at $2.69 with 150,999 shares changing hands, Honey Bun lost 39 cents in trading 2,800 shares to close at $14.61. Lasco Distributors closed with 490,999 units trading to end at $6, Lasco Financial gained 4 cents to end at $3.05 with 24,700 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing ended 55 cents lower in trading 7,880,027 shares to close at $3.50 and tTech traded 7,510 shares to close at $4.25.
Juniors drop back on Wednesday
The junior market closed on Wednesday with advancing stocks having the upper hand on decliners, with low volume of stocks changing hands but with a heighted number of securities being active. The market dropped 48.02 points to end at 1,965.53, with 15 securities trading, of which 6 declined and 3 advanced.
The market ended with 661,732 units changing hands, valued at $2,524,696. At the close, 1 security ended with no bid and only 5 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. There were 4 stocks closing with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and one ended with a lower offer.
In trading, Access Financial Services ended with 1,720 units changing hands at $20 after losing 20 cents, Blue Power rose by $1 with 200 units changing hands to close at $11, C2W Music had 6,770 shares trading with the loss of 2 cents to end at 43 cents, Caribbean Cream fell $1.23 to close at $3.27 with 64,802 units trading. Caribbean Producers had 25,000 units changing hands to close at $4.50, Consolidated Bakeries traded 6,200 units to end at $1.50, 
Dolphin Cove ended with a loss of 10 cents to close at $15.30 while trading just 500 units. General Accident fell 30 cents in closing at $2.50 with 100,000 shares changing hands, Honey Bun rose $1 in trading 2,966 shares to close at $15, Knutsford Express traded 3,943 shares at $19. Lasco Distributors closed with 12,100 units trading to end at $6, Lasco Financial gained 6 cents to end at $3.01 with 600 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing ended 5 cents lower in trading 413,770 shares to close at $4.05, Medical Disposables traded 187 shares at $3.50, tTech traded 22,574 shares to close at $4.25.
Recovery of juniors continue on Tuesday
Knutsford Express traded at a new all-time high of $19 on Tuesday.
The market ended with 1,497,753 units changing hands, valued at $7,035,386 and with 1 stock closing at a 52 weeks’ high and one at an intraday high. At the close, 1 security ended with no bid and only 3 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. There were 3 stocks closing with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and none ended with lower offers.
In trading, Access Financial Services traded at an intraday 52 weeks’ high of $21, but fell back to close at $20.20 with 3,900 units changing hands. AMG Packaging had 4,840 units changing hands for a loss of 60 cents, to close at $11.40, Caribbean Cream gained 42 cents to close at $4.50 with 38,200 units trading, Carib Flavours had 1,873 units changing hands at $8.60. Caribbean Producers had 30,000 units changing hands to close with a loss of 5 cents at $4.50, Consolidated Bakeries traded 59,000 units but lost 9 cents to end at $1.50, Derrimon Trading ended with a gain of 30 cents to close at $4.80 while trading just 2,000 units.
General Accident gained 20 cents in closing at $2.80 with 21,910 shares changing hands, Honey Bun traded 21,041 shares to close at $14, Jamaican Teas rose 20 cents and ended with 176 units changing hands at $7, Knutsford Express traded 1,000 shares and gained 49 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $19. Lasco Distributors closed with 651,257 units trading to end 40 cents higher at $6, Lasco Financial fell 7 cents to end at $2.95 with 53,279 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing ended 10 cents higher in trading 271,206 shares to close at $4.10, tTech lost 25 cents in trading 10,971 shares to close at $4.25 and Derrimon Trading 11.75% preference share traded 327,100 units at $2.16 after adding 1 cent.
Juniors rise – Thursday
Honey Bun closed at a new 52 weeks’ high on Thursday
At the close, 1 security ended with no bid and 5 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. There were 8 stocks closing with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and 3 ended with lower offers.
In trading, Access Financial gained 95 cents in trading 13,701 units to close at $16.50, AMG Packaging closed with 33,944 units changing hands at $13, Blue Power ended with 5,315 shares changing hands at $11, CAC 2000 traded with a loss of 1 cent to close at $7.35 with 8,703 units. Caribbean Producers had 3,905 units changing hands to close with a gain of 5 cents at $4.85, Consolidated Bakeries traded 122,015 units to closed
at $1.60, General Accident traded 168,361 units to end at $2.80, Honey Bun gained $2.50 in trading just 2,000 shares to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $16.50. Jamaican Teas lost 50 cents, ending with 23,566 units changing hands at $6.50, Lasco Distributors closed with 489,879 units trading, to end 1 cent higher at $5.51. Lasco Financial fell by 19 cents to end at $3.01 with 30,250 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading with 96,986 shares to close at $4.10 after rising 10 cents, Medical Disposables traded 100 units and closed at $3.50 and tTech traded 24,601 shares to close with a loss of 10 cents at $4.51.
Juniors treading water- Wednesday
Lasco Distributors with responsibility to distribute “I Cool” drink, traded the most shares on Wednesday
At the close, 1 security ended with no bid and 7 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. There were 6 stocks closing with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and 5 ended with lower offers.
In trading, Access Financial trading firm with 9,776 units to close at $16.50, AMG Packaging fell 10 cents with 2,270 units changing hands, to end at $13, Caribbean Flavours end trading with 2,000 shares to close at $8.60.
Caribbean Producers had 10,577 units changing hands to close with a gain of 20 cents at $4.80, Consolidated Bakeries traded 100 units to close with a gain of 20 cents at $1.60, General Accident traded 11,484 units but fell 20 cents to end at $2.80. Honey Bun traded 39,099 shares to close at $14, Jamaican Teas lost 60 cents and ended with 36,398 units changing hands at $7, Lasco Distributors closed with 1,209,662 units trading, to end at $5.50. Lasco Financial rose by 10 cents and ended at $3.20 with 30,096 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading with 1,077,383 shares to close at $4 and tTech traded 12,538 shares to close with a loss of 6 cents at $4.61.
Flat trading for juniors – Tuesday
General Accident closed at a new 52 weeks’ high on Tuesday
The junior market eked out a meagre gain on Tuesday although declining stocks exceeded advancing ones by a wide margin. The market gained a mere 0.08 points to end at 1,947.99 with 13 securities trading of which 8 declined and 4 advanced, including 1 of that traded at a 52 weeks’ high. The market ended with 534,537 units changing hands, valued at $3,813,759.
At the close, 2 securities ended with no bid and 6 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. There were 7 stocks closing with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and 2 ended with lower offers.
In trading, Access Financial declined by $1 in trading 2,550 units to close at $16.50, Blue Power rose by $1.70 with 188,655 units changing hands, to end at $11, after it posted profits of $25 million in the January quarter, $13 million more than the comparative period last year. Caribbean Cream lost 52 cents while trading 1,000 shares to close at $3.73. Caribbean Producers had 9,352 units changing hands to close a gain of 5 cents at $4.60, Consolidated Bakeries traded 16,000 units to close with a loss of 10 cents at $1.40, General Accident traded 5,000 units at a 52 weeks’ high of $3 with a gain of 20 cents.
Honey Bun traded 27,600 shares to gain 20 cents and close at $14, Jamaican Teas lost 10 cents and ended with 2,484 units changing hands at $7.60, KLE Group closed at $1.90 with 32,420 shares changing hands with a loss of 30 cents. Lasco Distributors closed with 108,550 units trading, to end at $5.50, Lasco Financial ended at $3.10 with 22,622 shares changing hands, after falling by 13 cents, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading with 118,104 shares and lost 10 cents to close at $4 and tTech traded 200 shares to close with a loss of 18 cents at $4.67.
Juniors eased again on Monday
General Accident closed at a new 52 weeks’ high on Monday
The junior market lost some more ground again on Monday although advancing stocks exceeded declining ones. The market lost 8.37 points to end at 1,947.91 with 14 securities trading of which 4 declined and 5 advanced, including 1 of that traded at a 52 weeks’ high. The market ended with 1,010,904 units changing hands, valued at $5,976,571.
At the close, 2 securities ended with no bid and 6 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. There were 11 stocks closing with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and 3 ended with a lower offer.
In trading, Access Financial traded 4,000 units to close at $17.50, AMG Packaging rose by $1.40 with 223,936 units changing hands, to end at $13.10, C2W Music traded 20,636 units to close at 45 cents, Caribbean Cream gain 55 cents while trading 580 shares to close at $4.25. Caribbean Flavours traded 2,473 units at $8.60, Caribbean Producers had 18,386 units changing hands to close a loss of 45 cents at $4.55, Consolidated Bakeries traded 15,465 units at $1.50 after rising 10 cents but closed with an offer at $1.44. 
Dolphin Cove traded 582 shares to gain 33 cents and end at $15.95, General Accident traded 1,000 units at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.80 with a gain of 30 cents, Jamaican Teas ended with 1,364 units changing hands at $7.70, KLE closed at $2.20 with 1,270 shares changing hands with a loss of 30 cents. Lasco Distributors rose by 44 cents and closed with 52,455 units trading to end at $5.50, Lasco Financial ended at $3.23 with 45,300 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading with 322,957 shares and lost 25 cents to close at $4.10 and Medical Disposables traded 300,500 shares to close at $3.50.
Juniors slip again on Friday
Lasco Distributors price dropped sharply on Friday.
At the close, 2 securities ended with no bid and 7 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. There were 7 stocks closing with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and none ended with a lower offer.
In trading, Access Financial fell 50 cents while trading 78,424 units to close at $17.50, AMG Packaging rose by 50 cents with 604 units changing hands, to end at $14.50, C2W Music traded 100,000 units and rose 2 cents to be at 45 cents, Caribbean Cream fell by 10 cents while trading 18,220 shares to close at $3.70. Caribbean Producers had 126,206 units changing hands to close at $5, General Accident traded 21,315 units at $2.50 with a gain of 10 cents,
Honey Bun ended with 17,122 units changing hands at $13.80 after rising 20 cents, Knutsford Express closed at $18.51 with 3,500 shares changing hands. Lasco Distributors lost 89 cents and closed with 809,400 units trading to end at $5.06, Lasco Financial rose 3 cents to end at $3.23 with 140,450 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading with 1,040,376 shares and gained 40 cents to close at $4.35. Medical Disposables traded 22,000 shares to close 11 cents higher, at $3.50 after it traded at an intraday high of $3.70, tTech closed with a gain of 34 cents at $4.85 with 33,593 shares trading and Derrimon Trading preference share traded 125,000 units to close 1 cent lower at $2.15.
Juniors slips sharply – Wednesday
CAC 2000 closed at new high of $7.36 on Wednesday.
The junior market ceded ground again on Wednesday although advancing and declining stocks were equal with 6 declining stocks and 6 advancing leading to fall of 2 percent in the index. The market lost 44.03 points to end at 2,075.12 with 13 securities trading, 2 of which ended at 52 weeks’ highs. The market ended with 2,918,009 units changing hands, valued at $20,407,860.
At the close, 1 security ended with no bid and 6 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. There were 8 stocks closing with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and 3 ended with lower offers.
In trading, Access Financial fell 50 cents while trading 764,000 units to close at $19.50, AMG Packaging dropped had 20,000 units changing hands, to end at $14, Blue Power traded 4,440 shares and fell 29 cents to end at $9.30, CAC 2000 had 12,500 shares changing hand, to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $7.36 after rising 34 cents. C2W Music traded 5,637 units at 43 cents, Caribbean Cream rose by 15 cents while trading 107,800 shares to close at $4.15, Caribbean Producers had 30,000 units changing hands, to close at $5.10, Dolphin Cove traded 500 shares at $15.61, General Accident traded 690,326 units at $2.40 with a gain of 20 cents.
Honey Bun ended with 7,674 units changing hands at $13.78 after rising 8 cents, Knutsford Express gained $1.01 and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $18.51 with 1,500 shares changing hands, Lasco Distributors closed with 193,650 units trading to end at $7 for a 6 cents loss. Lasco Financial declined by 15 cents to end at $2.95 with 279,491 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading with 297,431 shares and fell 40 cents to close at $4.20, Medical Disposables traded 477,623 shares to close with a loss of 1 cent at $3.39, and Paramount trading closed with a 6 cents gain at $11.30 with 45,437shares trading.
