Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed trading on Wednesday with 16 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 1,087,963 units valued at $5,258,148, which is much improved compared to 462,606 units valued at $2,337,749 on Tuesday.
The Junior Market Index advanced by 9.11 points to close at 2,963.36. At the close of market, the prices of 6 securities advanced, 6 declined and 4 remained unchanged.
Trading ended with an average of 67,998 units for an average of $328,634 in contrast to 30,840 units for an average of $155,850 on Tuesday. 
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 76,123 units valued at $327,928, previously 71,470 units valued at an average of $327,875. 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 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, Access Financial ended trading with a loss of 78 cents at $41.21, with 815 shares, Caribbean Cream finished trading at $5.90, with 10,000 stock units, Caribbean Producers ended trading 14 cents higher at $3.74, with 31,700 units changing hands, Express Catering closed with a loss of 25 cents at $4.44, with 103,623 stock units. 
General Accident ended at $3, with 705 units, Honey Bun settled 30 cents higher at $4.30, after trading 4,000 shares, Jamaican Teas settled at $4.10, with 122,528 units, Knutsford Express finished trading with a loss of 1 cent at $14.99, with 5,060 shares, Lasco Distributors ended trading at $6.30, with 11,761 shares, Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 5 cents at $4.20, with 19,763 shares, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading with a rise of 35 cents to $4.20, with 3,316 shares, Main Event closed with a loss of 15 cents at $5.15, with 6,653 stock units, Medical Disposables traded 14 cents higher at $4.74, with 1,071 units, Stationery and Office ended 3 cents higher at $4.83, after 692,137 shares changed hands, while tTech traded 5 cents higher at $7.05, with 14,031 units and in the junior market preference segment, Eppley concluded trading with a loss of 55 cents at $6, with 60,800 stock units.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Juniors enjoying more recovery
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 trading doubles Monday’s
Trading on the Junior Market closed on Tuesday with 22 securities changing hands, resulting in a more than doubling of trading levels over Monday with an exchange of 2,217,305 units valued at $9,814,861 compared to 904,019 units valued at $4,463,382 on Monday.
The Junior Market Index declined by 3.62 points to close at 2,902.38 as market activity resulted in the prices of 5 securities advancing, 6 declining and 9 remaining unchanged.
Trading ended with an average of 100,787 units for an average of $446,130 in contrast to 43,049 units for an average of $212,542 on Monday. 
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 78,790 units valued at $343,165, previously 74,618 units valued at an average of $323,637. 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 Wednesday, as 4 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. Trading ended with Access Financial plunged $4 to close at $38, with a mere 100 stock units changing hands, AMG Packaging closed 5 cents higher at $3.35, with 50,395 shares, Caribbean Cream rose by 10 cents to $6.10, with 170,000 units, Caribbean Producers ended 4 cents higher at $3.74, with 15,240 shares traded, 
Consolidated Bakeries settled at $2.02, with 26,000 units. Dolphin Cove closed at $17.50, with 7,438 stock units, Eppley concluded trading at $12, with 1,500 shares changing hands, Express Catering traded 10 cents higher at $4.50, with 192,607 shares, General Accident fell 3 cents at to $2.70, with 837,115 stock units traded, Honey Bun traded with a loss of 1 cent at $4.09, with 3,420 stock units. Iron Rock traded at $2.80, with 6,245 units, Jamaican Teas settled at $4.10, with 23,280 stock units, Jetcon Corporation closed with a loss of 50 cents at $4.50, with 13,419 stock units, Knutsford Express concluded trading at $14.89, with 4,188 stock shares. Lasco Distributors traded 619,619 units at $6, Lasco Financial settled at $4.25, with 52,621 shares, Lasco Manufacturing ended 25 cents higher at $3.75, trading 3,100 stock units, Main Event finished with a loss of 3 cents at $5.15, exchanging 61,685 shares, Medical Disposables lost 15 cents at $5.15, trading 1,899 shares and Stationery and Office closed at $4.70, trading 81,373 stock units. In the junior market preference segment, Eppley settled with a loss of 5 cents at $6.50, with 45,961 units changing hands.
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.
Trading up index drops for Juniors – Friday
KLE Group traded more than 1.5 million shares on Friday.
Trading on the Junior Market continue to seesaw, with market Index declining 14.30 points to close at 2,932.18 on Friday with 22 securities changing hands, compared to just 13 previously.
The market closed with the prices of 9 securities advancing, 7 declining and 5 remaining unchanged. Trading increased sharply compared with 1,976,686 units valued at $6,469,834 changing hands, boosted by investors exchanging 1.5 million units of KLE Group, compared to only 208,547 units valued at $1,048,705 on Thursday.
Trading on Friday ended with an average of 89,849 units for an average of $294,083 in contrast to 16,042 units for an average of $80,670 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 81,597 units valued at an average of $348,195 and previously, 79,110 units valued at an average of $364,503. In contrast, September closed with an average of 234,437 units valued at $1,295,260 for each security traded.
Trading ended with the market sentiments looking mixed for Monday’s trading activity as 3 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
The volume quoted for securities are quantities traded and the prices are the last traded price for the day. At the close of the market, AMG Packaging closed at $3.40, with 2,845 units, Caribbean Cream ended at $6, with 4,629 stock units, Caribbean Producers gained 5 cents to end at $3.70, with 23,508 shares, Consolidated Bakeries finished 2 cents higher at $2.02, with 13,500 units, Dolphin Cove closed at $17.50, with 256 stock units changing hands, Eppley closed at $12, with 6,781 shares, Express Catering settled with a loss of 10 cents at $4.40, with 17,066 shares. General Accident ended trading 23 cents higher at $2.73, with 26,141 units, Honey Bun closed with a loss of 20 cents at $4.30, with 7,722 units, 
Jamaican Teas concluded trading 27 cents higher at $4.05, with 3,500 stock units, Jetcon Corporation climbed 49 cents higher to $4.99, with 44,828 units, KLE Group closed with a loss of 30 cents at $2.50, with 1,530,000 stock units. Knutsford Express closed 14 cents higher at $14.89, with 42,595 units, Lasco Distributors rose 19 cents to end at $6.29, with 179,165 shares, but only after the price hit a 52 weeks’ low of $5.90 during trading. Lasco Financial ended trading 2 cents higher at $4.20, with 22,180 units, Lasco Manufacturing dropped 48 cents to $3.50, with 37,699 stock units. Main Event settled 9 cents higher at $5.10, exchanging 1,700 units, Medical Disposables ended trading at $5.30, with 3,095 stock units, after falling by 70 cents, Paramount Trading ended with a loss of 1 cent at $2.79, with 8,000 shares, Stationery and Office traded with a loss of 7 cents at $4.78, with a mere 300 stock units, Sweet River finished at $3.86, trading just 503 units and in the junior market preference segment, Eppley 9.5% finished 25 cents higher at $7.25, with 673 shares.
Trading sinks on Junior Market
Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange was lukewarm with very low volume down 93 percent compared with Wednesday’s trading, and low participation of listed securities on Thursday.
Only 13 securities changed hands, resulting in an exchange of a mere 208,547 units valued at $1,048,705 compared to 2,934,308 units valued at $12,094,964 on Wednesday, from 18 securities changing hands.
At the close of market activities, the prices of 3 securities advanced, 3 declined and 7 closed with the prices unchanged, leading to the Junior Market Index advancing 14.72 points to close at 2,946.48.
Trading ended with an average of 16,042 units for an average of $80,670 in contrast to 163,017 units for an average of $671,942 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 79,110 units valued at $364,503 and previously 92,775 units at an average value of $426,000. 
In contrast, September closed with average of 116,176 units valued at $538,652 for each security traded.
Trading ended with the market sentiments still looking mixed going into Friday’s trading session as 5 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
The volume and prices quoted for securities are amounts traded for the day at the last trading price. At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended trading at $3.40, with 25,955 units, Caribbean Cream settled at $6, with 7,979 stock units, Caribbean Producers finished with a loss of 14 cents at $3.65, with 13,585 shares, 
Consolidated Bakeries settled with a loss of 50 cents at $2, with 7,500 stock units. Eppley finished at $12, with 1,914 shares trading, Express Catering concluded trading 30 cents higher at $4.50, with 46,800 units changing hands, Honey Bun closed at $4.50 while trading 9,967 stock units, Jetcon Corporation closed at $4.50 with 13,429 shares. Knutsford Express traded with a loss of 5 cents at $14.75, with 6,215 stock units, Lasco Distributors concluded trading at $6.10, with 50,359 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing traded 9 cents higher at $3.98, with 7,240 units, Main Event ended trading at $5.01, exchanging 15,839 stock units and Stationery and Office ended 5 cents higher at $4.85, with 1,765 units changing hands.
Trading levels rise for Juniors – Wednesday
Caribbean Producers trded 2.2 million shares on Wednesday.
Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange surged on Wednesday with 18 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 2,934,308 units valued at $12,094,964 compared to 533,674 units valued at $2,239,006 on Tuesday.
At the close of market activities, the prices of 6 securities advanced, 6 declined and 6 remained with the prices unchanged as the Junior Market Index declined by 28.64 points to close at 2,931.76.
Trading ended with an average of 163,017 units for an average of $671,942 in contrast to 31,393 units for an average of $131,706 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 92,783 units valued at $417,563 and 57,666 units valued at an average of $290,374, 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 slightly positive for Thursday trading activity as 6 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.
At the close of the market the volume of stocks units changing hands and their last traded price are: Access Financial finishing at $42, with 2,160 units trading, AMG Packaging settling with a loss of 10 cents at $3.40, with 74,000 units, while Caribbean Producers concluded trading 19 cents higher at $3.79, with 2,221,427 stock units, Dolphin Cove ended trading at $17.50, with 11,060 units changing hands. Eppley ordinary ended trading at $12, with 50,000 shares, Express Catering settled 20 cents higher at $4.20, with 11,519 stock units, 
Honey Bun concluded trading at $4.50, with 26,385 units, Jamaican Teas lost 1 cent at $3.78, with 3,892 shares, Jetcon Corporation ended at $4.50, with 142,850 stock units trading. Knutsford Express closed with a loss of 9 cents at $14.80, with just 1,448 units, Lasco Distributors concluded trading with a loss of 15 cents at $6.10, with 35,721 shares, Lasco Financial added 3 cents to move to $4.18, with 278,455 units trading. Lasco Manufacturing closed with a loss of 31 cents at $3.89, with 4,344 stock units, Main Event finished with a loss of 9 cents at $5.01, with 5,094 stocks units, Medical Disposables rose 70 cents in concluding trading at $5.30, with 2,100 units, Stationery and Office settled 5 cents higher at $4.80, with 60,000 stock units, Sweet River finished 34 cents higher at $3.86, with 1,553 units and in the junior market preference segment, Eppley ended at $6.55, with 2,300 units trading.
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 rises – Monday
Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Monday with 25 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 2,098,509 units valued at $11,226,036 compared to 1,889,929 units valued at $9,948,506 on Friday.
At the close of market activities, the prices of 7 securities advanced, 11 declined and 7 remained with the prices unchanged. The Junior Market Index advanced by 27.80 points to close at 2,934.57.
Trading ended with an average of 83,940 units for an average of $449,041 in contrast to 89,997 units for an average of $473,738 on Friday. 
In contrast, September closed with average of 116,176 units valued at $538,652 for each security traded. Trading ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
At the close of the market the volume of stock units changing hands and their last traded price are: Access Financial closing at $42, with 2,311 units, AMG Packaging trading 30 cents higher at $3.50, with 15,000 shares. Blue Power jumped $4 higher to $49, with 450 stock units changing hands, CAC 2000 traded 199,944 stock units to close at $7, Cargo Handlers ended with a loss of $1.58 at $9.50, with 2,045 shares, Caribbean Cream concluded trading at $6, with 5,371 units, Caribbean Producers ended trading with a loss of 15 cents at $3.60, with 408,750 units trading. Consolidated Bakeries lost 20 cents in closing at $2.50, with 3,677 units, C2W Music traded with a loss of 1 cent at $0.49, with 1,000 stock units, Eppley finished 20 cents higher at $12, with just 500 units, 
Express Catering ended 16 cents higher at $4.16, with 17,562 shares, General Accident closed with a loss of 24 cents at $2.50, trading 852 stock units, Honey Bun traded 1,200 units at $4.30. Jamaican Teas concluded trading with a loss of 11 cents at $3.79, with 107,025 stock units, Jetcon Corporation concluded trading with a loss of 22 cents at $4.28, with 166,217 units, Knutsford Express lost 34 cents at $14.55, with 10,194 shares, Lasco Distributors ended trading at $6.30, with 26,651 shares, Lasco Financial settled with a loss of 27 cents at $3.75, with 49,449 units trading. Lasco Manufacturing ended trading at $3.80, with 107,299 shares, Main Event concluded trading with a loss of 25 cents at $5, with 38,898 units, Medical Disposables traded at $5.30, with 17,600 units, Paramount Trading closed 10 cents higher at $2.80, exchanging 32,614 units, Stationery and Office ended trading 5 cents higher at $4.85, with 126,441 shares changing hands, tTech fell 5 cents to $7, with 88,098 shares and in the junior market preference segment, Eppley concluded trading with a loss of 5 cents at $6.50, with 669,361 shares.