Junior Market has been consolidating for most of 2018, after peaking in mid 2017.
The Junior Market Index slipped just 0.19 points to close at 2,931.12 on Monday, from 18 securities changing hands, leading to 7 advancing, 7 falling and 4 remaining unchanged.
Trading ended with an exchange of 1,101,351 units valued at $3,914,113.37, compared with 1,215,407 units valued at $4,590,122 from 21 securities changing hands on Friday.
Market activity ended with an average of 61,186 units for an average of $217,451 compared to an average of 57,877 units for an average of $218,577 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 139,878 units at $592,290, compared to an average of 143,548 units at $609,769 on the previous trading day. February closed with an average of 338,697 units at an average value of $1,495,774 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 5 stocks ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 6 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended trading at $2, with 166,225 stock units, CAC 2000 finished market activity at $8.70, with 8,290 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading with a loss of 3 cents at $4.67, as 28,364 units changed hands, Elite Diagnostic settled 2 cents higher at $3.20, with 400,400 units, Express Catering traded 45 cents higher to $4.95, with 266,510 shares, after the company reported third quarter results showing a 166 percent jump in profits. FosRich Group finished trading with a loss of 25 cents at $2.40, with an exchange of 13,695 shares, General Accident closed with a loss of 6 cents at $3.13, as 3,000 stock units traded, Honey Bun concluded market activity with a loss of 2 cents at $4.73, with 34,250 shares, Jamaican Teas ended trading 6 cents higher at $4.51, with 4,901 stock units. 
Jetcon Corporation added 5 cents to close at $4.25, with 50,889 units, Knutsford Express ended with a loss of 48 cents at $14, with 961 shares trading, Lasco Distributors concluded trading 5 cents higher at $4.05, with 46,436 stock units, Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 8 cents at $4.92, trading just 188 units. Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 20 cents at $4, with 9,350 shares, Main Event ended trading at $5.81, with 2,000 shares, Medical Disposables closed 18 cents higher at $5, with 38,254 shares and Stationery and Office closed at $5.50, while exchanging 8,989 units. In the junior market preference segment, Derrimon Trading closed 14 cents higher at $2.14, with 18,649 shares, changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 1 stock ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 6 with lower offers.
Honey Bun concluded trading 45 cents higher at $4.75, with 15,070 shares, Iron Rock finished with a loss of 10 cents at $3, with 23,600 shares, Jamaican Teas gained 44 cents to end at $4.45, with 2,825 stock units. Jetcon Corporation traded 2 cents higher at $4.20, with 9,800 units, Lasco Distributors concluded trading at $4, with 206,524 stock units changing hands, Lasco Financial rose 20 cents to $5, with 50,557 units, Lasco Manufacturing rose 21 cents to $4.20, with 55,884 shares. Main Event ended trading 19 cents down at $5.81, with 11,335 shares, Medical Disposables fell 3 cents to $4.82, with 10,300 shares, Stationery and Office closed at $5.50, with 1,650 units and tTech concluded trading with a loss of 85 cents at $5.15, with 100 shares changing hands.
Junior Market activity resulted in with just 9 security advancing, 9 declining and 7 remaining unchanged, with the Junior Market Index declined by 20.97 points to close at 2,883.99. 
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 4 stocks ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 7 with lower offers.
Junior Market ended trading on Wednesday with an exchange of just 994,247 units valued at $3,815,366 from 20 securities changing hands, compared with 4,609,834 units valued at $19,615,022 from 18 securities on Tuesday. 
February closed with an average of 338,697 units at an average value of $1,495,774 for each security traded.
General Accident closed 29 cents higher at $3.19, with 700 stock units. GWest Corporation ended at $2.70, with 210,721 units, Honey Bun concluded trading 9 cents higher at $4.39, with 19,360 shares, Jamaican Teas rose 50 cents to $4.50, with a mere 105 stock units, Jetcon Corporation traded 5 cents higher at $4.25, with 11,572 units. Lasco Distributors concluded trading at $4, with 73,705 stock units, Lasco Financial finished 30 cents higher at $5, with 67,740 units, Lasco Manufacturing gained 21 cents to end at $4.20, with 10,720 shares, Medical Disposables traded at $4.85, with 24,000 shares. Stationery and Office closed at $5.50, with 166,199 units and tTech climbed $1 higher to $6, with 500 shares. In the junior market preference segment, Eppley 8.75% finished trading at $6, with 10,000 shares changing hands.
February closed with an average of 338,697 units at an average value of $1,495,774 for each security traded.
GWest Corporation ended with a loss of 5 cents at $2.70, with 111,347 units, ISP Finance settled at $13.50, with 1,500 shares. Jetcon Corporation traded 7 cents higher at $4.20, with 12,000 units, Knutsford Express ended 48 cents higher at $14.48, with 17,439 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading with a loss of 5 cents at $4, with 12,500 stock units, Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 1 cent at $4.70, with 404,693 units. Lasco Manufacturing settled at $3.99, with 62,830 shares, Main Event ended trading with a loss of 19 cents at $5.81, with 6,468 shares, Medical Disposables traded with a loss of 5 cents at $4.85, with 8,465 shares, Paramount Trading finished trading with a loss of 5 cents at $3.15, with 35,021 stock units and Stationery and Office closed at $5.50, with 8,194 units changing hands.
Junior Market trading jumped on Monday with an exchange of 12,328,672 units valued at $54,893,603 from 21 securities compared with 2,993,806 units valued at $14,194,427 changing hands from 20 securities on Friday. 
February closed with an average of 338,697 units at an average value of $1,495,774 for each security traded.
FosRich Group finished trading with a loss of 7 cents at $2.51, with 6,650 shares, General Accident closed at $2.90, with 100,000 stock units, Honey Bun concluded trading at $4.30, with 27,501 shares, Jamaican Teas concluded trading with a loss of 50 cents at $4, with 23,500 stock units. Jetcon Corporation traded with a loss of 2 cents at $4.13, with 231,044 units, Knutsford Express ended $1.86 higher at $14, with 900 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading 6 cents higher at $4.05, with 83,442 stock units, Lasco Financial fell 9 cents to close at $4.71, with 35,601 units. Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 21 cents at $3.99, with 29,425 shares, Medical Disposables traded at $4.90, with 381 shares, Stationery and Office closed with a loss of 1 cent at $5.50, with 89,997 units and tTech concluded trading with a loss of 20 cents at $5, with 15,248 shares changing hands.
The Junior Market ended trading on Friday with a 11.7 points drop in the market index to 2,881.87 with 20 securities changing hands compared to 23 trading on Thursday.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 5 cents at $2, exchanging 87,325 stock units, CAC 2000 finished at $9, with 1,030 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading with a loss of 98 cents at $5.99, with 1,000,000 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading 27 cents higher at $4.67, with 30,000 units, Derrimon Trading concluded trading at $7.50, with 10,000 shares. Elite Diagnostic settled 14 cents higher at $3.20, with 287,518 units, Express Catering traded with a loss of 5 cents at $4.45, with 185,882 shares, FosRich Group finished trading 8 cents higher at $2.58, with 14,393 shares, Honey Bun lost 50 cents in closing at $4.30, with 1,777 shares. Jetcon Corporation traded at $4.15, with 33,951 units, 
Key Insurance finished trading at $4.10, with 50,000 shares, Knutsford Express ended 14 cents higher at $12.14, with 3,877 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading with a loss of 1 cent at $3.99, with 27,220 stock units. Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 20 cents at $4.80, with 1,119 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled 20 cents higher at $4.20, with 927,141 shares, Main Event ended trading at $6, with 695 shares, Medical Disposables traded 10 cents higher at $4.90, with 1,510 shares. Paramount Trading closed at $3.20, while 210 stock units were exchanged, Stationery and Office closed at $5.51, with 329,491 units and tTech concluded trading at $5.20, with 667 shares changing hands.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 4 stocks ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 4 with lower offers.
GWest Corporation ended with a loss of 14 cents at $2.75, with 56,984 units, Honey Bun concluded trading at $4.80, with 12,065 shares. Jetcon Corporation traded at $4.15, with 5,630 units, Knutsford Express ended with a loss of $2 at $12, with 631,245 shares changing hands, Lasco Distributors concluded trading at $4, with 34,450 stock units, Lasco Financial finished at $5, with 800 units. Lasco Manufacturing settled at $4, with 665,342 shares, Main Event ended trading at $6, with 30,800 shares, Medical Disposables traded with a loss of 10 cents at $4.80, with 900 shares, Paramount Trading finished trading at $3.20, with 123,652 stock units and Stationery and Office closed with a loss of 9 cents at $5.51, with 5,000 units. In the junior market preference segment, Derrimon Trading closed at $2, with 15,000 shares, changing hands.