The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange index rose on Thursday, as 3,232,801 units valued at $12,857,715 traded, down sharply from 9,482,082 units valued at $38,586,264 changing hands on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, 27 securities changed hands, compared with 28 on Wednesday. The market index rose 17.53 points to close at 3,092.85 as the prices of 11 securities rose, 11 declined and 5 remained unchanged.
Trading ended with an average of 119,733 units at $476,212 for each security traded, in contrast to 338,646 units for an average of $1,378,081 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 222,952 shares valued at $789,131 compared to 194,902 shares valued at $813,620 on the previous day. In contrast, February closed with an average of 235,225 units valued at $679,790 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended trading 51,876 stock units to close at $2.10, Blue Power concluded trading 50,891 units for 1 cent higher at $4.86, Cargo Handlers settled at $12.50, with 10,000 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cream ended trading 21,150 shares and lost 2 cents to close at $5.50. Caribbean Producers finished trading with a loss of 17 cents at $4.13, with an exchange of 64,600 units. Derrimon Trading ended with a loss of 16 cents at $2.65, with 60,629 shares trading, Dolphin Cove dropped $1.48 trading of 325 shares at $12.51, Everything Fresh finished with a loss of 24 cents at $1.55, as 31,612 stock units changed hands, Elite Diagnostic settled at $3.20, with the trading of 2,000 units. Express Catering ended trading 8,140 shares with a loss of 20 cents, in closing at $7.60, FosRich Group traded 20 cents higher at $4.50, with 454 shares passing through 
the market, Fontana finished trading with 90,464 shares and rose 1 cent to $4.01, General Accident closed with a loss of 1 cent at $4.50, with 198,105 stock units changing hands. Honey Bun rose 13 cents to $3.83, with trading in 166,143 shares, iCreate closed market activity at $1.02, with an exchange of 20,000 shares, Indies Pharma finished 1 cent higher at $3.05, with 6,000 shares changing hands, Iron Rock added 10 cents in closing at $3.10, trading 151,920 shares. KLE Group ended with a loss of 15 cents at $2.65, with an exchange of 13,328 shares. Knutsford Express concluded trading of 2,000 stock units, with a loss of 48 cents at $12.02, Lasco Distributors rose 1 cent to $3.76, with 40,655 units changing hands, Lasco Financial gained 18 cents to close at $4.65, with an exchange of 1,358,721 shares, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading 837,591 shares for 35 cents higher to close at $3.50. Main Event traded 11,910 shares and rose 19 cents to end at $5.50, Medical Disposables finished trading $1.40 higher at $8, with 500 stock units, Stationery and Office concluded trading at $7.50, with 3,000 shares and tTech settled with a loss of 12 cents at $5.40, with an exchange of 5,807 stock units. In the junior market preference segment, Derrimon Trading ended with a loss of 5 cents at $1.95, with 24,980 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
contrast to 389,292 shares at $5,984,735 on the prior trading day. Trading for February resulted in an average of 281,016 shares with a value of $11,715,160, for each security traded.
to close at $144.90. PanJam Investment gained 80 cents to $81, trading 5,113 units, Portland JSX gained 99 cents in trading 11,119 stock units to close at $8.49, Pulse Investments gained 49 cents to $2.99, with an exchange of 11,555 stock units, Sagicor Group lost 48 cents in trading 196,108 shares, to close at $39.52.
Trading climbed sharply on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, ending in an exchange of 9,482,082 units valued at $38,586,264 compared to only 690,239 units valued at a mere $2,210,720, on Tuesday. 
In contrast, February closed with average of 235,225 units valued at $679,790 for each security traded.
cents higher at $3.04, Iron Rock finished with a loss of 10 cents at $3, with 13,404 shares changing hands, Jamaican Teas ended trading 20,000 stock units with a loss of 40 cents to close at $3.60. Jetcon Corporation closed 7 cents higher at $2.87, with an exchange of 2,613,091 units. Knutsford Express ended at $12.50, in exchanging 14,412 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading of 22,243 stock units at $3.75, Lasco Financial finished 2 cents higher at $4.47, with 76,883 units trading, Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 5 cents at $3.15, with 450,370 shares changing hands. Main Event ended trading with 5,940 shares and rose 1 cent to $5.31, Medical Disposables traded with a loss of 1.20 cents at $6.60, with 47,571 shares, Paramount Trading finished trading 106,618 stock units after rising 30 cents to close at $2.40, Stationery and Office ended 3 cents higher at $7.50, trading 148,545 shares and tTech finished 2 cents higher at $5.52, with 108,946 shares changing hands.
The volume of stocks traded on the main and US dollar markets of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday rose over Monday’s level, with just a minimal decline in value as less securities were active.
50,869 units, Pulse Investments shed 50 cents and closed at $2.50, with an exchange of 497,091 stock units, Sagicor Group gained 50 cents in trading 27,458 shares, to close at $40. Scotia Group gained 75 cents in trading 1,049,510 stock units to close at $51 and Supreme Ventures concluded trading with a gain of 50 cents to end at $24.90, with 409,756 stock units changing hands.
Trading dived sharply on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, ending in an exchange of only 690,239 units valued at a mere $2,210,720 compared to 3,646,013 shares valued at $12,828,763, on Monday. 
exchange of 95,836 shares, Indies Pharma finished with a loss of 1 cent at $3.02, with the trading of 86,733 shares, Jamaican Teas traded 50 cents higher at $4, with 2,000 units passing through the market, Knutsford Express concluded trading of 1,100 stock units at $12.50. Lasco Distributors finished with a loss of 5 cents at $3.75, with the trading of 110,949 units, Lasco Financial settled with a loss of 5 cents at $4.45, with 1,388 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading 7 cents higher at $3.20, in trading 39,427 shares. Main Event traded of 5,582 shares, with a loss of 50 cents at $5.30, Medical Disposables finished trading $1.20 higher at $7.80, with 2,000 stock units and Stationery and Office concluded trading of 200 shares at $7.47.
and closed at $3, with an exchange of 52,200 stock units, Sagicor Group gained 50 cents in trading 19,591 shares, to close at $39.50. Salada Foods gained $1 trading 1,100 units to close at $30, Scotia Group fell 76 cents in trading 948,696 stock units to close at $50.25 and Seprod lost $1 to close at $43, with 27,853 shares changing hands.
Trading picked up on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, ending in an exchange of 3,646,013 shares valued at $12,828,763, compared to 2,437,146 units valued at $10,799,411 on Friday, 
units at $15.50. Jetcon Corporation traded 1,950 shares with a loss of 30 cents to close at $2.80, Knutsford Express concluded trading 15,643 stock units at $12.50, Lasco Distributors finished with a loss of 9 cents at $3.80, with an exchange of 14,485 units, Lasco Financial settled 5 cents higher at $4.50, with 3,139 shares changing hands. Lasco Manufacturing ended trading with 590,096 shares with a loss of 7 cents at $3.13, Medical Disposables finished trading with 50,000 stock units, at $6.60, Stationery and Office closed trading with 4,238 shares at $7.47 and tTech settled at $5.50, with 23,949 stock units changing hands. In the junior market preference segment, CAC 2000 9.5% closed 15 cents higher at $1.15, in trading 6,400 shares.
There are no changes to the TOP 10 main market stock list this week but the Junior Market TOP 10 list has new additions.
reentered the TOP 10.
for the year and Sterling Investments with 150 percent.
the projected gains are computed to show potential gains for the year. The projected gains are ranked to arrive at the selections, with the potential gains ranked in descending order. Potential values will change as stock prices fluctuate and will result in movements of the selection in and out of the lists for most weeks. Earnings per share are revised on an ongoing basis as new information is received that can result in changes in and out of the list.
The market indices of the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange rose at the end of trading on Friday, with JSE All Jamaican Composite Index increased by 805.06 points to 423,994.88 and the JSE Index advanced 731.56 points to 386,288.84.
trading 18,701 shares, to close at $39. Salada Foods lost 95 cents trading 1,808 units to close at $29.05, Scotia Group fell 39 cents to end trading at $51.01, with 150,247 units, Seprod lost 50 cents to close at $44, with 31,309 shares changing hands, Supreme Ventures concluded trading at $24.40, with 237,378 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments added 35 cents to close at $13.65 trading 17,212 shares and Wisynco Group fell 50 cents settled at $11.50, with an exchange of 6,381,077 shares.
shows 10 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
buying interest for 641,501 shares at 98 cents, Indies Pharma finished 7 cents higher at $3.08, with an exchange of 21,870 shares. Jamaican Teas traded 72,000 units with a loss of 30 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $3.50. Knutsford Express concluded trading of 3,500 stock units with a loss of 20 cents at $12.50, Lasco Distributors finished with a loss of 11 cents at $3.89, with 59,000 units changing hands, Lasco Financial settled 4 cents higher at $4.45, with an exchange of 235,500 shares, Lasco Manufacturing traded with 10,707 shares and rose 14 cents to $3.20. Medical Disposables finished trading with a loss of 90 cents at $6.60, with an exchange of 26,962 stock units, Paramount Trading closed with a loss of 1 cent at $2.10, with 8,000 units crossing the exchange platform. Stationery and Office concluded trading of 12,999 shares for a rise of 22 cents at $7.47 and tTech settled at $5.50, with 336,063 stock units changing hands.