Junior Market stocks closed lower on Monday.
The Junior Market lost 1.72 percent of its value at the close on Tuesday with slightly reduced volume going through the market compared to Monday. At the close, 5 stocks advanced and 10 declined with 22 securities traded, compared to 19 on Monday and market index plunged 56.90 points to 3,260.38.
A total of 982,035 units valued $8,762,028 traded, compared to 997,351 units valued $7,021,540 on Monday. At the close of trading, 7 stocks having bids higher than their last sale prices and 1 closed with a lower offer.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of 44,638 units for an average value of $398,274 compared to 89,906 units for an average value of $369,555, on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date are 174,272 units valued at $890,827 compared with 217,483 units valued at $1,055,012, previously, In contrast May closed with averages of 89,339 units and $596,722.
At the close of the market,
Access Financial Services dropped $5 to close at $45 in trading traded 34,865 units, AMG Packaging gained 25 cents to close at $4.80 with 26,015 units changing hands, Cargo Handlers closed at $17.90 with 152 shares trading, Caribbean Cream traded 96,637 units to end at $7.52 after gaining 2 cents, Caribbean Producers traded 12,508 units at $3.50, Consolidated Bakeries lost 30 cents and ended at $2.60 with 198,337 shares changing hands, Derrimon Trading fell 10 cents and ended at $9.40 with 12,059 shares being exchanged, Eppley had 12,932 units changing hands to close of $12. General Accident closed trading with 20,013 shares to end at $2.90, Honey Bun climbed by 75 cents with 120,000 shares changing hands to close at $6.85, Jamaican Teas lost 25 cents and closed trading with 4,000 shares, at $4.25. Jetcon Corporation ended at $14.88 with 83,340 shares trading, Knutsford Express traded 
73,500 shares and dropped 89 cents, in closing at $16,Lasco Distributors added 5 cents and ended trading 64,300 units at $7.25, Lasco Financial fell 5 cents, with 32,500 shares changing hands to end at $4. Lasco Manufacturing fell 4 cents to $4.80 in trading 84,500 shares. Main Event rose 30 cents and ended trading 29,629 shares at $7.20, Medical Disposables ended at $6 with 4,825 units crossing the exchange, Paramount Trading fell 4 cents and ended with 12,200 shares changing hands at $3 and tTech had 5,000 units changing hands at $7.60 after losing 40 cents.
Trading in the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Monday with a sharp fall in volume and value traded and a drop in the market indices. The All Jamaica Composite Index declining 1,197.69 points to close at 262,775.04, the JSE Market Index fell 1,091.23 points to 239,417.82 and the JSE US dollar market index closed at 215.54. 
The main market ended trading with an average of 36,540 units valued at a mere $298,993 for every security traded, compared to an average of 145,166 units valued at $3,631,264 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 97,758 units with an average value of $2,120,059 compared with an average of 128,368 units and $3,030,592 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for May ended at 358,008 units and $9,037,303.
PanJam Investment closed at $35 trading 3,430 shares, Portland JSX lost 35 cents to close at $10.15, with 3,700 shares changing hands, Pulse Investments traded $2 lower to close at $16, with 9,313 shares, Radio Jamaica exchanged 145,825 shares at $1.70, Sagicor Group added 5 cents to close at $34.25 trading 39,824 shares and Sagicor Real Estate Fund rose 82 cents to close at $11.50, with 2,177 shares changing hands. Salada Foodsgained 55 cents, closing at $9.02, with an exchange of 350 shares, after trading at a 52 weeks’ intraday high of $10. Scotia Group dropped $2.10 and closed at $43.80, exchanging 6,424 shares, Scotia Investments traded $1.35 lower to close at $36.50, with 750 shares changing ownership, Seprod closed at $29.90, with gains of 38 cents trading 500 shares, Sterling Investments closed at $16.90, gaining $1.40 with 5,000 shares changing hands while Supreme Ventures added 29 cents to close at $7.49 exchanging 62,690 shares. Margaritaville Turks exchanged 4,500 units at 34 US cents, Proven Investments traded 94,000 ordinary shares at 28.49 US cents, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% preference share closed at $2 with trades of 5,984 units and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share closed at $1.15 exchanging 415,000 units.
the close of the market, Blue Power lost $2 to close at $53 with 696 units changing hands, CAC 2000 rose 2 cents and closed at $7.22 with 4,640 shares trading, Cargo Handlers eased by 10 cents and closed at $17.90 with 1,063 shares trading, Caribbean Flavours traded 1,513 units to end at $12, Caribbean Producers traded 487,000 units at $3.50, Derrimon Trading rose 50 cents and ended at record close of $9.50 with 170,374 shares changing hands, Dolphin Cove fell 2 cents and ended at $19.98 with 983 shares being swapped, General Accident closed trading with 50,000 shares to end at $2.90, Honey Bun climbed by 56 cents with just 9,225 shares changing hands to close at $6.10, 
Teas closed trading with 2,200 shares, at $4.50. Jetcon Corporation ended at $14.88 with 110,950 shares trading, after adding 88 cents, Knutsford Express traded 81,774 shares and gained 89 cents, in closing at a record high of $16.89, Lasco Distributors lost 30 cents and ended trading 4,127 units at $7.20, Lasco Financial fell 25 cents, with 11,325 shares changing hands to end at $4.05, Lasco Manufacturing fell 23 cents closed at $4.85 in trading 37,127 shares. Main Event lost 10 cents and ended trading 10,531 shares at $6.90, Medical Disposables ended at $6 with 1,407 units crossing the exchange, Paramount Trading rose 3 cents and ended with 12,200 shares changing hands at $3.04 and tTech had just 216 units changing hands at $8 after gaining 49 cents.
The main market ended trading with an average of 145,166 units valued at $3,631,264 for each security traded, compared to an average of 111,569 units valued at $2,429,919 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date, are 128,368 units and $3,030,592. The average volume and value for May ended at 358,008 units and $9,037,303.
Kingston Properties traded 50 cents lower to close at $11, with 15,277 shares, Kingston Wharves exchanged 15,524 shares at $32, Mayberry Investments lost 5 cents to close at $4.75, with an exchange of 39,790 shares, NCB Financial Group was down 1 cent to $70.99, after exchanging 69,538 shares, 138 Student Living exchanged 2,900 shares at $4.49. PanJam Investment closed at $35, with gains of 50 cents trading 5,955 shares, Portland JSX added 35 cents to close at $10.50, with 1,417 shares changing ownership, Pulse Investments traded 1,000 shares at $18, Radio Jamaica exchanged 7,216 shares at $1.70, Sagicor Group lost 40 cents to close at $34.20, with trades of 179,803 units. Scotia Group closed at $45.90, with gains of $1.91 exchanging 430,372 shares, Seprod closed at $29.52, with a loss of 48 cents trading 1,221 stock units, Sterling Investments closed at $15.50, with 350,890 shares changing hands, Supreme Ventures gained 20 cents to close at $7.20 exchanging 306,881 shares. Proven Investments traded 27,750 ordinary shares at 28 US cents, Jamaica Money Market 7.5% preference share gained 18 cents, closing at $2 with trades of 2,500 units and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share closed at $1.15, with a gain of 5 cents in exchanging 165,880 units.
The average volume and value for the month to date are 281,272 units valued at $1,397,740 which are well ahead of May, with averages of 89,339 units and $596,722.
KLE Group closed with 1,212 shares trading at $2.02 with a rise of 22 cents. Knutsford Express traded 29,600 shares and gained $1, in closing at a record high of $16, Lasco Distributors rose 50 cents and ended with 164,142 units trading at $7.50, Lasco Financial fell 7 cents, with 25,962 shares changing hands to end at $4.30, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $5.08 in trading 4,217,560 after trading 2,114,373 shares on Thursday. Main Event added 50 cents and ended trading15,903 shares at $7, Medical Disposables ended at $6 with 111,236 units crossing over the exchange, Paramount Trading fell 9 cents and ended with 14,012 shares changed hands at $3.01, tTech had 100,000 units changing hands at $7.51 after gaining 1 cent and Eppley 10% preference share, ended with 134,630 units changing hands at $6.60.
The main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange fell moderately at the closed on Thursday for the first time since for the week with 23 securities changing hands including 3 trading in the US dollar market. At the close, 4 stocks advanced and 8 declined with 2 trading a new highs. 
The main market ended trading with an average of 111,569 units valued at $2,429,919 for each security traded, compared to an average of 66,021 units valued at $1,403,895 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for May ended at 358,008 units with an average value of $9,037,303.
Sagicor Group gained 60 cents to close at $34.60, with an exchange of 144,126 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund closed at $10.68, after losing 32 cents with 431,727 units changing hands. Scotia Group closed at $43.99, with a loss of $1.01 in trading 103,901 units, Scotia Investments traded 1,998 shares at $37.85, Seprod exchanged 554,950 shares at $30, Sterling Investments closed at $15.50, with 1,500 shares changing owners, while Supreme Ventures lost 50 cents to close at $7 trading 401,700 shares. Margaritaville Turks closed at 34 US cents exchanging 11,000 units, Proven Investments closed at 28.49 US cents, with an exchange of 92,650 ordinary shares and JMMB Group USD 6% preference share lost 0.01 US cent, closing at US$1.12 with 5,000 units changing hands.
The Junior Market enjoyed a day with a positive index move on Thursday as two stocks traded at intraday highs but with closing prices mostly down as 4 advanced and 8 declined as a total of 19 securities traded compared to 20 on Wednesday.
May ended with averages of 89,339 units and $596,722.
Jetcon Corporation lost 80 cents to end at $14 with 1,001,600 shares trading, KLE Group closed with 25,676 shares trading at $1.80 with a loss of 22 cents. Lasco Distributors lost 20 cents and ended with 1,169,175, units trading at $7, Lasco Financial fell 3 cents, with 30,050 shares changing hands, to end at $4.37, Lasco Manufacturing shed 12 cents and closed at $5.08 in trading 2,114,373 shares. Main Event ended trading of 106,775 shares at $6.50, Medical Disposables jumped 85 cents and ended at $6 with 12,393 units trading, Paramount Trading ended with 988 shares changed hands at $3.10, tTech had 126,334 units changing hands at $7.50 and Eppley 10% preference share, ended with 22,000 units changing hands at $6.60 after rising 10 cents.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of 63,380 units for an average value of $376,439 compared to 108,081 units for an average value of $639,908, on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date are 89,339 units and $596,722 while at the close of the prior trading day it was 90,467 units and $607,211, well below the levels for April with averages of 502,597 units and $2,768,003.
The main indices of the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange surged again on Wednesday pushing them within striking distance from the record high reached recently. At the close 27 securities changed hands in the main market with 3 trading in the US dollar market with 9 stocks advancing and 6 declining. 
the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with lower offers.
NCB Financial Group closed at $71, with gains of 40 cents after exchanging 29,295 shares, 1834 Investments traded 3,304 shares at $1.40,138 Student Living exchanged 3,772 shares at $4.49. PanJam Investment closed at $34.90, after a loss of 10 cents with 41,600 shares traded, Portland JSX exchanged 600 shares at $10.15, Pulse Investments traded 15,460 shares at $14.50, Radio Jamaica closed at $1.70, while 44,844 shares traded, Sagicor Group exchanged 36,564 shares at $34, Sagicor Real Estate fund closed at $11, with 14,795 units changing hands. Scotia Group jumped $2.50 and closed at $45, in exchanging 93,110 units, Scotia Investments gained $1.35 to close at $37.85 trading 600 shares, Seprod exchanged 15,669 shares at $30, Supreme Ventures added 25 cents to close at $7.50 trading 93,457 shares. Margaritaville Turks closed at 34 US cents exchanging 730 units, Proven Investments traded at 28.50 US cents, with an exchange of 33,500 ordinary shares, JMMB 7.5% preference share lost 18 cents to close at $1.82 trading 8,507 units and JMMB Group USD 6% preference share gained 0.01 US cent, closing at $1.13 with 3,400 units changing hands.
The main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange enjoyed a big bounce at the close of trading on Tuesday with 25 securities changing hands and 2 trading in the US dollar market. At the close, 7 stocks advanced and 10 declined. 
The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 371,912 units with an average value of $7,355,047 compared with an average of 374,915 units and $5,236,889 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for April ended at 382,748 units with an average value of $5,254,387.
Portland JSX exchanged 1,567 shares at $10.15, Pulse Investments traded 11,400 shares at $14.50, Radio Jamaica closed at $1.70, trading 47,634 shares, Sagicor Group added 50 cents to close at $34 exchanging 990,823 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund gained 40 cents, closing at $11, with 114,491 units changing hands. Scotia Group closed at $42.50, with gains of 50 cents exchanging 9,544 units, Supreme Ventures closed at $7.25 trading 4,837 shares. Margaritaville Turks closed at 34 US cents trading 2,500 units, Proven Investments closed at 28.5 US cents, with trades of 48,655 ordinary shares, JMMB 7.5% preference share lost 5 cents to close at $2, with an exchange of 4,799,500 units, JMMB Group 7.5% preference share closed at $1.10 trading 1,000,000 and Proven Investments 8.25% preference share traded 80 cents lower to close at $5.20, with 50,000 units changing owners.