Lasco Financial traded at a new record high on Tuesday.
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange surged 71.57 points end at 3,324.43 on Monday as four stocks traded during the day at new record highs as the level of trading climbs sharply over that on Friday.
At the close of the market, the number of securities trading, ended at 20 compared to 20 on Friday with 9 advancing and 7 declining. Overall, 5,640,429 units valued at $30,941,266 changed hands, compared to 1,367,990 units valued at $8,114,770 on Friday. Trading ended with 4 stocks having bids higher than their last sale prices and 4 with lower offers. Two stocks ended trading at new closing highs and two traded at an intraday highs.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of 282,021 units for an average value of $1,547,063, compared to 62,181 units for an average value of $368,853, on the previous trading day. 
The average volume and value for the month to date are 85,923 units and $592,155, while at the close of the prior day, 66,313 units and $496,664. The average volume and value for April ended at 502,597 units and $2,768,003.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging gained 1 cent to end at $4.66 with 22,494 units changing hands, Cargo Handlers fell 50 cents in trading just 177 shares at $20 Caribbean Cream closed trading with 36,063 changing hands, to close $1 down at $7.50, Caribbean Flavours traded 9,800 shares at $11, after rising 49 cents, Consolidated Bakeries rose 10 cents in trading 43,073 shares to close at $2.50, C2W Music had 31,500 units changing hands to close with a loss of 5 cents at 45 cents, Derrimon Trading fell 10 cents and ended at $7.60 with 24,800 shares changing hands, Dolphin Cove gained $1 to end at $21 with 4,900 shares trading, General Accident fell 24 cents and closed trading with 1,972,996 shares at $3.05, 
Honey Bun ended with 4,935 shares changing hands at $7.95, ISP Finance jumped $4 to end at record close of $28 with 46,731 units changing hands. Jamaican Teasclosed trading with 21,030 shares, with a gain of 20 cents at $4.95. Jetcon Corporationfell 74 cents to end at $15 with 205,492 shares trading, KLE Group lost 1 cent and ended at $2.69 with 1,000 shares changing hands, Knutsford Express closed with 1,377 shares trading to end at a record $68. Lasco Distributors ended with 1,281,181 units trading with a rise of 38 cents at $7.40, Lasco Financial jumped 90 cents and ended with 953,637 shares changing hands at a record $5.10, Lasco Manufacturing rose 22 cents and closed at $5.62 while trading 954,142 shares, Main Event ended trading 15,319 shares at $7, Sweet River ended at $3.50 with 19,482 units trading and tTech ended with 100 units changing hands at $7.50 after rising 50 cents.
The average volume and value for April ended at 382,748 units with an average value of $5,254,387.
Radio Jamaica closed at $1.65, losing 10 cents trading 78,685 shares, Sagicor Group gained 20 cents to close at $33.90, trading of 658,471 shares, Sagicor Real Estate fund closed at $11 exchanging 36,714 units, Scotia Group gained $1 to close at $44, with 357,959 units changing hands, Scotia Investments closed at $37.85, with trades of 801 shares, Seprod traded 23,218 shares at $35, Sterling Investments lost 11 cents to close at $16.90 with an exchange of 9,236 shares, Supreme Ventures closed at a record high of $7.50, with gains of $1.11 exchanging 71,624 shares. Proven Investments closed at 28.1 US cents trading 8,755 ordinary shares, Margaritaville Turks closed at 34 US cents with 1,100 units traded, JMMB Group 6% US preference share closed at US$1.11 with trades of 1,000 units, JMMB 7.5% preference share closed at $1.90, with an exchange of 8,046 units and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share closed at $1.10, gaining 3 cents with 74,855 units changing hands.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of 62,181 units for an average value of $368,853, compared to 41,543 units for an average value of $348,960, on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date are 66,313 units and $496,664, while at the close of the prior day, 66,772 units and $511,865. The average volume and value for April ended at 502,597 units and $2,768,003.
ISP Finance fell $1 to end at $24 with 61,418 units changing hands. Jamaican Teas lost 70 cents in trading 294,454 shares, to close at $4.75. Jetcon Corporation rose 24 cents and ended at record $15.74 with 28,217 shares trading, KLE Group lost 10 cents and ended at $2.70 with 50,000 shares changing hands, Knutsford Express jumped $8.50 with 2,175 shares trading to end at a record $68. Lasco Distributors ended with 184,427 units trading with a fall of 3 cents at $7.02, Lasco Financial gained 20 cents and ended with 5,000 shares changing hands at $4.20, Lasco Manufacturing rose 27 cents and closed at $5.40 while trading 64,418 shares, Main Event ended trading 64,002 shares at $7, Medical Disposables ended at $6.50 with 1,500 units trading, Paramount Trading shed just 1 cent to end with 28,224 shares changing hands at $3.09, tTech ended with 11,600 units changing hands at $7 after falling 15 cents.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 9 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
NCB Financial Group closed at $71.25, with a loss of 75 cents after trading 95,793 shares, 1834 Investments lost 1 cent to close at $1.74, with an exchange of 1,141,499 shares, PanJam Investment closed 59 cents lower at $35.01, with 545,610 shares changing hands. Pulse Investments gained $1.80 to close at an all-time high of $13.80, exchanging 47,819 shares, Radio Jamaica closed at $1.75, gaining 5 cents trading 2,100 shares, Sagicor Group closed at $33.70, gaining 30 cents with 337,874 shares trading, Sagicor Real Estate Fund closed at $11 exchanging 60,209 units, Scotia Group lost 50 cents to close at $43, with 377,024 units changing hands, Scotia Investments closed at $37.85, losing 60 cents with trades of 2,257 shares, Supreme Ventures closed at $6.39 exchanging 149,641 shares, Proven Investments traded 16,100 ordinary shares at 29 US cents, Margaritaville Turks gained 0.08 US cents to close at 34 US cents with 272 units traded, JPS 9.5% preference share closed at $1,325, with gains of $78 exchanging 4,954 units and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share closed at $1.07, losing 3 cents with 204,000 units changing hands.
$2,768,003.
Jetcon Corporation jumped $2.25 and ended at record $15.50 with 97,862 shares trading, KLE Group lost 5 cents and ended at $2.85 with 1,630 shares changing hands, Knutsford Express traded 1,000 shares and shed 50 cents to end at $59.50. Lasco Financial lost 50 cents and ended with 2,938 shares changing hands at $4, Lasco Manufacturing rose 1 cent and closed at $5.13 while trading 17,600 shares, Main Event gained 20 cents and ended trading 34,462 shares at $7, Medical Disposables ended at $6.50 with 1,500 units trading, Paramount Trading shed 5 cents and ended with 192 shares changing hands at $3.10, Sweet River ended with 2,647 units changing hands at $3.50 and Derrimon Trading preference share, traded 48,600 units to end at $2.22.
The main market ended trading with an average of 288,464 units valued at an average of $3,733,346 compared to an average of 192,632 units and $4,626,660 on Tuesday. The average volume for the month to date ended at 201,622 units with an average value of $3,939,782 versus 204,192 units and $4,136,602 on the prior trading. The average volume and value for April ended at 382,748 units and $5,254,387.
At the close of the market, Access Financial Services rose 10 cents and closed at $47 in trading 1,200 shares, AMG Packaging regained 16 cents to close at $5 with a mere 920 units changing hands, Blue Power closed at $39 with 4,662 units changing hands, Cargo Handlers traded 100 shares at $20, Caribbean Cream closed trading with 7,238 units at $7.85. Caribbean Producers rose 10 cents trading 159,891 shares changing hands, to close at $4, after trading earlier at $4.50, Investors responded positively to improved third quarter results with profit after tax of US$968,000 versus US$642,000 but with slightly lower nine months profit. Consolidated Bakeries lost 20 cents in trading 60,000 shares to close at $2.65, Dolphin Cove fell 50 cents and ended at $20 with 2,559 shares changing hands, General Accident fell 13 cents and closed trading with 229,764 shares at $3.12, Honey Bun lost 20 cents with 26,800 shares changing hands, to close at $7.80, ISP Finance climbed $1.01 to end at a record closing high of $24 with 2,900 units changing hands. Jamaican Teasclimbed 35 cents in trading 134,800 shares, to close at a record high of $5.10, Jetcon Corporation dropped 75 cents and ended at $13.25 with 10,325 shares trading,
KLE Group ended at $2.85 with 1,000 shares changing hands, Knutsford Express traded 13,163 shares and gained $5 to end at a record close of $60. Lasco Distributors ended with 52,131 units trading with a loss of 14 cents at $7.01, Lasco Financial lost 50 cents and ended with 2,938 shares changing hands at $4, Lasco Manufacturing declined by 38 cents and closed at $5.12 while trading 154,589 shares, Main Event rose 45 cents and ended trading 20,177 shares at $6.80, Medical Disposables ended at $6.50 with 2,020 units trading, Paramount Trading gained 10 cents and ended with 1,000 shares changing hands at $3.15, tTech fell 5 cents and ended with 19,251 units changing hands at $7.15, Eppley 8.25% preference share, traded 41,000 units to end at $6.09 and Eppley 9.5% preference share, traded 31,150 units to end at $6.15.
cents to close at $4.84 with 200 units changing hands, Cargo Handlers dipped 50 cents in trading 1,500 shares at $20, Caribbean Cream rose 35 cents and closed trading with 102,161 units at $7.85. Caribbean Flavours gained 90 cents in trading 30,000 units to end at $9.50, Caribbean Producers rose 10 cents trading 10,024 shares changing hands, to close at $3.90, Consolidated Bakeries lost 15 cents in trading 18,332 shares to close at $2.85, C2W Music had 10,000 units changing hands to close at 50 cents, Derrimon Trading fell 25 cents and ended at $8.25 with 4,905 shares changing hands, General Accident rose 10 cents and closed trading with 16,790 shares at $3.25, Honey Bun rose 10 cents with 76,556 shares changing hands, to close at $8, ISP Finance climbed $2.99 to end at a record closing high of $22.99 with 90,602 units changing hands. 
Jamaican Teas traded 7,900 shares, to close at $4.75, Jetcon Corporation dropped $1 and ended at $14 with 137,146 shares trading Knutsford Express traded 3,077 shares and gained $4 to end at a record close of $55. Lasco Distributors ended with 371,382 units trading with a loss of 30 cents at $7.15, Lasco Financial rose 40 cents and ended with 4,000 shares changing hands at $4.50, Lasco Manufacturing climbed 40 cents and closed at $5.50 while trading 88,171 shares, Main Event dropped 75 cents and ended trading 79,566 shares at $6.35, Medical Disposables climbed 50 cents and ended at $6.50 with 81,715 units trading, Paramount Trading ended with 500 shares changing hands at $3.05, tTech rose 20 cents and ended with 3,300 units changing hands at $7.20 and Eppley 8.25% preference share, traded 34,196 units to end at $6.10.
Trading in the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Monday with 26 securities changing hands with 1 trading in the US dollar market. At the close, 10 stocks advanced and 8 declined with the main market ending in 2,884,030 units valued at $64,356,186 trading compared to 4,838,789 units valued at $105,278,278 at the close on Wednesday. 
In market activity, Berger Paints lost 5 cents to close at $16.85, in trading of 17,380 shares, Cable and Wireless closed at $1.34, with 353,181 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cement traded $1 higher to close at $29 with an exchange of 13,220 units, Carreras closed at $77 exchanging 57,323 shares, Grace Kennedy closed at $42.50, after gaining 25 cents and trading 800,378 units. Jamaica Broilers closed at $17.50, with gains of 50 cents trading 64,249 shares, Jamaica Producers closed $1 lower to $17.60 exchanging 223,675 shares and Jamaica Stock Exchange closed at $7.75, with a loss of 25 cents, trading 12,138 shares, JMMB Group closed at $21.25, losing 25 cents with trades of 11,790 units, Kingston Wharves traded 90 cents lower to close at $30, with 11,511 shares changing hands. Mayberry Investments gained 5 cents to close at $4.55 with an exchange of 78,234 shares, NCB Financial Group closed at $71, after exchanging 143,410 shares, 1834 Investments gained 6 cents to close at $1.50, trading 4,300 shares, 138 Student Living traded 100 units at $4.50,
PanJam Investment closed 19 cents higher to $35.20, in exchanging 7,317 shares, Portland JSX Fund closed at $10.60 trading 800 units. Pulse Investments closed trading at $9.10 in gaining $1.05 with 113,536 shares swapping owners, Radio Jamaica gained 2 cents and closed at $1.67, with 43,300 shares, Sagicor Group closed at $33.50, to record a gain of 45 cents in trading 29,153 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund gained 5 cents to close at $10.35 while exchanging 8,200 units, coffee processors, Salada Foods traded 2,700 units at $8, Scotia Group closed 50 cents lower at $43, with 29,579 units changing hands, Seprod shed $3.50 to close at $36, trading 15,860 shares Sterling Investments lost 1 cent to close at $17 with an exchange of 500 units, Supreme Ventures closed at $6.38, with trades of 678,489 shares and Proven Investments exchanged 1,502 ordinary shares at 30 US cents.
with less than 700,000 shares being exchanged. 
At the close of the market, Access Financial Services closed at $47 in trading 8,000 shares, AMG Packaging closed at $5 with 12,958 units changing hands, Blue Power climbed $2 and closed at $39 with 200 shares trading,Cargo Handlers clawed back 50 cents in trading 120,000 shares at $20.60, Caribbean Cream closed trading with 83,828 units at $7.50. Consolidated Bakeries rose 2 cents in trading 9,473 shares to close at $3, General Accident closed trading with 17,100 shares at $3.15, Honey Bun rose 10 cents with 23,924 shares changing hands, to close at $7.90, ISP Finance climbed $1.50 to end at a record high of $20 with 4,000 units changing hands after the price hit an intraday high of $24. Jamaican Teastraded 203,560 shares, to close at $4.75, 
Jetcon Corporation jumped $1.75 and ended at $15 with 3,849 shares trading Knutsford Express traded 1,050 shares at $51, the bid on the stock closed at $53. Lasco Distributors ended with 2,644 units trading with a gain of 15 cents at $7.45, Lasco Financial fell 45 cents and ended with 7,562 shares changing hands at $4.10, Lasco Manufacturing dropped 52 cents and closed at $5.10 while trading 33,874 shares, Main Event rose 35 cents and ended trading of 114,129 shares at all-time closing high of $7.10, Paramount Trading ended with 15,787 shares changing hands and fell 38 cents to $3.05, tTech lost 50 cents and ended with 2,000 units changing hands at $7 and Eppley 9.5% preference share, traded 850 units to end at $6.15.