The Junior Market Index almost erased the sharp fall on Wednesday by rising 39.95 points on Thursday to close at 2,951.81 trading on 17 securities down from 21 on Wednesday.
The market closed with an exchange of 3,527,982 units valued at $15,057,338 compared to 4,267,590 units valued at $17,190,562 on Wednesday.
At the close of market activities, the prices of 11 securities advanced, 3 declined and 3 remained unchanged and Stationery and Office closed at a new high of $9.02 after trading at an intraday high of $10.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Market activity ended with an average of 207,528 units for an average of $885,726 in contrast to 203,219 units for an average of $818,598 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 127,177 units with an average value of $576,852 and previously 122,282 units with an average value of $558,032. April closed with an average of 121,622 units at $506,803, for each security traded.
At the close of the market, with 36,784 units, Cargo Handlers settled with a loss of 8 cents at $9.76, in exchanging 4,154 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading 26 cents higher at $5.55, with 6,500 units, Consolidated Bakeries closed with a loss of 1 cent at $1.89, after trading 10,000 shares, Derrimon Trading concluded trading 3 cents higher at $9.53, with 5,000 shares, 
Dolphin Cove rose 50 cents to $15, with 4,683 stock units. Elite Diagnostic settled with a loss of 5 cents at $3.20, with 36,784 units, Express Catering jumped 42 cents to $6.05, with 4,350 shares trading, FosRich Group rose 4 cents to end at $2.39, with 31,010 shares, GWest Corporation closed trading at $2.30, with 13,000 units. Honey Bun concluded trading 1 cent higher at $4.70, with 30,356 shares, Jetcon Corporation traded at $4.20, with 40,233 units, KLE Group closed at $2.80, with 1,500 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading after rising 39 cents to $4.44, with 308,020 stock units. Lasco Financial finished 24 cents higher at $5.64, with 24,040 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled 15 cents higher at $4.20, with 2,944,659 shares, Main Event gained 3 cents in closing at $6.98, with 5,143 shares and Stationery and Office closed 2 cents higher at $9.02, with 58,550 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market drops sharply – Wednesday
SOS listed in August 2017 and has gained 350% when it closed at a all-time high of $9 on Wednesday.
The Junior Market Index dropped sharply by 41.26 points to close at 2,911.86 in trading on 21 securities changing hands the same number as on Tuesday.
The market closed with an exchange of 4,267,590 units valued at $17,190,562, compared to 1,429,313 units valued at $7,069,102 on Tuesday.
At the close of market activities, the prices of 6 securities advanced, 8 declined and 7 remained unchanged.
Market activity ended with Stationery and Office closing at a new high of $9 with a mere 100 shares trading, but there are only two offers on the board, 8,900 units at $9 and a mere 300 units at $27. At the same time, there are 9 bids between $7 and $8 to buy 340,000 units. With this development, a classic case is being set up for a stock split to create more liquidity for trading.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Market activity ended with an average of 203,219 units for an average of $818,598 in contrast to 68,063 units for an average of $336,624 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 122,282 units with an average value of $558,032 and previously 115,694 units with an average value of $536,823. April closed with an average of 121,622 units at $506,803, for each security traded.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed with a loss of $1 at $49, trading 220 shares, Blue Power concluded trading at $30, with 680 units, Caribbean Cream ended trading at $4.80, with 6,700 shares, Consolidated Bakeries closed at $1.90, with 1,200 shares, Elite Diagnostic settled at $3.25, with 39,249 units. Express Catering traded 2 cents higher at $5.63, with 61,595 shares, FosRich Group finished trading 4 cents higher at $2.35, with 5,000 shares, General Accident closed with a loss of 3 cents at $3.47, with 51,100 stock units, Honey Bun concluded trading with a loss of 1 cent at $4.69, after exchanging 4,700 shares. 
Iron Rock finished at $2.95, with 28,284 shares, Jamaican Teas ended trading 5 cents higher at $4.55, with 4,400 stock units, Key Insurance finished trading with a loss of 40 cents at $3.60, with 5,000 shares, KLE Group closed 30 cents higher at $2.80, with 2,000 shares. Knutsford Express ended at $12, with 5,700 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading with a loss of 30 cents at $4.05, with 33,920 stock units, Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 4 cents at $5.40, with 19,583 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 4 cents at $4.05, with 3,882,379 shares. Medical Disposables traded at $5, with 47,000 shares, Paramount Trading finished trading with a loss of 1 cent at $3, with 46,980 stock units, Stationery and Office closed $1.45 higher at $9, with 100 units and tTech concluded trading 11 cents higher at $5.98, with 21,800 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Trading up sharply on Junior Market
Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange climbed sharply on top of the pick up on Friday and ended with 23 securities changing hands compared to 30 but with much higher volume.
At the close of the market 9,045,733 units valued at $53,607,772 traded, compared to 2,909,045 units valued at $13,268,308 changing hands on Friday.
At the close of market activities, the prices of 8 securities advanced, 9 declined and 6 remained unchanged leading the Junior Market Index in slipping 8.28 points to close at 2,915.79.
Market activity ended with Stationery and Office jumping to new high of $7.50 following the release of strong gains in first quarter profit, with earnings per share rising 70 percent to 17 cents.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Market activity ended with an average of 393,293 units for an average of $2,330,773 in contrast to 96,968 units for an average of $442,277 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 119,914 units with an average value of $554,562 and previously 90,532 units with an average value of $363,661. April closed with an average of 121,622 units at $506,803, for each security traded.
At the close of the market, Access Financial jumped $2.80 to $50, with 2,100 shares, AMG Packaging ended at $2, with 140,356 stock units, CAC 2000 gained 50 cents to end at $8.50, with 7,000 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading at $4.80, with 92,602 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading with a loss of 5 cents at $5.55, in exchanging 6,404,986 units. Dolphin Cove finished 5 cents higher at $14.50, with 6,150 stock units, Elite Diagnostic settled with a loss of 6 cents at $3.20, trading 56,513 units, Express Catering traded 1 cent higher at $5.65, with 43,200 shares, FosRich Group finished with a loss of 10 cents at $2.30, trading 9,678 shares. General Accident closed 12 cents higher at $3.50, with 50,500 stock units changing hands,
GWest Corporation ended 14 cents higher at $2.30, with 20,000 units, Honey Bun concluded trading 19 cents higher at $4.80, with 2,000 shares, Iron Rock finished with a loss of 5 cents at $2.95, with 755 shares. Jamaican Teas ended trading at $4.50, with 11,031 stock units, Jetcon Corporation traded 8 cents higher at $4.18, with 21,533 units, Key Insurance finished trading at $4, with 3,000 shares, Knutsford Express ended with a loss of 1 cent at $12, exchanging 926,882 shares. Lasco Distributors concluded trading with a loss of 16 cents at $4, after 847,063 stock units changed ownership, Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 1 cent at $5.44, with 72,502 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 5 cents at $3.90, with 15,400 shares, Main Event ended trading with a loss of 21 cents at $6.79, with 34,859 shares, Paramount Trading finished trading at $3.10, with 57,500 stock units and Stationery and Office closed at $7.50, with 220,123 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Trading up sharply on Junior Market – Friday
Stationery & Office Supplies hit new high after posting good Q1 results.
Trading picked up on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended trading on Friday with 30 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 2,909,045 units valued at $13,268,308.
On Thursday 22 securities traded, resulting in 1,858,849 units valued at $9,781,521 changing hands.
Price changes were high with declining narrowly out pacing advancing ones. At the close of market activities on Friday, the prices of 10 securities advanced, 12 declined and 8 remained unchanged leading the Junior Market Index to advance 6.38 points to close at 2,924.07.
Market activity ended with Stationery and Office jumping to new high of $7.50 following the release of strong gains in first quarter profit, with earnings per share rising 70 percent to 17 cents.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and only 1 with a lower offer.
Market activity ended with an average of 96,968 units for an average of $442,277 in contrast to 84,493 units for an average of $444,615 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 90,532 units with an average value of $363,661 and previously 89,483 units with an average value of $350,843. April closed with an average of 121,622 units at $506,803, for each security traded.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed at $47.20, with 3,980 shares traded, AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 2 cents at $2, with 15,202 stock units, Blue Power concluded trading at $30, with 140 units, CAC 2000 finished with a loss of 1 cent at $8, in the trading of 400 shares, Cargo Handlers settled with a loss of 10 cents at $9.75, with 1,000 shares. Caribbean Cream ended trading 10 cents higher at $4.80, with 500 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading with a loss of 35 cents at $5.60, with 500,787 units, Consolidated Bakeries closed with a loss of 10 cents at $1.85, with 10,000 shares, C2W Music ended at 45 cents, with 43,154 shares. Derrimon Trading lost 11 cents to close at $9.64, with 38,768 shares, Dolphin Cove finished with a loss of $2.55 at $14.45, with 2,963 stock units, Elite Diagnostic settled at $3.26, with 50,456 units, Eppley ended trading with a loss of $1.06 at $8.14, with 1,000 shares. 
Express Catering traded with a loss of 1 cent at $5.64, with 22,300 shares, FosRich Group finished trading 5 cents higher at $2.40, with 191,345 shares, General Accident closed 14 cents higher at $3.38, with 12,890 stock units, Honey Bun rose 1 cent to $4.61, with 84,690 shares. Jamaican Teas ended trading at $4.50, with 40,039 stock units, Jetcon Corporation traded 10 cents higher at $4.10, with 863 units, Key Insurance finished trading after rising 60 cents to end at $4, with 3,000 shares, Knutsford Express ended 50 cents higher at $13, with 6,804 shares. Lasco Distributors concluded trading with a loss of 9 cents at $4.16, with 37,722 stock units, Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 5 cents at $5.45, with 36,739 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled 5 cents higher at $3.95, with 1,213,202 shares, Main Event ended trading at $7, with 195,584 shares. Paramount Trading finished trading 39 cents higher at $3.10, with 204,316 stock units, Stationery and Office rose 50 cents to a new high of $7.50, with 102,027 units changing hands and tTech concluded trading with a loss of 13 cents at $5.87, in exchanging 13,654 shares.
In the junior market preference segment, Derrimon Trading 9% concluded trading at $1.90, with 27,020 units and Eppley 8.75% ended trading at $6, with 48,500 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market set for a bounce on Thursday
The Junior Market Index rose just 4.89 points to close at 2,933.14, trading just 19 securities but the closing bids and offers suggest that the market could enjoy a bigger bounce on Thursday.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
Trading ended on Wednesday, with the prices of 5 securities gaining, 4 declining while 10 remained unchanged.
At the close of market activities, 1,096,815 units valued at $3,914,766 changed hands in contrast to Tuesday, when 27 securities and 1,399,513 units valued at $6,305,138 were traded.
Market activity ended with an average of 57,727 units for an average of $206,040 in contrast to 51,834 units for an average of $233,524 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 90,161 units with an average value of $338,109 and previously 94,470 units with an average value of $355,656. April closed with an average of 121,622 units at $506,803, for each security traded.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended at $2, trading 9,500 stock units, Blue Power concluded trading at $30, with 900 units, CAC 2000 finished at $8.01, with 200 shares, Cargo Handlers settled at $9.85, with 861 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cream ended trading 5 cents higher at $4.70, with 29,800 shares. Derrimon Trading lost of 70 cents to end at $9.45, with 10,547 shares, Elite Diagnostic settled at $3.25, with 35,042 units, Express Catering traded 69,261 shares and closed at $5.65, FosRich Group finished trading with a loss of 5 cents at $2.30, with 197,230 shares. 
GWest Corporation ended at $2.30, with 30,671 units, ISP Finance settled at $18, with 1,400 shares, Jamaican Teas ended trading with a loss of 50 cents at $4.50, as 4,112 stock units changed hands, Jetcon Corporation closed at $4, with 9,814 units. Key Insurance finished trading with a loss of 50 cents at $3.40, exchanging 286,042 shares, KLE Group closed 25 cents higher at $2.50, with 201,200 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading at $4.311 after declining 1 cent, with 140,266 stock units, Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 2 cents at $5.50, trading 38,789 units and Lasco Manufacturing settled 5 cents higher at $4, with 1,180 shares. In the junior market preference segment, Eppley 8.75% settled at $6, with 30,000 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Trading picks up on Junior Market – Tuesday
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed trading with 27 securities changing hands resulting in an exchange of 1,399,513 units valued at $6,305,138.
At the close of market activities on Monday 22 securities leading to 806,611 units valued at $3,430,741 being exchanged. Trading ended with the prices of 9 securities advancing, 10 declining while 7 remained unchanged. At the close, the Junior Market Index declined 4.43 points to 2,928.25.
Market activity ended with an average of 51,834 units for an average of $233,524 in contrast to 36,664 units for an average of $155,943 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 94,470 units with an average value of $355,656 and previously 104,394 units with an average value of $384,083. April closed with an average of 121,622 units at $506,803, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended at $2, with 18,131 stock units, CAC 2000 finished with a loss of 99 cents at $8.01, with 300 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading 4 cents higher at $4.65, with 6,000 shares, Caribbean Flavours traded $1 higher at $12, with 10,600 stock units, Caribbean Producers finished trading at $5.29, with 4,750 units. Consolidated Bakeries closed at $1.85, with 4,506 shares, Derrimon Trading concluded trading with a loss of 35 cents at $10.15, with 5,800 shares, Dolphin Cove finished at $17, with 2,000 stock units, Elite Diagnostic settled at $3.25, with 167,349 units. Express Catering traded 14 cents higher at $5.65, with 304,276 shares, FosRich Group finished trading with a loss of 14 cents at $2.35, with 158,014 shares, General Accident closed at $3.15, with 5,029 stock units, 
GWest Corporation ended with a loss of 5 cents at an all-time closing low of $2.30, with 62,876 units. Honey Bun concluded trading with a loss of 20 cents at $4.60, with 33,064 shares, Iron Rock finished with a loss of 50 cents at $3, with 5,000 shares, Jamaican Teas ended trading 55 cents higher at $5, with 154,883 stock units, Jetcon Corporation traded at $4, with 15,158 units. KLE Group closed with a loss of 25 cents at $2.25, with 90,509 shares, Knutsford Express ended with a loss of 90 cents at $13, with 4,000 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading 2 cents higher at $4.30, with 5,249 stock units, Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 3 cents at $5.52, with 211,952 units. Lasco Manufacturing settled 21 cents higher at $3.95, with 5,324 shares, Main Event ended trading with a loss of 19 cents at $6.81, with 12,217 shares, Paramount Trading finished trading 1 cent higher at $2.71, with 100 stock units, Stationery and Office closed 10 cents higher at a all-time high of $6.30, with 95,993 units and tTech concluded trading 28 cents higher at $6, with 14,981 shares. In the junior market preference segment, Eppley 8.75% settled at $6, with 1,452 shares, changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market drops – Monday
GWest dropped to an all-time low of Monday of $2.35.
The Junior Market Index declined 35.85 points to close at 2,932.68 in trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday with 22 securities changing hands, compared to 26 on Friday.
At the close of market activities 806,611 units valued at $3,430,741 were exchanged, compared to 1,252,974 units valued at $5,418,449, on Friday. Trading ended with the prices of 6 securities advancing, 12 declining while 4 remained unchanged.
Market activity ended with an average of 36,664 units for an average of $155,943 in contrast to 48,191 units for an average of $208,402 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 104,394 units with an average value of $384,083 and previously 120,246 units with an average value of $437,478. April closed with an average of 121,622 units at $506,803, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
At the close of the market AMG Packaging ended 6 cents higher at $2, with 1,500 stock units trading, 
Blue Power concluded trading at $30, with 100 units, Cargo Handlers settled with a loss of 15 cents at $9.85, with 6,247 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading with a loss of 21 cents at $5.29, with 1,600 units changing hands, Consolidated Bakeries closed with a loss of 20 cents at $1.85, with 123,000 shares. Elite Diagnostic settled at $3.25, with 76,190 units, Eppley ended trading 2 cents higher at $9.22, with 55,000 shares, Express Catering traded 1 cent higher at $5.51, with 3,523 shares, FosRich Group finished trading with a loss of 1 cent at $2.49, with 3,349 shares. General Accident closed with a loss of 5 cents at $3.15, trading 5,637 stock units, GWest Corporation ended with a loss of 5 cents at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.35, while exchanging 22,537 units, Honey Bun concluded trading at $4.80, with 1,006 shares,
Jamaican Teas ended trading with a loss of 55 cents at $4.45, with 100,409 stock units. Jetcon Corporation traded with a loss of 9 cents at $4, with 173,947 units, after trading at a 52 weeks’ low of $3.50, KLE Group closed 5 cents higher at $2.50, with 6,204 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading with a loss of 2 cents at $4.28, with 98,131 stock units, Lasco Financial finished at $5.55, with 78,200 units. Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 11 cents at $3.74, with 29,470 shares, Main Event ended trading 21 cents higher at $7, with 11,500 shares, Paramount Trading finished trading with a loss of 30 cents at $2.70, with 2,000 stock units, Stationery and Office closed 15 cents higher at $6.20, with 6,091 units and tTech concluded trading with a loss of 3 cents at $5.72, with 970 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Modest gains for Junior Market – Friday
Blue Power in big drop to close at $30.
Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Friday with 26 securities changing hands, compared to 25 on Thursday.
At the close of market activities 1,252,974 units valued at $5,418,449 were exchanged, compared to 3,622,077 units valued at $8,835,894, on Thursday. Trading ended with the prices of 8 securities advancing, 7 declining and 11 remained unchanged and the Junior Market Index advanced by 9.51 points to close at 2,968.53.
Market activity ended with an average of 48,191 units for an average of $208,402 in contrast to 144,883 units for an average of $353,436 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 120,246 units with an average value of $437,478 and previously 147,796 units with an average value of $529,433. April closed with an average of 121,622 units at $506,803, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Blue Power concluded trading with a drop of $6.85 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $30, with 1,859 units, Cargo Handlers settled at $10, with 2,217 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading at $4.61, with 2,200 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading 20 cents higher at $5.50, with 124,930 units, Dolphin Cove finished at $17, with 2,755 stock units. Elite Diagnostic settled at $3.25, with 53,409 units, Eppley ended trading with a loss of 30 cents at $9.20, with 73,571 shares, Express Catering traded with a loss of 50 cents at $5.50, with 37,300 shares, FosRich Group finished trading 5 cents higher at $2.50, with 53,467 shares. General Accident closed 20 cents higher at $3.20, with 500,363 stock units, GWest Corporation ended at $2.40, with 28,513 units, Honey Bun concluded trading 20 cents higher at $4.80, with 10,000 shares, ISP Finance settled 80 cents higher at $18, with 1,000 shares. Jamaican Teas ended trading at $5, with 39,880 stock units, Jetcon Corporation traded with a loss of 4 cents at $4.09, with 14,500 units, 
Key Insurance finished trading at $3.90, with 10,000 shares, Knutsford Express ended 43 cents higher at $13.90, with 5,290 shares. Lasco Distributors concluded trading 10 cents higher at $4.30, with 87,570 stock units, Lasco Financial finished at $5.55, with 24,986 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled 10 cents higher at $3.85, with 9,140 shares, Main Event ended trading with a loss of 46 cents at $6.79, with 8,560 shares. Paramount Trading finished trading with a loss of 10 cents at $3, with 70,851 stock units, Stationery and Office closed with a loss of 15 cents at $6.05, with 10,346 units and tTech concluded trading at $5.75, with 29,327 shares. In the junior market preference segment, Derrimon Trading 9% ended at $2, with 2,390 stock units, Eppley 8.75% concluded trading at $6, with 48,550 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Lower Junior Market trading – Thursday
Derrimon Trading closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $10.50 on Thursday.
Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Thursday with 25 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 3,622,077 units valued at $8,835,893 down from 5,405,843 units valued at $23,297,183.
At the close of market activities, the prices of 13 securities advanced, 6 declined and 6 remained unchanged. The Junior Market Index advanced by just 7.05 points to close at 2,959.02.
Market activity ended with an average of 144,883 units for an average of $353,436 in contrast to 40,887 units for an average of $154,734 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 147,796 units with an average value of $529,433 and previously 149,489 units valued at $631,756. April closed with an average of 121,622 units at $506,803, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended 1 cent higher at $1.94, with 2,728,431 stock units, CAC 2000 finished 55 cents higher at $9, with 5,368 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading 1 cent higher at $4.61, with 700 shares, Caribbean Flavours traded at $11, with 150 stock units, Caribbean Producers finished trading at $5.30, with 8,483 units. Consolidated Bakeries closed 15 cents higher at $2.05, with 63,656 shares, C2W Music ended 2 cents higher at 45 cents, with 94,087 shares, Derrimon Trading concluded trading 50 cents higher at a 52 weeks’ high of $10.50, with 9,121 shares, Elite Diagnostic settled 4 cents higher at $3.25, with 16,367 units. Eppley ended trading with a loss of 15 cents at $9.50, with 2,000 shares, Express Catering traded 5 cents higher at $6, with 164,654 shares, FosRich Group finished trading at $2.45, with 40,493 shares, 
General Accident closed with a loss of 1 cent at $3, with 18,500 stock units. GWest Corporation ended at $2.40, with 79,075 units, Honey Bun concluded trading with a loss of 20 cents at $4.60, with 7,326 shares, Jamaican Teas ended trading 40 cents higher at $5, with 14,572 stock units, Jetcon Corporation traded with a loss of 2 cents at $4.13, with 30,765 units. Key Insurance finished trading 30 cents higher at $3.90, with 150 shares, Knutsford Express ended with a loss of 48 cents at $13.47, with 120 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading with a loss of 5 cents at $4.20, with 198,867 stock units, Lasco Financial finished 5 cents higher at $5.55, with 28,040 units. Lasco Manufacturing settled 2 cents higher at $3.75, with 67,278 shares, Main Event ended trading at $7.25, with 9,348 shares, Stationery and Office closed 20 cents higher at $6.20, with 32,246 units and tTech concluded trading at $5.75, with 2,280 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Sharp fall in Junior Market Trading – Wednesday
Trading on the Junior Market Index declined sharply from Tuesday, with an exchange of 1,022,183 units valued at $3,868,338.79, down from 5,405,843 shares valued at $23,297,183.
Market activities closed with the index falling 24.65 points to close at 2,951.97 after 25 securities changed hands from 18 trading on Tuesday. Trading resulted in 5 stocks rising, 11 declining and 9 remaining unchanged.
Market activity ended with an average of 40,887 units for an average of $154,734 in contrast to 300,325 units for an average of $1,294,288 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to units 149,489 valued at $631,756. April closed with an average of 121,622 units at $506,803, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed 10 cents higher at $47.20, with 120 shares, AMG Packaging ended at $1.93, with 95,740 stock units changing hands, Blue Power concluded trading at $36.85, with 1,000 units, Caribbean Cream ended trading with a loss of 40 cents at $4.60, with 16,669 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading with a loss of 10 cents at $5.30, with 17,323 units. Consolidated Bakeries closed at $1.90, with 15,000 shares, Derrimon Trading concluded trading at $10, with 2,120 shares, Elite Diagnostic settled 1 cent higher at $3.21, with 58,033 units, Eppley ended trading at $9.65, with 19,559 shares. Express Catering traded with a loss of 4 cents at $5.95, with 2,100 shares, FosRich Group finished trading 7 cents higher at $2.45, with 35,748 shares, General Accident closed with a loss of 1 cent at $3.01, with 2,750 stock units, GWest Corporation ended at $2.40, with 51,127 units.
Honey Bun concluded trading at $4.80, with 3,000 shares, Jamaican Teas ended trading with a loss of 40 cents at $4.60, with 11,892 stock units, Jetcon Corporation traded with a loss of 10 cents at $4.15, with 6,133 units, Key Insurance finished trading 10 cents higher at $3.60, with 13,837 shares. Knutsford Express ended with a loss of 5 cents at $13.95, with 1,157 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading with a loss of 5 cents at $4.25, with 14,352 stock units, Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 12 cents at $5.50, with 24,698 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 36 cents at $3.73, with 566,919 shares. Main Event ended trading 25 cents higher at $7.25, with 5,000 shares, Medical Disposables traded at $5, with 12,130 shares, Paramount Trading finished trading at $3.10, with 11,281 stock units and tTech concluded trading with a loss of 25 cents at $5.75, with 34,495 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
