Bulls at large in down town Kingston
The Junior Market on Monday closed for the 11th consecutive day with unbroken gains leading the market index climbing 25.55 points to close at 3,169.26.
Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Monday with 19 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 974,360 units valued at $6,318,914 compared to 554,767 units valued at $2,609,944 on Friday. At the close of market activities, the prices of 5 securities advanced, 9 declined and 5 remained unchanged.
Trading ended with an average of 51,282 units for an average of $332,574 in contrast to 26,417 units for an average of $124,283 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 74,450 units valued at $357,987 and previously, 75,683 units 
valued at $359,339. In contrast, September closed with average of 116,176 units valued at $538,652 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging finished at $3.50, with 14,360 units trading, Blue Power dropped $4 to $45, with 1,780 shares, CAC 2000 lost 5 cents to end at $6.95, with 1,520 units, Cargo Handlers ended trading at $11.09, with 2,824 units changing hands, Caribbean Producers closed with a loss of 1 cent at $3.70, with 900 stock units. Express Catering ended trading 28,000 shares with a gain of 29 cents at $4.94, Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Daily Trading,
Honey Bun concluded trading at $4.90, with 1,000 stock units, Iron Rock closed 1 cent higher at $3.21, while exchanging 5,698 units, Jamaican Teas ended trading at $4.10, with 54,000 shares, Jetcon Corporation traded with a loss of 12 cents at $4.68, as 39,000 stock units were exchanged. Knutsford Express closed with a loss of 19 cents at $14.80, with 5,585 units, Lasco Distributors closed at $7.20, with 629,096 units changing hands, Lasco Financial finished trading 4 cents higher at $4.40, with 29,060 units, Lasco Manufacturing finished trading with a loss of 30 cents at $4.20, with 56,941 units. Main Event ended with a loss of 28 cents at $5.02, with 35,000 shares, Paramount Trading traded 10 cents higher at $3, with 31,990 stock units, Stationery and Office concluded trading with a loss of 11 cents at $5.36, with 18,344 shares, tTech settled with a loss of 10 cents at $7.50, with 10,536 stock units and in the junior market preference segment, Derrimon Trading settled 5 cents higher at $2, with 8,726 units.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
The Junior Market on Friday closed for the 10th consecutive day with unbroken gains leading the market index climbing 37.73 points to close at 3,143.71 with 21 securities changing hands compared to 18 on Thursday. 
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 75,683 units valued at $359,339 and previously, 78,762 units valued at $374,030. In contrast, September closed with average of 116,176 units valued at $538,652 for each security traded.
Caribbean Producers traded 1 cent higher at $3.71, with 69,888 units being traded. Derrimon Trading ended at $7 with 2,000 units, Express Catering finished trading with a loss of 30 cents at $4.65, with 56,588 stock units trading, General Accident ended trading 10 cents higher at $3.20, with 16,450 units, Honey Bun closed with a loss of 10 cents at $4.90, with 4,891 stock units changing hands. ISP Finance dropped $2.30 to $16.20, with 10,000 units, Jamaican Teas concluded trading at $4.10, with 5,100 shares, Jetcon Corporation finished with a loss of 5 cents at $4.80, with 3,154 shares trading, Lasco Distributors closed with a loss of 24 cents at $7.20, with 11,850 units, Lasco Financial ended with a loss of 4 cents at $4.36, with 51,742 stock units. Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.50, with 14,800 units, Main Event traded 20 cents higher at $5.30, with 166,999 shares, Medical Disposables traded 25 cents higher at $5.75, with 1,471 stock units, Paramount Trading settled with a loss of 10 cents at $2.90, with 124,400 units being exchanged and Stationery and Office settled with a loss of 3 cents at $5.47, with 1,986 units.
$238,441 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 76,654 units valued at $352,768 compared to 76,654 units valued at $352,768 previously. In contrast, September closed with average of 116,176 units valued at $538,652 for each security traded.
Iron Rock ended trading 5 cents higher at $3.20, with 45,000 units changing hands, Jamaican Teas gained 10 cents to close at $4.10, with 36,329 units trading. Jetcon Corporation settled 5 cents higher at $4.85, with 10,582 shares, KLE Group concluded trading with a loss of 30 cents at $2.50, with 265,000 units changing hands, Knutsford Express closed at $14.80, with 2,150 stock units, Lasco Distributors ended trading after rising 20 cents to $6.70, with 56,917 shares, Lasco Financial closed at $4.20, with 107,352 stock units trading. Main Event traded with a loss of 20 cents at $5.10, with 34,220 shares, Paramount Trading settled with a loss of 10 cents at $2.90, with 9,027 stock units, Stationery and Office ended at $5.50, with 8,544 units trading and tTech added 50 cents to close at $7.55, with 9,320 shares changing hands.
Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Tuesday with 15 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 655,302 units valued at $3,576,610.
amounts to 76,654 units valued at $352,768 compared to 78,395 units valued at $358,806 previously. In contrast, September closed with average of 116,176 units valued at $538,652 for each security traded.
Express Catering ended trading at $5, with 48,599 units. Honey Bun finished at $5, with 16,575 stock units, Jamaican Teas concluded trading with a loss of 10 cents at $4, with 55,840 units, Jetcon Corporation lost 5 cents to finish at $4.80, with 13,566 shares, Knutsford Express settled with a loss of 19 cents at $14.80, with 20,230 shares trading. Lasco Distributors ended 1 cent higher at $6.50, with 84,181 stock units, Lasco Financial concluded trading at $4.20, with 104,660 shares, Lasco Manufacturing ended at $4.20, with 75,084 shares changing hands, Main Event closed 5 cents higher at $5.30, with 32,710 shares, Medical Disposables finished at $5.50, with 8,000 shares and Stationery and Office concluded trading with a loss of 10 cents at $5.50, with 182,772 shares trading.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed 80 cents higher at $42, with 15,853 shares changing hands, AMG Packaging added 9 cents to end at $3.49, with 135,101 units trading, Cargo Handlers finished $1 higher at $11, with 415 units, Caribbean Producers traded 5 cents higher at $3.70, with 182,833 units. Eppley closed with a loss of $1 to end at $11, with 5,000 shares changing hands, Express Catering ended trading with a loss of 10 cents at $5, with 433,774 units trading, General Accident traded at $3, with 172,114 stock units, Honey Bun jumped 60 cents higher to $5, with 11,449 shares, Iron Rock ended trading at $3.15, with 5,000 shares. ISP Finance ended 50 cents higher at $18.50, with 2,500 units, Jamaican Teas ended at $4.10, with 60,447 units trading, 
Jetcon Corporation concluded trading 9 cents higher at $4.99, with 115,923 stock units having been exchanged, KLE Group rose 30 cents higher to $2.80, with 40,000 shares, Knutsford Express finished with a loss of 1 cent at $14.99, after 20,350 units were exchanged. Lasco Distributors traded 5 cents higher at $6.30, with 162,000 shares, Lasco Financial traded 6,955 units at $4.20, Lasco Manufacturing traded at $4, with 42,484 units, Main Event ended trading 21 cents higher at $5.57, after just 3,190 units changed hands, Medical Disposables settled 76 cents higher at $5.50, with 8,800 shares. Paramount Trading rose 40 cents to $3.20, with 2,825 units, Stationery and Office climbed 50 cents to $5.50, with 62,599 shares, tTech ended trading at $7.05, with 18,000 stock units changing hands and in the junior market preference segment, Eppley finished at $6, with 8,035 stock units trading.
Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed trading on Wednesday with 16 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 1,087,963 units valued at $5,258,148, which is much improved compared to 462,606 units valued at $2,337,749 on Tuesday. 
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 76,123 units valued at $327,928, previously 71,470 units valued at an average of $327,875. In contrast, September closed with average of 116,176 units valued at $538,652 for each security traded.
General Accident ended at $3, with 705 units, Honey Bun settled 30 cents higher at $4.30, after trading 4,000 shares, Jamaican Teas settled at $4.10, with 122,528 units, Knutsford Express finished trading with a loss of 1 cent at $14.99, with 5,060 shares, Lasco Distributors ended trading at $6.30, with 11,761 shares, Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 5 cents at $4.20, with 19,763 shares, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading with a rise of 35 cents to $4.20, with 3,316 shares, Main Event closed with a loss of 15 cents at $5.15, with 6,653 stock units, Medical Disposables traded 14 cents higher at $4.74, with 1,071 units, Stationery and Office ended 3 cents higher at $4.83, after 692,137 shares changed hands, while tTech traded 5 cents higher at $7.05, with 14,031 units and in the junior market preference segment, Eppley concluded trading with a loss of 55 cents at $6, with 60,800 stock units.
Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange finished on Friday with 15 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 2,090,829 units valued at $10,875,161 compared to 969,013 units valued at $4,496,741 on Thursday. 
In contrast, September closed with average of 116,176 units valued at $538,652 for each security traded.
Jetcon Corporation fell 50 cents to $4.50, with 50,064 shares. Key Insurance finished with a loss of 50 cents at $3.50, with 194,997 units traded, KLE Group settled at $2.50, with 250,000 units, Knutsford Express traded 11 cents higher at $15, with 202,982 stock units, Lasco Distributors finished trading 35 cents higher at $6.35, with 282,987 shares, Lasco Financial closed with a loss of 50 cents at $4, after 47,769 units traded, Lasco Manufacturing ended 5 cents higher at $3.80, with 86,540 units. Main Event ended trading 15 cents higher at $5.30, with 18,799 stock units changing hands, Medical Disposables concluded trading with 2,000 shares at $5.30, Paramount Trading got a lift from the first quarter results showing profits more than doubling and finished 30 cents higher at $2.80, after 458,395 shares were traded and tTech finished trading with a loss of 1 cent at $6.99, with 50,000 units.
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange settled on Thursday with 20 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 969,013 units valued at $4,496,741 compared to 827,619 units valued at $4,771,002 on Wednesday. 
Trading ended with the market sentiments looking mixed for Friday’s trading activity with 1 stock ending with the bid higher than their last selling price and 2 with lower offers.
General Accident traded 30 cents higher at $3, with 2,125 units, Honey Bun finished trading with a loss of 20 cents at $4, with 15,101 units, Jamaican Teas ended trading 9 cents higher at $4.10, with 31,362 stock units, Jetcon Corporation concluded trading at $5, with 12,000 shares changing hands, KLE Group settled 10 cents higher at $2.50, with 2,730 stock units. 
Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange dropped on Wednesday even with 25 securities changing hands as investors exchanged just 827,619 units valued at $4,771,002 compared to 2,217,305 units valued at $9,814,861 on Tuesday. 
Trading ended with the market sentiments looking mixed for Thursday’s trading activity as 3 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
Iron Rock gained 10 cents to end at $2.90, with 30,000 shares. 
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 78,790 units valued at $343,165, previously 74,618 units valued at an average of $323,637. In contrast, September closed with average of 116,176 units valued at $538,652 for each security traded. Trading ended with the market sentiments looking mixed for Wednesday, as 4 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
Consolidated Bakeries settled at $2.02, with 26,000 units. Dolphin Cove closed at $17.50, with 7,438 stock units, Eppley concluded trading at $12, with 1,500 shares changing hands, Express Catering traded 10 cents higher at $4.50, with 192,607 shares, General Accident fell 3 cents at to $2.70, with 837,115 stock units traded, Honey Bun traded with a loss of 1 cent at $4.09, with 3,420 stock units. Iron Rock traded at $2.80, with 6,245 units, Jamaican Teas settled at $4.10, with 23,280 stock units, Jetcon Corporation closed with a loss of 50 cents at $4.50, with 13,419 stock units, Knutsford Express concluded trading at $14.89, with 4,188 stock shares. Lasco Distributors traded 619,619 units at $6, Lasco Financial settled at $4.25, with 52,621 shares, Lasco Manufacturing ended 25 cents higher at $3.75, trading 3,100 stock units, Main Event finished with a loss of 3 cents at $5.15, exchanging 61,685 shares, Medical Disposables lost 15 cents at $5.15, trading 1,899 shares and Stationery and Office closed at $4.70, trading 81,373 stock units. In the junior market preference segment, Eppley settled with a loss of 5 cents at $6.50, with 45,961 units changing hands.
