SOS ended at a record close on Monday & poised to go higher.
Stationery and Office (SOS) ended trading at a record closing high of $6 on Monday, even as Investors cut the prices of the majority of Junior Market stocks.
SOS price hit $6 for the second time since listing in August last year but it is the first time that it closed at the high. The stock has broken out of a narrow trading channel that is was in since November last year. New resistance is just above the latest closing price. The move higher was greeted by aggressive buying shortly after the market opened on Monday and ended with a bid at $6.
At the close of market activities, 24 securities changed hands compared 19 securities changing hands on Friday leading to declines in the prices of 15 and gains in only 4, while 5 remained unchanged. The Junior Market Index dropped 49.71 points to close at 2,905.95. Trading ended with an exchange of 1,793,298 units valued at $7,093,168 compared with 1,167,347 units valued at $4,190,359.
Market activity ended with an average of 74,721 units for an average of $295,549 compared to an average of 61,439 units for an average of $220,545 on Friday.
The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 147,346 units at $595,413 compared to 156,870 units at $634,740 on the prior trading day. March closed with an average of 149,999 units valued at $623,819, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 7 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Caribbean Cream ended trading with a loss of 15 cents at $5.80, with 8,400 shares, Caribbean Flavours traded with a loss of 50 cents at $11, with 9,100 stock units, Caribbean Producers finished trading with a loss of 50 cents at $5, with 137,779 units, Consolidated Bakeries closed with a loss of 5 cents at $1.95, with 19,158 shares, Derrimon Trading concluded trading 7 cents higher at $9, with 9,343 shares. Elite Diagnostic settled 4 cents higher at $3.43, with 303,573 units,
Eppley ended trading with a loss of 9 cents at $9.51, with 288 shares, Express Catering traded at $5.30, with 2,639 shares, FosRich Group finished trading at $2.40, with 11,040 shares. General Accident closed with a loss of 5 cents at $2.95, with 229,895 stock units, GWest Corporation ended with a loss of 59 cents at $2.50, with 179,700 units, Honey Bun concluded trading with a loss of 35 cents at $4.40, with 6,500 shares, Iron Rock finished at $3, with 109,700 shares. Jamaican Teas ended trading with a loss of 16 cents at $5, with 750 stock units, Jetcon Corporation traded at $4.15, with 18,938 units, KLE Group closed with a loss of 5 cents at $2.45, with 11,500 shares, Knutsford Express ended with a loss of 1.52 cents at $12.48, with 850 shares. Lasco Distributors concluded trading $4.02 higher at $4.02, with 160,040 stock units, Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 2 cents at $5.28, with 8,970 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 1 cent at $3.99, with 271,118 shares, Main Event ended trading with a loss of 4 cents at $6, with 14,067 shares. Medical Disposables traded at $5.10, with 7,400 shares, Stationery and Office closed 48 cents to a record closing high of $6, with 267,550 units and tTech concluded trading 5 cents higher at $5.80, with 5,000 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
The Junior Market rose marginally on Wednesday by 2.81 points to close at 2,937.75 after 10 securities advanced, 7 declined and 4 remained unchanged. 
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 7 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 9 with lower offers, suggesting the continuation of fluidity in price changes.
The Junior Market slipped again marginally on Tuesday by 0.92 points to close at 2,934.94 after an adverse advance, decline ratio 2 to 3 with securities trading climbing sharply over Monday’s level. 
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 7 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 4 with lower offers, suggesting the continuation of fluidity in price changes.
Jetcon Corporation traded 8 cents higher at $4.18, with 15,769 units, Key Insurance finished trading with a loss of 3 cents at $3, with 5,100 shares, KLE Group closed with a loss of 1 cent at $2.52, with 1,000 shares. Knutsford Express ended 40 cents higher at $14.40, with 988 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading at $4.10, with 22,436 stock units, Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 13 cents at $5.50, with 14,053 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled at $4, with 41,267 shares. Main Event ended trading 20 cents higher at $6.20, with 1,000 shares, Medical Disposables traded at $5.10, with 1,433 shares, Paramount Trading finished trading at $3.08, with 15,000 stock units, Stationery and Office closed at $5.55, with 53,440 units and tTech concluded trading with a loss of 19 cents at $5.80, with 62,016 shares changing hands.
The Junior Market slipped 8.33 points to close at 2,958.45 on Thursday as declining stocks beat advancing almost by a 2 to 1 ratio as the number of companies trading fell from Wednesday’s level. 
Market activity ended with an average of 154,530 units for an average of $585,364 compared to an average of 77,246 units for an average of $312,402 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 246,012 units at $1,064,766 compared to 283,041 units at $1,258,810 on the prior trading day. March closed with an average of 149,999 units valued at $623,819, for each security traded.
Eppley ended trading 13,000 shares and rose 10 cents to $9.60, Express Catering lost 10 cents at $5.25, with 291,235 shares trading, General Accident closed with a loss of 5 cents at $2.95, exchanging 22,000 stock units, GWest Corporation ended with a loss of 1 cent at $3.09, exchanging 35,475 units. Honey Bun concluded trading after falling 5 cents to $4.65, with 6,000 shares, Jamaican Teas ended trading at $5.30, with 25,000 stock units, Jetcon Corporation traded 10 cents higher at $4.15, with 81,862 units, Key Insurance finished trading with a loss of 65 cents at $4, after 501,651 shares changed hands. Lasco Distributors lost 5 cents to end at $4, with 853,641 stock units, Lasco Financial finished 70 cents higher at $5.70, with 24,256 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 1 cent at $3.99, with 52,230 shares and Medical Disposables traded at $5, with just 400 shares changing hands.
March closed with an average of 149,999 units valued at $623,819, for each security traded.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 17 cents at $2, with 162,028 stock units, Cargo Handlers settled at $10, with 2,347 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading at $5, with 53,540 units, Consolidated Bakeries closed 2 cents higher at $2.02, with 40,000 shares, Dolphin Cove finished at $17.10, with 350 stock units. Elite Diagnostic settled at $3.25, with 244,041 units, FosRich Group finished trading with a loss of 10 cents at $2.50, with 4,287 shares, General Accident closed with a loss of 10 cents at $3, with 89,649 stock units, GWest Corporation ended at $3.20, with 12,254 units. Honey Bun concluded trading at $4.65, with 9,434,940 shares, ISP Finance settled at $15, with 5,000 shares, 
Jamaican Teas ended trading at $4.78, with 11,842 stock units, Jetcon Corporation traded with a loss of 10 cents at $4.05, with 23,588 units. Knutsford Express ended with a loss of 8 cents at $14.40, with 543 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading at $4.05, with 2,000 stock units, Lasco Financial finished 10 cents higher at $5, with 94,008 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled at $4.12, with 700 shares. Main Event ended trading 10 cents higher at $6, with 36,317 shares, Paramount Trading finished trading with a loss of 1 cent at $3.09, with 44,524 stock units, Stationery and Office closed 2 cents higher at $5.52, with 3,507 units and tTech concluded trading 82 cents higher at $5.97, with 100 shares changing hands.
February closed with an average of 338,697 units at an average value of $1,495,774 for each security traded.
Express Catering traded at an all-time intraday high of $6 but ended with a loss of 18 cents at $5.30, with 241,743 shares, FosRich Group finished trading 10 cents higher at $2.60, with 92,684 shares, General Accident closed 25 cents higher at $3.10, with 16,244 stock units, GWest Corporation ended 10 cents higher at $3.20, with 100,620 units. Honey Bun concluded trading at $4.65, with 1,950 shares, Iron Rock finished at $3, with 15,200 shares, Jamaican Teas ended trading 3 cents higher at $4.78, with 336 stock units, Jetcon Corporation traded with a loss of 8 cents at $4.15, with 45,119 units. Key Insurance finished trading 80 cents higher at $4.65, with 7,805 shares, KLE Group closed 20 cents higher at $2.50, with 51,000 shares, Knutsford Express ended at $14.48, with 13,403 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading 1 cent higher at $4.05, with 205,200 stock units. Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 2 cents at $4.90, with 29,199 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled 12 cents higher at $4.12, with 130,600 shares, Paramount Trading rose 10 cents to end at $3.10, with 245 stock units and Stationery and Office closed at $5.50, with 227,976 units changing hands.
The Junior Market Index recovered most of the decline it suffered on Tuesday as it advanced by 23.72 points to close at 2,928.68 on Wednesday. 
February closed with an average of 338,697 units at an average value of $1,495,774 for each security traded.
General Accident closed with a loss of 34 cents at $2.85, with 500,000 stock units, GWest Corporation ended 40 cents higher at $3.10, with 3,916,380 units, Honey Bun concluded trading 25 cents higher at $4.65, with 4,200 shares, 
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 4 stocks ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 6 with lower offers.
Jamaican Teas ended trading with a loss of 6 cents at $4.45, with 48,552 stock units, Jetcon Corporation traded at $4.25, with 45,338 units, Key Insurance finished trading with a loss of 25 cents at $3.85, with 1,002,431 shares, Knutsford Express ended with a loss of $1 at $13, with 17,804 shares. Lasco Distributors concluded trading at $4.05, with 3,385,845 stock units changing hands, Lasco Financial finished at $4.92, with 106,216 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled 25 cents higher at $4.25, with 1,693,871 shares, Main Event ended trading 9 cents higher at $5.90, with 36,685 shares. Medical Disposables traded at $5, with 5,746 shares, Paramount Trading finished trading with a loss of 15 cents at $3, with 50,677 stock units and Stationery and Office closed at $5.50, with 2,727 units changing hands.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 5 stocks ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 6 with lower offers.