Trading on the Junior Market remains very low, with just 246,438 units valued at $1,330,403 trading resulting from 14 securities trading, down from 16 securities on Tuesday.
On Tuesday 405,167 units valued at $2,384,673 passed through the market.
The market index breaks its recent decent, as it is approaches close to a short term support level and rose a mere 3.48 points, to end at 2,982.71, as the price of 1 stock advanced and 3 declined.
Trading closed with 5 stocks having higher bids than their last traded prices and 5 closing with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of only 17,603 units for an average value of $95,029 compared to 11,587 units for an average value of $96,328 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 46,904 units valued at $259,622, compared 50,567 units valued at $280,196 previously. In contrast, June closed with averages of 395,969 units valued at $1,799,200 for each security traded.
At the close of the market, Caribbean Cream lost 50 cents and ended at $7.30 with 2,000 shares trading, Caribbean Producers closed trading with 1,647 units to end at $3.50,
Consolidated Bakeries closed trading with 8,000 shares at $2.72, Derrimon Trading closed at $8.05 with 2,387 shares changing hands, Dolphin Cove dropped $2.50 to end at $17.50 with 100 shares changing hands, General Accident closed trading with 1,000 shares to end at $2.90, Honey Bun closed trading with 3,000 shares to end at $5.70, ISP Finance closed with 3,183 units changing hands at $16, Jamaican Teas ended trading 71,714 shares, to close at $3.80, Jetcon Corporation traded 1,054 shares and fell 5 cents to end at $4.80, Lasco Distributors closed at $6.25 after trading 122,492 units, Lasco Financial ended with 17,499 shares changing hands at $3.60, Main Event rose 8 cents with 10,862 shares trading to end at $5.18 and tTech traded 1,500 units to close at $10.

The Junior Market ended trading with an average of only 11,587 units for an average value of $96,328 compared to 22,509 units for an average value of $132,482 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 50,567 units valued at $280,196, compared with 65,529 units valued at $357,539 previously. In contrast, June closed with averages of 395,969 units valued at $1,799,200 for each security traded.
General Accident closed trading with 100 shares to end at $2.90, ISP Finance closed with 7,517 units changing hands at $16, Jamaican Teas lost 10 cents trading 5,000 shares, to end at $3.80, Jetcon Corporation traded 5,150 shares at $4.85, Knutsford Express traded 16,339 shares to end at $15.49, Lasco Distributors added 25 cents, closing at $6.25 after trading 73,820 units, Lasco Manufacturing lost 25 cents and ended with 35,633 shares trading, to close at $4.30, Main Event ended trading 23,412 shares at $5.10, Medical Disposables ended at $5.50 with 1,000 units trading, Sweet River rose 5 cents and ended with 2,000 units changing hands at $3.55, tTech jumped $1.50 in trading 463 units to close at a record high of $10 and Derrimon Trading preference share ended with 100 units changing hands, to close at $2.50 after rising 30 cents.
Trading closed with 3 stocks having higher bids than their last traded prices and 1 closing with a lower offer.
Caribbean Flavours ended trading 476 units at $12, after falling by 10 cents, Caribbean Producers closed trading with 132,698 units to end at $3.50 after adding 10 cents, Consolidated Bakeries closed trading with 2,714 shares at $2.72, Dolphin Cove rose by 25 cents to end at $18.25 with 7,021 shares changing hands, Honey Bun closed trading with 9,038 shares to end at $5.70 with a rise of 20 cents, ISP Finance dropped by $2.50 and closed with 800 units changing hands at $16, Jamaican Teas rose 10 cents trading 55,000 shares, to end at $3.90, Jetcon Corporation rose 35 cents to $4.85 with 5,807 shares trading, Knutsford Express traded 8,618 shares and gained 64 cents to end at $15.49, Lasco Distributors shed 80 cents and closed at $6 after trading 9,570 units, Lasco Financial ended with 12,000 shares changing hands at $3.60, Lasco Manufacturing rose 25 cents and ended with 13,400 shares trading, to close at $4.55, Main Event fell 40 cents to end trading 31,659 shares at $5.10 and tTech traded 8,126 units and lost $1 to close at $8.50.
At the close of the Junior Market on Friday, the market index shed almost 5 percent as it fell 68.54 points on and 157.79 points for the week, to end at 3,064.46. Advancing stocks outnumbered declining ones, 6 to 5, at the close of trading, for the week.
In contrast, June closed with averages of 395,969 units valued at $1,799,200 for each security traded.
General Accident closed trading with 103,720 shares to end at $2.90, Iron Rock lost 30 cents and closed with 200 units, changing hands at $3.20 Jamaican Teas lost 30 cents trading 9,800 shares, to end at $3.80, Jetcon Corporation shed 55 cents to $4.50 with 804,795 shares trading, Knutsford Express traded 11,582 shares and lost 15 cents to end at $14.85, Lasco Distributors closed at $6.80 after trading 16,000 units, Lasco Financial ended with 68,052 shares changing hands at $3.60 after slipping 20 cents, Lasco Manufacturing fell 40 cents and ended with 535,551 shares trading, to close at $4.30. Main Event gained 50 cents to end trading 31,922 shares at $5.50 and Medical Disposables lost 50 cents and closed at $5.50 with 7,375 units trading.
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 69,006 units valued at $384,639 compared with units 69,674 valued at $402,449 previously. In contrast, June closed with averages of 395,969 units valued at $1,799,200 for each security traded.
Jamaican Teas lost 5 cents trading 114,265 shares, to end at $4.10, Jetcon Corporation rose 5 cents to $5.05 with 215,883 shares trading, KLE Group ended at $2.10 with 7,734 shares changing hands, Knutsford Express traded 8,798 shares and lost 80 cents to end at $15, Lasco Distributors rose 30 cents and closed at $6.80 after trading 16,000 units, Lasco Financial ended with 47,663 shares changing hands at $3.80 after rising 5 cents, Lasco Manufacturing fell 20 cents and ended with 305,377 shares trading to close at $4.70. Main Event ended trading 13,350 shares at $5, Medical Disposables closed at $6 with 15,166 units trading, Paramount Trading lost 1 cent to end at $2.99 with 3,350 units trading and tTech traded 3,000 units to gain 99 cents to close at record high of $9.50.
The Junior Market lost further ground on Wednesday as the market index slipped 31.33 points to end at 3,145.11 as advancing stocks just edged out declining ones 6 to 5. Volume traded increased from Tuesday’s 1 million unit level to just under 2 million units.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of 122,383 units for an average value of $710,103 compared to 58,724 units for an average value of $334,986 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to just 69,674 units valued at $402,449 compared with 43,268 units valued at $248,622, previously. In contrast, June closed with averages of 395,969 units valued at $1,799,200 for each security traded.
General Accident closed trading with 1,000 shares at $3, Honey Bun lost 17 cents and closed with 1,000 units, changing hands at $5.70 Jamaican Teas lost 5 cents trading 24,538 shares, to end at $4.15, Jetcon Corporation lost 48 cents and ended at $5 with 1,280,719 shares trading, Knutsford Express traded 9,454 shares to end at $15.80, Lasco Distributors fell 48 cents and closed at $6.50 after trading 15,575 units, Lasco Financial ended with 2,000 shares changing hands at $3.75 after losing 5 cents, Lasco Manufacturing ended with 69,398 shares trading closed at $4.90 after rising 2 cents. Main Event dropped 30 cents and ended trading 140,248 shares at $5, Paramount Trading lost 2 cents to end at $3 with 10,000 units trading and tTech traded 374,621 units for 71 cents more to $8.51.
In contrast, June closed with averages of 395,969 units valued at $1,799,200 for each security traded.
Jamaican Teas traded 24.400 shares, to end at $4.20, Jetcon Corporation rose 13 cents and ended at $5.48 with 713,635 shares trading, Key Insurance traded 1,035 shares to end at $3.05. Knutsford Express traded 4,570 shares and rose 80 cents to end at $15.80, Lasco Distributors fell 2 cents and closed at $6.98 after trading 24,253 units, Lasco Financial ended with 1,622 shares changing hands at $3.80, Lasco Manufacturing ended with 4,925 shares trading closed at $4.88 after falling 12 cents. Main Event dropped 70 cents and ended trading 26,572 shares at $5.30, Medical Disposables rose 0 cents and ended at $6 with 30,544 units trading and Paramount Trading rose 2 cents to end at $3.02 with 100 units trading.
At the close of the market, stocks trading and their last traded price are: AMG Packaging closed at $4.05 with a mere 594 units changing hands, Cargo Handlers traded 8,204 shares and fell 9 cents to $15.90, Caribbean Producers gained 19 cents in trading only 373 shares to close at $3.69, C2W Music traded 6,000 shares to close at 43 cents, Derrimon Trading ended at $8.05 with 11,912 shares changing hands, Dolphin Cove dropped $3 and ended at $17 with 753 shares trading, Eppley jumped 95 cents and closed with 6,000 units, changing hands at $12.95 General Accident fell 35 cents and closed trading with 500 shares at $3, ISP Finance gained 50 cents to end at $18.50 with 14,547 units changing hands. Jamaican Teas traded 49,146 shares, to end at $4.20,
Jetcon Corporation fell 14 cents and ended at $5.35 with 349,980 shares trading, KL E Group traded 30,000 shares to end at $2.10. Knutsford Express traded 3,700 shares but lost 70 cents to end at $15. Lasco Distributors ended at $7 after trading 2,350 units, Lasco Financial gained 5 cents with 100 shares changing hands, to end at $3.80, Main Event jumped 75 cents and ended trading 6,242 shares at $6, Paramount Trading lost 2 cents to end at $3 with 5,973 units trading and tTech ended with 2,623 units changing hands to close at $7.80.
The Junior Market recovered lost ground on Friday as the market index jumped 57.14 points to end at 3,222.25. Volume traded suffered a 28 percent reduction and the value of stocks trading dropped 52 percent, compared to trading on Thursday.
At the close of the market, stocks trading and their last traded price are: AMG Packaging closed at $4.05 with 15,000 units changing hands,
Knutsford Express traded 10,400 shares but lost 25 cents to end at $15.70. Lasco Distributors ended at $7 after rising 10 cents trading 1,000 units, Lasco Financial gained 15 cents with 100 shares changing hands, to end at $3.75, Lasco Manufacturing added 35 cents and ended with 8,100 shares trading to close at $5,
The Junior Market lost more grounds on Thursday with the market index losing 31.72 points to end at 3,165.11 with increased in volume by 111 percent to 2,034,224 units valued at $16,616,055 traded compared with 964,141 units valued at $9,136,161 on Wednesday.
At the close of the market, stocks trading and their last traded price are: CAC 2000 closed at $8 with a mere 100 shares trading, Cargo Handlers traded 2,993 shares to end at $15.99, Caribbean Cream shed 25 cents in trading 62,000 units to end at $7.25, Caribbean Flavours traded 3,125 units to end at $11, Caribbean Producers gained 9 cents in trading 506,000 shares to close at $3.30, Consolidated Bakeries rose 9 cents in trading 1,400 shares to close at $2.70, Derrimon Trading ended at $8.50 with 2,847 shares changing hands, Eppley closed with 1,003,450 units changing hands at $12. General Accident closed trading with 9,745 shares at $2.70, Honey Bun traded 239 shares changing hands and closed at $6.04, ISP Finance lost $4 and ended at $20 with 200 units changing hands.
Jamaican Teas traded 61,800 shares and lost 5 cents to end at $4.40, Jetcon Corporation dropped 59 cents and ended at $4.91 with 24,708 shares trading, KLE Group lost 5 cents and ended at $2.10 with 2,828 shares changing hands, Knutsford Express traded 7,150 shares to end at $15.9. Lasco Distributors ended at $6.90, trading 17,793 units, Lasco Financial lost 20 cents with 47,524 shares changing hands, to end at $3.60, Lasco Manufacturing added 5 cents and ended with 239,900 shares trading to close at $4.65, Main Event ended trading 47,673 shares at $5.87, Medical Disposables ended at $5.50 with 215 units trading and tTech ended with 8,119 units changing hands at $8.