Trading ended on the Junior Market with 24 securities changing hands versus 20 on Friday, with 8 stocks rising, while 7 declined and 9 remained unchanged resulting in the Junior Market Index declining 29.23 points to close at 3,239.48.
The day’s activity ended with an exchange of 1,167,494 units valued at $4,279,897 compared to 10,752,516 units valued at $53,885,826 on Friday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading had 6 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, while 4 closed with lower offers.
Trading ended with an average of 48,646 units for an average of $178,329 in contrast to 537,626 units for an average of $2,694,291 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 197,715 units valued at 
$957,242 and previously 280,916 units valued at $1,391,984. October ended with an average of 69,421 units valued at $347,455 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging ended 3 cents higher at $1.88, with 213,003 stock units changing hands, Caribbean Cream traded 2,000 shares at $6, Caribbean Producers finished trading 6,970 units and rose 48 cents to close at $6, Derrimon Trading ended 10 cents higher at $2.60, exchanging 34,596 shares, Eppley settled at $8, with 15,993 units changing hands. Everything Fresh rose 4 cents in trading 10,950 shares, to close at $1.99, Express Catering ended trading 76,081 shares at $8, FosRich Group rose 43 cents to $3.63, with 319,784 shares changing hands, General Accident finished trading 2,500 shares, with a loss of 25 cents at $3.50, Honey Bun ended at $4.14, with 100 units changing hands. Indies Pharma gained 15 cents to close at $3.15 in the exchange of 56,960 shares, 
Iron Rock concluded trading at $5, with 2,000 shares, Jamaican Teas settled with a loss of 19 cents at $3.90, with 16,966 shares changing hands, Jetcon Corporation ended trading 111,887 stock units and rose 4 cents to $3.75 at the close, KLE Group finished trading 13,715 shares with a loss of 10 cents at $3.80. Knutsford Express closed trading at $11.80, with 1,417 shares, Lasco Distributors ended at $4, with 13,218 shares changing hands, Lasco Financial concluded trading of 47,629 stock units 30 cents higher at $5.30, Lasco Manufacturing finished with a loss of 10 cents at $3.30, with 131,207 units changing hands. Main Event settled with a loss of 49 cents at $5.96, with 52,256 shares, Paramount Trading fell 5 cents to $2.70, with 13,878 shares changing hands, SSL Venture Capital traded 16,821 shares at $2, Stationery and Office finished trading with a loss of 20 cents at $9, with 6,950 stock units and tTech ended at $6, with 613 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market opens November down
The pattern of mostly rising month end prices followed by mostly falling prices to start the new month was on show again, with the Junior Market recording just 4 stocks rising on first of November while 13 declined thus reversing the 11 to 5 advance decline ratio on the last day of October.
Trading ended with 23 securities changing hands, versus 25 on Wednesday, with 1,326,877 units valued at $5,969,489 changing hands, compared to 7,039,541 units valued at $46,203,913 on Wednesday. At the end of trading the Junior Market Index declined 33.05 points to close at 3,273.51.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading had 9 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, while 3 closed with lower offers.
Trading ended with an average of a mere 57,690 units for an average of $259,543 in contrast to 281,582 units for an average of $1,848,156 on Wednesday. October, ended with an average of 69,421 units valued at $347,455 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging ended 15 cents higher at $1.95, in exchanging 3,230 stock units, before the company released full year results showing profit from continuing operations of $38 million versus $37 million in 2017 or 7 cents per share. The company incurred loss from discontinued operation of $68 million. CAC 2000 finished at $16, trading 30,520 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading 53,086 units with a loss of 55 cents to close at $6, Derrimon Trading ended with a loss of 32 cents at $2.50, with 165,200 shares changing hands, Dolphin Cove concluded trading of 77,348 shares with a loss of 15 cents at $14.85. Elite Diagnostic closed 1 cent higher at $3.18, with an exchange of 19,090 stock units, Eppley settled with a loss of 5 cents at $8.10, trading 3,670 units, Everything Fresh fell 6 cents in trading 131,509 shares, to close at $2, Express Catering ended trading 3,500 shares with a loss of 2 cents at $7.83, FosRich Group traded 54,753 shares with the price rising 14 cents higher to $3.19. Honey Bun ended with a loss of 33 cents at $3.81, with an exchange of 82,875 units, Indies Pharma closed 
at $3.30 with 38,362 shares changing hands, Jamaican Teas settled 10 cents higher at $4.10, with 1,186 shares changing hands, Jetcon Corporation ended trading with of 27,349 stock units with a loss of 14 cents at $3.71, Knutsford Express closed with a loss of 20 cents at $11.80, trading 400 shares. Lasco Distributors ended at $4, while exchanging 258,017 shares, Lasco Financial concluded trading of 96,042 stock units, with a loss of 5 cents at $5.40. Subsequent to the close of trading the company reported net profit after tax falling 39 percent for the second quarter to September to $61 million. Lasco Manufacturing finished with a loss of 36 cents at $3.30, with 17,100 units changing hands, Main Event settled with a loss of 40 cents at $6.10, in swapping 12,504 shares. Medical Disposables ended trading 2,000 shares, with a loss of 1 cent to close at $9, Paramount Trading to close at $2.75, with 235,512 shares changing hands, SSL Venture Capital traded 1,827 shares at $2 and Stationery and Office finished trading 11,797 stock units with a loss of 50 cents to close at $9.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market close out October down
In Junior Market activity, Express Catering traded 5 million that pushed the overall volume to 7,039,541 units valued at $46,203,913, compared to 1,044,222 units valued at $3,800,904 on Tuesday.
Trading ended in the regular market with 25 securities changing hands, versus 29 on Tuesday, leading to gains in the prices of 11, decline of 5 while 10 remained unchanged. The market Index rose 17.11 points but closed October with a loss of 88.45 point to close at 3,306.56, on Wednesday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading had 10 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, while 5 closed with lower offers.
Trading ended with an average of a mere 281,582 units for an average of $1,848,156 in contrast to 36,008 units for an average of $131,066 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 69,421 units valued at $347,455 and previously 59,915 units valued at $276,934. September, ended with an average of 484,335 at $2,628,299 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, Access Financial closed $2 higher at $52, with 1,645 shares changing hands, AMG Packaging ended at $1.80, exchanging 302,368 stock units, Blue Power concluded trading with a loss of 20 cents at $6, with 
3,970 units, Cargo Handlers settled at $13, trading 5,467 shares, Caribbean Flavours traded 5,117 stock units at $18. Caribbean Producers finished trading 10,859 units, for 5 cents higher at $6.55, Consolidated Bakeries closed 1 cent higher at $2.30, with 50,000 shares changing hands, Derrimon Trading ended 41 cents higher at $2.82, with 46,000 shares trading, Elite Diagnostic finished with 18,229 stock units changing hands at $3.17. Everything Fresh fell 6 cents in trading 177,881 shares, to close at $2, Express Catering ended trading 5,012,164 shares with a loss of 25 cents to close at $7.85, FosRich Group traded with a loss of 5 cents at $3.05, with 171,333 shares, Honey Bun ended 9 cents higher at $4.14, in exchanging 6,350 units, Indies Pharma rose 10 cents and closed at $3.30 with 659,403 shares changing hands, Jamaican Teas settled at $4, trading 5,827 shares. Jetcon Corporation ended trading 36,193 stock units, for 15 cents more at $3.85, 
KLE Group finished 15 cents higher at $3.90, trading 1,640 shares, Knutsford Express closed at $12, exchanging 807 shares, Lasco Distributors ended at $4, with 54,996 shares. Lasco Financial concluded trading of 320,455 stock units, with a loss of 5 cents to end at $5.45, Lasco Manufacturing finished 6 cents higher at $3.66, swapping 117,031 units, Paramount Trading ended at $2.75, with 28,694 shares changing hands, Sweet River closed with a loss of 30 cents at a 52 weeks’ low of $3.50, trading 1,200 units and tTech ended $1 higher at $6, with 800 shares trading. In the junior market preference segment, Eppley 9.5% finished at $6, with 1,112 shares, In the US dollar Junior Market, Eppley 5% US preference share traded 5,626 units at US$1.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market down again – Tuesday
Medical Disposables traded at new all-time high of $10.
The Junior Market Index lost 18.06 points to close at 3,289.45, on Tuesday with 29 securities trading, versus 26 on Monday. At the close 11 advanced, 10 declined and 8 remained unchanged.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading had 9 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, while 3 closed with lower offers.
The market traded just 1,044,222 units valued at $3,800,904, compared to 758,861 units valued at $3,466,162 on Monday.
Trading ended with an average of a mere 36,008 units for an average of $131,066 in contrast to 29,187 units for an average of $133,314 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 59,915 units valued at $276,934 and previously 61,226 units valued at $280,213. September, ended with an average of 484,335 at $2,628,299 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging ended trading at $1.80, with 108,833 stock units exchanged, CAC2000 finished trading 200 shares at $16, Caribbean Cream ended with a loss of $1.10 at $5.65, trading 20,000 shares, Caribbean Flavours traded 510 stock units and rose $1 to $18, Caribbean Producers finished trading with a loss of 1 cent at $6.50, with 40,000 units. Consolidated Bakeries closed with a loss of 11 cents at $2.29, in exchanging 167 shares, Derrimon Trading ended with a loss of 41 cents at $2.41, in trading of 46,715 shares, Elite Diagnostic finished trading 28,229 stock units at $3.17, Eppley settled with a loss of 85 cents at $8.15, with 1,000 units changing hands. Everything Fresh fell 6 cents in trading 18,369 shares, to close at $2, Express Catering ended trading 6,486 shares and rose 10 cents to $8.10, FosRich Group traded at $3.10, in exchanging 103,268 shares, General Accident finished trading 1,500 shares and closed 25 cents higher at $3.75, GWest Corporation closed 10 cents higher at $1.70, with 23,477 stock units. Honey Bun ended with a loss of 5 cents at 
$4.05, trading 61,379 units, Indies Pharma rose 10 cents and closed at $3.20 with 128,477 shares changing hands, Iron Rock concluded trading 20 cents higher at $5, in swapping 9,500 shares, ISP Finance finished trading 3,300 shares at $20, Jamaican Teas settled with a loss of 9 cents at $4, in exchanging 2,435 shares. Jetcon Corporation gained 20 cents to end at $3.70, in trading 298,550 stock units, Knutsford Express closed 20 cents higher at $12, with 366 shares changing hands, Lasco Distributors ended at $4, in exchanging 83,099 shares, Lasco Financial concluded trading of 16,666 stock units and closed 5 cents higher at $5.50. Lasco Manufacturing finished with a loss of 16 cents at $3.60, exchanging 16,031 units, Main Event settled 40 cents higher at $6.50, trading 1,000 shares, Medical Disposables jumped $2.50 to an all-time high of $10, with 9,174 shares being exchanged, Paramount Trading ended at $2.75, with 300 shares changing hands, SSL Venture Capital traded 7,173 shares but lost 5 cents to close at $2 and Stationery and Office finished trading of 8,018 stock units at $9.50.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market slips – Monday
The Junior Market Index lost 7.26 points to close at 3,307.46, on Monday with 26 securities trading, versus 22 on Friday. At the close 9 advanced, 9 declined and 8 remained unchanged.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading had 5 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, while 6 closed with lower offers.
The market traded just 758,861 units valued at $3,466,162 compared to 707,099 units valued at $2,876,348 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of a mere 29,187 units for an average of $133,314 in contrast to 32,141 units for an average of $130,743 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 61,226 units valued at $280,213 and previously 62,882 units valued at $287,807. September, ended with an average of 484,335 at $2,628,299 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, Access Financial closed $1 higher at $50, in trading of 1,229 shares, AMG Packaging ended at $1.80, with 20,000 stock units changing hands, Cargo Handlers settled 25 cents higher at $13, trading 1,461 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading 85 cents higher at $6.75, while exchanging 18,700 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading 23,719 units with a loss of 29 cents at $6.51. Derrimon Trading ended 2 cents higher at $2.82, exchanging 18,750 shares, Dolphin Cove concluded trading 1,963 shares and rose 10 cents to $15, Elite Diagnostic finished at $3.17, trading 15,175 stock units, Everything Fresh gained 2 cents in trading 106,904 shares, to close at $2.06, Express Catering ended trading with a loss of 20 cents at $8, with 111,028 shares. FosRich Group traded 16,877 shares with a loss of 60 cents at $3.10, General Accident finished trading 108,000 shares, with a loss of 45 cents to close at $3.50, Honey Bun ended with a loss of 5 cents at $4.10, while exchanging 18,000 units, Indies Pharma
rose 10 cents and closed at $3.10 with 126,444 shares changing hands, Jamaican Teas settled with a loss of 1 cent at $4.09, trading 25,926 shares. Jetcon Corporation ended trading 2,200 stock units with a loss of 30 cents at $3.50, KLE Group finished trading 550 shares at $3.75, Knutsford Express closed with a loss of 20 cents at $11.80, with 1,550 shares trading, Lasco Distributors ended at $4, trading 26,700 shares. Lasco Financial concluded trading 1,672 stock units with a loss of 5 cents at $5.45, Lasco Manufacturing finished 16 cents higher at $3.76, in exchanging 3,166 units, Main Event settled 15 cents higher at $6.10, with 91,364 shares changing hands, Medical Disposables ended trading 1,600 shares at $7.50, Paramount Trading ended at $2.75, in exchanging 13,224 shares SSL Venture Capital traded 400 shares at $2.05 and Stationery and Office finished trading 2,259 stock units, ending unchanged at $9.50.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market gains on low volume – Thursday
The Junior Market Index rose 32.22 points to close at 3,297.35, on Thursday with just 22 securities trading, compared to 30 on Wednesday. At the close 8 advanced, 2 declined and 12 remained unchanged.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading had 7 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, while 6 closed with lower offers.
The market traded a mere 649,685 units valued at $2,602,109 compared to 427,247 units valued at $2,611,085 on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of a mere 29,531 units for an average of $118,278 in contrast to 14,242 units for an average of $87,036 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 64,288 units valued at$294,990 and previously 65,954 units valued at $303,460. September, ended with an average of 484,335 at $2,628,299 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging ended at $1.80, with 67,500 stock units trading, CAC2000 finished trading 7,935 shares at $16, Caribbean Cream closed trading 55 cents higher at $5.90, swapping 955 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading 6,100 units at $6.84, Derrimon Trading ended at $2.82, with 14,300 shares changing hands. Dolphin Cove concluded trading 1,030 shares after rising 10 cents to $14.90, Elite Diagnostic finished with a loss of 5 cents at $3.40, with 15,100 stock units changing hands, Everything Fresh gained 16 cents in trading 33,310 shares to close at $2.04, Express Catering ended trading 72,810 shares at $8, FosRich Group traded 65 cents higher at $3.75, with 16,584 shares changing hands. GWest Corporation closed at $1.60, trading 30,078 stock units, Honey Bun ended 10 cents higher at $4.15, with an exchange of 8,444
units, Indies Pharma ended trading at $3 with 107,461 shares changing hands, Iron Rock concluded trading of 15,000 shares after rising 7 cents to close at $4.80, Jetcon Corporation ended trading at $3.85, with 70,044 stock units changing hands. Knutsford Express closed at $12, with 1,250 shares trading, Lasco Distributors ended 10 cents higher at $4, with 97,607 shares changing hands, Lasco Financial concluded trading of 14,903 stock units, after gaining 20 cents to $5.50, Lasco Manufacturing finished at $3.50, with 31,901 units changing hands. Main Event settled with a loss of 5 cents at $5.95, exchanging 1,332 shares and Paramount Trading closed at $2.75, in exchanging 26,306 shares. In the junior market preference segment, Eppley 8.25% concluded trading of 9,735 units at $6.06.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market in big drop – Wednesday
The Junior Market Index dived 44.46 points to close at 3,265.13, on Wednesday with 30 securities traded, compared to 23 on Tuesday, as 14 advanced, 9 declined and 7 remained unchanged.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading jumped sharply to 7 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, while 2 closed with lower offers.
The market traded a mere 427,247 units valued at $2,611,085 compared to 549,331 units valued at $2,101,338 on Tuesday.
Trading ended with an average of a mere 14,242 units for an average of $87,036 in contrast to 23,884 units for an average of $91,363 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 65,954 units valued at $303,460 and 69,570 units valued at $318,595, previously. September, ended with an average of 484,335 at $2,628,299 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, Access Financial closed 60 cents higher at $46.10, in exchanging 290 shares, AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 2 cents at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.80, with 2,000 stock units trading, Blue Power concluded trading of 12,076 units, with a loss of 54 cents to close at $6.50, CAC 2000 fell $1 to $16, with 13,439 shares changing hands, Cargo Handlers settled with a loss of 1 cent at $12.75, with 3,628 shares being traded. Caribbean Cream ended trading 55 cents higher at $5.35, with 20,000 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading 1,936 units at $6.84, Consolidated Bakeries closed 10 cents higher at $2.40, swapping 5,000 shares, Derrimon Trading gained 2 cents to $2.82, with 10,244 shares trading. Dolphin Cove concluded trading of 29,000 shares with a loss of $2.20 to end at $14.80, Elite Diagnostic finished 5 cents higher at $3.45, swapping 13,958 stock units, Everything Fresh gained 8 cents in trading 18,000 shares to close at $1.88, Express Catering ended trading 17,300 shares with a loss of 30 cents to close at $8, FosRich Group traded 3,000 shares with a loss of 70 cents to finish at $3.10. General Accident finished trading 2,000 shares and rose 25 cents to $3.95, GWest Corporation closed with a gain of 5 cents at $1.60, in exchanging 39,615 stock units, Honey Bun ended at $4.05, with 300 units 
changing hands, Indies Pharma gained 5 cents to end at $3 with 8,564 shares changing hands, Iron Rock concluded trading of 2,000 shares and rose 3 cents to $4.73. Jamaican Teas settled at $4.10, with a mere 100 shares trading, Jetcon Corporation ended trading of a mere 200 stock units and rose by 35 cents to $3.85, Knutsford Express closed at $12, with 11,495 shares trading, Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 4 cents at $3.90, with 64,426 shares being exchanged. Lasco Financial concluded trading of 96,407 stock units at $5.30, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $3.50, with 7,932 units changing hands, Main Event settled at $6, in trading 6,938 shares, Medical Disposables ended trading with 650 shares after rising 30 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $7.50, Paramount Trading traded 25 cents higher at $2.75, with 2,000 shares,SSL Venture Capital traded 1,000 shares and gained 5 cent to close at $2.05 and Stationery and Office finished trading 33,749 stock units with a loss of 40 cents to $9.50.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market drops points
Blue Power ended trading at a new record closing high.
The Junior Market Index slipped 10.99 points on Tuesday to close at 3,309.59, with 23 securities traded, the same as on Monday, as 9 advanced, 10 declined and 4 remained unchanged.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading jumped sharply to 8 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, while 2 closed with lower offers.
The market traded a mere 549,331 units valued at $2,101,338 compared to 1,064,667 units valued at $4,531,797 on Monday.
Trading ended with an average of 23,884 units for an average of $91,363 in contrast to 46,290 units for an average of $197,035 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 69,570 units valued at $318,595 and 72,158 units valued at $331,468, previously. September, ended with an average of 484,335 at $2,628,299 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, Blue Power concluded trading of 2,764 units as the price rose 54 cents higher to end at record closing high of $7.04, Cargo Handlers settled 26 cents higher at $13.75, in the swapping of 1,406 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading 29,732 units and the price climbed 9 cents to $6.84, Consolidated Bakeries closed 30 
cents higher at $2.30, with 4,612 shares changing hands, Derrimon Trading ended with a loss of 2 cents at $2.80, trading 69,406 shares. Dolphin Cove concluded trading of 5,000 shares at $17, Express Catering ended trading 15,327 shares, with a loss of 20 cents at $8.30, FosRich Group traded just 516 shares with a loss of 10 cents to close at $3.80, General Accident finished trading 3,010 shares with a loss of 25 cents to $3.70. GWest Corporation closed with a loss of 25 cents at an all-time low of $1.55, with 54,823 stock units changing hands, Honey Bun ended 5 cents higher at $4.05, exchanging 5,906 units, Indies Pharma gained 9 cents to end at $2.95 with 220,937 shares changing hands. Jamaican Teas settled 10 cents higher at $4.10, while trading 8,857 shares, Jetcon Corporation ended the trading of 4,872 stock units with a loss of 40 cents at $3.50, Knutsford Express closed at $12, with 3,000 shares changing hands, Lasco Distributors 
ended with a loss of 6 cents at $3.94, in swapping 56,009 shares, Lasco Financial concluded trading of 12,365 stock units with a loss of 15 cents at $5.30, Lasco Manufacturing finished with a loss of 26 cents at $3.50, in exchanging 2,894 units. Main Event settled 5 cents higher at $6, with 13,581 shares trading, Medical Disposables ended trading at $7.20, with 18,100 shares changing hands, after it traded at $9.50, SSL Venture Capital traded 13,416 shares at $2 and Stationery and Office finished trading 40 cents higher at $9.90, with just 2,533 stock units. In the junior market preference segment, Eppley 8.25% preference shares ended trading of 265 units lost 5 cents to close at $6.06.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market regains 79 points
The Junior Market Index jumped 78.84 points on Monday to close at 3,320.58, with 23 securities traded versus 26 on Friday as 8 advanced, 8 declined and 8 remained unchanged.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading jumped sharply to 8 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, while 3 closed with lower offers.
The market closed with 1,064,667 units valued at $4,531,797 traded, compared to 1,069,876 units valued at $5,375,641 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 46,290 units for an average of $197,035 in contrast to 41,149 units for an average of $206,755 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 72,158 units valued at $331,468 and 83,015 units valued at $339,541, previously. September, ended with an average of 484,335 at $2,628,299 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, Blue Power concluded trading of 10,000 units and rose 20 cents higher to $6.50, CAC 2000 
finished with a loss of 1 cent at $17, trading 20,100 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading 210 units at $6.75, Consolidated Bakeries closed with a loss of 30 cents at $2, in exchanging 60,307 shares, Derrimon Trading ended at $2.82, with 31,267 shares changing hands. Dolphin Cove concluded trading of 451 shares after rising $1 to $17, Elite Diagnostic finished with a loss of 10 cents at $3.40, with the trading of 21,494 stock units, Everything Fresh shed 20 cents in trading 111,715 shares to close at record low of $1.80, Express Catering ended trading of 5,000 shares, gaining 50 cents to $8.50, General Accident finished trading 1,503 shares at $3.95. Honey Bun ended at $4, with an exchange of 85,000 units, Indies Pharma fell 14 cents to end at $2.86 with 109,876 shares changing hands. Iron Rock concluded trading of 255,300 shares and rose 20 cents to close at $4.70, Jamaican Teas settled at $4, with 10,750
shares changing hands, Jetcon Corporation ended trading 99,501 stock units, 45 cents higher at $3.90, after hitting a 52 weeks’ low of $3.40 earlier in the trading session. KLE Group finished trading 23,665 shares with a loss of 5 cents at $3.75, Knutsford Express closed at $12, in exchanging 1,222 shares, Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 6 cents at $4, trading 90,053 shares, Lasco Financial concluded trading 15 cents higher at $5.45, with 63,985 stock units. Lasco Manufacturing finished trading 3,400 units after rising 76 cents higher to $3.76, Main Event settled with a loss of 10 cents at $5.95, with 31,000 shares changing hands, Paramount Trading closed 30 cents higher at $2.50, exchanging 1,000 shares and Stationery and Office finished trading 27,868 stock units at $9.50.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market down 5% in 4 days
The Junior Market Index declined again on Friday, dropping 41.51 and bringing the losses since Tuesday to 171.12 points or 5 percent as the market closed the week at 3,241.74. IC bid-offer Indicator suggest that the market could bounce big on Monday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading jumped sharply to 13 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, while 4 closed with lower offers.
The market closed with 26 securities changing hands as 9 advanced, 9 declined and 8 remained unchanged, compared to Thursday with the trading of 29 securities. Investors swapped 1,069,876 units valued at $5,375,641, compared to 1,535,498 units valued at $7,110,385 on Thursday.
Trading ended with an average of 41,149 units for an average of $206,755 in contrast to 66,761 units for an average of $309,147 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 83,015 units valued at $339,541 and 76,083 units valued at $349,211, previously. September, ended with an average of 484,335 at $2,628,299 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, Access Financial closed at $45.50, after exchanging 126 shares, Blue Power concluded trading 30 cents higher at $6.30, with 3,000 units, CAC 2000 finished at $18, with 5,278 shares trading, Caribbean Cream dropped $1.95 and ended trading 12,577 shares to close at $4.80, Caribbean Flavours traded with a loss of 1.50 cents at $17, with 10,000 stock units. Caribbean Producers finished trading 13,101 units with a loss of 14 cents at $6.75, Derrimon Trading ended 2 cents higher at $2.82, after exchanging 99,114 shares, Elite Diagnostic finished 10 cents higher at $3.50, with 21,229 stock units changing hands, Everything Fresh gained 10 cents in trading 7,903 shares to close at $2, Express Catering ended trading with a loss of 30 cents at $8, in exchanging 324,956 shares. FosRich Group traded 10,694 shares and rose 20 cents higher to $3.90, General Accident finished trading 1,400 shares at $3.95, GWest Corporation closed at $1.80, with an exchange of 26,475 stock units, Honey Bun ended at $4, with
19,254 units changing hands. Indies Pharma rose 30 cents to end at $3 with 86,875 shares changing hands. Jamaican Teas settled with a loss of 20 cents at $4, with 21,360 shares trading, Jetcon Corporation ended trading 131,851 stock units with a loss of 5 cents to end at $3.45, Knutsford Express closed 50 cents higher at $12, with 3,428 shares changing hands, Lasco Distributors ended 6 cents higher at $4.06, after exchanging 20,209 shares. Lasco Financial concluded trading 14,722 stock units to close at $5.30, Lasco Manufacturing finished with a loss of 30 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $3, trading 226,840 units, Medical Disposables ended trading 1,000 shares with a loss of 29 cents at $7.20, Paramount Trading closed market activity with 1,084 shares trading to end 5 cents higher at $2.20. SSL Venture Capital traded 2,000 shares at $2, Stationery and Office finished trading 500 stock units with a loss of 40 cents to close at $9.50 and tTech ended at $5, with 4,800 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
