Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Thursday with the market index rising 21.21 points to close at 3,431.43 as falling stocks edged out gainers.
At the close of market activities, 26 securities changing hands, up from 27 securities changed hands on Wednesday, with prices of 8 securities rising, 10 declining and 8 remaining unchanged as 2,182,720 units valued at $9,969,190 traded, compared to 1,518,650 units valued at $6,262,861 on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 83,951 shares for an average of $383,430 in contrast to 56,246 units for an average of $231,958 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1,028,085 units valued at $2,671,596 and previously 1,076,790 shares valued at $2,789,636 for each security traded. August ended with an average of 232,398 units valued at $1,072,851 for each traded security.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the close of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Blue Power closed trading of 5,978 units and gained 2 cents to end at $9, Caribbean Cream exchanged 1,819 units and gained 38 cents to end at $4.90, Caribbean Producers lost 20 cents in trading 21,505 units at $4.60, Dolphin Cove lost $1.10 with 8,000 units changing hands at $10.65. Derrimon Trading closed 5 cents higher at $2.45, with 29,838 stock units crossing the exchange, Express Catering declined 15 cents to settle at $6.25 in trading 28,400 shares, Everything Fresh closed 5 cents higher at $1.20, with 70,105 stock units trading, Elite Diagnostic ended trading with 215,695 shares, after rising 1 cent to end at $5.32. 
Fosrich climbed 10 cents and exchanged 121,783 shares at $5, Fontana ended market activity while exchanging 117,597 shares to close at $8.11 after falling 28 cents. General Accident closed with a loss of 2 cents at $6.98, after swapping of 11,536 shares, iCreate lost 2 cents in trading 46,285 shares to close at 70 cents, Jamaican Teas closed trading of 3,505 units and gained 25 cents to end at $6.40, Jetcon Corporation lost 29 cents in trading 30,806 shares to close at $1.80. Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 1 cent at $3.25 with 313,746 stock units changing hands, Lasco Financial climbed 23 cents and exchanged 6,100 shares at $5, Limners and Bards lost 10 cents trading 174,427 shares to close at $2.50, and Medical Disposables closed with a loss of $1.40 at $7.40, after swapping of 8,000 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Wednesday with the market index falling 33.75 points to close at 3,410.22 as rising and falling stocks were almost even.
Honey Bun closed 20 cents higher at $6.20, with 100 stock units clearing the exchange, Jamaican Teas declined 35 cents in trading of 63,645 units at $6.15, Jetcon Corporation ended with a loss of 1 cent at $2.09 with 3,135 stock units changing hands. Limners and Bards closed trading of 464,624 units and gained 9 cents to end at $2.60, Lasco Distributors climbed 1 cent, exchanging 117,000 shares at $3.26, Lasco Financial shed 15 cents in trading of 1,220 units at $4.77, Lasco Manufacturing dipped 15 cents in exchanging of 189,539 units at $5.20. Main Event closed 2 cents higher at $5.72, with 1,100 stock units trading, Stationery and Office Supplies traded 7,400 shares, after rising 70 cents to end at $11 and tTech dipped 60 cents with 107,043 units changing hands at $6.
The Junior Market Index jumped 45.19 points to close at 3,443.97 in trading on Tuesday and almost erased the 50 points fall on Monday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the close of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 6 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
iCreate ended market activity in exchanging 70,000 shares to close at 72 cents after falling 3 cents, Iron Rock Insurance closed 5 cents higher at $4, with 12,500 stock units trading, Jamaican Teas climbed 40 cents and exchanged 5,350 shares at $6.50, Key Insurance ended trading 1,000 shares, after rising 20 cents to end at $3. Limners and Bards declined 4 cents exchanging 243,826 units at $2.51, Lasco Financial climbed 2 cents after swapping 75,441 shares at $4.92, Lasco Manufacturing dipped 9 cents in trading 28,763 units at $5.35. Main Event ended market activity exchanging 2,452 shares to close at $5.70 after falling 29 cents, Paramount Trading climbed 30 cents and exchanged 15,000 shares at $2 and Stationery and Office Supplies dropped $1.20 in trading of 189,909 units to close at $10.30.
Jetcon Corporation climbed 30 cents with 188,632 shares changing hands at $2.10, Knutsford Express ended market activity exchanging 2,750 shares to close at $10.90 after falling 9 cents, Limners and Bards closed 3 cents higher at $2.55, with 252,272 stock units clearing the exchange, Lasco Distributors ended exchanging 126,000 shares to close at $3.25 after falling 23 cents. Lasco Financial traded 95,877 shares, after rising 22 cents to end at $4.90, Medical Disposables climbed 70 cents and exchanged 99,870 shares at $8.80, Main Event ended trading with 150 shares, after rising 34 cents to end at $5.99 and tTech swapped 27,000 shares, after rising 70 cents to end at $6.60. In the junior market preference segment, CAC 2000 dipped 2 cents in trading 18,045 units at $1.08.
The Junior Market Index slipped 4.73 points to close at 3,449.27 on Friday with 26 securities changing hands, with 11 securities rising, 11 declining as 4 remained unchanged.
Honey Bun lost 20 cents to close at $6.20, after swapping of 1,116 shares, iCreate closed 2 cents higher at 77 cents, with 151,499 stock units trading, Indies Pharma shed 13 cents trading 53,023 units at $3.30, Jamaican Teas closed trading of 80,953 units and gained 2 cents to end at $5.98. Knutsford Express ended trading with 5,713 shares, after rising 4 cents to end at $10.99, Limners and Bards ended market activity exchanging 1,236,217 shares to close at $2.52 after falling 30 cents, Lasco Financial closed with a loss of 32 cents at $4.68, in swapping of 37,300 shares. Medical Disposables closed trading of 68,130 units and gained 70 cents to end at $8.10 and Main Event closed 4 cents higher at $5.65, with 3,648 stock units trading. In the Junior Market preference segment, CAC 2000 lost 4 cents in trading 44,500 shares to close at $1.10.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the close of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 7 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
Indies Pharma lost 2 cents in trading of 1,850 units at $3.43, Jamaican Teas lost 4 cents in trading 16,223 units to close at $5.96. Knutsford Express traded 4,837,099 units and gained 5 cents to end at $10.95, Limners and Bards closed with a loss of 13 cents at $2.82, in moving 2,386,967 shares, Lasco Distributors climbed 18 cents and exchanged 185,821 shares to end at $3.48, Lasco Manufacturing declined 2 cents to settle at $5.44 in trading 16,398 shares. Medical Disposables lost 60 cents trading 5,000 shares to close at $7.40, Main Event had 2,500 shares changing hands, after rising 4 cents to end at $5.61, Paramount Trading closed with a loss of 8 cents higher at $1.70, with 100 stock units trading and tTech closed trading of 4,421 units and gained 30 cents to end at $5.90.
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Wednesday with a slight dip in the market Index of 3.64 points to close at 3,444.70 as more stocks rose than declined. 
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to units 1,421,017 valued at $3,530,472 and previously 1,502,456 units for $3,331,836. August ended with an average of 232,398 units valued at $1,072,851 for each traded security.
Honey Bun ended trading with 10,317 shares, after rising 18 cents to end at $5.99, Indies Pharma climbed 8 cents and exchanged 28,817 shares at $3.45, Iron Rock Insurance added 5 cents in exchanging 76,090 shares at $4. Limners and Bards ended with a loss of 1 cent at $2.95 with 166,362 stock units changing hands, Lasco Distributors dipped 19 cents in trading 174,577 units at $3.30, Lasco Financial closed trading of 11,430 units and gained 50 cents to end at $5. Lasco Manufacturing ended trading with 18,696 shares, after rising 16 cents to end at $5.46, Main Event declined by $1.38 to settle at $5.57, Stationery and Office Supplies closed trading of 58,500 units and gained 45 cents to end at $11.50 and tTech fell 30 cents in trading of 20,111 units at $5.60.
Trading ended with an average of 82,731 units for an average of $356,514 in contrast to 54,574 units for an average of $349,152 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to units 1,378,282 valued at $3,071,604 and previously 1,502,456 units for $3,331,836. August ended with an average of 232,398 units valued at $1,072,851 for each traded security.
Iron Rock Insurance exchanged 3,000 shares after rising 59 cents to end at $3.95, Jamaican Teas declined by 30 cents to settle at $6 in trading 362,394 shares, Knutsford Express fell 10 cents in trading of 5,641 units at $10.90, Key Insurance lost 20 cents in trading 100 shares to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.80. Limners and Bards lost 4 cents trading 165,769 units at $2.96, Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 1 cent at $3.49 with 54,665 stock units changing hands, Lasco Financial dipped 50 cents in trading of 212,070 units to end at $4.50. Lasco Manufacturing dipped 21 cents in exchanging 25,049 units at $5.30, Main Event closed 95 cents higher at $6.95, with 1,000 stock units trading, Stationery and Office Supplies declined by $1.95 to settle at $11.05 but with 7,594 shares being traded and tTech closed trading of 355 units and gaining 89 cents to end at $5.90.
Key Insurance lost 25 cents in trading 200 shares to close at $3, Limners and Bards ended with a loss of 1 cent at $3 with 349,292 stock units changing hands, Lasco Distributors slipped 1 cent to $3.50 with the trading of 43,257 stock units. Lasco Financial ended market activity exchanging 14,665 shares to close at $5 after falling 40 cents, Lasco Manufacturing ended with a loss of 1 cent at $5.51 with 19,300 stock units changing hands, Medical Disposables climbed $2.40 to settle at $8 with a mere 100 shares trading. Main Event closed with a loss of 50 cents at $6, the swapping of 8,761 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies ended trading with 355,751 shares, after rising 17 cents to end at $13.
The Junior Market Index slipped on Friday but IC bid-offer Indicator with a reading of 10 to 2 points to a positive opening for the market on Monday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 10 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 closing with lower offers.
General Accident lost 35 cents at $6, in swapping of 100 shares, Honey Bun dipped 89 cents in trading 8,000 units at $5.51, Indies Pharma traded 51,075 units and gained 11 cents to end at $3.40, Iron Rock Insurance lost 57 cents in trading of 7,700 units at $3.36, ISP Finance lost 2 cents in trading 200 units at $25. Jamaican Teas shed 49 cents in exchanging 278,205 units at $6.50,