Investors brushed aside the less than spectacular results of a number of Junior Market companies and drove the majority of stocks higher at the close of trading on Thursday with 9 stocks rising, 6 declining and 13 remaining unchanged as 28 securities traded versus 25 on Wednesday.
At the close, the market Index lost 12.58 points to close at 3,173.81, with an exchange of 1,426,982 shares valued at $5,935,222, compared to 3,017,657 units valued at $9,935,529 on Wednesday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator closed Thursday with 3 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, while 2 closed with lower offers.
Trading ended with an average of 50,964 units for an average of $211,972 in contrast to 120,706 units for an average of $397,421 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 101,813 units valued at $501,965 and previously 108,057 units valued at $537,578. October, ended with an average of 69,421 units valued at $347,455 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, Access Financial closed at $49.50, with 5,027 shares changing hands, Blue Power concluded trading with a loss of 69 cents to close at $4.80, with 6,230 units, CAC2000 closed at $16, trading 6,000 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading of 21,255 shares at $6, Caribbean Producers finished trading 49 cents higher at $6, with 28,021 units changing hands. Consolidated Bakeries closed trading of 13,636 shares at $2, Derrimon Trading ended at $2.70, in exchanging 102,629 shares, Dolphin Cove rose $1.50 higher to $16.30, swapping 2,200 shares, Elite Diagnostic finished with a loss of 10 cents at $3.20, with 50,984 stock units trading. Everything Fresh lost 15 cents in trading 140,457 shares to close at of all-time low of $1.60, Express Catering ended trading at $7.55, with 112,354 shares, FosRich Group traded 46 cents higher at $3.86, with 26,616 shares, GWest Corporation closed at $1.90, with 2,550 stock units trading, Honey Bun ended 47 cents higher at $3.98, exchanging 10,900 units. Indies Pharma ended trading 20,357 shares to close at $3.05, Jamaican Teas settled at $3.90, with 21,126 shares, Jetcon Corporation ended 
trading 312,323 stock units, with a loss of 50 cents at $4, KLE Group finished trading of 104,000 shares, with a loss of 59 cents at $3.41, Knutsford Express closed at $12, exchanging 3,933 shares. Lasco Distributors ended at $4, swapping 104,153 shares, Lasco Financial concluded trading of 124,755 stock units to close 16 cents higher at $5.01, Lasco Manufacturing finished 2 cents higher at $3.20, with 173,000 units having been exchanged, Medical Disposables ended trading 592 shares, with a loss of 15 cents at $7.50, SSL Venture Capital traded 1,900 shares at $1.76 and Stationery and Office finished trading 301 stock units and rose 48 cents higher to $9.98. In the junior market preference segment, CAC2000 9.5% closed 16 cents higher at $1.16, with a mere 110 shares changing hands, Eppley 8.25% concluded trading of 100 units in gaining 29 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of at $6.35 and Eppley 9.5% finished at $6, with 31,473 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
More decline for Junior Market – Wednesday
Stocks mostly gained at the close of trading on the Junior Market on Wednesday with the market Index declining 32.11 points to close at 3,186.39 as 25 securities changed hands versus 20 on Tuesday.
At the close on Wednesday just, with 9 stocks rising, 10 declining and 6 remaining unchanged with an exchange of 3,017,657 units valued at $9,935,529, compared to 1,254,634 units valued at $4,719,006 on Tuesday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator closed Wednesday with 5 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, while 4 closed with lower offers. The market closed before a series of results were posted. The picture that was painted is that the results are mixed with some likely to encourage selling and fewer that will result in prices moving up. With 2018 almost ended, investors should start planning for the winners in 2019 as such some poor results now could point to big winners next year.
Trading ended with an average of 120,706 units for an average of $397,421 in contrast to 50,185 units for an average of $188,760 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 108,057 units valued at $537,578 and previously 106,499 units valued at $554,839. 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 with a loss of 10 cents at $1.75, with 44,342 stock units changing hands, CAC 2000 closed at $16, in exchanging 2,562 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading 14,500 shares to close at $6, Caribbean Flavours traded just 100 stock units $2 higher at $20, Derrimon Trading ended at $2.70, with 33,664 shares changing hands. Elite Diagnostic finished with a loss of 10 cents at $3.30, while 3,685 stock units changed hands, Everything Fresh lost 15 cents in trading 183,881 shares to close at of $1.75, Express Catering ended trading with a loss of 44 cents at $7.55, with 16,043 shares, FosRich Group traded 36,429 shares and rose 20 cents to $3.40, General Accident finished trading 1,051,170 share, 25 cents higher at $4. GWest Corporation closed 10 cents higher at $1.90, with 32,750 stock units changing hands, Honey Bun ended with a loss of 48 cents at $3.51, trading 70,766 units, Indies Pharma ended trading of 56,697 shares and lost 5 cents to close at $3.05, Iron Rock concluded trading of 20,000 shares, 
with a loss of 49 cents at $4.50, Jamaican Teas settled at $3.90, with 261,000 shares changing hands. Jetcon Corporation ended trading with 33,200 stock units and jumped 65 cents to $4.50, KLE Group finished trading 88,888 shares, with a rise of 10 cents to $4, Knutsford Express closed at $12, with 200 shares trading, Lasco Distributors ended 10 cents higher at $4, with 101,180 shares changing hands. Lasco Financial concluded trading of 17,648 stock units with a loss of 34 cents at $4.85, Lasco Manufacturing finished 1 cent higher at $3.18, in exchanging 331,709 units, Main Event settled at $5.55, with 13,287 shares changing hands, Medical Disposables ended trading with a loss of 45 cents at $7.65, with an exchange of 500 shares, SSL Venture Capital traded 581,561 shares with a loss of 5 cents at $1.76 and tTech ended 50 cents higher at $6.50, with 21,895 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market pulled back on Tuesday
Stocks mostly gained at the close of trading on the Junior Market on Tuesday with the market Index declining 14.45 points to close at 3,218.50 as 25 securities changed hands versus 20 on Monday.
At the close on Tuesday just, with 6 stocks rising, 10 declining and 9 remaining unchanged with an exchange of 1,254,634 units valued at $4,719,006 compared to 1,232,739 units valued at $4,669,444 on Monday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator closed Tuesday with 4 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, while 2 closed with lower offers.
Trading ended with an average of 50,185 units for an average of $188,760 in contrast to 53,597 units for an average of $203,019 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 106,499 units valued at $554,839 and previously 114,409 units valued at $518,311. October, ended with an average of 69,421 units valued at $347,455 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, Blue Power concluded trading with a loss of 1 cent at $5.49, with 916 units, Cargo Handlers settled at $13, in trading 7,708 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading at $6, with 115,002 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading of 40,261 units, with a loss of 49 cents at $5.51, Consolidated Bakeries closed at $2, with an exchange of 43,693 shares. Derrimon Trading ended at $2.70, with the swapping of 40,500 shares, Dolphin Cove concluded trading with a loss of 8 cents at $14.80, with 2,756 shares changing hands, Elite Diagnostic finished 21 cents higher at $3.40, with an exchange of 2,606 stock units, Everything Fresh lost 10 cents, in closing trading with 75,706 shares to close at of $1.90, Express Catering ended trading of 5,850 shares with a loss of 1 cent at $7.99. FosRich Group traded 95,406 shares, with a loss of 55 cents to end at $3.20, General Accident finished trading 178,900 shares, to close 15 cents higher at $3.75, GWest Corporation closed with a loss of 20 cents at $1.80, with 33,757 stock units trading, Honey Bun ended at $3.99, with 2,900 units passing through the market. Indies Pharma ended trading 
of 52,586 shares and gained 10 cents to close at $3.10, Jetcon Corporation ended trading with a loss of 7 cents at $3.85, with 70,501 stock units after trading as high as $4.50, Key Insurance traded 300,000 units at $3.25, Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 10 cents at $3.90, with 4,000 shares being exchanged, Lasco Financial concluded trading 19 cents higher at $5.19, with 4,611 stock units. Lasco Manufacturing finished at $3.17, trading 115,688 units, Main Event settled with a loss of 5 cents at $5.55, with an exchange of 10,200 shares, Medical Disposables ended trading 14,200 shares and close 10 cents higher at $8.10, SSL Venture Capital traded 17,050 shares at $1.81, Stationery and Office finished trading of 19,737 stock units and moved 30 cents higher to $9.50 and tTech ended activity at $6, in exchanging just 100 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market gained on Monday
The Junior Market followed up gain on Friday with another increase on Monday with the market Index advancing 17.44 points to close at 3,232.95.
At the close on Monday just 23 securities changed hands versus 20 on Friday, with 5 stocks rising, 10 declining and 8 remaining unchanged leading the Junior Market Index to gain 14.49 points to close at 3,215.12
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading turned positive at the close of Monday with 5 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, while one closed with a lower offer.
The day’s activity ended with an exchange of 1,232,739 units valued at $4,669,444 compared to 1,378,210 units valued at $4,765,299 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 53,597 units for an average of $203,019 in contrast to 68,911 units for an average of $238,265 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 114,409 units valued at $518,311 and 
previously 123,432 units valued at $565,096. October, ended with an average of 69,421 units valued at $347,455 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, Access Financial lost 50 cents to close at $49.50, in trading 175 shares, Cargo Handlers settled at $13, in exchanging 200 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading 70 cents higher at $6, with 9,000 shares, Caribbean Producers traded 2,000 units at $6, Consolidated Bakeries closed at $2 in swapping 150 shares. Derrimon Trading ended with a loss of 8 cents at $2.70, as 50,945 shares changed hands, Elite Diagnostic finished with a loss of 21 cents at $3.19, with an exchange of 17,459 stock units, Everything Fresh closed trading with 27,394 shares to close at $2, Express Catering ended trading at $8, with 10,000 shares, FosRich Group traded 28,212 shares with an increase of 55 cents to $3.75. General Accident finished trading 2,400 shares and rose 10 cents to close at $3.60, 
GWest Corporation closed 10 cents higher at $2, with 1,913 stock units changing hands, Honey Bun ended with a loss of 1 cent at $3.99, while exchanging 7,530 units, Jamaican Teas settled with a loss of 5 cents at $3.90, with 13,115 shares trading. Indies Pharma ended trading 130,739 shares and declined 10 cents to close at $3, Jetcon Corporation ended trading 17 cents higher at $3.92, with 246,091 stock units, Knutsford Express closed at $12, in trading 1,200 shares, Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 5 cents at $4, with 189,595 shares changing hands, Lasco Financial concluded trading with a loss of 25 cents at $5, with 160,971 stock units. Lasco Manufacturing lost 1 cent to close at $3.17, with 312,100 units, Medical Disposables ended trading 10,000 shares with a loss of 30 cents at $8, SSL Venture Capital traded 10,000 shares at $1.81 and Stationery and Office finished trading 1,550 stock units at $9.20.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market seems poised to rally on Monday
Bulls prowling around Junior Market.
The Junior Market rose on Friday and seems poised to further the gains on Monday with the IC bid-offer Indicator flashing strong positive signals at the close of trading.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading turned positive at the close of Friday with 7 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, while none closed with a lower offer.
At the close on Friday just 20 securities changed hands versus 22 on Thursday, with 10 stocks rising, 4 declining and 6 remaining unchanged leading the Junior Market Index to gain 14.49 points to close at 3,215.12
The day’s activity ended with an exchange of 1,378,210 units valued at $4,765,299 compared to 2,355,219 units valued at $9,942,794 on Thursday.
Trading ended with an average of 68,911 units for an average of $238,265 in contrast to 107,055 units for an average of $451,945 on Thursday. 
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 123,432 units valued at $565,096 and previously 131,510 units valued at $613,516. October, ended with an average of 69,421 units valued at $347,455 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, Access Financial closed 73 cents higher at $50, with an exchange of 500 shares, Caribbean Cream gained 30 cents to close at $5.30, trading 7,000 shares, Caribbean Producers traded 25,912 stock units, at $6, Consolidated Bakeries finished trading at $2, with an exchange of 17,000 units, Derrimon Trading closed 3 cents higher at $2.78, with 22,000 shares being traded, Elite Diagnostic concluded trading of 53,251 shares, rising 20 cents in closing at $3.40, Express Catering settled 15 cents higher at $8, swapping 23,000 units, FosRich Group ended trading 112,015 shares at $3.20, GWest Corporation finished trading at $1.90, 
with an exchange of 12,160 shares, Honey Bun closed at $4, trading 12,000 stock units. Indies Pharma ended trading 651,500 shares and rose 10 cents to close at $3.10, Iron Rock ended with a loss of 1 cent at $4.99, trading 10,008 units, Jetcon Corporation closed 5 cents higher at $3.75, with 6,486 shares changing hands, Key Insurance ended trading 2,950 stock units and rose 17 cents to $3.25, KLE Group traded 40 cents higher at $3.90, with 4,321 units. Lasco Distributors gained 6 cents to $4.05 and closed with the trading of 257,905 shares, Lasco Financial ended with a loss of 5 cents at $5.25, while 1,500 shares were exchanged, Lasco Manufacturing concluded trading with a loss of 2 cents at $3.18, with 148,536 stock units, Medical Disposables settled with a loss of 70 cents at $8.30, exchanging 2,000 shares and Stationery and Office traded 8,166 shares at $9.20.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market still in flux – Thursday
Negative movement in the Junior Market continued on Thursday with 22 securities changing hands versus 20 on Wednesday, with 7 stocks rising, 10 declining and 5 remaining unchanged leading the Junior Market Index to fall 18.20 points to close at 3,201.02.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading continue to flash some amount of negative sentiment but at a reduced level than for the past few days, with 8 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, while 4 closed with lower offers.
The day’s activity ended with an exchange of 2,355,219 units valued at over $9,942,794.16 compared to 1,116,649 units valued at $4,642,267 on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 107,055 units for an average of $451,945 in contrast to 55,832 units for an average of $232,113 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 131,510 units valued at 
$613,516 and previously 136,271 units valued at $644,972. 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 with a loss of 3 cents at $1.85, with 200,824 stock units, Blue Power concluded trading of 2,016 units with a loss of 50 cents, at $5.50, Caribbean Producers finished trading at $6, with 28,529 units, Derrimon Trading ended with a loss of 5 cents at $2.75, with 17,816 shares changing hands, Elite Diagnostic finished trading at $3.20, with 88,474 stock units. Eppley settled at $8, trading 253,107 units, Everything Fresh gained 20 cents and ended trading 57,025 shares, to close at $2, Express Catering ended trading 6,000 shares with a loss of 15 cents at $7.85, FosRich Group traded with a loss of 60 cents at $3.20, with 169,917 shares, GWest Corporation closed 10 cents higher at $1.90, with 33,200 stock units changing hands. Honey Bun ended 10 cents higher at $4, with an exchange of 2,700 units. Indies Pharma ended trading 159,542 shares to close at $3, Jamaican 
Teas settled 5 cents higher at $3.95, with an exchange of 29,423 shares, Jetcon Corporation ended trading with a loss of 15 cents at $3.70, with 47,601 stock units, Knutsford Express closed at $12, trading 216 shares. Lasco Distributors ended 4 cents higher at $3.99, with 33,600 shares changing hands, Lasco Financial concluded trading 843,083 stock units, with a loss of 7 cents in ending at $5.30, Lasco Manufacturing finished with a loss of 20 cents at $3.20, trading 33,514 units, Main Event settled with a loss of 40 cents at $5.60, with 26,858 shares changing hands, Paramount Trading traded 17 cents higher at $2.97, with 524 shares, SSL Venture Capital traded 317,645 shares and lost 19 cents in closing at $1.81 and Stationery and Office finished trading of 3,605 stock units 19 cents higher at $9.20.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market down could slip further
Negative movement in the Junior Market continued on Wednesday with 20 securities changing hands versus 26 on Tuesday, with just 4 stocks rising, 8 declining and 8 remained unchanged leading the Junior Market Index to fall 23.46 points to close at 3,219.22.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading flashed negative sentiments with 7 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, while 7 closed with lower offers.
The day’s activity ended with an exchange of 1,116,649 units valued at $4,642,267 compared to 1,035,040 units valued at $4,104,381 on Tuesday.
Trading ended with an average of 55,832 units for an average of $232,113 in contrast to 39,809 units for an average of $157,861 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 136,271 units valued at $644,972 and previously 153,569 units valued at $733,759. 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 with a loss of 2 cents at $1.88, with 1,676 stock units changing hands, CAC 2000 finished market activity at $16, in exchanging 15,000 shares, Caribbean Cream dropped $1 to $5 and ended trading 30,000 shares, Derrimon Trading ended 20 cents higher at $2.80, with 1,526 shares changing hands, Elite Diagnostic closed 18 cents higher at $3.20, with the trading of 14,275 stock units. Eppley settled at $8, with 24,500 units changing hands, Everything Fresh ended trading of 100,000 shares, to close at $1.80, Express Catering traded 8,788 shares in closing at $8, FosRich Group traded 190,099 shares in rising 60 cents to $3.80, General Accident finished trading 1,797 shares with a loss of 25 cents and ending at $3.50. Indies Pharma ended trading of 134,987 shares at $3, 
Jetcon Corporation gained 10 cents to close at $3.85, in exchanging 343,605 stock units, KLE Group finished trading with a loss of 30 cents at $3.50, with 5,560 shares changing hands, Knutsford Express closed at $12, with 13,870 shares trading, Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 4 cents at $3.95, with 76,656 shares changing hands. Lasco Financial concluded trading with a loss of 3 cents at $5.37, in exchanging 25,570 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing finished with a loss of 2 cents at $3.40, with 1,464 units changing hands, Main Event settled at $6, trading 13,118 shares, SSL Venture Capital traded 57,508 shares at $2 and Stationery and Office finished trading with a loss of 19 cents at $9.01, with 56,650 stock units.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market falls again on Monday
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.