Jetcon was the leading trade on Friday with more than 3 million shares.
Trading picked up on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange traded on Friday with 18 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 5,878,774 shares valued at $26,350,771, up from 2,134,693 units valued at $9,319,098 on Thursday.
The sharp increase in trading was due mainly to three companies, Jamaican Teas with 739,063 units, Jetcon Corporation 3,090,635 stock units and recently listed Stationery and Office with 1,647,399 shares.
At the close of market activities, the prices of 6 advanced, 9 declined and 3 remained with prices unchanged resulting in the Junior Market Index declined by 17.64 points to close at 3,035.06.
Trading ended with an average of 326,599 units for an average of $1,463,932 in contrast to 112,352 units for an average of $490,479 on Thursday. 
The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to units 166,749 valued at $725,546, and on the previous trading day 150,764 units with an average value of $651,708. In contrast, August closed with average of 234,437 units valued at $1,295,260 for each security traded.
Trading ended with the market sentiments looking mixed for Monday having implications for the next day trading activity as 6 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
At the close of the market the volume of stocks changing hands and their last traded price are: Access Financial that closed at $46.50, with 2,705 shares, CAC 2000 settling 10 cents higher at $7.40, with 250 units. Caribbean Cream gained 10 cents to end at $6.50, with 5,000 shares, Express Catering ended 9 cents higher at $4.50, with 7,800 units, General Accident settled at $3, with 1,777 shares, Iron Rock lost 18 cents at $2.80, with 1,500 shares, Jamaican Teas closed with a loss of 20 cents at $3.80, with 739,063 units, 
Jetcon Corporation concluded trading 24 cents higher at $4.50, with 3,090,635 stocks changing hands. KLE Group closed 44 cents higher at $2.94, with 55,000 shares, Knutsford Express lost 10 cents to end at $14.90, with 6,555 units, Lasco Distributors concluded trading with a loss of 18 cents at $6.61, with 70,283 shares, Lasco Financial finished trading with a loss of 6 cents at $3.99, with 30,270 stock units. Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 39 cents at $4.21, with 10,872 shares, Medical Disposables settled at $5, with 80,000 stock units, Main Event concluded trading with a loss of 30 cents at $5.70, with 91,016 shares, Stationery and Office finished with a loss of 5 cents at $4.75, with 1,647,399 stocks changing hands, tTech traded with a loss of $1.10 at $6.50, with 20,000 stocks changing hands and Derrimon Trading preference traded 1 cent higher at $2.01, with 18,649 stock units.
Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Thursday with 19 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 2,134,693 units valued at $9,319,098 compared to 814,637 units valued at $3,966,483 on Wednesday. 
August closed with average of 234,437 units valued at $1,295,260 for each security traded.
General Accident concluded trading 20 cents higher at $3, with 14,580 stocks, Honey Bun lost 60 cents to land at $3.90, with 429,925 stocks, Jamaican Teas settled at $4, with 78,776 units, Jetcon Corporation finished with a loss of 13 cents at $4.26, with 222,203 stocks trading, Key Insurance closed with a loss of 25 cents at $3.75, with 23,900 units, after it traded at an intraday high of $4.10. KLE Group concluded trading at $2.50, with 31,422 shares, Lasco Distributors closed at $6.79, with 21,697 shares, Lasco Financial settled 5 cents higher at $4.05, with 144,903 stocks changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing ended 60 cents higher at $4.60, with 350,000 stock units, Medical Disposables closed at $5, with 28,923 shares, Main Event ended 50 cents higher at $6, with 76,415 units, as investors continued to respond to positive nine months results, Paramount Trading concluded trading at $2.90, with 77,817 shares and Stationery and Office ended at $4.80, with 5,510 shares.
Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Wednesday with 20 securities changing hands, but with vastly lower volume and value of units than on Tuesday. 
At the close of the market the volume of stocks changing hands and their last traded price are: Access Financial trading 2,429 shares at a loss of 50 cents to $46.50, AMG Packaging concluded trading with a loss of 34 cents at $3.14, with 6,000 shares, Caribbean Cream concluded trading 20 cents higher at $6.35, with 17,816 stocks changing hands, Caribbean Producers finished at $3.75, with 25,000 shares, Dolphin Cove lost $3.80 to end at $13.20, with 7,277 stock units, Derrimon Trading finished with a loss of $1.05 at $7, with 4,500 units, Express Catering finished at $4.60, with 27,947 stocks trading, General Accident closed with a loss of 4 cents at $2.80, with 34,950 shares, 
Honey Bun closed at $4.50, with 3,483 units, ISP Finance concluded trading with a loss of 5 cents at $19.95, with 2,916 stock units, Jamaican Teas finished at $4, with 204,059 shares, Jetcon Corporation concluded trading 1 cent higher at $4.39, with 35,309 shares, Key Insurance settled at $4, with 25,621 stocks, Knutsford Express traded at $15, with 5,258 stock units, Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 1 cent at $6.79, with 700 units, Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 5 cents at $4, with 7,403 stocks changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 8 cents at $4, with 36,978 shares, Main Event jumped 94 cents higher to $5.50, with 359,831 stocks after the company reported strong increase in profits for the nine months to July of $101 million versus $60 million in 2016. Paramount Trading finished at $2.90, with 1,770 units and Stationery and Office concluded trading 30 cents higher at $4.80, with 5,390 shares.
Trading ended with an average of 108,419 units for an average of $483,277 in contrast to 160,460 units for an average of $1,077,814 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to units 169,320 valued at $728,534 and on Monday 178,020 at an average value of $763,571. In contrast, August closed with average of 234,437 units valued at $1,295,260 for each security traded.
Eppley ordinary ended at $12, with 2,994 shares, Honey Bun ended 60 cents higher at $4.50, with 1,540 units, Jamaican Teas finished at $4, with 94,960 stocks being exchanged, Jetcon Corporation concluded trading with a loss of 12 cents to $4.38, with 1,106,601 stocks, Knutsford Express closed at $15, with 10,941 units, Lasco Distributors finished with a loss of 10 cents at $6.80, as 81,632 shares were traded, Lasco Financial settled 30 cents higher at $4.05, with 231,201 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing traded at $4.08, with 14,250 shares, Medical Disposables settled at $5, with 3,012 units. Main Event traded 1 cents higher at $4.56, with 84,565 stock units, Stationery and Office finished with a loss of 30 cents at $4.50, with 372,562 units, tTech finished 60 cents higher at $7.60, with 3,811 shares and Eppley 9.5% preference share finished 5 cents up at $7.25, with 2,855 stock units.
Trading ended with an average of 268,697 units for an average of $953,848 in contrast to 165,608 units for an average of $616,676 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date are 180,947 units valued at $711,197, in contrast to 163,397 units at $662,667 previously. In contrast, August closed with average of 234,437 units valued at $1,295,260 for each security traded.
Dolphin Cove closed with a loss of 30 cents, at $17 with 400 shares, Eppley concluded at $12 with 11,400 shares, Express Catering settled with a loss of 30 cents, at $4.50 with 130,851 units, General Accident concluded trading 4 cents higher at $2.84 with 10,300 stocks, Honey Bun finished at $4.55 with 5,594 stock units trading, Iron Rock closed 9 cents higher at $2.98 exchanging 51,650 units, Jamaican Teas traded with a loss of 52 cents to $4 with 670,589 shares, Jetcon Corporation concluded market activity, 3 cents higher at $4.48 with just 8,612 units. KLE Group closed with a loss of 50 cents, at $2.50 with 14,830 units, Knutsford Express closed at $15 with 610 shares, Lasco Distributors finished 14 cents higher at $6.99 trading 10,000 stock units, Lasco Financial finished 35 cents higher at $3.70 with only 1,455 units, Lasco Manufacturing rose 10 cents to $4.30 with 28,323 shares, Main Event closed with a rise of 25 cents to $4.60 with 54,116 units, Medical Disposables settled with a loss of 35 cents, at $5 with 44,040 stocks, Stationery and Office concluded trading with a loss of 2 cents, at $4.98 with 330,633 stock units, tTech traded with a loss of 25 cents, at $7 with 6,655 units and Derrimon Trading preference share closed at $2 with 24,300 units changing hands.
was 162,844 units valued at $674,165. In contrast, August closed with average of 234,437 units valued at $1,295,260 for each security traded.
The Junior Market index jumped 73.58 points to 3,105.92 as the prices of 17 securities advanced, 3 declined and 5 remained with the prices unchanged, at the close on Wednesday with 25 securities changing hands as trading levels climbed sharply above Tuesday’s levels.
Trading ended with the market sentiments looking negative for Thursday’s activity as 3 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Honey Bun closed 15 cents higher at $4.15 with 2,725 shares, Iron Rock ended at $2.90 with 22,590 stocks, Jamaican Teas closed 78 cents higher at $5 with 1,400 units, Jetcon Corporation finished 20 cents higher at $4.30 with 56,661 shares, KLE Group closed with a loss of 4 cents at $3.23, with 15,000 shares, Knutsford Express settled 99 cents higher at $14.99 with 3,290 stock units, Lasco Distributors settled at $6.90 trading 65,656 stocks, Lasco Financial ended 20 cents higher at $3.70 with 1,347,961 shares changing hands. Lasco Manufacturing finished 10 cents higher at $4.10 with 3,583 stock units, Medical Disposables traded 9,940 shares at $5.35, Paramount Trading ended 25 cents higher at $2.95 with 1,500 stocks, investors responded well to the surge in the profit of Stationery and Office and pushed the price 45 cents higher to $4.50 with 295,964 shares trading, tTech finished 50 cents higher to $7 with 5,192 units and Derrimon Trading traded at $2 with 100 shares.
At the close of the market the volume of stocks changing hands and their last traded price are: Access Financial that settled $2.80 higher to $49 with 2,869 shares changing hands, AMG Packaging ended at $3 with 3,500 stocks, CAC 2000 finished at $8 with 10,000 shares, Caribbean Cream ended with a loss of 25 cents at $6.60, with 1,039 stock units, Caribbean Flavours traded 10 cents higher at $11.80 with 425 shares, Derrimon Trading settled with a loss of 90 cents at $7, with 2,000 units, Express Catering concluded trading with a loss of 30 cents at $4.20, with 88,763 stock units, General Accident ended 2 cents higher at $2.82 with 14,021 units, Honey Bun traded at an intraday low of $3 before recovering to close at $4 with 23,137 shares changing hands, Iron Rock finished 2 cents higher at $2.90 with 50,183 stocks, 
Jetcon Corporation lost 50 cents to $4.10 with 20,583 units, KLE Group ended 7 cents higher at $3.27 with 79,648 stock units. Knutsford Express concluded market activity with a loss of 99 cents at $14, with 1,348 units changing ownership, Lasco Distributors ended at $6.90 with 42,931 units, Lasco Financial concluded trading with a loss of 35 cents to $3.50 with 283,782 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing concluded with a loss of 30 cents, to a 52 weeks’ low of $4 with 35,718 units traded, but fell as low as $3.80 during the day. Main Event ended 50 cents higher at $5 with 15,190 shares, Stationery and Office settled with a loss of 15 cents, at $4.05 with 209,557 stocks trading, tTech settled 45 cents higher at $6.50 with just 300 units and Derrimon Trading concluded trading at $2 with 5,465 units.
Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Monday with 23 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 11,400,134 units valued at $44,912,427 compared to 689,176 units valued at $4,663,095 on Friday. 
In contrast, August closed with average of 234,437 units at $1,295,260 for each security traded.
General Accident concluded trading at $2.80 with 45,202 units changing hands. Honey Bun ended with a loss of 90 cents, at a 52 weeks’ low of $4 with 5,500 stocks, Jamaican Teas concluded with a loss of 78 cents, at $4.22 with 27,526 shares, Jetcon Corporation finished 10 cents higher at $4.60 with 659,398 units, KLE Group traded 15 cents higher at $3.20 with 98,599 units. Knutsford Express ended 49 cents higher at $14.99 with 11,569 units, Lasco Distributors traded at $6.90 with 55,144 stocks, Lasco Financial finished the day with a loss of 5 cents, at $3.85 with 80,835 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 15 cents, at $4.30 with 28,930 stocks. Medical Disposables finished $1.08 higher at $5.35 with 7,060 units, Paramount Trading concluded market activity at $2.70 with 35,000 shares, Stationery and Office finished at $4.20 trading 74,962 shares, tTech traded with a loss of 46 cents, at $6.05 with 4,500 units and Eppley closed at $6.60 with 2,592 shares.
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