At the close of market activities the Junior Market Index dropped 49.56 points to close at 2,777.49 as the prices of 6 securities advanced, 7 declined and 11 remained unchanged.
At the close of trading, 24 securities changed hands compared to 23 on Monday, resulting in an exchange of 1,666,398 units valued at $6,383,021 compared to 2,275,981 units valued at $9,193,941 on Monday.
Trading ended with an average of 69,433 units for an average of $265,959 in contrast to 98,956 units for an average of $399,737 on Monday. Trading month to date amounts to an average of 123,374 shares valued at $507,918 and previously, an average of 134,730 units valued at $558,856. December closed with average of 568,732 units valued at $3,447,957 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed at $43, with 4,600 shares traded, AMG Packaging ended at $2.92, with 20,779 stock units changing hands, Cargo Handlers settled with a loss of 90 cents at $10, in exchanging 803 shares, Caribbean Flavours gained 5 cents to end at $11.05, with 4,600 units, Caribbean Producers finished trading at $4.28, with 178,383 shares. Consolidated Bakeries rose 4 cents to $2, with 100,000 shares trading, C2W Music ended at 51 cents, with 6,779 stock units, Derrimon Trading closed at $7, with 9,500 units traded, Express Catering ended trading at $4.50, with 24,765 stock units. FosRich Group traded 2 cents higher at $2.52, with 122,543 units, General Accident finished trading with a loss of 5 cents at $2.95, with 21,277 shares, GWest Corporation closed with a loss of 23 cents at $2.87, with 461,864 shares, Honey Bun ended at $4.15, with 1,160 stock units.
Jamaican Teas settled with a loss of 35 cents at $4.50, with 106,755 shares, Jetcon Corporation traded with a loss of 24 cents at $4.50, exchanging 157,418 stock units, KLE Group rose 15 cents to $2.30, with 7,905 shares, Knutsford Express closed 10 cents higher at $14.90, with 527 shares. Lasco Distributors ended 15 cents higher at $3.70, with 177,800 stock units, Lasco Financial concluded trading with a loss of 1 cent at $5.38, with 152,002 units, Lasco Manufacturing finished at $3.65, with 79,533 shares, Main Event settled at $6, with 24,393 shares. Stationery and Office finished trading at $4.80, with 1,400 shares, tTech ended with a loss of 10 cents at $6.50, with 1,478 stock units and In the Junior Market preference segment, Eppley concluded trading at $7.20, with 134 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 6 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Jetcon Corporation rose 9 cents to close at $4.74, with 5,400 stock units, 
December closed with average of 568,732 units valued at $3,447,957 for each security traded.
GWest Corporation closed at $3, with 1,810,292 shares, ISP Finance finished at $12.50, with 126 shares. Jetcon Corporation ended trading with a loss of 35 cents at $4.65, with 113,000 stock units, Key Insurance traded with a loss of 35 cents at $3.10, with 59,986 units, KLE Group finished trading at $2.15, with 9,300 shares, Knutsford Express closed at $14.80, with 7,659 shares. Lasco Distributors ended at $3.80, with 63,491 stock units, Lasco Financial concluded trading with a loss of 30 cents at $5.30, with 70,113 units, Lasco Manufacturing finished at $4.17, with 203,205 shares, Main Event settled at $5.80, with 20,463 shares. Paramount Trading traded 15 cents higher at $3.15, with 11,000 units and Stationery and Office finished trading with a loss of 20 cents at $4.80, with 24,232 shares.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed at $42, with 2,843 shares, AMG Packaging finished at $2.90, with 1,500 shares, C2W Music finished trading at $0.51, with 35,000 shares, 
Iron Rock ended trading at $3, with 4,750 stock units, 
Trading month to date amounts to an average of In contrast, December closed with average of 568,732 units valued at $3,447,957 for each security traded.
GWest Corporation closed with a loss of 70 cents at $3.30, with 506,563 shares trading, Honey Bun ended at $4.50, with 15,457 stock units, Iron Rock concluded trading 16 cents higher at $3, with 5,000 units. ISP Finance finished 50 cents higher at $12.50, with 5,000 shares, Jamaican Teas settled at $4.10, with 103,538 shares, Jetcon Corporation ended trading 5 cents higher at $5, with 379,918 stock units, Knutsford Express closed with a loss of 20 cents at $14.80, with 16,304 shares. Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 34 cents at $3.52, with 170,855 stock units, Lasco Financial concluded trading 35 cents higher at $5.50, with 24,267 units, Lasco Manufacturing finished 13 cents higher at $3.50, with 263,914 shares, Main Event settled with a loss of 50 cents at $5.50, with 5,083 shares. Stationery and Office finished trading 45 cents higher at $5.25, with 1,043,448 shares and tTech ended with a loss of 39 cents at $6.50, with 6,000 stock units. In the junior market preference segment, Eppley 9.5% concluded trading at $7.20, with 642 units, Eppley 10% closed unchanged at $6, with 4,685 shares changing hands.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Jamaican Teas settled at $3.70, with 13,330 shares. Jetcon Corporation ended trading 20 cents higher at $5, with 24,329 stock units, Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 8 cents at $3.90, with 92,966 stock units, Lasco Financial concluded trading 12 cents higher at $5.30, with 432,955 units, Lasco Manufacturing finished 20 cents higher at $3.90, with 6,180 shares. Main Event settled at $5.28, with 5,724 shares, Paramount Trading traded at $3, with 133,000 units, Stationery and Office finished trading 5 cents higher at $4.95, with 25,370 shares and tTech ended with a loss of 11 cents at $6.89, with 9,800 stock units. In the junior market preference segment, Eppley ended at $5.50, with 5,000 shares trading.
In contrast, November closed with average of 107,477 units valued at $545,989 for each security traded.
Eppley settled at $12, with 20,000,400 shares, Express Catering ended trading 70 cents higher at $5, with 81,427 stock units, newly listed, GWest traded with a loss of 54 cents in trading 1,067,765 shares in closing price of $3.21, Honey Bun finished trading 9 cents higher at $4, with 500 shares, Iron Rock closed at $2.85, with 23,019 shares. Jetcon Corporation finished with a gain of 40 cents at $4.80, with 120,000 shares, Knutsford Express traded at $15, with 55,128 units, Lasco Distributors finished trading with a loss of 1 cent at $3.98, with 127,481 shares, Lasco Manufacturing ended with a loss of 23 cents at $3.70, with 130,028 stock units. Main Event concluded trading with a loss of 72 cents at $5.28, with 4,155 units, Paramount Trading settled at $3, with 22,885 shares and Stationery and Office ended trading at $4.90, with 828 stock units. In the junior market preference segment, Eppley 10% concluded trading at $7.20, with a mere 330 units trading.
Eppley traded 10 million of the 12 million shares to trade on Wednesday with the market index jumping 58.96 points to 2753.77 as 22 securities up from 19 on Friday. 
The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to units 528,301 valued at $2,651,778 and previously 561,932 valued at $2,583,423. In contrast, November closed with average of 107,477 units valued at $545,989 for each security traded.
FosRich Group traded 311,953 shares and lost 4 cents to close at cents to end at $3.45, after trading at an intraday high of $3.55, General Accident traded with a loss of 25 cents at $2.75, with 272,416 units. GWest Corporation gained 45 cents in trading 265,396 shares and ended at a record close of $3.75, Jamaican Teas concluded trading 3 cents higher at $3.70, with 380 units, Jetcon Corporation finished with a loss of 30 cents at $4.40, with 36,924 shares, KLE Group ended trading at $2.50, with 6,787 stock units, Knutsford Express traded 20 cents higher at $15, with 6,300 units. Lasco Distributors finished trading at $3.99, with 416,117 shares, Lasco Financial closed 13 cents higher at $5.18, with 3,327 shares, Lasco Manufacturing ended 33 cents higher at $3.93, with 972 stock units, Main Event concluded trading 72 cents higher at $6, with 1,850 units. Paramount Trading settled at $3, with 2,410 shares, Stationery and Office ended trading at $4.90, with 200,281 stock units and tTech jumped $1.60 to $7, trading 160,087 shares.
In trading on the Junior Market Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, 
The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 568,154 units valued at $2,642,716 and previously, 600,336 units valued at $2,793,615. In contrast, November closed with average of 107,477 units valued at $545,989 for each security traded.
GWest Corporation traded for the first time and ended at $2.87 with a gain of 37 cents from the IPO price of $2.50. Honey Bun finished trading with a loss of 50 cents at $4, with 11,850 shares, Knutsford Express traded 80 cents higher at $14.80, with 23,359 units, Lasco Distributors finished trading at $3.99, with 2,200 shares, Lasco Financial closed at $5.18, with 2,360 shares. Lasco Manufacturing ended with a loss of 1 cent at $3.50, with 121,239 stock units, Main Event concluded trading at $5.30, with 296,246 units, Paramount Trading settled with a loss of 2 cents at $3, with 33,833 shares, Stationery and Office ended trading with a loss of 9 cents at $4.90, with 50,780 stock units and tTech finished trading at $5.18, with 86,765 shares changing hands.