Shares of FosRich were listed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, after a successful IPO. Attempts were made to trade shares at $3 and $4 but the prices exceeded the 30 percent daily limit, permitted by the exchange.
The stock closed with a bid of $2.70 at the close to buy 20,000 shares and was offered for sale at $4.
Trading in the market ended with 19 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 3,645,919 units valued at $16,409,735 compared to 131,071,391 units valued at $618,747,079 on Monday from 14 securities trading.
At the close of market activities, the prices of 7 securities advanced, 8 declined and 4 remained unchanged with two closing at 52 weeks’ low. The Junior Market Index slipped 3 points to close at 2,700.74.
Trading ended with an average of 191,890 units for an average of $863,670 in contrast to 7,710,082 units for an average of $36,396,887 on Monday. 
The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 625,999 units valued at $2,913,941 and previously, 681,693 units valued at $3,088,628. In contrast, November closed with average of 107,477 units valued at $545,989 for each security traded.
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 5 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed at $42, with 3,000 shares, AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 3 cents at $2.87, with 6,000 stock units, Cargo Handlers ended trading with a loss of 5 cents at $10.85, with 1,000 stock units, Caribbean Cream traded with a loss of 20 cents end at a 52 weeks’ low of $4.80, with 2,002,200 units, Derrimon Trading concluded trading $1 higher at $8, with 10,000 units. Express Catering ended trading at $4.30, with 71,358 stock units, General Accident traded with a loss of 15 cents at $2.75, with 205,000 units, 
Honey Bun finished trading 50 cents higher at $4.50, with 24,475 shares, Jamaican Teas concluded trading 35 cents higher at $4, with 3,559 units. Jetcon Corporation gained 10 cents to $4.40, with 148,000 shares, Knutsford Express traded with a loss of 50 cents at $14, with 365 units, Lasco Distributors lost 5 cents to end at $3.85, with 789,740 shares, Lasco Financial closed with a loss of 10 cents at $5, with 204,857 shares. Lasco Manufacturing ended 5 cents higher at $3.65, with 64,240 stock units, Main Event concluded trading 2 cents higher at $5.30, with 1,356 units, Medical Disposables finished at $5, with 16,033 shares, Stationery and Office ended trading 5 cents higher at $4.85, with 89,188 stock units. Sweet River traded at $3.85, with 2,265 units and tTech finished trading with a loss of 18 cents to close t 52 weeks’ low of $5.18, with 3,283 shares trading.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Trading ended with an average of 7,710,082 units for an average of $36,396,887 in contrast to 113,566 units for an average of $524,668 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to units 681,693 valued at $3,088,628 and previously, 81,430 units valued at $339,888. In contrast, November closed with average of 107,477 units valued at $545,989 for each security traded.
General Accident traded with a loss of 10 cents at $2.90, with 1,114 units, ISP Finance added $1 to end at $12, with 27,000 stock units, Jamaican Teas concluded trading 5 cents higher at $3.65, with 23,631 units. Jetcon Corporation finished at $4.30, with 96,000 shares, Knutsford Express traded with a loss of 30 cents at $14.50, with 1,145 units, Lasco Distributors finished trading with a loss of 70 cents at $3.90, with 164,100 shares, Lasco Financial closed 29 cents higher at $5.10, with 92,635 shares. Lasco Manufacturing ended 5 cents higher at $3.60, with 30,420 stock units, Main Event concluded trading 19 cents higher at $5.28, with 2,060 units, Paramount Trading settled 2 cents higher at $3, with 6,970 shares and tTech finished trading with a loss of 14 cents at $5.36, with 1,390 shares.
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange gained moderately on Friday, with the market index rising 27.01 points to close at 2,698.27 with less half the listings trading, as the prices of 9 securities advanced, 2 declined and 3 remained unchanged.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Honey Bun finished trading 1 cent higher at $4, with 76,200 shares, Jamaican Teas concluded trading with a loss of 10 cents at $3.60, with 79,443 units, Knutsford Express traded 5 cents higher at $14.80, with 1,700 units. Lasco Distributors finished trading 49 cents higher at $4.60, with 125,103 shares, Lasco Financial closed 6 cents higher at $4.81, with 17,206 shares, Lasco Manufacturing ended 25 cents higher at $3.55, with 12,000 stock units, Paramount Trading settled 10 cents higher at $2.98, with 70,000 shares and Stationery and Office ended trading at $4.80, with 37,000 stock units.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Express Catering ended trading 8 cents higher at $4.28, with 5,189 stock units, General Accident traded with a loss of 38 cents at $3, with 10,335 units, Honey Bun finished trading at $3.99, with 1,516 shares, Jamaican Teas lost 17 cents to close at $3.33, with 229,800 units. Jetcon Corporation finished with a loss of 40 cents at $4.30, with 1,063,400 shares, Knutsford Express traded with a loss of 5 cents at $14.75, with 5,530 units, Lasco Distributors finished trading 10 cents higher at $4.35, with 516,274 shares, Lasco Financial closed with a loss of 65 cents at $4.75, with 43,798 shares. Lasco Manufacturing ended with a loss of 7 cents at $3.45, with 14,461 stock units, Main Event concluded trading at $5.09, with 169,788 units and Stationery and Office ended trading at $4.80, with 72,226 stock units.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
KLE Group ended trading with a loss of 45 cents at $2.08, with 50,000 stock units. Knutsford Express traded 65 cents higher at $14.80, with 42,431 units, Lasco Distributors finished trading 5 cents higher at $4.25, with 39,023 shares, Lasco Financial closed 65 cents higher at $5.40, with 5,000 shares, Lasco Manufacturing ended 22 cents higher at $3.52, with 5,800 stock units. Main Event concluded trading at $5.09, with 15,919 units, Paramount Trading settled with a loss of 38 cents at $2.70, with 48,940 shares, Stationery and Office ended trading at $4.80, with 100,741 stock units, Sweet River traded with a loss of 1 cent at $3.85, with 1,064 units and tTech finished trading at $5.50, with 5,000 shares.
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange gained moderate grounds on Monday, with the market index rising just 11.54 points to close at 2,630.22, as the prices of 4 securities advanced, 8 declined and 9 remained unchanged, on a day of modest trading. 
In contrast, November closed with average of 107,477 units valued at $545,989 for each security traded.
Jetcon Corporation gained 30 cents at $4.70, with 47,000 shares, Key Insurance settled with a loss of 25 cents at $3.25, with 500 shares. Knutsford Express traded with a loss of 65 cents at $14.15, with 168 units, Lasco Distributors finished trading with a loss of 80 cents at $4.20, with 330,492 shares, Lasco Financial closed 10 cents higher at $4.75, with 65,368 shares, Lasco Manufacturing ended with a loss of 40 cents at $3.30, with 159,985 stock units. Main Event concluded trading at $5.09, with 3,180 units, Medical Disposables finished with a loss of 10 cents at $4.95, with 68,000 shares, Paramount Trading settled at $3.08, with 1,153 shares and Stationery and Office ended trading at $4.80, with 73,316 stock units changing hands.
At the close of market activities, on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, the prices of 9 securities advanced, 5 declined and 6 remained unchanged leading to a rise in the Junior Market Index by 21.05 points to 2,657.19. 
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Lasco Financial closed with a loss of 25 cents at $4.65, with 206,042 shares, Lasco Manufacturing ended 20 cents higher at $3.70, with 18,900 stock units, Main Event concluded trading with a loss of 57 cents at $5.09, with 3,083 units, Medical Disposables finished 10 cents higher at $5.05, with 14,200 shares. Paramount Trading settled with a gain of 7 cents at $3.07, with 3,000 shares, Stationery and Office ended trading with a loss of 20 cents at $4.80, with 70,194 stock units, tTech finished trading 50 cents higher at $6, with 27,919 shares and in the junior market preference segment, Eppley 8.25% ended with a loss of 50 cents at a 52 weeks’ low of $5.50, with 15,000 stock units.
The number of Junior Market securities trading on Friday, jumped to 24, from just 13 changing hands on Thursday, resulting in an exchange of 1,300,855 units valued at $5,472,573 compared to 1,784,331 units valued at $8,037,129 on Thursday.
Knutsford Express closed 98 cents higher at $14.80, with 600 shares, Key Insurance ended 31 cents higher at $3.99, with 1,000 stock units. KLE Group concluded trading at $2.53, with 10,400 units, Lasco Distributors settled with a loss of 10 cents at $4.40, with 23,152 shares, Lasco Financial ended trading 10 cents higher at $5.15, with 349,824 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing traded with a loss of 40 cents at $3.50, with 45,500 units. Medical Disposables finished trading 10 cents higher at $5.05, with 1,200 shares, Main Event closed at $6, with 176,732 shares, Paramount Trading concluded trading with a loss of 1 cent at $3.09, with 32,705 units and Stationery and Office ended trading at $5.05, with 80,777 stock units.
Securities participating in trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange dropped sharply on Thursday with 13 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 1,784,331 units valued at $8,037,129 compared to 933,174 units valued at $3,918,550 on Wednesday from 24 securities. 
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
Knutsford Express closed with a loss of 18 cents at $13.82, with 6,270 shares, Lasco Distributors settled 10 cents higher at $4.50, with 172,970 shares, Lasco Financial ended trading at $5.05, with 18,978 stock units. Lasco Manufacturing traded 205,296 stock units and gained 40 cents in closing at $3.90, Main Event closed at $6, with 177,822 shares changing hands, Paramount Trading concluded market activity with a loss of 30 cents to end at $3.10, with 2,000 units and Stationery and Office ended trading at $5.05, with 234,523 stock units.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 6 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Jetcon Corporation finished trading 25 cents higher at $4.75, with 110,928 shares, Knutsford Express closed with a gain of 50 cents at $14, with 2,750 shares. Key Insurance fell 32 cents to $3.68, with 7,947 stock units, KLE Group concluded trading at $2.53, with 24,000 units, Lasco Distributors settled 8 cents higher at $4.40, with 29,227 shares. Lasco Financial ended trading 4 cents higher at $5.05, with 64,437 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing traded with a loss of 40 cents at $3.50, with 32,500 units, Medical Disposables finished trading with a loss of 5 cents at $4.95, with 4,070 shares, Main Event closed at $6, with 83,334 shares, Paramount Trading concluded trading 25 cents higher at $3.40, with 5,469 units and Stationery and Office ended trading at $5.05, with 34,399 stock units changing hands.