The junior market hit a new record close at the end of trading on Tuesday, with a strong gain of 57.28 points to close at 3,101.51 as 19 securities changed hands.
The market ended with an equal numbers of advancing and declining stocks, after three stocks rose by $1, $4 and $5.10.
At the market’s close, 7 stocks rising while 7 declined while 3 closed at 52 weeks’ highs. Trading ended with 1,021,882 units valued at $6,003,095 passing through the market, compared to 2,642,818 units valued at over $15,747,182, on Monday. At the close 6 stocks had bids higher than their last sale prices and 2 with lower offers, than the last sale, while 1 stock closed at new 52 weeks’ high while one traded at an intraday high.
An average of 53,783 units with an average value of $315,952 traded, compared to of 110,117 units with an average value of $656,133 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 258,010 units and $1,598,653 compared to 272,597 units and $1,690,274 to the previous day. The average volume and value for January, ended at 165,547 units and $884,749.
At the close of trading, CAC 2000 rose 55 cents and closed at $7.50 with 11,000 units changing hands, Caribbean Cream closed trading with 84,589 units at $8.15, after gaining by 15 cents. Caribbean Producers closed trading with 3,466 units being exchanged at $4.50 for a loss of 10 cents, Derrimon Trading ended at $7.20 with 130,736 shares changing hands, Dolphin Cove jumped $4 in trading 2,451 shares, to close at a 52 weeks high of $20. General Accident closed trading with 20,009 shares while falling 2 cents to end at $4.10, Honey Bun gained 50 cents and closed with 30,210 shares changing hands to end at $7.50,
Knutsford Express jumped $5.10 to a new high of $35.
The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 272,597 units and $1,690,274 compared to 285,096 units and $1,759,823 to the previous day. The average volume and value for January, ended at 165,547 units and $884,749.
Key Insurance traded 9,524 units, to close with a loss of 1 cent, at $2.89, KLE Group rose 20 cents and ended with 181 units changing hands, at $2.70, Lasco Distributors ended trading 110,000 units to close at $7.30, after adding 30 cents. Lasco Financial traded 412,200 shares changing hands, to end at $4.70, Lasco Manufacturing with 1,448,197 units changing hands, closed with a gain of 30 cents at $5, Main Event had 59,631 shares changing hands to close at $4.80. Medical Disposables lost 40 cents and closed at $7 with 4,704 shares changing hands, tTech gained 90 cents and closed trading with 513 units changing hands at $7.90, Eppley 9.5% preference share, ended with 300 units changing hands at $6.01 after falling by 2 cents and Eppley 10% preference share, ended with 300 units trading at $6.85.
KLE Group lost 20 cents and ended with 42,816 units changing hands at $2.50, Lasco Distributors ended trading with 2,841,405 units changing hands to close at $7. 
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging closed at $24.50 with 7,859 units changing hands, Blue Power closed with 3,000 shares changing hands at $50.01, Cargo Handlers rose 10 cents while trading 7,456 units, to close at $24.50. Caribbean Cream closed trading with 7,153 units at $8, Caribbean Producers fell 18 cents in trading 17,802 units at $4.65, Consolidated Bakeries traded 681,057 shares with a rise of 20 cents, to close at $4. Derrimon Trading ended at $7.20 with 10,000 shares changing hands, General Accident closed trading with 24,861 shares at while falling 5 cents to end at $4.15, Honey Bun closed with 384,852 shares changing hands to end with a loss of 50 cents at $7.50, Jamaican Teas traded 62,765 shares to close at $9 after declining by 33 cents. Jetcon Corporation closed trading with 460,473 shares, to end at a closing high of $11. Key Insurance traded 1,077 units to close with a gain of 2 cents at $3, KLE Group lost 30 cents and ended with 1,500 units changing hands at $2.70, 
Knutsford Express traded just 4,000 shares and gained $1.49 in closing at $26. Lasco Distributors ended trading with 469,944 units changing hands to close at $7, Lasco Financial rose 27 cents with 819,651 shares changing hands to end at $4.50, Lasco Manufacturing with 1,086,082 units changing hands, closed with a loss of 44 cents at $4.51. Main Event traded 592,737 shares to close at $4.51, after trading at $4.80, Medical Disposables added 60 cents and closed at 52 weeks’ high of $7.50 with 334,877 shares changing hands. Paramount Trading rose 20 cents and closed at $3.80 with 25,500 shares changing hands, Sweet River ended with 10,000 units changing hands at $3.50 and tTech closed trading with 500 units changing hands to end at $8.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging rose $1 to close at $25 with 8,774 units changing hands after trading at a high for the day of $27.60, Blue Power closed with 894,181 shares changing hands at $50, CAC 2000 traded 869,262 shares and fell 10 cents to $6. Cargo Handlers climbed by $1 while trading 11,577 units, to close at 52 weeks’ high of $24, Caribbean Cream rose 35 cents in trading 3,150 units to end at $7.60, Caribbean Producers fell 10 cents in trading 18,050 units at $4.35, Consolidated Bakeries traded 65,346 shares with a rise of 20 cents, for a 52 weeks’ closing high $3.80. General Accident closed trading with 16,050 shares at while gaining 36 cents to end at a new high of $3.80 Honey Bun closed with 13,480 shares changing hands to end at $7.66, Jamaican Teas traded 13,751 shares to close at $9.50 after rising by 85 cents. Jetcon Corporation closed trading with 212,260 shares, to end at $10.50. Key Insurance traded 3,872 units to close at 52 weeks’ closing high of $3.70, after rising by 20 cents, KLE Group ended with 10,000 units changing hands at $3, 
The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 83,886 units and $488,049 compared to 92,477 units and $532,178 to the previous day. The average volume and value for January, ended at 165,547 units and $884,749.
KLE Group ended with 189,950 units changing hands at $3, Lasco Distributors ended trading with 257,389 units changing hands and gained 66 cents to close at $7.96. Lasco Financial shed 36 cents with 1,229 shares changing hands to end at $3.50, Lasco Manufacturing with 47,216 units changing hands, closed with a rise of 4 cents at $5.24, Medical Disposables added 10 cents and closed at $6.10 with 66,063 shares changing hands. Paramount Trading closed at $3.05 with 50,000 shares changing hands, tTech closed trading with 64,339 units changing hands to end at 52 weeks’ high of $7.45 after rising 55 cents.
The junior market shot through the 2,900 points level with strong gains 67.79 points in trading on Friday, to end at a new closing high of 2,959.31, after 24 securities traded, with the prices of 19 rising and only 2 declining.
Blue Power jumped $3 to close with 1,200 shares changing hands at a 52 weeks’ high of $50, CAC 2000 traded 16,000 units at $6.10. Cargo Handlers traded 31,840 units to close at $22, Caribbean Cream exchanged 63,000 shares and gained 55 cents, to close at $7.80, Caribbean Producers rose 5 cents in trading 7,197 units at $4.50. Consolidated Bakeries shed 20 cents in trading 30,000 shares to close at 52 weeks’ high of $3.60. C2W Music rose 5 cents and ended at 45 cents with 25,000 shares changing hands, Derrimon Trading ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $7 with 40,400 shares changing hands, after rising by 55 cents, Dolphin Cove ended with a gain of 24 cents at $14.74 with 3,890 shares changing hands. General Accident gained 10 cents and closed trading with 71,641 shares at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.50. Honey Bun shed 24 cents and closed with 56,056 shares changing hands at $7.25, Jamaican Teas traded 37,450 shares to close at $8.60 after rising by 10 cents, Jetcon Corporation closed trading with 475,275 shares, to end with a gain of 8 cents at $10.50. Key Insurance traded 10,000 units to close at $3.50, after rising by 15 cents, KLE Group gained 5 cents and ended with 6,305 units changing hands at a 52 weeks’ high of $3, Lasco Distributors ended trading with 86,100 units changing hands and gained 10 cents to close at $7.30. 
Lasco Financial gained 11 cents with 287,245 shares changing hands to end at $3.86, Lasco Manufacturing with 44,900 units changing hands, closed with a rise of 8 cents at $5.20, Medical Disposables added 10 cents and closed at $6.10 with 66,063 shares changing hands. Paramount Trading closed at $3.05 after slipping 5 cents, with 136,500 shares changing hands, tTech closed trading with 7,599 units changing hands to end at $6.90 after rising 5 cents, Derrimon preference share, traded 49,750 units and fell 7 cents to end at $2.05 and Eppley 10% preference share, traded 14,815 units to close at $6.85 after rising 10 cents.
but the stock is offered at $42 and in the junior market, Blue Power Group with 1,200 shares at a new high of $50, Derrimon Trading with 40,400 trading at a new high of $7, with no stock on offer and Lasco Financial Services trading 287,245 shares at $3.86.
At the close of trading, 
Lasco Distributors ended trading with 2,720 units changing hands and lost 10 cents to close at $7.20. Lasco Financial had 18,071 shares changing hands and shed 25 cents to end at $3.75, Lasco Manufacturing with 49,999 units changing hands, closed with a loss of 8 cents at $5.12, Medical Disposables shed 10 cents and closed at $6 with 33,545 shares changing hands. Paramount Trading closed at $3.10 after rising 10 cents, with 22,382 shares changing hands, tTech closed trading with 27,800 units changing hands to end at $6.85 after easing 5 cents, Derrimon preference share, traded 49,750 units and fell 7 cents to end at $2.05 and Eppley 9.5% preference share, traded 840,000 units to close at $6.04 after rising 1 cent.
Stocks trading at new highs include Jamaica Producers at $16.50, Mayberry Investments at $5.97, Scotia Group at $41, PanJam Investment at $34 and Sagicor Group at $33 and in the junior market Blue Power Group at $41, Consolidated Bakeries at $3.60 and in the US market Margaritaville Turks hit 29 US cents and Proven Investments at 25 US cents.
