Junior market trading closed with a decline in the index on Monday with more stocks rising than falling, with 13 securities being active. 
The index closed 33.43 points lower at 2,156.41 as 7 stocks gained and 3 declined. A total of 846,304 units traded valued at $4,791,506.
A total of 3 stocks closed with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 ended with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial Services closed with a gain of 10 cents at $17.50, with 8,860 units changing hands, Caribbean Cream lost 39 cents with 27,595 shares changing hands to close at $6.51, Caribbean Flavours traded 14,698 units to end at $7 with a gain of 25 cents. Caribbean Producers traded 98,030 shares and gained 4 cents to end at $3.25, 
Consolidated Bakeries rose 5 cents in trading 20,000 shares to end at $2.05, Honey Bun with 47,000 shares changing hands, closed at $5.53. Key Insurance lost 10 cents in trading 66,862 shares to close at $2.50, KLE Group ended at $1.30 with 45,000 shares changing hands, Lasco Distributors ended with 456,259 shares changing hands, but fell 26 cents to $7. Lasco Financial ended with 2,800 shares changing hands and gained 10 cents to $3.35, Lasco Manufacturing closed with a gain of 10 cents at $5 with 58,200 shares trading and Eppley 10% preference share traded 1,000 units and gained 1 cents to end at $6.10.
7 junior stocks rise 3 fall – Monday
Juniors slip slightly on Friday
Junior market trading closed with negligible movement in the index on Friday with an equal number of stocks falling and rising, with 13 securities being active. The index closing 0.35 points lower at 2,189.84 as 5 stocks gained and 7 declined. A total of 856,706 units traded, valued at $6,066,776.
A total of 7 stocks closed with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 ended with a lower offer and pointing to the potential of a high number of stocks rising on Monday.
At the close, Caribbean Cream traded between $6.52 and the last price of $6.90 and lost 5 cents,
with 72,600 shares changing hands, Caribbean Producers traded 52,141 shares, but fell 25 cents to end at $3.21. Consolidated Bakeries lost 10 cents in trading 61,000 shares to end at $2, Dolphin Cove gained 16 cents to close $12.91 with 3,000 shares changing hands. General Accident climbed 12 cents to close at $2.15 with 81,163 shares changing hands, Honey Bun with 166,090 shares changing hands, closed with a loss of 7 cents at $5.53, 
Iron Rock Insurance gained 5 cents in trading 13,000 shares to close at $3.25, Lasco Distributors ended with 86,000 shares changing hands, but fell 23 cents to $7.26. Lasco Financial ended with 193,151 shares changing hands but fell 15 cents to $3.25, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.90 with 116,561 shares trading, Medical Disposables traded 7,000 shares and gained 5 cents to close at $3.55. Paramount Trading climbed 50 cents to end with 4,000 shares changing hands at $11.50 and tTech gained 20 cents and ended with 1,000 shares changing hands at $4.
Juniors suffers slight fall on Thursday
Junior market trading closed slightly down on Thursday with more stocks falling than the number rising, with 17 securities being active and the index closing 2.80 points lower at 2,190.19 as 5 stocks gained and 7 declined. The market ended with 1,137,261 units traded, valued at $6,066,776.
A total of 5 stocks closed with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 ended with a lower offer.
At the close, AMG Packaging traded 16,612 shares to close at $12.50, Blue Power with a fall of $1.18 with just 100 shares changing hands, at $15, CAC 2000 traded 70,925 shares at $6.50, Caribbean Cream fell 3 cents in closing at $6.95, with 21,326 shares traded, Caribbean Producers traded 25,000 shares and gained 26 cents to end at $3.46. Consolidated Bakeries traded 52,000 shares to end at $2.10, General Accident lost 12 cents to close at $2.03 with 42,000 shares changing hands, Iron Rock Insurance gained 2 cents in trading 25,000 shares and closed at $3.20, Jamaican Teas lost 30 cents in trading at $3.20 with 1,519 shares changing hands. 
Jetcon Corporation fell 15 cents to close at $2.55 with 50,000 shares changing hands, Key Insurance gained 5 cents in trading 3,163 shares at $2.60, Knutsford Express had 22,732 units changing hands, to close at $15, Lasco Distributors ended with 192,726 shares changing hands, but rose 19 cents to $7.49, Lasco Financial ended with 48,628 shares changing hands at $3.40. Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.90 with 554,582 shares trading a decline of 10 cents. Medical Disposables traded 1,885 shares and gained 1 cent to close at $3.50 and tTech ended with 9,063 shares changing hands to end at $3.80.
Juniors market up on Wednesday
Junior market trading closed with 15 securities being active accounting for just under 600,000 shares changing hands compared to less than 4.3 million on Tuesday. The junior index closed 37.85 points higher at 2,192.99 as 6 stocks gained and 6 declined.
At the close on Wednesday, 597,857 units traded, valued at $6,072,927 down from $20,712,312 on Tuesday. A total of 5 stocks closed with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 ended with lower offers.
At the close, Cargo Handlers ended with 250 shares changing hands, at $46, Caribbean Cream fell 2 cents in closing at $6.98, with 48,600 shares traded, Caribbean Producers traded 3,550 shares and gained 19 cents to end at $3.20, Consolidated Bakeries traded 17,796 shares to end at $2.10. Derrimon Trading gained 1 cent to close at $3.05 with 27,000 shares changing hands, Iron Rock Insurance fell 2 cents in trading 11,000 shares and closed at $3.18, Jamaican Teas lost 30 cents in trading at $3.50 with 18,000 shares changing hands, 
Knutsford Express had 270,000 units changing hands, to close at $15. Lasco Distributors ended with 141,930 shares changing hands, but rose 20 cents to $7.30, Lasco Financial ended with a rise of 14 cents while 17,700 shares changed hands at $3.40, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $5 with 16,000 shares trading a decline of 1 cent. Medical Disposables traded 2,743 shares and gained 39 cents to close at $3.49, Paramount Trading climbed 50 cents to $11 with 21,351 shares changing hands, Sweet River lost 19 cents in trading 1,000 shares to close at $3.80 and tTech ended with 937 shares changing hands to end at $3.80 after shedding 20 cents.
Lasco Manufacturing 3m trade – Tuesday
Junior market trading improved on Tuesday over the low levels on Monday. The market closed with 13 securities being active accounting for more than 4 million shares changing hands compared to less than 1 million on Monday. The junior index closed higher at 2,155.14 with a rise of 3.10 points as 4 stocks gained and 3 declined.
At the close of the market on Tuesday, 4,344,805 units traded, valued at $20,712,312, as Lasco Manufacturing traded just over 3 million shares. A total of 5 stocks closed with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 ended with lower offers.
At the close, Blue Power traded only 750 shares at $16.18, Cargo Handlers ended with 5,198 shares changing hands, at $46, Caribbean Cream gained 30 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $7, with 47,383 shares traded, Derrimon Trading traded at $3.05 with 530,506 shares changing hands. General Accident gained 10 cents in trading 5,844 units at $2.15, Honey Bun rose 1 cent while trading 131,308 shares to close at $5.60, Iron Rock Insurance 
fell 35 cents in trading 9,000 shares and closed at $3.20, Knutsford Express had 119 units changing hands, to close at $15. Lasco Distributors ended with 183,959 shares changing hands, but rose 4 cents to $7.10, Lasco Financial ended with a loss of 9 cents while 398,448 shares changed hands at $3.26, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $5.01 with 3,015,390 shares trading to gain 1 cent. Medical Disposables traded 11,900 shares to close at $3.10 and Derrimon Trading preference share ended with 5,000 shares changing hands to end at $2.08,
Caribbean Cream hits new high – Monday
Junior market trading sank to only 7 securities being active accounting for less than 1 million shares changing hands as the market continues to consolidate. At the close Caribbean Cream traded at a new all-time high of $7.55 but just barely held on, for a new closing high with a gain of 5 cents at $6.70, with 46,157 shares traded.
Active supply for Cream is presently low with just two offers just over 4,000 shares while bids sit around the $6.50 mark, waiting for some volume to appear on the sell side.
The junior index closed at 2,152.04 with a fall 5.30 points as 3 advancing and 3 declining. At the close of the market on Monday, only 969,188 units traded, valued at $4,657,054. A total of 5 stocks closed with bids higher than 
their last selling prices and 2 ended with lower offers.
At the close, Honey Bun lost 1 cent while trading 8,390 shares to close at $5.59, Jetcon Corporation rose 5 cents in trading 60,000 shares and closed at $2.70, KLE Group had 750 units changing hands, with a rise of 15 cents, to close at $1.30. Lasco Distributors ended with 29,775 shares changing hands, but fell 26 cents to $7.06, Lasco Financial ended with 119,320 shares changing hands at $3.35 and Lasco Manufacturing closed at $5 with 704,796 shares trading.
Caribbean Cream hits new high – Friday
The junior market index drifted down 1.29 points to end at 2,157.34 even as closed with 6 advancing and 2 declining while Caribbean Cream traded 125,720 shares with a gain of 60 cents, to close at a new all-time high of $6.65, in continued response to an 81 percent jump in profit to $71 million, for the May quarter.
At the close of the market on Friday, 1,509,505 units traded valued at $8,532,147 and ending with 11 securities being active. A total of 4 stocks closed with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 ended with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging fell 1 cent in trading 201,400 shares to close at $12.50. AMG reported slightly lower sales in the May quarter, compared with 2015 with it being slightly higher in the nine months to May, but reported profit of $15.9 million in the quarter versus $20.76 million in 2015 and $67.9 million for the nine months compared with $52.45 million, in the similar period in 2015. Blue Power ended at $16.18 with 9,000 units changing hands, Consolidated Bakeries gained 7 cents in trading 400,000 shares to close at $2.10. Dolphin Cove gained 25 cents to $12.75 with 25,377 shares changing hands, 
Honey Bun regained the 30 cents it lost on Thursday while trading 185,000 shares to close at $5.60, Iron Rock rose 20 cents in trading 139,156 shares and closed at $3.55. Knutsford Express had 2,110 units changing hands with a rise of 30 cents to close at $15, Lasco Distributors ended with 130,134 shares changing hands, but fell 16 cents close at $7.32, Lasco Financial ended with 41,389 shares changing hands at $3.35, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $5.01 with 250,219 shares trading.
Juniors enjoy big jump – Thursday
Caribbean Cream climbed 55 cents in trading on Thursday to end at a new high of $6.05.
Caribbean Cream’s gain was in response to an 81 percent jump in profit to $71 million, for the May quarter, while that of Lasco Distributors, was a rebound from the sharp fall last week, of the stock reacting negatively to news to Pfizer’s suggestion, that the compensation for damages was put at US$518,000 instead of US$300 million claimed.
Activity increased on the junior market with more securities being active than on Wednesday. At the close of the market 422,443 units traded valued at $1,648,134, ending with 17 securities trading of which 8 advanced and 6 declined. At the end of trading, 4 stocks closed with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 ended with lower offers.At the close, Blue Power gained 18 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $16.18, with 500 units changing hands, Caribbean Flavours traded 10,000 units to end at $6.75 with a loss of 25 cents, Caribbean Producers traded 9,120 units at $3.01, Consolidated Bakeries gained 3 cents in trading 22,350 shares to close at $2.03. Derrimon Trading gained 5 cents to end at $3.05 with 32,000 shares changing hands, General Accident traded 124,374 units at $2.05, Honey Bun fell 30 cents while trading 53,950 shares to close at $5.30, Jamaican Teas lost 4 cents in trading 6,761 shares and closed at $3.80.
Jetcon Corporation had 8,324 units changing hands with a loss of 5 cents at $2.65, Lasco Financial ended with 44,000 shares changing hands, but fell 5 cents to $3.35, Lasco Manufacturing gained 1 cent and closed at $5.01 with 68,023 shares trading. Medical Disposables traded 2,800 shares to close with a gain of 5 cents at $3.10, Paramount Trading fell by 50 cents to end with 10,158 shares changing hands at $10.50 and Eppley 9.5% preference share, ended with 6,200 units changing hands at $6.11.
Juniors gain – Wednesday
The junior market closed with the market index closing higher by 39.61 points to end at 2,083.69 with just 209,776 shares trading with a value of $1,025,220 from 9 active securities with 4 advancing 1 declining. Trading is down from the 14 securities that traded, accounting for 724,885 units valued at $2,996,936, on Tuesday.
The junior market was recording strong gains in the market index with Lasco Distributors‘ price climbing 50 cents to $6.55 while trading 22,000 shares and Caribbean Cream (Kremi) trading 74,400 shares at $5.50 without a change to the Tuesday’s closing price but climbing based on the input into the index movement. Investors were responding to Kremi’s 81 percent jump in profit, to $71 million, for the May quarter.
At the end of trading, 7 stocks closed with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 ended with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging ended at $12.51 with 5,051 units changing hands, General Accident traded 1,987 units at $2.05, Honey Bun gained 5 cents while trading 28,826 shares to close at $5.60, Iron Rock Insurance gained 15 cents in trading 49,100 shares and closed at $3.35. Jetcon Corporation had 43,056 units changing hands at $2.70, Key Insurance closed with 1,000 units changing hands at $2.65, after rising by 5 cents, Lasco Financial ended with 24,200 shares changing hands, at $3.40, after gaining 2 cents and Lasco Manufacturing closed at $5 with 9,256 shares trading and fell 1 cent.
Juniors closed mixed – Tuesday
Caribbean Cream climbed 40 cents in trading on Tuesday to end at $5.50.
At the end of trading, 7 stocks closed with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 ended with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging rose 10 cents to end at $12.51 with 100 units changing hands,
CAC 2000 ended with 1,940 shares but lost 10 cents to close at $6.40, Caribbean Cream gained 40 cents with 153,892 shares up from 153,892 units on Monday changing hands to close at $5.50. The company reported a rise of 9 percent in sales to $316 million for the May quarter and a jump of 81 percent in profit to $71 million or earnings per share of 19 cents. Consolidated Bakeries fell 10 cents in trading 71,559 shares to close at $2, Derrimon Trading closed at $3 with 133,163 shares changing hands, General Accident 
lost 10 cents in trading 38,006 units at $2.05, Honey Bun traded 89,130 shares and lost 5 cents to close at $5.55. Iron Rock Insurance gained 15 cents in trading 49,100 shares and closed at $3.35. KLE fell 5 cents with 9,451 units changing hands at $1.15, Knutsford Express traded 3,336 units changing hands at $14.70, Lasco Distributors traded 2,586 units and rose 5 cents to end at $6.05. Lasco Financial ended with 30,000 shares changing hands, at $3.38, after gaining 23 cents, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $5.01 with 39,074 shares trading and rose 1 cent in the process and Medical Disposables traded 12,232 shares to close with a loss of 40 cents at $3.05.The volumes for the highest closing bids and lowest offers were not available for publication.
