Stocks mostly gained at the close of trading on the Junior Market on Wednesday with the market Index declining 32.11 points to close at 3,186.39 as 25 securities changed hands versus 20 on Tuesday.
At the close on Wednesday just, with 9 stocks rising, 10 declining and 6 remaining unchanged with an exchange of 3,017,657 units valued at $9,935,529, compared to 1,254,634 units valued at $4,719,006 on Tuesday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator closed Wednesday with 5 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, while 4 closed with lower offers. The market closed before a series of results were posted. The picture that was painted is that the results are mixed with some likely to encourage selling and fewer that will result in prices moving up. With 2018 almost ended, investors should start planning for the winners in 2019 as such some poor results now could point to big winners next year.
Trading ended with an average of 120,706 units for an average of $397,421 in contrast to 50,185 units for an average of $188,760 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 108,057 units valued at $537,578 and previously 106,499 units valued at $554,839. October, ended with an average of 69,421 units valued at $347,455 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 10 cents at $1.75, with 44,342 stock units changing hands, CAC 2000 closed at $16, in exchanging 2,562 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading 14,500 shares to close at $6, Caribbean Flavours traded just 100 stock units $2 higher at $20, Derrimon Trading ended at $2.70, with 33,664 shares changing hands. Elite Diagnostic finished with a loss of 10 cents at $3.30, while 3,685 stock units changed hands, Everything Fresh lost 15 cents in trading 183,881 shares to close at of $1.75, Express Catering ended trading with a loss of 44 cents at $7.55, with 16,043 shares, FosRich Group traded 36,429 shares and rose 20 cents to $3.40, General Accident finished trading 1,051,170 share, 25 cents higher at $4. GWest Corporation closed 10 cents higher at $1.90, with 32,750 stock units changing hands, Honey Bun ended with a loss of 48 cents at $3.51, trading 70,766 units, Indies Pharma ended trading of 56,697 shares and lost 5 cents to close at $3.05, Iron Rock concluded trading of 20,000 shares, 
with a loss of 49 cents at $4.50, Jamaican Teas settled at $3.90, with 261,000 shares changing hands. Jetcon Corporation ended trading with 33,200 stock units and jumped 65 cents to $4.50, KLE Group finished trading 88,888 shares, with a rise of 10 cents to $4, Knutsford Express closed at $12, with 200 shares trading, Lasco Distributors ended 10 cents higher at $4, with 101,180 shares changing hands. Lasco Financial concluded trading of 17,648 stock units with a loss of 34 cents at $4.85, Lasco Manufacturing finished 1 cent higher at $3.18, in exchanging 331,709 units, Main Event settled at $5.55, with 13,287 shares changing hands, Medical Disposables ended trading with a loss of 45 cents at $7.65, with an exchange of 500 shares, SSL Venture Capital traded 581,561 shares with a loss of 5 cents at $1.76 and tTech ended 50 cents higher at $6.50, with 21,895 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market pulled back on Tuesday
Stocks mostly gained at the close of trading on the Junior Market on Tuesday with the market Index declining 14.45 points to close at 3,218.50 as 25 securities changed hands versus 20 on Monday.
At the close on Tuesday just, with 6 stocks rising, 10 declining and 9 remaining unchanged with an exchange of 1,254,634 units valued at $4,719,006 compared to 1,232,739 units valued at $4,669,444 on Monday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator closed Tuesday with 4 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, while 2 closed with lower offers.
Trading ended with an average of 50,185 units for an average of $188,760 in contrast to 53,597 units for an average of $203,019 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 106,499 units valued at $554,839 and previously 114,409 units valued at $518,311. October, ended with an average of 69,421 units valued at $347,455 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, Blue Power concluded trading with a loss of 1 cent at $5.49, with 916 units, Cargo Handlers settled at $13, in trading 7,708 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading at $6, with 115,002 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading of 40,261 units, with a loss of 49 cents at $5.51, Consolidated Bakeries closed at $2, with an exchange of 43,693 shares. Derrimon Trading ended at $2.70, with the swapping of 40,500 shares, Dolphin Cove concluded trading with a loss of 8 cents at $14.80, with 2,756 shares changing hands, Elite Diagnostic finished 21 cents higher at $3.40, with an exchange of 2,606 stock units, Everything Fresh lost 10 cents, in closing trading with 75,706 shares to close at of $1.90, Express Catering ended trading of 5,850 shares with a loss of 1 cent at $7.99. FosRich Group traded 95,406 shares, with a loss of 55 cents to end at $3.20, General Accident finished trading 178,900 shares, to close 15 cents higher at $3.75, GWest Corporation closed with a loss of 20 cents at $1.80, with 33,757 stock units trading, Honey Bun ended at $3.99, with 2,900 units passing through the market. Indies Pharma ended trading 
of 52,586 shares and gained 10 cents to close at $3.10, Jetcon Corporation ended trading with a loss of 7 cents at $3.85, with 70,501 stock units after trading as high as $4.50, Key Insurance traded 300,000 units at $3.25, Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 10 cents at $3.90, with 4,000 shares being exchanged, Lasco Financial concluded trading 19 cents higher at $5.19, with 4,611 stock units. Lasco Manufacturing finished at $3.17, trading 115,688 units, Main Event settled with a loss of 5 cents at $5.55, with an exchange of 10,200 shares, Medical Disposables ended trading 14,200 shares and close 10 cents higher at $8.10, SSL Venture Capital traded 17,050 shares at $1.81, Stationery and Office finished trading of 19,737 stock units and moved 30 cents higher to $9.50 and tTech ended activity at $6, in exchanging just 100 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market still in flux – Thursday
Negative movement in the Junior Market continued on Thursday with 22 securities changing hands versus 20 on Wednesday, with 7 stocks rising, 10 declining and 5 remaining unchanged leading the Junior Market Index to fall 18.20 points to close at 3,201.02.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading continue to flash some amount of negative sentiment but at a reduced level than for the past few days, with 8 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, while 4 closed with lower offers.
The day’s activity ended with an exchange of 2,355,219 units valued at over $9,942,794.16 compared to 1,116,649 units valued at $4,642,267 on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 107,055 units for an average of $451,945 in contrast to 55,832 units for an average of $232,113 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 131,510 units valued at 
$613,516 and previously 136,271 units valued at $644,972. October, ended with an average of 69,421 units valued at $347,455 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 3 cents at $1.85, with 200,824 stock units, Blue Power concluded trading of 2,016 units with a loss of 50 cents, at $5.50, Caribbean Producers finished trading at $6, with 28,529 units, Derrimon Trading ended with a loss of 5 cents at $2.75, with 17,816 shares changing hands, Elite Diagnostic finished trading at $3.20, with 88,474 stock units. Eppley settled at $8, trading 253,107 units, Everything Fresh gained 20 cents and ended trading 57,025 shares, to close at $2, Express Catering ended trading 6,000 shares with a loss of 15 cents at $7.85, FosRich Group traded with a loss of 60 cents at $3.20, with 169,917 shares, GWest Corporation closed 10 cents higher at $1.90, with 33,200 stock units changing hands. Honey Bun ended 10 cents higher at $4, with an exchange of 2,700 units. Indies Pharma ended trading 159,542 shares to close at $3, Jamaican 
Teas settled 5 cents higher at $3.95, with an exchange of 29,423 shares, Jetcon Corporation ended trading with a loss of 15 cents at $3.70, with 47,601 stock units, Knutsford Express closed at $12, trading 216 shares. Lasco Distributors ended 4 cents higher at $3.99, with 33,600 shares changing hands, Lasco Financial concluded trading 843,083 stock units, with a loss of 7 cents in ending at $5.30, Lasco Manufacturing finished with a loss of 20 cents at $3.20, trading 33,514 units, Main Event settled with a loss of 40 cents at $5.60, with 26,858 shares changing hands, Paramount Trading traded 17 cents higher at $2.97, with 524 shares, SSL Venture Capital traded 317,645 shares and lost 19 cents in closing at $1.81 and Stationery and Office finished trading of 3,605 stock units 19 cents higher at $9.20.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market down could slip further
Negative movement in the Junior Market continued on Wednesday with 20 securities changing hands versus 26 on Tuesday, with just 4 stocks rising, 8 declining and 8 remained unchanged leading the Junior Market Index to fall 23.46 points to close at 3,219.22.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading flashed negative sentiments with 7 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, while 7 closed with lower offers.
The day’s activity ended with an exchange of 1,116,649 units valued at $4,642,267 compared to 1,035,040 units valued at $4,104,381 on Tuesday.
Trading ended with an average of 55,832 units for an average of $232,113 in contrast to 39,809 units for an average of $157,861 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 136,271 units valued at $644,972 and previously 153,569 units valued at $733,759. October, ended with an average of 69,421 units valued at $347,455 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 2 cents at $1.88, with 1,676 stock units changing hands, CAC 2000 finished market activity at $16, in exchanging 15,000 shares, Caribbean Cream dropped $1 to $5 and ended trading 30,000 shares, Derrimon Trading ended 20 cents higher at $2.80, with 1,526 shares changing hands, Elite Diagnostic closed 18 cents higher at $3.20, with the trading of 14,275 stock units. Eppley settled at $8, with 24,500 units changing hands, Everything Fresh ended trading of 100,000 shares, to close at $1.80, Express Catering traded 8,788 shares in closing at $8, FosRich Group traded 190,099 shares in rising 60 cents to $3.80, General Accident finished trading 1,797 shares with a loss of 25 cents and ending at $3.50. Indies Pharma ended trading of 134,987 shares at $3, 
Jetcon Corporation gained 10 cents to close at $3.85, in exchanging 343,605 stock units, KLE Group finished trading with a loss of 30 cents at $3.50, with 5,560 shares changing hands, Knutsford Express closed at $12, with 13,870 shares trading, Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 4 cents at $3.95, with 76,656 shares changing hands. Lasco Financial concluded trading with a loss of 3 cents at $5.37, in exchanging 25,570 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing finished with a loss of 2 cents at $3.40, with 1,464 units changing hands, Main Event settled at $6, trading 13,118 shares, SSL Venture Capital traded 57,508 shares at $2 and Stationery and Office finished trading with a loss of 19 cents at $9.01, with 56,650 stock units.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market inched higher on Tuesday
Everything Fresh traded at a new low of $1.60 on Tuesday.
Trading ended on the Junior Market with 26 securities changing hands versus 24 on Monday, with 9 stocks rising, 5 declining and 12 remained unchanged resulting in the Junior Market Index rising 3.20 points to close at 3,242.68.
The day’s activity ended with an exchange of 1,035,040 units valued at $4,104,381 compared to 1,167,494 units valued at $4,279,897 on Monday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading had 6 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, while 4 closed with lower offers.
Trading ended with an average of 39,809 units for an average of $157,861 in contrast to 48,646 units for an average of $178,329 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 153,569 units valued at $733,759 and previously 197,715 units valued at $957,242. 
October, ended with an average of 69,421 units valued at $347,455 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging ended trading 2 cents higher at $1.90, with 80,579 stock units changing hands, CAC 2000 finished trading 217 shares at $16, Cargo Handlers settled at $13, in an exchange of 3,235 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading of 33,061 units at $6, Consolidated Bakeries closed at $2, while exchanging 2,511 shares. Derrimon Trading ended at $2.60, as 39,404 shares changed ownership, Dolphin Cove concluded trading with 208 shares, with a rise of 3 cents to $14.88, Elite Diagnostic ended at $3.02, with 10,000 stock units changing hands, Eppley closed at $8, with 146,800 units changing hands. Everything Fresh lost 19 cents in trading 147,973 shares, to close at $1.80, after trading at an all-time low of $1.60. Express Catering ended trading of 1,900 shares at $8, FosRich Group traded 185,773 shares with a loss of 43 cents to end at $3.20, General Accident finished 25 cents higher at $3.75, trading 10,071 shares, GWest Corporation closed at $1.80, after 10,000 stock units changed owners. 
Honey Bun ended with a loss of 24 cents at $3.90, with 5,600 units changing hands, Jamaican Teas settled at $3.90, exchanging hands 6,489 shares, Knutsford Express closed 20 cents higher at $12, with 120 shares changing hands, Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 1 cent at $3.99, exchanging 92,520 shares. Lasco Financial concluded trading of 10,377 stock units, after rising 10 cents higher to $5.40, Lasco Manufacturing finished market activity 12 cents higher at $3.42, with 21,150 units changing hands, Main Event settled with a gain of 4 cents at $6, with 7,199 shares changing hands, Medical Disposables ended trading 1,070 shares at $9, Paramount Trading closed 10 cents higher at $2.80, with 200 shares changing hands,SSL Venture Capital traded 83,179 shares at $2 and Stationery and Office traded 35,861 stock units, and rose 20 cents to close at $9.20.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market falls again on Monday
Trading ended on the Junior Market with 24 securities changing hands versus 20 on Friday, with 8 stocks rising, while 7 declined and 9 remained unchanged resulting in the Junior Market Index declining 29.23 points to close at 3,239.48.
The day’s activity ended with an exchange of 1,167,494 units valued at $4,279,897 compared to 10,752,516 units valued at $53,885,826 on Friday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading had 6 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, while 4 closed with lower offers.
Trading ended with an average of 48,646 units for an average of $178,329 in contrast to 537,626 units for an average of $2,694,291 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 197,715 units valued at 
$957,242 and previously 280,916 units valued at $1,391,984. October ended with an average of 69,421 units valued at $347,455 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging ended 3 cents higher at $1.88, with 213,003 stock units changing hands, Caribbean Cream traded 2,000 shares at $6, Caribbean Producers finished trading 6,970 units and rose 48 cents to close at $6, Derrimon Trading ended 10 cents higher at $2.60, exchanging 34,596 shares, Eppley settled at $8, with 15,993 units changing hands. Everything Fresh rose 4 cents in trading 10,950 shares, to close at $1.99, Express Catering ended trading 76,081 shares at $8, FosRich Group rose 43 cents to $3.63, with 319,784 shares changing hands, General Accident finished trading 2,500 shares, with a loss of 25 cents at $3.50, Honey Bun ended at $4.14, with 100 units changing hands. Indies Pharma gained 15 cents to close at $3.15 in the exchange of 56,960 shares, 
Iron Rock concluded trading at $5, with 2,000 shares, Jamaican Teas settled with a loss of 19 cents at $3.90, with 16,966 shares changing hands, Jetcon Corporation ended trading 111,887 stock units and rose 4 cents to $3.75 at the close, KLE Group finished trading 13,715 shares with a loss of 10 cents at $3.80. Knutsford Express closed trading at $11.80, with 1,417 shares, Lasco Distributors ended at $4, with 13,218 shares changing hands, Lasco Financial concluded trading of 47,629 stock units 30 cents higher at $5.30, Lasco Manufacturing finished with a loss of 10 cents at $3.30, with 131,207 units changing hands. Main Event settled with a loss of 49 cents at $5.96, with 52,256 shares, Paramount Trading fell 5 cents to $2.70, with 13,878 shares changing hands, SSL Venture Capital traded 16,821 shares at $2, Stationery and Office finished trading with a loss of 20 cents at $9, with 6,950 stock units and tTech ended at $6, with 613 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market slips again on Friday
Lasco Financial profit dropped 39% in 2018 Q2.
Lasco Financial posted 39 percent lower profit for the September quarter than in 2017 after the market closed on Thursday, the stock traded up to $5.95, shortly after the market opened but shortly before the close 10 million units were pushed through with the stock ending at $5.
Trading ended with 20 securities changing hands, versus 23 on Thursday, with 8 stocks rising, while 10 declining and 2 remained unchanged. At the end of trading the Junior Market Index declined 4.80 points to close at 3,268.71, with 10,752,516 units valued at $53,885,826 changing hands, compared to 1,326,877 units valued at $5,969,489 on Thursday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading had 6 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, while 2 closed with lower offers.
Trading ended with an average of a mere 537,626 units for an average of $2,694,291 in contrast to 57,690 units for an average of $259,543 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 280,916 units valued at $1,391,984. October, ended with an average of 69,421 units valued at $347,455 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, Access Financial closed with a loss of $2.73 at $49.27, with 750 shares trading, AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 10 cents at $1.85, with 318,796 stock units, Blue Power concluded trading of 4,940 
units at $6, Caribbean Cream ended trading 36,886 shares, 35 cents higher at $6, Consolidated Bakeries closed with a loss of 30 cents at $2, with 15,000 shares changing hands. Elite Diagnostic finished trading 25,351 stock units, with a loss of 16 cents to end at $3.02, Eppley settled with a loss of 10 cents at $8, with 3,000 units changing hands, Everything Fresh fell 5 cents in trading 53,824 shares, to close at $1.95, Express Catering ended trading of 400 shares and climbed 17 cents higher to $8, FosRich Group traded 13,152 shares and rose 1 cent higher to $3.20. GWest Corporation closed 10 cents higher at $1.80, with 84,012 stock units trading, Honey Bun ended 33 cents higher at $4.14, with 4,100 units changing hands, Indies Pharma closed with a loss of 30 cents at $3 exchanging 74,333 share, Jamaican Teas settled with a loss of 1 cent at 
$4.09, with 3,000 shares changing hands, KLE Group finished trading 3,321 shares at $3.90. Lasco Distributors ended at $4, with the trading of 53,571 shares, Lasco Financial concluded trading of 10,004,955 stock units with a loss of 40 cents at $5, Lasco Manufacturing finished 10 cents higher at $3.40, with 38,650 units, Main Event gained 35 cents to end at $6.45, with 14,211 shares changing hands and Stationery and Office finished trading 264 stock units and climbed 20 cents to $9.20.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market opens November down
The pattern of mostly rising month end prices followed by mostly falling prices to start the new month was on show again, with the Junior Market recording just 4 stocks rising on first of November while 13 declined thus reversing the 11 to 5 advance decline ratio on the last day of October.
Trading ended with 23 securities changing hands, versus 25 on Wednesday, with 1,326,877 units valued at $5,969,489 changing hands, compared to 7,039,541 units valued at $46,203,913 on Wednesday. At the end of trading the Junior Market Index declined 33.05 points to close at 3,273.51.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading had 9 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, while 3 closed with lower offers.
Trading ended with an average of a mere 57,690 units for an average of $259,543 in contrast to 281,582 units for an average of $1,848,156 on Wednesday. October, ended with an average of 69,421 units valued at $347,455 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging ended 15 cents higher at $1.95, in exchanging 3,230 stock units, before the company released full year results showing profit from continuing operations of $38 million versus $37 million in 2017 or 7 cents per share. The company incurred loss from discontinued operation of $68 million. CAC 2000 finished at $16, trading 30,520 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading 53,086 units with a loss of 55 cents to close at $6, Derrimon Trading ended with a loss of 32 cents at $2.50, with 165,200 shares changing hands, Dolphin Cove concluded trading of 77,348 shares with a loss of 15 cents at $14.85. Elite Diagnostic closed 1 cent higher at $3.18, with an exchange of 19,090 stock units, Eppley settled with a loss of 5 cents at $8.10, trading 3,670 units, Everything Fresh fell 6 cents in trading 131,509 shares, to close at $2, Express Catering ended trading 3,500 shares with a loss of 2 cents at $7.83, FosRich Group traded 54,753 shares with the price rising 14 cents higher to $3.19. Honey Bun ended with a loss of 33 cents at $3.81, with an exchange of 82,875 units, Indies Pharma closed 
at $3.30 with 38,362 shares changing hands, Jamaican Teas settled 10 cents higher at $4.10, with 1,186 shares changing hands, Jetcon Corporation ended trading with of 27,349 stock units with a loss of 14 cents at $3.71, Knutsford Express closed with a loss of 20 cents at $11.80, trading 400 shares. Lasco Distributors ended at $4, while exchanging 258,017 shares, Lasco Financial concluded trading of 96,042 stock units, with a loss of 5 cents at $5.40. Subsequent to the close of trading the company reported net profit after tax falling 39 percent for the second quarter to September to $61 million. Lasco Manufacturing finished with a loss of 36 cents at $3.30, with 17,100 units changing hands, Main Event settled with a loss of 40 cents at $6.10, in swapping 12,504 shares. Medical Disposables ended trading 2,000 shares, with a loss of 1 cent to close at $9, Paramount Trading to close at $2.75, with 235,512 shares changing hands, SSL Venture Capital traded 1,827 shares at $2 and Stationery and Office finished trading 11,797 stock units with a loss of 50 cents to close at $9.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market down again – Tuesday
Medical Disposables traded at new all-time high of $10.
The Junior Market Index lost 18.06 points to close at 3,289.45, on Tuesday with 29 securities trading, versus 26 on Monday. At the close 11 advanced, 10 declined and 8 remained unchanged.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading had 9 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, while 3 closed with lower offers.
The market traded just 1,044,222 units valued at $3,800,904, compared to 758,861 units valued at $3,466,162 on Monday.
Trading ended with an average of a mere 36,008 units for an average of $131,066 in contrast to 29,187 units for an average of $133,314 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 59,915 units valued at $276,934 and previously 61,226 units valued at $280,213. September, ended with an average of 484,335 at $2,628,299 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging ended trading at $1.80, with 108,833 stock units exchanged, CAC2000 finished trading 200 shares at $16, Caribbean Cream ended with a loss of $1.10 at $5.65, trading 20,000 shares, Caribbean Flavours traded 510 stock units and rose $1 to $18, Caribbean Producers finished trading with a loss of 1 cent at $6.50, with 40,000 units. Consolidated Bakeries closed with a loss of 11 cents at $2.29, in exchanging 167 shares, Derrimon Trading ended with a loss of 41 cents at $2.41, in trading of 46,715 shares, Elite Diagnostic finished trading 28,229 stock units at $3.17, Eppley settled with a loss of 85 cents at $8.15, with 1,000 units changing hands. Everything Fresh fell 6 cents in trading 18,369 shares, to close at $2, Express Catering ended trading 6,486 shares and rose 10 cents to $8.10, FosRich Group traded at $3.10, in exchanging 103,268 shares, General Accident finished trading 1,500 shares and closed 25 cents higher at $3.75, GWest Corporation closed 10 cents higher at $1.70, with 23,477 stock units. Honey Bun ended with a loss of 5 cents at 
$4.05, trading 61,379 units, Indies Pharma rose 10 cents and closed at $3.20 with 128,477 shares changing hands, Iron Rock concluded trading 20 cents higher at $5, in swapping 9,500 shares, ISP Finance finished trading 3,300 shares at $20, Jamaican Teas settled with a loss of 9 cents at $4, in exchanging 2,435 shares. Jetcon Corporation gained 20 cents to end at $3.70, in trading 298,550 stock units, Knutsford Express closed 20 cents higher at $12, with 366 shares changing hands, Lasco Distributors ended at $4, in exchanging 83,099 shares, Lasco Financial concluded trading of 16,666 stock units and closed 5 cents higher at $5.50. Lasco Manufacturing finished with a loss of 16 cents at $3.60, exchanging 16,031 units, Main Event settled 40 cents higher at $6.50, trading 1,000 shares, Medical Disposables jumped $2.50 to an all-time high of $10, with 9,174 shares being exchanged, Paramount Trading ended at $2.75, with 300 shares changing hands, SSL Venture Capital traded 7,173 shares but lost 5 cents to close at $2 and Stationery and Office finished trading of 8,018 stock units at $9.50.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market slips – Monday
The Junior Market Index lost 7.26 points to close at 3,307.46, on Monday with 26 securities trading, versus 22 on Friday. At the close 9 advanced, 9 declined and 8 remained unchanged.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading had 5 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, while 6 closed with lower offers.
The market traded just 758,861 units valued at $3,466,162 compared to 707,099 units valued at $2,876,348 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of a mere 29,187 units for an average of $133,314 in contrast to 32,141 units for an average of $130,743 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 61,226 units valued at $280,213 and previously 62,882 units valued at $287,807. September, ended with an average of 484,335 at $2,628,299 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, Access Financial closed $1 higher at $50, in trading of 1,229 shares, AMG Packaging ended at $1.80, with 20,000 stock units changing hands, Cargo Handlers settled 25 cents higher at $13, trading 1,461 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading 85 cents higher at $6.75, while exchanging 18,700 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading 23,719 units with a loss of 29 cents at $6.51. Derrimon Trading ended 2 cents higher at $2.82, exchanging 18,750 shares, Dolphin Cove concluded trading 1,963 shares and rose 10 cents to $15, Elite Diagnostic finished at $3.17, trading 15,175 stock units, Everything Fresh gained 2 cents in trading 106,904 shares, to close at $2.06, Express Catering ended trading with a loss of 20 cents at $8, with 111,028 shares. FosRich Group traded 16,877 shares with a loss of 60 cents at $3.10, General Accident finished trading 108,000 shares, with a loss of 45 cents to close at $3.50, Honey Bun ended with a loss of 5 cents at $4.10, while exchanging 18,000 units, Indies Pharma
rose 10 cents and closed at $3.10 with 126,444 shares changing hands, Jamaican Teas settled with a loss of 1 cent at $4.09, trading 25,926 shares. Jetcon Corporation ended trading 2,200 stock units with a loss of 30 cents at $3.50, KLE Group finished trading 550 shares at $3.75, Knutsford Express closed with a loss of 20 cents at $11.80, with 1,550 shares trading, Lasco Distributors ended at $4, trading 26,700 shares. Lasco Financial concluded trading 1,672 stock units with a loss of 5 cents at $5.45, Lasco Manufacturing finished 16 cents higher at $3.76, in exchanging 3,166 units, Main Event settled 15 cents higher at $6.10, with 91,364 shares changing hands, Medical Disposables ended trading 1,600 shares at $7.50, Paramount Trading ended at $2.75, in exchanging 13,224 shares SSL Venture Capital traded 400 shares at $2.05 and Stationery and Office finished trading 2,259 stock units, ending unchanged at $9.50.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
