Junior Market Index dropped 38.60 points to close at 3,360.30 at the close of trading on Thursday with the prices of 7 securities rising, 13 declining and 8 remaining unchanged.
Similar to Wednesday, investors traded in 28 securities on Thursday, resulting in an exchange of 3,576,032 units valued at $15,984,300 compared to 4,967,518 units valued at $25,373,913 on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 127,715 units for an average of $570,868 in contrast to 177,411 units for an average of $906,211 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 108,439 shares at $555,164 and previously 97,258 shares at $528,565, for each security traded. In contrast, October closed with an average of 186,927 units valued at $788,734 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator with 2 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial lost 40 cents to settle at $31.60 with 3,903 shares changing hands, AMG Packaging climbed 10 cents and exchanged 233,120 stock units at $2, Blue Power declined by 90 cents in trading 48,548 units at $7. CAC 2000 transferred 1,000 stock units and dropped $1.50 to settle at $11. Caribbean Cream inched just 1 cent higher in exchanging 257,455 shares at $4.06, Dolphin Cove ended market activity in transferring 500 shares to close at $11 after falling 75 cents. Elite Diagnostic closed 20 cents higher at $5.70, with 425,228 stock units trading, Everything Fresh ended with 50,944 shares changing hands, after rising 9 cents to end at $1.23. Express Catering lost 40 cents in trading 69,050 stock units to close at $6.30. Fontana lost 25 cents to close at $7.20 with investors switching ownership of 201,386 units, General Accident dipped 5 cents with 25,900 units changing hands at $7.80. Indies Pharma lost by 6 cents in trading 847,485 units at $3.06, 
Jamaican Teas ended market activity in exchanging 344,273 shares to close at $5.93 after falling 27 cents, Jetcon Corporation traded 25,300 shares, after rising 19 cents to end at $1.99, Lasco Distributors dipped 10 cents with 77,810 units crossing the exchange at $3.30. Lasco Financial shed 84 cents in trading 112,401 units at $4.45, following the release of the second-quarter results with a loss of $16 million in the quarter after making a loan loss provision of $180 million in the quarter, Limners and Bards fell 6 cents in trading 200,891 units at $2.88. Medical Disposables declined 30 cents to settle at $6.70. Paramount Trading climbed 15 cents and exchanged 10,694 shares at $2 and Stationery and Office Supplies ended trading 84,263 stock units after rising 17 cents to close at $11.20.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market trading closed with 28 securities changing hands on Wednesday, resulting in an exchange of 4,967,518 units valued at $25,373,913, compared to 1,312,567 units valued at $6,552,084 from 29 securities Passing through the market on Tuesday. 
Jamaican Teas dipped 2 cents in trading of 13,261 units at $6.20, Lasco Distributors shed 18 cents in trading of 318,006 units at $3.40, Lasco Financial closed 29 cents higher at $5.29, with an exchange of 15,000 stock units. Lasco Manufacturing lost 20 cents in trading of 64,065 units at $5, Limners and Bards ended market activity exchanging 662 shares to close at $2.94 after falling 4 cents, Main Event ended trading with 19,340 shares, after rising 77 cents to end at $6.12. Stationery and Office Supplies ended market activity exchanging 212,491 shares to close at $11.03 after falling $1.47 and tTech ended trading with 34,206 shares, after rising 60 cents to end at $6.90.
Investors pushed trading sharply lower by 82 percent on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday with an exchange of 1,312,567 units valued at $6,552,084, compared to 7,175,205 units for $36,704,045 on Monday, leading to slippage in the market index. 
ISP Finance climbed to an all-time high of $33 after jumping $6 with 6,667 shares changing hands. Jetcon Corporation exchanged 200 shares and gained 3 cents to end at $1.80, Knutsford Express traded 2,600 shares, after rising 20 cents to end at $10.85, Lasco Distributors closed 28 cents higher at $3.58, with 261,904 stock units changing hands, Lasco Financial fell 10 cents in trading 1,195 units at $5. Main Event fell 75 cents and exchanged 6,718 shares to close at $ 5.35, Medical Disposables lost 95 cents in trading 2,000 stock units to close at $7. Paramount Trading dropped 25 cents in swapping 21,000 units at $1.85 and Stationery and Office Supplies rose 18 cents to close at $12.50, with 50,100 stock units crossing the exchange.
Investors pushed trading sharply higher by more than 500 percent on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday with an exchange of 7,175,205 units valued at $36,704,045, compared to 1,150,661 units valued at $4,145,571 on Friday but with a modest rise in the market index. 
In contrast, October closed with an average of 186,927 units valued at $788,734 for each security changing hands.
Indies Pharma ended with a loss of 1 cent at 3.04 with 33,494 stock units changing hands. Jamaican Teas lost 2 cents in trading 18,539 units at $6.22, Jetcon Corporation closed with a loss of 3 cents at $1.77, in swapping 24,466 shares, Knutsford Express ended trading with 200 shares, after rising 5 cents to end at $10.65. Lasco Manufacturing lost 15 cents in exchanging 6,429,477 shares to close at $5.20, Main Event climbed 99 cents and exchanged 100,000 shares at $6.10. Medical Disposables ended with 7,600 shares crossing the market, after rising 95 cents to end at $7.95, Limners and Bards rose 24 cents to close at $2.98, with the trading of 78,399 stock units and Stationery and Office Supplies closed with an exhnage of 2,000 units and gained 2 cents to end at $12.32.
potential gains with the likely gains ranked in descending order with highest-ranked being the most attractive. The increased values will change as stock prices fluctuate and will result in movements of the selection in and out of the lists for most weeks. Earnings per share are revised on an ongoing basis as new information is received that can result in changes in and out of the list.
The Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market declined 26.40 points to 3,352.15 when trading ended on Thursday with 14 securities gaining, 13 falling and 3 remaining unchanged.
Indies Pharma declined 5 cents in trading of 65,667 units at $3.05, Jetcon Corporation climbed 22 cents and exchanged 3,500 shares at $1.99, Knutsford Express closed 20 cents higher at $10.60, with 1,409 stock units changing hands. Lasco Financial dipped 10 cents in trading 7,454 units at $5.10, Lasco Manufacturing shed 20 cents exchanging 27,012 units at $5.20, Limners and Bards ended market activity with 95,414 shares to close at $2.72 after falling 26 cents, Main Event ended with 7,783 shares crossing the exchange to close at $5.11 after falling 11 cents. Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 30 cents and exchanged 12,550 shares at $12.50, while SSL Venture ended with an exchange of 33,812 shares to close at $1.15 after falling 15 cents. In the Junior Market preference segment, Derrimon Trading closed with an exchange of 3,316 units and gained 5 cents at $2.10.
The Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market bounced 33.01 points to 3,378.55 on Wednesday with 12 securities gaining, 8 falling and 10 remaining unchanged as the market claws back portion of the near 69 points drop on Tuesday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 7 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Key Insurance traded 1,218 shares after rising 40 cents to end at $3.50, Lasco Distributors closed with a loss of 29 cents at $3.30, swapping of 570,450 shares, Lasco Financial declined by 10 cents to settle at $5.20, with 112,030 units trading, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading 90,191 shares, after rising 15 cents to end at $5.40. Limners and Bards closed 26 cents higher at $2.98, with 42,500 stock units trading, Medical Disposables fell 50 cents trading 1,340 units at $7. Stationery and Office Supplies closed with 5,430 units crossing the exchange and gained 9 cents to end at $12.20, and tTech exchanged 20,271 units and gained 30 cents to end at $6.30.
The Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market plunged 68.65 points to close at 3,345.54 when trading ended on Tuesday with 9 securities gaining, 12 falling and 6 remaining unchanged.
Jamaican Teas traded 27,723 units and gained 25 cents to end at $6.25. Jetcon Corporation ended market activity exchanging 21,000 shares to close at $1.80 after falling 19 cents, Knutsford Express climbed 1 cent and exchanged 15,028 shares at $10.41. Lasco Distributors ended trading with 205,849 stock units, after rising 29 cents to end at $3.59, Lasco Financial closed 20 cents higher at $5.30, with 20,850 stock units trading. Lasco Manufacturing fell 25 cents in trading 28,700 units in closing at $5.25, Medical Disposables lost 50 cents with 500 shares changing hands to close at $7.50, Stationery and Office Supplies exchanged 61,988 shares to close at $12.11 after falling 6 cents and SSL Venture lost 29 cents trading 12,508 shares to close at 1.30 cents.
Honey Bun lost 10 cents in trading 4,030 units at $6.50, Jamaican Teas slipped 5 cents in trading 10,030 units at $6, Knutsford Express dipped 45 cents in trading of 3,468 units at $10.40. Lasco Financial declined by 10 cents trading 151,300 shares to settle at $5.10, Lasco Manufacturing closed 25 cents higher at $5.50, with 74,346 stock units trading, Limners and Bards shed 28 cents in trading of 116,064 units at $2.72 and SSL Venture ended with a loss of 1 cent at 1.59 with 66,344 stock units changing hands.
2019, then the company should go on to record a strong increase in profit in the 2020 fiscal year that starts this month.
