
I$P Finance hits a new high of $22.99 on Tuesday
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange fell back again on Tuesday by 10.27 points to end at of 3,268.33 trading session of more than 1 million shares changing hands.
At the close of the market, the number of securities trading, inched up to 23 versus 20 on Friday with 11 securities advancing and 8 declining. Overall, 1,172,423 units valued at $10,317,500 changed hands, compared to 671,454 units valued at $5,978,378 on Monday. Trading ended with 4 stocks having bids higher than their last sale prices and 4 with lower offers. Two stocks ended trading at new closing highs.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of 50,975 units for an average value of $448,587 traded, compared to 33,573 units for an average value of $298,919 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date are 74,085 units and $573,358 while at the close of the prior day it was 77,936 units and $594,153. The average volume and value for April ended at 502,597 units and $2,768,003.
At the close of the market, Access Financial Services lost 10 cents and closed at $46.90 in trading 400 shares, AMG Packaging shed 16
cents to close at $4.84 with 200 units changing hands, Cargo Handlers dipped 50 cents in trading 1,500 shares at $20, Caribbean Cream rose 35 cents and closed trading with 102,161 units at $7.85. Caribbean Flavours gained 90 cents in trading 30,000 units to end at $9.50, Caribbean Producers rose 10 cents trading 10,024 shares changing hands, to close at $3.90, Consolidated Bakeries lost 15 cents in trading 18,332 shares to close at $2.85, C2W Music had 10,000 units changing hands to close at 50 cents, Derrimon Trading fell 25 cents and ended at $8.25 with 4,905 shares changing hands, General Accident rose 10 cents and closed trading with 16,790 shares at $3.25, Honey Bun rose 10 cents with 76,556 shares changing hands, to close at $8, ISP Finance climbed $2.99 to end at a record closing high of $22.99 with 90,602 units changing hands.
Jamaican Teas traded 7,900 shares, to close at $4.75, Jetcon Corporation dropped $1 and ended at $14 with 137,146 shares trading Knutsford Express traded 3,077 shares and gained $4 to end at a record close of $55. Lasco Distributors ended with 371,382 units trading with a loss of 30 cents at $7.15, Lasco Financial rose 40 cents and ended with 4,000 shares changing hands at $4.50, Lasco Manufacturing climbed 40 cents and closed at $5.50 while trading 88,171 shares, Main Event dropped 75 cents and ended trading 79,566 shares at $6.35, Medical Disposables climbed 50 cents and ended at $6.50 with 81,715 units trading, Paramount Trading ended with 500 shares changing hands at $3.05, tTech rose 20 cents and ended with 3,300 units changing hands at $7.20 and Eppley 8.25% preference share, traded 34,196 units to end at $6.10.