9 junior stocks fall 9 rise – Monday

Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Monday with 23 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 11,400,134 units valued at $44,912,427 compared to 689,176 units valued at $4,663,095 on Friday.
At the close of market activities, the prices of 9 advanced, 9 declined and 5 remained with the prices unchanged and the market index dropped 43.84 points to 3,075.41.
Trading ended with an average of 495,658 units for an average of $1,952,714 in contrast to 36,272 units for an average of $245,426 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 265,965 units valued at $1,099,070 compared to 36,272 units valued at $245,426 previously. In contrast, August closed with average of 234,437 units at $1,295,260 for each security traded.
Trading ended with the market sentiments looking mixed for Tuesday’s activity as 4 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market the volume of stocks changing hands and their last traded price are: Access Financial settling with a loss of $2.80 at $46.20 with 5,912 units, AMG Packaging traded with a loss of 30 cents, at $3 with 98,176 stocks units, Blue Power ended 50 cents higher at $41.50 with 200 shares, CAC 2000 rose 14 cents to $8 with 15,969 units, Cargo Handlers climbed 80 cents to $10.40 with 4,366 shares. Caribbean Cream settled at $6.85 with 5,700 stocks, Caribbean Flavours finished with a loss of 1 cent, at $11.70 with 4,580 stock units, Caribbean Producers added 5 cents to end at $3.85 with 10,056,442 shares, Express Catering fell 20 cents, to $4.50 with 71,972 shares, General Accident concluded trading at $2.80 with 45,202 units changing hands. Honey Bun ended with a loss of 90 cents, at a 52 weeks’ low of $4 with 5,500 stocks, Jamaican Teas concluded with a loss of 78 cents, at $4.22 with 27,526 shares, Jetcon Corporation finished 10 cents higher at $4.60 with 659,398 units, KLE Group traded 15 cents higher at $3.20 with 98,599 units. Knutsford Express ended 49 cents higher at $14.99 with 11,569 units, Lasco Distributors traded at $6.90 with 55,144 stocks, Lasco Financial finished the day with a loss of 5 cents, at $3.85 with 80,835 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 15 cents, at $4.30 with 28,930 stocks. Medical Disposables finished $1.08 higher at $5.35 with 7,060 units, Paramount Trading concluded market activity at $2.70 with 35,000 shares, Stationery and Office finished at $4.20 trading 74,962 shares, tTech traded with a loss of 46 cents, at $6.05 with 4,500 units and Eppley closed at $6.60 with 2,592 shares.