Trading activity remained elevated on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday. A total of 26 securities changed hands up from 25 on Wednesday, exchanging 4,211,446 units, valued at $18,316,095, compared to 4,072,802 units valued at $15,715,409 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading the market Index squeezed out 5.01 points to end at 2,773.09 as the prices of 9 securities advanced, 6 declined and 11 remained unchanged.
Trading ended with an average of 161,979 units for an average of $704,465, following from 162,912 units for an average of $628,616 that traded on Wednesday. Trading month to date amounts to an average of 131,548 units valued at $494,185 and previously 113,966 units valued at $444,176. December closed with average of 568,732 units valued at $3,447,957 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 1 stock ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 2 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed at $42, with 2,843 shares, AMG Packaging finished at $2.90, with 1,500 shares, C2W Music finished trading at $0.51, with 35,000 shares, Caribbean Cream settled 89 cents higher at $6.99, with 20,000 shares, Caribbean Producers closed 14 cents higher at $4.50, with 32,000 shares. Derrimon Trading ended trading at $7, with 5,000 stock units, Dolphin Cove traded 85 cents higher at $17, with 3,923 units. Eppley ended at $12, with 9,846 stock units, Express Catering concluded trading with a loss of 10 cents at $4.20, with 50,000 units. FosRich Group ended trading with a loss of 1 cent at $3, with 125,216 stock units, General Accident traded 10 cents higher at $2.95, with 14,836 units. GWest Corporation ended with a loss of 30 cents at $3, with 334,526 stock units, Honey Bun concluded trading with a loss of 35 cents at $4.15, with 400 units. Iron Rock ended trading at $3, with 4,750 stock units, Jamaican Teas closed 40 cents higher at $4.50, with 598,421 shares, Jetcon Corporation finished at $5, with 133,194 shares, Key Insurance settled at $3.45, with 984 shares. KLE Group finished trading with a loss of 35 cents at $2.15, with 50,000 shares, Knutsford Express closed at $14.80, with 910 shares. Lasco Distributors finished 28 cents higher at $3.80, with 555,515 shares, after trading at an intraday 52 weeks’ low of $3.50, Lasco Financial settled 10 cents higher at $5.60, with 170,775 shares, Lasco Manufacturing finished trading 67 cents higher at $4.17, with 282,294 shares. Main Event closed 30 cents higher at $5.80, with 26,075 shares, Medical Disposables finished at $4.95, with 1,000,000 shares, Paramount Trading settled at $3, with 5,226 shares and Stationery and Office finished trading with a loss of 25 cents at $5, with 748,212 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.