Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange resulted in an exchange of 2,550,756 units valued at $11,503,215 compared to 3,694,880 units valued at $16,175,190 on Wednesday.
At the close of market activities 23 securities changed hands compared to 20 on Wednesday. Trading ended on Thursday with the prices of 11 securities rising, 9 falling and 3 remaining unchanged leading the Junior Market Index to inched 4.32 points higher to close at 2,949.87.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 9 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Market activity ended with an average of 110,902 units for an average of $500,140 in contrast to 184,744 units for an average of $808,760 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 217,589 units valued at $1,322,452 and previously 222,712 units with an average value of $1,322,452. April closed with an average of 121,622 units at $506,803, for each security traded.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed trading after rising $1.90 t0 $48, with 230 shares, CAC 2000 finished with a loss of 2 cents at $8.97 in exchanging 5,623 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading with a loss of 5 cents at $5.70, with 1,015 shares changing hands, Caribbean Producers fell 15 cents to close $4.80, trading 46,626 units, Consolidated Bakeries closed with a gain of 10 cents at $2, exchanging 365,475 shares. Dolphin Cove climbed 49 cents and concluded trading at $17.99, with and exchange of 2,783 units, Eppley settled at $10.18, with 125 units, Express Catering ended trading 7 cents higher at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.10, with 281,850 shares, FosRich Group traded 7,480 shares and rose 9 cents to end at $2.59, GWest Corporation gained 3 cents to closed at $2.15, with 9,690 stock units changing hands. Honey Bun ended with a loss of 5 cents at $4.75, exchanging 42,800 units, Jamaican Teas settled 20 cents higher at $4.80, with 996,091 shares trading, Jetcon Corporation ended trading with 24,278 stock units exchanged, after rising 5 cents to $4.05, KLE Group finished trading 50 cents higher at $3, with 7,466 shares. Knutsford Express closed at $12.50, with 671 shares, Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 6 cents at $4.04, after 384,910 shares traded, Lasco Financial concluded trading and gained 5 cents to $5.25, with 28,264 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing fell 25 cents to close at $3.95, with 159,483 units traded. Main Event settled with a loss of 35 cents at $7.35, with 33,031 shares after trading at a 52 weeks’ high of $8.10, Medical Disposables ended trading 2 cents higher at $4.52, with 21,000 shares, Stationery and Office closed with a loss of 12 cents at $8, after 13,397 stock units changed hands and tTech ended with a loss of 10 cents at $6, while 113,585 shares traded. In the junior market preference segment, Eppley 9.5% settled at $6, with 4,883 shares that changed hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Dolphin Cove jumped $2.50 on small volume.

The Junior Market Index recovered 28.20 of 57.86 points lost on Friday, to close at 2,922.15 on Monday with 25 securities trading, up from 21 on Friday.
The market closed with an exchange of 4,133,311 units valued at $30,002,574 compared to 8,143,897 units valued at $45,872,386 on Friday. At the close of market activities, the prices of 7 securities advanced, 8 declined and 10 remained unchanged.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Market activity ended with an average of 165,332 units for an average of $1,200,103 in contrast to 387,805 units for an average of $2,184,399 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 145,970 units with an average value of $721,120 and previously 200,883 units with an average value of $683,346. April closed with an average of 121,622 units at $506,803, for each security traded.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended at $2, with 29,641 stock units, Caribbean Cream ended trading 10 cents higher at $4.90, with 5,000 shares, Caribbean Flavours traded with a loss of 1 cent at $11, exchanging 6,000 stock units, Caribbean Producers finished trading at $5.25, with 30,064 units, Derrimon Trading concluded trading at $8.75, with 3,000,000 shares. Dolphin Cove finished $2.50 higher at $17.50, but only 100 stock units changed hands, Elite Diagnostic settled at $3.15, with 32,894 units, Express Catering traded with a loss of 23 cents at $5.82, with 1,000 shares, FosRich Group gained 11 cents to end at $2.45, with 464,331 shares. General Accident closed with a loss of 1 cent at $3.40 after 18,463 stock units changed hands, GWest Corporation ended at $2.10, with 79,500 units, Honey Bun concluded trading at $4.70, with 1,300 shares, Jamaican Teas fell 55 cents to $4, trading 46,118 stock units. Jetcon Corporation traded 15 cents higher at $4.25, with 81,420 units, Key Insurance finished trading with a loss of 35 cents at $3.25, in the exchange of 58,397 shares, KLE Group closed at $2.80, with 155,000 shares, Knutsford Express traded 1,000 shares at $12. Lasco Distributors concluded trading with a loss of 7 cents at $3.95, exchanging 14,080 stock units, Lasco Financial dropped 59 cents to $5.40, with 6,838 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled 10 cents higher at $4, exchanging 13,200 shares, Main Event ended trading at $7, with 5,500 shares. Medical Disposables traded 10 cents higher at $4.60, with 12,674 shares, Paramount Trading ended 35 cents higher at $3.10, with 14,054 stock units, Stationery and Office closed with a loss of 5 cents at $8.95, with 48,678 units and tTech concluded trading at $6, with 8,059 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.