The Junior Market gained 10.84 points to close at 2,966.78 on Wednesday, as advancing stocks were just edged out by declining ones.
At the close of market activities, 21 securities changed hands, the prices of 6 advanced, 5 declined and 10 remained unchanged, compared 25 securities changing hands on Tuesday.
Trading ended with an exchange of 1,622,159 units valued at $6,560,444, compared with 10,265,565 units valued at $46,309,587.
Market activity ended with an average of 77,246 units for an average of $312,402 compared to an average of 488,836 units for an average of $2,205,218 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 283,041 units at $1,258,810. March closed with an average of 149,999 units valued at $623,819, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 6 stocks ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 4 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended 15 cents higher at $2.15, with 250,166 stock units traded, Cargo Handlers rose by 3 cents to $10.03, with 670 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading at $6, with 1,000 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading at $5, with 1,850 units changing hands, Elite Diagnostic settled 5 cents higher at $3.30, with 77,645 units. Express Catering traded 5 cents higher at $5.35, with 20,586 shares, FosRich Group finished trading at $2.50, with 9,733 shares, GWest Corporation ended with a loss of 10 cents at $3.10, with 12,000 units, Honey Bun concluded trading with a rise of 5 cents to $4.70, with 650 shares. ISP Finance settled at $15, with 2,000 shares, Jamaican Teas ended trading 52 cents higher at $5.30, with 100,000 stock units, Jetcon Corporation traded at $4.05, with 15,000 units, Key Insurance finished trading at $4.65, with 892 shares. Knutsford Express ended with a loss of 40 cents at $14, trading 1,567 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading at $4.05, with 793,017 stock units, Lasco Financial finished at $5, with 255,508 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 12 cents at $4, with 6,550 shares. Medical Disposables traded at $5, with 5,917 shares, Paramount Trading finished trading with a loss of 1 cent at $3.08, with 13,960 stock units, Stationery and Office closed with a loss of 2 cents at $5.50, with 9,158 units and tTech concluded trading at $5.97, with 44,290 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Gains for Junior Market on Wednesday
April 4, 2018 by IC Insider.com
Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: AMG Packaging, Caribbean Producers, Daily Trading, Elite Diagnostics, Emerging markets, Express Catering, FosRich, GWest, Honey Bun, ISP Finance, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican Stock, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity, tTech
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