Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Thursday with the market index rising 21.21 points to close at 3,431.43 as falling stocks edged out gainers.
At the close of market activities, 26 securities changing hands, up from 27 securities changed hands on Wednesday, with prices of 8 securities rising, 10 declining and 8 remaining unchanged as 2,182,720 units valued at $9,969,190 traded, compared to 1,518,650 units valued at $6,262,861 on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 83,951 shares for an average of $383,430 in contrast to 56,246 units for an average of $231,958 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1,028,085 units valued at $2,671,596 and previously 1,076,790 shares valued at $2,789,636 for each security traded. August ended with an average of 232,398 units valued at $1,072,851 for each traded security.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the close of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Blue Power closed trading of 5,978 units and gained 2 cents to end at $9, Caribbean Cream exchanged 1,819 units and gained 38 cents to end at $4.90, Caribbean Producers lost 20 cents in trading 21,505 units at $4.60, Dolphin Cove lost $1.10 with 8,000 units changing hands at $10.65. Derrimon Trading closed 5 cents higher at $2.45, with 29,838 stock units crossing the exchange, Express Catering declined 15 cents to settle at $6.25 in trading 28,400 shares, Everything Fresh closed 5 cents higher at $1.20, with 70,105 stock units trading, Elite Diagnostic ended trading with 215,695 shares, after rising 1 cent to end at $5.32. 
Fosrich climbed 10 cents and exchanged 121,783 shares at $5, Fontana ended market activity while exchanging 117,597 shares to close at $8.11 after falling 28 cents. General Accident closed with a loss of 2 cents at $6.98, after swapping of 11,536 shares, iCreate lost 2 cents in trading 46,285 shares to close at 70 cents, Jamaican Teas closed trading of 3,505 units and gained 25 cents to end at $6.40, Jetcon Corporation lost 29 cents in trading 30,806 shares to close at $1.80. Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 1 cent at $3.25 with 313,746 stock units changing hands, Lasco Financial climbed 23 cents and exchanged 6,100 shares at $5, Limners and Bards lost 10 cents trading 174,427 shares to close at $2.50, and Medical Disposables closed with a loss of $1.40 at $7.40, after swapping of 8,000 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
