There was only 3 securities trading in Junior Market on Monday, as investors continue to focus elsewhere, for investment opportunities. A total of only 248,404 units valued at $326,764 traded. The JSE Junior Market Index fell 1.02 points to close at 656.22, with 1 advancing and 1 declining.
At the end of trading 5 junior market stocks had bids that are higher than the last selling price and only two with offers that were lower, in addition s sign of some weakness in this market is 10 stocks having no bids versus 7 with no offers.
The main trades was Lasco Manufacturing with 210,404 units with a loss of 6 cents to end at 90 cents, Access Financial Services trading 10,000 units at $10.50 and was the only stocks with a gain, with the price rising 32 cents at the end of trading in the junior market a Lasco Distributors traded 28,000 units unchanged at $1.11.
JSE Junior Market hibernating
September 29, 2014 by
