JSE Junior Market hit by falling stocks

Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange settled on Friday with the majority of prices falling three to one dragging the index down by 29.77 points to close at 3,087.77.
The market closed with 38 securities changing hands, with prices of 8 securities rising, 23 declining and seven remaining unchanged, resulting in an exchange of 2,050,342 units valued at $12,142,583 compared to 2,189,745 units valued at $8,061,287 from 35 securities on Thursday.
At the close of trading, the average PE ratio of the Junior Market stood at 13.3.
Trading ended with an average of 53,956 units for $319,542 for each security, in contrast to 62,564 units for an average of $230,322 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 137,619 units valued at $521,935 and previously 142,385 units for $519,699. In contrast, December closed with an average of 521,319 units valued at $1,344,719 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows seven stock ending with bids higher than the last selling price and one with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial gained $5.60 to end at $36 after trading 134,272 stock units, AMG Packaging shed 14 cents in exchanging 3,524 units at $1.93, Blue Power lost 21 cents with 99,797 shares crossing the exchange, to close at $3.80. Caribbean Cream closed trading of 5,000 units with a gain of 35 cents to end at $4, Caribbean Flavours ended with a loss of $1 at $16 with just 100 stock units changing hands, Cargo Handlers traded 12,000 shares, after rising 15 cents to end at $8.25. Caribbean Producers shed 20 cents in trading of 55,390 units at $4.80, Consolidated Bakeries declined by 7 cents to settle at $1.75, in exchanging 6,196 shares, Dolphin Cove lost 50 cents in trading 2,583 stock units to close at $10. Elite Diagnostic declined by 50 cents to settle at $4 with 27,497 shares changing hands, Everything Fresh added 1 cent after exchanging 175,600 shares at $1.05. Express Catering lost 11 cents, trading 58,084 units at $5.95. Fontana lost 20 cents in trading of 60,065 units at $6.80, Fosrich closed with a loss of 10 cents at $4.20, after swapping 33,383 shares, General Accident fell 20 cents in trading of 23,349 units at $6. GWest Corporation fell 3 cents in exchanging 5,773 units at $1.03, Honey Bun dipped 50 cents in trading of 3,732 units at $7, iCreate fell 5 cents with 14,020 units crossing the exchange at 75 cents, Iron Rock Insurance declined by 54 cents to settle at $3.45 after 27,022 units crossed the market. Jamaican Teas climbed 9 cents and exchanged 39,366 shares at $6.69, Jetcon Corporation closed 3 cents higher at $1.45, with 2,700 stock units trading, Knutsford Express rose $1.50 to end at $11.50 with 94,602 stock units changing hands. Lasco Distributors ended market activity, exchanging 42,460 shares to close at $3.10 after falling 9 cents. Lasco Financial shed 40 cents in trading 14,091 units to close at $3.60, Lasco Manufacturing dipped 28 cents in exchanging 1,873 units at $4.02, Lumber Depot closed 3 cents higher at $1.53, with 130,061 stock units trading. Medical Disposables ended market activity, exchanging 250,940 shares to close at $6.50 after falling 70 cents. Paramount Trading shed 18 cents in trading 248,370 units at $1.55, SSL Venture ended with a loss of 1 cent at $1.08 with 120 stock units changing hands, Stationery and Office Supplies declined by 10 cents to settle at $9.80 after exchanging 12,059 units and tTech slipped 2 cents in trading of 200 units at $5.60.
CAC 2000 9.5% preference share closed at $1.20, while trading 1,421 stock units.