Junior index rise in moderate trading

Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Friday with 19 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 689,176 units valued at $4,663,095 compared to 1,911,988 units valued at $7,957,392 on Thursday.
At the close of market activities, the Junior Market Index rose 20.35 points to end at 3,119.25 as the prices of 7 advanced, 5 declined and the prices of 7 remained unchanged.
Trading ended with an average of 36,272 units for an average of $245,426 in contrast to 95,599 units for an average of $397,870 on Thursday. In contrast, August closed with average of 234,437 units at $1,295,260 for each security traded.
Trading ended with the market sentiments still looking mixed for Monday’s activity, as 8 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
At the close of the market the volume of stocks changing hands and their last traded price are: AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 18 cents, at $3.30 with 11,000 shares, Blue Power finished $1 higher at $41 with 856 shares, Cargo Handlers settled at $9.60 with 1,550 shares, Caribbean Cream rose 35 cents to $6.85 with just 1,632 units, Caribbean Producers finished at $3.80 with 3,000 shares, Dolphin Cove settled at $17.30 trading 200 units, Express Catering fell 7 cents, to $4.70 exchanging 12,895 stock units, General Accident ended at $2.80 with 9,956 shares, Honey Bun finished at $4.90 with 14,470 units, Jamaican Teas concluded trading 40 cents higher at $5 with 500 stocks, Jetcon Corporation closed with a loss of 30 cents, at $4.50 with 17,858 shares, KLE Group settled 5 cents higher at $3.05 with 25,147 units, Key Insurance closed at $3.10 with 1,857 stock units, Knutsford Express ended at $14.50 trading 64,743 shares, Lasco Distributors settled with a loss of 10 cents, at $6.90 with 388,392 stock units, Lasco Financial finished 25 cents higher at $3.90 with 26,100 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 15 cents, at $4.45 with 2,300 units, Medical Disposables traded 1 cents higher at $4.27 with 9,073 shares and Stationery and Office settled at $4.20 with 97,647 shares changing hands.