Knutsford Express traded at a 52 weeks’ low on Friday.
Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange remained low on Friday from the elevated levels on Thursday but the number of securities traded jumped close to 25 percent.
The market closed with 26 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 1,109,020 units valued at $4,743,095 compared to 601,551 units valued at $2,159,980 on Thursday from trading in 21 stocks. Knutsford Express traded at a 52 weeks’ low of $10, at the close of the market while GWest Corporation traded at an intraday all-time low of $1.24.
Market activities, saw the prices of 10 securities rising, 8 falling and 8 remaining unchanged. The Junior Market Index fell 8.16 points to close at 3,113.28.
Trading ended with an average of 42,655 units for an average of $182,427 in contrast to 28,645 units for an average of $102,856 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 221,591 units at a value of $1,256,019, versus 245,207 units at a value of $1,397,711, previously. November, ended with an average of 190,475 units valued at $653,358 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ended with higher bids than their last selling price and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the day’s activity,Access Financial closed $3 higher at $50.50, with 152 shares changing hands, Blue Power concluded trading with 46,114 units and climbed 33 cents to $6.33, Cargo Handlers settled with a loss of 10 cents at $14.90, with 1,298 shares trading, Caribbean Cream ended trading 700 shares and rose 15 cents higher to $5.40, Caribbean Producers traded 14,300 units and rose 5 cents to $5.40. Consolidated Bakeries closed at $2, with an exchange of 1,165 shares, Derrimon Trading ended 2 cents higher at $2.57, with 83,315 shares changing hands, Elite Diagnostic finished with a loss of 13 cents at $2.87, with 8,354 stock units trading, Eppley settled at $9, with an exchange of 2,735 units. Everything Fresh gained 6 cents in trading 43,069 shares to close at $1.27, Express Catering ended trading with a loss of 10 cents at $7.60, with 17,210 shares, FosRich Group traded 81,570 shares at $3.79, General Accident finished trading 10 cents higher at $3.40, with an exchange of 16,380 shares, GWest Corporation closed at $1.30, in swapping 27,701 stock units. Honey Bun ended with a loss of 30 cents at $3.50, with 898 units changing hands, Indies Pharma traded 12,300 shares and added 4 cents 
to close at $3.14, Jetcon Corporation ended trading 24,100 stock units with a loss of 15 cents to close at $3, Knutsford Express closed with a loss of 50 cents at $10, in trading 3,996 shares, Lasco Distributors ended at $3.90, with an exchange of 78,050 shares. Lasco Financial concluded trading of 233,319 stock units, at $4.90, Lasco Manufacturing finished trading with a loss of 10 cents at $3.02, with 52,011 units, Main Event settled at 50 cents higher at $6.50, after 6,698 shares traded, Medical Disposables ended trading of 80,000 shares, to end at $6.40, SSL Venture Capital traded 98,000 shares and rose 18 cents to end at $2 and Stationery and Office finished trading 29,949 stock units with a loss of 45 cents to $8.10. In the junior market preference segment, Eppley ended trading 145,636 shares at $6.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
