The Junior Market Index declined again at the close of trading on Monday, bringing the four days’ fall to 139 points, cutting the year to date gains for the market at a mere 0.8 percent after hitting a record on August 14 when it was up 12.8 percent to 3,662.94 points.
The Junior Market Index fell by 22.30 points to close at 3,273.19 on Monday after the prices of 16 stocks rose 10 declined and 8 remained unchanged, leaving the average PE at 14.1.
Trading ended with 33 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 7,356,027 units valued at $36,156,183 compared to 9,461,484 units valued at $22,625,047, from stocks of 31 companies changing hands on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 216,354 units for $1,063,417 for each stock traded, in contrast to 305,209 units at $649,428 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 436,088 shares at $1,137,925 compared to an average of 453,305 shares at $1,143,762 for each security traded. In contrast, November closed with an average of 120,579 shares at $506,880 for each security.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investors Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows eight stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging lost 22 cents to close at $2.08 with 3,030,679 units changing hands, Blue Power exchanged 2,000 stock units, after rising 8 cents to end at $5.58, Caribbean Flavour traded 721,286 shares and lost $2 to close at $13. Caribbean Producers added 2 cents to finish at $4.82 while 2,000 stock units crossed the exchange, Dolphin Cove rose 1 cent to end at $11.11 with 4,000 units crossing the exchange, Elite Diagnostic traded 13,839 units and gained 13 cents to end at $5.05. Everything Fresh rose 3 cents to close at $1.10 after exchanging 10,200 stock units, Express Catering rose 10 cents in trading 34,771 shares to close at $6.10, Fontana lost 30 cents to close at $6.40 with 90,161 crossed the exchange. FosRich added 10 cents to settle at $4 while trading 4,184 stock units, General Accident fell 38 cents to close at $7.10 with 27,400 stock units changing hands, Honey Bun dropped 99 cents after exchanging 38,287 units at $7.40, iCreate slipped 1 cent to end at 70 cents in trading 43,684 shares. Indies Pharma gained 1 cent while trading 11,456 units at $2.91, Jamaican Teas gained 5 cents with 55,955 units changing hands at $6.30, Knutsford Express exchanged 5,374 shares with a rise of 38 cents to end at $9.60, Lasco Distributors added 9 cents with 32,654 shares crossing the exchange to close at $3.49. Lasco Financial traded 26,465 stock units and gained 35 cents in closing at $4.35, Lasco Manufacturing exchanged 7,935 shares and fell 15 cents to close at $4.75, Lumber Depot lost a cent to close at $1.90 with 1,392,924 units crossing the exchange, MailPac rose 7 cents to settle at $2.20 while exchanging 589,347 shares. Main Event traded 2,455 units but fell 5 cents to $6.15, Paramount Trading climbed 24 cents to close at $1.80 with 4,817 shares crossing the market, SSL Venture Capital rose 1 cent in exchanging 10,000 stock units at $1.11. Stationery & Office Supplies lost 49 cents with 32,356 units changing hands at $10.50 and tTech traded just six shares but rose 45 cents to end at $5.95.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.