The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended trading on Wednesday, with an exchange of 3,778,290 units valued at $13,398,281 compared to 1,838,031 units valued at $6,450,947 on Tuesday.
At the close of market activities, 28 securities changed hands compared with 29 securities changing hands, on Tuesday. The prices of 10 securities rose, 15 declined and 3 remained unchanged. The market Index dropped 41.48 points to close at 3,106.13.
Trading ended with an average of 134,939 units for an average of $478,510 in contrast to 63,380 units for an average of $222,446 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to units 157,565 for an average of $656,597 and previously, 158,863 for an average of $666,815. In contrast, May ended with an average of 81,626 units for $311,248 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 bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with a lower offer.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging fell 1 cent to close at 1.99 with 53,460 stock units changing hands, Blue Power climbed 20 cents with an exchange of 5,100 shares at $4.95, Cargo Handlers ended with a loss of 1 cent at 9.50 with 5,853 stock units changing hands. Caribbean Producers fell 10 cents in trading of 32,579 units at $4.80, Derrimon Trading ended with a loss of 1 cent at $2.58 with an exchange of 70,269 stock units, Dolphin Cove traded 37,678 shares to end at $11.75, Elite Diagnostic ended trading with 38,317 shares, after rising 2 cents to $3.99. Everything Fresh exchanged 13,500 units at $1.40, Express Catering closed 25 cents higher at $7, in trading 21,207 stock units, FosRich Group shed 25 cents with an exchange of 35,400 units at $4.70, Fontana climbed 4 cents and exchanged 90,462 shares at $4.55. General Accident closed trading of 26,596 units and gained 3 cents to end at $4.10, GWest Corporation climbed 2 cents and exchanged 5,800 shares at $1.04, Honey Bun rose 50 cents and concluded trading of 217,371 shares at $7, iCreate ended market activity exchanging 289,800 shares to close at 70 cents after falling 9 cents. Indies Pharma declined 9 cents in trading of 142,783 units at $3.03, Iron Rock ended trading of 67,246 shares, after rising 12 cents to end at $3.62, Jamaican Teas fell 5 cents in trading of 3,500 units at $4.30, Jetcon Corporation declined 5 cents in exchanging 1,055,936 units at $1.80. Knutsford Express declined $1 to end at $11.50 with 2,167 stock units changing hand, Lasco Distributors climbed 24 cents and exchanged 214,358 shares at $3.39, Lasco Financial closed the trading of 1,181,077 units and gained 20 cents to end at $4.70, Lasco Manufacturing shed 20 cents in trading of 85,400 units at $4.10. Main Event closed with a loss of 90 cents at $6, swapping of 1,928, shares, Medical Disposables dipped 30 cents trading of 5,000 units at $6.70, Stationery and Office Supplies fell 32 cents, trading 50,000 units at $9.58 and tTech declined 11 cents trading 18,203 units in closing at $5.35.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.