
GWest dropped to an all-time low of Monday of $2.35.
The Junior Market Index declined 35.85 points to close at 2,932.68 in trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday with 22 securities changing hands, compared to 26 on Friday.
At the close of market activities 806,611 units valued at $3,430,741 were exchanged, compared to 1,252,974 units valued at $5,418,449, on Friday. Trading ended with the prices of 6 securities advancing, 12 declining while 4 remained unchanged.
Market activity ended with an average of 36,664 units for an average of $155,943 in contrast to 48,191 units for an average of $208,402 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 104,394 units with an average value of $384,083 and previously 120,246 units with an average value of $437,478. April closed with an average of 121,622 units at $506,803, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
At the close of the market AMG Packaging ended 6 cents higher at $2, with 1,500 stock units trading,
Blue Power concluded trading at $30, with 100 units, Cargo Handlers settled with a loss of 15 cents at $9.85, with 6,247 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading with a loss of 21 cents at $5.29, with 1,600 units changing hands, Consolidated Bakeries closed with a loss of 20 cents at $1.85, with 123,000 shares. Elite Diagnostic settled at $3.25, with 76,190 units, Eppley ended trading 2 cents higher at $9.22, with 55,000 shares, Express Catering traded 1 cent higher at $5.51, with 3,523 shares, FosRich Group finished trading with a loss of 1 cent at $2.49, with 3,349 shares. General Accident closed with a loss of 5 cents at $3.15, trading 5,637 stock units, GWest Corporation ended with a loss of 5 cents at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.35, while exchanging 22,537 units, Honey Bun concluded trading at $4.80, with 1,006 shares,
Jamaican Teas ended trading with a loss of 55 cents at $4.45, with 100,409 stock units. Jetcon Corporation traded with a loss of 9 cents at $4, with 173,947 units, after trading at a 52 weeks’ low of $3.50, KLE Group closed 5 cents higher at $2.50, with 6,204 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading with a loss of 2 cents at $4.28, with 98,131 stock units, Lasco Financial finished at $5.55, with 78,200 units. Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 11 cents at $3.74, with 29,470 shares, Main Event ended trading 21 cents higher at $7, with 11,500 shares, Paramount Trading finished trading with a loss of 30 cents at $2.70, with 2,000 stock units, Stationery and Office closed 15 cents higher at $6.20, with 6,091 units and tTech concluded trading with a loss of 3 cents at $5.72, with 970 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.