The Junior Market closed lower on Thursday with the market index slipping 19.82 points to 2,941.23 as 565,346 shares valued at $3,255,463 traded, versus a mere 192,720 units traded valued at $1,219,105 on Wednesday.
At the close 21 securities traded, down from 14 on Wednesday with 4 stocks gaining and 7 declining. Trading closed with 3 stocks having a higher bids than the last traded price and 3 closing with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of just 26,921 units for an average value of $155,022 compared to 13,766 units for an average value of $87,079 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 51,062 units valued at $282,663 compared 52,787 units valued at $291,780 previously. In contrast, June closed with averages of 395,969 units valued at $1,799,200 for each security traded.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging fell 65 cents to close at $3.10 with 18,689 units changing hands, Blue Power saw just 200 shares trading to end with a loss of $1 at $49, Cargo Handlers ended trading 24,500 shares to close at $13.75, Caribbean Cream closed trading with 8,000 units and fell $1.60 to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $5, Caribbean Flavours traded 2,500 units to end at $12, Caribbean Producers lost 10 cents and closed trading with 15,936 units, at $3.30. Derrimon Trading ended at $8 with 16,000 shares changing hands, Dolphin Cove ended at $17.50 with 1,900 shares changing hands, General Accident gained 2 cents and closed trading with 3,000 shares to end at $2.72, Honey Bun gained 30 cents and closed trading with 19,359 shares at $6, ISP Finance dropped $2 and closed with 31,752 units changing hands at $11, Jamaican Teas lost 20 cents and ended trading 82,972 shares at $4, Jetcon Corporation traded 266,595 shares to end at $4.54, Key Insurance ended at $3.05 with 12,101 shares changing hands, Knutsford Express traded 19,583 shares to end at $14, Lasco Distributors closed 1 cent lower at $6.25 after trading 7,138 units, Lasco Financial ended with 5,301 shares changing hands at $3.55, after rising 15 cents, Main Event rose 10 cents with 13,322 shares trading to end at $5.60, Medical Disposables ended at $5.50 with 6,100 units trading, Paramount Trading ended with 7,785 units changing hands at $2.75 and tTech traded 1,813 units to close at $10.
Junior Market falls again on Thursday
July 20, 2017 by IC Insider.com
Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market Tagged With: AMG Packaging, C2W Music, CAC 2000, Cargo Handlers, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Dolphin Cove, Emerging stock market, Honey Bun, ISP Finance, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, junior market, Key Insurance, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, Trading Activity, tTech
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