The Junior Market followed up gain on Friday with another increase on Monday with the market Index advancing 17.44 points to close at 3,232.95.
At the close on Monday just 23 securities changed hands versus 20 on Friday, with 5 stocks rising, 10 declining and 8 remaining unchanged leading the Junior Market Index to gain 14.49 points to close at 3,215.12
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading turned positive at the close of Monday with 5 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, while one closed with a lower offer.
The day’s activity ended with an exchange of 1,232,739 units valued at $4,669,444 compared to 1,378,210 units valued at $4,765,299 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 53,597 units for an average of $203,019 in contrast to 68,911 units for an average of $238,265 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 114,409 units valued at $518,311 and previously 123,432 units valued at $565,096. October, ended with an average of 69,421 units valued at $347,455 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, Access Financial lost 50 cents to close at $49.50, in trading 175 shares, Cargo Handlers settled at $13, in exchanging 200 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading 70 cents higher at $6, with 9,000 shares, Caribbean Producers traded 2,000 units at $6, Consolidated Bakeries closed at $2 in swapping 150 shares. Derrimon Trading ended with a loss of 8 cents at $2.70, as 50,945 shares changed hands, Elite Diagnostic finished with a loss of 21 cents at $3.19, with an exchange of 17,459 stock units, Everything Fresh closed trading with 27,394 shares to close at $2, Express Catering ended trading at $8, with 10,000 shares, FosRich Group traded 28,212 shares with an increase of 55 cents to $3.75. General Accident finished trading 2,400 shares and rose 10 cents to close at $3.60, GWest Corporation closed 10 cents higher at $2, with 1,913 stock units changing hands, Honey Bun ended with a loss of 1 cent at $3.99, while exchanging 7,530 units, Jamaican Teas settled with a loss of 5 cents at $3.90, with 13,115 shares trading. Indies Pharma ended trading 130,739 shares and declined 10 cents to close at $3, Jetcon Corporation ended trading 17 cents higher at $3.92, with 246,091 stock units, Knutsford Express closed at $12, in trading 1,200 shares, Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 5 cents at $4, with 189,595 shares changing hands, Lasco Financial concluded trading with a loss of 25 cents at $5, with 160,971 stock units. Lasco Manufacturing lost 1 cent to close at $3.17, with 312,100 units, Medical Disposables ended trading 10,000 shares with a loss of 30 cents at $8, SSL Venture Capital traded 10,000 shares at $1.81 and Stationery and Office finished trading 1,550 stock units at $9.20.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market gained on Monday
November 12, 2018 by IC Insider.com
Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Access Financial, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Elite Diagnostic, Emerging markets, Everything Fresh, Express Catering, FosRich, GWest, Honey Bun, Indies Pharma, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican Stock, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity
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