Blue Power jumped $4.95 higher to close at $41.90.
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange gained further grounds on Tuesday following modest gains on Monday, with the market index jumping 53.30 points to close at 2,683.52, the prices of 12 securities advanced, 5 declined and 9 remained unchanged.
Trading closed on with 26 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 888,134 units valued at $3,977,999 compared to 1,018,603 units valued at $4,155,191 from 17 securities on Monday.
Trading ended with an average of 34,159 units for an average of $153,000 in contrast to 59,918 units for an average of $244,423 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 88,937 units valued at $358,933 and previously 129,298 valued at $491,038. In contrast, November closed with average of 107,477 units valued at $545,989 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed $2.50 higher at $34.50, with 2,211 shares, AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 3 cents at $2.90, with 20,000 stock units, Blue Power concluded trading $4.95 higher at $41.90, with 2,000 units, Cargo Handlers ended trading at $10.85, with 11,233 stock units, Caribbean Cream traded 51 cents higher at $5.81, with 10,077 units. Caribbean Flavours finished trading at $11, with 11,798 shares, Consolidated Bakeries ended with a loss of 5 cents at $1.80, with 51,297 stock units, Dolphin Cove finished at $17, with 200 shares, Eppley settled at $10, with 3,000 shares. Express Catering ended trading 12 cents higher at $4.20, with 24,300 stock units, General Accident traded 85 cents higher at $3.38, with 5,000 units, Honey Bun finished trading 9 cents higher at $3.99, with 8,825 shares, Iron Rock closed 5 cents higher at $2.85, with 17,081 shares. ISP Finance ended at $11, with 2,000 stock units, Jamaican Teas concluded trading at $3.50, with 388,000 units, Key Insurance settled 20 cents higher at $3.45, with 17,194 shares,
KLE Group ended trading with a loss of 45 cents at $2.08, with 50,000 stock units. Knutsford Express traded 65 cents higher at $14.80, with 42,431 units, Lasco Distributors finished trading 5 cents higher at $4.25, with 39,023 shares, Lasco Financial closed 65 cents higher at $5.40, with 5,000 shares, Lasco Manufacturing ended 22 cents higher at $3.52, with 5,800 stock units. Main Event concluded trading at $5.09, with 15,919 units, Paramount Trading settled with a loss of 38 cents at $2.70, with 48,940 shares, Stationery and Office ended trading at $4.80, with 100,741 stock units, Sweet River traded with a loss of 1 cent at $3.85, with 1,064 units and tTech finished trading at $5.50, with 5,000 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.