Stationery & Office Supplies hit new high after posting good Q2 results.
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange a breather, in trading on Monday, with the market index slipping 11.94 points to close at 3,589.03 with advancing stocks edging decliners.
Junior Market ended trading with 33 securities changing hands, compared to 29 on Friday, as prices of 15 securities rose, 13 declined and 5 remained unchanged.
Lasco Manufacturing that closed at $5.50 and Stationery and Office Supplies closing $15.69 ended trading at 52 weeks’ highs.
Market activities resulted in an exchange of 5,270,328 units valued at $23,915,373 down 8 percent from 5,740,137 units valued at $27,712,664 trading on Friday.
The average trade for the day was 159,707 units for an average of $724,708 in contrast to 197,936 units for an average of $955,609 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 180,478 units valued at $826,356 and previously 184,657 units valued at $846,809 for each security traded. July ended with an average of 138,412 units at $563,215 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 6 stocks closing with higher bids than their last selling prices and 2 closing with lower offers.
Stocks ending with price changes| AMG Packaging declined by 7 cents exchanging 31,174 shares to close at $2.25, Blue Power lost 53 cents to close at $8 in trading 6,814 shares, Caribbean Cream traded 25,000 units with a gain of 5 cents to end at $5.05, Caribbean Flavours gained $1.50 to end at $15.50 with 1,789 stock units changing hands. Cargo Handlers ended trading with 70,346 shares, after rising 55 cents to end at $11.50, Caribbean Producers dipped 5 cents in trading of 547,528 units at $4.75. Derrimon Trading lost 3 cents in trading of 68,000 units at $2.72, Express Catering closed 5 cents higher at $6.40, with 67,104 stock units trading. Everything Fresh declined 15 cents in trading of 62,793 units at $1.70. Elite Diagnostic dipped 27 cents in trading of 134,121 units at $6.50, Fosrich Group lost 5 cents in trading 638,359 shares to close at 4.80 cents, Fontana fell 5 cents in trading 186,905 units to close at $8.05, General Accident declined 57 cents in trading of 66,006 units at $5.42. Honey Bun closed 20 cents higher at $6.20, with 136,460 stock units trading. 
iCreate closed trading of 72,000 units and gained 5 cents to end at 90 cents, Indies Pharma ended with a loss of 1 cent at $3.50 with 116,868 stock units changing hands, ISP Finance climbed $1.35 to settle at $15 with 5,000 shares changing hands, Jamaican Teas ended trading with 147,621 shares, after rising 40 cents to end at $6.40. Jetcon Corporation closed 15 cents higher at $1.95, with 32,690 stock units trading, Knutsford Express traded 590 shares and declined 80 cents to settle at $11.20, The Limners and Bards lost 50 cents to settle at $3 in trading 1,193,400 shares. Lasco Distributors fell 6 cents in trading of 794,236 units to end at $3.40, Lasco Financial exchanged 65,884 shares and rose 55 cents to end at $6.55, Lasco Manufacturing closed trading of 421,033 units with a gain of 25 cents to end at $5.50. Medical Disposables climbed 50 cents and exchanged 6,500 shares at $7.50, Main Event ended trading with 40,125 shares, after rising 50 cents to end at $7 and Stationery and Office Supplies gained $1.89 to end at an all-time closing high of $15.69 with 40,390 stock units Changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
