Junior Market rises – Monday

Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Monday with 25 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 2,098,509 units valued at $11,226,036 compared to 1,889,929 units valued at $9,948,506 on Friday.
At the close of market activities, the prices of 7 securities advanced, 11 declined and 7 remained with the prices unchanged. The Junior Market Index advanced by 27.80 points to close at 2,934.57.
Trading ended with an average of 83,940 units for an average of $449,041 in contrast to 89,997 units for an average of $473,738 on Friday. In contrast, September closed with average of 116,176 units valued at $538,652 for each security traded. Trading ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
At the close of the market the volume of stock units changing hands and their last traded price are: Access Financial closing at $42, with 2,311 units, AMG Packaging trading 30 cents higher at $3.50, with 15,000 shares. Blue Power jumped $4 higher to $49, with 450 stock units changing hands, CAC 2000 traded 199,944 stock units to close at $7, Cargo Handlers ended with a loss of $1.58 at $9.50, with 2,045 shares, Caribbean Cream concluded trading at $6, with 5,371 units, Caribbean Producers ended trading with a loss of 15 cents at $3.60, with 408,750 units trading. Consolidated Bakeries lost 20 cents in closing at $2.50, with 3,677 units, C2W Music traded with a loss of 1 cent at $0.49, with 1,000 stock units, Eppley finished 20 cents higher at $12, with just 500 units, Express Catering ended 16 cents higher at $4.16, with 17,562 shares, General Accident closed with a loss of 24 cents at $2.50, trading 852 stock units, Honey Bun traded 1,200 units at $4.30. Jamaican Teas concluded trading with a loss of 11 cents at $3.79, with 107,025 stock units, Jetcon Corporation concluded trading with a loss of 22 cents at $4.28, with 166,217 units, Knutsford Express lost 34 cents at $14.55, with 10,194 shares, Lasco Distributors ended trading at $6.30, with 26,651 shares, Lasco Financial settled with a loss of 27 cents at $3.75, with 49,449 units trading. Lasco Manufacturing ended trading at $3.80, with 107,299 shares, Main Event concluded trading with a loss of 25 cents at $5, with 38,898 units, Medical Disposables traded at $5.30, with 17,600 units, Paramount Trading closed 10 cents higher at $2.80, exchanging 32,614 units, Stationery and Office ended trading 5 cents higher at $4.85, with 126,441 shares changing hands, tTech fell 5 cents to $7, with 88,098 shares and in the junior market preference segment, Eppley concluded trading with a loss of 5 cents at $6.50, with 669,361 shares.