Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange remained subdued on Friday, with trading with 21 securities changing hands, down from 27 securities that trading on Thursday.
The market closed with the prices of 5 rising, 6 falling and 10 remaining unchanged and leading the Junior Market Index to fall 7.37 points to close at 3,182.39.
Trading closed with 1,160,581 units valued at $4,535,714 changing hands, compared to 678,952 shares, valued at $3,223,519.
The average trade ended at 55,266 units for an average of $215,986 in contrast to 25,146 units for an average of $119,390 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 142,866 units at a value of $777,248, versus 147,500 units at a value of $806,936, previously. November, ended with an average of 190,475 units valued at $653,358 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks ended with higher bids than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
At the close of the day’s activity, AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 5 cents at $1.85, with 24,274 stock units changing hands, Blue Power concluded trading of 11,330 units with a loss of 31 cents to close at $5.19, Caribbean Cream ended trading at $5.82, with 1,066 shares. Caribbean Producers traded 66,714 units with a loss of 69 cents at $4.75, Derrimon Trading ended at $2.50, in exchanging 104,228 shares, Eppley settled at $9, with 2,452 units changing hands, Everything Fresh rose 20 cents in trading 307,076 shares to close at $1.60. Express Catering ended trading 50 cents higher at $8.50, with an exchange of 203,021 shares, FosRich Group traded 6,000 shares, with a loss of 9 cents to end at $3.86, General Accident rose 10 cents in trading 42,600 shares at $3.60. GWest Corporation closed at $1.60, with 43,187 stock units trading, Honey Bun ended 70 cents 
higher at $3.90, with an exchange of 3,100 units, Indies Pharma lost 10 cents in trading 21,209 shares to close at $3.10, Jamaican Teas settled with a loss of 70 cents at $4, trading 29,126 shares. Jetcon Corporation ended trading with 172,189 stock units, and rose 5 cents to $3.45, Key Insurance traded 14,000 units at $4, Lasco Distributors ended at $3.99, with 9,700 shares trading, Lasco Financial concluded trading at $4.50, with 19,325 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing finished at $3.45, with an exchange of 11,100 units. Main Event settled at $5.90, with 45,484 shares trading and Stationery and Office finished trading at $8.10, with 23,400 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
