Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, ended on Monday with 22 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 1,906,761 units valued at $16,655,143 compared to only 812,631 units valued at $3,846,042 on Friday.
At the close of market activities, the prices of 9 securities advanced, 5 declined and 8 remained unchanged resulting in the Junior Market Index rising by 11.40 points to close at 2,976.83.
Trading ended with an average of 86,671 units for an average of $757,052 in contrast to 40,632 units for an average of $192,302 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 62,529 units valued at $348,543 and previously, 59,080 units valued at $290,184. In contrast, October closed with a slightly higher average of 74,690 units valued at $362,548, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 5 cents at $3.15, with 38,707 stock units traded, Caribbean Flavours traded 30 cents higher at $12.30, with 1,000,000 shares, Cargo Handlers finished trading at $10.99, with 550 stock units, Caribbean Cream traded 10 cents higher at $5.60, with 6,972 shares. Caribbean Producers concluded trading 42,000 units with a loss of 15 cents to end at $3.65, Dolphin Cove ended 12 cents higher at $17.55, with 1,031 shares changing hands, Express Catering traded 8 cents higher at $4.58, with 118,277 stock units, General Accident concluded trading with a loss of 3 cents at $2.70, with 450 shares, Honey Bun closed at $4.80, with 20,000 shares trading, Jamaican Teas settled at $4, with 9,302 units. Jetcon Corporation ended trading 10 cents higher at $4.80, with 79,878 shares, Knutsford Express settled at $12.20, with 7,902 shares, Key Insurance concluded trading at $3.99, with just 100 stock units trading, Lasco Distributors rose 5 cents to end at $5.95, with 70,083 shares, after trading at a 52 weeks’ low of $5.85, Lasco Financial finished trading 30 cents higher at $4.90, with 370,948 stock units, after trading as low as $4.60 during the morning session. Lasco Manufacturing concluded trading 7 cents higher at $4.12, with 20,001 units, Medical Disposables finished with a loss of 10 cents at $5.20, with 36,000 shares. Main Event ended trading 5 cents higher at $5.80, with 64,005 shares, Paramount Trading finished trading at $3.30, with 3,650 units, Consolidated Bakeries ended at $2.36, with 5,000 shares, Stationery and Office traded at $5, with 10,000 stock units and tTech traded with a loss of 33 cents at $7.07, with 1,905 shares trading.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Junior Market starts week positively
November 13, 2017 by IC Insider.com
Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: AMG Packaging, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Dolphin Cove, Emerging markets, Express Catering, Honey Bun, Jamaican Stock, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity, tTech
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