Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Monday with market Index advancing by 20.58 points to close at 2,996.64 with 25 securities changing hands versus 20 on Friday.
At the close of market activities, the prices of 8 securities advanced, 9 declined and 7 remained unchanged. Trading resulted in an exchange of just 846,548 units valued at $3,734,611, compared to 1,098,374 units valued at $4,214,988 on Friday. Monday’s trading marks the 8 straight day of unbroken gain in the index.
Trading ended with an average of 33,862 units for an average of $149,384 in contrast to 54,919 units for an average of $210,749 on Friday. Trading ended with an average of 216,726 units for an average of $2,354,867 and previously 325,574 units for an average of $3,667,654. In contrast, January that closed with an average of 122,386 shares, valued at $489,704 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 2 stocks ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 7 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed at $47.40, with 307 shares, AMG Packaging ended at $2, with 109,725 stock units trading, Blue Power ended trading with a gain of $1 to $35, with 700 units, CAC 2000 finished 5 cents higher at $8.70, with 23,527 shares, Cargo Handlers settled with a loss of 5 cents at $10.45, with 4,266 shares. Caribbean Flavours traded at $11, with 881 stock units, Caribbean Producers finished trading with a loss of 25 cents at $4.50, with 92,595 units, Consolidated Bakeries closed at $2, with 48,749 shares, Derrimon Trading closed trading 38 cents higher at $7.50, with 1,762 shares. Eppley settled with a loss of 25 cents at $12.50, with 4,300 units, Express Catering ended trading with a loss of 3 cents at $4.85, with 128,117 shares, FosRich Group traded with a loss of 5 cents at $2.65, with 29,073 shares, General Accident closed trading 19 cents higher at $2.99, with 4,214 shares.
Honey Bun ended 40 cents higher at $5.50, with 19,500 units, Iron Rock concluded trading 14 cents higher at $3, with 31,000 shares, Jamaican Teas settled 35 cents higher at $4.60, with 70,834 shares, Jetcon Corporation ended trading 70 cents higher at $4.80, with 7,130 stock units. Knutsford Express closed at $14.50, with 12,700 shares, Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 35 cents at $4.60, with 38,158 shares, Lasco Financial concluded trading with a loss of 3 cents at $5.22, with 11,272 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing finished with a loss of 5 cents at $4.45, with 130,251 units. Main Event settled with a loss of 20 cents at $5.50, with 7,726 shares, Paramount Trading traded at $3.40, with 22,847 shares and Stationery and Office finished trading at $5, while exchanging 46,614 stock units. In the junior market preference segment, Eppley 9.5% concluded trading at $7.89, while just 300 units changed hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
