Lasco Distributors traded 4 million shares on Friday
Trading activity on the Junior Market on Friday jumped sharply to 5,092,867 units valued at $20,132,259 on Friday as 26 securities changed hands, compared to 713,482 units valued at $2,556,745, from 28 companies on Thursday.
At the close, the market index rose by 14.52 points to close at 3,328.40. Trading resulted in 13 securities rising and 7 declining while the prices of 6 remained unchanged and the market’s PE stood at 14.4.
Trading ended with an average of 195,880 units for an average of $774,318 in contrast to 25,482 units for an average of $91,312 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 125,267 shares at $602,630 and previously 120,987 shares at $592,225, for each security traded. In contrast, October closed with an average of 186,927 units valued at $788,734 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator with 4 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial gained $2 to end at $31, in trading 6,070 shares, Blue Power closed 24 cents higher at $7.20, with an exchange of 1,350 stock units, Caribbean Cream ended with 3,000 shares crossing the exchange after rising 1 cent to end at $4.07. Caribbean Producers climbed 5 cents and exchanged 53,040 shares at $4.75, Consolidated Bakeries closed trading of 1,732 units and gained 29 cents to end at $1.79. Dolphin Cove dropped $1.50 to end at $9 in the swapping of 36,500 shares, Elite Diagnostic ended trading with 70,800 shares, after rising 14 cents to end at $4.99, Everything Fresh ended with 74,964 shares changing hands, after rising 1 cent to end at $1.05. Express Catering fell 5 cents to end at $6.10 with 13,467 stock units trading, Fontana closed 19 cents higher at $7.49, while 141,899 stock units changed hands, 
General Accident had 1,300 units crossing the exchange and gained 20 cents to end at $7.30, Honey Bun shed 5 cents in trading of 10,000 units at $6.45. Indies Pharma exchanged 19,802 units and gained 4 cents to end at $3.39, Iron Rock Insurance fell 2 cents in trading of 128,140 units at $3.48, Jamaican Teas declined by 7 cents with an exchange of 183,943 units to close at $6.23, Lasco Distributors lost 2 cents to settle at $3.89 while trading 4,004,247 shares. Lasco Manufacturing ended with a loss of 1 cent at $5.19 with 59,007 stock units changing hands, Medical Disposables closed 70 cents higher at $7.45, in trading 1,000 stock units, Stationery and Office Supplies traded 2,000 stock units and gained 6 cents to end at $11.06 and SSL Venture climbed 20 cents and exchanged 23,600 shares at $1.50.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
