The junior market closed trading on Monday with only 9 active securities as the volume climbed to 3,510,504 shares valued at $14,348,452 changing hands as the market saw a number of relatively large trades taking place. At the close the junior market index fell by 10.02 points to 2,205.61. Only 3 stocks advanced and 2 declined.
At the end of trading 5 stocks closed with the bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 ended with lower offers.
At the end of trading, Consolidated Bakeries traded 623,874 units to end at $1.85, Derrimon Trading closed with 100,000 shares changing hands at $3.20 after declining by 10 cents, General Accident traded at $2.06, with 85,500 shares changing hands, Honey Bun lost 20 cents to close at $5.60 with 1,011,707 units changing hands.
A total of 987,000 of the Honey Bun shares traded between $5 and $5.20. Iron Rock Insurance closed at $3.26 with 187,915 units changing hands for a gain of 6 cents, at the close the bid is at $3.20 to buy 4.67 million units. Jamaican Teas ended with 96,271 shares but lost 40 cents to close at $3.40, Knutsford Express closed trading with 1,033 shares, to end at $17.50, Lasco Distributors traded 27,017 units to end with a gain of 10 cents, at $7.60. Lasco Financial closed with a fall of 11 cents at $3.50, with 385,735 shares changing hands and Lasco Manufacturing lost 1 cent to close at $5 with 1,083,723 shares trading.
Juniors close down on Monday
June 27, 2016 by
