Juniors just make another high

The JSE junior market rose to another all-time high on Monday as 3 stocks rose and 2 declined with Lasco Manufacturing adding 39 cents to close at $2.10. The market gained 1.20 points to close at a new closing high of 1,040.58 as two stocks closed at new 52 weeks’ high.
At the close, 6 securities traded resulting in 1,619,393 units valued at $3,244,958 changing hands. The market ended with 6 securities closing with no bids to buy, while 7 had no stocks being offered for sale and had 4 stocks with bids higher than the last traded prices and only 2 with the offers being lower. Stocks trading are, Blue Power closed with a loss of 72 cents at $12.28 with 1,758 units changing hands, Caribbean Cream traded 101,408 units but lost 15 cents to close at $1.80. Lasco Distributors traded 56,045 shares to close at $1.85 for a gain of 9 cents for a new 52 weeks’ high, Lasco Financial Services traded 172,500 units to close at $1.98 after gaining 8 cents. Lasco Manufacturing with 1,285,181 units changing hands, closed at $2.10 and Eppley 2019 preference share traded 2,000 units at $6.10 up 10 cents to a new 52 weeks’ high.