Juniors make modest gains on Friday
March 10, 2017 by
Trading ended with 10,450,308 units valued at $52,212,947 passing through the market, compared to 1,482,096 units valued at over $12,049,960 on Thursday. At the close 4 stocks had bids higher than their last sale prices and 4 ended with lower offers, than the last sale.
The junior market ended trading with an average of 522,515 units for an average value of $2,610,647 traded, compared to 74,105 units for an average value of $602,498 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 168,514 units and $1,011,384. On the immediate preceding trading day the average volume and value for the month to date, were 109,514 units with an average value of $744,840. The average volume and value for February, ended at 223,938 units and $1,379,459.
At the close of the market on Friday, during the trading session investors attempted to trade AMG Packaging at $11.44 and $18.01 with the trading platform showing these trades which were cancelled at the end of the session as the stock could not trade above $6.33 for the day after the 5 for 1 stock split was effected at the start of trading. Blue Power traded 5,000 shares and gained $3.30 to close at $43.70, CAC 2000 closed trading with just 600 units and gained 5 cents to close at $7.55, Caribbean Producers fell 20 cents in trading 70,600 units $4.10, Cargo Handlers fell 50 cents to $23.50 with 357 units changing hands, Consolidated Bakeries ended trading with 4,065 shares changing hands, to close at $2.50. Derrimon Trading ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $8.05 with 10,000 shares changing hands, Dolphin Cove climbed $2 and closed trading with 44,883 shares, to end at $18. General Accident closed trading with 50,000 shares at $3.30, Honey Bun gained 50 cents with 5,622 shares changing hands to end at $7, ISP Finance had 15,000 units changing hands to close with a rise of 50 cents at a 52 weeks’ high of $11.50, Jamaican Teas shed 85 cents and ended trading 15,000 shares to close at $6.45. Jetcon Corporation closed trading with 22,946 shares being exchanged for fall of $1.97 to end at $11.03, Knutsford Express ended trading 18,762 units, to close at $35.02, after it traded at an intraday high of $36.01. Lasco Distributors rose 10 cents and ended with 296,944 units trading at $6.80, Lasco Financial fell 43 cents with 325,000 shares changing hands, to end at $4.07. Lasco Manufacturing closed with rise of 37 cents as 9,530,825 units changed hands at $5.07, Main Event had 9,000 shares changing hands, to close with a fall of 10 cents at $5, Medical Disposables rose 5 cents to close at $6.55 with 9,884 shares changing hands. Sweet River ended with 300 shares changing hands at $3.50 and tTech ended with 15,500 units changing hands as the price rose $1 cents to end at $8.