Just 13 securities trade on Thursday

Securities participating in trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange dropped sharply on Thursday with 13 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 1,784,331 units valued at $8,037,129 compared to 933,174 units valued at $3,918,550 on Wednesday from 24 securities.
At the close of market activities, the prices of 2 securities advanced, 6 declined and 5 remained unchanged leading the Junior Market Index to decline by 21.86 points to close at 2,722.75.
Trading ended with an average of 137,256 units for an average of $618,241 in contrast to 38,882 units for an average of $163,273 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 107,477 units valued at $545,989 and 106,544 units valued at $521,691, previously. In contrast, October closed with average of 74,690 units valued at $362,548 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed at $34, with 725 shares trading, Caribbean Cream finished with a loss of 1 cent at $5.49, with 1,536 shares, Caribbean Producers traded at $4.20, with 687,710 units, Express Catering ended with a loss of 10 cents at $4.20, with 223,501 stock units, Honey Bun settled with a loss of 75 cents at $3.50, with 3,000 shares, Jetcon Corporation finished trading with a loss of 25 cents at $4.50, with 50,000 shares. Knutsford Express closed with a loss of 18 cents at $13.82, with 6,270 shares, Lasco Distributors settled 10 cents higher at $4.50, with 172,970 shares, Lasco Financial ended trading at $5.05, with 18,978 stock units. Lasco Manufacturing traded 205,296 stock units and gained 40 cents in closing at $3.90, Main Event closed at $6, with 177,822 shares changing hands, Paramount Trading concluded market activity with a loss of 30 cents to end at $3.10, with 2,000 units and Stationery and Office ended trading at $5.05, with 234,523 stock units.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.