Low activity on junior market

Activity Trading on the Junior Market closed with 7 securities traded and ended with 383,283 units valued at $624,792. The JSE Junior Market Index rose 8.21 points to close at 687.29, with the price 2 advancing and only 1 falling. At the close of the market, there were 3 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 stock with the offer that was lower. The junior market continues to limited participation from a number of the junior market stocks with 6 securities closing with no bids to buy. There were 7 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Blue Power closed with 910 units with a 14 cents gain to $6.30, followed by Lasco Distributors finishing trading with just 1,600 units to close trading with an increase of 9 cents at $1.50. AMG Packaging closed trading with 51,578 shares changing hands at $2.15, General Accident had 220,595 shares trading at $1.75 followed by Honey Bun with a mere 300 shares at $2, Lasco Financial ended trading with 3,300 units at $1.05 and Lasco Manufacturing traded 105,000 shares and lost cents 2 to end at $1.10.