The Junior Market rose marginally on Wednesday by 2.81 points to close at 2,937.75 after 10 securities advanced, 7 declined and 4 remained unchanged.
At the close of market activities, 21 securities changed hands compared 26 securities changing hands on Tuesday. Trading ended with an exchange of 1,189,225 units valued at $5,195,728 compared with 4,365,939 units valued at $14,517,264.
Market activity ended with an average of 56,630 units for an average of $247,416 compared to an average of 167,921 units for an average of $558,356 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 175,568 units at $704,033 compared to 196,383 units at $783,941 on the prior trading day. March closed with an average of 149,999 units valued at $623,819, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 7 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 9 with lower offers, suggesting the continuation of fluidity in price changes.
At the close of the market, Blue Power concluded trading at $39.99, with 1,000 units changing hands, CAC 2000 finished 44 cents higher at $8.45, with 7,281 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading with a loss of 48 cents at $4.51, with 33,113 units, Consolidated Bakeries closed at $2, with 24,000 shares, Derrimon Trading concluded trading $1.49 higher at $9, with 16,888 shares. Dolphin Cove finished 5 cents higher at $17.25, with 1,400 stock units, Elite Diagnostic settled 14 cents higher at $3.44, with 57,291 units, Express Catering traded 5 cents higher at $5.30, with 142,691 shares, FosRich Group finished trading 5 cents higher at $2.55, with 103,760 shares. General Accident closed 5 cents higher at $3, with 3,000 stock units, Honey Bun concluded trading with a loss of 25 cents at $4.40, with 12,500 shares, ISP Finance settled 20 cents higher at $15.20, with 1,495 shares, Jamaican Teas ended trading with a loss of 14 cents at $5.16, with 36,860 stock units. Jetcon Corporation traded with a loss of 7 cents at $4.11, with 110,023 units, KLE Group closed with a loss of 2 cents at $2.50, with 3,500 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading 9 cents higher at $4.19, with 492,835 stock units, Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 5 cents at $5.45, with 93,594 units. Lasco Manufacturing settled 14 cents higher at $4.14, with 16,804 shares, Main Event ended trading with a loss of 1 cent at $6.19, with 19,958 shares, Stationery and Office closed at $5.55, with 7,844 units and tTech concluded trading at $5.80, with 3,388 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Modest gain for Junior Market – Wednesday
April 11, 2018 by IC Insider.com
Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Blue Power, CAC2000, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Dolphin Cove, Elite Diagnostics, Emerging markets, Express Catering, FosRich, Honey Bun, ISP Finance, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican Stock, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity, tTech
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