The Junior Market made further gain at the on Thursday with an advanced by 29.83 points to close at 2,958.51 as advancing stocks outnumbered decliners nearly 3 to 1.
At the close of market activities, 25 securities changing hands, the prices of 8 securities advanced, 8 declined and 6 remained unchanged, compared 22 securities changing hands on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an exchange of 1,499,141 units valued at $6,471,380, compared with 5,856,105 units valued at $19,587,652.
Market activity ended with an average of 59,966 units for an average of $258,855 compared to an average of 266,187 units for an average of $890.348 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 149,999 units at $623,819, compared to an average of 155,001 units at $638,574, on the previous trading day. February closed with an average of 338,697 units at an average value of $1,495,774 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 6 stocks ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 4 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended 22 cents higher at $2.17, with 42,644 stock units changing hands, Cargo Handlers rose by 43 cents to $10, with 3,000 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading at $6, with 19,400 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading 10 cents higher at close at a 52 weeks’ high of $5, with 66,461 units, Consolidated Bakeries closed with a loss of 2 cents at $2, with 15,000 shares. Derrimon Trading concluded trading with a loss of $1.98 at $7.51, with 1,185 shares, Dolphin Cove finished with a loss of 10 cents at $17.10, with 4,250 stock units, Elite Diagnostic settled 3 cents higher at $3.25, with 165,877 units, Eppley ended trading at $9.50, with 2,000 shares. Express Catering traded at an all-time intraday high of $6 but ended with a loss of 18 cents at $5.30, with 241,743 shares, FosRich Group finished trading 10 cents higher at $2.60, with 92,684 shares, General Accident closed 25 cents higher at $3.10, with 16,244 stock units, GWest Corporation ended 10 cents higher at $3.20, with 100,620 units. Honey Bun concluded trading at $4.65, with 1,950 shares, Iron Rock finished at $3, with 15,200 shares, Jamaican Teas ended trading 3 cents higher at $4.78, with 336 stock units, Jetcon Corporation traded with a loss of 8 cents at $4.15, with 45,119 units. Key Insurance finished trading 80 cents higher at $4.65, with 7,805 shares, KLE Group closed 20 cents higher at $2.50, with 51,000 shares, Knutsford Express ended at $14.48, with 13,403 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading 1 cent higher at $4.05, with 205,200 stock units. Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 2 cents at $4.90, with 29,199 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled 12 cents higher at $4.12, with 130,600 shares, Paramount Trading rose 10 cents to end at $3.10, with 245 stock units and Stationery and Office closed at $5.50, with 227,976 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
More gains for Junior Market – Thursday
March 29, 2018 by IC Insider.com
Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Access Financial, AMG Packaging, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Dolphin Cove, Elite Diagnostics, Emerging markets, Eppley, Express Catering, FosRich, GWest, Honey Bun, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican Stock, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Paramount Trading, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity
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