The junior market moved sharply higher on Friday with 51.50 points to close at 1,814.37. Trading ended with 13 active securities, 6 of which advanced and 2 declined as 470,000 units valued at $1,549,597 changed hands.
There were 7 stocks closing with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and none ended with a lower offer.
At the end of trading, CAC 2000 had 4,674 shares trading to close at $6.50, Caribbean Producers gained 25 cents in trading 9,400 units, to end at $4.05, General Accident rose by 26 cents in trading 580 units and closed at $2.59. Honey Bun had just 1,500 shares trading but ended unchanged at $11, Iron Rock rose 5 cents to close at $3.90 after trading 12,048 units, Jamaican Teas closed at $3.80 after trading 21,710 units. Jetcon Corporation lost 1 cent to close at $2.84 after 149,862 shares changed hands, Key Insurance closed at $3 with 6,300 units changing hands. Lasco Distributors put on 50 cents and ended with 14,882 units trading at $5. Lasco Financial closed at $3 with 128,901 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing ended with 87,508 shares changing hands having risen by 14 cents to close at $3.65, tTech traded 19,740 shares but lost 30 cents to close at $4 and Derrimon Trading preference shares gained 13 cents to end at $2.30 with 12,895.
Sharp gains for juniors – Friday
April 8, 2016 by IC Insider.com
Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: British Pound, CAC 2000, Caribbean Producers, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, General Accident, Honey Bun, Iron Rock Insurance, Jamaican Stock, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Trading Activity, tTech
About IC Insider.com