In a long delayed but shortened trading session on Friday, the Junior Market traded volume jumped 154 percent over Thursday’s levels while the value of trades increased by 203 percent resulting from 1,085,040 units valued at $5,213,905 compared to 426,549 units valued at $1,722,476 on Thursday,
Trading ended, with 25 securities changing hands, up from 15 trading on Thursday. The prices of 8 securities rose 9 declined and 8 remained unchanged leading the Junior Market Index to decline 9.24 points to 3,252.12 at the close.
The average trade ended at 43,402 units for an average of $208,556 in contrast to 28,437 units for an average of $114,832 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 35,515 units valued at $154,760 and previously 30,037 units valued at $117,401. In contrast, December ended with an average of 136,222 units at a value of $737,367 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 6 stocks ended with higher bids than their last selling prices and 2 closing with lower offers.
At the close of the day’s activities, Access Financial ended with a loss of $2.03 at $50.55, with 8,692 shares changing hands, AMG Packaging ended 3 cents higher at $1.90, trading 60,400 stock units, Cargo Handlers settled at $15, with an exchange of 11,000 shares, Caribbean Cream closed 8 cents higher at $5.90, in trading 5,445 shares. Derrimon Trading ended at $2.45, with 150,489 shares changing hands, Dolphin Cove concluded trading of 355 shares, at $16.50, Elite Diagnostic finished with a loss of 4 cents at $2.90, with an exchange of 20,996 stock units, Everything Fresh ended trading of 128,018 shares to close at $1.90. Express Catering settled with a loss of 29 cents at $7.90, with the trading 265,900 units, FosRich Group ended trading of 4,821 shares and rose 4 cents higher to $3.90. General Accident traded 75,107 shares with a loss of 2 cents at
$3.38, Honey Bun closed with a loss of 5 cents at $3.85, with 13,750 stock units changing hands, Indies Pharma closed trading of 50,512 shares at $3.25, ISP Finance concluded trading 3,300 shares at $1 higher to end at $13. Jamaican Teas finished 10 cents higher at $4, exchanging 500 shares. Key Insurance ended trading at $4, with an exchange 10,000 stock units, KLE Group traded 42,700 units at $3, Knutsford Express closed trading of 1,100 shares with a loss of 50 cents at $12.50. Lasco Distributors closed 7 cents higher at $3.89, with 169,003 shares changing hands, Lasco Financial ended with a loss of 16 cents at $4.60, after 25,861 shares changed hands, Lasco Manufacturing concluded trading with 13,300 stock units for a gain of 1 cent to $3.99. Medical Disposables settled 50 cents higher at $7, with the trading of 10,588 shares, Paramount Trading exchanged 4,122 shares at $2.90, SSL Venture Capital lost 1 cent in trading 5,115 shares to end at $1.93 and Stationery and Office traded with a loss of 5 cents at $8.10, with 3,966 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
