Steady Junior Market

The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange just inched higher at the close of trading on Monday with the Junior Market Index rising a mere 0.38 points to close at 3,113.66.
The market closed with 25 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 1,343,967 units valued at $5,105,838 compared to 1,109,020 units valued at $4,743,095 on Friday from trading in 26 stocks.
 Market activities, saw the prices of 8 securities rising, 7 falling and 10 remaining unchanged. Lasco Manufacturing traded at an intraday 52 weeks’ low of $2.95 but closed at $3.05.
Trading ended with an average of 53,759 units for an average of $204,233 in contrast to 42,655 units for an average of $182,427 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 204,672 units at a value of $1,149,992, versus 221,591 units at a value of $1,256,019, previously. November, ended with an average of 190,475 units valued at $653,358 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks ended with higher bids than their last selling price and 6 with lower offers.
At the close of the day’s activity, Access Financial closed at $50.50, trading 100 shares, AMG Packaging ended at $1.70, after 90,000 stock units were traded, Blue Power concluded trading of 12,926 units with a loss of 13 cents at $6.20, Cargo Handlers settled 10 cents higher at $15, with an exchange of 6,060 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading of 6,600 shares at $5.40. Caribbean Producers finished trading 208,181 units, with a loss of 10 cents at $5.30, Derrimon Trading ended with a loss of 2 cents at $2.55, trading 236,354 shares, Eppley settled at $9, with 1,765 units changing hands, Express Catering ended trading 36,313 shares with a loss of 10 cents at $7.50. FosRich Group traded 6 cents higher at $3.85, with an exchange of 45,100 shares, Everything Fresh gained 3 cents in trading 132,000 shares to close at $1.30, Honey Bun ended at $3.50, with an exchange of 17,196 units, Indies Pharma traded 14,760 shares and added 6 cents to close at $3.20, Jamaican Teas settled at $3.70, with an exchange of 4,434 shares, Jetcon Corporation ended trading 17,400 stock units at $3. Key Insurance traded 30,823 units at $4,  Knutsford Express  closed $1.50 higher at $11.50, with an exchange of 34,985 shares, Lasco Distributors  ended with a loss of 15 cents at $3.75, trading 254,188 shares, Lasco Financial  concluded trading 1,400 stock units with a loss of 90 cents down to $4. Lasco Manufacturing  finished 3 cents higher at $3.05, with 101,942 units after trading at a low of $2.95, Main Event  settled with a loss of 60 cents at $5.90, with 19,374 shares changing hands, Medical Disposables  ended trading of 10,445 shares, with a rise of 10 cents to close at $6.50,  SSL Venture Capital traded 47,156 shares and ended at $2, Stationery and Office finished trading with 12,314 stock units with a rise of 40 cents to $8.50 and tTech ended at $5.19, as 2,151 shares were traded.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.