Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Wednesday with the market index falling 33.75 points to close at 3,410.22 as rising and falling stocks were almost even.
At the close of market activities, 27 securities changing hands, up from 25 securities changed hands on Tuesday, with prices of 12 securities rising, 10 declining and 5 remaining unchanged as 1,518,650 units valued at $6,262,861 traded, compared to 2,090,635 units valued at $8,975,710 on Tuesday.
Trading ended with an average of 56,246 units at $231,958 for each security traded, in contrast to 83,625 units for an average of $359,028 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to units 1,076,790 valued at $2,789,636 and previously 1,134,557 valued at $2,934,410 for each security traded. August ended with an average of 232,398 units valued at $1,072,851 for each traded security.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the close of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial gained $5.14 to end at $40 after trading just 300 shares, AMG Packaging closed trading of 3,733 units with a gain of 30 cents to end at $2, Caribbean Cream declined 73 cents in trading of 75,300 units to end at $4.52. Caribbean Flavours ended with 4,041 shares changing hands, after rising 25 cents to end at $13, Caribbean Producers closed 10 cents higher at $4.80, with 20,800 stock units trading, Consolidated Bakeries closed 16 cents higher at $1.86, with 3,300 stock units crossing the exchange, Express Catering ended trading with 9,337 shares, after rising 40 cents to end at $6.40. Everything Fresh closed with a loss of 10 cents at $1.15, in swapping of 99,000 shares, Elite Diagnostic dipped 29 cents in exchanging of 19,462 units at $5.31, Fosrich shed 5 cents in moving of 2,893 units at $4.90, Fontana lost 6 cents trading 108,682 shares to close at $8.39. GWest Corporation exchanged 29,035 units and gained 4 cents to end at $1.15, Honey Bun closed 20 cents higher at $6.20, with 100 stock units clearing the exchange, Jamaican Teas declined 35 cents in trading of 63,645 units at $6.15, Jetcon Corporation ended with a loss of 1 cent at $2.09 with 3,135 stock units changing hands. Limners and Bards closed trading of 464,624 units and gained 9 cents to end at $2.60, Lasco Distributors climbed 1 cent, exchanging 117,000 shares at $3.26, Lasco Financial shed 15 cents in trading of 1,220 units at $4.77, Lasco Manufacturing dipped 15 cents in exchanging of 189,539 units at $5.20. Main Event closed 2 cents higher at $5.72, with 1,100 stock units trading, Stationery and Office Supplies traded 7,400 shares, after rising 70 cents to end at $11 and tTech dipped 60 cents with 107,043 units changing hands at $6.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.