Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday increase strongly over Wednesday’s levels, with 4,140,205 units valued at $15,416,896 changing hands twice the 1,873,051 units valued at $7,839,269 on Wednesday.
At the close of market activities, 25 securities changed hands, of which 10 securities advanced, 13 declined and 2 remained with the prices unchanged, resulting in the market index slipping 26.31 points to 3,079.61.
Trading ended with an average of 165,608 units for an average of $616,676 in contrast to 74,922 units for an average of $313,571 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 163,397 units valued at $662,667, on Wednesday the average trade for the month to date was 162,844 units valued at $674,165. In contrast, August closed with average of 234,437 units valued at $1,295,260 for each security traded.
Trading ended with the market sentiments looking mixed for Wednesday activity as 4 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, the volume of stocks changing hands and their last traded price are: Access Financial finished with a loss of $2 to $47 with 5,764 stock units changing hands, AMG Packaging conclude trading 20 cents higher at $3.50 with 30,868 stocks, Blue Power closing with a loss of 40 cents at $44.50, with 528 shares, C2W Music concluded market activity with a loss of 8 cents to 50 cents with 90,000 units traded. CAC 2000 closed with a loss of 60 cents, at $7.45 with 12,031 stock units, Cargo Handlers concluded at $10.40 with 3,040 shares, Caribbean Cream traded 30 cents higher at $6.30 with 66,200 shares, Caribbean Flavours closed with a loss of $1.15 at $11.80 with a mere 471 units, Caribbean Producers ended 10 cents higher at $4 with 10,000 stocks, Derrimon Trading finished with a loss of $1 at $7 with 30,382 shares, Express Catering traded 30 cents higher at $4.80 with 96,468 units, Honey Bun traded 40 cents higher at $4.55 with 33,174 shares, Iron Rock closed with a loss of 1 cents, at $2.89 with 30,227 shares, ISP Finance climbed $1 to $20 with 1,500 shares, Jamaican Teas finished with a loss of 48 cents, at $4.52 with 105,144 stock units, Jetcon Corporation settled 15 cents higher at $4.45 with 309,650 shares, KLE Group ended with a loss of 23 cents, at $3 with 2,221,500 shares, Knutsford Express traded 1 cents higher at $15 with 140,032 units, Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 5 cents, at $6.85 with 51,696 shares, Lasco Financial fell 35 cents t0 $3.35 with 501,500 shares, Lasco Manufacturing finished 10 cents higher at $4.20 with 103,397 shares, Main Event closed with a loss of 65 cents, at $4.35 with 126,593 shares, Paramount Trading concluded trading with a loss of 5 cents, at $2.90 with 5,000 stock units, Stationery and Office closed 50 cents higher at $5 with 153,232 units trading and tTech ended 25 cents higher at $7.25 with 11,808 shares.
7 junior stocks rise 8 fall – Tuesday
At the close of market activities, the prices of 7 advanced, 8 declined and 5 remained with prices unchanged and led to the market index dropping 43.07 points to 3,032.34. One stock ended at a 52 weeks’ closing low and one traded at an intraday low.
Trading ended with an average of 44,523 units for an average of $184,949 in contrast to 495,658 units for an average of $1,952,714 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 192,151 units valued at $794,363, compared to 265,965 units at an average value of $1,099,070 on the previous trading day. In contrast, August closed with average of 234,437 units at an average $1,295,260 for each security traded.
Trading ended with the market sentiments looking positive for Wednesday’s activity as 9 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
At the close of the market the volume of stocks changing hands and their last traded price are: Access Financial that settled $2.80 higher to $49 with 2,869 shares changing hands, AMG Packaging ended at $3 with 3,500 stocks, CAC 2000 finished at $8 with 10,000 shares, Caribbean Cream ended with a loss of 25 cents at $6.60, with 1,039 stock units, Caribbean Flavours traded 10 cents higher at $11.80 with 425 shares, Derrimon Trading settled with a loss of 90 cents at $7, with 2,000 units, Express Catering concluded trading with a loss of 30 cents at $4.20, with 88,763 stock units, General Accident ended 2 cents higher at $2.82 with 14,021 units, Honey Bun traded at an intraday low of $3 before recovering to close at $4 with 23,137 shares changing hands, Iron Rock finished 2 cents higher at $2.90 with 50,183 stocks, Jetcon Corporation lost 50 cents to $4.10 with 20,583 units, KLE Group ended 7 cents higher at $3.27 with 79,648 stock units. Knutsford Express concluded market activity with a loss of 99 cents at $14, with 1,348 units changing ownership, Lasco Distributors ended at $6.90 with 42,931 units, Lasco Financial concluded trading with a loss of 35 cents to $3.50 with 283,782 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing concluded with a loss of 30 cents, to a 52 weeks’ low of $4 with 35,718 units traded, but fell as low as $3.80 during the day. Main Event ended 50 cents higher at $5 with 15,190 shares, Stationery and Office settled with a loss of 15 cents, at $4.05 with 209,557 stocks trading, tTech settled 45 cents higher at $6.50 with just 300 units and Derrimon Trading concluded trading at $2 with 5,465 units.
Trading jumps from Monday’s levels
Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Tuesday with 26 securities changing hands with 11 advancing, 9 declining and 6 trading unchanged. The market index inched higher by 3.19 points to 3,093.37.
The volume traded amounted to 2,320,590 units valued at $10,336,084, compared to 1,303,888 units valued at $6,225,235 on Monday.
Trading ended with an average of 89,253 units for an average of $397,542 in contrast to 65,194 units for an average of $311,262 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 249,420 units valued at $1,528,275, in contrast to 258,319 units at an average of $1,591,093 previously. In contrast, July closed with average of 536,395 units at $1,905,441 for each security traded.
Trading ended with the market sentiments looking mixed for Wednesday’s activity as 4 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, the volume of stocks changing hands and their last traded price are: Access Financial settled at $47 with 2,250 shares, Blue Power traded at $40 with 1,300 shares, CAC 2000 finished with a loss of 9 cents, at $7.86 with 4,068 stocks trading, Caribbean Cream traded at $6.50 with 56,600 stocks, Caribbean Producers finished 15 cents higher at $3.80 with 15,000 stock units exchanged. Consolidated Bakeries traded 29 cents higher at $2.30 with 4,500 stocks, Derrimon Trading closed 80 cents higher at $7.90 with 4,000 units, Dolphin Cove concluded trading with a loss of 20 cents, at $17.30 with 2,050 stocks, Express Catering settled 15 cents higher at $4.15 with 436,106 units, General Accident finished 22 cents higher at $2.82 with 67,500 stocks, Honey Bun closed 20 cents higher at $5 with 22,869 shares. ISP Finance settled with a loss of $1, at $19 with 400 units, Jamaican Teas concluded with a loss of 10 cents, at $4.90 with 90,678 shares, Jetcon Corporation ended with a loss of 21 cents, at $5 with 69,256 units, KLE Group closed 1 cent higher at $3.01 with 40,899 stocks, Knutsford Express concluded trading 34 cents higher at $14.40 with 6,770 stocks. Lasco Distributors traded at $7 with 186,808 shares, Lasco Financial settled with a loss of 20 cents, at $3.60 with 204,349 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing concluded market activity with a loss of 15 cents, at $4.45 with 45,888 shares, Main Event closed at $4.50 with 343,513 shares, Medical Disposables closed with a loss of $1.25, at $4.25 with 42,000 shares. Paramount Trading ended 10 cents higher at $2.70 with 10,500 stocks, Stationery and Office finished with a loss of 10 cents, at $4 with 655,536 stocks after trading at a low for the day of $3.50, Derrimon Trading preference share concluded trading 3 cents higher at $2.03 with 7,000 stocks, Eppley 9.5% preference share finished 5 cents higher at $7.25 with 500 units and Eppley 10% preference share traded at $6.60 with 250 stock units changing hands.