Activity on the Junior Market, closed with 10 securities trading and ended with 411,542 units valued at $389,555 changing hands.
The JSE Junior Market Index rose 3.33 points to close at 687.96, with the price of 3 stock advancing and 2 declining. Junior market stocks collectively lost 9 percent for the year in which only 5 junior stocks rose and 15 declined. Honey Bun lost the most in shedding 46.40 percent followed by AMG Packaging 45.40 percent.
At the close of the market, there were 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 stock with the offer lower. The junior market continues to reflect renewed interest with 5 securities closing with no bids to buy. There were 10 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
C2W Music ended trading with 12,500 shares changing hands to close at 1 cent to 39 cents, Caribbean Cream closed with 319,000 shares with the price rising 5 cents to 75 cents, Lasco Distributors ended trading with 14,670 shares changing hands to close with a gain of 4 cents to $1.45.
Blue Power ended with 3,270 shares trading at $6.30, General Accident finished with 360 units changing hands to close at $1.75, Honey Bun ended with 4,000 shares at $1.71, Lasco Financial completed trading with 21,340 shares with the price at 98 cents, Lasco Manufacturing closed with 28,000 shares changing hands at $1.12.
Access Financial closed with 3,902 units trading as the price slipped 4 cents to $8.96 and AMG Packaging finished with 4,500 shares changing hands and lost 25 cents to new 52 weeks’ low of $1.90.