The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed out April with the biggest trading day on Friday resulting the highest number of securities trading with the highest dollar for the year. A total of 19 securities changed hands, accounting for 607,866 shares valued at $22,247,214, compared to 13 on securities trading on Thursday.
Trading closed with Ansa McAL and Republic Financial Holdings accounting for 69 percent of traded value. Overall 3 stocks advanced, 6 declined and 10 holding firm. On Thursday trading resulted in 167,340 shares valued at $2,265,872.
The Composite Index declined 2.61 points to 1,222.87, the All T&T Index fell 1.87 points to 1,800.91 and the Cross Listed Index lost 0.46 points to close at 86.48.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 6 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Gains| Massy Holdings gained 2 cents and closed at $51.45 with 185 units changing owners, Prestige Holdings closed at $11.01, with a 1 cent gain exchanging 15 shares and Republic Financial Holdings gained 10 cents, closing at $102 with 60,818 shares changing hands valued at $6,203,436.
Losses| First Caribbean International closed at $8, losing 10 cents trading 1,025 shares, Guardian Holdings lost 6 cents to close at $15.44, with an exchange of 29,948 shares valued at $463,471, JMMB Group traded 4 cents lower to close at $1.25 while exchanging 16,760 units. Readymix closed $1.44 lower at $11.06 trading 2,710 units, Sagicor Financial lost 5 cents, closing at $9 with trades of 65,254 shares valued at $588,173 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $22.49, losing 1 cent with an exchange of 196,575 shares valued at $4,417,061.
Firm Trades| Angostura Holdings closed at $15 with 10,000 units traded, Ansa McAL closed at $66.50 while trading of 138,271 shares valued at $9,195,022, Clico Investment traded 664 shares at $22.52, National Enterprises closed at $10.50 with trades of 550 units, National Flour Mills closed at $2.52 with 54,380 units changing hands,One Caribbean Media exchanged 1,637 units at $16.85. Scotia Investments traded 13,000 units at $2.75, Scotiabank exchanged 15,939 shares at $58.06 valued at $925,435, Unilever Caribbean closed at $57 trading 35 units, after trading at an 52 weeks’ intraday low of $53 and West Indian Tobacco rose 1 cent to $127 with 100 units changing hands.
Biggest 2017 trading day for TTSE
NCB spawns big surge in JSE indices – Friday
NCB Financial jumped $3.75 on Friday to push marekt up sharply.
The Jamaica Stock Exchange had one of its biggest index movement in the main market on Friday as a big jump in the profit of NCB Financial Group pushed the stock sharply thus helping to spike the market.
At the closed on Friday 27 securities changed hands as 14 stocks advanced and 7 declined. There was no trading in the US dollar market
Trading levels in the main market ended at 6,987,999 units valued at $137,346,087 compared to 7,307,280 units valued at $263,394,539 at the close on Thursday.
The All Jamaica Composite Index jumped 7,046.25 points to close at 253,995.90 the JSE Market Index surged 6,419.93 points to finish at 231,419.04 and the JSE US dollar market index remained at 219 points.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
The main market ended trading with an average of 258,815 units valued at $5,086,892 per security that traded, compared to an average of 304,470 units valued at $10,974,772 on Thursday. 
The average volume for the month to date, ended at 382,748 units with an average value of $5,254,387 versus at 390,038 units with an average value of $5,264,239 on the prior trading day. The average volume and value for March ended at 549,909 units and $1,379,459.
In market activity, Berger Paints closed $2 higher to $16 trading 61,718 shares, Cable and Wireless closed at $1.31, with 65,000 shares changing hands, and Caribbean Cement traded $4 lower to $26 with trades of 36,720 units. Carreras gained $2.50 to close at $77.50 exchanging 2,221 shares, Grace Kennedy gained 10 cents to close at $44 trading 32,916 units, Jamaica Broilers closed at $16.50, gaining 1 cent with an exchange of 56,098 shares, Jamaica Producers closed $1.65 higher to $17.65 exchanging 60,114 shares and Jamaica Stock Exchange closed $1.37 higher to $8.40, with trades of 376,194 shares. JMMB Group closed at $22.88, gaining 38 cents trading 31,800 units, Kingston Properties closed at $16 Trading 500 units, Kingston Wharves closed at $30.75, with a loss of 25 cents exchanging 2,000 units,
Mayberry Investments closed 15 cents lower to $4.60 with an exchange of 19,050 shares, NCB Financial Group traded at $67.50, gaining $3.75 with 138,083 shares changing hands, 1834 Investments gained 1 cent to close at $1.81, with an exchange of 3,000 shares, PanJam Investment closed 85 cents higher to $35 with trades of 3,250 shares. Portland JSX lost 20 cents to close at $10 exchanging 11,500 shares, Pulse Investments closed at $8.05 with trades of 3,873 units, Radio Jamaica lost 2 cents to close at $1.68 exchanging 6,750 shares, Sagicor Group closed at $32.50, with a loss of $1.01 trading 15,000 shares, Sagicor Real Estate fund closed at $10.35 trading 8,689 units, Scotia Group closed at $42, gaining $1.50 with 2,685,790 units changing owners, Scotia Investments advanced $2.14 to close at $38.25 with an exchange of 34,747 shares, Sterling Investments traded at $17.01, losing 14 cents with 11,000 shares exchanged and Supreme Ventures closed at $6.38, with gains of 8 cents trading 68,278 shares. JMMB 7.5% preference share gained closed at $1.98 exchanging 2,900 units and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share closed at $1.10 with gains of 5 cents trading 3,200,000 units.
Trading slumped for Junior market
Lasco Manufacturing traded at a new closing high of $6.25 on Thursday.
Volume on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange dipped and ended trading with a fall of 23.97 points, to 3,223.23 points on Thursday.
By close, declining stocks was outnumbered by advancing stocks 4 to 8 with 18 securities changing hands versus 17 on Wednesday with 299,565 valued at $1,802,981 changing hands compared to 1,523,004 valued at $8,929,450 on Wednesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of a mere 16,643 units for an average value of $100,166 traded, compared to 89,588 units for an average value of $525,262 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date are 527,819 units and $2,905,125. 
The average volume and value for the month to the previous trading day ended at 557,888 units and $3,070,123. The average volume and value for March was 137,459 units and $1,313,411.
Trading ended with 10 stocks having bids higher than their last sale prices and 4 ending with lower offers, than the last traded price.
At the close of the market on Thursday, Access Financial closed at $41.75 with 500 units changing hands, CAC 2000 traded 100 shares to close with a rise of 73 cents at $7.90, Cargo Handlers traded 406 shares to close at $20.10, with a loss of 40 cents,Caribbean Producers ended at $3.75 with 1,000 shares trading, Consolidated Bakeries rose 14 cents with 8,773 shares changing hands, to close at $2.99. General Insurance gained 10 cents and ended at $3.30 with 27,265 shares trading, 
Honey Bun fell 5 cents with 8,013 shares changing hands, to close at $7.50, Jamaican Teas traded 33,952 shares, to close at $4.75, Jetcon Corporation put on 5 cents and ended at $13 with 1,027 shares trading, KLE Group rose 20 cents to end at $3 with 2,000 shares changing hands, Knutsford Express closed trading with 3,110 shares at $41, Lasco Distributors rose ended with 32,267 units trading at $7, Lasco Financial lost 5 cents and ended with 2,000 shares changing hands at $4.75, Lasco Manufacturing jumped 66 cents to close at a 52 weeks high of $6.25 while trading 68,270 shares, Main Event lost 10 cents trading 92,328 shares to close at $6, Paramount Trading rose 45 cents to end at $3.45 with 1,650 units trading, Sweet River ended with 1,000 units changing hands at $3.50 after rising by 1 cent and Eppley 8.25% preference share closed trading with 15,904 units changing hands at $6.10.
JSE main market slips on Thursday
JPS 9.5% preference sharejumped $23.50 to $1,300on Thursday.
Trading in the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Thursday with 24 securities changing hands with 1 trading in the US dollar market. At the close, 10 stocks advanced and 6 declined.
Trading levels in the main market ended at 7,307,280 units valued at $263,394,539 compared to 2,673,775 units valued at $51,217,614 at the close on Wednesday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 6,100 units valued at US$1,830.
The All Jamaica Composite Index declined 942.67 points to close at 246,949.65 the JSE Market Index fell 858.88 points to finish at 224,999.11 and the JSE US dollar market index remained at 219 points.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 17 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
The main market ended trading with an average of 122,740 units valued at $10,974,772 per security that traded, compared to an average of 53,047 units valued at $2,048,705 on Wednesday. The average volume for the month to date ended at 382,330 units with an average value of $5,264,239 versus at 398,555 units with an average value of $4,907,331 on the prior trading day.
The average volume and value for March ended at 549,909 units and $1,379,459.
In market activity, Barita Investments closed at $7 exchanging 22,700 shares, Berger Paints closed 48 cents higher at $14 trading 4,900 shares, after trading at an intraday high of $15.50, Cable and Wireless closed at $1.31, with 508,000 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cement traded 50 cents lower at $30 with trades of 5,600 units. Carreras closed at $75 exchanging 8,770 shares, the stock traded during the day at an intraday high of $77.50, Grace Kennedy gained 90 cents to close at $43.90 trading 4,692,199 units, Jamaica Broilers closed at $16.49, losing 41 cents with an exchange of 924,823 shares, Jamaica Producers closed 50 cents higher at $16, exchanging 87,300 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange closed 97 cents lower at $7.03, with trades of 6,500 shares. JMMB Group closed at $22.50, gaining $2.28 trading 25,788 units, Kingston Wharves closed at $31, with gains of $1.60 exchanging 15,650 units, NCB Financial Group lost $1.25 to end at $63.75, with 93,122 shares changing hands, 
1834 Investments gained 10 cents to close at $1.80, with an exchange of 41,856 shares, 138 Student Living closed at S4.49 with 40,000 shares changing hands, PanJam Investment closed 5 cents lower to $34.15 with trades of 30,466 shares. Pulse Investments gained 1 cent to close at $8.05 trading 5,000 units, Sagicor Group closed at $33.51, with gains of $1.51, trading 63,150 shares, Scotia Group closed at $40.50, losing 50 cents with 234,146 units changing owners, Seprod closed at $36 trading 2,900 shares, Sterling Investments closed at $17.15 with an exchange of 6,020 units, Supreme Ventures closed at $6.30 exchanging 700 shares. Proven Investments closed at 30 US cents with trades of 6,100 ordinary shares, JMMB 7.5% preference share gained 10 cents to close at $1.98 exchanging 11,000 units, Jamaica Public Service Company 9.5% preference share traded $23.50 higher at $1,300 with 14,000 units changing hands and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share closed at $1.05 trading 462,690 units.
TTSE falls as 4 stocks rising & 4 falling
Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange remained at a subdued level at the close of the market on Thursday with 13 securities changing hands compared to 15 on Wednesday with the value and volume being much lower than on Wednesday.
The market closed with 4 stocks advancing, 4 declining and 5 holding firm. A total of 167,340 shares were traded at a value of $2,265,872 compared to Wednesday’s 235,696 shares valued at $9,797,031.
The Composite Index declined 7.81 points to 1,225.48, the All T&T Index lost 0.12 points to 1,802.78 and the Cross Listed Index fell 2.12 points to close at 86.94.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 8 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investment gained 1 cent to close at $22.52 trading 250 units, Guardian Holdings closed at $15.50, with gains of 6 cents exchanging 17,048 shares, Massy Holdings gained 2 cents, closing at $51.45, with a mere 12 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco closed 1 cent higher at $127, with 969 units trading.
Losses| First Caribbean International closed at $8.10, losing 47 cents trading 540 shares, 
JMMB Group traded 2 cents lower to close at $1.29 exchanging 15,294 units, National Flour Mills lost 1 cent to close at $2.52 with an exchange of 1,152 units and Trinidad Cement declined by 1 cent, closing at $4.20 with 21,446 shares changing hands.
Firm Trades| National Enterprises closed at $10.50 with 1,000 units traded, NCB Financial Group closed at $3.99 with trades of 68,720 shares, Republic Financial Holdings traded 11,909 shares at $101.90 valued at $1,213,527. Scotia Investments closed at $2.75 with 20,000 units changing owners and Trinidad & Tobago NGL exchanged 9,000 units at $22.50.
Advancing stocks just ahead in Trinidad
Trading closed on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday with 15 securities changing hands including 1,000 units of the US Mutual fund, compared to 13 on Tuesday.
At the close 5 stocks advanced, 4 declined and 6 were unchanged as 235,696 shares traded at a value of $9,843,087 compared to Tuesday’s 113,158 shares valued at $864,641.
The Composite Index lost 0.44 points to 1,233.29, the All T&T Index gained 0.08 points to 1,802.90 and the Cross Listed Index declined 0.013 points to close at 89.06.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 9 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| Clico Investment gained 1 cent to close at $22.51 trading 62,153 units valued at $1,399,060, JMMB Group closed at $1.31, with a 1 cent gain exchanging 3,705 shares, Readymix advanced 62 cents, closing at $12.62, with 912 shares changing hands. Sagicor Financial closed at $9.05, gaining 3 cents with trades of 2,271 shares and Scotiabank added 6 cents to close at $58.06 with 60,000 units traded at a value of $3,483,600.
Losses| First Caribbean International closed at $8.57, with a loss of 3 cents trading 200 shares and Guardian Holdings traded 1 cent lower to close at $15.44 exchanging 103 units, 
West Indian Tobacco lost 1 cent and closed at $126.99 trading 35,490 shares valued at $4,506,880 and Bourse Brazil Latin Fund traded 1,000 units at a 52 weeks’ low of US$8.08, after losing 2 cents.
Firm Trades| First Citizens closed at $32 with 232 units traded, even as reports out of Trinidad suggest that the block of shares the government placed on the market was not fully taken up. Massy Holdings closed at $15.43 exchanging 82 shares, NCB Financial Group closed at $3.99 with trades of 34,800 shares, One Caribbean Media traded a mere 10 shares at $16.85, Scotia Investments closed at $2.75 with 29,000 units changing owners and Trinidad & Tobago NGL exchanged 5,738 units at $22.50.
14 stocks fell on Wednesday
Trading in the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Wednesday with 25 securities changing hands with 1 trading in the US dollar market. At the close, 7 stocks advanced and 14 declined.
Trading levels in the main market ended at 2,673,775 units valued at $51,217,614 compared to 5,505,950 units valued at $95,998,334 at the close on Tuesday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 168,860 units valued at US$50,658.
The All Jamaica Composite Index declined 1,021.50 points to close at 247,892.32 the JSE Market Index fell 930.70 points to finish at 225,857.99 and the JSE US dollar market index remained unchanged at 219 points.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
The main market ended trading with an average of 53,047 units valued at $2,048,705 per traded security compared to an average of 158,066 units valued at $4,173,841 on Tuesday. The average volume for the month to date ended at 398,555 units with an average value of $4,907,331 versus at 421,588 units with an average value of $5,097,906 on the prior trading day.
The average volume and value for March ended at 549,909 units and $1,379,459.
In market activity, Barita Investments closed at $7 with a loss of 10 cents exchanging 100 shares, Berger Paints closed $1.48 lower to $13.52 trading 215,248 shares, Cable and Wireless closed at $1.31, after losing 4 cents with 19,178 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cement traded 50 cents lower to $30.50 with 233,626 units trading Carreras closed at $75, with a loss of 10 cents while exchanging 97,395 shares, Grace Kennedy gained $2 to close at $43 trading 27,300 units, Jamaica Broilers closed at $16.90, gaining 10 cents with an exchange of 1,023,770 shares, Jamaica Producers closed at $15.50 exchanging 3,187 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange closed 40 cents lower at $8, with trades of 22,332 shares. JMMB Group closed at $20.22, after losing 9 cents trading 79,664 units, Kingston Wharves closed at $29.40, with a loss of $2.60 in exchanging 1,718 units, Mayberry Investments exchanged 11,000 shares at $4.75, NCB Financial Group traded at $65, with 65,310 shares changing hands, 
1834 Investments lost 15 cents to close at $1.70, with an exchange of 124,196 shares, 138 Student Living traded 1 cent higher to close at S4.49 with 21,860 shares changing hands, PanJam Investment closed 80 cents lower to $34.20 with trades of 25,244 shares. Radio Jamaica gained 5 cents to close at $1.70 trading 76,000 shares, Sagicor Group closed at $32 exchanging 55,909 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund closed at $10.35, with gains of 5 cents trading 35,276 shares, Scotia Group closed at $41, gaining $1.88 with 121,490 units changing ownership, Scotia Investments traded $1.89 lower to close at $36.11 with an exchange of 4,420 shares, Seprod gained 1 cent to close at $36 trading 7,853 shares, Supreme Ventures closed at $6.30, losing 8 cents exchanging 62,444 shares. Proven Investments closed at 30 US cents with trades of 168,860 ordinary shares, and JMMB Group 7.25% preference share lost 20 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.30 exchanging 40,000 units.
A new record close for Junior market
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended trading at yet another record closing high with a big gain of 43.64 points, with an increase of 1.36 percent to 3,247.20 points on Wednesday.
Key Insurance closed trading at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.95 after rising 90 cents with 1,986 shares. Jamaican Teas was in good demand and ended as the market leader with over 500,000 shares.
By close, declining stocks outnumber advancing stocks 9 to 4 with 17 securities changing hands versus 20 on Tuesday with 1,523,004 valued at $8,929,450 versus changing hands compared to 1,591,968 units valued at $9,438,771 on Tuesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of 89,588 units for an average value of $525,262 traded, compared to 348,288 units for an average value of $2,052,746 on the previous trading day.
The average volume and value for the month to date are 557,888 units and $3,070,123. The average volume and value for the month to the previous trading day ended at 587,157 units and $3,229,177. The average volume and value for March was 137,459 units and $1,313,411.
Trading ended with 10 stocks having bids higher than their last sale prices and none ending with a lower offer, than the last traded price.
At the close of the market on Tuesday, AMG Packaging closed at $5 with 173,191 units changing hands, Cargo Handlers traded 1,500 shares to close at $20.50, Caribbean Producers gained 5 cents to end at $3.75 with 54,114 shares trading, Consolidated Bakeries ended trading with a loss of 5 cents with 10,702 shares changing hands, to close at $2.85. 
General Insurance fell 10 cents and ended at $3.20 with 106,550 shares trading, Honey Bun rose 15 cents with 14,965 shares changing hands, to close at $7.55, ISP Finance lost 3 cents to end $17 with 74,496 units changing hands after trading at a 52 weeks’ intraday high of $17.51. Jamaican Teas added 3 cents trading 500,072 shares, to close at $4.75, Jetcon Corporation put on 15 cents and ended at $12.95 with 8,344 shares trading, KLE Group ended at $2.80 with 5,670 shares changing hands, Knutsford Express closed trading with 3,265 shares at $41, Lasco Distributors rose 2 cents and ended with 80,680 units trading at $7, Lasco Financial rose 29 cents and ended with 78,156 shares changing hands at $4.80, Lasco Manufacturing gained 33 cents to close at $5.59 while trading 359,883 shares, Main Event rose 11 cents trading 1,264 shares to close at $6.10 and Medical Disposables closed at $6 with 48,166 units trading.
JSE falls sharply on Tuesday
Trading in the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Tuesday with 23 securities changing hands with 2 trading in the US dollar market. At the close, 8 stocks advanced and 9 declined.
Trading levels in main market ended at 5,505,950 units valued at $95,998,334 compared to 1,892,384 units valued at $17,691,277 at the close on Monday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 10,079 units valued at US$5,123.
The All Jamaica Composite Index dropped 2,960.08 points to close at 248,913.82 the JSE Market Index slid 2,696.97 points to finish at 226,788.69 and the JSE US dollar market index remained unchanged at 219 points.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 11 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
The main market ended trading with an average of 158,066 units valued at $680,434 per traded security compared to an average of 258,710 units carrying an average value of $3,912,692 on Monday. 
The average volume for the month to date ended at 440,411 units with an average value of $5,163,911 versus 454,388 units with an average value of $5,508,794 on the prior trading day. The average volume and value for March ended at 549,909 units and $1,379,459.
In market activity, Barita Investments closed at $7.10 with an exchange of 73,748 shares, Berger Paints closed at $15, gaining 1 cent in exchanging 75,342 shares, Cable and Wireless closed at $1.35, losing 1 cent with 1,116,376 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cement traded $1 higher to $31 with trades of 20,823 units. Carreras closed at $75.10, with a loss of 80 cents while 2,840 shares were swapped, Grace Kennedy tumbled to $41, losing $3 in trading 1,204,283 units, Jamaica Broilers closed at $16.80 with 8,414 shares changing owners, Jamaica Producers closed at $15.50 with an exchange of 68,731 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange closed 40 cents higher to $8.40, with trades of 2,120,627 shares. JMMB Group closed at $20.31, while gaining 32 cents trading 119,977 units, Kingston Wharves closed at $32 exchanging 5,700 units, NCB Financial Group traded at $65, with 65,960 shares changing hands, 
1834 Investments gained 20 cents to close at $1.85, with an exchange of 10,000 shares, 138 Student Living traded 2 cents higher to close at S4.48 with 2,050 shares changing hands, PanJam Investment closed 60 cents lower to $35 with trades of 10,169 shares. Pulse Investments closed at $8.04 with an exchange of 70,000 shares, Radio Jamaica lost 10 cents to close at $1.65 trading 48,055 shares, Sagicor Group closed at $32, losing $1 in exchanging 38,500 units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund closed at $10.30, with a loss of 20 cents trading 25,072 shares, Scotia Group closed with a loss of $1.88 at $39.12, with 255,649 units changing owners, Scotia Investments gained 92 cents to close at $38 with trades of 126,000 shares, Seprod lost 1 cent to close at $35.99 trading 5,420 shares, and Supreme Ventures closed at $6.38, gaining 3 cents exchanging 32,214 shares. Proven Investments closed at 30 US cents with trades of 8,330 ordinary shares and JMMB Group USD5.75% preference share closed at US$1.50 with trades of 1,749 units.
Junior market jumps 2.3% by 72 points
Lasco Manufacturing traded at an intraday high of $6.25 on Tuesday.
The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange traded up more than 129 points just after midday on Tuesday, to hit a new intraday record high of 3,261.11 points with Lasco Manufacturing trading at a new high of $6.25 with over 4 million shares trading and Lasco Distributors trading up to $7.30 with 569,000 shares well ahead of the close.
The market index has since slipped back to close sharply up by 2.3 percent or 71.93 points, to end at 3,203.56 with a 6,965,751 shares valued at $41,054,916 trading. By close, declining stocks outnumber advancing stocks 9 to 4 with 20 securities changing hands versus 21 on Monday with 1,591,968 units valued at $9,438,771 changing hands.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of 348,288 units for an average value of $2,052,746 traded, compared to 75,808 units for an average value of $449,465 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date are 587,157 units and $3,229,177. The average volume and value for the month to the previous trading day ended at 603,081 units and $3,307,605. The average volume and value for March was 137,459 units and $1,313,411.
Trading ended with 9 stocks having bids higher than their last sale prices and 2 ending with lower offers, than their last traded price.At the close of the market on Monday, Access Financial Services jumped $4.75 to $41.75 in trading traded 2,000 units, AMG Packaging lost 50 cents in closing at $5 with 13,814 units changing hands, Cargo Handlers traded 23,977 shares to close at $20.50, Caribbean Cream lost 44 cents in trading 188 units to end at $7.54, Caribbean Flavours ended at $12.50 with 1,000 shares trading, Caribbean Producers lost 1 cent and ended at $3.70 with 365,081 shares trading, Consolidated Bakeries ended trading with a gain of 4 cents with 339,160 shares changing hands, to close at $2.90. C2W Music had 27,386 units changing hands to close at 37 cents, Dolphin Cove rose 8 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $20.08 with 240 shares changing hands, General Insurance ended at $3.30 with 1,500 shares trading,
Honey Bun had 3,944 shares changing hands, to close at $7.40, ISP Finance rose 93 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $17.03 with 500 units. Jamaican Teas fell 13 cents trading101,650 shares, to close at $4.72, Jetcon Corporation fell 4 cents and ended at $12.80 with 24,015 shares trading, Knutsford Express closed trading with 61,726 shares at $41, Lasco Distributors rose 8 cents and ended with 621,283 units trading at $6.98, Lasco Financial lost 24 cents and ended with 10,000 shares changing hands at $4.51, Lasco Manufacturing dropped 49 cents to close at $5.26 while trading 5,336,241 shares, Main Event lost 1 cent trading 16,340 shares to close at $5.99, Medical Disposables dropped 50 cents and closed at $6 with 42,173 units trading and Eppley 9.5% preference shares traded 1,419 units at $6.02.
