Junior Market jumps on Friday

March 23, 2018 by

Blue Power jumped $9 to $42.

The Junior Market Index jumped 47.32 points to close at 2,931.31 on Friday with 21 securities changing hand as 11  advanced, 6 declined and 4 remained unchanged.
Trading ended with an exchange of 1,215,407 units valued at $4,590,122, compared with 2,139,884 units at $8,911,130 from 25 securities changing hands on Thursday.
Trading ended with an average of 57,877 units for an average of $218,577 compared to an average of 85,595 units for an average of $356,445 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 143,548 units at $609,769, compared to an average of 148,477 units at $632,276 on the previous trading day. February closed with an average of 338,697 units at an average value of $1,495,774 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 1 stock ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 6 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed $1 higher at $51, with 4,205 shares, AMG Packaging ended at $2, with 7,000 stock units changing hands, Blue Power jumped $9 to $42, with 2,000 units, Caribbean Producers finished trading 3 cents higher at $4.70, with 22,000 units, Consolidated Bakeries closed 4 cents higher at $2.04, with 2,000 shares. Derrimon Trading climbed $1.49 to $9.49, with 20,000 shares, Elite Diagnostic settled 6 cents higher at $3.18, with 339,242 units, Express Catering traded with a loss of 10 cents at $4.50, with 69,402 shares, FosRich Group finished trading at $2.65, with 355,416 shares. GWest Corporation ended with a loss of 5 cents at $2.75, trading 6,497 units, Honey Bun concluded trading 45 cents higher at $4.75, with 15,070 shares, Iron Rock finished with a loss of 10 cents at $3, with 23,600 shares, Jamaican Teas gained 44 cents to end at $4.45, with 2,825 stock units. Jetcon Corporation traded 2 cents higher at $4.20, with 9,800 units, Lasco Distributors concluded trading at $4, with 206,524 stock units changing hands, Lasco Financial rose 20 cents to $5, with 50,557 units, Lasco Manufacturing rose 21 cents to $4.20, with 55,884 shares. Main Event ended trading 19 cents down at $5.81, with 11,335 shares, Medical Disposables fell 3 cents to $4.82, with 10,300 shares, Stationery and Office closed at $5.50, with 1,650 units and tTech concluded trading with a loss of 85 cents at $5.15, with 100 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Junior Market lost ground on Thursday

March 22, 2018 by

Junior Market activity resulted in with just 9 security advancing, 9 declining and 7 remaining unchanged, with the Junior Market Index declined by 20.97 points to close at 2,883.99.
Trading ended on Thursday with an exchange of 2,139,884 units valued at $8,911,130 from 25 securities, compared with 994,247 units valued at $3,815,366 from 20 securities changing hands on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 85,595 units for an average of $356,445 compared to an average of 49,712 units for an average of $190,768 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 148,477 units at $632,276, compared to an average of 153,101 units at $652,558 on the previous trading day. February closed with an average of 338,697 units at an average value of $1,495,774 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 4 stocks ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 7 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed with a loss of $1 at $50, with 100 shares, AMG Packaging ended at $2, with 150,000 stock units changing hands, Caribbean Cream ended trading at $5.99, with 8,000 shares, Caribbean Flavours traded at $10.90, with 2,600 stock units, Caribbean Producers finished trading 22 cents higher at $4.67, with 9,740 units. Consolidated Bakeries closed with a loss of 4 cents at $2, with 1,000 shares, Elite Diagnostic gained 1 cent and closed at $3.12, with 116,140 units, Eppley ended trading 14 cents higher at $10.14, with 300 shares, Express Catering traded with a rise of 10 cents at $4.60, with 63,082 shares. FosRich Group finished trading 331,255 shares and gained 25 cents to $2.65, General Accident closed at $3.19, with 4,591 stock units, GWest Corporation ended 10 cents higher at $2.80, with 17,000 units changing hands, Honey Bun concluded trading with a loss of 9 cents at $4.30, with 32,617 shares. Iron Rock finished 5 cents higher at $3.10, with 28,125 shares, Jamaican Teas ended trading with a loss of 49 cents at $4.01, with 48,257 stock units, Jetcon Corporation closed with a loss of 7 cents at $4.18, with 9,600 units, KLE Group fell 3 cents to $2.30, with 200 shares. Knutsford Express ended at $14.48, with 4,477 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading at $4, with 48,710 stock units, Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 20 cents at $4.80, with 1,037,165 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 21 cents at $3.99, with 38,735 shares. Main Event ended trading 19 cents higher at $6, with 121,618 shares and Stationery and Office closed at $5.50, with 54,848 units. In the Junior Market preference segment, Eppley 8.25% ended with a loss of 29 cents at $7, with 8,324 stock units, Eppley 9.5% finished 80 cents higher at 52 weeks’ high of $6.25, with 3,400 shares, changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Junior Market climbs – Wednesday

March 21, 2018 by

Junior Market ended trading on Wednesday with an exchange of just 994,247 units valued at $3,815,366 from 20 securities changing hands, compared with 4,609,834 units valued at $19,615,022 from 18 securities on Tuesday.
Market activity resulted in with just 9 security advancing, 4 declining and 7 remaining unchanged, with the Junior Market Index advanced 32.75 points to close at 2,904.96.
Trading ended with an average of 49,712 units for an average of $190,768 compared to an average of 256,102 units for an average of $1,089,723 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 153,101 units at $652,558, compared to an average of 191,316 units at $681,419 on the previous trading day. February closed with an average of 338,697 units at an average value of $1,495,774 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 5 stocks ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 6 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed at $51, with 839 shares, CAC 2000 finished with a loss of 30 cents at $8.70, trading 7,644 shares, Caribbean Flavours traded 2,490 stock units at $10.90, Caribbean Producers finished trading with a loss of 10 cents at $4.45, with 17,550 units, Consolidated Bakeries closed with a loss of 1 cent at $2.04, while trading 1,000 shares. Elite Diagnostic settled 1 cent higher at $3.11, with 310,018 units, Express Catering traded 2,450 shares at $4.50, FosRich Group finished trading with a loss of 11 cents at $2.40, in exchanging 56,934 shares, General Accident closed 29 cents higher at $3.19, with 700 stock units. GWest Corporation ended at $2.70, with 210,721 units, Honey Bun concluded trading 9 cents higher at $4.39, with 19,360 shares, Jamaican Teas rose 50 cents to $4.50, with a mere 105 stock units, Jetcon Corporation traded 5 cents higher at $4.25, with 11,572 units. Lasco Distributors concluded trading at $4, with 73,705 stock units, Lasco Financial finished 30 cents higher at $5, with 67,740 units, Lasco Manufacturing gained 21 cents to end at $4.20, with 10,720 shares, Medical Disposables traded at $4.85, with 24,000 shares. Stationery and Office closed at $5.50, with 166,199 units and tTech climbed $1 higher to $6, with 500 shares. In the junior market preference segment, Eppley 8.75% finished trading at $6, with 10,000 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Junior Market slips again – Monday

March 19, 2018 by

Junior Market trading jumped on Monday with an exchange of 12,328,672 units valued at $54,893,603 from 21 securities compared with 2,993,806 units valued at $14,194,427 changing hands from 20 securities on Friday.
Caribbean Producers accounted for 11 million of the total shares exchanged at the close of the day.
Market activity resulted in with just 4 security advancing, 10 declining and 7 remaining unchanged, with the Junior Market Index declining 9.64 points to close at 2,872.23.
Trading ended with an average of 587,080 units for an average of $2,613,981 compared to an average of 149,690 units for an average of $709,721 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 153,808 units at $657,083, compared to an average of 121,429 units at $510,838 on the previous trading day. February closed with an average of 338,697 units at an average value of $1,495,774 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 3 stocks ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 6 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed with a loss of $5 at $51, with 1,160 shares, AMG Packaging ended 20 cents higher at $2.20, with 47,421 stock units, CAC 2000 ended trading at $9, with 890 shares, Caribbean Producers finished with a loss of 7 cents in closing at $4.60, with 11,036,816 units, Consolidated Bakeries closed 5 cents higher at $2.05, with 10,000 shares. Dolphin Cove finished at $18, with 500 stock units, Elite Diagnostic settled with a loss of 5 cents at $3.15, with 464,986 units, Eppley ended trading at $10, with 60,000 ordinary shares changing hands, Express Catering traded at $4.45, with 63,210 shares. FosRich Group finished trading with a loss of 7 cents at $2.51, with 6,650 shares, General Accident closed at $2.90, with 100,000 stock units, Honey Bun concluded trading at $4.30, with 27,501 shares, Jamaican Teas concluded trading with a loss of 50 cents at $4, with 23,500 stock units. Jetcon Corporation traded with a loss of 2 cents at $4.13, with 231,044 units, Knutsford Express ended $1.86 higher at $14, with 900 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading 6 cents higher at $4.05, with 83,442 stock units, Lasco Financial fell 9 cents to close at $4.71, with 35,601 units. Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 21 cents at $3.99, with 29,425 shares, Medical Disposables traded at $4.90, with 381 shares, Stationery and Office closed with a loss of 1 cent at $5.50, with 89,997 units and tTech concluded trading with a loss of 20 cents at $5, with 15,248 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Lasco Distributors slaps Junior Market – Wednesday

March 14, 2018 by

Lasco’s ICool drinks.

A fall in the price of Lasco Distributors to $3.50 with just over 2.5 million units trading at this level on the Junior Market on Wednesday. The stock lost 40 cents from Tuesday’s close to end at $4 and was mostly responsible for the 52.05 points drop in the market index to 2,899.61.
Market activity resulted in 23 securities changing hands with 7 securities advancing, 5 declining and 11 remaining unchanged, with an exchange of 7,801,377 units valued at $30,185,618. On Tuesday 25 securities traded with 1,349,465 units valued at $4,963,939 changing hands.
Trading ended with an average of 339,190 units for an average of $1,312,418 compared to an average of 53,979 units for an average of $198,558 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 122,453 units at $488,239, compared to an average of, 99,267 units at $400,071 on the previous trading day. February closed with an average of 338,697 units at an average value of $1,495,774 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 1 stock ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 7 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 15 cents at $2.05, as 504,135 stock units traded, Blue Power concluded trading at $33.01, with 136 units, CAC 2000 finished 50 cents higher at $9, with 5,300 shares, Cargo Handlers settled with a loss of 5 cents at $10.40, with 5,668 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading at $4.62, with 823,986 units. C2W Music ended with a loss of 1 cent at 44 cents, with 941 shares, Dolphin Cove finished $18 higher at $18, with 902 stock units, Elite Diagnostic settled 2 cents higher at $3.02, with 236,396 units, Eppley ended trading 15 cents higher at $10.15, with 1,924 shares. Express Catering traded with a loss of 10 cents at $4.70, with 1,996 shares, FosRich Group finished trading at $2.68, with 37,662 shares, General Accident closed at $2.90, with 68,000 stock units, Honey Bun concluded trading at $4.80, with 130,000 shares. Jamaican Teas ended trading at $4.50, with 60,000 stock units, Jetcon Corporation traded at $4.15, with 67,320 units, Key Insurance finished trading 15 cents higher at $4.10, with 500 shares, Knutsford Express ended with a loss of 50 cents at $14, with 100,360 shares. Lasco Distributors concluded trading 30 cents higher at $4, with 5,474,396 stock units, Lasco Financial finished at $5, with 7,150 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled at $4, with 92,195 shares, Main Event ended trading 5 cents higher at $6, with 100,000 shares. Paramount Trading finished trading at $3.20, with 30,838 stock units and Stationery and Office closed 10 cents higher at $5.60, with 51,572 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Junior Market index slipped on Tuesday

March 13, 2018 by

The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange index closed trading on Tuesday with a 5.30 points decline to 2,956.96 with prices of 10 securities advancing, 4 declining and 11 remaining unchanged.
Market activity resulted in 25 securities changing hands, compared to 22 trading on Monday, with an exchange of 1,349,465 units valued at $4,963,939 versus 996,521 units valued at $4,200,325 on Monday.
Trading ended with an average of 53,979 units for an average of $198,558 compared to an average of 45,296 units for an average of $190,924 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 99,267 units at $400,071, compared to an average of 105,226 units at $426,586 on the previous trading day. February closed with an average of 338,697 units at an average value of $1,495,774 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 6 stocks ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 8 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended 20 cents higher at $2.20, with 50,000 stock units, CAC 2000 finished at $8.50, with 4,411 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading with a loss of 12 cents at $6.98, with 143 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading 22 cents higher at $4.62, with 1,901 units, Derrimon Trading concluded trading at $7.50, with 7,700 shares. Elite Diagnostic finished at $3, with 343,051 stock units, Eppley settled at $10, with 10,000 units, General Accident finished trading at $2.90, with 1,960 shares, GWest Corporation closed 4 cents higher at $2.89, with 311,948 stock units. Honey Bun ended 50 cents higher at $4.80, with 100 units, Iron Rock concluded trading 5 cents higher at $3.05, with 32,748 shares, Jamaican Teas settled at $4.50, with 28,000 shares, Jetcon Corporation ended trading 15 cents higher at $4.15, with 68,939 stock units. KLE Group finished trading 3 cents higher at $2.33, with 59,000 shares, Knutsford Express closed with a loss of 50 cents at $14.50, with 6,565 shares, Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 48 cents at $3.70, with 273,277 shares, Lasco Financial concluded trading 20 cents higher at $5, with 19,260 stock units. Lasco Manufacturing finished with a loss of 20 cents at $4, with 40,700 units, Main Event settled 14 cents higher at $5.95, with 8,044 shares, Medical Disposables ended trading at $4.90, with 1,500 shares, Paramount Trading traded at $3.20, with 1,500 shares. Stationery and Office finished trading at $5.50, with 12,376 stock units and tTech ended 20 cents higher at $5.20, with 6,700 shares. In the junior market preference segment, Dolphin Cove ended $18 higher at $18, with 9,642 stock units, Eppley 8.75% settled $5.75 higher at $5.75, with 50,000 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Junior Market flashing bullish sign- Monday

March 12, 2018 by

The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange index closed trading on Monday with a 40.83 points rise to close at 2,956.96 with the prices of 6 securities advancing, 10 declining and 7 remaining unchanged.
The market closed with a bullish short term signal with 21 securities closing with bids that are the same or higher than the last traded price, suggesting that a wide number of prices will have to increase to get orders filled.
Market activity resulted in 22 securities changing hands, compared to 26 trading on Friday, with an exchange of 996,521 units valued at $4,200,325 versus 3,564,305 units valued at $13,411,844 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 45,296 units for an average of $190,924 compared to an average of 137,089 units for an average of $249,136 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 105,226 units at $426,586, compared to an average of 113,074 units at $457,447 on the previous trading day. February closed with an average of 338,697 units at an average value of $1,495,774 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 7 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial jumped $5 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $56, with 5,000 shares, AMG Packaging ended at $2, with 119,595 stock units, Blue Power concluded trading at $33.01, with 3,267 units, Caribbean Cream ended trading 10 cents higher at $7.10, with 10,000 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading with a loss of 1 cent at $4.40, with 3,661 units. Elite Diagnostic settled with a loss of 1 cent at $3, with 318,518 units, Eppley ended trading 50 cents higher at $10, with 50,000 shares, Express Catering traded with a loss of 2 cents at $4.80, with 6,690 shares, FosRich Group finished trading at $2.68, with 39,164 shares. General Accident closed with a loss of 40 cents at $2.90, with 103,754 stock units, Honey Bun concluded trading with a loss of 55 cents at $4.30, with 30,402 shares, Iron Rock finished at $3, with 3,000 shares, Jamaican Teas ended trading with a loss of 5 cents at $4.50, with 17,590 stock units. Jetcon Corporation traded 12 cents higher at $4, with 18,846 units, Lasco Distributors concluded trading 3 cents higher at $4.18, with 38,811 stock units, Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 20 cents at $4.80, with 34,940 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 5 cents at $4.20, with 79,450 shares. Main Event ended trading with a loss of 39 cents at $5.81, with 21,909 shares, Medical Disposables traded at $4.90, with 2,500 shares, Paramount Trading finished trading 1 cent higher at $3.20, with 4,452 stock units and Stationery and Office closed at $5.50, with 83,972 units. In the junior market preference segment, Derrimon Trading closed with a loss of 15 cents at $2, with 1,000 shares changed hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Losses edged out gains on Junior Market

March 9, 2018 by

The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange index closed virtually flat at the close of trading on Friday with a miniscule rise of just 0.03 points to close at 2,916.93 with the prices of 9 securities advancing, 10 declining and 7 remaining unchanged.
Market activity resulted in 26 securities changing hands, compared to 25 trading on Thursday, with an exchange of 3,564,305 units valued at $13,411,844 versus 1,521,188 units valued at $6,228,409 on Thursday.
Trading ended with an average of 137,089 units for an average of $249,136 compared to an average of 60,848 units for an average of $249,136 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 113,074 units at $457,447, compared to an average of 108,678 units at $446,755 on the previous trading day. February closed with an average of 338,697 units at an average value of $1,495,774 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial gained $1 to close at $51, with 26,900 shares trading, AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 5 cents at $2, as 143,545 stock units traded, CAC 2000 finished with a loss of 1 cent at $8.50, in exchanging 5,800 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading $1 higher at $7, with 8,000 shares, Caribbean Flavours added 84 cents to end at $10.90, with 2,250 stock units. Caribbean Producers finished trading with a loss of 21 cents at $4.41, as 17,500 units changed hands, Consolidated Bakeries closed at $2, with 3,400 shares, Dolphin Cove finished at $18, with 1,133 stock units, Elite Diagnostic settled 9 cents higher at $3.01, with 2,009,501 units. Eppley ended trading at $9.50, with 800 shares trading, Express Catering traded with a loss of 3 cents at $4.82, after 26,137 shares were transferred, FosRich Group fell 7 cents at $2.68, with 17,780 shares, General Accident closed 40 cents higher at $3.30, with 245,747 stock units. GWest Corporation lost 4 cents at $2.85, with 15,000 units, Honey Bun concluded trading at $4.85, with 29,800 shares, Jamaican Teas ended trading with a loss of 20 cents at $4.55, with 50,874 stock units, Jetcon Corporation traded with a loss of 27 cents at $3.88, with 188,113 units. KLE Group closed at $2.30, with 55,000 shares, Knutsford Express ended $1 higher at $15, with 15,617 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading down, 5 cents at $4.15, with 75,802 stock units, Lasco Financial finished at $5, with 4,700 units. Lasco Manufacturing settled 25 cents higher at $4.25, with 508,477 shares, Main Event rose 39 cents to $6.20, with 88,990 shares, Paramount Trading finished trading and rose 3 cents to $3.19, with 7,000 stock units, Stationery and Office closed at $5.50, with 13,189 units and tTech concluded trading with a loss of 55 cents at $5, after 3,250 shares changed hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Junior Market makes modest gains – Thursday

March 8, 2018 by

The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange index, gained 6.10 points to close at 2,916.90 on Thursday, with 25 securities changing hands, compared to 21 trading on Wednesday.
Market activity resulted in the prices of 9 securities advancing, 9 declining and 7 remaining unchanged, from an exchange of 1,521,188 units valued at $6,228,409 versus 3,531,852 units valued at $15,298,043 on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 60,848 units for an average of $249,136 compared to an average of 168,183 units for an average of $728,478 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 108,678 units at $446,755, compared to an average of 118,898 units at $488,981 on the previous trading day. February closed with an average of 338,697 units at an average value of $1,495,774 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended 5 cents higher at $2.05, with 259,390 stock units, Blue Power concluded trading at $33.01, with 500 units, CAC 2000 finished with a loss of 19 cents at $8.51, with 6,739 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading with a loss of 5 cents at $6, after 9,700 shares were exchanged, Caribbean Flavours traded 6 cents higher at $10.06, with 4,000 stock units. Caribbean Producers finished trading at $4.62, with 16,785 units, C2W Music ended at 45 cents, with 3,000 shares trading, Derrimon Trading closed at $7.50, with 50,729 shares changing hands, Dolphin Cove finished $1.90 higher at $18, with 4,700 stock units. Elite Diagnostic settled at $2.92, with 293,553 units, Eppley ended trading with a loss of 50 cents at $9.50, with 900 shares, Express Catering traded with a loss of 5 cents at $4.85, with 30,913 shares, FosRich Group finished trading 5 cents higher at $2.75, with 40,706 shares. Honey Bun concluded trading as the price rose 45 cents to $4.85, with just 100 shares, Jamaican Teas ended trading with a loss of 5 cents at $4.75, after exchanging 17,773 stock units, Jetcon Corporation traded with a loss of 40 cents to close at $4.15, with 295,302 units, Knutsford Express ended with a loss of 1 cent at $14, trading 2,655 shares. Lasco Distributors closed 15 cents higher at $4.20, with 61,807 stock units, Lasco Financial added 30 cents to end at $5, with 116,000 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 25 cents at $4, trading 35,881 shares, Main Event ended trading at $5.81, with 655 shares. Medical Disposables traded 5 cents higher at $4.90, with 8,500 shares, Paramount Trading finished trading 1 cent higher at $3.16, with 1,000 stock units, Stationery and Office closed at $5.50, with 243,930 units and tTech concluded trading with a loss of 45 cents at $5.55, after 15,970 shares changed hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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More Junior Market gains – Wednesday

March 7, 2018 by

The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange index, climbed 13.74 points, to close at 2,910.80 on Wednesday, with 21 securities changing hands, compared to 22 trading on Tuesday.
Market activity resulted in the prices of 9 securities advancing, 5 declining and 7 remaining unchanged, from an exchange of 3,531,852 units valued at $15,298,043, versus 2,525,646 units valued at $10,130,237 on Tuesday.
Trading ended with an average of 168,183 units for an average of $728,478 compared to an average of 114,802 units for an average of $460,465 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 118,898 units at $488,981, compared to an average of 108,116 units at $436,591 on the previous trading day. February closed with an average of 338,697 units at an average value of $1,495,774 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 9 stocks ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed at $50, with 10,000 shares changing hands, Blue Power concluded trading at $33.01, with a mere 143 units, Caribbean Producers finished trading 47 cents higher at $4.62, with 1,054,990 units, Consolidated Bakeries closed 10 cents higher at $2, with 249 shares, Derrimon Trading closed with a loss of 2 cents at $7.50, with 5,000 shares. Elite Diagnostic settled 10 cents higher at $2.92, with 484,999 units, Eppley ended trading at $10, with 1,100 shares, FosRich Group finished trading 20 cents higher at $2.70, with 411,785 shares, GWest Corporation ended at $2.89, with 4,080 units. Honey Bun concluded trading 30 cents higher at $4.40, with 15,000 shares, ISP Finance rose by $1.45 to close at $13.50, with 620 shares, Jamaican Teas ended trading with a loss of 20 cents at $4.80, with 35,000 stock units, Jetcon Corporation traded 30 cents higher at $4.55, with 10,600 units. Key Insurance finished trading at $3.95, with 300 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading with a loss of 15 cents at $4.05, with 248,805 stock units, Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 20 cents at $4.70, with 1,082,814 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled 5 cents higher at $4.25, with 10,444 shares. Main Event ended trading with a loss of 39 cents at $5.81, with 6,938 shares, Paramount Trading finished trading 5 cents higher at $3.15, with 10,000 stock units, Stationery and Office closed at $5.50, with 88,491 units and tTech concluded trading at $6, with 50,494 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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