The Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market Index eked out a minor gain of 4.01 points to 3,352.17 after trading closed on Wednesday after a near 47 points fall on Tuesday.
Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange settled on Wednesday resulting in an exchange of 2,463,223 units valued at $8,312,204 compared to 3,394,559 units valued at $18,938,756 on Tuesday.
At the close of market activities, 28 securities changing hands, down from 31 on Tuesday, with the prices of 9 securities advancing, 11 declining and 8 remained unchanged. Trading ended with an average of 87,972 units for $296,864 for each security traded in contrast to 109,502 units for an average of $610,928 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to units 98,564 valued at $480,309 and previously 99,232 units for an average of $491,877. In contrast, September closed with an average of 954,574 units valued at $2,612,695 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 6 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial gained $2 to end at $34 with 19,811 stock units trading, Caribbean Cream closed trading of 5,000 units and gained 30 cents to end at $4.25, Consolidated Bakeries shed 24 cents in trading of 117,746 units at $1.75. Derrimon Trading ended trading with 289,579 shares, after rising 2 cents to end at $2.45, Everything Fresh declined 10 cents in trading of 54,984 units at $1.15, Express Catering closed with a loss of 2 cents at $5.90, in swapping 31,200 shares, Fosrich lost 7 cents in trading of 22,250 units to close at $4.84. General Accident fell 24 cents to settle at $8 in trading 309,120 shares after hitting a record high of $8.65, GWest Corporation dipped 6 cents in exchanging 103,732 units at $1.04, Honey Bun climbed 11 cents and exchanged 4,269 shares at to end at $6.81, iCreate dipped 5 cents in trading of 406,728 units at 66 cents. Indies Pharma ended with a loss of 1 cent at $3.15 with 20,560 stock units changing hands, Jetcon Corporation lost 26 cents trading 206,970 units in closing at $1.60, Lasco Distributors lost 10 cents with 109,700 shares crossing the exchange to close at $3.80. Lasco Financial closed trading of 46,726 units and gained 21 cents to end at $4.91, Lasco Manufacturing climbed 10 cents and exchanged 230,707 shares at $4.95, Limners and Bards closed 3 cents higher at $2.55, with 78,286 stock units trading. Medical Disposables closed trading of 100 units and gained 80 cents to end at $8.10, SSL Venture climbed 3 cents and exchanged 55,169 shares to end at $1.38 and tTech lost 10 cents trading 1,060 shares to close at $6.30.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.