The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange gained moderately on Friday, with the market index rising 27.01 points to close at 2,698.27 with less half the listings trading, as the prices of 9 securities advanced, 2 declined and 3 remained unchanged.
Trading on the Junior Market ended trading with 14 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 1,589,921 units valued at $7,345,355 compared to 421,479 units valued at $1,639,472 from 15 securities trading on Thursday.
Trading ended with an average of 113,566 units for an average of $524,668, in contrast to 28,099 units for an average of $109,298 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 81,430 units valued at $339,888 and previously, 79,086 shares valued at $326,414. In contrast, November closed with average of 107,477 units valued at $545,989 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 bids higher than the last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed 50 cents higher at $38.50, with 5,000 shares, Blue Power concluded trading at $44, with 1,500 units, Caribbean Producers gained 24 cents and closed at $3.85, with 1,000,000 shares, Dolphin Cove finished with a loss of 50 cents at $16.50, with 70,132 shares, Express Catering ended trading 41 cents higher at $4.70, with 78,470 stock units. General Accident traded at $3, with 16,167 units, Honey Bun finished trading 1 cent higher at $4, with 76,200 shares, Jamaican Teas concluded trading with a loss of 10 cents at $3.60, with 79,443 units, Knutsford Express traded 5 cents higher at $14.80, with 1,700 units. Lasco Distributors finished trading 49 cents higher at $4.60, with 125,103 shares, Lasco Financial closed 6 cents higher at $4.81, with 17,206 shares, Lasco Manufacturing ended 25 cents higher at $3.55, with 12,000 stock units, Paramount Trading settled 10 cents higher at $2.98, with 70,000 shares and Stationery and Office ended trading at $4.80, with 37,000 stock units.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.