The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed Monday with more stocks rising than falling but the market index lost 35.82 points to close at 3,570.81.
Similar to Friday, 31 securities changed hands on Monday and ending with the prices of 16 rising, 11 declining while 4 closed unchanged. Investors exchanged 2,287,830 units valued at $11,502,066 compared to 2,580,654 units valued at $14,035,405 on Friday.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows one stock closing with a higher bid than the last selling price and 4 closing with lower offers.
Trading ended with an average of 73,801 units for an average of $371,034 in contrast to 83,247 units for an average of $452,755 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 243,001 units at $1,079,607 and previously 253,861 units at $1,125,085 for each security traded. July ended with an average of 138,412 units at $563,215 for each security traded.
Stocks ending with price changes| Access Financial dropped $3.20 in trading 3,461 shares to close at $40, Blue Power fell 7 cents in trading of 12,323 units at $9.43, Caribbean Cream closed trading of 2,400 units with a gain of 65 cents to end at $4.85,Caribbean Flavours lost $1.94 to end at $17.05, in swapping of 200 shares. Caribbean Producers lost 3 cents trading 38,121 shares to close at $4.62, Consolidated Bakeries gained 16 cents to close at $2.08, in trading 32,719 stock units, Dolphin Cove lost 5 cents in trading 27,133 units to close at $12, Express Catering closed trading of 100,520 units and gained 2 cents to end at $6.47. Everything Fresh ended trading with 166,432 shares, after rising 10 cents to end at $1.50, Elite Diagnostic ended trading with 5,500 shares, after rising 40 cents to end at $6.80, Fosrich closed 10 cents higher at $5.50, with 83,536 stock units trading, Fontana climbed 22 cents and exchanged 59,612 shares at $8.42. General Accident closed trading of 129,000 units and gained 16 cents to end at a record high of $6.40, GWest Corporation closed with a loss of 18 cents at $1.20, in swapping of 45,305 shares, Honey Bun ended trading with 4,000 shares, after rising 10 cents to close at $7. Indies Pharma closed trading of 10,507 units and gained 40 cents to end at $3.75, ISP Finance jumped $5 to end at $21, in trading 711 shares, Jamaican Teas traded 319,587 units and gained 24 cents to end at $5.85. Jetcon Corporation fell 23 cents in trading of 65,506 units to finish the day at $2.27, KLE Group ended with a loss of 1 cent at $2 with 30,000 stock units changing hands, Limners and Bards shed 6 cents trading of 239,674 units to conclude market activity at $3.14. Lasco Distributors climbed 5 cents and exchanged 50,000 shares at $3.50, Lasco Financial ended market activity exchanging 24,300 shares to close at $5.43 after falling 2 cents, Lasco Manufacturing climbed 25 cents and exchanged 520,957 shares to end at $5.75. Main Event closed with a rise of 50 cents at $7, with 163,462 stock units changing hands, Medical Disposables gained 10 cents to end at $7.50 with 324 stock units trading and Ttech dropped 80 cents to settle at $6.20 in trading of 23,000 units.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.