The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange fell back again on Tuesday by 10.27 points to end at of 3,268.33 trading session of more than 1 million shares changing hands.
At the close of the market, the number of securities trading, inched up to 23 versus 20 on Friday with 11 securities advancing and 8 declining. Overall, 1,172,423 units valued at $10,317,500 changed hands, compared to 671,454 units valued at $5,978,378 on Monday. Trading ended with 4 stocks having bids higher than their last sale prices and 4 with lower offers. Two stocks ended trading at new closing highs.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of 50,975 units for an average value of $448,587 traded, compared to 33,573 units for an average value of $298,919 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date are 74,085 units and $573,358 while at the close of the prior day it was 77,936 units and $594,153. The average volume and value for April ended at 502,597 units and $2,768,003.
At the close of the market, Access Financial Services lost 10 cents and closed at $46.90 in trading 400 shares, AMG Packaging shed 16 cents to close at $4.84 with 200 units changing hands, Cargo Handlers dipped 50 cents in trading 1,500 shares at $20, Caribbean Cream rose 35 cents and closed trading with 102,161 units at $7.85. Caribbean Flavours gained 90 cents in trading 30,000 units to end at $9.50, Caribbean Producers rose 10 cents trading 10,024 shares changing hands, to close at $3.90, Consolidated Bakeries lost 15 cents in trading 18,332 shares to close at $2.85, C2W Music had 10,000 units changing hands to close at 50 cents, Derrimon Trading fell 25 cents and ended at $8.25 with 4,905 shares changing hands, General Accident rose 10 cents and closed trading with 16,790 shares at $3.25, Honey Bun rose 10 cents with 76,556 shares changing hands, to close at $8, ISP Finance climbed $2.99 to end at a record closing high of $22.99 with 90,602 units changing hands. Jamaican Teas traded 7,900 shares, to close at $4.75, Jetcon Corporation dropped $1 and ended at $14 with 137,146 shares trading Knutsford Express traded 3,077 shares and gained $4 to end at a record close of $55. Lasco Distributors ended with 371,382 units trading with a loss of 30 cents at $7.15, Lasco Financial rose 40 cents and ended with 4,000 shares changing hands at $4.50, Lasco Manufacturing climbed 40 cents and closed at $5.50 while trading 88,171 shares, Main Event dropped 75 cents and ended trading 79,566 shares at $6.35, Medical Disposables climbed 50 cents and ended at $6.50 with 81,715 units trading, Paramount Trading ended with 500 shares changing hands at $3.05, tTech rose 20 cents and ended with 3,300 units changing hands at $7.20 and Eppley 8.25% preference share, traded 34,196 units to end at $6.10.
3 New juniors market highs
Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended with the market index falling 17.32 points and three securities hit new records during the day. At the close 19 securities changed hands versus 21 on Wednesday, the market index ended at 3,245.83.
Advancing stocks ended at 6 versus 9 declining stocks. Overall, 1,453,103 units valued at $8,762,028 changed hands compared to 1,708,218 units valued at $12,344,346 on Wednesday. Trading ended with 10 stocks having bids higher than their last sale prices and 2 with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of 76,479 units for an average value of $461,159 traded, compared to 81,344 units for an average value of $587,826 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date are 99,447 units and $705,342 while at the close of the prior day it was 107,103 units and $786,736. The average volume and value for April ended at 502,597 units and $2,768,003.
At the close of the market, Access Financial Services jumped $1.90 to close at an all-time high of $46.90 in trading 12,127 shares, AMG Packaging climbed 4 cents and closed at $4.99 with just 3,050 units changing hands, CAC 2000 closed at $7.30 with 420 shares trading, Cargo Handlers lost 15 cents in trading 14,900 shares at $20. Caribbean Cream closed trading with 101,009 units and lost 35 cents to end at $7.50, Consolidated Bakeries lost 10 cents in trading 15,580 shares to close at $2.90, Dolphin Cove fell 80 cents to end at $20 with 16,031 shares trading, Honey Bun shed 30 cents with 16,000 shares changing hands, to close at $7.40, ISP Finance squeezed 1 cent more unto the previous price to end at a record high of $18.01 with 20,000 units changing hands. Jamaican Teas dropped 63 cents in trading 989,868 shares, to close at $4.22, Jetcon Corporation ended at $13.25 with 4,700 shares trading. KLE Group traded 4,000 units to close at $2.85, Knutsford Express traded 4,800 shares at $46,Lasco Distributors ended with 197,800 units trading with a gain of 20 cents at $7.40, Lasco Financial fell 55 cents and ended with 4,075 shares changing hands at $4, Lasco Manufacturing fell 3 cents and closed at $5.45 while trading 12,771 shares, Main Event fell 2 cents and ended trading of 9,659 shares at $6.29, after trading at an all-time high of $6.75, Paramount Trading ended with 15,000 shares changing hands and rose 5 cents to $3.45 and tTech ended with 11,313 units changing hands at $7.50 after rising 1 cent.
Trading slumped for Junior market
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.