Trading picks up on Junior Market – Tuesday

The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed trading with 27 securities changing hands resulting in an exchange of 1,399,513 units valued at $6,305,138.
At the close of market activities on Monday 22 securities leading to 806,611 units valued at $3,430,741 being exchanged. Trading ended with the prices of 9 securities advancing, 10 declining while 7 remained unchanged. At the close, the Junior Market Index declined 4.43 points to 2,928.25.
Market activity ended with an average of 51,834 units for an average of $233,524 in contrast to 36,664 units for an average of $155,943 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 94,470 units with an average value of $355,656 and previously 104,394 units with an average value of $384,083. April closed with an average of 121,622 units at $506,803, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended at $2, with 18,131 stock units, CAC 2000 finished with a loss of 99 cents at $8.01, with 300 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading 4 cents higher at $4.65, with 6,000 shares, Caribbean Flavours traded $1 higher at $12, with 10,600 stock units, Caribbean Producers finished trading at $5.29, with 4,750 units. Consolidated Bakeries closed at $1.85, with 4,506 shares, Derrimon Trading concluded trading with a loss of 35 cents at $10.15, with 5,800 shares, Dolphin Cove finished at $17, with 2,000 stock units, Elite Diagnostic settled at $3.25, with 167,349 units. Express Catering traded 14 cents higher at $5.65, with 304,276 shares, FosRich Group finished trading with a loss of 14 cents at $2.35, with 158,014 shares, General Accident closed at $3.15, with 5,029 stock units, GWest Corporation ended with a loss of 5 cents at an all-time closing low of $2.30, with 62,876 units. Honey Bun concluded trading with a loss of 20 cents at $4.60, with 33,064 shares, Iron Rock finished with a loss of 50 cents at $3, with 5,000 shares, Jamaican Teas ended trading 55 cents higher at $5, with 154,883 stock units, Jetcon Corporation traded at $4, with 15,158 units. KLE Group closed with a loss of 25 cents at $2.25, with 90,509 shares, Knutsford Express ended with a loss of 90 cents at $13, with 4,000 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading 2 cents higher at $4.30, with 5,249 stock units, Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 3 cents at $5.52, with 211,952 units. Lasco Manufacturing settled 21 cents higher at $3.95, with 5,324 shares, Main Event ended trading with a loss of 19 cents at $6.81, with 12,217 shares, Paramount Trading finished trading 1 cent higher at $2.71, with 100 stock units, Stationery and Office closed 10 cents higher at a all-time high of $6.30, with 95,993 units and tTech concluded trading 28 cents higher at $6, with 14,981 shares. In the junior market preference segment, Eppley 8.75% settled at $6, with 1,452 shares, changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.