The Junior market closed on Monday, with limited trades that fell 63 percent below Friday’s levels, but with a few more securities traded than on Friday. At the close, only 6 stocks had changes in their prices as 2 gained, while 4 declined out of 14 securities that traded, up from 12 on Friday.
The market index rose just 4.21 points, to close at 2,280.42 and is up 27 percent for the year to date.
Market activities ended with 7 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 ending with lower offers.
Trading ended with 314,520 units changing hands, 63 percent less than on Friday, while the value traded dropped a whopping 73 percent, with just $1,453,100 down from $5,439,011 changing hands on Friday.
At the close, AMG Packaging dropped $1.70 and ended at $17.50, with just 535 units changing hands, Cargo Handlers traded at a new high of $86.10 after rising 10 cents with just 200 shares trading, at the close the bid on the stock was for 1,500 shares at 86.50 with none on offer. Caribbean Cream closed with 1,200 shares changing hands at $8, Caribbean Producers traded 4,489 shares to close at $3.25 after falling 53 cents, 
C2W Music closed at 20 cents with 950 units changing hands, Derrimon Trading rose 5 cents to close at $3.10 with 2,000 shares changing hands, General Accident traded 150,000 units to end at $2.30. Honey Bun traded 3,634 units to end at $5.52, Knutsford Express traded 4,000 shares to close at $26, Lasco Distributors ended with 24,964 shares changing hands and fell 5 cents to close at $7. Lasco Financial had just 2,899 shares changing hands at $3.50, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.35 for a loss of 15 cents with 110,563 shares trading, Medical Disposables traded 117,630, shares and closed at $3.55 and tTech traded 26,456 shares at $5.25.
2 junior stocks rise 4 fall – Monday
September 12, 2016 by
