Paramount closed at a new high of $17.50 on Thursday.
The market index gained 3.66 points, to close at 2,277.93. Market activities ended with 4 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 ending with lower offers.
Trading ended with 1,412,005 units changing hands, 57 percent less than on Wednesday, while the value traded dropped 64 percent, with $5,750,259, down from $15,960,574 changing hands on Wednesday.
At the close, AMG Packaging traded 59,416, shares with the price dropping 33 cents to close at $15.22, CAC 2000 closed with 5,000 shares changing hands at $6.40. Caribbean Cream gained 30 cents and closed with 10,000 shares changing hands at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $9, Caribbean Producers traded 1,013,163 shares and rose 5 cents to close at $3.30. Consolidated Bakeries closed with a regained of 5 cents at $2.40 with 83,211 units changing hands. General Accident closed trading with 57,610 units but lost 1 cent to close at $2.29, Honey Bun fell 32 cents in trading 20,637 units to end at $5.53, Iron Rock Insurance traded 8,000 shares at $3.28, Jamaican Teas traded only 3,900 units but declined by 20 cents to end at $3.60. Jetcon Corporation traded 20,000 shares and gained 70 cents to close at a new all-time high of $4, Key Insurance traded 10,000 units and lost 16 cents to close at a new low of $2.49.
Knutsford Express Services dropped $1 to end with 14,950 units trading at $25, Lasco Distributors closed with 8,645 units trading, ended with a loss of 3 cents at $6.97, Lasco Financial gained 20 cents with 5,000 shares changing hands at $3.30. Lasco Manufacturing rose 9 cents and closed at $4.45 with 89,310 shares trading, Medical Disposables rose by 15 cents in trading 1,063 shares and closed at $4, Paramount Trading climbed $2.45 to end with 2,000 shares changing hands at a 52 weeks’ high of $17.50 and Derrimon Trading preference share lost 5 cents in trading 100 shares at $2.15.