Access at new high on Monday
The market rose 15.15 points to end at 1,999.18 with 18 securities trading of which 9 declined and 3 advanced. The market ended with 729,681 units changing hands, valued at $3,325,492 and with 2 stocks closing at a 52 weeks’ high. At the close, 1 security ended with no bid and 5 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. There were 7 stocks closing with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and none ended with lower offers.
In trading, Access Financial Services gained $2.75 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $20.20, with 100 units changing hands, AMG Packaging had 8,809 units changing hands for a loss of 50 cents to close at $12, Blue Power ended with 794 shares changing hands with a loss of 5 cents at $10. C2W Music traded 6,500 units at 45 cents, Caribbean Cream lost 7 cents to close at $4.08 with 48,440 units trading, Carib Flavours had 11,936 units changing hands at $8.60, Caribbean Producers had 48,187 units changing hands to close with a loss of 30 cents at $4.55, Consolidated Bakeries traded 6,006 units but lost 1 cent to end at $1.59. Dolphin Cove had 1,700 units changing hands to close with a loss of 55 cents at $15.40,
General Accident lost 20 cents in closing at $2.60 with 12,305 shares changing hands, Honey Bun traded 20,342 shares to close with a loss of $2.50 at $14, Jamaican Teas ended with 4,055 units changing hands at $6.80. Lasco Distributors closed with 10,500 units trading to end 40 cents higher at $6, Lasco Financial fell 4 cents to end at $3.02 with 31,275 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading 457,028 shares to close at $4. Medical Disposables traded 16,542 units and closed at $3.50, Paramount Trading ended with 150 units trading with a gain of 34 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $11.65 and tTech traded 45,012 shares to close at $4.50.