Big 3% jump for juniors – Tuesday

Jetcon Coporation that was listed on Thursday last traded for the first time up to $2.58 with moderate volume. The stock was issued to the public at $2.25 in the initial public offering. At the end of trading on Tuesday, the junior market index rose a strong 2.76 percent with 51.92 points being added to close at 1,933.45. The market ended with 16 active securities, 8 of which advanced and 5 declined as 832,933 units changed hands, valued at $4,034,146.
At the close, there were 5 stocks closing with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and 4 ended with lower offers.
In trading, AMG Packaging gained 43 cents and closed at $11 with 100,300 units changing hands, Blue Power had 16,153 shares trading but rose 50 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $14.05. Caribbean Cream rose 79 cents with 40,355 shares changing hands to end at $4.29. Caribbean Producers lost 29 cents in trading 35,000 shares to end at $4.20 Consolidated Bakeries had 5,000 units trading with a loss of 18 cents to end at $1.12, C2W Music lost 7 cents to close at 52 weeks’ low of 36 cents while trading 5,555 shares, Dolphin Cove had 800 units changing hands at $15.29. General Accident traded just 1,000 shares but lost 2 cents in closing at $2.98, Iron Rock had 29,000 shares trading at $4, Jamaican Teas closed at $4.01 after trading 27,936 units for a gain of 1 cent, Jetcon traded 23,736 shares with a rise of 31 cents to $2.56, for a closing high. Lasco Distributors gained 10 cents with 23,420 units trading, to end at $5.85, Lasco Financial ended at $3 with 9,280 shares changing hands. Lasco Manufacturing ended with 511,148 shares changing hands to close at $3.80, with a rise of 30 cents, Medical Disposables fell 35 cents and closed with 1,750 shares trading at $3.15 and tTech gained 5 cents, in trading 2,500 shares at $4.30.
Shares in ISP Finance Services will list on the junior market on Wednesday when trading in the shares is expected to commence.