The Junior Market Index jumped 30.63 points to close at 3,393.46 on Tuesday as 29 securities changed hands versus 32 on Monday and ending with 17 securities rising, 8 declining and 4 remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 4,509,195 units valued at $22,460,102 compared to 2,585,531 units valued at $13,192,368 on Monday. Trading ended with an average of 155,489 units at $774,486 for each security traded in contrast to 80,798 units for an average of $412,262 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 97,569 units at $507,531 compared to 91,837 units at $481,109 previously, in contrast, September closed with an average of 954,574 units valued at $2,612,695 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial declined by 10 cents to settle at $35 while trading 24,518 shares, AMG Packaging closed 9 cents higher at $1.98, with 21,210 stock units trading, CAC 2000 ended trading with 1,700 shares, after rising 50 cents to end at $14. Cargo Handlers gained $1.55 to end at $11 with 1,000 stock units trading, Caribbean Flavours lost 50 cents in trading of 16,000 units at $13, Caribbean Producers ended trading with 750 shares, after rising 29 cents to end at $4.79, Consolidated Bakeries closed trading of 15,000 units and gained 30 cents to end at $1.95. Express Catering closed 12 cents higher at $5.92, with 39,209 stock units trading, Elite Diagnostic fell 65 cents in exchanging 895,693 units at $5.50, Fontana ended with 128,973 shares changing hands, after rising 5 cents to end at $8. General Accident traded 29,614 shares, after rising 40 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $7.40, GWest Corporation closed trading of 10,000 units and gained 6 cents to end at $1.10, Honey Bun declined by 2 cents to settle at $6.82 while exchanging 8,700 units. iCreate declined 3 cents in trading 233,000 units to close at 68 cents, Indies Pharma ended trading with 39,226 shares, after rising 10 cents to end at $3.30, 
Knutsford Express swapped 364 shares, after rising 12 cents to end at $10.12, Lasco Distributors dipped 10 cents in trading of 3,500 units at $3.90. Lasco Financial ended trading 1,326,224 shares, after rising 3 cents to end at $4.73, Lasco Manufacturing ended with an exchange of 664,323 shares after rising 5 cents to end at $4.99, Limners and Bards closed with a loss of 14 cents at $2.55, with 256,454 shares changing hands. Main Event fell 25 cents in trading of 502,985 units to close at $5.25, Medical Disposables closed with 72,997 units crossing the exchange and gained 91 cents to end at $7.10, Paramount Trading added 5 cents in trading 10,000 shares at $2.25 and Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 50 cents and exchanged 30,000 shares at $12.50.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
