Buoyant junior market on Thursday

Activity in the junior market stocks was buoyant on Thursday with 15 active securities ended with 5 stocks advancing and 3 declining with 3,209,610 units, valued at $13,281,430 changing hands. Trading ended with a rise of 7.63 points in the index to 1,597.35.
At the close there was 1 security ending with no bid to buy and 8 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. A total of 7 stocks closed with bids higher than the last traded prices and none closed with lower offers.
In trading, Access Financial Services ended with a bid to purchase 140,570 shares at $14 compared to the last traded price of $13.61, there was no trading in the stock on Thursday. AMG Packaging ended with 31,668 units changing hands at $6.05, Caribbean Cream lost 30 cents while trading 70,000 units to end at $4.10, Caribbean Producers rose by 10 cents, in trading 327,996 units to end at $5.60. Consolidated Bakeries ended with 74,323 shares changing hands to settle at $1.23, Derrimon Trading ended with 1,950 shares changing hands and closed at $3.45, Dolphin Cove had 99,951 units trading to settle 23 cents higher at $16.03, General Accident ended with 50723 shares changing hands at $1.95. Jamaican Teas had 37,970 shares trading to close with a loss of 10 cents at $4.90, KLE Group ended with 70,000 units at 73 cents, Knutsford Express traded lost 10 cents in trading 14,700 units of $9.90, Lasco Distributors gained 4 cents and closed with 1,370,075 shares changing hands at $4.10. Lasco Financial ended with a gain of 1 cent to close at $3.01 with 523,151 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing gained 20 cents and closed at $3.50 with 454,659 shares trading, Sweet River closed at $3.95 with only 444 shares trading and Derrimon Trading preference share ended with 82,000 units changing hands at $2.10.