The Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market index lost 20.26 points to close at 3,098.49 on Tuesday as the number of advancing and declining stocks were tied.
At the close of market activities, 28 securities changed hands, compared to 26 on Monday and resulted in prices of 13 securities rising, 13 declining and 2 remaining unchanged.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Market activity led to an exchange of 2,553,658 units valued at $8,541,233 compared to 1,462,465 units valued at $6,385,186 on Monday. The average trade for the day amounts to 91,202 units for an average of $305,044 in contrast to 56,249 units for an average of $245,584 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 78,159 units for an average of $297,447 and previously, 56,984 units for an average of $243,157. In contrast, April closed with an average of 87,963 units valued $317,267 for each security traded.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed with a loss of $2.50 at $45.50, trading 500 shares, AMG Packaging fell 10 cents to $2, with an exchange of 53,412 stock units, Cargo Handlers exchanged 357 shares at $10, Caribbean Cream rose 10 cents trading of 20,000 shares at $6. Caribbean Producers traded 1,000 units with a loss of 10 cents at $4.80, Consolidated Bakeries closed 20 cents higher at $2, with 93,600 shares changing hands, Derrimon Trading ended with a loss of 30 cents at $2.70, exchanging 50,657 shares, Dolphin Cove concluded trading of 3,078 shares with a loss of 5 cents to close at $12. Everything Fresh settled 6 cents higher at $1.51, with 420,000 units changing hands, Elite Diagnostic ended trading of 52,406 shares with a loss of 5 cents at $3.30, Express Catering fell 10 cents to end at $7, after exchanging 32,952 shares, FosRich Group finished trading 46,409 shares and increased by 25 cents to end at $5. Fontana closed with a loss of 5 cents at $4.50, with 406,075 stock units changing hands, GWest Corporation concluded trading of 141,652 shares, with a loss of 14 cents at $1.31, Honey Bun finished 50 cents higher at $5, with 178,006 shares crossing the exchange, iCreate settled 5 cents higher at $0.90, with 2,245 shares changing hands. Indies Pharma ended trading with 702,715 stock units after falling 1 cent to $3.14, 
Iron Rock traded 843 units at $3.50, ISP Finance gained 50 cents, trading 1,000 shares at $20, Jamaican Teas closed 10 cents higher at $4.20, with 248,103 shares crossing the exchange. Jetcon Corporation ended 28 cents higher at $2.10, with 10,813 shares changing hands, Lasco Distributors ended trading 1,000 shares with a loss of 5 cents at $3.75, Lasco Financial traded 9,197 shares, with a loss of 2 cents at $4.68, Lasco Manufacturing rose 10 cents to close at $3.50, exchanging 28,100 stock units. Medical Disposables ended with a loss of 5 cents at $6.80, with 2,000 shares changing hands, SSL Venture Capital finished 1 cent higher at $1.62, trading 18,161 shares, Stationery and Office settled 1 cent higher at $9.01, with 19,956 stock units changing hands and tTech traded 9,421 shares and gained 10 cents in closing at $5.70.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
