Drop in Junior Market volume – Tuesday

The Junior Market started another shortened week with a 31.66 points drop, to end at 2,998.48 and a sharp fall in trading levels, compared with Thursday’s levels.
The market closed with 541,499 units valued at $4,457,020 passing through the market, compared to 2,378,976 units valued at 9,310,238 that were traded on Thursday. At the close, with 20 securities changing hands, compared to 23 on Thursday with 7 advancing and 8 declining.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of 27,075 units for an average value of $222,851 traded, compared to 103,434 units for an average value of $404,793 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date are 212,663 units and $1,456,784. The average volume and value for the month to the previous trading day ended at 256,913 units and $1,755,753. The average volume and value for March was 137,459 units and $1,313,411.
Trading ended with 4 stocks having bids higher than their last sale prices and only 1 ending with a lower offer, than the last traded price.
At the close of the market on Tuesday, AMG Packaging closed at $5.49 with 102,675 units changing hands, Blue Power traded 800 units to close at $35, CAC 2000 lost 18 cents and closed at $7.17 with 10,000 shares trading , Cargo Handlers lost 50 cents in trading just 100 shares at $20.50, Caribbean Cream gained 50 cents in trading 35,450 units to end at $7.80, Caribbean Producers closed trading with 1,000 units at $3.75, Consolidated Bakeries rose 20 cents with 18,437 shares changing hands, to close at $2.86, C2W Music closed trading with 10,200 shares while shedding 3 cents to end at 30 cents, Dolphin Cove ended at $20.06 with 544 shares trading, Honey Bun had 31,900 shares changing hands to close at $7.25, ISP Finance fell 10 cents to end at $15.40 with 13,045 units. Jetcon Corporation rose 10 cents to end at $11.90 with 10,710 shares traded, Knutsford Express rose 5 cents in trading 34,659 shares to close at $41, after the company reported the decision of the directors to recommend a 5 for 1 stock split as well as increased profits for the nine months to February. Lasco Distributors added 10 cents and ended with 73,693 units trading at $6.80, Lasco Financial lost 25 cents and ended with 28,500 shares changing hands at $4.05, Lasco Manufacturing fell 20 cents to close with 108,785 units changing hands at $4.80, Main Event lost 38 cents trading 36,141 shares at $5.35, Medical Disposables closed trading with 19,560 shares and rose 15 cents to end at $6, Paramount Trading closed at $3.55 with 1,000 units trading and tTech rose 5 cents, trading 4,300 shares to end at $7.20.