Fewer Junior Market companies trade – Thursday

The Junior Market slipped 8.33 points to close at 2,958.45 on Thursday as declining stocks beat advancing almost by a 2 to 1 ratio as the number of companies trading fell from Wednesday’s level.
At the close of market activities, 17 securities changed hands, the prices of 5 advanced, 9 declined and 3 remained unchanged, compared 21 securities changing hands on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an exchange of 2,627,003 units valued at $9,951,186 compared with 1,622,159 units valued at $6,560,444.
Market activity ended with an average of 154,530 units for an average of $585,364 compared to an average of 77,246 units for an average of $312,402 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 246,012 units at $1,064,766 compared to 283,041 units at $1,258,810 on the prior trading day. March closed with an average of 149,999 units valued at $623,819, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 5 stocks ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 6 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 15 cents at $2, trading 449,644 shares, Caribbean Flavours traded 4 cents higher at $11, with 8,288 stock units, Caribbean Producers finished trading at $5, with a mere 203 units, Consolidated Bakeries closed with a loss of 2 cents at $2, with 23,902 shares, Elite Diagnostic settled 1 cent higher at $3.31, with 238,216 units. Eppley ended trading 13,000 shares and rose 10 cents to $9.60, Express Catering lost 10 cents at $5.25, with 291,235 shares trading, General Accident closed with a loss of 5 cents at $2.95, exchanging 22,000 stock units, GWest Corporation ended with a loss of 1 cent at $3.09, exchanging 35,475 units. Honey Bun concluded trading after falling 5 cents to $4.65, with 6,000 shares, Jamaican Teas ended trading at $5.30, with 25,000 stock units, Jetcon Corporation traded 10 cents higher at $4.15, with 81,862 units, Key Insurance finished trading with a loss of 65 cents at $4, after 501,651 shares changed hands. Lasco Distributors lost 5 cents to end at $4, with 853,641 stock units, Lasco Financial finished 70 cents higher at $5.70, with 24,256 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 1 cent at $3.99, with 52,230 shares and Medical Disposables traded at $5, with just 400 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.