Wednesday, also known as Hump Day, proved too much of a hurdle for the Junior Market eleven-day unbroken run that came to a screeching halt as investors pushed prices down and sending the market index fell sharply lower by 80.16 points to close at 2,606.74.
Wednesday ended, with 35 securities trading with the prices of a mere three advancing, an overwhelming 25 declining, with the prices of six closing unchanged.
Trading resulted in an exchange of 6,670,369 units valued at $17,046,314 compared to 3,632,719 units valued at $13,551,367 from 37 securities on Tuesday. The average PE ratio of the Junior Market ended at 9.1 based on 2020/21 earnings.
Market activities ended with an average of 190,582 units at $487,038 for each security traded in contrast to 98,182 units for an average of $366,253 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 279.787 units valued at $666.286 and previously 292,905 units valued at $692,646. In comparison, March closed with an average of 226,230 units, valued at $542,563 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial dipped $4 in the trading of 7,986 units to close at $24, Blue Power ended at $4.18 after slipping 4 cents with an exchange of 3,300 units, Cargo Handlers shed 99 cents in swapping 147 units at $6.01. Caribbean Assurance Brokers gained 9 cents to end at a record closing high of $2.50 after trading at a high of $2.80 during the day in exchanging 87,069 stock units, Caribbean Producers declined by 40 cents with 475,281 units changing hands to settle at $3.50, Consolidated Bakeries lost 14 cents in trading 11,617 shares to close at $1.65. Derrimon Trading finished 23 cents higher at $1.90 with 6,669 stock units trading, Elite Diagnostic closed the day at $3.87, after falling 85 cents with 49,575 units changing hands, Everything Fresh declined by 25 cents to settle at 70 cents with 50,798 units crossing through the exchange. Express Catering slipped 1 cent to $4.01 with 182,147 stock units traded, Fontana declined by 40 cents in the exchange of 449,814 units at $5.80, Fosrich finished at $3.25 after falling 22 cents and swapping 6,933 shares. General Accident lost 22 cents and traded 193,037 shares to close at $5, Honey Bun shed $1.24 and closed at $6.01 after an exchanging 9,355 shares, iCreate fell 4 cents in trading of 95,250 units at 58 cents, Indies Pharma ended 55 cents lower at $2 with 609,289 units being exchanged. Iron Rock Insurance dropped 43 cents in trading of 900 units at $2.57, Jamaican Teas ended market activity exchanging 169,377 shares to close at $4.25 after falling 15 cents, Knutsford Express closed trading of 6,814 units and gained 19 cents to settle at $8.24. 
Lasco Financial lost 24 cents in trading of 6,941 units at $3, Lasco Manufacturing shed 27 cents in the exchange of 92,976 units at $3.75, Limners and Bards fell 10 cents to $2 with 366,544 units traded. Lumber Depot ended with a loss of 1 cent at $1.18 with 80,593 stock units changing hands, MailPac Group dropped 5 cents in trading 3,441,553 units at $1.69, Main Event fell 99 cents in swapping 7,855 units at $4.01. Medical Disposables closed trading of 500 units and gained 60 cents to end at $7.50, Paramount Trading lost 19 cents and exchanged 13,235 shares to close at $2.06, Stationery and Office Supplies slipped 5 cents in trading of 55,520 units at $7 and tTech slipped 5 cents to $4.20 with 1,909 units crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
