The Junior Market index slumped to 2,997.03 after shedding another 22.16 points to end market activity on Wednesday and moving the market back to the levels of May last year.
At the close of the market, the index is down 10.5 percent for 2020 to date and 18.2 percent since it peaked in August 2019.
Trading ended with 34 securities changing hands, resulting in the prices of 10 stocks advancing, 13 declining and 11 remaining unchanged.
At the close of trading 3,482,018 units valued at $11,901,548 crossed the exchange, compared to 4,430,356 units valued at $12,074,628 on from 33 securities Tuesday. The average PE Ratio for Junior Market stocks declined to 12.3 times, 2019 earnings.
Trading ended with an average of 102,412 units at $350,046 in contrast to 134,253 units for $365,898 for each security traded on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1111,408 units valued at $318,574 and previously 116,262units valued at $301,590. In contrast, January closed with an average of 137,619 units valued at $521,935 for each security traded
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Blue Power climbed 20 cents in exchanging 19,694 shares at $3.70, Caribbean Cream dipped 35 cents in trading of 5,800 units at a 52 weeks’ low of $3.35, Cargo Handlers declined by 25 cents to settle at $8 with an exchange of 5,666 shares. Derrimon Trading ended the day with 57,595 shares changing hands after rising 3 cents to end at $2.03, Dolphin Cove closed 10 cents higher at $9.90, with 1,279 stock units traded, Elite Diagnostic fell 27 cents in trading of 48,099 units at $4.03. Everything Fresh declined 7 cents, swapping 217,903 units at $1, Fontana declined by 2 cents to settle at $6.40 with 110,646 shares changing hands, Fosrich closed trading of 8,000 units and gained 10 cents to end at $4. General Accident climbed 50 cents and exchanged 400 shares at $6.50, GWest Corporation closed trading of 5,000 units and gained 4 cents to end at $1.10, Honey Bun ended market activity exchanging 4,007 shares to close at $6.56 after falling 44 cents. iCreate settled at 52 weeks’ low of 67 cents after shedding 3 cents in the swapping of 37,619, Indies Pharma closed trading of 98,212 units and gained 4 cents to end at $2.90, Jamaican Teas ended the day with a loss of 35 cents at $6 in the swapping of 108,780 shares. 
Jetcon Corporation dropped 3 cents trading of 6,000 units at $1.42, Knutsford Express fell $1.50 to close at $10.50 with 6,655 units crossing the exchange, Lasco Financial ended trading with 35,602 shares, after rising 1 cent to end at $3.71. The Limners and Bards gained 11 cents to end the day at $2.61 with 36,617 shares traded, Lumber Depot ended market activity exchanging 544,386 shares to close at $1.52 after falling 3 cents, Main Event closed 30 cents higher at $6.10, with 100 stock units trading. Mailpac Group fell 10 cents in exchanging 567,179 units at $2, Medical Disposables closed with a loss of $1.30 to finish at $6.30 in the swapping of 2,300 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 5 cents to end at $9.75 with 11,000 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
