Trading closed on the Junior Market on Tuesday, with the market dropping even as the volume of stocks traded rose 25 percent and the value increased by 27 percent over Monday out turn.
Market activity led to 40 securities trading, up from 35 on Monday, with prices of 14 rising, 18 declining and eight ending unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index shed 33.10 points to finish at 3,336.55.
The PE Ratio, a measure that determines an appropriate relative value of each stock, averages 12.6 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings forecast.
Trading accounted for 4,263,733 shares for $13,550,854 compared to 3,407,426 units at $10,642,073 on Monday.
Derrimon Trading led market activity with 19.7 percent of total volume after an exchange of 838,859 shares, followed by Mailpac Group 13.5 percent, with 574,597 units and Lumber Depot 12.7 percent, with an exchange of 541,700 units.
Trading averaged 106,593 units at $338,771 versus 97,355 at $304,059 on Monday. Month to date trading averages 226,854 units at $618,646, down from 235,506 shares at $638,787 on Monday. May closed with an average of 318,089 units at $760,337.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Blue Power dropped 30 cents to $3.65, after trading 40 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers lost 12 cents to end at $1.90 with an exchange of 3,821 stocks, Dolphin Cove declined by 20 cents to $7.80, with 500 units changing hands. Elite Diagnostic slipped 5 cents to $2.95, with 5,276 shares traded, Express Catering fell 9 cents to $6.35 with a transfer of 11,836 stocks, GWest Corporation dipped 5 cents to 80 cents with 60,535 units passing through the market. ISP Finance popped $2.15 to $17.75 with an exchange of 1,000 stock units, Jamaican Teas rose 6 cents to $3.99 with 316,684 shares changing hands, Jetcon Corporation dipped 35 cents to $1.20 with 1,270 stocks traded. Knutsford Express declined by $1.15 to close at$7.60, with a transfer of 8,565 units, Lasco Distributors fell 18 cents to $4.07 with investors switching ownership of 121,830 stock units, Lasco Financial gained 8 cents to end at $3.24 with an exchange of 467,953 shares. Lasco Manufacturing slipped 5 cents to $5.35 with 306,585 stocks changing hands, Limners and Bards added 5 cents to end at $3.10, with 18,205 units traded, Main Event rallied 35 cents to $5.35 in transferring 28,568 stock units. 
Medical Disposables spiked 49 cents to finish at $5 with an exchange of 591 shares, Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 40 cents to $7.60 with investors switching ownership of 7,500 stocks, Tropical Battery rose 6 cents to $1.37, with 331,978 units traded and tTech gained 5 cents to close at $4.75 with 5,298 stock units crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, CAC 2000 9.5% lost 5 cents to finish at $1.15 with 6 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
