Junior Market climbs again – Wednesday

The Junior Market rose at the close of trading on Wednesday with the market Index advancing by 20.94 points to close at 2,985.65.
At the close of market activities 21 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 2,523,450 units valued at $10,890,709 compared to 2,495,692 units valued at $10,920,433 on Tuesday from 22 securities changing hands. Trading ended with the prices of 8 securities advanced, 5 declined and 8 remained unchanged.
Market activity ended with an average of 120,164 units for an average of $518,605 in contrast to 113,441 units for an average of $496,383 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 130,904 units at $534,112 compared to 131,596 units at $535,111 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 2 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 3 cents at $1.97, trading 41,600 stock units, Cargo Handlers closed 15 cents higher at $9.70, with 500 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading 17 cents higher at $5, with 150,000 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading 2 cents higher at $5.12, with 24,355 units, Derrimon Trading rose 35 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $9.80, with 2,000 shares. Elite Diagnostic settled at $3.22 with a loss of 10 cents, exchanging 85,572 units, Eppley ended trading at $9.50, with 780 shares, Express Catering traded at $6, with 8,100 shares, FosRich Group finished trading at $2.42, with 13,400 shares. General Accident closed at $3.01, with 84,388 stock units changing hands, Honey Bun concluded trading at $4.50 after rising 9 cents with 28,332 shares, Iron Rock Insurance gained 50 cents to end at $3.50, with 28,271 shares, Jetcon Corporation traded with a loss of 15 cents at $4.15, with 25,000 units. Knutsford Express ended at $14, with 31,313 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading with a loss of 5 cents at $4.15, with 1,516,542 stock units changing hands, Lasco Financial finished 15 cents higher at $5.65, with 44,100 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled at $4, with 337,151 shares. Main Event ended trading 79 cents higher at $6.99, with 79,305 units, Medical Disposables traded at $5, with 10,000 shares, Paramount Trading finished trading at $3.10, with 2,447 stock units and Stationery and Office closed with a loss of 5 cents at $5.95, with 10,294 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.