The Junior Market Index fell again at the close of trading on Wednesday but shedding just 10.87 points to 2,766.62, following decline in the prices of 8 securities, gains in 8, with prices 9 closing unchanged.
Trading ended with 25 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 1,674,670 units valued at $7,052,175 compared to 1,666,398 units valued at $6,383,021 from 24 securities trading on Tuesday.
Trading ended with an average of 66,987 units for an average of $282,087 in contrast to 69,433 units for an average of $265,959 on Tuesday. For the month to date an average of 114,726 shares valued at $473,281 and previously, an average of 123,374 shares valued at $507,918. December closed with average of 568,732 units valued at $3,447,957 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed with a loss of $1 at $42, with 7,000 shares traded, AMG Packaging fell 22 cents to $2.70, with 500 stock units changing hands, CAC 2000 finished 30 cents higher at a 52 weeks’ high of $9, with just 100 shares being exchanged, Caribbean Cream ended trading 27 cents higher at $5.77, with 77,250 stock units, Caribbean Flavours traded with a loss of 5 cents at $11, with 1,059 units. Caribbean Producers finished trading at $4.28, with 10,200 shares, C2W Music ended 2 cents higher at $0.53, with 61,409 stock units, Eppley settled at $12, with 5,000 shares, FosRich Group traded 18 cents higher at $2.70, with 67,515 units. General Accident finished trading at $2.95, with 33,967 shares, GWest Corporation closed 13 cents higher at $3, with 225,299 shares, Honey Bun ended with a loss of 10 cents at $4.05, with 53,600 stock units, Jamaican Teas settled 50 cents higher at $5, with 314,735 shares. Jetcon Corporation ended trading with a loss of 10 cents at $4.40, with 61,220 stock units, Knutsford Express closed with a loss of 5 cents at $14.85, with 4,090 shares, Lasco Distributors ended at $3.70, with 214,857 stock units, Lasco Financial concluded trading at $5.38, with 111,614 units. Lasco Manufacturing finished with a loss of 6 cents at $3.59, with 284,452 shares, Main Event settled 10 cents higher at $6.10, with 50,704 shares, Medical Disposables ended trading with a loss of 5 cents at $4.95, with 57,181 stock units, Paramount Trading traded 53 cents higher at $3.58, with 10,500 units changing hands, Stationery and Office finished trading at $4.80, with 6,188 shares and tTech ended at $6.50, with 5,177 stock units. In the junior market preference segment, Derrimon Trading closed at $2.15, with 10,953 shares, Eppley 9.5% finished at $7.20, with 100 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.