Junior Market falls on Thursday

The Junior Market fell at the close of trading on Thursday with 19 securities changing hands, versus 20 on Wednesday, with gains in 8, declines in 7, while 4 remained unchanged. The Junior Market Index declined by 15.38 points to close at 2,901.15.
Trading ended with an exchange of 1,190,114 units valued at $4,531,582 down sharply from 4,712,347 units valued at $19,953,457 on Wednesday.
Market activity ended with an average of 62,638 units for an average of $997,673 compared to an average of 235,617 units for an average of $997,673 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 140,892 units at $573,523 compared to 146,912 units at $599,293 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 6 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging gained 1 cent and closed at $2.07, with 65,019 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries closed with 2,000 shares after rising 5 cents to $2, Derrimon Trading concluded trading 25 cents higher at $9.40, with 2,337 shares, Elite Diagnostic added 2 cents to end at $3.20, with 374,941 units trading, Eppley ended trading with a loss of 9 cents at $9.41, as 1,698 shares changed hands. Express Catering traded with a loss of 3 cents at $5.30, with 52,423 shares, FosRich Group finished trading at $2.55, with 174,580 shares, GWest Corporation ended at $2.50, with 19,256 units, Honey Bun concluded trading 3 cents higher at $4.45, with 3,315 shares. Jamaican Teas ended trading with a loss of 3 cents at $5 and an exchange of 29,556 stock units, Jetcon Corporation traded 9 cents higher at $4.25, with 11,763 units, Knutsford Express ended at $14, with 18,116 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading with a loss of 13 cents at $4.02, with 295,257 stock units. Lasco Financial finished at $5.20, with 7,000 units, Lasco Manufacturing rose 1 cent to settle at $4, with 28,500 shares, Main Event ended trading 10 cents higher at $6.20, with 47,452 shares, Medical Disposables traded with a loss of 10 cents at $5, after exchanging 10,647 shares, Stationery and Office closed with a loss of 10 cents at $5.90, swapping 17,722 units and tTech fell 2 cents to $5.78, with 28,532 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.