The Junior Market trading picked up on Monday, leading the market to rise more than 50 points in the morning session, but the Index slipped just 4.59 points to close at 2,942.84 after it traded for most of the trading session only a few points under the 3,000 mark.
Junior Market trades
Trading ended with the prices of 14 securities advancing, 12 declining and 10 remaining unchanged after 36 securities changed hands, up from 33 on Friday. Trading ended with the average PE Ratio at 13.9 times 2019 earnings.
The market closed with much more volume of stocks changing hands than on Friday, resulting in an exchange of 4,197,495 units accounting for $18,373,462 compared to 1,456,692 units valued at $4,641,336 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 116,597 units at $510,374 for each security traded in contrast to 44,142 units for an average of $140,647 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 134,297 units valued at $410,902 and previously 152,223 units valued at $403,151. 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 four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial fell 30 cents in trading of 14,269 units to close at $28.20, AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 8 cents at $1.91, after swapping 23,880 shares, 
Blue Power finished 50 cents higher at $5, with 24,353 stock units trading. Cargo Handlers climbed 35 cents after exchanging 100 shares at $7.85, Caribbean Cream closed trading of 174,600 units and gained 35 cents to end at $4, Caribbean Producers ended with a loss of 1 cent at $4.99 with 12,973 stock units changing hands. Derrimon Trading exchanged 293,000 units and gained 2 cents to end at $1.99, Dolphin Cove jumped to $10 after gaining 55 cents with 195 units traded, Elite Diagnostic dipped 20 cents in trading of 29,264 units at $4.60. Everything Fresh ended market activity exchanging 285,337 shares to close at a 52 weeks’ low of 80 cents after falling 20 cents, Express Catering settled 14 cents higher at $5.99 with 156,822 shares traded, Fontana shed 70 cents in the exchange of 1,507,245 units at $6. General Accident closed trading of 843 units and gained 20 cents to end at $6.40, Honey Bun declined by 25 cents in trading of 18,100 units at $7, Indies Pharma dropped 10 cents to settle at $2.60 with 10,000 shares changing hands. Jamaican Teas exchanged 230,000 shares to close at $6.65 after falling 5 cents, Jetcon Corporation closed with a loss of 16 cents at $1.40 after swapping 22,600 shares, Lasco Financial gained 10 cents to end at $3.50 with 44,194 shares traded. 
Lasco Manufacturing climbed 14 cents and exchanged 280,937 shares at $4.15, Limners and Bards ended market activity with 184,695 shares traded, after rising 3 cents to end at $2.77, Lumber Depot declined by 3 cents to settle at $1.48 with 111,911 units changing hands. MailPac climbed 4 cents in exchanging 471,956 shares at $1.99, Main Event rose 60 cents with 45,340 shares crossing the market at $5.97, Paramount Trading ended market activity exchanging 2,600 shares to close at $1.85 after falling 5 cents. SSL Venture closed trading of 5,000 units and gained 4 cents to end at $1.24 and Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 40 cents to settle at $9.70 with 11,000 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
