Junior Market in big drop – Wednesday

The Junior Market Index dived 44.46 points to close at 3,265.13, on Wednesday with 30 securities traded, compared to 23 on Tuesday, as 14 advanced, 9 declined and 7 remained unchanged.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading jumped sharply to 7 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, while 2 closed with lower offers.
The market traded a mere 427,247 units valued at $2,611,085 compared to 549,331 units valued at $2,101,338 on Tuesday.
Trading ended with an average of a mere 14,242 units for an average of $87,036 in contrast to 23,884 units for an average of $91,363 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 65,954 units valued at $303,460 and 69,570 units valued at $318,595, previously. September, ended with an average of 484,335 at $2,628,299 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, Access Financial closed 60 cents higher at $46.10, in exchanging 290 shares, AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 2 cents at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.80, with 2,000 stock units trading, Blue Power concluded trading of 12,076 units, with a loss of 54 cents to close at $6.50, CAC 2000 fell $1 to $16, with 13,439 shares changing hands, Cargo Handlers settled with a loss of 1 cent at $12.75, with 3,628 shares being traded. Caribbean Cream ended trading 55 cents higher at $5.35, with 20,000 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading 1,936 units at $6.84, Consolidated Bakeries closed 10 cents higher at $2.40, swapping 5,000 shares, Derrimon Trading gained 2 cents to $2.82, with 10,244 shares trading. Dolphin Cove concluded trading of 29,000 shares with a loss of $2.20 to end at $14.80, Elite Diagnostic finished 5 cents higher at $3.45, swapping 13,958 stock units, Everything Fresh gained 8 cents in trading 18,000 shares to close at $1.88, Express Catering ended trading 17,300 shares with a loss of 30 cents to close at $8, FosRich Group traded 3,000 shares with a loss of 70 cents to finish at $3.10. General Accident finished trading 2,000 shares and rose 25 cents to $3.95, GWest Corporation closed with a gain of 5 cents at $1.60, in exchanging 39,615 stock units, Honey Bun ended at $4.05, with 300 units changing hands, Indies Pharma gained 5 cents to end at $3 with 8,564 shares changing hands, Iron Rock concluded trading of 2,000 shares and rose 3 cents to $4.73. Jamaican Teas settled at $4.10, with a mere 100 shares trading, Jetcon Corporation ended trading of a mere 200 stock units and rose by 35 cents to $3.85, Knutsford Express closed at $12, with 11,495 shares trading, Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 4 cents at $3.90, with 64,426 shares being exchanged. Lasco Financial concluded trading of 96,407 stock units at $5.30, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $3.50, with 7,932 units changing hands, Main Event settled at $6, in trading 6,938 shares, Medical Disposables ended trading with 650 shares after rising 30 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $7.50, Paramount Trading traded 25 cents higher at $2.75, with 2,000 shares,SSL Venture Capital traded 1,000 shares and gained 5 cent to close at $2.05 and Stationery and Office finished trading 33,749 stock units with a loss of 40 cents to $9.50.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.