Investors drove the Junior Market Index down 67.60 points to close at 3,293.42 on Monday after pushing the prices of 20 securities lower and just 4 higher while leaving the prices of 10 unchanged and the market’s PE at 14.3.
The decline is consistent with the market movement in the past with the advent of new initial public offerings on the market as investors seek funds to buy into them. Currently, there are five offerings to sell shares in the market.
The number of securities changing hands rose to 34 from 30 on Friday, resulting in an exchange of 1,518,746 units valued $8,756,192, compared to 5,647,257 units amounting to $26,657,444 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 44,669 units for an average of $257,535 in contrast to 188,242 units for an average of $888,581 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 109,101 shares at $554,821 and previously 116,237 units at $587,745, for each security traded. 
In contrast, October closed with an average of 186,927 units valued at $788,734 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator with 3 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial ended with a loss of $1 and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $30 with 10,900 stock units changing hands, AMG Packaging fell 10 cents in trading of 3,780 units at $1.90, Blue Power swapped 3,780 shares and declined 59 cents to settle at $6.81. Caribbean Flavours shed 9 cents in trading of 8,000 units at $12.31. Cargo Handlers ended market activity exchanging 6,007 shares to close at $10.05 after falling 45 cents. Caribbean Producers lost 5 cents in trading 57,760 shares to close at $4.70, Derrimon Trading closed 2 cents higher at $2.57, with 77,361 stock units trading, Everything Fresh added 8 cents and exchanged 114,425 shares at $1.10, Express Catering shed 30 cents in trading of 11,734 units at $6. Fontana exchanged 294,026 and declined by 16 cents to settle at $6.84, General Accident dropped $1.50 in trading 68,119 shares to close at $6.50, GWest Corporation dipped 2 cents with 2,942 units changing hands at 98 cents, Honey Bun closed with a loss of 50 cents at $6.50, in swapping of 4,213 shares. 
iCreate ended trading with 14,000 shares, after rising 1 cent to end at 69 cents, Iron Rock Insurance fell 10 cents in trading of 40,000 units at $3.50, ISP Finance ended market activity exchanging 360 shares to close at $32.90 after falling 9 cents. Jetcon Corporation shed 6 cents trading 18,227 units at $1.93, Lasco Distributors declined 28 cents with 19,163 units crossing the exchange at $3.33, Lasco Financial ended market activity exchanging 67,025 shares to close at $4.30 after falling 15 cents. Lasco Manufacturing lost 15 cents in trading 36,574 shares to close at $5.05, Main Event closed trading of 6,189 units and gained 26 cents to end at $5.90. Medical Disposables ended market activity exchanging 25,000 shares to close at $6.75 after falling 25 cents, Paramount Trading shed 2 cents in trading of 1,000 units at $1.85 and Stationery and Office Supplies lost 20 cents in trading of 113,564 units to close at $11.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
