Junior Market in recovery mode – Wednesday

The Junior Market Index recovered most of the decline it suffered on Tuesday as it advanced by 23.72 points to close at 2,928.68 on Wednesday.
At the close of market activities, 22 securities changing hands, the prices of 8 securities advanced, 8 declined and 6 remained unchanged, compared 18 securities changing hands on Tuesday.
Trading ended with an exchange of 5,856,105 units valued at $19,587,652, compared with 7,383,582 units valued at $28,485,859 from 24 securities changing hands on Tuesday.
Market activity ended with an average of 266,187 units for an average of $890.348 compared to an average of 307,649 units for an average of $1,186,911 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 155,001 units at $638,574, compared to an average of 149,286 units at $625,633, on the previous trading day. February closed with an average of 338,697 units at an average value of $1,495,774 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 7 stocks ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 5 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 25 cents at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.95, with 226,097 stock units, Cargo Handlers settled with a loss of 83 cents at $9.57, with 3,000 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading 1 cent higher at $6, with 31,000 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading 23 cents higher at $4.90, with 100,195 units, Consolidated Bakeries closed at $2.02, with 2,011 shares. Dolphin Cove finished with a loss of 70 cents at $17.20, with 100 stock units, Elite Diagnostic settled with a loss of 3 cents at $3.22, with 187,108 units, Express Catering traded 38 cents higher at $5.48, with 135,800 shares, FosRich Group finished trading at $2.50, with 24,500 shares. General Accident closed with a loss of 34 cents at $2.85, with 500,000 stock units, GWest Corporation ended 40 cents higher at $3.10, with 3,916,380 units, Honey Bun concluded trading 25 cents higher at $4.65, with 4,200 shares, ISP Finance climbed $1.50, to settle at $15, with 2,000 shares. Jamaican Teas ended trading 30 cents higher at $4.75, with 19,248 stock units, Jetcon Corporation traded with a loss of 2 cents at $4.23, with 10,000 units, Knutsford Express ended $1.48 higher at $14.48, with 176 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading with a loss of 1 cent at $4.04, with 10,747 stock units. Lasco Financial finished at $4.92, with 93,418 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 25 cents at $4, with 878 shares, Main Event ended trading at $5.90, with 542,115 shares, Paramount Trading finished trading at $3, with 9,634 stock units and Stationery and Office closed at $5.50, with 37,498 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.