Junior Market index falls – Thursday

The Junior Market fell at the close of trading on Thursday with the market Index declined by 22.81 points to close at 2,962.84 with 24 securities changing hands up from 21 on Wednesday.
At the close of market activities 3,098,900 units valued at $16,170,025 changed hands as trading ended with the prices of 8 securities rising, 11 declining and 5 remaining unchanged.
Market activity ended with an average of 129,121 units for an average of $673,751 in contrast to 120,164 units for an average of $518,605 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 130,788 units at $543,145 compared to 130,904 units at $534,112 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 3 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed with a loss of $3 at $47, with an exchange of 500 shares, AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 1 cent at $1.96, with 42,117 stock units, Caribbean Cream ended trading at $5, with 15,403 shares, Caribbean Flavours traded at $11, with 15,000 stock units, Caribbean Producers finished trading 28 cents higher at $5.40, with 85,300 units. Derrimon Trading rose 20 cents to a record high of $10, with 16,779 shares, Elite Diagnostic settled with a loss of 2 cents at $3.20, with 368,218 units, Eppley ended trading 15,484 shares at $9.50, Express Catering traded 2,029,665 stock units and lost 25 cents to end at $5.75. FosRich Group finished trading with a loss of 7 cents at $2.35, with 539 shares, General Accident closed at $3.01, with 2,997 stock units, GWest Corporation ended with a loss of 3 cents at $2.47, with 10,000 units, Honey Bun concluded trading 15 cents higher at $4.65, with 17,050 shares. Jetcon Corporation gained 1 cent to end at $4.16, with 17,480 units, KLE Group closed at $2.45, with 18,204 shares, Knutsford Express ended with a loss of 5 cents at $13.95, exchanging just 1,146 shares, Lasco Distributors fell 5 cents to $4.10, with 130,657 stock units. Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 15 cents at $5.50, with 62,740 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled 15 cents higher at $4.15, trading 205,000 shares, Main Event ended trading 1 cent higher at $7, with 5,100 shares, Medical Disposables traded with a loss of 50 cents at $4.50, with 26,446 shares. Paramount Trading finished trading with a fall of 2 cents at $3.08, with 8,015 stock units, Stationery and Office closed 3 cents higher at $5.98, with 2,060 units and tTech concluded trading 4 cents higher at $5.79, with 3,000 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.