Junior Market slips again

The Junior Market Index fell at the close of trading on Tuesday, easing 11.64 points to close at 2,717.55, in a moderate trading session of an exchange of 1,755,909 units valued at $6,431,725 compared to 1,326,412 units valued at $4,542,759 from 21 securities changing hands on Monday.
Market activity ended with 26 securities changing hands, with gains in the prices of 5 securities, declines in 10 with 6 closing unchanged.
Trading ended with an average of 67,535 units for an average of $247,374 in contrast to 63,162 units for an average of $216,322 on Monday. For the month to date an average of 103,494 shares valued at $410,824 and previously, an average of 107,489 shares valued at $428,985. December closed with an average of 568,732 units valued at $3,447,957 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 1 stock ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 5 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed 1 cent higher at $42.01, with 304 shares, AMG Packaging ended at a 52 weeks’ low with a loss of 5 cents to $2.50, with 10,174 stock units, CAC 2000 finished with a loss of 89 cents at $7.31, trading 6,000 shares, Cargo Handlers settled at $10, with 900 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading with a loss of 77 cents at $5, with 22,000 shares. Caribbean Producers fell 9 cents to end at $4.28, with 95,000 units, Derrimon Trading concluded trading at $7, with 5,000 shares, Eppley settled at $11, with 200 units changing hands, Express Catering declined 35 cents to $4.50, with 234,900 shares. FosRich Group traded at $2.50, with 369,544 shares, General Accident finished trading with a loss of 30 cents at $2.50, with 493,216 shares, GWest Corporation closed with a loss of 9 cents at $2.81, with 14,033 stock units, Honey Bun ended at $4, with 12,000 units. Iron Rock concluded trading at $2.86, with 1,460 shares, ISP Finance finished 2 cents higher at $12.08, with 48,000 shares, Jamaican Teas settled 7 cents higher at $4.61, with 11,444 shares, Jetcon Corporation ended trading 40 cents higher at $4.95, with 119,005 stock units. Key Insurance traded at $3.50, with 9,102 units, Knutsford Express closed at $15, with 690 shares, Lasco Distributors ended at $3.16, with 246,507 shares, Lasco Financial concluded trading with a loss of 10 cents at $5.30, with 4,941 stock units. Lasco Manufacturing finished at $3.48, with 1,000 units, Medical Disposables ended trading at $5, with 1,600 shares, Stationery and Office finished trading with a loss of 10 cents at $4.80, with 30,000 stock units and tTech ended at $6.38, with 17,984 shares. In the junior market preference segment, Derrimon Trading closed at $2.15, with 905 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.