Consolidated Bakeries with their Purity brand closed at a new 52 weeks’ high on Tuesday
The junior market enjoyed wide spread trading as 13 securities changed hands leading to the market index falling 19.83 points to close at 1,296.41. A total of 3,546,444 units, valued at $11,640,858 changed hands as 7 stocks advanced and 5 declined.
The market ended with 4 stocks closing at 52 weeks’ high and one traded at an intraday high. At the close 3 securities ended with no bids to buy, while 5 had no stocks being offered for sale. A total of 5 stocks closed with bids higher than the last traded prices and none closed with a lower offer.
In trading, Access Financial closed with a loss of 36 cents to $12.50 with 57,729 units changing hands, AMG Packaging closed with a gain of 63 cents at $5 with 43,796 units changing hands for a 52 weeks’ high, Caribbean Cream rebounded with a 15 cents rise and closed at $3.35 with 1,170,036 shares changing hands. Caribbean Flavours fell 8 cents to $4 with 300,685 shares changing hands, Caribbean Producers traded 346,000 units for a gain of 14 cents end at $3.10, Consolidated Bakeries traded 20,556 shares with a gain of 15 cents to end at $1.65, to close at a new 52 weeks’ high.
Dolphin Cove had 4,585 units changing hands to end at $11.20 having lost $1.80, KLE Group ended with 39,000 shares changing hands and gained 2 cents to end at 45 cents. Lasco Distributors with 532,514 shares changing hands, closed 5 cents lower at $3.01 after hitting an intraday for a 52 weeks high of $3.40, Lasco Financial gained 23 cents and closed at $2.63 to close at a 52 weeks high while 740,049 shares changed hands. Lasco Manufacturing traded 283,090 shares to end at $3.11 while shedding 34 cents, Paramount Trading ended with 4,504 units changing hands for 10 cents higher to end at $7.10 and Derrimon Trading preference share ended with 1,400 shares changing hands to end at $2.20
