Junior Market softness continues – Monday

The Junior Market slipped again on Monday by 17.10 points to close at 2,935.86 after an adverse advance, decline ratio 1 to 2.
At the close of market activities, only 15 securities changed hands compared 20 securities changing hands on Friday. The prices of just 3 stocks advanced, 6 declined and 6 remained unchanged.
Trading ended with an exchange of 3,553,595 units valued at $11,612,887 compared with 1,131,667 units valued at $5,121,527.
Market activity ended with an average of 236,906 units for an average of $774,192 compared to an average of 56,583 units for an average of $256,076 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 204,255 units at $846,336 compared to 198,056 units at $860,035 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 6 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 8 with lower offers, suggesting the continuation of fluidity in price changes.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 5 cents at $2, with 68,891 stock units traded, Dolphin Cove lost 10 cents to close at $17, with 6,600 stock units, Elite Diagnostic settled 5 cents higher at $3.35, with 32,504 units, Express Catering traded with a loss of 5 cents at $5.25, with 178,721 shares, FosRich Group finished trading at $2.50, with 8,383 shares. Honey Bun concluded trading at $4.65, with 1,000 shares, Iron Rock finished at $3, with 8,060 shares, Jetcon Corporation traded at $4.10, with 13,000 units, Key Insurance finished trading with a loss of 82 cents at $3.03, with 2,950,680 shares. Knutsford Express ended at $14, with 12,199 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading 5 cents higher at $4.10, with 196,900 stock units, Lasco Financial finished 68 cents higher at $5.63, with 1,747 units, Lasco Manufacturing fell 14 cents to $4, with 34,493 shares trading, Paramount Trading finished trading with a loss of 2 cents at $3.08, after exchanging 24,271 stock units and Stationery and Office closed at $5.55, with 16,146 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.