Junior Market softness continues – Tuesday

The Junior Market slipped again marginally on Tuesday by 0.92 points to close at 2,934.94 after an adverse advance, decline ratio 2 to 3 with securities trading climbing sharply over Monday’s level.
At the close of market activities, 26 securities changed hands compared 15 securities changing hands on Monday. The prices of just 6 stocks advanced, 9 declined and 11 remained unchanged.
Trading ended with an exchange of 4,365,939 units valued at $14,517,264 compared with 3,553,595 units valued at $11,612,887.
Market activity ended with an average of 167,921 units for an average of $558,356 compared to an average of 236,906 units for an average of $774,192 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 196,383 units at $783,941 compared to 204,255 units at $846,336 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 7 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 4 with lower offers, suggesting the continuation of fluidity in price changes.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed with a loss of 50 cents at $50.50, trading 1,000 shares, AMG Packaging ended 5 cents higher at $2.05, with 442,159 stock units, Blue Power concluded trading with a loss of $2.01 at $39.99, with just 141 units, Caribbean Cream ended with a loss of 2 cents at $5.98, with 12,000 shares, Caribbean Flavours traded 50 cents higher at $11.50, with 23,478 stock units. Caribbean Producers finished trading with a loss of 1 cent at $4.99, with 52,762 units, Consolidated Bakeries closed at $2, with 16,221 shares, Dolphin Cove finished 20 cents higher at $17.20, with 70,611 stock units, Elite Diagnostic settled with a loss of 5 cents at $3.30, with 133,727 units. Express Catering traded at $5.25, with 2,500 shares, FosRich Group finished trading at $2.50, with 56,599 shares, Honey Bun concluded trading at $4.65, with 3,000 shares, Iron Rock finished at $3, with 3,300,000 shares. Jamaican Teas ended trading at $5.30, with 18,239 stock units, Jetcon Corporation traded 8 cents higher at $4.18, with 15,769 units, Key Insurance finished trading with a loss of 3 cents at $3, with 5,100 shares, KLE Group closed with a loss of 1 cent at $2.52, with 1,000 shares. Knutsford Express ended 40 cents higher at $14.40, with 988 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading at $4.10, with 22,436 stock units, Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 13 cents at $5.50, with 14,053 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled at $4, with 41,267 shares. Main Event ended trading 20 cents higher at $6.20, with 1,000 shares, Medical Disposables traded at $5.10, with 1,433 shares, Paramount Trading finished trading at $3.08, with 15,000 stock units, Stationery and Office closed at $5.55, with 53,440 units and tTech concluded trading with a loss of 19 cents at $5.80, with 62,016 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.