GWest traded at a new high of $4 on Tuesday.
On the first trading day of 2018, the Junior Market Index advanced by 2.33 points to close at 2,734.39, market activity led the prices of 8 securities advancing, 8 declining and 6 remaining unchanged.
Trading on the of ended on with 20 securities changing hands compared to 22 on Friday, resulting in an exchange of 1,055,665 units valued at $4,272,519 compared to 5,420,352 units valued at $23,431,481 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 52,783 units for $213,626 in contrast to 246,380 units for an average of $1,065,067 on Friday. In contrast, December closed with 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 8 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended at $3, with 70,753 stock units trading, CAC 2000 close at $6.50, with 1,400 shares, Cargo Handlers ended trading with a rise of 90 cents at $10.90, as 100 stock units changed hands, Caribbean Cream traded just 800 units as the price jumped $1.20 to end at $6. Caribbean Producers closed 30 cents higher at $4.30, with 5,200 shares, C2W Music finished trading with the price closing at 51 cents, with 6,683 shares changing hands, Express Catering ended trading $4, with 55,922 stock units with the loss of 1 cent, FosRich Group lost 3 cents and ended at $3.20, with 297,439 units, General Accident finished trading 5 cents higher at $2.85, with 1,114 shares. GWest Corporation closed 40 cents higher at to a record of $4, with 221,252 shares, Honey Bun ended with a rise of 50 cents to $4.50, with 3,523 stock units changing hands, 
Iron Rock concluded trading with a loss of 1 cents at $2.84, with 13,670 units, Jamaican Teas settled with a gain of 40 cents at $4.10, with 46,400 shares trading. Jetcon Corporation ended trading with a loss of 5 cents at $4.95, with 43,000 stock units, Knutsford Express closed at $15, with 26,600 shares trading, Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 4 cents at $3.86, with 77,721 stock units, Lasco Financial concluded trading 15 cents lower at $5.15, exchanging 36,100 units. Lasco Manufacturing finished with a loss of 53 cents at $3.37, with 32,770 shares, Main Event jumped 72 cents and settled at $6, with 9,305 shares and Stationery and Office finished trading with a loss of 15 cents to $4.80, with 105,913 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
