The Junior Market Index rose 26.64 points to close at 2,462.50 on Monday with prices of 11 securities advancing, 12 declining and ten remaining unchanged.
Trading concluded with 33 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 1,924,700 units valued at $6,915,784 compared to 5,311,793 units valued at $13,249,122 from 32 securities on Friday.
The day ended with an average of 58,324 units at $209,569 for each security traded in contrast to 165,994 units for an average of $414,035 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 261,847 units valued at $631,033 and previously 281,659 units valued at $672,061. In comparison, March closed with an average of 226,230 units, valued at $542,563 for each security traded. The average PE ratio of the Junior Market ended at nine based on 2020/21 earnings.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial dipped 50 cents in trading of 164 units at $27, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 15 cents with 41,983 stock units changing hands to settle at $2.50, Caribbean Producers declined by 20 cents after exchanging 251,642 shares to settle at $2.80. Consolidated Bakeries ended 22 cents lower at $1.51 in swapping 7,901 units, Derrimon Trading fell 24 cents in the exchange of 12,973 shares to close at $1.86, Elite Diagnostic lost 25 cents to close at $3.50 after trading 31,775 stock units. Everything Fresh swapped 1,790 shares and gained 3 cents to end at 70 cents, Express Catering lost 2 cents in trading 1,605 shares to close at $3.73, Fontana dropped 45 cents and exchanged 311,512 units to end at $5.15. General Accident closed trading 20 cents higher at $5 with 305,519 units changing hands, Honey Bun jumped 35 cents to $6, trading 28,250 stock units, iCreate traded 300 shares and rose 8 cents to end at 55 cents. 
Indies Pharma swapped 36,701 stock units and gained 23 cents, to end at $2.43, Jamaican Teas declined 18 cents in trading of 65,172 units at $3.82, Jetcon Corporation fell 7 cents to 93 cents, with an exchange of 3,000 shares. Knutsford Express closed trading of 502 units and gained 26 cents to end at $8.30, Lasco Distributors lost 5 cents in exchanging 2,471 shares to close at $2.95, Lasco Manufacturing climbed 9 cents to $3.36 with 66,183 shares changing hands. 2462. Limners and Bards added 14 cents and exchanged 43,700 shares to end at $1.89. Lumber Depot closed 4 cents higher at $1.18 with 33,539 stock units trading, MailPac Group lost 3 cents in the exchange of 383,338 units to settle at $1.55, Paramount Trading climbed 29 cents and traded 5,033 shares to finish at $2.39 and Stationery and Office Supplies fell 35 to $6.75 with 110,749 units crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
