Trading levels pulled back sharply on Tuesday at the close of the Junior Market and ending with 27 securities changing hands, against 35 on Monday.
Volume of stocks trading fell 49 percent and the value declined 66 percent, compared to Monday. At the close, prices of 14 stocks rose, 9 declined and 4 remained unchanged leading the market index to inch 3.83 points higher to 3,133.31.
Just 1,355,631 units, valued $6,100,280 traded, compared to 2,681,294 units valued at $18,082,805 previously.
Trading ended with an average of 50,209 units for an average of $225,936 in contrast to 76,608 units for an average of $516,652 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 171,991 shares with a value of $745,149 compared to 182,331 shares carrying a value of $789,233 previously. In contrast, May closed with an average of 81,626 units for an average of $311,248 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a offer.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging traded 13,709 shares at $2, Caribbean Cream climbed 29 cents in exchanging 1,100 shares at $5.79, Caribbean Producers lost 10 cents in trading 4,303 units at $4.90, Consolidated Bakeries closed 23 cents higher at $1.99, with 100 stock units trading. Derrimon Trading closed with a loss of 10 cents at $2.60, in swapping 40,681 shares, Dolphin Cove closed unchanged at $12 with just 800 shares traded, Everything Fresh declined by 12 cents to settle at $1.50, after trading 2,189 units, Elite Diagnostic closed 10 cents higher at $3.95, with 29,150 stock units trading. Express Catering shed 10 cents in trading of 139,445 units at $6.90, FosRich Group close with a loss of 4 cents at $4.96, exchanging 22,698 shares, Fontana ended trading with 77,631 shares, after rising 19 cents to end at $4.39, General Accident closed 15 cents higher at $4.20, with 586 stock units trading. GWest Corporation rose 17 cents to close at $1.20, in exchanging 490 shares, Honey Bun dipped 2 cents in trading of 20,889 units at $6.33, 
Indies Pharma traded 74,924 shares, after rising 20 cents to end at $3.30, Iron Rock closed 3 cents higher at $3.55, with 32,000 stock units trading. ISP Finance climbed 50 cents and exchanged 2,916 shares at $15.50, Jamaican Teas gained 6 cents in exchanging 1,104 shares at $4.50, Jetcon Corporation declined by 5 cents to settle at $1.95 after trading 54,881 units, Key Insurance climbed 35 cents and exchanged 180,623 shares at $3.35. Lasco Distributors fell 5 cents trading 23,742 units to close at $3.65, Lasco Financial exchanged 290,924 shares at $5.20, Lasco Manufacturing dipped 14 cents in trading 127,727 units to close at $4.01, Main Event ended trading with 65,328 shares, after rising 2 cents in closing at $5.45. Medical Disposables closed 10 cents higher at $7.50, with 9,507 stock units trading, SSL Venture Capital rose 10 cents to $1.60, in trading 16,400 shares and Stationery and Office closed trading of 53,750 units and gained 5 cents to end at $9.50.
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.
