Junior Market up again – Thursday

The Junior Market rose 22.26 points to close at 2,960.01 on Thursday after only 5 securities advanced, 11 declined and 7 remained unchanged and two closed at 52 weeks’ high.
At the close of market activities, 23 securities changed hands compared 21 securities changing hands on Wednesday. Trading ended with an exchange of 2,784,726 units valued at $12,698,406 compared with 1,189,225 units valued at $5,195,728.
Market activity ended with an average of 121,075 units for an average of $552,105 compared to an average of 56,630 units for an average of $247,416 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 167,926 units at $682,726 compared to 175,568 units at $704,033 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 5 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 6 with lower offers, suggesting continuation of fluidity in price changes.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed with a loss of 50 cents at $50, trading 970 shares, AMG Packaging ended 5 cents higher at $2.10, with 63,856 stock units, Caribbean Cream ended trading with a fall of 3 cents at $5.95, with 100 shares, Caribbean Producers jumped $1.09 to close at 52 weeks’ high of $5.60, with 68,696 units changing hands, C2W Music ended at 44 cents, with 12,759 shares. Derrimon Trading concluded trading with a loss of 48 cents at $8.52, with 68,721 shares, Dolphin Cove finished with a loss of 75 cents at $16.50, with 14,582 stock units, Elite Diagnostic settled 4 cents higher at 52 weeks’ high of $3.48, with 88,727 units, Eppley ended trading at $9.60, with 30,000 shares. Express Catering closed trading at $5.30, with 166,499 shares, FosRich Group fell by 12 cents to $2.43, with 48,162 shares, General Accident closed at $3, with 23,605 stock units, Honey Bun gained 20 cents and closed at $4.60, with 6,680 shares. ISP Finance settled with a loss of 20 cents at $15, with 45,380 shares trading, Jetcon Corporation traded at $4.11, with 66,330 units, Lasco Distributors traded 1,467,074 stock units and closed with a loss of 9 cents at $4.10, Lasco Financial finished 5 cents higher at $5.50, with 31,228 units. Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 12 cents at $4.02, with 120 shares, Main Event ended trading with a loss of 15 cents at $6.04, in exchange of 102,787 shares, Medical Disposables traded 493 shares at $5.10, Paramount Trading closed with a loss of 3 cents at $3.05, trading 338,558 stock units, Stationery and Office fell 5 cents to $5.50, with 35,200 units and tTech concluded trading at $5.80, with 104,199 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.