Junior Market volume up 32% on Wednesday

The Junior Market fell back moderately on Wednesday with the market index losing 10.12 points to end at 3,196.83. Volume ended 32 percent higher from Tuesday’s level, with 964,141 units valued at $9,136,161 traded, compared to 727,972 units valued at $5,314,008 on Tuesday.
Trading ended with 20 securities versus 19 on Tuesday leading to just 4 stocks rising and 8 declining and with 2 stocks having higher bids than their last traded prices and 3 closing with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of 48,207 units for an average value of $456,808 compared to 38,314 units for an average value of $279,685 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 426,743 units valued at $1,915,706 compared with 446,666 units valued at $1,992,490, previously. In contrast, May closed with averages of just 89,339 units at $596,722.
At the close of the market, stocks trading and their last traded price are: Access Financial Services closed at $46.50 in trading 100,000 units, AMG Packaging rose 5 cents to close at $4.05 with 240,000 units changing hands, CAC 2000 closed at $8 with a mere 100 shares trading, Cargo Handlers traded 2,993 shares to end at $15.99, Caribbean Cream added 25 cents in trading 6,370 units to end at $7.50, Caribbean Producers lost 9 cents in trading 269,398 shares to close at $3.21, Consolidated Bakeries lost 8 cents in trading 1,100 shares to close at $2.62, Derrimon Trading ended at $8.50 with 2,847 shares changing hands, Eppley closed with 68,212 units changing hands at $12. General Accident closed trading with 9,745 shares at $2.70, Honey Bun dropped 6 cents with 1,103 shares changing hands and closed at $6.04, Jamaican Teas traded 12,999 shares and rose 15 cents to end at $4.45, Jetcon Corporation dropped 50 cents and ended at $5.50 with 25,259 shares trading, Knutsford Express traded 14,936 shares and rose 15 cents to end at $15.95, Lasco Distributors ended with a fall of 10 cents to $6.90, trading 22,307 units, Lasco Financial lost 5 cents with 11,568 shares changing hands to end at $3.80, Lasco Manufacturing shed 45 cents and ended with 89,741 shares trading and closed at $4.60. Main Event fell 35 cents and ended trading 68,872 shares at $6.15, Paramount Trading lost 4 cents and ended with 8,290 shares changing hands at $2.95 and tTech ended with 8,300 units changing hands at $8.