Juniors climb to new record close

The junior market closed on Thursday, at yet another record to end with market index gaining 30.02 points to 2,753.18 with 3 securities ending closing all-time highs.
At the close of trading on Thursday the prices of 9 stocks rose, 4 declined with 16 securities trading, compared to 15 trading on Wednesday. Volume of stocks traded fell 76 percent, from Wednesday’s low level, ending with a volume of just 743,693 units, changing hands, valued at $4,230,160, down 74 percent from $16,330,699 on Wednesday.
An average of 46,481 units with an average value of $264,385 traded, compared to 209,048 units with an average value of $1,088,713 on the preceding trading day. The average for the month to date is 78,249 units with an average value of $405,018 versus 82,787 units with an average value of $425,109 on Wednesday. The average for December is 131,147 units, at an average of $672,488.
The market closed with 8 stocks with bids higher than their last sale and 2 with lower offers than their last sale.
At the close of trading, Access Financial Services gained 20 cents in trading 4,400 units to end at a record close of $25.20, AMG Packaging jumped $2.50 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $31 with 3,590 units changing hands, Blue Power closed at $35 with 15,000 units traded, Cargo Handlers hit a new high of $21, after gaining 20 cents with 12,068 shares trading. Caribbean Cream lost 50 cents with 5,000 units being exchanged, to end at $8, Caribbean Flavours while trading 3,700 shares closed at $11.80, Caribbean Producers fell 5 cents in trading 118,000 units at $3.70, Derrimon Trading gained 9 cents to end at $5.50 with 102,997 shares changing hands. General Accident traded 9,000 shares and lost 18 cents to close at $3, Honey Bun had 36,080 shares changing hands, to close at $5.80, after rising 30 cents. Iron Rock Insurance traded 28,053 units and fell by 10 cents to end at $4, Lasco Distributors ended with 37,600 units trading, to close at $7. Lasco Financial rose 28 cents with 47,364 shares changing hands, to end at $3.95, Lasco Manufacturing gained 15 cents to end at $5.15, with 103,347 units trading, Paramount Trading ended with 180,590 shares changing hands at $3.40 to gain 40 cents and tTech ended with 36,904 units changing hands at $5.50 after rising 40 cents.