Juniors index in sharp fall on Friday

Knutsford Express traded at a new high of $70 on Friday.

The Junior Market closed down on Thursday, with the index diving 71.37 points to end at 3,293.57 with 22 securities trading, compared to 21 on Thursday. Knutsford Express closed trading at all-time high of $70 with investors responding to the 5 for 1 stock split to take effect next week.
At the close of trading, 7 stocks advanced and 8 declined with 2,514,401 units valued at $21,351,143 changed hands, compared to 5,121,628 units valued at $19,594,786 on Thursday. Trading ended with 7 stocks having bids higher than their last sale prices and 2 with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of 114,291 units for an average value of $970,507 compared to 243,887 units for an average value of $933,085, on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date are 91,672 units and $621,105, while at the close of the prior day it was 90,541 units and $601,694. The average volume and value for April ended at 502,597 units and $2,768,003.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging rose 30 cents and closed at $4.80 with 9,516 units changing hands Blue Power rose 25 cents to end at $52 with 600 units changing hands, Caribbean Cream closed trading with 24,704 units to end at $8.40, Caribbean Producers had 31,000 units changing hands compared more than 3 million units each on Wednesday and Thursday, the price rose 30 cents to close at $3.50, Consolidated Bakeries jumped 50 cents trading 236,038 shares to close at $3, strong> Derrimon Trading fell 75 cents and ended at $8.75 with 3,000 shares changing hands, Dolphin Covetraded at an all-time high of $22.50 but by the close of the market, fell $1 from Thursday’s close and ended at $20 with 213,272 shares changing hands, Eppley had 22,931 units changing hands to close of $12, Honey Bun lost 23 cents with 7,459 shares changing hands at $7, ISP Finance ended at $26.50 with 486 units changing hands. Jamaican Teas rose 2 cents and closed trading with 14,000 shares, at $4.52. Jetcon Corporation and ended at $14.90 with 29,293 shares trading, Knutsford Express rose $2 and closed with 13,198 shares trading at an all-time high of $70. Lasco Distributors fell 5 cents and ended with 1,273,645 units trading at $7.05, Lasco Financial ended with 21,248 shares changing hands at $4, Lasco Manufacturing lost 45 cents to close at $5.20 while trading 168,679 shares, Main Event added 25 cents and ended trading of 202,483 shares at $8, Medical Disposables lost 20 cents and ended at $5.65 with 26,755 units trading, Paramount Trading ended with a fall of 5 cents as 36,200 shares changed hands at $3.05, tTech had 385,646 units changing hands at $7.50 and Eppley 8.25% preference share traded 5,000 units at $6.05.

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