The Junior Market index jumped 60.41 points on Tuesday, 3,344.67 as 22 securities traded of which 10 advanced and only 4 declined as 2,377,774 units valued $14,077,973 traded compared to 903,666 units valued at $5,900,159 changing hands on Monday.
At the close of trading, 6 stocks having bids higher than their last sale prices and 2 with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of 108,081 units for an average value of $639,908 compared to 47,561 units for an average value of $310,535, on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date are 90,467 units and $607,211 while at the close of the prior trading day it was 89,667 units and $605,576, well below the levels for April with averages of 502,597 units and $2,768,003.
At the close of the market, Access Financial jumped $6 and closed at an all-time high of $50 with 2,500 units changing hands, AMG Packaging rose 19 cents and ended at $4.99 with 21,148 units changing hands, Caribbean Cream closed trading with 300 units to end at $8.40, after gaining 40 cents, Caribbean Flavours lost 5 cents in trading 2,700 units to end at $12, Caribbean Producers had 32,513 units changing hands and remained at $3.50, Consolidated Bakeries dropped 7 cents trading 19,500 shares to close at $2.45, Eppley had 19,015 units changing hands to close of $12, General Accident closed trading with 19,600 shares to end at $2.90, had 13,586 shares changing hands and closed at $7.50 after gaining 50 cents,ISP Finance ended at $28 with 343 units changing hands. Jamaican Teas rose 4 cents and closed trading with 234,436 shares, at $4.69. Jetcon Corporation dropped $1.40 to end at $13.40 with 11,900 shares trading, Key Insurance traded 2,415 units to close at $3.05 after rising 25 cents, Knutsford Express that will start trading with the 5 for 1 stock split on Wednesday, closed with 13,295 shares trading at $68. Lasco Distributors lost 14 cents and ended with 505,170 units trading at $6.96, Lasco Financial gained 35 cents to end with 63,888 shares changing hands at $4.40, Lasco Manufacturing rose 20 cents to close at $5.20 while trading 1,378,624 shares, Main Event ended trading of 9,107 shares at $7.20, Medical Disposables gained 15 cents and ended at $5.80 with 1,000 units trading, Paramount Trading ended with a rise of 50 cents as 17,234 shares changed hands at $3.30 and tTech had 8,700 units changing hands at $7.50 and Derrimon Trading preference share ended with 800 units changing hands to close at $2.20.
Juniors recover sharply on Tuesday
May 30, 2017 by