Caribbean Flavours traded at a 52 weeks’ high of $15.15 on the junior market.
At the close, 21 securities changed hands, 8 advanced and 5 declined, while 3 closed at new 52 weeks’ highs. Trading ended with 1,010,984 units valued at over $6,271,613 passing through the market, compared to 3,249,262 units valued at over $21,042,717 on Monday. At the close 8 stocks had bids higher than their last sale prices and 4 ended with lower offers, than the last sale.
The junior market ended trading with an average of 48,142 units for an average value of $298,648 traded, compared to 141,272 units for an average value of $914,901 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 223,938 units and $1,379,459 compared to 233,191 units and $1,436,344 to the previous trading day.
The average volume and value for January, ended at 165,547 units and $884,749.At the close of the market on Tuesday, Blue Power dropped sharply by $4.75 and closed with 5,808 units changing hands at $50.25, Cargo Handlers traded 8,000 shares to end at $25, Caribbean Cream closed trading with 6,473 units to close at $7.27, after slipping by 23 cents. Caribbean Flavours climbed 84 cents in trading 20,193 units to end at a new 52 weeks’ high of $15.15. Caribbean Producers fell 15 cents in trading 3,400 units $4.05, Consolidated Bakeries gained 25 cents in trading 328,040 shares to close at $4, C2W Music had 3,803 units changing hands to close at 39 cents, Investors put back $1 on the price of Dolphin Cove, closing trading with 749 shares, to end at $18. General Accident closed with 11,580 shares while rising 30 cents to end at $3.50, Honey Bun had 22,091 shares changing hands, to end at $7.95, Jamaican Teas gained 30 cents in trading 5,835 shares to close at $8.30.
Jetcon Corporation closed trading with 60,885 shares being exchanged for gain of $1 to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $13, Key Insurance traded 2,415 units to close at $3.50, KLE shed 30 cents and ended trading 18,000 units, to close at $2.70, Lasco Distributors ended with 282,814 units trading with a rise of 48 cents at $6.99. Lasco Financial traded 26,850 shares changing hands, to end at $4.40, Lasco Manufacturing closed with 129,515 units changing hands at $4.50, Main Event had 48,813 shares changing hands, to close at $4.80. Medical Disposables gained 50 cents to close at $6.50 with 8,651 shares changing hands, Paramount Trading ended with 15,960 shares changing hands at $3.79 and tTech lost 31 cents and closed trading with 1,109 units changing hands at $6.50.