The Junior Market index declined 17.43 points to close at 3,021.67 on Tuesday, but with advancing stocks beating out decliners by a ratio of three to two.
At the close of market activities, 26 securities changed hands, compared to 29 on Monday, resulting in prices of 11 rising, 8 declining and 7 remaining unchanged.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Market activity led to an exchange of just 1,566,017 units valued at $6,798,081 compared to 2,066,861 units valued $9,518,360 on Monday. The average trade for the day amounts to 60,231 units for an average of $261,465 in contrast to 71,271 units for an average of $328,219 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 71,717 units for an average of $280,666 and previously, 72,337 units for an average of $281,702. In contrast, April closed with an average of 87,963 units valued $317,267 for each security traded.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed at $45, with an exchange of 178 shares, AMG Packaging ended 5 cents higher at $2, with 24,000 stock units changing hands, Caribbean Flavours traded 290 stock units with a loss of 25 cents to close at $16.75, Caribbean Producers gained 10 cents to end at $4.40, trading 6,161 units. Consolidated Bakeries closed at $2, with 64,000 shares crossing the exchange, Derrimon Trading ended at $3, with an exchange of 142,000 shares, Everything Fresh settled with a loss of 10 cents at $1.47, with 111,000 units changing hands, Elite Diagnostic ended trading of 24,676 shares with a loss of 25 cents to close at $3.35. Express Catering gained 50 cents to end at $7, with 402,213 shares trading, FosRich Group ended trading with 6,674 shares and rose 5 cents higher to $4.95, Fontana closed with a loss of 30 cents at $4.05, while exchanging 168,622 stock units, General Accident ended with a loss of 3 cents at $4.47, with an exchange of 23,132 units. GWest Corporation concluded trading of 74,230 shares, at $1.31, Honey Bun finished at $5, in exchanging 1,962 stock units, iCreate settled 4 cents higher at 75 cents, with 43,174 shares changing hands, Indies Pharma ended trading 3 cents higher at $3.09, with 50,326 stock units crossing the exchange. Jamaican Teas closed at $4.55, with 5,471 shares traded, Jetcon Corporation ended with a loss of 8 cents at $1.85, in trading 8,199 shares, Knutsford Express settled 40 cents higher at $12.30, with an exchange of 4,434 shares, Lasco Distributors ended trading 41,367 shares at $3.80. Lasco Financial traded 327,301 shares after rising 15 cents to close at $4.85, Lasco Manufacturing closed 5 cents higher at $3.05, with 6,014 stock units crossing the exchange, Main Event closed 11 cents higher at $5.21, with an exchange of 8,278 units. SSL Venture Capital finished with a loss of 9 cents at $1.61, with an exchange of 16,350 shares, Stationery and Office settled 4 cents higher at $9.08, while trading 3,000 stock units and tTech finished $5.71 higher at $5.71, with 2,965 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.