More declines for Juniors on Thursday

tTech, one of ICI Insider.com top selections for 2017, traded at arecord high of $9.50.

The Junior Market suffered more losses on Thursday with the market index slipping 12.11 points to end at 3,133.00 as advancing stocks were outnumbered by declining ones 9 to 5. Volume traded fell from Wednesday’s 2 million units to 1.27 million shares.
The junior Market closed with 19 securities versus 16 on Wednesday leading to 1,273,040 units valued at $6,292,991 trading, compared with 1,959778 units valued at $11,361,648 on Wednesday.
Trading closed with 4 stocks having higher bids than their last traded prices and 3 closing with lower offers as the short term desire to sell dominates the market currently.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of 67,002 units for an average value of $331,210 compared to 122,383 units for an average value of $710,103 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 69,006 units valued at $384,639 compared with units 69,674 valued at $402,449 previously. In contrast, June closed with averages of 395,969 units valued at $1,799,200 for each security traded.
At the close of the market, Access Financial Services gained 50 cents to close at $47, trading 2,070 units AMG Packaging lost 4 cents and closed at $4 with 8,694 units changing hands, Caribbean Cream fell 15 cents in trading 150,867 units to end at $7.86, Caribbean Producers closed trading with 81,274 units but lost 29 cents to end at $3.40, Consolidated Bakeries rose 10 cents in trading 30,000 shares to close at $2.72, Eppley traded 4,009 shares to close at $12.95, General Accident closed trading with 203,693 shares and fell 10 cents to end at $2.90, Honey Bun lost 20 cents and closed with 41,767 units, changing hands at $5.50, Jamaican Teas lost 5 cents trading 114,265 shares, to end at $4.10, Jetcon Corporation rose 5 cents to $5.05 with 215,883 shares trading, KLE Group ended at $2.10 with 7,734 shares changing hands, Knutsford Express traded 8,798 shares and lost 80 cents to end at $15, Lasco Distributors rose 30 cents and closed at $6.80 after trading 16,000 units, Lasco Financial ended with 47,663 shares changing hands at $3.80 after rising 5 cents, Lasco Manufacturing fell 20 cents and ended with 305,377 shares trading to close at $4.70. Main Event ended trading 13,350 shares at $5, Medical Disposables closed at $6 with 15,166 units trading, Paramount Trading lost 1 cent to end at $2.99 with 3,350 units trading and tTech traded 3,000 units to gain 99 cents to close at record high of $9.50.

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