The Junior Market Index declined 36.09 points on Wednesday on top of the 30 points lost on Tuesday to close at 3,098.94 as declining stock overwhelmed advancing ones 2 to 1.
Trading ended with 29 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 2,596,610 units valued at $10,273,509 compared to 2,119,746 units valued at $7,175,273 on Tuesday.
At the close of market activities, the prices of 7 securities advanced, 14 declined and 8 remained unchanged.
Trading ended with an average of 89,538 units for an average of $354,259 in contrast to 73,095 units for an average of $247,423 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 63,015 shares valued $233,383 for each security traded compared to 48,223 units valued at $165,972 traded previously. June ended with an average of 166,169 units at $674,841 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close of the market, Access Financial declined $2.80 to settle at $43.20 in trading 22,140 shares, Amg Packaging lost 6 cents in trading of 264,709 units at $2, Blue Power ended trading with 3,540 shares, after rising 45 cents to end at $5.40, Cargo Handlers shed 50 cents in trading of 5,492 units to close at $9. Caribbean Cream traded 37,500 shares at $5, Caribbean Producers shed 14 cents in trading of 15,000 units at $4.76. Derrimon Trading gained 1 to end at $2.50, trading 63,402 shares, Dolphin Cove dipped 5 cents in trading of 2,992 units at $11.70, Everything Fresh closed with a loss of 8 cents at $1.40, in swapping of 22,500 shares, Elite Diagnostic closed trading of 12,000 units and gained 25 cents to end at $4.35. Express Catering traded 12,229 shares, to end at $6.70, Fosrich Group closed with a loss of 3 cents at $4.46, in swapping of 29,029, shares, Fontana Limited climbed 25 cents and exchanged 91,310 shares at a closing record high of $5.85, General Accident declined 15 cents in trading of 11,885 units at $4.05. GWest Corporation fell 4 cents in exchanging 240,626 units at an all-time closing low of $1.01, Honey Bun shed 40 cents in trading of 16,166 units at $6.20, iCreate ended with a loss of 1 cent at 72 cents with 75,067 stock units changing hands, Indies Pharma climbed 14 cents and exchanged 82,496 shares at $3.15. Iron Rock Insurance climbed 15 cents and exchanged 3,002 shares at $3.50, ISP Finance closed at $17 with an exchange of 3,200 shares, Jamaican Teas ended trading with 15,333 shares, after rising 54 cents to end at $4.40. Key Insurance traded 8,867 shares at $3.35, Lasco Distributors fell 10 cents in trading of 415,716 units at $3.30, Lasco Financial closed with a loss of 60 cents at $4.10, in trading of 383,802 shares, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.25, with an exchange of 651,176 stock units. Main Event ended at $6.10, trading 34,859 stock units and Medical Disposables declined 2 cents in exchanging 30,500 units at $6.70 and Derrimon Trading preference shares saw 2,000 units crossing the exchange at $2.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.