New high for Paramount

Activity on the Junior Market closed with 7 securities traded ending with 956,966 units changing hands valued at $1,955,019 with one closing at a new 52 weeks’ high. The JSE Junior Market Index declined 5.70 points to close at 730.98, with the price of 2 stocks advancing and 3 declining.
At the close of the market, there were 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and only 1 stock with a lower offer. The junior market ended with 5 securities closing with no bids to buy and 11 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, Lasco Financial Services putting on a cent while trading 12,000 shares at $1.09.There were 144,031 shares of Paramount Trading were traded at a new 52 weeks high of $4.10 with a 50 cents gain, Access Financial Services trading 640 shares at $13.22, Eppley had only 246 shares trading to close at $380. General Accident had 708,434 units changing hands at $1.65 as the price slipped 8 cents, Consolidated Bakeries had 37,000 shares trading and lost 8 cents to end at 82 cents and Lasco Manufacturing with 54615 shares at $1.10, down 4 cents.