New record close for juniors – Tuesday

The junior market hit a new record close at the end of trading on Tuesday, with a strong gain of 57.28 points to close at 3,101.51 as 19 securities changed hands.
The market ended with an equal numbers of advancing and declining stocks, after three stocks rose by $1, $4 and $5.10.
At the market’s close, 7 stocks rising while 7 declined while 3 closed at 52 weeks’ highs. Trading ended with 1,021,882 units valued at $6,003,095 passing through the market, compared to 2,642,818 units valued at over $15,747,182, on Monday. At the close 6 stocks had bids higher than their last sale prices and 2 with lower offers, than the last sale, while 1 stock closed at new 52 weeks’ high while one traded at an intraday high.
An average of 53,783 units with an average value of $315,952 traded, compared to of 110,117 units with an average value of $656,133 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 258,010 units and $1,598,653 compared to 272,597 units and $1,690,274 to the previous day. The average volume and value for January, ended at 165,547 units and $884,749.
At the close of trading, CAC 2000 rose 55 cents and closed at $7.50 with 11,000 units changing hands, Caribbean Cream closed trading with 84,589 units at $8.15, after gaining by 15 cents. Caribbean Producers closed trading with 3,466 units being exchanged at $4.50 for a loss of 10 cents, Derrimon Trading ended at $7.20 with 130,736 shares changing hands, Dolphin Cove jumped $4 in trading 2,451 shares, to close at a 52 weeks high of $20. General Accident closed trading with 20,009 shares while falling 2 cents to end at $4.10, Honey Bun gained 50 cents and closed with 30,210 shares changing hands to end at $7.50,

ISP Finance traded 5,000 units to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $10, Jamaican Teas traded 2,018 shares to close at $8. Jetcon Corporation closed trading with a 9 cents loss, with 66,550 shares being exchanged, to end at $10.80, Key Insurance traded 23,923 units, to close with a rise of 11 cents at $3, KLE Group fell 10 cents and ended with 43,319 units changing hands at $2.60. Knutsford Express ended trading just 200 units to close at record $35, after jumping $5.10, Lasco Financial traded 60,000 shares changing hands, to end with a fall of 20 cents at $4.50, Lasco Manufacturing closed with 183,341 units changing hands, with a loss of 5 cents at $4.95, Main Event had 251,120 shares changing hands to close at $4.80. Medical Disposables closed at $7 with 21,446 shares changing hands, Paramount Trading ended with 56,373 shares changing hands at $3.80 and tTech shed 70 cents and closed trading with 26,131 units changing hands at $7.20.