New trading system stymied trading – Monday

The junior market made more gains in trading on Monday, in a market affected by the stock exchange switching over to a new trading system that had brokers being cautious with a system still being worked on. At the close the market hit a new high of 2,981.02.
Trading resulted in 15 securities traded compared to 24 on Friday, with the prices of 6 rising, down from 19 on Friday and 2 declining
The market closed ending with 871,696 units, valued at $5,334,946 passing through the market, compared to 1,530,168 units, valued at $11,104,756, on Friday. At the close, 6 stocks had bids higher than their last sale prices and 2 with a lower offer, than the last sale.
An average of 58,113 units with an average value of $355,663 traded, compared to of 63,757 units with an average value of $462,698 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 83,886 units and $488,049 compared to 92,477 units and $532,178 to the previous day. The average volume and value for January, ended at 165,547 units and $884,749.
At the close of trading, Access Financial Services ended $30 in trading traded 270 units, Blue Power closed with 1,500 shares changing hands at $50, Cargo Handlers climbed by $1 while trading 10,000 units to close to end at 52 weeks’ high of $23. Consolidated Bakeries traded 102,946 shares to close at $3.60 but only after it traded at a 52 weeks’ intraday high of $4, General Accident closed trading with 2,800 shares at $3.50. Honey Bun rose 41 cents and closed with 16,000 shares changing hands to end at 52 weeks’ high of $7.66, Jamaican Teas traded 1,320 shares to close at $8.65 after rising by 5 cents, Jetcon Corporation closed trading with 89,544 shares, to end at $10.50. Key Insurance traded 37,193 units to close at $3, after falling by 50 cents, KLE Group ended with 189,950 units changing hands at $3, Lasco Distributors ended trading with 257,389 units changing hands and gained 66 cents to close at $7.96. Lasco Financial shed 36 cents with 1,229 shares changing hands to end at $3.50, Lasco Manufacturing with 47,216 units changing hands, closed with a rise of 4 cents at $5.24, Medical Disposables added 10 cents and closed at $6.10 with 66,063 shares changing hands. Paramount Trading closed at $3.05 with 50,000 shares changing hands, tTech closed trading with 64,339 units changing hands to end at 52 weeks’ high of $7.45 after rising 55 cents.