Trading on the Junior Market ended on Thursday with 33 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 3,326,847 units at $8,170,040 compared to 3,008,593 units valued at $9,244,862 on Wednesday.
At the close of market activities, the prices of 13 securities advanced, ten declined and ten remained unchanged, leaving the Junior Market Index down 11.71 points to close at 2,452.33 and the average PE ratio for the market at 8.9 times 2020-21 earnings.
Trading ended with an average of 100,814 units valued at $247,577 in contrast to 91,169 units for an average of $280,147 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to units 129,578 valued at $353,464 and previously 133,330 units valued at $367,276. In contrast, April closed with an average of 447,863 units valued at $1,028,076 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial traded 2,000 units and gained 2 cents to end at $22.10, AMG Packaging dipped 2 cents in trading 6,453 units at $1.76, Caribbean Cream ended with 30,200 shares changing hands, after rising 5 cents to close at $2.65. Caribbean Flavours closed 50 cents higher at $10, with 300 stock units trading, Caribbean Producers climbed 2 cents and exchanged 308,856 shares at $2.50. Express Catering lost 8 cents with investors switching ownership of 22,366 units at $3.43, Fontana closed trading of 23,650 units and gained 1 cent to end at $5.49, Fosrich Company declined by 8 cents in trading of 13,000 units at $3.71. General Accident exchanged 308,400 shares, after rising 18 cents to settle at $5.18, GWest Corporation lost 10 cents in trading 23,875 stock units to close at 80 cents, Honey Bun declined by 10 cents to close at $5.45 exchanging 182,436 shares. iCreate ended trading with 127,809 shares, after rising 6 cents to settle at 50 cents, Iron Rock Insurance closed 1 cent higher at $2.70, with 37,265 stock units trading, Jamaican Teas dipped 13 cents in trading 32,823 units at $3.87. Limners and Bards lost 5 cents exchanging 119,425 shares to close at $1.90, Lumber Depot exchanged 176,447 shares, after rising 1 cent to end at $1.14, Main Event ended market activity exchanging 16,627 shares to close at $4.08 after falling 42cents, Mailpac Group climbed 3 cents and exchanged 1,380,694 shares to close at $1.95. Medical Disposables gained 10 cents and exchanged 20,025 shares at $6.30, Paramount Trading exchanged 124,135 units and gained 5 cents to end at $2. Stationery and Office Supplies ended market activity exchanging 24,570 shares to close at $6.10 after falling 16 cents and tTech lost $1.04 in trading of 11,485 units at $3.71 after the company posted much improved first-quarter results to March, compared to the similar period last year.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.