Trading on the Junior Market on Tuesday ended with much lower volume and values than on Monday. Total volume going through the market ended at 1,467,646 units valued $7,509,226, compared to 112,078,312 units valued $371,345,580 on Tuesday.
Trading ended with 9 stocks rising and 6 falling as 22 securities traded versus 20 on Tuesday. At the close of the market, the market index inched 7.14 points higher, to 3,221.45.
At the close of trading, 2 stocks had bids higher than their last sale prices and 4 closed with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of 66,711 units for an average value of $341,328 compared to 5,603,616 units for an average value of $18,567,279 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date rose to 736,512 units valued at $2,658,293 compared with 820,200 units valued at $2,947,914, previously, in contrast, May closed with averages of 89,339 units at $596,722.
At the close of the market, Access Financial climbed $1.20 and closed at $46.20 with 834 units changing hands, AMG Packaging fell 52 cents to close at $4.08 with 2,702 units changing hands, Cargo Handlers closed at $16 with just 3,281 shares trading, Caribbean Cream fell 10 cents in trading 58,192 units to end at $7.45, Caribbean Producers traded 29,500 units and rose 21 cents to end at $3.50, Derrimon Trading had 32,452 units changing hands to close at 50 cents higher to $9, Dolphin Cove jumped $2 to end at $20 with 4,063 shares changing hands, Eppley rose 99 cents with 1,400 units changing hands, to close of $11. General Accident gained 20 cents and closed trading with 23,724 shares to end at $2.90, Honey Bun had 14,991 shares changing hands to close at $7, ISP Finance traded only 1,667 shares to end at $24, Jamaican Teas added 1 cent in trading 850,000 shares at $4.27, Jetcon Corporation ended at $14.50 with 18,673 shares trading, after falling 1 cent, Knutsford Express traded 30,798 shares to end at $16.45, Lasco Distributors gained 5 cents and ended trading 23,000 units at $7.05, Lasco Financial had 83,688 shares changing hands to end at $4. Lasco Manufacturing shed 19 cents to end at $4.80 trading 123,760 shares. Main Event dropped 1 cent to end trading with 8,418 shares at $6.49.Medical Disposables ended at $5.90 after advancing 10 cents with 9,500 units crossing the exchange, Paramount Trading declined by 19 cents and ended with 47,270 shares changing hands at $2.85 and tTech ended with 49,733 units trading at $7.90.
Volume up for Junior stocks
The Junior Market closed out the week with more stocks trading on Friday than on Thursday, with less value as the majority of stocks with price movements rose, as one traded at a new high with Lasco Manufacturing accounting for 72 percent of the volume.
The market closed with 7 stocks advancing and 4 declined as a total of 20 securities traded compared to 19 on Thursday. The market index declined 11.38 points to close at 3,332.65 as 5,891,343 units valued $15,986,987 traded compared to 5,091,552 units valued $37,926,494 changing hands on Thursday.
At the close of trading, 9 stocks having bids higher than their last sale prices and none closed with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of 294,567 units for an average value of $799,349 compared to 267,976 units for an average value of $1,996,131, on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date are 281,272 units valued at $1,397,740 which are well ahead of May, with averages of 89,339 units and $596,722.
At the close of the market,Blue Powerclimbing $1.50 to close at $55 with 1,978 units changing hands, Cargo Handlers closed at $18 with 210 shares trading,Caribbean Producers lost 10 cents with 687,639 units changing hands at $3.50, Dolphin Cove ended at $20 with 200,855 shares being swapped, Eppley had 8,036 units changing hands to close of $12. General Accident closed trading with 52,468 shares to end at $2.90, Honey Bun dropped by $1.39 with just 240 shares changing hands and closed at $5.54, ISP Finance closed at $28 with 3,300 units, Jamaican Teas climbed 83 cents and closed trading with 82,800 shares, at $4.50. Jetcon Corporation ended at $14 with 39,560 shares trading, KLE Group closed with 1,212 shares trading at $2.02 with a rise of 22 cents. Knutsford Express traded 29,600 shares and gained $1, in closing at a record high of $16, Lasco Distributors rose 50 cents and ended with 164,142 units trading at $7.50, Lasco Financial fell 7 cents, with 25,962 shares changing hands to end at $4.30, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $5.08 in trading 4,217,560 after trading 2,114,373 shares on Thursday. Main Event added 50 cents and ended trading15,903 shares at $7, Medical Disposables ended at $6 with 111,236 units crossing over the exchange, Paramount Trading fell 9 cents and ended with 14,012 shares changed hands at $3.01, tTech had 100,000 units changing hands at $7.51 after gaining 1 cent and Eppley 10% preference share, ended with 134,630 units changing hands at $6.60.
Juniors recover sharply on Tuesday
The Junior Market index jumped 60.41 points on Tuesday, 3,344.67 as 22 securities traded of which 10 advanced and only 4 declined as 2,377,774 units valued $14,077,973 traded compared to 903,666 units valued at $5,900,159 changing hands on Monday.
At the close of trading, 6 stocks having bids higher than their last sale prices and 2 with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of 108,081 units for an average value of $639,908 compared to 47,561 units for an average value of $310,535, on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date are 90,467 units and $607,211 while at the close of the prior trading day it was 89,667 units and $605,576, well below the levels for April with averages of 502,597 units and $2,768,003.
At the close of the market, Access Financial jumped $6 and closed at an all-time high of $50 with 2,500 units changing hands, AMG Packaging rose 19 cents and ended at $4.99 with 21,148 units changing hands, Caribbean Cream closed trading with 300 units to end at $8.40, after gaining 40 cents, Caribbean Flavours lost 5 cents in trading 2,700 units to end at $12, Caribbean Producers had 32,513 units changing hands and remained at $3.50, Consolidated Bakeries dropped 7 cents trading 19,500 shares to close at $2.45, Eppley had 19,015 units changing hands to close of $12, General Accident closed trading with 19,600 shares to end at $2.90, had 13,586 shares changing hands and closed at $7.50 after gaining 50 cents,ISP Finance ended at $28 with 343 units changing hands. Jamaican Teas rose 4 cents and closed trading with 234,436 shares, at $4.69. Jetcon Corporation dropped $1.40 to end at $13.40 with 11,900 shares trading, Key Insurance traded 2,415 units to close at $3.05 after rising 25 cents, Knutsford Express that will start trading with the 5 for 1 stock split on Wednesday, closed with 13,295 shares trading at $68. Lasco Distributors lost 14 cents and ended with 505,170 units trading at $6.96, Lasco Financial gained 35 cents to end with 63,888 shares changing hands at $4.40, Lasco Manufacturing rose 20 cents to close at $5.20 while trading 1,378,624 shares, Main Event ended trading of 9,107 shares at $7.20, Medical Disposables gained 15 cents and ended at $5.80 with 1,000 units trading, Paramount Trading ended with a rise of 50 cents as 17,234 shares changed hands at $3.30 and tTech had 8,700 units changing hands at $7.50 and Derrimon Trading preference share ended with 800 units changing hands to close at $2.20.