Trading activity fell sharply on the Junior Market on Thursday with just 421,996 units valued $3,141,010 passing through the market, compared to 2,431,664 units valued $15,710,282,on Wednesday.
Trading ended with only 2 stocks rising and 8 falling as 17 securities traded versus 20 on Wednesday, leading to the market index dropping 10.52 points to 3,178.72. At the close of the market 5 stocks had bids higher than their last sale prices and 3 closed with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of 24,823 units for an average value of $184,765 compared to 121,583 units for an average value of $785,514 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date rose to 615,911 units valued at $2,263,174 compared with 675,019 units valued at $2,471,015, previously, in contrast, May closed with averages of just 89,339 units at $596,722.
At the close of the market, CAC 2000 closed at $7.50 with 5,146 units changing hands, Caribbean Cream shed 12 cents in trading 16,316 units to end at $7.40, Caribbean Flavours fell $1.01 in trading 53,012 units to end at $10.99, Caribbean Producers traded 67,589 units and lost 58 cents to end at $3.20, Consolidated Bakeries traded 16,500 shares to close at $3, with a loss of 18 cents, C2W Music had 43,154 units changing hands to close at 45 cents, Derrimon Trading had 14,657 units changing hands to close 10 cents lower at $8.50, Eppley had 45,181 units changing hands and closed at $12. General Accident dived 60 cents and closed trading with 227,312 shares to end at $2.30, Honey Bun had 3,599 shares changing hands to close at $6.85, Jamaican Teas traded 24,500 shares but lost 2 cents to end at $4.25, Jetcon Corporation ended at $14.88 with 51,092 shares trading, KLE Group rose 1 cent and ended at $2.11 with 10,500 shares changing hands, Knutsford Express traded 9,195 shares to end at $16.30 with a loss of 15 cents, Lasco Financial had 1,400 shares changing hands to end at $4. Main Event ended trading with 33,900 shares at $6, Paramount Trading fell 2 cents and ended with 2,000 shares changing hands at $3.02 and tTech ended with 24,255 units trading with the price rising 40 cents to $8.30.