Junior Market strengthens – Wednesday

April 18, 2018 by

Lasco Distributors traded 3.78M shares.

The Junior Market rose at the close of trading on Wednesday with 20 securities changing hand, similar to that on Tuesday, leading to gains in 10 and declines in 5, while 5 remained unchanged. The Junior Market Index gained 11.96 points to end at 2,916.53.
Trading ended with an exchange of 4,712,347 units valued at $19,953,457 compared with just 1,074,280 units valued at a mere $4,821,468.
Market activity ended with an average of 235,617 units for an average of $997,673 compared to an average of 53,714 units for an average of $241,073 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 146,912 units at $599,293 compared to 139,096 units at $564,194 on the prior trading day. March closed with an average of 149,999 units valued at $623,819, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 9 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended 6 cents higher at $2.06, with the trading of 76,950 stock units, Caribbean Producers finished trading with a loss of 35 cents at $4.65, with 41,835 units, C2W Music ended with a loss of 1 cent at 43 cents, with 14,000 shares, Derrimon Trading concluded trading 15 cents higher at $9.15, with 67,000 shares, Elite Diagnostic settled with a loss of 1 cent at $3.18, trading 34,294 units. Eppley ended trading with a loss of 1 cent at a 52 weeks’ low of $9.50, with 17,350 shares changing hands, Express Catering traded 8 cents higher at $5.33, with 20,000 shares, FosRich Group finished trading at $2.55, with 143,514 shares, General Accident closed 15 cents higher at $3.15, with 25,000 stock units. ISP Finance settled 1 cent higher at $15, with 17,607 shares, Jamaican Teas ended trading after rising 3 cents to $5.03, with 25,000 stock units, Jetcon Corporation traded 1 cent higher at $4.16, with 73,064 units, Key Insurance finished trading with a rise of 40 cents to $3.40, with 121 shares. Knutsford Express ended at $14, with 200 shares traded, Lasco Distributors gained 13 cents to close at $4.15, with 3,775,816 stock units, Lasco Financial finished at $5.20, with 117,512 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 1 cent at $3.99, with 40,184 shares. Main Event ended trading 5 cents higher at $6.10, with 70,000 shares, Paramount Trading finished trading at $3.10, with 5,000 stock units and Stationery and Office closed at $6, with 147,900 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Stationery & Office at record close – Monday

April 16, 2018 by

SOS ended at a record close on Monday & poised to go higher.

Stationery and Office (SOS) ended trading at a record closing high of $6 on Monday, even as Investors cut the prices of the majority of Junior Market stocks.
SOS price hit $6 for the second time since listing in August last year but it is the first time that it closed at the high. The stock has broken out of a narrow trading channel that is was in since November last year. New resistance is just above the latest closing price. The move higher was greeted by aggressive buying shortly after the market opened on Monday and ended with a bid at $6.
At the close of market activities, 24 securities changed hands compared 19 securities changing hands on Friday leading to declines in the prices of 15 and gains in only 4, while 5 remained unchanged. The Junior Market Index dropped 49.71 points to close at 2,905.95. Trading ended with an exchange of 1,793,298 units valued at $7,093,168 compared with 1,167,347 units valued at $4,190,359.
Market activity ended with an average of 74,721 units for an average of $295,549 compared to an average of 61,439 units for an average of $220,545 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 147,346 units at $595,413 compared to 156,870 units at $634,740 on the prior trading day. March closed with an average of 149,999 units valued at $623,819, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 7 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Caribbean Cream ended trading with a loss of 15 cents at $5.80, with 8,400 shares, Caribbean Flavours traded with a loss of 50 cents at $11, with 9,100 stock units, Caribbean Producers finished trading with a loss of 50 cents at $5, with 137,779 units, Consolidated Bakeries closed with a loss of 5 cents at $1.95, with 19,158 shares, Derrimon Trading concluded trading 7 cents higher at $9, with 9,343 shares. Elite Diagnostic settled 4 cents higher at $3.43, with 303,573 units, Eppley ended trading with a loss of 9 cents at $9.51, with 288 shares, Express Catering traded at $5.30, with 2,639 shares, FosRich Group finished trading at $2.40, with 11,040 shares. General Accident closed with a loss of 5 cents at $2.95, with 229,895 stock units, GWest Corporation ended with a loss of 59 cents at $2.50, with 179,700 units, Honey Bun concluded trading with a loss of 35 cents at $4.40, with 6,500 shares, Iron Rock finished at $3, with 109,700 shares. Jamaican Teas ended trading with a loss of 16 cents at $5, with 750 stock units, Jetcon Corporation traded at $4.15, with 18,938 units, KLE Group closed with a loss of 5 cents at $2.45, with 11,500 shares, Knutsford Express ended with a loss of 1.52 cents at $12.48, with 850 shares. Lasco Distributors concluded trading $4.02 higher at $4.02, with 160,040 stock units, Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 2 cents at $5.28, with 8,970 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 1 cent at $3.99, with 271,118 shares, Main Event ended trading with a loss of 4 cents at $6, with 14,067 shares. Medical Disposables traded at $5.10, with 7,400 shares, Stationery and Office closed 48 cents to a record closing high of $6, with 267,550 units and tTech concluded trading 5 cents higher at $5.80, with 5,000 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Junior Market retreats – Friday

April 13, 2018 by

The Junior Market declined by 4.35 points to close at 2,955.66 on Friday after only 5 securities advanced, 9 declined and 5 remained unchanged.
At the close of market activities, 19 securities changed hands compared 23 securities changing hands on Thursday. Trading ended with an exchange of 1,167,347 units valued at $4,190,359 compared with 2,784,726 units valued at $12,698,406.
Market activity ended with an average of 61,439 units for an average of $220,545 compared to an average of 121,075 units for an average of $552,105 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 156,870 units at $634,740 compared to 167,926 units at $682,726 on the prior trading day. March closed with an average of 149,999 units valued at $623,819, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 4 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 9 with lower offers, suggesting continuation of fluidity in price changes.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended trading with a loss of 10 cents at $2, with 286,794 stock units changing hands, Caribbean Producers declined by 10 cents to $5.50, with 2,908 units, Consolidated Bakeries closed at $2, with 9,542 shares, Derrimon Trading climbed 41 cents to close at $8.93, with 25,100 shares trading, Elite Diagnostic settled with a loss of 9 cents at $3.39, while exchanging 384,979 units. Express Catering closed at $5.30, with 1,000 shares changing hands, FosRich Group finished trading with a loss of 3 cents at $2.40, with 70,133 shares, General Accident closed at $3, with 5,000 stock units, Honey Bun concluded trading 15 cents higher at $4.75, with 12,000 shares. Iron Rock finished at $3, with 50,000 shares, ISP Finance settled at $15, with 24,179 shares, Jetcon Corporation traded 4 cents higher at $4.15, with 41,580 units, Knutsford Express ended with a loss of 40 cents at $14, trading 3,959 shares. Lasco Distributors settled $4.05 higher at $4.05, with 84,500 shares, changing hands, Lasco Financial concluded trading with a loss of 20 cents at $5.30, with 2,289 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing finished with a loss of 2 cents at $4, exchanging 86,615 units, Paramount Trading traded 5 cents higher at $3.10, with 24,350 shares, Stationery and Office rose 2 cents to $5.52, with 41,800 stock units and tTech ended with a loss of 5 cents at $5.75, with 10,619 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Junior Market up again – Thursday

April 12, 2018 by
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The Junior Market rose 22.26 points to close at 2,960.01 on Thursday after only 5 securities advanced, 11 declined and 7 remained unchanged and two closed at 52 weeks’ high.
At the close of market activities, 23 securities changed hands compared 21 securities changing hands on Wednesday. Trading ended with an exchange of 2,784,726 units valued at $12,698,406 compared with 1,189,225 units valued at $5,195,728.
Market activity ended with an average of 121,075 units for an average of $552,105 compared to an average of 56,630 units for an average of $247,416 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 167,926 units at $682,726 compared to 175,568 units at $704,033 on the prior trading day. March closed with an average of 149,999 units valued at $623,819, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 5 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 6 with lower offers, suggesting continuation of fluidity in price changes.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed with a loss of 50 cents at $50, trading 970 shares, AMG Packaging ended 5 cents higher at $2.10, with 63,856 stock units, Caribbean Cream ended trading with a fall of 3 cents at $5.95, with 100 shares, Caribbean Producers jumped $1.09 to close at 52 weeks’ high of $5.60, with 68,696 units changing hands, C2W Music ended at 44 cents, with 12,759 shares. Derrimon Trading concluded trading with a loss of 48 cents at $8.52, with 68,721 shares, Dolphin Cove finished with a loss of 75 cents at $16.50, with 14,582 stock units, Elite Diagnostic settled 4 cents higher at 52 weeks’ high of $3.48, with 88,727 units, Eppley ended trading at $9.60, with 30,000 shares. Express Catering closed trading at $5.30, with 166,499 shares, FosRich Group fell by 12 cents to $2.43, with 48,162 shares, General Accident closed at $3, with 23,605 stock units, Honey Bun gained 20 cents and closed at $4.60, with 6,680 shares. ISP Finance settled with a loss of 20 cents at $15, with 45,380 shares trading, Jetcon Corporation traded at $4.11, with 66,330 units, Lasco Distributors traded 1,467,074 stock units and closed with a loss of 9 cents at $4.10, Lasco Financial finished 5 cents higher at $5.50, with 31,228 units. Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 12 cents at $4.02, with 120 shares, Main Event ended trading with a loss of 15 cents at $6.04, in exchange of 102,787 shares, Medical Disposables traded 493 shares at $5.10, Paramount Trading closed with a loss of 3 cents at $3.05, trading 338,558 stock units, Stationery and Office fell 5 cents to $5.50, with 35,200 units and tTech concluded trading at $5.80, with 104,199 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Modest gain for Junior Market – Wednesday

April 11, 2018 by

The Junior Market rose marginally on Wednesday by 2.81 points to close at 2,937.75 after 10 securities advanced, 7 declined and 4 remained unchanged.
At the close of market activities, 21 securities changed hands compared 26 securities changing hands on Tuesday. Trading ended with an exchange of 1,189,225 units valued at $5,195,728 compared with 4,365,939 units valued at $14,517,264.
Market activity ended with an average of 56,630 units for an average of $247,416 compared to an average of 167,921 units for an average of $558,356 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 175,568 units at $704,033 compared to 196,383 units at $783,941 on the prior trading day. March closed with an average of 149,999 units valued at $623,819, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 7 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 9 with lower offers, suggesting the continuation of fluidity in price changes.
At the close of the market, Blue Power concluded trading at $39.99, with 1,000 units changing hands, CAC 2000 finished 44 cents higher at $8.45, with 7,281 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading with a loss of 48 cents at $4.51, with 33,113 units, Consolidated Bakeries closed at $2, with 24,000 shares, Derrimon Trading concluded trading $1.49 higher at $9, with 16,888 shares. Dolphin Cove finished 5 cents higher at $17.25, with 1,400 stock units, Elite Diagnostic settled 14 cents higher at $3.44, with 57,291 units, Express Catering traded 5 cents higher at $5.30, with 142,691 shares, FosRich Group finished trading 5 cents higher at $2.55, with 103,760 shares. General Accident closed 5 cents higher at $3, with 3,000 stock units, Honey Bun concluded trading with a loss of 25 cents at $4.40, with 12,500 shares, ISP Finance settled 20 cents higher at $15.20, with 1,495 shares, Jamaican Teas ended trading with a loss of 14 cents at $5.16, with 36,860 stock units. Jetcon Corporation traded with a loss of 7 cents at $4.11, with 110,023 units, KLE Group closed with a loss of 2 cents at $2.50, with 3,500 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading 9 cents higher at $4.19, with 492,835 stock units, Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 5 cents at $5.45, with 93,594 units. Lasco Manufacturing settled 14 cents higher at $4.14, with 16,804 shares, Main Event ended trading with a loss of 1 cent at $6.19, with 19,958 shares, Stationery and Office closed at $5.55, with 7,844 units and tTech concluded trading at $5.80, with 3,388 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Junior Market softness continues – Tuesday

April 10, 2018 by

The Junior Market slipped again marginally on Tuesday by 0.92 points to close at 2,934.94 after an adverse advance, decline ratio 2 to 3 with securities trading climbing sharply over Monday’s level.
At the close of market activities, 26 securities changed hands compared 15 securities changing hands on Monday. The prices of just 6 stocks advanced, 9 declined and 11 remained unchanged.
Trading ended with an exchange of 4,365,939 units valued at $14,517,264 compared with 3,553,595 units valued at $11,612,887.
Market activity ended with an average of 167,921 units for an average of $558,356 compared to an average of 236,906 units for an average of $774,192 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 196,383 units at $783,941 compared to 204,255 units at $846,336 on the prior trading day. March closed with an average of 149,999 units valued at $623,819, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 7 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 4 with lower offers, suggesting the continuation of fluidity in price changes.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed with a loss of 50 cents at $50.50, trading 1,000 shares, AMG Packaging ended 5 cents higher at $2.05, with 442,159 stock units, Blue Power concluded trading with a loss of $2.01 at $39.99, with just 141 units, Caribbean Cream ended with a loss of 2 cents at $5.98, with 12,000 shares, Caribbean Flavours traded 50 cents higher at $11.50, with 23,478 stock units. Caribbean Producers finished trading with a loss of 1 cent at $4.99, with 52,762 units, Consolidated Bakeries closed at $2, with 16,221 shares, Dolphin Cove finished 20 cents higher at $17.20, with 70,611 stock units, Elite Diagnostic settled with a loss of 5 cents at $3.30, with 133,727 units. Express Catering traded at $5.25, with 2,500 shares, FosRich Group finished trading at $2.50, with 56,599 shares, Honey Bun concluded trading at $4.65, with 3,000 shares, Iron Rock finished at $3, with 3,300,000 shares. Jamaican Teas ended trading at $5.30, with 18,239 stock units, Jetcon Corporation traded 8 cents higher at $4.18, with 15,769 units, Key Insurance finished trading with a loss of 3 cents at $3, with 5,100 shares, KLE Group closed with a loss of 1 cent at $2.52, with 1,000 shares. Knutsford Express ended 40 cents higher at $14.40, with 988 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading at $4.10, with 22,436 stock units, Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 13 cents at $5.50, with 14,053 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled at $4, with 41,267 shares. Main Event ended trading 20 cents higher at $6.20, with 1,000 shares, Medical Disposables traded at $5.10, with 1,433 shares, Paramount Trading finished trading at $3.08, with 15,000 stock units, Stationery and Office closed at $5.55, with 53,440 units and tTech concluded trading with a loss of 19 cents at $5.80, with 62,016 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Junior Market softness continues – Monday

April 9, 2018 by

The Junior Market slipped again on Monday by 17.10 points to close at 2,935.86 after an adverse advance, decline ratio 1 to 2.
At the close of market activities, only 15 securities changed hands compared 20 securities changing hands on Friday. The prices of just 3 stocks advanced, 6 declined and 6 remained unchanged.
Trading ended with an exchange of 3,553,595 units valued at $11,612,887 compared with 1,131,667 units valued at $5,121,527.
Market activity ended with an average of 236,906 units for an average of $774,192 compared to an average of 56,583 units for an average of $256,076 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 204,255 units at $846,336 compared to 198,056 units at $860,035 on the prior trading day. March closed with an average of 149,999 units valued at $623,819, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 6 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 8 with lower offers, suggesting the continuation of fluidity in price changes.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 5 cents at $2, with 68,891 stock units traded, Dolphin Cove lost 10 cents to close at $17, with 6,600 stock units, Elite Diagnostic settled 5 cents higher at $3.35, with 32,504 units, Express Catering traded with a loss of 5 cents at $5.25, with 178,721 shares, FosRich Group finished trading at $2.50, with 8,383 shares. Honey Bun concluded trading at $4.65, with 1,000 shares, Iron Rock finished at $3, with 8,060 shares, Jetcon Corporation traded at $4.10, with 13,000 units, Key Insurance finished trading with a loss of 82 cents at $3.03, with 2,950,680 shares. Knutsford Express ended at $14, with 12,199 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading 5 cents higher at $4.10, with 196,900 stock units, Lasco Financial finished 68 cents higher at $5.63, with 1,747 units, Lasco Manufacturing fell 14 cents to $4, with 34,493 shares trading, Paramount Trading finished trading with a loss of 2 cents at $3.08, after exchanging 24,271 stock units and Stationery and Office closed at $5.55, with 16,146 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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9 Junior Market stocks up 5 down – Friday

April 6, 2018 by

The Junior Market slipped again on Friday by 5.49 points to close at 2,952.96 even as advancing stocks beat out declining stocks by almost a 2 to 1 ratio.
At the close of market activities, more securities traded than the day before but with lower volume as 20 securities changed hands. The prices of 9 advanced, 5 declined and 6 remained unchanged, compared 17 securities changing hands on Thursday.
Trading ended with an exchange of 1,131,667 units valued at $5,121,527 compared with 2,627,003 units valued at $9,951,186.
Market activity ended with an average of 56,583 units for an average of $256,076 compared to an average of 154,530 units for an average of $585,364 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 198,056 units at $860,035 compared to 246,012 units at $1,064,766 on the prior trading day. March closed with an average of 149,999 units valued at $623,819, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 6 stocks ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 7 with lower offers, suggesting the continuation of fluidity in price changes.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended 5 cents higher at $2.05, with 41,930 stock units changing hands, CAC 2000 finished with a loss of 69 cents at $8.01, with 12,000 shares, Caribbean Flavours traded at $11, with 7,300 stock units, Caribbean Producers finished trading at $5, with 455,060 units, Dolphin Cove finished at $17.10, with 600 stock units trading. Elite Diagnostic settled with a loss of 1 cent at $3.30, with an exchange of 81,202 units after trading earlier in the session at a record high of $3.45. Express Catering traded 5 cents higher at $5.30, with 58,020 shares, FosRich Group finished trading at $2.50, with 24,058 shares, Jetcon Corporation traded with a loss of 5 cents at $4.10, while trading 37,746 units. Key Insurance finished trading with a loss of 15 cents at $3.85, with 47,669 shares, KLE Group closed 3 cents higher at $2.53, with 3,529 shares, Knutsford Express ended at $14, with 300 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading 5 cents higher at $4.05, with 136,039 stock units. Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 75 cents at $4.95, with 59,950 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled 15 cents higher at $4.14, with 104,000 shares, Main Event ended trading at $6, with 500 shares, Medical Disposables traded 10 cents higher at $5.10, with 1,798 shares. Paramount Trading rose by 2 cents to end at $3.10, with 21,265 stock units, Stationery and Office closed 5 cents higher at $5.55, with 27,209 units and tTech concluded trading 2 cents higher at $5.99, with 11,492 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Fewer Junior Market companies trade – Thursday

April 5, 2018 by

The Junior Market slipped 8.33 points to close at 2,958.45 on Thursday as declining stocks beat advancing almost by a 2 to 1 ratio as the number of companies trading fell from Wednesday’s level.
At the close of market activities, 17 securities changed hands, the prices of 5 advanced, 9 declined and 3 remained unchanged, compared 21 securities changing hands on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an exchange of 2,627,003 units valued at $9,951,186 compared with 1,622,159 units valued at $6,560,444.
Market activity ended with an average of 154,530 units for an average of $585,364 compared to an average of 77,246 units for an average of $312,402 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 246,012 units at $1,064,766 compared to 283,041 units at $1,258,810 on the prior trading day. March closed with an average of 149,999 units valued at $623,819, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 5 stocks ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 6 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 15 cents at $2, trading 449,644 shares, Caribbean Flavours traded 4 cents higher at $11, with 8,288 stock units, Caribbean Producers finished trading at $5, with a mere 203 units, Consolidated Bakeries closed with a loss of 2 cents at $2, with 23,902 shares, Elite Diagnostic settled 1 cent higher at $3.31, with 238,216 units. Eppley ended trading 13,000 shares and rose 10 cents to $9.60, Express Catering lost 10 cents at $5.25, with 291,235 shares trading, General Accident closed with a loss of 5 cents at $2.95, exchanging 22,000 stock units, GWest Corporation ended with a loss of 1 cent at $3.09, exchanging 35,475 units. Honey Bun concluded trading after falling 5 cents to $4.65, with 6,000 shares, Jamaican Teas ended trading at $5.30, with 25,000 stock units, Jetcon Corporation traded 10 cents higher at $4.15, with 81,862 units, Key Insurance finished trading with a loss of 65 cents at $4, after 501,651 shares changed hands. Lasco Distributors lost 5 cents to end at $4, with 853,641 stock units, Lasco Financial finished 70 cents higher at $5.70, with 24,256 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 1 cent at $3.99, with 52,230 shares and Medical Disposables traded at $5, with just 400 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Gains for Junior Market on Wednesday

April 4, 2018 by

The Junior Market gained 10.84 points to close at 2,966.78 on Wednesday, as advancing stocks were just edged out by declining ones.
At the close of market activities, 21 securities changed hands, the prices of 6 advanced, 5 declined and 10 remained unchanged, compared 25 securities changing hands on Tuesday.
Trading ended with an exchange of 1,622,159 units valued at $6,560,444, compared with 10,265,565 units valued at $46,309,587.
Market activity ended with an average of 77,246 units for an average of $312,402 compared to an average of 488,836 units for an average of $2,205,218 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 283,041 units at $1,258,810. March closed with an average of 149,999 units valued at $623,819, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 6 stocks ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 4 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended 15 cents higher at $2.15, with 250,166 stock units traded, Cargo Handlers rose by 3 cents to $10.03, with 670 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading at $6, with 1,000 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading at $5, with 1,850 units changing hands, Elite Diagnostic settled 5 cents higher at $3.30, with 77,645 units. Express Catering traded 5 cents higher at $5.35, with 20,586 shares, FosRich Group finished trading at $2.50, with 9,733 shares, GWest Corporation ended with a loss of 10 cents at $3.10, with 12,000 units, Honey Bun concluded trading with a rise of 5 cents to $4.70, with 650 shares. ISP Finance settled at $15, with 2,000 shares, Jamaican Teas ended trading 52 cents higher at $5.30, with 100,000 stock units, Jetcon Corporation traded at $4.05, with 15,000 units, Key Insurance finished trading at $4.65, with 892 shares. Knutsford Express ended with a loss of 40 cents at $14, trading 1,567 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading at $4.05, with 793,017 stock units, Lasco Financial finished at $5, with 255,508 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 12 cents at $4, with 6,550 shares. Medical Disposables traded at $5, with 5,917 shares, Paramount Trading finished trading with a loss of 1 cent at $3.08, with 13,960 stock units, Stationery and Office closed with a loss of 2 cents at $5.50, with 9,158 units and tTech concluded trading at $5.97, with 44,290 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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