The Junior Market Index rose 32.22 points to close at 3,297.35, on Thursday with just 22 securities trading, compared to 30 on Wednesday. At the close 8 advanced, 2 declined and 12 remained unchanged.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading had 7 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, while 6 closed with lower offers.
The market traded a mere 649,685 units valued at $2,602,109 compared to 427,247 units valued at $2,611,085 on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of a mere 29,531 units for an average of $118,278 in contrast to 14,242 units for an average of $87,036 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 64,288 units valued at$294,990 and previously 65,954 units valued at $303,460. September, ended with an average of 484,335 at $2,628,299 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging ended at $1.80, with 67,500 stock units trading, CAC2000 finished trading 7,935 shares at $16, Caribbean Cream closed trading 55 cents higher at $5.90, swapping 955 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading 6,100 units at $6.84, Derrimon Trading ended at $2.82, with 14,300 shares changing hands. Dolphin Cove concluded trading 1,030 shares after rising 10 cents to $14.90, Elite Diagnostic finished with a loss of 5 cents at $3.40, with 15,100 stock units changing hands, Everything Fresh gained 16 cents in trading 33,310 shares to close at $2.04, Express Catering ended trading 72,810 shares at $8, FosRich Group traded 65 cents higher at $3.75, with 16,584 shares changing hands. GWest Corporation closed at $1.60, trading 30,078 stock units, Honey Bun ended 10 cents higher at $4.15, with an exchange of 8,444 units, Indies Pharma ended trading at $3 with 107,461 shares changing hands, Iron Rock concluded trading of 15,000 shares after rising 7 cents to close at $4.80, Jetcon Corporation ended trading at $3.85, with 70,044 stock units changing hands. Knutsford Express closed at $12, with 1,250 shares trading, Lasco Distributors ended 10 cents higher at $4, with 97,607 shares changing hands, Lasco Financial concluded trading of 14,903 stock units, after gaining 20 cents to $5.50, Lasco Manufacturing finished at $3.50, with 31,901 units changing hands. Main Event settled with a loss of 5 cents at $5.95, exchanging 1,332 shares and Paramount Trading closed at $2.75, in exchanging 26,306 shares. In the junior market preference segment, Eppley 8.25% concluded trading of 9,735 units at $6.06.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.