Volume traded on the Junior Market fell back sharply on Tuesday from Monday’s level with 727,972 units valued at $5,314,008 traded, compared with the 6,755,849 units valued at $46,027,135 passing through the market on Monday.
Trading ended with 19 securities versus 25 on Monday leading to just 8 stocks rising and 7 declining.
The market index rose 23.73 points to end at 3,206.95.
The market closed with 1 stock having a higher bid than the last sale price and 4 closing with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of 38,314 units for an average value of $279,685 compared to of 270,234 units for an average value of $1,841,085 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date is 446,666 units valued at $1,992,490 compared with 469,353 units valued at $2,087,646, previously, in contrast, May closed with averages of just 89,339 units at $596,722.
At the close of the market, stocks trading and their last traded price are: Access Financial Services rose 30 cents and closed at $46.50 in trading 5,500 units, AMG Packaging fell 10 cents to close at $4 with 53,706 units changing hands, Cargo Handlers traded 6,693 shares to end at $15.99, Caribbean Cream shed 25 cents in trading 1,400 units to end at $7.25, Derrimon Trading ended at $8.50 with 27,504 shares changing hands, Dolphin Cove ended at $20 with 55,000 shares trading, Eppley dropped 95 cents with 20,199 units changing hands to close at $12. Honey Bun dropped 1 cent with 30,726 shares changing hands and closed at $6.04, Jamaican Teas traded 53,671 shares but rose 15 cents to end at $4.30, Jetcon Corporation rose 2 cents and ended at $6 with 113,149 shares trading, KLE Group ended at $2.15 with 3,000 shares changing hands, Knutsford Express traded 29,497 shares and lost 20 cents to end at $15.80, Lasco Distributors ended with a rise of 20 cents to $7, trading 54,671 units, Lasco Financial lost 5 cents with 106,286 shares changing hands to end at $3.85, Lasco Manufacturing gained 15 cents and ended with 123,940 shares trading and closed at $5.05. Main Event fell 26 cents and ended trading 3,236 shares at $6.50, Medical Disposablesadded 49 cents and ended at $5.50 with 2,000 units trading, Paramount Trading gained 29 cents and ended with 32,463 shares changing hands at $2.99 and tTech recovered 10 cents lost on Monday and ended with 5,331 units changing hands at $8.
Trading drops on Junior Market – Thursday
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.
Junior Market falls on Wednesday
Trading activity rose on the Junior Market on Wednesday with more volume and value being traded than on Tuesday. Volume going through the market rose to 2,431,664 units valued $15,710,282, compared to 1,467,646 units valued $7,509,226 on Tuesday.
Trading ended with 5 stocks rising and 10 falling as 20 securities traded versus 22 on
Tuesday. At the close of the market, the market index dropped 32.21 points to 3,189.24 and 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 121,583 units for an average value of $785,514 compared to 66,711 units for an average value of $341,328 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date rose to 675,019 units valued at $2,471,015 compared with 736,512 units valued at $2,658,293, previously. In contrast, May closed with averages of just 89,339 units at $596,722.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging fell 8 cents to close at $4 with 99,558 units changing hands, Cargo Handlers closed at $16 with just 2,500 shares trading, Caribbean Cream gained 7 cents in trading 6,100 units to end at $7.52, Caribbean Producers traded 474,617 units and rose 28 cents to end at $3.78, Consolidated Bakeries traded 472 shares to close 2 cents lower at $3.18, Derrimon Trading had 1,039,357 units changing hands to close 40 cents lower to $8.60, Dolphin Cove dropped $1 to end at $19 with 110 shares changing hands, Eppley rose $1 with 27,264 units changing hands, to close of $12. General Accident dived 60 cents and closed trading with 227,312 shares to end at $2.30, Honey Bun had 11,815 shares changing hands to close with a fall of 15 cents to $6.85, Jamaican Teas traded 10,000 shares at $4.27, Jetcon Corporation ended at $14.88 with 62,592 shares trading, after gaining 38 cents, Knutsford Express traded 36,301 shares to end at $16.45, Lasco Distributors shed 5 cents and ended trading 25,350 units at $7, Lasco Financial had 123,007 shares changing hands to end at $4. Lasco Manufacturing shed 15 cents to end at $4.65 trading 207,000 shares. Main Event dropped 49 cents to end trading with 5,311 shares at $6.Medical Disposables ended at $5 after losing 90 cents with 42,895 units crossing the exchange, Paramount Trading climbed by 19 cents and ended with 12,358 shares changing hands at $3.04 and tTech ended with 17,745 units trading at $7.90.