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.
Junior Market falls on Wednesday
Big fall for Junior Market
The Junior Market lost 1.72 percent of its value at the close on Tuesday with slightly reduced volume going through the market compared to Monday. At the close, 5 stocks advanced and 10 declined with 22 securities traded, compared to 19 on Monday and market index plunged 56.90 points to 3,260.38.
A total of 982,035 units valued $8,762,028 traded, compared to 997,351 units valued $7,021,540 on Monday. At the close of trading, 7 stocks having bids higher than their last sale prices and 1 closed with a lower offer.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of 44,638 units for an average value of $398,274 compared to 89,906 units for an average value of $369,555, on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date are 174,272 units valued at $890,827 compared with 217,483 units valued at $1,055,012, previously, In contrast May closed with averages of 89,339 units and $596,722.
At the close of the market, Access Financial Services dropped $5 to close at $45 in trading traded 34,865 units, AMG Packaging gained 25 cents to close at $4.80 with 26,015 units changing hands, Cargo Handlers closed at $17.90 with 152 shares trading, Caribbean Cream traded 96,637 units to end at $7.52 after gaining 2 cents, Caribbean Producers traded 12,508 units at $3.50, Consolidated Bakeries lost 30 cents and ended at $2.60 with 198,337 shares changing hands, Derrimon Trading fell 10 cents and ended at $9.40 with 12,059 shares being exchanged, Eppley had 12,932 units changing hands to close of $12. General Accident closed trading with 20,013 shares to end at $2.90, Honey Bun climbed by 75 cents with 120,000 shares changing hands to close at $6.85, Jamaican Teas lost 25 cents and closed trading with 4,000 shares, at $4.25. Jetcon Corporation ended at $14.88 with 83,340 shares trading, Knutsford Express traded 73,500 shares and dropped 89 cents, in closing at $16,Lasco Distributors added 5 cents and ended trading 64,300 units at $7.25, Lasco Financial fell 5 cents, with 32,500 shares changing hands to end at $4. Lasco Manufacturing fell 4 cents to $4.80 in trading 84,500 shares. Main Event rose 30 cents and ended trading 29,629 shares at $7.20, Medical Disposables ended at $6 with 4,825 units crossing the exchange, Paramount Trading fell 4 cents and ended with 12,200 shares changing hands at $3 and tTech had 5,000 units changing hands at $7.60 after losing 40 cents.
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.