Volume plunged on Junior Market

The Junior Market closed trading on Monday with 24 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of just 363,861 shares valued $1,682,885, compared to 780,012 units valued at $3,632,523, from 26 securities changing hands on Friday.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, as was the case at the close on Thursday signs continue to be good for a continuation of gains when trading resumes, with a very positive Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading of 9 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close of market activities, the prices of 9 securities advanced, 7 declined and 6 remained unchanged leading the Junior Market Index to decline 4.90 points to 3,045.76.
Trading closed with an average of just 15,161 units for an average of $70,120 in contrast to 30,000 units for an average of $139,712 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 187,823 units valued at $761,076 and previously 200,496 units valued at $811,788. Trading in June, ended with an average of 139,543 units, valued at $671,002 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging ended at $2 after rising 3 cents with 6,582 stock units changing hands, Blue Power dropped $4.01 to $35.99, in exchanging 2,000 units, Cargo Handlers settled 16 cents higher at $9.65, with 391 shares, Caribbean Flavours traded 5,000 stock units at $11.69, Caribbean Producers finished trading 13 cents higher at $5.40, as 2,124 units changing hands. Consolidated Bakeries closed trading with 20,550 shares and gained 5 cents at $2.05, C2W Music ended with a loss of 20 cents at $1.50, while exchanging 26,000 shares, Elite Diagnostic lost 6 cents to end at $2.90, trading 27,749 units, Express Catering traded with a loss of 4 cents at $7.30, exchanging 5,000 shares. Everything Fresh traded 4,173 shares after gaining 4 cents to close at $2. FosRich Group rose 4 cents to $2.75, trading 100 shares, General Accident closed at $3.05, with 7,454 stock units, GWest Corporation ended at $2.41, with 12,076 units, Jamaican Teas ended trading 10,000 stock units at $5.29. Jetcon Corporation traded 5,442 units and lost 5 cents at $4.10, KLE Group gained 5 cents to $2.90, with 10,000 shares, Knutsford Express ended at $12, with 200 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading with a loss of 28 cents at $3.92, with 16,098 stock units. Lasco Financial finished trading 39,963 units at $5, Lasco Manufacturing settled at $4, while exchanging 34,250 shares, Medical Disposables traded with a loss of 23 cents at $5.02, with 23,000 shares, Paramount Trading finished trading 10,000 stock units with a rise of 2 cents to end at $3 and Stationery and Office closed 2 cents higher at $7.99, with 58,459 units trading. In the junior market preference segment, Eppley closed at $6, with 17,250 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.