Lasco Financial traded at a new high on the junior market on Wednesday.
The junior market ended trading on Wednesday, with a moderate gain of 3.90 points to close at 3,162.69 as 25 securities changed hands, with 12 advancing and 4 declining stocks, while 3 stocks closed at new 52 weeks’ high.
Trading ended with 6,803,575 units valued at over $35,960,840 passing through the market, compared to 21,021,882 units valued at $6,003,095, on Tuesday At the close 6 stocks had bids higher than their last sale prices and 2 with lower offers, than the last sale.
An average of 272,143 units with an average value of $1,438,434 traded, compared to of 53,783 units with an average value of $315,952 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 258,893 units and $1,588,639 compared to 258,010 units and $1,598,653 to the previous day. The average volume and value for January, ended at 165,547 units and $884,749.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging rose 99 cents to close at $25 with 3,000 units changing hands, C2W Music had 28,317 units changing hands to close at 39 cents, CAC 2000 closed at $7.50 with 7,500 units changing hands, Cargo Handlers traded 15,900 shares and gained 43 cents to end at $24.50. Caribbean Cream closed trading with 33,630 units at $8.40, after gaining by 25 cents. Caribbean Flavours rallied by 81 cents in trading 880 units to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $14.31, Consolidated Bakeries traded 60,141 shares to close at $4.05, Derrimon Trading rose 30 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $7.50 with 1,500 shares changing hands, Dolphin Cove closed trading with 3,660 shares, to end at $20. General Accident closed with 81,000 shares while falling 25 cents to end at $3.85, Honey Bun gained 50 cents with 7,470 shares changing hands, to end at $7.50, Jamaican Teas gained 50 cents in trading 28,000 shares to close at $8.50. Jetcon Corporation closed trading with a 20 cents loss, with 287,475 shares being exchanged, to end at $11, Key Insurance traded 14,000 units, to close with a rise of 50 cents at $3.50, 
KLE Group gained 26 cents and ended with 2,000 units changing hands at $2.86. Knutsford Express ended trading with 3,172 units to close at $35, Lasco Distributors ended with 106,350 units trading with a loss of 30 cents at $7, Lasco Financial traded 49,354 shares changing hands, to end with a rise of 25 cents at $4.75, Lasco Manufacturing closed with 5,269,141 units changing hands at $4.95. Main Event gained just 1 cent while 181,750 shares changed hands to close at $4.81, Medical Disposables closed at $7 with 32,100 shares changing hands, Paramount Trading fell 30 cents and ended with 350,551 shares changing hands at $3.50. Sweet River traded just 200 shares at $3.50, tTech rose 41 cents and closed trading with 6,152 units changing hands at $7.61 and Eppley 8.25% preference share, ended with 230,332 units changing hands at $6 after falling by 1 cent.
Stocks trading on the Jamaican Stock Exchange, on Monday mostly rose leading to strong gains in the man market indices, moderate gains for the junior market and a fall of the US dollar market index. The market closed with trading in 52 securities and ended with 23 stocks rising and 15 falling, in all markets. 
The average trade for the day in the main market ended at 219,185 shares compared to an average of 122,952 units on Friday. For the month to date, an average of 178,960 shares compared to an average of 138,735 units up to the prior trading day. January ended with an average of 592,602 units.
Kingston Wharves slid $1, closing at $30 trading 3,910 units, Margaritaville Turks lost 1 US cent to close at 35 US cents with an exchange of 18,163 shares, Mayberry Investments lost 8 cents, closing at $5.32 with 18,223 shares changing hands, National Commercial Bank closed lower at $62, losing 80 cents, after swapping 42,384 units. Pan Jamaican closed trading at $40 with gains of 50 cents and an exchange of 35,650 shares, Portland JSX gained 5 cents to close at $11 trading just 240 units, Pulse Investments closed at $6.80 with 6,688 shares changing hands, Radio Jamaica lost 5 cents to close at $1.85 trading 272,339 units. Sagicor Group closed at $37.10, climbing $2.10 with trades of 62,195 units, Sagicor Real Estate fund lost 30 cents, to close at $11 with an exchange of 87,762 units. Scotia Group gained $1.50, closing higher at $40.50 having traded 27,020 shares, Scotia Investments closed at $40, with a fall of $1 while trading 5,825 units, Sterling Investments traded 5,000 shares at $16, for a gain of 35 cents, Supreme Ventures closed at $5.50 with an exchange of 209,312 shares. Proven Investments closed at 30 US cents trading 66,913 ordinary shares and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share fell 2 cents to close at $1.05 trading 501,812 units changing hands.
Financial Holdings closed 25 cents lower to a 52 weeks’ low of $103 with an exchange 1,548 shares. Scotia Investments lost 4 cents trading 59,817 units to close at $2.15 and Scotiabank declined $1.25 to $57.50 with 177 shares changing hands.
The junior market hit a new record close at the end of trading on Tuesday, with a strong gain of 57.28 points to close at 3,101.51 as 19 securities changed hands.
An average of 53,783 units with an average value of $315,952 traded, compared to of 110,117 units with an average value of $656,133 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 258,010 units and $1,598,653 compared to 272,597 units and $1,690,274 to the previous day. The average volume and value for January, ended at 165,547 units and $884,749.
Stocks trading on the Jamaican Stock Exchange, on Tuesday mostly rose leading to strong gains in the man market indices, moderate gains for the junior market and a fall of the US dollar market index. 
The junior market ended trading with an average of 53,783 units with an average value of $315,952 traded, compared to of 110,117 units with an average value of $656,133 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 258,010 units and $1,598,653 compared to 272,597 units and $1,690,274 to the previous day. The average volume and value for January, ended at 165,547 units and $884,749.
Pulse Investments closed at $6.80 with 417 shares changing hands, Radio Jamaica closed at $1.90 trading 10,707 units. Sagicor Group closed lower at $35, losing 20 cents with trades of 102,185 units, while Sagicor Real Estate fund lost 20 cents to close at $11.30 with an exchange of 7,249 units. Scotia Group was down 10 cents, closing at $39 having traded 233,584 shares, Scotia Investments closed at $41, adding 1 cent trading 150 units, Supreme Ventures closed at $5.50 with an exchange of 35,482 shares, Proven Investments closed at 30 US cents, losing 2 US cents trading 51,537 ordinary shares, Jamaica Money Market Broker 7.5% preference share closed at $2.06 with 23,497 units changing hands and JMMB Group 7.5% preference share closed at $1.07 with trades of 100,000 units.
The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 272,597 units and $1,690,274 compared to 285,096 units and $1,759,823 to the previous day. The average volume and value for January, ended at 165,547 units and $884,749.
Key Insurance traded 9,524 units, to close with a loss of 1 cent, at $2.89, KLE Group rose 20 cents and ended with 181 units changing hands, at $2.70, Lasco Distributors ended trading 110,000 units to close at $7.30, after adding 30 cents. Lasco Financial traded 412,200 shares changing hands, to end at $4.70, Lasco Manufacturing with 1,448,197 units changing hands, closed with a gain of 30 cents at $5, Main Event had 59,631 shares changing hands to close at $4.80. Medical Disposables lost 40 cents and closed at $7 with 4,704 shares changing hands, tTech gained 90 cents and closed trading with 513 units changing hands at $7.90, Eppley 9.5% preference share, ended with 300 units changing hands at $6.01 after falling by 2 cents and Eppley 10% preference share, ended with 300 units trading at $6.85.
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Republic Financial Holdings closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $103.25, losing 75 cents trading 249 shares and Scotia Investments was down 1 cent trading 103,650 units to end at $2.19
