JSE Junior Market

Everything Fresh below IPO price

June 26, 2018 by IC Insider.com

Everything Fresh directors and major owners.

Everything Fresh that was listed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday, closed below the IPO price of $2.50 and traded at low of $2.25 before recovery to $2.47 at the close on Monday.
By the close of the market, trading levels fell back from the sharp increase on Friday and ended at an exchange of 1,718,174 units valued at $7,108,686, compared to 1,718,174 units valued at $7,108,686 on Friday.
Market activity resulted in 27 securities changing hands, leading to the prices of 12 advancing, 7 declining and 8 remaining unchanged compared to 23 securities trading on Friday. The Junior Market Index jumped 37.21 points to close at 3,054.48 as Blue Power jumped $7.82 and ISP Finance climbed $2.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Trading ended with an average of 37,486 units for an average of $162,690 in contrast to 74,703 units for an average of $309,073 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 148,628 units valued at $737,126 and previously 157,010 units valued at $780,450. May closed with an average of 217,589 units, valued at $1,322,452 for each security traded.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended at $2.10, trading 3,400 stock units, Blue Power concluded trading after jumping $7.82 at $50, with 5,665 units, Caribbean Cream ended trading with a loss of 15 cents at $5.50, with 200 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading with a loss of 20 cents at $5, in the exchange of 5,000 units, C2W Music ended 14 cents higher at $0.59, after trading 100,000 shares. Dolphin Cove traded 2,720 stock units at $16, Elite Diagnostic settled 1 cent higher at $3.06, with 59,976 units, Eppley ended trading $1.36 higher at $9.50, with just 100 shares, Everything Fresh closed below the IPO price of $2.50 and traded at low of $2.25, during the day before recovering to $2.47 at the close with an exchange of 319,945 shares changing hands, Express Catering traded with a loss of 15 cents at $7.25, with 58,500 shares. FosRich Group rose 5 cents to $3, with 8,154 shares, General Accident closed 6 cents higher at $3.01, with 4,009 stock units, GWest Corporation ended at $2.50, exchanging 4,000 units, Honey Bun concluded trading 24,244 shares and gained 35 cents to $5. ISP Finance climbed $2 higher at $17, with 7,420 shares, Jamaican Teas ended trading with a loss of 3 cents at $5.92, with 211,600 stock units changing hands, Jetcon Corporation traded 8 cents higher at $4.10, with 71,348 units, KLE Group closed with a loss of 25 cents at $2.70, with 11,000 shares. Knutsford Express ended 19 cents higher at $12.70, with 2,300 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading with a loss of 20 cents at $4, after trading 14,350 stock units, Lasco Financial finished 20 cents higher at $5.20, with 11,435 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled at $4, after exchnaging 6,522 shares. Main Event ended trading at $6.61, with 17,600 shares, Medical Disposables traded at $5, with 10,000 shares, Paramount Trading finished trading 5 cents higher at $2.95, with 5,000 stock units, Stationery and Office closed at $8, with 43,642 units and tTech concluded trading at $5.30, with 4,000 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Blue Power, C2W Music, Caribbean Producers, Daily Trading, Dolphin Cove, Elite Diagnostics, Emerging markets, Eppley, Everything Fresh, Express Catering, FosRich, GWest, Honey Bun, ISP Finance, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican Stock, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity, tTech

Everything Fresh debut with modest gains

June 22, 2018 by IC Insider.com

Everything Fresh was listed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday and traded 390,706 units to close 6 cents above the IPO price, at $2.56, after trading as high as $2.80.
By the close of the market, trading levels fell back from the sharp increase on Thursday and ended at an exchange of 1,718,174 units valued at $7,108,686, compared to 13,450,013 units valued at $56,708,412 on Thursday.
Market activity resulted in 23 securities changing hands, leading to the prices of 9 advancing, 8 declining and 2 remaining unchanged compared to 19 on Thursday. The Junior Market Index declined by 11.10 points to close at 3,017.27.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Trading ended with an average of 74,703 units for an average of $309,073 in contrast to 707,895 units for an average of $2,984,653 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 157,010 units valued at $780,450 and previously 162,661 units valued at $812,413. May closed with an average of 217,589 units, valued at $1,322,452 for each security traded.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended at $2.10, trading 83,699 shares, Blue Power concluded trading 18 cents higher at $42.18, with 6,054 units changing hands, Cargo Handlers settled 25 cents higher at $10, with 806 stock units, Caribbean Cream ended trading with a loss of 34 cents at $5.65 with 9,700 shares, Derrimon Trading rose 60 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $12, with the trading of 513 shares. Dolphin Cove finished at $16, with 1,280 stock units trading, Elite Diagnostic settled with a loss of 5 cents at $3.05, exchanging 60,164 units, Express Catering traded 24 cents higher to $7.40, with 8,611 shares, FosRich Group finished trading at $2.95, with 1,400 shares. General Accident closed with a loss of 5 cents at $2.95, after 50,000 stock units traded, GWest Corporation ended at $2.50, after 2,000 units changed hands, Honey Bun concluded trading with a loss of 37 cents at $4.65, exchanging 816,137 shares, ISP Finance settled at $15, with 15,796 shares. Jetcon Corporation traded with a loss of 3 cents at $4.02, with 8,547 units, KLE Group closed 25 cents higher at $2.95, with 12,000 shares, Knutsford Express jumped $1.01 to $12.51, with just 200 shares trading, Lasco Distributors rose 5 cents to $4.20, with 179,154 stock units. Lasco Financial finished at $5, with 2,871 units changing, Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 20 cents at $4, with 59,495 shares, Main Event fell 39 cents to $6.61, with 2,800 shares, Stationery and Office closed 40 cents higher at $8, with 2,341 units and tTech concluded trading with a loss of 70 cents at $5.30, with 3,900 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: AMG Packaging, Blue Power, Cargo Handlers, Caribbean Flavours, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Elite Diagnostics, Emerging markets, Everything Fresh, Express Catering, FosRich, GWest, Honey Bun, ISP Finance, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican Stock, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity, tTech

Blue Power jumps $12 – Thursday

June 21, 2018 by IC Insider.com

Blue Power in big $12 jump.

Blue Power stock price jumped $12 to $42 on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday following the announcement that the directors will be discussing a possible stock split at a meeting in July.
Other movement of note was the trading of just under 13 million shares of Lasco Manufacturing and leading to overall exchange of 13,450,013 units valued at $56,708,412 compared to 1,463,979 units valued at $7,919,572. on Wednesday.
At the close of market activities, the prices of 12 securities advanced, 5 declined and 2 remained unchanged as 20 securities traded compared to 24 on Wednesday. The Junior Market Index advanced by 23.93 points to 3,028.37.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
Trading ended with an average of 707,895 units for an average of $2,984,653 in contrast to 60,999 units for an average of $329,982 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 162,661 units valued at $812,413 and previously 166,085 units valued at $682,228. May closed with an average of 217,589 units, valued at $1,322,452 for each security traded.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 10 cents at $2.10, with 6,370 stock units, Blue Power jumped $12 to close $42, with 27,417 units trading, Caribbean Producers finished trading with a loss of 5 cents to end at $5.20, with 17,922 units, Consolidated Bakeries declined by 7 cents to $2, with 29,835 shares, Elite Diagnostic settled 4 cents higher at $3.10, with 21,926 units. Express Catering traded with a loss of 84 cents at $7.16, with 33,100 shares, FosRich Group finished trading 15 cents higher at $2.95, with 35,010 shares, General Accident closed 30 cents higher at $3, with 500 stock units, GWest Corporation ended 20 cents higher at $2.50, with 16,272 units. Honey Bun concluded trading after gaining 2 cents to $5.02, with 8,892 shares, Iron Rock finished at $2.95, with 10,000 shares, Jetcon Corporation added 2 cents to close at $4.05, with 659 units, Lasco Distributors concluded trading 5 cents higher at $4.15, with 243,625 stock units. Lasco Financial rose 1 cent to $5, with 5,000 units, Lasco Manufacturing closed after rising 10 cents to end at $4.20, with 12,911,850 shares, Main Event ended trading $1 higher at $7, with 31,441 shares, Stationery and Office closed with a loss of 40 cents at $7.60, with 41,094 units and tTech concluded trading 70 cents higher at $6, with 3,100 shares. In the junior market preference segment, Eppley 9% finished $6 higher at $6, with 6,000 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: AMG Packaging, Blue Power, CAC2000, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Elite Diagnostics, Emerging markets, Eppley, Express Catering, FosRich, GWest, Honey Bun, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican Stock, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity, tTech

More Junior Market recovery – Tuesday

June 19, 2018 by IC Insider.com

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Jamaican Teas closed at a all-time high of $6 on Tuesday.

The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed activities with the market Index rising 15.26 points to 3,021.90 as 22 securities changed hands, resulting in as the prices of 6 securities rising, 9 declining and 7 remaining unchanged.
The volume and value traded rose to 1,560,032 units valued at $8,956,643 compared to 333,499 units valued at $1,479,924 from the trading of 21 securities on Monday. Jamaican Teas traded at a new all-time high of $6.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Trading ended with an average of 70,911 units for an average of $407,120 in contrast to 15,159 units for an average of $67,269 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 135,539 units valued at $711,179 and previously 140,805 units valued at $735,954. May closed with an average of 217,589 units, valued at $1,322,452 for each security traded.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 5 cents to close at $2.10, with 2,678 stock units, Blue Power jumped $1.50 to $30, after 3,025 units changed hands Caribbean Producers finished trading at $5.20, with 29,901 units, Consolidated Bakeries closed with a loss of 5 cents at $2.05, while trading 23,000 shares, Elite Diagnostic settled at $3.10, with 75,106 units changing hands. Eppley ended trading with a loss of 85 cents at $9.15, in exchanging 128,195 shares, Express Catering rose 1 cent to $7, with 15,682 shares, FosRich Group finished trading at $2.90, with 145,603 shares, General Accident closed with a loss of 2 cents at $2.98, in the trading of 1,000 stock units. GWest Corporation ended at $2.25, trading 7,398 units, Honey Bun concluded trading at $5, with 103,203 shares, Jamaican Teas ended at an all-time high of $6 after rising 50 cents and trading 108,130 stock units, Jetcon Corporation rose cents to end at $4.15, with 32,744 units. KLE Group closed with a loss of 25 cents at $2.70, while trading 29,500 shares, Knutsford Express ended 50 cents higher at $12.50, with 5,389 shares changing hands, Lasco Distributors concluded trading at $4.20, with 198,580 stock units, Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 10 cents at $5, with 37,301 units. Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 10 cents at $4.10, with 30,000 shares, Main Event ended trading 7,050 shares at $7, Medical Disposables traded 1,500 shares 25 cents higher at $5, Paramount Trading finished trading with a loss of 10 cents at $2.90, with 2,197 stock units and Stationery and Office closed with a loss of 90 cents at $6.85, with 572,850 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Access Financial, AMG Packaging, Blue Power, CAC2000, Cargo Handlers, Caribbean Flavours, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Elite Diagnostics, Emerging markets, Eppley, Express Catering, FosRich, GWest, Honey Bun, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican Stock, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity, tTech

Juniors recover some ground on Monday

June 18, 2018 by IC Insider.com

The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, recovered more of the losses suffered last week as stocks rising was just ahead of those falling.
At the close of market activities, the Junior Market Index advanced just 13.24 points to 3,006.64 as 22 securities changed hands, resulting in as the prices of 7 securities rising, 5 declining and 10 remaining unchanged. On Friday there was trading in 21 securities.
The volume and value traded fell over 85 percent below Friday’s levels, with volume traded declining to a mere 333,499 units valued at $1,479,924, compared to 2,292,770 units valued at $10,680,659on Friday.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 6 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
Trading ended with an average of 15,159 units for an average of $67,269 in contrast to 109,180 units for an average of $508,603 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date, ends at 140,805 units valued at $735,954 and previously 151,951 units valued at $795,273. May closed with an average of 217,589 units, valued at $1,322,452 for each security traded.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended trading 5 cents higher at $2.15, with 25,204 stock units, CAC 2000 finished at $9, with 4,665 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading $1.20 higher at $6.20, with 10,000 shares, Caribbean Flavours traded at $11, with 200 stock units, Caribbean Producers rose 20 cents to $5.20, with 5,461 units. Derrimon Trading concluded trading with a loss of 10 cents at $11.40, with 2,700 shares, Elite Diagnostic settled 5 cents higher at $3.10, trading 17,500 units, Express Catering gained 3 cents to end at $6.99, with 19,077 shares, FosRich Group finished trading with a loss of 8 cents at $2.90, with 7,484 shares. General Accident closed at $3, with 1,000 stock units trading, GWest Corporation ended 3 cents higher at $2.25, with 23,782 units, Honey Bun concluded trading at $5, trading 28,808 shares, Jamaican Teas ended trading at $5.50, with 4,124 stock units, after trading at an intraday high of $5.82. KLE Group closed at $2.95, with 7,912 shares, Knutsford Express ended at $12, with 1,900 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading with a loss of 5 cents at $4.20, with 39,817 stock units, Lasco Financial fell 10 cents and closed at $5.10, with 34,970 units. Lasco Manufacturing settled at $4.20, with 7,478 shares trading, Main Event ended trading with a loss of 80 cents ot $7, with 7,952 shares, Medical Disposables traded with a loss of 25 cents at $4.75, with 13,903 shares, Paramount Trading finished trading at $3, with 53,715 stock units and Stationery and Office closed at $7.75, with 15,847 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: AMG Packaging, CAC2000, Caribbean Flavours, Caribbean Producers, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Elite Diagnostics, Emerging markets, Express Catering, FosRich, GWest, Honey Bun, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican Stock, Jamaican Teas, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity

Juniors recover some ground on Friday

June 15, 2018 by IC Insider.com

The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, recovered some of the losses suffered over the previous three days, as advancing stocks out-numbered declining ones on Friday, still leaving the index below the 3,000 mark.
At the close of market activities, the Junior Market Index advanced 31.90 points to 2,993.40 as 21 securities changed hands, resulting in as the prices of 10 securities rising, 5 declining and 6 remaining unchanged. On Thursday there was trading in 20 securities.
The volume and value traded fell over 60 percent below Thursday’s levels, with volume traded declining to 2,292,770 units valued at $10,680,659, compared to 6,809,242 units valued at $27,253,969 on Thursday.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Trading ended with an average of 109,180 units for an average of $508,603 in contrast to 340,462 units for an average of $1,362,698 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 151,951 units valued at $795,273 and previously 155,908 units valued at $821,793. May closed with an average of 217,589 units, valued at $1,322,452 for each security traded.
At the close of the market, Blue Power ended trading 50 cents higher at $28.50, with 1,000 stock units changing hnads, Caribbean Flavours jumped $1.93 to close at $11, with 2,000 shares traded, Consolidated Bakeries finished trading at $2.10, with 48,500 units, Derrimon Trading ended with a loss of 10 cents at $11.50, exchanging 1,500 shares, Express Catering gained 11 cents to close at $6.96, with 71,643 stock units trading, Elite Diagnostic finished with a loss of 7 cents at $3.05, exchanging 36,587 stock units. FosRich Group rose by 38 cents to land at $2.98, with 21,436 shares, GWest Corporation finished trading with a loss of 23 cents at $2.22, with 11,567 shares changing hands, Honey Bun closed 25 cents higher at $5, exchanging 100 stock units, Iron Rock ended with a loss of 10 cents at $2.95, with 40,961 units. Jamaican Teas finished trading at $5.50, with 174,438 units, Jetcon Corporation closed 10 cents higher at $4.10, with 9,464 shares, Knutsford Express traded 25 cents higher at $12, with 100 units, Lasco Distributors rose 5 cents to $4.25, with 135,635 shares, Lasco Financial closed with a gain of 15 cents at $5, trading 78,477 shares. Lasco Manufacturing ended with 1,192,669 shares trading at $4.20, Main Event concluded trading 30 cents higher at $7.80, with 30,500 stock units, Medical Disposables finished with a loss of 10 cents at $5, trading 126,888 units, Paramount Trading settled at $3, with 3,179 shares changing hands and Stationery and Office ended trading at $7.75, with 12,926 shares. In the junior market preference segment, Eppley 8.25% finished trading at $6, with 293,200 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Blue Power, Caribbean Flavours, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Elite Diagnostics, Emerging markets, Eppley, Express Catering, FosRich, GWest, Honey Bun, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican Stock, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity

Junior Market down 109 points in 3 days

June 14, 2018 by IC Insider.com

The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange suffered further losses on Thursday in declining 46 points, bringing the loses to 108.55 in three days and the market closed at 2,961.50.
At the close of market activities, 20 securities changed hands versus 18 trading on Wednesday, resulting in as the prices of 5 securities rising, 8 declining and 7 remaining unchanged.
The volume and value traded jumped over Wednesday’s levels, with a 96 percent rise in the volume traded to 6,809,242 units and 48 percent rise in the value traded to $27,253,969 compared to 3,476,318 units valued at $18,368,654 on Wednesday.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 6 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Trading ended with an average of 340,462 units for an average of $1,362,698 in contrast to 193,129 units for an average of $1,020,481 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 155,908 units valued at $821,793 and previously 138,077 units valued at $769,532. May closed with an average of 217,589 units, valued at $1,322,452 for each security traded.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended at $2.10, with 1,200 stock units traded, CAC 2000 finished at $9, exchanging 1,300 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading with a loss of 10 cents to close at $5, with 15,000 shares, Caribbean Producers lost 23 cents to close at $5, with 300 units, Consolidated Bakeries closed at $2.10, with 63,000 shares exchanged. Derrimon Trading jumped $2.44 to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $11.60, with 5,750 shares changing hands, Elite Diagnostic settled at $3.12, with 15,351 units, Eppley ended trading 82 cents higher at $10, with 3,900 shares traded, Express Catering closed with a loss of $1.10 to $6.85, with 350,210 shares. FosRich Group finished trading at $2.60, with 1,144,462 shares trading, Honey Bun concluded trading with a loss of 25 cents at $4.75, after exchanging 104,000 shares, Iron Rock finished at $3.05, with 500 shares, Key Insurance finished trading at $4, trading 9,015 shares. Knutsford Express ended 25 cents higher at $11.75, with 5,000 shares changing hands, Lasco Distributors concluded trading with a loss of 24 cents at $4.20, in exchanging 48,971 stock units, Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 30 cents at $4.85, with 47,634 units, Lasco Manufacturing fell 25 cents to close at $4.20, with 4,973,719 shares. Main Event ended trading with a loss of 50 cents at $7.50, with 5,722 shares, Paramount Trading finished trading 30 cents higher at $3, with 964 stock units and Stationery and Office gained 15 cents in closing at $7.75, with 13,244 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Access Financial, AMG Packaging, CAC2000, Cargo Handlers, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Dolphin Cove, Elite Diagnostics, Emerging markets, Eppley, Express Catering, FosRich, Honey Bun, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican Stock, Key Insurance, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Paramount Trading, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity

Junior Market down 31 points – Wednesday

June 13, 2018 by IC Insider.com

Access Financial climbs $1.50 to $53 on Wednesday.

The Junior Market Index of the Jamaica Stock Exchange suffered another loss on Wednesday, in dropping 31.05 points to end at 3,007.50 as the prices of 7 securities advanced, 7 declined and 4 remained unchanged.
At the close of market activities, 18 securities changed hands versus 23 trading on Tuesday, resulting in a 235 percent rise in the volume traded to 3,476,318 units and 220 percent rise in the value traded to $18,368,653, compared to 1,037,386 units with a value of $5,738,091 changing hands on Tuesday.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Trading ended with an average of 193,129 units for an average of $1,020,481 in contrast to 45,104 units for an average of $249,482 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 138,077 units valued at $769,532 and previously 132,834 units valued at $745,632. In contrast, May closed with an average of 217,589 units, valued at $1,322,452 for each security traded.
At the close of the market, Access Financial traded 29,618 shares and closed $1.50 higher at 53, CAC 2000 finished with a loss of 5 cents at $9, trading 7,400 stock units, Caribbean Producers finished trading 1,754 shares with a loss of 1 cent to $5.23, Elite Diagnostic settled at $3.12, with 18,000 units, Express Catering rose 1 cent to $7.95, with 124,568 shares. FosRich Group finished trading with a loss of 15 cents at $2.60, in the exchange of 31,996 shares, General Accident closed with a loss of 12 cents at $3, trading 1,500 stock units, Honey Bun concluded trading 31,090 shares and rose 36 cents to $5, Iron Rock finished 5 cents higher at $3.05, with 3,000 shares traded. Jamaican Teas ended trading at $5.50, with 649 stock units, Jetcon Corporation traded at $4, with 185,045 units, KLE Group closed at $2.95, with 100 shares changing hands, Knutsford Express fell $1.30 to $11.50, with 219,933 shares. Lasco Distributors gained 14 cents to close at $4.44, with 3,700 stock units, Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 6 cents at $5.15, exchanging 25,975 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled 30 cents higher at $4.45, with 2,647,259 shares, Main Event ended trading $1 higher at $8, with 5,264 shares and Stationery and Office shed 40 cents to close at $7.60, with 139,467 units changing hands.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Access Financial, CAC2000, Cargo Handlers, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Elite Diagnostics, Emerging markets, Express Catering, FosRich, Honey Bun, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican Stock, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity

Junior Market dropped 32 points – Tuesday

June 12, 2018 by IC Insider.com

CAC closed $1.05 higher on Tuesday in response to good profit results.

The Junior Market Index of the Jamaica Stock Exchange dropped 31.50 points to 3,038.55 on Tuesday as the prices of 3 securities advanced, 10 declined and 10 remained unchanged.
At the close of market activities, 23 securities changed hands versus 24 trading on Monday, resulting in a 50 percent rise in the volume traded to 1,037,386 units changing hands and a 47 percent rise in the valued to $5,738,090, compared to 691,974 units valued $3,495,411 trading on Monday.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and just 1 with a lower offer.

Trading ended with an average of 45,104 units for an average of $249,482 in contrast to 28,832 units for an average of $145,642 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 132,834 units valued at $745,632 and previously 144,989 units valued at $814,376. In contrast, May closed with an average of 217,589 units, valued at $1,322,452 for each security traded.
At the close of the market, CAC 2000 climbed $1.05 to $9.05, with 203,679 shares, as investors reacted positively to the more than doubling in profits for the April quarter. Cargo Handlers settled at $9.75, with 2,360 shares, Caribbean Flavours traded with a loss of $1.93 to end at $9.07, with 700 stock units, Derrimon Trading declined 1 cent to $9.16, with 3,803 shares, Dolphin Cove dropped $1.70 to close at $15.10, with 235 stock units. Elite Diagnostic settled with a loss of 4 cents at $3.12, trading 70,419 units, Eppley ended trading at $9.18, with 4,120 shares, Express Catering traded with a loss of 6 cents at $7.94, while exchanging 97,230 shares, FosRich Group finished trading at $2.75, with 15,760 shares.

GWest Corporation ended at $2.45, with 22,215 units trading, Jamaican Teas ended trading 186,011 stock units and rose 50 cents to $5.50, Jetcon Corporation traded at $4, with 9,200 units, Key Insurance finished trading at $4, with 1,600 shares. KLE Group closed 30 cents higher at $2.95, with 2,867 shares, Knutsford Express ended at $12.80, with 750 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading with a loss of 12 cents at $4.30, with 169,329 stock units changing hands, Lasco Financial finished at $5.21, trading 23,287 units. Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 10 cents at $4.15, with 48,380 shares, Medical Disposables lost 20 cents to end at $5.10, with 2,561 shares, Paramount Trading finished trading with a loss of 30 cents at $2.70, with 137,180 stock units trading, Stationery and Office closed at $8, with 30,300 units and tTech concluded trading with a loss of 70 cents at $5.30, with 2,000 shares. In the junior market preference segment, Eppley 8.25% concluded trading at $6, with 3,400 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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June 11, 2018 by IC Insider.com

Jamaica Broilers dropped $4.70 on Monday.

The Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Monday with a modest recovery of some of the big losses recorded on Friday as the trading covered a wider number of securities than is the norm in recent times.
At the close of trading, the All Jamaican Composite Index climbed 1,040.26 points to close at 332,535.72 and the JSE Index advanced by 947.79 points to close at 302,977.61.
A high level of 30 securities traded on Monday, resulting in 12 advancing, 9 declining and 9 remaining firm resulted in 3,192,844 units valued at $66,838,582 trading.

In market activity Barita Investments rose 45 cents and closed at $12, with 3,850 shares, Berger Paints ended at $20, with 1,000 stock units, Caribbean Cement concluded trading with a rise of $1.50 to end at $40.50, while exchanging 40,980 units, Carreras closed at $10.45, with 10,900 shares, Ciboney Group closed at 13 cents, with 141,600 shares, Grace Kennedy settled at $49.50, with 7,132 shares. Jamaica Broilers dropped $4.70 and ended trading at $21.60, with 158,337 shares, Jamaica Producers traded 4,053 stock units at $16.85, Jamaica Stock Exchange rose 20 cents and finished trading at $7.50, with 37,018 units, JMMB Group closed 50 cents higher at $28, with 16,682 shares. Kingston Properties lost 50 cents to end at $6, with 2,100 shares, Kingston Wharves gained 50 cents in concluding trading at $46.50, with 11,018 shares, Mayberry Investments gave up 10 cents and finished at $6.40, with 29,948 stock units, NCB Financial Group rose 50 cents and settled at $97, with 55,490 units. PanJam Investment fell 98 cents and finished trading at $51, with 1,079 shares, Proven Investments closed at $28.50 while 448 units traded,

Pulse Investments added 19 cents and ended at $1.60, with 1,500 units, Radio Jamaica concluded trading 2 cents higher to $1.10, with 12,917 shares, Sagicor Group lost 55 cents and finished at $39, with 1,023,740 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 5,314 units and fell 70 cents to end at $13.80. Salada Foods settled trading with 10,000 shares at $14, Scotia Group jumped $1.49 to end trading at $51.50, with 39,946 stock units changing hands, Seprod traded 8,590 units at $35, Supreme Ventures grew 50 cents and closed at $13.50, with 145,968 shares, Victoria Mutual Investments gained just 1 cent and ended at $4, with 46,455 shares and Wisynco Group concluded trading by adding 10 cents to end at $9.75, with 907,325 stock units being exchanged.
In the main market preference segment, Jamaica Money Market 7.5% rose 4 cents and finished trading at $1.85, with 40,954 units, JMMB Group 7.25% concluded trading at $2.11, with 4,500 shares, JMMB Group 7.5% gained 9 cents and settled at $1.09, with 424,000 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place. For more details of market activities, see “JSE moved higher on Monday.”