Blue Power jumped $6.07 to a 52 weeks’ high of $46.47
The market closed after 23 securities traded, 2 more than on Wednesday, with the prices of 12 rising, 10 declining, ending with 1,812,887 units, valued at $10,370,371 passing through the market, compared to 2,831,925 units, valued at $14,341,956, on Wednesday. At the close, 9 stocks had bids higher than their last sale prices and 1 with a lower offer than the last sale.
An average of 78,821 units with an average value of $450,886 traded, compared to 134,854 units with an average value of $682,950 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 106,837 units and $566,918. The average volume and value for January, ended at 165,547 units and $884,749.
At the close of trading, Blue Power jumped $6.07 to close with 9,500 units changing hands at a 52 weeks’ high of $46.47, CAC 2000 traded 1,000 units at $6.10, Cargo Handlers traded 9,884 units and gained $1.50 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $22, Caribbean Cream exchanged 150,000 shares and fell 2 cents, to close at $7.25. Caribbean Flavours lost 1 cent in putting through 15,948 units to end at $9.49. Caribbean Producers rose 20 cents in trading 22,245 units at $4.45. Consolidated Bakeries shed 20 cents in trading 247,225 shares to close at $3.30, after trading at an intraday 52 weeks’ high of $3.70, C2W Music rose 5 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of 40 cents with 30,696 shares changing hands, Dolphin Cove ended with a gain of 10 cents at $14.50 with 400 shares changing hands. General Accident gained 35 cents and closed trading with 24,375 shares at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.40. Honey Bun climbed 49 cents and closed with 26,400 shares changing hands at $7.49, Jamaican Teas traded 17,440 shares to close at $8.50 after declining by 65 cents, Jetcon Corporation closed trading with 58,879 shares, to end with a gain of 62 cents at $10.42. Key Insurance traded 151,628 units to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.50, after rising by 15 cents, KLE Group gained 15 cents and ended with 3,000 units changing hands at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.95, 
Lasco Distributors ended trading with 2,720 units changing hands and lost 10 cents to close at $7.20. Lasco Financial had 18,071 shares changing hands and shed 25 cents to end at $3.75, Lasco Manufacturing with 49,999 units changing hands, closed with a loss of 8 cents at $5.12, Medical Disposables shed 10 cents and closed at $6 with 33,545 shares changing hands. Paramount Trading closed at $3.10 after rising 10 cents, with 22,382 shares changing hands, tTech closed trading with 27,800 units changing hands to end at $6.85 after easing 5 cents, Derrimon preference share, traded 49,750 units and fell 7 cents to end at $2.05 and Eppley 9.5% preference share, traded 840,000 units to close at $6.04 after rising 1 cent.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging rose 90 cents to close at $21 with 1,965 units changing hands, Blue Power closed with 2,000 units changing hands at $40.40, Caribbean Cream exchanged 710,000 shares and fell 24 cents, to close at $7.27, Caribbean Flavours put through 897 units to end at $9.50. Caribbean Producers lost 10 cents in trading 53,025 units at $4.25. Consolidated Bakeries jumped 50 cents in trading 146,122 shares to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.50, C2W Music ended 35 cents with 23,480 shares changing hands, General Accident gained 5 cents and closed trading with 148,153 shares at $3.05, but traded at an all-time high of $3.50 earlier in the day. Honey Bun climbed 9 cents and closed with 202,754 shares changing hands at $7, Jamaican Teas traded 20,460 shares to close at $9.15 after rising by 34 cents, Jetcon Corporation closed trading with 53,787 shares, to end with a gain of 26 cents to $9.80. Key Insurance traded 15,000 units to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.35, after rising by 35 cents, KLE Group gained 30 cents and ended with 44,700 units changing hands at $2.80, 
Lasco Distributors ended trading with 63,350 units changing hands to end at $7.30. Lasco Financial had 126,647 shares changing hands and gained 8 cents to end at $4, Lasco Manufacturing with 134,019 units changing hands, closed with a gain of 7 cents at $5.13, Medical Disposables gained 20 cents and closed at $6.10 with 20,069 shares changing hands. Paramount Trading closed at $3 with 871,487 shares changing hands, tTech closed trading with 16,010 units changing hands to end at $6.90 after rising 30 cents, Eppley 10% preference share, traded 8,000 units and rose 3 cents to end at $6.03 and Eppley 8.25% preference share, traded 170,000 units to close at $6 after it traded at an all –time high of $6.05.
The junior market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange made moderate gains on in trading on Tuesday, but that was enough to land it with a rise of 9.5 percent for the first month of the year. The market on all trading days except for moderate declines on only two days. 
An average of 84,770 units with an average value of $567,533 traded, compared to 26,655 units with an average value of $168,890 on the previous trading day. The average for the month to date is 165,547 units with an average value of $884,749 versus 169,586 units with an average value of $900,610 for the preceding trading day. The average for December, ended at 131,147 units, with an average value of $672,488.
Jetcon Corporation closed trading with 141,658 shares, to end with a loss of 88 cents to $9.54. KLE Group gained 30 cents and ended with 5,300 units changing hands at $2.80, Lasco Distributors ended trading with 895,981 units changing hands to end at $7.30 after gaining 30 cents, Lasco Financial had 7,202 shares changing hands and fell 8 cents to end at $3.92. Lasco Manufacturing with 75,371 units changing hands, closed with a loss of 7 cents at $5.13, Medical Disposables closed with a loss of 30 cents at $5.60 with 21,586 shares changing hands. Paramount Trading closed with a loss of 10 cents at $3 with 34,921 shares changing hands and tTech closed trading with 2,200 units changing hands to end at $6.60 after falling 30 cents.
The average for the month to date is 169,586 units with an average value of $900,610 versus 177,108 units with an average value of $939,121 for the preceding trading day. The average for December, ended at 131,147 units, with an average value of $672,488.
Jetcon Corporation closed trading with 75,936 shares, to end with a gain of 32 cents to $10.42. KLE Group gained 1 cent and ended with 95,562 units changing hands at $2.50, Lasco Distributors ended trading with 8,000 units changing hands to end at $7 after falling 30 cents. Lasco Financial had 18,648 shares changing hands and rose 5 cents to end at $4, Lasco Manufacturing with 5,997 units changing hands and closed with a gain of 5 cents at $5.20, Paramount Trading closed with a loss of 12 cents at $3.10 with 67,618 shares changing hands and tTech closed trading with 15,948 units changing hands to end at a record $6.90.
The market closed with 12 stocks with bids higher than their last sale and 1 with a lower offer than the last sale.
Jetcon Corporation closed trading with just 650 shares, to end with a gain of 56 cents to $10.10. KLE Group ended with 8,200 units changing hands at $2.49, Lasco Distributors ended trading with 16,985 units changing hands to end at $7.30. Lasco Financial had 45,650 shares changing hands and rose 15 cents to end at $3.95, Lasco Manufacturing with 3,240 units changing hands and closed with a gain of 5 cents at $5.15, Medical Disposables gained 30 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.20 with 2,850 shares trading. Paramount Trading closed with a gain of 2 cents at $3.22 with 2,500 shares changing hands and tTech closed trading with 40,936 units changing hands to end at a record $6.90.
with an average value of $987,878 versus 195,282 units with an average value of $1,013,387 for the preceding trading day. The average for December, ended at 131,147 units, with an average of $672,488.
KLE Group ended with 100 units changing hands at $2.49, Lasco Distributors ended trading with 73,952 units changing hands to end at $7.30. Lasco Financial had 28,397 shares changing hands to end at $3.80, Lasco Manufacturing with 44,145 units changing hands, closed with a fall of 10 cents at $5.10, Medical Disposables gained 35 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.90 with 100 shares trading. Paramount Trading closed at $3.20 with 12,800 shares changing hands, tTech closed trading with 20,000 units changing hands and gained 89 cents to end at a record $6.90 and Derrimon preference share, rose 12 cents to close at $2.12 as 4,395 units passed through the market.
The junior market ended trading on Wednesday with a new closing high, with index staying above the 2,800 points level and held on for a moderate gain of 4.05 points at the close to end at 2,808.74, after rising as high as 2,830.08 points in the morning session. 
The market closed with 11 stocks with bids higher than their last sale and one with a lower offer than the last sale.
Jamaican Teas lost 25 cents to end at $8 with 25,565 shares being exchanged. Jetcon Corporation closed trading with 26,500 shares, to end with a rise of 30 cents at $10.30, KLE Group ended with 1,868 units changing hands at $2.20, Lasco Distributors ended trading with 43,100 units changing hands and gained 10 cents to end at $7.30. Lasco Financial had 51,904 shares changing hands and rose 15 cents to end at $3.80, Lasco Manufacturing with 96,444 units changing hands closed at $5.20, Medical Disposables gained 85 cents to end at $5.55 with 26,424 shares trading. Paramount Trading closed at $3.20 with 2,200 shares changing hands and Sweet River Abattoir with 4,713,213 units trading, lost 1 cent to end at $3.85
The average for December is 131,147 units, at an average of $672,488.
Jamaican Teas jumped 65 cents to end at a new closing high of $8.25 with 32,521 shares being exchanged. Jetcon Corporation traded at an all-time high of $11 in the morning session, but closed trading with 49,554 shares, to end with a fall of 30 cents at $10, Lasco Distributors ended trading with 50,000 units changing hands and fell 10 cents to end at $7.20, Lasco Financial with 20,919 shares changing hands, rose 5 cents to end at $3.65. Lasco Manufacturing with 112,627 units changing hands rose 10 cents to close at $5.20 and Paramount Trading fell 10 cents to close at $3.20 with 108,100 shares changing hands.
The market closed with 10 stocks with bids higher than their last sale and none with lower offers than their last sale.
Jamaican Teas jumped $1.10 to end at a new closing high of $7.60 with 60,557 shares being exchanged. Jetcon Corporation traded 40,750 shares to end at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $10.30, Knutsford Express traded 284 units to close at $24.51 after rising 46 cents, Lasco Distributors with 1,227,427 units trading fell 5 cents to end at $7.30, Lasco Financial with 25,000 shares changing hands declined 9 cents to end at $3.60. Lasco Manufacturing with 354,159 units changing hands lost 8 cents and closed at $5.10, Medical Disposables rose 25 cents to close at $4.70 with 10,940 shares changing hands and tTech traded 19,996 shares to close at $6.01, after falling 49 cents.
The market closed with 8 stocks with bids higher than their last sale and 2 with a lower offer, than their last sale.
Jetcon Corporation traded 185,562 shares to end at a new closing 52 weeks’ high of $10 after adding 50 cents, KLE Group closed at $2.20 with 20,000 units changing hands, Lasco Distributors ended with 9,862 units trading, to close at $7.40, after adding 37 cents. Lasco Manufacturing closed at $5, with a loss of 15 cents as just under 2 million units traded, Medical Disposables lost 13 cents to close at $4.60 with 21,127 shares changing hands, tTech traded 209,302 shares to close at $6.50 and Eppley 9.5% preference share, ended with 40,000 units changing hands to close at $6.06 after falling 12 cents.