The Junior Market closed trading with 124,625 units valued at only $158,408. The JSE Junior Market Index increased 2.04 points to close at 661.40 with only 3 securities traded, 1 advanced and none declined.
At the close of the market there were 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 stocks with offers that were lower. The junior market continues to exhibit weakness with 11 stocks closing with no bids to buy. There were 5 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
At the close of trading the active stocks are, Caribbean Producers trading 24,625 shares to end at $2.38, Lasco Financial Services gained 15 cent with 80,000 units, to close at $1 and Lasco Manufacturing had 20,000 units trading, to close at 98 cents.
Lasco Finance up 15 cents
Only 3 junior market securities trade
The Junior Market closed trading, with a mere 27,140 units valued at $54,491. The JSE Junior Market Index fell 4.50 points to close at 659.36 as only 3 securities traded with all 3 declining.
At the close of the market, there were 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 stocks with offers that were lower. The junior market continues to exhibit weakness with 11 stocks closing with no bids to buy. On the other hand there were 7 stocks that closed without offers to dell.
In market activity, Caribbean Producers with 20,000 units, closed 7 cents lower at $2.38, Consolidated Bakeries traded 6,640 units trading with a cent fall, to end at 80 cents and Lasco Financial with 500 shares, closed with a loss of 12 cents, at 85 cents.
4 stocks trade on junior market
The Junior Market closed trading with only moderate interest and only 153,055 units valued at $196,918 changed hands. The JSE Junior Market Index increased 2.07 points to close at 666.40 as only 4 securities traded with 1 advancing and 1 declining.
At the close of the market there were 3 stocks with bids higher than the last selling price and 5 stocks with offers that were lower. The junior market continues to exhibit weakness with 9 stocks closing with no bids to buy, against 5 that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Lasco Manufacturing with 29,802 units, closed 2 cents higher at $1.04, Paramount Trading had 18,511 units trading, falling 2 cents to $2.50, Lasco Distributors traded 100,000 shares at $1.15 and Lasco Financial traded only 4,742 units at $1.
Low trading in junior market
The Junior Market had trading in only 404,855 units valued at $754,027. The JSE Junior Market Index fell 3.57 points to close at 664.33 as 6 stocks traded including one from the Preference section, with 2 advancing and 2 declining.
At the close of the market there were 4 stocks with the bids higher than the last selling price and 5 stocks with offers that were lower. The junior market continues to exhibit weakness with 10 stocks closing no bids to buy against 6 that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Lasco Financial traded 50,000 shares at $1 by gaining 5 cents followed by Lasco Manufacturing with 60,000 units to gain 2 cents to end at $1.02, Dolphin Cove traded 20,000 units at $8, Caribbean Producers traded 71,805 shares with the loss of 15 cents to end at $2.45 and General Accident traded 202,600 shares at $1.50, in losing 12 cents. Eppley 9.5% preference share traded 450 units at $6.10.
Lasco companies lift trading on junior market
Lasco water treatment machines, part of the new factory facility at the White Marl in St Catherine,
The executives of all three Lasco listed companies, hosted a briefing at which the companies performance for the financial year to March this year and results for the June 2014 quarter, were highlighted, along with explanations for some of the new developments, including the addition of more warehousing space, to meet projected increased demand and some of the prospects for growth going forward.
Fresh on the heels of the tour, the two main Lasco companies that will directly benefit from the expansion, traded the largest quantity for some time. Lasco Distributors traded 1.26 million shares and Lasco Manufacturing 1.78 million units.
The Junior Market had trading in 3,828,805 units valued at $4,547,128. The last time the junior market traded with such volume is September 9 when nearly 19 million units were traded. At the close of the market, the JSE Junior Market Index fell 3.01 points to close at 667.90. Only 4 securities traded, none advanced while 2 declined.
At the close of the market, there were 2 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 stocks with offers that were lower. The likelihood of continuing weakness is reflected in the 9 stocks that had no bids to buy, against 6 that had no stocks being offered for sale.
In trading, General Accident with 613,089 shares lost 7 cents to end at $1.62, Medical Disposables closed at the lowest price since it was listed in December last year, by shedding 12 cents in ending at $1.88, while trading 172,587 shares. The stock price is close to the IPO price of $1.83. Lasco Distributors traded 1,264,872 units at $1.15 and Lasco Manufacturing traded 1,778,257 shares to close at $1.
No sign of Junior Market movement
Heating of raw material to make bottles for Lasco’s new drinks
At the close of the market there was 2 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 6 stocks with offers that were lower. The likelihood of continuing weakness is reflected in the 10 stocks that had no bids to buy against 7 that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Lasco Distributors with 278,128 units, closed 1 cent lower at $1.15, Dolphin Cove traded 1,470 units at $8, Lasco Financial 4,657 shares at 95 cents and Lasco Manufacturing 278,832 units at $1.
Low junior market trading continues
There was trading in 5 junior market securities accounting for only 131,243 units, valued at $178,904, on Wednesday. The JSE Junior Market Index gained 2.73 points to close at 672.44 with 1 stock advancing and 1 declining.
At the close of the market there was 1 stock with the bid higher than the last selling price and 6 stocks with offers that were lower. The likelihood of continuing weakness in this markets segment, is reflected in the 10 stocks that had no bids to buy, against 6 that had no stocks being offered for sale.
In trading, General Accident with 5,000 units is the only stock to gain at the end of trading in the junior market with the price rising 7 cents to $1.69. Lasco Financial with 56,843 units, closed at 95 cents, Lasco Manufacturing put through 53,400 units at $1 and Sweet River Abattoir traded for the second time since listing in mid-September, accounting for 16,000 shares, the price slipped 4 cents back to its IPO price of $3.86.
Jamaican Teas 8% debenture traded 3,000 units with the price remaining at $100 each.
Junior Market moderate trading continues
There was trading in only 4 securities on the junior market on Tuesday, ending with 629,119 units valued at only $626,014. The JSE Junior Market Index increased 3.34 points to close at 669.71 as 2 advanced and 2 remained unchanged.
Caribbean Cream’s 25,000 units, closed 1 cent higher at 71 cents and Lasco Manufacturing was the dominant trade with 596,772 shares, gained 3 cents to $1, Dolphin Cove traded 640 shares at $8 and Lasco Financial closed with 6,707 shares at 95 cents.
At the close of trading there was 1 stock with the bid higher than the last selling prices and 5 stocks with offers that were lower. Ten securities closed without bids to buy stock and 5 with no stock on offer to sell.
Only 4 junior market securities trade
Activity on the Junior Market, remained subdued in Monday,s trading, with only 4 securities being active, resulting in 1,874,825 units valued at $2,598,078 trading. At the close of the Market, the JSE Junior Market Index, increased 0.08 points to close at 666.37 with 2 advancing securities and 2 declining.
The main trades were, General Accident with 1,212,625 units, while gaining 4 cents to end at $1.62 and Lasco Manufacturing with 642,500 shares to close down by 3 cents, at 95 cents, Lasco Distributors closed up a cent at $1.16 with 10,000 shares and Lasco Financial Services with 9,700 shares, ended at 95 after losing 5 cents.
At the close, there was 1 stock with the bid higher than the last selling price, and 7 stocks with offers that were lower, in the junior market, 10 stocks had no bids to sell and 5 with no stock on offer, to sell. These are negative indicators.
Junior market participation picks up but…
The number of securities trading in the Junior Market, picked up today to 6, from very low levels previously, but with very low volume. At the close of trading, the price of 1 stock advanced and 1 declined, with a total volume trading was 30,562 units. The JSE Junior Market Index fell 2.73 points to close at 666.29.
At the close the market there only moderate interest in junior market stocks with no bids to buy 10 stocks and no offer to sell 7 out of the 24 listings in this market segment. There was only one stock with the bid that was higher than the last selling price but 4 stocks had offers that were lower.
Gains| Caribbean Cream the sole stock to gain in the junior market, traded 5,000 with a gain of 5 cents, to close at 70 cents.
Firm Trades| Stocks in the junior market that traded to close at the same price as the day before are, Dolphin Cove with 200 shares at $8, Lasco Distributors traded 2,300 units at $1.15 Lasco Financial 1,500 shares at $1 and Lasco Manufacturing managed to exchange 3,982 units at $1.
Declines| General Accident with 20,500 shares changing hands lost 1 cent to end at $1.58 is the only stock declining in the junior market at the end of trading.