Lasco Distributors closed at a new high of $2.55 on Wednesday.
The market index rose 31.56 points to end at a new all-time closing of 1,427.92 and has gained 103 percent since the start of the year. A total of 3,205,139 units, valued at $12,454,599 changed hands.
The market ended with 1 stock closing at new 52 weeks’ high, while 2 securities ended with no bids to buy and 7 had no stocks being offered for sale. A total of 7 stocks closed with bids higher than the last traded prices and none closed with a lower offer.
In trading, Access Financial closed at $11.60 with 5,000 units changing hands to end at of $11.55 while gaining $1.05, Caribbean Cream with 1,169,249 shares changing hands ended at $3.95, Caribbean Flavours traded 100,000 units to end at $4.50, Caribbean Producers traded 32,296 units for a rise of 5 cents to end at $3.05. Derrimon Trading ended at $3.10, with 25,070 units changing hands.
Dolphin Cove had 80,000 shares changing hands at $11.03 after falling $1.96, General Accident ended with 82,455 shares changing hands, in closing at $1.90, Jamaican Teas had 2,300 shares trading to close at $3.90, Lasco Distributors ended with 554,500 shares changing hands and closed with a gain of 15 cents at $3.55 for a new all-time closing high. Lasco Financial closed with a 10 cents increase at $2.55, after trading earlier at $2.60, with a total of 131,975 shares changed hands and Lasco Manufacturing ended of $3.90 with 872,436 shares changing hands, Medical Disposables closed at $2.55 with 121,858 shares trading and Eppley cumulative preference share 2019, ended with 25,000 units changing hands at $6.07.