The junior market seems set to hit a new record this coming week thus surpassing the record 1,040.59 points it closed at on 11th of August 2015. Any new record is not likely to be from a broad based rally but from a few selective securities. Since that peak the market retreated 9.3 percent to 943.44 on September 16.
The chart shows the market closing the week at resistance level, see red line. If it breaks through that level, it could move on to 1,200 points before any further level of major resistance is reached, see upward sloping black line. At that stage other junior stocks are likely to chip in.
On Friday, the junior market index jumped 31.29 points to close the week at 1,017.38 with Lasco Manufacturing hitting a new high of $2.40 before closing at $2.28 and Caribbean Cream jumping 30 cents to $2.05. Both companies have been in the new with expansion plants that is expected to 9increase revenues and cut cost. IC Insider’s earnings per share forecast for the current fiscal year ending March 2016, is 40 cents for Lasco and Caribbean Cream for the current fiscal year ending February 2016 is 78 cents per share. Demand is in for Caribbean Cream with selling moving to $3 by the close on Friday but with only 28,338 units, Lasco Manufacturing closed with just 17,200 shares on offer after it closed at a record high but has buy orders in 614,000 units at $2.15 and above and over 950,000 units at $2 and $2.10. Lasco Distributors is not as bullish with earnings per share forecast of 34 cents, as its manufacturing sister but has only 8,544 units on offer at $2.10 and 10,000 units at $2.15, buying is in at $1.88 and below.
New high for junior market soon
October 3, 2015 by IC Insider.com
Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: junior market, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Manufacturing
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