
Caribbean Flavours hit a new high of $11.95 on Friday
At the close, the prices of 5 stocks rose, 2 declined with just 9 securities trading, compared to 19 trading on Thursday. The volume of stocks traded jumped on Friday by 163 percent, from Thursday’s level, ending with 3,219,929 units changing hands, valued at $16,494,089, up 186 percent from $5,774,823 on Thursday.
Market activities ended with 10 securities
closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and just 4 ending with lower offers.An average of 357,770 units with an average value of $1,832,677 units traded, compared to 64,345 units with an average value of $303,938 on the preceding trading day. The average for December to date is 122,044 units, at an average of $576,756. The average for December to Thursday is 100,614 units, at an average of $462,581. November ended with an average of 109,679 units with an average value of $607,092.
Caribbean Flavours traded 20,512 units to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $11 with a gain of 1 cent and traded as high as $11.95 during the trading session, Caribbean Producers closed with 444 shares changing hands with a gain of 5 cents, at $3.25,
C2W Music with 10,393 units changing hands, closed unchanged at 35 cents. Derrimon Trading exchanged 675 shares and closed at $3.55 after falling by 35 cents. Jetcon Corporation closed trading with 60,000 units, the price rose 1 cent to end at $5.89, Lasco Distributors had 212,610 shares trading with a fall of 40 cents to close at $6.40. Lasco Manufacturing ended at $5.05 with a rise of 5 cents after 2,898,885 shares changed hands, Medical Disposables traded 15,410 shares with a rise of 60 cents to close at $4.80 and Eppley 9.5% preference share traded 1,000 units at $6.18.
The junior market surged sharply on Thursday, by 79.65 points end at a record closing high of 2,505.83, to be up a strong 40 percent, for the year to date, on increased trading activity from Wednesday’s levels.
In trading activity, AMG Packaging jumped $3 in exchanging 7,999 shares at $21.50 as investors responded to an announcement by the company, of an approval by the Directors, for each ordinary share of the company be subdivided into five units. If approved at the Annual General Meeting to be held in January, the issued capital of the company will move from 102,378,857 shares to 511,894,285.
Jetcon Corporation closed trading with 2,290 units, with a loss of 1 cent to end at $5.88, Key Insurance traded 4,193 units to close at $3, KLE Group ended at $1.95 with 500 shares changing hands after rising by 10 cents, Lasco Distributors had 10,000 shares trading with a rise of 30 cents to close at $6.80. Lasco Financial ended with 15,000 shares changing hands at $3.25, Lasco Manufacturing ended at $4.99 with a rise of 29 cents after 964,839 shares changed hands, Medical Disposables traded 700, shares with a rise of 50 cents to close at $4.20. Paramount Trading lost 20 cents with 34,283 units changing hands to close at $3 and Eppley 10% preference share traded 667 units with a rise of 65 cents to a new high of $6.75.
Market activities ended with 12 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and just 5 ending with lower offers.

The average for December to date is 173,888 units at an average of $794,408. The average December to Monday is 125,269 units at an average of $538,279. The average for November is 109,679 units with an average value of $607,092.
Honey Bun had 18,531 shares changing hands to close with a gain of 30 cents at $6, Jetcon Corporation gained 35 cents, to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $6, with 50,100 shares. Key Insurance rose 37 cents in trading 1,000 units to close at $2.87, Lasco Distributors had 104,343 shares changing hands at $6.60, Lasco Financial ended with 34,094 shares being exchanged at $3.25. Lasco Manufacturing lost 15 cents and ended at $4.55 with 3,588,543 shares changing hands and Paramount Trading lost 10 cents while 1,858 shares traded to close at $3.70.

Market activities ended with 7 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and just 2 ending with lower offers and one stock closed at a new all-time high.
and rose by 5 cents to end at $15.20. 
An average of 11,694 units with an average value of $52,146 traded, compared to 72,603 units with an average value of $377,231 on the preceding trading day. The average for the month to date is 52,146 units for an average of $108,825 compared to 114,221 units valued at $648,781 on Thursday and 129,138 units with an average value of $709,705 for October.
Jetcon Corporation closed with 1,900 units changing hands at $5, Key Insurance traded 6,783 shares with a gain of 20 cents to end at $2.35, Knutsford Express traded 934 units at $20, Lasco Distributors gained 20 cents with 2,200 shares changing hands, to close at $6.80, Lasco Financial rose 5 cents and ended with 6,860 shares changing hands at $3.20. Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.70 with 105,000 shares changing hands, Paramount Trading gaine 40 cents with 8,894 units changing hands to close at $3.50 and tTech traded 5,698 shares but fell 75 cents to $5.
The junior market index fell 11.77 points to end at 2,452.33 on Monday as the prices of just 1 stock rose and 6 declined with 9 securities trading, down from 17 on Friday. The gain for the junior market index for the year to date ended at 37 percent.
Market activities ended with 6 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 ending with lower offers.
Caribbean Cream with 62,000 shares changing hands, rose 5 cents to close at $7.25, Consolidated Bakeries lost 10 cents in trading 2,000 shares to close at $2.30, Honey Bun with 23,868 shares changing hands, but lost 40 cents to end at $5.60. Jamaican Teas traded 4,449 shares and fell 11 cents to close at $3.99, KLE Group declined 5 cents and ended with 21,460 shares trading at $1.55. Lasco Financial ended with 44,000 shares changing hands at $3, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.80 with 882 shares changing hands and tTech lost 55 cents and ended with 1,450 shares changing hands at $5.20.
An average of 50,000 units with an average value of $192,834 traded, compared to 134,647 units with an average value of $519,402 on the preceding trading day. The average for the month to date is 132,360 units for an average of $778,840 compared to 139,223 units valued at $827,673 on Tuesday and 129,138 units with an average value of $709,705 for October.
Jamaican Teas traded 8,623 shares but lost 10 cents to close at $3.90, Jetcon Corporation traded 17,138 shares to close at $5.20, for an all-time high, KLE Group slipped 10 cents in trading 50,000 shares and closed at $1.60, Lasco Distributors ended with 1,400 shares trading at $7, after rising by 50 cents. Lasco Financial rose 10 cents and ended with 100,966 shares changing hands at $3.20, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.90 with 212,067 shares changing hands after gaining 15 cents, Medical Disposables traded 3,000, shares to close at $4.78 and Paramount Trading lost 15 cents to end at $3.85 with 118,847 shares changing hands.
The junior market traded at a new intraday high of 2,522.83 on Tuesday but closed at 2,485.13 and continued the decline with a sharp 38.84 points fall on Wednesday, to close at 2,446.29 even as the prices more stocks rose than declined. The fall in the market index brings the gain for the year to date at 37 percent
An average of 134,647 units with an average value of $519,402 traded, compared to 75,933 units with an average value of $324,098 on the preceding trading day. The average for the month to date is 139,223 units for an average of $827,673 compared to 139,639 units valued at $855,698 on Tuesday and 129,138 units with an average value of $709,705 for October.
Jetcon Corporation traded 20,100 shares to close at $5.02, but traded as high as $for an intraday all-time high. Key Insurance gained 15 cents with 145,963 shares trading to end at $2.15, in response to the company posting improved results for the September quarter compared to a loss in the June quarter, KLE Group climbed 10 cents in trading 70,000 shares and closed at $1.70. Lasco Distributors ended with 92,344 shares trading at $6.50, after declining by 39 cents, Lasco Financial ended with 4,651 shares changing hands at $3.10, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.75 with 380,890 shares changing hands after slipping 15 cents and Paramount Trading lost 1 cent to end at $4 with 49,988 shares changing hands.

closed trading with 23,850 units at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.12. Honey Bun with 10,162 shares changing hands lost 30 cents and closed at $5.70, Jamaican Teas traded 1,085 shares to close at $3.90,