Big jump in junior stocks as tTech & CAC trade

January 7, 2016 by

tTech gained 22% on the first day of trading to close at $3.04.

tTech gained 22% on the first day of trading to close at $3.04.

Trading commenced on Thursday, in tTech and CAC 2000 shares, with the former rising 22 percent or 54 cents to end at $3.05 and CAC rose 12 percent or 43 cents to close at $5.43. The companies were enjoying the first day of trading following successful IPO offerings at $2.50 and $4.85 at the IPO stage. The junior market continued its bull run with a big 77.67 points move in the index to end at 1,924.59 for yet another new record close.
The market closed with 19 securities trading 10 of which advanced, 4 declined with 7 closing at a new 52 weeks’ high. A volume of 3,272,184 units changed hands, valued at $17,503,527.
At the close, 2 securities ended with no bids to buy and 7 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. A total of 5 stocks closed with bids higher than their last traded prices while 3 closed with lower offers.
In trading, Access Financial Services closed at $16 after losing 6 cents with 22,300 units changing hands, AMG Packing gained 16 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $7.36 with 1,000 shares trading and closed with the bid at $8.10 to buy 1,140 units. CAC rose 58 cents to close at $5.43 with 6,000 units changing hands, but the stock was offered at $5.43 at the close to sell 5,000 units. C2W Music ended with a rise of 2 cents to close at 45 cents while 114,000 units changed hands, Cargo Handlers lost 15 cents to end at $37.50 with 589 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cream ended with 379,183 shares changing hands as the price rose 29 cents to end at $4.18. Caribbean Flavours traded 75,871 units to close with a gain of 38 cents at $8.88, Caribbean Producers traded 9,500 units but gain 80 cents to close at $5.48, Consolidated Bakeries ended at $1.50, with 3,050 units changing hands, Derrimon Trading Company had 27,000 units trading, to close at $4.05. General Accident traded 23,600 shares to close with a loss of 10 cent, to end at $2.10, Honey Bun gained 22 cents with 114,652 shares changing hands and closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.50, KLE Group ended with a fall of 2 cents at $1.85 with 15,000 shares changing hands.ICI -JM 07-01-16 Lasco Distributors closed with 1,354,455 shares changing hands for a gain of 50 cents, to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.51, Lasco Financial rose 16 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.11 with 55,598 shares changing hands. Lasco Manufacturing rose 20 cents to $3.80 with 349,634 shares trading, Medical Disposables ended with 5,000 shares changing hands at the close at $3.55, tTech had 257,952 units changing hands to gain 54 cents to close at $3.04, at the close there were no stocks on offer, while bids ranged from a low of $2.33 to a high of $3.05, Eppley 2019 preference shares traded 42,000 shares at $6.10 and Eppley 9.5% preference shares had 416,800 changing hands at $6.

Filed Under: JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

tTech & CAC 2000 trades on Thursday

January 6, 2016 by

tTech's executives

tTech’s executives

Trading commences on Thursday, in tTech and CAC 2000 shares, following successful IPO offerings as the junior market continued its bull run with the index gaining 7.95 points to end at 1,846.92 for a new record close. The market closed with 15 securities trading 9 of which advanced, 4 declined with 7 closing at a new 52 weeks’ high. A volume of 3,347,529 units changed hands, valued at $9,025,299.
At the close, 1 security ended with no bid to buy and 6 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. A total of 5 stocks closed with bids higher than their last traded prices while 1 closed with a lower offer.
In trading, AMG Packaging gained 16 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $7.36 with 1,000 shares trading and closed with the bid at $8.10 to buy 1,140 units. C2W Music closed with 64,290 units changing hands at 43 cents for a 52 weeks’ high, having risen 3 cents, Cargo Handlers traded at a new high of $37.65 with 126 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cream ended with 54,293 shares changing hands as the price slipped by 11 cents to end at $3.89. Caribbean Producers traded 1,500 units but lost 82 cents to close at $4.68, Consolidated Bakeries rose 8 cents to end at $1.50, with 355,700 units changing hands, ICI -JM 06-01-16Derrimon Trading Company had 4,930 units trading, to close up 25 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $4.05. General Accident traded 1,318,600 shares to close with a loss of 1 cent, to end at $2.18, Honey Bun gained 10 cents with 1,150 shares changing hands and closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.28, Jamaican Teas rose 45 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.50 while 1,689 units were traded, KLE Group ended at $1.87 with 49,632 shares changing hands. Lasco Distributors closed with only 4,538 shares changing hands for a gain of 31 cents, to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.01, Lasco Financial lost 5 cents to close at a $3.95 with 4,200 shares changing hands. Lasco Manufacturing rose 5 cents to $3.60 with 1,483,881 shares trading and Medical Disposables ended with 2,000 shares changing hands at the close at $3.55.

Filed Under: JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

JSE continues in positive mode

January 6, 2016 by

The Jamaican stock market is off to more measured trading, early Wednesday with all major indices recording gains in mid-morning trading but leading to a number of stocks recording new 52 weeks’ highs up to 10.45 am. A total of 33 securities traded amounting to 1,556,075 units changing hands with 14 rising, while 9 declined.
The all Jamaica Composite Index rose 661.58 points to 169,133.35 the JSE intra 06-01-16 JSE Market Index gained 591.99 points to 152,276.03 the JSE combined index added 8601.65 points to 160,235.23 and the junior market index is up 4.76 points to 1,843.75.
Trading volumes were generally low, but there have been some interest in a number of stocks including Cable & Wireless with 186,335 shares trading at $1.35, Gleaner trading 262,000 units at $2.50, Jamaica Stock Exchange with 37,839 units at $18.60, JMMB Group with 72,026 units trading at $10.45, National Commercial Bank with 5,168 units at a new high of $41, Radio Jamaica at $4.50 with 24,280, Cargo Handlers trading at a new high of $37.65 with 126 shares, C2W Music at 43 cents for a new 52 weeks’ high with 47,290 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cream with 54,293 units at $3.89, General Accident with 79,400 units at $2, Lasco Distributors with 3,538 shares trades at a new high of $5.72 and Lasco Manufacturing with 641,051 units at $3.50 after trading earlier at $3.60.

Filed Under: JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Juniors move to higher heights

January 5, 2016 by

AMG Packaging closed at a new high of $7.20 on Tuesday.

AMG Packaging closed at a new high of $7.20 on Tuesday.

The junior market started 2016 with the index gaining 24.19 points to end at 1,838.97 for a new record high. The market closed with 17 securities trading 7 of which advanced, 5 declined with 3 closing at a new 52 weeks’ high and 2 at an intraday 52 weeks’ high. A volume of 1,801,000 units changed hands, valued at $7,668,101.
At the close, 2 securities ended with no bids to buy and 8 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. A total of 5 stocks closed with bids higher than their last traded prices while 4 closed with lower offers.
The junior market will have two new listing when trading commences on Thursday with tTech and CAC 2000 being added following successful IPO offerings. The listings were approved today by the Jamaica Stock Exchange.
In trading, Access Financial Services closed with a gain of 6 cents at $16.06 with 5,900 units changing hands, AMG Packaging gained 20 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $7.20 with 9,954 shares trading, C2W Music closed with 174,441 units changing hands at 40 cents. Caribbean Cream ended with 153,300 shares changing hands as the price slipped by 8 cents to end at $4, Caribbean Flavours traded 11,474 units to close with a loss of 50 cents at $8.50, Caribbean Producers traded 3,636 units to close at $5.50, Consolidated Bakeries fell 7 cents to end at $1.42 with 8,000 units changing hands. Derrimon Trading Company had 16,550 units trading at $3.80 but ended the day with a bid at $4. Dolphin Cove ended at $15.60 with only 4,000 shares trading to gain 10 cents, General Accident traded 63,115 shares to close with a gain of 14 cents, to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.19. ICI -JM 05-01-16Jamaica Teas ended at $5.05 with a while 39,500 units traded, but rose earlier to a 52 weeks’ intraday high of $5.25, KLE Group ended at $1.87 with 123,397 shares changing hands, Knutsford Express rose $1.05 with 7,678 shares trading to end at $10.65. Lasco Distributors closed with 750,787 shares changing hands for a gain of 20 cents, to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.70, Lasco Financial gained 10 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $4 with 64,737 shares changing hands. Lasco Manufacturing dipped 5 cents to $3.55 with 388,215 shares trading and Paramount Trading ended with 2,916 shares changing hands at the close at $9 after it traded at an intraday high of $9.10.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Juniors start 2016 at new high

January 4, 2016 by

Lasco Financial traded at a new 52 weeks' high high of $3.90

Lasco Financial traded at a new 52 weeks’ high high of $3.90


The junior market started 2016 with the index gaining 23.73 points to end at 1,814.78 for a new record high. The market closed with 13 securities trading 6 of which advanced, 2 declined with 4 closing at a new 52 weeks high and one at an intraday high. A volume of 1,707,388 units changed hands, valued at $6,741,784.
At the close, 1 security ended with no bids to buy and 8 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. A total of 2 stocks closed with bids higher than their last traded prices while 1 closed with a lower offer.
In trading, Access Financial Services closed at $16 with 8,510 units changing hands, C2W Music closed with a gain of 1 cent as 256,277 units changed hands to a new 52 weeks’ high of 40 cents, Caribbean Cream ended with 500,000 shares changing hands at $4.08, Caribbean Flavours traded 45,000 units to close with a loss of 44 cents at $9. Caribbean Producers traded 3,340 units to close with a gain of 5 cents, at $5.50, Consolidated Bakeries gained 4 cents to end at $1.49 with 111,500 units changing hands, ICI -JM 04 -01-16General Accident traded 5,600 shares to close at $2.05, Honey Bun rose 3 cents, to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.18 with 120,000 units changing hands. Jamaica Teas ended at $5.05 with a loss of 5 cents while 28,634 units traded, KLE Group ended at $1.87 with 17,920 shares changing hands, Lasco Distributors closed with 389,944 shares changing hands at $5.50, but traded at an intraday 52 weeks’ high of $5.55. Lasco Financial closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.90, with a rise of 20 cents with 50,001 shares changing hands and Lasco Manufacturing closed at $3.58 with 170,662 shares trading, for an 8 cents rise.

Filed Under: JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , ,

Juniors close 2015 with 8 up 3 down

December 31, 2015 by

Honey Bun closed at a new 52 weeks' high on Thursday

Honey Bun closed at a new 52 weeks’ high on Thursday

The junior market ended 2015 with gains of 160 percent with but the market suffered a modest decline on Thursday with the index falling 1.10 points to end at 1,791.05. The market closed with 16 securities trading 8 of which advanced, 3 declined with 2 closing at a new 52 weeks high. Volume changing hands amounted to 4,049,568 units, valued at $15,799,898.
At the close, 1 security ended with no bids to buy and 6 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. A total of 3 stocks closed with bids higher than their last traded prices while 2 closed with lower offers.
In trading, C2W Music closed with a gain of 1 cent as 20,000 units changed hands at 39 cents, Caribbean Cream ended the year with 264,288 shares changing hands for a gain of 10 cents to $4.08, Caribbean Producers traded 6,000 units to close with a gain of 45 cents at $5.45. Consolidated Bakeries gained 15 cents to end at $1.45 with 2,922 units changing hands, Derrimon Trading had 3,135,140 shares trading for a gain of 7 cents to close at $3.87, Dolphin Cove ended with 3,900 shares changing hands at $15.50, after falling 25 cents, General Accident ended with 20,000 shares trading close at $2.05 for a loss of 3 cents. Honey Bun rose 4 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.15, with 1,800 units changing hands, Jamaica Teas traded at a new 52 weeks’ high of $5.10 with a gain of 5 cents while a mere 850 units traded, at the close the stock was offered at $5.05.JM Trde Sht 31-12-15r KLE Group ended at $1.87 with 4,000 shares changing hands to record a loss of 1 cent, Lasco Distributors rose by 10 cents and closed with 95,306 shares changing hands at $5.50 for a closing 52 weeks’ high. Lasco Financial closed at $3.70, with 3,899 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $3.50 with 246,352 shares trading, Medical Disposables traded 10,000 shares to close unchanged at $3.55, Sweet River ended with 100,000 units changing hands at $3.91 after losing 4 cents and Eppley 9.5% preference share traded 135,111 units at $6.

Filed Under: JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

161% up for junior record – Wednesday

December 30, 2015 by

New closing high for Lasco Distributors on Wednesday.

New closing high for Lasco Distributors on Wednesday.

The junior market is up 161 percent gain for 2015 with strong gains on Wednesday that pushed the market for emerging companies to yet another record. The index put on a strong 66.09 points to end at a record high of 1,792.15 as the market sets it sights on the next major point of resistance at 2,200 points.
The market closed with 11 securities trading 7 of which advanced, 1 declined with 2 closing at a new 52 weeks high. Volume changing hands amounted to 886,844 units, valued at $4,712,436.
At the close there was 1 security ending with no bid to buy and 6 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. A total of 4 stocks closed with bids higher than their last traded prices while 2 closed with lower offers.
In trading, C2W Music closed with 4,000 units changing hands at 38 cents, Caribbean Cream rose 18 cents with 64,025 shares changing hands at $3.98, Caribbean Producers traded 8,730 units to close at $5. Dolphin Cove ended with 2,908 shares changing hands at $15.75 by gaining 13 cents, General Accident ended with 1,000 shares trading close at $2.08.JM Trde Sht 30-12-15 KLE Group ended at $1.86 with 86,054 shares changing hands to record a gain of 3 cents to close at a new 52 weeks’ high, Knutsford Express ended at $9.60 with 178,474 shares changing hands, Lasco Distributors rose by 40 cents and closed with 124,055 shares changing hands at $5.40 for a 52 weeks’ closing high, Lasco Financial closed at $3.70, with 6,101 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $3.50 with 278,997 shares trading and Eppley 2019 preference share gained 2 cents in trading 131,500 units at $6.10.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , ,

Junior market falls on Tuesday

December 15, 2015 by

Derrimon traded at a new high on Tuesday.

Derrimon traded at a new high on Tuesday.

Activity in the junior market ended on Tuesday with active 11 securities trading of with 2 stocks advanced and 6 declined. The junior market index dropped 27.31 points to 1,601.33 with 2,228,207 units, valued at $ 10,171,098 changing hands.
At the close there was 1 security ending with no bid to buy and 7 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. A total of 5 stocks closed with bids higher than their last traded prices while none closed with a lower offer.
In trading, C2W Music traded 77,500 units at 38 cents, to record a loss of 1 cent, Caribbean Cream dropped by $1 end with 20,000 shares changing hands at $2.80, Caribbean Producers lost 40 cents in trading 417,144 units, to close at $4.60. Derrimon Trading ended with 103,946 shares changing hands at a new 52 weeks’ high of $3.79, for a gain of 1 cent, Dolphin Cove jumped to $17 with a rise of $1 to close at a new high with only 300 shares changing hands. Jamaican Teas traded just 301 units but lost 3 cents to end at $4.47. JM - Trde Sht 15-12-15r Lasco Distributors closed with 105,588 shares changing hands at $4.50, Lasco Financial fell 2 cents ended at $3.10, with 67,081 shares changing hands. Lasco Manufacturing (LASM) lost 5 cents and closed at $3.05, with 1,079,240 shares trading. At the close there were 2,536,706 units of LASM offered for sale at $3.30 by Stocks and Securities as broker for a client. Derrimon Trading preference share lost 5 cents and ended with 350,000 shares changing hands at $2.15, Eppley cumulative preference share 2019, ended with 7,407 units changing hands at $6.08 after falling 1 cent and Jamaican Teas debenture traded 30,000 units at $100 each.

Filed Under: JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Juniors up on low volume – Wednesday

December 9, 2015 by

JM Sign build Activity in the junior market declined on Wednesday from the higher levels seen over the last few trading session as 8 securities were active, ending with 1 stock advancing and 2 declining. Junior market index ended with an increase of 18.43 points to 1,641.58 with 1,378,773 units, valued at $4,830,892 changing hands.
At the close there was 1 security ending with no bid to buy and 6 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. A total of 4 stocks closed with bids higher than the last traded prices and 1 closed with a lower offer.
In trading, Access Financial ended with a gain of 39 cents at $14 with 1,500 shares JM Trde Sht 9-12-15trading, C2W Music had 2,200 shares trading at 39 cents, Caribbean Cream dropped 4 cents while trading 80,000 units to end at $3.38, Caribbean Producers traded 45,182 units as the price fell 30 cents to end at $5.30. KLE Group ended with 25,975 units trading at 75 cents, Lasco Distributors closed with 185,802 shares changing hands, at $4.30, Lasco Financial ended at $3, with 357,318 shares changing hands and Lasco Manufacturing lost 11 cents and closed at $3.51, with 680,796 shares trading.

Filed Under: JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: , , , , , , , , ,

Junior index up Monday but…

November 30, 2015 by

Caribbean Flavours' produce with ingredients - the stock closed at a new high.

Caribbean Flavours’ produce with ingredients – the stock closed at a new high on Monday.

More junior market stocks declined on Monday and those that rose with 11 active securities. Trading ended with 3 stocks advancing and 4 declining with a 1,885,473 units, valued at $5,604,327 changing hands. Trading ended with a 12.45 points rise in the index to 1,638.46. The market ended with 2 new 52 weeks’ closing highs.
The signs are pointing to prices heading mostly higher, with a tight supply of stocks being dominant in this market. At the close, there was only 1 security ending with no bid to buy and 11 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. A total of 5 stocks closed with bids higher than the last traded prices and one closed with a lower offer.
In trading, C2W Music ended with 1,600 units changing hands at 38 cents, Caribbean Flavours gained 28 cents while trading 16,512 units to end at a 52 weeks’ high at $6.75, Caribbean Producers gained 10 cents, in trading 44,922 units to end at $5.80 for a 52 weeks’ closing high, Consolidated Bakeries ended trading with 30,192 shares at $1.30. JM - Trade 30-11-15General Accident ended with 504,997 shares changing hands and closed at $1.99 after declining by 1 cent, KLE Group ended with 24,467 units with a gain of 5 cents at 75 cents, Knutsford Express traded 500 units at $9. Lasco Distributors closed with 622,630 shares changing hands, to end at $4.05, Lasco Financial ended at $2.95, with 76,650 shares changing hands after losing 5 cents. Lasco Manufacturing fell 3 cents to $3.68 with 163,003 shares trading and Derrimon Trading preference share ended with 400,000 units changing hands with a loss of 10 cents at $2.10.

Filed Under: JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , ,