Ganja story pushes Junior Market higher

January 26, 2018 by

Lasco Manufacturing pushes Junior market index.

The Junior Market index rose 16.44 points to close at 2,763.53 at the end on Friday as a report that Lasco Manufacturing has set up a subsidiary to produce medicinal marijuana products in joint venture with an overseas partner.
Lasco Manufacturing is the most heavily weighted in the junior market index rose by 25 cents to help the market a nice bounce by contributing around 24 points to the market. At the close of trading the prices of 9 securities advanced, 7 declined and 6 remained unchanged.
At the close of market activities, trading ended with an exchange of 3,500,362 units valued at $13,179,651 with 22 securities changing hands, compared to 1,399,820 units valued at $5,859,024 from 19 securities changing hands, on Thursday.
Trading ended with an average of 159,107 units for an average of $599,075 in contrast to 73,675 units for an average of $308,370 on Thursday. For the month to date an average of 102,949 shares valued at $407,835 and previously, an average of 99,868 shares valued at $397,343. December closed with an average of 568,732 units valued at $3,447,957 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 4 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended unchanged at $2.40, with just 100 stock units, CAC 2000 finished 10 cents higher at $8.50, trading 22,794 shares, Cargo Handlers settled 5 cents higher at $10.05, with 1,416 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading 9 cents higher at $5.09, with 87,159 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading with a loss of 20 cents at $4.30, with 153,893 units. Consolidated Bakeries closed with a loss of 26 cents at $2.18, with a mere 229 shares, Derrimon Trading concluded trading 10 cents higher at $7.10, with 4,337 shares, Dolphin Cove finished 50 cents higher at $16.90, with 33,102 stock units, Express Catering ended trading at $4.50, with 2,594 shares. FosRich Group traded at $2.61, with 15,337 shares, General Accident finished trading with a loss of 10 cents at $2.85, with 344,978 shares, GWest Corporation closed 30 cents higher at $2.90, in trading 1,219,959 stock units, Honey Bun ended with a loss of 18 cents at $4.32, with 18,500 units. Jamaican Teas settled 10 cents higher at $4.60, with 36,839 shares, Jetcon Corporation ended trading 40 cents higher at $4.50, with 7,541 stock units, Lasco Distributors ended at $3.50, with 704,191 shares, Lasco Financial concluded trading with a loss of 5 cents at $5.40, with 22,700 stock units. Lasco Manufacturing finished 25 cents higher at $4, to end with 133,300 units changing hands, after a newspaper article reported that they are going into the production of medicine from Ganja, subject to the receipt of license. Main Event settled at $6.20, with 14,501 shares, Medical Disposables ended trading with a loss of 1 cent at $4.95, with 213,000 shares, Paramount Trading traded with a loss of 3 cents at $3.45, with 192 shares and Stationery and Office finished trading at $5, with 463,700 stock units.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Junior Market slips on Wednesday

January 24, 2018 by

Blue Power dropped $9 higher to close at $35.

The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange declined in trading on Wednesday with the market index slipping just 2.24 points, to close at 2,744.92 with 19 securities changing hands, versus 22 on Tuesday.
At the close of market activities, the prices of 7 securities advanced, 4 declined and 8 remained unchanged, trading ended with an exchange of 1,672,389 units valued at 8,029,321 changing hands, compared to 1,743,185 units valued at $9,048,340 on Tuesday.
Trading ended with an average of 88,020 units for an average of $422,596 in contrast to 76,450 units for an average of $393,406 on Tuesday. For the month to date an average of 100,724 shares valued at $465,215 and previously, an average of 101,859 shares valued at $400,678. December closed with an average of 568,732 units valued at $3,447,957 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 2 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed $2.19 higher at $44.20, with 2,185 shares changing hands, after several weeks with no trading taking place with the price offered on Blue Power being well below the last traded price, the stock finally traded and dropped $9 to $35, with 6,236 units changing hands. CAC 2000 finished at $8.40, with 45,372 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading at $4.30, with 60,947 units, Dolphin Cove finished with a loss of 20 cents at $16.50, with 13,455 stock units. Eppley settled at $11, with 381 units, Express Catering ended trading 9 cents higher at $4.50, with 10,000 shares, FosRich Group traded at $2.65, with 18,300 shares, General Accident finished trading with a loss of 23 cents at $2.72, with 29,500 shares. GWest Corporation closed at $2.81, with 17,628 stock units, Honey Bun ended 35 cents higher at $4.50, with 16,828 units, Jamaican Teas settled at $4.50, with 11,100 shares, Jetcon Corporation ended trading 5 cents higher at $4.10, with 84,211 stock units. Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 10 cents at $3.50, with 450,720 shares, Lasco Financial concluded trading at $5.25, with 662,745 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing finished 8 cents higher at $3.75, with 1,200 units, Paramount Trading traded at $3.48, with 6,353 shares and Stationery and Office finished trading 20 cents higher at $5, with 234,583 stock units. In the junior market preference segment, Eppley 9.5% finished at $7.25, with 645 shares trading.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Junior Market rises again on Tuesday

January 24, 2018 by

The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange rose for the second day, in trading on Tuesday with the Junior Market Index advancing 21.05 points to close at 2,747.16 with 22 securities changing hands, versus 18 on Monday.
At the close of market activities, the prices of 8 securities advanced, 10 declined and 4 remained unchanged, trading ended with an exchange of 1,743,185 units valued at $9,048,340 changing hands, compared to 2,369,619 units valued at $9,249,191 on Monday.
Trading ended with an average of 79,236 units for an average of $407,859 in contrast to 131,646 units for an average of $513,844 on Monday. For the month to date an average of 101,859 shares valued at $400,678 and previously, an average of 103,318 shares valued at $400,214. December closed with an average of 568,732 units valued at $3,447,957 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 7 stocks ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended 5 cents higher at $2.60, with 89,579 stock units, CAC 2000 finished $1.10 higher at $8.40, with 20,800 shares, Cargo Handlers settled at $10, with 134 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading at $5, with 10,785 shares, Caribbean Flavours traded with a loss of 50 cents at $11, with 6,922 stock units. Consolidated Bakeries closed 44 cents higher at $2.44, with 1,500 shares, Dolphin Cove finished 60 cents higher at $16.70, with 161,496 stock units, FosRich Group traded with a loss of 9 cents at $2.65, with 41,450 shares, General Accident finished trading 45 cents higher at $2.95, with 1,000 shares. GWest Corporation closed with a loss of 19 cents at $2.81, with 75,766 stock units, Honey Bun ended 5 cents higher at $4.15, with 12,000 units, ISP Finance finished at $12.08, with 4,114 shares, Jamaican Teas settled at $4.50, with 11,000 shares. Jetcon Corporation ended trading 5 cents higher at $4.05, with 84,600 stock units, KLE Group finished trading with a loss of 5 cents at $2.25, with 108,000 shares, Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 10 cents at $3.60, with 697,680 shares, Lasco Financial concluded trading with a loss of 6 cents at $5.24, with 285,466 stock units. Lasco Manufacturing finished with a loss of 21 cents at $3.67, with 44,035 units, Main Event settled with a loss of 94 cents at $5.06, with 43,786 shares, Medical Disposables ended trading with a loss of 5 cents at $4.95, and 11,300 shares trading and Paramount Trading finished trading 48 cents higher at $3.48, with 642 stock units. In the junior market preference segment, Eppley 9.5% finished 5 cents higher at $7.25, with 35,000 shares trading.

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Gwest corners 76% of Junior Market trades

January 19, 2018 by

Recent Junior Market listing, GWest Corporation dominated trading on Friday with 2.2 million shares and accounting for 76 percent of the overall volume traded for the day, the spice slipped by 20 cents to $2.80 at the close.
The Junior Market Index slipped 0.73 points to 2,697.52, resulting from an exchange of 2,964,625 units valued at $9,024,979 compared to 1,258,859 units valued at $5,181,599 on Thursday.
Market activity ended with 21 securities changing hands versus 18 on Thursday, with gains in the prices of 4 securities, declines in 8 with 9 closing unchanged.
Trading ended with an average of 141,173 units for an average of $429,761 in contrast to 69,937 units for an average of $287,867 on Thursday. For the month to date an average of 111,699 shares valued at $393,882 and previously, an average of 98,998 shares valued at $391,387. December closed with an average of 568,732 units valued at $3,447,957 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed with a loss of 1 cent at $42, with 1,000 shares, AMG Packaging ended at $2.55, with 12,775 stock units, CAC 2000 finished with a loss of 70 cents at $7.30, with 4,000 shares trading, Caribbean Cream ended trading 10 cents higher at $5, with 173,000 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading with a loss of 10 cents at $4.30, with 11,471 units. Consolidated Bakeries closed with a loss of 10 cents at $2.60, with 1,000 shares, Dolphin Cove finished at $16.10, with 7,745 stock units, Eppley settled at $11, with 100 units, Express Catering ended trading with a loss of 30 cents at $4.20, with 2,944 shares. FosRich Group traded 7 cents higher at $2.60, with 316,755 shares, GWest Corporation closed 11 cents higher at $2.81, with 2,261,047 stock units, Honey Bun ended at $4.15, with 12,000 units, Jamaican Teas settled at $4.50, with 15,800 shares. Jetcon Corporation ended trading with a loss of 44 cents at $4.01, with 39,761 stock units, Knutsford Express closed at $15, with 1,108 shares, Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 14 cents at $3.45, with 16,150 shares, Lasco Financial concluded trading with a loss of 10 cents at $5.25, with 71,609 stock units. Lasco Manufacturing finished 14 cents higher at $3.49, with 7,500 units, Medical Disposables ended trading at $4.95, with 560 shares and tTech ended at $6.38, with 4,300 shares. In the junior market preference segment, Eppley 9.5% finished at $7.20, with 4,000 shares,
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Junior Market slide continues

January 17, 2018 by

The Junior Market Index fell at the close of trading on Wednesday, slipping 14.95 points to close at 2,702.60, in a moderate trading session of an exchange of 1,730,062 units valued at $6,203,083 compared to 1,755,909 units valued at $6,431,725 from 21 securities changing hands on Tuesday.
Market activity ended with 24 securities changing hands versus 26 on Tuesday, with gains in the prices of 7 securities, declines in 6 with 11 closing unchanged.
Trading ended with an average of 72,086 units for an average of $258,462 in contrast to 67,535 units for an average of $247,374 on Tuesday. For the month to date an average of 100,840 shares valued at $397,948 and previously, an average of 103,494 shares valued at $410,824. December closed with an average of 568,732 units valued at $3,447,957 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 1 stock ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 7 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended 5 cents higher at $2.55, with 1,114 stock units, CAC 2000 finished 69 cents higher at $8, with 6,528 shares, Cargo Handlers settled at $10, with 3,000 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading at $5, with 6,000 shares, Caribbean Flavours traded at $11.50, with 500 stock units. Caribbean Producers finished trading 2 cents higher at $4.30, with 80,304 units, Consolidated Bakeries closed 70 cents higher at $2.70, with 39,666 shares, Derrimon Trading concluded trading at $7, with 34,800 shares, Express Catering ended trading at $4.50, with 13,900 shares. FosRich Group traded at $2.50, with 85,073 shares, GWest Corporation closed 1 cent higher at $2.82, with 604,000 stock units, Honey Bun ended 14 cents higher at $4.14, with 40,711 units, Iron Rock concluded trading at $2.86, with 590 shares. Jamaican Teas settled with a loss of 11 cents at $4.50, with 17,808 shares, KLE Group finished trading at $2.30, with 12,195 shares, Knutsford Express closed at $15, with 40,562 shares, Lasco Distributors ended 34 cents higher at $3.50, with 592,136 shares. Lasco Financial concluded trading with a loss of 21 cents at $5.09, with 17,282 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing finished with a loss of 8 cents at $3.40, with 103,187 units, Main Event settled with a loss of 1 cent at $5.40, with 600 shares, Medical Disposables ended trading with a loss of 5 cents at $4.95, with 3,926 shares. Paramount Trading traded with a loss of 1 cent at $3.49, with 9,400 shares and Stationery and Office finished trading at $4.80, with 16,680 stock units. In the junior market preference segment, Eppley 9.5% finished at $7.20, with 100 shares changing hands.
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Junior Market slips again

January 16, 2018 by

The Junior Market Index fell at the close of trading on Tuesday, easing 11.64 points to close at 2,717.55, in a moderate trading session of an exchange of 1,755,909 units valued at $6,431,725 compared to 1,326,412 units valued at $4,542,759 from 21 securities changing hands on Monday.
Market activity ended with 26 securities changing hands, with gains in the prices of 5 securities, declines in 10 with 6 closing unchanged.
Trading ended with an average of 67,535 units for an average of $247,374 in contrast to 63,162 units for an average of $216,322 on Monday. For the month to date an average of 103,494 shares valued at $410,824 and previously, an average of 107,489 shares valued at $428,985. December closed with an average of 568,732 units valued at $3,447,957 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 1 stock ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 5 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed 1 cent higher at $42.01, with 304 shares, AMG Packaging ended at a 52 weeks’ low with a loss of 5 cents to $2.50, with 10,174 stock units, CAC 2000 finished with a loss of 89 cents at $7.31, trading 6,000 shares, Cargo Handlers settled at $10, with 900 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading with a loss of 77 cents at $5, with 22,000 shares. Caribbean Producers fell 9 cents to end at $4.28, with 95,000 units, Derrimon Trading concluded trading at $7, with 5,000 shares, Eppley settled at $11, with 200 units changing hands, Express Catering declined 35 cents to $4.50, with 234,900 shares. FosRich Group traded at $2.50, with 369,544 shares, General Accident finished trading with a loss of 30 cents at $2.50, with 493,216 shares, GWest Corporation closed with a loss of 9 cents at $2.81, with 14,033 stock units, Honey Bun ended at $4, with 12,000 units. Iron Rock concluded trading at $2.86, with 1,460 shares, ISP Finance finished 2 cents higher at $12.08, with 48,000 shares, Jamaican Teas settled 7 cents higher at $4.61, with 11,444 shares, Jetcon Corporation ended trading 40 cents higher at $4.95, with 119,005 stock units. Key Insurance traded at $3.50, with 9,102 units, Knutsford Express closed at $15, with 690 shares, Lasco Distributors ended at $3.16, with 246,507 shares, Lasco Financial concluded trading with a loss of 10 cents at $5.30, with 4,941 stock units. Lasco Manufacturing finished at $3.48, with 1,000 units, Medical Disposables ended trading at $5, with 1,600 shares, Stationery and Office finished trading with a loss of 10 cents at $4.80, with 30,000 stock units and tTech ended at $6.38, with 17,984 shares. In the junior market preference segment, Derrimon Trading closed at $2.15, with 905 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Junior Market index falls again – Monday

January 15, 2018 by

The Junior Market Index fell at the close of trading on Monday, falling points to close at 2,729.19, following gains in the prices of 5 securities, declines in 10 with prices 6 closing unchanged.
Trading ended with 21 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 1,326,412 units valued at $4,542,759 compared to 3,580,303 units valued at $11,760,975 from 23 securities trading on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 63,162 units for an average of $216,322 in contrast to 155,665 units for an average of $511,347 on Friday. For the month to date an average of 107,489 shares valued at $428,985 and previously, an average of 111,860 shares valued at $449,952. December closed with an average of 568,732 units valued at $3,447,957 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended at $2.55, with 55,936 stock units, CAC 2000 finished with a loss of 50 cents at $8.20, trading 1,791 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading at $5.77, with 2,200 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading 9 cents higher at $4.37, with 210,229 units, C2W Music ended at 60 cents, with 3,000 shares. Express Catering ended trading with a loss of 35 cents at $4.85, with 47,496 shares, FosRich Group lost 10 cents to end at $2.50, with 281,281 shares, General Accident finished trading with a loss of 15 cents at $2.80, after 96,000 shares changed hands, GWest Corporation fell 3 cents to $2.90, with 141,865 stock units. Honey Bun ended with a loss of 5 cents at $4, trading 10,340 units, Jamaican Teas settled with a loss of 11 cents at $4.54, exchanging 2,640 shares, Jetcon Corporation ended trading 10 cents higher at $4.55, with 51,595 stock units, Knutsford Express closed at $15, with 7,060 shares. Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 47 cents at $3.16, with 199,976 shares, Lasco Financial concluded trading with a loss of 10 cents at $5.40, with 10,000 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing finished 13 cents higher at $3.48, with 149,634 units, Main Event settled 38 cents higher at $5.41, with 1,245 shares. Paramount Trading traded with a loss of 9 cents at $3.50, with 50,000 shares, Stationery and Office finished trading at $4.90, with 2,624 stock units and tTech ended 38 cents higher at $6.38, with 1,000 shares. In the junior market preference segment, Eppley 8.25% ended at $5.45, with 500 stock units changing hands.

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Junior Market index make gains – Thursday

January 11, 2018 by

C2W trades at a 52 weeks’ high of 60 cents on Thursday.

The Junior Market Index rose at the close of trading on Thursday, adding 15.12 points to end at 2,781.74, following gains in the prices of 9 securities, declines in 11, with prices 7 closing unchanged.
Trading ended with 27 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 1,545,528 units valued at $6,934,013.49 compared to 1,674,670 units valued at $7,052,175 from 25 securities trading on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 57,242 units for an average of $256,815 in contrast to 66,987 units for an average of $282,087 on Wednesday. For the month to date an average of 106,557 shares valued at $442,520 and previously, an average of 114,726 shares valued at $473,281. December closed with an average of 568,732 units valued at $3,447,957 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 2 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended 2 cents higher at $2.72, with 10,000 stock units trading, CAC 2000 finished with a loss of 30 cents at $8.70, with 2,504 shares, Cargo Handlers settled at $10, with 667 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading at $5.77, with 143,000 shares, Caribbean Flavours traded at $11, with 9,000 stock units. Caribbean Producers finished trading 22 cents higher at $4.50, with 42,839 units, Consolidated Bakeries closed at $2, with 700 shares, C2W Music ended 7 cents higher at a 52 weeks’ high of 60 cents, with 4,500 shares, Derrimon Trading concluded trading at $7, with 1,000 shares. Dolphin Cove finished 5 cents higher at $17.05, with 683 stock units, Eppley shed $1 to close at $11, with 5,000 units, Express Catering ended trading 50 cents higher at $5, with 467,639 shares, FosRich Group traded 20 cents higher at $2.90, with 138,684 shares. General Accident finished trading with a loss of 5 cents at $2.90, with 15,819 shares, GWest Corporation closed with a loss of 7 cents at $2.93, with 114,014 stock units, Iron Rock concluded trading with a loss of 14 cents at $2.86, with 700 shares, Jamaican Teas settled with a loss of 50 cents at $4.50, with 101,256 shares. Jetcon Corporation ended trading 5 cents higher at $4.45, with 2,181 stock units, Key Insurance traded 40 cents higher at $3.50, with 7,139 units, Knutsford Express closed at $14.85, with 3,500 shares, Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 20 cents at $3.50, with 269,561 shares. Lasco Financial concluded trading 3 cents higher at $5.41, with 14,094 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing finished with a loss of 4 cents at $3.55, with 21,518 units, Main Event settled with a loss of 30 cents at $5.80, with 125,387 shares, Paramount Trading traded with a loss of 11 cents at $3.47, with 7,719 shares. Stationery and Office finished trading 9 cents higher at $4.89, with 15,424 stock units and tTech fell 50 cents to end at $6, with 21,000 shares.

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Junior Market falls again – Wednesday

January 10, 2018 by

CAC closed at a new high of $9 on Wednesday.

The Junior Market Index fell again at the close of trading on Wednesday but shedding just 10.87 points to 2,766.62, following decline in the prices of 8 securities, gains in 8, with prices 9 closing unchanged.
Trading ended with 25 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 1,674,670 units valued at $7,052,175 compared to 1,666,398 units valued at $6,383,021 from 24 securities trading on Tuesday.
Trading ended with an average of 66,987 units for an average of $282,087 in contrast to 69,433 units for an average of $265,959 on Tuesday. For the month to date an average of 114,726 shares valued at $473,281 and previously, an average of 123,374 shares valued at $507,918. December closed with average of 568,732 units valued at $3,447,957 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed with a loss of $1 at $42, with 7,000 shares traded, AMG Packaging fell 22 cents to $2.70, with 500 stock units changing hands, CAC 2000 finished 30 cents higher at a 52 weeks’ high of $9, with just 100 shares being exchanged, Caribbean Cream ended trading 27 cents higher at $5.77, with 77,250 stock units, Caribbean Flavours traded with a loss of 5 cents at $11, with 1,059 units. Caribbean Producers finished trading at $4.28, with 10,200 shares, C2W Music ended 2 cents higher at $0.53, with 61,409 stock units, Eppley settled at $12, with 5,000 shares, FosRich Group traded 18 cents higher at $2.70, with 67,515 units. General Accident finished trading at $2.95, with 33,967 shares, GWest Corporation closed 13 cents higher at $3, with 225,299 shares, Honey Bun ended with a loss of 10 cents at $4.05, with 53,600 stock units, Jamaican Teas settled 50 cents higher at $5, with 314,735 shares. Jetcon Corporation ended trading with a loss of 10 cents at $4.40, with 61,220 stock units, Knutsford Express closed with a loss of 5 cents at $14.85, with 4,090 shares, Lasco Distributors ended at $3.70, with 214,857 stock units, Lasco Financial concluded trading at $5.38, with 111,614 units. Lasco Manufacturing finished with a loss of 6 cents at $3.59, with 284,452 shares, Main Event settled 10 cents higher at $6.10, with 50,704 shares, Medical Disposables ended trading with a loss of 5 cents at $4.95, with 57,181 stock units, Paramount Trading traded 53 cents higher at $3.58, with 10,500 units changing hands, Stationery and Office finished trading at $4.80, with 6,188 shares and tTech ended at $6.50, with 5,177 stock units. In the junior market preference segment, Derrimon Trading closed at $2.15, with 10,953 shares, Eppley 9.5% finished at $7.20, with 100 shares.

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Junior Market climbs higher – Monday

January 8, 2018 by

CAC closed at a new high of $8.70, after positing 2017 results.

Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Monday with 23 securities changing hands leading to the prices of 13 securities advancing, 5 declining and 5 remaining unchanged.
The Junior Market Index rose for the 5 straight day by 14.03 points to 2,827.05. At the close of trading, 23 securities changed hands compared to 20 on Friday, resulting in an exchange of 2,275,981 units valued at $9,193,941 compared to 3,743,313 units valued at $16,211,640 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 98,956 units for an average of $399,737 in contrast to 187,166 units for an average of $810,582 on Friday. Trading month to date amounts to an average of 134,730 units valued at $558,856 and previously 143,772 units valued at $599,073. December closed with average of 568,732 units valued at $3,447,957 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 6 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed $1 higher at $43, trading 864 shares, AMG Packaging gained 2 cents to end at $2.92, with 3,100 stock units, CAC 2000 jumped $1.40 to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $8.70, with 10,000 shares trading, in response to full year’s earnings for 2017 of 78 cents per share. Caribbean Cream traded with a loss of 50 cents at $5.50, with 15,000 units, Caribbean Producers closed at $4.28, with 339,856 shares. Consolidated Bakeries ended 6 cents higher at $1.96, with 2,167 stock units, Dolphin Cove finished at $17, with 46,116 shares, Express Catering ended trading 10 cents higher at $4.50, with 81,540 stock units, FosRich Group traded with a loss of 10 cents at $2.50, trading 227,660 units. General Accident finished trading 5 cents higher at $3, with 98,935 shares, GWest Corporation gained 10 cents to end at $3.10, with 607,187 shares changing hands, ISP Finance finished at $12.50, with 1,369 shares, Jamaican Teas settled 35 cents higher at $4.85, with 11,286 shares. Jetcon Corporation rose 9 cents to close at $4.74, with 5,400 stock units, Knutsford Express closed at $14.80, with 1,635 shares, Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 25 cents at $3.55, with 406,765 stock units, Lasco Financial concluded trading after rising 9 cents to $5.39, with 175,057 units. Lasco Manufacturing finished with a loss of 52 cents at $3.65, with 146,839 shares, after the stock traded at $4.50 during the morning session. Main Event settled 20 cents higher at $6, with 36,220 shares, Medical Disposables rose 5 cents to close at $5, with 2,300 stock units, Paramount Trading traded with a loss of 10 cents at $3.05, with 46,385 units trading, tTech ended 10 cents higher at $6.60, with 10,200 stock units and In the junior market preference segment, Eppley ended at $5.50, with 100 stock units,

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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