Junior Market climbs over 2800 points- Friday

January 5, 2018 by

FosRich price pressured by profit taking, falls to $2.60..

Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Friday with 20 securities changing hands, resulting market index advancing for the fourth straight day, by 39.93 points to close at 2,813.02, even as investors took some profit on recently listed shares.
At the close of trading, 20 securities changed hands compared to 26 on Thursday. The prices of 3 securities advanced, 7 declined and 9 remained unchanged. Trading activities resulted in an exchange of 3,743,313 units valued at $16,211,640 compared to 4,211,446 units valued at $18,316,095 on Thursday.
Trading ended with an average of 187,166 units for an average of $810,582 in contrast to 161,979 units for an average of $704,465 on Thursday. Trading month to date amounts to an average of 143,772 units valued at $599,073 and previously 131,548 units valued at $494,185. 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 8 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.
At the close of the market, CAC 2000 settled 80 cents higher at $7.30, with 864,573 shares after the company posted results for 2017 with earnings per share of 78 cents. Caribbean Cream traded with a loss of 99 cents at $6, with 2,600 units, Caribbean Producers closed with a loss of 22 cents at $4.28, with 235,155 shares, C2W Music finished at 51 cents, with 37,522 shares, Express Catering ended trading 20 cents higher at $4.40, with 97,740 stock units. FosRich Group traded with a loss of 40 cents at $2.60, with 77,356 units traded as investors continue to take profit from the run up after the initial public offering of shares at $2 each. General Accident finished trading at $2.95, with 33,000 shares, GWest Corporation closed at $3, with 1,810,292 shares, ISP Finance finished at $12.50, with 126 shares. Jetcon Corporation ended trading with a loss of 35 cents at $4.65, with 113,000 stock units, Key Insurance traded with a loss of 35 cents at $3.10, with 59,986 units, KLE Group finished trading at $2.15, with 9,300 shares, Knutsford Express closed at $14.80, with 7,659 shares. Lasco Distributors ended at $3.80, with 63,491 stock units, Lasco Financial concluded trading with a loss of 30 cents at $5.30, with 70,113 units, Lasco Manufacturing finished at $4.17, with 203,205 shares, Main Event settled at $5.80, with 20,463 shares. Paramount Trading traded 15 cents higher at $3.15, with 11,000 units and Stationery and Office finished trading with a loss of 20 cents at $4.80, with 24,232 shares.

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

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CAC 2000 profit rise but

January 5, 2018 by

CAC2000 the air condition engineering company, reported improved profits for the year to October 2017, after accounting for a provision of $104 million for court judgement claim in the 2016 results.
Profit excluding the amount of the claim fell slightly to $100.5 million in 2017 from $115 million in 2016. Revenues rose 19 percent to $1.2 billion. The situation would have been worse but for a $20 million swing around in bad debts which reduced cost in 2017 by $9.8 million compared to cost of a similar amount in 2016.. Operating cash flows before movements in working capital brought in $121 million up from $49 million in 2016.
Even as revenues climbed strongly, gross profit hardly moved rising to $424 million from $410 million in 2016 as direct cost rose faster than revenues with an increase of 29.5 percent to $786 million.
Directors’ remuneration climbed 25 percent to $41.2 million from $32.5 million, well ahead of the 5 percent increase in staff cost to $116.3 million for the year. Legal and professional fees jumped 47 percent, to $33 million.
Earnings per share ended the year at 78 cents, the stock traded at $7.50 on Friday, before the close of the market. Borrowings ended the fiscal year at $260 million up from $165 million at the end of the 2016 fiscal year, shareholders’ equity rose to $423 million from $322 million in 2016. Cash funds stands at $192 million even as trade receivables climbed $180 million to $536 million but inventories fell $80 million to $209 million.

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Junior Market starts 2018 on the up

January 2, 2018 by

GWest traded at a new high of $4 on Tuesday.

On the first trading day of 2018, the Junior Market Index advanced by 2.33 points to close at 2,734.39, market activity led the prices of 8 securities advancing, 8 declining and 6 remaining unchanged.
Trading on the of ended on with 20 securities changing hands compared to 22 on Friday, resulting in an exchange of 1,055,665 units valued at $4,272,519 compared to 5,420,352 units valued at $23,431,481 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 52,783 units for $213,626 in contrast to 246,380 units for an average of $1,065,067 on Friday. In contrast, 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 8 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended at $3, with 70,753 stock units trading, CAC 2000 close at $6.50, with 1,400 shares, Cargo Handlers ended trading with a rise of 90 cents at $10.90, as 100 stock units changed hands, Caribbean Cream traded just 800 units as the price jumped $1.20 to end at $6. Caribbean Producers closed 30 cents higher at $4.30, with 5,200 shares, C2W Music finished trading with the price closing at 51 cents, with 6,683 shares changing hands, Express Catering ended trading $4, with 55,922 stock units with the loss of 1 cent, FosRich Group lost 3 cents and ended at $3.20, with 297,439 units, General Accident finished trading 5 cents higher at $2.85, with 1,114 shares. GWest Corporation closed 40 cents higher at to a record of $4, with 221,252 shares, Honey Bun ended with a rise of 50 cents to $4.50, with 3,523 stock units changing hands, Iron Rock concluded trading with a loss of 1 cents at $2.84, with 13,670 units, Jamaican Teas settled with a gain of 40 cents at $4.10, with 46,400 shares trading. Jetcon Corporation ended trading with a loss of 5 cents at $4.95, with 43,000 stock units, Knutsford Express closed at $15, with 26,600 shares trading, Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 4 cents at $3.86, with 77,721 stock units, Lasco Financial concluded trading 15 cents lower at $5.15, exchanging 36,100 units. Lasco Manufacturing finished with a loss of 53 cents at $3.37, with 32,770 shares, Main Event jumped 72 cents and settled at $6, with 9,305 shares and Stationery and Office finished trading with a loss of 15 cents to $4.80, with 105,913 shares changing hands.

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

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Juniors climb in modest trading

December 14, 2017 by

The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange gained moderately on Thursday, with the market index rising 16.60 points to close at 2,671.26 as the prices of 7 securities advanced, 4 declined and 4 remained unchanged.
At the close of market activities on a day with sharply lower trading levels than on Wednesday, only 15 securities changed hands, resulting in an exchange of 421,479 units valued at $1,639,472 compared to 2,224,289 units valued at $10,033,873 on Wednesday from 20 securities trading.
Trading ended with an average of 28,099 units for an average of $109,298 in contrast to 111,214 units for an average of $501,694 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to units 79,086 valued at $326,414 and previously, 83,407 shares valued at $344,814. In contrast, November closed with average of 107,477 units valued at $545,989 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 bids higher than the last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed at $38, with 1,565 shares trading, CAC 2000 settled with a loss of 6 cents at $6.44, with 2,714 shares, Cargo Handlers ended trading 5 cents higher at $10.90, with 100 stock units, Caribbean Cream traded 14 cents higher at $5.75, with 1,099 units, Caribbean Producers closed with a loss of 39 cents at $3.61, with 42,543 shares. Express Catering ended trading 1 cent higher at $4.29, with 24,811 stock units, Jamaican Teas concluded trading 37 cents higher at $3.70, with 44,213 units, Jetcon Corporation finished at $4.30, with 67,551 shares, KLE Group ended trading 42 cents higher at $2.50, with 1,118 stock units. Lasco Distributors finished trading with a loss of 24 cents at $4.11, with 31,962 shares, Lasco Financial closed at $4.75, with 4,948 shares, Lasco Manufacturing ended with a loss of 15 cents at $3.30, with 81,530 stock units, Medical Disposables finished 5 cents higher at $5, with 965 shares, Paramount Trading settled 18 cents higher at $2.88, with 100,310 shares and tTech finished trading at $5.50, with 16,050 shares.

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

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Junior Market rise moderately – Monday

December 11, 2017 by

The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange gained moderate grounds on Monday, with the market index rising just 11.54 points to close at 2,630.22, as the prices of 4 securities advanced, 8 declined and 9 remained unchanged, on a day of modest trading.
Trading closed on Monday with 17 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 1,018,603 units valued at $4,155,191 compared to 712,528 units valued at $3,394,119 from 14 securities on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 59,918 units for an average of $244,423 in contrast to 50,895 units for an average of $242,437 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 88,937 units valued at $358,933 and previously 129,298 valued at $491,038. In contrast, November closed with average of 107,477 units valued at $545,989 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 bids higher than the last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, CAC 2000 settled 50 cents higher at $6.50, with 27,786 shares, Caribbean Cream traded at $5.30, with 100 units, Caribbean Producers closed with a loss of 11 cents at $3.99, with 53,286 shares trading, Consolidated Bakeries ended with a loss of 5 cents at $1.85, with 100,000 stock units, Dolphin Cove finished at $17, with 100 shares. Express Catering ended trading 3 cents higher at $4.08, with 17,019 stock units, Jamaican Teas concluded trading with a loss of 34 cents at $3.50, with 71,150 units, Jetcon Corporation gained 30 cents at $4.70, with 47,000 shares, Key Insurance settled with a loss of 25 cents at $3.25, with 500 shares. Knutsford Express traded with a loss of 65 cents at $14.15, with 168 units, Lasco Distributors finished trading with a loss of 80 cents at $4.20, with 330,492 shares, Lasco Financial closed 10 cents higher at $4.75, with 65,368 shares, Lasco Manufacturing ended with a loss of 40 cents at $3.30, with 159,985 stock units. Main Event concluded trading at $5.09, with 3,180 units, Medical Disposables finished with a loss of 10 cents at $4.95, with 68,000 shares, Paramount Trading settled at $3.08, with 1,153 shares and Stationery and Office ended trading at $4.80, with 73,316 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Junior Market plunged 69.01 points

December 6, 2017 by

Lasco Distributors traded at a 52 weeks’ low to help contribute to the big market fall.

The Junior Market Index plunged 69.01 points to close at 2,636.14 on Wednesday with the prices of 7 securities dropping, 4 rising and 5 remaining unchanged as Access Finance dropped $8.30, ISP Finance falling $4 and Lasco Distributors trading at a 52 weeks’ low.
Trading on the Junior Market closed with 16 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 927,168 units valued at $4,146,036 compared to 1,241,227 units valued at $6,030,201, from 17 securities on Tuesday.
Trading ended with an average of 57,948 units for an average of $259,127 in contrast to 73,013 units for an average of $354,718 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to units 114,847 valued at $444,069 and previously 129,298 valued at $491,038. In contrast, November closed with average of 107,477 units valued at $545,989 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 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 $8.30 at $32, with 2,503 shares, CAC 2000 settled with a loss of 20 cents at $6, trading 500 shares, Caribbean Producers closed with a loss of 7 cents at $4, with 60,667 shares, Express Catering ended trading at $4, with 82,125 stock units, General Accident traded 5 cents higher at $2.75, with 89,060 units. Honey Bun finished trading 5 cents higher at $3.90, with 200 shares, ISP Finance dropped $4 to close at $11, with 1,000 stock units, Jamaican Teas concluded trading 30 cents higher at $4, with 11,100 units, Jetcon Corporation finished with a rise of 5 cents at $4.35, with 700 shares. Lasco Distributors finished trading with a loss of 41 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ closing low of $3.99, with 217,007 shares changing hands, after it traded at an intraday low of $3.77, Lasco Financial closed at $4.90, with 9,895 shares, Lasco Manufacturing ended at $3.50, with 5,200 stock units, Main Event concluded trading with a loss of 34 cents at $5.66, with 9,961 units. Medical Disposables finished at $4.95, with 204,000 shares, Paramount Trading settled with a loss of 9 cents at $3, with 100 shares and Stationery and Office ended trading at $5, with 233,150 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Junior Market down 20% since May

December 1, 2017 by

This Junior market chart is not looking all that good recently but should find support sooner than later.

Trading activities continue to pressure the Junior Market Index leading to a decline of 34.02 points to close at 2,688.73 and a 20 percent fall in the overall market since peaking in May. On Friday the prices of 6 securities advanced, 10 declined and 8 remained unchanged.
The market gained 30.1 percent for 2017 on May 24, this year, but is now just ahead of the December close by a mere 3.7 percent with Friday’s fall. A major contributor to the decline from the peak is the fall in the prices of Lasco Distributors that is heavily weighted in the index along with Lasco Manufacturing. Lasco Distributors traded at $7.20 in late May and is now at $4.40 with the award for their case against Pfizer coming in far below what the market expected and Manufacturing at $5.20 and is now at $3.50, with sales and profit stagnated. The fall has been mollified by gains in newly listed Express Catering and Stationery and Office Supplies.
The number of Junior Market securities trading on Friday, jumped to 24, from just 13 changing hands on Thursday, resulting in an exchange of 1,300,855 units valued at $5,472,573 compared to 1,784,331 units valued at $8,037,129 on Thursday.
Trading ended with an average of 54,202 units for an average of $228,024 in contrast to 137,256 units for an average of $618,241 on Thursday. In contrast, November closed with average of 107,477 units valued at $545,989 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.

Fall in Lasco Distributors & Lasco Manufacturing main contributors to market fall.

At the close of the market, Access Financial closed at $34, with 2,203 shares, CAC 2000 finished with a loss of 30 cents at $6.20, with 1,200 shares, Caribbean Flavours settled with a loss of $1.30 at $11, with 3,000 shares, Caribbean Producers traded at $4.20, with 1,000 units, Consolidated Bakeries finished with a loss of 25 cents at $1.80, with 252,500 shares, C2W Music ended 1 cent higher at $0.50, with 100,000 stock units, Dolphin Cove finished trading at $17.50, with 26,550 shares. Express Catering ended with a loss of 20 cents at $4, with 136,755 stock units, Eppley concluded trading with a loss of 50 cents at $10, with 400 units, General Accident finished with a loss of 20 cents at $2.50, with 10,000 shares, Honey Bun settled 40 cents higher at $3.90, with 17,996 shares. Iron Rock settled at $2.80, with 3,886 shares, Jamaican Teas traded at $3.80, with 18,875 units, Jetcon Corporation finished trading with a loss of 15 cents at $4.35, with 4,600 shares, Knutsford Express closed 98 cents higher at $14.80, with 600 shares, Key Insurance ended 31 cents higher at $3.99, with 1,000 stock units. KLE Group concluded trading at $2.53, with 10,400 units, Lasco Distributors settled with a loss of 10 cents at $4.40, with 23,152 shares, Lasco Financial ended trading 10 cents higher at $5.15, with 349,824 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing traded with a loss of 40 cents at $3.50, with 45,500 units. Medical Disposables finished trading 10 cents higher at $5.05, with 1,200 shares, Main Event closed at $6, with 176,732 shares, Paramount Trading concluded trading with a loss of 1 cent at $3.09, with 32,705 units and Stationery and Office ended trading at $5.05, with 80,777 stock units.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Junior Market jumps 63 points

November 22, 2017 by

Lasco Distributors rose by 44 cents to drive Junior Market index sharply higher on Wednesday.

Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Wednesday with the market Index jumping by 62.85 points to close at 3,066.53 arising from the prices of 4 securities advancing, 9 declining while 5 remained unchanged.
Market activities closed with 18 securities changing hands, up from 17 on Tuesday resulting in an exchange of 726,097 units valued at $5,040,854 compared to 1,885,937 units valued at $9,218,166 from 17 securities changing hands.
Trading ended with an average of 40,339 units for an average of $280,047 in contrast to 110,937 units for an average of $542,245 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 118,172 units valued at $580,065 and previously 122,969 units valued at $598,559. In contrast, October closed with average of 74,690 units valued at $362,548 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 7 cents at $3, with 5,418 stock units, CAC 2000 finished 7 cents higher at $6.57, with 28,000 shares, Caribbean Producers traded with a loss of 3 cents at $4.05, with 56,540 units changing hands, Consolidated Bakeries finished with a loss of 1 cent at $2.05, with 8,280 shares, Dolphin Cove finished trading with a loss of 50 cents at $17.50, with 91,344 shares, Derrimon Trading closed at $8, with 2,730 shares. Express Catering ended with a loss of 20 cents at $4.40, with 39,707 stock units, Honey Bun settled at $4.80, with 4,843 shares, Iron Rock settled 1 cent higher at $2.81, with 1,040 shares, Jamaican Teas traded with a loss of 25 cents at $3.80, with 102,819 units, Jetcon Corporation finished trading with a loss of 14 cents at $4.60, with 14,689 shares. Knutsford Express closed at $13.50, with 5,100 shares, Caribbean Cream finished at $5.60, with 100 shares, Lasco Distributors climbed 40 cents higher to $5.90, with 9,000 shares, Lasco Financial ended trading at $6.50, with 222,751 stock units. Lasco Manufacturing traded with a loss of 3 cents at $4.17, with 14,000 units, Main Event closed with a loss of 44 cents at $5.51, with 10,000 shares and Stationery and Office ended trading 5 cents higher at $5.20, with 109,736 stock units.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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4 stocks rise on Junior Market 9 fall

November 17, 2017 by

Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended trading on Friday with 19 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 1,034,761 units valued at $4,990,857 compared to 15,114,679 units valued at $63,009,289 on Thursday.
At the close of market activities, the prices of 4 securities advanced, 9 declined and 5 remained unchanged. The Junior Market Index declined by a mere 3.40 points to close at 2,997.26.
Trading ended with an average of 54,461 units for an average of $262,677 in contrast to 795,509 units for an average of $3,316,278 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 121,656 units valued $578,945 and previously an average of 127,044 units valued at $604,299. In contrast, October closed with an average of 74,690 units valued at $362,548, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
Lasco Financial climbed to a new all-time high of $6.60 in continued investors’ response to the company’s announced acquisition of the CrediScotia’s business but Lasco Distributors ended at a 52 weeks’ closing low of $5.20.
At the close of the market, Access Financial lost $1.81 in closing at $41.20, with 1,902 shares trading, Caribbean Producers traded with a loss of 40 cents at $4.10, with 3,000 units, Consolidated Bakeries closed with a loss of 14 cents at $2.06, with 5,866 shares changing hands, Dolphin Cove finished trading with a loss of $2.18 to close at $18, with just 500 shares, Express Catering fell just 4 cents to $4.50, with 79,327 stock units trading, Eppley concluded market activity with a loss of $2.49 to $10.01, with 3,000 units. General Accident ended at $2.70, with 800 shares traded, Jamaican Teas finished trading 10 cents higher at $4.10, with 181,181 units, Jetcon Corporation closed at $4.60, with 148,607 shares, Knutsford Express finished trading $1.49 higher at $13, with 797 shares. Lasco Distributors settled with a loss of 60 cents to closed at 52 weeks’ low of $5.20, with 214,754 shares, Lasco Financial rose 30 cents to a 52 weeks’ closing high of $6.60, with 99,459 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing closed with a loss of 11 cents at $4.04, with 96,632 units, Medical Disposables closed 1 cent higher at $5.30, with 3,000 shares. Main Event concluded trading with a loss of 45 cents at $5.50, with 3,366 shares, Paramount Trading closed at $3.50, in trading 100,000 units, Stationery and Office finished at $5.12, with 89,853 stock units and tTech concluded trading at $6.50, with 1,443 shares. In the junior market preference segment, Derrimon Trading preference share ended with 1,274 units changing hands at $2.
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Caribbean Producers in big trade

November 16, 2017 by

Caribbean Producers commanded 81% of the total trade on Thursday.

Caribbean Producers traded 12,260,068 units or 81 percent of the total volume passing through the Junior Market on Thursday, with the price climbing 50 cents to end at $4.50 two days after the company posting strong profit in the first quarter.
Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange concluded trading on Thursday with 19 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 15,114,679 units valued at $63,009,289 compared to 2,180,177 units valued at $9,696,165 on Wednesday.
At the close of market activities, the prices of 9 securities advanced, 6 declined and 3 remained unchanged. The Junior Market Index advanced by 11.40 points to close at 3,000.66.
Lasco Financial climbed to a new all-time high of $6.30 two days after the company announced acquisition of the CrediScotia’s business but Lasco Distributors traded at an intraday 52 weeks’ low of $5 before closing higher at the end of trading.
Trading ended with an average of 795,509 units for an average of $3,316,278 in contrast to 109,009 units for an average of $484,808 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 127,044 units valued at $604,299 and previously and average of 68,783 units valued at $367,935. In contrast, October closed with an average of 74,690 units valued at $362,548, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging finished trading 4 cents higher at $3.08, with 8,480 stock units changing hands, Cargo Handlers settled at $10.99, with 1,307 stock units, Caribbean Cream ended trading with a loss of 7 cents at $5.55, with 2,400 shares, Caribbean Producers traded 50 cents higher at $4.50, with 12,260,068 units, Dolphin Cove jumped $2.63 higher to close at $20.18, with 3,650 shares, Derrimon Trading ended 50 cents higher at $6.50, with 117,188 shares. Express Catering finished 9 cents higher at $4.54, with 35,572 stock units, Jamaican Teas ended at $4, with 1,750 units, Jetcon Corporation traded with a loss of 20 cents at $4.60, with 387,485 shares, Knutsford Express finished with a loss of 69 cents at $11.51, while trading 21,899 shares. Lasco Distributors ended trading 20 cents higher at $5.80, with 297,860 shares, Lasco Financial concluded trading 30 cents higher at an all-time high of $6.30, with 468,946 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing closed 10 cents higher at $4.15, with 101,226 units. Main Event gained 45 cents in closing at $5.95, with 71,396 shares, Paramount Trading finished at $3.50, with 1,244,375 units, Iron Rock traded with a loss of 45 cents at $2.80, with 1,355 shares, Stationery and Office ended with a loss of 3 cents at $5.12, with 73,665 stock units and tTech finished with a loss of 50 cents at $6.50, with 1,057 shares.
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