Big jump for Junior Market index – Monday

August 27, 2018 by

The Junior Market, put in a strong showing in Monday’s trading session and closed with the market index jumping 46.92 points to close at 3,239.34, with 24 securities changing hands, down from 26 securities changing hands on Friday.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading had 3 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, 2 closed with lower offers.
The market closed with the prices of 11 advancing, 6 declining and 7 remaining unchanged and resulting in an exchange of 2,149,308 units valued at $9,485,152, compared to 15,120,642 units valued at $55,182,607 on Friday.
Trading closed with an average of 89,555 units for an average of $395,215 in contrast to 687,302 units for an average of $2,508,300 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 269,588 units at $1,318,905, compared to 280,667 units at $1,375,747 on the previous trading day. Trading in July, averaged 154,060 units valued at $655,146 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, Access Financial closed trading of 19,338 shares at $45, AMG Packaging rose 5 cents to close at $1.95, trading 3,424 stock units, Blue Power concluded trading of 9,672 units at $47, Caribbean Flavours traded 710 stock units at $16, Caribbean Producers finished trading of 60,350 units 11 cents higher to $6.90. Derrimon Trading ended $4 higher at $25, exchanging 18,909 shares, Dolphin Cove concluded trading at $17, with 1,100 shares being exchanged, Elite Diagnostic gained 10 cents to end at $3.10, with 26,004 stock units changing hands, Eppley settled at $10.18, trading 7,800 units. Everything Fresh gained just 1 cent in trading 65,426 shares and ended at $2.21, Express Catering ended trading 22,033 shares and lost 30 cents to end at $8, FosRich Group traded 50,000 shares with a loss of 5 cents at $2.95, General Accident finished trading 185,258 shares and rose 5 cents to $3.85, GWest Corporation closed 10 cents higher at $2.10, in exchanging 30,756 stock units. Indies Pharma pulled back 4 cents in trading 539,221 shares to end at $2.50, Jamaican Teas settled with a loss of 30 cents at $3.95, trading 9,000 shares, Jetcon Corporation rose 4 cents to $4.05, in trading 42,069 stock units, KLE Group finished trading of 6,200 shares at $3, Lasco Distributors ended 6 cents higher at $3.91, with 12,000 shares changing hands. Lasco Financial concluded trading of 4,783 stock units and lost 30 cents to end at $5.60, Lasco Manufacturing finished 1 cent higher at $3.86, with 1,013,663 units changing hands, Main Event settled at $7, exchanging 9,692 shares, Stationery and Office finished trading 2,000 stock units and rose 5 cents to $8.65 and tTech ended with a loss of 43 cents at $5.07, with 9,900 shares changing hands.

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

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Modest gain for Junior Market – Friday

August 24, 2018 by

Lasco Manufacturing traded 7 million shares

The Junior Market, closed with the market index rising 15.28 points to 3,192.42, during Friday’s session the index rose as much 51 points but receded towards the end.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading had 3 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, 1 closed with a lower offer.
The market closed with 26 securities changing hands, compared to 30 on Thursday, resulting in the prices of 10 advancing, 6 declining and 6 remaining unchanged.
The day’s trading ended with 15,120,642 units valued at over $55,182,607 changing hands, compared to 15,342,524 units valued at $89,754,042 on Thursday. While the traded volume was dominated by Caribbean Producers with 11.58 million shares and Indies Pharma with nearly 2.48 million units, Friday closed with Lasco Manufacturing contributing 7 million units followed by Key Insurance with 3.68 million units, Lasco Distributors with 2.59 million shares while Indies Pharma chipped in with 887.7 thousand shares.
Trading closed with an average of 687,302 units for an average of $2,508,300 in contrast to 590,097 units for an average of $3,452,079 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 280,667 units at $1,375,747, compared to 256,357 units at $1,308,040 on the previous trading day. Trading in July, averaged 154,060 units valued at $655,146 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, Blue Power concluded trading 500 units at $47, Caribbean Cream lost 32 cents and closed at $5.30, trading 71,500 shares, Caribbean Flavours traded 50 cents higher at $16, with 6,481 stock units, Caribbean Producers finished trading 2,740 units and rose 19 cents to $6.79, Derrimon Trading concluded trading with a loss of $1.57 down to $21, exchanging 74,100 shares. Elite Diagnostic settled with a loss of 15 cents at $3, trading 296,533 units, Everything Fresh traded 141,505 shares and ended at $2.20, Express Catering traded 3,965 shares and rose 30 cents to $8.30, General Accident closed 19 cents higher at $3.80, with 197,170 stock units changing hands, GWest Corporation ended at $2, trading 29,592 units. Honey Bun concluded trading at $4.50, with 10,205 shares, Indies Pharma pulled back 6 cents in trading 887,723 shares to end at $2.54, after trading at an all-time high of $2.70 during the day, Jamaican Teas ended trading with a loss of 5 cents at $4.25, with 6,032 stock units, Jetcon Corporation added 2 cents at $4.01 and traded 53,353 shares, Key Insurance traded 3,684,607 shares and rose 1 cent to $3.06. Lasco Distributors concluded trading with a loss of 10 cents at $3.85, while exchanging 2,589,994 stock units, Lasco Financial finished 40 cents higher at $5.90, with 26,226 units traded, Lasco Manufacturing settled 12 cents higher at $3.85, with 7,001,050 shares, Medical Disposables closed at $5.10, as 16,166 shares changed hands. Paramount Trading finished trading 10,000 stock units at $3, Stationery and Office closed 10 cents higher at $8.60, exchanging 1,600 units and tTech concluded trading of 9,600 shares while rising 49 cents higher to $5.50.

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

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Junior Market pulls back sharply – Thursday

August 23, 2018 by

Indies closed at a new high on Thursday.

The Junior Market, closed with the market index diving 57.30 points to 3,177.14 but volume soared with Carib Producers trading 11.58 million shares and Indies Pharma with nearly 2.48 million units.
Thursday’s pull back does not change the bullish sentiment of the market as both market sentiment and technical indicators remain positive.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading had 7 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, 2 closed with lower offers.
The market closed with 26 securities changing hands, compared to 30 on Wednesday, resulting in the prices of 8 advancing, 7 declining and 10 remaining unchanged.
The day’s trading ended with 15,342,524 units valued at $89,754,042 changing hands, compared to 4,168,953 units valued at $12,484,663, on Wednesday.
Trading closed with an average of 590,097 units for an average of $3,452,079 in contrast to 114,533 units for an average of $433,954 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 256,357 units at $1,308,040, compared to 242,183 units valued at $1,213,417 on the previous trading day. Trading in July, averaged 154,060 units valued at $655,146 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, Blue Power concluded trading of 2,000 units at $47, Cargo Handlers settled 6 cents higher at $11, in trading 357 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading 15,514 shares and gained 32 cents to $5.62, Caribbean Flavours traded 8,225 stock units at $15.50, Caribbean Producers finished trading 11,582,757 units with a loss of 40 cents at $6.60. Derrimon Trading rose $1.57 to end at $22.57, with 107,000 shares changing hands, Dolphin Cove finished at $17, trading 500 stock units, Elite Diagnostic settled 15 cents higher at $3.15, in exchanging 430,597 units, Eppley ended trading at $10.18, with 16,950 shares. Everything Fresh traded 31,800 shares and ended with a loss of 18 cents at $2.20, Express Catering traded 17,496 shares with a loss of 65 cents to end at $8, FosRich Group finished trading at $3, exchanging 62,070 shares, GWest Corporation ended with a loss of 17 cents at a all-time low of $2, with 38,360 units changing hands, Honey Bun concluded trading at $4.50, with 5,800 shares. Indies Pharma traded 2,476,772 shares and rose 11 cents to end at 52 weeks’ closing high of $2.60, Iron Rock finished 15 cents higher at $3.50, trading 50,000 shares, ISP Finance settled at $16, with 1,087 shares, Jamaican Teas ended trading 500 stock units and rose 10 cents to $4.30, Jetcon Corporation traded 2,653 units with a loss of 15 cents to end at $3.99. KLE Group closed at $3, with 22,000 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading of 11,800 stock units at $3.95, Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 40 cents at $5.50, with 225,431 units changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 27 cents at $3.73, in exchanging 134,940 shares. Main Event ended trading 25 cents higher at $7, with 4,777 shares changing hands, Medical Disposables traded at $5.10, with 82,038 shares and Stationery and Office closed at $8.50, with 11,100 units.

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

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Junior Market trades at 15 months’ high

August 22, 2018 by

The Junior Market, closed on Wednesday at the highest level in more than 15 months with the June 9 close last year of 3,253.52 bettering today’s close of 3,234.44 in the market index which rose 25.41 points to be up 18.4 per cent for 2018 to date.
With moves over the past week, the market sentiment is now switched to bullish from consolidating. The two immediate targets are the 3,350 points level and then the 3,800 points, both being resistance points. The upward movement of the market would be consistent with the PE ratio of the market being revalued to at least match the 2017 year end of an average of the two markets of 14.5 times that year’s earnings.
The market closed with high level of 30 securities changing hands, compared to 24 on Tuesday, resulted in the prices of 14 securities advancing, 7 declining and 9 remaining unchanged.
The day’s trading to 4,168,953 units valued at $12,484,663, compared to 8,895,088 units valued at $105,891,017 on Tuesday.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading had 5 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, none closed with a lower offer.
Trading closed with an average of 114,533 units for an average of $433,954 in contrast to 173,706 units for an average of $520,194 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 242,183 units valued at $1,213,417, compared to 247,889 units valued at $1,271,186 previous trading day. Trading in July, averaged 154,060 units valued at $655,146 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, Access Financial closed with a loss of $1.70 at $45, trading 500 shares, AMG Packaging ended trading 66,295 stock units at $1.90, Blue Power concluded trading 2,694 units at $47, Caribbean Cream ended at $5.30, trading 2,000 shares, Caribbean Flavours jumped $1.50 to a 52 weeks’ high of $15.50, with 775 stock units changing hands. Caribbean Producers finished trading 10 cents higher at $7, exchanging 85,673 units, Consolidated Bakeries closed 1 cent higher at $2.50, with 10,000 shares, Derrimon Trading concluded trading of 5,877 shares at $21, Elite Diagnostic settled 10 cents higher at $3, in exchanging 34,150 units. Everything Fresh traded 80,360 shares and ended with a gain of 5 cents at $2.38, Express Catering traded 50 cents higher at $8.65, with 52,700 shares, FosRich Group finished trading 9,750 shares at $3, GWest Corporation ended at $2.17, after 91,280 units changed hands, Honey Bun concluded trading of 700 shares and rose 7 cents to $4.50. Indies Pharma traded 984,697 shares and lost 1 cent to end at $2.49 after trading at a new intraday high of $2.60, Iron Rock finished with a loss of 15 cents at $3.35, exchanging 20,000 shares, Jamaican Teas ended trading at $4.20, with 1,500 stock units passing through the exchange, Jetcon Corporation traded 1,233,200 units and rose 9 cents to end at $4.14, Key Insurance finished trading 1,000 shares with a loss of 11 cents at $3.05. KLE Group closed at $3, with 8,800 shares, Knutsford Express ended $1.14 higher at $12.50, trading 26,715 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading of 196,429 stock units after rising 30 cents to $3.95, Lasco Financial finished 37 cents higher at $5.90, trading 67,626 units. Lasco Manufacturing settled at $4, with 326,871 shares changing hands, Main Event ended trading with a loss of 36 cents at $6.75, with 5,673 shares, Medical Disposables traded 56,449 shares with a loss of 5 cents at $5.10, Paramount Trading finished trading 11,503 stock units and rose 80 cents to $3, Stationery and Office closed with a loss of 50 cents at $8.50, after 4,188 units changing hands and tTech concluded trading of 1,200 shares and rose 1 cent higher to $5.01. In the junior market preference segment, Eppley 9.5% finished trading 47,388 shares at $5.98.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Junior Market volume jumps on Monday

August 20, 2018 by

Derrimon Trading traded $5m shares on monday

Trading on the Junior Market, ended with big rise to 8,895,088 units valued at $105,891,017 changing hands, compared to 3,738,180 units valued at $13,115,097 on Friday.
Trading was dominated by Derrimon Trading exchanging 5 million, followed by Indies Pharma with 1.6 million units and Lasco Distributors with 1.3 million shares.
At the close the market index pulled back 20.16 points to 3,173.09 with 26 securities changing hands, compared to 27 on Friday and resulting in the prices of 8 securities advancing, 6 declining and 12 remaining unchanged.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading had 6 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, 1 closed with a lower offer.
Trading closed with an average of 342,119 units for an average of $4,072,731 in contrast to 138,451 units for an average of $485,744 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 247,889 units valued at $1,271,186, compared to 238,538 units valued at $993,170 previous trading day. Trading in July, averaged 154,060 units valued at $655,146 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, Access Financial traded 5,120 shares and closed at $46.70, AMG Packaging ended at $1.95, exchanging 258,014 stock units, Blue Power concluded trading at $47, trading 2,379 units, CAC 2000 finished trading 20,133 shares at $9, Caribbean Flavours traded 3,540 stock units and climbed $1. Caribbean Producers finished trading 36,198 units with a loss of 17 cents at $6.68, with, Derrimon Trading concluded exchanging 5,004,435 shares and dropped $1.40 cents to close at $18.50, but traded as high as $30 during the day. Dolphin Cove finished at $17, with 683 stock units, Elite Diagnostic settled at $2.90, with 56,166 units. Everything Fresh traded 81,495 shares and ended with a loss of 21 cents at $2.29, Express Catering traded 26,865 shares and rose 10 cents to a closing 52 weeks’ high of $9, FosRich Group finished trading 19,150 shares at $3, General Accident closed 70 cents higher at $3.90, trading 115,002 stock units, GWest Corporation ended at $2.17, with 42,840 units. Honey Bun concluded trading 10 cents higher at $4.30, with 36,000 shares, Indies Pharma traded 1,628,679 shares in gaining 4 cents and ended at an all-time closing high of $2.40, but traded earlier as high as $2.50, Jamaican Teas ended trading with a loss of 14 cents at $4.15, with a transfer of 16,610 stock units, Jetcon Corporation traded with a loss of 6 cents at $4.04, with 33,684 units changing hands, KLE Group closed at $3, with 54,384 shares. Knutsford Express ended at $11.36, with 9,546 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading 1,300,907 stock units and rose 15 cents to $4, Lasco Financial rose 40 cents to end at $5.90, with 48,997 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 10 cents at $3.80, trading 8,100 shares. Main Event ended trading at $6.50, with 3,100 shares, Medical Disposables traded 12,005 shares to close at $6.50 and Stationery and Office closed 40 cents higher at $8.50, with 71,056 units changing hands.

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

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All Indies trades cancelled at end of play

August 15, 2018 by

The most recent Junior Market Indies Pharma started trading on Wednesday and closed with a gain of 80 cents to closed with a gain of 53 percent on the IPO price of $1.50. The stock opened at $2.50 but drifting lower during the day to close at $2.30, well that is what the stock exchange trading platform showed.
None of that mattered in the end as all 774,145 shares that was recorded as trading were cancelled.
But there is something awfully wrong wat the JSE, this problem has been occurring ever since the exchange introduced the current trading platform. First, the rule that limit prices to no more than 30 percent in a day is outmoded. Secondly, just about all new junior market listings have traded well above the limit on opening day sending a clear message that the limit at least for new listings made no sense. The exchange management is clearly behind the market place and need to step up the demands of the market.
The Junior market index climbed 26.04 points to close at 3,161.89 with 25 securities changing hands, compared to 25 on Tuesday. At the close, the prices of 8 securities advanced, 10 declined and 7 remained unchanged with one stock closing at a 52 weeks’ low. Trading resulted in 2,963,010 units valued at $8,928,557 changing hands compared to 1,564,416 units valued at $8,693,578 on Tuesday.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading had 7 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, 2 closed with lower offers.
Trading closed with an average of 118,520 units for an average of $357,142 in contrast to 62,577 units for an average of $347,743 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 174,894 units valued at $918,332, compared to 182,596 units valued at $994,997 previous trading day. Trading in July, averaged 154,060 units valued at $655,146 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, Access Financial jumped $10.70 and closed at $46.70, with only 1,407 shares changing hands, CAC 2000 concluded trading 96,403 units $1.55 higher at $9.55, Caribbean Cream traded just 650 shares and climbed $1.08 to $5.80, Caribbean Flavours dropped $1.50 to $13, trading 4,854 shares, Caribbean Producers traded with a loss of 4 cents at $6.85, after 7,700 stock units were exchanged, Consolidated Bakeries finished trading at $2.17, with 13,000 units. C2W Music closed with a loss of 3 cents at $1.72, exchanging 20,000 shares, Elite Diagnostic gained 5 cents to end at $2.90, with 1,270,903 stock units changing hands, Everything Fresh traded 1,100,731 shares and ended with a gain of 20 cents at $2.10 as investors responded to half year results showing profit of 4 cents per share for the June quarter on rising gross profit margin. Express Catering rose 12 cents to $8.15, with 6,623 shares, General Accident finished trading 48,811 shares at $3.70. Honey Bun ended at $4.50, with 13,399 units, Iron Rock concluded trading with a loss of 25 cents at $3.25, with 82,741 shares, Jamaican Teas settled at $4, trading 124,700 shares, Jetcon Corporation ended trading at $4.05, with 46,250 stock units. Key Insurance fell 31 cents to $3.16, exchanging 12,050 units, KLE Group finished trading at $3, with 358 shares, Knutsford Express closed at $11.35, with 9,628 shares, Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 4 cents at $3.95, after 45,000 shares traded. Lasco Financial concluded trading 30 cents higher at $5.80, with 10,275 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing traded 8,757 stock units and fell 5 cents to $3.90, Paramount Trading ended trading with a loss of 30 cents at $2.70, with 1,000 shares, Stationery and Office traded with a loss of 50 cents at $9, with 29,412 shares and tTech closed with a loss of 50 cents at a 52 weeks’ low of $4.50, with 3,340 units. In the junior market preference segment, Eppley 9.5% ended trading at $5.98, with 5,018 shares changing hands.

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

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13 Junior Market stocks gain – Tuesday

August 14, 2018 by

In Junior Market trading on Tuesday 4 stocks traded at a 52 weeks’ high and one at a 52 weeks’ low as the prices of 13 securities advanced, 7 declined and 4 remained unchanged.
In spite of the positive price movement at the close, the Junior market index declined 22.15 points to close at 3,135.85 with 25 securities changing hands, compared to 27 on Monday. Trading resulted in 1,564,416 units valued at $8,693,578 changing hands compared to 2,611,628 units valued at $11,933,757 on Monday.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading had 2 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, 3 closed with lower offers.
Trading closed with an average of 62,577 units for an average of $347,743 in contrast to 124,363 units for an average of $568,274 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 182,596 units valued at $994,997, compared to 201,586 units, valued at $1,097,411 previous trading day. Trading in July, averaged 154,060 units valued at $655,146 for each security traded.
At the close of trading Cargo Handlers settled at $10.89, with 308 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading with a loss of $1.08 at $4.72, trading 30,431 shares, Caribbean Flavours traded 15,000 stock units and jumped $1.50 to a 52 weeks’ high of $14.50, Caribbean Producers finished trading 88,000 units and gained 12 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.89, after trading as high as $7.15, Consolidated Bakeries closed 1 cent higher at $2.17, with 229,179 shares changing hands. C2W Music ended with a gain of 4 cents to $1.75, as 1,400 shares traded, Derrimon Trading concluded trading 120,000 shares and climbed 50 cents to a new closing high of $25.50, Dolphin Cove finished at $16.50, while exchanging 184 stock units, Elite Diagnostic settled 5 cents higher at $2.85, with 5,000 units. Everything Fresh traded 244,413 shares and ended at $1.90, Express Catering traded 3 cents higher at $8.03, with 131,000 shares, FosRich Group finished trading of 64,858 shares with a loss of 24 cents at $2.76, General Accident closed with 13,000 stock units trading and fell 10 cents to $3.70, GWest Corporation ended 7 cents higher at $2.27, with 36,282 units. Honey Bun concluded trading with a loss of 1 cent at $4.50, in exchanging 13,700 shares, Iron Rock finished at $3.50, with 186,606 shares, Jamaican Teas ended trading with a loss of 5 cents at $4, with 8,401 stock units changing hands, Jetcon Corporation traded 256,529 units and gained 5 cents to end at $4.05. Key Insurance finished trading 9,147 shares and rose by 45 cents to $3.47, KLE Group closed 19 cents higher at $3, with 6,129 shares trading, Knutsford Express ended with a rise of 5 cents to $11.35, as 17,350 shares were traded, Lasco Distributors concluded trading of 45,066 stock units at $3.99. Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 40 cents at $5.50, exchanging 12,136 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 5 cents at $3.95, with 28,671 shares and Medical Disposables jumped $1.29 in trading 1,626 shares at $6.49.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Profit results could ignite market

August 14, 2018 by

There is little doubt that the summer rally is on for Jamaica stocks and is being helped by some good results for a number of the companies. Release of results over the next two days could be a huge catalyst for the market in the days ahead.
Last week a number of stocks traded at 52 weeks’ highs or historical highs. Profit results are expected to flood the market over the next two days and could have a big impact on prices.
Last week a number of on the Watch list traded at record high levels and more of that is expected this week.
Stocks with scarce supplies and could spring surprises include Grace Kennedy, NCB Financial, Berger Paints, Caribbean Cement, Kingston Wharves, PanJam Investment, Sagicor Group, Salada Foods, Seprod and Scotia Group. The main market is not the only segment with limited supplies. The Junior Market supplies continue to be limited for many of the listings. The list includes, Blue Power, Caribbean Flavours, Cargo Handlers, Caribbean Producers, Derrimon Trading, Express Catering, General Accident,Caribbean Cream, Medical Disposables and Stationery and Office Supplies.
The main market continues to be steered higher by an upward sloping support line as well the 45 and 125 day moving averages, lending support just below the index and the Junior Market that is at a 9 months’ high, is being steered by an upward rising long-term support line and the start of a golden cross. The golden cross is a very bullish long-term signal.

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9 months’ high for Junior Market – Monday

August 13, 2018 by

Derrimon ended at a new closing 52 weeks’ high on Monday.

The Junior Market move higher at the close of trading on Monday rising 31.40 points to close at 3,158 as the number of declining and advancing stocks were equal for a second day.
At the end of market activity, one stock traded at a 52 weeks’ intraday high and one closed at a 52 weeks’ high. Trading ended with 27 securities changing hands, compared to 26 on Friday, with 11 advancing, 7 falling and 9 remaining unchanged.
The market closed with, 2,611,628 units valued at $11,933,757 compared to 1,989,152 units valued at $15,833,326 on Friday.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading had 8 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, 2 closed with lower offers.
Trading closed with an average of 124,363 units for an average of $568,274 in contrast to 76,506 units for an average of $608,974 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 201,586 units valued at $1,097,411, compared to 213,423 units valued at $1,178,519 previous trading day. Trading in July, averaged 154,060 units valued at $655,146 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging ended at $1.95 after rising 4 cents trading 930 stock units, Blue Power jumped $5 to $45, in exchanging 10,166 units, CAC 2000 finished trading and lost 1 cent to end at $8, with 2,000 shares changing hands, Cargo Handlers climbed 89 cents to $10.89, trading 500 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading 2,645 units with a rise of 27 cents to $6.77. Derrimon Trading concluded trading of 23,900 shares and rose $1 to end at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $25, Elite Diagnostic settled with a loss of 10 cents at $2.80, after exchanging 66,552 units, Everything Fresh traded 51,500 shares and ended at $1.90. Express Catering traded with a loss of 10 cents at $8, with 120,080 shares, FosRich Group finished trading 10 cents higher at $3, after swapping 1,116,649 shares. Honey Bun concluded trading 19,521 shares and gained 61 cents to close at $4.51, Iron Rock lost 57 cents to close at $3.50, with 13,394 shares changing hands, Jamaican Teas ended trading 24,588 stock units and added 15 cents to $4.05, KLE Group gained 31 cents to $2.81, exchanging 669 shares. Lasco Distributors concluded trading of 73,800 stock units with a loss of 1 cent to close at $3.99, Lasco Financial finished 11 cents higher at $5.90, trading 1,012,633 shares, Lasco Manufacturing settled at $4, trading 12,500 shares, Main Event ended trading 15,000 shares with a loss of 19 cents at $5.81. Medical Disposables dropped $1.20 to $5.20, with 28,901 shares and Stationery and Office closed 50 cents higher at $9.50, trading 5,700 units. In the Junior Market preference segment, Eppley 8.25% concluded trading at $6.20, with 10,000 units, changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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3 new highs for Junior Market – Friday

August 10, 2018 by

Iron Rock hits 52 weeks’ high of $4.07 on Friday.

The Junior Market move higher at the close of trading on Friday rising just 0.99 points to close at 3,126.60 as the number of declining and advancing stocks were equal for a second day.
At the end of market activity, three stocks traded at a 52 weeks’ high and one closed at a 52 weeks’ low.
The market closed with, 1,989,152 units valued at $15,833,325.80 compared to 17,879,196 units valued at $94,384,927 on Thursday and ended with 26 securities changing hands, compared to 22 on Thursday, with 10 advancing, 10 falling and 6 remaining unchanged.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading had 8 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices, 3 closed with lower offers.
Trading closed with an average of 76,506 units for an average of $608,974 in contrast to 812,691 units for an average of $4,290,224 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 213,423 units valued at $1,178,519, compared to 245,494 units valued at $1,311,926 previous trading day. Trading in July, averaged 154,060 units valued at $655,146 for each security traded.
At the close of trading, Access Financial closed at $36, exchanging 1,800 shares, AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 9 cents at $1.91, trading 7,000 stock units, Blue Power concluded trading at $40, with 4,820 units, Cargo Handlers settled with a loss of 89 cents at $10, trading 310,120 shares, Caribbean Flavours traded 5,000 stock units and rose 50 cents to $13. Derrimon Trading concluded trading of 236,050 shares and rose $1 to a 52 weeks’ high of $24, after trading at $25 ahead of the close as news broke that the company entered into an agreement to acquire Woodcats International. Dolphin Cove finished at $16.50, with 816 stock units changing hands, Elite Diagnostic settled 15 cents higher at $2.90, with 90,678 units, Everything Fresh traded 157,069 shares and lost 1 cent to end at 1.90, Express Catering traded 72,934 shares and ended 10 cents higher at a 52 weeks’ high of $8.10. FosRich Group finished trading 26,184 shares with a loss of 7 cents to end at $2.90, General Accident climbed 40 cents to $3.80, after trading 8,350 stock units, Honey Bun concluded trading with a loss of 41 cents at $3.90, with 1,000 shares, Iron Rock jumped 92 cents higher to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.07, with 553,112 shares changing hands. Jamaican Teas ended trading with a loss of 15 cents at $3.90, with 5,000 stock units, Jetcon Corporation traded at $4, with 29,302 units, Key Insurance finished trading 12,547 shares with a loss of 45 cents to end at $3.02, Knutsford Express ended with a loss of 21 cents at 52 weeks’ low of $11.30, after exchanging 2,000 shares. Lasco Distributors concluded trading at $4, with 4,740 stock units, Lasco Financial traded 68,728 units and finished 39 cents higher at $5.79, Lasco Manufacturing rose 7 cents to end at $4, trading 38,000 shares, Main Event ended trading with a loss of 85 cents at $6, with 15,400 shares traded. Medical Disposables traded 92,420 shares and rose 40 cents to $6.40, Stationery and Office closed at $9 after gaining 97 cents with 238,725 units changing hands and tTech concluded trading at $5, with 2,357 shares trading. In the junior market preference segment, Eppley 8.25% concluded trading with a loss of 1 cent at $6.20, with 5,000 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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