Junior market rises again – Friday

June 17, 2016 by

Medical Disposables traded at new high on junior market on Friday.

Medical Disposables traded at new high on junior market on Friday.

Trading in junior market closed with 16 active securities, with overall volume traded remaining low leading to only 721,925 shares valued at $3,110,379 changing hands on Friday. At the close 6 stocks advanced and 5 declined and the junior market index rose 9.59 points to 2,255.03.
At the end of trading one stock closed at a new high while the bids for 5 stocks closed higher than their last selling prices and 2 ended with lower offers.
JM sum 17-6-16At the end of trading, Access Financial traded 4,400 shares and rose 5 cents, to end at $17.35, AMG Packaging closed with a gain of 60 cents with 5,653 shares changing hands at $13, Blue Power traded 10,115 shares, to end at $13.55, Caribbean Flavours traded 6,000 units to end at $7, Caribbean Producers traded 6,930 shares at $4.20. Consolidated Bakeries traded 71,540 shares to close with a fall of 5 cents at $1.80, General Accident traded 32,300 shares and lost 15 cents to end at $2.10, Honey Bun rose 30 cents, to close at $6 with 1,720 units changing hands, but was offered at $5.85 at the close. Iron Rock Insurance traded 303,353 shares but fell 7 cents to close at $3.23, JM Trdng Sht-17-6-16Jamaican Teas added 10 cents in trading 197 shares at $3.80, Jetcon traded 4,690 shares at $2.50, Lasco Distributors traded 85,399 units to end with a loss of 1 cent, at $7.98. Lasco Financial gained 4 cents to close at $3.44 with 44,200 shares changing hands, while Lasco Manufacturing closed at $5.05 with 129,556 shares trading, Medical Disposables traded 15,372 shares and gained 47 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $4 and tTech ended with 500 units changing hands but fell 1 cent to close at $4.05.

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Juniors up volume down – Thursday

June 16, 2016 by

JM SignTrading in junior market, saw an increase in the number of active securities over that of Wednesday, but the volume of stocks traded fell well below the nearly 10 million units that were previously traded, as the market closed with 17 securities being active, leading to 8 advancing and 6 declining.
The junior index rose 15.46 points to 2,245.44 at the close as only 755,695 shares changed hands down from 9,846,087 units of Wednesday, valued at $3,529,737 changed hands, in contrast to $46,610,748, previously. At the end of trading the bids for 5 stocks closed higher than their last selling prices and 2 ended with lower offers.
At the end of trading, Access Financial traded 4,210 shares and rose 30 cents, to end at $17.30, CAC 2000 gained 15 cents in trading 270 shares, to end at $6.70.JM sum 16-6-16 Caribbean Cream gained 20 cents, to trade 192,014 units at $4.80, after the company announced consideration of the payment of a dividend at a meet to be held later in June. Caribbean Flavours traded 8,000 units to end at $7, Caribbean Producers traded just 840 shares at $4.20, Consolidated Bakeries traded 223,538 shares to close with a fall of 4 cents at $1.85, Dolphin Cove ended at $11.50 with 38,500 shares changing hands, to gain 50 cents, General Accident traded 9,500 shares and lost 1 cent to end at $2.25. Honey Bun rose 65 cents, to close at $5.70 with 19,928 units changing hands, after it traded at $5, in the morning session. Iron Rock Insurance traded 23,955 shares but gained 7 cents to close at $3.30, JM Trdng Sht-16-6-16IC Insider BUY RATED ISP Finance Services traded 6,000 units at $4.10 after falling by 5 cents. Jamaican Teas lost 10 cents in trading 4,540 shares at $3.70, Jetcon traded 42,398 shares but fell by 15 to $2.50, Lasco Distributors traded 130,530 units to end unchanged at $7.99. Lasco Financial gained 4 cents to close at $3.40 with 20,188 shares changing hands, while Lasco Manufacturing closed with a gain of 5 cents at $5.05 with 28,284 shares trading and tTech ended with 3,000 units changing hands but fell 14 cents to close at $4.06.

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Honey Bun trades 5.5m shares – Wednesday

June 15, 2016 by

Honey Bun traded 5.5m shares on Tuesday.

Honey Bun traded 5.5m shares on Tuesday.

Lasco Manufacturing continues to trade in large volumes with 1.73 million units changing hands, up from 1.64 million units on Tuesday, Honey Bun had 5.5 million units trading, but the price slipped slightly at the end and Lasco Finance traded just over 2 million shares on a day of high volumes. Trading in the junior market ended with only 11 securities being active, leading to 4 advancing and 6 declining.
The junior index fell 8.91 points to 2,229.98 at the close as 9,846,087 shares, valued at $46,610,748 changed hands. At the end of trading the bids for 7 stocks closed higher than their last selling prices and 3 ended with lower offers.
JM sum 15-6-16At the end of trading, Blue Power traded 7,718 shares and declined by 10 cents to end at $13.55, Caribbean Cream rose 20 cents to trade 17,813 units at $4.60, the company announced that directors will be meeting later in June to consider the payment of a dividend. If approved, it will be the first dividend paid since listing. The company indicated in its prospectus to pay not less than 20 percent of annual after tax profits, Caribbean Flavours traded 50,000 units and lost 45 cents to end at $7, Consolidated Bakeries traded 121,000 shares to close with a rise of 14 cents at $1.89. Derrimon Trading ended at $3.30 with 5,250 shares changing hands, Honey Bun fell 41 cents, to close at $5.05 with 5,538,154 units changing hands after it traded at $6.40 in the morning session. Iron Rock Insurance traded 5,000 shares at $3.23, IC Insider BUY RATED ISP Finance Services traded at a new high of $4.15 with a rise of 5 cents while trading 3,379 units.JM Trdng Sht-15-6-16 At the close the stock had 4 bids to buy 131,000 units at $4 and 231,000 between $3.60 and $3.70, there is only one offer at $4.10 to sell 6,000 units. Lasco Distributors traded 291,702 units to end with the loss of 1 cent at $7.99, Lasco Financial lost 4 cents to close at $3.36 with 2,075,748 shares changing hands, while Lasco Manufacturing fell 5 cents and closed at $5 with 1,731,623 shares trading and Paramount Trading ended with 3,700 units changing hands and gained 9 cents to close at $10.99.

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Lasco Manufacturing trades heavy – Tuesday

June 14, 2016 by

Lasco Dist build Demand increased for Lasco Manufacturing with 1.64 million units changing hands on Tuesday while ISP Finance is seeing increasing interest, helping the stock to close at a new high of $4.10. Trading in the junior market ended with 15 securities being active, including a bond issued by a junior market company, leading to 3 advancing and 5 declining.
The junior index inched by 3.96 points to 2,238.89 at the close as 2,328,831 shares, valued at $14,770,636 changed JM sum 14-6-16hands. At the end of trading the bids for 5 stocks closed higher than their last selling prices and 1 ended with lower offers.
At the end of trading, AMG Packaging traded just 1,024 shares at $12.40, Caribbean Cream lost 5 cents to trade 124,500 units at $4.40, Caribbean Flavours traded 10,000 units and lost 5 cents to end at $7.45, Caribbean Producers traded 15,625 shares to close with a rise of 10 cents at $4.20. General Accident traded 3,200 shares to end with a loss of 6 cents to close at $2.26, Honey Bun fell 41 cents, to close at $5.09 with 75,608 units changing hands after it traded at $6.40 in the morning session. JM Trdng Sht-14-6-16Iron Rock Insurance traded 5,000 shares at $3.23, ISP Finance Services traded at a new high of $4.10 while trading 33,811 units starting at $3.90. Lasco Distributors traded 225,096 units to end at unchanged at $8, Lasco Financial closed at $3.40 with 30,212 shares changing hands, while Lasco Manufacturing, closed at $5.05 with 1,642,755 shares trading. Paramount Trading ended with 200 units changing hands and lost 9 cents to close at $10.90, tTech traded only 2,000 shares to end at $4.20, Derrimon Trading rose 1 cent in ending at $2.14 with 158,500 shares changing hand and Jamaican Teas floating note bond traded 30,000 units at $100 each.

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Juniors moved higher – Friday

June 10, 2016 by

Honey Bun dropped sharply by $1.62 on Friday to hit $5.25 at the close.

Honey Bun dropped sharply by $1.62 on Friday to hit $.525 at the close.

Trading in the junior market ended on Friday with increased participation of securities, with 16 being active, leading to 8 advancing and 4 declining. In spite of the increased participation, the junior index climbed 19.61 points to 2,234.65. At the close 2,704,040 shares, valued at $10,558,176 changed hands.
The bids for 9 stocks closed higher than their last selling prices and 3 ended with lower offers.
At the end of trading, Access Financial Services traded 4,500 units at $17, AMG Packaging rose 40 cents in trading 1,823 shares at $12.40, Caribbean Cream gained 30 cents to end at $4.45, after trading 12,400 shares. JM sum 10-6-16rCaribbean Flavours gained 65 cents and ended with 33,853 shares changing hands at $7.50, Caribbean Producers traded 5,500 shares to close at $4.10, Consolidated Bakeries traded 10,000 shares to close at $2, C2W Music traded 20,000 shares to end at 43 cents. Derrimon Trading fell 55 cents to $3.30, with 3,000 shares changing hands, General Accident Insurance gained 2 cents while trading 2,000 shares at $2.32, Honey Bun dropped sharply from its recent all-time high of $7.50 by 14 percent, by slashing $1.62 in trading on Friday with 243,212 units changing hands, to end at $5.25.JM Trdng Sht-10-6-16 A director sold 2 million units of Jamaican Teas shares with the price falling 10 cents as a total of 2,020,886 shares were traded to close at $3.10, Jetcon Corporation had 280,878 units changing hands at $2.65 after falling 5 cents. Lasco Distributors rose 34 cents in trading 2,800 units to end at $7.99, Lasco Financial closed at $3.20 with 38,500 shares changing hands to gain 4 cents, while Lasco Manufacturing closed at $5.05 with 20,688 shares trading with the price rising 5 cents and Medical Disposables traded 4,000 units at $3.53.

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Juniors inch forward – Thursday

June 9, 2016 by

Lasco Manufacturing headed back to $5 on Thursday, after gaining 25 cents..

Lasco Manufacturing headed back to $5 on Thursday, after gaining 25 cents..

Trading in the junior market ended on Thursday with increased participation of securities, with 20 being active, leading to 6 advancing and 6 declining. In spite of the increased participation, the junior index barely budged by 1.89 points to 2,215.04. At the close 2,086,923 shares, valued at $9,158,507 changed hands.
The bids for 7 stocks closed higher than their last selling prices and 3 ended with lower offers.
At the end of trading, Access Financial Services traded 3,200 units at $17, AMG Packaging fell by 40 cents in trading 24,867 shares at $12, CAC 2000 closed at $6.55 with 236 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cream dropped 40 cents to end at $4.15, after trading 343,700 shares. Caribbean Flavours lost $1.14 and ended with 30,000 shares changing hands at $6.85, Caribbean Producers traded 4,513 shares to close with a loss of 40 cents, at $4.10, Consolidated Bakeries traded 337,192 shares to close at $2, C2W Music traded 26,000 shares to end at 43 cents. Dolphin Cove traded 4,000 units and gained 10 cents to end at $11.10, General Accident Insurance had 7,500 shares trading at $2.30, Honey Bun fell by 8 cents in trading 207,765 units at $6.87, Iron Rock had 109,000 shares changing hands with a gain of 3 cents, to end at $3.23. JM Trdng Sht-09-6-16ISP Finance traded 20,705 shares at $3.45, Jamaican Teas traded 75,159 shares and closed at $3.90, Jetcon Corporation had 103,000 units changing hands at $2.65 after gaining 5 cents, KLE Group closed with 2,000 units changing hands at $1.03 with a fall of 17 cents. Lasco Distributors rose 15 cents in trading 10,847 units to end at $7.65, Lasco Financial closed unchanged at $3.16 with just 500 shares changing hands while Lasco Manufacturing closed at $5 with 724,739 shares trading with the price rising 25 cents and tTech traded 52,000 units at $4.05.

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Juniors trade higher on Friday

June 3, 2016 by

Consolidated Bakeries (Purity) trade at a new intraday high on Friday

Consolidated Bakeries (Purity) trade at a new intraday high on Friday

Trading in the junior market pushed the index over the 2,200 mark during trading in the morning session but it ended closing at 2,166.02, up by 15.97 points. The market saw high volumes of more than 290,000 shares in Consolidated Bakeries, Lasco Distributors and Lasco Manufacturing. At the close, 2,520,895 shares, valued at $12,191,278 changed hands.
A total of 13 securities traded with 6 advancing and 4 declining. The market ended with bids for 7 stocks closing higher than their last selling prices and 3 ending with lower offers.
At the end of trading, AMG Packaging traded 4,500 shares to close at $12.45, CAC 2000 close with 750 units trading at $6.50, Caribbean Cream closed with a loss of 15 cents at $4.51, after trading 36,570 shares, Carib Flavours did not trade but closed with the offer at $7.75 compared to the last traded price of $7.99. Caribbean Producers traded 14,050 shares and gained 55 cents, to close at $4.50, Consolidated Bakeries traded 294,747 units with a loss of 12 cents and ended at $2, after it traded at an intraday 52 weeks’ high of $2.15,JM Trdng Sht-03-6-16 C2W Music closed with 29,000 shares trading with a gain of 2 cents at 36 cents. Dolphin Cove traded 38,920 units and gained 20 cents to end at $11.20, Honey Bun ended at a closing 52 weeks’ high of $5.05 with a gain of 5 cents with 25,850 units changing hands. The price hit a high of $5.50 in the morning session. Jamaican Teas traded 108,490 units to close with a rise of 10 cents at $3.90, Lasco Distributors fell 30 cents with 514,000 units trading at $7.60. Lasco Financial closed with a fall of 20 cents at $3.14 with 167,400 shares changing hands while Lasco Manufacturing traded 1,280,146 shares and gained 10 cents to close at $4.60 and tTech traded 6,472 units at $4.30.

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C2W Music monster trade – Thursday

June 2, 2016 by

C2W had the largest trade on the JSE on Thursday

C2W had the largest trade on the JSE on Thursday

C2W Music closed trading with one transaction of 53.8 million trade on Thursday. The trade was executed by Stocks and Securities that see them buying the shares for their own account from a client. The trade that accounted for $18 million was the largest on the Jamaica Stock Exchange for the day. At the close, the market index lost 0.45 points to end at 2,150.05 as 57,317,961 shares, valued at $35,653,893 changed hands.
A total of 17 securities traded with 7 advancing and 8 declining. The market ended with bids for 7 stocks closing higher than their last selling prices and 3 ending with lower offers.
At the end of trading, AMG Packaging traded 1,200 shares to close at $12.45, after adding 45 cents, Caribbean Cream closed with a loss of 4 cents at $4.65, after trading 183,500 shares, Carib Flavours closed at $7.99 after losing 1 cent, in trading 200 shares. Consolidated Bakeries traded 283,078 units and gained 11 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.12, C2W Music closed with 53,814,091 shares trading with a loss of 1 cent at 34 cents, General Accident had 2,200 shares trading with a gain of 26 cents to close at $2.44. Honey Bun traded for the first time after its 5 for 1 stock split and closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $5 with a gain of $1.20 with 170,860 units changing hands, Iron Rock Insurance traded 628,310 shares but shed 20 cents to end at $3.20. JM Trdng Sht-02-6-16Jamaican Teas traded 17,039 units to close with a loss of 5 cents at $3.80, Jetcon Corporation rose 7 cents in trading 23,525 units at $2.87, Key Insurance gained 6 cents with 61,900 shares at $2.75. KLE Group ended at $1.60 with 9,300 shares changing hands Knutsford Express fell 50 cents in trading 6,200 shares to close at $17.50, Lasco Distributors fell 10 cents with 1,000,000 units trading at $7.90. Lasco Financial closed with a gain of 4 cents at $3.34 with 5,979 shares changing hands while Lasco Manufacturing traded 1,099,242 shares and fell 19 cents to close at $4.50, Medical Disposables ended with 5,000 units changing hands to close with a gain of 1 cent at $3.50 and tTech traded 8,537 units at $4.30.

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Signs of strength for juniors – Tuesday

May 31, 2016 by

Consolidated Bakeries closed at a 52 weeks' high on Tuesday.

Consolidated Bakeries closed at a 52 weeks’ high on Tuesday.

Trading on the junior market on Tuesday ended with the market index rising 7.62 points to end at 2,135.76. Strong demand came for Consolidated Bakeries shares accounting for 1.8 million units, of the total of 2,620,512 shares valued at $7,902,418 changing hands. A total 12 securities traded, 5 of which advanced and 5 declined.
The junior market ended with bids for 14 stocks closing higher than their last selling prices and 3 ending with lower offers.
At the end of trading, Caribbean Cream closed with a gain of 8 cents at $4.78, after trading 6,200 shares, Caribbean Flavours traded 10,000 units to end at $8, Caribbean Producers traded 108,630 units with a gain of 5 cents, to end at $3.95. Consolidated Bakeries traded 1,838,962 units and gained 20 cents to end at a 52 weeks high of $2, Derrimon Trading ended with 74,00 shares changing hands, JM Trdng Sht-31-5-16with a loss of 65 cents at $3.85, Iron Rock traded 1,048 shares with a rise of 20 cents to end at $3.40. Jamaican Teas traded 3,000 units to close with a loss of 5 cents at $3.85, KLE Group traded 10,000 shares and closed with a loss of 1 cent at $1.60. Lasco Distributors closed with 349,561 units trading at $7.50, Lasco Manufacturing traded 128,665 shares and rose 30 cents to close at $4.70, Medical Disposables gained 25 cents in trading 74,458 shares at $3.25and tTech ended with 15,988 units changing hands but lost 20 cents to close at $4.30.

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Wide spread gains for Juniors on Friday

May 27, 2016 by

JM Sign The junior market enjoyed one of the best days for some time with advancing stocks out numbering decliners by a wide margin but with a narrow range of companies trading. The strong number of gains led to a 29.10 points rise in the index to end at 2,127.53. The market closed with 1,336,391 shares valued at $9,501,843 changing hands.
A total of 15 securities traded of which 10 advanced and 1 declined. The market ended with bids for 6 stocks closing higher than their last selling prices and 3 ending with lower offers.
At the end of trading, AMG Packaging rose 35 cents with 7,949 shares trading, to end at $12, Caribbean Cream closed with a gain of 13 cents at $4.60, having traded 23,112 shares. Caribbean Flavours traded 1 million units at $8, Consolidated Bakeries traded 94,255 units to gain 10 cents and end at $1.60, General Accident rose by 3 cents with 20,000 units changing hands to close at $2.18.JM Trdng Sht-27-5-16 Honey Bun gained $1 and closed at $19 with 960 shares traded, Jamaican Teas traded 1,542 units and gained 35 cents in the process to close at $3.90, Knutsford Express traded 190 shares and lost 70 cents to close at $16.80, Lasco Distributors gained 5 cents and closed with 87,170 units trading at $7.50. Lasco Financial closed at $3.30 with 20,000 shares changing hands to gain 1 cent, Lasco Manufacturing traded 68,713 shares and rose 10 cents to close at $4.40 and tTech regained the 20 cents it lost on Thursday and ended with 12,500 units changing hands at $4.50.

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