Activity on the Junior Market closed with 6 securities trading, ending in 113,404 units changing hands, valued at $253,308. The JSE Junior Market Index declined 0.36 points to close at 702.75, no stock advanced and 1 declined in price.
At the close of the market, there were 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with the offer lower. The junior market ended with 5 securities closing with no bids to buy, there were 7 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, Derrimon Trading ending with 16,550 units trading and fell by 1 cent to $2.04, for a 52 weeks’ low, Caribbean Producers closed with 585 shares changing hands at $2.20, Honey Bun ending with 1,850 units at $1.91, Lasco Financial finished with 20,513 units trading at $1.05, Eppley 9.5% preference share closed with 21,762 shares changing hands at $6 and Lasco Manufacturing ending with 52,144 shares trading at $1.20.
Moderate junior market trading
4 junior market stocks rose Wednesday
Activity on the Junior Market closed with 7 securities trading and ending with 294,119 units valued at $359,476 changing hands. The JSE Junior Market Index gained 4.75 points to close at 703.36, with the prices of 4 advancing with 1 declining.
At the close of the market, there were 3 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with offers that were lower. The junior market ended with 4 securities closing with no bids to buy and there were 6 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, Access Financial closing with 1,500 shares to end at $9.30 with an increase of 10 cents, Blue Power trading 7,500 shares to gain 10 cents to $6.50. Honey Bun closed with 6,000 units trading as the price rose 1 cents to $1.91, Lasco Distributors finished with 80,900 shares trading, rising 4 cents to $1.45.
Caribbean Cream closed with 183,600 units trading at 75 cents, Caribbean Producers finished with 13,119 units to close at $2.20 after shedding 10 cents Consolidated Bakeries closed with 1,500 units at 90 cents each.
Junior market falters, 3 stocks rise 3 fall
Activity on the Junior Market closed with 7 securities trading and ending with 790,671 units valued at $998,335 changing hands. The JSE Junior Market Index declined 5.48 points to close at 698.61, with the price of 3 stocks advancing and 3 declining.
At the close of the market, there were 4 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and none had offers that were lower. The junior market ended with 4 securities closing with no bids to buy and 8 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, Jamaican Teas traded 117,665 units, gained of 4 cents to close at $2.55, Lasco Distributors traded 46,000 shares and closed with 1 cent gain at $1.41, Lasco Financial stock gained a cent with 55,000 shares, to end at $1.06, Lasco Manufacturing with 465,462 shares changing hands closed at $1.20.
Blue Power closed with 2,544 units trading, the price slipped 11 cents $6.40, Caribbean Producers in closing with 94,000 shares trading lost 10 cents at $2.20 and General Accident ended with 10,000 shares changing hands 15 cents lower at $1.65.
Junior market up strongly again
Activity on the Junior Market closed with 7 securities trading and ending with 163,012 units changing hands valued at $287,277. The JSE Junior Market Index climbed 14.51 points on top of the 13.55 points gained on Friday, to close at 704.09, with the price of 3 advancing and 2 declining.
At the close of the market, there were 3 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer. The junior market ended with 4 securities closing with no bids to buy and there were 6 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading are, Caribbean Producers finishing with 41,000 units to close with a gain of 20 cents at $2.30. Consolidated Bakeries closed with 5,500 units and put on 8 cents at 90 cents, Lasco Distributors finished trading with 810 shares while gaining 10 cents to $1.40, Lasco Financial ended with 65,774 units trading, to end at $1.05. Lasco Manufacturing concluded transactions in 1,300 units at $1.20, Honey Bun closed with 9,486 units trading as the price slipped 10 cents to $1.90 and Jamaican Teas closed with 39,142 shares, trading lower by 9 cents, to $2.51.
Cargo Handlers profit up 43%
Junior market Cargo Handlers, reported their first quarter results to December, last year, continuing the strong growth trend of the 2014 fiscal year, with another impressive increase in operating revenue which jumped 40 percent over 2013, to $62 million. Profit was up by 43 percent to $40 million, ending with earnings per share of 96 cents. Other income fell from $6.8 million to $341,000.
Trading on the Junior Market was very low but for lack of buying interest but more due to sellers holding out for higher prices and in a number of cases there is no selling interest for nearly a third of the listings.
The market closed with only 4 securities traded and ended with 78,878 units valued at $142,210. The JSE Junior Market Index declined 0.35 points to close at 692.76, with the price of 1 advancing and none declining. At the close, there were 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and only 1 stocks with the offer that was lower. The junior market closed with only 3 securities closing with no bids to buy. There were 7 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading are, Caribbean Producers closing with 970 shares and gained 1 cent to $2.05, Blue Power ending with 1908 units changing hands at $6.51, Eppley 9.5% preference share traded 10,000 units at $6 and Lasco Financial ended trading with 66,000 shares at $1.05.
