Wednesday, 12th June 2013 | While there were only 5 stocks traded on the junior market yesterday, today’s activity resulted in 11 stocks traded. With the exception of Blue Power that traded at an all time high of $8.65, up 64 cents for the day, as 52,315 units traded, price movement in the junior market was generally moderate. The overall stock market seems to have lost some of the recent sparkle as investors seem to have priced in a fair bit of the improved results of companies or adjusted for the undervaluation of others. The market may just be consolidating for awhile before moving in a major way again. This is worth watching.

Dolphin Cove traded 800,000 units to be the largest trade in the junior market and second largest trade for the day for the overall stock exchange. The stock closed at $8.45, a 52 weeks high. Sagicor Life traded 2,011,745 units as the stock closed at $9.01, having traded between $8.80 and $9.01.

Grace Kennedy traded up $1 to at $59 while trading 23,167 units. Lasco Distributors closed at $13.50 up 50 cents with a volume of 19,297 units trading. Lasco Financial Services lost 29 cents to close at $9.70 on small volume. Carib Cement traded as high as $1 in early trading but closed at $0.90. Consolidated Bakeries traded 58,750 shares at $1.15, in continuation of recovery from the sharp sell off when the company released poor full year results earlier this year. Lasco Manufacturing traded firm at $14.10 with 101,610 units changing hands.

The various market indices inched up a bit except the cross listed and US dollar indices where there was no traded stock. The advance decline ratio remains positive with 11 stocks advancing and 6 declining, on a day when 4.1 million shares changed hands with a value of $34.7 million.

At the end of trading, bids for 8 stocks were higher and no stock had an offer that was lower than their last selling price.

Tuesday, 11th June 2013 | Only 5 stocks traded in the junior market today with AMG Packaging closing up 22 cents at $4.40 while trading 24,937 units. Lasco Distributors closed at $13 off 74 cents for the day as it traded 14.900 units. General Accident traded 149,954 units at $1.92 and Lasco Manufacturing was flat for the day in trading 28,750 units at $14.

In the main market, Grace Kennedy traded 1.17 million units between $58 and $58.75 before closing at $58, down $1. Jamaica Money Market Brokers traded 706,000 units between $8.65 and $8.75 but closed at $8.65. Sagicor Life saw 319,000 shares swapping hands at $9 down 43 cents for Monday. Proven preference shares traded 1.336 million units at $5.09, National Commercial Bank closed up 30 cents at $19.50 at the close as 70,310 shares traded. Pan Jam rose 40 cents to close at $55.50. Seprod gained 39 cents to reach $15 at the close. Carreras traded 95,696 units while closing at $59 after loosing $1, the stock closed with its offer at $58.95. D&G had trading in 93,941 units at the closing price of $4.95 and at the end of trading there were 365,955 units with a bid at the closing price of $4.95.

In the end 4,502,486 shares traded for a value of $94.58 million as 23 stocks changed hands as 9 stocks registered price gains and 8 recorded declines. At the end of the day, bids for 2 stocks were higher and 5 stocks had offers that were lower than their last selling price

All the indices except the US dollar index where there was no trades and the junior market that slipped less than a point recorded moderate increases on the day.

Monday, 10th June 2013 | Probably the most noted features of Monday’s trading was the continued strong positive advance decline ratio which started in the first week in April. At the end of the day, the indication from the bids and offers suggest further gains ahead with bids for 11 stocks being higher and only 1 stock had the offer that was lower than the last selling price.

A total of 3,390,391 shares valued at $22,151,233 traded, on a day when 24 stocks traded with 11 gaining and 4 declined in price continuing a strong advance decline ratio that has been present throughout May and now into June.

Trading was on the light side as only Jamaica Money Market Brokers exceeded the million share mark with 1.5 million units valued at $13 million. Caribbean Creams traded 613,481 units and Caribbean Producers 420,613 units were the other volumes of note.

Price movements were moderate with National Commercial Bank gaining 20 cents to close at $19.20, Sagicor Life closed at $9.43 up 3 cents and Scotia Group up 50 cents to close at $22, having traded as high as $23 during trading.

Access Financial Services reached a new all time high of $8.10 as well as Blue Power which closed at $8.10.

Stocks to watch

• Access
• Blue Power
• Consolidated Bakeries
• JMMB
• Sagicor Investments