Junior Market softens on Tuesday

March 27, 2018 by

Lasco Distributors traded 3.385 million shares on Tuesday.

The Junior Market Index shed 26.16 points to close at 2,904.96 on Tuesday, one day after the government announced a new Minister of Finance, closing prices in the main market of the exchange also reflected negative reaction.
At the close of market activities, 24 securities changing hands, the prices of 8 securities advanced, 9 declined and 7 remained unchanged compared to a total of from 18 securities changing hands on Monday.
Trading ended with an exchange of 7,383,582 units valued at $28,485,859, compared with 1,101,351 units valued at $3,914,113.37 from 18 securities changing hands on Monday.
Market activity ended with an average of 307,649 units for an average of $1,186,911 compared to an average of 61,186 units for an average of $217,451 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 149,286 units at $625,633, compared to an average of 139,878 units at $592,290 on the previous trading day. February closed with an average of 338,697 units at an average value of $1,495,774 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 4 stocks ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 6 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended 20 cents higher at $2.20, with 103,890 stock units, Caribbean Flavours fell 6 cents to $10.96, with 8,100 stock units, Caribbean Producers finished trading at $4.67, with 3,399 units, Consolidated Bakeries closed with a loss of 2 cents at $2.02, trading 24,587 shares, Dolphin Cove lost 10 cents and close at $17.90, with 318 stock units. Elite Diagnostic settled 5 cents higher at $3.25, with 181,010 units, Eppley ended trading with a loss of 64 cents at $9.50, with 2,096 shares, Express Catering traded at $5.10, with 152,823 shares, FosRich Group finished trading 10 cents higher at $2.50, with 77,438 shares. General Accident closed 6 cents higher at $3.19, with 151,930 stock units, GWest Corporation ended with a loss of 5 cents at $2.70, with 1,500 units, Honey Bun concluded trading with a loss of 33 cents at $4.40, with 55,099 shares, Iron Rock finished at $3, with 225,500 shares. Jamaican Teas ended trading with a loss of 6 cents at $4.45, with 48,552 stock units, Jetcon Corporation traded at $4.25, with 45,338 units, Key Insurance finished trading with a loss of 25 cents at $3.85, with 1,002,431 shares, Knutsford Express ended with a loss of $1 at $13, with 17,804 shares. Lasco Distributors concluded trading at $4.05, with 3,385,845 stock units changing hands, Lasco Financial finished at $4.92, with 106,216 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled 25 cents higher at $4.25, with 1,693,871 shares, Main Event ended trading 9 cents higher at $5.90, with 36,685 shares. Medical Disposables traded at $5, with 5,746 shares, Paramount Trading finished trading with a loss of 15 cents at $3, with 50,677 stock units and Stationery and Office closed at $5.50, with 2,727 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 still consolidating – Monday

March 26, 2018 by

Junior Market has been consolidating for most of 2018, after peaking in mid 2017.

The Junior Market Index slipped just 0.19 points to close at 2,931.12 on Monday, from 18 securities changing hands, leading to 7 advancing, 7 falling and 4 remaining unchanged.
Trading ended with an exchange of 1,101,351 units valued at $3,914,113.37, compared with 1,215,407 units valued at $4,590,122 from 21 securities changing hands on Friday.
Market activity ended with an average of 61,186 units for an average of $217,451 compared to an average of 57,877 units for an average of $218,577 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 139,878 units at $592,290, compared to an average of 143,548 units at $609,769 on the previous trading day. February closed with an average of 338,697 units at an average value of $1,495,774 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 5 stocks ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 6 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended trading at $2, with 166,225 stock units, CAC 2000 finished market activity at $8.70, with 8,290 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading with a loss of 3 cents at $4.67, as 28,364 units changed hands, Elite Diagnostic settled 2 cents higher at $3.20, with 400,400 units, Express Catering traded 45 cents higher to $4.95, with 266,510 shares, after the company reported third quarter results showing a 166 percent jump in profits. FosRich Group finished trading with a loss of 25 cents at $2.40, with an exchange of 13,695 shares, General Accident closed with a loss of 6 cents at $3.13, as 3,000 stock units traded, Honey Bun concluded market activity with a loss of 2 cents at $4.73, with 34,250 shares, Jamaican Teas ended trading 6 cents higher at $4.51, with 4,901 stock units. Jetcon Corporation added 5 cents to close at $4.25, with 50,889 units, Knutsford Express ended with a loss of 48 cents at $14, with 961 shares trading, Lasco Distributors concluded trading 5 cents higher at $4.05, with 46,436 stock units, Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 8 cents at $4.92, trading just 188 units. Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 20 cents at $4, with 9,350 shares, Main Event ended trading at $5.81, with 2,000 shares, Medical Disposables closed 18 cents higher at $5, with 38,254 shares and Stationery and Office closed at $5.50, while exchanging 8,989 units. In the junior market preference segment, Derrimon Trading closed 14 cents higher at $2.14, with 18,649 shares, changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Junior Market jumps on Friday

March 23, 2018 by

Blue Power jumped $9 to $42.

The Junior Market Index jumped 47.32 points to close at 2,931.31 on Friday with 21 securities changing hand as 11  advanced, 6 declined and 4 remained unchanged.
Trading ended with an exchange of 1,215,407 units valued at $4,590,122, compared with 2,139,884 units at $8,911,130 from 25 securities changing hands on Thursday.
Trading ended with an average of 57,877 units for an average of $218,577 compared to an average of 85,595 units for an average of $356,445 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 143,548 units at $609,769, compared to an average of 148,477 units at $632,276 on the previous trading day. February closed with an average of 338,697 units at an average value of $1,495,774 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 1 stock ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 6 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed $1 higher at $51, with 4,205 shares, AMG Packaging ended at $2, with 7,000 stock units changing hands, Blue Power jumped $9 to $42, with 2,000 units, Caribbean Producers finished trading 3 cents higher at $4.70, with 22,000 units, Consolidated Bakeries closed 4 cents higher at $2.04, with 2,000 shares. Derrimon Trading climbed $1.49 to $9.49, with 20,000 shares, Elite Diagnostic settled 6 cents higher at $3.18, with 339,242 units, Express Catering traded with a loss of 10 cents at $4.50, with 69,402 shares, FosRich Group finished trading at $2.65, with 355,416 shares. GWest Corporation ended with a loss of 5 cents at $2.75, trading 6,497 units, Honey Bun concluded trading 45 cents higher at $4.75, with 15,070 shares, Iron Rock finished with a loss of 10 cents at $3, with 23,600 shares, Jamaican Teas gained 44 cents to end at $4.45, with 2,825 stock units. Jetcon Corporation traded 2 cents higher at $4.20, with 9,800 units, Lasco Distributors concluded trading at $4, with 206,524 stock units changing hands, Lasco Financial rose 20 cents to $5, with 50,557 units, Lasco Manufacturing rose 21 cents to $4.20, with 55,884 shares. Main Event ended trading 19 cents down at $5.81, with 11,335 shares, Medical Disposables fell 3 cents to $4.82, with 10,300 shares, Stationery and Office closed at $5.50, with 1,650 units and tTech concluded trading with a loss of 85 cents at $5.15, with 100 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Junior Market lost ground on Thursday

March 22, 2018 by
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Junior Market activity resulted in with just 9 security advancing, 9 declining and 7 remaining unchanged, with the Junior Market Index declined by 20.97 points to close at 2,883.99.
Trading ended on Thursday with an exchange of 2,139,884 units valued at $8,911,130 from 25 securities, compared with 994,247 units valued at $3,815,366 from 20 securities changing hands on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 85,595 units for an average of $356,445 compared to an average of 49,712 units for an average of $190,768 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 148,477 units at $632,276, compared to an average of 153,101 units at $652,558 on the previous trading day. February closed with an average of 338,697 units at an average value of $1,495,774 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 4 stocks ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 7 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed with a loss of $1 at $50, with 100 shares, AMG Packaging ended at $2, with 150,000 stock units changing hands, Caribbean Cream ended trading at $5.99, with 8,000 shares, Caribbean Flavours traded at $10.90, with 2,600 stock units, Caribbean Producers finished trading 22 cents higher at $4.67, with 9,740 units. Consolidated Bakeries closed with a loss of 4 cents at $2, with 1,000 shares, Elite Diagnostic gained 1 cent and closed at $3.12, with 116,140 units, Eppley ended trading 14 cents higher at $10.14, with 300 shares, Express Catering traded with a rise of 10 cents at $4.60, with 63,082 shares. FosRich Group finished trading 331,255 shares and gained 25 cents to $2.65, General Accident closed at $3.19, with 4,591 stock units, GWest Corporation ended 10 cents higher at $2.80, with 17,000 units changing hands, Honey Bun concluded trading with a loss of 9 cents at $4.30, with 32,617 shares. Iron Rock finished 5 cents higher at $3.10, with 28,125 shares, Jamaican Teas ended trading with a loss of 49 cents at $4.01, with 48,257 stock units, Jetcon Corporation closed with a loss of 7 cents at $4.18, with 9,600 units, KLE Group fell 3 cents to $2.30, with 200 shares. Knutsford Express ended at $14.48, with 4,477 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading at $4, with 48,710 stock units, Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 20 cents at $4.80, with 1,037,165 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 21 cents at $3.99, with 38,735 shares. Main Event ended trading 19 cents higher at $6, with 121,618 shares and Stationery and Office closed at $5.50, with 54,848 units. In the Junior Market preference segment, Eppley 8.25% ended with a loss of 29 cents at $7, with 8,324 stock units, Eppley 9.5% finished 80 cents higher at 52 weeks’ high of $6.25, with 3,400 shares, changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Falling Junior Market stocks beat advancers – Tuesday

March 20, 2018 by

Caribbean Producers traded 3m shares on Tuesday.

Junior Market ended trading on Tuesday with an exchange of 4,609,834 units valued at $19,615,022 from 18 securities changing hands, compared with 12,328,672 units valued at $54,893,603 from 20 securities on Monday.
Caribbean Producers that accounted for 11 million on Monday traded the most shares on Tuesday with 3 million of the total shares exchanged at the close on Tuesday.
Market activity resulted in with just 4 security advancing, 9 declining and 5 remaining unchanged, with the Junior Market Index declining by a mere 0.02 points to close at 2,872.21.
Trading ended with an average of 256,102 units for an average of $1,089,723 compared to an average of 587,080 units for an average of $2,613,981 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 191,316 units at $681,419, compared to an average of 153,808 units at $657,083 on the previous trading day. February closed with an average of 338,697 units at an average value of $1,495,774 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 7 stocks ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 4 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 20 cents at $2, with 258,488 stock units, Caribbean Flavours traded at $10.90, with 24,650 shares changing hands, Caribbean Producers finished trading with a loss of 5 cents at $4.55, with 3,000,000 units, Derrimon Trading concluded trading 50 cents higher at $8, with 772 shares, Elite Diagnostic settled with a loss of 5 cents at $3.10, with 566,108 units. Express Catering traded 5 cents higher at $4.50, with 54,357 shares, FosRich Group finished trading at $2.51, with 25,002 shares, GWest Corporation ended with a loss of 5 cents at $2.70, with 111,347 units, ISP Finance settled at $13.50, with 1,500 shares. Jetcon Corporation traded 7 cents higher at $4.20, with 12,000 units, Knutsford Express ended 48 cents higher at $14.48, with 17,439 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading with a loss of 5 cents at $4, with 12,500 stock units, Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 1 cent at $4.70, with 404,693 units. Lasco Manufacturing settled at $3.99, with 62,830 shares, Main Event ended trading with a loss of 19 cents at $5.81, with 6,468 shares, Medical Disposables traded with a loss of 5 cents at $4.85, with 8,465 shares, Paramount Trading finished trading with a loss of 5 cents at $3.15, with 35,021 stock units and Stationery and Office closed at $5.50, with 8,194 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 slips again – Monday

March 19, 2018 by

Junior Market trading jumped on Monday with an exchange of 12,328,672 units valued at $54,893,603 from 21 securities compared with 2,993,806 units valued at $14,194,427 changing hands from 20 securities on Friday.
Caribbean Producers accounted for 11 million of the total shares exchanged at the close of the day.
Market activity resulted in with just 4 security advancing, 10 declining and 7 remaining unchanged, with the Junior Market Index declining 9.64 points to close at 2,872.23.
Trading ended with an average of 587,080 units for an average of $2,613,981 compared to an average of 149,690 units for an average of $709,721 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 153,808 units at $657,083, compared to an average of 121,429 units at $510,838 on the previous trading day. February closed with an average of 338,697 units at an average value of $1,495,774 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 3 stocks ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 6 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed with a loss of $5 at $51, with 1,160 shares, AMG Packaging ended 20 cents higher at $2.20, with 47,421 stock units, CAC 2000 ended trading at $9, with 890 shares, Caribbean Producers finished with a loss of 7 cents in closing at $4.60, with 11,036,816 units, Consolidated Bakeries closed 5 cents higher at $2.05, with 10,000 shares. Dolphin Cove finished at $18, with 500 stock units, Elite Diagnostic settled with a loss of 5 cents at $3.15, with 464,986 units, Eppley ended trading at $10, with 60,000 ordinary shares changing hands, Express Catering traded at $4.45, with 63,210 shares. FosRich Group finished trading with a loss of 7 cents at $2.51, with 6,650 shares, General Accident closed at $2.90, with 100,000 stock units, Honey Bun concluded trading at $4.30, with 27,501 shares, Jamaican Teas concluded trading with a loss of 50 cents at $4, with 23,500 stock units. Jetcon Corporation traded with a loss of 2 cents at $4.13, with 231,044 units, Knutsford Express ended $1.86 higher at $14, with 900 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading 6 cents higher at $4.05, with 83,442 stock units, Lasco Financial fell 9 cents to close at $4.71, with 35,601 units. Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 21 cents at $3.99, with 29,425 shares, Medical Disposables traded at $4.90, with 381 shares, Stationery and Office closed with a loss of 1 cent at $5.50, with 89,997 units and tTech concluded trading with a loss of 20 cents at $5, with 15,248 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Junior Market slips again – Friday

March 16, 2018 by

The Junior Market ended trading on Friday with a 11.7 points drop in the market index to 2,881.87 with 20 securities changing hands compared to 23 trading on Thursday.
Market activity resulted in with just 6 security advancing, 6 declining and 8 remaining unchanged, with an exchange of 2,993,806 units valued at $14,194,427. On Thursday, trading ended with 1,983,814 units valued at $13,150,229 changing hands.
Trading ended with an average of 149,690 units for an average of $709,721 compared to an average of 86,253 units for an average of $571,749 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 121,429 units at $510,838, compared to an average of 119,263 units at $495,598 on the previous trading day. February closed with an average of 338,697 units at an average value of $1,495,774 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 5 stocks ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 4 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 5 cents at $2, exchanging 87,325 stock units, CAC 2000 finished at $9, with 1,030 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading with a loss of 98 cents at $5.99, with 1,000,000 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading 27 cents higher at $4.67, with 30,000 units, Derrimon Trading concluded trading at $7.50, with 10,000 shares. Elite Diagnostic settled 14 cents higher at $3.20, with 287,518 units, Express Catering traded with a loss of 5 cents at $4.45, with 185,882 shares, FosRich Group finished trading 8 cents higher at $2.58, with 14,393 shares, Honey Bun lost 50 cents in closing at $4.30, with 1,777 shares. Jetcon Corporation traded at $4.15, with 33,951 units, Key Insurance finished trading at $4.10, with 50,000 shares, Knutsford Express ended 14 cents higher at $12.14, with 3,877 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading with a loss of 1 cent at $3.99, with 27,220 stock units. Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 20 cents at $4.80, with 1,119 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled 20 cents higher at $4.20, with 927,141 shares, Main Event ended trading at $6, with 695 shares, Medical Disposables traded 10 cents higher at $4.90, with 1,510 shares. Paramount Trading closed at $3.20, while 210 stock units were exchanged, Stationery and Office closed at $5.51, with 329,491 units and tTech concluded trading at $5.20, with 667 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Only 1 stock rise on Junior Market – Thursday

March 15, 2018 by

The Junior Market ended trading on Thursday with a 5.97 points decline in the market index to 2,893.64 with 23 securities changing hands compared to the same number trading on Wednesday and with just 1 stock rising.
Market activity also resulted in 10 securities declining and 12 remaining unchanged, with an exchange of 1,983,814 units valued at $13,150,229. On Wednesday, trading ended with 7,801,377 units valued at $30,185,618 changing hands.
Trading ended with an average of 86,253 units for an average of $571,749 compared to an average of 339,190 units for an average of $1,312,418 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 119,263 units at $495,598, compared to an average of 122,453 units at $488,239 on the previous trading day. February closed with an average of 338,697 units at an average value of $1,495,774 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 4 stocks ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 4 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended at $2.05, with 47,600 stock units, Blue Power concluded trading with a loss of 1 cent at $33, with 7,000 units, CAC 2000 finished at $9, with 7,300 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading with a loss of 1 cent at $6.97, with 608 shares, Caribbean Flavours traded at $10.90, with 3,000 stock units. Caribbean Producers finished trading with a loss of 22 cents at $4.40, with 142,819 units, Consolidated Bakeries closed at $2, with 1,100 shares, Elite Diagnostic settled 4 cents higher at $3.06, with 147,535 units, Eppley ended trading with a loss of 15 cents at $10, with 23,700 shares. Express Catering traded with a loss of 20 cents at $4.50, with 11,000 shares, FosRich Group finished trading with a loss of 18 cents at $2.50, with 10,284 shares, GWest Corporation ended with a loss of 14 cents at $2.75, with 56,984 units, Honey Bun concluded trading at $4.80, with 12,065 shares. Jetcon Corporation traded at $4.15, with 5,630 units, Knutsford Express ended with a loss of $2 at $12, with 631,245 shares changing hands, Lasco Distributors concluded trading at $4, with 34,450 stock units, Lasco Financial finished at $5, with 800 units. Lasco Manufacturing settled at $4, with 665,342 shares, Main Event ended trading at $6, with 30,800 shares, Medical Disposables traded with a loss of 10 cents at $4.80, with 900 shares, Paramount Trading finished trading at $3.20, with 123,652 stock units and Stationery and Office closed with a loss of 9 cents at $5.51, with 5,000 units. In the junior market preference segment, Derrimon Trading closed at $2, with 15,000 shares, changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Lasco Distributors slaps Junior Market – Wednesday

March 14, 2018 by

Lasco’s ICool drinks.

A fall in the price of Lasco Distributors to $3.50 with just over 2.5 million units trading at this level on the Junior Market on Wednesday. The stock lost 40 cents from Tuesday’s close to end at $4 and was mostly responsible for the 52.05 points drop in the market index to 2,899.61.
Market activity resulted in 23 securities changing hands with 7 securities advancing, 5 declining and 11 remaining unchanged, with an exchange of 7,801,377 units valued at $30,185,618. On Tuesday 25 securities traded with 1,349,465 units valued at $4,963,939 changing hands.
Trading ended with an average of 339,190 units for an average of $1,312,418 compared to an average of 53,979 units for an average of $198,558 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 122,453 units at $488,239, compared to an average of, 99,267 units at $400,071 on the previous trading day. February closed with an average of 338,697 units at an average value of $1,495,774 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 1 stock ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 7 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 15 cents at $2.05, as 504,135 stock units traded, Blue Power concluded trading at $33.01, with 136 units, CAC 2000 finished 50 cents higher at $9, with 5,300 shares, Cargo Handlers settled with a loss of 5 cents at $10.40, with 5,668 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading at $4.62, with 823,986 units. C2W Music ended with a loss of 1 cent at 44 cents, with 941 shares, Dolphin Cove finished $18 higher at $18, with 902 stock units, Elite Diagnostic settled 2 cents higher at $3.02, with 236,396 units, Eppley ended trading 15 cents higher at $10.15, with 1,924 shares. Express Catering traded with a loss of 10 cents at $4.70, with 1,996 shares, FosRich Group finished trading at $2.68, with 37,662 shares, General Accident closed at $2.90, with 68,000 stock units, Honey Bun concluded trading at $4.80, with 130,000 shares. Jamaican Teas ended trading at $4.50, with 60,000 stock units, Jetcon Corporation traded at $4.15, with 67,320 units, Key Insurance finished trading 15 cents higher at $4.10, with 500 shares, Knutsford Express ended with a loss of 50 cents at $14, with 100,360 shares. Lasco Distributors concluded trading 30 cents higher at $4, with 5,474,396 stock units, Lasco Financial finished at $5, with 7,150 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled at $4, with 92,195 shares, Main Event ended trading 5 cents higher at $6, with 100,000 shares. Paramount Trading finished trading at $3.20, with 30,838 stock units and Stationery and Office closed 10 cents higher at $5.60, with 51,572 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 index slipped on Tuesday

March 13, 2018 by

The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange index closed trading on Tuesday with a 5.30 points decline to 2,956.96 with prices of 10 securities advancing, 4 declining and 11 remaining unchanged.
Market activity resulted in 25 securities changing hands, compared to 22 trading on Monday, with an exchange of 1,349,465 units valued at $4,963,939 versus 996,521 units valued at $4,200,325 on Monday.
Trading ended with an average of 53,979 units for an average of $198,558 compared to an average of 45,296 units for an average of $190,924 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 99,267 units at $400,071, compared to an average of 105,226 units at $426,586 on the previous trading day. February closed with an average of 338,697 units at an average value of $1,495,774 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 6 stocks ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 8 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended 20 cents higher at $2.20, with 50,000 stock units, CAC 2000 finished at $8.50, with 4,411 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading with a loss of 12 cents at $6.98, with 143 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading 22 cents higher at $4.62, with 1,901 units, Derrimon Trading concluded trading at $7.50, with 7,700 shares. Elite Diagnostic finished at $3, with 343,051 stock units, Eppley settled at $10, with 10,000 units, General Accident finished trading at $2.90, with 1,960 shares, GWest Corporation closed 4 cents higher at $2.89, with 311,948 stock units. Honey Bun ended 50 cents higher at $4.80, with 100 units, Iron Rock concluded trading 5 cents higher at $3.05, with 32,748 shares, Jamaican Teas settled at $4.50, with 28,000 shares, Jetcon Corporation ended trading 15 cents higher at $4.15, with 68,939 stock units. KLE Group finished trading 3 cents higher at $2.33, with 59,000 shares, Knutsford Express closed with a loss of 50 cents at $14.50, with 6,565 shares, Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 48 cents at $3.70, with 273,277 shares, Lasco Financial concluded trading 20 cents higher at $5, with 19,260 stock units. Lasco Manufacturing finished with a loss of 20 cents at $4, with 40,700 units, Main Event settled 14 cents higher at $5.95, with 8,044 shares, Medical Disposables ended trading at $4.90, with 1,500 shares, Paramount Trading traded at $3.20, with 1,500 shares. Stationery and Office finished trading at $5.50, with 12,376 stock units and tTech ended 20 cents higher at $5.20, with 6,700 shares. In the junior market preference segment, Dolphin Cove ended $18 higher at $18, with 9,642 stock units, Eppley 8.75% settled $5.75 higher at $5.75, with 50,000 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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