Activity on the Junior Market closed with the number of securities traded increasing to 10 compared to 5 on Monday and ending with 598,646 units changing hands valued at $998,353. The JSE Junior Market Index declined 7.11 points to close at 711.08, with the price of 2 stocks advancing and 3 declining.
At the close of the market, there were 3 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 stocks with offers that were lower. The junior market ended with 4 securities closing with no bids to buy and 6 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, Caribbean Flavours contributing 30,000 shares, losing 9 cents to $1.85, Blue Power ending trading with 45,000 shares with a loss of 93 cents to $7.23. Lasco Distributors closing with 190,329 units as the price slipped 10 cents to $1.45, Lasco Manufacturing finishing trading with 214,460 units to close lower by 10 cents to $1.15, Lasco Financial concluding trading with 47,000 units as the price slipped 5 cents to $1.10. Caribbean Producers finishing with 50,000 shares changing hands and ended at $2.10, Consolidated Bakeries finishing with 746 units to close at 90 cents, Derrimon Trading in with 2,796 shares trading at $2.04, General Accident finishing trading with 7,315 shares closed at $1.60, Medical Disposables had dealing in 11,000 units with the price ending at $1.75.
Trading climbs to 10 securities Tuesday
Trading drops in junior market
Activity on the Junior Market closed with 4 securities traded ending with 341,891 units changing hands valued at $ 422,360. The JSE Junior Market Index declined 2.78 points to close at 710.76 with the price of 1 stock declining and 3 ended with the prices unchanged.
At the close of the market, there were 3 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with the offer lower. The junior market ended with 4 securities closing with no bids to buy and 6 securities had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, Lasco Financial closed with 275,700 shares trading lower by 11 cents to $1.04 Caribbean Producers closed with 15,202 shares trading at $2.10, Derrimon Trading had 3,689 units changing hands at $2.04, General Accident closed with 47,300 shares changing hands at $1.70.
Trading picked up on junior market
Activity on the Junior Market closed with 10 securities traded, ending with 1,402,202 units changing hands valued at $2,643,265. The JSE Junior Market Index gained 0.09 points to close at 715.75, with the prices of 2 stocks advancing and 3 declining.
At the close of the market, there was 1 stock with the bid higher than the last selling price and 2 stocks with offers that were lower. The junior market ended with 4 securities closing with no bids to buy and 7 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, Blue Power closing with 127,163 shares to end with an increase of 5 cents at $6.35, Caribbean Producers closing with 78,145 shares, the price gained 5 cents to $2.15, Jamaican Teas finished with 32,214 shares changing hands to close 5 cents lower to $2.51, KLE Group closed with 54,000 shares trading 1 cent down at 99 cents, Lasco Financial ending trading with 500 shares 5 cents lower to $1.15. Derrimon Trading ended up closing with 100 shares changing hands, at $2.04. General Accident closed with 100 shares trading at $1.70, Consolidated Bakeries had 220 units trading at 90 cents, Caribbean Cream closing with 1,000 shares changing hands at 76 cents, Eppley 9.5% preference share ending with 13,235 units trading at $6, Honey Bun finishing with 196,849 shares at $1.91, Lasco Distributors finished with 30,174 shares trading at $1.50 and Lasco Manufacturing ending with 868,502 shares changing hands to close at $1.15.
Paramount at new high of $4
Sika one of the brands tcarried by Paramount
At the close of the market, there were 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 stocks with offers that were lower. The junior market ended with 5 securities closing with no bids to buy and there were 5 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, Lasco Manufacturing closing with 20,000 shares as the price climbed 8 cents to $1.27,Paramount Trading ended trading with 10,000 shares while gaining 78 cents to close at an all-time high of $4,
Blue Power ended trading with 2,350 shares trading at $6.50, Lasco Financial ending with 14,798 shares changing hands at $1.15, Derrimon Trading had 100 shares trading at $2.04, Eppley 9.5% preference shares closed with 10,000 shares changing hands to close $6 and General Accident ending with 67,522 shares trading at $1.65.
Moderate junior market trading
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.
2 stocks rose 2 fell on junior market
Activity on the Junior Market closed with 8 securities traded, ending with 3,330,531 units valued at $4,414,484 changing hands. The JSE Junior Market Index declined 8.05 points to close at 676.03, with the price of 2 advancing and 2 declining.
At the close of the market, there were 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 stocks with offers that were lower. The junior market ended with 6 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, Honey Bun, ending with 16,000 shares, climbed 5 cents to $2, Lasco Manufacturing in concluding transactions in 22,160 units trading, the price gained 2 cents to $1.20. Derrimon Trading closing with 217,196 units trading as the price slipped 5 cents to $2.05, Lasco Distributors closing with 267,000 shares trading lower by 12 cents at $1.18, Caribbean Cream closed with 2,760,000 shares changing hands at 75 cents, Caribbean Flavours ended trading, with 44,000 units at $2.20, Jamaican Teas debenture ended with 14,000 units trading at $100 and Knutsford Express finished with 4,175 units with the price falling $5.80.
Junior market up 1st trading day of 2015
Caribbean Cream traded at 77 cents to gain 2c but closed with the bid at 80c.
At the close of the market continues to reflect renewed interest in junior stocks with 6 securities closing with no bids to buy and 8 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale, in addition there were 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with offers that were lower.
The stocks trading are, AMG Packaging trading 22,220 shares with the price rising 25 cents to $2.15, Caribbean Cream ended with 68,000 shares changing hands to close 2 cents higher at 77 cents, Caribbean Producers closed with 9,935 shares with the price rising 8 cents to $2.11, Paramount Trading finished with 42,000 shares changing hands to close 9 cents up to $2.71.
Lasco Distributors finished with only 1,850 shares changing hands at $1.45, Lasco Manufacturing ended with 116,962 shares changing hands to close at $1.12, Derrimon Trading closed with 3,000 units changing hands, the price slipped 5 cents to $2.10 and Dolphin Cove ended with only 100 shares trading 20 cents lower to $8.80.
Lasco Manufacturing trades 4.8m shares
Lasco’s new I Cool drinks
Trading in the junior market, ended with 5,369,992 units changing hands, valued at $5,518,795. The JSE Junior Market Index rose 3.71 points to close at 684.67 with only 7 securities traded, the price of 2 advanced and 2 fell. At the close of the market, there was 1 stock with the bid higher than the last selling price and 3 stocks with offers that were lower. The junior market continues to exhibit weakness with 7 securities closing with no bids to buy. There were 4 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
the stocks traded are, Caribbean Producers concluding trading with 151,805 units to close with a gain of 20 cents to $2.20. Lasco Distributors concluded trading with 26,500 units and put on 1 cent to $1.51 for a new 52 weeks’ high, Blue Power ended with 121 shares changing hands to close at $6.80, Derrimon Trading ended with 2,000 shares trading at $2.15, Lasco Financial finished trading with 346,160 shares changing hands 93 cents, Jamaican Teas finished trading with 10,000 units to fall 55 cents to a new 52 weeks’ low of $2.85 and Lasco Manufacturing ended with 4,833,406 shares changing hands, to close at 1 cent to 99 cents.
8 junior market stocks trade
General Accident traded 551,733 units at $1.50.
At the close of the market, there was 1 stock with the bid higher than the last selling price and 2 stocks with offers that were lower. The junior market continues to show signs of weakness with 8 securities closing with no bids to buy. There were 5 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale at the close of the market.
Lasco Distributors closed with 47,970 shares trading 6 cents higher to $1.45, Lasco Manufacturing finished trading with 50,000 shares while gaining 5 cents to end at $1.05, Caribbean Cream had 40,000 shares changing hands, to close at 71 cents, Consolidated Bakeries concluded trading with 10,000 shares changing hands, to close at 82 cents, Derrimon Trading exchanged 20,000 shares in trading at $2.15 and Lasco Financial finished trading with 75,950 shares at 91 cents.
Caribbean Producers finished trading with 451,555 shares with a loss of 25 cents to $2 and General Accident traded 551,733 units to fall 3 cents to $1.50.
Advancing stocks beat declining ones
The level of trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday was very low with 18 securities changing hands, resulting in 854,483 stock units trading, valued at $7,165,353.98. At the close of the market, the prices of 6 stocks rose and 4 declined.
Main Market| The JSE Market Index rose 380.28 points to 72,045.69 and the JSE All Jamaican Composite index gained 425.23 points to close at 79,268.37.
Gains| The volume and last traded prices of stocks with gains, at the end of trading in the main market, are Carreras with 42,500 units and closed with a gain of 60 cents at $34.90, Jamaica Broilers with 114,665 shares, closed 1 cent higher at $4.61, Scotia Group with 70,691 shares gained $1.24 to end at $20 and Seprod with 13,700 shares rose 25 cents to $10.75.
Firm| The stocks to close without a change in price in the main market, along with volume and last traded prices are, Cable & Wireless with 144,678 shares to close at 36 cents, Grace Kennedy with 16,595 units at $60, Sagicor Group with 72,697 shares, closed at $9 and Sagicor Real Estate Fund had only 1,113 units trading at $6.85.
Declines| The volume and last traded prices of stocks with losses at the at the end of trading in the main market, are Caribbean Cement with 68,825 shares while losing 35 cents to close at $2.55 cents, Jamaica Money Market Brokers with 118,430 shares lost 4 cents to end at $6.96 and National Commercial Bank 32,943 shares closed with a 5 cents fall, at $18.
Preference| Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share traded 17,858 units at $3.
Junior Market| The JSE Junior Market Index declined by 1.51 points to close at 645.86 as 6 stocks traded with 2 advancing and 1 declining.
Gains| Stocks recording gains at the end of trading in the junior market, are Caribbean Flavours with 7,000 units changing hands and gained 4 cents to end at $2.69 and Caribbean Producers 96,978 shares closed with a 1 cent increase at $2.36.
Firm Trades| Stocks in the junior market that traded to close at the same price as the day before are Derrimon Trading with 5,000 units going through the market at $2.15, Lasco Distributors with 3,360 shares closed at $1.12 and Lasco Manufacturing with 3,600 shares at 95 cents.
Declines| Caribbean Cream traded 23,850 shares and lost 8 cents to end at 75 cents was the only stock declining in the junior market at the end of trading,
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 stocks with offers that were lower.
