Juniors rise again on Friday

March 4, 2016 by
Blue fell 95 cents on Friday.

Blue Power fell 95 cents on Friday.

The junior market rose 1.23 percent on Friday with advancing and declining stocks equalling each other, with low volume of stocks traded. The market rose 24.08 points to end at 1,984.03 with 15 securities trading of which 4 declined and 5 advanced. The market ended with 900,074 units changing hands, valued at $3,939,648.
At the close, 1 security ended with no bid and 5 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. There were 7 stocks closing with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and 3 ended with lower offers.
In trading, AMG Packaging closed with 2,784 units changing hands for a loss of 50 cents to close at $12.50, Blue Power ended with 2,406 shares changing hands with a loss of 95 cents at $10.05, C2W Music traded 50,000 units at 45 cents, Caribbean Cream gained 42 cents to close at $4.15 with 27,930 units traded. Carib Flavours had 27,930 units changing hands at $8.60, Caribbean Producers had 10,410 units changing hands to close at $4.85, JM sum 04-03-16Derrimon Trading had 8,250 units changing hands to close with a loss of 48 cents at $4.50, Honey Bun traded just 9,500 shares to close at $16.50 but the price reached an intraday high of $17.55 during trading. Jamaican Teas rose 30 cents, ending with 22,412 units changing hands at $6.80, KLE Group rose by 20 cents to $2.10 with 4,591 units changing hands, Lasco Distributors closed with 284,369 units trading, to end 9 cent higher at $5.60. Lasco Financial rose 5 cents to end at $3.06 with 280,642 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading with 163,393 shares to close at $4 after falling 10 cents, Medical Disposables traded 1,000 units and closed at $3.50 and tTech traded 26,387 shares to close with a loss of 1 cent at $4.50.

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Flat trading for juniors – Tuesday

March 1, 2016 by
General Accident closed at a new 52 weeks' high on Tuesday

General Accident closed at a new 52 weeks’ high on Tuesday

The junior market eked out a meagre gain on Tuesday although declining stocks exceeded advancing ones by a wide margin. The market gained a mere 0.08 points to end at 1,947.99 with 13 securities trading of which 8 declined and 4 advanced, including 1 of that traded at a 52 weeks’ high. The market ended with 534,537 units changing hands, valued at $3,813,759.
At the close, 2 securities ended with no bid and 6 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. There were 7 stocks closing with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and 2 ended with lower offers.
In trading, Access Financial declined by $1 in trading 2,550 units to close at $16.50, Blue Power rose by $1.70 with 188,655 units changing hands, to end at $11, after it posted profits of $25 million in the January quarter, $13 million more than the comparative period last year.  Caribbean Cream lost 52 cents while trading 1,000 shares to close at $3.73. Caribbean Producers had 9,352 units changing hands to close a gain of 5 cents at $4.60, Consolidated Bakeries traded 16,000 units to close with a loss of 10 cents at $1.40, General Accident traded 5,000 units at a 52 weeks’ high of $3 with a gain of 20 cents.JM sum 01-03-16 Honey Bun traded 27,600 shares to gain 20 cents and close at $14, Jamaican Teas lost 10 cents and ended with 2,484 units changing hands at $7.60, KLE Group closed at $1.90 with 32,420 shares changing hands with a loss of 30 cents. Lasco Distributors closed with 108,550 units trading, to end at $5.50, Lasco Financial ended at $3.10 with 22,622 shares changing hands, after falling by 13 cents, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading with 118,104 shares and lost 10 cents to close at $4 and tTech traded 200 shares to close with a loss of 18 cents at $4.67.

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Juniors slip again on Friday

February 26, 2016 by

Lasco Distributors price dropped sharply on Friday.

Lasco Distributors price dropped sharply on Friday.

The junior market ceded ground again on Friday although advancing exceeded declining stocks as 5 stocks declined and 7 advanced leading to fall of 1.1 percent in the index. The market lost 22.36 points to end at 1,956.28 with 14 securities trading, 1 of which traded at 52 weeks’ intraday high. The market ended with 2,536,210 units changing hands, valued at $12,049,340.
At the close, 2 securities ended with no bid and 7 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. There were 7 stocks closing with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and none ended with a lower offer.
In trading, Access Financial fell 50 cents while trading 78,424 units to close at $17.50, AMG Packaging rose by 50 cents with 604 units changing hands, to end at $14.50, C2W Music traded 100,000 units and rose 2 cents to be at 45 cents, Caribbean Cream fell by 10 cents while trading 18,220 shares to close at $3.70. Caribbean Producers had 126,206 units changing hands to close at $5, General Accident traded 21,315 units at $2.50 with a gain of 10 cents,JM sum 26-2-16 Honey Bun ended with 17,122 units changing hands at $13.80 after rising 20 cents, Knutsford Express closed at $18.51 with 3,500 shares changing hands. Lasco Distributors lost 89 cents and closed with 809,400 units trading to end at $5.06, Lasco Financial rose 3 cents to end at $3.23 with 140,450 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading with 1,040,376 shares and gained 40 cents to close at $4.35. Medical Disposables traded 22,000 shares to close 11 cents higher, at $3.50 after it traded at an intraday high of $3.70, tTech closed with a gain of 34 cents at $4.85 with 33,593 shares trading and Derrimon Trading preference share traded 125,000 units to close 1 cent lower at $2.15.

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Juniors slips sharply – Wednesday

February 24, 2016 by

CAC 2000 closed at new high of $7.36 on Wednesday.

CAC 2000 closed at new high of $7.36 on Wednesday.


The junior market ceded ground again on Wednesday although advancing and declining stocks were equal with 6 declining stocks and 6 advancing leading to fall of 2 percent in the index. The market lost 44.03 points to end at 2,075.12 with 13 securities trading, 2 of which ended at 52 weeks’ highs. The market ended with 2,918,009 units changing hands, valued at $20,407,860.
At the close, 1 security ended with no bid and 6 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. There were 8 stocks closing with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and 3 ended with lower offers.
In trading, Access Financial fell 50 cents while trading 764,000 units to close at $19.50, AMG Packaging dropped had 20,000 units changing hands, to end at $14, Blue Power traded 4,440 shares and fell 29 cents to end at $9.30, CAC 2000 had 12,500 shares changing hand, to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $7.36 after rising 34 cents. C2W Music traded 5,637 units at 43 cents, Caribbean Cream rose by 15 cents while trading 107,800 shares to close at $4.15, Caribbean Producers had 30,000 units changing hands, to close at $5.10, Dolphin Cove traded 500 shares at $15.61, General Accident traded 690,326 units at $2.40 with a gain of 20 cents. JM sum 24-2-16Honey Bun ended with 7,674 units changing hands at $13.78 after rising 8 cents, Knutsford Express gained $1.01 and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $18.51 with 1,500 shares changing hands, Lasco Distributors closed with 193,650 units trading to end at $7 for a 6 cents loss. Lasco Financial declined by 15 cents to end at $2.95 with 279,491 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading with 297,431 shares and fell 40 cents to close at $4.20, Medical Disposables traded 477,623 shares to close with a loss of 1 cent at $3.39, and Paramount trading closed with a 6 cents gain at $11.30 with 45,437shares trading.

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Junior stocks in sharp downturn – Friday

February 19, 2016 by

Access Financial traded at a new high of $20

Access Financial traded at a new high of $20

The junior market faltered again on Friday with 11 declining stocks and 4 advancing leading to a big 2.59 percent fall in the index of 58.00 points to end at 2,182.63 with 18 securities trading 2 of which ended at 52 weeks’ highs. The market ended with 1,035,881 units changing hands, valued at $5,711,682.98.
At the close, 1 security ended with no bid to buy and 7 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. There were 6 stocks closing with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and 3 ended with lower offers.
In trading, Access Financial traded 12,600 units to gain $3.20 and end at a 52 weeks’ high of $20, AMG Packaging dropped $1.50 while 52,672 units changed hands, to end at $14, Blue Power traded 10,498 shares and fell $1.50 to end at $9.50, CAC 2000 had 4,000 shares changing hand, to close at $7.02 after shedding 33 cents. Cargo Handlers traded 2,289 units at $40.30, Caribbean Cream rose by 35 cents while trading 70,000 shares to close at $4.50. Caribbean Producers lost 1 cent with 35,300 units changing hands, to close at $5.49, Consolidated Bakeries traded 220,000 units to close with a fall of 9 cents at $1.70, Derrimon Trading ended with only 125 shares changing hands and closed at a $4.90 after slipping by 10 cent. JM sum 19-2-16Dolphin Cove traded 7,500 shares at $15.61, General Accident traded 32,302 units at $2 to lose 12 cents, Honey Bun ended with 24,947 units changing hands to end at $13.50. Jamaican Teas had 65,554 shares trading with a loss of 67 cents to close at $7.13, KLE Group gained 30 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.80 with 60,764 shares changing hands, Lasco Distributors closed with 198,317 units trading to end at $7.30 for a 20 cents loss. Lasco Financial declined by 10 cents to end at $3.40 with 107,725 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading with 107,788 shares and fell 40 cents to close at $4.20 and tTech closed with a 15 cents gain at $5 with 22,000 shares trading.

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Falling junior stocks down on Thursday

February 18, 2016 by

AMG drops $2.50 on Thursday

AMG drops $2.50 on Thursday

The junior market faltered again on Thursday with 6 declining stocks and 3 advancing leading to a fall in the index 12.27 points to end at 2,240.63 with 17 securities trading. The market ended with 506,784 units changing hands, valued at $2,772,838.
At the close, 2 securities ended with no bid to buy and 7 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. There were 6 stocks closing with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and 1 ended with a lower offer.
The bid on Access Financial is $18.20 to buy 12,600 units versus the last trade at $16.80 and the lowest offer is at $23.49 to sell 15,150 units.
In trading, AMG Packaging dropped $2.50 while 7,373 units changed hands to end at $15.50, CAC 2000 had 30,760 shares changing hand, to close at $7.35, Caribbean Cream fell 6 cents while trading 61,890 shares to close at $4.15. Caribbean Flavours ended with 11,285 units changing hands with a gain of 10 cents to end at $8.60, Caribbean Producers lost 35 cents with 350 units changing hands, to close at $5.50, Consolidated Bakeries traded 57,380 units to close with a rise of 1 cent at $1.79, Derrimon Trading ended with 3,800 shares changing hands and closed at a $5. General Accident traded 4,198 units at $2.12 to gain 2 cents, Honey Bun lost 10 cents as 24,270 units changed hands to end at $13.50. JM sum 18-2-16Jamaican Teas had 4,688 shares trading to close at $7.80, KLE Group ended at $2.50 with 134,981 shares changing hands, Lasco Distributors closed with 73,795 units trading to end at $7.50 for a 29 cents loss. Lasco Financial declined by 2 cents to end at $3.50 with 23,307 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading with 31,622 shares and fell 10 cents to close at $4.60. Medical Disposables traded 4,767 shares to close at $3.51, Paramount trading ended with 5,000 units changing hands at $11.30 and tTech closed at $4.85 with 8,996 shares trading.

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11 junior stocks fall 1 rise – Wednesday

February 17, 2016 by

Honey Bun closed at a 52 weeks' high on Wednesday.

Honey Bun closed at a 52 weeks’ high on Wednesday.

The junior market fell badly on Wednesday with 11 declining stocks and only 1 advancing leading to a fall in the index 26.12 points to end at 2,252.90 with 18 securities trading. The market ended with 876,572 units changing hands, valued at $3,718,863.
At the close, 2 securities ended with no bid to buy and 7 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. There were 8 stocks closing with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and 3 ended with lower offers.
The bid on Access Financial is down to $18.10 to buy 12,600 units versus the last trade at $16.80 and the lowest offer is at $23.49 to sell 15,150 units but the stock has not traded for several days.
In trading, AMG Packaging dropped $1.15 while 7,373 units changed hands to end at $18, CAC 2000 had 4,200 shares changing hands to close at $7.35, C2W Music traded 6,277 shares at 45 cents, Caribbean Cream fell 19 cents while trading 133,960 shares to close at $4.21, Caribbean Flavours ended with 3,083 units changing hands at $8.50. Caribbean Producers lost 35 cents with 4,500 units changing hands, to close at $5.50, Consolidated Bakeries traded 51,332 units to close with a fall of 1 cent at $1.78, Derrimon Trading ended with 270,000 shares changing hands and closed at a $5. Dolphin Cove lost 39 cents in trading 3,300 units at $15.61, JM sum 17-2-16General Accident traded 133,703 units at $2.10 to shed 25 cents, Honey Bun rose 52 cents as 100 units changed hands to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $13.60. Jamaican Teas fell 20 cents while trading 21,631 shares to close at $7.80, Lasco Distributors closed with 5,323 units trading to end at $7.79. Lasco Financial declined by 17 cents to end at $3.52 with 65,300 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading with 53,450 shares and fell 20 cents to close at $4.70. Medical Disposables traded 3,233 shares to close with a loss of 1 cent at $3.51, Sweet River ended with 100,000 units changing hands at $4 and tTech closed at $4.85 with 9,807 shares trading after losing 5 cents.

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Juniors suffer a fall on Tuesday

February 16, 2016 by

Derrimon closed at new 52 weeks' high on Tuesday.

Derrimon closed at new 52 weeks’ high on Tuesday.

The junior market gave back most of the gains it enjoyed on Monday, with a fall of 34.64 points to end at 2,279.02 with 16 securities trading, down from 22 on Monday with 7 declining and 4 rising. The market ended with 2 stocks closing at a new 52 weeks’ as 1,008,928 units changed hands, valued at $4,603,766.
At the close, 1 security ended with no bid and 7 securities had no stocks being offered for sale but there are strong signs of the possibility of a move forward, as 6 stocks closed with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and one ended with a lower offer.
The bid on Access Financial has now climbed to $19 to buy 12,600 units versus the last trade at $16.80 and the lowest offer is at $23.49 to sell 15,150 units.
In trading, AMG Packaging lost 84 cents while 1,374 units changed hands to end at $19.15, CAC 2000 had 1,540 shares changing hands to close at $7.35, Caribbean Cream fell 25 cents while trading 36,350 shares to close at $4.40, Caribbean Flavours lost 5 cents and ended with 22,000 units changing hands at $8.50. Caribbean Producers lost 5 cents with 90,000 units changing hands, to close at $5.85, Consolidated Bakeries traded 54,570 units to close with a rise of 4 cents at $1.79, Derrimon Trading ended with 162,700 shares changing hands and closed at a new 52 weeks’ high of at $5, for a gain of 35 cents. General Accident traded 320,806 units at $2.35 to gain 20 cents,JM sum 16-2-16r Honey Bun rose 8 cents as 21,410 units changed hands to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $13.08. Jamaican Teas rose 20 cents while trading 47,795 shares to close at $8, KLE Group lost 25 cents to end at $2.50 with 10,000 units trading, Knutsford Express with 10,000 shares changing hands, closed at $17.50, Lasco Distributors closed with 56,362 units trading, but fell 21 cents to end at $7.79. Lasco Financial declined by 1 cent to $3.69 with 39,711 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading with 114,310 shares and regained 90 cents to close at $4.90 and tTech closed at $4.90 with 20,000 shares trading.

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Juniors’ big day with 17 gains – Monday

February 15, 2016 by

Knutsford Express traded at a new all-time high of $18.50 on Monday.

Knutsford Express traded at a new all-time high of $18.50 on Monday.


The junior market enjoyed a strong rebound in trading on Monday with 22 securities trading, 17 of which advanced, 3 declined. The market ended with index having 45.92 points to end at 2,313.78 as 7 stocks closed at a new 52 weeks’ as an unusually large volume of 19,268,579 units changed hands, valued at $109,445,668.
At the close, 2 securities ended with no bid to buy and 8 securities had no stocks being offered for sale but there are strong signs of the possibility of a big move forward, as 3 stocks closed with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and none ended with a lower offer.
Access Financial has not traded for a while and closed with a bid at $18.60 to buy just 2,000 units, 12,600 units at $18.59 and 2,650 units at $18. Bids remain at $17.60 to buy 16,500 units, at $17.55 to buy 5,800 units and 33,700 units with a bid of $17.50, all above the last trade at $16.80. There are three offers posted at the close, at $23.49 to sell 15,150 units, 3,000 units at $23.50 and one at $27 for 5,000 units.
In trading, AMG Packaging lost 1 cent while 860,957 units changed hands, to end at $19.99, CAC 2000 had 15,500 shares changing hands to close 35 cents higher at an all-time high of $7.35 with, C2W Music traded 45,223 shares but lost 2 cents to end at 45 cents. Cargo Handlers gained $1.30 to close at an all-time high of $40.30, as 4,000 units changed hands, Caribbean Cream rose 50 cents while trading 43,962 shares to close at $4.65, Caribbean Flavours ended with 750,363 units changing hands at $8.50, Caribbean Producers gained 40 cents with 8,823 units changing hands to close at $5.90. Consolidated Bakeries traded 4,600 units to close with a rise of 4 cents at $1.79, Derrimon Trading ended with 3,732,015 shares changing hands and closed at a new 52 weeks’ high of at $4.65 for a gain of 10 cents, Dolphin Cove rose 28 cents and ended with 35,670 shares trading at $16, General Accident Insurance traded 4,801,700 units at $2.15 to gain 5 cents, Honey Bun rose 92 cents as 15,705 units changed hands to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $13. Jamaican Teas rose 20 cents while trading 116,703 shares to  close at a 52 weeks’ high of $8, KLE Group ended at $2.75 with 12,220 units trading, JM sum 15-2-16 Knutsford Express with 1,139,354 shares changing hands, closed with a gain of 50 cents at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $17.50, the stock traded as high as $18.50 during the day. Lasco Distributors closed with 335,916 units trading, but rose 50 cents to end at $8, Lasco Financial gained 70 cents to $3.70 with 2,528,860 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading with 4,744,503 shares and lost 94 cents to close at $4, Medical Disposables gained 2 cents and ended trading with 48,000 units at $3.52. Paramount Trading rose by 10 cents to end with 1,817 shares changing hands at $11.30, Sweet River ended with 1,388 units changing hands at $4 after rising 10 cents for a 52 weeks’ high and tTech closed with a gain of 30 cents at $4.90 with 21,300 shares trading.

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10 junior stocks up & 5 down – Thursday

February 11, 2016 by
Jamaican Teas closed at a new high of $7.50 on Thursday.

Jamaican Teas closed at a new high of $7.50 on Thursday.

The junior market encountered a moderate fall at the closed on Thursday with 19 securities trading, 10 of which advanced, 5 declined. The market ended with index having slipped 10.32 points to end at 2,286.05 as 4 stocks closed at a new 52 weeks’ high as 1,462,823 units changed hands, valued at $6,676,310.
At the close, 2 securities ended with no bid to buy and 6 securities had no stocks being offered for sale but there are strong signs of the possibility of a big move forward, as 8 stocks closed with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and none ended with a lower offer. Including in the list of stocks with higher bids are Access Financial at $17.55 to buy 5,800 units and 33,700 units with a bid of $17.50, the stock last traded at $16.80 but the only offer is at $24 to sell 15,150 units and Cargo Handlers at $40.07 to buy 780 units, the last sale was at $39.
In trading, AMG Packaging lost 50 cents while 31,317 units changed hands, to end at $20.50, CAC 2000 gained 24 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $7 with 10,710 shares changing hands, C2W Music traded 116,777 shares but lost 2 cents to end at 47 cents. Caribbean Cream gained 1 cent in trading 95,273 shares to close at $4.65, Caribbean Flavours ended with 30,000 units changing hands at $8.50, Caribbean Producers traded 52,267 units to close at $5.95, after rising by 5 cents. Consolidated Bakeries traded 5,000 units to close with a loss of 1 cent at $1.63, Derrimon Trading rose 5 cents, to end with 7,975 shares trading at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $4.55, General Accident gained 4 cents in trading 36,600 shares to close at $2.10, Honey Bun rose 80 cents as 6,669 units changed hands to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $11.80.JM sum 11-2-16 Jamaican Teas rose 50 cents while trading 77,893 shares, to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $7.50, KLE Group ended at $2.75 with 13,604 units trading, Knutsford Express closed with 5,110 units changing hands at $17, Lasco Distributors closed with 86,476 units trading, to gain 34 cents to end at $7.84. Lasco Financial dropped sharply to close with a loss of 96 cents at $3.05 while 658,883 shares changed hands, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading with 183,822 shares and gained 4 cents to close at $4.99, Medical Disposables ended trading 30,000 units but the price slipped 5 cents to $3.50, tTech closed with a gain of 10 cents at $4.70 with 228,954 shares trading and Eppley preference share traded 10,000 units at $6.10.

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