8 junior stocks fell 4 gained – Tuesday

Honey Bun closed at a new 52 weeks' high on Monday

Honey Bun closed at a new 52 weeks’ high on Monday

The junior market encountered a moderate fall at the closed on Tuesday with 18 securities trading, 4 of which advanced, 8 declined. The market ended with index having slipped 5.30 points to end at 2,295.08 as 2 stocks closed at a new 52 weeks’ high and 1,181,038 units changed hands, valued at $6,522,458.
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 on Thursday, as 9 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 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 and Cargo Handlers at $40.07 to buy 890 units, the last sale was at $39.
In trading, AMG Packaging lost 50 cents while 17,110 units changed hands, to end at $21, C2W traded 3,000 shares at 49 cents, Caribbean Cream fell 6 cents in trading 88,384 shares to close at $4.64, Caribbean Flavours ended with 28,150 units changing hands at $8.50, Caribbean Producers traded 44,200 units to close at $5.90. Consolidated Bakeries traded 130,236 units to close at $1.64, Derrimon trading ended with 5,000 shares trading at $4.50, Eppley traded 2,000 units at a new high of $400.01, for 1 cent appreciation, General Accident fell 4 cents in trading 31,741 shares to close at $2.06.JM sum 09-2-16 Honey Bun had 36,400 units changing hands at $11 as the price rose $1 for a 52 weeks’ high, Jamaican Teas gained $1 while trading 65,649 shares trading to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $7, KLE Group ended at $2.75 with 28,126 units trading. Knutsford Express closed with 6,924 units changing hands but fell 25 cents at $17, Lasco Distributors fell 23 cents in trading 29,125 units to close at $7.50, Lasco Financial closed with a loss of 9 cents at $4.01 with 214,529 shares changing hands. Lasco Manufacturing ended trading with 172,310 shares but fell 5 cents to close at $4.95, tTech closed with fall of 1 cent at $4.60 with 228,954 shares trading and Derrimon Trading preference share traded 49,200 units at $2.16.

Juniors make big gain on Thursday

AMG Packaging gained $2.30 to a 52 weeks' high of $18.80 on Thursday.

AMG Packaging gained $2.30 to a 52 weeks’ high of $18.80 on Thursday.

The junior market made enjoyed a nice recovery at the closed on Thursday with 15 securities trading, 7 of which advanced, 2 declined. The market ended with index jumping over 2 percent by adding 47.57 points to end at 2,274.71 as 3 stocks closed at a new 52 weeks’ highs and with a few interesting bids, included are Access at $17.50 to buy 33,700 and Cargo Handlers at $40.05 to buy 3,700 units.
The volume of 1,700,082 units changed hands, valued at $8,831,236. At the close, 1 security ended with no bid to buy and 9 securities had no stocks being offered for sale but 6 stocks closed with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and one ended with a lower offer.
In trading, AMG Packaging gained $2.30 with a mere 100 units changing hands to end at a new 52 weeks high of $18.80, C2W traded 3,370 shares at 49 cents, Caribbean Cream ended with a gain of 45 cents to close at $4.75, Caribbean Producers traded 59,990 units but fell 40 cents to close at $5.10. Consolidated Bakeries traded 3,000 units and gained 15 cents to close at $1.55, Derrimon Trading closed at $4.50 with 22,390 units changing hands, General Accident traded 521,900 shares to close at $2.18, Honey Bun ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $9.31 with 50,000 units trading with a gain of 1 cent. The company reported first quarter earnings to December with sales increasing by 42 percent $293 million and profit after taxes rising 175 percent, to $47 million for 48 cents per share. Jamaican Teas gained 10 cents with 25,704 shares trading, to close at a $5.60, but traded earlier in the day at an intraday high of $5.61.JM sum 4-2-16 Knutsford Express traded 1,550 shares at a 52 weeks’ high of $17.25, the stock closed with a gain of 75 cents, Lasco Distributors closed with 277,371 units trading and ended with a gain of 30 cents at $7.80, Lasco Distributors reported a 50 percent jump in profit after tax of $592 million, for the nine months to December last year, up from $197 million. Profit after tax for the quarter was $212.5 million over prior year. Revenues for the nine months amounted to $10.9 billion 36 percent higher than in 2014. Revenues for the quarter were S4.0 billion, with the increase being in line with the nine months growth and profit after taxation came in at $213 million from 193 million in 2014. Lasco Financial closed at $4.16 with 49,260 shares changing hands. Lasco Manufacturing ended trading with 250,166 shares to close at $5, the company reported profit generated before tax for the nine months ended December 2015 at $763.5 million compared to $426.3 million for the same period last year, an increase of $337 million or 79%. Lasco’s profit for the quarter came in at $267 million, 69 percent higher than the $158 million for the same period in 2014. Medical Disposables closed at $3.55 with 34,200 shares trading and tTech closed with a 5 cents loss at $4.65 with 12,000 shares trading.

Juniors eke small gain on Wednesday

Access closed with the bid at $17.50 compared with the last traded price of $16.80

Access closed with the bid at $17.50 compared with the last traded price of $16.80

The junior market made small gains at the closed on Wednesday with 18 securities trading, 7 of which advanced, 4 declined. The market ended with index rising 9.50 points to end at 2,227.14 as 3 stocks closed at a new 52 weeks’ highs and with a few interesting bids, included are Access at $17.50 to buy 33,700 and Cargo Handlers at $40 to buy a small amount.
The volume of 1,700,082 units changed hands, valued at $8,831,236. At the close, 1 security ended with no bid to buy and 8 securities had no stocks being offered for sale but 6 stocks closed with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and none ended with a lower offer.
In trading, AMG Packaging gained $1 with just 19,136 units changing hands at a new 52 weeks high of $16.50, Caribbean Cream ended with a loss of 35 cents as the stock remains under selling pressure, as 52,489 shares changed hands to close at $4.30. Caribbean Flavours traded 600 units to end at $8.50, Caribbean Producers traded 696,572 units but fell 39 cents to close at $5.50, Derrimon Trading closed at $4.50 with 2,000 units changing hands, Dolphin Cove closed with 9,847 units changing hands at $15.72. General Accident gained 8 cents while trading 110,204 shares to close at $2.18, Honey Bun ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $9.30 with 2,000 units trading with a gain of 5 cents,JM sum 3-2-16 Jamaican Teas gained 40 cents with 95,000 shares trading, to close at a $5.50, KLE closed with 6,000 units changing hands at $2.75. Knutsford Express traded 1,900 shares at a 52 weeks’ high of $16.50, the stock price closed with a gain of $1.30, Lasco Distributors closed with 141,838 units trading and ended with a gain of 15 cents at $7.50, Lasco Financial rose 4 cents to close at $4.16 with 87,291 shares changing hands. Lasco Manufacturing ended trading with 434,275 shares to close at $5, Medical Disposables closed at $3.55 with 30,430 shares trading but lost 2 cents, Paramount Trading had just 1,000 units changing hands at $11.49 and tTech closed at $4.75 with 9,500 shares trading.

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4 new junior highs on Tuesday

CAC 2000 closed at new high of $6.71 on Tuesday.

CAC 2000 closed at new high of $6.71 on Tuesday.

The junior market closed on Tuesday with 17 securities trading, 8 of which advanced, 5 declined but the market index slipped 5.86 points to end at 2,217.64. The market ended with 4 stocks closing at a new 52 weeks’ highs.
The volume of 2,288,351 units changed hands, valued at $8,386,950. At the close, 1 security ended with no bid to buy and 8 securities had no stocks being offered for sale but 3 stocks closed with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and 1 ended with a lower offer.
In trading, AMG Packaging gained 50 cents with 13,116 units changing hands at $15.50 for a new 52 weeks high, CAC 2000 closed with 12,000 units changing hands with a gain of 18 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.71, C2W Music closed with 4,620 units changing hands to close at 49 cents. Caribbean Cream ended with a loss of 10 cents as the stock remains under selling pressure, as 35,984 shares changed hands to close at $4.65. Caribbean Flavours traded 1,896 units to end with a loss of 45 cents at $8.50, Caribbean Producers traded 13,317 units but fell 50 cents to close at $5.50 after trading as low as $5.10, Consolidated Bakeries traded 815,024 shares at $1.40. Derrimon Trading closed with gain of 29 cents at 52 weeks’ high of $4.50 with 57,000 units changing hands, General Accident gained 5 cents while trading 49,450 shares to close at $2.10, JM sum 2-2-16Honey Bun ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $9.25 with 5,650 units trading with a gain of 10 cents. Jamaican Teas gained 10 cents with 94,640 shares trading to close at a $5.10, KLE Group closed with 89,800 units changing hands at $2.75, after rising 25 cents, Lasco Distributors closed with 44,649 units trading and ended with a gain of 10 cents at $7.35. Lasco Financial fell 2 cents to close at $4.12 with 9,309 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading with 1,035,846 shares to close at $5, Medical Disposables closed at $3.57 with 4,000 shares trading but lost 1 cent and tTech closed at $4.75 with 2,050 shares trading.

5 new all-time junior highs – Tuesday

JSE sign The junior market closed on Tuesday with 16 securities trading, 7 of which advanced, 6 declined. The market index gained 4.02 points to end at 2,230.10 and a total of 4 stocks closed at a new 52 weeks’ highs and 1 at an intraday high.
The volume of 1,117,460 units changed hands, valued at $5,238,103. At the close, 1 security ended with no bid to buy and 8 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. A total of 3 stocks closed with bids higher than their last traded prices while one closed with a lower offer.
In trading, AMG Packaging rose $1.50 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $13 with 7,887 units changing hands, Caribbean Cream ended with 31,376 shares changing hands with a rise of 10 cents to close at $4.65, Caribbean Flavours traded 2,594 units to end at $9, Caribbean Producers traded 11,730 units to close at $5.50. Consolidated Bakeries loss 10 cents and closed at $1.30 with 108,098 units trading, Derrimon Trading closed with a rise of 1 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.21 with 4,000 shares changing hands, General Accident lost 30 cents while trading 120,000 shares to close at $2.30. Honey Bun ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $8.20 with 23,681 units trading with a gain of 55 cents,ICI -JM 26-01-16 KLE Group ended at a $2.20 with 47,000 shares changing hands with a loss of 55 cents. Knutsford Express closed with 2,400 units changing hands at $15, but previously traded at an intraday 52 weeks’ high of $15.10, Lasco Distributors closed with 177,836 units trading and ended with a loss of 2 cents at $7.80, Lasco Financial fell 14 cents to close at $4 with 291,225 shares changing hands. Lasco Manufacturing rose 16 cents in trading 155,178 shares to close at $5, Medical Disposables fell 40 cents and closed at $3.15 with 8,250 shares trading, Paramount Trading rose by $1 to end with 33,100 shares changing hands at a 52 weeks’ high of $11.50 and tTech rose 8 cents to close at $4.98 with 93,105 shares trading.

Juniors inch up Friday with 9 gains

Knutsford Express ended at a new all-time high of $15

Knutsford Express ended at a new all-time high of $15

The junior market closed on Friday with 18 securities trading, 9 of which advanced, 4 declined. The market index rose 5.99 points to end at 2,245.87 and a total of 3 stocks closed at a new 52 weeks’ highs.
The volume of 1,058,983 units changed hands, valued at $6,002,466. At the close, 1 security ended with no bid to buy and 9 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. A total of 4 stocks closed with bids higher than their last traded prices while none closed with a lower offer.
In trading, Access Financial Services closed with a loss of 50 cents to $16.50 with 1,821 units changing hands, AMG Packaging closed at $12 with 9,520 units changing hands, Caribbean Cream ended with 17,700 shares changing hands with a loss of 65 cents to close at $4.10. Caribbean Producers traded 12,389 units to close with a rise of 15 cents to end at $5.80, Consolidated Bakeries closed at $1.40 with 500 units trading, Derrimon Trading closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.20 after rising 10 cents with 83,825 shares trading, Dolphin Cove traded 3,816 shares with a gain of 7 cents to close at $15.75. General Accident gained 5 cents while trading 5,369 shares to close at $2.15, Honey Bun closed with 10,101 shares changing hands at $7.65, KLE Group ended at a new 52 weeks’ high of $2.30 with 14,743 shares changing hands with a gain of 10 cents.ICI -JM 22-01-16 Knutsford Express traded at a new high of $15 by rising by $2.70 with 20,820 units, Lasco Distributors closed with 164,550 units trading and ended with a gain of 3 cents at $7.90, Lasco Financial closed at $4.15 with 117,081 shares changing hands after it traded earlier at $4.75. Lasco Manufacturing gained 1 cent in trading 492,259 shares to close at $5, Medical Disposables closed at $3.55 with 1,000 shares trading, Paramount Trading loss 5 cents to close at $10.50 with 29,482 shares trading and tTech closed with a gain of 20 cents at $4.90 with 27,096 units changing hands.

Juniors rise slightly on Tuesday

JM Sign A high percentage of the stocks listed on the junior market were active on Tuesday with 18 trading, 6 of which advanced, 4 declined, the market index was up a miniscule 6.24 points to end at 2,249.07. A total of 6 stocks closed at a new 52 weeks’ highs.
The volume of 1,840,258 units changed hands, valued at $6,617,973 with indicators showing potential for a resumption of upward price movements with the supply of stocks being reduced as indicated by the increased number of stocks without offers. At the close, 1 security ended with no bid to buy and 9 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. A total of 4 stocks closed with bids higher than their last traded prices while 2 closed with lower offers.
In trading, AMG Packaging price rose 20 cents to a new high of $11.40 with 32,190 shares changing hands, C2W Music ended at 49 cents while 27,516 units changed hands, Caribbean Cream ended with 4,000 shares changing hands at $4.94, Caribbean Flavours traded 11,353 units to close with a loss of 10 cents to end at $8.90. Caribbean Producers had 13,361 units changing hands but rose 20 cents to close at $5.50 Consolidated Bakeries closed at $1.40 with 273,000 units trading. Derrimon Trading closed at $4.15 with 33,167 shares traded, Dolphin Cove traded at $15.60 as 1,000 shares changed hands, General Accident fell 24 cents while trading 573,067 shares to close at $2.19.ICI -JM 19-01-16 Honey Bun closed at $7.60 as 104,424 shares changed hands, Jamaican Teas lost 5 cents with 400 shares trading to close at a $5.20, KLE Group ended at $2 with 127,714 shares changing hands. Lasco Distributors closed with 105,295 units trading and ended unchanged at $8, Lasco Financial lost 20 cents to close at $4 with 196,579 shares changing hands. Lasco Manufacturing traded 245,720 shares and gained 5 cents to close at $5, Medical Disposables had 30,574 shares changing hands with a rise of 55 cents to close at $3.55, Paramount Trading ended at a 52 weeks’ high by rising 5 cent to close at $10.55, but only 135 shares traded and tTech closed with a gain of 10 cents at $4.90 with 60,583 units changing hands.

Juniors fall as 11 stocks rose 6 fell

Honey Bun closed at a new 52 weeks' high on Monday

Honey Bun closed at a new 52 weeks’ high on Monday

A high percentage of the stocks listed on the junior market were active on Monday with 19 trading, 11 of which advanced, 6 declined but the market index was down a moderate 23.51 points to end at 2,242.83. A total of 6 stocks closed at a new 52 weeks’ highs.
The volume of 1,767,220 units changed hands, valued at $8,897,090 with indicators showing potential for a resumption of upward price movements with the supply of stocks being reduced as indicated by the increased number of stocks without offers. At the close, 1 security ended with no bid to buy and 9 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. A total of 3 stocks closed with bids higher than their last traded prices while 2 closed with lower offers.
In trading, Access Financial traded 10,000 shares and gained 10 cent6s to end at $16.60, AMG Packaging price rose 15 cents to a new high of $11.20 with only 1,434 shares changing hands, CAC 2000 gained 3 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.53 with 10,300 shares changing hands. C2W Music ended at 49 cents while 25,000 units changed hands, Caribbean Cream ended with a loss of 1 cent as 76,999 shares changed hands at $4.94, Caribbean Producers had 110,247 units changing hands but rose 10 cents to close at $5.30, Consolidated Bakeries gained 4 cents to $1.40 with 31,096 units trading. Derrimon Trading closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.15 after rising 10 cents with 1,000 shares, Dolphin Cove traded with a gain of 5 ICI -JM 18-01-16cents to end at $15.60 as 9,148 shares, General Accident rose 24 cents while trading 245,379 shares to close at 52 weeks’ high of $2.43. Honey Bun rose 42 cents to a new 52 weeks’ high of $7.60 as 85,000 shares changed hands, Jamaican Teas rose 25 cents with 8,848 shares trading to close at a $5.25, KLE Group ended at $2 with 23,500 shares changing hands, Lasco Distributors closed with 366,363 units trading and ended with a loss of 9 cents at $8. Lasco Financial lost 50 cents to close at $4.20 with 176,544 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing traded 353,515 shares but fell by 5 cents to close at $4.95, Medical Disposables had 211,500 shares changing hands at $3 after dropping 30 cents and tTech closed with a loss of 15 cents at $4.80 with 20,388 units changing hands.

Juniors fell sharply on Thursday

Lasco companies gave back ground in Thursday's trading

Lasco companies gave back ground in Thursday’s trading

Investors cut several prices in the junior market and laid the foundation for a sharp decline in the market index. At the close, the junior market was down 74.51 points to end at 2,280.76. The market closed with 17 securities trading, 4 of which advanced, 8 declined with 2 closing at new 52 weeks’ highs. A volume of 2,815,123 units changed hands, valued at $15,357,167.
At the close, 1 security ended with no bid to buy and 7 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. A total of 7 stocks closed with bids higher than their last traded prices while 2 closed with lower offers.
In trading, Access Financial traded 711 units to end at $16.50 while C2W Music ended at 49 cents while 4,200 units changed hands. Cargo Handlers traded at a new 52 weeks’ high of $38.50 by gaining 90 cents with 541 shares trading, Caribbean Cream ended with a gain of 10 cents as 90,259 shares changed hands to end at $5.10. Caribbean Producers had 23,964 units changing hands, but slipped 3 cents to close at $5.47, Consolidated Bakeries had trading in 331,039 shares at $1.40, Derrimon Trading ended at $4.05 with a loss of 2 cents while 23,975 units traded. Dolphin Cove traded 20,092 shares after losing 5 cents to end at $15.55, ICI -JM 14-01-16General Accident rose by 6 cents as it traded 135,534 shares to close at $2.06, Jamaican Teas had 26,320 shares trading to close with a loss of 60 cents at $5. KLE ended at $2 with 146,721 shares changing hands after rising by 10 cents to a new 52 weeks’ high, Lasco Distributors closed with 953,127 units trading and ended with a loss of 50 cents at $8, Lasco Financial lost 25 cents to close at $4.75 with 136,826 shares changing hands. Lasco Manufacturing traded 609,897 shares but fell 26 cents to close at $4.74, Medical Disposables gained 19 cents and ended with 6,322 shares changing hands at $3.30, tTech closed with a loss of 48 cents at $5.01 with 280,595 units changing hands and Eppley cumulative preference share 2019, ended with 25,000 units changing hands at $6.10.

7 juniors closed at 52 weeks’ high

CAC 2000 traded at new high of $6.50 to gain 234% since listing last week.

CAC 2000 traded at new high of $6.50 to gain 234% since listing last week.

Investors pumped the junior up once more but more moderately than for the previously as attempts were made to move some prices higher but they failed to hold at the end of trading. At the close the junior market was down by 1.93 points to end at 2,355.27, having traded higher during the day. The market closed with 19 securities trading, 12 of which advanced, 4 declined with 7 closing at a new 52 weeks’ highs. A volume of 4,042,552 units changed hands, valued at $20,240,373.
At the close, 1 security ended with no bids to buy and 9 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. A total of 6 stocks closed with bids higher than their last traded prices while 1 closed with a lower offer.
In trading, Access Financial traded 9,000 units with a gain of 50 cents to end at $16.50 while newly listed CAC 2000 traded 5,000 shares at a new 52 weeks’ high of $6.50 to gain 8 cents, C2W Music ended 2 cents higher to close at 49 cents while 336,500 units changed hands. Caribbean Cream ended with 122,000 shares changing hands to end at $5. Caribbean Flavours traded 58,200 units to close at $9, Caribbean Producers had 73,400 units changing hands, but slipped 5 cents to close at $5.50, Consolidated Bakeries rose 20 cents while trading 393,375 shares at $1.40, Derrimon Trading ended at $4.07 with a gain of 2 cents while 25,000 units traded at a 52 weeks’ high. General Accident traded 78,900 shares to close at $2, Honey Bun with 13,652 shares changing hands, closed with a gain of 20 cents at a 52 weeks’ high of $7, Jamaican Teas had 5,820 shares trading to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.60 to record an increase of 10 cents.ICI -JM 13-01-16r KLE ended at $1.90 with 71,470 shares changing hands after rising by 7 cents to a new 52 weeks’ high, Lasco Distributors closed with 398,319 units trading and ended with a loss of 50 cents at $8.50, Lasco Financial gained 1 cent to close at $5 with 378,257 shares changing hands. Lasco Manufacturing traded 1,932,125 shares but fell 48 cents to close at $5, Medical Disposables gained 19 cents and ended with 54,500 shares changing hands at $3.30, Paramount Trading closed with 1,000 units changing hands at 52 weeks’ high of $10.10 and tTech closed at a new 52 weeks’ high of $5.49 with 385,034 units changing hands to gain 19 cents. The stock traded as high as $6 during the trading day.