Trading picked up on junior market

June 19, 2015 by

Jamaican Teas is one of 3 stocks closing at 52 weeks' high on Friday.

Jamaican Teas is one of 3 stocks closing at 52 weeks’ high on Friday.

Trading on the junior market ended with 13 securities trading, and with 973,318 units changing hands valued at $2,695,211. The JSE junior market index gained 5.30 points to close at 918.26, with the price of 8 stocks advancing, 4 declining with 3 closing at 52 weeks’ high.
At the close of the market, there were 2 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices, 2 with lower offers and 5 securities closing with no bids to buy and 6 that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, Access Financial lost 35 cents to close at $15.50 while trading 100 shares, AMG Packaging ending with 1,233 shares changing hands to close unchanged at $3.16, Caribbean Flavours closed with16,581 shares trading at $2.30, while gaining 21 cents. Caribbean Producers with 76,978 shares trading, ended lower by 12 cents to $2.88, Consolidated Bakeries finishing trading with 33,200 shares, the price inched up 1 cent to a 52 weeks’ high of $1.18 at the end. JM 19-6-15
Dolphin Cove closed trading with 11,167 shares at a new high of $12 after gaining 50 cents, General Accident Insurance concluded trading with 10,590 shares changing hands to close 11 cents higher at $1.67. Jamaican Teas closed trading with 47,930 shares and gained 48 cents for a 52 weeks’ high of $4. Lasco Distributors traded 18,564 shares, 3 cents lower at $1.65, Lasco Financial Services in trading with 432,000 units, gained 5 cents to end at $1.95, Lasco Manufacturing in trading 14,349 shares, ended 8 cents higher at $1.40, but closed with an offer to sell at $1.37 and Paramount Trading ended with 123,959 shares changing hands with an increase of 11 cents to $5.11.

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Junior market consolidating mode

June 18, 2015 by

Dolphin Cove closed at a new 52 weeks' high of $11.50 on Thursday.

Dolphin Cove closed at a new 52 weeks’ high of $11.50 on Thursday.

The junior market closed Thursday with 9 securities trading, and ended with only 304,283 units changing hands valued at $813,509 as investors await information that could lead the way forward having seen most results for the first quarter.
The JSE Junior Market Index gained 1.83 points to close at 912.96, with the prices of 4 stocks advancing, 4 declining with only Dolphin Cove closing at 52 weeks’ high.
At the close of the market, there were 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices, 3 with lower offers and with 4 securities closing with no bids to buy and 6 that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, Access Financial had just 100 shares trading with a loss of 90 cents and ended at $15.85, but had an offer to sell 10,000 units at $15.80. AMG Packaging ending with 915 shares changing hands to close with a loss of 1 cent at $3.16, Cargo Handlers finished with 1,535 units to close unchanged at $24, JM 18-6-15Caribbean Cream ended with 99,617 shares trading and fell 10 cents to close at $1.60. On offer are 970,000 units at $1.70 and 500,000 at $1.80 while the closest bid is at $1.15 to purchase only 30,000 units. Consolidated Bakeries finished trading with 4,000 shares2 cents higher at $1.17, Dolphin Cove ended with 23,000 shares changing hands to close 50 cents higher, at a 52 weeks’ high of $11.50. Honey Bun had 866 shares changing hands, 33 cents higher to $2.95, Lasco Distributors traded 39,000 shares 8 cents higher, at $1.68 and Lasco Financial Services finished trading with 134,450 units, the price slipped 10 cents to $1.90.

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9 down 3 up on junior market

June 12, 2015 by

Price fall Trading picked up on the Junior Market with 15 securities trading, and ended with 1,497,036 units changing hands valued at $. The JSE Junior Market Index declined 25.44 points to close at 907.33, with the price of 3 stocks advancing and 9 declining and 2 closing at 52 weeks’ high.
At the close of the market, there is just 1 stock with the bid that is higher than their last selling price and only 2 with lower offers. 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, AMG Packaging, ending with 5,500 shares changing hands, to close 1 cent lower at $3.19, Caribbean Cream trading 20,000 shares, 10 cents higher to new all-time high of $1.85, Caribbean Flavours finishing with 1,667 shares trading to close 1 cents higher at $2.09. Consolidated Bakeries ended with 65,234 units changing hands but lost 2 cents to close at $1.15, Derrimon Trading finished with 3,599 shares trading to close 10 cents higher at $2.20. JM 12-6-15Dolphin Cove concluding trading with 3,333 shares changing hands to close 25 cents lower at $11. General Accident Insurance ended trading with a loss of 20 cents to close at $1.75 with 34,252 shares trading, Honey Bun lost 33 cents in trading just 2,053 units. KLE Group traded 3,500 shares at 70 cents, Lasco Distributors traded 348,516 shares to close lower by 20 cents at $1.40, Lasco Financial Services finished trading with 671,000 units with the price slipping 6 cents to $2. Lasco Manufacturing had 124,982 shares changing hands as the stock traded lower by 5 cents to $1.45, Paramount Trading ended trading with 200,000 shares to end unchanged at $5.50 and Eppley 10% preference share closed trading with 8,400 units and lost just 1 cent to $6 and the company’s 9.5% preference share saw 5,000 units treading at $6.01

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4 new highs for junior market

June 10, 2015 by
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Paramount is one of fours stocks to close at 52 weeks' high. The stock closed at $5.50 on Wednesday for an all-time high.

Paramount is one of fours stocks to close at 52 weeks’ high. The stock closed at $5.50 on Wednesday for an all-time high.

Trading picked up on the Junior Market with 9 securities trading, and ended with 940,177 units changing hands valued at $2,275,177. The JSE Junior Market Index gained 7.97 points to close at 934.69, with the price of 6 stocks advancing, none declining and 4 closing at 52 weeks’ high, Honey Bun traded at 52 weeks intraday high of $2.96.
At the close of the market, there were 2 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers. The junior market ended with 4 securities closing with no bids to buy and 9 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, Caribbean Cream traded at a 52 weeks’ high with 10,000 units, 10 cents higher, at $1.65. Caribbean Producers with 330,543 shares trading closed at $3, Dolphin Cove with 2,092 shares changing hands to close higher by 25 cents at a new high of $11.25, Honey bun finishing trading with 83,634 shares to close unchanged at $2.95. JM 10-6-15Jamaican Teas closed with 4,041 shares trading 4 cents higher at $3.54, Lasco Distributors with 21,867 shares trading, unchanged at $1.65, Lasco Financial Services finished trading with 352,000 units, to close with a gain of 3 cents to new a new 52 weeks’ high of $1.98. Lasco Manufacturing end up with 124,000 shares trading 5 cents higher at $1.50 and Paramount Trading ended trading with 12,000 shares to end with an increase of 70 cents to an all-time high of $5.50. At the close Access Financial seems set to fall with an offer at $15.84 to sell 5,951 units well below the last traded price of $16.75.

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Junior market closes at new high

June 9, 2015 by

Dolphin Cove was one of 6 stocks ending at 52 weeks' high

Dolphin Cove was one of 6 stocks ending at 52 weeks’ high

Trading on the Junior Market resulted in the market hitting a new all-time high, with 6 stocks closing at 52 weeks’ high out of 12 securities trading, culminating in 1,069,919 units changing hands valued at $1,990,730. The JSE Junior Market Index gained 14.46 points to close at 926.72, a new record high, with the price of 6 stocks advancing and 1 declining.
At the close of the market, there were 4 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers. The junior market ended with 5 securities closing with no bids to buy and 9 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market include, Access Financial with just 100 shares changing hands, to close lower by 25 cents at $16.75, Cargo Handlers finishing with 500 units to close with a gain of 51 cents, to a new all-time high of $23.51. Caribbean Cream with 435,000 shares trading at an all-time high of $1.55, gained 20 cents, Dolphin Cove finished trading with 1,000 shares to closed at an all-time high of $11, to gain 75 cents, Honey Bun concluded trading with 20,000 shares changing hands to close 25 cents higher at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.95.JM 9-6-15 Lasco Distributors traded 23,150 shares at $1.65, Lasco Financial Services finished trading with 495,970 units, with the price rising 4 cents to $1.95. Lasco Manufacturing traded 79,899 shares at $1.45, Paramount Trading ended with just 1,000 shares changing hands with an increase of 54 cents to $4.80, a new all-time high. The stock closed with a bid to buy 49,500 units at $5 and Eppley 9.5% preference share closed trading with 4,000 units and put on just 1 cent to $6.01 to new high, with a 1 cent gain.

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Juniors trade 8.66 million shares

May 29, 2015 by

Caribbean Cream traded 5.3 million shares with the audited accounts showing profit rising 62%.

Caribbean Cream traded 5.3 million shares with the audited accounts showing profit rising 62%.

Caribbean Cream was the dominant trade on Thursday on the Junior Market with 5.3 million units as investors responded positively to the company’s audited results showing a 62 percent increase in profit versus 40 percent shown in the preliminary interim report that was released previously. Also trading in large volume was Caribbean Producers with 2.7 million shares.
Trading ended with 9 securities being active and cumulating in 8,660,524 units changing hands valued at $14,662,200. The JSE Junior Market Index gained 1.53 points to close at 871.93, with the price of 5 stocks advancing and only 1 declining and 1 closing at 52 weeks’ high.
At the close of the market, there were 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer. The junior market ended with 3 securities closing with no bids to buy and 10 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Caribbean Producers with 2,723,803 shares trading, ended lower by 10 cents to $2.80, JM 29-5-15In trading, Caribbean Cream closed with 5,300,365 units trading, the price rose by 5 cents to $1.15. Blue Power closed with 19,573 shares trading unchanged at $9.50, Cargo Handlers finished with 1,000 units to close at $22.28, Dolphin Cove finished trading with 4,333 shares at $10.25 with a gain of 25 cents. Jamaican Teas had activity in 15,000 shares and closed unchanged at $3.50, KLE Group traded 135,446 shares for 9 cents higher, at 84 cents, Lasco Financial Services traded 250,000 units at a new closing all-time high of $1.66, after adding 9 cents and Lasco Manufacturing ended trading with 211,004 units, the price rose 4 cents to close at $1.29.

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Lasco Financial at new high

May 27, 2015 by

LascoFinancialServices_logo280x150 Lasco Financial closed at a new 52 weeks’ high of $1.50, the day after Mayberry bough their holdings in the company to 20 percent. At the close, Lasco Financial had no stocks on offer while there were 20,000 units on the bid at $1.25. The Junior Market ended with 11 securities trading resulting in 1,986,233 units changing hands valued at $2,961,054. The JSE Junior Market Index gained 12.29 points to close at 868.72, with the price of 4 stocks advancing and 4 declining.
At the close of the market, there were 4 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and only 1 with a lower offer. The junior market ended with 3 securities closing with no bids to buy and 10 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, Access Financial Services trading just 749 shares to close with the price unchanged at $17. AMG Packaging ending with 1,200 shares changing hands, 6 cents lower, at $3.19, Blue Power closed with 14,796 shares trading at $9.50, Caribbean Cream finished with 380,000 units to close with a gain of 2 cents at $1.10. JM cht 27-5-15Caribbean Producers with 1,000 shares trading closed lower by 1 cent at $2.99. Dolphin Cove finished trading with 6,434 units as the price remained unchanged at $10, General Accident Insurance concluded trading with 24,934 shares changing hands, 6 cents lower at $2.04, KLE Group traded at a new low of 75 cents while dropping 24 cents, with 100,000 units trading. Lasco Distributors traded 300,268 units at $1.60 to gain 5 cents, Lasco Financial Services traded 1,119,279 shares at a new 52 weeks’ high of $1.50, to gain 20 cents and Lasco Manufacturing traded 37,573 units with a gain of 2 cents to $1.27.

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Junior market slips

May 19, 2015 by

Derrimon is 1 of just 2 stocks gaining in the junior market on Tuesday

Derrimon is 1 of just 2 stocks gaining in the junior market on Tuesday

The Junior market slipped on Tuesday and it appears the May bug is hitting as some investors take profit and go away, but the reading of this market suggest that the rally may not be over so soon. Trading was fairly broad based on the Junior market with 12 securities trading, ending with 1,821,705 units changing hands valued at $5,472,000. The JSE Junior Market Index declined 13.58 points to close at 883.22, with the price of just 2 stocks advancing and 7 declining with Cargo Handlers closing at 52 weeks’ high.
At the close of the market, there were 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and only 1 with a lower offer. The junior market ended with 2 securities closing with no bids to buy and 6 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Access Financial traded 22,300 shares at $17.02 after falling 98 cents, Blue Power closed with 18,000 shares trading at $9.80, Cargo Handlers finished with 83,555 units to close with a gain of 20 cents to a new all-time high of $22.28, Caribbean Cream with 113,591 shares closed at $1.05 after losing 15 cents, Caribbean Producers with 233,489 shares closed at $3 to shed 7 cents, Dolphin Cove had just 300 shares trading to close at $10.75, for a fall of 27 cents, Derrimon Trading Company closed with 12,000 units trading at $2.08, up 4 cents as the company reported improved results for the march quarter with Net profit of $20.5 million compared with profit of $11.2 million in 2014. Jm trade 19-5-15General Accident Insurance traded 212,352 units to close at $2 after shedding 18 cents in response to poor first quarter results. Knutsford Express had only 1,000 shares changing hands at $6, Lasco Distributors ended with 1,024,375 shares trading at $1.55, for a 10 cents loss, Lasco Financial traded just 93,857 units at $1.30 with a loss of 1 cent and Lasco Manufacturing traded 6,886 units unchanged at $1.40.

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Access now 1,000% of IPO price

May 18, 2015 by

General Accident closed at 52 weeks high on Monday but the company reported a decline of 74% in profits to hit $26m in Q1.

General Accident closed at 52 weeks high on Monday but the company reported a decline of 74% in profits to hit $26m in Q1.

The Junior market closed at a new record to start off the week with 13 securities trading, with the price of stocks advancing and declining and closing at 52 weeks’ high. the most for some time, and ended with 1,683,746 units changing hands valued at $22,509,881 with Access Financial accounting for the bulk of the trade with Mayberry Investments selling 1,257,938 at a new high of $18, valued $21,452,426.
In closing at $18, Access is back at the IPO price before a ten for 1 spilt putting at the equivalent of $180 had the split not take place no other stock has performed so well on the Jamaica stock market in recent time. The stock was issued at $18 per share, making those who held on to see a 900 percent gain on their investment, plus dividends to add to the gains and the company is yet to stop growing.
The JSE Junior Market Index gained 4.60 points to close at a new all-time high of 896.80 and with 3 stocks closing at 52 weeks’ high. At the close of the market, there were 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and only 1 with a lower offer. The junior market ended with 3 securities closing with no bids to buy and 11 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Other stocks trading in the junior market are, AMG Packaging ending with 27,885 shares changing hands ,to close at $3.25, Blue Power Group closed with 979 shares trading at $9.80, Caribbean Cream finished with 100,000 units to close at $1.20, Caribbean Producers with 32,000 shares trading, closed lower by 3 cents at $3.07. Consolidated Bakeries had 2,429 shares changing hands at $1, Dolphin Cove traded 3,525 shares with the price rising 27 cents, to a 52 weeks’ high of $11.02. <a href="http://icinsider.com/profit-up-at-general-accident-but-just/" title="Profit up at JM 18-5-15General Accident but just”>General Accident Insurance concluded trading with 25,400 shares changing hands to close 10 cents higher at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.18, Honey Bun ended trading with 4,586 shares to end with a rise of 1 cent at $2.51. Jamaican Teas traded 194,500 at $3, Lasco Distributors traded 1,100 shares unchanged at $1.65, Lasco Financial Services finished trading with 15,000 units, the price remained at $1.31 and there was dealing in 18,304 Lasco Manufacturing’s shares as the stock traded lower by 5 cents at $1.40.

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Another new high for juniors – Friday

May 15, 2015 by

The junior market has taken out resistance at 840 points and is heading for the next at 1,000

The junior market has taken out resistance at 840 points and is heading for the next at 1,000

The Junior Market surged to a new high with the JSE Junior Market Index jumping 25.80 points to close at 892.20, leaving the previous resistance level of 840 points and is now poised to be heading to the next resistance around 1,000 points with the market having broken out of the range it’s been in since late 2011.
In market activity a total of 7 securities traded, ending with 2,307,958 units changing hands valued at $5,347,133. The prices of 5 stocks advanced including 2 securities closing at 52 weeks’ high and 1 stock declined. At the close of indications are that the market should climb on Monday as there were 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and only 1 with a lower offer. The junior market ended with 4 securities closing with no bids to buy and 8 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, JM qts 15-5-15 Caribbean Cream jumped 15 cents or 14.29 percent to close at a new 52 weeks’ high $1.20 with 232,000 units changing hands, Caribbean Producers with 1,141,831 shares trading 22 cents higher at $3.10 after trading at $2.88, Dolphin Cove ending with just 100 shares changing hands to close higher by 55 cents at $10.75, for a new 52 weeks’ high but the bid to buy the stock is well down at $9.20 with offer at $11. General Accident Insurance concluded with 368,166 shares changing hands, closed unchanged at $2.08 but ended with a bid for 2,432 units at $2.18. Lasco Distributors traded 92,301 shares trading, 15 cent higher, at $1.65, Lasco Financial Services finished trading with 386,539 units changing hands as the price slipped 4 cent, to $1.31. There was dealing in 87,021 Lasco Manufacturing’s shares as the stock traded 11 cents up to $1.45.

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