The junior market closed at a new all-time high, after Lasco Distributors shot up to close at $1.70, a new 52 weeks high. A total of 10 securities traded ending with 200,026 units changing hands valued at $378,709. The JSE Junior Market Index advanced by 7.47 points to close at 844.30, surpassing the previous high of 840.18 reached on July 9, 2013.
The market closed with the price of 5 stocks advancing and 2 declining and 3 closing at 52 weeks’ high. At the close of the market, there were 4 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and only 3 with lower offers. The junior market ended with 3 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, Access Financial ending with only 200 shares changing hands to close unchanged at $15.10, after almost doubling pretax profit for the March Quarter. 
Cargo Handlers finished with 600 units to close at $22, Caribbean Flavours with 4,750 shares trading closed 12 cents higher at $2, Dolphin Cove finished trading with 300 shares to close 20 cents higher at a new 52 weeks’ high of $10.20. Jamaican Teas concluded trading with 26,442 shares changing hands to close 4 cents higher at $2.65. Lasco Distributors traded 5,000 shares trading, 20 cents higher, at a new 52 weeks’ high of $1.70, Lasco Financial Services finished trading 36,575 units, the price rose 10 cents to $1.40. There was dealing in 8,840 Lasco Manufacturing’s shares as the stock traded lower by 1 cent to $1.34, Medical Disposables contributed 8,000 shares with the price falling 10 cents, to $1.80 and Eppley 9.5% preference share closed trading with 5,000 units at $6.01.
New record close for junior market
Junior market within 5 pnts of record
Caribbean Producers traded 2.4 million shares on Tuesday
At the close of the market, there were 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and only 1 with a lower. The junior market ended with 4 securities closing with no bids to buy and 8 that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, Access Financial
traded 7,428 units and added 1 cent to end at $15.10, a new 52 weeks’ high, Cargo Handlers closed at a new 52 weeks high of $21.50 by gaining 50 cents with 20,000 shares trading. Caribbean Cream had 8,000 units changing hands to end 4 cents higher at a new 52 weeks’ high of 85 cents. Caribbean Producers had 2,416,990 shares trading between $2.88 and $3.05, to close 9 cents lower at $2.90. Consolidated Bakeries traded 45,000 shares at 94 cents to gain 12 cents, Dolphin Cove traded 1,000 at a new 52 weeks’ high of $10, Lasco Financial Services had 28,800 units trading and closed at $1.30 and Lasco Manufacturing traded 288,414 shares between $1.35 and $1.50 and closed at $1.35, the stock traded during the day at 52 weeks high.
Junior market trading picks up
Activity on the Junior Market picked up on Thursday with a number on new highs recorded as investors increased their exposure to the segment of the market that has been late to the rally.
The market closed with 10 securities traded and ending with 2,839,792 units changing hands valued at $6,035,405. The JSE Junior Market Index rose 28.36 points to close at 785.93, with the price of 6 stocks advancing and 1 declining. At the close of the market, two stocks closed at new 52 weeks’ high and two hit 52 weeks’ high during trading but retreated. At the end of trading there were 4 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with the offer lower. 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 traded 2,000 units and lost $1.89 to end at all-time high of $15.09. AMG Packaging price moved up in trading to $3 with 9,000 and closed with a gain of 74 cents, the stock was halted during trading for an hour and then was reopened at minutes before the close at which time it officially traded. Caribbean Producers traded 1,089,045 units between $2.75 and $3, where it closed with a gain of 25 cents. 
Dolphin Cove gained 30 cents with 1,000 shares trading, to close at a new 52 weeks’ high, of $9.50. General Accident Insurance had 1,152,419 shares trading, at a new 52 weeks’ high of $2, the stock traded as low as $1.75 but closed 10 cents higher than Wednesday’s closing price, at $1.80, Lasco Distributors had 177,909 shares trading to close with a loss of 3 cents at $1.40, but traded between $1.37 and $1.43. Lasco Financial Services closed with a gain of 7 cents as 175,000 shares traded, to end at $1.20. Lasco Manufacturing trading of 212,000 as high as $1.30, a new 52 weeks’ high but ended with a closing price of $1.20, Medical Disposables traded only 2,000 shares at $1.70 after losing 10 cents and Paramount Trading had 19,419 units trading at $3.60.
Junior market index jumps
Activity on the Junior Market closed with 5 securities trading and ending with 652,472 units changing hands valued at $1,335,856. The JSE Junior Market Index declined 21.35 points to close at 757.57, with the price of 3 stocks advancing and 4 declining.
At the close of the market, there were 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with the offer that was lower. 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, Dolphin Cove with 68,960 shares trading, to close at $9.20 after trading at $9.50, Lasco Distributors had 60,000 shares trading at $1.43, with the stock rising 13 cents. Lasco Financial Services with 348,122 units trading, lost 1 cent to end at $1.14, Lasco Manufacturing gained 13 cents while trading 170,390 shares and closed at $1.20 and Paramount Trading ended with just 5,000 changing hands at $3.60 to record a gain of 3 cents.
Juniors down but pregnant to go
Bids are building for Caribbean Cream. the company recently reported strong 9 months’ results.
At the close of the market, there were 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and just 1 with a lower offer. The junior market ended with 4 securities closing with no bids to buy and 9 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Bids are building for some of the junior market stocks, included in this list are Caribbean Cream with 194,000 units at 75 cents and below 6,535,715 units between 70 and 71 cents, Blue Power with 100,000 units at $8.50, Dolphin Cove 96,171 shares at $9.20, General Accident 76,207 units at $1.73.
and Lasco Manufacturing 187,544 shares at $1.10Stocks trading in the junior market are, Caribbean Producers had 70,000 shares trading at $2.75, with a gain of 5 cents. Dolphin Cove closed at $9.20, with 2,693 shares changing hands, Knutsford express traded 11,534 shares and closed unchanged at $6, Lasco Distributors had 75,720 shares trading at $1.30 for a loss of 7 cents and Lasco Financial Services with 5,500 units traded at the close at $1.15 after gaining 5 cents.
Juniors still not partying
Activity on the Junior Market closed with 7 securities trading and ending with only 85,855 units changing hands, valued at $268,199. The JSE Junior Market Index declined 4.29 points to close at 739.38. At the close 2 stocks fell and none record a price increase, as investors shun the juniors in favour of the main market stocks.
At the close of the market, there were 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 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, Consolidated Bakeries traded 3,234 shares at 82 cents, Dolphin Cove had 10,000 shares trading at $2.70, Eppley traded just 221 units unchanged at $380, Knutsford Express closed unchanged at $6 with just 300 shares changing hands. Lasco Distributors traded 31,100 shares to close at $1.37 after losing 3 cents, Lasco Financial Services had 40,000 units trading at $1.10 with a fall of 5 cents and Lasco Manufacturing with only 1,000 shares ended at $1.07, but had a bid at $1.15 at the close.
NCB pushes index
National Commercial Bank traded 508,263 shares at a new 52 weeks’ high of $27 on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday morning
and helped to push the all Jamaican Index by 388 points. The stock subsequently traded at $28, while Supreme Ventures traded 20,000 units at a new 52 weeks’ high of $3.10.
Trading resulted in 13 securities trading including 3 from the junior market. A total of 658,835 units traded at 10.45am. Carreras traded 3,878 units but slipped back $1 to $45. Stocks not trading as yet but look promising are Caribbean Producers with the bid at $2.70 to buy 18,348 shares, the stock last traded at $2.70 on Friday. AMG Packaging had a bid for 21,262 shares at $2.33 compared to last sale of $2.26, Caribbean Cream with a bid to buy 535,715 shares at 70 cents versus last sale of 65 cents, Dolphin Cove with 95,864 shares on the bid at $9.20 where it traded this morning, General Accident Insurance having a bid for 663,735 units at $1.70 the same as the last price.
Juniors’ most active day
Dolphin Cove closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $9.20 on Tuesday
At the close of the market, there were 3 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer. The junior market ended with 5 securities closing with no bids to buy and there were 8 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, AMG Packaging finishing with 579 units to close with a gain of 1 cent to $2.26, Caribbean Producers closing with 130,050 shares to end with an increase of 5 cents at $2.15, Consolidated Bakeries finishing trading with 27,954 shares while gaining 8 cents to 90 cents. Dolphin Cove finishing with 10,000 shares traded, with a gain of 20 cents, to a 52 weeks’ high of $9.20. General Accident completing trading 13,416 units as the price gained 3 cents to $1.70, Jamaican Teas while exchanging 400 units, closed higher by 4 cents at $2.55, Lasco Financial finishing trading with 26,370 shares changing hands, 1 cent higher to $1.08, Lasco Manufacturing closing with 751,302 shares unchanged at $1.15, Caribbean Cream closing with 10,000 units, the price slipped to 65 cents, for a 10 cents loss and Lasco Distributors concluding trading with 719,397 units to close lower by 10 cents to $1.35
9 stocks with higher bids than last sale.
Activity on the Junior Market closed with 4 securities traded ending with 278,501 units changing hands valued at $770,977. The JSE Junior Market Index declined 1.48 points to close at 705.57, with the price of 2 stocks advancing and 1 declining.
At the close of the market, there was a clear indication of a fairly board rally in junior market stocks with 9 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and only 1 with the offer that was lower. The junior market ended with 4 securities closing with no bids to buy compared 8 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, General Accident Insurance had 57076 shares changing hands, to close at 2 cents higher at $1.67, Medical Disposables & Supplies trading 134,000 shares to gain 2 cents and end at $1.72. Dolphin Cove closing unchanged at $9 while trading 44,000 shares and Lasco Manufacturing having 43425 shares changing hands, with a loss of 2 cents at $1.13.
All juniors gained Wednesday
Activity on the Junior Market closed with 4 securities traded and ending with 244,598 units changing hands valued at $1,078,800. The JSE Junior Market Index advanced 12.59 points to close at 719.83, with the price of all stocks trading, advancing.
At the close of the market, there were 4 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 stocks with offers that were lower. The junior market ended with 3 securities closing with no bids to buy and there were 8 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, Dolphin Cove had 100,598 shares changing hands to close higher 49 cents up to $9, Lasco Distributors ended with 20,000 shares trading with a gain of 3 cents to $1.55, Lasco Financial closed with 104,000 shares changing hands at 4 cents to $1.15 and Lasco Manufacturing finishing trading with 20,000 units and gaining 1 cent to $1.16.
