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Express Catering jumps 96% – Tuesday

July 25, 2017 by IC Insider.com

Marlene Street Forrest – General Manager of the JSE is said to have intervened to reset the price Express Catering could trade at on Tuesday.

Good sense prevailed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, finally allowing Express Catering to trade close to levels that large number of investors are prepared to trade the stock. In the process the price jumped 96% from Friday’s closing price and 127 percent from the IPO price of $1.50.
At the close on Monday, bids in the market above $2.29 were cancelled, an indication that the maximum price it could trade at being $2.97. IC Insider.com understands that regulations at the exchange permitted administrative intervention in the trading restriction that allowed the stock to enjoy the revised permitted price range of $2.52 to $3.41. The stock ended up trading 32,750,000 units to close with a gain of $1.67 to $3.41. During trading, the electronic board, showed that 65.6 million units traded up to $3.80. After the market closed a large portion were cancelled since the price exceeded the limit set for the day. The stock closed with the bid at $3.50 which will allow it to trade up $4.55 on Wednesday.
Trading on the Junior Market jumped sharply on Tuesday with the large trade in Express Catering, to 35,527,220 shares valued at $124,668,100, up from 1,438.180 shares valued at $7,648,204 traded on Monday. At the close, the market index rose 40.03 points to 3,028.93.
At the close, 21 securities traded, up from 17 on Monday with 9 stocks gaining and 7 declining. Trading closed with 5 stocks having a higher bids than the last traded price and 2 closing with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of 1,691,772 units for an average value of $5,936,576 compared to 84,599 units for an average of $449,894 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 239,926 units at $680,321, compared to 74,820 units valued at $371,129 previously. In contrast, June closed with averages of 395,969 units valued at $1,799,200 for each security traded.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging rose 20 cents and closed at $3.70 with 1,733 units changing hands, Blue Power dived $7 after falling $ 4 on Monday to close at $38 with 8,588 units changing hands, Cargo Handlers ended trading 4,853 shares to close at $13.75, Caribbean Cream jumped by $1 and closed trading with 105,300 units at $7, Caribbean Producers gained 38 cents to close trading with 57,863 units, at $3.40, Consolidated Bakeries ended with 85,000 units changing hands, to close at $2.62. Dolphin Cove ended at $17.50 with 555 shares changing hands, Eppley gained 5 cents and closed trading with 16,985 shares at a new high of $13, General Accident added 1 cent and closed trading with 80,838 shares at $2.51, Honey Bun plunged $1 with 16,760 shares changing hands and closed at $5, ISP Finance slipped $2 and closed with 23,500 units changing hands at $12, Jetcon Corporation traded 62,653 shares to end at $4.61, after gaining 11 cents, Knutsford Express traded 4,481 shares to end at $15, Lasco Distributors closed 39 cents lower at $6.51 after trading 53,268 units, Lasco Financial rose 6 cents and ended with 57,505 shares changing hands at $3.56, Lasco Manufacturing shed 19 cents and ended with 2,107,735 shares trading at $4.31, Main Event lost 10 cents to close with 20,787 shares trading at $5.20, strong> Medical Disposables lost 1 cent in ending at $5.50 with 343 units trading, Paramount Trading ended with 72,354 units changing hands at $2.95 and tTech traded 4,699 units, falling 10 cents to close at $9.50.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: AMG Packaging, Cargo Handlers, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Dolphin Cove, Emerging stock market, Eppley, Express Catering, Honey Bun, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, junior market, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, Trading Activity, tTech

Junior Market gains on Monday

July 24, 2017 by IC Insider.com

Trading on the Junior Market dropped sharply on Monday to 1,438.180 shares valued at $7,648,204.78, from 8,428,003 shares valued at $32,387,101 on Friday. At the close, the market index rose 32.62 points to 2,988.90.
Trading ended with 17 securities changing hands, down from 20 on Friday with 5 gaining and 11 declining and with 6 stocks having a higher bids than the last traded price and 5 closing with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of 84,599 units for an average value of $449,894 compared to 421,400 units for an average value of $1,619,355 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 74,820 units valued at $371,129 compared 74,208 units valued at $366,206 previously. In contrast, June closed with averages of 395,969 units valued at $1,799,200 for each security traded.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging closed at $3.50 with 7,486 units changing hands, Blue Power dived $4 to close at $45 with 143 units, CAC 2000 lost 31 cents with 500 shares trading to end at $6.40, Caribbean Cream jumped by $1 and closed trading with 3,205 units at $6, Caribbean Producers lost 23 cents to close trading with 700 units, at $3.07, General Accident lost 20 cents and closed trading with 14,242 shares at $2.50, ISP Finance slipped $2 and closed with 23,500 units changing hands at $12, Jetcon Corporation traded 142,419 shares to end at $4.50, after slipping 4 cents, KLE Group ended at $2 with 31,325 shares changing hands, Knutsford Expressclimbed $1 in trading 591 shares to end at $15, Lasco Distributors closed 59 cents higher at $6.90 after trading 552,000 units, Lasco Financial lost 5 cents and ended with 235,000 shares changing hands at $3.50, Lasco Manufacturing shed 30 cents and ended with 418,482 shares trading at $4.50, Main Event lost 30 cents to close with 689 shares trading at $5.30, Medical Disposables rose 1 cent, ending at $5.51 with 250 units trading, Paramount Trading gained 20 cents and ended with 1,000 units changing hands at $2.95 and tTech traded 33,400 units, falling 40 cents to close at $9.60.

Filed Under: JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: AMG Packaging, CAC 2000, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Emerging stock market, ISP Finance, Jamaican stocks, Jetcon Corporation, junior market, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, Trading Activity, tTech

Massive demand for Express Catering

July 21, 2017 by IC Insider.com

Gary Peart of Mayberry,King of the the IPO market.

Trading on the Junior Market picked up sharply on Friday as the newly listed Express Catering started trading but hardly contributed to the level of trading with supply being low and demand overwhelming, that would have resulted in the price reaching $3, if the circuit breaker did not prevent it.
By the close there were more than 7.64 million units on the bid for Express Catering, ranging from $2.20 to a high of $3.15, which were all cancelled, in addition, those between $2.01 up to $2. The official position at the close was the highest bid of $2 with interest to buy 1.045 million units, the stock can trade at $2.60 maximum on Monday, which is 30 percent higher than the bid of $2.
Trading was dominated by Caribbean Flavours with 1.4 million units, Jetcon Corporation with over 600,000 shares and Lasco Manufacturing with nearly 2.3 million shares. In the end the, 8,428,003 shares valued at $32,387,101 traded with the new listing accounting for just 100 units at $1.74 to record a gain of 24 cents on the initial public issue price. In contrast, on Thursday, only 565,346 shares valued at $3,255,463 traded. At the close, the market index rose 15.05 points to 2,956.28
At the close 20 securities traded, down from 21 on Thursday with 8 stocks gaining and 1 declining. Trading closed with 4 stocks having a higher bids than the last traded price and 2 closing with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of just 421,400 units for an average value of $1,619,355 compared to 26,921 units for an average value of $155,022 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 74,208 units valued at $366,206 compared 51,062 units valued at $282,663 previously. In contrast, June closed with averages of 395,969 units valued at $1,799,200 for each security traded.
At the close of the market, Access Financial Services added 49 cents to close at $46.50 in trading traded 413 units AMG Packaging gained 40 cents to close at $3.50 with 8,000 units changing hands, CAC 2000 rose just 1 cents with 36,639 shares trading to end at $6.71, Cargo Handlers ended trading 1,312 shares to close at $13.75, Caribbean Cream closed trading with 35,000 units at $5, Caribbean Flavours traded 1,400,000 units to end at $12, Caribbean Producers lost 10 cents and closed trading with 15,936 units, at $3.30, Derrimon Trading ended at $8 with 10,404 shares changing hands, Dolphin Cove ended at $17.50 with 1,000 shares changing hands, Eppley jumped $1.15 and closed trading with 3.481 shares at $12.95, General Accident lost 2 cents and closed trading with 9,637 shares to end at $2.70, ISP Finance jumped $3 and closed with 5,858 units changing hands at $14, Jetcon Corporation traded 635,488 shares to end at $4.54, Key Insurance ended at $3.05 with 12,101 shares changing hands, Knutsford Express traded 11,540 shares to end at $14, Lasco Distributors closed 6 cents higher at $6.31 after trading 128,623 units, Lasco Financial ended with 15,048 shares changing hands at $3.55, Lasco Manufacturing gained 20 cents and ended with 2,260,729 shares trading at $4.80, Main Event closed with 11,972 shares trading at $5.60 and strong> Medical Disposables ended at $5.50 with 6,100 units trading, Paramount Trading ended with 1,140 units changing hands at $2.75.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: AMG Packaging, CAC 2000, Cargo Handlers, Caribbean Producers, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Dolphin Cove, Emerging stock market, Eppley, Honey Bun, ISP Finance, Jamaican stocks, Jetcon Corporation, junior market, Key Insurance, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Paramount Trading, Trading Activity

Junior Market falls again on Thursday

July 20, 2017 by IC Insider.com

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Caribbean Cream ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $5.

The Junior Market closed lower on Thursday with the market index slipping 19.82 points to 2,941.23 as 565,346 shares valued at $3,255,463 traded, versus a mere 192,720 units traded valued at $1,219,105 on Wednesday.
At the close 21 securities traded, down from 14 on Wednesday with 4 stocks gaining and 7 declining. Trading closed with 3 stocks having a higher bids than the last traded price and 3 closing with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of just 26,921 units for an average value of $155,022 compared to 13,766 units for an average value of $87,079 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 51,062 units valued at $282,663 compared 52,787 units valued at $291,780 previously. In contrast, June closed with averages of 395,969 units valued at $1,799,200 for each security traded.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging fell 65 cents to close at $3.10 with 18,689 units changing hands, Blue Power saw just 200 shares trading to end with a loss of $1 at $49, Cargo Handlers ended trading 24,500 shares to close at $13.75, Caribbean Cream closed trading with 8,000 units and fell $1.60 to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $5, Caribbean Flavours traded 2,500 units to end at $12, Caribbean Producers lost 10 cents and closed trading with 15,936 units, at $3.30. Derrimon Trading ended at $8 with 16,000 shares changing hands, Dolphin Cove ended at $17.50 with 1,900 shares changing hands, General Accident gained 2 cents and closed trading with 3,000 shares to end at $2.72, Honey Bun gained 30 cents and closed trading with 19,359 shares at $6, ISP Finance dropped $2 and closed with 31,752 units changing hands at $11, Jamaican Teas lost 20 cents and ended trading 82,972 shares at $4, Jetcon Corporation traded 266,595 shares to end at $4.54, Key Insurance ended at $3.05 with 12,101 shares changing hands, Knutsford Express traded 19,583 shares to end at $14, Lasco Distributors closed 1 cent lower at $6.25 after trading 7,138 units, Lasco Financial ended with 5,301 shares changing hands at $3.55, after rising 15 cents, Main Event rose 10 cents with 13,322 shares trading to end at $5.60, Medical Disposables ended at $5.50 with 6,100 units trading, Paramount Trading ended with 7,785 units changing hands at $2.75 and tTech traded 1,813 units to close at $10.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market Tagged With: AMG Packaging, C2W Music, CAC 2000, Cargo Handlers, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Dolphin Cove, Emerging stock market, Honey Bun, ISP Finance, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, junior market, Key Insurance, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, Trading Activity, tTech

Junior Market trading nosedives – Wednesday

July 19, 2017 by IC Insider.com

Trading continued on a down ward path each day of the week and hit rock bottom on Wednesday as a mere 192,720 units traded on the Junior Market on Tuesday down from 401,316 units on Tuesday. Traded value declined to $1,219,105 from $2,286,974.
At the close 14 securities traded, down from 16 on Tuesday with the market index posting a loss of 9.36 points to end at 2,961.05 with no stock gaining and 6 declining.
Trading closed with 6 stocks having a higher bids than the last traded price and 5 closing with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of just 13,766 units for an average value of $87,079 compared to 25,082 units for an average value of $142,936 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 52,787 units valued at $291,780 compared 55,788 units valued at $307,527 previously. In contrast, June closed with averages of 395,969 units valued at $1,799,200 for each security traded.
At the close of the market, CAC 2000 lost 3 cent to end at $6.70 with 20,000 shares trading, Consolidated Bakeries ended with 6,300 units changing hands, to close at $2.62. Derrimon Trading ended at $8 with 2,909 shares changing hands, Dolphin Cove ended at $17.50 with 2,805 shares changing hands, General Accident closed trading with 2,960 shares to end at $2.70, Honey Bun closed trading with 8,000 shares at $5.70, Jamaican Teas ended trading 28,604 shares at $4.20, Jetcon Corporation traded 13,500 shares to end at $4.54, Knutsford Express traded 23,400 shares to end at $14, after falling 50 cents, Lasco Distributors closed 11 cents lower at $6.26 after trading 598 units, Lasco Financial ended with 1,500 shares changing hands to end at $3.40, Lasco Manufacturing fell 17 cents and ended with 37526 shares trading at $4.60, Main Event ended with 46,415 shares trading to end at $5.50, Sweet River fell 1 cent and ended with 863 units changing hands at $3.50 and strong> tTech traded 300 units to close at $10.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: CAC 2000, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Dolphin Cove, Emerging stock market, Honey Bun, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, junior market, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Paramount Trading, Sweet River, Trading Activity, tTech

More declines for Junior Market – Tuesday

July 18, 2017 by IC Insider.com

Trading which dropped sharply on the Junior Market on Monday declined even more on Tuesday with only 401,316 units changing hands down from 671,349 units trading on Monday. Traded valued also declined to $2,286,974 from $3,163,547.
At the close 16 securities traded, up from 21 on Monday with the market index posting a loss of 16.66 points to end at 2,970.41 as the price of 6 stocks advanced and 5 declined. Trading closed with 3 stocks having a higher bids than the last traded price and 3 closing with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of just 25,082 units for an average value of $142,936 compared to 31,969 units for an average value of $150,645 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 55,788 units valued at $307,527 compared 58,347 units valued at $321,243 previously. In contrast, June closed with averages of 395,969 units valued at $1,799,200 for each security traded.
At the close of the market, Access Financial Services lost 4 cents to close at $46.01 in trading traded 413 units, CAC 2000 gained 1 cent to end at $6.73 with 10,000 shares trading, Caribbean Producers lost 10 cents and closed trading with 17,628 units, at $3.40, Consolidated Bakeries ended with 29,635 units changing hands, to close at $2.62 General Accident closed trading with 2,960 shares to end at $2.70, Honey Bun . lost 14 cents to close trading with 2,000 shares at $5.70, ISP Finance dropped 50 cents and closed with 12,000 units changing hands at $13, Jamaican Teas ended trading 9,700 shares at $4.20, Jetcon Corporation traded 12,961 shares and rose 5 cents to end at $4.54, Knutsford Express traded 750 shares to end at $14.50, after falling 20 cents, Lasco Distributors closed at $6.37 after trading 164,442 units, Lasco Financial ended with 500 shares changing hands to end at $3.60, Lasco Manufacturing fell 3 cents and ended with 117,131 shares trading at $4.77, Main Event rose 32 cents with 3,048 shares trading to end at $5.50, tTech added $2 trading 17,148 units to close at $10 and Eppley 9.5% preference share lost 5 cents to close at $6 with 1,000 units trading.

Filed Under: Company News, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: CAC 2000, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Emerging stock market, Eppley, Honey Bun, ISP Finance, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, junior market, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Trading Activity, tTech

Junior Market trading drops sharply – Monday

July 17, 2017 by IC Insider.com

Trading dropped sharply on the Junior Market on Monday with only 671,349 units changing hands well off the 3,595,987 units trading on Friday. Traded valued also declined to $3,163,547 from $20,377,796.
At the close 21 securities traded, up from 18 on Friday with the market index posting a loss of 21.57 points to end at 2,987.07 as the price of 6 stocks advanced and 11 declined. Trading closed with 5 stocks having a higher bids than the last traded price and 3 closing with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of just 31,969 units for an average value of $150,645 compared to 199,777 units for an average value of $1,132,100 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 58,347 units valued at $321,243 compared 60,745 units valued at $336,751 previously. In contrast, June closed with averages of 395,969 units valued at $1,799,200 for each security traded.
At the close of the market, Access Financial Services lost 45 cents to close at $46.05 in trading traded 166 units AMG Packaging fell 25 cents to close at $3.75 with 11,335 units changing hands, Blue Power saw investors buying 2,082 shares at $50, CAC 2000 rose 15 cents to end at $6.72 with 10,000 shares trading, Cargo Handlers dropped 75 cents in trading 3,000 shares to close at $13.75, Caribbean Cream closed trading with 500 units and fell 40 cents to end at $6.60, Caribbean Producers added 49 cents and closed trading with 300,000 units, at $3.50, / Derrimon Trading ended with 2,133 units changing hands, to close at $8 after falling 2 cents. General Accident closed trading with 300 shares to end at $2.70, Honey Bun lost 27 cents to close trading with 5,000 shares at $5.84, >ISP Finance dropped 6 cents and closed with 6,700 units changing hands at $13.50, Jamaican Teas gained 20 cents and ended trading 300 shares at $4.20, Jetcon Corporation traded 10,354 shares and rose 19 cents to end at $4.49, Knutsford Express traded 1,700 shares to end at $14.75, after falling 10 cents, Lasco Distributors added 12 cents and closed at $6.37 after trading 115,667 units, Lasco Financial ended with 94,678 shares changing hands to end at $3.60, Lasco Manufacturing rose 10 cents and ended with 6,363 shares trading at $4.80, Main Event dropped 75 cents with 75,392 shares trading to end at $5.18, Medical Disposables ended at $5.50 with 21,679 units trading, and tTech dived $2 trading 2,425 units to close at $8.

Filed Under: JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: CAC 2000, Cargo Handlers, Caribbean Producers, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Emerging stock market, Honey Bun, ISP Finance, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, junior market, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Trading Activity, tTech

Trading jumps on Junior Market – Friday

July 14, 2017 by IC Insider.com

Caribbean Producers commanded the largest trade on Friday.

Trading picked up on the Junior Market with more than 3,595,987 units changing hands, well up on the 786,779 units trading on Thursday. Traded valued also climbed sharply over Thursday’s low level of $4,004,721 to end at $20,377,796.
At the close 18 securities traded, up from 17 on Thursday, with the market index posting a loss of 31.61 points to end at 3,008.64, as the price of 6 stocks advanced and 8 declined. Trading closed with 1 stock having a higher bid than the last traded price and 4 closing with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of 199,777 units for an average value of $1,132,100 compared to 46,281 units for an average value of $235,572 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 60,745 units valued at $336,751, compared 46,842 units valued at $257,217 previously. In contrast, June closed with averages of 395,969 units valued at $1,799,200 for each security traded.
At the close of the market, Blue Power saw investors buying 419 shares and close $6 higher at $50, Caribbean Producers shed 68 cents and closed trading with 2,407,473 units, at $3.01, Derrimon Trading ended with 500 units changing hands, to close at $8.02 after adding 2 cents. Dolphin Cove dived $2.50 to end at $17.50 with 503,584 shares changing hands, General Accident closed trading with 59,606 shares to end at $2.70, Honey Bun climbed 57 cents to close trading with 281,092 shares at $6.11, ISP Finance dropped $2.39 and closed with 1,500 units changing hands at $13.56, Jamaican Teas gained 20 cents and ended trading 200,000 shares at $4, Jetcon Corporation traded 12,400 shares and fell 20 cents to end at $4.30, KLE Group ended at $2.10 with 450 shares changing hands, Knutsford Express traded 1,610 shares to end at $14.85, after falling 15 cents, Lasco Distributors fell 73 cents and closed at $6.25 after trading 18,200 units, Lasco Financial ended with 12,497 shares changing hands and fell 10 cents to end at $3.60, Lasco Manufacturing rose 30 cents and ended with 27,727 shares trading at $4.70, Main Event rose 33 cents with 14,828 shares trading to end at $5.93, Medical Disposables ended at $5.50 with 747 units trading, Sweet River fell 4 cents and ended with 12,000 units changing hands at $3.51 and tTech traded 41,354 units to close at $10.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Dolphin Cove, Emerging stock market, Honey Bun, ISP Finance, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, junior market, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Sweet River, Trading Activity, tTech

Junior Market jumps – Thursday

July 13, 2017 by IC Insider.com

Caribbean Cream ended down with a sharp fall in Q1 profit.

Trading on the Junior Market continues to remain low, with 786,779 units valued $4,004,721 trading, resulting from 17 active securities, up from 14 on Wednesday when 246,438 units valued at $1,330,403 passed through the market.
The market index continued the recovery from the steep fall recently, posting 57.54 points rise to end at 3,040.25 as the price of 7 stocks advanced and 8 declined. Trading closed with 3 stocks having higher bids than their last traded prices and 3 closing with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of only 46,281 units for an average value of $235,572 compared to 17,603 units for an average value of $95,029 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 46,842 units valued at $257,217, compared 46,904 units valued at $259,622 previously. In contrast, June closed with averages of 395,969 units valued at $1,799,200 for each security traded.
At the close of the market, Access Financial Services rose 50 cents to close at $46.50 in trading 101 units, Caribbean Cream lost 30 cents and ended at $7 with 115,109 shares trading, after the company posted lower profit in the first quarter ending in May, with earnings of 9 cents per share versus 19 cents in the similar quarter in 2016. Caribbean Producers rose 19 cents and closed trading with 1,416 units to end at $3.69, Consolidated Bakeries closed trading with 62,875 shares and lost 10 cents, to close at $2.62, Derrimon Trading ended with 11,510 units changing hands, to close at $8 after slipping 5 cents. Dolphin Cove jumped $2.50 to end at $20 with 3,095 shares changing hands, General Accident closed trading with 16,215 shares to end at $2.70, after falling 20 cents, Honey Bun fell 16 cents to close trading with 6,419 shares to end at $5.54, ISP Finance closed with 263 units changing hands at $16, Jamaican Teas ended trading 139,044 shares, to end at $3.80, Jetcon Corporation traded 1,000 shares and fell 30 cents to end at $4.50, Knutsford Express traded 1,208 shares to end at $15, after falling 49 cents, Lasco Distributors rose 73 cents and closed at $6.98 after trading 201,000 units, Lasco Financial ended with 207,492 shares changing hands and rose 10 cents to end at $3.70, Lasco Manufacturing rose 10 cents and ended with 9,820 shares trading, to close at $4.40, Main Event rose 42 cents with 212 shares trading to end at $5.60, and Paramount Trading ended at $2.99 with 10,000 units trading.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Dolphin Cove, Emerging stock market, Honey Bun, ISP Finance, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, junior market, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, Trading Activity

Junior Market breaks fall – Wednesday

July 12, 2017 by IC Insider.com

Trading on the Junior Market remains very low, with just 246,438 units valued at $1,330,403 trading resulting from 14 securities trading, down from 16 securities on Tuesday.

On Tuesday 405,167 units valued at $2,384,673 passed through the market.
The market index breaks its recent decent, as it is approaches close to a short term support level and rose a mere 3.48 points, to end at 2,982.71, as the price of 1 stock advanced and 3 declined.
Trading closed with 5 stocks having higher bids than their last traded prices and 5 closing with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of only 17,603 units for an average value of $95,029 compared to 11,587 units for an average value of $96,328 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 46,904 units valued at $259,622, compared 50,567 units valued at $280,196 previously. In contrast, June closed with averages of 395,969 units valued at $1,799,200 for each security traded.
At the close of the market, Caribbean Cream lost 50 cents and ended at $7.30 with 2,000 shares trading, Caribbean Producers closed trading with 1,647 units to end at $3.50, Consolidated Bakeries closed trading with 8,000 shares at $2.72, Derrimon Trading closed at $8.05 with 2,387 shares changing hands, Dolphin Cove dropped $2.50 to end at $17.50 with 100 shares changing hands, General Accident closed trading with 1,000 shares to end at $2.90, Honey Bun closed trading with 3,000 shares to end at $5.70, ISP Finance closed with 3,183 units changing hands at $16, Jamaican Teas ended trading 71,714 shares, to close at $3.80, Jetcon Corporation traded 1,054 shares and fell 5 cents to end at $4.80, Lasco Distributors closed at $6.25 after trading 122,492 units, Lasco Financial ended with 17,499 shares changing hands at $3.60, Main Event rose 8 cents with 10,862 shares trading to end at $5.18 and tTech traded 1,500 units to close at $10.