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Junior market jumps 8.7% to new high

January 8, 2016 by IC Insider.com

Junior market stocks is racing into resistance at 2,200 points, raising questions about the rally’s pace

Investors pushed the junior market to one of the highest moves in a day, with an 8.72 percent increase or 167.78 points to land at 2,092.37 or just over 100 points from the next resistance level around 2,200 points. The move was helped in no uncertain manner by big moves in the prices of the three Lasco companies and to a big move up in the price of Caribbean Cream following release of financial results showing earnings of 33 cents or $124 million for the nine months to November compared with just 8 cents in 2014.
The market closed with 18 securities trading 10 of which advanced, 3 declined with 8 closing at a new 52 weeks’ high. A volume of 10,672,995 units changed hands, valued at $46,214,999, with big volumes from Caribbean Cream 1,647,902 shares with a value of $7,340,719 and Lasco Manufacturing with 7,260,133 units valued at $29,899,891.
At the close, 2 securities ended with no bids to buy and 9 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. A total of 5 stocks closed with bids higher than their last traded prices while 1 closed with a lower offer.
In trading, newly listed CAC 2000 shares, rose 25 cents to end at $5.68 compared to its IPO price of $4.85 with 15,000 shares trading and tTech that issue shares tin its IPO at $2.50 traded at a new high of $3.60 with a gain of 56 cents from Thursday’s close, with 69,981 shares changing hands. Elsewhere, AMG Packing gained $1.69 to close at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $9.05 with 200 shares trading, C2W Music ended with a rise of 6 cents to close at 51 cents while 20,500 units changed hands, Caribbean Cream ended with 1,647,902 shares changing hands as the price rose 50 cents to end at $4.68. Caribbean Flavours traded 7,000 units to close with a gain of 12 cents at $9, Caribbean Producers traded 104,165 units and gained 2 cents to close at $5.50, Consolidated Bakeries fell 10 cents and ended at $1.40, with 159,245 units changing hands, Derrimon Trading Company had 503,000 units trading, to close at $4.05. Dolphin Cove ended at $15.60 with 4,846 shares trading, General Accident traded 89,100 shares to close with a loss of 10 cents, to end at $2, Honey Bun gained 20 cents with

16,683 shares changing hands to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.70, Jamaican Teas had 27,000 shares trading, to close at $5.50, KLE Group ended with a fall of 2 cents to $1.85, with 15,000 shares changing hands. Lasco Distributors closed with 525,060 shares changing hands for a gain of 89 cents, to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $7.40, Lasco Financial rose 89 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $5 with 153,000 shares changing hands. Lasco Manufacturing rose 30 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.15, Medical Disposables ended with 4,000 shares changing hands to close with a loss of 25 cents at $3.30 and Paramount Trading closed at a new 52 weeks’ high of $10 with 66,180 units changing hands to gain $1.

Filed Under: JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: C2W Music, CAC 2000, Caribbean Flavours, Caribbean Producers, Derrimon Trading, Dolphin Cove, Eppley, Honey Bun, Knutsford Express, Lasco Financial, Medical Disposables, tTech

Big jump in junior stocks as tTech & CAC trade

January 7, 2016 by IC Insider.com

tTech gained 22% on the first day of trading to close at $3.04.

Trading commenced on Thursday, in tTech and CAC 2000 shares, with the former rising 22 percent or 54 cents to end at $3.05 and CAC rose 12 percent or 43 cents to close at $5.43. The companies were enjoying the first day of trading following successful IPO offerings at $2.50 and $4.85 at the IPO stage. The junior market continued its bull run with a big 77.67 points move in the index to end at 1,924.59 for yet another new record close.
The market closed with 19 securities trading 10 of which advanced, 4 declined with 7 closing at a new 52 weeks’ high. A volume of 3,272,184 units changed hands, valued at $17,503,527.
At the close, 2 securities ended with no bids to buy and 7 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. A total of 5 stocks closed with bids higher than their last traded prices while 3 closed with lower offers.
In trading, Access Financial Services closed at $16 after losing 6 cents with 22,300 units changing hands, AMG Packing gained 16 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $7.36 with 1,000 shares trading and closed with the bid at $8.10 to buy 1,140 units. CAC rose 58 cents to close at $5.43 with 6,000 units changing hands, but the stock was offered at $5.43 at the close to sell 5,000 units. C2W Music ended with a rise of 2 cents to close at 45 cents while 114,000 units changed hands, Cargo Handlers lost 15 cents to end at $37.50 with 589 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cream ended with 379,183 shares changing hands as the price rose 29 cents to end at $4.18. Caribbean Flavours traded 75,871 units to close with a gain of 38 cents at $8.88, Caribbean Producers traded 9,500 units but gain 80 cents to close at $5.48, Consolidated Bakeries ended at $1.50, with 3,050 units changing hands, Derrimon Trading Company had 27,000 units trading, to close at $4.05. General Accident traded 23,600 shares to close with a loss of 10 cent, to end at $2.10, Honey Bun gained 22 cents with 114,652 shares changing hands and closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.50, KLE Group ended with a fall of 2 cents at $1.85 with 15,000 shares changing hands.

Lasco Distributors closed with 1,354,455 shares changing hands for a gain of 50 cents, to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.51, Lasco Financial rose 16 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.11 with 55,598 shares changing hands. Lasco Manufacturing rose 20 cents to $3.80 with 349,634 shares trading, Medical Disposables ended with 5,000 shares changing hands at the close at $3.55, tTech had 257,952 units changing hands to gain 54 cents to close at $3.04, at the close there were no stocks on offer, while bids ranged from a low of $2.33 to a high of $3.05, Eppley 2019 preference shares traded 42,000 shares at $6.10 and Eppley 9.5% preference shares had 416,800 changing hands at $6.

Filed Under: JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: AMG Packaging, C2W Music, CAC 2000, Cargo Handlers, Caribbean Flavours, Caribbean Producers, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Eppley, Honey Bun, Lasco, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Medical Disposables, Trading Activity, tTech

Juniors close 2015 with 8 up 3 down

December 31, 2015 by IC Insider.com

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

The junior market ended 2015 with gains of 160 percent with but the market suffered a modest decline on Thursday with the index falling 1.10 points to end at 1,791.05. The market closed with 16 securities trading 8 of which advanced, 3 declined with 2 closing at a new 52 weeks high. Volume changing hands amounted to 4,049,568 units, valued at $15,799,898.
At the close, 1 security ended with no bids to buy and 6 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, C2W Music closed with a gain of 1 cent as 20,000 units changed hands at 39 cents, Caribbean Cream ended the year with 264,288 shares changing hands for a gain of 10 cents to $4.08, Caribbean Producers traded 6,000 units to close with a gain of 45 cents at $5.45. Consolidated Bakeries gained 15 cents to end at $1.45 with 2,922 units changing hands, Derrimon Trading had 3,135,140 shares trading for a gain of 7 cents to close at $3.87, Dolphin Cove ended with 3,900 shares changing hands at $15.50, after falling 25 cents, General Accident ended with 20,000 shares trading close at $2.05 for a loss of 3 cents. Honey Bun rose 4 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.15, with 1,800 units changing hands, Jamaica Teas traded at a new 52 weeks’ high of $5.10 with a gain of 5 cents while a mere 850 units traded, at the close the stock was offered at $5.05.

KLE Group ended at $1.87 with 4,000 shares changing hands to record a loss of 1 cent, Lasco Distributors rose by 10 cents and closed with 95,306 shares changing hands at $5.50 for a closing 52 weeks’ high. Lasco Financial closed at $3.70, with 3,899 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $3.50 with 246,352 shares trading, Medical Disposables traded 10,000 shares to close unchanged at $3.55, Sweet River ended with 100,000 units changing hands at $3.91 after losing 4 cents and Eppley 9.5% preference share traded 135,111 units at $6.

Filed Under: JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: C2W Music, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Derrimon Trading, Dolphin Cove, Eppley, Honey Bun, Jamaican Teas, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Medical Disposables, Sweet River

161% up for junior record – Wednesday

December 30, 2015 by IC Insider.com

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New closing high for Lasco Distributors on Wednesday.

The junior market is up 161 percent gain for 2015 with strong gains on Wednesday that pushed the market for emerging companies to yet another record. The index put on a strong 66.09 points to end at a record high of 1,792.15 as the market sets it sights on the next major point of resistance at 2,200 points.
The market closed with 11 securities trading 7 of which advanced, 1 declined with 2 closing at a new 52 weeks high. Volume changing hands amounted to 886,844 units, valued at $4,712,436.
At the close there was 1 security ending with no bid to buy and 6 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, C2W Music closed with 4,000 units changing hands at 38 cents, Caribbean Cream rose 18 cents with 64,025 shares changing hands at $3.98, Caribbean Producers traded 8,730 units to close at $5. Dolphin Cove ended with 2,908 shares changing hands at $15.75 by gaining 13 cents, General Accident ended with 1,000 shares trading close at $2.08.

KLE Group ended at $1.86 with 86,054 shares changing hands to record a gain of 3 cents to close at a new 52 weeks’ high, Knutsford Express ended at $9.60 with 178,474 shares changing hands, Lasco Distributors rose by 40 cents and closed with 124,055 shares changing hands at $5.40 for a 52 weeks’ closing high, Lasco Financial closed at $3.70, with 6,101 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $3.50 with 278,997 shares trading and Eppley 2019 preference share gained 2 cents in trading 131,500 units at $6.10.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: C2W Music, Caribbean Flavours, Caribbean Producers, Daily Trading, Dolphin Cove, Eppley, General Accident, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Trading Activity

Juniors hits new record on Monday

December 28, 2015 by IC Insider.com

The junior market closed at an all-time high on Monday.

The junior market advanced on Monday to reach another milestone of crossing the 1,700 points mark. At the close of trading the index put on 20.43 points to end at a record high of 1,700.84, as the market for emerging companies, sits just 3 percent below gaining 150 percent for 2015.
Trading ended with 12 securities trading of which 6 advanced and 1 declined. Volume changing hands amounted to 9,625,941 units, valued at $21,462,981.
At the close there was 1 security ending with no bid to buy and 5 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. A total of 7 stocks closed with bids higher than their last traded prices while one closed with a lower offer.
In trading, AMG Packaging closed with 1,000 units changing hands at $7, Caribbean Cream gained 8 cents with 211,685 shares changing hands at $3.88, Caribbean Producers rose 1 cent in trading 40,000 units to close at $4.58, Consolidated Bakeries rose 10 cents with 38,000 shares changing hands at $1.30, Derrimon Trading ended with 100,000 shares changing hands at $3.80.

General Accident lost 2 cents with 8,576,273 shares trading valued at $17,143,022 to close at $1.88. Knutsford Express ended at $9.60 with 970 shares changing hands. Lasco Distributors rose by 5 cents and closed with 283,883 shares changing hands at $4.95 for a 52 weeks’ high, after trading earlier at an all-time high of $5.08. Lasco Financial rose 3 cents to close at $3.53, with 22,000 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing gained 10 cents, to close at $3.50 with 259,030 shares trading, Medical Disposables closed with 9,100 shares trading at $3.55 and Eppley 9.5% preference share ended with 84,000 shares trading at $6.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: AMG Packaging, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Eppley, General Accident, Jamaican Stock, Knutsford Express, Lasco, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Medical Disposables, Trading Activity

4 new highs for juniors – Thursday

December 24, 2015 by IC Insider.com

Lasco Distributors closed at a new high of $4.90 on Thursday.

Three stocks closed at 52 weeks’ highs and one at an intraday high as trading returned to normal on the junior market with the absence of any major trade. The junior market index advanced 36.17 points to 1,680.41.
The market closed with 14 securities trading of which 7 advanced and 4 declined. Volume amounted to 1,752,229 units, valued at $12,898,901 changing hands.
At the close there was 1 security ending with no bid to buy and 7 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, Blue Power closed with 1,490 units changing hands to close at $13.10, Caribbean Cream gained 10 cents with 1,000 shares changing hands at $3.80, Caribbean Flavours rose 44 cents in trading 13,000 units to close at $9.44, Derrimon Trading ended with 20,767 shares changing hands at $3.80. Dolphin Cove closed at $15.50 after dropping 50 cents with 54,900 shares trading, General Accident lost 5 cents with 46,544 shares trading to close at $1.90. Honey Bun gained 11 cents with 1,500 shares changing hands, to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.11, KLE Group closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.55 with a gain of 35 cents as 6,000 shares changed hands, Knutsford Express rose 10 cents and ended at $9.60 with 910,117 shares changing hands.

Lasco Distributors rose by 30 cents and closed with 445,314 shares changing hands at $4.90 for a 52 weeks’ high, Lasco Financial lost 9 cents to close at $3.50, with 172,697 shares changing hands, the stock traded at $3.60 for an intraday high. Lasco Manufacturing gained 10 cents, to close at $3.40 with 67,000 shares trading, Derrimon Trading 11.75% preference share closed with a loss of 5 cents with 3,500 shares trading at $2.10 and Eppley 9.5% preference share lost 2 cents, to end with 8,400 shares trading at $6.

Filed Under: JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Blue Power, Caribbean Flavours, Caribbean Producers, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Dolphin Cove, Eppley, General Accident, Honey Bun, Jamaican Stock, Knutsford Express, Lasco, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Trading Activity

Related party sells 40m Derrimon shares

December 17, 2015 by IC Insider.com

Derrimon dominant shareholder sold off big block of shares.

Derrimon Trading Company ended with 40,051,505 shares valued at $155 million changing hands in only 7 lots, to close at a new closing high of $3.80 after gaining 1 cent.
Information is that a former shareholder acquired 40 million shares from a connected party. The only connected parties with that amount of shares, are Derrick Cotterell with 110,000,000 and Monique Cotterell with 40,000,000. Monica Bell mother to Derrick Cotterell also owns 40,000,000 shares or just under 14.6 percent of the issued ordinary shares, but she is not listed as a director of the company but would be regarded as a connected party.
The junior market closed on Thursday with 12 securities trading of which 7 advanced and 2 declined and 3 closed at new 52 weeks’ high. The junior market index gained 9.08 points to 1,636.95 with 43,233,932 units, valued at $166,308,887 changing hands.
At the close there was 1 security ending with no bid to buy and 7 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. A total of 5 stocks closed with bids higher than their last traded prices while one closed with a lower offer.
In trading, Access Financial Services closed with a gain of 9 cents at $14.11 with 2,000 units changing hands, AMG Packaging traded 24,074 units at $7 but traded at a new high of $7.50 in the morning session. Caribbean Cream closed at $3.27 to gain 47 cents with only 3,000 units changing hands. The stock closed with a bid to buy 40,000 units at $3.50 after attempts were made to trade over 1 million shares at $3.80. The trades were cancelled as the price would exceed 15 percent permitted for the day, with less than an hour of trading remaining, to allow for the unfreezing of the stock.

Caribbean Flavours rose 3 cents with 22,345 shares changing hands at a new 52 weeks’ high of $9 after hitting $9.30 earlier, General Accident ended with 62,300 shares changing hands at $1.94, for a loss of 10 cents, KLE Group traded at a new 52 weeks’ high of $1 after gaining a5 cents with 3,000 shares changing hands. Lasco Distributors closed with 206,600 shares changing hands at $4.35 after falling by 20 cents, Lasco Financial closed at $3, with 204,662 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing gained 1 cent and closed at $3.31, with 2,652,146 shares trading. Paramount Trading ended with 2,000 shares changing hands at $9 and Eppley 10% preference share, ended with 300 units changing hands at $6.02.

Filed Under: Breaking News, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: AMG Packaging, Caribbean Flavours, Daily Trading, Derrick Cotterell, Derrimon Trading, Eppley, General Accident, Jamaican Stock, Lasco, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Monica Bell, Monique Cotterell, Paramount Trading, Trading Activity

Junior market rises on Wednesday

December 16, 2015 by IC Insider.com

Caribbean Flavours hit a new high of $9 on Wednesday

Activity in the junior market ended on Wednesday with 10 securities trading of with 6 advanced and 3 declined. The junior market index gained 26.54 points to 1,627.87 with 2,721,358 units, valued at $9,118,051 changing hands.
At the close there was 1 security ending with no bid to buy and 8 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. A total of 7 stocks closed with bids higher than their last traded prices while none closed with a lower offer.
In trading, Access Financial traded 1,010 units at $14.02, to record a gain of 1 cent, Caribbean Flavours jumped 90 cents with 21,250 shares changing hands at a new 52 weeks’ high of $9, Caribbean Producers lost 35 cents in trading 18,509 units, to close at $4.25. General Accident ended with 1,000 shares changing hands at $2.04, for a gain of 13 cents, Knutsford Express climbed 80 cents to $11.30 with 5,267 shares changing hands.

Lasco Distributors closed with 17,050 shares changing hands at $4.55 after rising by 5 cents, Lasco Financial fell 10 cents ended at $3, with 97,827 shares changing hands. Lasco Manufacturing (LASM) gained 25 cents and closed at $3.30, with 2,553,756 shares trading. At the close the overhand of 2,536,706 units of LASM offered for sale at $3.30 by Stocks and Securities as broker for a client was cleared. Medical Disposables lost 30 cents and ended with 5,000 shares changing hands at $3.25 and Eppley 10% preference share, ended with 689 units changing hands at $6.02.

Filed Under: JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Caribbean Flavours, Caribbean Producers (CPJ), Daily Trading, Eppley, General Accident, Jamaican Stock, Knutsford Express, Lasco, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Medical Disposables, Trading Activity

Junior market falls on Tuesday

December 15, 2015 by IC Insider.com

Derrimon traded at a new high on Tuesday.

Activity in the junior market ended on Tuesday with active 11 securities trading of with 2 stocks advanced and 6 declined. The junior market index dropped 27.31 points to 1,601.33 with 2,228,207 units, valued at $ 10,171,098 changing hands.
At the close there was 1 security ending with no bid to buy and 7 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. A total of 5 stocks closed with bids higher than their last traded prices while none closed with a lower offer.
In trading, C2W Music traded 77,500 units at 38 cents, to record a loss of 1 cent, Caribbean Cream dropped by $1 end with 20,000 shares changing hands at $2.80, Caribbean Producers lost 40 cents in trading 417,144 units, to close at $4.60. Derrimon Trading ended with 103,946 shares changing hands at a new 52 weeks’ high of $3.79, for a gain of 1 cent, Dolphin Cove jumped to $17 with a rise of $1 to close at a new high with only 300 shares changing hands. Jamaican Teas traded just 301 units but lost 3 cents to end at $4.47.

Lasco Distributors closed with 105,588 shares changing hands at $4.50, Lasco Financial fell 2 cents ended at $3.10, with 67,081 shares changing hands. Lasco Manufacturing (LASM) lost 5 cents and closed at $3.05, with 1,079,240 shares trading. At the close there were 2,536,706 units of LASM offered for sale at $3.30 by Stocks and Securities as broker for a client. Derrimon Trading preference share lost 5 cents and ended with 350,000 shares changing hands at $2.15, Eppley cumulative preference share 2019, ended with 7,407 units changing hands at $6.08 after falling 1 cent and Jamaican Teas debenture traded 30,000 units at $100 each.

Filed Under: JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: C2W Music, Caribbean Cement, Caribbean Producers (CPJ), Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Dolphin Cove, Eppley, Jamaican Stock, Jamaican Teas, Kingston Wharves, Lasco, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Trading Activity

8 junior stocks rose on Monday

December 14, 2015 by IC Insider.com

Dolphin Cove closed at a new high of $17 on Monday’s .

Activity in the junior market rose on Monday from the Friday’s low level and ended with active 13 securities of with 8 stocks advanced and none declined. The junior market index dropped 20 points to 1,628.64 with 3,859,529 units, valued at $20,386,711 changing hands.
At the close there was 1 security ending with no bid to buy and 8 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, AMG Packaging traded 662 units at $7 for the first time, to record an increase of $1, Cargo Handlers closed at $36 while 110 units changed hands, Caribbean Cream ended with 5,288 shares changing hands at $3.80, to gain 40 cents, Consolidated Bakeries gained 4 cents in trading 30,000 units and closed at $1.10 after trading at $1.17. Derrimon Trading ended with 1,015,290 shares changing hands at a new 52 weeks’ high of $3.78, for a gain of 12 cents, Dolphin Cove jumped to $17 with a rise of $1 to close at a new high with only 300 shares changing hands. KLE Group traded 10,000 units after rising 10 cents to 85 cents, Knutsford Express ended at $10.50 with 989,069 shares changing hands after the price high an all-time high of $11.30 earlier in the day.

Lasco Distributors closed with 67,426 shares changing hands at $4.50, the price rose to a new 52 weeks’ intraday high of $4.65, Lasco Financial rose 2 cents ended at $3.12, with 33,060 shares changing hands. Lasco Manufacturing (LASM) rose 11 cents and closed at $3.10, with 1,534,857 shares trading. At the close there were 2,536,706 units of LASM offered for sale by Stocks and Securities as broker for a client at $3.30 and Eppley cumulative preference share 2019, ended with 5,000 units changing hands at $6.08 after falling 1 cent.