Derrimon closed at new 52 weeks’ high on Wednesday.
At the close of market activity, the prices of 5 stocks that traded remained unchanged out of a total of 20 securities trading on Wednesday, with a similar number trading on Tuesday. At the close, one stock Derrimon Trading closed at 52 weeks’ high as investors seem to be responding to a combination of increased first quarter profit and a proposed 10 to 1 stock split to come. A total of 1,732,089 units valued at $7,477,627 traded compared to 1,064,377 units valued at $3,987,642 on Tuesday.
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Trading ended with an average of 86,604 units for an average of $373,881 in contrast to 53,219 units for an average of $199,382 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 71,831 units valued at $297,781 and previously 64,795 units valued at $261,543. June closed with an average of 139,543 units, valued at $671,002 for each security traded.At the close of trading, Access Financial closed with a loss of 4 cents at $47, with 1,400 shares traded, AMG Packaging fell 2 cents to end at $2.08, with 27,000 stock units, Blue Power concluded trading at $48, with 1,178 units, Caribbean Flavours traded 60 cents higher at $11.60, with 3,905 stock units, Caribbean Producers finished trading after rising 5 cents to $5.60, with 1,521 units. Consolidated Bakeries closed with a loss of 5 cents at $2.05, with 96,800 shares, Derrimon Trading jumped $2.40 to a new all-time high of $18.40, with just 500 shares, Dolphin Cove finished with a loss of $1.80 at $15, while exchanging 20,000 stock units, Elite Diagnostic settled with a loss of 8 cents at $2.97 trading 65,477 units.
Express Catering traded 4,427 shares with a loss of 45 cents to $7.05, GWest Corporation ended with a loss of 10 cents at $2.40, exchanging 10,919 units, Jamaican Teas eased down by 1 cent to $4.99, with 1,120 stock units, Jetcon Corporation traded 154,528 units. at $4.10, Lasco Distributors concluded trading 1 cent higher at $4.20, with 430,142 stock units, Lasco Financial finished at $4.99, trading 497,156 units. Lasco Manufacturing settled 20 cents higher at $4.20, with 223,000 shares, Paramount Trading traded 25,143 stock units and finished trading at $2.97, Stationery and Office closed 54 cents higher at $8.50, with 12,615 units trading and tTech concluded trading at $6, with 5,000 shares changing hands.Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.
Trading ended with an average of 53,219 units for an average of $199,382 in contrast to 75,319 units for an average of $318,052 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 64,795 units valued at $261,543. June closed with an average of 139,543 units, valued at $671,002 for each security traded.
GWest Corporation ended with a loss of 50 cents at $2.50, with 37,683 units traded, Honey Bun gained 5 cents to end at $5.25, with 1,600 shares, Jamaican Teas ended trading at $5, with 114,149 stock units, Jetcon Corporation traded at $4.10, with 159,848 units. Lasco Distributors concluded trading 93,515 stock units and rose 19 cents to $4.19, Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 1 cent at $4.99, after exchanging 16,828 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 20 cents at $4 and the trading of 40,386 shares, Stationery and Office closed with a loss of 4 cents at $7.96, with 18,458 units and tTech concluded trading at $6, with 800 shares changing hands. In the junior market preference segment, Eppley 9.5% ended trading at $6, with 479 shares changing hands.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging ended 1 cent higher at $2.01, with 3,895 stock units changing hands, Blue Power concluded trading with a loss of 2 cents at $48, with 3,103 units, Caribbean Cream closed trading at $4.63, with 36,811 shares, Caribbean Producers finished trading 10 cents higher at $5.20, with 744 units, Consolidated Bakeries closed trading at $2.10, with 13,000 shares. C2W Music ended 47 cents higher at a 52 weeks’ high of $1.27, with 44,209 shares trading, Derrimon Trading concluded trading $1.30 up at an all-time closing high of $15, with 8,333 shares, after it traded at an intraday high of $16, Elite Diagnostic settled 5 cents higher at $3.05, with 112,684 units, Everthing Fresh traded 32,820 shares but fell 15 cents, to end at $2.25, Express Catering traded with a loss of 20 cents at $7, in exchanging 23,749 shares. FosRich Group finished trading with a loss of 39 cents at $2.60, while just 4,731 shares changed hands, 
General Accident closed 2 cents higher at $3, with 107,169 stock units traded, Honey Bun concluded trading at $5.20, with 1,747 shares, Jamaican Teas ended trading with a loss of 50 cents at $5, after 88,992 stock units were exchanged. Jetcon Corporation closed at $4 higher at $4, with 104,374 shares, Key Insurance traded at $4, with 1,000 units, Knutsford Express rose 1 cent to end at $12.51, with 850 shares trading, Lasco Distributors ended at $4, with 676,262 shares, Lasco Financial concluded trading 11 cents higher at $5, with 289,231 stock units. Lasco Manufacturing rose 30 cents to $4.20, with 84,335 units, Main Event settled 73 cents higher at $7, with 3,024 shares trading and Paramount Trading fell 3 cents to end at $2.97, with 15,965 shares changing hands.
Trading ended with an average of 203,050 units for an average of $663,190 in contrast to 91,982 units for an average of $358,532 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 139,543 units valued at $671,002 and previously 136,164 units valued at 671,284. May closed with an average of 217,589 units, valued at $1,322,452 for each security traded.
GWest Corporation jumped 50 cents higher to $3, with 3,562,554 stock units, Honey Bun ended at $5.20, trading just 100 units, Iron Rock concluded trading at $3, with 528,900 shares, ISP Finance finished with a loss of 2 cents at $15, after trading 9,000 shares. Jamaican Teas settled at $5.50, with 1,000 shares, Jetcon Corporation ended trading at $4.06, with 90,000 stock units, Key Insurance traded at $4, with 148 units, Knutsford Express closed with a loss of 1 cent at $12.50, trading 58,719 shares. Lasco Distributors ended at $4, after shedding 10 cents exchanging 41,764 shares, Lasco Financial concluded trading of 6,941 stock units and fell 11 cents to $4.89, Lasco Manufacturing declined 30 cents to close at $3.90, with 26,900 units, Medical Disposables fell 17 cents to $5, with 500 shares, Stationery and Office finished trading 78,256 stock units at $8 and tTech ended at $6, with 8,000 shares changing hands.
A report that Everything Fresh is negotiating to acquire an unnamed company seems to have provided some support for the stocks on the Junior Market on Wednesday. The price gained 5 cents to close at $2.15 with 52,600 shares traded. 
Trading ended with an average of 29,736 units for an average of $131,196 in contrast to 72,971 units for an average of $369,404 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 137,894 units valued at $683,354 and previously 143,670 units valued at $713,028. May closed with an average of 217,589 units, valued at $1,322,452 for each security traded.
General Accident closed at $3.01, with 36,278 stock units, Honey Bun concluded trading with a loss of 2 cents at $5.18, after exchanging 2,000 shares, Iron Rock finished 5 cents higher at $3, with 10,000 shares, Jamaican Teas ended trading with a loss of 30 cents at $5.50, with 12,600 stock units. Jetcon Corporation traded with a loss of 6 cents at $3.99, with 20,634 units, Knutsford Express ended with a loss of 19 cents at $12.51, as 1,750 shares traded, Lasco Distributors rose 10 cents to $4.20, with 32,350 stock units, Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 2 cents at $4.98, trading 62,057 units. Lasco Manufacturing settled 20 cents higher at $4.20, with 201,080 shares, Main Event lost 4 cents to close at $6.16, with 4,464 shares, Medical Disposables traded 17 cents higher at $5.17, with 4,850 shares and Stationery and Office closed at $8, with 26,876 units changing hands.
At the close of the market, Access Financial jumped $6.50 to close at $52, in trading 933 shares, Blue Power concluded trading with a rise of $2 to end at $52, after exchanging 14,041 units, Cargo Handlers settled at $10, with 4,500 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading at a loss of 87 cents to $4.63, with 21,088 shares changing hands, Caribbean Producers finished trading with 1,006,000 units at $5. Consolidated Bakeries closed 10 cents higher at $2.10, with 33,083 shares, C2W Music traded at an intraday 52 weeks’ high of 80 cents and ended at $0.59, with 4,500 shares, Dolphin Cove finished with a loss of $1 at $15, trading 20,017 stock units, Elite Diagnostic fell 1 cent to $3.05, with 77,077 units. Eppley ended trading with a loss of $1.50 to close at a 52 weeks’ low of at $8, with an exchange of 45,675 shares, Express Catering traded with a loss of 45 cents at $6.80 and 48,212 shares changing hands, FosRich Group finished trading with a loss of 25 cents at $2.75, after exchanging 32,021 shares, 
General Accident closed at $3.01, with 5,222 stock units. Honey Bun concluded trading 20 cents higher at $5.20, with 62,420 shares, Jamaican Teas ended with a loss of 12 cents at $5.80, trading 8,665 stock units, Jetcon Corporation fell 5 cents to $4.05, with 33,000 units, Key Insurance finished trading at $4, with 13,000 shares. KLE Group closed 10 cents higher at $2.80, with 10,000 shares, Knutsford Express ended at $12.70, with 3,921 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading 10 cents higher at $4.10, with 13,681 stock units changing hands, Lasco Financial finished with a loss of 20 cents at $5, trading 13,255 units. Lasco Manufacturing settled at $4, with 14,336 shares, Main Event ended trading with a loss of 41 cents at $6.20, after exchanging 11,579 shares, Paramount Trading finished trading 5 cents higher at $3, with 40,430 stock units, Stationery and Office closed at $8, with 113,611 units and tTech concluded trading 70 cents higher at $6, with 200 shares changing hands.
Honey Bun concluded trading 24,244 shares and gained 35 cents to $5. ISP Finance climbed $2 higher at $17, with 7,420 shares, Jamaican Teas ended trading with a loss of 3 cents at $5.92, with 211,600 stock units changing hands, Jetcon Corporation traded 8 cents higher at $4.10, with 71,348 units, KLE Group closed with a loss of 25 cents at $2.70, with 11,000 shares. Knutsford Express ended 19 cents higher at $12.70, with 2,300 shares, Lasco Distributors concluded trading with a loss of 20 cents at $4, after trading 14,350 stock units, Lasco Financial finished 20 cents higher at $5.20, with 11,435 units, Lasco Manufacturing settled at $4, after exchnaging 6,522 shares. Main Event ended trading at $6.61, with 17,600 shares, Medical Disposables traded at $5, with 10,000 shares, Paramount Trading finished trading 5 cents higher at $2.95, with 5,000 stock units, Stationery and Office closed at $8, with 43,642 units and tTech concluded trading at $5.30, with 4,000 shares changing hands.
Everything Fresh was listed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday and traded 390,706 units to close 6 cents above the IPO price, at $2.56, after trading as high as $2.80. 
GWest Corporation ended at $2.50, after 2,000 units changed hands, Honey Bun concluded trading with a loss of 37 cents at $4.65, exchanging 816,137 shares, ISP Finance settled at $15, with 15,796 shares. Jetcon Corporation traded with a loss of 3 cents at $4.02, with 8,547 units, KLE Group closed 25 cents higher at $2.95, with 12,000 shares, Knutsford Express jumped $1.01 to $12.51, with just 200 shares trading, Lasco Distributors rose 5 cents to $4.20, with 179,154 stock units. Lasco Financial finished at $5, with 2,871 units changing, Lasco Manufacturing settled with a loss of 20 cents at $4, with 59,495 shares, Main Event fell 39 cents to $6.61, with 2,800 shares, Stationery and Office closed 40 cents higher at $8, with 2,341 units and tTech concluded trading with a loss of 70 cents at $5.30, with 3,900 shares changing hands.
Honey Bun concluded trading after gaining 2 cents to $5.02, with 8,892 shares, Iron Rock finished at $2.95, with 10,000 shares, Jetcon Corporation added 2 cents to close at $4.05, with 659 units, Lasco Distributors concluded trading 5 cents higher at $4.15, with 243,625 stock units. Lasco Financial rose 1 cent to $5, with 5,000 units, Lasco Manufacturing closed after rising 10 cents to end at $4.20, with 12,911,850 shares, Main Event ended trading $1 higher at $7, with 31,441 shares, Stationery and Office closed with a loss of 40 cents at $7.60, with 41,094 units and tTech concluded trading 70 cents higher at $6, with 3,100 shares. In the junior market preference segment, Eppley 9% finished $6 higher at $6, with 6,000 shares changing hands.
Trading ended with an average of 60,999 units for an average of $329,982 in contrast to 70,911 units for an average of $407,120 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 166,085 units valued at $802,331 and previously 135,539 units valued at $711,179. May closed with an average of 217,589 units, valued at $1,322,452 for each security traded.
General Accident finished trading with a loss of 28 cents at $2.70, exchanging 78,444 shares, GWest Corporation closed 5 cents higher at $2.30, with 2,000 stock units. Honey Bun ended at $5, with 5,000 units, Jamaican Teas settled with a loss of 5 cents at $5.95, after 18,000 shares traded, Jetcon Corporation ended trading 659,115 stock units and lost 12 cents in closing at $4.03, Knutsford Express closed with a loss of 1 cent at $11.50, exchanging 50,000 shares. Lasco Distributors fell 10 cents to $4.10, with 111,599 shares, Lasco Financial concluded trading with a loss of 1 cent at $4.99, while 89,621 stock units were exchanged, Lasco Manufacturing finished at $4.10, with 47,145 units, Main Event settled with a loss of $1 at $6, with 58,500 shares. Paramount Trading closed at $2.90, with 7,275 shares, Stationery and Office finished trading $1.15 higher at $8, with just 500 stock units changing hands and tTech ended at $5.30, with 9,000 shares changing hands.
