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Junior Market gains 123 points in 3 days

September 30, 2019 by IC Insider.com

Junior Market stock trading.

The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange jumped 123.05 points in three days but ended nearly 53 points lower than the close of August when trading ended on Monday.
The Junior Market index jumped 54.94 points to close at 3,533.27 as prices of 10 securities advanced, 7 declined and 9 remained unchanged with 26 securities changing hands, up slightly from 24 trading

on Friday.
Trading resulting in an exchange of 6,210,149 units at $22,471,302 compared to 2,557,873 units valued at $13,773,282 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 238,852 units for an average of $864,281 in contrast to 106,578 units for an average of $573,887 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 954,574 units valued at $2,612,695 and previously 988,164 units valued at $2,580,720 for each security traded. August ended with an average of 232,398 units valued at $1,072,851 for each traded security.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the close of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Consolidated Bakeries closed trading of 22,000 units and gained 1 cent to end at $1.87, Dolphin Cove exchanged 6,650 units and gained 75 cents to end at $11.75, Derrimon Trading fell 10 cents in trading 45,998 units at $2.35. Express Catering closed trading of 17,948 units and gained 15 cents to end at $6.50, Everything Fresh ended with 60,713 shares changing hands, after rising 11 cents to end at $1.31, Fosrich climbed 10 cents and exchanged 22,200 shares at $5.10. Fontana lost 17 cents in trading 129,752 shares to close at $8.30, General Accident closed with a loss of 5 cents at $6.90, after swapping of 141,722 shares, Honey Bun closed 61 cents higher at $7, with 4,545 stock units trading, Indies Pharma fell 8 cents in trading 18,763 units at $3.30. Jamaican Teas climbed 18 cents and exchanged 13,547 shares at $6.30, Jetcon Corporation dipped 9 cents in trading 40,000 units at $2, Knutsford Express fell $1.40 cents in trading of 367 units to close at $11.10, Limners and Bards closed 17 cents higher at $2.97, with 294,838 stock units trading. Lasco Distributors climbed 53 cents and exchanged 5,158,000 shares at $3.85, Lasco Manufacturing traded 35,825 shares, after rising 10 cents to end at $5.50 and Main Event traded 8,086 declined by 5 cents to settle at $6.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Robust gain for Junior Market – Friday

September 27, 2019 by IC Insider.com

Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Friday with the market index climbing 46.90 points to close at 3,478.33 as rising stocks dominated trading nearly 4 to 1.
At the close of market activities, 24 securities changing hands, up from 26 securities changed hands on Thursday, with prices of 15 securities rising, 4 declining and 5 remaining unchanged as 2,557,873 units valued at $13,773,282 traded, compared to 2,182,720 units valued at $9,969,190 on Thursday.
Trading ended with an average of 106,578 units for an average of $573,887 in contrast to 83,951 units for an average of $383,430 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 988,164 units valued at $2,580,720 and previously 1,028,085 units valued at $2,671,596 for each security traded. August ended with an average of 232,398 units valued at $1,072,851 for each traded security.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the close of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 9 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial jumped $5 to end at $45 with 1,200 stock units trading, but closed with the offer at $43, Caribbean Cream closed trading of 5,972 units and gained 10 cents to end at $5, Dolphin Cove exchanged 34,495 shares after rising 35 cents to end at $11. Express Catering closed 10 cents higher at $6.35, with 27,825 stock units trading, Fontana closed 36 cents higher at $8.47, with the trading of 54,728 units, General Accident shed 3 cents in trading of 1,022,961 units at $6.95. GWest Corporation closed with a loss of 5 cents at $1.10, in swapping 45,000 shares, Honey Bun closed 19 cents higher at $6.39, with 36,576 stock units changing hands, Indies Pharma climbed 8 cents and exchanged 12,100 shares at $3.38, Jamaican Teas declined by 28 cents to settle at $6.12 in moving 18,092 shares. Jetcon Corporation closed trading of 7,942 units and gained 29 cents to end at $2.09, Knutsford Express added $1.60 to end at $12.50 with 102,656 stock units trading. Lasco Distributors rose 7 cents and exchanged 571,096 shares at $3.32, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading with 151,959 shares, after rising 20 cents to end at $5.40, Limners and Bards closed 30 cents higher at $2.80, with 226,883 stock units trading, Main Event ended exchanging 4,854 shares, after rising 33 cents to end at $6.05. Medical Disposables dipped 40 cents in trading of 3,943 units at $7, Paramount Trading closed 20 cents higher at $2.20, with the trading of 45,700 stock units and Stationery and Office Supplies gained $1.40 to end at $12.40 with 11,000 stock units changing hands.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Access Financial, AMG Packaging, Best performing stock market, Blue Power, Daily Trading, Dolphin Cove, Emerging markets, Everything Fresh, Express Catering, Fontana, FosRich, General Accident, GWest, Honey Bun, Indies Pharma, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Limners and Bards, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity

Gains for Junior Market – Thursday

September 26, 2019 by IC Insider.com

Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Thursday with the market index rising 21.21 points to close at 3,431.43 as falling stocks edged out gainers.
At the close of market activities, 26 securities changing hands, up from 27 securities changed hands on Wednesday, with prices of 8 securities rising, 10 declining and 8 remaining unchanged as 2,182,720 units valued at $9,969,190 traded, compared to 1,518,650 units valued at $6,262,861 on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 83,951 shares for an average of $383,430 in contrast to 56,246 units for an average of $231,958 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1,028,085 units valued at $2,671,596 and previously 1,076,790 shares valued at $2,789,636 for each security traded. August ended with an average of 232,398 units valued at $1,072,851 for each traded security.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the close of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Blue Power closed trading of 5,978 units and gained 2 cents to end at $9, Caribbean Cream exchanged 1,819 units and gained 38 cents to end at $4.90, Caribbean Producers lost 20 cents in trading 21,505 units at $4.60, Dolphin Cove lost $1.10 with 8,000 units changing hands at $10.65. Derrimon Trading closed 5 cents higher at $2.45, with 29,838 stock units crossing the exchange, Express Catering declined 15 cents to settle at $6.25 in trading 28,400 shares, Everything Fresh closed 5 cents higher at $1.20, with 70,105 stock units trading, Elite Diagnostic ended trading with 215,695 shares, after rising 1 cent to end at $5.32. Fosrich climbed 10 cents and exchanged 121,783 shares at $5, Fontana ended market activity while exchanging 117,597 shares to close at $8.11 after falling 28 cents. General Accident closed with a loss of 2 cents at $6.98, after swapping of 11,536 shares, iCreate lost 2 cents in trading 46,285 shares to close at 70 cents, Jamaican Teas closed trading of 3,505 units and gained 25 cents to end at $6.40, Jetcon Corporation lost 29 cents in trading 30,806 shares to close at $1.80. Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 1 cent at $3.25 with 313,746 stock units changing hands, Lasco Financial climbed 23 cents and exchanged 6,100 shares at $5, Limners and Bards lost 10 cents trading 174,427 shares to close at $2.50, and Medical Disposables closed with a loss of $1.40 at $7.40, after swapping of 8,000 shares.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Access Financial, Best performing stock market, Blue Power, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Dolphin Cove, Elite Diagnostic, Emerging markets, Everything Fresh, Express Catering, Fontana, FosRich, General Accident, Honey Bun, iCreate, Indies Pharma, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Limners and Bards, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity

Junior Market failed to hold Tuesday’s gains

September 25, 2019 by IC Insider.com

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Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Wednesday with the market index falling 33.75 points to close at 3,410.22 as rising and falling stocks were almost even.
At the close of market activities, 27 securities changing hands, up from 25 securities changed hands on Tuesday, with prices of 12 securities rising, 10 declining and 5 remaining unchanged as 1,518,650 units valued at $6,262,861 traded, compared to 2,090,635 units valued at $8,975,710 on Tuesday.
Trading ended with an average of 56,246 units at $231,958 for each security traded, in contrast to 83,625 units for an average of $359,028 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to units 1,076,790 valued at $2,789,636 and previously 1,134,557 valued at $2,934,410 for each security traded. August ended with an average of 232,398 units valued at $1,072,851 for each traded security.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the close of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial gained $5.14 to end at $40 after trading just 300 shares, AMG Packaging closed trading of 3,733 units with a gain of 30 cents to end at $2, Caribbean Cream declined 73 cents in trading of 75,300 units to end at $4.52. Caribbean Flavours ended with 4,041 shares changing hands, after rising 25 cents to end at $13, Caribbean Producers closed 10 cents higher at $4.80, with 20,800 stock units trading, Consolidated Bakeries closed 16 cents higher at $1.86, with 3,300 stock units crossing the exchange, Express Catering ended trading with 9,337 shares, after rising 40 cents to end at $6.40. Everything Fresh closed with a loss of 10 cents at $1.15, in swapping of 99,000 shares, Elite Diagnostic dipped 29 cents in exchanging of 19,462 units at $5.31, Fosrich shed 5 cents in moving of 2,893 units at $4.90, Fontana lost 6 cents trading 108,682 shares to close at $8.39. GWest Corporation exchanged 29,035 units and gained 4 cents to end at $1.15, Honey Bun closed 20 cents higher at $6.20, with 100 stock units clearing the exchange, Jamaican Teas declined 35 cents in trading of 63,645 units at $6.15, Jetcon Corporation ended with a loss of 1 cent at $2.09 with 3,135 stock units changing hands. Limners and Bards closed trading of 464,624 units and gained 9 cents to end at $2.60, Lasco Distributors climbed 1 cent, exchanging 117,000 shares at $3.26, Lasco Financial shed 15 cents in trading of 1,220 units at $4.77, Lasco Manufacturing dipped 15 cents in exchanging of 189,539 units at $5.20. Main Event closed 2 cents higher at $5.72, with 1,100 stock units trading, Stationery and Office Supplies traded 7,400 shares, after rising 70 cents to end at $11 and tTech dipped 60 cents with 107,043 units changing hands at $6.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Access Financial, AMG Packaging, Best performing stock market, Blue Power, CAC2000, Caribbean Flavours, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Elite Diagnostic, Emerging markets, Everything Fresh, Express Catering, Fontana, FosRich, General Accident, GWest, Honey Bun, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Limners and Bards, Main Event, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity, tTech

Junior Market bounces from Monday’s losses

September 24, 2019 by IC Insider.com

The Junior Market Index jumped 45.19 points to close at 3,443.97 in trading on Tuesday and almost erased the 50 points fall on Monday.
At the close of market activities, the prices of 11 securities advanced, 8 declined and 6 remained unchanged as 25 securities changed hands, down from 29 changing hands on Monday.
Trading close with an exchange of 2,090,635 units valued at $8,975,710 compared to 2,155,083 units valued at $9,679,894 on Monday.
Trading ended with an average of 83,625 units for an average of $359,028 in contrast to 74,313 units for an average of $333,789 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to units 1,134,557 valued at $2,934,410 and previously 1,192,684 valued at $3,076,854 for each security traded. August ended with an average of 232,398 units valued at $1,072,851 for each traded security.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the close of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 6 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Blue Power ended with a loss of 1 cent at $8.98 with 1,249 stock units changing hands, Derrimon Trading shed 4 cents trading of 17,370 units to close at $2.40, Express Catering exchanged 19,966 units and gained 40 cents to end at $6, Everything Fresh climbed 25 cents and exchanged 150,107 shares at $1.25. Elite Diagnostic ended trading with 20,774 shares, after rising 29 cents to end at $5.60. Fontana closed with 207,538 units crossing the exchange and gained 40 cents to end at $8.45, General Accident closed 15 cents higher to a 52 weeks’ closing high of $7, with 36,322 stock units trading, GWest Corporation climbed 4 cents and exchanged 57,450 shares at $1.11, Honey Bun lost 50 cents trading 6,569 shares to close at $6. iCreate ended market activity in exchanging 70,000 shares to close at 72 cents after falling 3 cents, Iron Rock Insurance closed 5 cents higher at $4, with 12,500 stock units trading, Jamaican Teas climbed 40 cents and exchanged 5,350 shares at $6.50, Key Insurance ended trading 1,000 shares, after rising 20 cents to end at $3. Limners and Bards declined 4 cents exchanging 243,826 units at $2.51, Lasco Financial climbed 2 cents after swapping 75,441 shares at $4.92, Lasco Manufacturing dipped 9 cents in trading 28,763 units at $5.35. Main Event ended market activity exchanging 2,452 shares to close at $5.70 after falling 29 cents, Paramount Trading climbed 30 cents and exchanged 15,000 shares at $2 and Stationery and Office Supplies dropped $1.20 in trading of 189,909 units to close at $10.30.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Best performing stock market, Blue Power, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Dolphin Cove, Elite Diagnostic, Emerging markets, Everything Fresh, Express Catering, Fontana, FosRich, General Accident, GWest, Honey Bun, iCreate, Indies Pharma, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Limners and Bards, Main Event, Paramount Trading, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity

Access fall sinks Junior Market – Monday

September 23, 2019 by IC Insider.com

Access Financial Services’ traded at a 52 weeks’ low of $34.85 on Monday.

Access Financial Services dropped $5.14 to help knock 50.49 points off the Market Index at the end of trading on Monday following an announcement of a proposal to sell 68.6 million shares owned by Proven Investments at $32 each.
The Junior Market fall pushed the index to close at 3,398.78 on Monday with 29 securities changing hands, resulting in the prices of 11 securities gaining, 14 declined and 4 remained unchanged.
At the close of trading, 2,155,083 units valued at $9,679,894 passed through the market, compared to 2,702,763 units valued at $10,370,231 with 26 securities changing hands on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 74,313 units at $333,789 for each security exchanged, in contrast to 103,952 units for an average of $398,855 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to units 1,192,684 valued at $3,076,854 and previously 1,269,357 valued at $3,264,913 for each security traded. August ended with an average of 232,398 units valued at $1,072,851 for each traded security.

IC bid-offer Indicator| At the close of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 6 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial dived $5.14 in trading of 8,824 units to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $34.86. AMG Packaging fell 12 cents in trading of 4,100 units at $1.70, Caribbean Cream climbed 25 cents in exchanging 100 shares at $5.25, Cargo Handlers ended with a loss of 1 cent at $9.50 with 3,338 stock units changing hands. Caribbean Producers shed 10 cents trading of 402,636 units to close at $4.70, Derrimon Trading fell 3 cents with 6,000 units changing hands at $2.44, Express Catering ended market activity in exchanging 1,000 shares to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $5.60 after falling 90 cents, Everything Fresh declined by 26 cents trading 54,100 units to end at $1. Elite Diagnostic dipped 29 cents with 44,524 units crossing the exchange to close at $5.31, Fosrich ended trading with 99,251 shares, after rising 2 cents to end at $4.95, Fontana exchanged 5,390 shares and declined 5 cents to settle at $8.05, General Accident climbed 60 cents in trading 104,600 shares to end at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $6.85. Honey Bun traded 6,719 shares, after rising 30 cents to end at $6.50, iCreate exchanged 10,000 shares to close at 75 cents after falling 2 cents, Iron Rock Insurance fell 5 cents in trading 103,000 units at $3.95, Jamaican Teas climbed 12 cents and exchanged 120,687 shares at $6.10.

Jetcon Corporation climbed 30 cents with 188,632 shares changing hands at $2.10, Knutsford Express ended market activity exchanging 2,750 shares to close at $10.90 after falling 9 cents, Limners and Bards closed 3 cents higher at $2.55, with 252,272 stock units clearing the exchange, Lasco Distributors ended exchanging 126,000 shares to close at $3.25 after falling 23 cents. Lasco Financial traded 95,877 shares, after rising 22 cents to end at $4.90, Medical Disposables climbed 70 cents and exchanged 99,870 shares at $8.80, Main Event ended trading with 150 shares, after rising 34 cents to end at $5.99 and tTech swapped 27,000 shares, after rising 70 cents to end at $6.60. In the junior market preference segment, CAC 2000 dipped 2 cents in trading 18,045 units at $1.08.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Access Financial, AMG Packaging, Best performing stock market, CAC2000, Cargo Handlers, Caribbean Producers, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Elite Diagnostic, Emerging markets, Everything Fresh, Express Catering, Fontana, FosRich, General Accident, GWest, Honey Bun, iCreate, Indies Pharma, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Limners and Bards, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, Trading Activity, tTech

Junior Market trades flat- Friday

September 20, 2019 by IC Insider.com

The Junior Market Index slipped 4.73 points to close at 3,449.27 on Friday with 26 securities changing hands, with 11 securities rising, 11 declining as 4 remained unchanged.
Trading resulted in an exchange of 2,702,763 units valued at $10,370,231 compared to 8,459,100 units at $64,413,332 on Thursday from 27 securities.
Market activity ended with an average of 103,952 units for an average of $398,855 in contrast to 313,300 units for an average of $2,385,679 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to units 1,269,357 valued at $3,264,913 and previously 1,377,283 valued at $3,452,615. August ended with an average of 232,398 units valued at $1,072,851 for each traded security.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the close of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 9 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging declined 18 cents to settle at $1.82 with an exchange of 15,361 shares, Blue Power traded 1,196 shares, after rising 55 cents to end at $8.99, Caribbean Cream lost 29 cents in trading 5,587 shares to close at $5, Caribbean Producers exchanged 253,849 shares after rising 5 cents to end at $4.80. Consolidated Bakeries closed 5 cents higher at $1.70, with 2,000 stock units trading, Derrimon Trading dipped 5 cents in trading 26,297 units at $2.47, Express Catering closed trading of 110,546 units and gained 49 cents to end at $6.50, Elite Diagnostic closed with a loss of 15 cents at $5.60, after swapping of 33,370 shares. Fosrich ended trading with 27,594 shares, after rising 3 cents to end at $4.93, Fontana fell 5 cents in trading of 99,103 units at $8.10, General Accident lost 15 cents in trading 117,978 shares to close at $6.25, GWest Corporation closed 2 cents higher at $1.07, with 45,000 stock units trading. Honey Bun lost 20 cents to close at $6.20, after swapping of 1,116 shares, iCreate closed 2 cents higher at 77 cents, with 151,499 stock units trading, Indies Pharma shed 13 cents trading 53,023 units at $3.30, Jamaican Teas closed trading of 80,953 units and gained 2 cents to end at $5.98. Knutsford Express ended trading with 5,713 shares, after rising 4 cents to end at $10.99, Limners and Bards ended market activity exchanging 1,236,217 shares to close at $2.52 after falling 30 cents, Lasco Financial closed with a loss of 32 cents at $4.68, in swapping of 37,300 shares. Medical Disposables closed trading of 68,130 units and gained 70 cents to end at $8.10 and Main Event closed 4 cents higher at $5.65, with 3,648 stock units trading. In the Junior Market preference segment, CAC 2000 lost 4 cents in trading 44,500 shares to close at $1.10.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: AMG Packaging, Best performing stock market, Blue Power, CAC2000, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Elite Diagnostic, Emerging markets, Everything Fresh, Express Catering, Fontana, FosRich, General Accident, GWest, Honey Bun, iCreate, Indies Pharma, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Limners and Bards, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Trading Activity, tTech

Junior Market inched higher – Thursday

September 19, 2019 by IC Insider.com

Knutsford Express was the largest traded the Junior Market stock on Thursday.

The Junior Market Index gained 9.30 points to close at 3,454 on Thursday with 27 securities changing hands, with 11 securities rising, 11 declining as 5 remained unchanged.
Trading resulted in an exchange of 8,459,100 units at $64,413,332 compared to 53,025,384 units valued $252,714,577 on Wednesday from 27 securities.
Market activity ended with an average of 313,300 units at $2,385,679 for each security traded, in contrast to 1,963,903 units for an average of $9,359,799 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to units 1,377,283 valued at $3,452,615 and previously 1,421,017 shares valued at $3,530,472. August ended with an average of 232,398 units valued at $1,072,851 for each traded security.

IC bid-offer Indicator| At the close of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 7 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging closed 20 cents higher at $2, with 149 stock units trading, Blue Power ended with a loss of $1.06 at $8.44, swapping of 115,558 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading with 7,444 shares, after rising 4 cents to end at $5.29. Caribbean Producers shed 5 cents in moving 15,016 units at $4.75, Dolphin Cove climbed 75 cents in exchanging 245 shares at $11.75, Derrimon Trading ended market activity exchanging 62,171 shares to close at $2.52 after falling 3 cents. Elite Diagnostic closed 5 cents higher at $5.75, with 15,733 stock units trading, Express Catering closed 1 cent higher at $6.01 with 18,600 stock units trading, Fontana ended with an exchange of 83,135 shares, after gaining 5 cents to end at $8.15, Fosrich declined 10 cents in trading 17,281 units at $4.90. Honey Bun climbed 41 cents and exchanged 8,377 shares at $6.40, iCreate declined 2 cents to settle at $0.75,

Indies Pharma lost 2 cents in trading of 1,850 units at $3.43, Jamaican Teas lost 4 cents in trading 16,223 units to close at $5.96. Knutsford Express traded 4,837,099 units and gained 5 cents to end at $10.95, Limners and Bards closed with a loss of 13 cents at $2.82, in moving 2,386,967 shares, Lasco Distributors climbed 18 cents and exchanged 185,821 shares to end at $3.48, Lasco Manufacturing declined 2 cents to settle at $5.44 in trading 16,398 shares. Medical Disposables lost 60 cents trading 5,000 shares to close at $7.40, Main Event had 2,500 shares changing hands, after rising 4 cents to end at $5.61, Paramount Trading closed with a loss of 8 cents higher at $1.70, with 100 stock units trading and tTech closed trading of 4,421 units and gained 30 cents to end at $5.90.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: AMG Packaging, Best performing stock market, Blue Power, Caribbean Producers, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Dolphin Cove, Elite Diagnostic, Emerging markets, Everything Fresh, Express Catering, Fontana, FosRich, General Accident, GWest, Honey Bun, iCreate, Indies Pharma, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Manufacturing, Limners and Bards, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, Trading Activity, tTech

More Junior Market stocks rose

September 18, 2019 by IC Insider.com

The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Wednesday with a slight dip in the market Index of 3.64 points to close at 3,444.70 as more stocks rose than declined.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading was negative and pointing to the possibility of more declines as 5 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 closing with lower offers.
At the close of market activities, the prices of 11 securities advanced, 7 declined and 9 remained unchanged with 27 securities changing hands, compared to 30 on Monday and resulting in an exchange of 53,025,384 units valued at $252,714,577 compared to 2,481,939 units valued at $10,695,407 on Tuesday.
Trading ended with an average of 1,963,903 units for an average of $9,359,799 in contrast to 82,731 units for an average of $356,514 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to units 1,421,017 valued at $3,530,472 and previously 1,502,456 units for $3,331,836. August ended with an average of 232,398 units valued at $1,072,851 for each traded security.
Stocks closing with price changes| AMG Packaging ended market activity exchanging 471,175 shares to close at $1.80 after falling 20 cents, Caribbean Producers climbed 5 cents after investors exchanged 51,245,360 shares to close at $4.80, Derrimon Trading climbed 8 cents and exchanged 12,870 shares at $2.55. Elite Diagnostic climbed 24 cents and exchanged 25,332 shares at $5.70, Everything Fresh lost 3 cents in trading 71,727 shares to close at $1.26, Express Catering fell 50 cents in trading of 18,368 units at $6. Fontana closed 35 cents higher at $8.10, with 227,440 stock units trading, General Accident climbed 85 cents and exchanged 108,732 shares at $6.40 but only after it traded at an intraday high of $7.20. Honey Bun ended trading with 10,317 shares, after rising 18 cents to end at $5.99, Indies Pharma climbed 8 cents and exchanged 28,817 shares at $3.45, Iron Rock Insurance added 5 cents in exchanging 76,090 shares at $4. Limners and Bards ended with a loss of 1 cent at $2.95 with 166,362 stock units changing hands, Lasco Distributors dipped 19 cents in trading 174,577 units at $3.30, Lasco Financial closed trading of 11,430 units and gained 50 cents to end at $5. Lasco Manufacturing ended trading with 18,696 shares, after rising 16 cents to end at $5.46, Main Event declined by $1.38 to settle at $5.57, Stationery and Office Supplies closed trading of 58,500 units and gained 45 cents to end at $11.50 and tTech fell 30 cents in trading of 20,111 units at $5.60.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: AMG Packaging, Best performing stock market, Blue Power, Cargo Handlers, Caribbean Producers, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Elite Diagnostic, Emerging markets, Everything Fresh, Express Catering, Fontana, FosRich, General Accident, GWest, Honey Bun, Indies Pharma, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Limners and Bards, Main Event, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity, tTech

Junior Market takes another hit

September 17, 2019 by IC Insider.com

Junior Market stock trading.

The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Tuesday with a sharp drop in the market Index by 42.90 points to close at 3,448.34 as declining stocks edged out advancers by more than 2 to 1.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading was negative and pointing to the possibility of more declines as 4 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 8 closing with lower offers.
At the close of market activities, the prices of 7 securities advanced, 17 declined and 6 remained unchanged with 30 securities changing hands, compared to 29 on Monday and resulting in an exchange of 2,481,939 units valued at $10,695,407 compared to 1,582,639 units valued at $10,125,399 on Monday.
Some of the selling may be due to some investors seeking funds to buy into either the Barita Investments rights issue or the QWI Investments IPO. Both issues will close this week and help ease some selling pressure.
Trading ended with an average of 82,731 units for an average of $356,514 in contrast to 54,574 units for an average of $349,152 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to units 1,378,282 valued at $3,071,604 and previously 1,502,456 units for $3,331,836. August ended with an average of 232,398 units valued at $1,072,851 for each traded security.
Stocks closing with price changes| Blue Power climbed $1.10 to settle at $9.50 with 6,930 shares changing hands, CAC 2000 lost $1.90 cents in trading 680 shares to close at $13.10, Caribbean Producers lost 5 cents in trading of 61,510 units at $4.75, Caribbean Cream traded 52,960 shares, after rising 90 cents to end at $5.25. Dolphin Cove lost 75 cents in trading a mere 103 shares to close at $11, Everything Fresh closed trading of 242,140 units and gained 4 cents to end at $1.29, Elite Diagnostic shed 9 cents trading of 111,207 units at $5.46, Fontana ended trading 98,204 shares, after rising 24 cents to end at $7.75. General Accident declined 79 cents in trading of 475,434 units at $5.55 after the price rose to $6.40 following the announcement of the acquisition of 55 percent interest in the Trinidad based general insurance company, Motor One Insurance. GWest Corporation closed with a loss of 15 cents at $1.05, in swapping of 45,274, shares, Honey Bun declined 19 cents in trading 54,375 units at $5.81, iCreate declined 2 cents in trading 172,657 units at 77 cents, Indies Pharma traded 26,887 shares for 6 cents lower to settle at $3.37. Iron Rock Insurance exchanged 3,000 shares after rising 59 cents to end at $3.95, Jamaican Teas declined by 30 cents to settle at $6 in trading 362,394 shares, Knutsford Express fell 10 cents in trading of 5,641 units at $10.90, Key Insurance lost 20 cents in trading 100 shares to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.80. Limners and Bards lost 4 cents trading 165,769 units at $2.96, Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 1 cent at $3.49 with 54,665 stock units changing hands, Lasco Financial dipped 50 cents in trading of 212,070 units to end at $4.50. Lasco Manufacturing dipped 21 cents in exchanging 25,049 units at $5.30, Main Event closed 95 cents higher at $6.95, with 1,000 stock units trading, Stationery and Office Supplies declined by $1.95 to settle at $11.05 but with 7,594 shares being traded and tTech closed trading of 355 units and gaining 89 cents to end at $5.90.