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Record run continues for Junior Market

July 31, 2019 by IC Insider.com

Investors’ attention is now focused on the Junior Market with their buying interest lifted it 16 percent, from this year’s low and pushed the market to a second day close, at a record high of 3,462.54 after rising 21.62 points.
At the close, The Lab climbed to $3.50 but ended at a record close of $3.15, Jamaican Teas ended at a record close of $5.65 and Stationery and Office Supplies closed at a record high of $12.65.
Trading ended with 32 securities changing hands, down from 36 on Tuesday, as prices of 16 securities advanced, 8 declined and 8 remained unchanged.
Market activities resulted in an exchange of 16,230,256 units valued at $62,517,388 compared to 6,233,349 units for $30,586,927 on Tuesday.
Trading ended with an average of 479,173 units for an average of $2,057,215 in contrast to 450,840 units for an average of $1,736,594 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 138,412 units with a value of $563,215 for each security traded, compared to 119,198 units with a value of $473,306 traded previously. June ended with an average of 166,169 units at $674,841 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 9 stocks closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 closed with lower offers. Stocks ending with price changes| AMG Packaging lost 8 cents in trading 89,430 shares to close at $2.27, Blue Power declined $1.20 in trading of 57,206 units to close at $13, Caribbean Cream exchanged 161 stock units and rose 29 cents higher to $5.29, Caribbean Flavours climbed 4 cents exchanging 1,778 shares at $16.10. Cargo Handlers lost 95 cents in trading of 200 units at $10, Caribbean Producers closed 1 cent higher at $4.80, with 52,587 stock units trading, Caribbean Producers ended trading with 52,587 shares, after rising 1 cent to end at $4.80, Consolidated Bakeries ended trading with 42,456 shares, after rising 11 cents to end at $2.20. Dolphin Cove ended trading with 1,200 shares, after rising 5 cents to close at $12.05, Express Catering climbed 25 cents and exchanged 242,715 shares to close at $6.50. Everything Fresh ended trading of 44,175 shares, after rising 11 cents to end at $1.31, Elite Diagnostic closed 5 cents higher at $5.70, with 252,600 stock units trading. Fosrich Group dipped 26 cents in trading of 32,841 units to end at $4.70, Fontana closed trading of 335,330 units and gained 25 cents to end at $8.75, GWest Corporation ended with a loss of 1 cent at $1.54 with 38,657 stock units changing hands, Indies Pharma lost 10 cents in trading of 69,350 units at $3.10. Jamaican Teas closed trading of 49,450 units and gained 65 cents to end at record closing high of $5.65, Knutsford Express climbed $1.52 to settle at $12.50 with 340,610 shares changing hands, Limners and Bards climbed 15 cents and exchanged 5,684,628 shares to end at a record closing high of $3.15. Lasco Distributors climbed 18 cents trading 513,676 shares to end at $3.33, Lasco Financial closed trading of 6,941,822 units and climbed 55 cents to end at $5.15, Lasco Manufacturing lost 15 cents in trading 50,166 units to close at $4.20. Iron Rock Insurance closed with a loss of 10 cents at $4, in swapping 59,344 shares, Stationery and Office Supplies gained $1.25 to end at a record high of $12.65, in trading 1,154 stock units and tTech ended trading of 10,410 shares, after rising 10 cents to close 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: AMG Packaging, Best performing stock market, Blue Power, CAC2000, Cargo Handlers, Caribbean Flavours, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, 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, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity, tTech

3 days listing triples the Lab’s value

July 30, 2019 by IC Insider.com

Investors in the advertising agents, Limners and Bards (the Lab) saw their investment tripling, with just three days of listing on the Junior Market, helping to push the market index to a record closing high.
The Lab that went to the market at an IPO price of $1, climbed to $3 at the close of trading on Tuesday since listing on Friday.
The stock is one of 36 securities changing hands on Tuesday, just outpacing the 34 that traded on Monday, as prices of 20 securities advanced, 10 declined and 6 remained unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index surged 56.51 points to close at record closing high of 3,440.92, surpassing the 3,436.31 points reached on September 20 last year and is now up 6 percent for the year, after falling as high as 9.6 percent
Market activities resulted in an exchange of 16,230,256 units valued at $62,517,388 compared to 6,233,349 units for $30,586,927 on Monday.
Trading ended with an average of 450,840 units for an average of $1,736,594 in contrast to 183,334 units for an average of $899,616 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 119,198 units with a value of $473,306 for each security traded, compared to 100,126 units with a value of $397,886 traded previously. June ended with an average of 166,169 units at $674,841 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 closed with lower offers.
Stocks ending with price changes| AMG Packaging climbed 25 cents in exchanging 211,701 shares at $2.35, Blue Power closed with a loss of 20 cents at $14.20, in swapping of 97,552 shares, CAC2000 closed 95 cents higher at $15.90, with 300 stock units trading. Caribbean Cream climbed 7 cents and exchanged 10,200 shares at $5, Caribbean Flavours ended with a loss of 1 cent at 16.06 with 222 stock units changing hands, Consolidated Bakeries closed 9 cents higher at $2.09, with 82,817 stock units trading, Dolphin Cove lost 5 cents in trading of 23,890 units to close at $12. Derrimon Trading declined 10 cents in trading of 29,570 units to end at $2.60, Express Catering declined 5 cents in trading of 126,784 units at $6.25, Everything Fresh shed 10 cents in trading of 68,688 units at $1.20, Elite Diagnostic closed trading of 47,406 units and gained 25 cents to end at $5.65. Fosrich Group ended trading with 68,472 shares, after rising 26 cents to end at $4.96, Fontana ended trading with 1,382,871 shares, after rising 10 cents to end at $8.50. General Accident traded 77,987 shares, after rising 5 cents to end at $4.55, GWest Corporation gained 1 to end at $1.55, trading 4,000 shares, Honey Bun climbed 5 cents in exchanging 27,032 shares at $5.35, Indies Pharma closed 14 cents higher at $3.20, with 112,635 stock units trading. Jamaican Teas closed trading of 941,400 units and gained 25 cents to end at $5, Jetcon Corporation fell 25 cents in trading of 33,752 units at $1.70, Knutsford Express lost 2 cents in trading of 12,000 units at $10.98, Lasco Financial ended trading with 1,427,673 shares, after rising 1 cent to end at $4.60. Lasco Manufacturing ended trading 133,549 shares, after rising 15 cents to end at $4.35, Limners and Bards closed 85 cents higher at $3, with 9,233,651 stock units trading, Medical Disposables ended trading of 11,800 shares, after rising 50 cents to end at $7.50, Main Event lost 35 cents in trading of 5,000 units at $7. Paramount Trading closed trading of 1,000 units and gained 10 cents to end at $2.40, Iron Rock Insurance closed trading of 7,046 units and gained 20 cents to end at $4.10. Stationery and Office Supplies declined 80 cents to settle at $11.40 after trading 5,000 shares, Sweet River ended trading with 4,000 shares, after rising 19 cents to end at $2.75, tTech ended trading of 19,690 shares, after rising 70 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: Access Financial, AMG Packaging, Best performing stock market, Blue Power, CAC2000, Cargo Handlers, Caribbean Flavours, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, 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, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity, tTech

The Lab doubles price in two days

July 29, 2019 by IC Insider.com

Kimala Bennett, Managing Director of The Lab.

Advertising agents, Limners and Bards, the most recent listing on the Junior Market, more than doubled the $1 IPO price since listing on Friday, after rising 80 cents on Monday to close at $2.10.
The stock is one a day when 34 securities changed hands, down from 30 on Friday, as prices of 11 securities advanced, 12 declined and 11 remained unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index climbed 41.05 points to close at 3,384.41 and is now up 4 percent for the year.
Market activities, resulted in an exchange of 6,233,349 units valued at $30,586,927, compared to 4,017,691 units amounting to $20,933,388 on Friday.
By the close of trading, Blue Power ended at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $14.40 and Stationery and Office Supplies ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $12.20 but Jamaican Teas that traded at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.99 failed to hold this price at the close.
Trading ended with an average of 183,334 units for an average of $899,616 in contrast to 133,923 units for an average of $697,780 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 100,126 units with a value of $397,886 for each security traded, compared to 95,347 units with a value of $356,070 traded previously. June ended with an average of 166,169 units at $674,841 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and one closed with a lower offer.
Stocks ending with price changes|AMG Packaging exchanged 47,666 shares to close at $2.10 after falling 14 cents, Blue Power ended trading with 61,676 shares, after rising 90 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $14.40, Blue Power closed 90 cents higher at $14.40, with 61,676 stock units trading. CAC2000 declined 15 cents in trading of 41,845 units to close at $14.95, Caribbean Cream close with a loss of 7 cents at $4.93, ion the swapping of 31,728 shares, Caribbean Flavours gained $2.07 to end at $16.07 with 1,512 stock units changing hands, Caribbean Producers ended with a loss of 1 cent at $4.79 trading 19,752 stock units. Consolidated Bakeries closed trading of 148,767 units and gained 10 cents to end at $2, Derrimon Trading closed 5 cents higher at $2.70, with 34,264 stock units trading. Express Catering climbed 5 cents, exchanging 122,992 shares at $6.30, Elite Diagnostic ended trading with 66,571 shares, after rising 8 cents to close at $5.40, Fontana lost 10 cents in trading of 845,254 units to close at $8.40, Gwest Corporation ended with a loss of 1 cent at 1.54 with 203,184 stock units changing hands. Honey Bun lost 75 cents in trading of 31,241 units to end at $5.30, Indies Pharma closed 4 cents higher at $3.06, with 35,000 stock units trading, Jamaican Teas dipped 25 cents in trading of 2,059,280 units to end at $4.75, after trading at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.99 earlier. Jetcon Corporation closed 5 cents higher at $1.95, with 58,152 stock units trading, Limners and Bards traded 69,589 units and gained 85 cents to end at a record of $2.15 after trading at an intraday high of $2.40, Lasco Financial ended with a loss of 1 cent at $4.59 with 1,564,185 stock units changing hands. Lasco Manufacturing close with a loss of 5 cents at $4.20, in swapping 100,663 shares, Main Event lost 64 cents in trading of 12,141 units at $7.35. Paramount Trading closed 30 cents higher at $2.30, with 500 stock units trading, Stationery and Office Supplies gained $1.20 to end at a record close of $12.20, trading 2,268 shares and tTech declined 30 cents in trading of 5,000 units at $5.20.

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

The lab up 30% first day on Junior Market

July 26, 2019 by IC Insider.com

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Limners and Bards started trading on the Junior Market but only 100 shares officially traded, as the price hit the 30 percent limitation at the first trade and no other investor was willing to sell at that price.
The stock closed at an all-time high of $1.30 but with the bid at $1.65 on a day when 30 securities changed hands, down from 34 on Thursday, as prices of 16 securities advanced, 10 declined and 4 remained unchanged.
The Junior Market Index climbed 25.27 points to close at 3,343.36 on Friday, and in so doing moved strongly into the black for 2019 with gains of 3 percent for the year.
Market activities, resulted in an exchange of 4,017,691 units amounting to $20,933,388, compared to 2,463,608 units valued at $13,106,397 on Thursday.
By the close of trading, Blue Power traded at a 52 weeks’ high of $16.30 but closed at $13.50 and Elite Diagnostic that traded at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.25 but failed to hold this price at the close.
Trading ended with an average of 133,923 units for $697,780 for each security trading, in contrast to 72,459 units for an average of $385,482 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 95,347 units with a value of $356,070 for each security traded, compared to 93,288 units with a value of $337,830 traded previously. June ended with an average of 166,169 units at $674,841 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 6 stocks closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and one closed with a lower offer.
Stocks ending with price changes| AMG Packaging declined 6 cents in trading of 6,670 units to close at $2.24, Consolidated Bakeries ended trading with 71,706 shares, after rising 10 cents to end at $1.90, Express Catering declined by 10 cents to settle at $6.25 in exchanging 8,100 shares, Everything Fresh dipped 20 cents in trading of 111,225 units at $1.30. Elite Diagnostic declined 68 cents in trading of 352,923 units to end at $5.32, Fosrich Group lost 5 cents in trading of 38,336 units at $4.70, Fontana ended trading with 695,683 shares, after rising 30 cents to end at $8.50, General Accident gained 21 cents to end at $4.50 in trading of 137,985 units. Honey Bun lost 10 cents in trading 6,500 shares to close at $6.05, iCreate ended market activity in exchanging 7,050 shares to close at 70 cents after falling 3 cents, Indies Pharma lost 4 cents in trading 242,376 shares to close at 3.02 cents, Iron Rock Insurance ended trading with 1,500 shares, after rising 15 cents to end at $3.90. Jamaican Teas closed trading of 1,141,127 units and gained 7 cents to end at $5, Jetcon Corporation ended trading with 8,200 shares, after rising 5 cents to end at $1.90, Knutsford Express closed 10 cents higher at $11, with 2,973 stock units trading, Key Insurance closed trading of 953 units and gained 20 cents to end at $3.90. KLE Group closed 1 cent higher at $1.73, with 1,155 stock units trading, Limners and Bards climbed 30 cents to settle at a record high of $1.30 with just 100 shares changing hands, Lasco Distributors closed 15 cents higher at $3.15, with 54,500 stock units trading, Lasco Financial gained 1 to end at $4.60, trading 546,846 shares. Lasco Manufacturing ended trading with 41,900 shares, after rising 5 cents to end at $4.25, Medical Disposables climbed 31 cents in exchanging 22,800 shares at $7, Main Event ended with a loss of 1 cent to close at $7.99 with 7,062 stock units changing hands. Paramount Trading closed trading of 35,551 units and gained 22 cents to end at $2, Stationery and Office Supplies fell 1 cent to close at $11 with 5,885 stock units changing hands and tTech climbed 40 cents and exchanged 127 shares at $5.50.

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 Flavours, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily 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, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity, tTech

Big push higher for Junior Market

July 25, 2019 by IC Insider.com

The Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market Index surged 85.66 points to end at 3,318.09 on Thursday, the highest close for the year, and the highest point since the latter part of October last year.
Since the close of trading last week Thursday, the Junior Market gained 234.26 and is now 2.2 percent up, for the year. The PE ratio is just 11 times 2019 estimated earnings well off from the more than 15 for the main market.
By the close of trading, Blue Power jumped to a 52 weeks’ high of $13.50 and so did Elite Diagnostic that closed trading at $6 and Stationery and Office Supplies trading at a record $12.
The market closed with 34 securities changing hands, compared to 27 on Wednesday, resulting in the prices of 21 rising, 8 declining and 5 remaining unchanged.
Trading picked up over Wednesday’s levels with an exchange of 2,463,608 units valued at $13,106,397, compared to 2,728,440 units valued at $14,270,901, on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 72,459 units for an average of $385,482 in contrast to 101,053 units for an average of $528,552 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 93,288 units with a value of $337,830 for each security traded, compared to 94,629 units with a value of $334,761 traded previously. June ended with an average of 166,169 units at $674,841 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and one closed with a lower offer.
Stocks ending with price changes| Access Financial close with a loss of $1.45 at $46.50, in trading 1,150 shares, AMG Packaging closed 5 cents higher at $2.30, trading 55,604 stock units, Blue Power climbed $13.50 to settle at a record $13.50 with 26,020 shares changing hands, CAC2000 climbed 10 cents and exchanged 770 shares at $15.10. Caribbean Cream fell 5 cents in trading of 29,765 units at $5, Caribbean Flavours climbed $1 to settle at $14, with 63,144 shares changing hands, Cargo Handlers climbed 95 cents and exchanged 5,000 shares at $10.95, Caribbean Producers gained 1 to end at $4.80, trading 73,759 shares, Derrimon Trading climbed 9 cents and exchanged 15,700 shares at $2.65. Express Catering closed trading of 48,368 units and gained 5 cents to end at $6.35, Everything Fresh ended trading with 87,428 shares, after rising 5 cents to close at $1.50, Elite Diagnostic ended trading of 117,172 shares, after rising 50 cents to end at a record closing high of $6, Fosrich Group climbed 6 cents, exchanging 69,189 shares at $4.75. Fontana lost 65 cents in trading of 655,120 units at $8.20, General Accident dipped 6 cents in trading of 239,128 units at $4.29. GWest Corporation staged a big recovery since falling to a low a recent low of 70 cents to end trading at $1.55 after rising 30 cents in exchanging 6,300 units. Honey Bun closed trading of 15,307 units and gained 10 cents to end at $6.15. iCreate closed trading of 133,826 units after rising 3 cents to end at 73 cents, Indies Pharma closed 3 cents higher at $3.06, trading 111,287 stock units. Jamaican Teas climbed 64 cents, in exchanging 52,365 shares at $4.93, after the company posted increased profits for the nine months to June, with earnings of 32 cents per share versus 20 cents in 2018. Jetcon Corporation climbed 25 cents and exchanged 2,500 shares at $1.85, Key Insurance decline 20 cents trading 13,580 units at $3.70, Lasco Distributors lost 10 cents in trading of 98,192 units at $3, Lasco Financial gained 1 cent to land at $4.59, trading 134,995 shares. Medical Disposables declined 31 cents to $6.69, in exchanging 15,000 shares, Main Event closed 50 cents higher at $8, with 25,422 stock units trading. Paramount Trading lost 9 cents in trading 43,306 shares to close at 1.78 cents, Ironrock Insurance ended trading with 40,924 shares, after rising 18 cents to end at $3.75 and Stationery and Office Supplies gained $2 to end at a record close of $12 with 4,200 stock units trading.

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, Cargo Handlers, Caribbean Flavours, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, 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, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity

Bull run now on for Junior Market

July 24, 2019 by IC Insider.com

Junior Market turns bullish

The Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market Index climbed 42.55 points to close at 3,232.43 on Wednesday and sits just 0.4 percent below the opening level for the year and just slightly lower than the close on January 23.
The Junior Market lagged the main market in performance this year but is severely undervalued and is now poised to rise sharply with technical indicators pointing to a big rally around the corner.
Blue Power jumped to a 52 weeks’ intraday high of $11.50 while Elite Diagnostic closed trading at a 52 weeks’ high at $5.50 but Main Event that traded at an intraday 52 weeks’ high of $8 dropped back by the close.
The market closed with 27 securities changing hands, compared to 31 on Tuesday, resulting in the prices of 16 rising, 6 declining and 5 remaining unchanged.
Trading picked up over Tuesday’s levels with an exchange of 2,728,440 units valued at $14,270,901, compared to 6,303,420 units valued at $17,549,511, on Tuesday.
Trading ended with an average of 101,053 units for an average of $528,552 in contrast to 203,336 units for an average of $566,113 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 94,629 units with a value of $334,761 for each security traded, compared to 94,283 units with a value of $324,317 traded previously. June ended with an average of 166,169 units at $674,841 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 6 stocks closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and one closed with a lower offer.
Stocks ending with price changes| AMG Packaging ended market activity exchanging 56,259 shares to close at $2.25 after falling 5 cents, CAC 2000 ended trading with 100 shares, after rising 5 cents to end at $15, Dolphin Cove ended trading with 9,576 shares, after rising 20 cents to end at $12.05. Derrimon Trading exchanged 1,000 shares, after rising 37 cents to end at $2.56, Express Catering ended trading with 33,460 shares, after rising 15 cents to end at $6.30, Everything Fresh closed trading of 180,726 units and gained 15 cents to end at $1.45. Elite Diagnostic ended trading with 37,273 shares, after rising 50 cents to end at an all-time high of $5.50, Fosrich Group lost 3 cents in trading 428,299 shares to close at $4.69, Fontana traded 1,010,686 units and gained 40 cents to end at $8.85. General Accident closed 20 cents higher at $4.35, with 5,478 stock units trading, GWest Corporation closed trading of 100,071 units and gained 25 cents to end at $1.25. Honey Bun climbed $1.05 to settle at $6.05 with 600 shares changing hands, iCreate ended trading with 107,252 shares, after rising 4 cents to close at 70 cents. Indies Pharma closed trading of 206,367 units with a gain of 1 cent to end at $3.03, Jamaican Teas ended with a loss of 1 cent at 4.29 with 60,944 stock units changing hands. Knutsford Express fell 10 cents in trading of 17,468 units at $10.90, Key Insurance gained $1.05 to end at $3.90, trading 800 shares, Lasco Distributors dipped 5 cents in trading of 71,140 units at $3.10, Lasco Financial lost 2 cents in trading of 29,954 units at $4.58. Main Event closed 50 cents higher at $7.50, with 13,923 stock units trading, Paramount Trading climbed 8 cents in exchanging 186,147 shares at $1.87, Stationery and Office Supplies traded 100 units and gained 30 cents to end at $10 and tTech lost 15 cents in trading of 28,000 units at $5.10.

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, 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, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Paramount Trading, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity, tTech

2019 Junior Market losses almost cleared

July 23, 2019 by IC Insider.com

The Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market Index rose 38.69 points to close at 3,189.88 on Tuesday and sits just 1.8 percent below the opening level for the year and just slightly lower than the close on January 23.
Blue Power jumped to a 52 weeks’ intraday high of $10 while Elite Diagnostic traded at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.20 but pulled back to $5 at the close.
The market closed on Tuesday with 31 securities changing hands, compared to 28 on Monday, resulting in the prices of 11 rising 10 declining and 7 remaining unchanged.
Trading picked up over Monday’s levels with an exchange of 6,303,420 units valued at $17,549,511, compared to 2,560,330 units priced at $11,043,949 on Monday.
Trading ended with an average of 203,336 units at $566,113 for each security traded, in contrast to 91,440 units for an average of $394,427 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 94,283 units with a value of $324,317 for each security traded, compared to 87,090 units with a value of $308,369 traded previously. June ended with an average of 166,169 units at $674,841 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 6 stocks closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and one closed with a lower offer.
Stocks ending with price changes| Access Financial gained $1.45 to end at $47.95, trading 1,093 shares, Access Financial gained $47.95 to end at $1.45, trading 1,093 shares, AMG Packaging exchanged 89,626 shares to close at $2.30 after falling 13 cents, Blue Power gained $2.01 to end at record high of $10 trading 2,100 stock units. Derrimon Trading lost 37 cents trading of 4,953,267 units at $2.19, Express Catering closed trading of 82,000 units and gained 34 cents to end at $6.15, Elite Diagnostic ended market activity exchanging 23,000 shares to close at $5 after falling 15 cents, Fosrich Group climbed 4 cents and exchanged 23,155 shares at $4.72. Fontana gained $1.14 to end at $8.45 with 355,933 stock units trading, General Accident dipped 23 cents in trading of 64,972 units at $4.15, iCreate closed trading of 102,500 units and gained 6 cents to end at 66 cents, ISP Finance fell 20 cents in trading of 3,783 units to end at $13.65. Jamaican Teas lost 13 cents in trading 100 shares to close at $4.30, Jetcon Corporation exchanged 73,886 shares to close at $1.60 after falling 20 cents, Lasco Distributors dipped 18 cents in trading of 55,300 units at $3.15, Lasco Manufacturing shed 8 cents in trading of 29,235 units at $4.20. Medical Disposables closed trading of 53,095 units and gained 30 cents to end at $7. Main Event climbed 45 cents and exchanged 12,176 shares at $7, Ironrock Insurance climbed 4 cents and exchanged 500 shares at $3.57, Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 69 cents and exchanged 26,328 shares to end at $9.70 and tTech Limited ended trading of 62,382 shares, after rising 15 cents to end at $5.25.

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, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Dolphin Cove, Elite Diagnostic, Emerging markets, Everything Fresh, Express Catering, Fontana, FosRich, General Accident, GWest, Honey Bun, iCreate, Indies Pharma, ISP Finance, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity, tTech

More gains for Junior Market – Monday

July 22, 2019 by IC Insider.com

The Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market Index rose 24.98 points to 3,151.19 on Monday as rising stocks edged out declining ones.
The market closed on Monday with 28 securities changing hands, compared to 31 on Friday, resulting in the prices of 11 rising, 10 declining and 7 remaining unchanged with two companies ended at 52 weeks’ high and two at 52 weeks’ low.
At the close of market activities, an exchange of 2,560,330 units priced at $11,043,949 compared to 2,453,740 units valued at $12,590,576 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 91,440 units for an average of $394,427 in contrast to 79,153 units for an average of $406,148 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 87,090 units with a value of $308,369 for each security traded, compared to 86,814 units with a value of $302,918 traded previously. June ended with an average of 166,169 units at $674,841 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 closed with lower offers.
Stocks ending with price changes| Access Financial gained $3.3 to end at 46.50 with 1,400 stock units trading, AMG Packaging traded 157,887 shares, after rising 13 cents to end at $2.43, Blue Power jumped $1.49 to end at 52 weeks’ high of $7.99 with 11,000 stock units trading. Caribbean Cream ended trading with 25,000 shares, after rising 4 cents to end at $5.05, Caribbean Producers climbed 5 cents in exchanging 1,000 shares at $4.79, Consolidated Bakeries ended trading with 72,198 shares, after rising 1 cent to end at $1.80. Dolphin Cove lost 15 cents in trading 1,047 shares to close at $11.85, Derrimon Trading closed with a loss of 4 cents at $2.56, in swapping of 117,800 shares. Express Catering declined by 40 cents in trading of 106,107 units to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $5.81, Elite Diagnostic ended trading with 20,130 shares, after rising 15 cents to end at a record high of $5.15, Fosrich Group declined 23 cents in trading 125,471 units to settle at $4.68. Fontana dipped 10 cents trading 675,620 shares to close at 7.31 cents, General Accident closed 28 cents higher at $4.38, with 3,505 stock units trading, GWest Corporation ended trading with 96,535 shares, after rising 4 cents to end at $1, Honey Bun lost $1.05 cents in trading of 15,660 units at $5. iCreate Limited declined by 10 cents to settle at record low of 60 cents, in trading of 118,800 units, Jamaican Teas ended with a loss of 1 cent at $4.43 with 7,762 stock units changing hands, Lasco Distributors ended trading with 354,542 shares, after rising 13 cents to end at $3.30. Lasco Manufacturing exchanged 243,393 shares after rising 8 cents, to end at $4.28. Main Event lost 15 cents in trading of 13,570 units to close at $6.55 and Paramount Trading ended with a loss of 1 cent at 1.79 with 5,000 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, Caribbean Flavours, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, 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, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity

Nice jump for Junior Market

July 19, 2019 by IC Insider.com

The Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market Index jumped 42.38 points to close at 3,126.21 on Friday as rising stocks beat declining ones 3 to 2.
At the close of market activities, the prices of 12 securities advanced, 8 declined and 11 remained unchanged. Fontana jumped to a 52 weeks’ intraday high of $9 but pulled at the close to trade below Thursday’s last traded price.
The market close on Friday with 31 securities changing hands, similar to Thursday, resulting in an exchange of 2,453,740 units valued at $12,590,576 compared to 1,843,387 units for $6,929,942 on Thursday.
Trading ended with an average of 79,153 units at $406,148 for each security trading, in contrast to 59,464 units for an average of $223,547 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 86,814 units with a value of $302,918 for each security traded, compared to 89,989 units with a value of $295,131 traded previously. June ended with an average of 166,169 units at $674,841 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 closed with lower offers.
Stocks ending with price changes| Blue Power ended trading 20,800 shares, after rising 50 cents to end at $6.50, CAC 2000 gained $1.95 to end at $14.95 with 1,155 stock units changing hands, Cargo Handlers climbed 95 cents in exchanging 7,800 shares at $10, Caribbean Cream exchanged 5,000 shares to close at $5.01 after falling 24 cents. Consolidated Bakeries traded 11,333 units and gained 19 cents to end at $1.79, Derrimon Trading swapped 103,000 shares, after rising 12 cents to end at $2.60, Express Catering lost 14 cents in trading 56,655 units at $6.21, Elite Diagnostic closed trading with 85,338 shares, after rising 20 cents to end at $5. Fosrich Group dipped 5 cents trading 128,815 units at $4.91, Fontana declined 59 cents in trading of 874,679 units at $7.41 after hitting a new all-time high of $9 before selling came in and pushed the price down. Gwest Corporation climbed 5 cents and exchanged 19,736 shares at 96 cents, Honey Bun climbed 15 cents and exchanged 1,000 shares at $6.05, iCreate ended with a loss of 1 cent at 70 cents with 102,230 stock units changing hands. Indies Pharma ended trading with 320,470 shares, after rising 1 cent to end at $3.02, Jamaican Teas ended with a loss of 1 cent at $4.44 with 21,911 stock units changing hands, Jetcon Corporation fell 9 cents in trading 2,084 units at $1.80. Lasco Distributors closed 5 cents higher at $3.20, with 38,196 stock units trading. Iron Rock Insurance closed trading of 3,000 units with a gain of 3 cents to end at $3.53, Stationery and Office Supplies declined 1 cent, to close at 9.01, with 58,105 stock units changing hands and tTech ended trading of 27,199 shares, after rising 10 cents to end at $5.10.

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, Cargo Handlers, Caribbean Flavours, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Dolphin Cove, Elite Diagnostic, Emerging markets, Everything Fresh, Express Catering, Fontana, FosRich, GWest, Honey Bun, iCreate, Indies Pharma, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity, tTech

Junior Market trims gains

July 18, 2019 by IC Insider.com

Fontana ended at a record close of $8 on Thursday.

The Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market Index declined 23.72 points to close at 3,083.83 on Thursday as declining stocks doubled those rising but the IC bid-offer Indicator points to a positive market on Friday.
At the close of market activities, the prices of 7 securities advanced, 15 declined and 9 remained unchanged. Fontana jumped to a 52 weeks’ closing high of $8 and Express Catering traded at an intraday low of $6.
The market close on Thursday with 31 securities changing hands compared to 26 on Wednesday, resulting in an exchange of 1,843,387 units for $6,929,942 compared to 1,982,466 units valued at $6,630,174 on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 59,464 units for an average of $223,547 in contrast to 76,249 units for an average of $255,007 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 89,989 units with a value of $295,131 for each security traded, compared to 89,671 units with a value of $300,971 traded previously. June ended with an average of 166,169 units at $674,841 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 7 stocks closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and one closed with a lower offer.
Stocks ending with price changes| Blue Power lost 15 cents in trading 14,924 units at $6, CAC 2000 closed trading of 555 units and gained 24 cents to end at $13, Cargo Handlers close with a loss of $1.95 at $9.05, in swapping of 1,100 shares. Caribbean Cream dipped 18 cents in trading of 7,000 units at $5.25, Caribbean Producers ended with a loss of 1 cent at $4.74 with 5,354 stock units changing hands. Consolidated Bakeries shed 19 cents in trading 1,000 units at $1.60, Derrimon Trading shed 2 cents in trading 15,756 units at $2.48, Express Catering lost 15 cents in trading of 5,532 units to close at $6.35. Everything Fresh lost 6 cents in trading 230,225 units at $1.30, Elite Diagnostic ended market activity exchanging 20,309 shares to close at $4.80 after falling 5 cents. Fosrich Group dipped 4 cents in trading of 11,437 units at $4.96, Fontana climbed 85 cents and exchanged 83,320 shares at a record high of $8, GWest Corporation closed trading of 171,006 units with a gain of 9 cents to end at 91 cents, Honey Bun dipped 15 cents in trading of 10,000 units at $5.90. iCreate fell 2 cents in trading 9,496 units at 71 cents, Indies Pharma declined 2 cents in trading of 80,365 units to close at $3.01, Jamaican Teas climbed 1 cent in exchanging 19,777 shares at $4.45, Lasco Distributors closed 5 cents higher at $3.15, with 680,499 stock units trading. Lasco Financial ended trading with 104,594 shares, after rising 10 cents to close at $4.60, Medical Disposables declined 23 cents in trading 6,160 units at $6.70, Stationery and Office Supplies shed 48 cents in trading 217,587 units to close at $9.02, tTech shed 25 cents in trading of 6,000 units to end at $5. In the junior market preference segment, Derrimon Trading climbed 5 cents and exchanged 6,114 shares at $2.05.