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Trading volume picks up for juniors

August 28, 2015 by IC Insider.com

Caribbean Flavours fell 20 cents on Friday although profit to June 2015 climbed 21.7%

Trading picked up from Thursday’s depressed levels of just over 49,000 units trading and finished on Friday with 364,047 units, valued at $724,515 changing hands. A total of 7 securities traded with 3 stocks declining and 2 advancing. The junior market index gained 11.92 points to close at 949.99.
At the close, 4 securities ended with no bids to buy, while 2 had no stocks being offered for sale and 4 stocks closed with bids higher than the last traded prices and 1 with the offer being lower.
Stocks trading are, AMG Packaging finished with 28,175 shares to close at $3.65, with a loss of 9 cents, Caribbean Cream ended with 222,048 shares changing hands at $1.70, Caribbean Flavours traded 10,000 units at $2.55, for a decline of 20 cents. The company

released audited financial statements showing profit of $58 million or 64 cents per share, versus $47 million or 56 cents in 2014, from sales revenue that were up to $307 million from $255 million in 2014. Caribbean Producers traded 49,061 units at $2.55, Honey Bun with 1,100 shares changing hands, closed with a gain of 30 cents at $4, Lasco Financial closed with 50,633 units trading, to end at $1.64, after shedding 16 cents and Lasco Manufacturing gained 10 cents in closing at $1.90 but with only 3,300 units changing hands.

Filed Under: JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: AMG Packaging, Caribbean Flavours, Caribbean Producers (CPJ), Honey Bun, Lasco, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing

Lasco Manufacturing trades 14m shares

August 26, 2015 by IC Insider.com

Lasco’s water treatment machines – there was more than 12M units trading on Wednesday.

Trading finished with 4 stocks declining and 4 gaining out of 14 securities that traded, resulting in 14,253,052 units, valued at $25,233,568 changing hands with Lasco Manufacturing accounting for 12,053,445 units valued at $20.73 million, 12 million units was embodied in one trade relating to VMBS Wealth Management pension assets for clients. The market lost 2.70 points to close at 915.78.
At the close, 4 securities ended with no bids to buy, while 3 had no stocks being offered for sale and 3 stocks closed with bids higher than the last traded prices and 2 with the offers being lower.
Stocks trading are, Access Financial Services with 100 shares to close at $11, with a gain of 50 cents. At the close the bid was at $12 to buy 2,000 units, AMG Packaging closed with a loss of 21 cents at $3.74 with 290,000 units changing hands, Blue Power closed with 4,806 units changing hands to close at $12.30 with a loss of 5 cents. Caribbean Producers traded just 939 units with a loss of 17 cents at $2.72, Consolidated Bakeries traded 30,000 shares at $1.29 after shedding 24 cents, General Accident Insurance traded 70,200 units with the price closing unchanged at $1.50, Honey Bun ended with 17,662 shares trading unchanged at $3.70, Jamaican Teas had only 196 shares trading to close at $3.12.

Lasco Distributors closed with 1,594,030 units trading, ended with a gain of 2 cents at $1.62. Lasco Financial ended with 124,699 shares changing hands at $1.80, for a rise of 17 cents, Lasco Manufacturing gained 2 cents in closing at $1.72 with 12,053,445 units changing hands. Medical Disposables traded 13,000 shares to close unchanged at $2.50, Paramount Trading ended with 3,975 units changing hands unchanged at $6 and Eppley cumulative preference share 2019, ended with 50,000 units changing hands at $6.05.

Filed Under: JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: AMG Packaging, Blue Power, Caribbean Producers (CPJ), Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Eppley, General Accident, Honey Bun, Jamaican Teas, Lasco, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Manufacturing, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, Trading Activity, VMBS Wealth Management

Access drops 46% on junior market

August 24, 2015 by IC Insider.com

Access Financial Services has lost 46 percent in three trading days on the JSE junior market, ending at $10 on Monday. Trading finished with 4 stocks declining and 6 gaining out of 13 securities that traded, resulting in 920,177 units, valued at $2,765,138 changing hands. The market lost 34.14 points to close at 948.73, having shed nearly 100 points since it peaked earlier in the month.
At the close 4 securities ended with no bids to buy, while 5 had no stocks being offered for sale and 2 stocks closed with bids higher than the last traded prices and 5 with the offers being lower.
Stocks trading are, Access Financial Services traded 21,500 shares to close at $10, with a fall of $3. The stock has been trading on thin volumes, with support mostly around the $10 region, leaving a big gap that the bulk of buying is at and $19, the price it ran up to earlier the month. AMG Packaging closed at $3.95 with 6,200 units changing hands, Blue Power closed with 7,777 units changing hands with a gain of 5 cents at $12.35, Caribbean Cream traded 96,271 units to close 19 cents lower at $1.80. Caribbean Producers traded just 2,305 units at $2.72. Dolphin Cove finished with 2,120 shares while shedding 85 cents to end at $12.15, General Accident Insurance traded 205,537 units with the price closing 20 cents higher at $1.50, Honey Bun with 78,140 shares changing hands and closed with a gain of 5 cents at $3.70, Jamaican Teas had 2,070 shares trading to close with a gain of 2 cents at $3.12. Lasco Distributors closed with 4,877 units trading, 1 cent up at $1.80, Lasco Financial ended with 447,738 shares changing hands at $1.65 for a fall of 1 cent, Lasco Manufacturing with 37,642 units changing hands, closed at $1.85, up 1 cent and Jamaican Teas variable rate bond traded 8,000 units to close at $100.

Filed Under: JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: AMG Packaging, Blue Power, Caribbean Producers (CPJ), Daily Trading, Dolphin Cove, General Accident, Honey Bun, Jamaican Teas, Lasco, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing

Increased activity on junior market

August 20, 2015 by IC Insider.com

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Access fell $2.99 to $15.51on Thursday

The JSE junior market fell on Thursday while 4 stocks declined and 4 advanced out of 13 securities that traded, resulting in 943,066 units, valued at $2,382,692 changing hands. The market lost 12.27 points to close at 1,007.58.
At the close 4 securities ended with no bids to buy, while 3 had no stocks being offered for sale and 3 stocks closed with bids higher than the last traded prices and 3 with the offers being lower.
Stocks trading are, Access Financial Services traded 200 shares to close at $15.51 with a fall of $2.99, AMG Packaging closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.95 with 31,398 units changing hands 30 cents higher, Cargo Handlers ended with 950 shares changing hands and closed at $31, Caribbean Cream traded 10,100 units at $1.99, after gaining 19 cents. Dolphin Cove traded 150 shares and closed at $13, General Accident Insurance traded 2,150 units with the price closing 15 cents lower to a 52 weeks’ low of $1.30, Honey Bun with 46,734 shares

changing hands, closed with a loss of 30 cents at $3.70, Knutsford Express had 518 shares trading to close at $6. Lasco Distributors closed with 283,526 units trading, 15 cents higher at $1.95, Lasco Financial ended with 85,300 shares changing hands to end at $1.80. Lasco Manufacturing with 291,740 units changing hands, closed at $1.84 after dropping a cent, Medical Disposables traded 102,000 shares to close with a gain of 25 cents at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.50 but closed with the offer at $2.30 to sell 13,085 units and Derrimon Trading preference share ended with 88,300 units changing hands at $6.05.

Filed Under: JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: AMG Packaging, Cargo Handlers, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Dolphin Cove, General Accident, Honey Bun, Knutsford Express, Lasco, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Medical Disposables

Trading expands to 14 junior stocks

August 18, 2015 by IC Insider.com

Derrimon traded at a new 52 weeks’ high of $2.50 on Tuesday.

The JSE junior market fell on Tuesday with 7 stocks declining and 5 advancing as 14 securities traded resulting in 1,275,027 units, valued at $4,068,197 changing hands. The market lost 13.02 points to close at 1,017.75.
The market ended with 4 securities closing with no bids to buy, while 6 had no stocks being offered for sale and 2 stocks closed with bids higher than the last traded prices and only 2 with the offers being lower.
Stocks trading are, Access Financial Services traded 100 shares to close with a loss of 50 cents at $18.50, Blue Power closed with 978 units changing hands at $12.28, Caribbean Cream traded 246,315 units to close 2 cents lower at $1.80, Caribbean Flavours traded 67,516 units at $3, while gaining 18 cents. Caribbean Producers traded 40,012 units for 10 cents gain at $2.80, Derrimon Trading ended with 5,113 shares changing hands to end 10 cents higher at $2.50, for a new 52 weeks’ high. Dolphin Cove traded 3,433 shares and closed at $13 after trading earlier as low as $12.15. General Accident Insurance traded 80,419 units with the price falling 15 cents, to $1.45 as investors continue to react negatively to the company reported profits for the June of just $457,000, and $26.6 million for the first

half of 2015, compared with $88 million and $187 million respectively. Honey Bun with 103,320 shares changing hands, closed at a new 52 weeks’ high of $4 after gaining 60 cents. Jamaican Teas had 1,070 shares trading to close with a loss of 43 cents, at $3.10, Lasco Distributors closed with 48,964 units trading, 14 cents lower at $1.81, Lasco Financial Services traded 45,689 units to close at $1.80, after slipping 3 cents. Lasco Manufacturing with 287,629 units changing hands, closed 5 cents higher at $1.85 and Eppley cumulative redeemable preference shares 2019 ended with 326,469 units changing hands at $6.05.

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

Juniors make moderate gain

August 13, 2015 by IC Insider.com

Honey Bun closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.40

The JSE junior market rose slightly on Thursday with 5 stocks rising and 4 declining, at the close, 11 securities traded resulting in 1,621,286 units valued at $3,010,668 changing hands. The market fell 2.45 points to close at 1,037.14.
The market ended with 5 securities closing with no bids to buy, while 6 had no stock being offered for sale and 4 stocks closed with bids higher than the last traded prices and only 3 with the offer being lower.
Stocks trading are, Access Financial Services traded 100 shares to close at $19 with a gain of 88 cents, AMG Packaging closed at $3.65 with 2,114 units changing hands, Blue Power closed with 1,000 units changing hands and lost $1.22 to close at $12.28. Caribbean Cream traded 63,793 units, to close at $2. Caribbean Producers traded 13,489 units for a 10 cents

gain at $2.70, Derrimon Trading ended with 11,746 shares changing hands, lost 25 cents to $2.20, Honey Bun with 4.450 shares changing hands, closed with a gain of 40 cents at $3.40, for a 52 weeks’ high. Jamaican Teas had 1,000 shares trading, to close at $3.53, the stock closed with an offer to sell at $3.50, Lasco Distributors closed with 1,229,090 units trading, 4 cents higher to $1.80, Lasco Financial Services traded 38,137 units to close at $1.80 after falling 10 cents and Lasco Manufacturing with 256,367 units changing hands, closed at $1.95 for the loss of 5 cents.

Filed Under: JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: AMG Packaging, Blue Power, Caribbean Producers (CPJ), Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Honey Bun, Jamaican Teas, Lasco, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial Services, Lasco Manufacturing

First time above 1,000 for juniors.

August 4, 2015 by IC Insider.com

The JSE junior market gained 25.57 points on Tuesday to close at over 1,000 points for the first time ever in another record breaker move. The index closed at 1002.75 points as profits and shortage of stocks being sold continue the impact price movements. Today’s gains bring the increase in index over 46 percent since the start of this year. Technical indicator shows resistance around the present level, if that is cleared decisively, which seems likely, then the junior market should be heading to 1,200 points before a major resistance develops.
In actual trading on Tuesday, 10 securities changed hands with 6 rising and 2 declining

Access Financial Q2 profit up 71%

resulting in 1,410,115 units valued at $4,781,231. At the close, the junior market had 5 stocks having bids higher than their last selling prices, 2 with lower offers. 6 securities closed with no bids to buy, while 8 had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading are, Access Financial gained 50 cents to close at a new all-time high of $19 but with just 100 units, the company released results for the six months to June, with a 71 percent gain in the quarter, resulting in profit of $112.5 million versus $65.6 million and for the six months $252 million compared with $145 million. Today’s price, places the valuation of the stock around 10 times earnings. AMG Packaging with 16,596 units changing hands, ended unchanged at $3.60, Blue Power traded 164,139 units with the

price rising 75 cents to $13, Caribbean Cream traded 48,500 shares at $2.10, after gaining 5 cents. Caribbean Producers dropped 46 cents, with 201,480 shares and closed at $2.59, Derrimon Trading had 10,000 shares changing hands, for a gain of 19 cents, to end at $2.25, Dolphin Cove jumped $3.35 to $12 while only 2,000 units traded. Honey Bun with 12,900 shares changing hands, closed 10 cents lower at $3, Lasco Distributors traded 14,500 shares to close at $1.80, Lasco Financial Services traded 935,900 units and gained 25 cents to close at $2.

Filed Under: Company News, Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: AMG Packaging, Blue Power, Caribbean Producers (CPJ), Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Dolphin Cove, Honey Bun, Lasco, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial Services

Moderate junior market trading

July 6, 2015 by IC Insider.com

Activity closed with 9 securities trading Monday with the level of trading remaining low and ended with 206,321 units changing hands with a value of just $374,980. The JSE Junior Market Index rose 3.49 points close at 872.94. The market ended with the prices of 4 stocks rising and 2 declining.
At the close, the junior market was showing sentiments being down on Friday’s close with 4 stocks having bids higher than their last selling prices, 5 with lower offers, compared to 6 to 7 on Thursday and 4 securities closing with no bids to buy while 3 had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, Cargo Handlers had just 610 units trading at $30, Caribbean Flavours traded 6,000 units for 2 cents more at $2.62, Consolidated Bakeries closed at $1.25 with 25,416 units at $1.25. General Accident lost 2 cents in closing at $1.70 with 50,000 shares trading, Honey Bun ended up 12 cents at $3 with 18,249 shares changing hands, Lasco Distributors traded 30,846 shares at $1.69 after adding 4 cents for the day. Lasco Financial Services traded only 10,905 shares and shed just 1 cent to end at $1.75 and Lasco Manufacturing had 60,195 shares changing hands 1 cent higher at $1.21 and Paramount Trading ended with 4,100 shares unchanged at $6.

Filed Under: JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Cargo Handlers, Caribbean Flavours, Consolidated Bakeries, General Accident, Honey Bun, Lasco, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial Services, Lasco Manufacturing, Paramount Trading

Juniors below 900 points

June 25, 2015 by IC Insider.com

Activity on the Junior Market closed with 8 securities trading and ended with 294,026 units changing hands valued at $954,783. The JSE Junior Market Index declined 14.05 on top of a fall of 15.87 points on Wednesday to close at 894.34, the first time it closed below 900 points since crossing over this level on June 3.
At the close of the market, the prices of 2 stocks advanced, 3 declined with 2 closing at 52 weeks’ high and there were 4 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices, 4 with lower offers and 4 securities closing with no bids to buy and 5 that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, Access Financial ending with 17,562 units changing hands to close with a loss of $1.50 at $12 Cargo Handlers finished with 10,000 units to close at $26,Caribbean Cream with 3,357 shares traded higher by 1 cent to $1.60, Caribbean Producers traded 6,000 shares and lost 8 cents to $2.80, Dolphin Cove trading 200 shares to close at $12.78 but ended with an offer to sell just 200 shares at $12.60. Honey Bun ended at $2.88 with 20,038 shares changing hands, Lasco Financial traded 152,759 shares but fell 5 cents in closing at $1.90 and Lasco Manufacturing traded 84,000 shares but gained 1 cent to end at $1.31.

Filed Under: JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Access Financial, Cargo Handlers, Caribbean Producers (CPJ), Daily Trading, Dolphin Cove, Honey Bun, Jamaican Stock, Lasco, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Trading Activity

Junior market consolidating mode

June 18, 2015 by IC Insider.com

Dolphin Cove closed at a new 52 weeks’ high of $11.50 on Thursday.

The junior market closed Thursday with 9 securities trading, and ended with only 304,283 units changing hands valued at $813,509 as investors await information that could lead the way forward having seen most results for the first quarter.
The JSE Junior Market Index gained 1.83 points to close at 912.96, with the prices of 4 stocks advancing, 4 declining with only Dolphin Cove closing at 52 weeks’ high.
At the close of the market, there were 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices, 3 with lower offers and with 4 securities closing with no bids to buy and 6 that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, Access Financial had just 100 shares trading with a loss of 90 cents and ended at $15.85, but had an offer to sell 10,000 units at $15.80. AMG Packaging ending with 915 shares changing hands to close with a loss of 1 cent at $3.16, Cargo Handlers finished with 1,535 units to close unchanged at $24,

Caribbean Cream ended with 99,617 shares trading and fell 10 cents to close at $1.60. On offer are 970,000 units at $1.70 and 500,000 at $1.80 while the closest bid is at $1.15 to purchase only 30,000 units. Consolidated Bakeries finished trading with 4,000 shares2 cents higher at $1.17, Dolphin Cove ended with 23,000 shares changing hands to close 50 cents higher, at a 52 weeks’ high of $11.50. Honey Bun had 866 shares changing hands, 33 cents higher to $2.95, Lasco Distributors traded 39,000 shares 8 cents higher, at $1.68 and Lasco Financial Services finished trading with 134,450 units, the price slipped 10 cents to $1.90.