New high for Cargo Handlers on Tuesday.
At the close, the prices of 4 stocks rose, 8 declined with 18 securities trading, compared to 17 trading on Monday as Lasco Distributors dominated trading with 4,494,594 shares after rising 15 cents to close at $6.70. Volume of stocks traded fell on Tuesday by 14 percent, from Monday’s level, ending with 4,752,058 units changing hands, valued at $32,819,600, up 24 percent from $26,556,207 on Monday.
Market activities ended with 7 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and just 2 ending with lower offers.
An average of 264,003 units with an average value of $1,823,311 units traded, compared to 324,429 units with an average value of $1,562,130 on the preceding trading day. The average for December to date is 146,640 units, at an average of $736,180. The average for December to Monday is 137,612 units, at an average of $652,554. November ended with an average of 109,679 units with an average value of $607,092.
CAC 2000 fell 60 cents in trading 2,112 shares to end at $4.50, Cargo Handlers climbed 30 cents to hit a new high of $16.30, with 23,630 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cream closed with 16,455 shares changing hands and lost 20 cents to end at $8. Caribbean Flavours lost 50 cents with 2,000 units changing hands. Caribbean Producers rose 25 cents in trading 400 units at $3.50, C2W Music had 6,122 units changing hands to close at 35 cents, Dolphin Cove exchanged 333 shares and closed at $15, Honey Bun had 1,700 shares changing hands to close at $6 after falling 19 cents. 
Iron Rock Insurance traded 215 shares and dropped back $1.05 to $3.60, Jetcon Corporation closed trading with 80,200 units, to end at $5.89, KLE Group ended at $1.95 with 5,530 shares changing hands, Knutsford Express traded just 253 shares but the price slipped 44 cents to $19.55. Lasco Financial ended with 10,200 shares changing hands, for 5 cents higher to $3.35, Lasco Manufacturing ended at $4.98 with a fall of 2 cents after 99,283 units switch hands, Medical Disposables had 6,900 units changing hands, to close with a fall of 60 cents at $4.20, Sweet River traded 200 shares to close at $3.85 and Eppley 9.5% preference share traded 1,931 units at $6.18.
Prices on the junior market mostly rose on Monday, and pushed the market index up by a strong 43.35 points to end at record close of 2,523.96, on increased trading activity from Friday’s levels, to be up a strong 41 percent for the year to date. 
The average for December to Friday is 122,044 units, at an average of $576,756. November ended with an average of 109,679 units with an average value of $607,092.
Knutsford Express traded just 200 shares but the price slipped 1 cent to $19.99. Lasco Distributors had 47,247 shares trading and rose 15 cents to close at $6.55. Lasco Financial ended with 200,502 shares changing hands for 5 cents more to $3.30, Lasco Manufacturing ended at $5 with a fall of 5 cents after 4,501,100 units switch hands, up from 2,898,885 shares changed hands, on Friday. Paramount Trading had 166,512 units changing hands to close at $3, Sweet River traded 3,300 shares with a rise of 3 cents to close at $3.85, tTech traded 513 shares but rose 25 cents to $5.25 and Eppley 9.5% preference share traded 1,500 units at $6.18.
The junior market surged sharply on Thursday, by 79.65 points end at a record closing high of 2,505.83, to be up a strong 40 percent, for the year to date, on increased trading activity from Wednesday’s levels. 
In trading activity, AMG Packaging jumped $3 in exchanging 7,999 shares at $21.50 as investors responded to an announcement by the company, of an approval by the Directors, for each ordinary share of the company be subdivided into five units. If approved at the Annual General Meeting to be held in January, the issued capital of the company will move from 102,378,857 shares to 511,894,285.
Jetcon Corporation closed trading with 2,290 units, with a loss of 1 cent to end at $5.88, Key Insurance traded 4,193 units to close at $3, KLE Group ended at $1.95 with 500 shares changing hands after rising by 10 cents, Lasco Distributors had 10,000 shares trading with a rise of 30 cents to close at $6.80. Lasco Financial ended with 15,000 shares changing hands at $3.25, Lasco Manufacturing ended at $4.99 with a rise of 29 cents after 964,839 shares changed hands, Medical Disposables traded 700, shares with a rise of 50 cents to close at $4.20. Paramount Trading lost 20 cents with 34,283 units changing hands to close at $3 and Eppley 10% preference share traded 667 units with a rise of 65 cents to a new high of $6.75.
The junior market dropped sharply on Wednesday, by 59.20 points close at 2,426.18 to be up 35 percent for the year to date with reduced volume from Tuesday’s levels. 
An average of 20,207 units with an average value of $94,922 traded, compared to 25,837 units with an average value of $125,376 on the preceding trading day. The average for December to date is 104,241 units, at an average of $478,446. The average for December to Tuesday is 113,578 units, at an average of $521,060. November ended with an average of 109,679 units with an average value of $607,092.
Honey Bun had 48,040 shares changing hands to close at $5.60. Jetcon Corporation closed trading with 200 units to end at $5.89, Key Insurance traded 13,157 units to close with a rise of 50 cents at $3, Lasco Distributors had 4,200 shares trading with a loss of 30 cents to close at $6.50. Lasco Financial ended with 31,270 shares changing hands at $3.25, Lasco Manufacturing ended at $4.70 with 30,929 shares changing hands, Paramount Trading lost 18 cents with 87,937 units changing hands to close at $3.20 and Eppley 9.5% preference share traded 3,950 units at $6.18.
Market activities ended with 12 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and just 5 ending with lower offers.
Market activities ended with 8 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and just 5 ending with lower offers.
Lasco Financial Services traded 403,497 units and declined by 25 cents to $3.25. At the close, there were two bids to buy 1,003,050 units of Lasco Financial at $3.10 and an offer to sell 9,000 units at $3.40 and offers to buy 1,083,388 units at $3.50. Lasco Manufacturing gained just 2 cents and ended at $4.60 with 327,218 shares changing hands, Medical Disposables fell 31 cents while 41,586 shares traded, to close at $3.70 and Paramount Trading rose 18 cents with 62,800 units changing hands to close at $3.40.
Market activities ended with 7 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and just 4 ending with lower offers.
Lasco Distributors had 183,544 shares changing hands to close with a loss of 0 cents at $6.60, Lasco Financial Services traded 403,497 units and declined by 25 cents to $3.25. At the close, there was a bid to buy 1,003,050 units Lasco Financial at $3.10 and an offer to sell 1,059,388 units at $3.50. Lasco Manufacturing gained just 2 cents and ended at $4.60 with 616,264 shares changing hands and Medical Disposables fell 4 cents while 63,918 shares traded, to close at $4.01.
The average for December to Wednesday is 144,548 units at an average of $659,983. November ended with an average of 109,679 units with an average value of $607,092.
Consolidated Bakeries had 54,000 units changing hands with a loss of 3 cents to end at $2.20. Honey Bun had 15,116 shares changing hands to close at $6, Jetcon Corporation lost 5 cents in trading 48,526 shares to close at $5.95, Lasco Distributors had just 1,227 shares changing hands to close at $6.80. Lasco Financial Services traded 300,625 units and rose by 25 cents to $3.50, Lasco Manufacturing gained just 1 cent and ended at $4.58 with 101,000 shares changing hands, Paramount Trading fell 58 cents while 18,989 shares traded, to close at $3.22 and Derrimon Trading preference share lost 37 cents, ending with 22,875 units changing hands to close at $2.12.
The average for December to date is 144,548 units at an average of $659,983. The average for December to Tuesday is 173,888 units at an average of $794,408. The average for November ended at 109,679 units with an average value of $607,092.
The average for December to date is 173,888 units at an average of $794,408. The average December to Monday is 125,269 units at an average of $538,279. The average for November is 109,679 units with an average value of $607,092.
Honey Bun had 18,531 shares changing hands to close with a gain of 30 cents at $6, Jetcon Corporation gained 35 cents, to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $6, with 50,100 shares. Key Insurance rose 37 cents in trading 1,000 units to close at $2.87, Lasco Distributors had 104,343 shares changing hands at $6.60, Lasco Financial ended with 34,094 shares being exchanged at $3.25. Lasco Manufacturing lost 15 cents and ended at $4.55 with 3,588,543 shares changing hands and Paramount Trading lost 10 cents while 1,858 shares traded to close at $3.70.