Advancing juniors dominate – Friday

Caribbean Flavours' produce inputs. the stock gained $1.50 on Friday high.

Caribbean Flavours’ produce inputs. the stock gained $1.50 on Friday high.

The junior market closed slightly higher at the close of trading on Friday, with 2,388,762 shares valued at $18,020,899 changing hands, of which 2 million units were accounted for by Caribbean Flavours. The market index rose 12.04 points to end at 2,136.32 with a total of 12 securities traded of which 6 advanced and 2 declined. The market ended with bids for 7 stocks closing higher than their last selling prices and 3 ending with lower offers.
At the end of trading, AMG Packaging closed at $10.51 with 3,000 units changing hands, CAC 2000 gained 9 cents and closed at $6.50 with 1,539 units changing hands, Caribbean Cream rose 5 cents with 12,715 shares changing hands at $4.46, Caribbean Flavours traded 2,000,100 shares and rose $1.50 to end at $8, Consolidated Bakeries gained 10 cents to end at JM Trdng Sht-20-5-16$1.60 with 10,500 shares changing hands. General Accident traded at $2.10 with 50,000 shares trading, Honey Bun closed at $22, with 2,025 shares trading, ISP Finance traded 79,943 units and ended with a 6 cents gain to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.85, Jamaican Teas traded 5,300 units to close at $3.90. Knutsford Express closed with a loss of 50 cents at $17.50 with 4,600 shares trading, Lasco Distributors fell 4 cents and closed with 159,489 units trading with the price closing at $7.36. Lasco Financial closed at $3.35 with 17,866 shares changing hands after rising 20 cents and Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.44 with 41,865 shares trading.

Tight embrace falling & rising stocks – Thursday

General Accident traded the most shares  on the junior market on Thursday.

General Accident traded the most shares on the junior market on Thursday.

The junior market moved moderately higher at the close of trading on Thursday, with 793,977 shares valued at $3,056,734 changing hands. The market index rose 3.10 points to end at 2,124.28 with a total of 12 securities traded, with 3 advancing and 4 declining. The market ended with bids for 6 stocks closing higher than their last selling prices and 5 ending with lower offers.
At the end of trading, Caribbean Cream rose 40 cents with only 300 shares changing hands at $4.40, Caribbean Flavours traded 30,000 shares with a fall of 75 cents to end at $6.50, Consolidated Bakeries closed at $1.50 with 73,200 shares changing hands. General Accident gained 4 cents to $2.10 with 260,368 shares trading, Honey Bun closed at $22, JM Trdng Sht-19-5-16with 13,135 shares trading, Jetcon Corporation traded 1,050 units to close with a loss of 5 cents at $2.75. KLE Group closed with 79,000 shares trading at $1.68, Lasco Distributors closed with 102,750 units trading with the price closing at $7.40 after gaining 10 cents. Lasco Financial closed at $3.15 with 14,400 shares changing hands after slipping 15 cents. Lasco Manufacturing fell 16 cents to close at $4.44 with 75,774 shares trading, Medical Disposables closed with 15,000 units changing hands at $3.50 and tTech traded 129,000 units at $4.50.

8 junior stocks up 4 down – Wednesday

Honey Bun jumped $5.50 back to $22 on Wednesday.

Honey Bun jumped $5.50 back to $22 on Wednesday.

The junior market dropped lower at the close of trading on Wednesday, with 1,632,717 shares valued at $8,573,035 changing hands. The market index lost 17.46 points to end at 2,121.18 with a total of 16 securities traded, with 8 advancing and 4 declining. The market ended with bids for 7 stocks closing higher than their last selling prices and 5 ending with lower offers.
At the end of trading, Caribbean Cream lost 50 cents with 514,085 shares changing hands at $4, Caribbean Flavours traded 8,035 shares with the rise of 5 cents to end at $7.25, Caribbean Producers traded 3,000 shares at $4.55 after rising by 55 cents, Consolidated Bakeries fell 10 cents and closed at $1.50 with 41,850 shares changing hands. Dolphin Cove rose 17 cents while trading 2,524 units to close at $12.68, General Accident gained 6 cents to $2.06 with 322,467 shares trading, Honey Bun closed with a jump of $5.50 to $22, with 117,182 shares trading. Iron Rock Insurance gained 25 cents in trading just 2,000 shares to close at $3.75, Jamaican Teas traded 500 shares to end at $3.90, Jetcon Corporation traded 7,000 units to close with a loss of 10 cents at $2.80.JM Trdng Sht-18-5-16 Knutsford Express closed with 1,075 shares trading at $18, Lasco Distributors closed with 155,159 units trading with the price closing at $7.30. Lasco Financial closed at $3.30 with 220,955 shares changing hands after rising 10 cents. Lasco Manufacturing fell 15 cents to close at $4.60 with 223,175 shares trading, Medical Disposables closed with a rise of 8 cents as 3,100 units changed hands at $3.50, Paramount Trading ended with 17,440 shares trading with a loss of 5 cents at $11 and tTech traded 170 units at $4.50.

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Big fall for juniors on Tuesday

Honey Bun dropped $5.45 to $16.50 on Tuesday

Honey Bun dropped $5.45 to $16.50 on Tuesday

The junior market dropped lower at the close on Tuesday, with 1,770,629 shares valued at $9,957,555 changing hands. The market index lost 41.79 points to end at 2,138.64 as a total of 19 securities traded, with 6 advancing and 8 declining. The junior market ended with bids for 4 stocks closing higher than their last selling prices and 1 ending with a lower offer.
At the end of trading, CAC 2000 closed while trading 1,000 shares to end at $6.41 after losing 1 cent, Caribbean Cream lost 44 cents with 220,634 shares changing hands at $4.50, Caribbean Flavours traded 120,000 shares with a fall of $1.30 to end at $7.20, Consolidated Bakeries closed at $1.60 with 67,535 shares changing hands. Dolphin Cove lost 24 cents while trading 1,160 units to close at $12.51, General Accident fell by 55 cents to $2 with 16,037 shares trading, Honey Bun closed with a loss of $5.45 to $16.50, with 16,302 shares trading. Iron Rock Insurance gained 10 cents in trading 386,468 shares to close at $3.50, Jamaican Teas traded 50,000 shares and rose by 35 cents to end at $3.90, Jetcon Corporation traded 7,000 units to close with a loss of 10 cents at $2.80. Key Insurance traded firm at $2.50 as 15,129 units changed hands,JM Trdng Sht-17-5-16 KLE Group rose 8 cents in trading 20,000 shares and closed at $1.68, Knutsford Express closed with 8,366 shares trading at $18, Lasco Distributors closed with 718,998 units trading with the price declining 21 cents to close at $7.30, but the stock traded down to $6.51 during the trading session. Lasco Financial closed at $3.20 with 39,926 shares changing hands for a fall of 29 cents. Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.75 with 52,632 shares trading, but rose by 7 cents and Medical Disposables closed with a rise of 2 cents as 7,900 units changed hands at $3.42, tTech traded 20,000 units at $4.50 and Derrimon Trading 11.75% preference shares traded 1,542 units at $2.13.

Juniors slip slightly on Monday

JSE sign The junior market edged lower at the close on Monday, with 632,321 shares valued at $2,290,950 changing hands. The market index lost 4 points to end at 2,180.43 as a total of 15 securities traded, with 5 advancing and 6 declining. The junior market ended with bids for 5 stocks closing higher than their last selling prices and 3 ending with a lower offer.
At the end of trading, CAC 2000 closed while trading 800 shares to end at $6.40, Caribbean Cream lost 1 cent with 25,000 shares changing hands at $4.94, Caribbean Producers traded 100,000 shares with a gain of 10 cents to end at $4, Consolidated Bakeries gained 15 cent to close at $1.60 with 127,159 shares changing hands. Dolphin Cove rose 20 cents while trading 1,515 units to close at $12.75, Honey Bun closed with a loss of 5 cents to $21.95, with 7,962 shares trading. Iron Rock Insurance traded 180,416 shares at $3.40, JM Trdng Sht-16-5-16Jamaican Teas traded 59,474 shares to end at $3.55, Jetcon Corporation traded 26,000 units to close with a loss of 10 cents at $2.90, KLE Group rose 20 cents in trading 20,000 shares and closed at $1.60. Knutsford Express closed with 1,570 shares trading at $18, Lasco Distributors closed with 22,730 units trading with the price declining 14 cents to close at $7.51, Lasco Financial closed at $3.49 with 49,843 shares changing hands for a fall of 1 cent. Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.68 with 7,852 shares trading, but fell by 8 cents and Paramount Trading closed with a rise of 55 cents as 2,000 units changed hands at $11.05.

Juniors close up on Friday

One Honey Bun's Products - the stock ended at a new closing high of $22

One Honey Bun’s Products – the stock ended at a new closing high of $22

The junior market inched forward at the close on Friday, with a mere 193,019 shares valued at $1,341,812 changing hands. The market index added just 8.11 points to end at 2,184.43 as a total of 13 securities traded, with 3 advancing and 5 declining. The junior market ended with bids for 3 stocks closing higher than their last selling prices and 2 ending with lower offers.
At the end of trading, CAC 2000 closed while trading 10,000 shares to end at $6.40, Caribbean Cream fell 5 cents with 9,000 shares changing hands at $4.95, Derrimon Trading dipped 30 cents while trading 400 units to close at $4.50, Honey Bun closed at a new 52 weeks’ high of $22, after rising $1.50, with 19,637 shares trading. Iron Rock Insurance traded 2,725 shares at $3.40, JM Trdng Sht-13-5-16Jamaican Teas traded 612 shares and fell 25 cents to end at $3.55, Jetcon Corporation traded 60,000 units to close at $3, Key Insurance lost 17 cents in trading 3,000 shares and closed at $2.50. Knutsford Express gained $1 to close with 6,200 shares trading at $18, Lasco Distributors closed with 42,370 units trading with the price rising 4 cents to close at $7.65, Lasco Financial closed at $3.50 with 15,715 shares changing hands. Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.76 with 21,890 shares trading, to gain 1 cent and tTech closed with 1,470 units at $4.50.

Juniors barely moved on Thursday

JM sign The junior market inched forward at the close on Thursday, with 446,394 shares valued at $1,996,471 changing hands. The market index added just 0.37 points to end at 2,176.32 as a total of 12 securities traded, with 3 advancing and 6 declining. The junior market ended with bids for 4 stocks closing higher than their last selling prices and 6 ending with lower offers. One stock traded at a new high, at the close.
At the end of trading, AMG Packaging lost $1.49 while trading just 6,606 shares to end at $10.51, General Accident Insurance gained 5 cents while trading 45,784 units to close at $2.55, Honey Bun closed at a new 52 weeks’ high of $20.50, after rising 50 cents, with 21,440 shares trading, the stock rose to an intraday high of $22. Jamaican Teas traded 42,736 shares at $3.80,JM Trdng Sht-12-5-16 Key Insurance traded 4,600 shares at $2.67 for a loss of 13 cents, KLE Group lost 21 cents in trading 82,012 shares and closed at $1.40, Lasco Distributors closed with 29,698 units trading with the price falling 4 cents to close at $7.61, Lasco Financial closed at $3.50 with 175,000 shares changing hands. Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.77 with 21,600 shares trading, to gain 12 cents, Medical Disposables lost 2 cents to close at $3.40 while trading 519 shares, Paramount Trading lost 49 cents to $10.50 with 10,000 shares and tTech closed with 6,399 units at $4.50.

Juniors inched up on Wednesday

Honey Bun at new high of $20 on Wednesday

Honey Bun at new high of $20 on Wednesday

The junior market inched forward at the close on Wednesday, with 952,289 shares valued at $5,433,865 changing hands. The market index added 7.80 points to end at 2,175.95 as a total of 17 securities traded, with 9 advancing and 5 declining. The junior market ended with bids for 4 stocks closing higher than their last selling prices and 1 ending with a lower offer.
At the end of trading, AMG Packaging lost $1 while trading just 1,064 shares to end at $12, Blue Power had 2,000 units changing hands with a gain of 40 cents to close at $13.90, Caribbean Cream traded 7,200 units to end at $5, CAC 2000 ended at $6.40 with a loss of 10 cents as 7,500 shares changed hands. Consolidated Bakeries ended with 26,500 shares changing hands at $1.45 after gaining 22 cents, Dolphin Cove had 11,346 units trading with a loss of 20 cents, to end at $12.55, after the company reported improved first quarter results, that rose 34 percent to 47 cents per share after tax versus 34 cents. General Accident Insurance lost 15 cents while trading 71,500 units to close at $2.50, Honey Bun closed at a new 52 weeks’ high of $20, after rising 50 cents, with 26,600 shares trading.JM Trdng Sht-11-5-16 Iron Rock traded 1,000 shares at $3.40, ISP Finance traded 281 shares but gained 9 cents to end at $2.79, Jamaican Teas traded 7,267 shares and fell 10 cents to $3.80. Jetcon Corporation closed at $3 while 5,000 units traded, KLE Group rose 21 cents in trading 10,000 shares and closed at $1.61, Lasco Distributors closed with 314,461 units trading with the price rising 10 cents to close at $7.65, Lasco Financial gained 1 cents to close at $3.50 with 132,560 shares changing hands. Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.65 with 207,030 shares trading, to gain 5 cents and tTech added 25 cents in closing with 120,980 units at $4.50.

JSE majors down nearly 1,000 points

Trading after 75 minutes in the early morning session on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, on Wednesday, saw the main market shedding ground, with the all Jamaica Composite Index falling almost 991.84 points after an hours and 20 minutes of trading, but recovered to lose 555 points shortly after. At the same time the junior market just inched up.
ICI int sht 11-05-16Stocks traded more than 100,000 units are, Jamaica Broilers with 428,004 shares, Cable & Wireless with 185,438 units, Lasco Distributors with 191,873 units at $7.65, tTech had 113,861 units changing hands up $4.50, Radio Jamaica had 102,300 units trading at $1.10.
Caribbean Cement fell back by $1.99 with 62,758 shares at $26 and Honey Bun traded at a new high of $19.55 with 10,000 shares having changed hands.
Trading resulted in activity in 28 securities, accounting for 910,214 shares changing hands as 8 stocks gained and 10 declined. The average number of shares traded is 32,508 compared to an average of 70,975 units on Tuesday.
The market saw the all Jamaica Composite Index dropped 555.06 points to 167,710.24, the JSE Market Index fell 496.30 points to 151,004.77, the JSE combined index ended with a fall of 458.55 points to 162,314.91 and the junior market index gained just 0.18 points to 2,168.33.

Juniors move up on Tuesday

Honey Bun closed at a new high of $19.50 on Tuesday.

Honey Bun closed at a new high of $19.50 on Tuesday.

The junior market inched forward at the close on Tuesday, with 1,364,688 shares valued at $9,672,342 changing hands. The market index added 11.24 points to end at 2,168.15 as a total of 15 securities traded, with 7 advancing and 3 declining.
The junior market ended with bids for 5 stocks closing higher than their last selling prices and 3 ended with lower offers.
At the end of trading, Caribbean Cream traded 68,300 units and gained 20 cents to end at $5, Consolidated Bakeries ended with 7,500 shares changing hands at $1.23, Dolphin Cove had only 162 units trading with a gain of 20 cents to end at $12.75. General Accident Insurance gained 5 cents while trading 432,078 units to close at $2.65, Honey Bun closed at a new 52 weeks’ high of $19.50, after rising $1.50, with 49,201 shares trading. Jamaican Teas traded 20,896 shares to end at $3.90 after it traded earlier at $3.80. Jetcon Corporation closed at $3 while 8,000 units traded, KLE Group fell 20 cents in trading 57,164 shares and closed at $1.40, JM Trdng Sht-10-5-16Knutsford Express had 19,430 shares trading, but lost $1.90 to end at $17, Lasco Distributors closed with 112,755 units trading at $7.55, Lasco Financial closed at $3.49 with 13,000 shares changing hands. Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.60 with 69,460 shares trading, to gain 10 cents, Paramount Trading ended with 500,000 shares changing hands at $10.99, after rising 19 cents, Derrimon Trading 11.75% preference share closed with 1,742 units trading at $2.13, to add 1 cent and Eppley cumulative redeemable preference share eased 1 cent with 5,000 units changing hands at $6.09.