Juniors pulled back – Monday

April 25, 2016 by

Honey Bun jumped sharply on Monday.

Honey Bun jumped sharply on Monday.

The junior market index fell 9.22 points compared to 159.72 points it gained on Friday to end at 2,104.86 on Monday. In the mid-morning session the juniors were up 47.28 points. There were two big trades with Lasco Manufacturing and General Accident accounting for more than 1.4 million shares each, helping push the volume traded, to 3,718,416 units valued at $14,802,812..
The market closed with 15 active securities, 2 of which advanced and 5 declined while 4 stocks closed with bids higher than the last selling prices and 4 ended with lower offers.
At the end of trading in a market, Access Financial Services closed at $16.50 with 150 units changing hands, AMG Packaging gained $1 to close at $13 with 12,460 units changing hands, Caribbean Cream traded 62,882 units at $4, Caribbean Producers traded 4,150 units to end at $4. Consolidated Bakeries fell 1 cent in trading just 500 shares to close at $1.20, C2W Music had 1,000 units changing hands at 32 cents after losing just 1 cent, JM Trdng Sht 25-4-16Dolphin Cove traded 20,000 shares at $13, General Accident closed at $2.65 with 1,447,523 shares changing hands, Honey Bun rose $2.50 to end at $15.50 with 3,000 shares trading. Key Insurance fell by 5 cents to close at $2.50 after 7,913 shares changed hands, Lasco Distributors ended at $7.50 with 344,182 units trading, Lasco Financial closed at $3.03, with 347,500 shares changing hands. Lasco Manufacturing fell 15 cents with 1,436,456 shares changing hands to close at $4.55 and tTech ended with 29,200 shares changing hands at $4.18.

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Juniors jump 8% on – Friday

April 22, 2016 by
Cargo Handlers traded at a new high of $45.

Cargo Handlers traded at a new high of $45.

The junior market index jumped sharply by 159.72 points or 8 percent on top of the 72.93 points it gained on Thursday to end at 2,114.08 on Friday. As was the case on Thursday Lasco Distributors and Manufacturing made big impression on the market index. The volume traded ended with 2,723,962 units valued at $12,229,768, changing hands. The market closed with 16 active securities, 9 of which advanced and 3 declined while one stock closed at a 52 weeks’ high.
At the close of trading 4 stocks closed with bids higher than the last selling prices and just 4 ended with lower offers.
At the end of trading in a market with price gains dominated by the Lasco companies, AMG Packaging closed with a loss of 2 cents in trading 5,540 units to end at $12, CAC 2000 traded 1,400 shares 40 cents higher to close at $6.90. Cargo Handlers ended with 100 shares changing hands for a gain of $1.49 and closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $45, Caribbean Cream traded 233,322 units at $4, Caribbean Producers traded 100,000 units to end at $4, Consolidated Bakeries gained 11 cents in trading 7,870 shares to close at $1.21, Dolphin Cove traded 714 shares to close at $13. Iron Rock Insurance 28,000 units on the bid at $3.50, JM Trdng Sht 22-4-16ISP Finance had 20,719 units changing hands but lost 5 cents to close at $2.45, Jetcon Corporation had 575,835 shares trading with a gain of 3 cents at $2.50, Key Insurance rose by 5 cents to close at $2.55 after 30,114 shares changed hands, Lasco Distributors jumped $1.29 to end at $7.50 with 528,460 units trading, Lasco Financial gained 4 cents to close at $3.03, with 117,447 shares changing hands. Lasco Manufacturing gained 56 cents with 977,026 shares changing hands to close at $4.70, Medical Disposables closed at $3.10 with 50,000 shares trading with a loss of 5 cents, tTech ended with 47,415 shares changing hands with a gain of 1 cent at $4.18.

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Juniors rise again – Wednesday

April 20, 2016 by

Honey Bun fell $3 to close at $13 on Wednesday.

Honey Bun fell $3 to close at $13 on Wednesday.

The junior market index recovered some ground on Wednesday with a gain of 26.10 points to end at 1,881.43. Trading ended with 12 active securities, 6 of which advanced and 5 declined while 1,448,567 units valued at $4,853,764, changed hands.
At the close of trading only 3 stocks closed with bids higher than the last selling prices and just 2 ended with lower offers.
At the end of trading, AMG Packaging closed trading with 8,000 units to end at $13, Cargo Handlers hit a new 52 weeks’ high by gaining 52 cents to close with 1,000 units changing hands at $43.51, Caribbean Cream traded 38,648 units to end at $4 after trading down to $3.65 in the morning session. Caribbean Producers traded 4,570 units but gained 7 cents to end at $4, Consolidated Bakeries gained 4 cents with 1,000 shares trading $1.10, JM Trdng Sht 20-4-16General Accident traded 939,649 shares and rose 15 cents to end at $2.65, Honey Bun fell $3 to close at $13 while 5,898 shares changed hands. Iron Rock Insurance did not trade but had 5,003,000 units on the bid to at $3.10, while the stock last traded at $3.50. Jetcon Corporation fell 3 cents and closed at $2.47 after 61,500 shares changed hands, Lasco Distributors gained 30 cents to end at $5.80 with 216,200 units trading, Lasco Financial fell by 8 cents and closed at $2.95, with 4,000 shares changing hands. Lasco Manufacturing gained 11 cents with 151,325 shares changing hands to close at $3.72 and tTech ended with 5,744 shares changing hands at $4.15 as the price gained 3 cents.

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Early losses for JSE majors – Wednesday

April 20, 2016 by

Stocks recorded gains in the Junior market to add to the index, but the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange saw continued losses in the indices.
Stocks that came in for good demand are, Caribbean Cement trading 3,037,050 shares with the price falling by $3, General Accident 890,649 shares and Radio Jamaica JSE intra 20-04-16 with 707,377 shares to be the top trades. Honey Bun also fell by $3 to $13.
Trading saw all major indices falling after 90 minutes of trading on Wednesday with an average of 214,849 units per active stock traded, up from an average of 57,433 units traded in the mid-morning session on Tuesday.
A total of 23 securities accounting for 4,941,535 shares changed hands at 11am as 9 stocks gained and 8 declined.
The market saw the all Jamaica Composite Index dived 550.69 points to 166,091.78, the JSE Market Index dropped 492.40 points to 149,557.60 the JSE combined index ending with a fall of 151.14 points to 158,068.08 and the junior market index rose 29.80 points to 1,884.13.

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Demand climbs for juniors – Tuesday

April 19, 2016 by

JM Sign The junior market index lost some ground by the close on Tuesday with a loss of 19.39 points to end at 1,855.33, but trading volumes climbed above Monday’ s levels as Caribbean Cream, Lasco Distributors and Lasco Financial Services traded over 280,000 units each. Trading ended with 16 active securities, 6 of which advanced and 5 declined while 1,514,172 units valued at $7,024,157, changed hands.
On Monday 1,099,234 shares traded valued at $4.6 million at the close of trading only 1 stock closed with the bid higher than the last selling price and just 2 ended with lower offers.
At the end of trading, AMG Packaging gained 50 cents in trading 5,700 units to end at $13, Cargo Handlers hit a new 52 weeks’ high by gaining 52 cents to close with 1,000 units changing hands at $43.51, Caribbean Cream traded 283,550 units to end at $4. Caribbean Producers traded 1,732 units but fell 7 cents to end at $3.93, Consolidated Bakeries gained 1 cent with 15,000 shares trading $1.06, Dolphin Cove traded 200 shares at $13 for a loss of $1.50, Honey Bun fell 50 cents to close at $16 while 17,300 shares changed hands. Iron Rock Insurance closed with 10,000 units changing hands to end at $3.50.JM Trdng Sht 19-4-16 Jamaican Teas rose 9 cents and closed at $3.50 after 26,085 shares changed hands, Key Insurance fell 3 cents while trading 10,000 shares to close at $2.50, Knutsford Express closed with 9,200 units changing hands at $19. Lasco Distributors gained 5 cents to end at $5.50 with 634,064 units trading, Lasco Financial rose by 41 cents and closed at $3.03, with 288,330 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing gained 10 cents with 208,236 shares changing hands to close at $3.70. Medical Disposables closed at $3.15 with 2,200 shares trading and tTech ended with 1,155 shares changing hands at $4.12 as the price gained 2 cents.

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Honey Bun up again on Monday

April 18, 2016 by

Honey Bun jumps again on Monday

Honey Bun jumps again on Monday

The junior market closed slightly higher on Monday with a gain of 21.36 points to 1,874.72, helping in the rise was another climb by Honey Bun following the announcement of a consideration for a stock split. Trading ended with 20 active securities, 7 of which advanced and 8 declined while only 430,780 units valued at $4,634,021, changed hands.
There were only 3 stocks closing with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and 3 ended with lower offers.
At the end of trading, AMG Packaging lost 50 cents in trading 2,562 units to end at $12.50, Blue Power gained 80 cents to close with 2,196 units changing hands at $12, Caribbean Cream traded 143,062 units to end at $4 after falling by 2 cents, Caribbean Producers traded 90,000 units and gained 10 cents to end at $4. Consolidated Bakeries fell 13 cents with 13,000 shares trading $1.05, C2W Music closed at 33 cents with 10,000 units changing hands, General Accident Insurance traded 5,000 units but fell by 40 cents at $2.50, Honey Bun jumped $1.50 to close at $16.50 while 25,160 shares changed hands. iron-rock-ipo-hits-market-shortly/”>Iron Rock Insurance fell 15 cents with 75,500 units changing hands to end at $3.50, Jamaican Teas closed at $3.41 after 72,657 shares changed hands. Jetcon Corporation ended trading with 69,809 shares at $2.50 having lost 5 cents, Key Insurance fell 12 cents while trading 80,039 shares to close at $2.53, JM Trdng Sht 18-4-16KLE group traded 21,400 units at $1.43, Knutsford Express closed with 14,437 units changing hands at $19. Lasco Distributors gained 5 cents to end at $5.45 with 211,347 units trading, Lasco Financial rose by 41 cents and closed at $3.03, with 78,664 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing gained 10 cents with 143,201 shares changing hands to close at $3.70. Medical Disposables closed at $3.15 with 1,300 shares trading, tTech ended with 2,910 shares changing hands at $4.10 as the price gained 5 cents and Derrimon Trading preference share ended with 36,000 units changing hands as the price slipped by 1 cent to end at $2.14.

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Honey Bun jumps $2.45 on Friday

April 15, 2016 by

Honey Bun jumped sharply on Friday.

Honey Bun jumped sharply on Friday.

The junior market closed slightly higher on Friday with a gain of 27.86 points to 1,853.36 but more stocks declined than gained as Honey Bun share price jumped 19.5 percent. Trading ended with 18 active securities, 4 of which advanced and 6 declined while only 430,780 units valued at $1,515,398, changed hands.
There were only 4 stocks closing with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and 4 ended with lower offers.
At the end of trading, AMG Packaging lost 12 cents in trading 1,060 units to end at $13, Blue Power closed with 1,179 units changing hands at $11.20, Caribbean Flavours traded 3,000 units to end at $8.55 after gaining $1.05, Caribbean Producers traded 5,750 units and lost 10 cents to end at $3.90. Consolidated Bakeries rose 18 cents with 12,000 shares trading $1.18, C2W Music closed at 33 cents with 2,000 units changing hands, General Accident Insurance traded 594 units at $2.90, Honey Bun jumped $2.45 to close at $15 while 2,748 shares changed hands. Iron Rock Insurance had 1,000 units changing hands to end at $3.65, ISP Finance closed at $2.50 after trading 48,379 units, Jamaican Teas closed at $3.41 after JM Trdng Sht 15-4-161,200 shares changed hands but ended with the offer at $3.35 to sell 68,657 shares. Jetcon Corporation ended trading with 70,611 shares at $2.55 having lost 14 cents, Key Insurance fell 35 cents while trading 91,930 shares to close at $2.65, Knutsford Express closed with 406 units changing hands at $19. Lasco Distributors gained 34 cents to end at $5.40 with 93,665 units trading, Lasco Financial closed at $2.62, with 46,756 shares changing hands, the bid closed at $2.94 to buy 38,000 units with good support down to $2.60, Lasco Manufacturing fell 20 cents with 10,233 shares changing hands to close at $3.60 and tTech ended with 37,729 shares trading to end at $4.05 as the price fell by 3 cents.

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10 juniors down 4 up on Thursday

April 14, 2016 by

JM Sign build The junior market closed slightly higher on Thursday with a gain of 5.01 points to 1,825.50 but more stocks declined than gained. Trading ended with 18 active securities, 4 of which advanced and 10 declined while only 540,140 units valued at $2,757,260, changed hands.
There were only 3 stocks closing with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and 4 ended with lower offers.
At the end of trading, AMG Packaging traded only 395 units at $13.12, the stock closed with an offer to sell 10,000 units at $13. Blue Power declined by 75 cents with a mere 581 units changing hands at $11.20, Caribbean Cream traded 48,275 shares and fell 8 cents, to end at $4.02, Caribbean Flavours traded 12,500 units to end at $7.50 with a loss of 50 cents, Caribbean Producers traded 53,870 units and lost 7 cents to end at $4.03. Derrimon Trading closed at $5 with 10,000 units changing hands, but the offer was at $4.99 to sell 56,000 shares when trading ended, General Accident Insurance traded 63,000 units at $2.90 to gain 31 cents but at the close, 5,600 units were offered at $2.65. Iron Rock Insurance had 8,000 units changing hands with a loss of 25 cents, to end at $3.65, Honey Bun rose 5 cents to close at $12.55 while 18,000 shares changed hands, ISP Finance closed at $2.50 after trading 10,172 units, JM Trdng Sht 14-4-16Jamaican Teas fell 40 cents to close at $3.41 after 16,159 shares changed hands. Jetcon Corporation ended trading with 7,000 shares with the loss of a cent at $2.69, KLE Group traded 16,018 shares and fell 22 cents, to end at $1.43, Knutsford Express closed with 23,952 units changing hands at $19. Lasco Distributors gained 2 cents to end at $5.06 with 178,600 units trading, Lasco Financial lost 28 cents to close at $2.62, with 32,817 shares changing hands. At the close there were 2,363,963 units on the bid at $2.62. Lasco Manufacturing gained 30 cents with 30,530 shares changing hands to close at $3.80 and tTech ended with 10,271 shares trading to end at $4.08 as the price fell by 14 cents.

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Results help junior activity Wednesday

April 13, 2016 by

AMG Packaging got a boost from the release of quarterly profits.

AMG Packaging got a boost from the release of quarterly profits.

The junior market closed slightly lower on Wednesday with a gain of 1.40 points to 1,820.49. Trading ended with 15 active securities, 6 of which advanced and 7 declined as 898,831 units valued at $4,498,985, changed hands as the release of quarterly reports for a few companies helped with improved sentiment.
There were only 2 stocks closing with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and 3 ended with lower offers.
At the end of trading, Access Financial lost 10 cents in trading 30,500 shares to close at $16.60. AMG Packaging rose 62 cents in trading 108,100 units at $13.12, as investors welcomed the 65 percent increase in profits for the for the six months, to $52 million after charging out $16 million for the start-up cost of the new tissue operation. Caribbean Cream traded 123,630 shares and gained 10 cents, to end at $4.10, after the company released full year results on Tuesday, with 40 cents per share earnings, following writing off of assets amounting to $31.4 million or 8 cents per share. Caribbean Producers traded 40,500 units and lost 7 cents to end at $4.03, Derrimon Trading closed with a gain of $1 at $5 with 18751 units changing hands, Honey Bun jumped $1.50 on news the board will be considering a subdivision of its shares to close at $12.50 while 21,550 shares changed hands. ISP Finance slipped 2 cents to close at $2.50 after trading 25,500 units, Jamaican Teas rose 1 cent to close at $3.81 after 25,000 shares changed hands, JM Trdng Sht 13-4-16KLE Group traded 270,000 shares and fell 5 cents, to end at $1.65, Knutsford Express closed with 1,601 units changing hands at $19. Lasco Distributors gained 4 cents to end at $5.04 with 59,000 units trading, Lasco Financial lost 10 cents to close at $2.90, with 40,889 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing lost 10 cents and ended with 126,350 shares changing hands to close at $3.50, Medical Disposables fell 5 cents in trading 1,000 shares to close at $3.15 and Paramount Trading ended with 3,460 shares trading to end at $11.

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Eppley up 26% in a week to Tuesday

April 12, 2016 by
Eppley added $46 to reach a new high on Tuesday

Eppley added $46 to reach a new high on Tuesday

Eppley surged $46 to hit an all-time high of $505 in trading on the Jamaican Stock Exchange junior market on Tuesday while trading 8,337 shares. The stock is now up 26.25 percent since last week with latest price putting the PE at 7.2 times last year’s earnings of $70.43 per share and comes ahead of the company exploring the raising of added equity capital for expansion.
The junior market closed slightly lower on Tuesday with a fall of 5.07 points to 1,819.09. Trading ended with 15 active securities, 5 of which advanced and 4 declined as 1,258,428 units valued at $7,440,298, changed hands.
There were 5 stocks closing with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and one ended with a lower offer.
At the end of trading, Access Financial had 500 shares trading to close at $16.60, Caribbean Producers traded 27,210 units and rose 5 cents to end at $4.10, Consolidated Bakeries had 782,175 units changing hands but fell 15 cents to $1, JM Trdng Sht 12-4-16Honey Bun had 80,402 shares trading and ended unchanged at $11. ISP Finance slipped 3 cents to close at $2.52 after trading 11,000 units, Jetcon Corporation rose 10 cents to close at $2.70 after 49,157 shares changed hands, Key Insurance closed at $3 with 1,000 units changing hands. KLE Group traded 4,231 shares and gained 1 cent to end at $1.70, Knutsford Express dropped $3 with 9,631 units changing hands at $19, Lasco Distributors ended with 30,890 units trading at $5. Lasco Financial closed at $3 with 17,962 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing lost 5 cents and ended with 199,772 shares changing hands to close at $3.60 and tTech traded 2,000 shares and gained 22 cents to end at $4.22.

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