Juniors closed mixed – Tuesday

July 12, 2016 by

Caribbean Cream climbed 40 cents in trading on Tuesday to end at $5.50.

Caribbean Cream climbed 40 cents in trading on Tuesday to end at $5.50.

The junior market closed with the market index closing higher by 11.31 points to end at 2,044.08 with just 724,885 shares trading with a value of $2,996,936 from 14 active securities with 6 advancing 6 declining. Trading is down from the 19 securities traded, accounting for 2,230,238 units valued at $6,146,551, on Monday.
At the end of trading, 7 stocks closed with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 ended with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging rose 10 cents to end at $12.51 with 100 units changing hands,JM - Sum 12-7-16r CAC 2000 ended with 1,940 shares but lost 10 cents to close at $6.40, Caribbean Cream gained 40 cents with 153,892 shares up from 153,892 units on Monday changing hands to close at $5.50. The company reported a rise of 9 percent in sales to $316 million for the May quarter and a jump of 81 percent in profit to $71 million or earnings per share of 19 cents. Consolidated Bakeries fell 10 cents in trading 71,559 shares to close at $2, Derrimon Trading closed at $3 with 133,163 shares changing hands, General Accident JM Trdng Sht 12-7-16lost 10 cents in trading 38,006 units at $2.05, Honey Bun traded 89,130 shares and lost 5 cents to close at $5.55. Iron Rock Insurance gained 15 cents in trading 49,100 shares and closed at $3.35. KLE fell 5 cents with 9,451 units changing hands at $1.15, Knutsford Express traded 3,336 units changing hands at $14.70, Lasco Distributors traded 2,586 units and rose 5 cents to end at $6.05. Lasco Financial ended with 30,000 shares changing hands, at $3.38, after gaining 23 cents, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $5.01 with 39,074 shares trading and rose 1 cent in the process and Medical Disposables traded 12,232 shares to close with a loss of 40 cents at $3.05.
The volumes for the highest closing bids and lowest offers were not available for publication.

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Modest recovery for juniors – Monday

July 11, 2016 by

JM signThe junior market closed trading on Monday with more securities participating and more stocks rising than declining than on Friday, but the market index closed higher at the end. The volume of stocks trading amounted to 2,230,238 units valued at $6,146,551, up from 508,544 units valued at $2,291,057 on Friday.
A total 19 securities traded compared to only 14 on Friday leading to 8 stocks advancing and 6 declining on Monday. The market index ended with a gain of 27.08 points and closed at 2,032.77.
At the end of trading, 4 stocks closed with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 ended with a lower offer.
JM - Sum 11-7-16At the close, AMG Packaging lost 15 cents to end at $12.41 with 18,255 units changing hands, Caribbean Cream gained 10 cents with 153,892 shares changing hands at $5.10, Caribbean Flavours gained 49 cents to close at $7 with 110,167 shares, Caribbean Producers traded 187,110 units with a decline of 8 cents to $3.01. Consolidated Bakeries gained 10 cents in trading 50,700 shares to close at $2.10, Derrimon Trading closed at $3 with 4,905 shares changing hands, General Accident gained 10 cents in trading 4,316 units at $2.15, Honey Bun traded 28,683 shares and gained 9 cents to close at $5.60. Iron Rock Insurance lost 5 cents in trading 21,000 shares and closed at $3.20. ISP Finance Services traded 1,000 shares at $4.10, Jamaican Teas ended with 82,616 shares trading at $3.84, after rising by 4 cents, JM Trdng Sht 11-7-16Jetcon Corporation traded 271,621 units and rose 5 cents to $2.70. K.L.E. Group rose 17 cents with 1,000,000 units changing hands at $1.20, Knutsford Express fell by $2.10 with 200 units changing hands at $14.70, Lasco Distributors traded 1,500 units and rose 18 cents to end at $6. Lasco Financial ended with 130,783 shares changing hands, at $3.15, after falling 7 cents, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $5 with 140,085 shares trading, but lost 3 cents in the process, Medical Disposables traded 2,000 shares to close at $3.45 and tTech ended with 21,405 units trading, to close at $4.

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LascoD & Carib Producers hit juniors – Wednesday

July 6, 2016 by

CPJ personThe junior market closed trading sharply down on Wednesday with the market index falling 56.88 points, to close at 2,133.57. A 90 cents falls in the price of the Caribbean Producers inflicted much damage to the market index which fell by 2.6 percent, Lasco Distributors also chipped in with a 40 cents fall. Both stocks were the subject of new information that is negative for their stock prices.
A total of 11 active securities with only 777,300 shares valued at $4,030,252, changing hands. At the close, 4 stocks advanced and 5 declined
At the end of trading 7 stocks closed with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 ended with lower offers.
JM - Sum 6-7-16At the end of trading, AMG Packaging fell 71 cents in trading 5,854 shares at $12.41, CAC 2000 lost 6 cents with 22,385 shares changing hands, to end at $6.56, Caribbean Cream traded 5,260 shares and gained 5 cents to end at $5.10. Investors continued to react negatively to the release by Caribbean Producers on Monday, about a write down of inventory and other charges, by marking the stock down again by 90 cents, in trading 264,600 shares to close at $3. At the close the only meaningful bid visible is at $1.50 to buy 999,000 units, offers include 30,000 at $3.80 and at $4 a total of 135,000 units. Consolidated Bakeries gained 15 cents in trading 2,800 shares to close at $2.15, the stock was offered at $2.10 at the close. JM Trde Sht 6-7-16C2W Music traded 5,589 shares to end at 28 cents, Honey Bun rose 1 cent to close at $5.51, with 21,460 units changing hands, Iron Rock Insurance traded 5,000 shares and fell 5 cents to close at $3.25. Lasco Distributors dropped 40 cents while trading 342,459 units to end at $7, as investors responded negatively to news that Pfizer is countering Lasco’s huge claim of more than US$300 million, with their estimate of less than US$1 million. Pfizer had previously challenged Lasco over their right to sell tablets for hypertension and lost, resulting in the need to quantify damages by the courts. Lasco Financial ended with 64,000 shares changing hands at $3.42, after gaining 22 cents and Lasco Manufacturing closed at $5 with 37,893 shares trading.

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Juniors hit by 6 losers – Tuesday

July 5, 2016 by

The junior market closed trading on Tuesday with the market index falling 16.25 points, to close at 2,190.45. A total of 13 active securities with only 450,190 shares valued at $1,993,763, changing hands. At the close, 4 stocks advanced and 6 declined.
JM - Sum 5-7-16At the end of trading 7 stocks closed with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 ended with lower offers.
At the end of trading, CAC 2000 gained 1 cent with 1,500 shares changing hands, to end at $6.56, Investors reacted negatively to the release by the Caribbean Producers on Monday, about a write down of inventory and other charges, by marking the stock down by 78 cents, in trading 100,545 shares to close at $3.90.At the close there were bids to buy 2,000 units at $3.85 and 50,000 units at $3.50 then 200,000 units at $3, offers are 98,000 at $4.68 and $4.69 with 50,000 units at $4.75. Dolphin Cove traded 6,282 shares to end with a rise of 35 cents at $12, General Accident Insurance closed at $2.05 with 46,820 units trading, Honey Bun fell 10 cents to close at $5.50, with 76,633 units changing hands, JM Trde Sht 5-7-16Iron Rock Insurance traded 9,000 shares and fell 5 cents to close at $3.30. Jamaican Teas traded 1,800 shares to close at $3.80, Jetcon Corporation lost 35 cents in trading 54,044 units to close at $2.60, Lasco Distributors rose 2 cents while trading 23,496 units to end at $7.40, Lasco Financial ended with 10,098 shares changing hands at $3.20. Lasco Manufacturing fell 1 cent and closed at $5 with 119,342 shares trading, Medical Disposables gained 5 cents in trading 530 shares to close at $3.45 and tTech declined by 10 cents in trading 100 units to close at $4.40.

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Juniors hit by 8 losers – Monday

July 4, 2016 by

The junior market closed trading on Monday with the market index falling by 8.94 points, to close at 2,206.70, disguising the wide gap in the decline, advance ratio. A total of 14 active securities compared to 13 on Friday traded but with only 626,581 shares valued at $2,868,043, changing hands on Monday.JM - Sum 4-7-16r At the close, 3 stocks advanced and 8 declined while two traded at new closing highs.
At the end of trading 7 stocks closed with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 ended with lower offers.
At the end of trading, Caribbean Cream fell 45 cents with 16,400 shares changing hands, to end at $5.45, Caribbean Producers, gained 38 cents in trading 1,970 shares at $4.68, Consolidated Bakeries had 50,000 units changing hands, to close at $2, C2W Music traded 10,000 and lost 1 cent to close at 28 cents. Derrimon Trading Company had 32,000 shares trading with a loss of 25 cents to end at $2.95, Dolphin Cove traded 6,083 shares, to end with a fall of 10 cents at $11.65, JM Trde Sht 4-7-16General Accident Insurance closed at $2.05 with 16,427 units trading. Honey Bun fell 45 cents to close at $5.60 with 51,022 units changing hands, Iron Rock Insurance traded 9.838 shares and rose 5 cents to close at $3.35, Jetcon Corporation traded only 900 units at $2.95, Knutsford Express fell 70 cents in trading a mere 460 shares to end at $16.80. Lasco Distributors fell 12 cents in trading 11,893 units to end at $7.38, Lasco Financial slipped 25 cents and ended with 25,341 shares changing hands at $3.20 and Lasco Manufacturing closed at $5.01 with 394,247 shares trading after rising by a cent.

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Juniors enter July with gains – Friday

July 1, 2016 by

Caribbean Cream traded at a new all time closing high on Friday of $5.50.

Caribbean Cream traded at a new all time closing high on Friday of $5.50.

The junior market closed trading on Friday with the market index up by 7.48 points, to close at 2,215.64, sitting 85 points below the upper end of a rising channel, at the 2,300 points level that could constrain short term upward movement. A total of 13 active securities compared to 16 on Thursday traded but with only 1,681,148 shares valued at $7,205,861, changing hands on Friday. At the close, 6 stocks advanced and only 1 declined while two traded at new closing highs.
JM - Sum 1-7-16.xlsxAt the end of trading 6 stocks closed with the bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 ended with lower offers.
At the end of trading, Blue Power closed at a new high of $16 with 3,881 units trading to gain $1, Caribbean Cream gained 50 cents with 96,989 shares changing hands, to end at a new closing high of $5.50. Out of favour, Caribbean Flavours, lost 5 cents in trading 11,039 shares at $6.51, Consolidated Bakeries gained 20 cents with 373,576 units changing hands, to close at $2, JM Trdng Sht 1-7-16.xlsxDolphin Cove traded 5,000 shares, to end with a rise of 10 cents at $11.75, General Accident Insurance closed at $2.05 with 4,147 units trading. Honey Bun gained 45 cents to close at $6.05 with 58,441 units changing hands, Knutsford Express traded a mere 200 shares to end at $17.50, Lasco Distributors traded 76,398 units to end at $7.50, Lasco Financial ended with 2,713 shares changing hands at $3.45. Lasco Manufacturing closed at $5 with 301,603 shares trading, Medical Disposables traded 400 shares to close at $3.40 and tTech gained 50 cents in trading 746,761 units to close at $4.50.

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Partial recovery for juniors – Wednesday

June 29, 2016 by

The junior market closed trading on Wednesday with the market index climbed by 22.74 points, recovering a large part of the big loss on Tuesday, to close at 2,190.33 as Lasco Distributors recovered some of yesterday’s loss. Only 11 active securities with the volume JM sum 29-6-16at 1,318,717 shares valued at $3,968,524 changed hands. At the close, 5 stocks advanced and 3 declined.
At the end of trading 8 stocks closed with the bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 ended with lower offers.
At the end of trading, Caribbean Cream fell 24 cents with 58,663 shares changing hands, to close at $4.86 after trading at an all-time high of $5.50, Consolidated Bakeries traded 859,272 shares, lost 5 cents to end at $1.80, Dolphin Cove traded 14,300 units and rose 5 cents higher at $11.65. General Accident Insurance fell 1 cent to close at $2.05 with 112,200 units trading, JM Trdng Sht-29-6-16Honey Bun gained 30 cents to close at $5.50 with 14,517 units changing hands, Iron Rock Insurance had 16,900 shares changing hands with a gain of 4 cents to end at $3.30, Knutsford Express Services traded 28,182 shares at $17.50. Lasco Distributors gained 50 cents in trading 12,110 units to end at $7.50, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $5 with 199,373 shares trading, Medical Disposables traded 1,100 shares to close with a gain of 30 cents at $3.30 and tTech traded 2,100 units at $4.

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Juniors close down on Monday

June 27, 2016 by

JM sum 27-6-16The junior market closed trading on Monday with only 9 active securities as the volume climbed to 3,510,504 shares valued at $14,348,452 changing hands as the market saw a number of relatively large trades taking place. At the close the junior market index fell by 10.02 points to 2,205.61. Only 3 stocks advanced and 2 declined.
At the end of trading 5 stocks closed with the bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 ended with lower offers.
At the end of trading, Consolidated Bakeries traded 623,874 units to end at $1.85, Derrimon Trading closed with 100,000 shares changing hands at $3.20 after declining by 10 cents, General Accident traded at $2.06, with 85,500 shares changing hands, Honey Bun lost 20 cents to close at $5.60 with 1,011,707 units changing hands.JM Trdng Sht-27-6-16 A total of 987,000 of the Honey Bun shares traded between $5 and $5.20. Iron Rock Insurance closed at $3.26 with 187,915 units changing hands for a gain of 6 cents, at the close the bid is at $3.20 to buy 4.67 million units. Jamaican Teas ended with 96,271 shares but lost 40 cents to close at $3.40, Knutsford Express closed trading with 1,033 shares, to end at $17.50, Lasco Distributors traded 27,017 units to end with a gain of 10 cents, at $7.60. Lasco Financial closed with a fall of 11 cents at $3.50, with 385,735 shares changing hands and Lasco Manufacturing lost 1 cent to close at $5 with 1,083,723 shares trading.

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Honey Bun drops 80c in early JSE trading

June 27, 2016 by

Trading, early Monday morning on the Jamaica Stock Exchange continues the slow and moderate pace of recent weeks with few stocks trading over 100,000 shares. After 75 minutes of trading in the early morning session, on Monday, the indices gave up ground with losses in recorded in all the main ones.
ICI intra JSE 27-06-16 Only three stocks that did are Consolidated Bakeries with 323,874 shares at $1.90, Honey Bun with 1,007,307 units but the price fell by 8 cents to $5 and Iron Rock with 187,915 units at $3.20 but still has 4,673,129 units on the bid to buy at $3.20.
Trading resulted in activity in 20 securities, accounting for a volume of 1,662,709 shares compared to as 11 stocks gained and 5 declined, including Jamaica Producers that fell by 99 cents to $48.01, with 7,317 shares changing hands. The average number of shares traded amounts to 83,135 units compared to an average of 45,191 units on Friday.
The all Jamaica Composite Index fell 233.06 points to 176,930.60, the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index dipped 208.39 points to 159,249.24 the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index fell 200.32 to close at 170,442.94 points andthe junior market index slipped 1.17 points to 2,214.46.

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Juniors close flat on Friday

June 24, 2016 by

JM SignThe junior market closed trading on Friday with 16 active securities as the volume amounted to 1,686,917 shares valued at $7,442,746 changing hands. At the close the junior market index fell by a mere 0.13 points to 2,215.63. Only 2 stocks advanced and 7 declined.
At the end of trading 5 stocks closed with the bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 ended with lower offers.
At the end of trading, CAC 2000 traded 350 units and rose 35 cents to end at $6.95, JM sum 24-6-16Caribbean Flavours traded 12,682 shares at $7, Caribbean Producers had 15,900 units trading to close at $4, Consolidated Bakeries traded 38,000 units to end at $1.85. C2W Music end trading with 7,019 shares at 34 cents, Dolphin Cove traded 24,218 units at $11.60, General Accident traded with the loss of 4 cents at $2.06, with 3,400 shares changing hands, Honey Bun gained 10 cents to close at $5.80 with 34,568 units changing hand. Iron Rock Insurance closed at $3.20 with 59,000 units changing hands, Jamaican Teas ended with 96,271 shares but lost 40 cents to close at $3.40, JM Trdng Sht-24-16Jetcon Corporation closed trading with 138,928 shares, to end at $2.65, Lasco Distributors traded 67,216 units to end with a loss of 30 cents, at $7.50. Lasco Financial closed with a fall of 5 cents at $3.39, with 321,690 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing lost 1 cent to close at $5 with 810,020 shares trading, Medical Disposables traded 11,500 shares to close at $3.50 after shedding 10 cents, Derrimon Trading 11.75% preference share traded 46,155 units but lost 6 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.08.

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