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First drop in 12 days for Junior Market

August 7, 2019 by IC Insider.com

The record-breaking run by the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange was halted, in trading on Wednesday, with the market index declining 28.31 points to close at 3,540.54 for the first fall in 12 days.
Junior Market ended trading with 35 securities changing hands, down from 32 on Monday, as prices of 13 securities rose, 15 declined and 7 remained unchanged.
At the close, Limners and Bards ended at a record close of $3.94, but traded as high as $4.51, Elite Diagnostic closed at a record high of $6.50, after trading as high as $7. Jamaican Teas traded at an intra-day record of $8 but closed at a record closing high of $7.95, Lasco Financial traded at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.50 and Lasco Manufacturing ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.16.
Market activities resulted in an exchange of 7,903,203 units valued at $35,396,687 compared to 5,633,068 units valued at $25,345,257 on Monday.
Trading ended with an average of 225,806 units for an average of $1,011,334 in contrast to 176,033 units for an average of $792,039 on Monday for each security traded. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to units 195,575 valued at 871,008 in contrast to 179,783 shares valued at $797,704 for each security traded. July ended with an average of 138,412 units with a value of $563,215 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows two stocks closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and one closed with a lower offer.
Stocks trading| Access Financial dropped $4.75 to end at $43.2, after trading 288 shares, AMG Packaging lost 5 cents to settle at $2.25 with 123,847 shares changing hands, Blue Power shed 70 cents to end at $10 with 35,540 stock units trading, CAC 2000 fell $1 to end at $15 with 470 stock units trading. Caribbean Cream lost 30 cents to end at $4.20 with 26,162 shares changing hands, Caribbean Flavours declined $2.10 trading of 500 units to close at $14, Cargo Handlers ended trading of 8,946 shares after rising $1 to end at $12, Caribbean Producers settled at $4.80 with 184,295 shares changing hands. Consolidated Bakeries added 30 cents trading of 82,874 units to close at $2.50, Dolphin Cove closed at $12.05 trading 2,000 stock units, Derrimon Trading climbed 40 cents in trading of 50,000 units to close at $3. Everything Fresh lost 1 cent in exchanging 56,359 shares at $1.58, Elite Diagnostic ended trading with 121,813 shares, after rising 10 cents to end at 52 weeks’ high of $6.50, Express Catering shed 15 cents in trading 108,769 units at $6.35, Fontana lost 10 cents to settle at $8.50 with 424,202 shares changing hands. Fosrich Group closed trading with 142,396 units after falling 32 cents to end at $4.61, General Accident closed trading of 109,600 units at $5.40, Honey Bun climbed 40 cents to settle at $5.40 with 124,500 shares changing hands, iCreate closed at 80 cents, with 26,526 stock units trading, Indies Pharma rose 50 cents in trading of 326,867 units at $3.71. Iron Rock Insurance closed trading of 261,345 units at $4, ISP Finance jumped $2.15 in trading of 500 units at $13.65, Jamaican Teas rose 95 cents in trading 155,984 units at record closing high of $7.95, Jetcon Corporation climbed 4 cents in exchanging 2,287 shares at $2. Knutsford Express settled at $12 with 2,653 shares changing hands, Limners and Bards added 4 cents and exchanged 4,245,953 shares to end at a record close of $3.94. Lasco Distributors rose 31 cents trading 62,793 shares to close at $3.46, Lasco Financial closed trading of 192,840 units and gained 53 cents to end at 52 weeks’ high of $6.50, Lasco Manufacturing climbed 76 cents in exchanging 880,251 shares to end at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $5.16. Medical Disposables ended trading of 32,090 shares, after rising $1.80 to end at $7 after the company reported slightly lower profit in the first quarter, to June. Main Event ended market activity exchanging 7,360 shares to close at $7 after falling 84 cents, Paramount Trading shed 40 cents trading of 2,000 units to close at $1.80, and Stationery and Office Supplies closed trading of 2,664 units and shed 59 cents to end at $12 and tTech settle at $6 with 43,529 shares changing hands.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Access Financial, AMG Packaging, Best performing stock market, Blue Power, CAC2000, Cargo Handlers, Caribbean Flavours, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Dolphin Cove, Elite Diagnostic, Emerging markets, Everything Fresh, Express Catering, Fontana, FosRich, General Accident, Honey Bun, iCreate, Indies Pharma, ISP Finance, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Limners and Bards, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity, tTech

Junior Market hits new record high

August 5, 2019 by IC Insider.com

New record high for the JSE main market.

The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange in trading on Monday with the market closing at a new record high, with the index rising 31.64 to close at 3,569 with a 10 percent gain for the year.
Junior Market ended trading with 32 securities changing hands, down from 35 on Friday, as prices of 14 securities rose, 12 declined and 6 remained unchanged.
At the close, Limners and Bards ended at a record close of $3.90, Elite Diagnostic closed at a record high of $6.40, General Accident closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.40, Lasco Financial traded at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.97 but Jamaican Teas traded at an intra-day record of $7.50 but pulled back after.
Market activities resulted in an exchange of 5,633,068 units valued at $25,345,257 compared to 6,412,413 units valued at $28,100,938 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 176,033 units for an average of $792,039 in contrast to 183,212 units for $802,884 on Friday for each security traded. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to units 179,783 valued at $797,704. July ended with an average of 138,412 units with a value of $563,215 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 closed with lower offers.
Stocks ending with price changes| Blue Power lost 1.80 cents in trading 128,748 shares to close at $10.70, Caribbean Flavours declined $1.06 in trading of 43,842 units to close at $16.10, Caribbean Cream climbed 25 cents and exchanged 1,000 shares at $4.50, Cargo Handlers ended trading 978 shares, after rising 3 cents to end at $11. Consolidated Bakeries shed 10 cents in trading of 55,878 units at $2.20, Dolphin Cove closed 5 cents higher at $12.05, with 3,122 stock units trading, Derrimon Trading shed 20 cents in trading of 331,272 units to close at $2.60, Express Catering shed 20 cents in trading 139,420 units at $6.50. Everything Fresh climbed 24 cents and exchanged 166,102 shares at $1.59. Elite Diagnostic ended trading with 29,406 shares, after rising 18 cents to end at 52 weeks’ high of $6.40, Fosrich Group closed trading with 32,427 units and gained 3 cents to end at $4.93. General Accident closed trading of 100,100 units and gained 50 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.40, iCreate closed 10 cents higher at 80 cents, with 72,719 stock units trading, Indies Pharma dipped 9 cents in trading of 439,404 units at $3.21, Iron Rock Insurance shed 5 cents in trading of 23,919 units at $4. Infrequently traded ISP Finance dropped $2.15 in trading of 26,659 units at $11.50, Jamaican Teas lost 26 cents in trading of 220,533 units at $7, Jetcon Corporation climbed 3 cents in exchanging 61,340 shares at $1.96. Limners and Bards climbed 15 cents and exchanged 2,638,421 shares to end at a record close of $3.90. Lasco Distributors lost 25 cents trading 135,609 shares to close at $3.15, Lasco Financial closed trading of 129,841 units and gained 47 cents to end at 52 weeks’ high of $5.97, Lasco Manufacturing climbed 15 cents in exchanging 125,484 shares at $4.40, Medical Disposables ended trading 100 shares, after rising 80 cents to end at $8.80. Main Event ended market activity exchanging 6,210 shares to close at $7.84 after falling 11 cents, Paramount Trading shed 18 cents in trading of 15,000 units to close at $2.20, and Stationery and Office Supplies closed trading of 386 units and gained 39 cents to end at $12.59.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: AMG Packaging, Best performing stock market, Blue Power, Cargo Handlers, Caribbean Flavours, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Dolphin Cove, Elite Diagnostic, Emerging markets, Everything Fresh, Express Catering, Fontana, FosRich, General Accident, Honey Bun, iCreate, Indies Pharma, ISP Finance, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Limners and Bards, Main Event, Paramount Trading, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity

2019 Junior Market losses almost cleared

July 23, 2019 by IC Insider.com

The Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market Index rose 38.69 points to close at 3,189.88 on Tuesday and sits just 1.8 percent below the opening level for the year and just slightly lower than the close on January 23.
Blue Power jumped to a 52 weeks’ intraday high of $10 while Elite Diagnostic traded at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.20 but pulled back to $5 at the close.
The market closed on Tuesday with 31 securities changing hands, compared to 28 on Monday, resulting in the prices of 11 rising 10 declining and 7 remaining unchanged.
Trading picked up over Monday’s levels with an exchange of 6,303,420 units valued at $17,549,511, compared to 2,560,330 units priced at $11,043,949 on Monday.
Trading ended with an average of 203,336 units at $566,113 for each security traded, in contrast to 91,440 units for an average of $394,427 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 94,283 units with a value of $324,317 for each security traded, compared to 87,090 units with a value of $308,369 traded previously. June ended with an average of 166,169 units at $674,841 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 6 stocks closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and one closed with a lower offer.
Stocks ending with price changes| Access Financial gained $1.45 to end at $47.95, trading 1,093 shares, Access Financial gained $47.95 to end at $1.45, trading 1,093 shares, AMG Packaging exchanged 89,626 shares to close at $2.30 after falling 13 cents, Blue Power gained $2.01 to end at record high of $10 trading 2,100 stock units. Derrimon Trading lost 37 cents trading of 4,953,267 units at $2.19, Express Catering closed trading of 82,000 units and gained 34 cents to end at $6.15, Elite Diagnostic ended market activity exchanging 23,000 shares to close at $5 after falling 15 cents, Fosrich Group climbed 4 cents and exchanged 23,155 shares at $4.72. Fontana gained $1.14 to end at $8.45 with 355,933 stock units trading, General Accident dipped 23 cents in trading of 64,972 units at $4.15, iCreate closed trading of 102,500 units and gained 6 cents to end at 66 cents, ISP Finance fell 20 cents in trading of 3,783 units to end at $13.65. Jamaican Teas lost 13 cents in trading 100 shares to close at $4.30, Jetcon Corporation exchanged 73,886 shares to close at $1.60 after falling 20 cents, Lasco Distributors dipped 18 cents in trading of 55,300 units at $3.15, Lasco Manufacturing shed 8 cents in trading of 29,235 units at $4.20. Medical Disposables closed trading of 53,095 units and gained 30 cents to end at $7. Main Event climbed 45 cents and exchanged 12,176 shares at $7, Ironrock Insurance climbed 4 cents and exchanged 500 shares at $3.57, Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 69 cents and exchanged 26,328 shares to end at $9.70 and tTech Limited ended trading of 62,382 shares, after rising 15 cents to end at $5.25.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Access Financial, AMG Packaging, Best performing stock market, Blue Power, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Dolphin Cove, Elite Diagnostic, Emerging markets, Everything Fresh, Express Catering, Fontana, FosRich, General Accident, GWest, Honey Bun, iCreate, Indies Pharma, ISP Finance, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity, tTech

Junior Market volume rises – Thursday

July 11, 2019 by IC Insider.com

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Elite Diagnostics traded at a new high of $5.02 on the Junior Market on Thursday.

Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Thursday with an exchange of 6,999,633 units valued at $19,497,999 compared to 5,751,985 units valued at $21,162,399 on Wednesday.
Market activities ended with 28 securities changing hands, down from 32 securities on Wednesday, resulting in the prices of 11 securities advancing, 7 declining and 10 remaining unchanged. The Junior Market Index inched 0.32 points up to close at 3,066.79.
Elite Diagnostic traded at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.02 but pulled back at the close and CAC2000 preference share traded at a 52 weeks’ low.
Trading ended with an average of 249,987 units for an average of $696,357 in contrast to 179,750 units for an average of $661,325 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 90,650 shares valued at $314,545 for each security traded compared to 71,584 shares valued at $268,858 traded previously. June ended with an average of 166,169 units at $674,841 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one closed with a lower offer.
Stocks ending with price changes| AMG Packaging lost 11 cents in trading 39,864 shares to close at $2, Blue Power ended with a loss of 1 cent at $5.50 with 303 stock units changing hands, CAC 2000 climbed 4 cents and exchanged 100 shares at $13.10, Caribbean Cream closed 4 cents higher at $5.54, with 13,300 stock units trading. Derrimon Trading fell 3 cents in trading 5,380,504 units to close at $2.40. Elite Diagnostic declined 30 cents in trading of 283,380 units at $4.70, Express Catering closed 30 cents higher at $6.40, with 24,695 stock units trading, Fosrich Group declined 29 cents trading 16,667 units at $4.25, Fontana exchanged 146,183 shares, after rising 25 cents to end at $6. Gwest Corporation ended trading with 146,416 shares, after rising 1 cent to end at 81 cents, iCreate closed 2 cents higher at 72 cents, with an exchange of 50,704 stock units, Indies Pharma exchanged 165,048 shares, after rising 5 cents to end at $3.06, ISP Finance traded 5,000 shares, after rising 20 cents to end at $13.85. Jamaican Teas closed 9 cents higher at $4.50, with 164,588 stock units changing hands, Lasco Distributors fell 10 cents in trading 43,349 units at $3.30, Lasco Manufacturing closed 1 cent higher at $4.10, with 26,900 stock units trading and Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 79 cents to $9.80, with an exchange of 94,378 stock units. In the junior market preference segment, CAC 2000 shed 25 cents in trading 80,114 units at 52 weeks’ low of 90 cents.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Access Financial, AMG Packaging, Best performing stock market, Blue Power, CAC2000, Cargo Handlers, Caribbean Producers, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Elite Diagnostic, Emerging markets, Everything Fresh, Express Catering, Fontana, FosRich, GWest, Honey Bun, iCreate, Indies Pharma, ISP Finance, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity

Junior Market inches higher – Thursday

July 4, 2019 by IC Insider.com

Fontana traded at a record high of $6.50.

Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange finished on Thursday with 31 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 1,571,911 units valued at $7,260,237 compared to 2,596,610 units valued at $10,273,509 on Wednesday.
At the close of market activities, the prices of 12 securities advanced, 11 declined and 8 remained unchanged. The Junior Market Index advanced 9.90 points to close at 3,108.84.
rading ended with an average of 50,707 units for an average of $234,201 in contrast to 89,538 units for an average of $354,259 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 59,608 shares valued at $233,610 for each security traded compared to 63,015 shares valued at $233,383 traded previously. June ended with an average of 166,169 units at $674,841 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging declined 10 cents in trading of 21,794 units at $1.90, Caribbean Cream shed 20 cents in trading of 63,191 units to close at $4.80, Caribbean Flavours climbed 30 cents and exchanged 10,000 shares at $14.30, Caribbean Producers ended trading with 1,500 shares, after rising 19 cents to end at $4.95. Consolidated Bakeries declined by 20 cents to settle at $1.80, in exchanging 25,100 shares, Dolphin Cove climbed 5 cents and traded 25,332 shares at $11.75, Derrimon Trading climbed 4 cents with 20,100 shares trading at $2.54. Everything Fresh lost 3 cents in trading 26,106 units at $1.37, Elite Diagnostic ended trading with 73,335 shares, after rising 5 cents to end at $4.40, Express Catering closed 17 cents higher at $6.87, with 20,125 stock units trading, Fosrich Group lost 21 cents in trading 24,039 shares to close at 4.25 cents. Fontana ended trading with 418,248 shares, after rising 5 cents to end at a record high of $5.90,but the stock traded as higgh as $6.50 in the morning. General Accident ended trading with 27,371 shares, after rising 15 cents to end at $4.20, GWest Corporation declined by 3 cents to settle at all-time low of 98 cents, iCreate closed 1 cent higher at 73 cents, with 54,529 stock units trading. Indies Pharma climbed 3 cents and exchanged 22,427 shares at $3.18, ISP Finance declined $3.35 in trading of 2,916 units to close at $13.65, Jetcon Corporation lost 18 cents in trading of 10,650 units at close at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.70, Key Insurance decline 35 cents in trading of 5,494 units at $3. Lasco Distributors gained 5 cents and finished trading at 40,207 shares at $3.35, Lasco Financial closed trading of 280,000 shares at $4.10, Lasco Manufacturing lost 5 cents in trading 221,052 shares to close at $4.20, Main Event closed trading of 44,886 units and gained 42 cents to end at $6.52 and Paramount Trading lost 20 cents in trading of 1,300 units at $1.80.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Access Financial, AMG Packaging, Best prforming stock market, CAC2000, Cargo Handlers, Caribbean Flavours, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Dolphin Cove, Elite Diagnostic, Emerging markets, Everything Fresh, Express Catering, Fontana, FosRich, General Accident, GWest, Honey Bun, iCreate, Indies Pharma, ISP Finance, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Paramount Trading, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity

More losses for Junior Market – Wednesday

July 3, 2019 by IC Insider.com

Junior Market stock trading.

The Junior Market Index declined 36.09 points on Wednesday on top of the 30 points lost on Tuesday to close at 3,098.94 as declining stock overwhelmed advancing ones 2 to 1.
Trading ended with 29 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 2,596,610 units valued at $10,273,509 compared to 2,119,746 units valued at $7,175,273 on Tuesday.
At the close of market activities, the prices of 7 securities advanced, 14 declined and 8 remained unchanged.
Trading ended with an average of 89,538 units for an average of $354,259 in contrast to 73,095 units for an average of $247,423 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 63,015 shares valued $233,383 for each security traded compared to 48,223 units valued at $165,972 traded previously. June ended with an average of 166,169 units at $674,841 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close of the market, Access Financial declined $2.80 to settle at $43.20 in trading 22,140 shares, Amg Packaging lost 6 cents in trading of 264,709 units at $2, Blue Power ended trading with 3,540 shares, after rising 45 cents to end at $5.40, Cargo Handlers shed 50 cents in trading of 5,492 units to close at $9. Caribbean Cream traded 37,500 shares at $5, Caribbean Producers shed 14 cents in trading of 15,000 units at $4.76. Derrimon Trading gained 1 to end at $2.50, trading 63,402 shares, Dolphin Cove dipped 5 cents in trading of 2,992 units at $11.70, Everything Fresh closed with a loss of 8 cents at $1.40, in swapping of 22,500 shares, Elite Diagnostic closed trading of 12,000 units and gained 25 cents to end at $4.35. Express Catering traded 12,229 shares, to end at $6.70, Fosrich Group closed with a loss of 3 cents at $4.46, in swapping of 29,029, shares, Fontana Limited climbed 25 cents and exchanged 91,310 shares at a closing record high of $5.85, General Accident declined 15 cents in trading of 11,885 units at $4.05. GWest Corporation fell 4 cents in exchanging 240,626 units at an all-time closing low of $1.01, Honey Bun shed 40 cents in trading of 16,166 units at $6.20, iCreate ended with a loss of 1 cent at 72 cents with 75,067 stock units changing hands, Indies Pharma climbed 14 cents and exchanged 82,496 shares at $3.15. Iron Rock Insurance climbed 15 cents and exchanged 3,002 shares at $3.50, ISP Finance closed at $17 with an exchange of 3,200 shares, Jamaican Teas ended trading with 15,333 shares, after rising 54 cents to end at $4.40. Key Insurance traded 8,867 shares at $3.35, Lasco Distributors fell 10 cents in trading of 415,716 units at $3.30, Lasco Financial closed with a loss of 60 cents at $4.10, in trading of 383,802 shares, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.25, with an exchange of 651,176 stock units. Main Event ended at $6.10, trading 34,859 stock units and Medical Disposables declined 2 cents in exchanging 30,500 units at $6.70 and Derrimon Trading preference shares saw 2,000 units crossing the exchange at $2.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Access Financial, AMG Packaging, Best prforming stock market, Blue Power, Cargo Handlers, Caribbean Producers, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Dolphin Cove, Elite Diagnostic, Emerging markets, Everything Fresh, Express Catering, Fontana, FosRich, General Accident, GWest, Honey Bun, iCreate, Indies Pharma, ISP Finance, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity

High level of Junior Market trading – Thursday

June 20, 2019 by IC Insider.com

Honey Bun ended at a 52 week’s closing high on Thursday.

Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Thursday with 34 securities changing hands up from 25 on Wednesday
The market Index rose 31.02 points to close at 3,129.98 as the prices of 19 securities advanced, 8 declined and 7 remained unchanged.
The market closed with, an exchange of 8,504,010 units valued at $31,076,711 compared to 1,780,876 units valued at $6,995,830 on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 250,118 units for an average of $914,021 in contrast to 71,235 units for an average of $279,833 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to units 195,632 at $730,567, previously, 165,183 shares valued at $713,709. In contrast, May ended with an average of 81,626 units for $311,248 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging closed 1 cent higher at $2, in trading 90,810 stock units, Blue Power traded 34,108 shares at $4.50, CAC 2000 rose $1.24 in trading 345 shares to close at $14, Cargo Handlers ended trading with 1,100 shares, after rising 20 cents to end at $9.20. Caribbean Cream fell 39 cents to settle at $5.40 with an exchange of 13,700 shares, Caribbean Producers lost 15 cents trading 30,354 units at $4.75, Consolidated Bakeries closed trading of 117,929 units with a gain of 1 cent to end at $2. Derrimon Trading closed at $2.60 trading 64,000 shares, Dolphin Cove concluded trading of 1,230 shares with a rise of $1.25 to end at $11.75, Elite Diagnostic closed with a loss of 5 cents at $3.95, swapping of 21,074, shares, Everything Fresh traded 102,200 units to close at $1.47. Express Catering declined 10 cents to settle at $7 after exchanging 36,500 shares, FosRich Group dipped 15 cents in trading of 95,805 units at $4.85, Fontana closed 15 cents higher at $4.55, with 207,732 stock units trading, General Accident fell 5 cents in trading of 5,101,798 units at $4.15. GWest Corporation ended trading with 30,000 shares, after rising 9 cents to end at $1.15, Honey Bun closed trading of 98,562 units and gained 50 cents to end at record high of $7, iCreate climbed 1 cent and exchanged 105,757 shares in closing at 80 cents. Indies Pharma closed trading of 37,672 units after gaining 10 cents to end at $3.20, Iron Rock declined by 5 cents to settle at $3.50, in exchanging 41,210 shares, ISP Finance settled at $4.13 higher at $19.63 with just 398 units changing hands, Jamaican Teas closed trading of 21,000 units and gained 5 cents to end at $4.35. Jetcon Corporation closed trading of 155,708 units, rising 1 cent to end at $2. KLE Group exchanged 30,547 shares to close at $2.15, Knutsford Express closed trading of 3,478 units at $11, Lasco Distributors closed with a loss of 9 cents at $3.60 after swapping 52,667, shares. Lasco Financial ended trading with 73,387 shares, after rising 10 cents to end at $5.40, Lasco Manufacturing added 10 cents in exchanging 106,316 shares at $4.10, Main Event closed 40 cents higher at $5.90, with 170,410 stock units trading, Medical Disposables closed trading of 72,400 units at $7. Paramount Trading closed 3 cents higher at $2.03, trading 2,762 stock units, SSL Venture Capital ended trading with 1,542,184 shares, after rising 1 cent to end at $1.61, Stationery and Office ended trading of 40,567 shares, to end at $9.60 and tTech traded 300 shares, after rising 60 cents to end at $5.46.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: AMG Packaging, Best performing stock market, Blue Power, CAC2000, Cargo Handlers, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Dolphin Cove, Elite Diagnostic, Emerging markets, Everything Fresh, Express Catering, Fontana, FosRich, General Accident, GWest, Honey Bun, iCreate, Indies Pharma, ISP Finance, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, SSL Venture Capital, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity, tTech

Junior Market trading drops – Tuesday

June 18, 2019 by IC Insider.com

Trading levels pulled back sharply on Tuesday at the close of the Junior Market and ending with 27 securities changing hands, against 35 on Monday.
Volume of stocks trading fell 49 percent and the value declined 66 percent, compared to Monday. At the close, prices of 14 stocks rose, 9 declined and 4 remained unchanged leading the market index to inch 3.83 points higher to 3,133.31.
Just 1,355,631 units, valued $6,100,280 traded, compared to 2,681,294 units valued at $18,082,805 previously.
Trading ended with an average of 50,209 units for an average of $225,936 in contrast to 76,608 units for an average of $516,652 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 171,991 shares with a value of $745,149 compared to 182,331 shares carrying a value of $789,233 previously. In contrast, May closed with an average of 81,626 units for an average of $311,248 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a offer.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging traded 13,709 shares at $2, Caribbean Cream climbed 29 cents in exchanging 1,100 shares at $5.79, Caribbean Producers lost 10 cents in trading 4,303 units at $4.90, Consolidated Bakeries closed 23 cents higher at $1.99, with 100 stock units trading. Derrimon Trading closed with a loss of 10 cents at $2.60, in swapping 40,681 shares, Dolphin Cove closed unchanged at $12 with just 800 shares traded, Everything Fresh declined by 12 cents to settle at $1.50, after trading 2,189 units, Elite Diagnostic closed 10 cents higher at $3.95, with 29,150 stock units trading. Express Catering shed 10 cents in trading of 139,445 units at $6.90, FosRich Group close with a loss of 4 cents at $4.96, exchanging 22,698 shares, Fontana ended trading with 77,631 shares, after rising 19 cents to end at $4.39, General Accident closed 15 cents higher at $4.20, with 586 stock units trading. GWest Corporation rose 17 cents to close at $1.20, in exchanging 490 shares, Honey Bun dipped 2 cents in trading of 20,889 units at $6.33, Indies Pharma traded 74,924 shares, after rising 20 cents to end at $3.30, Iron Rock closed 3 cents higher at $3.55, with 32,000 stock units trading. ISP Finance climbed 50 cents and exchanged 2,916 shares at $15.50, Jamaican Teas gained 6 cents in exchanging 1,104 shares at $4.50, Jetcon Corporation declined by 5 cents to settle at $1.95 after trading 54,881 units, Key Insurance climbed 35 cents and exchanged 180,623 shares at $3.35. Lasco Distributors fell 5 cents trading 23,742 units to close at $3.65, Lasco Financial exchanged 290,924 shares at $5.20, Lasco Manufacturing dipped 14 cents in trading 127,727 units to close at $4.01, Main Event ended trading with 65,328 shares, after rising 2 cents in closing at $5.45. Medical Disposables closed 10 cents higher at $7.50, with 9,507 stock units trading, SSL Venture Capital rose 10 cents to $1.60, in trading 16,400 shares and Stationery and Office closed trading of 53,750 units and gained 5 cents to end at $9.50.

Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: AMG Packaging, Best performing stock market, Caribbean Flavours, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Dolphin Cove, Elite Diagnostic, Emerging markets, Express Catering, Fontana, FosRich, General Accident, GWest, Honey Bun, Indies Pharma, ISP Finance, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Medical Disposables, SSL Venture Capital, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity

Junior Market inched higher – Wednesday

June 12, 2019 by IC Insider.com

Trading levels declined on Wednesday compared to Tuesday, ending with 2,945,014 units valued at $13,949,439 changing hands, compared to 6,856,068 units valued $29,636,228 changing hands previously.
Trading ended with an average of 101,552 units for an average of $481,015 in contrast to 228,536 units for an average of $987,874 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 226,213 shares carrying a value of $959,667 compared to 244,564 shares carrying a value of $1,030,128 previously. In contrast, May closed with an average of 81,626 units for an average of $311,248 for each security traded.
At the close of market activities, 29 securities changed hands, compared to 30 on Tuesday, resulting in prices of 4 advancing, 15 declining and 10 remaining unchanged. The market index rose a mere 3.05 points to close at 3,130.94.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 2 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 1 cent at $1.99, with 13,997 stock units changing hands, Blue Power concluded trading of 32,500 units, and rose 7 cents to $4.50, Cargo Handlers settled at $9.50, with 1,000 shares, Caribbean Cream ended trading of 1,926 shares at $5.27. Caribbean Producers finished trading 523,000 units at $4.80, Consolidated Bakeries closed with a loss of 20 cents at $1.80, with an exchange of 20,000 shares, Derrimon Trading fell 2 cents to $2.77, with an exchange of 256,383 shares, Everything Fresh settled at $1.59, trading 6,000 units. Elite Diagnostic ended trading of 16,365 shares, with a loss of 39 cents at $3.85, Express Catering added 9 cents to close at $6.99, with an exchange of 6,000 shares, FosRich Group finished trading 18,189 shares, with a loss of 3 cents at $4.95, Fontana closed with a loss of 9 cents at $4.11, with 120,087 stock units changing hands. General Accident ended 3 cents higher at $4.15, after exchanging 49,000 units, Honey Bun finished with a loss of 2 cents at $5.93, with an exchange of 333,703 shares, iCreate settled at 77 cents, with 15,385 shares trading, Indies Pharma ended trading of 302,963 stock units 11 cents higher to $3.26. Iron Rock traded 21,150 units, with a loss of 15 cents at $3.50, ISP Finance dropped $4.50 to close at $15, in trading 4,300 shares, Jamaican Teas closed at $4.40, with 80,560 shares changing hands, Jetcon Corporation ended with a loss of 1 cent at $2.09, trading 15,623 shares. Key Insurance closed with a loss of 15 cents at $3, after exchanging 10,563 stock units, Knutsford Express settled at $12.50, with 3,032 shares crossing the exchange, Lasco Distributors ended trading 395,342 shares at $3.50, Lasco Financial closed with a loss of 15 cents at $5, with 180,422 shares changing hands. Lasco Manufacturing traded 210,979 stock units with a loss of 10 cents at $4, Medical Disposables lost 30 cents to end at $7.50, with an exchange of 4,950 shares, SSL Venture Capital ended at $1.65, with 200 shares trading, Stationery and Office settled at $9.20, with 300,150 stock units changing hands and tTech traded 1,245 shares with a loss of 40 cents at $5.30.

Prices of securities trading are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: AMG Packaging, Best performing stock market, Blue Power, Cargo Handlers, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Elite Diagnostic, Emerging markets, Everything Fresh, Express Catering, Fontana, FosRich, General Accident, Honey Bun, iCreate, Indies Pharma, ISP Finance, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Medical Disposables, SSL Venture Capital, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity, tTech

Lasco stocks bow out of IC TOP 10

June 3, 2019 by IC Insider.com

Lasco Manufacturing that IC Insider last week suggested readers keep a keen eye on, reported outstanding full year results and climbed 18.5 percent to $3.85 on Friday, exit the Junior Market IC Insider.com’s TOP 10.
Lasco Financial came in with full year results that were above the 2018 figures and the price moved up to $5. IC Insider downgraded 2020 earnings to 60 cents per share, the combination of the two changes, pushed the stock outside the TOP 10, Jetcon is the third stock to move out of the top tier. Coming in to replace the above are CAC 2000, Everything Fresh and Consolidated Bakeries, all three newcomers have been having challenges with growing profits.
Carreras reported flat profits for the year to March resulting in downgrading of 2020 profits, with the stock no longer in the TOP 10, also leaving is Caribbean Cement with the price recovering during the week to close at $78, the two are replaced by Stanley Motta and Sygnus Credit Investments.
The three leading Junior Market stocks for the coming week are, Caribbean Producers with projected gains of 272 percent, followed by Iron Rock with likely gains of 243 percent and Medical Disposables with possible gains of 233 percent.
Sterling Investments with potential gains of 174 percent leads main market stocks, followed by Radio Jamaica with 159 percent and VM Investments in third spot with the potential to gain 141 percent within twelve months.
The main market, closed the week with the overall PE at 14.8 and the Junior Market at 11.1. The PE ratio for Junior Market Top 10 stocks averages 6.8 and the main market PE 9. These levels, point to a big upside for TOP 10 stocks over the next 12 months and Junior Market stocks in particular.
The TOP 10 stocks now trade at an average discount of 39 percent to the average for the Junior Market Top stocks and main market stocks trade at a discount of 39 percent to the overall market.
TOP 10 stocks are likely to deliver the best returns within a 12 months period. Projected earnings, for each company’s current fiscal year, are used in determining, the selected stocks. The PE for and projected earnings for each stock are computed to show potential gains for the year, which are ranked in descending order. Potential values will change as stock prices fluctuate and will result in movements of the selection in and out of the lists for most weeks. Earnings per share are revised on an ongoing basis as new information is received that can result in changes in and out of the list.