Activity in the junior market stocks was buoyant on Friday with 15 active securities ended with 7 stocks advancing and 5 declining with 4,470,003 units, valued at $17,580,414 changing hands. Trading ended with a rise of 17.13 points in the index to 1,614.48.
At the close there was 1 security ending with no bid to buy and 9 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. A total of 3 stocks closed with bids higher than the last traded prices and 2 closed with lower offers. Two stocks closed at 52 weeks’ high.
In trading, Blue Power ended with 10,000 shares trading at $13.10 while it fell 41 cents to end at $13.10 as the company reported another disappointing quarterly result showing profits before tax for the latest quarter at $17 million compared to $23 million in the same period last year, a decline of 27 percent. C2W Music ended with 47,817 units changing hands at 39 cents after rising by 2 cents, Caribbean Cream lost 5 cents while trading 5,000 units to end at $4.05, Caribbean Flavours traded 676,403 units at a new 52 weeks’ high of $6.85 by adding 5 cents, Caribbean Producers traded 138,000 units to end at $5.60. Consolidated Bakeries ended with 96,845 shares changing hands to settle at $1.30 for a 7 cents rise, Derrimon Trading ended with 276,930 shares changing hands and closed with a gain of 5 cents at $3.50, Dolphin Cove had 11,038 units trading to settle at $16.03, General Accident ended with 329,777 shares changing hands 1 cent higher at $1.96. Honey Bun trade at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.75 with 10,000 shares trading to close with a gain of 10 cents, Lasco Distributors closed with 648,685 shares changing hands at $4.10. Lasco Financial ended with a fall of 1 cent to close at $3 with 381,823 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing lost 28 cents and closed at $3.22 with 1,825,227 shares trading, Medical Disposables lost 3 cents and closed at $3.52 with only 2,408 shares trading and Paramount Trading ended with 10,000 units changing hands with a rise of 36 cents to $8.96.

Activity in the junior market stocks on Wednesday was broad based with 17 active securities. Trading ended with 5 stocks advancing and 5 declining with 2,697,820 units, valued at $10,906,157 changing hands. Trading ended with a drop of 29.95 points in the index to 1,589.72 as the market ended with 2 new 52 weeks’ closing highs.
At the close there was 2 securities ending with no bid to buy and 8 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. A total of 4 stocks closed with bids higher than the last traded prices and 3 closed with lower offers.
In trading, Access Financial Services ended with 13,000 shares changing hands at $13.61, to gain 4 cents. AMG Packaging rose 5 cents and ended with 14,983 units changing hands at $6.05, C2W traded 24,000 units at 37 cents, for a fall of 1 cent, Caribbean Flavours gained 2 cents while trading 76,500 units to end at a 52 weeks’ high at $6.80, Caribbean Producers lost 10 cents, in trading 561,890 units to end at $5.50. Consolidated Bakeries ended with 45,677 shares changing hands to settle at $1.23, Derrimon Trading ended with 1,420 shares changing hands and closed at $3.45, Dolphin Cove had 1,000 units trading to settle at $15.80, General Accident ended with 52,000 shares changing hands and closed with a loss of 4 cents at $1.95. Jamaican Teas had 1,000 shares trading to close with a loss of 5 cents at $5, KLE Group ended with 1,974 units at 73 cents, Knutsford Express traded 3,000 units of $10, Lasco Distributors lost 3 cents and closed with 432,144 shares changing hands at $4.06. Lasco Financial ended with a gain of 8 cents to close at $3 with 295,033 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $3.30 with 1,029,215 shares trading, Medical Disposables closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.55 with 10,000 shares trading as the price jumped by 55 cents and Eppley 2019 cumulative redeemable preference share ended with 134,984 units changing hands at $6.08.