Lasco Distributors dominated trading on Monday.
Trading picked up on Monday over Friday, with Lasco Distributor dominating with 78 percent of the volume of 4,276,697 units valued at $28,791,862 passing through the market, compared to 1,607.606 units valued at $11,124,439 that were traded on Friday.
The junior market ended trading with an average of 225,089 units for an average value of $1,515,361 traded, compared to 107,174 units for an average value of $741,629 on the previous trading day.
The average volume and value for March was 137,459 units and $1,313,411.Trading ended with 10 stocks having bids higher than their last sale prices and 2 ending with lower offers, than the last sale price.
At the close of the market on Monday, AMG Packaging closed at $6 with 12,960 units changing hands, Blue Power closed at $35 with 288 shares trading, Caribbean Cream traded 16,799 units to end at $7.25, Caribbean Producers climbed 8 cents in trading 25,870 units to end at $3.75, Consolidated Bakeries gained 20 cents to end at $3.20 with 5,100 shares changing hands, Honey Bun had 11,854 shares changing hands and lost 20 cents to close at $7.30. I$P Finance traded 6,950 shares to end at an all-time high of $12.75, Jamaican Teas traded 2,738 shares to close with a fall of 24 cents at $7.75,
Jetcon Corporation rose $1 to end at $12 with 15,000 shares being exchanged, KLE Group traded 3,300 units and rose 25 cents to $3.30, Knutsford Express traded 530 shares to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $42, Lasco Distributors ended with 3,330,287 units trading at $7 after rising by 30 cents, Lasco Manufacturing closed with 692,870 units changing hands at $5, Main Event closed with a rise of 20 cents at $5.10 with 5,798 shares changing hands, Medical Disposables traded 103,417, shares to close at $6, Paramount Trading lost 20 cents with 21,000 shares changing hands, to close at $3.60. tTech traded just 2,660 units but fell 10 cents to close at $7.40, Eppley 9.5% preference share traded 17,881 units at $6.02 with a fall of 2 cents and Eppley 10% preference share traded a mere 1,395 units at $6.80.
compared to 16,207 units for an average value of $296,096 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 137,459 units and $1,313,411. On the immediate preceding trading day, the average volume and value for the month to date, were 138,835 units and $1,338,271 with the value of trading ending close to the level for February and well ahead of the averages in January of 165,547 units with an average value of $884,749. The average volume and value for February, ended at 223,938 units and $1,379,459.
Dolphin Cove lost $1 and ended at $18 with 40,000 shares changing hands, General Accident gained 35 cents and closed trading with 7,075 shares at $3.15, Honey Bun had 26,764 shares changing hands, rose 20 cents and closed at $7.50. I$P Finance traded 5,681 shares to end at $12.50, Jamaican Teas traded 27,505 shares to close with a fall of 24 cents at $7.75, Jetcon Corporation closed trading with 2,100 shares being exchanged, to end at $11, Lasco Distributors ended with 1,418,780 units trading at $6.70, Main Event closed with a loss of 10 cents at $4.90 with 3,400 shares changing hands, Paramount Trading had 20,100 shares changing hands, to close at $3.80. tTech traded just 1,000 units but rose $1.23 to close at $7.50 and Eppley 10% preference share traded a mere 100 units at $6.80.
Trading on the junior market fell off sharply on Thursday from Wednesday’s levels, as demand declined below the previous day leaving the market index inching up by just 1.16 points to end at 2,991.64.
On the immediate preceding trading day, the average volume and value for the month to date, were 144,675 units and $1,385,643. The average volume and value for February, ended at 223,938 units and $1,379,459.
Jetcon Corporation dropped $1 and closed trading with 21,970 shares being exchanged, to end at $11, Knutsford Express lost 11 cents to end at $42 with 80,146 shares changing hands, Lasco Distributors ended with 22,522 units trading at $6.70, Lasco Financial fell 40 cents, with 20,000 shares changing hands, to end at $3.60, Lasco Manufacturing closed with 2,420 units changing hands at $5, after falling 5 cents, Main Event closed at $5 with 11,724 shares changing hands, Medical Disposables climbed 75 cents to $6 with 4,808 units trading and Paramount Trading had 3,100 shares changing hands, to close with a rise of 20 cents at $3.80.
The average volume and value for February, ended at 223,938 units and $1,379,459.
Jamaican Teas rose 74 cents in trading 9,259 shares to close at $7.99, Jetcon Corporation gained 15 cents and closed trading with 27,870 shares being exchanged, to end at $12, Knutsford Express rose 11 cents to end at $42.11 with 424 shares changing hands, Lasco Distributors added 10 cents and ended with 50,572 units trading at $6.70, Lasco Financial regained the 50 cents lost on Tuesday, with 18,201 shares changing hands, to end at $4, Lasco Manufacturing closed with 146,851 units changing hands at $5.05, after rising 26 cents, Main Event closed at $5 with 385,051 shares changing hands, Paramount Trading had 15,136 shares changing hands, to close with a loss of 5 cents at $3.60 and tTech ended with 7,000 units changing hands at $6.27.
Trading ended with 5 stocks had bids higher than their last sale prices and 2 ended with lower offers, than the last sale.
Jetcon Corporation lost 15 cents and closed trading with 62,090 shares being exchanged, to end at $11.85, Key Insurance lost 51 cents to end at $2.99 with 1,000 shares changing hands, KLE Group ended at $3.05 with 145,856 shares changing hands after rising by 25 cents, Lasco Distributors lost 40 cents and ended with 1,014,970 units trading at $6.60, Lasco Financial lost 50 cents with 209,152 shares changing hands, to end at $3.50, Lasco Manufacturing closed with 1,403,493 units changing hands at $4.79, after losing 21 cents, Main Event gained 1 cents and closed at $5 with 31,565 shares changing hands, Medical Disposables lost 75 cents in trading 27,800 shares to close at $5.25, Paramount Trading had 17,000 shares changing hands, to close with a loss of 15 cents at $3.65 and tTech fell 48 cents and ended with 118,000 units changing hands at $6.27.
Lasco Distributors lost 30 cents and ended with 216,050 units trading at $7, Lasco Financial rose 30 cents with 16,016 shares changing hands, to end at $4, Lasco Manufacturing closed with 227,140 units changing hands at $5, after losing 8 cents, Main Event gained 48 cents and closed at $4.99 with 27,861 shares changing hands, Medical Disposables traded 4,229, shares to close at $6, Paramount Trading had 13,132 shares changing hands, to close with a rise of 10 cents at $3.80, tTech fell 26 cents and ended with 15,000 units changing hands at $6.75. Derrimon Trading preference share ended with 3,970 units changing hands at $2, Eppley 10% preference share closed trading with 150 units at $6 and Eppley 8.25% preference share closed trading with 7,900 units at $6.
On the immediate preceding trading day, the average volume and value for the month to date, were 171,993 units and $1,004,397. The average volume and value for February, ended at 223,938 units and $1,379,459.
ISP Finance had 4,584 units changing hands to close at $12.25, Jamaican Teas traded 32,302 shares and fell 65 cents to close at $7.85, Jetcon Corporation lost $1 and closed trading with 12,000 shares being exchanged, to end at $11, KLE Group ended at $3 with 40,416 shares changing hands, Lasco Distributors ended with 44,603 units trading at $7, Lasco Financial rose 20 cents with 14,682 shares changing hands, to end at $3.70, Lasco Manufacturing closed with 247,589 units changing hands at $5.08, Main Event closed at $4.51 with 3,000 shares changing hands, Paramount Trading had 11,471 shares changing hands, to close with a fall of 5 cents at $3.70 and tTech ended with 120 units changing hands at $7.01 after rising by a cent. 
The average volume and value for February, ended at 223,938 units and $1,379,459.
ISP Finance had 6,490 units changing hands to close at $12.25, Jamaican Teas traded 125,563 shares to close at $8.50, Jetcon Corporation closed trading with 18,629 shares being exchanged to end at $12, KLE Group ended at $3 with 6,000 shares changing hands after rising by 20 cents, Knutsford Express traded 598 units to close at $42, Lasco Distributors ended with 6,209,536 units trading at $7, Lasco Financial fell 69 cents with 9,462 shares changing hands, to end at $3.50, Lasco Manufacturing closed with 5,697,203 units changing hands at $5.08, Medical Disposables closed at $6 with 15,925 shares changing hands, Paramount Trading had 4,600 shares changing hands, to close with a rise of 20 cents at $3.75, tTech ended with 2,000 units changing hands at $7 and Derrimon Trading preference share ended with 14,665 units changing hands to close at $2.10.
On the immediate preceding trading day the average volume and value for the month to date, were 113,155 units with an average value of $673,038. The average volume and value for February, ended at 223,938 units and $1,379,459.
Jamaican Teas traded 10,160 shares to close at $8.50, Jetcon Corporation rose $1 and closed trading with 125,851 shares being exchanged to end at $12, Knutsford Express traded 1,173 units to close at $42, Lasco Distributors ended with 2,764,503 units trading at $7, Lasco Financial fell 5 cents with 3,258 shares changing hands, to end at $4.19, Lasco Manufacturing rose 38 cents and closed with 10,068,440 units changing hands at $5.08, Main Event had 43,992 shares changing hands, to close with a rise of 1 cent at $4.51, Medical Disposables closed at $6 with 11,000 shares changing hands, Sweet river traded just 1,000 shares at $3.50 and Derrimon Trading preference share ended with 1,200 units changing hands to close at $2.10.
Trading ended with 3 stocks had bids higher than their last sale prices and 3 ended with lower offers, than the last sale.
Jetcon Corporation closed trading a rise of 90 cents with 1,700 shares being exchanged to end at $11, Knutsford Express traded 5,990 units but lost 50 cents to close at $42, Lasco Distributors ended with 6,399 units trading at $7 after gaining 20 cents, Lasco Financial gained 1 cent with 25,000 shares changing hands, to end at $4.24, Lasco Manufacturing closed with 110,927 units changing hands at $4.70, Main Event had 15,004 shares changing hands, to close with a fall of 10 cents at $4.50, Medical Disposables closed at $6 with 1,000 shares changing hands and Paramount Trading lost 15 cents and ended with 61,750 units changing hands at $3.55. Tech ended with 17,912 units changing hands at $7 after rising by 95 cents, Derrimon Trading preference share ended with 2,665 units changing hands to close at $2.10 and Eppley 9.5% preference share, traded 500,000 units at $6.04.