11 Junior market stocks rose – Wednesday

AMG Packaging jumped $2.44 in trading on the Junior market on Wednesday.

AMG Packaging jumped $2.44 in trading on the Junior market on Wednesday.

The junior market index inched up 2.11 points to end at 2,409.79 on Wednesday as the prices of 11 stocks rose and 3 declined with 14 securities trading, the same number as on Tuesday. The rise brought the gain for the junior market index for the year to date to 35 percent.
The volume of stocks traded rising on Wednesday with an increase by 765 percent from Tuesday’s level and ending with 1,864,578 units changing hands, valued at $7,108,043, up 651 percent from $946,789 on Tuesday.
Market activities ended with 2 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 ending with a lower offer.
An average of 133,184 units with an average value of $507,717 traded, compared to 16,500 units with an average value of $67,628 on the preceding trading day. The average for the month to date is 116,669 units ICI Jm sum 23-11-16r for an average of $664,754 compared to 115,706 units valued at $674,569 on Tuesday and 129,138 units with an average value of $709,705 for October.
In trading activity, Access Financial Services gained 42 cents in trading traded 5,000 units to close at $20.50, AMG Packaging rose $2.44 and closed with 835 units changing hands to close at $20.95, Caribbean Cream closed with 14,917 shares changing hands and lost 11 cents to $7.14. Caribbean Flavours traded 17,257 units to end at $8.50 with a gain of 10 cents, Caribbean Producers rose 2 cents in trading 3,000 units at $3.50, Consolidated Bakeries rose 10 cents in trading 7,000 shares to close at $2.40, Jamaican Teas traded 17,600 shares to close at $4, with a gain of 1 cent. Jetcon Corporation rose 15 cents and closed with 383,452 units changing hands at $5.05,ICI Jm trds 23-11-16 Lasco Distributors fell 29 cents with 258,830 shares changing hands, to close at $6.61, Lasco Financial gained 7 cents and ended with 20,000 shares changing hands at $3.15. Lasco Manufacturing rose 9 cents and closed at $4.80 with 55,087 shares changing hands, Medical Disposables rose 5 cents and ended with 19,500 units changing hands to close at $4.30, Paramount Trading lost 50 cents with 29,100 units changing hands to close at $3 and Derrimon Trading preference share, rose 24 cents ending with 1,033,000 units changing hands at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.49.

Junior market drops sharply – Tuesday

Paramount Trading dropped sharply on Tuesday to help pull the junior market down..

Paramount Trading dropped sharply on Tuesday to help pull the junior market down..

The junior market index fell sharply by 44.65 points to end at 2,407.68 on Tuesday as the prices of 6 stocks rose and 6 declined with 14 securities trading, up from 9 on Monday. The fall on Tuesday brought the gain for the junior market index for the year to date ended at 34 percent.
The volume of stocks traded dropped sharply on Tuesday with the volume rose moderately by 16 percent from Monday’s level and ending with just 215,605 units changing hands, valued at $946,789, down 25 percent from $1,256,517 on Monday.
Market activities ended with 8 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 ending with lower offers.
An average of 16,500 units with an average value of $67,628 traded, compared to 20,615 units with an average value of $139,613 on the preceding trading day. The average for the month to date is 115,706 units for an average of $674,569 compared to 122,319 units valued at $715,032 on Monday and 129,138 units with an average value of $709,705 for October.
ICI Jm sum 22-11-16rvIn trading activity, Honey Bun with 14,554 shares changing hands, but rose 3 cents to end at $5.63, Iron Rock Insurance dropped $1.10 cents in trading 5,00 units to close at $3, ISP Finance rose 22 cents to end at an all-time high of $7.25 with just 2,000 shares changing hands, Jamaican Teas traded 2,900 shares to close at $3.99. Jetcon Corporation fell 30 cents and closed with 10,400 units changing hands at $4.90, KLE Group declined 5 cents and ended with 4,000 shares trading at $1.50, Knutsford Express lost $2 in trading 485 shares to close at $20, Lasco Distributors rose 40 cents with 26,785 shares changing hands, to close at $6.90.ICI Jm trds 22-11-16 Lasco Financial gained 8 cents and ended with 18,751 shares changing hands at $3.08, Lasco Manufacturing lost 9 cents and closed at $4.71 with 44,400 shares changing hands, Paramount Trading dropped 45 cents with 53,334 units changing hands to close at $3.50. tTech rose 55 cents and ended with 11,996 shares changing hands at $5.75, Derrimon Trading preference share rose 15 cents ending with 20,500 units changing hands to close at $2.25 and Eppley 9.5% preference share, traded 500 units at $6.18.

Junior market falls on Monday

JM Sign The junior market index fell 11.77 points to end at 2,452.33 on Monday as the prices of just 1 stock rose and 6 declined with 9 securities trading, down from 17 on Friday. The gain for the junior market index for the year to date ended at 37 percent.
The volume of stocks traded dropped sharply on Monday with the volume dropped sharply by 88 percent from Friday’s level and ending with just 185,535 units changing hands, valued at $7,836,091, up 84 percent from $1,256,517
on Friday.
ICI Jm sum 21-11-16Market activities ended with 6 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 ending with lower offers.
An average of 20,615 units with an average value of $139,613 traded, compared to 93,495 units with an average value of $460,947 on the preceding trading day. The average for the month to date is 122,319 units for an average of $715,032 compared to 129,584 units valued at $756,133 on Friday and 129,138 units with an average value of $709,705 for October.
In trading activity, AMG Packaging fell $1.59 and closed with 25,415 units changing hands at $18.51, ICI Jm trds 21-11-16Caribbean Cream with 62,000 shares changing hands, rose 5 cents to close at $7.25, Consolidated Bakeries lost 10 cents in trading 2,000 shares to close at $2.30, Honey Bun with 23,868 shares changing hands, but lost 40 cents to end at $5.60. Jamaican Teas traded 4,449 shares and fell 11 cents to close at $3.99, KLE Group declined 5 cents and ended with 21,460 shares trading at $1.55. Lasco Financial ended with 44,000 shares changing hands at $3, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.80 with 882 shares changing hands and tTech lost 55 cents and ended with 1,450 shares changing hands at $5.20.

Juniors market trading picks up – Friday

ICI Jm indx 7-11-16 The junior market index fell 7.64 points to end at 2,464.10 on Friday as the prices of 10 stocks rose and 5 declined with 17 securities trading. The gain for the junior market index for the year to date remained at 38 percent.
The volume of stocks traded dropped sharply on Friday with the volume jumped sharply by 165 percent from Thursday’s level and ending with just 1,589,420 units changing hands, valued at $7,836,091, up 239 percent from $2,314,012 on Thursday.
Market activities ended with 9 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 ending with lower offers.
An average of 93,495 units with an average value of $460,947 traded, compared to 50,000 units with an average value of $192,834 on the preceding trading day. ICI Jm sum 18-11-16The average for the month to date is 129,584 units for an average of $756,133 compared to 132,360 units valued at $778,840 on Thursday and 129,138 units with an average value of $709,705 for October.
In trading activity, AMG Packaging rose $1.10 and closed with 25,000 units changing hands at $20.10, CAC2000 traded 1,600 shares at $4.11 after gaining 11 cents, Cargo Handlers gained 20 cents and closed with 7,320 shares changing hands at $7.80, Caribbean Cream with 225,000 shares changing hands, lost 10 cents to close at $7.20. Caribbean Producers traded 476,500 shares to end with a gain of 18 cents at $3.48, Consolidated Bakeries rose 20 cents in trading 3,055 shares to close at $2.40, General Accident rose 5 cents and closed trading with 32,073 units at $3.15, ICI Jm trds 18-11-16Honey Bun with 38,833 shares changing hands, added by 20 cents to end at $6. Jamaican Teas traded 4,000 shares and rose 20 cents to close at $4.10, Jetcon Corporation traded 46,554 shares to close at $5.20, Key Insurance traded 1,300 shares and closed at $2.15, Lasco Distributors declined 50 cents and ended with 30,761 shares trading at $6.50. Lasco Financial fell 20 cents and ended with 77,603 shares changing hands at $3, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.80 with 512,207 shares changing hands after falling 10 cents. Medical Disposables traded 50,000 shares to close with a loss of 53 cents at $4.25, Paramount Trading rose 10 cents to end at $3.95 with 27,614 shares changing hands and tTech climbed 65 cents and ended with 30,000 shares changing hands at $5.75.

Juniors rise on Thursday

Jetcon ended trading at a new closing high of $5.20 on Thursday.

Jetcon ended trading at a new closing high of $5.20 on Thursday.

The junior market index climbed 25.45 points to end at 2,471.74 on Thursday as the prices of 4 stocks rose and 5 declined with 12 securities trading. The gain for the junior market index for the year to date inched up to 38 percent.
The volume of stocks traded dropped sharply on Thursday with the volume falling 68 percent from Wednesday’s level and ending with just 599,996 units changing hands, valued at $2,314,012, down 68 percent from $7,271,634 on Wednesday.
Market activities ended with 9 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 ending with lower offer.
ICI Jm sum 17-11-16An average of 50,000 units with an average value of $192,834 traded, compared to 134,647 units with an average value of $519,402 on the preceding trading day. The average for the month to date is 132,360 units for an average of $778,840 compared to 139,223 units valued at $827,673 on Tuesday and 129,138 units with an average value of $709,705 for October.
In trading activity, Caribbean Flavours traded 1,650 units and fell 10 cents to end at $8.40, Caribbean Producers traded 75,305 shares to end at $3.30, C2W Music traded 8,000 shares and close at 25 cents, Honey Bun with 3,000 shares changing hands, declined by 29 cents to end at $5.80. ICI Jm trds 17-11-16Jamaican Teas traded 8,623 shares but lost 10 cents to close at $3.90, Jetcon Corporation traded 17,138 shares to close at $5.20, for an all-time high, KLE Group slipped 10 cents in trading 50,000 shares and closed at $1.60, Lasco Distributors ended with 1,400 shares trading at $7, after rising by 50 cents. Lasco Financial rose 10 cents and ended with 100,966 shares changing hands at $3.20, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.90 with 212,067 shares changing hands after gaining 15 cents, Medical Disposables traded 3,000, shares to close at $4.78 and Paramount Trading lost 15 cents to end at $3.85 with 118,847 shares changing hands.

Record 2,522 points for juniors – Tuesday

Jetcon closed at a new high on Tuesday with a rise of 275% in its Q3 profit.

Jetcon closed at a new high on Tuesday with a rise of 275% in its Q3 profit.

The junior market traded at a new high in excess of 2,500 point for the first time on Tuesday, reaching 2,522.83 in mid-morning trading as trading picked up above the low levels on Monday. The juniors were unable to hold on to the record and slipped back at the close.
Trading that was slow on Monday picked up steam on Tuesday with many more securities trading with higher volumes. Trading closed on Tuesday with the market index falling 10.09 points to close with 2,485.13 points, bringing the gain for the year to date at 39 percent.
The volume of stocks traded that fell sharply on Monday, surged on Tuesday with the volume jumping 310 percent from Monday’s levels and ending with just 1,290,866 units changing hands, valued at $5,509,660, up 279 percent from $754,871 on Monday.
At the close of trading 17 securities traded, up from 11 on Monday, while 9 stocks advanced but a number of them rose by just one or two cents and 8 declining, including 3 that traded at a 52 weeks’ high.
ICI Jm sum 15-11-16rvMarket activities ended with 6 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 ending with a lower offer.
An average of 75,933 units with an average value of $324,098 traded, compared to 34,104 units with an average value of $56,558 on the preceding trading day. The average for the month to date is 139,639 units for an average of $855,698 compared to 129,138 units at $709,705 for October.
In trading activity, Access Financial rose 2 cents with 727 shares changing hands to close at $20.08, AMG Packaging fell 50 cents and ended with 3,951 shares changing hands at $19, Caribbean Cream fell 65 cents and closed with 67,195 shares changing hands at $7. Caribbean Flavours traded 5,000 units to end at $8.50 with a fall of 1 cent, Caribbean Producers fell 29 cents in trading 60,000 shares to end at $3.21, Consolidated Bakeries lost 25 cents in trading 304,000 shares to close at $2.20, General Accident gained 3 cents and closed with 2,571 units changing hands at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $3.15. Honey Bun with 22,900 shares changing hands rose 40 cents and closed at $5.90, Jamaican Teas traded 11,900 shares and gained 10 cents to close at $4, Jetcon Corporation traded 227,000 shares and gained 2 cents to close at 52 weeks’ closing high of ICI Jm trds 15-11-16$5.02, KLE Group climbed 45 cents in traded 41,500 shares and closed at $1.60. Lasco Distributors ended with 78,438 shares trading at $6.90, after declining by 1 cent, Lasco Financial ended with 45,120 shares changing hands at $3.10, after rising 10 cents, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.89 with 153,518 shares changing hands after slipping 1 cent. Medical Disposables lost 2 cents in trading 5,400 units, to end at $4.78, Paramount Trading price hit an intraday all-time high of $4.70 in early trading, but rose 1 cent to a new all-time closing high of $4.01 with 151,218 shares changing hands and tTech fell 70 cents and ended with 110,428 shares changing hands at $5.10.

Juniors on edge of new record – Friday

General Accident traded at a new high on the junior market on Friday.

General Accident traded at a new high on the junior market on Friday.

The junior market return to more normal trading on Friday with a fraction of the volume and value traded on Thursday with the volume of stocks traded falling sharply. The market recorded gains with stocks gaining edging out those that fell.
Trading volume had a sharp drop of 94 percent from Thursday’s levels, ending with just 647,967 units changing hands, valued at a mere $1,074,606, down 99 percent from $76,439,888 on Thursday.
At the close of trading 19 securities traded, up from 16 on Thursday, resulting in 8 stocks advancing and 6 declining, including 2 that traded at an all-time high and one at an intraday high.
The market index climbed 27.57 points to close with 2,481.66 points, just below the all-time record of 2,482.44, reached on Monday, putting the gain for the year to date, to 39 percent.
Market activities ended with 9 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 ending with lower offers.
ICI Jm sum 11-11-16Paramount Trading share price was adjusted to reflect the 10 for 1 stock split approved at the end of October trading at a new high of $3.90 with a gain of 50 cents with just 1,000 shares be active. The stock is up 333 percent for 2016 and an astonishing 1,500 percent since it went public in December 2012.
An average of 34,104 units with an average value of $56,558 traded, compared to 703,152 units with an average value of $4,777,493 on the preceding trading day. The average for the month to date is 160,784 units for an average of $1,002,217 compared to 129,138 units at $709,705 for October.
In trading activity, AMG Packaging slipped 30 cents and ended with 3,530 shares changing hands at $19.50, Cargo Handlers ended with 800 shares trading at $11.80 after falling 30 cents, Caribbean Cream closed with 2,213 shares changing hands and regained 20 cents to end at $8, Consolidated Bakeries lost 5 cents in trading just 100 shares to end at $2.45. C2W Music traded 650 shares to end at 23 cents, Derrimon Trading ended at $5 with 4,800 shares changing hands, after rising by 40 cents, Dolphin Cove closed with 300 units changing hands at $15.29, General Accident rose 12 cents and ICI Jm trds 11-11-16closed trading with 23,850 units at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.12. Honey Bun with 10,162 shares changing hands lost 30 cents and closed at $5.70, Jamaican Teas traded 1,085 shares to close at $3.90, Jetcon Corporation traded 48,759 shares and fell 1 cent in closing at $4.99 but the stock traded at a 52 weeks’ intraday high of $5.01. KLE Group traded 62,225 shares and rose 2 cents to $1.15, Lasco Distributors ended with 20,083 shares trading at $7, after rising by 10 cents, Lasco Financial ended with just 25,537 shares changing hands but fell 13 cents to close at $3, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.90 with 29,538 shares changing hands. Medical Disposables traded 2,225 units, gained 20 cents to end at $4.80, tTech gained 7 cents and ended with 17,900 shares changing hands at $5.12 and Eppley 9.5% cumulative preference share, ended with 1,382 units changing hands at $6.18.

Lasco Distributors dominates

Lasco Dist build The junior market had a big day of trading on Thursday as Lasco Distributors dominated trading with 10.5 million units, the market index fell 11.27 points to 2,454.09, putting the gain for the year to date to 37 percent.
Paramount Trading share price was adjusted to reflect the 10 for 1 stock split approved by the company at the end of October, no trading took place on Thursday.
At the close of trading 16 securities traded, up from 12 on Wednesday, resulting in 4 stocks advancing and 7 declining. Market activities ended with 5 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and none ending with a lower offer.
ICI Jm sum 10-11-16Trading volume had a sharp jump of 477 percent from Wednesday’s levels, ending with 11,250,424 units changing hands, valued at $76,439,888, up by 462 percent from $13,610,614 on Wednesday.
An average of 703,152 units with an average value of $4,777,493 traded, compared to 162,369 units with an average value of $1,134,218 on the preceding trading day. The average for the month to date is 176,619 units at $1,120,425 compared to 129,138 units at $709,705 for October.
In trading activity, Access Financial lost 94 cents in trading 7,771 shares to end at $2.06, AMG Packaging climbed 30 cents and ended with 5,500 shares changing hands at $19.80, Cargo Handlers ended with 2,400 shares changing hands at $12, Caribbean Cream closed with 19,956 shares changing hands and lost 20 cents to $7.80. Caribbean Flavours closed trading with 1,430 units and gained 11 cents to close at $8.51, Consolidated Bakeries traded 3,805 shares to end at $2.50, C2W Music traded 650 shares to end at 23 cents, ICI Jm trds 10-11-16Dolphin Cove closed with 2,000 units changing hands at $15.29 but lost 20 cents in the process. Honey Bun with 18,825 shares changing hands lost 10 cents and closed at $6, Jamaican Teas traded 18,100 shares to close at $3.90 with a fall of 10 cents, Jetcon Corporation traded 38,928 shares and gained 25 cents in closing at $5. Knutsford Express traded 714 shares at $22, Lasco Distributors ended with 10,502,964 shares trading at $6.90, after easing by 10 cents, Lasco Financial ended with just 1,000 shares changing hands to close at $3.13, Lasco Manufacturing rose 5 cents and closed at $4.90 with 304,871 shares changing hands and Medical Disposables traded 321,510 units but dropped 40 cents to $4.60.

Juniors down sharply on Tuesday

SM sign The junior market index fell back sharply from on Tuesday the record close on Monday with the market index sinking 72.48 points to 2,409.96 pulling the gain for the year to date down to 35 percent, with Lasco Distributors falling as low as $6 and closing with an average price of $6.27.
At the close of trading 12 securities traded, versus 16 on Monday resulting in 4 stocks advancing and 5 declining, including 1 that traded at an all-time low. Market activities ended with 4 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 ending with lower offers.
Trading volume climbed 103 percent from Monday’s levels, ending with 1,268,960 units changing hands, while value traded, rose 75 percent to $6,437,908 from $3,677,838 on Monday.
An average of 105,747 units with an average value of $536,492 traded, compared to 39,243 units with an average value of $229,855 on the preceding trading day. ICI Jm sum 8-11-16The average for the month to date is 91,238 units at $508,614 compared to 129,138 units at $709,705 for October.
In trading activity, CAC 2000 lost 50 cents and traded 5,000 units and closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $4, as investors step in pick up the at the low price after they previously reacted negatively to the impact of the loss from the lawsuit for damages on the company’s finances. Cargo Handlers ended with a loss of 50 cents with 12,993 shares changing hands at $12, Caribbean Cream closed with 13,200 shares changing hands and rose 40 cents to end at $8. Caribbean Producers rose 9 cents and closed trading with 14,179 units at $3.50, ICI Jm trds 8-11-16Derrimon Trading closed with 3,500 units changing hands with a loss of 20 to end at $4.80. Dolphin Cove traded 1,059 shares and closed at $15.49, General Accident had 68,000 shares changing hands and closed at $3, Jetcon Corporation traded 117,486 shares in closing and gained 5 cents in closing at $4.65 after it traded at $5 in early trading, KLE Group lost 17 cents in closing at $1.13 with 25,847 shares changing hands. Lasco Distributors ended with 389,146 shares trading to close at $7, the stock traded as low as $6 during the morning session. Lasco Financial lost 20 cents and ended with 82,359 shares changing hands to close at $2.90, Lasco Manufacturing rose 5 cents and closed at $4.90 with 536,191 shares changing hands.

Juniors hit new high – Monday

Paramount ended at a new all-time high of $33.05 with a rise of $4.05.

Paramount ended at a new all-time high of $33.05 with a rise of $4.05.

Stocks hit a new record high at the close of trading on Monday the junior market with the market index rising 30.23 points to 2,482.44 and is up 38.6 percent year to date, beating the previous record close of 2,477.78, on October 10
Paramount Trading with a jump of $4.05 to a new high, was a major contributor to the rise but advancing stocks were edged out by decliners 4 to 5.
Trading volume dropped 61 percent from Friday’s levels, ending with 626,293 units changing hands, while value traded, declined 60 percent to $3,677,838 from $9,305,449 on Friday.
An average of 39,143 units with an average value of $229,865 traded, compared to 100,635 units with an average value of $571,332 on the preceding trading day. The average for the month to date is 88,337 units at $503,039 compared to 129,138 units at $709,705 for October.
ICI Jm sum 7-11-16At the close of the market, 16 securities traded, versus 14 on Friday resulting in 4 stocks advancing and 5 declining. Trading closed with 2 stocks hitting record highs during the day, only 1 ended at a closing 52 weeks’ high. Market activities ended with 3 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 ending with lower offers.
In trading activity, Access Financial had 10,000 shares changing hands to close at $21, AMG Packaging shed $1 and ended with 10,925 shares changing hands at $18.50, Blue Power gained $1.36 and closed with 100 units changing hands at $21.56. CAC 2000 traded 17,500 units and closed at $4.50, as investors stepped in to pick up stocks at the low price, after they previously reacted negatively to the impact of the loss from the lawsuit for damages will have on the company’s finances. Cargo Handlers ended with 350 shares changing hands at $12.50, Caribbean Cream closed with 79,591 shares changing hands and fell 25 cents to end at $7.60. ICI Jm trds 7-11-16Caribbean Producers lost 17 cents and closed trading with 50438 units at $3.41, Honey Bun with 830 shares changing hands closed at $6.10, Iron Rock Insurance traded 460 shares and gained 50 cents to end at $4.10. Jamaican Teas traded 500 shares to close at $4, Jetcon Corporation traded 152,100 shares in closing and gained 1 cent in closing at $4.60 after it traded at $5 in early trading, Lasco Distributors ended with 91,345 shares trading at $7. Lasco Financial ended with 9,652 shares changing hands to close at $3.10, Lasco Manufacturing fell 10 cents and closed at $4.85 with 200,377 shares changing hands, Medical Disposables traded just 1,200 units but dropped 55 cents to $5 and Paramount Trading jumped $4.05 with 925 units changing hands to close at new high of $33.05.