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. 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, General 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.
Juniors end June up – Thursday
At the end of trading 9 stocks closed with the bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 ended with lower offers. The market has been trading at the upper end a channel, ranging from 1,900 points to 2,300 points at the top, which is constraining movement in either direction as investors await new sets of company results or some other market moving activity.
With the market trading closer to the top than the bottom suggest it is waiting for a break out which the June quarter results could fuel. At the end of trading, Access Financial traded 8,055 shares at $17.40, Blue Power closed at a new high of $15 with 8,000 units trading to gain $1.30, CAC 2000 traded 600 shares but declined 40 cents to end at $6.55, Caribbean Cream gained 14 cents with 9,057 shares changing hands, to close at $5. The out of favour, Caribbean Flavours, lost 44 cents in landing 25,000 shares for buyers at $6.56, Caribbean Producers gained 24 cents with just 5,000 units changing hands, to close at $4.30, C2W Music traded 96,545 shares, to end with a rise of 1 cent at 29 cents, General Accident Insurance closed at $2.05 with 6,045 units trading. Honey Bun gained 10 cents to close at $5.60 with 9,066 units changing hands. Jamaican Teas had only 130 shares changing hands with a gain of 40 cents to end at $3.80, Jetcon Corporation gained 30 cents in trading a mere 100 shares to end at $2.95, Lasco Distributors traded 85,577 units to end at $7.50, Lasco Financial ended with 33,527 shares changing hands at $3.45, for a fall of 4 cents. Lasco Manufacturing closed at $5 with 70,325 shares trading, Medical Disposables traded 26,362 shares to close with a gain of 10 cents, at $3.40 and tTech traded 112 units at $4.
Juniors close flat on Friday
The 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, Caribbean 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, Jetcon 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.
Big hit for juniors on Thursday
The junior market closed trading on Thursday with 14 active securities, while the junior market index fell 26.36 points to 2,215.76 as 5 stocks advanced and 4 declined. Market volume ended at 1,048,182 shares valued at $1,996,575 changing hands.
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, AMG Packaging gained 12 cents and closed with 3,708 shares changing hands at $13.12, Caribbean Cream traded 4,736 units, to end at $5, Caribbean Producers had 6,680 units trading with a fall of 35 cents to close at $4, Consolidated Bakeries traded 6,700 units to end at $1.85. C2W Music fell 7 cents in trading 695,257 shares at 34 cents, Dolphin Cove eked out a gain of 10 cents while trading 1,799 units at $11.60, General Accident traded unchanged at $2.10, with 9,284 shares changing hands, Honey Bun gained 20 cents to close at $5.70 with 4,000 units changing hand. The bid on the stock was at $5.76 at the close, to buy 2,000 units. Jetcon Corporation closed trading with 1,557 shares and gained 14 cents, to end at $2.65, Lasco Distributors traded 16,280 units to end with a loss of 10 cents, at $7.80, Lasco Manufacturing gained by 1 cent to close at $5.01 with 254,504 shares trading. Medical Disposables traded 16,614 shares to close at $3.50 after shedding 10 cents, Paramount Trading ended with 2,000 shares changing hands at $11 and tTech ended with 25,063 units changing hands, to close at $4.
Trading picks up for juniors – Tuesday
At the end of trading 4 stocks closed with the bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 ended with lower offers.
At the end of trading, Access Financial Services traded just 100 shares with a gain of 5 cents at $17.40, as the demand for the stock builds but against limited supply. AMG Packaging closed with 6,000 shares changing hands at $13, Caribbean Cream came in for good demand in trading 575,551 units, to end with a fall of 1 cent at $4.99, Caribbean Flavours ended with 33,700 shares at $7, Caribbean Producers had 85,069 units trading with a gain of 30 cents to close at $4.50. Consolidated Bakeries traded 100,000 units and rose 5 cents to end at $1.85, Dolphin Cove traded 162 units to close at $11.50. Honey Bun fell 50 cents and closed at $5.50 with 43,782 units changing hands, Jamaican Teas closed trading with 1,048 shares, but fell 9 cents to end at $3.71, Lasco Distributors traded 10,675 units to end with a loss of 7 cents, at $7.88. Lasco Financial closed with a loss of 9 cents, at $3.35 with 7,850 shares changing hands, while Lasco Manufacturing gained 1 cent to close at $5.10 with 82,961 shares trading. Medical Disposables traded 53,500 shares to close at $3.60 after shedding 40 cents, Paramount Trading closed with a gain of 1 cent at $11 with 6,000 shares changing hands and tTech ended with 10,000 units changing hands to close at $4.
Juniors had quiet – Monday
Trading in junior market closed with 13 active securities, with overall volume traded remaining low leading to only 775,816 shares valued at $4,015,547 changing hands on Monday. At the close 3 stocks advanced and 2 declined and the junior market index fell 4.72 points to 2,250.31.
At the end of trading 6 stocks closed with the bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 ended with lower offers.
At the end of trading, AMG Packaging closed with 2,128 shares changing hands at $13, CAC 2000 traded 3,135 shares at $6.70, Caribbean Cream traded 13,843 units to end with a gain of 20 cents at $5, the stock was offered at $4.99 at the close, to sell 50,000 units, Dolphin Cove traded 8,338 units to close at $11.50. Honey Bun closed at $6 with 27,574 units changing hands, ISP Finance traded 31,499 units to close at $4.10, Jamaican Teas closed trading with 1,400 shares at $3.80, Jetcon traded 15,424 shares and gained 1 cent at $2.51, Lasco Distributors traded 105,769 units to end with a loss of 3 cents, at $7.95. Lasco Financial closed unchanged at $3.44 with 79,427 shares changing hands, while Lasco Manufacturing gained 4 cents and closed at $5.09 with 392,314 shares trading, Medical Disposables traded 2,000 shares to close at $4 and tTech ended with 92,965 units changing hands but fell 5 cent to close at $4.
Junior market rises again – Friday
At the end of trading one stock closed at a new high while the bids for 5 stocks closed higher than their last selling prices and 2 ended with lower offers.
At the end of trading, Access Financial traded 4,400 shares and rose 5 cents, to end at $17.35, AMG Packaging closed with a gain of 60 cents with 5,653 shares changing hands at $13, Blue Power traded 10,115 shares, to end at $13.55, Caribbean Flavours traded 6,000 units to end at $7, Caribbean Producers traded 6,930 shares at $4.20. Consolidated Bakeries traded 71,540 shares to close with a fall of 5 cents at $1.80, General Accident traded 32,300 shares and lost 15 cents to end at $2.10, Honey Bun rose 30 cents, to close at $6 with 1,720 units changing hands, but was offered at $5.85 at the close. Iron Rock Insurance traded 303,353 shares but fell 7 cents to close at $3.23, Jamaican Teas added 10 cents in trading 197 shares at $3.80, Jetcon traded 4,690 shares at $2.50, Lasco Distributors traded 85,399 units to end with a loss of 1 cent, at $7.98. Lasco Financial gained 4 cents to close at $3.44 with 44,200 shares changing hands, while Lasco Manufacturing closed at $5.05 with 129,556 shares trading, Medical Disposables traded 15,372 shares and gained 47 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $4 and tTech ended with 500 units changing hands but fell 1 cent to close at $4.05.
Juniors up volume down – Thursday
Trading in junior market, saw an increase in the number of active securities over that of Wednesday, but the volume of stocks traded fell well below the nearly 10 million units that were previously traded, as the market closed with 17 securities being active, leading to 8 advancing and 6 declining.
The junior index rose 15.46 points to 2,245.44 at the close as only 755,695 shares changed hands down from 9,846,087 units of Wednesday, valued at $3,529,737 changed hands, in contrast to $46,610,748, previously. At the end of trading the bids for 5 stocks closed higher than their last selling prices and 2 ended with lower offers.
At the end of trading, Access Financial traded 4,210 shares and rose 30 cents, to end at $17.30, CAC 2000 gained 15 cents in trading 270 shares, to end at $6.70. Caribbean Cream gained 20 cents, to trade 192,014 units at $4.80, after the company announced consideration of the payment of a dividend at a meet to be held later in June. Caribbean Flavours traded 8,000 units to end at $7, Caribbean Producers traded just 840 shares at $4.20, Consolidated Bakeries traded 223,538 shares to close with a fall of 4 cents at $1.85, Dolphin Cove ended at $11.50 with 38,500 shares changing hands, to gain 50 cents, General Accident traded 9,500 shares and lost 1 cent to end at $2.25. Honey Bun rose 65 cents, to close at $5.70 with 19,928 units changing hands, after it traded at $5, in the morning session. Iron Rock Insurance traded 23,955 shares but gained 7 cents to close at $3.30, IC Insider BUY RATED ISP Finance Services traded 6,000 units at $4.10 after falling by 5 cents. Jamaican Teas lost 10 cents in trading 4,540 shares at $3.70, Jetcon traded 42,398 shares but fell by 15 to $2.50, Lasco Distributors traded 130,530 units to end unchanged at $7.99. Lasco Financial gained 4 cents to close at $3.40 with 20,188 shares changing hands, while Lasco Manufacturing closed with a gain of 5 cents at $5.05 with 28,284 shares trading and tTech ended with 3,000 units changing hands but fell 14 cents to close at $4.06.
Juniors moved higher – Friday
The bids for 9 stocks closed higher than their last selling prices and 3 ended with lower offers.
At the end of trading, Access Financial Services traded 4,500 units at $17, AMG Packaging rose 40 cents in trading 1,823 shares at $12.40, Caribbean Cream gained 30 cents to end at $4.45, after trading 12,400 shares. Caribbean Flavours gained 65 cents and ended with 33,853 shares changing hands at $7.50, Caribbean Producers traded 5,500 shares to close at $4.10, Consolidated Bakeries traded 10,000 shares to close at $2, C2W Music traded 20,000 shares to end at 43 cents. Derrimon Trading fell 55 cents to $3.30, with 3,000 shares changing hands, General Accident Insurance gained 2 cents while trading 2,000 shares at $2.32, Honey Bun dropped sharply from its recent all-time high of $7.50 by 14 percent, by slashing $1.62 in trading on Friday with 243,212 units changing hands, to end at $5.25. A director sold 2 million units of Jamaican Teas shares with the price falling 10 cents as a total of 2,020,886 shares were traded to close at $3.10, Jetcon Corporation had 280,878 units changing hands at $2.65 after falling 5 cents. Lasco Distributors rose 34 cents in trading 2,800 units to end at $7.99, Lasco Financial closed at $3.20 with 38,500 shares changing hands to gain 4 cents, while Lasco Manufacturing closed at $5.05 with 20,688 shares trading with the price rising 5 cents and Medical Disposables traded 4,000 units at $3.53.
Juniors inch forward – Thursday
The bids for 7 stocks closed higher than their last selling prices and 3 ended with lower offers.
At the end of trading, Access Financial Services traded 3,200 units at $17, AMG Packaging fell by 40 cents in trading 24,867 shares at $12, CAC 2000 closed at $6.55 with 236 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cream dropped 40 cents to end at $4.15, after trading 343,700 shares. Caribbean Flavours lost $1.14 and ended with 30,000 shares changing hands at $6.85, Caribbean Producers traded 4,513 shares to close with a loss of 40 cents, at $4.10, Consolidated Bakeries traded 337,192 shares to close at $2, C2W Music traded 26,000 shares to end at 43 cents. Dolphin Cove traded 4,000 units and gained 10 cents to end at $11.10, General Accident Insurance had 7,500 shares trading at $2.30, Honey Bun fell by 8 cents in trading 207,765 units at $6.87, Iron Rock had 109,000 shares changing hands with a gain of 3 cents, to end at $3.23. ISP Finance traded 20,705 shares at $3.45, Jamaican Teas traded 75,159 shares and closed at $3.90, Jetcon Corporation had 103,000 units changing hands at $2.65 after gaining 5 cents, KLE Group closed with 2,000 units changing hands at $1.03 with a fall of 17 cents. Lasco Distributors rose 15 cents in trading 10,847 units to end at $7.65, Lasco Financial closed unchanged at $3.16 with just 500 shares changing hands while Lasco Manufacturing closed at $5 with 724,739 shares trading with the price rising 25 cents and tTech traded 52,000 units at $4.05.