9 junior stocks fall 4 rise – Wednesday
The bids for 5 stocks closed higher than their last selling prices and 4 ended with lower offers.
At the end of trading, CAC 2000 rose by 5 cents and closed at $6.55 with 5,000 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cream gained 5 cents to end at $4.55, after trading 93,680 shares, Caribbean Producers traded 2,500 shares, to close at $4.50, Consolidated Bakeries traded 4,270 shares with a loss of 2 cents, to close at $2. C2W Music traded 18,000 shares and gained 3 cents, to end at 43 cents, Dolphin Cove traded 79,515 units and lost 20 cents to end at $11, Honey Bun fell by 5 cents in trading 183,042 units at $6.95 after trading at a new high of $7.51 earlier in the day. Jamaican Teas traded 12,500 shares and closed at $3.90. Jetcon Corporation had 10,000 units changing hands at $2.65 after falling by 10 cents, Key Insurance traded 5,000 shares and lost 25 cents to close at $2.50, KLE Group closed with 1,500 units changing hands at $1.20, having lost 16 cents, Lasco Distributors fell 49 cents in trading 472,645 units to end at $7.50. Lasco Financial closed with a rise of 1 cent at $3.16 with 195,440 shares changing hands while Lasco Manufacturing traded 116,110 shares and dropped 15 cents to close at $4.75, tTech traded just 28,351 units at $4.05 after shedding 7 cents and Eppley 8.5% preference share traded 42,500 shares at $6 but lost 10 cents.
C2W Music monster trade – Thursday
A total of 17 securities traded with 7 advancing and 8 declining. The market ended with bids for 7 stocks closing higher than their last selling prices and 3 ending with lower offers.
At the end of trading, AMG Packaging traded 1,200 shares to close at $12.45, after adding 45 cents, Caribbean Cream closed with a loss of 4 cents at $4.65, after trading 183,500 shares, Carib Flavours closed at $7.99 after losing 1 cent, in trading 200 shares. Consolidated Bakeries traded 283,078 units and gained 11 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.12, C2W Music closed with 53,814,091 shares trading with a loss of 1 cent at 34 cents, General Accident had 2,200 shares trading with a gain of 26 cents to close at $2.44. Honey Bun traded for the first time after its 5 for 1 stock split and closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $5 with a gain of $1.20 with 170,860 units changing hands, Iron Rock Insurance traded 628,310 shares but shed 20 cents to end at $3.20. Jamaican Teas traded 17,039 units to close with a loss of 5 cents at $3.80, Jetcon Corporation rose 7 cents in trading 23,525 units at $2.87, Key Insurance gained 6 cents with 61,900 shares at $2.75. KLE Group ended at $1.60 with 9,300 shares changing hands Knutsford Express fell 50 cents in trading 6,200 shares to close at $17.50, Lasco Distributors fell 10 cents with 1,000,000 units trading at $7.90. Lasco Financial closed with a gain of 4 cents at $3.34 with 5,979 shares changing hands while Lasco Manufacturing traded 1,099,242 shares and fell 19 cents to close at $4.50, Medical Disposables ended with 5,000 units changing hands to close with a gain of 1 cent at $3.50 and tTech traded 8,537 units at $4.30.
Limited junior market activity
Overall trading was moderate as only a few securities were active in the junior market. At the close the market index rose 0.61 points to end at 2,128.14. The market closed with 829,940 shares valued at $2,963,453 changing hands.
A total of only 9 securities traded of which 3 advanced and 2 declined. The market ended with bids for 10 stocks closing higher than their last selling prices and 2 ending with lower offers.
At the end of trading, Caribbean Cream closed with a gain of 10 cents at $4.70, after trading 60,000 shares, Consolidated Bakeries traded 160,682 units and gained 20 cents to end at $1.80, Jamaican Teas traded 80,048 units to close at $3.90, Jetcon Corporation lost 15 cents in trading 35,685 units at $2.85, KLE Group traded 2,381 shares and closed at $1.61. Lasco Distributors closed with 72,543 units trading at $7.50. Lasco Financial closed at $3.15 with 315,995 shares changing hands after falling 15 cents, Lasco Manufacturing traded 55,902 shares and rose 30 cents to close at $4.70 and tTech ended with 45,704 units changing hands at $4.50.
Juniors close higher on Wednesday
At the end of trading, Cargo Handlers traded 1,855 shares and gained $1 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $46, Caribbean Cream rose 1 cent to close with 183,568 shares changing hands at $4.47,Caribbean Producers traded 6,500 units at $4.55, Consolidated Bakeries traded 16,000 units to close with a loss of 10 cents at $1.50. Honey Bun closed with a gain of 45 cents at $21.95, while 3,500 shares traded, Iron Rock traded 3,000 shares at $3.75, Jetcon Corporation traded 900 shares and gained 2 cents to close at $2.83, KLE Group lost 7 cents in closing with 121,998 shares trading at $1.61. Lasco Distributors gained 30 cents and closed with 1,277,830 units trading with the price closing at $7.50. Lasco Financial closed at $3.30 with 391,866 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing lost 40 cents and closed at $4.20 with 123,963 shares changing hands and tTech fell 20 cents and ended with 8,203 units changing hands at $4.30.
Juniors suffer big drop – Tuesday
At the end of trading, Caribbean Cream close with 21,000 shares changing hands at $4.46, General Accident traded at $2.15 with 299,208 shares trading but gained 5 cents, Honey Bun closed with a loss of 50 cents at $21.50, while 5,444 shares traded, Jamaican Teas traded 3,600 units and lost 5 cents to close at $3.85. Jetcon Corporation traded 90,307 shares and gained 6 cents to close at $2.81, Key Insurance closed with a gain of 19 cents at $2.69 with 100 shares trading, Lasco Distributors fell 16 cents and closed with 265,100 units trading with the price closing at $7.20. Lasco Financial closed at $3.30 with 12,700 shares changing hands after falling 5 cents, Lasco Manufacturing gained 16 cents closed at $4.60 with 106,600 shares trading. Medical Disposables traded 12,519 shares to close unchanged at $2.95, after dropping 55 cents, Paramount Trading fell 1 cent to end with 68,200 shares changing hands at $10.99 and tTech ended with 37,750 units changing hands at $4.50.
Tight embrace falling & rising stocks – Thursday
At the end of trading, Caribbean Cream rose 40 cents with only 300 shares changing hands at $4.40, Caribbean Flavours traded 30,000 shares with a fall of 75 cents to end at $6.50, Consolidated Bakeries closed at $1.50 with 73,200 shares changing hands. General Accident gained 4 cents to $2.10 with 260,368 shares trading, Honey Bun closed at $22, with 13,135 shares trading, Jetcon Corporation traded 1,050 units to close with a loss of 5 cents at $2.75. KLE Group closed with 79,000 shares trading at $1.68, Lasco Distributors closed with 102,750 units trading with the price closing at $7.40 after gaining 10 cents. Lasco Financial closed at $3.15 with 14,400 shares changing hands after slipping 15 cents. Lasco Manufacturing fell 16 cents to close at $4.44 with 75,774 shares trading, Medical Disposables closed with 15,000 units changing hands at $3.50 and tTech traded 129,000 units at $4.50.
8 junior stocks up 4 down – Wednesday
At the end of trading, Caribbean Cream lost 50 cents with 514,085 shares changing hands at $4, Caribbean Flavours traded 8,035 shares with the rise of 5 cents to end at $7.25, Caribbean Producers traded 3,000 shares at $4.55 after rising by 55 cents, Consolidated Bakeries fell 10 cents and closed at $1.50 with 41,850 shares changing hands. Dolphin Cove rose 17 cents while trading 2,524 units to close at $12.68, General Accident gained 6 cents to $2.06 with 322,467 shares trading, Honey Bun closed with a jump of $5.50 to $22, with 117,182 shares trading. Iron Rock Insurance gained 25 cents in trading just 2,000 shares to close at $3.75, Jamaican Teas traded 500 shares to end at $3.90, Jetcon Corporation traded 7,000 units to close with a loss of 10 cents at $2.80. Knutsford Express closed with 1,075 shares trading at $18, Lasco Distributors closed with 155,159 units trading with the price closing at $7.30. Lasco Financial closed at $3.30 with 220,955 shares changing hands after rising 10 cents. Lasco Manufacturing fell 15 cents to close at $4.60 with 223,175 shares trading, Medical Disposables closed with a rise of 8 cents as 3,100 units changed hands at $3.50, Paramount Trading ended with 17,440 shares trading with a loss of 5 cents at $11 and tTech traded 170 units at $4.50.
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Big fall for juniors on Tuesday
At the end of trading, CAC 2000 closed while trading 1,000 shares to end at $6.41 after losing 1 cent, Caribbean Cream lost 44 cents with 220,634 shares changing hands at $4.50, Caribbean Flavours traded 120,000 shares with a fall of $1.30 to end at $7.20, Consolidated Bakeries closed at $1.60 with 67,535 shares changing hands. Dolphin Cove lost 24 cents while trading 1,160 units to close at $12.51, General Accident fell by 55 cents to $2 with 16,037 shares trading, Honey Bun closed with a loss of $5.45 to $16.50, with 16,302 shares trading. Iron Rock Insurance gained 10 cents in trading 386,468 shares to close at $3.50, Jamaican Teas traded 50,000 shares and rose by 35 cents to end at $3.90, Jetcon Corporation traded 7,000 units to close with a loss of 10 cents at $2.80. Key Insurance traded firm at $2.50 as 15,129 units changed hands, KLE Group rose 8 cents in trading 20,000 shares and closed at $1.68, Knutsford Express closed with 8,366 shares trading at $18, Lasco Distributors closed with 718,998 units trading with the price declining 21 cents to close at $7.30, but the stock traded down to $6.51 during the trading session. Lasco Financial closed at $3.20 with 39,926 shares changing hands for a fall of 29 cents. Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.75 with 52,632 shares trading, but rose by 7 cents and Medical Disposables closed with a rise of 2 cents as 7,900 units changed hands at $3.42, tTech traded 20,000 units at $4.50 and Derrimon Trading 11.75% preference shares traded 1,542 units at $2.13.