Trading on Friday ended with just 496,232 units, valued at $1,411,394 changing hands from a total of 11 securities that traded. The price of 5 stocks declined and 3 advanced with the junior market index losing 2.90 points to close at 966.98.
At the close, 5 securities ended with no bids to buy, while 4 had no stocks being offered for sale and 5 stocks closed with bids higher than the last traded prices and none closed with lower offers.
Stocks trading are, Access Financial traded 4,840 shares to close with a 18 cents fall to $12.02, Blue Power eased 40 cents to close at $13.60 with 25,000 units trading, Derrimon Trading ended with 15,000 shares changing hands and closed at $2.65, for a gain of 5 cents, Dolphin Cove closed with 1,131 shares changing hands at $12.52, for a 38 cents decline, Honey Bun traded 
5,000 units at $3.98, after adding 3 cents. Jamaican Teas had 2,774 shares changing hands, 25 cents higher at $3.50, KLE Group traded unchanged at 50 cents with 5,000 units changing hands, Knutsford Express with 100 shares changing hands ended at $6, Lasco Distributors fell 11 cents to $1.80, after it traded as high as $1.92 and ended with 76,000 units changing hands. Lasco Financial ended with 146,387 shares changing hands at $1.87 and Derrimon Trading 11.75% preference share, ended with 215,000 units changing hands with the price slipping 1 cent to $2.39.
Quiet day for juniors
Increased activity on junior market
Access fell $2.99 to $15.51on Thursday
At the close 4 securities ended with no bids to buy, while 3 had no stocks being offered for sale and 3 stocks closed with bids higher than the last traded prices and 3 with the offers being lower.
Stocks trading are, Access Financial Services traded 200 shares to close at $15.51 with a fall of $2.99, AMG Packaging closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.95 with 31,398 units changing hands 30 cents higher, Cargo Handlers ended with 950 shares changing hands and closed at $31, Caribbean Cream traded 10,100 units at $1.99, after gaining 19 cents. Dolphin Cove traded 150 shares and closed at $13, General Accident Insurance traded 2,150 units with the price closing 15 cents lower to a 52 weeks’ low of $1.30, Honey Bun with 46,734 shares
changing hands, closed with a loss of 30 cents at $3.70, Knutsford Express had 518 shares trading to close at $6. Lasco Distributors closed with 283,526 units trading, 15 cents higher at $1.95, Lasco Financial ended with 85,300 shares changing hands to end at $1.80. Lasco Manufacturing with 291,740 units changing hands, closed at $1.84 after dropping a cent, Medical Disposables traded 102,000 shares to close with a gain of 25 cents at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.50 but closed with the offer at $2.30 to sell 13,085 units and Derrimon Trading preference share ended with 88,300 units changing hands at $6.05.
Juniors jump to new high on Monday.
The JSE junior market gained 34.79 points on Monday, to close at 977.18, for another new record high, beating the previous one reached on the last day of July, this year. The index gained over 16 percent since dipping to a recent low point of 841.74 points on July 27. Technical indicator shows resistance at around the 1,000 points level, if that is cleared decisively, then the juniors could be heading to 1,200 points before a major resistance come into play.
The juniors have now gained 42 percent for the year to date and 60 percent since the lows of the junior market last year, nearly 50 percent better than the main market index gain, an indicator that the junior stocks are once more asserting their dominance over the main market which was the case for sometime until the rally started in summer last year. This is a situation that will bear some watching, with the main market is in consolidation mood.
In actual trading on Monday, 9 securities changed hands with 5 rising and 2 declining resulting in 824,803 units valued at $1,577,521. The strong movement was aided by a $3 rise in the price of Access Financial that jumped to $18.50 but with only 100 shares trading.
At the close, the junior market had 5 stocks having bids higher than their last selling prices, 2 with lower offers. 6 securities closed with no bids to buy, while 7 had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading are, Access Financial gained $3 on top of the $2.74 rise to close at a new 52 weeks and all-time high of $18.50 but with just 100 units, Blue Power traded 872 units with the price falling 10 cents to $12.25, Caribbean Producers gaining 5 cents, with 10,000 shares and close at $3.05 but closed with an offer to sell 201480 shares at $2.75. General Accident had 7,250 shares 
changing hands for a gain of 7 cents to end at $1.86, Knutsford Express had 1,000 shares trading, firm at $6, Lasco Distributors traded 15,000 shares to close at a new 52 weeks’ high of $1.80, up 9 cents, the stock closed with low supply to sell at $1.74 and $2.13. There are only 4 offers in the market amounting 70,000 units. Lasco Financial Services traded 192,075 units and gained 29 cents to close at $1.75, Lasco Manufacturing with 255,521 shares trading unchanged $1.64 at the close, the stock closed with multiple bids at $1.65 to buy 1,328,000 units and with only 10,000 units on offer at $2.50 and Medical Disposables ended with 343,055 units and lost 10 cents to close $2.15.
Juniors jump Wednesday
Trading activity on the junior market ended on Wednesday with the market making strong gains as the Lasco companies benefitted from improved profits, leading to strong rise in the JSE Junior market Index of 27.15 points to close at 874.97.
The market ended with 7 securities trading with 1,525,437 units changing hands, valued at $2,532,757 and the prices of 3 stocks rising and 2 declining.
At the close, the junior market had 5 stocks having bids higher than their last selling prices, none with lower offers. 5 securities closed with no bids to buy, while 8 had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading are, Blue Power with only 100 units and declined 3 cents and ended at $12.96, Caribbean Cream had 25,390 shares trading but lost 3 cents to close at $2.10, Knutsford Express ended with only 100 shares trading at $6. Lasco Distributors traded 78,200 shares to close at $1.60, up 17 cents, Lasco Financial Services traded 35,665 units and gained 10 cents to end at $1.50, Lasco Manufacturing with 1,328,377 shares closed 10 cents higher at $1.50 and Paramount traded 57,575 shares at $6.
Low-keyed activity for juniors
Activity on the junior market closed with only 6 securities trading and ended with just 44,694 units changing hands, valued at a mere $104,551. The JSE Junior Market Index declined 4.89 points to close at 891.30. The market ended with the prices of 2 stocks advancing and none declining and with several prices appearing soft going into Friday’s trading.
At the close of the junior market was flashing weak signals on Thursday with 6 stocks having bids higher than their last selling prices, 7 with lower offers that were lower and 4 securities closing with no bids to buy while only 5 had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, Cargo Handlers ending with 590 units changing hands to close unchanged at $30, Caribbean Cream traded 2,950 units at $1.60 but the offer at the close is at $1.55 for 75,800 units. Caribbean Flavours traded 10,000 shares to close 7 cents higher at $2.60. Knutsford Express traded 1,094 shares at $6.10, Lasco Financial Services traded 18,700 shares and put on 4 cents to end at $1.84 and Lasco Manufacturing had 11360 shares changing hands, unchanged at $1.36.
Cargo Handlers keep on sailing away
Activity on the Junior Market was moderate and closed with 11 securities trading and ended with only 347,331 units changing hands valued at $1,016,457. The JSE Junior Market Index advanced 15.05 points close at 914.77. The market ended with the prices of 4 stocks advancing, 5 declining with Cargo Handlers closing at 52 weeks’ high.
At the close of the junior market was flashing weak signals for Wednesday with 4 stocks having bids higher than their last selling prices, 5 with lower offers and 5 securities closing with no bids to buy while only 3 had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, Access Financial Services closing with 5,951 shares trading 2 cents up at $11.02, AMG Packaging ending with just 200 units changing hands to close 1 cent lower at $3.19 but had an offer at $3.15 at the end to sell 27,775 shares. Cargo Handlers recorded yet another all-time high in trading 9,342 units $1.50 higher to close at $30, Caribbean Cream traded 1,000 units at $1.60, Caribbean Flavours trading 16,581 shares to close at $2.53 after losing 2 cents, 
Caribbean Producers traded 5,000 shares and lost 20 cents to $2.80, Dolphin Cove trading only 811 units at $13 for a new high, after gaining 40 cents. At the close Knutsford Express sold 920 shares at $6.10. Lasco Financial Services traded 218,100 shares and gained 12 cents to end at $1.93, Lasco Manufacturing had 26,937 shares changing hands at $1.45 to again 14 cents at the end, Medical Disposables ended at $2.25 with 10,000 shares changing hands with a loss of 5 cents and Derrimon Trading 11.75% preference share closed with a 10 cents loss at $2.40.
LascoMan trades 3m units
Lasco’s new I Cool drink. 3 million units of the stock traded
The JSE Junior Market Index declined 15.87 points to close at 908.39, with the price of 6 stocks advancing, 3 declining with 2 closing at 52 weeks’ high. At the close, there were 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices, 5 with lower offers and 4 securities closing with no bids to buy and 5 that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, Access Financial ending with 1,000 shares changing hands to close with a loss of $2 at $13.50. Cargo Handlers finished with 36,551 units to close with a gain of $1, to a new all-time high of $26, Caribbean Cream with 9,800 shares traded lower by 1 cent to $1.59, Dolphin Cove trading 97,462 shares to close higher by 20 cents at a new high of $12.78.
General Accident closed with 8,333 shares trading 5 cents higher at $1.72, Honey Bun ended with a gain of 3 cents to close at $2.88 with 100,000 shares changing hands. Jamaican Teas ended with 100,000 shares changing hands, to close at $4, Knutsford Express closed at $6.10 while 4,899 shares changed hands. Lasco Distributors traded only 4,400 shares to close at $1.68, for a gain of 3 cents, Lasco Financial traded only 2,385 shares but added 15 cents in closing at $1.95 and Lasco Manufacturing was the big trade for the day with 3 million shares but lost 10 cents to end at $1.30.
2 new junior market highs
Dolphin Cove closed at a new high on Tuesday
At the close of the market, there were 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices, 2 with lower offers and 4 securities closing with no bids to buy and 6 that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, AMG Packaging ending with 7,852 shares changing hands to close at $3.16. Blue Power closed with 1,141 shares trading $1.01 lower at $9.50, Cargo Handlers finished with 76,100 units to close with a gain of $1, to a new all-time high of $25,
Caribbean Cream with 24,200 shares traded lower by 10 cents to $1.60, Dolphin Cove trading 10,971 shares to closed higher by 8 cents at a new high of $12.58. Jamaican Teas ended with 52,591 shares changing hands, to close at $4, Knutsford Express closed at $6.10 while 1,697 shares changed hands. Lasco Distributors traded 107,536 shares to close at $1.65, there was dealing in 14,440 Lasco Manufacturing’s shares at $1.40, Medical Disposables contributed 7,031 shares with the price ending at $2.30 and Eppley 2019 preference share exchanged 24,310 units at $6.
3 new highs for junior market
Knutsford Express closed at a new all time high of $6.10 on Monday.
At the close of the market, there were 4 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices, 2 with lower offers and 5 securities closing with no bids to buy and 6 that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, Blue Power closing with 659 shares trading at $10.51, after being as high as $11.60 for a new 52 weeks’ high. Caribbean Cream finishing with 60,000 units to close with a gain of 10 cents at $1.70, Caribbean Flavours trading 200,000 shares and ended 25 cents higher at $2.55,
Dolphin Cove finishing trading with only 400 shares to gain 50 cents to end at a new 52 weeks’ high of $12.50. Knutsford Express closing with 829 shares changing hands, 5 cents higher at $6.10 for a new 52 weeks’ high, Lasco Financial Services finishing trading with 662,171 units. The price slipped 15 cents to $1.80 after trading as high as $2, Lasco Manufacturing had 38,773 shares changing hands at $1.40, Medical Disposables contributed 11,240 shares with the price rising 5 cents, to $2.30 and Derrimon Trading 11.75% preference ended trading with 120,000 units at $2.50.
Mayberry takes 20% of Lasco Financial
Mayberry buys 20% of Lasco Financial Services on Tuesday.
Joel Izquierrdo Gonzalez who had 14,515,000 shares seems to have disposed of his holdings as well, Mayberry crossed another 10 million units to cement the major part of the trade for the day. Chin confirmed the sale and indicated that Mayberry now has 20 percent and it’s a win, win proposition for both entities. Lasco Financial has 1,228,102,990 Ordinary shares of no par value that are issued. Lasco just reported full year reulsts with profit of $189.5 million just up from $178.2 million in 2014, the company reported just $10 million profit in the last quarter to March versus $41 million in the same period in 2014.Mayberry previously owned around 39 percent of Access Financial Services which they divested last year for approximately $1 billion. Some of the funds are being invested in this and other entities. It could well be that Mayberry will eventually buy more shares in the company.
Elsewhere in trading pick on the Junior Market with 11 securities trading, and ended with 245,363,622 units changing hands valued at $315,546,759. The JSE Junior Market Index declined 21.64 points to close at 856.43, with the price of 2 stocks advancing and 6 declining.
At the close of the market, there were only 2 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers. The junior market ended with 4 securities closing with no bids to buy and 9 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, Access Financial Services ending
with 61,836 shares changing hands 10 cents lower at $17, Blue Power closed with 1,700 shares trading at $9.50, in losing 30 cents. Caribbean Cream finished with 81,200 units with a loss of 11 cents at $1.08, Caribbean Producers with 51,724 shares trading, was unchanged at $3, General Accident Insurance concluded trading with 187,684 shares changing hands to close 7 cents lower at $2. Honey Bun finished trading with just 500 shares to close 11 cents higher, at $2.62, Knutsford Express Services ended with 3,437 shares unchanged at $6. Lasco Distributors traded 289,032 shares, 15 cents lower, at $1.55, Lasco Financial Services finished trading with 244508476 units in total between $1.28 and $1.45 to settle at $1.30, there were 170,033 shares of Lasco Manufacturing traded to close lower by 5 cent at $1.25 and 8,000 Paramount Trading shares traded at $3.80 for a 4 cents gain.
