Juniors’ volume jumps 2,755% – Monday

Cargo Handlers traded at a new all-time high of $10.

Cargo Handlers traded at a new all-time high of $10.

Trading volume on the junior market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange rose sharply on Monday as 19 securities were active. Volume traded surged 2,755 percent from Friday’s levels, ending with a 6,697,473 units changing hands, while value traded, leapt 2,495 percent to $36,505,806 from $1,406,575, on Friday.
Victoria Mutual Wealth Management was involved in a series of large volume of crossed trades that helped in a major way to boost the level of trading.
An average of 352,499 units with an average value of $1,921,358 traded, compared to 18,046 units with an average value of $108,198 on the preceding trading day. The average for the month to date, amounts to 151,789 units at $836,063.
At the close of the market on 18 securities traded, versus 13 on Friday resulting in 6 stocks advancing and 6 declining stocks as 1 stock hit a new high. The market index rose 4.24 points to 2,376.04 to be up 33 percent for the year to date.
ICI Jm sum 24-10-16Market activities ended with 5 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 ending with lower offers.
In trading activity, Blue Power ended at $24.50 with 5,300 units changing hands, CAC 2000 traded 1,183,488 units at $6.30, Cargo Handlers finally traded after the 10 for 1 stock split and hit a new high of $10 as 7,000 shares traded. Caribbean Cream rose 1 cent and ended with 459,592 shares changing hands at $7.01, Caribbean Producers gained by 5 cents in trading 443,187 units to end at $3.75, C2W Music traded 29,357 shares to close at 25 cents. Consolidated Bakeries had 144,528 units changing hands, with the price declining 1 cent to end at $2.59. Dolphin Cove had 164,564 units changing hands, with the price ending at $12.21 after rising 16 cents, General Accident lost 20 cents and closed trading with 1,441,893 units at $2.60, Honey Bun with 102,499 shares changing hands, closed at $5.62. ISP Finance traded 24,623 units at $7.03,ICI Jm trd sht 24-10-16 Jetcon Corporation ended with 54,796 shares trading at $4.20. Knutsford Express ended at $23 with 8,500 shares changing hands, Lasco Distributors traded 250,864 units trading with a loss of 16 cents at $6.83, Lasco Financial lost 1 cent and ended with 99,572 shares changing hands at $3.09, Lasco Manufacturing rose 7 cents and closed at $4.86 with 9,123 shares trading. Medical Disposables rose 40 cents to close at $5 with 1,335,514 shares changing hands, Paramount Trading lost 12 cents to close at $23.88 with 113,273 shares changing hands and Eppley 9.5% preference share, traded 819,800 units and fell 14 cents to $6.16.

Juniors’ volume drops again – Friday

Consolidated Bakeries closed at a 52 weeks' high on Friday.

Consolidated Bakeries closed at a 52 weeks’ high on Friday.

Trading volume on the junior market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange which declined on Thursday, fell again on Friday. Volume traded dived 73 percent from Thursday’s levels, ending with a mere 234,593 units changing hands, while value traded, dropped 60 percent to $1,406,575 from $3,474,124, on Thursday.
An average of 18,046 units with an average value of $108,198 traded, compared to 67,729 units with an average value of $267,240 on the preceding trading day. The average for the month to date, amounts to 136,350 units at $752,579.
At the close of the market on 13 securities traded, versus 13 on Thursday resulting in declining stocks out pacing advancing stocks 7 to 3 as 2 stocks hit new highs. ICI Jm sum 21-10-16The junior market index declined by 0.50 points to 2,371.80 to be up 32 percent for the year to date.
Market activities ended with 6 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 ending with a lower offer.
Cargo Handlers which split the stock 10 for 1 stock earlier in the week did not trade on Friday but closed with a bid at $9.01 with an offer at $10.
In trading activity, Access Financial lost 50 cents and ended at $20.50 with 10,944 units changing hands, Caribbean Cream lost $1 and ended with 27,603 shares changing hands with a to $7, Caribbean Producers declined by 5 cents in trading 80,161 units to end at $3.70, C2W Music traded 3,057 shares to close at 25 cents. Consolidated Bakeries had 1,300 units changing hands, with the price rising 10 cents to end at $2.60. ICI Jm trd sht 21-10-16Derrimon Trading had 10,000 units changing hands, with the price ending at $4, Honey Bun with 1,000 shares changing hands gained 2 cent and closed at $5.62, ISP Finance traded 27,905 units at a new high of $7.03 after rising 3 cents, Jamaican Teas ended with just 400 shares trading with a rise of 1 cent at $4.01. Knutsford Express ended at $23 with 210 shares changing hands, Lasco Financial rose 5 cents and ended with 450 shares changing hands at $3.10, Lasco Manufacturing rose 3 cents and closed at $4.79 with 68,320 shares trading and Paramount Trading rose 1 cent to close at $24 with 3,243 shares changing hands.

Juniors’ volume falls again – Thursday

The junior market within touch of record territory

The junior market within touch of record territory

Trading volume on the junior market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange which declined on Wednesday, fell again on Thursday. Volume traded dived 49 percent from Wednesday’s levels, ending with 880,474 units changing hands, while value traded, dropped 64 percent to $3,474,124 from $9,759,413, on Wednesday.
An average of 67,729 units with an average value of $267,240 traded, compared to 133,950 units with an average value of $750,724 on the preceding trading day. The average for the month to date, amounts to 146,208 units at $806,277.
At the close of the market on 13 securities traded, versus 13 on Wednesday resulting in declining stocks out pacing advancing stocks 7 to 5. ICI Jm sum 20-10-16The junior market index falling by 4.01 points to 2,372.30 to be up 32 percent for the year to date.
Market activities ended with 4 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 ending with lower offers.
Cargo Handlers which split the stock 10 for 1 stock and became effective on the junior market Tuesday with the adjusted closing price being $9, the stock did not trade on Thursday. The stock closed with a bid at $9 with an offer at $10.
In trading activity, Blue Power ended at $20 with 1,000 units changing hands, CAC 2000 lost 10 cents in trading 4,000 shares at $6.30, Caribbean Cream ended with 22,000 shares changing hands with a loss of 80 cents to $8, Caribbean Flavours traded 2,000 units to end at $8.38 with a fall of 2 cents. Caribbean Producers declined 25 cents in trading 187,600 units to end at $3.75, ICI Jm trd sht 20-10-16C2W Music gained 1 cent in trading 500 shares to close at 25 cents, General Accident had 457,407 units changing hands, with the price rising 19 cents to end at $2.80. Knutsford Express lost 20 cents and ended at $23 with 16,025 shares changing hands. Lasco Distributors had 6,100 units trading and closed with a rise of 18 cents at $6.99, Lasco Financial rose 5 cents and ended with 10,000 shares changing hands at $3.05, Lasco Manufacturing fell 22 cents and closed at $4.76 with 12,823 shares trading, Medical Disposables traded 148,164 shares and rose 10 cents to close at $4.60 and tTech lost 25 cents in trading 12,855 shares to close at $5.

Juniors’ volume dips on Wednesday

Cargo Handlers stock split takes effect Wednesday but the stock did not trade.

Cargo Handlers stock split takes effect Wednesday but the stock did not trade.

Trading on the junior market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday declined from Tuesday’s levels but Honey Bun that traded 1,001,023 units and lost 50 cents to end at $5.60, was the dominant trade. Caribbean Cream fell to $7.55 in the morning session and ended with 236,429 shares changing hands with a loss of 45 cents at $8.80, came just behind.
Market activity resulted in advancing stocks just out pacing declining stocks 6 to 5, with the junior market index falling by 8.47 points to 2,376.31 to be up 33 percent for the year to date.
At the close, 13 securities traded, versus 16 on Tuesday but volume dived 61 percent from Tuesday’s levels, ending with 1,741,347 units changing hands, while value traded, dropped 60 percent to $9,759,413 from $24,376,547, on Tuesday.
ICI Jm sum 19-10-16An average of 133,950 units with an average value of $750,724 traded, compared to 279,498 units with an average value of $1,523,534 on the preceding trading day. The average for the month to date, amounts to 153,343 units at $855,281.
Market activities ended with 3 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 ending with lower offers.
Cargo Handlers 10 for 1 stock split became effective on the junior market today with the adjusted closing price being $9, the stock did not trade on Wednesday.
In trading activity, AMG Packaging ended at $20 with 10,882 units changing hands, Caribbean Producers gained 35 cents in trading 213,166 units to end at $4. Consolidated Bakeries regained 5 cents in trading 12,310 shares to close at $2.50, ICI Jm trd sht 19-10-16Jetcon Corporation had 15,011 units changing hands, with the price rising 20 cents to end at $4.20, KLE Group rose 23 cents with 3,500 shares to close at $1.79, Knutsford Express ended at $23.20 with 159 shares changing hands. Lasco Distributors had 66,250 units trading and closed with a loss of 20 cents at $6.81, Lasco Financial fell 1 cent and ended with 59,737 shares changing hands at $3, Lasco Manufacturing rose 23 cents and closed at $4.98 with 8,021 shares trading. Medical Disposables traded 114,659 shares and dropped 50 cents to close at $4.50 and tTech put on 25 cents in trading 200 shares to close at $5.25.

Junior’s volume jumps on Tuesday

Medical Disposables at new closing high.

Medical Disposables at new closing high.

Trading on the junior market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday declined from Friday’s levels. Market activity resulted in advancing stocks over powering declining stocks 6 to 2, pushing the junior market index down by 14.48 points to 2,384.78 to be up 33 percent for the year to date.
At the close, 16 securities traded, versus 14 on Friday but volume surged 1,322 percent from Friday’s levels, ending with 4,471,960 units changing hands, while value traded, leapt 1,578 percent to $24,376,547 from $3,787,554, on Friday. Jamaican Teas accounted for 3,968,532 units valued at $15,874,135 trading to close at $4.
ICI Jm sum 18-10-16 An average of 279,498 units with an average value of $1,523,534 traded, compared to an average of 46,283 units at $270,540 on the previous trading day. The average for the month to date amounts to 155,282 units at $792,648.
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 Services traded 3,000 shares at $21, AMG Packaging ended at $20 with 290,000 units changing hands, Blue Power gained 10 cents and closed with 3,700 units changing hands at $24.50, Cargo Handlers ended with 15,000 shares changing hands at $90, Caribbean Producers gained 3 cents in trading 16,800 units to end at $3.65. Consolidated Bakeries lost 5 cents in trading 3,131 shares to close at $2.45, Dolphin Cove traded 683 shares to end at $12.05, ICI Jm trd sht 18-10-16Jetcon Corporation had 19,610 units changing hands, to end at $4, Knutsford Express ended at $23.20 with 750 shares changing hands, Lasco Distributors had 121,043 units trading and closed with a gain of 1 cent at $7.01, Lasco Financial gained 1 cent and ended with 18,200 shares changing hands at $3.01, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.75 with 7,945 shares trading. Medical Disposables traded 1,251 shares and jumped 50 cents to close 52 weeks’ high of $5, Paramount Trading ended with 2,040 shares changing hands at 4 cents higher to close at $23.99 and tTech lost 5 cents in trading 275 shares to close at $5.

Junior stocks jump on Thursday

Honey Bun was the lead trade with 1 million shares.

Honey Bun was the lead trade with 1 million shares.

Trading volume fell back to more normal levels on the junior market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday although Honey Bun had 1,002,000 units changing hands.
Market activity resulted in advancing stocks over powered declining stocks 8 to 4, pushing the junior market index up by 33.53 points to 2,427.87 to be up 36 percent for the year to date.
At the close, 19 securities up from 12 on Wednesday but the trading volume dropped 82 percent from Wednesday’s levels, ending with 1,643,799 units changing hands, while value traded, declined 79 percent to $10,731,708 from $51,520,805, on Wednesday.
ICI Jm sum 13-10-16Market activities ended with 2 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 ending with lower offers.
In other trading activity, Access Financial jumped $2.60 and ended trading with 950 units to end at $21, AMG Packaging dropped 50 cents to end at $19.50 with 12,000 units changing hands, Blue Power closed with 2,678 units changing hands to close at $24.10 after falling 10 cents, Cargo Handlers traded 325 shares at $90. Caribbean Cream closed trading with 386,761 units at $9.38 and fell 62 cents following flat results for the company’s second quarter, after increased revenues were negated by rising administrative cost. Caribbean Producers traded 65,208 units to end at $3.51, Dolphin Cove traded 2,500 shares and lost 95 cents to end at $12.05, General Accident closed trading with 9,576 units at $2.61, ICI Jm trd sht 13-10-16Honey Bun traded 1,002,000 shares and rose 10 cents to $6.10, Jamaican Teas traded 1,886 units to end at $4. Jetcon Corporation gained 20 cents with 87,175 units changing hands, to end at $4, KLE Group ended at $2.09 with 11,300 shares changing hands after rising by 16 cents, Knutsford Express traded just 100 units and gained $1.20 to close at $23.20, Lasco Distributors had 23,350 units trading and closed 25 cents higher at $7. Lasco Financial gained 10 cents and ended with 18,250 shares changing hands at $3.20, Lasco Manufacturing closed with a gain of 1 cent at $5 with 17,440 shares trading and Paramount Trading ended with 2,300 shares changing hands at $25.

Juniors drop with falling stocks on top – Tuesday

Blue Power closed at a new high of $28 on Tuesday.

Blue Power closed at a new high of $28 on Tuesday.

Trading on the junior market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, resulted in advancing stocks being edged by declining stocks 5 to 8 pushing the junior market index down by a sizable 63.25 points or 2.55 percent to 2,414.53.
At the close, 17 securities traded, including one closing at a new high. Trading jumped 122 percent from Monday’s levels, ending with 1,107,820 units changing hands, while value traded, jumped 273 percent to $8,452,329 from $2,265,060, on Monday.
Market activities ended with 6 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 ending with a lower offer.
ICI Jm sum 11-10-16Trading activity, AMG Packaging closed with a fall of $1.40 cents at $17.60 with 600 units changing hands, Blue Power closed with 1,600 units changing hands to close at a new high of $28 with a rise of $3.25, Cargo Handlers that will split its stock 10 for 1, effective October 22, traded 3,170 shares at $90. Caribbean Cream gained 70 cents in trading 255,168 units to end at $10, General Accident dropped 4 cents and closed with 904 units changing hands at $2.61, Honey Bun traded 94,223 shares at $6.20. Iron Rock fell 16 cents in trading 10.000 shares to close at $3.19, ICI Jm trd sht 11-10-16Jamaican Teas traded only 1,712 units but gained 10 cents to end at $4, Knutsford Express lost $1.20 with 2,000 units changing hands to end at $22, Lasco Distributors fell 89 cents with 203,221 units trading to close at $7. Lasco Financial ended with 347,939 shares changing hands at $3.20, Lasco Manufacturing lost 1 cents and closed at $4.99 with 28,330 shares trading, Paramount Trading climbed $1.50 to end with 76,445 shares changing hands at a 52 weeks’ high of $26. tTech traded 4,031 with a gain of 20 cents to end at $5.05 and Eppely 10% preference traded 15,000 shares at $6.10.

Juniors climb to new record high – Monday

Trading on the junior market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, resulted in advancing stocks edging declining stocks 5 to 4 pushing the junior market index by a robust 27.40 points to 2,477.78.
ICI Jm sum 10-10-16At the close, 2 securities traded, including one closing at new highs. Trading slipped from Friday’s levels, ending with 499,330 units changing hands, 48 percent lower than on Friday, while value traded, dropped 63 percent to $2,265,060 from $6,200,775, on Friday.
Market activities ended with 7 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 ending with lower offers.
In market activity, Cargo Handlers that will split its stock 10 for 1, effective October 22 traded 3,500 shares on Monday at a new high to close $3.90 higher at $90. The stock closed with the bid at $87 to buy 393 units, with an offer at $90 to sell 42,051 units.
In other trading activity, AMG Packaging closed with a gain of $1.50 cents at $19.50 with 5,000 units changing hands, Caribbean Producers remained unchanged in trading 1,950 units to end at $3.50, ICI Jm trd sht 10-10-16Derrimon Trading climbed 49 cents and closed with 96,209 units changing hands at $4, Honey Bun rose 10 cents in trading 38,789 shares at $6.20. Iron Rock traded 1,400 shares to close at $3.35, KLE Group ended at $1.89 with 35,435 shares changing hands after falling by 16 cents, Knutsford Express lost 80 cents with 939 units changing hands to end at $23.20, Lasco Distributors rose 39 cents with 7,865 units trading, at $7.89. Lasco Financial lost 2 cents and ended with 267,828 shares changing hands at $3.20, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $5 with 33,115 shares trading and tTech traded 7,300 with a loss of 15 cents to end at $4.85.

Juniors up 36% in 2016 to new record

ISP Finance gained 250% to a new high of $7 & helped the JM to a 36% gain for 2016.

ISP Finance gained 250% to a new high of $7 & helped the JM to a 36% gain for 2016.

Trading on the junior market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, resulted in an even number of advancing and declining stocks. The market index hit a new high of 2,443.15, by climbing 10.72 points and 36.4 percent for 2016. At the close, 4 stocks rose and 4 declined with 17 securities trading including two closing at new highs.
Trading slipped from Wednesday’s levels, ending with 1,753,530 units changing hands, 12 percent lower than on Wednesday, while value traded, dropped 31 percent to $7,158,594 from $10,428,547, on Wednesday.
Market activities ended with 4 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 ending with lower offers.
In market activity since trading on September 12 at $86.10, Cargo Handlers has still not traded with the bid at $88 to buy 207 units. The stock is on offer at $90 to sell 45,551 units.ICI Jm sum 6-10-16 The stock will be split 10 for 1 stock, effective October 22.
In trading activity, AMG Packaging closed with a fall of 5 cents at $17.50 with 889 units changing hands, Blue Power gave up 25 cents in trading just 100 shares at $24.75, Caribbean Cream gave back 60 cents with 58,577 shares changing hands to end at $9.40, Caribbean Flavours closed with the price unchanged in trading 12,000 units at $8.99. Caribbean Producers remained unchanged in trading 1,065,000 units to end at $3.50. C2W Music closed with 10,000 units changing hands to close at 24 cents, Consolidated Bakeries gained 10 cents in trading 841 shares to close at $2.50, ICI Jm trd sht 6-10-16General Accident Insurance closed with 225,500 units changing hands at $2.65, Honey Bun traded 60,800 shares at $6.10. ISP Finance traded 51,809 shares and gained 39 cents, to close at an all-time high of $7, Jamaican Teas traded 7,145 shares to close at $4, Knutsford Express closed at $24 with 100 units, Lasco Distributors gained of 2 cents with 103,000 units traded, at $7.52, Lasco Financial lost 13 cents and ended with 126,185 shares changing hands at $3.22. Lasco Manufacturing closed at $5.10 with 27,584 shares trading and Paramount Trading closed with a gain of $2.50 at a 52 weeks’ high of $22 with 2,000 shares changing hands.

A new junior record on – Thursday

JM sign Trading on the Junior market ended with a third consecutive record high Thursday as the closed at a new high of 2,373.89 for a gain of 7.58 points as 4 stocks rose and 2 declined with just 10 securities that trading.
Trading volume and value rose from Wednesday’s levels, ending with 1,742,459.00 units changing hands, 129 percent more than on Wednesday, while the value traded climbed by 224 percent to $12,530,207, from $3,870,697 on Wednesday.
Market activities ended with 10 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 ending with lower offers. Month end is a period when some bids increase to show stronger close than for a few days before with valuation of portfolios based on the higher bids.
ICI Jm sum 29-09-16In market activity Cargo Handlers stock has not traded since it closed at $86.10 on September 12, the market closed with the bid at $91 to buy 3,000 units, with no units offered for sale, next in line to buy is 6,540 shares at $89, there were stocks offered for sale at the close. The company at a recent extraordinary meeting approved a 10 for 1 stock split, to take effect from the close of business on October 21. Key Insurance remains under pressure with the offer at $2.30 to sell 30,000 units compared with the last sale of $2.49. There were no bids to buy the stock at the close.
Blue Power closed at $25 with 12,400 units changing hands, Caribbean Cream lost 23 cents with 31,000 shares ICI jm trade 29-09-16changing hands to close at $9.27, C2W traded 37,949 shares to close at 24 cents, Honey Bun with 3,050 shares changing hands and closed at $6.19 with a gain of 19 cents. Jetcon Corporation had just 2,200 units changing hands, to end at $4.70, KLE Group ended at $2.10 with 48,500 shares changing hands after rising by 24 cents, Knutsford Express traded 10,500 units to close at $24 after shedding 48 cents, Lasco Distributors closed with a gain of 24 cents as 1,610,495 units traded at $7.24. Lasco Financial ended with 11,739 shares changing hands at $3.18, after rising by 13 cents, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $5 with 9,565 shares trading.