Juniors end with 7 gains on Tuesday

The junior market closed on Tuesday higher with more stocks rising than declining. The market closed with 11 securities being active. The index closed 12.16 points higher at 2,213.02 as an equal number of 7 stocks advanced and 3 declined and with 1 closing at a new high. A total of 478,536 units traded, valued at $2,513,232.
JM sum 2-8-16 A total of 5 stocks closed with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 ended with a lower offer.
At the close, Access Financial Services had 5,000 units changing hands while rising 40 cents to close at $17.50, AMG Packaging closed with 2,746 units changing hands at $12.50, Caribbean Cream rose 5 cents with 26,684 shares changing hands to close at $7, Caribbean Producers traded 88,848 units at $3.26, with a 1 cent rise. General Accident traded 4,000 units at $2.40, after rising by 35 cents,JM Trdng Sht 2-8-16 Honey Bun had 37,260 shares changing hands, to close with a loss of 5 cents at $5.40, Jamaican Teas fell 15 cents and traded 6,000 shares to close at $3.15. Jetcon Corporation gained 5 cents while trading 6,247 shares to close at $2.60, KLE Group traded 2,300 units to close with a gain of 10 cents at $1.40. Knutsford Express closed with 316 units changing hands to end at $19 with a rise of $4, Lasco Distributors ended with 76,102 shares changing hands, to end 10 cents lower at $7.20 and Lasco Manufacturing rose 3 cents and closed at $5 with 223,349 shares trading.

Juniors big 3 gainers on Friday

Cargo Handlers traded at a new high of $56.

Cargo Handlers traded at a new high of $56.

The junior market ended July, with a rise on the last day of the month, to close the month slightly lower by 7.31 points than at the close of June. Three stocks jumped sharply with Blue Power surging $2.40, Cargo Handlers trading at a record high with a gain of $7 and Knutsford Express climbing $4. The market closed with 14 securities being active, down from 19 on Thursday.
The index closed 42.49 points higher at 2,200.86 as an equal number of 6 stocks advanced and declined and with 1 closing at a new high. A total of 2,718,436 units traded, valued at $8,665,436.
A total of 7 stocks closed with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 ended with a lower offer.
At the close, Access Financial Services had 8,200 units changing hands while losing 35 cents to close at $17.10, JM - Sum 29-7-16Blue Power jumping $2.40, and closed with 13,375 units changing hands at $16.10, Cargo Handlers traded 1,875 shares to end a an all-time high of $56. Caribbean Cream rose 14 cents with 251,464 shares changing hands to close at $6.95, Consolidated Bakeries lost 5 cents in trading 50,484 units at $2.10, C2W Music rose 1 cent to end at 29 cents with 573 shares changing hands, Dolphin Cove ended at $13.65 with 5,000 shares trading to gain 74 cents. General Accident traded 1,794,758 units at $2.05,JM Trdng Sht 29-7-16 Honey Bun had 17,500 shares changing hands, to close at with a loss of 5 cents at $5.45, Key Insurance traded 253,785 units to close at $2.50. Knutsford Express closed with 316 units changing hands to end at $19 with a rise of $4, Lasco Distributors ended with 161,341 shares changing hands, to end 10 cents lower at $7.30. Lasco Financial gained 9 cents and ended with 11,000 shares changing hands to close at $3.49, Lasco Manufacturing lost 3 cents and closed at $4.97 with 134,067 shares trading and Medical Disposables traded 19,698 shares and fell 5 cents to close at $3.50.

Juniors suffers slight fall on Thursday

Junior market trading closed slightly down on Thursday with more stocks falling than the number rising, with 17 securities being active and the index closing 2.80 points lower at 2,190.19 as 5 stocks gained and 7 declined. The market ended with 1,137,261 units traded, valued at $6,066,776.
JM - Sum 21-7-16A total of 5 stocks closed with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 ended with a lower offer.
At the close, AMG Packaging traded 16,612 shares to close at $12.50, Blue Power with a fall of $1.18 with just 100 shares changing hands, at $15, CAC 2000 traded 70,925 shares at $6.50, Caribbean Cream fell 3 cents in closing at $6.95, with 21,326 shares traded, Caribbean Producers traded 25,000 shares and gained 26 cents to end at $3.46. Consolidated Bakeries traded 52,000 shares to end at $2.10, General Accident lost 12 cents to close at $2.03 with 42,000 shares changing hands, Iron Rock Insurance gained 2 cents in trading 25,000 shares and closed at $3.20, Jamaican Teas lost 30 cents in trading at $3.20 with 1,519 shares changing hands. JM Trdng Sht 21-7-16Jetcon Corporation fell 15 cents to close at $2.55 with 50,000 shares changing hands, Key Insurance gained 5 cents in trading 3,163 shares at $2.60, Knutsford Express had 22,732 units changing hands, to close at $15, Lasco Distributors ended with 192,726 shares changing hands, but rose 19 cents to $7.49, Lasco Financial ended with 48,628 shares changing hands at $3.40. Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.90 with 554,582 shares trading a decline of 10 cents. Medical Disposables traded 1,885 shares and gained 1 cent to close at $3.50 and tTech ended with 9,063 shares changing hands to end at $3.80.

Juniors market up on Wednesday

Junior market trading closed with 15 securities being active accounting for just under 600,000 shares changing hands compared to less than 4.3 million on Tuesday. The junior index closed 37.85 points higher at 2,192.99 as 6 stocks gained and 6 declined.
JM - Sum 20-7-16At the close on Wednesday, 597,857 units traded, valued at $6,072,927 down from $20,712,312 on Tuesday. A total of 5 stocks closed with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 ended with lower offers.
At the close, Cargo Handlers ended with 250 shares changing hands, at $46, Caribbean Cream fell 2 cents in closing at $6.98, with 48,600 shares traded, Caribbean Producers traded 3,550 shares and gained 19 cents to end at $3.20, Consolidated Bakeries traded 17,796 shares to end at $2.10. Derrimon Trading gained 1 cent to close at $3.05 with 27,000 shares changing hands, Iron Rock Insurance fell 2 cents in trading 11,000 shares and closed at $3.18, Jamaican Teas lost 30 cents in trading at $3.50 with 18,000 shares changing hands, JM Trdng Sht 20-7-16Knutsford Express had 270,000 units changing hands, to close at $15. Lasco Distributors ended with 141,930 shares changing hands, but rose 20 cents to $7.30, Lasco Financial ended with a rise of 14 cents while 17,700 shares changed hands at $3.40, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $5 with 16,000 shares trading a decline of 1 cent. Medical Disposables traded 2,743 shares and gained 39 cents to close at $3.49, Paramount Trading climbed 50 cents to $11 with 21,351 shares changing hands, Sweet River lost 19 cents in trading 1,000 shares to close at $3.80 and tTech ended with 937 shares changing hands to end at $3.80 after shedding 20 cents.

Lasco Manufacturing 3m trade – Tuesday

Junior market trading improved on Tuesday over the low levels on Monday. The market closed with 13 securities being active accounting for more than 4 million shares changing hands compared to less than 1 million on Monday. The junior index closed higher at 2,155.14 with a rise of 3.10 points as 4 stocks gained and 3 declined.
JM - Sum 19-7-16At the close of the market on Tuesday, 4,344,805 units traded, valued at $20,712,312, as Lasco Manufacturing traded just over 3 million shares. A total of 5 stocks closed with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 ended with lower offers.
At the close, Blue Power traded only 750 shares at $16.18, Cargo Handlers ended with 5,198 shares changing hands, at $46, Caribbean Cream gained 30 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $7, with 47,383 shares traded, Derrimon Trading traded at $3.05 with 530,506 shares changing hands. General Accident gained 10 cents in trading 5,844 units at $2.15, Honey Bun rose 1 cent while trading 131,308 shares to close at $5.60, Iron Rock Insurance JM Trdng Sht 19-7-16fell 35 cents in trading 9,000 shares and closed at $3.20, Knutsford Express had 119 units changing hands, to close at $15. Lasco Distributors ended with 183,959 shares changing hands, but rose 4 cents to $7.10, Lasco Financial ended with a loss of 9 cents while 398,448 shares changed hands at $3.26, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $5.01 with 3,015,390 shares trading to gain 1 cent. Medical Disposables traded 11,900 shares to close at $3.10 and Derrimon Trading preference share ended with 5,000 shares changing hands to end at $2.08,

Juniors closed mixed – Tuesday

Caribbean Cream climbed 40 cents in trading on Tuesday to end at $5.50.

Caribbean Cream climbed 40 cents in trading on Tuesday to end at $5.50.

The junior market closed with the market index closing higher by 11.31 points to end at 2,044.08 with just 724,885 shares trading with a value of $2,996,936 from 14 active securities with 6 advancing 6 declining. Trading is down from the 19 securities traded, accounting for 2,230,238 units valued at $6,146,551, on Monday.
At the end of trading, 7 stocks closed with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 ended with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging rose 10 cents to end at $12.51 with 100 units changing hands,JM - Sum 12-7-16r CAC 2000 ended with 1,940 shares but lost 10 cents to close at $6.40, Caribbean Cream gained 40 cents with 153,892 shares up from 153,892 units on Monday changing hands to close at $5.50. The company reported a rise of 9 percent in sales to $316 million for the May quarter and a jump of 81 percent in profit to $71 million or earnings per share of 19 cents. Consolidated Bakeries fell 10 cents in trading 71,559 shares to close at $2, Derrimon Trading closed at $3 with 133,163 shares changing hands, General Accident JM Trdng Sht 12-7-16lost 10 cents in trading 38,006 units at $2.05, Honey Bun traded 89,130 shares and lost 5 cents to close at $5.55. Iron Rock Insurance gained 15 cents in trading 49,100 shares and closed at $3.35. KLE fell 5 cents with 9,451 units changing hands at $1.15, Knutsford Express traded 3,336 units changing hands at $14.70, Lasco Distributors traded 2,586 units and rose 5 cents to end at $6.05. Lasco Financial ended with 30,000 shares changing hands, at $3.38, after gaining 23 cents, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $5.01 with 39,074 shares trading and rose 1 cent in the process and Medical Disposables traded 12,232 shares to close with a loss of 40 cents at $3.05.
The volumes for the highest closing bids and lowest offers were not available for publication.

Modest recovery for juniors – Monday

JM signThe junior market closed trading on Monday with more securities participating and more stocks rising than declining than on Friday, but the market index closed higher at the end. The volume of stocks trading amounted to 2,230,238 units valued at $6,146,551, up from 508,544 units valued at $2,291,057 on Friday.
A total 19 securities traded compared to only 14 on Friday leading to 8 stocks advancing and 6 declining on Monday. The market index ended with a gain of 27.08 points and closed at 2,032.77.
At the end of trading, 4 stocks closed with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 ended with a lower offer.
JM - Sum 11-7-16At the close, AMG Packaging lost 15 cents to end at $12.41 with 18,255 units changing hands, Caribbean Cream gained 10 cents with 153,892 shares changing hands at $5.10, Caribbean Flavours gained 49 cents to close at $7 with 110,167 shares, Caribbean Producers traded 187,110 units with a decline of 8 cents to $3.01. Consolidated Bakeries gained 10 cents in trading 50,700 shares to close at $2.10, Derrimon Trading closed at $3 with 4,905 shares changing hands, General Accident gained 10 cents in trading 4,316 units at $2.15, Honey Bun traded 28,683 shares and gained 9 cents to close at $5.60. Iron Rock Insurance lost 5 cents in trading 21,000 shares and closed at $3.20. ISP Finance Services traded 1,000 shares at $4.10, Jamaican Teas ended with 82,616 shares trading at $3.84, after rising by 4 cents, JM Trdng Sht 11-7-16Jetcon Corporation traded 271,621 units and rose 5 cents to $2.70. K.L.E. Group rose 17 cents with 1,000,000 units changing hands at $1.20, Knutsford Express fell by $2.10 with 200 units changing hands at $14.70, Lasco Distributors traded 1,500 units and rose 18 cents to end at $6. Lasco Financial ended with 130,783 shares changing hands, at $3.15, after falling 7 cents, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $5 with 140,085 shares trading, but lost 3 cents in the process, Medical Disposables traded 2,000 shares to close at $3.45 and tTech ended with 21,405 units trading, to close at $4.

Juniors hit by 8 losers – Monday

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.JM - Sum 4-7-16r 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, JM Trde Sht 4-7-16General 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 enter July with gains – Friday

Caribbean Cream traded at a new all time closing high on Friday of $5.50.

Caribbean Cream traded at a new all time closing high on Friday of $5.50.

The junior market closed trading on Friday with the market index up by 7.48 points, to close at 2,215.64, sitting 85 points below the upper end of a rising channel, at the 2,300 points level that could constrain short term upward movement. A total of 13 active securities compared to 16 on Thursday traded but with only 1,681,148 shares valued at $7,205,861, changing hands on Friday. At the close, 6 stocks advanced and only 1 declined while two traded at new closing highs.
JM - Sum 1-7-16.xlsxAt the end of trading 6 stocks closed with the bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 ended with lower offers.
At the end of trading, Blue Power closed at a new high of $16 with 3,881 units trading to gain $1, Caribbean Cream gained 50 cents with 96,989 shares changing hands, to end at a new closing high of $5.50. Out of favour, Caribbean Flavours, lost 5 cents in trading 11,039 shares at $6.51, Consolidated Bakeries gained 20 cents with 373,576 units changing hands, to close at $2, JM Trdng Sht 1-7-16.xlsxDolphin Cove traded 5,000 shares, to end with a rise of 10 cents at $11.75, General Accident Insurance closed at $2.05 with 4,147 units trading. Honey Bun gained 45 cents to close at $6.05 with 58,441 units changing hands, Knutsford Express traded a mere 200 shares to end at $17.50, Lasco Distributors traded 76,398 units to end at $7.50, Lasco Financial ended with 2,713 shares changing hands at $3.45. Lasco Manufacturing closed at $5 with 301,603 shares trading, Medical Disposables traded 400 shares to close at $3.40 and tTech gained 50 cents in trading 746,761 units to close at $4.50.

Partial recovery for juniors – Wednesday

The junior market closed trading on Wednesday with the market index climbed by 22.74 points, recovering a large part of the big loss on Tuesday, to close at 2,190.33 as Lasco Distributors recovered some of yesterday’s loss. Only 11 active securities with the volume JM sum 29-6-16at 1,318,717 shares valued at $3,968,524 changed hands. At the close, 5 stocks advanced and 3 declined.
At the end of trading 8 stocks closed with the bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 ended with lower offers.
At the end of trading, Caribbean Cream fell 24 cents with 58,663 shares changing hands, to close at $4.86 after trading at an all-time high of $5.50, Consolidated Bakeries traded 859,272 shares, lost 5 cents to end at $1.80, Dolphin Cove traded 14,300 units and rose 5 cents higher at $11.65. General Accident Insurance fell 1 cent to close at $2.05 with 112,200 units trading, JM Trdng Sht-29-6-16Honey Bun gained 30 cents to close at $5.50 with 14,517 units changing hands, Iron Rock Insurance had 16,900 shares changing hands with a gain of 4 cents to end at $3.30, Knutsford Express Services traded 28,182 shares at $17.50. Lasco Distributors gained 50 cents in trading 12,110 units to end at $7.50, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $5 with 199,373 shares trading, Medical Disposables traded 1,100 shares to close with a gain of 30 cents at $3.30 and tTech traded 2,100 units at $4.