Lasco Distributors

Buoyant Junior Market – Thursday

January 4, 2018 by IC Insider.com

Lasco Distributors traded at a new 52 weeks' low of $3.50

Lasco Distributors products. The company’s stock fell to a 52 weeks’ low of $3.50.

Trading activity remained elevated on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday. A total of 26 securities changed hands up from 25 on Wednesday, exchanging 4,211,446 units, valued at $18,316,095, compared to 4,072,802 units valued at $15,715,409 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading the market Index squeezed out 5.01 points to end at 2,773.09 as the prices of 9 securities advanced, 6 declined and 11 remained unchanged.
Trading ended with an average of 161,979 units for an average of $704,465, following from 162,912 units for an average of $628,616 that traded on Wednesday. Trading month to date amounts to an average of 131,548 units valued at $494,185 and previously 113,966 units valued at $444,176. December closed with average of 568,732 units valued at $3,447,957 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 1 stock ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 2 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed at $42, with 2,843 shares, AMG Packaging finished at $2.90, with 1,500 shares, C2W Music finished trading at $0.51, with 35,000 shares, Caribbean Cream settled 89 cents higher at $6.99, with 20,000 shares, Caribbean Producers closed 14 cents higher at $4.50, with 32,000 shares. Derrimon Trading ended trading at $7, with 5,000 stock units, Dolphin Cove traded 85 cents higher at $17, with 3,923 units. Eppley ended at $12, with 9,846 stock units, Express Catering concluded trading with a loss of 10 cents at $4.20, with 50,000 units. FosRich Group ended trading with a loss of 1 cent at $3, with 125,216 stock units, General Accident traded 10 cents higher at $2.95, with 14,836 units. GWest Corporation ended with a loss of 30 cents at $3, with 334,526 stock units, Honey Bun concluded trading with a loss of 35 cents at $4.15, with 400 units. Iron Rock ended trading at $3, with 4,750 stock units, Jamaican Teas closed 40 cents higher at $4.50, with 598,421 shares, Jetcon Corporation finished at $5, with 133,194 shares, Key Insurance settled at $3.45, with 984 shares. KLE Group finished trading with a loss of 35 cents at $2.15, with 50,000 shares, Knutsford Express closed at $14.80, with 910 shares. Lasco Distributors finished 28 cents higher at $3.80, with 555,515 shares, after trading at an intraday 52 weeks’ low of $3.50, Lasco Financial settled 10 cents higher at $5.60, with 170,775 shares, Lasco Manufacturing finished trading 67 cents higher at $4.17, with 282,294 shares. Main Event closed 30 cents higher at $5.80, with 26,075 shares, Medical Disposables finished at $4.95, with 1,000,000 shares, Paramount Trading settled at $3, with 5,226 shares and Stationery and Office finished trading with a loss of 25 cents at $5, with 748,212 shares changing hands.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Access Financial, AMG Packaging, Caribbean Producers, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Dolphin Cove, Emerging markets, Express Catering, FosRich, GWest, Honey Bun, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican Stock, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity

Junior Market moved higher – Thursday

January 3, 2018 by IC Insider.com

FosRich price pressured by profit taking.

Trading activity picked up on the Junior Market on Wednesday, resulting from an exchange of 4,072,802 units valued at $15,715,409 compared to 1,055,665 units valued at $4,272,519 on Tuesday.
At the close of trading the market Index climbed 33.69 points to 2,768.08, with trading ending with 25 securities changing hands, up from 22 securities Tuesday, as the prices of 12 securities advanced, 8 declined and 3 remained unchanged.
The two new listings in December on the exchange saw profit taking place, with the prices retreating from their highs as sellers now dominate trading.
Trading ended with an average of 162,912 units for an average of $628,616 in contrast to 52,783 units for an average of $213,626 on Tuesday. Trading month to date amounts to an average of In contrast, December closed with average of 568,732 units valued at $3,447,957 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 2 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.
At the close of the market, Access Financial climbed $6 and closed at $42, with 3,025 shares trading, AMG Packaging ended with a loss of 10 cents at $2.90, with 51,680 stock units, Caribbean Cream traded 10 cents higher at $6.10, with 16,350 units, Caribbean Producers closed 6 cents higher at $4.36, with 2,500 shares, Consolidated Bakeries ended 10 cents higher at $1.90, with 758,052 stock units. Derrimon Trading concluded trading with a loss of $1 at $7, with 20,000 units changing hands, Dolphin Cove finished 15 cents higher at $16.15, with 400 shares, Eppley settled at $12, with 4,250 shares, Express Catering ended trading 30 cents higher at $4.30, with 60,339 stock units. FosRich Group traded with a loss of 19 cents at $3.01, with 605,532 units, GWest Corporation closed with a loss of 70 cents at $3.30, with 506,563 shares trading, Honey Bun ended at $4.50, with 15,457 stock units, Iron Rock concluded trading 16 cents higher at $3, with 5,000 units. ISP Finance finished 50 cents higher at $12.50, with 5,000 shares, Jamaican Teas settled at $4.10, with 103,538 shares, Jetcon Corporation ended trading 5 cents higher at $5, with 379,918 stock units, Knutsford Express closed with a loss of 20 cents at $14.80, with 16,304 shares. Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 34 cents at $3.52, with 170,855 stock units, Lasco Financial concluded trading 35 cents higher at $5.50, with 24,267 units, Lasco Manufacturing finished 13 cents higher at $3.50, with 263,914 shares, Main Event settled with a loss of 50 cents at $5.50, with 5,083 shares. Stationery and Office finished trading 45 cents higher at $5.25, with 1,043,448 shares and tTech ended with a loss of 39 cents at $6.50, with 6,000 stock units. In the junior market preference segment, Eppley 9.5% concluded trading at $7.20, with 642 units, Eppley 10% closed unchanged at $6, with 4,685 shares changing hands.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Access Financial, AMG Packaging, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Dolphin Cove, Emerging markets, Express Catering, FosRich, GWest, Honey Bun, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican Stock, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Paramount Trading, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity, tTech

Junior Market starts 2018 on the up

January 2, 2018 by IC Insider.com

GWest traded at a new high of $4 on Tuesday.

On the first trading day of 2018, the Junior Market Index advanced by 2.33 points to close at 2,734.39, market activity led the prices of 8 securities advancing, 8 declining and 6 remaining unchanged.
Trading on the of ended on with 20 securities changing hands compared to 22 on Friday, resulting in an exchange of 1,055,665 units valued at $4,272,519 compared to 5,420,352 units valued at $23,431,481 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 52,783 units for $213,626 in contrast to 246,380 units for an average of $1,065,067 on Friday. In contrast, December closed with average of 568,732 units valued at $3,447,957 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended at $3, with 70,753 stock units trading, CAC 2000 close at $6.50, with 1,400 shares, Cargo Handlers ended trading with a rise of 90 cents at $10.90, as 100 stock units changed hands, Caribbean Cream traded just 800 units as the price jumped $1.20 to end at $6. Caribbean Producers closed 30 cents higher at $4.30, with 5,200 shares, C2W Music finished trading with the price closing at 51 cents, with 6,683 shares changing hands, Express Catering ended trading $4, with 55,922 stock units with the loss of 1 cent, FosRich Group lost 3 cents and ended at $3.20, with 297,439 units, General Accident finished trading 5 cents higher at $2.85, with 1,114 shares. GWest Corporation closed 40 cents higher at to a record of $4, with 221,252 shares, Honey Bun ended with a rise of 50 cents to $4.50, with 3,523 stock units changing hands, Iron Rock concluded trading with a loss of 1 cents at $2.84, with 13,670 units, Jamaican Teas settled with a gain of 40 cents at $4.10, with 46,400 shares trading. Jetcon Corporation ended trading with a loss of 5 cents at $4.95, with 43,000 stock units, Knutsford Express closed at $15, with 26,600 shares trading, Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 4 cents at $3.86, with 77,721 stock units, Lasco Financial concluded trading 15 cents lower at $5.15, exchanging 36,100 units. Lasco Manufacturing finished with a loss of 53 cents at $3.37, with 32,770 shares, Main Event jumped 72 cents and settled at $6, with 9,305 shares and Stationery and Office finished trading with a loss of 15 cents to $4.80, with 105,913 shares changing hands.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: AMG Packaging, C2W Music, CAC2000, Caribbean Producers, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Express Catering, FosRich, GWest, Honey Bun, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican Stock, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity

3 new junior stocks in 2017 best 10

December 30, 2017 by IC Insider.com

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The Junior Market ended 2017 with 3 new listings in the Top 10 best performing stocks in 2017. The 3 are, Express Catering up 167 percent, Main Event with a rise of 164 percent and Stationery and Office Supplies with a gain of 148 percent.
Knutsford Express with an increase of 275 percent, is the winning Junior Market stock for 2017, after ending at ninth position on the Junior Market in 2016, with a rise of 108 percent in 2016. Jetcon Corporation, the no 6 best performing stock in 2016 gained 199 percent in 2017 to land the number 2 spot. Eppley gained 145 percent for 2017 to hold down spot number 6 spot, number 7, is Blue Power rising 104 percent, followed by C2W Music after gaining 104 percent, with the number 9 spot being held down by Access Financial with gains of 76 percent and KLE Group rising 67 percent at 10.
Investor’s Choice research covering more than 30 years’ data shows that only an average of 2 stocks out of the top 10 performers each year repeat that performance in the following year, with the rest falling outside the top 10.
IC Insider.com data is showing that only Access and Stationery and Office Supplies are likely to end in the TOP 15 Junior Stocks in 2018.

Filed Under: JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Access Financial, Blue Power Group, Emerging markets, Eppley, Express Catering, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jetcon Corporation, junior market, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event Entertainment, Stationery and Office Supplies

Junior Market ends year up 5.3%

December 29, 2017 by IC Insider.com

Knutsford Express is the Junior Market’s best performing stock for 2017

The Junior Market Index declined by 13.56 points on the final day of 2017 to close at 2,732.06 on Friday, ending the year with a gain of 5.3 percent, well off from the peak of 31 percent reached in late May.
Even as the market index barely rose, the top performing stock, Knutsford Express climbed 275 percent, followed by pre-owned car dealer, Jetcon Corporation with a gain of 199 percent, then the 2017 listings of Express Catering at third spot with 167 percent rise and Main Event with a gain of 164 percent.

The 2017 listed Main Event was the 4th best performing Junior Market stock for 2017.

Trading on the Junior Market of ended on Friday with 22 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of
5,420,352 units valued at $23,431,481 compared to 22,525,167 units valued at $250,208,093 from 23 securities changing hands on Thursday.
At the close of market activities, the prices of 6 securities advanced, 7 declined and 9 remained unchanged.
Trading ended with an average of 246,380 units for an average of $1,065,067 in contrast to 979,355 units for an average of $10,878,613 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 568,732 units valued at $3,447,957 and previously 589,979 valued at $3,373,542. In contrast, November closed with average of 107,477 units valued at $545,989 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended at $3, with 27,939 stock units trading, Cargo Handlers ended trading with a loss of 80 cents at $10, with 353 stock units changing hands, Caribbean Cream dropped $1.20 to $4.80, exchanging 2,001,000 units, Caribbean Flavours finished trading at $11, with 4,404 shares, Caribbean Producers closed with a loss of 25 cents at $4, with 1,055,167 shares. Consolidated Bakeries ended at $1.80, with 8,700 stock units, Eppley settled at $12, with 1,000 shares, Express Catering ended trading with a loss of 99 cents at $4.01, with 25,508 stock units, FosRich Group traded with a loss of 2 cents at $3.23, with 122,234 units. General Accident finished trading 5 cents higher at $2.80, with 4,000 shares, GWest Corporation closed 39 cents higher at $3.60, with 1,391,193 shares, Honey Bun ended at $4, with 30,200 stock units,

Jamaican Teas settled at $3.70, with 13,330 shares. Jetcon Corporation ended trading 20 cents higher at $5, with 24,329 stock units, Lasco Distributors ended with a loss of 8 cents at $3.90, with 92,966 stock units, Lasco Financial concluded trading 12 cents higher at $5.30, with 432,955 units, Lasco Manufacturing finished 20 cents higher at $3.90, with 6,180 shares. Main Event settled at $5.28, with 5,724 shares, Paramount Trading traded at $3, with 133,000 units, Stationery and Office finished trading 5 cents higher at $4.95, with 25,370 shares and tTech ended with a loss of 11 cents at $6.89, with 9,800 stock units. In the junior market preference segment, Eppley ended at $5.50, with 5,000 shares trading.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: AMG Packaging, Caribbean Flavours, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Express Catering, FosRich, GWest, Honey Bun, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican Stock, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity, tTech

Eppley in another big trade

December 28, 2017 by IC Insider.com

Eppley traded 20m shares on Thursday.

Having traded 10 million shares on Wednesday Eppley traded 20 million shares on Thursday driving Junior Market trading to 22,525,167 units valued at $250,208,093 compared to 12,129,589 units valued at $129,945,469.
Trading ended on Thursday with 23 securities changing hands up from 22 securities on Wednesday, resulting in the prices of 6 securities advancing, 6 declining and 11 remaining unchanged. The Junior Market Index declined by 8.15 points to close at 2,745.62.
Trading ended with an average of 979,355 units for an average of $10,878,613 in contrast to 551,345 units for an average of $5,906,612 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to units 589,979 valued at $3,373,542 and previously 561,183 valued at $2,818,504. In contrast, November closed with average of 107,477 units valued at $545,989 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 7 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed at $36, with 4,200 shares, AMG Packaging ended at $3, with 40,000 stock units, C2W Music finished 6 cents higher at $0.51, with 26,245 shares, CAC 2000 settled at $1.22 higher at $6.50, with 10,000 shares, Cargo Handlers ended trading with a loss of 10 cents at $10.80, with 2,147 stock units. Caribbean Cream traded at $6, with 19,920 units, Caribbean Producers closed 25 cents higher at $4.25, with 351,376 shares, Consolidated Bakeries ended at $1.80, with 2,487 stock units, Dolphin Cove lost 99 cents to close at $16, with 26,000 shares trading. FosRich traded at an intraday high of $3.70 but ended with a loss of 20 cents at $3.25 in trading of 408,846 shares, Eppley settled at $12, with 20,000,400 shares, Express Catering ended trading 70 cents higher at $5, with 81,427 stock units, newly listed, GWest traded with a loss of 54 cents in trading 1,067,765 shares in closing price of $3.21, Honey Bun finished trading 9 cents higher at $4, with 500 shares, Iron Rock closed at $2.85, with 23,019 shares. Jetcon Corporation finished with a gain of 40 cents at $4.80, with 120,000 shares, Knutsford Express traded at $15, with 55,128 units, Lasco Distributors finished trading with a loss of 1 cent at $3.98, with 127,481 shares, Lasco Manufacturing ended with a loss of 23 cents at $3.70, with 130,028 stock units. Main Event concluded trading with a loss of 72 cents at $5.28, with 4,155 units, Paramount Trading settled at $3, with 22,885 shares and Stationery and Office ended trading at $4.90, with 828 stock units. In the junior market preference segment, Eppley 10% concluded trading at $7.20, with a mere 330 units trading.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Access Financial, AMG Packaging, CAC 2000, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Dolphin Cove, Emerging markets, Eppley, Express Catering, FosRich, Honey Bun, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican Stock, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Paramount Trading, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity

Junior Market jumps 59 points

December 27, 2017 by IC Insider.com

Eppley traded 10 million of the 12 million shares to trade on Wednesday with the market index jumping 58.96 points to 2753.77 as 22 securities up from 19 on Friday.
By the close, the prices of 10 stocks rose 5 fell with 7 remaining unchanged as FosRich traded at an intraday high and GWest traded at record closing price of $3.75.
Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Wednesday with 12,129,589 units valued at $129,945,470 changing hands compared to 8,996,675 units valued at $33,076,071 on Friday.
Trading ended with an average of 551,345 units for an average of $5,906,612 in contrast to 473,509 units for an average of $1,740,846 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to units 528,301 valued at $2,651,778 and previously 561,932 valued at $2,583,423. In contrast, November closed with average of 107,477 units valued at $545,989 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 6 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging ended 1 cent higher at $3, with 67,800 stock units, Cargo Handlers ended trading at $10.90, with 122,297 stock units, Caribbean Cream traded $1.20 higher at $6, with 21,781 units changing hands, Caribbean Producers closed at $4, with 11,843 shares, Consolidated Bakeries ended at $1.80, with 27,518 stock units. Dolphin Cove finished with a loss of 1 cent at $16.99, with 50,000 shares, Eppley settled 25 cents higher at $12, with 10,002,150 shares, Express Catering ended trading with a loss of 10 cents at $4.30, with 141,000 stock units, FosRich Group traded 311,953 shares and lost 4 cents to close at cents to end at $3.45, after trading at an intraday high of $3.55, General Accident traded with a loss of 25 cents at $2.75, with 272,416 units. GWest Corporation gained 45 cents in trading 265,396 shares and ended at a record close of $3.75, Jamaican Teas concluded trading 3 cents higher at $3.70, with 380 units, Jetcon Corporation finished with a loss of 30 cents at $4.40, with 36,924 shares, KLE Group ended trading at $2.50, with 6,787 stock units, Knutsford Express traded 20 cents higher at $15, with 6,300 units. Lasco Distributors finished trading at $3.99, with 416,117 shares, Lasco Financial closed 13 cents higher at $5.18, with 3,327 shares, Lasco Manufacturing ended 33 cents higher at $3.93, with 972 stock units, Main Event concluded trading 72 cents higher at $6, with 1,850 units. Paramount Trading settled at $3, with 2,410 shares, Stationery and Office ended trading at $4.90, with 200,281 stock units and tTech jumped $1.60 to $7, trading 160,087 shares.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: AMG Packaging, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Dolphin Cove, Emerging markets, Express Catering, FosRich, Gwest Corporation, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican Stock, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Paramount Trading, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity, tTech

Junior Market sheds nearly 46 points

December 22, 2017 by IC Insider.com

Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange resulted in the Market Index dropping 45.82 points, to close at 2,694.81 on Friday as 19 securities changing hands with the prices of 8 securities advanced, 6 declined and 5 remained unchanged.
Market activities closed with 8,996,675 units valued at $33,076,071 compared to 1,516,632 units valued at $6,748,760 from 17 securities on Thursday. By the close, Jamaican Teas traded 7.93 million units to dominate trading and FosRich and GWest traded at record close.
Trading ended with an average of 473,509 units for an average of $1,740,846 in contrast to 90,155 units for an average of $399,626 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to units 561,932 valued at $2,583,423 and previously 568,154 units valued at $2,642,716. In contrast, November closed with average of 107,477 units valued at $545,989 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 2 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial dived $6 cents to close at $36, with only 546 shares trading, AMG Packaging ended 12 cents higher at $2.99, with 300 stock units, CAC 2000 settled with a loss of $1.16 at $5.28, with 1,300 shares, Caribbean Producers closed at $4, with 16,049 shares, Consolidated Bakeries ended 40 cents higher at $1.80, with 14,703 stock units. Express Catering ended trading 10 cents higher at $4.40, with 25,574 stock units, FosRich Group traded 496,559 shares and gained 50 cents to end at record close of $3.49, GWest Corporation traded 19,982 shares and ended at $3.30 with a gain of 43 cents, Honey Bun finished trading with a loss of 9 cents at $3.91, with 5,500 shares, Jamaican Teas concluded trading 2 cents higher at $3.67, with 7,932,754 units, Jetcon Corporation finished 30 cents higher at $4.70, with 43,076 shares. Lasco Distributors finished trading at $3.99, with 183,483 shares, Lasco Financial closed with a loss of 13 cents at $5.05, with 87,901 shares, Lasco Manufacturing ended 10 cents higher at $3.60, with 29,350 stock units, Main Event concluded trading with a loss of 2 cents at $5.28, with 3,036 units. Medical Disposables finished with a loss of 5 cents at $4.95, with 100,000 shares, Paramount Trading settled at $3, with 6,520 shares, Stationery and Office ended trading at $4.90, with 27,591 stock units and tTech finished trading 22 cents higher at $5.40, with 2,451 shares.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Access Financial, AMG Packaging, Caribbean Flavours, Caribbean Producers, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Emerging markets, Express Catering, FosRich Group, GWest CAC2000, Honey Bun, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican Stock, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity, tTech

GWest list & FosRich gains 99c

December 21, 2017 by IC Insider.com

In trading on the Junior Market Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, FosRich finally traded after listing on Tuesday, while GWest listed on Thursday and rose to $2.87 from its IPO price of $2.50.
At the close of market activities, the prices of 6 securities advanced, 5 declined and 6 remained unchanged. The Junior Market Index advanced by 36.88 points to close at 2,740.63 with the two new listing contributing to the gain.
Trading on concluded with 16 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 1,516,632 units valued at $6,748,760 compared to just 393,186 units valued at $1,610,823 on Wednesday from 11 securities.
Trading ended with an average of 89,214 units for an average of $399,986 in contrast to 35,744 units for an average of $146,438 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 568,154 units valued at $2,642,716 and previously, 600,336 units valued at $2,793,615. In contrast, November closed with average of 107,477 units valued at $545,989 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 6 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Cargo Handlers ended trading 3 cents higher at $10.90, with 40,888 stock units, Caribbean Producers closed 20 cents higher at $4, with 322,112 shares, Eppley settled with a loss of 25 cents at $11.75, with 1,100 shares, Express Catering ended trading at $4.30, with 4,900 stock units, FosRich Group traded 16,000 shares at $2.99 up 99 cents from $2 at the IPO, General Accident traded 25 cents higher at $3, with 500,000 units. GWest Corporation traded for the first time and ended at $2.87 with a gain of 37 cents from the IPO price of $2.50. Honey Bun finished trading with a loss of 50 cents at $4, with 11,850 shares, Knutsford Express traded 80 cents higher at $14.80, with 23,359 units, Lasco Distributors finished trading at $3.99, with 2,200 shares, Lasco Financial closed at $5.18, with 2,360 shares. Lasco Manufacturing ended with a loss of 1 cent at $3.50, with 121,239 stock units, Main Event concluded trading at $5.30, with 296,246 units, Paramount Trading settled with a loss of 2 cents at $3, with 33,833 shares, Stationery and Office ended trading with a loss of 9 cents at $4.90, with 50,780 stock units and tTech finished trading at $5.18, with 86,765 shares changing hands.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Caribbean Producers, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Express Catering, FosRich, GWest, Honey Bun, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican Stock, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity, tTech

Outdated JSE rule blocks FosRich trades

December 20, 2017 by IC Insider.com

Investors cant get their money out of FosRich stock as JSE rules preventing trading.

For the second consecutive day, what is clearly an outdated circuit breaker rule of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, prevented trading in shares of FosRich, after it listed on the Junior Market of the on Tuesday, following a successful IPO.
Attempts were made to trade shares at $3 and $4 on Tuesday and again at $4 on Wednesday but the prices exceeded the 30 percent daily limit permitted by the exchange on both days. So even as there are clear signs of demand at $4, no trading can take place at that level as the 30 percent daily price movement limitation, puts the maximum price at $3.89.
Having had similar problems when Express Catering and Stationery and Office Supplies listed in the summer months this year, investors would be forgiven if they were of the view that the JSE had moved speedily to correct what is clearly a problem when IPOs start trading.
Trading in the wider market on Wednesday only 11 securities changed hands, resulting in an exchange of just 393,186 units valued at $1,610,823 trading down sharply from the 3,645,919 units valued at $16,409,735 on Tuesday from trading in 19 securities.
At the close of market activities, the prices of 6 securities advanced, 2 declined and 3 remained unchanged, leading to the Junior Market Index gaining just 3.01 points to close at 2,703.75.
Trading ended with an average of 35,744 units for an average of $146,438 in contrast to 191,890 units for an average of $863,670 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date, amounts to 600,336 units valued at $2,793,615 and previously, 625,999 units valued at $2,913,941. In contrast, November closed with average of 107,477 units valued at $545,989 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 9 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Cargo Handlers ended trading 2 cents higher at $10.87, with 101 stock units trading, Caribbean Producers closed at $3.80, with 111,700 shares changing hands, Dolphin Cove finished 50 cents higher at $17, with 1,157 shares, Jamaican Teas concluded trading with a loss of 35 cents at $3.65, with 6,206 units, Jetcon Corporation finished at $4.40, with 3,000 shares. Lasco Distributors ended trading 14 cents higher at $3.99, with 107,138 shares, Lasco Financial closed 18 cents higher at $5.18, with 2,400 shares, Lasco Manufacturing ended with a loss of 14 cents at $3.51, with 75,281 stock units, Main Event concluded trading at $5.30, with 4,869 units, Paramount Trading settled 2 cents higher at $3.02, with 400 shares and Stationery and Office ended trading 14 cents higher at $4.99, with 80,934 stock units.