The junior market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange made moderate gains on in trading on Tuesday, but that was enough to land it with a rise of 9.5 percent for the first month of the year. The market on all trading days except for moderate declines on only two days.
The junior index gained 8.48 points at the close to sit at 2,840.12 as 19 securities traded, 3 more than on Monday, with the prices of 7 rising and 9 declining.
The market closed with 10 stocks with bids higher than their last sale and 1 with a lower offer than the last sale, signalling a continuation of gains ahead.
The market ended with very low volume of stocks changing hands, ending at 1,610,629 units valued at $10,783,120 passing through the market, compared to 426,481 units valued at $2,702,243, on Monday.
An average of 84,770 units with an average value of $567,533 traded, compared to 26,655 units with an average value of $168,890 on the previous trading day. The average for the month to date is 165,547 units with an average value of $884,749 versus 169,586 units with an average value of $900,610 for the preceding trading day. The average for December, ended at 131,147 units, with an average value of $672,488.
At the close of trading, Blue Power closed with 1,720 units changing hands at $40.40, after it traded at an intraday high of $43.05, CAC 2000 traded 7,800 units to end at $6.10 after falling 30 cents, Cargo Handlers ended at $20.50, after 3,043 shares were traded. Caribbean Cream exchanged 19,777 shares and rose 15 cents, to close at $7.51, Caribbean Flavours put through 1,800 units to end at $9.50, Caribbean Producers rose 30 cents in trading 4,400 units at $4.35, Consolidated Bakeries lost 1 cent in trading 206,844 shares to close at $3. Derrimon Trading ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.45 with 100,000 shares changing hands, after rising by 55 cents, Dolphin Cove ended at $14.40 with 4,407 shares trading to gain 40 cents. Honey Bun climbed 1 cent and closed with 17,135 shares changing hands at $6.91, Jamaican Teas traded 52,484 shares to close at $8.81 after declining by 69 cents, Jetcon Corporation closed trading with 141,658 shares, to end with a loss of 88 cents to $9.54. KLE Group gained 30 cents and ended with 5,300 units changing hands at $2.80, Lasco Distributors ended trading with 895,981 units changing hands to end at $7.30 after gaining 30 cents, Lasco Financial had 7,202 shares changing hands and fell 8 cents to end at $3.92. Lasco Manufacturing with 75,371 units changing hands, closed with a loss of 7 cents at $5.13, Medical Disposables closed with a loss of 30 cents at $5.60 with 21,586 shares changing hands. Paramount Trading closed with a loss of 10 cents at $3 with 34,921 shares changing hands and tTech closed trading with 2,200 units changing hands to end at $6.60 after falling 30 cents.
Juniors inching forward to new highs
January 30, 2017 by
The market closed with 17 stocks with bids higher than their last sale and 2 with lower offers than the last sale, signalling a continuation of gains ahead.
The market ended with very low volume of stocks changing hands, ending at 426,481 units valued at $2,702,243 passing through the market, compared to 204,282 units valued at $1,106,948, on Friday.
An average of 26,655 units with an average value of $168,890 traded, compared to 11,349 units with an average value of $61,497 on the previous trading day. The average for the month to date is 169,586 units with an average value of $900,610 versus 177,108 units with an average value of $939,121 for the preceding trading day. The average for December, ended at 131,147 units, with an average value of $672,488.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging gained 10 cents to close at $20.10 with 145 units changing hands, Blue Power closed with 100 units changing hands at $40.40, Cargo Handlers end at $20.50, after 25,100 shares were traded. Caribbean Cream exchanged 8,167 shares and rose 6 cents, to close at $7.36, Caribbean Flavours put through 67,011 units and gained $1, to end at $9.50, Consolidated Bakeries rose just 1 cent in trading 11,900 shares to close at new closing high of $3.01. General Accident fell 10 cents at the close of trading, with 4,495 shares at $3, Honey Bun climbed 60 cents and closed with 75,936 shares changing hands at $6.90, Jamaican Teas traded 300 shares to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $9.50 after rising by 90 cents. Jetcon Corporation closed trading with 75,936 shares, to end with a gain of 32 cents to $10.42. KLE Group gained 1 cent and ended with 95,562 units changing hands at $2.50, Lasco Distributors ended trading with 8,000 units changing hands to end at $7 after falling 30 cents. Lasco Financial had 18,648 shares changing hands and rose 5 cents to end at $4, Lasco Manufacturing with 5,997 units changing hands and closed with a gain of 5 cents at $5.20, Paramount Trading closed with a loss of 12 cents at $3.10 with 67,618 shares changing hands and tTech closed trading with 15,948 units changing hands to end at a record $6.90.
Juniors climb to 2,829 points on Friday
January 27, 2017 by
The market ended with very low volume of stocks changing hands, ending at 204,282 units valued at $1,106,948 passing through the market, compared to 542,606 units valued at $3,545,918, on Thursday.
An average of a mere 11,349 units with an average value of $61,497 traded, compared to 33,913 units with an average value of $221,620 2 on the previous trading day. The average for the month to date is 177,108 units with an average value of $939,121 versus 186,317 units with an average value of $987,878 for the preceding trading day. The average for December, ended at 131,147 units, with an average value of $672,488.
The market closed with 12 stocks with bids higher than their last sale and 1 with a lower offer than the last sale.
At the close of trading, investors pushed Access Financial $2.20 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $27.50 with 140 units changing hands, Blue Power closed with 500 units changing hands at $40.40, CAC 2000 traded 100 shares and gained 39 cents to end at $6.40, Cargo Handlers end at $20.50, after 3,679 shares were traded. Caribbean Flavours pushed through 6,647 units and lost $1.50 to end at $8.50, Caribbean Producers exchanged 4,000 shares but fell 15 cents to $4, Consolidated Bakeries rose 35 cents in trading 13,761 shares to close at $3, Dolphin Cove ended at $14 with 1,110 shares trading to gain 50 cents. General Accident gained 10 cents at the close of trading, with 34,160 shares at $3.10, Honey Bun shed 35 cents and closed with 19,174 shares changed hands at $6.30, Jetcon Corporation closed trading with just 650 shares, to end with a gain of 56 cents to $10.10. KLE Group ended with 8,200 units changing hands at $2.49, Lasco Distributors ended trading with 16,985 units changing hands to end at $7.30. Lasco Financial had 45,650 shares changing hands and rose 15 cents to end at $3.95, Lasco Manufacturing with 3,240 units changing hands and closed with a gain of 5 cents at $5.15, Medical Disposables gained 30 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.20 with 2,850 shares trading. Paramount Trading closed with a gain of 2 cents at $3.22 with 2,500 shares changing hands and tTech closed trading with 40,936 units changing hands to end at a record $6.90.
Juniors crawl to a new record
January 26, 2017 by
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The Jamaica Stock Exchange junior market ended trading on Thursday with a new closing high, with index rising by a mere 2.53 points at the close to sit at 2,811.27, after the prices of 6 stocks gained and 5 declined, but the market ended with very low volume passing through. The market trading ended with 16 securities trading versus 19 on Wednesday, with 3 closing at 52 weeks’ high. The volume of stocks changing hands, ended at 542,606 units valued at $3,545,918, compared to 6,155,150 units valued at $25,573,851, on Wednesday.
An average of 33,913 units with an average value of $221,620 traded, compared to 323,955 units with an average value of $1,345,992 on the previous trading day. The average for the month to date is 186,317 units with an average value of $987,878 versus 195,282 units with an average value of $1,013,387 for the preceding trading day. The average for December, ended at 131,147 units, with an average of $672,488.
The market closed with 12 stocks with bids higher than their last sale and 2 with lower offers than the last sale.
At the close of trading, investors slashed $2.60 off the price of AMG Packaging to close at $20 with 18,888 units changing hands, Cargo Handlers shed 35 cents to end at $20.50, after 1,445 shares were traded, Caribbean Flavours pushed through 1,142 units to end at $10. Caribbean Producers exchanged 126,334 shares but fell 15 cents to $4, General Accident gained 10 cents at the close of trading, with 70,443 shares at $3, Honey Bun closed with 10,502 shares having changed hands at $6.65, Jamaican Teas rose 60 cents to end at record high of $8.60 with 1,000 shares having passed through the market. Jetcon Corporation closed trading with 128,963 shares, to end with a fall of 76 cents to $9.54, KLE Group ended with 100 units changing hands at $2.49, Lasco Distributors ended trading with 73,952 units changing hands to end at $7.30. Lasco Financial had 28,397 shares changing hands to end at $3.80, Lasco Manufacturing with 44,145 units changing hands, closed with a fall of 10 cents at $5.10, Medical Disposables gained 35 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.90 with 100 shares trading. Paramount Trading closed at $3.20 with 12,800 shares changing hands, tTech closed trading with 20,000 units changing hands and gained 89 cents to end at a record $6.90 and Derrimon preference share, rose 12 cents to close at $2.12 as 4,395 units passed through the market.
Juniors inch upward to new record
January 23, 2017 by
The junior market trading ended with 14 security trading versus 21 that traded on Friday. Trading ended with prices of 6 stocks gaining and 7 declining. The volume of stocks changing hands, ended at 1,892,208 units valued at $12,483,279, compared to 22,999,535 units changing hands valued at $127,583,667, on Friday.
An average 135,158 units with an average value of $891,663 traded, compared to 1,095,216 units with an average value of $6,075,413 on the preceding trading day. The average for the month to date is 193,440 units with an average value of $1,038,653 versus 197,604 units with an average value of $1,049,152 on Friday. The average for December is 131,147 units, at an average of $672,488.
The market closed with 10 stocks with bids higher than their last sale and none with lower offers than their last sale.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging dropped $3.52 to close at $21 with 2,080 units changing hands, Cargo Handlers traded 8,684 shares at $20, Caribbean Cream fell 20 cents and closed trading at $7.10 with 6,360 units trading, Caribbean Producers, traded 631 shares and rose 5 cents to $4.15. Consolidated Bakeries ended at $2.60 with 80,000 shares changing hands, Honey Bun closed with a rise of 67 cents while 55,340 shares changed hands, at $6.88, Jamaican Teas jumped $1.10 to end at a new closing high of $7.60 with 60,557 shares being exchanged. Jetcon Corporation traded 40,750 shares to end at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $10.30, Knutsford Express traded 284 units to close at $24.51 after rising 46 cents, Lasco Distributors with 1,227,427 units trading fell 5 cents to end at $7.30, Lasco Financial with 25,000 shares changing hands declined 9 cents to end at $3.60. Lasco Manufacturing with 354,159 units changing hands lost 8 cents and closed at $5.10, Medical Disposables rose 25 cents to close at $4.70 with 10,940 shares changing hands and tTech traded 19,996 shares to close at $6.01, after falling 49 cents.
Juniors inch forward on Friday
January 20, 2017 by
Trading was dominated by Lasco Distributors with 7,130,521 units trading with a loss of 5 cents to end at $7.35, Lasco Financial with 3,895,608 shares at $3.69, after rising 6 cents and Lasco Manufacturing with 10,576,878 units changing hands with a rise of 18 cents closed at $5.18.
The junior market index climbed 15.93 points to a record close of 2,777.87 with 21 security trading versus 17 that traded on Thursday. Trading ended with prices of 9 stocks gaining and 7 declining, on heavy volumes.
An average of 1,095,216 units with an average value of $6,075,413 traded, compared to 269,597 units with an average value of $1,551,515 on the preceding trading day. The average for the month to date is 197,604 units with an average value of $1,049,152 versus 128,556 units with an average value of $662,517 on Thursday. The average for December is 131,147 units, at an average of $672,488.
The market closed with 7 stocks with bids higher than their last sale and none with a lower offer, than their last sale.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging rose 12 cents to close at $24.52 with 700 units changing hands, Blue Power closed with 1,850 units changing hands at $37, Cargo Handlers lost 90 cents in trading 9,968 shares at $20, Caribbean Cream rose 30 cents and closed trading at $7.30 with 78,104 units trading. Caribbean Producers, traded 60,454 shares and rose 10 cents to $4.10, Consolidated Bakeries ended at $2.60 with 110,268 shares changing hands, after rising by 20 cents, Dolphin Cove lost 50 cents trading 650 shares at $14, General Accident Insurance traded 18,567 shares to end at $2.95 after falling 13 cents. Honey Bun closed with 497,760 shares changing hands, at $6.21, Jamaican Teas jumped $1 to end at a new high $6.50 with 2,000 shares being exchanged, after the company reported that the board of directors will be considering a stock split at its upcoming meeting in February. Jetcon Corporation traded 48,465 shares to end at $10 after trading at a new intraday high of $10.50, Key Insurance traded 33,300 units to close at $3 after losing 10 cents, Medical Disposables lost 25 cents to close at $4.45 with 27,900 shares changing hands, tTech traded 2,000 shares to close at $6.50. Eppley 9.5% preference share, ended with 307,319 units changing hands to close at $6 after falling 6 cents and Eppley 8.25% preference share, ended with 185,036 units changing hands to close at $6.
Large volumes put through – Friday
January 20, 2017 by
By 10:45 am, the main market indices pulled back a bit below the all-time high but the junior market index remained in record territory.
Berger Paints traded at a new high of $6.75 with 85,937 after the company released results to December showing profit of $251 million or $1.17 for the period versus $110 million for 2015 with earnings of $1.17 per share for 2016. For the quarter earnings were $185 million versus $80 million in the 2015 quarter, with revenues climbing 17.8 percent in the December quarter to $895 million.
Large trades include, Cable & Wireless 1,714,703 units at up to $1.15, Jamaica Producers with 1,763,795 shares at $9.53, Jamaica Stock Exchange 6,008,714 which was mostly a cross by Victoria Wealth at $5.56 each, but now trades at $5.50. JMMB Group 1,651,360 units at $15.30, Scotia Investments 1,167,708 at $32.83. Honey Bun 496,260 at $6.20, Lasco Distributors 7,077,911 units $7.31, Lasco Financial with 3,895,608 at $3.69, Lasco Manufacturing 10,313,202 at $5.01.
Securities changing hands, amount to 32 at 10:45 am, compared to 36 on Thursday at 11.50 am. A total of 15 securities advanced and 8 declined, resulting in a volume of 34,904,514 shares changing hands, carrying a value of $248,422,322, compared of 10,504,719 shares changing hands, carrying a value of $231,575,220 on Thursday. The average number of shares traded, amount to 1,090,766 units versus 291,798 units on Thursday.
The all Jamaica Composite Index 171.74 points to 213,689.72 the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index rose 153.56 points to 195,451.17, the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index gained 294.61 points to 209,785.39 and the junior market index rose 14.81 points to 2,776.75.
Juniors inch forward on Thursday
January 19, 2017 by
At the close of the market volume traded jumped 146 percent, from Wednesday’s level, as CAC 2000 traded 1,955,293 and Lasco Manufacturing exchanged 1,990,064 shares. Trading ended with 4,583,153 units, changing hands, valued at $26,375,749, with a rise of 106 percent from $12,828,651 on Wednesday.
An average of 269,597 units with an average value of $1,551,515 traded, compared to 109,745 units with an average value of $754,627 on the preceding trading day. The average for the month to date is 128,556 units with an average value of $662,517 versus 116,803 units with an average value of $588,434 on Wednesday. The average for December is 131,147 units, at an average of $672,488.
The market closed with 8 stocks with bids higher than their last sale and 2 with a lower offer, than their last sale.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging recovered just $1.35 of the $9.95 it fell by on Wednesday to close at $24.40 with 11,000 units changing hands, CAC 2000 closed with gain of 76 cents at $6.01, Cargo Handlers lost 10 cents in trading 1,984 shares at $20.90, Caribbean Cream closed trading at $7 with 51,959 units trading. Caribbean Flavours traded 900 units to end at $11.20 with a loss of 80 cents, Caribbean Producers, traded 11,000 shares and rose 20 cents to $4, Derrimon Trading ended at $5.51 with 20,000 shares changing hands, after rising by 1 cent, General Accident Insurance traded 38,600 shares to end at $3.08 after rising 8 cents. Honey Bun closed with 1,500 shares changing hands, for a fall of 4 cents to $6.21. Jamaican Teas fell 25 cents to end at $5.50 with 15,000 shares being exchanged, Jetcon Corporation traded 185,562 shares to end at a new closing 52 weeks’ high of $10 after adding 50 cents, KLE Group closed at $2.20 with 20,000 units changing hands, Lasco Distributors ended with 9,862 units trading, to close at $7.40, after adding 37 cents. Lasco Manufacturing closed at $5, with a loss of 15 cents as just under 2 million units traded, Medical Disposables lost 13 cents to close at $4.60 with 21,127 shares changing hands, tTech traded 209,302 shares to close at $6.50 and Eppley 9.5% preference share, ended with 40,000 units changing hands to close at $6.06 after falling 12 cents.