Juniors had quiet – Monday

JM sum 20-6-16Trading in junior market closed with 13 active securities, with overall volume traded remaining low leading to only 775,816 shares valued at $4,015,547 changing hands on Monday. At the close 3 stocks advanced and 2 declined and the junior market index fell 4.72 points to 2,250.31.
At the end of trading 6 stocks closed with the bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 ended with lower offers.
At the end of trading, AMG Packaging closed with 2,128 shares changing hands at $13, CAC 2000 traded 3,135 shares at $6.70, Caribbean Cream traded 13,843 units to end with a gain of 20 cents at $5, the stock was offered at $4.99 at the close, to sell 50,000 units, Dolphin Cove traded 8,338 units to close at $11.50. JM Trdng Sht-20-6-16Honey Bun closed at $6 with 27,574 units changing hands, ISP Finance traded 31,499 units to close at $4.10, Jamaican Teas closed trading with 1,400 shares at $3.80, Jetcon traded 15,424 shares and gained 1 cent at $2.51, Lasco Distributors traded 105,769 units to end with a loss of 3 cents, at $7.95. Lasco Financial closed unchanged at $3.44 with 79,427 shares changing hands, while Lasco Manufacturing gained 4 cents and closed at $5.09 with 392,314 shares trading, Medical Disposables traded 2,000 shares to close at $4 and tTech ended with 92,965 units changing hands but fell 5 cent to close at $4.

Junior market rises again – Friday

Medical Disposables traded at new high on junior market on Friday.

Medical Disposables traded at new high on junior market on Friday.

Trading in junior market closed with 16 active securities, with overall volume traded remaining low leading to only 721,925 shares valued at $3,110,379 changing hands on Friday. At the close 6 stocks advanced and 5 declined and the junior market index rose 9.59 points to 2,255.03.
At the end of trading one stock closed at a new high while the bids for 5 stocks closed higher than their last selling prices and 2 ended with lower offers.
JM sum 17-6-16At the end of trading, Access Financial traded 4,400 shares and rose 5 cents, to end at $17.35, AMG Packaging closed with a gain of 60 cents with 5,653 shares changing hands at $13, Blue Power traded 10,115 shares, to end at $13.55, Caribbean Flavours traded 6,000 units to end at $7, Caribbean Producers traded 6,930 shares at $4.20. Consolidated Bakeries traded 71,540 shares to close with a fall of 5 cents at $1.80, General Accident traded 32,300 shares and lost 15 cents to end at $2.10, Honey Bun rose 30 cents, to close at $6 with 1,720 units changing hands, but was offered at $5.85 at the close. Iron Rock Insurance traded 303,353 shares but fell 7 cents to close at $3.23, JM Trdng Sht-17-6-16Jamaican Teas added 10 cents in trading 197 shares at $3.80, Jetcon traded 4,690 shares at $2.50, Lasco Distributors traded 85,399 units to end with a loss of 1 cent, at $7.98. Lasco Financial gained 4 cents to close at $3.44 with 44,200 shares changing hands, while Lasco Manufacturing closed at $5.05 with 129,556 shares trading, Medical Disposables traded 15,372 shares and gained 47 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $4 and tTech ended with 500 units changing hands but fell 1 cent to close at $4.05.

Juniors up volume down – Thursday

JM SignTrading in junior market, saw an increase in the number of active securities over that of Wednesday, but the volume of stocks traded fell well below the nearly 10 million units that were previously traded, as the market closed with 17 securities being active, leading to 8 advancing and 6 declining.
The junior index rose 15.46 points to 2,245.44 at the close as only 755,695 shares changed hands down from 9,846,087 units of Wednesday, valued at $3,529,737 changed hands, in contrast to $46,610,748, previously. At the end of trading the bids for 5 stocks closed higher than their last selling prices and 2 ended with lower offers.
At the end of trading, Access Financial traded 4,210 shares and rose 30 cents, to end at $17.30, CAC 2000 gained 15 cents in trading 270 shares, to end at $6.70.JM sum 16-6-16 Caribbean Cream gained 20 cents, to trade 192,014 units at $4.80, after the company announced consideration of the payment of a dividend at a meet to be held later in June. Caribbean Flavours traded 8,000 units to end at $7, Caribbean Producers traded just 840 shares at $4.20, Consolidated Bakeries traded 223,538 shares to close with a fall of 4 cents at $1.85, Dolphin Cove ended at $11.50 with 38,500 shares changing hands, to gain 50 cents, General Accident traded 9,500 shares and lost 1 cent to end at $2.25. Honey Bun rose 65 cents, to close at $5.70 with 19,928 units changing hands, after it traded at $5, in the morning session. Iron Rock Insurance traded 23,955 shares but gained 7 cents to close at $3.30, JM Trdng Sht-16-6-16IC Insider BUY RATED ISP Finance Services traded 6,000 units at $4.10 after falling by 5 cents. Jamaican Teas lost 10 cents in trading 4,540 shares at $3.70, Jetcon traded 42,398 shares but fell by 15 to $2.50, Lasco Distributors traded 130,530 units to end unchanged at $7.99. Lasco Financial gained 4 cents to close at $3.40 with 20,188 shares changing hands, while Lasco Manufacturing closed with a gain of 5 cents at $5.05 with 28,284 shares trading and tTech ended with 3,000 units changing hands but fell 14 cents to close at $4.06.

Honey Bun trades 5.5m shares – Wednesday

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Honey Bun traded 5.5m shares on Tuesday.

Honey Bun traded 5.5m shares on Tuesday.

Lasco Manufacturing continues to trade in large volumes with 1.73 million units changing hands, up from 1.64 million units on Tuesday, Honey Bun had 5.5 million units trading, but the price slipped slightly at the end and Lasco Finance traded just over 2 million shares on a day of high volumes. Trading in the junior market ended with only 11 securities being active, leading to 4 advancing and 6 declining.
The junior index fell 8.91 points to 2,229.98 at the close as 9,846,087 shares, valued at $46,610,748 changed hands. At the end of trading the bids for 7 stocks closed higher than their last selling prices and 3 ended with lower offers.
JM sum 15-6-16At the end of trading, Blue Power traded 7,718 shares and declined by 10 cents to end at $13.55, Caribbean Cream rose 20 cents to trade 17,813 units at $4.60, the company announced that directors will be meeting later in June to consider the payment of a dividend. If approved, it will be the first dividend paid since listing. The company indicated in its prospectus to pay not less than 20 percent of annual after tax profits, Caribbean Flavours traded 50,000 units and lost 45 cents to end at $7, Consolidated Bakeries traded 121,000 shares to close with a rise of 14 cents at $1.89. Derrimon Trading ended at $3.30 with 5,250 shares changing hands, Honey Bun fell 41 cents, to close at $5.05 with 5,538,154 units changing hands after it traded at $6.40 in the morning session. Iron Rock Insurance traded 5,000 shares at $3.23, IC Insider BUY RATED ISP Finance Services traded at a new high of $4.15 with a rise of 5 cents while trading 3,379 units.JM Trdng Sht-15-6-16 At the close the stock had 4 bids to buy 131,000 units at $4 and 231,000 between $3.60 and $3.70, there is only one offer at $4.10 to sell 6,000 units. Lasco Distributors traded 291,702 units to end with the loss of 1 cent at $7.99, Lasco Financial lost 4 cents to close at $3.36 with 2,075,748 shares changing hands, while Lasco Manufacturing fell 5 cents and closed at $5 with 1,731,623 shares trading and Paramount Trading ended with 3,700 units changing hands and gained 9 cents to close at $10.99.

Lasco Manufacturing trades heavy – Tuesday

Lasco Dist build Demand increased for Lasco Manufacturing with 1.64 million units changing hands on Tuesday while ISP Finance is seeing increasing interest, helping the stock to close at a new high of $4.10. Trading in the junior market ended with 15 securities being active, including a bond issued by a junior market company, leading to 3 advancing and 5 declining.
The junior index inched by 3.96 points to 2,238.89 at the close as 2,328,831 shares, valued at $14,770,636 changed JM sum 14-6-16hands. At the end of trading the bids for 5 stocks closed higher than their last selling prices and 1 ended with lower offers.
At the end of trading, AMG Packaging traded just 1,024 shares at $12.40, Caribbean Cream lost 5 cents to trade 124,500 units at $4.40, Caribbean Flavours traded 10,000 units and lost 5 cents to end at $7.45, Caribbean Producers traded 15,625 shares to close with a rise of 10 cents at $4.20. General Accident traded 3,200 shares to end with a loss of 6 cents to close at $2.26, Honey Bun fell 41 cents, to close at $5.09 with 75,608 units changing hands after it traded at $6.40 in the morning session. JM Trdng Sht-14-6-16Iron Rock Insurance traded 5,000 shares at $3.23, ISP Finance Services traded at a new high of $4.10 while trading 33,811 units starting at $3.90. Lasco Distributors traded 225,096 units to end at unchanged at $8, Lasco Financial closed at $3.40 with 30,212 shares changing hands, while Lasco Manufacturing, closed at $5.05 with 1,642,755 shares trading. Paramount Trading ended with 200 units changing hands and lost 9 cents to close at $10.90, tTech traded only 2,000 shares to end at $4.20, Derrimon Trading rose 1 cent in ending at $2.14 with 158,500 shares changing hand and Jamaican Teas floating note bond traded 30,000 units at $100 each.

Grace drops $6.99 in early trades

Grace Kennedy headed back to $118, with a drop of $6.99 in early trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange in the Tuesday morning session, while trading 7,052 shares changed hands. Cable & Wireless traded 103,278 shares at $1.29, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference traded 712,998 units at $2.15,ICI intra JSE 14-06-16 Lasco Distributors trade 200,337 shares at $8 and Lasco Manufacturing traded 606,845 units at $5.
Trading resulted in activity in 24 securities, accounting for a volume of 1,820,517 units as 6 stocks gained and 8 declined. The average number of shares traded amounts to just 75,855 units compared to an average of 30,397 units on Monday. Trading in Honey Bun was halted after the stock traded at $6.40, exceeding the 15 percent permitted before the circuit chips in.
After 75 minutes of trading in the early morning session, on Tuesday, the all Jamaica Composite Index dropped 267.58 points to 177,017.03, the JSE Market Index slipped 239.26 points to 159,326.52, the JSE combined index declined 113.59 to close at 170,828.95 points andthe junior market index rose 10.49 points to 2,245.42.

Flat trading for juniors – Monday

ISP Finance at new high on Monday.

ISP Finance at new high on Monday.

Trading in the junior market ended on Monday with reduced participation of securities compared to Fridays 16 to end with 12 stocks being active, leading to 5 advancing and 3 declining. The junior index inched by just 0.28 points to 2,234.93. At the close 1,041,531 shares, valued at $5,241,081 changed hands.
At the end of trading the bids for 5 stocks closed higher than their last selling prices and 4 ended with lower offers.
JM sum 13-6-16At the end of trading, Blue Power traded 560 units and lost 25 cents to end at $13.65, Consolidated Bakeries traded 69,018 shares to close with a loss of 25 cent to close at $1.75, C2W Music traded 30,000 shares to end with a loss of 2 cents to close at 41 cents. Honey Bun recovered 25 cents of the amount it fell by on Friday, to close at $5.50 on Monday with 191,355 units changing hands. At the close, Honey Bun offers were stronger than bids which are at $5.25 to buy 31,500 units, moderate offers are at $5.65 and $6, Iron Rock Insurance traded 16,000 shares at $3.23, JM Trdng Sht-13-6-16ISP Finance Services traded at a new high of $3.80 while trading 20,000 units starting at $3.50. Key Insurance ended with the price holding firm at $2.50 with 10,892 shares changing hands, Lasco Distributors gained 1 cent in trading 139,744 units to end at $8, Lasco Financial closed at $3.40 with 44,000 shares changing hands to gain 20 cents, while Lasco Manufacturing, closed at $5.05 with 515,762 shares trading. Paramount Trading ended with 4,000 units changing hands at $10.99 and tTech traded only 200 shares and gained 15 cents, to end at $4.20.

Producers hit new high of $46 – Monday

Trading in the early Monday morning session on the Jamaica Stock Exchange has been moderate, but with Lasco Manufacturing trading 158,997 units at $5.05 ICI intra JSE 13-06-16 and Supreme Ventures trading 251,500 units at $4.75 to be the only two stocks trading over 100,000 units.
Lasco Distributors had 66,354 shares trading at $7.97 while Jamaica Producers traded 14,341 shares to hit a 52 weeks’ high of $46 as well as ISP Finance in trading at $3.50.
Trading resulted in activity in 26 securities, accounting for a volume of 790,330 units as 11 stocks gained and 8 declined. The average number of shares traded, amounts to just 30,397 units.
After 75 minutes of trading in the early morning session, on Monday, the all Jamaica Composite Index jumped 1,349.38 points to 178,863.59, the JSE Market Index jumped 1,206.55 points to 160,977.62, the JSE combined index climbed 1,119.15 to close at 172,249.14 points and the junior market index inched up 0.09 points to 2,234.74.

Juniors moved higher – Friday

Honey Bun dropped sharply by $1.62 on Friday to hit $5.25 at the close.

Honey Bun dropped sharply by $1.62 on Friday to hit $.525 at the close.

Trading in the junior market ended on Friday with increased participation of securities, with 16 being active, leading to 8 advancing and 4 declining. In spite of the increased participation, the junior index climbed 19.61 points to 2,234.65. At the close 2,704,040 shares, valued at $10,558,176 changed hands.
The bids for 9 stocks closed higher than their last selling prices and 3 ended with lower offers.
At the end of trading, Access Financial Services traded 4,500 units at $17, AMG Packaging rose 40 cents in trading 1,823 shares at $12.40, Caribbean Cream gained 30 cents to end at $4.45, after trading 12,400 shares. JM sum 10-6-16rCaribbean Flavours gained 65 cents and ended with 33,853 shares changing hands at $7.50, Caribbean Producers traded 5,500 shares to close at $4.10, Consolidated Bakeries traded 10,000 shares to close at $2, C2W Music traded 20,000 shares to end at 43 cents. Derrimon Trading fell 55 cents to $3.30, with 3,000 shares changing hands, General Accident Insurance gained 2 cents while trading 2,000 shares at $2.32, Honey Bun dropped sharply from its recent all-time high of $7.50 by 14 percent, by slashing $1.62 in trading on Friday with 243,212 units changing hands, to end at $5.25.JM Trdng Sht-10-6-16 A director sold 2 million units of Jamaican Teas shares with the price falling 10 cents as a total of 2,020,886 shares were traded to close at $3.10, Jetcon Corporation had 280,878 units changing hands at $2.65 after falling 5 cents. Lasco Distributors rose 34 cents in trading 2,800 units to end at $7.99, Lasco Financial closed at $3.20 with 38,500 shares changing hands to gain 4 cents, while Lasco Manufacturing closed at $5.05 with 20,688 shares trading with the price rising 5 cents and Medical Disposables traded 4,000 units at $3.53.

Juniors inch forward – Thursday

Lasco Manufacturing headed back to $5 on Thursday, after gaining 25 cents..

Lasco Manufacturing headed back to $5 on Thursday, after gaining 25 cents..

Trading in the junior market ended on Thursday with increased participation of securities, with 20 being active, leading to 6 advancing and 6 declining. In spite of the increased participation, the junior index barely budged by 1.89 points to 2,215.04. At the close 2,086,923 shares, valued at $9,158,507 changed hands.
The bids for 7 stocks closed higher than their last selling prices and 3 ended with lower offers.
At the end of trading, Access Financial Services traded 3,200 units at $17, AMG Packaging fell by 40 cents in trading 24,867 shares at $12, CAC 2000 closed at $6.55 with 236 shares changing hands, Caribbean Cream dropped 40 cents to end at $4.15, after trading 343,700 shares. Caribbean Flavours lost $1.14 and ended with 30,000 shares changing hands at $6.85, Caribbean Producers traded 4,513 shares to close with a loss of 40 cents, at $4.10, Consolidated Bakeries traded 337,192 shares to close at $2, C2W Music traded 26,000 shares to end at 43 cents. Dolphin Cove traded 4,000 units and gained 10 cents to end at $11.10, General Accident Insurance had 7,500 shares trading at $2.30, Honey Bun fell by 8 cents in trading 207,765 units at $6.87, Iron Rock had 109,000 shares changing hands with a gain of 3 cents, to end at $3.23. JM Trdng Sht-09-6-16ISP Finance traded 20,705 shares at $3.45, Jamaican Teas traded 75,159 shares and closed at $3.90, Jetcon Corporation had 103,000 units changing hands at $2.65 after gaining 5 cents, KLE Group closed with 2,000 units changing hands at $1.03 with a fall of 17 cents. Lasco Distributors rose 15 cents in trading 10,847 units to end at $7.65, Lasco Financial closed unchanged at $3.16 with just 500 shares changing hands while Lasco Manufacturing closed at $5 with 724,739 shares trading with the price rising 25 cents and tTech traded 52,000 units at $4.05.