Activity on the Junior Market closed with 6 securities traded ending with 149,771 units changing hands valued at $179,558. The JSE Junior Market Index gained 4.29 points to close at 732.18, with the price of 4 stocks advancing and 2 declining.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, Access Financial Services traded 200 shares at $13.21, as the price eased 1 cent, Caribbean Cream closed trading with 10,000 shares, to end with a 5 cents decline at a new low of 60 cents. The stock was initially recorded as trading at 76 cents at the start of market, but that trade was eventually cancelled, as the price it attempted to trade at, was in excess of 15 percent initially permitted, effectively triggering the initial circuit breaker and thus the freeze.
Trading in the stock was suspended for an hour before it was permitted to trade again. At the close there was a bid to buy 47,000 units at 60 cents.Caribbean Producers traded only 100 shares at $2.40, Lasco Distributors saw 51,418 units changing hands at $1.40 to gain 3 cents, Lasco Financial Services had 84,053 units trading to close at $1.10, after gaining a cent, after trading as high as $1.15 and Lasco Manufacturing put through 4,000 shares at 1.06 to gain 1 cent.
The market closed with AMG Packaging having a bid for 41,000 shares to buy at $2.50, compared to a last sale of $2.26.
4 juniors up 2 down on Tuesday
Access up $1.72 to $13.22
Access traded at up $1.72 on Tuesday with limited volume.
At the close of the market, there were 4 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and just 1 with a lower offer. The junior market ended with 6 securities closing with no bids to buy and 10 that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, Access Financial trading only 100 shares at $13.22, as the price rose $1.72, Paramount Trading gained 20 cents in closing at $3.80 with 1,100 shares changing hands. Honey Bun traded 1,550 units at $1.91, Lasco Distributors ended trading with 92,800 units at $1.37 while ended with 34,354 units changing hands at $2.30, Caribbean Flavours & Fragrances lost 11 cents in trading 35,000 shares at $1.80 and General Accident Insurance lost 9 cents while trading 32,000 units to end at $1.71.
5 junior stocks rose none fell
Activity on the Junior Market returned to the more familiar trend recently of moderate trading and closed with just 7 securities trading and ending with 519,491 units changing hands valued at $948,548. The JSE Junior Market Index rose 8.04 points to close at 723.55, with the price of 5 stocks advancing and none declining.
At the close of the market, there were 3 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 stock with a lower offer. The junior market ended with 5 securities closing with no bids to buy and 10 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, Caribbean Producers trading 69,950 units, moving up by 15 cents to $2.30, General Accident was up 2 cents to $1.72 while trading 289,200 shares but traded as high as $1.80 earlier in the day. Lasco Distributors trading shares closed at $1.37, 2 cents higher than on the previous day, Lasco Financial Services ended trading with 117,944 units at $1.09 to gain 1 cent, Lasco Manufacturing traded just 8,771 units at $1.15, Medical Disposables trading just 245 shares at $1.80, up 4 cents and Paramount Trading with 23,496 closed at $3.60.
Juniors back to base with low activity
The bid on AMG is $2.40 vs. last sale of $2.26
The JSE Junior Market Index rose 9.08 points to close at 715.51, with the price of 1 stock advancing and 1 declining.
At the close, there were 4 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 stock with the offer lower.
The junior market ended with 5 securities closing with no bids to buy and 10 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale. Of interest is the bid to buy 459,000 units of AMG Packaging at $2.40 against the last traded price of $2.26.Stocks trading in the junior market are, Access Financial Services traded 11,000 units with a gain of $1.50 to end at $11.50, Caribbean Producers traded 3,971 units at $2.15, Lasco Manufacturing ended at $1.15 with 10,060 units trading at $1.15 and Lasco Distributors trading 12,065 shares and lost 2 cents in closing at $1.35.
Juniors’ most active day
Dolphin Cove closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $9.20 on Tuesday
At the close of the market, there were 3 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer. The junior market ended with 5 securities closing with no bids to buy and there were 8 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, AMG Packaging finishing with 579 units to close with a gain of 1 cent to $2.26, Caribbean Producers closing with 130,050 shares to end with an increase of 5 cents at $2.15, Consolidated Bakeries finishing trading with 27,954 shares while gaining 8 cents to 90 cents. Dolphin Cove finishing with 10,000 shares traded, with a gain of 20 cents, to a 52 weeks’ high of $9.20. General Accident completing trading 13,416 units as the price gained 3 cents to $1.70, Jamaican Teas while exchanging 400 units, closed higher by 4 cents at $2.55, Lasco Financial finishing trading with 26,370 shares changing hands, 1 cent higher to $1.08, Lasco Manufacturing closing with 751,302 shares unchanged at $1.15, Caribbean Cream closing with 10,000 units, the price slipped to 65 cents, for a 10 cents loss and Lasco Distributors concluding trading with 719,397 units to close lower by 10 cents to $1.35
2 rise 1 fall in junior market
Activity on the Junior Market closed with limited trading resulting in only 4 securities trading and ending in 1,132,161 units changing hands valued at $1,423,265. The JSE Junior Market Index advanced 0.80 points to close at 708.37, with the price of 2 stocks advancing and 1 declining.
At the close of the market, there were 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 stock with a lower offer. The junior market ended with 6 securities closing with no bids to buy and there were 8 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, Blue Power contributing 10,465 units with the price gaining 28 cents, to $7.51. Lasco Distributors ending trading with 329,500 units, the price edged higher by 1 cent at $1.45, Lasco Financial finishing trading with 500,998 shares changing hands at $1.07 and Lasco Manufacturing trading with 291,198 units to close lower by 2 cents at $1.15.
Low trading by juniors on Wednesday
Activity on the Junior Market closed with 4 securities traded ending with 251,020 units changing hands valued at $286,011. The JSE Junior Market Index gained 0.89 points to close at 707.05, with the price of 1 stocks advancing and 1 declining.
At the close of the market, there were 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer. The junior market ended with 5 securities closing with no bids to buy and 7 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, Caribbean Producers traded 10.000 units at $2.10, Lasco Distributors closed with 19,500 units trading at $1.46 for a 1 cent gain, Lasco Financial Services ended with 181,520 shares trading unchanged at $1.05 and Lasco Manufacturing with 40,000 shares closing 1 cent down at $1.14.
3 junior stocks rise 3 fall on Friday
Activity on the Junior Market closed with 8 securities traded and ending with 369,749 units changing hands valued at $569,856. The JSE Junior Market Index declined 3.23 points to close at 704.94, with the price of 3 stocks advancing and 3 declining.
At the close of the market, there were 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with offers that were lower. The junior market ended with 3 securities closing with no bids to buy and there were 7 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, Honey Bun contributing 11,567 shares with a gain of 4 cents to $1.95, Paramount Trading in concluding trading with 27,661 shares gained 10 cents to $3.60, Sweet River Abattoir finishing trading with 2,000 shares, the price gained 1 cent to $3.87.
General Accident had dealing in 104,400 shares at $1.65, Lasco Manufacturing contributing 156,182 shares at $1.15, Consolidated Bakeries finishing with 20,000 units to close lower by 8 cents to 82 cents, Lasco Distributors closing with 39,939 units as the price slipped 3 cents to $1.45, Medical Disposables finishing trading with 8,000 units to close lower by 5 cents to $1.70.
Trading activity decline for juniors
Activity on the Junior Market closed with 6 securities traded ending with 339,066 units changing hands valued at $408,329. The JSE Junior Market Index declined 7.51 points to close at 708.17, with the price of 1 stock advancing and 3 declining.
At the close of the market, there were 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 stocks with offers that were lower. The junior market ended with 3 securities closing with no bids to buy and 6 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, Lasco Distributors trading 10,061 shares to gain 3 cents to $1.48, Caribbean Producers exchanging 2,000 shares at $2.10, Lasco Manufacturing saw trading in 50,000 shares to close at $1.15. General Accident finishing trading with 29,200 units to close lower by 15 cents at $1.65, Lasco Financial had dealing in 237,805 units and declined 5 cents to $1.05 and Paramount Trading contributing 10,000 shares, lost 50 cents to $3.50.
Trading climbs to 10 securities Tuesday
Activity on the Junior Market closed with the number of securities traded increasing to 10 compared to 5 on Monday and ending with 598,646 units changing hands valued at $998,353. The JSE Junior Market Index declined 7.11 points to close at 711.08, with the price of 2 stocks advancing and 3 declining.
At the close of the market, there were 3 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 stocks with offers that were lower. The junior market ended with 4 securities closing with no bids to buy and 6 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, Caribbean Flavours contributing 30,000 shares, losing 9 cents to $1.85, Blue Power ending trading with 45,000 shares with a loss of 93 cents to $7.23. Lasco Distributors closing with 190,329 units as the price slipped 10 cents to $1.45, Lasco Manufacturing finishing trading with 214,460 units to close lower by 10 cents to $1.15, Lasco Financial concluding trading with 47,000 units as the price slipped 5 cents to $1.10. Caribbean Producers finishing with 50,000 shares changing hands and ended at $2.10, Consolidated Bakeries finishing with 746 units to close at 90 cents, Derrimon Trading in with 2,796 shares trading at $2.04, General Accident finishing trading with 7,315 shares closed at $1.60, Medical Disposables had dealing in 11,000 units with the price ending at $1.75.
