Activity on the junior market closed with Lasco Manufacturing dominating trading with 2,556,735 shares. At the close only 4 securities traded, ending with 2,605,176 units valued at $3,114,828. The JSE Junior Market Index declined 5.15 points to close at 698.21, with the price of 1 stock advancing and 2 declining.
At the close of the market, there were 3 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and just 1 with a lower offer. Trading ended with 4 securities closing with no bids to buy and 6 securities had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, Medical Disposables finishing with 10,000 shares trading 10 cents higher at $1.80, Lasco Manufacturing finishing with 2,556,735 shares trading, unchanged at $1.20, more than 2.4 million units were crosses done by Mayberry on behalf of clients, Lasco Distributors closed with 37,000 shares changing hands while lost 5 cents to $1.40. At the close there were 600,000 units Lasco Distributors on the bid to buy at $1.40 and Lasco Financial in concluded trading with 1,441 shares changing hands fell 1 cent to $1.05.
Lasco Manufacturing dominates trade
4 junior market stocks rose Wednesday
Activity on the Junior Market closed with 7 securities trading and ending with 294,119 units valued at $359,476 changing hands. The JSE Junior Market Index gained 4.75 points to close at 703.36, with the prices of 4 advancing with 1 declining.
At the close of the market, there were 3 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with offers that were lower. The junior market ended with 4 securities closing with no bids to buy and there were 6 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, Access Financial closing with 1,500 shares to end at $9.30 with an increase of 10 cents, Blue Power trading 7,500 shares to gain 10 cents to $6.50. Honey Bun closed with 6,000 units trading as the price rose 1 cents to $1.91, Lasco Distributors finished with 80,900 shares trading, rising 4 cents to $1.45.
Caribbean Cream closed with 183,600 units trading at 75 cents, Caribbean Producers finished with 13,119 units to close at $2.20 after shedding 10 cents Consolidated Bakeries closed with 1,500 units at 90 cents each.
Junior market falters, 3 stocks rise 3 fall
Activity on the Junior Market closed with 7 securities trading and ending with 790,671 units valued at $998,335 changing hands. The JSE Junior Market Index declined 5.48 points to close at 698.61, with the price of 3 stocks advancing and 3 declining.
At the close of the market, there were 4 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and none had offers that were lower. The junior market ended with 4 securities closing with no bids to buy and 8 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, Jamaican Teas traded 117,665 units, gained of 4 cents to close at $2.55, Lasco Distributors traded 46,000 shares and closed with 1 cent gain at $1.41, Lasco Financial stock gained a cent with 55,000 shares, to end at $1.06, Lasco Manufacturing with 465,462 shares changing hands closed at $1.20.
Blue Power closed with 2,544 units trading, the price slipped 11 cents $6.40, Caribbean Producers in closing with 94,000 shares trading lost 10 cents at $2.20 and General Accident ended with 10,000 shares changing hands 15 cents lower at $1.65.
Junior market up strongly again
Activity on the Junior Market closed with 7 securities trading and ending with 163,012 units changing hands valued at $287,277. The JSE Junior Market Index climbed 14.51 points on top of the 13.55 points gained on Friday, to close at 704.09, with the price of 3 advancing and 2 declining.
At the close of the market, there were 3 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer. The junior market ended with 4 securities closing with no bids to buy and there were 6 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading are, Caribbean Producers finishing with 41,000 units to close with a gain of 20 cents at $2.30. Consolidated Bakeries closed with 5,500 units and put on 8 cents at 90 cents, Lasco Distributors finished trading with 810 shares while gaining 10 cents to $1.40, Lasco Financial ended with 65,774 units trading, to end at $1.05. Lasco Manufacturing concluded transactions in 1,300 units at $1.20, Honey Bun closed with 9,486 units trading as the price slipped 10 cents to $1.90 and Jamaican Teas closed with 39,142 shares, trading lower by 9 cents, to $2.51.
Junior market up 2% on Friday
Junior market stocks gained on Friday spurred by strong profit performance by a number of companies. Activity on the Junior Market closed with 6 securities traded ending with 596,102 units valued at $1,102,644. The JSE Junior Market Index gained 13.55 points or 2 percent to close at 689.58, with the price of 4 advancing and none declining.
At the close of the market, there were 4 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices, there were no stocks with offers that were lower. The junior market ended with 6 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, Access Financial closed with 6,920 shares trading with an increase of 24 cents to $9.20. Cargo Handlers exchanged 21,915 units, as it gained 20 cents to close at an all-time high of $16.20, Lasco Distributors finished with 5,431 shares trading, while rising 12 cents to $1.30. Lasco Financial ending with 23,226 units to close with a gain of 5 cents at $1.05, General Accident exchanged 10,696 units trading at $1.80 and Lasco Manufacturing closed with 527,914 units trading at $1.20.
2 stocks rose 2 fell on junior market
Activity on the Junior Market closed with 8 securities traded, ending with 3,330,531 units valued at $4,414,484 changing hands. The JSE Junior Market Index declined 8.05 points to close at 676.03, with the price of 2 advancing and 2 declining.
At the close of the market, there were 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 stocks with offers that were lower. The junior market ended with 6 securities closing with no bids to buy and there were 6 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, Honey Bun, ending with 16,000 shares, climbed 5 cents to $2, Lasco Manufacturing in concluding transactions in 22,160 units trading, the price gained 2 cents to $1.20. Derrimon Trading closing with 217,196 units trading as the price slipped 5 cents to $2.05, Lasco Distributors closing with 267,000 shares trading lower by 12 cents at $1.18, Caribbean Cream closed with 2,760,000 shares changing hands at 75 cents, Caribbean Flavours ended trading, with 44,000 units at $2.20, Jamaican Teas debenture ended with 14,000 units trading at $100 and Knutsford Express finished with 4,175 units with the price falling $5.80.
Lasco Distributors profit climbs 69%
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Trading picks up 4 stocks fell 2 up
Activity Trading on the junior market picked up somewhat on Wednesday to end with 8 securities traded resulting in 1,161,661 units valued at $1,552,165. The JSE Junior Market Index declined 8.68 points to close at 684.08, with the price of 2 stocks advancing and 4 declining.
At the close of the market, there were 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 stocks with offers that were lower. The junior market closed with 4 securities closing with no bids to buy. There were 6 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading are, AMG Packaging in trading 20,000 shares gaining 30 cents to $2.49, Caribbean Producers ending with 55,000 shares trading, the price gained 5 cents to $2.10, Caribbean Cream finishing with 80,000 shares changing hands at 75 cents, Caribbean Flavours with 43,500 shares trading lower by 1 cent, to end at $2.20. Lasco Distributors concluded trading with 404,380 units, the price fell 10 cents to $1.30, Lasco Financial finished with 34,427 shares trading and fell 5 cents to $1, Medical Disposables in traded 103,776 shares and fell 15 cents to $1.70 and Lasco Manufacturing finished with 420,578 shares trading at $1.18.
Demand for some junior stocks, supply low
Trading activity on the Junior Market closed with only 5 securities trading and ended with 76,353 units valued at $161,387 changing hands. The JSE Junior Market Index rose 0.41 points to close at 693.11, with the price of 1 stock advancing and 2 declining.
At the close of the market, there were 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and only 1 with the offer that was lower. The junior market closed with 4 securities closing with no bids to buy and 6 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
At the close, Honey Bun traded 4,686 shares at $1.95, Knutsford Express Services closed with 15,000 shares trading, 5 cents lower at $5.80, Lasco Distributors ended trading with 14,569 units at $1.40, Lasco Financial Services closed with 37,098 shares changing hands while gaining 5 cents to $1.05 and Lasco Manufacturing lost 1 cent in trading 5,000 shares at $1.18.
Juniors slip on low activity
Activity Trading on the Junior Market closed with only 5 securities trading and ended with 770,779 units valued at $1,145,965. The JSE Junior Market Index fell 3.76 points to close at 692.70, with the price of 1 advancing and 2 declining.
At the close of the market, there were 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 stock with the offer that was lower. The junior market closed with 4 securities closing with no bids to buy and 6 closed with no offers to sell.
The stocks trading in the junior market on Friday are, Lasco Distributors trading 277,170 shares at $1.40, after shedding 4 cents. Lasco Financial Services closed with 302,502 shares trading 6 cents higher at $1.06, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading with 127,016 units trading at $1.19, Eppley 10% preference share traded 34,500 units at $6 and Paramount Trading lost 8 cents to close at $3.22 while trading 29,591 shares.