Activity on the Junior Market closed with 7 securities trading and ending with only 85,855 units changing hands, valued at $268,199. The JSE Junior Market Index declined 4.29 points to close at 739.38. At the close 2 stocks fell and none record a price increase, as investors shun the juniors in favour of the main market stocks.
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 4 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, Consolidated Bakeries traded 3,234 shares at 82 cents, Dolphin Cove had 10,000 shares trading at $2.70, Eppley traded just 221 units unchanged at $380, Knutsford Express closed unchanged at $6 with just 300 shares changing hands. Lasco Distributors traded 31,100 shares to close at $1.37 after losing 3 cents, Lasco Financial Services had 40,000 units trading at $1.10 with a fall of 5 cents and Lasco Manufacturing with only 1,000 shares ended at $1.07, but had a bid at $1.15 at the close.
Juniors still not partying
Juniors not partying yet
Activity on the junior market was moderate, on a day when the main market recorded another session of strong gains, as investors’ focus seems to be more on the stocks of bigger companies. Based on the strong profit performance of many of the junior market companies, it’s only a matter of time that more interest will be paid to junior market companies as investors seek out profitable trades.
At the close of trading only 6 securities traded and ending with 476,829 units changing hands valued at $1,177,602. The JSE Junior Market Index declined 1.78 points to close at 743.67, with the price of 3 stocks advancing and 4 declining.
At the close of the market, there were 4 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 9 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, Blue Power traded 295 units to end at $7.51, Caribbean Producers had 356,822 shares trading at $2.70, Knutsford Express traded 600 shares at $6, Lasco Distributors traded 6,973 shares to close with a gain of 2 cents at $1.40. Lasco Financial Services 3,454 units traded at the close at $1.15 and Medical Disposables traded 108,685 and closed unchanged at $1.80.
CPJ trades 1.74m shares
Activity on the Junior Market ended with 9 securities traded, comprising 2,201,563 units changing hands, valued at $4,588,656, Caribbean Producers dominated trading with more than 1.74 million units to close at $2.31 in only two trades as the stock gained 1 cent. The JSE Junior Market Index declined 7.17 points to close at 740.74, with the price of 6 stocks advancing and 2 declining and 1 remained unchanged.
At the close of the market, there were 3 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with the offer that was 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.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, Caribbean Cream trading 25,055 shares at 65 cents as the price rose by 5 cents. Caribbean Flavours had 10,968 units changing hands, 5 cents higher at $1.85, Derrimon Trading put through 15,000 shares at $2.04, Honey Bun traded 10,000 shares but lost 11 cents in closing at $1.80. Lasco Financial Services had 15,000 units trading 5 cents higher, at $1.15, Lasco Manufacturing traded 352,851 units for 7 cents more at $1.13, Medical Disposables put through 27,000 shares in trading and ended up 4 cents better off at $1.80 and Paramount Trading had 4,905 units changing hands at $3.55 for a 55 cents fall.
4 juniors up 2 down on Tuesday
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.
Juniors still cannot pull out traders
Activity on the Junior Market closed with 3 securities traded ending with 152,220 units changing hands valued at $179,347. The JSE Junior Market Index declined 0.09 points to close at 732.58, with the price of no stock advancing and 2 declining.
While there is only a limited amount of securities that have traded, what is of import is the increased number of stocks closing with higher bids than the last selling prices, coupled with the lack of volume for nearly half of the listings, a pretty clear indicator for rising prices ahead.
At the close of the market, there were 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with the offer lower. The junior market ended with 5 securities closing with no bids to buy and 11 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, Access Financial Services trading 900 shares at $13.22, Jamaican Teas lost 2 cents in closing at $2.53 with only 1,720 shares changing hands and Lasco Financial Services trading 150,000 shares in closing at $1.09.
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.
Only 4 junior stocks trade on Tuesday
Activity on the Junior Market closed on Tuesday with only 4 securities trading and ending with 296,975 units changing hands valued at $355,613. The JSE Junior Market Index gained 0.75 points to close at 706.16, with the price of 2 stocks advancing and none declining.
At the close of the market, there were 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and just 1 stock 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, AMG Packaging had 18,363 units at $2.49 for a 24 cents increase, Caribbean Cream with only 4,000 shares at 75 cents, with a 1 cent gain, Lasco Financial Services trading 90,000 units at $1.05 and Lasco Manufacturing with 184,612 units at $1.15.
2 stocks trade on junior market
< Activity on the Junior Market closed with only 2 securities traded ending with 56,600 units changing hands valued at $93,830. The JSE Junior Market Index gained 0.47 points to close at 705.41, with the price of 1 stock advancing and 1 trading unchanged.
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At the close, the number of stocks that appear set to rise were more than the numbers trading and more than the ones that appear set to decline, in the end there were 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and only 2 with offers that were lower. The junior market ended with 4 securities closing with no bids to buy and there were7 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, Caribbean Flavours & Fragrances gaining 6 cents to end at $1.91 as 40,000 shares changed hands and Lasco Financial Services with 16,000 shares ending unchanged at $1.05.
3 junior market stocks trade Monday
On a slow trading day on the Jamaica Stock Exchange activity on the Junior Market closed with only 3 securities traded ending with 130,614 units changing hands valued at $841,521. The JSE Junior Market Index advanced 3.62 points to close at 710.54, with the price of 1 stock advancing and1 declining.
At the close of the market, there were 5 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 8 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, Dolphin Cove closed at $9 after gaining 49 cents with 87,714 shares trading Lasco Distributors closed at $1.52 after losing 2 cents and trading 15,000 shares. The stock closed with no volume on offer and the bid at $1.52. Lasco Financial Services traded 27,900 units at $1.05.
Only 2 stocks trade in junior market
Activity on the Junior Market closed out the week with only 2 securities trading and ending with 100,102 units changing hands valued at $104,868. The JSE Junior Market Index declined 5.07 points to close at 706.92, with the price of 1 stocks advancing and 1 declining.
At the close of the market, there were only 4 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with offers that were lower. The junior market ended with only 3 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, Dolphin Cove closed at $8.51 after shedding 49 cents and trading only 102 units and Lasco Financial Services ended with 100,000 units at $1.05 after gaining a cent.
