The Junior Market activity remained at elevated levels on Thursday with both volume and values being just below Wednesday’s levels. Market index jumped 59.04 points, to end at 3,075.25.
Trading resulted in 4,322,025 units valued at over $20,003,894 passing through the market, compared to 5,247,482 units valued at $20,969,571 that were traded on Wednesday. At the close, with 23 securities changing hands, with 13 advancing and 4 declining compared to 20 on Wednesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of 187,914 units for an average value of $869,735 traded, compared to 262,374 units for an average value of $1,048,479 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date are 214,583 units and $1,380,218. The average volume and value for the month to the previous trading day ended at 216,806 units and $1,422,759. The average volume and value for March was 137,459 units and $1,313,411.
Trading ended with 3 stocks having bids higher than their last sale prices and 3 ending with lower offers, than their last traded price.
At the close of the market on Thursday, Access Financial Services climbed $2 to $37 in trading 120 units, AMG Packaging rose 10 cents to close at $5.10 with 29,000 units changing hands, Blue Power closed with 868 units changing hands at $35, Cargo Handlers traded 380 shares at $20.10, Caribbean Cream gained 10 cents in trading 4,000 units to end at $7.90, Caribbean Producers lost 1 cent and ended at $3.74 with 1,400 shares trading, Consolidated Corporation traded 20,300 shares to end at $2.80 after falling 6 cents, C2W Music gained 7 cents in closing trading with 36,145 units at 37 cents, Dolphin Cove ended at $20.06 with 8,388 shares trading, General Accident gained 10 cents and closed trading with 1,412,648 shares at $3.40, Honey Bun had 6,098 shares changing hands, to close at $7.50, Jamaican Teas gained 75 cents in trading 52,407 shares to close at $4.50, after the stock was split 2 for 1 last week, Jetcon Corporation rose 10 cents to end at $12.10 with 210,457 shares traded, Key Insurance traded 195,450 units to close with a gain of 5 cents at $3.05, KLE Group ended at $2.80 with 101,871 shares changing hands after rising by 30 cents, Knutsford Express closed trading with 3,110 shares at $41, Lasco Distributors ended with 404,843 units trading at $6.80, Lasco Financial rose 5 cents and ended with 40,530 shares changing hands at $4.25, Lasco Manufacturing gained 5 cents to close with 636,494 units changing hands at $5, Main Event rose 60 cents trading 215,516 shares to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.20 after trading as high as $6.50,Medical Disposablesrose 70 cents and closed trading with 119,000 shares at $6.70, Paramount Trading lost 5 cents and closed at $3.45 with 20,000 units trading and Sweet River lost 1 cent, trading 803,000 shares to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $3.49.
Drop in Junior Market volume – Tuesday
The Junior Market started another shortened week with a 31.66 points drop, to end at 2,998.48 and a sharp fall in trading levels, compared with Thursday’s levels.
The market closed with 541,499 units valued at $4,457,020 passing through the market, compared to 2,378,976 units valued at 9,310,238 that were traded on Thursday. At the close, with 20 securities changing hands, compared to 23 on Thursday with 7 advancing and 8 declining.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of 27,075 units for an average value of $222,851 traded, compared to 103,434 units for an average value of $404,793 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date are 212,663 units and $1,456,784. The average volume and value for the month to the previous trading day ended at 256,913 units and $1,755,753. The average volume and value for March was 137,459 units and $1,313,411.
Trading ended with 4 stocks having bids higher than their last sale prices and only 1 ending with a lower offer, than the last traded price.
At the close of the market on Tuesday, AMG Packaging closed at $5.49 with 102,675 units changing hands, Blue Power traded 800 units to close at $35, CAC 2000 lost 18 cents and closed at $7.17 with 10,000 shares trading , Cargo Handlers lost 50 cents in trading just 100 shares at $20.50, Caribbean Cream gained 50 cents in trading 35,450 units to end at $7.80, Caribbean Producers closed trading with 1,000 units at $3.75, Consolidated Bakeries rose 20 cents with 18,437 shares changing hands, to close at $2.86, C2W Music closed trading with 10,200 shares while shedding 3 cents to end at 30 cents, Dolphin Cove ended at $20.06 with 544 shares trading, Honey Bun had 31,900 shares changing hands to close at $7.25, ISP Finance fell 10 cents to end at $15.40 with 13,045 units. Jetcon Corporation rose 10 cents to end at $11.90 with 10,710 shares traded, Knutsford Express rose 5 cents in trading 34,659 shares to close at $41, after the company reported the decision of the directors to recommend a 5 for 1 stock split as well as increased profits for the nine months to February. Lasco Distributors added 10 cents and ended with 73,693 units trading at $6.80, Lasco Financial lost 25 cents and ended with 28,500 shares changing hands at $4.05, Lasco Manufacturing fell 20 cents to close with 108,785 units changing hands at $4.80, Main Event lost 38 cents trading 36,141 shares at $5.35, Medical Disposables closed trading with 19,560 shares and rose 15 cents to end at $6, Paramount Trading closed at $3.55 with 1,000 units trading and tTech rose 5 cents, trading 4,300 shares to end at $7.20.
Juniors rise moderately – Friday
At the close, the market index gained 17.40 points, to end at 3,038.94 with 19 securities changing hands, down from 21 on Thursday with 7 advancing and 5 declining. The market closed with 5,586,153 units valued at $33,901,745 passing through the market, compared to 16,784,123 units valued at $127,813,133 that were traded on Thursday.
The junior market ended trading with an average of 294,008 units for an average value of $1,784,302 traded, compared to 839,206 units for an average value of $6,390,657 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date is 306,561 units and $2,229,811. The average volume and value for the month to the previous trading day ended at 309,700 units and $2,341,189. The average volume and value for March was 137,459 units and $1,313,411.
Trading ended with 6 stocks having bids higher than their last sale prices and 2 ending with lower offers, than the last traded price.
At the close of the market on Friday, AMG Packaging lost 11 cents to close at $5.50 with 37,000 units changing hands, Blue Power traded 6,053 units to close at $35, CAC 2000 gained 18 cents and closed at $7.45 with 10,000 shares trading, Cargo Handlers traded 500 shares to end with a gain of 5 cents at $21, Caribbean Cream traded 58,505 units to end at $7.30, Caribbean Producers traded 130,026 units to end at $3.75, Consolidated Bakeries lost 9 cents with 12,398 shares changing hands, to close at $2.91, C2W Music had 6,000 units changing hands to close at 25 cents, Honey Bun had 2,511,007 shares changing hands to close at $7.30, I$P Finance traded 20,100 shares to end with a rise of $1.50 at an all-time high of $15.50, Jamaican Teas lost 10 cents with 24,456 shares being exchanged, to close at $7.40, Jetcon Corporation lost 4 cents to end at $11.85 with 4,332 shares traded, Key Insurance traded 120,000 shares and fell 1 cent in closing at $3, Lasco Distributors ended with just 9,656 units trading at $6.80, Lasco Financial gained 5 cents and ended with 12,427 shares changing hands at $3.85, Lasco Manufacturing closed with 2,600,300 units changing hands at $4.99 after rising 19 cents, Main Event lost 54 cents trading 10,693 shares at $5.20, Medical Disposables closed trading with 9,500 shares at $6 and Paramount Trading closed with a gain of 10 cents to end a $3.70 with 3,200 units trading.