Activity on the Junior Market closed with 6 securities trading, ending in 113,404 units changing hands, valued at $253,308. The JSE Junior Market Index declined 0.36 points to close at 702.75, no stock advanced and 1 declined in price.
At the close of the market, there were 5 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, there were 7 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading in the junior market are, Derrimon Trading ending with 16,550 units trading and fell by 1 cent to $2.04, for a 52 weeks’ low, Caribbean Producers closed with 585 shares changing hands at $2.20, Honey Bun ending with 1,850 units at $1.91, Lasco Financial finished with 20,513 units trading at $1.05, Eppley 9.5% preference share closed with 21,762 shares changing hands at $6 and Lasco Manufacturing ending with 52,144 shares trading at $1.20.
Moderate junior market trading
Lasco Manufacturing dominates trade
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.
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.
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.
Cargo Handlers profit up 43%
Junior market Cargo Handlers, reported their first quarter results to December, last year, continuing the strong growth trend of the 2014 fiscal year, with another impressive increase in operating revenue which jumped 40 percent over 2013, to $62 million. Profit was up by 43 percent to $40 million, ending with earnings per share of 96 cents. Other income fell from $6.8 million to $341,000.
Trading on the Junior Market was very low but for lack of buying interest but more due to sellers holding out for higher prices and in a number of cases there is no selling interest for nearly a third of the listings.
The market closed with only 4 securities traded and ended with 78,878 units valued at $142,210. The JSE Junior Market Index declined 0.35 points to close at 692.76, with the price of 1 advancing and none declining. At the close, there were 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and only 1 stocks with the offer that was lower. The junior market closed with only 3 securities closing with no bids to buy. There were 7 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading are, Caribbean Producers closing with 970 shares and gained 1 cent to $2.05, Blue Power ending with 1908 units changing hands at $6.51, Eppley 9.5% preference share traded 10,000 units at $6 and Lasco Financial ended trading with 66,000 shares at $1.05.
Bids of 7 stocks above last sale
Activity Trading on the Junior Market closed with only 5 securities traded and ended with 510,555 units valued at $1,054,385. The JSE Junior Market Index lost 0.64 points to close at 696.43, with the price only 1 advancing and 1 declining but at the close there were stock ending with bids above the last sale prices, an indication that demand exceed supply in quite a large number of stocks in this market
At the close of the market, there were 7 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with lower offers. The junior market continues to reflect renewed interest with 4 securities closing with no bids to buy. There were 6 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Paramount Trading ended trading with 155,860 units with the price rising 10 cents to $3.30, General Accident closed trading with 204,610 units at $1.80, Lasco Distributors traded 38,994 shares trading at $1.45, Lasco Financial ended with 107,800 units trading to end at $1 and Honey Bun closed with 3,291 shares trading 5 cents lower to $1.95.
4 junior stocks rise
Activity on the Junior Market closed with only 5 securities traded and ended with1,058,166 units valued at $ 1,373,604. The JSE Junior Market Index rose 1.24 points to close at 701.45, with the price 4 advancing and only 1 falling.
At the close of the market, there were 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and no stock with the offer lower. The junior market continues to reflect renewed interest with 6 securities closing with no bids to buy. There were 7 securities that had no units being offered for sale.
In trading, AMG Packaging closed with 134,952 shares changing hands, gained 1 cent at $2.15. Caribbean Producers ended with 49,100 units, the price rose 4 cents to $2.15, Lasco Distributors had 190,730 shares changing hands, to close with a gain of 6 cents, at $1.50. Lasco Manufacturing ended with 85,503 units changing hands to close 1 cent up to $1.19 and Lasco Financial closed with 597,881 shares changing hands to close 5 cents lower at $1.
3 junior stocks rose
Jamaican Teas stock gained the most in the junior market on Wednesday
At the close of the market, there were 5 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and no stocks with offers that were lower. The junior market closed with 6 securities closing with no bids to buy. There were 8 securities that had no stocks being offered for sale.
Stocks trading are, Jamaican Teas finishing with 64,302 units changing hands, to close 34 cents up at $2.85. Lasco Manufacturing ended with 70,700 shares changing hands with a gain of 5 cents, at $1.18, Paramount Trading ended with 17,342 units changing hands, to close 1 cent higher at $2.76. Eppley 9.5% preference shares traded 91,100 units at $6, General Accident finished with 34,667 shares changing hands at $1.75, Lasco Financial closed with 1,000 units trading at $1.05, AMG Packaging closed with 5,000 units trading as the price slipped 1 cent to $2.14 and Lasco Distributors finished with 64,500 shares changing hands 5 cents lower to $1.45.
