Rising junior stocks inch decliners – Wednesday

Jetcon ended trading at a new closing high of $4.95 on Wednesday.

Jetcon ended trading at a new closing high of $4.95 on Wednesday.

The Junior market never exhibited the bullishness seen in the main market and closed on Wednesday, with the market falling slightly with 6 stocks rising, while 5 declined out of 18 securities that traded. Trading volume and value dropped over 30 percent from Tuesday’s levels.
The market index eased with 17.09 points, to close at 2,300.92. Market activities ended with 7 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 ending with lower offers.
Trading ended with 635,440 units changing hands, 30 percent less than on Tuesday, while the value traded dropped by 31 percent, with $2,690,732, compared to $3,876,442 changing hands on Tuesday.
At the close, Cargo Handlers have not traded for a few days but today the stock closed with the bid at $90.01 with 5,765 units, nearly $4 ahead of the last sale price with no units offered for sale. Key Insurance that ICI Jm sum 21-09-16reported poor second quarter results has not traded with the offer at $2.37 to sell 152,290 units compared with the last sale of $2.49, there continues to be no bids on the stock at the close.
Access Financial end trading with 1,889 units to end at $18.40, after falling 10 cents, Caribbean Cream gained 10 cents with 6,914 shares changing hands at $9.20, Caribbean Flavours lost just 1 cent in closing at $8 with 9,500 shares changing hands, Caribbean Producers traded just 46,370 shares to close at $3.40. Consolidated Bakeries lost 7 cents to end at $2.35 with 3,000 units changing hands. Dolphin Cove lost $1.30 and ended at $13.70 with 100 shares trading, General Accident gained 20 cents and closed trading with 91,267 units at $2.25, Honey Bun gained 39 cents in trading 54,391 units to end at $6.24, Iron Rock Insurance traded 1,250 shares to close at $3.30 with a gain of 2 cents. ICI jm trade 21-09-16Jamaican Teas had 116,983 units changing hands at $4. Jetcon Corporation rose 45 cents in trading at new record high of $4.95, with 51,980 units changing hands, KLE Group ended at $1.80 with 45,000 shares changing hands after rising by 30 cents, Knutsford Express had 2,191 units changing hands to end at $24. Lasco Distributors closed with 44,000 units trading and ended with a loss of 24 cents at $6.80, Lasco Financial had 16,585 shares changing hands to close at $3.25, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.80 with 60,576 shares trading, Medical Disposables traded 78,577 shares with the price remaining unchanged at $4 and tTech traded 4,867 shares at $6.

Mild losses for juniors – Tuesday

Jetcon ended at a new closing high of $4.50 on Tuesday, with gains of 100% since listing in March.

Jetcon ended at a new closing high of $4.50 on Tuesday, with gains of 100% since listing in March.

The Junior market closed on Tuesday, with the market fell slightly with 5 stocks rising, while 6 declined out of 15 securities that traded. Trading volume and value changed moderately from Monday’s levels. The market index fell 8.18 points, to close at 2,318.01. Market activities ended with 7 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 ending with lower offers.
Trading ended with 907,063 units changing hands, 9 percent more than on Monday, while the value traded dropped just 5 percent, with $3,876,442, compared to $4,086,204 changing hands on Monday.
At the close, Cargo Handlers have not traded for a few days but today the stock closed with the bid at $89.01 with 100 units, nearly $3 ahead of the last sale price with 1,000 units offered for sale at $1,000.ICI Jm sum 20-09-16 As was the case on Monday, Key Insurance did not trade but seems set to trade at a new low when next it does with the offer at $2.37 to sell 152,290 units compared with the last sale of $2.49, there were no bids on the stock at the close.
Caribbean Cream gained 10 cents with 20,000 shares changing hands at of $9.10, Caribbean Flavours gained just 1 cent in closing at $8.01 with 4,749 shares changing hands, Caribbean Producers traded just 20,130 shares and lost 20 cents to close at $3.40. Consolidated Bakeries lost 1 cent to end at $2.42 with 26,559 units changing hands. General Accident closed trading with 348,954 units at $2.05, with a 15 cents loss, Honey Bun traded 800 units to end at $5.85, Jamaican Teas had 1,100 units changing hands at $4. Jetcon Corporation rose 35 cents in trading at new record high of $4.80, with 34,983 units changing hands but ended at new closing high of $4.50, to gain 100 percent, since listing in late March. ICI jm trade 20-09-16Knutsford Express lost 50 cents with 1,559 units changing hands to end at $24, Lasco Distributors closed with 76,469 units trading and ended with a gain of 14 cents at $7.04. Lasco Financial gained 15 cents with 1,165 shares changing hands to close at $3.25. Lasco Manufacturing lost 10 cents to close at $4.80 with 146,842 shares trading, tTech traded 46,953 shares and closed at $6, Derrimon Trading preference share gained 5 cents and ended with 500 units changing hands to close at $2.20 and Eppley 9.5% preference share, fell 20 cents in trading 176,300 shares, to end at $6.30.

Juniors make big gains – Monday

Eppley 9.5% preference share closed at a new high of $6.50 in Monday.

Eppley 9.5% preference share closed at a new high of $6.50 in Monday.

The Junior market closed on Monday, with the market index rose strongly by 1.28 percent but with 4 stocks that gained, while 5 declined out of 12 securities that traded. Trading volume and value fell sharply from Friday’s levels.
At the close the stock had a bid of $4.35 to buy 15,000 units, 10,200 units was the lowest offer at $4.80.
The market index gained 29.34 points, to close at 2,326.19. Market activities ended with 8 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 ending with lower offers.
ICI Jm sum 19-09-16Trading ended with 835,628 units changing hands, 83 percent less than on Friday, while the value traded dropped 87 percent, with $4,086,204, compared to $32,514,713 changing hands on Friday.
At the close, Caribbean Cream closed trading with 133,630 shares changing hands at of $9, earlier in the trading session the stock traded at $9.50. Caribbean Producers traded just 13,000 shares and rose 15 cents to close at $3.60. Consolidated Bakeries closed with a loss of 1 cent at $2.43 with 105,051 units changing hands. General Accident closed trading with 81,654 units, to close at $2.20, with a 9 cents loss, Honey Bun gained 32 cents in trading 4,300 units to end at $5.85, ICI jm trade 19-09-16 Jetcon Corporation fell 15 cents and ended at $4.15 with 65,867 units changing hands, after trading at new record high of $4.40. As was the case on Friday, Key Insurance has not traded but seems set to trade at a new low with the offer still at $2.38 compared with the last sale of $2.49, there were no bids on the stock at the close. Lasco Distributors closed with 76,600 units trading and ended with a loss of 15 cents at $6.90. Lasco Financial fell 20 cents with 14,000 shares changing hands to close at $3.10. Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.90 with 177,726 shares trading, Medical Disposables traded 129,000 shares and closed at $4 and Eppley 9.5% preference share, gained 39 cents in trading 7,100 shares, to end at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $6.50, after trading as high as $7.

5 juniors rise 2 down – Friday

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 Jetcon Corporation traded at a new high of $4.30 on Friday to gain 91% since listing.

Jetcon Corporation traded at a new high of $4.30 on Friday to gain 91% since listing.

The Junior market closed on Friday, with the market index rising moderately as 5 stocks gained, while 2 declined out of 15 securities that traded. Traded volume and value jumped sharply above Thursday’s low levels.
Jetcon Corporation was the only stock trading at a new high, the price rose 30 cents in closing at new record high of $4.30 with 84,170 units changing hands. At the close the stock had a bid of $4.35 to buy 15,000 units, 10,200 units was the lowest offer at $4.80. Key Insurance did not trade, but seems set to trade at a new low with the offer at $2.38 compared with the last sale of $2.49, there were no bids on the stock at the close.
ICI Jm sum 16-09-16The market index gained 18.92 points, to close at 2,296.85. Market activities ended with 4 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 ending with lower offers.
Trading ended with 4,977,327 units changing hands, 253 percent more than on Thursday, while the value traded jumped 465 percent, with $32,514,713, compared to $5,750,259 changing hands on Thursday.
At the close, AMG Packaging traded 10,243, shares with the price dropping 22 cents to close at $15, Caribbean Cream gained 30 cents and closed with 81,236 shares changing hands at of $9, earlier in the trading session the stock traded at $9.50. Caribbean Flavours traded 7,000 shares to close at $8, Caribbean Producers traded just 2,000 shares and rose 15 cents to close at $3.45. Consolidated Bakeries closed with a gain of 4 cents t0 $2.44 with 2,549 units changing hands.ICI jm trade 16-09-16 General Accident closed trading with 10,000 units, to close at $2.29, Knutsford Express Services dropped 50 cents to end with 2,746 units trading at $24.50, Lasco Distributors closed with 3,769,952 units trading and ended with a gain of 8 cents at $7.05. Lasco Financial with 10,000 shares changing hands closed at $3.30. Lasco Manufacturing rose 45 cents and closed at $4.90 with 801,743 shares trading, Medical Disposables traded 53,000 shares and closed at $4, Sweet River had just 1,150 shares changing hands at $3.85 and Eppley redeemable 2019 preference share, traded 80,000 shares, unchanged at $6.10.

3 new closing junior highs – Thursday

Paramount closed at a new high of $17.50 on Thursday.

Paramount closed at a new high of $17.50 on Thursday.

The Junior market closed on Thursday, with far less stocks trading than on Thursday. Traded volume dropped well below Wednesday’s level, as the value declined as well. At the close 8 stocks gained, while 8 declined out of 18 securities that traded, the same number as on Wednesday. Three stocks closed at new highs and one at a new low.
The market index gained 3.66 points, to close at 2,277.93. Market activities ended with 4 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 ending with lower offers.
Trading ended with 1,412,005 units changing hands, 57 percent less than on Wednesday, while the value traded dropped 64 percent, with $5,750,259, down from $15,960,574 changing hands on Wednesday.
ICI Jm sum 15-09-16At the close, AMG Packaging traded 59,416, shares with the price dropping 33 cents to close at $15.22, CAC 2000 closed with 5,000 shares changing hands at $6.40. Caribbean Cream gained 30 cents and closed with 10,000 shares changing hands at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $9, Caribbean Producers traded 1,013,163 shares and rose 5 cents to close at $3.30. Consolidated Bakeries closed with a regained of 5 cents at $2.40 with 83,211 units changing hands. General Accident closed trading with 57,610 units but lost 1 cent to close at $2.29, Honey Bun fell 32 cents in trading 20,637 units to end at $5.53, Iron Rock Insurance traded 8,000 shares at $3.28, Jamaican Teas traded only 3,900 units but declined by 20 cents to end at $3.60. Jetcon Corporation traded 20,000 shares and gained 70 cents to close at a new all-time high of $4, Key Insurance traded 10,000 units and lost 16 cents to close at a new low of $2.49.ICI jm trade 15-09-16 Knutsford Express Services dropped $1 to end with 14,950 units trading at $25, Lasco Distributors closed with 8,645 units trading, ended with a loss of 3 cents at $6.97, Lasco Financial gained 20 cents with 5,000 shares changing hands at $3.30. Lasco Manufacturing rose 9 cents and closed at $4.45 with 89,310 shares trading, Medical Disposables rose by 15 cents in trading 1,063 shares and closed at $4, Paramount Trading climbed $2.45 to end with 2,000 shares changing hands at a 52 weeks’ high of $17.50 and Derrimon Trading preference share lost 5 cents in trading 100 shares at $2.15.

2 new highs for junior stocks – Wednesday

Caribbean Cream closed at a new high on Wednesday of $8.70 after trading as high as $10.20.

Caribbean Cream closed at a new high on Wednesday of $8.70 after trading as high as $10.20.

The Junior market closed on Wednesday, with much more stocks trading than on Wednesday. Traded volume jumped 520 percent above Tuesday’s low level, as the value climbed sharply as well. At the close 7 stocks gained, while 2 declined out of 18 securities that traded, up from 10 on Tuesday, as two stocks closed at new highs.
The market index gained 8.17 points, to close at 2,274.27. Market activities ended with 5 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 ending with lower offers.
ICI Jm sum 14-09-16Trading ended with 3,294,451 units changing hands, 520 percent more than on Tuesday, while the value traded jumped 597 percent, with $15,960,574, up from $2,288,358 changing hands on Tuesday.
At the close, AMG Packaging traded 25,500, shares with the price dropping $1.95 to close at $15.55, Blue Power rose 98 cents with 615 shares trading and closed at a new high of $21, CAC 2000 closed with 2,000 shares changing hands at $6.40. Caribbean Cream gained 40 cents and closed with 6,823 shares changing hands at a 52 weeks’ high of $8.70, after trading as high as $10.20, Caribbean Flavours lost 50 cents in trading 30,000 units to close at $8, Caribbean Producers traded 19,171 shares and fell 35 cents to close at $3.25. Consolidated Bakeries closed with a loss of 5 cents at $2.35 with 16,121 units changing hands. C2W Music ended with 210,483 shares trading at 20 cents, General Accident closed trading with 86,147 units at $2.30, Honey Bun rose 33 cents in trading 27,760 units to end at $5.85, Jamaican Teas traded only 220 units but declined by 20 cents to end at $3.80. ICI jm trade 14-09-16KLE Group traded 66,000 units and rose by 10 cents to close at $1.50. Knutsford Express Services ended with 740 units trading at $26, but ended trading with the stock on offer at $25 to sell 38,260 units. Lasco Distributors closed with 1,409,630 units trading, ended with a rise of 5 cents at $7, Lasco Financial lost 35 cents with 1,266,578 shares changing hands at $3.10. Lasco Manufacturing fell 9 cents and closed at $4.36 with 1,652 shares trading, Medical Disposables rose by 30 cents in trading 40,933 shares and closed at $3.85 and tTech rose 70 cents in trading 84,078 shares at $6.

7 junior stocks rise 2 fall – Tuesday

The Junior market closed on Tuesday, with limited traded that rose 69 percent above Monday’s low level Fewer securities traded than on Monday, but at the close 7 stocks gained, while 2 declined out of 10 securities that traded, down from 12 on Monday as two stocks closed a new highs.
ICI Jm sum 13-09-16rThe market index declined 14.32 points, to close at 2,266.10. Market activities ended with 4 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 ending with lower offers.
Trading ended with 531,125 units changing hands, 63 percent less than on Monday, while the value traded jumped 57 percent, with just $2,288,358 up from $1,453,100 changing hands on Monday.
At the close, Caribbean Cream closed with 18,700 shares changing hands and gained 30 cents to close at $8.30, Caribbean Producers traded 2,316 shares to close at $3.50 after gaining 35 cents, Consolidated Bakeries closed with a 20 cents rise to close at $2.40 with 20,192 units changing hands.ICI jm trade 13-09-16 Honey Bun rose 33 cents in trading 90,458 units to end at $5.85, Lasco Distributors closed with 16,572 units trading, ended with a loss of 5 cents at $6.95, Lasco Financial gained 5 cents with 209,953 shares changing hands at $3.45. Lasco Manufacturing rose 10 cents and closed at $4.45 with 125,661 shares trading, Medical Disposables traded 27,067, shares and closed at $3.55, Paramount Trading climbed $1.05 to end with 2,000 shares changing hands at a 52 weeks’ high of $15.05 and tTech rose 5 cents in trading 18,206 shares at $5.30.

2 junior stocks rise 4 fall – Monday

JM Sign The Junior market closed on Monday, with limited trades that fell 63 percent below Friday’s levels, but with a few more securities traded than on Friday. At the close, only 6 stocks had changes in their prices as 2 gained, while 4 declined out of 14 securities that traded, up from 12 on Friday.
The market index rose just 4.21 points, to close at 2,280.42 and is up 27 percent for the year to date.
Market activities ended with 7 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 ending with lower offers.
ICI Jm sum 12-09-16Trading ended with 314,520 units changing hands, 63 percent less than on Friday, while the value traded dropped a whopping 73 percent, with just $1,453,100 down from $5,439,011 changing hands on Friday.
At the close, AMG Packaging dropped $1.70 and ended at $17.50, with just 535 units changing hands, Cargo Handlers traded at a new high of $86.10 after rising 10 cents with just 200 shares trading, at the close the bid on the stock was for 1,500 shares at 86.50 with none on offer. Caribbean Cream closed with 1,200 shares changing hands at $8, Caribbean Producers traded 4,489 shares to close at $3.25 after falling 53 cents, ICI jm trade 12-09-16C2W Music closed at 20 cents with 950 units changing hands, Derrimon Trading rose 5 cents to close at $3.10 with 2,000 shares changing hands, General Accident traded 150,000 units to end at $2.30. Honey Bun traded 3,634 units to end at $5.52, Knutsford Express traded 4,000 shares to close at $26, Lasco Distributors ended with 24,964 shares changing hands and fell 5 cents to close at $7. Lasco Financial had just 2,899 shares changing hands at $3.50, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.35 for a loss of 15 cents with 110,563 shares trading, Medical Disposables traded 117,630, shares and closed at $3.55 and tTech traded 26,456 shares at $5.25.

5 junior stocks rise 4 fall – Friday

AMG stock price jumped $2.50 in trading on Friday to $19.20.

AMG stock price jumped $2.50 in trading on Friday to $19.20.

The Junior market closed on Friday, with Lasco Distributors dominating trading volume with 82 percent of the total market volume. Far fewer securities traded than on Thursday, the market index fell 22.64 points, to close at 2,276.21.
Trading ended with 844,487 units changing hands, 54 percent less than on Thursday, while the value traded dropped 41 percent from Thursday, with $5,439,011 changing hands on Friday. At the close 5 stocks gained, while 4 declined out of 12 securities that traded, down from 19 on Thursday.
Market activities ended with 5 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 ending with ICI Jm sum 9-09-16lower offers as the supply of many stocks continue to evaporate.
At the close, AMG Packaging climbed $2.50 and ended at $19.20, with just 2,450 units changing hands, Caribbean Cream closed with 16,000 shares changing hands with a loss of 50 cents at $8, Consolidated Bakeries traded 18,293 shares to close at $2.20 after falling 5 cents. C2W Music closed at 20 cents with 40,000 units changing hands, General Accident traded 11,553 units to end at $2.30. Honey Bun traded 4,000 units and gained 2 cents to end at $5.52, Jamaican Teas rose 60 cents in trading just 1,133 shares to close at $4 but was on offer to sell 3,900 units at $3.80, ICI jm trade 9-09-16Lasco Distributors ended with 689,330 shares changing hands and gained 35 cents to close at $7.05. Lasco Financial had just 100 shares changing hands at $3.50, for a loss of 2 cents, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.50 with 10,128 shares trading and tTech rose 25 cents in trading 1,500 shares at $5.25.
Stocks to watch in the coming week are AMG Packaging, Blue Power, Cargo Handlers, Caribbean Cream, Honey Bun, ISP Finance, Jetcon, Knutsford Express, Lasco Financial, Paramount and tTech. The supplies for most of these stocks have pretty much dried up around current prices.

12 junior stocks rise – Thursday

Caribbean Cream - 1 of 4 stocks trading at a new high on Thursday.

Caribbean Cream – 1 of 4 stocks trading at a new high on Thursday.

The Junior market closed on Thursday, with greater volume and more securities trading than it did on Wednesday, the market index jumped 70.92 points, to close at 2,298.85. Trading ended with 1,832,518 units changing hands, 23 percent more than on Wednesday, while the value rose 34 percent from Wednesday, with $6,870,963 changing hands on Thursday.
Trading in the junior market resulted in 12 stocks rising, while 3 declined out of 19 securities that traded. Market activities ended with 5 securities closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 ending with lower offers as the supply of many stocks continue to evaporate thus setting the stage for a big push forward in the prices of many of the junior listings.
At the close, Access Financial gained $1 in trading 1,500 units to end at $18.50, AMG Packaging climbed $2.20 and ended at $16.70, with just 300 units changing hands,ICI Jm sum 8-09-16r Blue Power lost a cent to close with 578 shares changing hands at $20.02, Cargo Handlers traded 1,500 shares to close $4 higher at a new 52 weeks’ high of $86. Caribbean Cream closed with 75,442 shares changing hands with a gain of $1 to a new 52 weeks’ high of $8.50, Caribbean Producers had 22,572 units changing hands, to close with a gain of 28 cents at $3.78, Consolidated Bakeries traded 9,700 shares to close at $2.25. C2W Music traded up by 3 cents to close at 20 cents with 210,000 units changing hands, General Accident traded 104,311 units and gained 22 cents to end at $2.30. Honey Bun traded 4,000 units at $5.50, after slipping 1 cent, Iron Rock Insurance rose 9 cents in trading 5,000 units, to close at $3.28,ICI jm trade 8-09-16 Jamaican Teas fell 23 cents in trading just 1,803 shares to close at $3.40, Jetcon Corporation gained 10 cents to end with 18,991 shares trading and closed at a new all-time high of $3.30. Knutsford Express had 14,300 units changing hands, to end with a rise of 93 cents at a new closing high of $26, Lasco Distributors ended with 495,390 shares changing hands, loss 20 cents to close at $6.70, Lasco Financial had 618 shares changing hands at $3.52, for a rise of 2 cents. Lasco Manufacturing closed at $4.50 with 854,813 shares trading, Paramount Trading jumped $1 in trading 3,000 shares at $14 and tTech traded 8,700 shares at $5.