Juniors close Thursday on strong note

September 24, 2015 by

Lasco Distributors" hot new "I Cool" drink could help light up the stock on Friday.

Lasco Distributors” hot new “I Cool” drink could help light up the stock on Friday.

The junior market ended on Thursday with a positive outlook for Fridays trading. At the close the index rose 9.32 points to 959.80. A total of 2 stocks advanced, 2 declined with 6 securities trading. The market ended with only 88,394 units, valued at a mere $353,465 changing hands.
The market ended with 3 securities with no bids to buy, while 8 had no stocks being offered for sale. A total of 8 stocks closed with bids higher than the last traded prices and 4 closed with lower offers.
In trading, AMG Packaging closed at $3.60 as 36,280 units changed hands, C2W Music had 3,700 units changing hands unchanged at 39 cents, Honey Bun had 2,054 shares trading with a fall of 2 cents to close at $4.28, Lasco Financial with 3,250 shares changing hands rose 6 cents to end at $1.61. Lasco Manufacturing with 15,000 shares trading closed at $1.96 and Eppley cumulative preference share 2019, ended with 31,700 units changing hands at $6.01.
A number of IC Insider BUY RATED stocks are in demand and seems poised to rise these include, Caribbean Cream did not trade but ended with bids in to buy 588,536 shares at $1.68 and JM - Trade Sheet 24-9-15support down to $1.65 with 215,000 shares and with offers for 20,000 units at $2 and between $2.05 and $3 a total of 186,000 shares. Lasco Distributors closed with the offer at $1.98 to buy 12,000 shares by Mayberry Investments for a client, more than the last selling price of $1.84, below that offer, is one for only 4,500 units at $1.90 and 250,000 units at $1.86. There are 4 offers, ranging between $2.03 and $2.05 for a total of 503,000 shares. Lasco Manufacturing has a bid at $2 for a small amount and 321,191 at $1.90, there are 5 offers ranging from $2.05 with 752,000 units and 34,000 units at $2.05 and 17,200 shares at $2.80.

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4 junior stocks gain on Tuesday

September 22, 2015 by

Stocks The junior market ended on Tuesday with the index falling marginally by 0.60 points to close at 950.33. A total of 4 stocks advanced, none declined with a total of 9 securities trading. The market ended with 772,681 units, valued at $1,436,470 changing hands.
The market ended with 4 securities with no bids to buy, while 7 had no stocks being offered for sale. A total of 7 stocks closed with bids higher than the last traded prices and 2 closed with lower offers.
Stocks trading are, Caribbean Cream ended with 185,000 shares changing hands at $1.71, as the price rose 6 cents, Caribbean Producers traded 23,000 units to close at $2.35, General Accident trading 26,621 sharesCargo Handlers with 550 shares changing hands ended at $31, JM - Trade Sht 22-9-15 to end at $1.46 with a 1 cent rise. Honey Bun had 10,000 shares trading with an increase of 28 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.28, Knutsford Express had 8,000 shares changing hands at $6.10, Lasco Distributors with 115,800 shares trading, closed at $1.84 after rising by 2 cents. Lasco Financial ended with 174,000 shares changing hands for a decline of at $1.55, Lasco Manufacturing with 229,630 shares trading closed at $1.90.

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6 juniors stocks fall on Monday

September 21, 2015 by

JSE sign The junior market ended on Monday with Caribbean Producers trading over 2 million shares to be the dominant trade. The market closed with the index falling 6.93 points to close at 950.93 as no stock advanced and 6 declined with a total of 8 securities trading. The market ended with 1,136,645 units, valued at $2,179,387 changing hands.
The market ended with 6 securities with no bids to buy, while 7 had no stocks being offered for sale. A total of 5 stocks closed with bids higher than the last traded prices and 2 closed with lower offers.
Stocks trading are, AMG Packaging with 250 shares changing hands at $3.65 while losing 15 JM - Trade 21-9-15cents, Caribbean Cream ending with 440,000 shares changing hands at $1.65, as the price slipped 2 cents, General Accident trading 44,495 shares to end at $1.45, Lasco Distributors with 45,000 shares trading, closed at $1.82 after dropping 13 cents. Lasco Financial ended with 9,600 shares changing hands for a decline of 5 cents at $1.55, Lasco Manufacturing fell 6 cents with 91,400 shares trading at $1.90, Paramount Trading lost 19 cents in trading 900 units in ending at $5.81 and Derrimon Trading 11.75% preference share traded 505,000 units at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.20 after dropping 19 cents.

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Carib Producers dominates juniors – Friday

September 18, 2015 by

CPJ dominates junior market trading

CPJ dominates junior market trading

The junior market ended on Friday with Caribbean Producers trading over 2 million shares to be the dominant trade. The market closed with the index barely rising with just 0.61 points to close at 957.86 as the prices of 3 stocks advanced and 2 declined with a total of 11 securities trading. The market ended with 3,428,036 units, valued at $7,336,878 changing hands.
At the close, there are signs that the supply of junior market stocks is on the decline with demand slowly rising, indicators that prices should be rising for a number of stocks while those declining should be less. The market ended with 4 securities with no bids to buy, while 8 had no stocks being offered for sale. A total of 6 stocks closed with bids higher than the last traded prices and 2 closed with lower offers.
Stocks trading are, Access Financial with 1,545 shares changing hands at $12.50 while gaining 30 cents, Caribbean Cream ending with 60,000 shares changing hands at $1.67 to gain JM - Trade Sht 18-9-152 cents, Caribbean Producers trading 2,169,800 units to close at $2.35, Consolidated Bakeries traded 2,000 shares at $1.20 Derrimon Trading ended with 32,000 shares changing hands, to end at $2.30. Dolphin Cove trading 6,556 units at $11.50. General Accident trading 38,054 shares to end at $1.45, Jamaican Teas with 46,241 shares trading, to close at $3.50, Lasco Financial ended with 990,914 shares changing hands for a decline of 10 cents to $1.60, Lasco Manufacturing fell 4 cents with 80,726 shares trading at $1.96 and Paramount Trading gained 25 cents in trading 200 units in ending at $6.

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5 junior stocks rose 1 fell

September 17, 2015 by

stks The junior market ended on Wednesday with the market index rising 13.81 points to close at 957.25 as the prices of 5 stocks advanced and 1 declined with a total of 7 securities trading. The market ended with 471,580 units, valued at $669,146 changing hands.
At the close, there are signs that the supply of junior market stocks is on the decline with demand slowly rising, indicators that prices should be rising for a number of stocks while those declining should be less. The market ended with 4 securities with no bids to buy, while 10 had no stocks being offered for sale. A total of 6 stocks closed with bids JM - Trade Sht 17-9-15higher than the last traded prices and 4 closed with lower offers.
Stocks trading are, Caribbean Producers trading 700 units to close at $2.35 with an increase of 7 cents. Dolphin Cove trading 4,400 units at $11.50 while losing 50 cents. Honey Bun traded just 6,230 shares to end at $4.08, KLE Group traded 200,000 shares at 50 cents, Lasco Distributors rose 25 cents with 64,305 units changing hands, to close at $1.95, Lasco Financial ended with 36,795 shares changing hands for a rise of 6 cents to $1.70 and Lasco Manufacturing gained 11 cents with 159,150 shares trading at $2.

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Supply falling for junior stocks

September 16, 2015 by

Bottle heating machine at Lasco Manufacturing. The company traded 2.16m shares on Wednesday.

Bottle heating machine at Lasco Manufacturing. The company traded 2.16m shares on Wednesday.

The junior market lost ground on Wednesday with the market index falling 11.18 points to close at 943.44 as the prices of 3 stock advanced and 3 declined with a total of 8 securities trading. The market ended with 4,924,401 units, valued at $10,624,381 changing hands.
At the close, there are signs that the supply of junior market stocks is on the decline with demand slowly rising, indicators that prices should be rising for a number of stocks while those declining should be less. The market ended with 3 securities with no bids to buy, while 9 had no stocks being offered for sale. A total of 8 stocks closed with bids higher than the last traded prices and 1 closed with a lower offer.
Stocks trading are, Access Financial closing with a rise of 20 cents to end at $12.20 with 255 units changing hands, AMG Packaging closing with a gain of 15 cents at $3.80 with 33,300 units changing hands, Caribbean Producers trading 1,397,823 units to close at $2.28 with a loss of 10 cents. JM - Trade Sheet 16-9-15The stock traded as high as $2.47 in the morning session. Dolphin Cove traded 85,333 units at $12 while gaining 80 cents, General Accident traded just 38,580 shares to end at $1.45, Lasco Distributors fell 10 cents with 486,695 units changing hands at $1.70, Lasco Financial ended with 718,305 shares changing hands for a fall of 6 cents at $1.64 and Lasco Manufacturing had 2,167,110 shares trading at $1.89 after trading at $2 earlier in the day.

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9 stocks rise 6 fall on JSE – early Wednesday

September 16, 2015 by

Trading activities on the Jamaica Stock Exchange resulted 18 securities with a volume of 2,375,502 units, with 6 stocks declining and 9 rising.
Trading activity resulted small changes to the indices with the JSE Market Index rising 30.18 points to 98,547.93. The JSE All Jamaican Composite index gained 33.73 points to 109,089.14 and the JSE combined index JSE Intra 16- 09-15 rose 142.51 points to be at 101,682.40. The junior market is up 12.77 points to 967.39.
The main trades so far are, Cable & Wireless has traded 541,404 at 48 cents, Caribbean Producers traded 159,216 units at $2.47 with a gain of 9 cents, Dolphin Cove traded 85,333 units at $12 while gaining 80 cents, Hardware & Lumber dropped $4.50 with 5,000 shares trading to $13, Jamaica Broilers with 32,000 units changing hands at $6.99 while gaining $1.14, Lasco Manufacturing had 1,034,450 shares trading at $2 after gaining 11 cents, Proven Investments ordinary share trades 450,000 units at 20 US dollars, Scotia Investments jumped $3.50 to $28 but with only 1,000 units and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share traded 52,000 units at $2.

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Junior market gains on Monday

September 14, 2015 by

JSE sign Trading on Monday ended with just 1,004,842 units, valued at $1,877,894 changing hands from a total of 7 securities that traded. The prices of 3 stocks advanced 2 declined with the junior market index rising 11.47 points to close at 966.38.
At the close, 3 securities ended with no bids to buy, while 8 had no stocks being offered for sale and 3 stocks closed with bids higher than the last traded prices and 2 closed with a lower offer.
Stocks trading are, Access Financial traded 2,500 shares to close with a 2 cents fall to $12, Caribbean Producers lost 10 cents with 66,153 shares changing hands at $2.40, Dolphin Cove JM - Trade 14-9-15traded just 204 shares to end at $12.25, General Accident Insurance had 206,820 shares changing hands at $1.45 for a 5 cents gain. Jamaican Teas had 20,715 shares trading to close at $3.50, Lasco Distributors closed with 89,124 units changing hands at $1.95 to gain 5 cents, Lasco Financial ended with 1,500 shares changing hands at $1.75, for a fall of 5 cents and Lasco Manufacturing had 620,326 units changing hands at $1.90, to gain 10 cents.

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Junior index drops 3.5% on Friday

September 11, 2015 by

Lasco Manufacturing fell 15 cents to help pull the index down

Lasco Manufacturing fell 15 cents to help pull the index down

Trading on Friday ended with just 1,575,636 units, valued at $3,382,110 changing hands from a total of 9 securities that traded. The prices of 3 stocks advanced 4 declined with the junior market index dropped 34.11 points or 3.45 percent to close at 954.91.
The large decline in the index would be due a lot, to the fall of Lasco Manufacturing with a large number of issued shares.
At the close, 5 securities ended with no bids to buy, while 7 had no stocks being offered for sale and 6 stocks closed with bids higher than the last traded prices and 1 closed with a lower offer.
Stocks trading are, Access Financial traded 2,500 shares to close with a 2 cents fall to $12, Caribbean Cream lost 30 cents with 14,300 shares changing hands at $1.60, Dolphin Cove JM - Trade 11-9-15traded just 1,210 shares with a loss of 65 cents to end at $12.25, Knutsford Express had 1,500 shares changing hands at $6.10 for a 10 cents gain. Lasco Distributors closed with 490,000 units trading at $1.90 to gain 5 cents, Lasco Financial ended with 629,255 shares changing hands at $1.80. Lasco Manufacturing closed with 191,077 units trading, ending with a loss of 15 cents at $1.80, Medical Disposables ended with 141,958 shares changing hands to close at $2.36 after gaining 1 cent and Eppley preference share 2019 traded 103,836 units at $6.05.

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2 junior stocks up 2 down on Thursday

September 10, 2015 by

2 Trading on Thursday ended with just 715,973 units, valued at $1,392,706 changing hands from a total of 5 securities that traded at the end of a trading session that wa suspended from Mid day until 3 PM, du to technical issues. The prices of 2 stocks advanced 2 declined with the junior market index adding 5.53 points to close at 989.02.
JM - Trade 10-9-15At the close, 5 securities ended with no bids to buy, while 5 had no stocks being offered for sale and 3 stocks closed with bids higher than the last traded prices and 3 closed with lower offers.
Stocks trading are, General Accident Insurance traded 75,317 shares with a loss of 2 cents to $1.40, Lasco Distributors closed with 98,216 units trading at $1.85 to gain 5 cents, Lasco Financial ended with just 63,155 shares changing hands at $1.80. Lasco Manufacturing closed with 90,429 units trading, ending with a gain of 1 cent at $1.95 and Medical Disposables ended with 388,856 shares changing hands with a 15 cents loss to $2.35.

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