Trading ended on Thursday for the junior market, with the market index climbing 10.01 points to close at 3,099.03, with 3 stocks closing at new highs and one trading at an intraday high.
At the close, 25 securities changed hands, 9 advanced and 5 declined. Trading ended with 1,357,950 units valued at over $10,370,371 passing through the market, compared to 1,010,984 units valued at over $6,271,613 on Tuesday. At the close 9 stocks had bids higher than their last sale prices and 3 ended with lower offers, than the last sale.
The junior market ended trading with an average of 54,318 units for an average value of $414,815 traded, compared to 48,142 units for an average value of $298,648 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for February, ended at 223,938 units and $1,379,459.
At the close of the market on Thursday, Access Financial Services climbed 40 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $38.50 in trading traded 1,000 units, the stock ended with the bid at $43.81 to purchase 650 units, AMG Packaging closed at $25 with 1,933 units changing hands.
Blue Power jumped sharply by $4.75 and closed with 1,200 units changing hands at $55, after trading at $57.60, CAC 2000 traded 16,800 shares at $7, Cargo Handlers added $2 in trading 3,810 shares to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $27 and closed after hitting $30 during the day. Caribbean Cream closed trading with 13,527 units to close at $8, after rising 73 cents. Caribbean Producers fell 30 cents in trading 21,533 units $3.75, Consolidated Bakeries ended trading 60,000 shares to close at $4, the stock could suffer a steep fall with the company reporting on Thursday, earnings of just 5 cents for the 2016 fiscal year, down from 13.5 cents at September last year. C2W Music lost 4 cents with 3,086 units changing hands to close at 35 cents, Dolphin Cove closed trading with 783 shares, to end at $18. General Accident closed with 30,747 shares to end at $3.50, Honey Bun had 11,800 shares changing hands and fell 35 cents, to end at $7.60, Iron Rock Insurance traded 10,000 shares to end at $3.30, Jamaican Teas ended trading 33,286 shares to close at $8.30. 
Jetcon Corporation closed trading with 21,065 shares being exchanged for gain of $2 to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $15, KLE gained 20 cents and ended trading 200 units, to close at $2.90, Lasco Distributors ended with 72,448 units trading with a fall of 19 cents at $6.80. Lasco Financial rose 20 cents with 944,331 shares changing hands, to end at $4.60, Lasco Manufacturing closed with 1,448 units changing hands at $4.50, Main Event had 25,964 shares changing hands, to close at $4.85 after rising by 5 cents. Medical Disposables gained 35 cents to close at $6.85 with 3,024 shares changing hands, Paramount Trading ended with 71,815 shares changing hands and fell 34 cents to $3.79, Eppley 9.5% preference share closed trading with 7,700 units changing hands at $6 and Eppley 10% preference share closed trading with 550 units at $6.85.
Juniors up 18% for 2017 to Tuesday
February 28, 2017 by
Caribbean Flavours traded at a 52 weeks’ high of $15.15 on the junior market.
At the close, 21 securities changed hands, 8 advanced and 5 declined, while 3 closed at new 52 weeks’ highs. Trading ended with 1,010,984 units valued at over $6,271,613 passing through the market, compared to 3,249,262 units valued at over $21,042,717 on Monday. At the close 8 stocks had bids higher than their last sale prices and 4 ended with lower offers, than the last sale.
The junior market ended trading with an average of 48,142 units for an average value of $298,648 traded, compared to 141,272 units for an average value of $914,901 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 223,938 units and $1,379,459 compared to 233,191 units and $1,436,344 to the previous trading day.
The average volume and value for January, ended at 165,547 units and $884,749.At the close of the market on Tuesday, Blue Power dropped sharply by $4.75 and closed with 5,808 units changing hands at $50.25, Cargo Handlers traded 8,000 shares to end at $25, Caribbean Cream closed trading with 6,473 units to close at $7.27, after slipping by 23 cents. Caribbean Flavours climbed 84 cents in trading 20,193 units to end at a new 52 weeks’ high of $15.15. Caribbean Producers fell 15 cents in trading 3,400 units $4.05, Consolidated Bakeries gained 25 cents in trading 328,040 shares to close at $4, C2W Music had 3,803 units changing hands to close at 39 cents, Investors put back $1 on the price of Dolphin Cove, closing trading with 749 shares, to end at $18. General Accident closed with 11,580 shares while rising 30 cents to end at $3.50, Honey Bun had 22,091 shares changing hands, to end at $7.95, Jamaican Teas gained 30 cents in trading 5,835 shares to close at $8.30.
Jetcon Corporation closed trading with 60,885 shares being exchanged for gain of $1 to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $13, Key Insurance traded 2,415 units to close at $3.50, KLE shed 30 cents and ended trading 18,000 units, to close at $2.70, Lasco Distributors ended with 282,814 units trading with a rise of 48 cents at $6.99. Lasco Financial traded 26,850 shares changing hands, to end at $4.40, Lasco Manufacturing closed with 129,515 units changing hands at $4.50, Main Event had 48,813 shares changing hands, to close at $4.80. Medical Disposables gained 50 cents to close at $6.50 with 8,651 shares changing hands, Paramount Trading ended with 15,960 shares changing hands at $3.79 and tTech lost 31 cents and closed trading with 1,109 units changing hands at $6.50.
Changes for TOP 10 stocks
February 25, 2017 by
Gains in the overall market of 20 percent for the year to date have spawned some attractive gains for many stocks, but there is likely to be much more to come for the rest of the year.
The junior market hit new highs during the past week but pulled back quite a bit on Friday, leading to positive and negative price changes. ISP Finance had two sizable trades during the week, the price was up to a new high of $10 but closed the week at $9. Medical Disposables slipped by $1.40 to $6 at the end of the week. Access Finance closed 
with the bid at $38 compared to $35 last week. Earnings for Lasco Manufacturing and Lasco Financial were reduced following release of the December results and partially accounted for the fall out of the TOP 10 for the two. Lasco Manufacturing sits just below the TOP 10 with a PE of 9 while Lasco Financial is in 16th spot with a PE of 10, both are below the junior market average of 12. The space left by the two, have been filled by General Accident having a PE of 8 and Caribbean Producers valued at a PE of just under 9.
In Main market TOP 10 trading activity during the past week, Jamaica Broilers jumped to $16 from $14.50 to end up be edged out of the top list by Scotia Investments. Strong demand pushed the number 1 main market stock, Cable & Wireless to $1.50 from $1.28 at the start of the week with more news on a potential offer to buy out minority shareholders by Liberty Global, 
while Caribbean Cement jumped to a new high of $39.60 but closed with just limited selling at $45. The company reported profit of $1.3 billion for 2016 down from $1.55 billion in 2015. In 2016 there were exceptional costs of $807 million while 2015 had one off income of $168 million. The cost savings that will flow from the cut in the labour force will have a positive effect on cost for 2017. Broilers that now sits just below the TOP 10 boast a PE of just 8 compared to an average for the main market of 12 and a potential of 20 for the year.
Big fall for juniors on Friday
February 24, 2017 by
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Dolphin Cove dropped $3.85 on Friday to end at $16.15.
Trading concluded with 18 securities changed hands, of 8 advanced and 8 declined, while 3 stocks closed at new 52 weeks’ high.
Trading ended with 1,700,678 units valued at over $11,745,304 passing through the market, compared to 946,475 units valued at over $5,488,079 on Thursday. At the close 5 stocks had bids higher than their last sale prices and 4 ended with lower offers, than the last sale.
The junior market ended trading with an average of 94,482 units for an average value of $652,517 traded, compared to of 52,582 units for an average value of $304,893 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 238,297 units and $1,465,313 compared to 246,757 units and $1,513,124 to the previous day. The average volume and value for January, ended at 165,547 units and $884,749.At the close of trading, CAC 2000 lost 40 cents and closed at $7.10 with 160,000 units changing hands, Cargo Handlers traded 1,000 shares and gained $1 to end at $25, Caribbean Cream closed trading with 13,060 units at $8.01, after slipping by 38 cents. Caribbean Producers fell 27 cents in trading 10,000 units $4.30, Consolidated Bakeries lost 39 cents in trading 39,860 shares to close at $3.70, Investors chopped $3.85 off the price of Dolphin Cove that closed trading with 12,435 shares, to end at $16.15. General Accident closed with 32,590 shares while falling 20 cents to end at $3.30, Honey Bun had 21,059 shares changing hands, to end at $7.95, ISP Finance lost $1 while trading 514,500 shares to end at $9, Jamaican Teas gained 95 cents in trading 11,284 shares to close at $9. Jetcon Corporation closed trading with 38,522 shares being exchanged, to end at $11.50,
Knutsford Express gained 6 cents and ended trading 5,000 units, to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $35.06, Lasco Distributors ended with 120,070 units trading with a rise of 25 cents at $7. Lasco Financial traded 65,122 shares changing hands, to end with a rise of 22 cents at $4.62, Lasco Manufacturing rose 10 cents and closed with 357,945 units changing hands at $4.95, Main Event had 263,064 shares changing hands, to close at $4.71. Medical Disposables fell by $1 to close at $6 with 31,889 shares changing hands, Paramount Trading rose 9 cents and ended with 500 shares changing hands at $3.79 and tTech rose just 9 cents and closed trading with 2,778 units changing hands at $7.70.
Another record close for juniors
February 22, 2017 by
Lasco Financial traded at a new high on the junior market on Wednesday.
The junior market ended trading on Wednesday, with a moderate gain of 3.90 points to close at 3,162.69 as 25 securities changed hands, with 12 advancing and 4 declining stocks, while 3 stocks closed at new 52 weeks’ high.
Trading ended with 6,803,575 units valued at over $35,960,840 passing through the market, compared to 21,021,882 units valued at $6,003,095, on Tuesday At the close 6 stocks had bids higher than their last sale prices and 2 with lower offers, than the last sale.
An average of 272,143 units with an average value of $1,438,434 traded, compared to of 53,783 units with an average value of $315,952 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 258,893 units and $1,588,639 compared to 258,010 units and $1,598,653 to the previous day. The average volume and value for January, ended at 165,547 units and $884,749.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging rose 99 cents to close at $25 with 3,000 units changing hands, C2W Music had 28,317 units changing hands to close at 39 cents, CAC 2000 closed at $7.50 with 7,500 units changing hands, Cargo Handlers traded 15,900 shares and gained 43 cents to end at $24.50. Caribbean Cream closed trading with 33,630 units at $8.40, after gaining by 25 cents. Caribbean Flavours rallied by 81 cents in trading 880 units to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $14.31, Consolidated Bakeries traded 60,141 shares to close at $4.05, Derrimon Trading rose 30 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $7.50 with 1,500 shares changing hands, Dolphin Cove closed trading with 3,660 shares, to end at $20. General Accident closed with 81,000 shares while falling 25 cents to end at $3.85, Honey Bun gained 50 cents with 7,470 shares changing hands, to end at $7.50, Jamaican Teas gained 50 cents in trading 28,000 shares to close at $8.50. Jetcon Corporation closed trading with a 20 cents loss, with 287,475 shares being exchanged, to end at $11, Key Insurance traded 14,000 units, to close with a rise of 50 cents at $3.50, 
KLE Group gained 26 cents and ended with 2,000 units changing hands at $2.86. Knutsford Express ended trading with 3,172 units to close at $35, Lasco Distributors ended with 106,350 units trading with a loss of 30 cents at $7, Lasco Financial traded 49,354 shares changing hands, to end with a rise of 25 cents at $4.75, Lasco Manufacturing closed with 5,269,141 units changing hands at $4.95. Main Event gained just 1 cent while 181,750 shares changed hands to close at $4.81, Medical Disposables closed at $7 with 32,100 shares changing hands, Paramount Trading fell 30 cents and ended with 350,551 shares changing hands at $3.50. Sweet River traded just 200 shares at $3.50, tTech rose 41 cents and closed trading with 6,152 units changing hands at $7.61 and Eppley 8.25% preference share, ended with 230,332 units changing hands at $6 after falling by 1 cent.
New record close for juniors – Tuesday
February 21, 2017 by
The junior market hit a new record close at the end of trading on Tuesday, with a strong gain of 57.28 points to close at 3,101.51 as 19 securities changed hands.
The market ended with an equal numbers of advancing and declining stocks, after three stocks rose by $1, $4 and $5.10.
At the market’s close, 7 stocks rising while 7 declined while 3 closed at 52 weeks’ highs. Trading ended with 1,021,882 units valued at $6,003,095 passing through the market, compared to 2,642,818 units valued at over $15,747,182, on Monday. At the close 6 stocks had bids higher than their last sale prices and 2 with lower offers, than the last sale, while 1 stock closed at new 52 weeks’ high while one traded at an intraday high.
An average of 53,783 units with an average value of $315,952 traded, compared to of 110,117 units with an average value of $656,133 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 258,010 units and $1,598,653 compared to 272,597 units and $1,690,274 to the previous day. The average volume and value for January, ended at 165,547 units and $884,749.
At the close of trading, CAC 2000 rose 55 cents and closed at $7.50 with 11,000 units changing hands, Caribbean Cream closed trading with 84,589 units at $8.15, after gaining by 15 cents. Caribbean Producers closed trading with 3,466 units being exchanged at $4.50 for a loss of 10 cents, Derrimon Trading ended at $7.20 with 130,736 shares changing hands, Dolphin Cove jumped $4 in trading 2,451 shares, to close at a 52 weeks high of $20. General Accident closed trading with 20,009 shares while falling 2 cents to end at $4.10, Honey Bun gained 50 cents and closed with 30,210 shares changing hands to end at $7.50,
Knutsford Express jumped $5.10 to a new high of $35.
Juniors index inch higher on Monday
February 20, 2017 by
Caribbean Flavours traded at a new high of $13.50 on Monday.
At the market’s close, 11 stocks rose while 8 declined as trading ended with 2,642,818 units valued at $15,747,182 passing through the market, compared to 5,212,444 units valued at over $33,772,710, on Friday. At the close 6 stocks had bids higher than their last sale prices and 2 with lower offers, than the last sale, while 1 stock closed at new 52 weeks’ high while one traded at an intraday high.
An average of 110,117 units with an average value of $656,133 traded, compared to of 274,339 units with an average value of $1,777,511 on the previous trading day.
The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 272,597 units and $1,690,274 compared to 285,096 units and $1,759,823 to the previous day. The average volume and value for January, ended at 165,547 units and $884,749.At the close of trading, AMG Packaging dropped $3.99 and closed at $24.01 with 4,835 units changing hands, Blue Power closed at $50.25 after gaining 24 cents with just 100 shares trading, Cargo Handlers lost 43 cents in trading 180 units, to close at $24.07, Caribbean Cream closed trading with 30,640 units at $8, after gaining by 75 cents. Caribbean Flavours rose $1 in trading 1,500 units to end at a new 52 weeks’ high of $13.50, Caribbean Producers closed trading with 46,522 units being exchanged at $4.60 for a loss of 5 cents, Consolidated Bakeries traded 50,000 shares, to close 5 cents higher at $4.05, C2W Music traded 6,683 units and fell 11 cents to 39 cents. Derrimon Trading ended at $7.20 with 38,400 shares changing hands, General Accident closed trading with 6,000 shares while rising 12 cents to end at $4.12, Honey Bun closed with 4,672 shares changing hands to end at $7, Jamaican Teas traded 3,031 shares to close at $8 after gaining by 18 cents. Jetcon Corporation closed trading $1 higher with 390,520 shares being exchanged to end at $11,
Key Insurance traded 9,524 units, to close with a loss of 1 cent, at $2.89, KLE Group rose 20 cents and ended with 181 units changing hands, at $2.70, Lasco Distributors ended trading 110,000 units to close at $7.30, after adding 30 cents. Lasco Financial traded 412,200 shares changing hands, to end at $4.70, Lasco Manufacturing with 1,448,197 units changing hands, closed with a gain of 30 cents at $5, Main Event had 59,631 shares changing hands to close at $4.80. Medical Disposables lost 40 cents and closed at $7 with 4,704 shares changing hands, tTech gained 90 cents and closed trading with 513 units changing hands at $7.90, Eppley 9.5% preference share, ended with 300 units changing hands at $6.01 after falling by 2 cents and Eppley 10% preference share, ended with 300 units trading at $6.85.
Juniors index jumps sharply on Friday
February 17, 2017 by
Lasco Financial Services stock closed at a new high of $35 on Friday.
In spite of the sharp gain in the index only 5 stocks rising while 9 declined with Access Financial jumping $3.75. Trading ended with 5,212,444 units valued at over $33,772,710 passing through the market, compared to 5,009,146 units, valued at $26,375,749, on Thursday. At the close 5 stocks had bids higher than their last sale prices and 5 with a lower offer, than the last sale, while 2 stocks closed at new 52 weeks’ high.
An average of 274,339 units with an average value of $1,777,511 traded, compared to of 238,531 units with an average value of $1,255,988 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 285,096 units and $1,769,823 compared to 285,992 units and $1,769,183 to the previous day. The average volume and value for January, ended at 165,547 units and $884,749.
At the close of trading, Access Financial Services surged $3.75 to a 52 weeks’ high of $35 in trading 3,500 units, AMG Packaging jumped $3.50 and closed at $28 with 242 units changing hands, at the close the stock was offered at $25 to sell 150 units, Cargo Handlers traded 8,054 units, to close at $24.50. Caribbean Cream closed trading with 104,586 units at $7.25, after falling by 75 cents, Caribbean Producers closed trading with 16,011 units being exchanged at $4.65, Consolidated Bakeries traded 526,000 shares, to close at $4. General Accident closed trading with 162,398 shares while falling 15 cents to end at $4, Honey Bun closed with 422,790 shares changing hands to end with a loss of 50 cents at $7, Jamaican Teas traded 4,358 shares to close at $7.82 after declining by $1.18. Jetcon Corporation closed trading with 244,231 shares, to end with a loss of $1 at $10. Key Insurance traded 56,000 units, to close with a loss of 10 cents, at $2.90,
KLE Group lost 20 cents and ended with 42,816 units changing hands at $2.50, Lasco Distributors ended trading with 2,841,405 units changing hands to close at $7. Lasco Financial rose 20 cents with 149,488 shares changing hands, to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.70, Lasco Manufacturing with 62,296 units changing hands, closed with a gain of 19 cents at $4.70, Main Event gained 19 cents in trading 420,952 shares to close at $4.80. Medical Disposables lost 10 cents and closed at $7.40 with 34,000 shares changing hands, Paramount Trading closed at $3.80 with 77,959 shares changing hands and tTech lost $1 and closed trading with 35,358 units changing hands at $8, at the close investors offered 806,448 units for sale at $7.90.
Juniors retreat sharply on Thursday
February 16, 2017 by
Medical Disposables added 60 cents and closed at $7.50′
The market closed ending with 5,009,146 units valued at over $29,141,927 passing through the market, compared to 6,418,006 units, valued at $39,202,136, on Wednesday. At the close, 5 stocks had bids higher than their last sale prices and 1 with a lower offer, than the last sale while 1 stock closed at new 52 weeks’ high.
An average of 238,531 units with an average value of $1,255,988 traded, compared to of 377,530 units with an average value of $754,627 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 285,992 units and $1,758,206 compared to 290,307 units and $1,803,862 to the previous day. The average volume and value for January, ended at 165,547 units and $884,749.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging closed at $24.50 with 7,859 units changing hands, Blue Power closed with 3,000 shares changing hands at $50.01, Cargo Handlers rose 10 cents while trading 7,456 units, to close at $24.50. Caribbean Cream closed trading with 7,153 units at $8, Caribbean Producers fell 18 cents in trading 17,802 units at $4.65, Consolidated Bakeries traded 681,057 shares with a rise of 20 cents, to close at $4. Derrimon Trading ended at $7.20 with 10,000 shares changing hands, General Accident closed trading with 24,861 shares at while falling 5 cents to end at $4.15, Honey Bun closed with 384,852 shares changing hands to end with a loss of 50 cents at $7.50, Jamaican Teas traded 62,765 shares to close at $9 after declining by 33 cents. Jetcon Corporation closed trading with 460,473 shares, to end at a closing high of $11. Key Insurance traded 1,077 units to close with a gain of 2 cents at $3, KLE Group lost 30 cents and ended with 1,500 units changing hands at $2.70, 
Knutsford Express traded just 4,000 shares and gained $1.49 in closing at $26. Lasco Distributors ended trading with 469,944 units changing hands to close at $7, Lasco Financial rose 27 cents with 819,651 shares changing hands to end at $4.50, Lasco Manufacturing with 1,086,082 units changing hands, closed with a loss of 44 cents at $4.51. Main Event traded 592,737 shares to close at $4.51, after trading at $4.80, Medical Disposables added 60 cents and closed at 52 weeks’ high of $7.50 with 334,877 shares changing hands. Paramount Trading rose 20 cents and closed at $3.80 with 25,500 shares changing hands, Sweet River ended with 10,000 units changing hands at $3.50 and tTech closed trading with 500 units changing hands to end at $8.
Juniors break 3,000 points barrier – Tuesday
February 7, 2017 by
Knutsford Express traded $26 after rising $1.49.
The market closed ending with 3,635,936 units, valued at $9,626,139 passing through the market, compared to 871,696 units, valued at $5,334,946, on Monday. At the close, 7 stocks had bids higher than their last sale prices and 3 with a lower offer, than the last sale while 7 stocks closed at new 52 weeks’ high.
An average of 165,270 units with an average value of $437,552 traded, compared to of 58,113 units with an average value of $355,663 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date ended at 100,163 units and $477,950 compared to 83,886 units and $488,049 to the previous day. The average volume and value for January, ended at 165,547 units and $884,749.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging rose $1 to close at $25 with 8,774 units changing hands after trading at a high for the day of $27.60, Blue Power closed with 894,181 shares changing hands at $50, CAC 2000 traded 869,262 shares and fell 10 cents to $6. Cargo Handlers climbed by $1 while trading 11,577 units, to close at 52 weeks’ high of $24, Caribbean Cream rose 35 cents in trading 3,150 units to end at $7.60, Caribbean Producers fell 10 cents in trading 18,050 units at $4.35, Consolidated Bakeries traded 65,346 shares with a rise of 20 cents, for a 52 weeks’ closing high $3.80. General Accident closed trading with 16,050 shares at while gaining 36 cents to end at a new high of $3.80 Honey Bun closed with 13,480 shares changing hands to end at $7.66, Jamaican Teas traded 13,751 shares to close at $9.50 after rising by 85 cents. Jetcon Corporation closed trading with 212,260 shares, to end at $10.50. Key Insurance traded 3,872 units to close at 52 weeks’ closing high of $3.70, after rising by 20 cents, KLE Group ended with 10,000 units changing hands at $3, 
The ttech team, from Left: Mr. Hugh Allen, Resolution Manager and Executive Director; Mrs. Natalya Petrekin, Service Desk
