Consolidated Bakeries ended at a fresh multiyear closing high of $2.50 on Friday, with more than a million shares trading. Investors can expect more gains from this one as the company enjoyed strong first half year results that are expected to carry over to the second half and with the pe ratio now at 10 times this year’s earnings.
Consolidated Bakeries (Purity) traded at a 52 weeks’ closing high on Friday.
Key Insurance is added to the watch list with the price down to $3.36. After releasing full year results last week, Express Catering released first quarter results to August. Based on those numbers, ICInsider.com revised earnings per share to 40 Jamaica cents for the current fiscal year, with the PE now at 13.
ICInsider.com watch list comprises Caribbean Assurance Brokers, Consolidated Bakers, Dolphin Cove, Caribbean Producers, Elite Diagnostic, Everything Fresh, General Accident, Guardian Holdings, Jamaica Broilers, Key Insurance, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Manufacturing, NCB Financial, Stationery and Office Supplies, Paramount Trading and Scotia Group.
Major factors to consider going forward. The rebound in tourist arrivals only came back to 2019 levels since June. Providing there are no reversals, then companies who are highly dependent on the sector will enjoy a big bounce for the next nine months compared to the lower business generated from last year to April this year. The same applies to the entertainment industry as the sector only opened up after March this year. Banks will make a fortune from increased interest rates.
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A total of 10,149,669 shares were traded for $26,870,316 down from 20,300,179 units at $40,240,995 on Thursday.
At the close, Access Financial increased 30 cents to $22.30 in trading 1,015 shares, AMG Packaging gained 31 cents to end at $3.81, with 153 units crossing the exchange, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rallied 30 cents to $2.60 with an exchange of 11,852 stocks. Caribbean Cream advanced 46 cents to $4.47, with 220 stock units crossing the market, Consolidated Bakeries climbed 45 cents in ending at a multiple-year closing high of $2.50 while exchanging 1,056,501 stock units, Elite Diagnostic declined 34 cents to close at $3.31 in a swapping of 92,279 stocks. Everything Fresh rose 20 cents in closing at $1.50 with investors transferring 158,580 units, Fontana popped 20 cents in ending at $9.45 after 80,927 shares crossed the market, Future Energy Source shed 28 cents to end at $5.01 with 241,453 stock units clearing the market. Honey Bun rose 49 cents to $8.27 after trading 6,714 units, iCreate fell 26 cents in closing at $2.21 with the swapping of 1,952,192 shares, Lasco Distributors lost 16 cents to end at $2.84 after exchanging 160,365 stocks. Lasco Manufacturing increased 19 cents to end at $4.30 in trading 22,650 units, Mailpac Group popped 15 cents in ending at $2.42 after exchanging 106,187 shares, Spur Tree Spices dipped 15 cents to close at $3.49 in an exchange of 497,012 stocks. 
Stationery and Office Supplies dropped $1.30 to end at $16.20 in switching ownership of 10,000 stock units and tTech rallied 45 cents to $3 as investors exchanged 254,811 stocks.
A total of 20,300,179 shares were exchanged for $40,240,995 up from 12,078,496 units at $38,559,683 on Wednesday. Trading averaged 483,338 shares at $958,119 against 287,583 shares at $918,088 on Wednesday, with month to date, averaging 515,490 units at $1,694,659 compared to 517,543 units at $1,741,672 on the previous day. August closed with an average of 407,186 units at $1,330,946.
At the close, Caribbean Assurance Brokers lost 30 cents to end at $2.30, with 9,458 shares crossing the exchange, Caribbean Cream fell 79 cents to $4.01 after trading 5,353 stock units, Everything Fresh shed 38 cents to close at $1.30, with 11,802,613 shares crossing the market stocks. Express Catering dipped 29 cents to $5.25 after exchanging 29,480 units, Fontana rose 13 cents in closing at $9.25, with 125,886 stocks changing hands, Future Energy Source gained 19 cents to close at $5.29 after a transfer of 162,299 units. Honey Bun climbed 22 cents to $7.78 with the swapping off 2,682 stock units, iCreate declined 47 cents to $2.47 after 1,185,132 shares crossed the market, Jamaican Teas dropped 32 cents in closing at $2.68 after trading 261,442 shares. Lasco Distributors rallied 15 cents in ending at $3 after exchanging 16,166 stocks, Lasco Financial shed 19 cents to end at $2.71 trading 23,927 stock units, Mailpac Group declined 12 cents to $2.27 with an exchange of 2,154,913 units. 
Main Event lost $1 to close at $8 as investors exchanged 78,619 stocks, MFS Capital Partners advanced 34 cents in closing at $3.39, with 104,707 shares clearing the market, Paramount Trading increased 13 cents to $1.93 in exchanging 70,217 stock units. Spur Tree Spices popped 24 cents to close at $3.64 in trading 77,284 units, Stationery and Office Supplies increased $1.50 to end at $17.50 with investors transferring 46,000 stock units and tTech fell 44 cents in closing at $2.55 in switching ownership of just 1,312 stocks.
A total of 12,078,496 shares were exchanged for $38,559,683 down from 30,532,879 units at $100,998,581 on Tuesday.
At the close, Access Financial rose $1.99 to $21.99 in exchanging 100 shares, CAC 2000 gained $1.35 in closing at $8.25 with a transfer of 2,327 units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers advanced 30 cents to close at $2.60 in trading 516 stocks. Caribbean Cream gained 81 cents to $4.80 with an exchange of 10,023 stock units, Dolla Financial popped 10 cents to end at $3.25 while exchanging 985,337 stocks, Elite Diagnostic climbed 12 cents to $3.72 with 34,431 stock units clearing the market. Everything Fresh fell 11 cents to $1.68 with investors transferring 471,109 shares, Fontana dipped 18 cents to close at $9.12 after a transfer of 68,899 units, Honey Bun declined 10 cents to end at $7.56 with 15,000 stocks crossing the market. iCreate dropped 22 cents to $2.94 after trading 1,766,199 shares, Jamaican Teas rallied 19 cents in closing at $3 after exchanging 2,559,882 units, Lasco Distributors lost 10 cents to close at$2.85 after exchanging 5,747 stock units. Lasco Manufacturing shed 30 cents to end at $4.10 with 5,975 stock units crossing the exchange, Limners and Bards popped 25 cents to $3 in an exchange of 86,208 stocks, Mailpac Group climbed 18 cents to close at $2.39 with the swapping of 1,067,407 units. 
Main Event rose 50 cents in closing at $9 as investors exchanged 27,727 shares, Spur Tree Spices fell 11 cents to $3.40 after finishing trading of 498,247 units and Stationery and Office Supplies rallied 98 cents to end at $16, with just 501 stock units changing hands.
A total of 30,532,879 shares were exchanged for $100,998,581 compared to 8,522,197 units at $29,844,012 on Monday.
At the close, Access Financial dropped 10 cents in ending at $20, with a transfer of 14,400 shares, Dolla Financial shed 18 cents to end at $3.15 in switching ownership of 909,780 stock units, EduFocal dipped 18 cents to $2.32 after a transfer of 231,415 stocks. Fontana fell 18 cents in closing at $9.30 after exchanging 130,220 units, General Accident declined 19 cents to $4.96 after 94,922 stocks changed hands, iCreate lost 24 cents to end at $3.16 and closed with trading of 733,672 units. Indies Pharma declined 10 cents to close at $2.98 in an exchange of 3,212 shares, KLE Group rallied 52 cents in closing at $2.10, with 11,085 stock units crossing the market, Lasco Distributors fell 16 cents to $2.95 as investors exchanged 103,444 stock units. Mailpac Group shed 29 cents in ending at $2.21 trading 46,200 shares, Main Event advanced 50 cents to $8.50, with 34,231 stocks crossing the market, MFS Capital Partners lost 10 cents to end at $3.10, with 351,531 units changing hands. 
Paramount Trading dropped 14 cents to $1.81 in exchanging 34,320 stocks, Spur Tree Spices dipped 22 cents to close at $3.51 after trading 16,279,503 stock units, Stationery and Office Supplies lost 93 cents in closing at $15.02 while exchanging 15,276 shares and Tropical Battery dropped 12 cents in ending at $2.55, with 8,152,443 units clearing the market.
A total of 8,522,197 shares were traded for $29,844,012 down from 11,654,778 units at $33,767,360 on Friday.
At the close, Access Financial rose 10 cents to $20.10 in exchanging 28,099 shares, AMG Packaging dropped 31 cents at $3.50 with a transfer of 51,633 stocks, Cargo Handlers lost 70 cents at $13.70, in switching ownership of 803 units. Caribbean Cream fell 71 cents to $3.99 with 10,170 stock units crossing the exchange, Dolla Financial shed 11 cents to $3.33 after exchanging 695,196 shares, Fontana climbed 47 cents to $9.48 after exchanging 109,287 stocks. Fosrich popped 12 cents to $4.12 trading 846,958 stock units, Future Energy Source dipped 10 cents to close at $5.20 aft trading 622,680 units, General Accident increased 10 cents in closing at $5.15 with 5,228 shares changing hands. Honey Bun declined 30 cents to end at $7.67 with an exchange of 80,556 units, iCreate declined 20 cents to $3.40 with investors transferring 1,034,270 stocks, Jamaican Teas gained 20 cents to $2.74, with 819,061 stock units crossing the market. KLE Group fell 49 cents to close at $1.58 after a transfer of 2,100 stock units, 
Mailpac Group advanced 28 cents to end at $2.50 as investors exchanged 26,737 stocks, Main Event rallied 29 cents in closing at $8, with 33,543 shares clearing the market. MFS Capital Partners dropped 15 cents to $3.20 after trading 1,193,650 units, ONE on ONE Educational dipped 10 cents in closing at $1.89 in 1,010,094 shares crossing the market and Stationery and Office Supplies lost 25 cents in ending at $15.95 while exchanging 61,779 stocks.
ICInsider.com identifies the following for the watch list. Caribbean Assurance Brokers, Dolphin Cove, Caribbean Producers, Everything Fresh, General Accident, Guardian Holdings, Jamaica Broilers, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Manufacturing, NCB Financial, Stationery and Office Supplies, Paramount Trading and Scotia Group.
At the close, Access Financial shed $1.99 to end at $20 trading 2,391 shares, Blue Power fell 25 cents to $3.50 after an exchange of 17,146 stock units, Cargo Handlers popped 70 cents to $14.40 after 838 units changed hands. Dolla Financial climbed 14 cents to close at $3.44 with a transfer of 356,793 shares, Dolphin Cove lost 19 cents in ending at $15 with an exchange of 31,274 stock units, Express Catering rallied 10 cents to $5.55 with 75,300 stocks changing hands. Fontana dipped 49 cents to $9.01 in switching ownership of 370,028 shares, Fosrich declined 15 cents to close at $4 after exchanging 531,233 units, Future Energy Source rose 11 cents to end at $5.30 after a transfer of 709,748 shares. Honey Bun dropped 13 cents to $7.97 in exchanging 5,950 shares, iCreate increased 41 cents to $3.60 with investors transferring 635,501 stocks, Iron Rock Insurance lost 48 cents to choose at $2.80 after 50,299 stock units crossed the market. ISP Finance gained 87 cents to end at $23 while exchanging two stock units, KLE Group advanced 27 cents in closing at $2.07 as investors exchanged 50 units, Knutsford Express popped 25 cents to close at $7.25 in an exchange of 61 shares, Limners and Bards rallied 10 cents ending at $2.85, with 35,850 stocks crossing the market, Main Event fell 79 cents in closing at $7.71, with 14,677 stock units changing hands, MFS Capital Partners increased 16 cents to close at $3.35 in exchanging 71,332 shares. 
Paramount Trading climbed 13 cents to end at $1.94 with the swapping of 8,000 units, Stationery and Office Supplies shed 30 cents to $16.20, with 2,935 stocks clearing the market and Tropical Battery advanced 10 cents to close at $2.70 after an exchange of 984,115 units.
A total of 24,272,292 shares were exchanged for $95,687,158 compared to 17,626,075 units at $93,831,857 on Wednesday. Trading averaged 577,912 shares at $2,278,266 up from 409,909 shares at $2,182,136 on Wednesday, and month to date an average of 575,062 units at $1,952,071 compared to 574,790 units at $1,921,005 on the previous day, well above August that closed with an average of 407,186 units at $1,330,946.
At the close, Access Financial gained 99 cents in ending at $21.99 after trading 476 shares, AMG Packaging dipped 10 cents to $3.85 with a transfer of 235 units, Cargo Handlers fell 80 cents to $13.70 with investors transferring 603 stock units. Caribbean Assurance Brokers lost 43 cents to end at $2.26 after 7,749 stocks changed hands, EduFocal popped 19 cents in closing at $2.49 after exchanging 76,733 units, Everything Fresh dipped 10 cents to $1.80, with 107,339 stock units crossing the exchange. Fontana rose 29 cents to $9.50 in trading 29,547 stocks, Fosrich fell 15 cents to $4.15 after exchanging 1,806,311 shares, Future Energy Source increased 31 cents to end at $5.19 as investors exchanged 543,327 stock units. Honey Bun shed 75 cents in ending at $8.10, with 8,535 shares changing hands, iCreate dipped 41 cents in closing at $3.19 in an exchange of 1,853,645 units, Indies Pharma lost 12 cents after ending at $2.98 with a transfer of 12,762 stocks. ISP Finance advanced $2.38 to close at $22.13, with 12 shares crossing the market, Jamaican Teas declined 31 cents to $2.59, with 304,759 stocks crossing the market, Limners and Bards shed 14 cents to end at $2.75 in exchanging 29,112 units. 
Lumber Depot dropped 12 cents to $2.88 with the swapping of 563,435 stock units, Main Event rallied $1.01 to $8.50 with an exchange of 286,037 shares following the release of impressive nine months results, MFS Capital Partners fell 33 cents in closing at $3.19 in switching ownership of 352,974 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 39 cents to $16.50 after clearing the market with 6,088 stock units.
At the close, Access Financial advanced $1 in closing at $21 after switching ownership of 200 shares, AMG Packaging shed 44 cents to $3.51 as investors exchanged 22,523 units, CAC 2000 lost $1.10 to end at $6.90 in trading 177 stock units. Cargo Handlers fell 15 cents to $14.60 while exchanging 136 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers declined 42 cents to close at $2.30 after a transfer of 110,999 stock units, Derrimon Trading dropped 12 cents to $2.15, with 651,014 shares crossing the market. EduFocal dipped 16 cents to close at $2.25 with an exchange of 1,907,768 stocks, Express Catering rose 15 cents in closing at $5.60 after trading 265,029 units, Fontana dipped 32 cents to end at $9.15, with 66,613 stock units changing hands. Honey Bun climbed 80 cents in ending at $8.80 and exchanging 82,287 shares, Iron Rock Insurance rallied 34 cents to close at $3.10 with investors transferring 77,703 units, KLE Group popped 27 cents to $2.07 with 500 stocks clearing the market. Knutsford Express shed $1.15 to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $6.10 after trading 10,857 stock units, Lasco Financial gained 32 cents in closing at $3.07 after exchanging 68,071 stocks, Limners and Bards dropped 14 cents to end at $2.77 after 7,140 units changed hands. 
Main Event increased 18 cents to $5.70 with a transfer of 3,565 shares, MFS Capital Partners advanced 45 cents to $3.60 in an exchange of 1,839,829 shares, Paramount Trading declined 14 cents in closing at $1.81, with 11,000 stocks crossing the market and Spur Tree Spices fell 14 cents to $3.60 with the swapping of 311,010 units.
