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Winning run continues Wednesday

March 24, 2021 by IC Insider.com

The Junior Market index inched closer to the 3,000 mark on Wednesday, gaining 5.06 points to settle at 2,986.61 after the market moved to 3,011.57 immediately as the market opened, but the early gains fizzled away subsequently to the close of the market with gains for the year of 13 percent.
The top three volume leaders saw transfers of over one million units, collectively accounting for 64 percent of the day’s trade. Lumber Depot led trading with 33.3 percent of total volume or 4.04 million shares, followed by Fosrich with 17.9 percent of the day’s trade for 2.18 million units for and GWest 13 percent, with an exchange of 1.58 million stocks.
Trading ended with 36 securities changing hands compared to 33 on Tuesday, with 15 stocks rising, 12 declining and nine remaining unchanged. The average PE Ratio ended at 17 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed trading with 17 percent fewer shares than on Tuesday after an exchange of 12,160,533 shares for $36,790,003, down from 14,669,963 units at $43,192,636 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 337,793 units at $1,021,945 versus 444,544 at $1,308,868 on Tuesday. The month to date trading averaged 259,825 units at $757,078 versus 255,170 units at $741,265 on Tuesday. February closed with an average of 365,365 units at $881,118.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial fell 10 cents to $19.91 with an exchange of a mere four shares, AMG Packaging gained 6 cents to end at $2.08 with 12,408 stocks changing hands, Cargo Handlers advanced 14 cents to $8.71 with 2,248 units traded. Caribbean Flavours declined by 6 cents to $2.27 with 51,221 stock units passing through the market, Caribbean Producers rose 12 cents to $3.30 with a transfer of 128,402 shares, Consolidated Bakeries climbed 30 cents to $1.55 with an exchange of 308,319 stocks. Derrimon Trading increased by 5 cents to $2.60 with 324,491 units changing hands, Fontana climbed 16 cents to $5.98 with 901,113 shares traded, Fosrich gained 15 cents to finish at $5.35 with 2,175,280 stocks passing through the market. iCreate rose 7 cents to 81 cents with a transfer of 32,680 stock units, Indies Pharma slipped 5 cents to $4.45 with an exchange of 675,385 units, Iron Rock Insurance jumped 30 cents to $3.60 with 27,836 shares changing hands. Jetcon Corporation fell 8 cents to 70 cents with 75,350 stocks traded, Lasco Manufacturing lost 8 cents to end at $4.41 with 32,473 units passing through the market, Limners and Bards rose 5 cents to $2.75 with a transfer of 398,797 shares. Lumber Depot fell 14 cents to $2.36 with 4,043,628 stocks passing through the market, Main Event climbed 35 cents to $3.47 with a transfer of 21,350 stock units and tTech dropped 28 cents to $4.42 with 19,083 shares crossing the exchange.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Access Financial, AMG Packaging, Best performing stock market, Blue Power, CAC2000, Cargo Handlers, Caribbean Assurance Brokers, Caribbean Cream, Caribbean Flavours, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Emerging markets, Everything Fresh, Express Catering, Fontana, FosRich, General Accident, GWest, Honey Bun, iCreate, Indies Pharma, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, KLE Group, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Limners and Bards, Main Event, Paramount Trading, SSL Venture Capital, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity, tTech

Juniors in easy reach of 3,000 points mark

March 23, 2021 by IC Insider.com

Straight out of the opening, stocks prices rose and pushed the market index up nine points at the start and up 29 points just before half an hour of trading having elapsed on Tuesday. As the morning progressed, buying pressure constantly pushed the index along to close out just below the 3,000 points mark and the day’s peak of 2,983.41 on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange.
The Junior Market Index surged 35.57 points to close at 2,981.55, just 19 points adrift of the 3,000 mark and shy of the previous best close of 2,994.69 points, on February 10, last year and recording a gain of 12.8 percent for the year to date.
Trading ended with 33 securities changing hands, down from 37 on Monday and closed with the prices of 12 stocks rising, 12 declining and nine remaining unchanged.
The PE Ratio averaged 16.9 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
Trading volume and vales rose 258 percent and 243 percent respectively above Monday levels with an exchange of 14,669,963 shares for $43,192,636, up from 4,093,792 units at $12,580,039 on Monday. Limners and Bards dominated trading with 74 percent of total volume in exchanging 10.92 million shares, followed by Jamaican Teas with 7.4 percent or 1.08 million units and Lasco Manufacturing with 5.7 percent for 839,196 units.
Trading averaged 444,544 units at $1,308,868, up from 110,643 at $340,001 on Monday. The month to date averaged 255,170 units at $741,265, versus 244,206 units at $708,404 on Monday. February averaged 365,365 units at $881,118.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Blue Power shed 50 cents in closing at $3.50, with 14,812 shares crossing the market, Cargo Handlers gained 7 cents to end at $8.57 with an exchange of 5,407 stocks, Caribbean Cream lost 18 cents to close at $4.82 trading 109,998 stocks, Caribbean Flavours gained 13 cents to end at $2.33 with 129,256 units clearing the market. Dolphin Cove rose 55 cents to $9 trading 3,205 stocks, Express Catering gained 20 cents in closing at $3.70 and transferring 13,176 units, GWest Corporation lost 6 cents to finish at 81 cents in an exchange of 18,382 shares. Indies Pharma closed 30 cents higher at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.50 with 294,303 stocks changing hands, Lasco Distributors shed 7 cents to $4.08 after trading 119,353 units, Limners and Bards slipped 10 cents to $2.70 after a transfer of 10,916,426 shares. Lumber Depot gained 5 cents to end at $2.50 in trading 52,534 stocks. Medical Disposables fell 58 cents to $4.15 with 892 shares clearing the market and tTech shed 14 cents to end at $4.70 with 48,759 units changing hands.
In the preference segment, CAC 2000 9.5% preference share fell 35 cents to $1.15 after exchanging 8,886 stocks.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: AMG Packaging, Best performing stock market, Blue Power, CAC2000, Cargo Handlers, Caribbean Assurance Brokers, Caribbean Cream, Caribbean Flavours, Caribbean Producers, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Dolphin Cove, Emerging markets, Everything Fresh, Express Catering, Fontana, FosRich, General Accident, GWest, Honey Bun, Indies Pharma, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, KLE Group, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Limners and Bards, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, SSL Venture Capital, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity, tTech

New 13 month high for Junior market

March 22, 2021 by IC Insider.com

Investors continue to drive the prices higher at the closed of trading on Monday, pushing the market to a thirteen-month high on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, with the market index closing just below the close of 2,947.43 points on February 21 last year.

The junior market now at 13 months high.

The market closed after an even number of stocks advanced as declined and four stocks traded at 52 weeks’ high and the Market Index advanced 21.83 points to settle at 2,945.98. The PE Ratio averaged 16.9 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
Trading ended with 37 securities changing hands up from 34 on Friday and closed with prices of 15 rising, 15 declining and seven remaining unchanged. Indies Pharma surged 27 percent to a record high, Blue Power traded at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.47 but ended lower at the close. Lasco Distributors and CAC2000 preference share ended at 52 weeks’ high.
Market activity ended with 72 percent fewer shares trading, valued 71 percent less than on Friday as 4,093,792 shares traded for $12,580,039 versus 14,753,485 units at $42,656,041 on Friday. Derrimon Trading led with 19.2 percent of total volume for an exchange of 784,647 shares, followed by Limners and Bards 13.2 percent with 540,986 units and Caribbean Producers with 11.3 percent of the day’s trade for 464,245 units.
Trading averaged 110,643 units at $340,001, versus 433,926 at $1,254,589 on Friday. The month to date averaged 244,206 units at $708,404, compared to 253,478 units at $733,977 on Friday. February averaged 365,365 units at $881,118.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Access Financial shed 50 cents to close at $20.01, with 5,836 stock units crossing the exchange, AMG Packaging lost 8 cents to end at $2.02 with the swapping of 600 stocks, Blue Power slipped 10 cents to finish at $4 in exchanging 49,000 units after trading at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.47. Caribbean Assurance Brokers fell 18 cents to $2.01, with 18,675 shares crossing the market, Caribbean Flavours dipped 10 cents to $2.20 trading 76,427 stock units, Caribbean Producers gained 7 cents to close at $3.17 in transferring 464,245 shares. Consolidated Bakeries declined 39 cents to $1.25, with 100,000 units changing hands, Elite Diagnostic picked up 10 cents to close at $3.09 in trading 88,981 units. Everything Fresh closed 10 cents higher at $1.05, with 58,259 stock units crossing the market, Express Catering fell 24 cents to end at $3.50 after an exchange of 51,311 shares, Fontana lost 10 cents to close at $5.80 with the swapping of 87,437 stocks. Fosrich shed 20 cents in closing at $5.20 with an exchange of 35,133 shares, General Accident advanced 34 cents to $5.84 in switching ownership of 7,590 stocks, iCreate lost 8 cents in ending at 74 cents, with 55,770 stock units crossing the market. Indies Pharma advanced 90 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of $4.20 with 427,490 shares clearing the market. Knutsford Express rose 45 cents to $5.55, with 2,437 shares crossing the exchange, Lasco Distributors picked up 7 cents to close at to end at 52 weeks’ high of $4.15 in switching ownership of 125,573 stock units, Lasco Financial rose 5 cents to $2.64, after transferring 3,146 shares. Lasco Manufacturing climbed 12 cents to $4.46, with 23,948 units changing hands, Lumber Depot dipped 13 cents to $2.45, after clearing the market with 176,529 stocks, Main Event ended 6 cents higher at $3.12 in an exchange of 50,000 units. Paramount Trading gained 12 cents to settle at $1.43 trading 1,000 stock units, Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 96 cents to $5.58 trading 106 units and tTech gained 9 cents to close at $4.84, transferring 21,683 stocks.
In the preference segment, CAC 2000 9.5% preference share advanced 30 cents to end at 52 weeks’ high of $1.50 after an exchange of 25,000 shares.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Access Financial, AMG Packaging, Best performing stock market, Blue Power, CAC2000, Caribbean Assurance Brokers, Caribbean Cream, Caribbean Flavours, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Elite Diagnostic, Emerging markets, Everything Fresh, Express Catering, Fontana, FosRich, General Accident, GWest, Honey Bun, iCreate, Indies Pharma, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Limners and Bards, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, SSL Venture Capital, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity, tTech

Lab results push Junior Market – Thursday

March 18, 2021 by IC Insider.com

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Limners and Bards posted strong gains in first quarter results to January that pushed the stock price up 12 percent, for the day and, along with 17 others, helped the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange in recording a modest gain on Thursday, after the market index rose 38 points after 40 minutes of trading.
At the close, 38 securities traded, up from 33 on Wednesday, with prices of 18 rising, 11 declining and nine remaining unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index rose 18.71 points to settle at 2,923.25. The PE Ratio averaged 16.4 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
At the close, investors exchanged 39 percent fewer shares than on Wednesday, resulting in an exchange of 7,988,198 shares for $29,746,400, down from 13,020,776 units at $40,054,022 on Wednesday.
Fosrich led trading with 39 percent of total volume for 3.12 million shares, followed by Limners and Bards with 13.8 percent, with an exchange of 1.11 million units and Main Event with 12.8 percent of the day’s trade for 1.02 million units.
Trading averaged 210,216 units at $782,800, versus 394,569 at $1,213,758 on Wednesday. The month to date, averaged 241,183 units at $698,505, compared to 243,736 units at $691,556 on Wednesday. February averaged 365,365 units at $881,118.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer Indicator shows one stock ended with the bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Access Financial climbed 66 cents to $20.50 with an exchange of 2,176 shares, AMG Packaging rose 6 cents to $1.96 with 10,000 stock units crossing the market, Blue Power advanced 27 cents to $4.09 with 100 units changing hands. Caribbean Cream shed 55 cents to close at $4.35 with 154,957 stocks traded, Caribbean Flavours gained 10 cents to end at $2.30 with a transfer of 9,921 shares, Consolidated Bakeries increased by 12 cents to $1.57 with an exchange of 1,147 units. Fosrich slipped 5 cents to $5.40 with the trading of 3,118,052 stocks, GWest Corporation rose 6 cents to 89 cents with 38 shares changing hands, iCreate declined by 7 cents to 76 cents with 10,000 units traded. Indies Pharma advanced 17 cents to $3.49 with a transfer of 230,109 stocks, Knutsford Express shed $1.30 to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of $5.10 with an exchange of 2,058 shares, Lasco Distributors added 5 cents to close at $3.88 with 129,796 stock units passing through the market. Lasco Financial dropped 13 cents to $2.51 with 31,375 stocks changing hands, Limners and Bards climbed 30 cents to $2.85, with 1,105,667 units traded, Lumber Depot rose 7 cents to $2.57 with a transfer of 384,692 shares. Main Event gained 5 cents to close at $3.20 with an exchange of 1,018,764 stocks, Paramount Trading fell 12 cents to $1.31 with 7,206 stock units changing hands, Tropical Battery lost 5 cents to end at $1.15 with 150,083 units traded and tTech rose 5 cents to $4.75 with 3,677 shares crossing the exchange.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Access Financial, AMG Packaging, Best performing stock market, Blue Power, Cargo Handlers, Caribbean Assurance Brokers, Caribbean Cream, Caribbean Flavours, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Dolphin Cove, Elite Diagnostic, Emerging markets, Everything Fresh, Express Catering, Fontana, FosRich, GWest, Honey Bun, iCreate, Indies Pharma, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, KLE Group, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Limners and Bards, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, SSL Venture Capital, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity, tTech

Juniors slip for a second day

March 15, 2021 by IC Insider.com

Trading closed, with the market index dropping 13.85 points to 2,918.99 on Monday after 37 securities changing hands, up from 31 on Friday after a doubling in the volume traded, with a 119 percent rise in the value over Friday on the Junior Market of Jamaica Stock Exchange.
Trading ended with 12 stocks rising, 17 declining and eight remaining unchanged. The average PE Ratio ended at 16.3 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 9,042,614 shares for $24,919,840 up from 4,502,910 units at $11,355,650 on Friday. Derrimon Trading led trading with 50.1 percent of total volume, after exchanging 4.53 million shares, followed by Mailpac Group with 31.5 percent for 2.85 million units and Lumber Depot with 4.7 percent for 422,039 units.
Trading averaged 244,395 units at $673,509, in contrast to 145,255 at $366,311 on Friday. The month to date averaged 229,418 units at $647,352, compared to 227,879 units at $644,664 on Friday. February closed with an average of 365,365 units at $881,118.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial gained 10 cents in closing at $21, with 124 shares changing hands, Blue Power climbed 4 cents to $4.09 while exchanging 818 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers shed 42 cents to end at $1.88 in an exchange of 38,848 stock units. Caribbean Producers lost 16 cents in closing at $3.03 with the swapping of 75,153 stocks, Dolphin Cove dropped $1.20 to $8.01 trading 210 shares, Express Catering gained 5 cents to close at $3.60 after exchanging 57,548 stock units, General Accident lost 5 cents to finish at $5.85, with 5,335 stocks crossing the market. GWest Corporation declined 17 cents to 83 cents after an exchange of 2,572 units, Honey Bun lost 12 cents in ending at $5 with a transfer of 16,003 stocks, Indies Pharma fell 13 cents to $3.16 with 10,183 stock units changing hands. Jamaican Teas shed 18 cents to $3.08 with the swapping of 183,748 shares, Jetcon Corporation ended 5 cents lower at 72 cents trading 27,983 units, Knutsford Express advanced 22 cents to $6.40 in an exchange of 13,975 stocks. Lasco Financial slipped 5 cents to $2.64 after transferring 950 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing gained 15 cents to close at $4.55, with 8,900 units changing hands. Lumber Depot shed 10 cents to $2.50 with investors switching ownership of 422,039 shares, Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 98 cents to $4.61, trading 5,357 stock units and tTech lost 5 cents to end at $4.70 after exchanging 809 shares.
In the preference segment, CAC 2000 9.5% preference share gained 5 cents to end at $1.11 in switching ownership of 70,367 stocks.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Access Financial, AMG Packaging, Best performing stock market, Blue Power, CAC2000, Caribbean Assurance Brokers, Caribbean Flavours, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Dolphin Cove, Elite Diagnostic, Emerging markets, Everything Fresh, Express Catering, Fontana, FosRich, General Accident, GWest, Honey Bun, iCreate, Indies Pharma, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, KLE Group, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Limners and Bards, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, SSL Venture Capital, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity, tTech

Stocks slipped Friday up11% for 2021

March 12, 2021 by IC Insider.com

Trading closed on Friday, with the market index pulling back moderately after an exchange of 18 percent fewer shares valued 42 percent less than on Thursday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market.
Trading ended with 31 active securities, down from 36 on Thursday and closed with eight rising prices, 13 declining and 10 remaining unchanged.
The Market Index declined 8.41 points to 2,932.84 at the close, with a rise of 1.2 percent for the week and 11 percent for the year to date. The average PE Ratio ended at 16.8 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
Investors traded 4,502,910 shares for $11,355,650 down from 5,513,842 units at $19,693,968 on Thursday. AMG Packaging led trading with 22.7 percent of total volume in exchanging 1.02 million shares, followed by Mailpac Group with 16.9 percent for 762,742 units, Derrimon Trading was next with 14.6 percent for 658,536 units and Lumber Depot chipped in with 11.5 percent for 518,658 shares.
Trading averaged 145,255 units at $366,311, from 153,162 at $547,055 on Thursday. The month to date averaged 227,879 units at $644,664, compared to 235,664 units at $670,892 on Thursday. February closed with an average of 365,365 units at $881,118.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging gained 5 cents to close at $1.85 in an exchange of 1,021,451 shares, Blue Power picked up 6 cents to end at $4.05 after trading 2,187 units, Caribbean Producers lost 4 cents to close at $3.19 trading 500 shares. Derrimon Trading lost 4 cents to close at $2.54 in trading 658,536 shares, Everything Fresh shed 21 cents to end at 88 cents in transferring 182,258 stock units, Express Catering lost 10 cents to settle at $3.55 with 54,403 shares changing hands, Fosrich shed 13 cents to close at $5.12, with 11,178 stocks crossing the market. Honey Bun gained 6 cents to end at $5.12 in trading 27,055 stock units, Lasco Distributors gained 15 cents to close at $3.85 in an exchange of 110,217 units, Paramount Trading lost 15 cents in closing at $1.30 with 17,360 stock units clearing the market. SSL Venture lost 4 cents to close at 60 cents, with 54,312 stock units crossing the market and Stationery and Office Supplies advanced 99 cents to $5.59, trading 7,851 shares.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: AMG Packaging, Best performing stock market, Blue Power, CAC2000, Caribbean Assurance Brokers, Caribbean Flavours, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Elite Diagnostic, Emerging markets, Everything Fresh, Express Catering, Fontana, FosRich, General Accident, Honey Bun, iCreate, Indies Pharma, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Limners and Bards, Paramount Trading, SSL Venture Capital, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity, tTech

Junior Market falters on Wednesday

March 10, 2021 by IC Insider.com

Stocks fell in Wednesday’s trading session on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange as the market continues to struggle to break through the 2,900 points barrier, with falling stocks far outnumbering rising ones as investors traded slightly fewer shares than on Tuesday.
Trading ended with 35 securities compared to 39 on Tuesday and ended with just eight stocks rising, while 22 declined and five remained unchanged.
The Market Index lost 8.82 points to closle at 2,894.96. The average PE Ratio ended at 16.5 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
Trading accounted for 6,442,104 shares for $19,769,570 against 6,903,680 units at $18,593,058 on Tuesday. Mailpac Group led trading with 29.8 percent of the total volume of 1.92 million shares, followed by Indies Pharma with 27.2 percent after an exchange of 1.75 million units and Jamaican Teas with 8.8 percent with 560,155 units.
Trading averaged 184,060 units at $564,845, up from 177,017 at $476,745 on Tuesday. Trading month to date averaged 245,801 units at $686,107, down from 254,177 units at $702,557 on Tuesday. February closed with an average of 365,365 units at $881,118.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, AMG Packaging dropped 15 cents to $1.75 with 6,125 shares traded, Blue Power fell 10 cents to $4 after trading 12,465 stock units, CAC 2000 shed $1.80 to $8.10 with 1,330 units changing hands. Caribbean Assurance Brokers declined 33 cents to $1.87 with an exchange of 1,933 shares, Caribbean Cream dipped 8 cents to $4.80 with 55,585 stocks crossing the market, Caribbean Flavours slid 6 cents to $2.40 with 318,913 units traded. Caribbean Producers fell 18 cents to $3.05 trading 7,113 stock units, Elite Diagnostic lost 7 cents to end at $2.91 with 16,417 shares changing hands, Fontana rose 5 cents to $5.80 with 65,977 stocks trading. Fosrich declined 15 cents to close at $5.15 with 20,623 units passing through the market, General Accident slipped 5 cents to $5.90 with 156 stock units traded, GWest Corporation rose 10 cents to 97 cents with a transfer of 49,090 units. iCreate rose 6 cents to 85 cents with a transfer of 33,000 shares, Indies Pharma dropped 30 cents to $3 with a transfer of 1,752,216 units, Iron Rock Insurance shed 30 cents to close at $3 with 22,555 stock units changing hands. Jamaican Teas fell 19 cents to $3.09, trading 560,155 shares, Lasco Manufacturing advanced 17 cents to $4.57 with 127,545 stock units passing through the market, Lumber Depot declined 5 by cents to $2.48 with 327,170 units traded. Medical Disposables climbed 61 cents to $4.74 with a transfer of 8,800 shares, Paramount Trading fell 14 cents to $1.31 with 58,400 stocks switching hands, SSL Venture gained 8 cents to close at 64 cents with investors switching ownership of 48,857 units and Stationery and Office Supplies shed $1.04 to finish at $4.55 with 61,323 shares crossing the exchange.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: AMG Packaging, Best performing stock market, Blue Power, CAC2000, Caribbean Assurance Brokers, Caribbean Cream, Caribbean Flavours, Caribbean Producers, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Dolphin Cove, Elite Diagnostic, Emerging markets, Everything Fresh, Express Catering, Fontana, FosRich, General Accident, GWest, Honey Bun, iCreate, Indies Pharma, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Limners and Bards, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, SSL Venture Capital, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity

Small gains for Junior Market

March 9, 2021 by IC Insider.com

Trading closed on Tuesday, with the market rising after advancing stocks outnumbered declining ones as 65 percent fewer shares were exchanged valued 63 percent lower than on Monday, on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange.
Trading closed with 39 active securities up from 37 on Monday with prices of 21 stocks rising, nine declining and nine remaining unchanged.
The Junior Market Index carved out a rise of 4.33 points to close at 2,903.78. The average PE Ratio ended at 16.7 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
Investors traded 6,903,680 shares for $18,593,058 compared to 19,450,213 units at $50,663,938 on Monday. Lumber Depot led trading with 24.9 percent of total volume, after exchanging 1.72 million shares, followed by Jamaican Teas with 19.1 percent for 1.32 million units and Derrimon Trading with 9 percent of the day’s trade for 622,784 units.
Trading averaged 177,017 units at $476,745, versus 525,681 at $1,369,296 on Monday. Trading month to date averaged 254,177 units at $702,557, compared to 267,918 units at $742,771 on Monday. February closed with an average of 365,365 units at $881,118.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows one stock ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and three with lower offers.
At the close, Blue Power rose 60 cents to $4.10 with 231,056 units changing hands, Caribbean Assurance Brokers gained 36 cents to finish at $2.20 trading 307,655 stocks, Caribbean Producers closed 17 cents higher at $3.23 after exchanging 55,771 shares. Consolidated Bakeries picked up 17 cents to settle at $1.49 with 1,466 units crossing the market, Derrimon Trading rose 5 cents to $2.57 with a transfer of 622,784 stock units, Fosrich rose 15 cents to $5.30 with 81,881 shares crossing the exchange, Honey Bun gained 8 cents to close at $5.10 trading 17,263 stocks. iCreate ended 5 cents higher at 79 cents in swapping 110,000 shares, Indies Pharma lost 15 cents to close at $3.30 with an exchange of 192,075 units. Iron Rock Insurance rose 32 cents in closing at $3.30 in transferring 1,500 shares, Jetcon Corporation picked up 9 cents to close at 79 cents, with an exchange of 2,200 shares, Knutsford Express rose 27 cents to $6.18, with 3,600 stocks changing hands, Lasco Distributors gained 9 cents in closing at $3.74 with the clearing of 8,896 stocks. Lasco Manufacturing rose 5 cents to $4.40 in an exchange of 38,079 shares, Limners and Bards lost 10 cents in ending at $2.50 with the swapping of 365,960 units, Lumber Depot shed 17 cents to close at $2.53 in a switch of ownership of 1,715,865 stock units. Main Event rose 13 cents to $3.48 trading 1,000 units, Medical Disposables shed 36 cents to end at $4.13 with the swapping of 20,000 stock units. Paramount Trading gained 13 cents in closing at $1.45 in trading 52,175 shares, Stationery and Office Supplies advanced 97 cents to $5.59 with an exchange of 22,030 stock units and tTech rose 33 cents to end at $4.75 with 1,500 shares changing hands.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: Global Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Access Financial, AMG Packaging, Best performing stock market, Blue Power, CAC2000, Caribbean Assurance Brokers, Caribbean Cream, Caribbean Flavours, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Dolphin Cove, Elite Diagnostic, Emerging markets, Everything Fresh, Express Catering, Fontana, FosRich, General Accident, GWest, Honey Bun, iCreate, Indies Pharma, ISP Finance, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Limners and Bards, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, SSL Venture Capital, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity, tTech

Junior Market fails to break 2,900 points mark

March 8, 2021 by IC Insider.com

Trading closed on Monday, with the market just eking out a meagre rise with an almost number of stocks rising as declining, with the volume stocks traded jumping 251 percent and the value surging 200 percent higher than on Friday on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange.
Trading ended with 37 securities changing hands up from 34 on Friday and closed with 14 stocks rising, 15 declining and eight remaining unchanged.
The Market Index inched 2.12 points higher to 2,899.45 as the market continues to struggle to break away from the 2,900 points barrier. The average PE Ratio ended at 16.5 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
Trading accounted for 19,450,213 shares at $50,663,938 up from 5,541,055 units at $16,892,321 on Friday. Derrimon Trading led with 67.6 percent of total volume for an exchange of 13.15 million shares, followed by Stationery and Office Supplies with 6.7 percent for 1.30 million units, Lumber Depot chipped in with 5.4 percent of the day’s trade for 1.06 million units and Tropical Battery 5.3 percent with1.03 million units changing hands.
Trading averaged 525,681 units at $1,369,296 up from 162,972 at $496,833 on Friday. Trading month to date averaged 267,918 units at $742,771, compared to 215,515 units at $615,400 on Friday. February closed with an average of 365,365 units at $881,118.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close of the market, Blue Power rose 40 cents to $3.50 in exchanging 114,763 shares, following posting of rising profit for the February quarter. CAC 2000 advanced 40 cents to $9.90 after trading 1,000 units, Cargo Handlers climbed $1.30 to $8.50, with the exchanging of 137 stocks. Caribbean Cream gained 25 cents to end at $4.90 in an exchange of 4,874 shares, Caribbean Producers shed 23 cents to $3.06, with 40,496 stocks crossing the market, Fontana lost 5 cents to end at $5.75, with 59,003 stock units changing hands. Fosrich picked up 8 cents to settle at $5.15 trading 23,330 stocks, GWest Corporation lost 6 cents at 83 cents in exchanging 45,217 shares. Honey Bun finished 8 cents lower at $5.02, with a transfer of 17,120 units, Indies Pharma rose 27 cents to $3.45 after an exchange of 75,927 stocks. Jetcon Corporation slipped 10 cents to 70 cents, with 20,249 stocks changing hands, Knutsford Express lost 9 cents to end at $5.91 with 2,942 shares crossing the exchange, Lasco Distributors slipped 9 cents to $3.65 with investors switching ownership of 48,264 stock units. Limners and Bards lost 5 cents in ending at $2.60 after 114,395 shares crossed the market. Mailpac Group lost 5 cents to end at $3.45 in trading 283,696 stock units, Main Event finished 5 cents lower at $3.35 trading 1,116 shares. Medical Disposables rose 19 cents to $4.49 with 15,796 stocks changing hands, Paramount Trading fell 18 cents $1.32, with an exchange of 25,000 units, SSL Venture declined 8 cents to 56 cents in transferring 56,320 stock units and Stationery and Office Supplies rose 9 cents to $4.62, with 1,299,342 shares clearing the market.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Gains for Junior market

March 5, 2021 by IC Insider.com

Trading closed on Friday, with the market index rising but with the volume traded falling 47 percent and values 41 percent lower than on Thursday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market.
The Market Index rose 24.73 points to 2,897.33 for a gain of 9.6 percent for the year to date. Similar to Thursday, 34 securities changed hands, with 19 rising, 12 declining and three remaining unchanged. The average PE Ratio ended at 16.4 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
Investors exchanged 5,541,055 shares for $16,892,321 down from 10,531,327 units at $28,812,102 on Thursday. Jamaican Teas led trading with 22 percent of total volume for an exchange of 1.22 million shares, followed by Mailpac Group with 17.3 percent for 956,880 units and Caribbean Flavours with 11.8 percent for 656,369 shares.
Trading averaged 162,972 units at $496,833 slipping from 309,745 at $847,415 on Thursday. Trading month to date averaged 215,515 units at $615,400, compared to 227,586 units at $642,639 on Thursday. February closed with an average of 365,365 units at $881,118.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging gained 10 cents to $1.90 trading 217,976 shares, Blue Power picked up 5 cents to close at $3.10, with 1,695 shares clearing the market, Caribbean Assurance Brokers lost 12 cents to close at $1.83 in transferring 51,669 units. Caribbean Cream lost 14 cents to end at $4.65 after owners switched 2,087 units, Caribbean Producers gained 29 cents at $3.29 trading 5,651 shares, Dolphin Cove advanced 35 cents to $9.35 with 28,368 stock units crossing the exchange. Elite Diagnostic lost 5 cents to finish at $3 with 16,000 stocks changing hands, Fontana gained 5 cents to end at $5.80 trading 29,287 shares, GWest Corporation rose 6 cents to 89 cents with 125,397 units crossing the market, iCreate gained 5 cents to close at 75 cents with the swapping of 31,729 shares. Indies Pharma declined 23 cents to $3.18 after investors exchanged 550,100 stock units. Iron Rock Insurance fell 52 cents to $2.98, with 8,075 shares crossing the market. Knutsford Express slipped 51 cents to $6 in trading 18,167 shares, Lasco Distributors rose 14 cents to $3.74, with 4,197 stock units changing hands. Lasco Manufacturing gained 8 cents in ending at $4.34 after a transfer of 23,242 units, Lumber Depot gained 4 cents to close at $2.68 in an exchange of 522,779 units, Main Event fell 6 cents to $3.40 in an exchange of 14,000 stocks and Paramount Trading rose 18 cents to $1.50 in the switching of ownership of 37,500 stock units.