The junior market closed on Wednesday with advancing stocks having the upper hand on decliners, with low volume of stocks changing hands but with a heighted number of securities being active. The market dropped 48.02 points to end at 1,965.53, with 15 securities trading, of which 6 declined and 3 advanced.
The market ended with 661,732 units changing hands, valued at $2,524,696. At the close, 1 security ended with no bid and only 5 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. There were 4 stocks closing with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and one ended with a lower offer.
In trading, Access Financial Services ended with 1,720 units changing hands at $20 after losing 20 cents, Blue Power rose by $1 with 200 units changing hands to close at $11, C2W Music had 6,770 shares trading with the loss of 2 cents to end at 43 cents, Caribbean Cream fell $1.23 to close at $3.27 with 64,802 units trading. Caribbean Producers had 25,000 units changing hands to close at $4.50, Consolidated Bakeries traded 6,200 units to end at $1.50, 
Dolphin Cove ended with a loss of 10 cents to close at $15.30 while trading just 500 units. General Accident fell 30 cents in closing at $2.50 with 100,000 shares changing hands, Honey Bun rose $1 in trading 2,966 shares to close at $15, Knutsford Express traded 3,943 shares at $19. Lasco Distributors closed with 12,100 units trading to end at $6, Lasco Financial gained 6 cents to end at $3.01 with 600 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing ended 5 cents lower in trading 413,770 shares to close at $4.05, Medical Disposables traded 187 shares at $3.50, tTech traded 22,574 shares to close at $4.25.
Juniors drop back on Wednesday
Recovery of juniors continue on Tuesday
Knutsford Express traded at a new all-time high of $19 on Tuesday.
The market ended with 1,497,753 units changing hands, valued at $7,035,386 and with 1 stock closing at a 52 weeks’ high and one at an intraday high. At the close, 1 security ended with no bid and only 3 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. There were 3 stocks closing with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and none ended with lower offers.
In trading, Access Financial Services traded at an intraday 52 weeks’ high of $21, but fell back to close at $20.20 with 3,900 units changing hands. AMG Packaging had 4,840 units changing hands for a loss of 60 cents, to close at $11.40, Caribbean Cream gained 42 cents to close at $4.50 with 38,200 units trading, Carib Flavours had 1,873 units changing hands at $8.60. Caribbean Producers had 30,000 units changing hands to close with a loss of 5 cents at $4.50, Consolidated Bakeries traded 59,000 units but lost 9 cents to end at $1.50, Derrimon Trading ended with a gain of 30 cents to close at $4.80 while trading just 2,000 units.
General Accident gained 20 cents in closing at $2.80 with 21,910 shares changing hands, Honey Bun traded 21,041 shares to close at $14, Jamaican Teas rose 20 cents and ended with 176 units changing hands at $7, Knutsford Express traded 1,000 shares and gained 49 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $19. Lasco Distributors closed with 651,257 units trading to end 40 cents higher at $6, Lasco Financial fell 7 cents to end at $2.95 with 53,279 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing ended 10 cents higher in trading 271,206 shares to close at $4.10, tTech lost 25 cents in trading 10,971 shares to close at $4.25 and Derrimon Trading 11.75% preference share traded 327,100 units at $2.16 after adding 1 cent.
Juniors rise again on Friday
Blue Power fell 95 cents on Friday.
The junior market rose 1.23 percent on Friday with advancing and declining stocks equalling each other, with low volume of stocks traded. The market rose 24.08 points to end at 1,984.03 with 15 securities trading of which 4 declined and 5 advanced. The market ended with 900,074 units changing hands, valued at $3,939,648.
At the close, 1 security ended with no bid and 5 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. There were 7 stocks closing with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and 3 ended with lower offers.
In trading, AMG Packaging closed with 2,784 units changing hands for a loss of 50 cents to close at $12.50, Blue Power ended with 2,406 shares changing hands with a loss of 95 cents at $10.05, C2W Music traded 50,000 units at 45 cents, Caribbean Cream gained 42 cents to close at $4.15 with 27,930 units traded. Carib Flavours had 27,930 units changing hands at $8.60, Caribbean Producers had 10,410 units changing hands to close at $4.85, 
Derrimon Trading had 8,250 units changing hands to close with a loss of 48 cents at $4.50, Honey Bun traded just 9,500 shares to close at $16.50 but the price reached an intraday high of $17.55 during trading. Jamaican Teas rose 30 cents, ending with 22,412 units changing hands at $6.80, KLE Group rose by 20 cents to $2.10 with 4,591 units changing hands, Lasco Distributors closed with 284,369 units trading, to end 9 cent higher at $5.60. Lasco Financial rose 5 cents to end at $3.06 with 280,642 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading with 163,393 shares to close at $4 after falling 10 cents, Medical Disposables traded 1,000 units and closed at $3.50 and tTech traded 26,387 shares to close with a loss of 1 cent at $4.50.
Juniors rise – Thursday
Honey Bun closed at a new 52 weeks’ high on Thursday
At the close, 1 security ended with no bid and 5 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. There were 8 stocks closing with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and 3 ended with lower offers.
In trading, Access Financial gained 95 cents in trading 13,701 units to close at $16.50, AMG Packaging closed with 33,944 units changing hands at $13, Blue Power ended with 5,315 shares changing hands at $11, CAC 2000 traded with a loss of 1 cent to close at $7.35 with 8,703 units. Caribbean Producers had 3,905 units changing hands to close with a gain of 5 cents at $4.85, Consolidated Bakeries traded 122,015 units to closed
at $1.60, General Accident traded 168,361 units to end at $2.80, Honey Bun gained $2.50 in trading just 2,000 shares to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $16.50. Jamaican Teas lost 50 cents, ending with 23,566 units changing hands at $6.50, Lasco Distributors closed with 489,879 units trading, to end 1 cent higher at $5.51. Lasco Financial fell by 19 cents to end at $3.01 with 30,250 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading with 96,986 shares to close at $4.10 after rising 10 cents, Medical Disposables traded 100 units and closed at $3.50 and tTech traded 24,601 shares to close with a loss of 10 cents at $4.51.
Juniors treading water- Wednesday
Lasco Distributors with responsibility to distribute “I Cool” drink, traded the most shares on Wednesday
At the close, 1 security ended with no bid and 7 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. There were 6 stocks closing with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and 5 ended with lower offers.
In trading, Access Financial trading firm with 9,776 units to close at $16.50, AMG Packaging fell 10 cents with 2,270 units changing hands, to end at $13, Caribbean Flavours end trading with 2,000 shares to close at $8.60.
Caribbean Producers had 10,577 units changing hands to close with a gain of 20 cents at $4.80, Consolidated Bakeries traded 100 units to close with a gain of 20 cents at $1.60, General Accident traded 11,484 units but fell 20 cents to end at $2.80. Honey Bun traded 39,099 shares to close at $14, Jamaican Teas lost 60 cents and ended with 36,398 units changing hands at $7, Lasco Distributors closed with 1,209,662 units trading, to end at $5.50. Lasco Financial rose by 10 cents and ended at $3.20 with 30,096 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading with 1,077,383 shares to close at $4 and tTech traded 12,538 shares to close with a loss of 6 cents at $4.61.
Flat trading for juniors – Tuesday
General Accident closed at a new 52 weeks’ high on Tuesday
The junior market eked out a meagre gain on Tuesday although declining stocks exceeded advancing ones by a wide margin. The market gained a mere 0.08 points to end at 1,947.99 with 13 securities trading of which 8 declined and 4 advanced, including 1 of that traded at a 52 weeks’ high. The market ended with 534,537 units changing hands, valued at $3,813,759.
At the close, 2 securities ended with no bid and 6 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. There were 7 stocks closing with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and 2 ended with lower offers.
In trading, Access Financial declined by $1 in trading 2,550 units to close at $16.50, Blue Power rose by $1.70 with 188,655 units changing hands, to end at $11, after it posted profits of $25 million in the January quarter, $13 million more than the comparative period last year. Caribbean Cream lost 52 cents while trading 1,000 shares to close at $3.73. Caribbean Producers had 9,352 units changing hands to close a gain of 5 cents at $4.60, Consolidated Bakeries traded 16,000 units to close with a loss of 10 cents at $1.40, General Accident traded 5,000 units at a 52 weeks’ high of $3 with a gain of 20 cents.
Honey Bun traded 27,600 shares to gain 20 cents and close at $14, Jamaican Teas lost 10 cents and ended with 2,484 units changing hands at $7.60, KLE Group closed at $1.90 with 32,420 shares changing hands with a loss of 30 cents. Lasco Distributors closed with 108,550 units trading, to end at $5.50, Lasco Financial ended at $3.10 with 22,622 shares changing hands, after falling by 13 cents, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading with 118,104 shares and lost 10 cents to close at $4 and tTech traded 200 shares to close with a loss of 18 cents at $4.67.
Juniors slip again on Friday
Lasco Distributors price dropped sharply on Friday.
At the close, 2 securities ended with no bid and 7 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. There were 7 stocks closing with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and none ended with a lower offer.
In trading, Access Financial fell 50 cents while trading 78,424 units to close at $17.50, AMG Packaging rose by 50 cents with 604 units changing hands, to end at $14.50, C2W Music traded 100,000 units and rose 2 cents to be at 45 cents, Caribbean Cream fell by 10 cents while trading 18,220 shares to close at $3.70. Caribbean Producers had 126,206 units changing hands to close at $5, General Accident traded 21,315 units at $2.50 with a gain of 10 cents,
Honey Bun ended with 17,122 units changing hands at $13.80 after rising 20 cents, Knutsford Express closed at $18.51 with 3,500 shares changing hands. Lasco Distributors lost 89 cents and closed with 809,400 units trading to end at $5.06, Lasco Financial rose 3 cents to end at $3.23 with 140,450 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading with 1,040,376 shares and gained 40 cents to close at $4.35. Medical Disposables traded 22,000 shares to close 11 cents higher, at $3.50 after it traded at an intraday high of $3.70, tTech closed with a gain of 34 cents at $4.85 with 33,593 shares trading and Derrimon Trading preference share traded 125,000 units to close 1 cent lower at $2.15.
Junior stocks in sharp downturn – Friday
Access Financial traded at a new high of $20
At the close, 1 security ended with no bid to buy and 7 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. There were 6 stocks closing with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and 3 ended with lower offers.
In trading, Access Financial traded 12,600 units to gain $3.20 and end at a 52 weeks’ high of $20, AMG Packaging dropped $1.50 while 52,672 units changed hands, to end at $14, Blue Power traded 10,498 shares and fell $1.50 to end at $9.50, CAC 2000 had 4,000 shares changing hand, to close at $7.02 after shedding 33 cents. Cargo Handlers traded 2,289 units at $40.30, Caribbean Cream rose by 35 cents while trading 70,000 shares to close at $4.50. Caribbean Producers lost 1 cent with 35,300 units changing hands, to close at $5.49, Consolidated Bakeries traded 220,000 units to close with a fall of 9 cents at $1.70, Derrimon Trading ended with only 125 shares changing hands and closed at a $4.90 after slipping by 10 cent.
Dolphin Cove traded 7,500 shares at $15.61, General Accident traded 32,302 units at $2 to lose 12 cents, Honey Bun ended with 24,947 units changing hands to end at $13.50. Jamaican Teas had 65,554 shares trading with a loss of 67 cents to close at $7.13, KLE Group gained 30 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.80 with 60,764 shares changing hands, Lasco Distributors closed with 198,317 units trading to end at $7.30 for a 20 cents loss. Lasco Financial declined by 10 cents to end at $3.40 with 107,725 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading with 107,788 shares and fell 40 cents to close at $4.20 and tTech closed with a 15 cents gain at $5 with 22,000 shares trading.
JSE majors up juniors drop sharply
Juniors stocks got hit hard in early trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with the index falling 3 percent as 6 stocks in fell including all two of the Lasco companies as one stock gained after 90 minutes of trading.
A total of 16 stocks fell and only 9 rose as 36 securities have been active with 5,052,661 units changing hands of which Ciboney makes up more than half.
Attempts were made to trade Barita Investments at $3 with 35,250 units changing hands but the trade was cancelled as it exceeded 30 percent for the day, this is following the company’s release of first quarter results which showed a fall in profit as a result of increased cost, the stock traded at $4.20, Ciboney traded 2,953,517 units at 13 cents Scotia Group had 1,053,652 shares changing hands at $32.80, AMG Packaging fell to $14 after the stock traded as high as $21.50 last week on low volume and tTech traded at $5.
The all Jamaica Composite Index gained 285.01 points to 175,058.19, the JSE Market Index rose 255.02 points to 157,577.63, the JSE combined index fell 340.25 points to 168,240.49 and the junior market index dropped 64.27 points to 2,176.36.
Falling junior stocks down on Thursday
AMG drops $2.50 on Thursday
At the close, 2 securities ended with no bid to buy and 7 securities had no stocks being offered for sale. There were 6 stocks closing with bids that were higher than their last selling prices and 1 ended with a lower offer.
The bid on Access Financial is $18.20 to buy 12,600 units versus the last trade at $16.80 and the lowest offer is at $23.49 to sell 15,150 units.
In trading, AMG Packaging dropped $2.50 while 7,373 units changed hands to end at $15.50, CAC 2000 had 30,760 shares changing hand, to close at $7.35, Caribbean Cream fell 6 cents while trading 61,890 shares to close at $4.15. Caribbean Flavours ended with 11,285 units changing hands with a gain of 10 cents to end at $8.60, Caribbean Producers lost 35 cents with 350 units changing hands, to close at $5.50, Consolidated Bakeries traded 57,380 units to close with a rise of 1 cent at $1.79, Derrimon Trading ended with 3,800 shares changing hands and closed at a $5. General Accident traded 4,198 units at $2.12 to gain 2 cents, Honey Bun lost 10 cents as 24,270 units changed hands to end at $13.50.
Jamaican Teas had 4,688 shares trading to close at $7.80, KLE Group ended at $2.50 with 134,981 shares changing hands, Lasco Distributors closed with 73,795 units trading to end at $7.50 for a 29 cents loss. Lasco Financial declined by 2 cents to end at $3.50 with 23,307 shares changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading with 31,622 shares and fell 10 cents to close at $4.60. Medical Disposables traded 4,767 shares to close at $3.51, Paramount trading ended with 5,000 units changing hands at $11.30 and tTech closed at $4.85 with 8,996 shares trading.
