JSE Daily: Carreras Ltd (CAR) Lead Market Volumes With 10.2m Shares Traded – Aug 21, 2018

August 21, 2018

Stock market performance report for Tuesday 21st of August 2018 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 19.8m shares / $168.5m traded. (28 Advanced / 18 Declined / 3 Firm) .
  • There were no new 52-week highs and 1 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 15,742,139 shares, 26 stocks traded, 16 not traded.
  • Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 2,260,536 shares, 21 stocks traded, 14 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Junior Market – 0 shares, 0 stocks traded, 1 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 1,848,000 shares, 12 stocks traded, 19 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Ltd (PTL) shares advanced 36.67% or +0.77 to close at J$2.87 with 6,200 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$2.20 – J$2.90)
  2. Derrimon Trading Company Ltd (DTL) shares advanced 28.49% or +5.27 to close at J$23.77 with 9,810 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$21.00 – J$25.01)
  3. Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Ltd (PURITY) shares advanced 14.75% or +0.32 to close at J$2.49 with 50,000 shares traded.
  4. General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) shares advanced 9.83% or +0.34 to close at J$3.80 with 10,890 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$3.61 – J$3.95)
  5. Eppley Ltd (EPLY) shares advanced 8.71% or +0.80 to close at J$9.98 with 9,746 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$9.96 – J$10.18)

Top 5 (Intra-Day) Advancing Stocks (Not including the top 5 advancers above)

  1. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) traded between -2.91% and 23.59% above yesterday’s closing price of J$45.31 ( from J$43.99 to J$56.00) . It closed at J$44.78.
  2. Victoria Mutual Investments Ltd (VMIL) traded between -0.57% and 10.51% above yesterday’s closing price of J$3.52 ( from J$3.50 to J$3.89) . It closed at J$3.59.
  3. Stationery & Office Supplies Ltd (SOS) traded between 4.17% and 10.29% above yesterday’s closing price of J$8.16 ( from J$8.50 to J$9.00) . It closed at J$8.84.
  4. Main Event Entertainment Group Ltd (MEEG) traded between 0.77% and 9.38% above yesterday’s closing price of J$6.50 ( from J$6.55 to J$7.11) . It closed at J$6.61.
  5. Ciboney Group Ltd (CBNY) traded as high as 8.33% above yesterday’s closing price of J$0.12 (between J$0.12 and J$0.13) . It closed at J$0.13.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Carreras Ltd (CAR) shares valued at J$91.2m were traded. The stock moved -1.00% or -0.09 to close at J$8.91 with 10,188,347 units traded. (Today’s range: J$8.91 – J$9.00)
  2. Mayberry Jamaican Equities Ltd (MJE) shares valued at J$9.8m were traded. The stock moved +3.15% or +0.30 to close at J$9.83 with 1,031,384 units traded. (Today’s range: J$9.00 – J$10.00)
  3. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) shares valued at J$9.4m were traded. The stock moved -1.17% or -0.53 to close at J$44.78 with 187,930 units traded. (Today’s range: J$43.99 – J$56.00)
  4. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$7.5m were traded. The stock moved +0.55% or +0.57 to close at J$104.96 with 71,299 units traded. (Today’s range: J$104.50 – J$105.50)
  5. Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd (SJ) shares valued at J$6.8m were traded. The stock moved +0.26% or +0.10 to close at J$37.93 with 180,565 units traded. (Today’s range: J$37.65 – J$38.00)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Carreras Ltd (CAR) – 10.2m units traded. The shares moved -1% or -0.09 to close at J$8.91 (Today’s range: J$8.91 – J$9.00)
  2. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd 7.50% (JMMBGL7.50) – 1.8m units traded. The shares moved +3% or +0.03 to close at J$1.03 (Today’s range: J$1.00 – J$1.03)
  3. Indies Pharma Jamaica Ltd (INDIES) – 1.5m units traded. The shares moved +2.89% or +0.07 to close at J$2.49 (Today’s range: J$2.40 – J$2.50)
  4. Mayberry Jamaican Equities Ltd (MJE) – 1.0m units traded. The shares moved +3.15% or +0.30 to close at J$9.83 (Today’s range: J$9.00 – J$10.00)
  5. C2W Music Ltd (MUSIC) – 675.5k units traded. The shares moved +1.16% or +0.02 to close at J$1.75

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Medical Disposables and Supplies Ltd (MDS) declined -20.62% or -1.34 to close at J$5.16 (trading between J$5.15 and J$5.21) with 450,000 shares traded
  2. Lasco Distributors Ltd (LASD) declined -9.88% or -0.40 to close at J$3.65 (trading between J$3.50 and J$4.00) with 511,407 shares traded
  3. Caribbean Cream Ltd (KREMI) declined -7.83% or -0.45 to close at J$5.30 (trading between J$5.30 and J$5.30) with 10,000 shares traded
  4. Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) declined -5.94% or -0.06 to close at J$0.95 (trading between J$0.95 and J$1.00) with 136,033 shares traded
  5. Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd (JSE) declined -3.03% or -0.25 to close at J$8.00 (trading between J$7.00 and J$8.35) with 375,716 shares traded

Top 5 (Intra-Day) Declining Stocks (Not including the top 5 decliners above)

  1. Everything Fresh Ltd (EFRESH) traded between 5.19% and -8.23% below yesterday’s closing price of J$2.31 (from J$2.12 to J$2.43) . It closed at J$2.30.
  2. Express Catering Ltd (ECL) traded between 0.23% and -6.64% below yesterday’s closing price of J$8.73 (from J$8.15 to J$8.75) . It closed at J$8.55.
  3. Lasco Financial Services Ltd (LASF) traded between 0.34% and -5.95% below yesterday’s closing price of J$5.88 (from J$5.53 to J$5.90) . It closed at J$5.83.
  4. Mayberry Jamaican Equities Ltd (MJE) traded between 4.93% and -5.56% below yesterday’s closing price of J$9.53 (from J$9.00 to J$10.00) . It closed at J$9.83.
  5. Proven Investments Ltd (Proven) traded as low as -5.00% below yesterday’s closing price of US$0.2000 (between US$0.1900 and US$0.2000) . It closed at US$0.2000.

52-Week High/Lows

1 stock(s) hit 52-week lows today. (more about these stocks here)

  1. Radio Jamaica Ltd traded at its 52-week low of J$0.95. (Today’s range: J$0.95 – J$1.00)

Note:

  • JSE Combined Index (J$) includes Ordinary Shares – Main Market and Ordinary Shares – Junior Market
  • JSE Market Index (J$) includes Ordinary Shares – Main Market, Preference Shares – Junior Market, and Preference Shares – Main Market
  • JSE Junior Market Index (J$) includes Ordinary Shares – Junior Market, and Preference Shares – Junior Market
  • JSE US Equities Index (US$) includes Ordinary Shares – US Market, and US Denominated Shares – Main Market

 

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